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I Section Paye Fiva Portland Sunday Telegram And Sunday Preii Herald Portland Maine June 19 1949 -Vv -0 ay Fathers Can Compete In 3rd Annual Event i The third-annual Kid Fishing DerBy at Long Creek Pond in So Portland with prizes galore for the youngsters and this year their dads is due all day today under the auspices of the Junior Consolidated Sportsmen df Maine the project that Emil Morin prime mover had made so successful 1 The Question If you have a favorite port has it changed over the years from one to ah other? A 0 i Braun And Sexton In Many a man starts out as a youngster head over reels in lave with one sport and then as he grows older suddenly finds him self switching to another sport as his favorite Many a man does but of six -interviewed on Portland streets enchantment with one form of athletics or individual competitive sports has tuck well over the years if i Monday's Mat Card Frank Sexton Salina Ohio vs Xvan Braun of BucksporC Manuel Cortes East Boston Roland Meeker of Reidfield Me Ivan Vakturoff Russia vs Tiger I Tasker former Canadian- A fi i'f Morin to announcing that Dads could compete this year warned that they would not be eligible un-ess their youngster brought them or they came with some youngsters They must have a fishing license But the kids can fish for prizes to their content without the need of a license Besides the fishing and the movies snd the talks that go with this greatest of all days for kids who like to fish there will be another contest a tent-pitching one to which teams will compete to see hlch can win a 9 by 12 tent for putting (me up to the fastest time Governor Frederick Payne a great sportsman himself has giv- en his blessing to The Derby as have many Portland and South Portland merchants and the Portland Pilot baseball club which will have some of its players meet the youngsters briefly during the day 1 Governor Payne has delegated ils naval aide Captain Charles Weaver Jr World War Two veteran and Evening Express city editor to distribute the prizes There will be the legal limit of six inches on all fish caught except eels which may be of any size (In fact there'll be a prize for the smallest But boys must bring their fish to an established measuring point to be eligible for the' many trophies of tha catch to be handed out Each year more and more youngsters both girls and boys save discovered the fun of fishing and the elation of coming up with prize winner and this yetria turnout should exceed both years especially with a chance for Dad to Into the act and mom to come along on a plcnlp The early birds they say catch the worm sohe early birils today with the worms may catch the top fish in prUe-chastog struggle I 'K Thomas O'Neil stationary engineer I started out losing baseball and nothing has come long since to lure me from It It's still my favorite sport By Sunday Telegram Photographer Bridson LEARN TO CAMP Maybe they Can play baseball but the Portland Pilots know all there IS about camping and cooking or do they Anway Red Robbins Charlie Hood Bing Miller -club business manager and BUI Plese in center of photo learn as youngsters prep for EmU third annual fishing derby for kids at Lohg Creek Pond South Portland today The Pilots gave the kids who love professional' ball players a thrill by going out of their way to appear' i Century men Seek Ninth wi Loop Victo ry In Row A Bow To The Capers As the school' year ends somebody should get up and give1 a solid shout with a tiger on the end of lt for South Portland High A few short years ago the Capers were seemingly sinking far from sight of the records that made the Red Riot more feared than a mother-in-law with a com- mando complex Today the school across the bridge Is back in the limelight on more fronts than In guerilla warfare Psst! Take a gander South Portland won at least a share In the state football crown under George-Martin South Portland came within one period of winning the state basketball title and did get the Western Maine crown under Fred Freise the sunset-topped first year mentor South Portland cleaned up in track state title and all under Clyde Nason who had great weight men though he couldn't' throw a cabbage across the street- personally i the Magee of the schoolboys) and topped it off with a second Telegram League title and a second state title in baseball under Hemy LaVaUee -who doubles In brass as athletic director (The result of the ping pong matches was not in at press tlmexr the Capers 'may have collected that crown) The galsrere runners-up in basketballs doing ft? Well for one thing solid coacfai-tng but for another thing the drive drive flrlve down- stairs Most Caper coaches take a heavy interest in South Portland grammar school teams and thedlvldends are patent In fact while the other clubs cai sleep a little more peacefully 'now that Dick Carmiphael has been' graduated still add! all little brother Garth is on the way and he may be a second Richard before he through' i i There's one more help too! Caper-fans! Across the bridge there an Intense loyalty towards the sports teams and the backing of the clubs Is excellent You kid with a Caper or deride his team even facetiously without getting him red-headed and shrieking This loyalty -permeates Capertown from frontier to frontier and infects Caper athletes with a little bit of do Or die here and there that hauls out some of the wins they might not otherwise grab The Capers over-all are kings of the sports roost at the moment' And among you and me and the Aga Khan the way the sports staff George Beal and Dan Mahoney have put together for the high school Is functioning beating South Portland to a title going to be what the lads call a Herculean task for some semesters into the future Noats Bucket! Fred Frick who pitched a three-hither agalqst Portland for Pawtucket late last year Is the leading pitcher in the Colonial League with a 6-1 record for Bridgeport Johnny Lrwandowski who played first for Manchester two years ago has dropped down to Class Richmond let him go to Hope-well of the Virginia League Fred Storck who played for Springfield here earlier in the year has been sent to Decatur 111 The screani of a bobbed up In the Lewiston Journal the other day It shrieked Boy Is Manager of World Champion Manuel Well Johnny Rogers a nice guy is a Lewis tonian and pilot of -Ortiz But how old do you have to be in Lewiston to stop being a Johnny is crowding Into his sixties! i i Clyt Theriault ex-Cfyeverus High hurler is among the leading pitchers In the Border League Hurling for leading Geneva he plucked off his first two starts 2-0 record 1 -t S' I j- 7 -J fu Portland Into third place when beaten 7-1 by the Centurymen last Friday evening1 will oppose fourth-place Tire In the 130 opener The Centurymen largely through the efforts of their player-manager Bill Ladd who is pitching a stellar brand of' ball and hitting the horsehlde often ai)d hsYd played and won four games last week to go Century Tire which every Summer gets off to a big early-eason lead in the Portland Twf-light' League pennant ehase will be seeking Its ninth straight loop triumph whenlt opposes the cellar-dwelUng Sportsmen of Westbrook in the nightcap of Daks double-header PaUotta Oil which slipped below the A Fogg Ex -cavating Company of South I ii "'-0 LIU Lewis Rich grocer: No Somebody handed me a fishing Lae as a Eld and I've been fishing when I had a chance ever since No other sport could dra jne far away Junior Legion League Season Opens Ivan Braun of Buckspori New England Junior heavyweight champion against Frank Sexton of Salina Ohio heavyweight wrestling champion is the ature attraction at the Exposf-ion Building Monday night The match Is a handicap affair in which Sexton will attempt to put Braun's shoulders to the mat twiee within 60 minutes or lose the match This Is a tough assignment for Sexton In Brawn he will face one of the fastest boys on the mat who knows plenty about the wrestling game and himself has great assortment of holds He is one of the best drop kickers to be seen tax the Expo mat The champlonj who la an Ohio farmer will have plenty of weight on Braun He Is one bf the biggest men ever to hold the title He is very popular because of willingness to meet any worthy challenger Bitter mat rivals will meet in the co-feature when Roland Meeker of Reidfield and Manuel Cortez of East Boston clash in' a best two out of three fall match 45 minute time limit It was Cortez who took the title from Meeker before losing It to Braun In the opener Tiger Tasker Alaska will mix it with Ivan Yak turoff of Russia in a one fa! match 30 minute time limit Harvard Defeats iTufts In Thriller Medford- Mass- June IS (AP) Sparkling relief pitching by Ira Godin ace starter the past two seasons saved the Crim son a 7-6 baseball victory over Tufts today Godin was rushed into action I in the last "of the ninth after fts had scored Its sixth run the game and had a man on thlrc with none out Godin walked the first batter threw out the next and struck out the last two The Crimson had picked UP two runs in the second scored four I in the third when Tufts made both its errors- and pushed across I what proved the winning tally in the top of the ninth prise standouts of the circuit Tufts scored first in the open Tolman winding up at a most re- ing inning and added two runs in spectable 305 kept Deering in both the third and sixth before the race with his clutch hitting threatening in the ninth and In Jhe bargain is a sotmdde- A Walk to Rudy -Fobert and Ed tensive player to wnlch his per- Schluhjtz right field single ifect fielding average Is ample which a two-base error was com testimony milted set up the tight spot into Lin Stoddard is a veteran ex-which Godin was hurled 1 perienced receiver He oandied 03400000 12 his mound corps well during the sjbL ni championship- race and was the mi i steadiest of all the catchers to the league One or two hit bet-1 another who came to for consk ter than 259 average but eration as the utility man Bob he did all right when hits were -355 while playing both short- needed and his value In receiv-too and catcher ing more than-overshadowed the Others who came to for con assets of any of his rivals siderstlon Included Johnny Ms Carmichael No 1 Twirler Dick Carmichael the" 'second 1 gulre who played a bang-up brand of ball at third base for all --'v 3f ir i Norway Athletes Receive Awards 1 1 Norway JuneTS Norway High School awards for both boys' and girls' athletics were presented Wednesday by Principal Guy Rowe I Baseball letters ml to Stophoa Cummins Caleb Himau liwya WUam HoMea Wiuiaaa Hall Fe4 McKay Levis Gerald Hobiason Albert Be la fa err Henry Leemaa JUM4 Brova Gene Bickford Jaa Saieebr Pa-aid Leemaa Jama Tyner anA JU Paul Gendron Boys receiving coif letter vere Kenneth -Doiieo tt Dees Wboe Dam ALon and Eocene Lecroke Girls receiving "Mate latlare varv MS- Birnec Betty Abbott Jody Klam Dorothea Mann and Sylvia WUwiow State Pins" vere awarded to LorUa Anus Nancy Lac Carolyn Kevera Eis abetb Neveomb Mary Novos Marie Bir-ner lacy Scribner praneee TUaraten and Conjtmnce TvitcheS Gtria rtnmtc "kick acbeel atkldfa Association letter' were Dennune Zaneni Mary Noble Betty Knicfetier Joan Set-gect Janet Goad a la Bally Zvlra Sbiricy Duilea and Carmen Corbett Girls who collected awards for making SO or more points in all sports competition vere Cheryl Anderson Susan Aafetea Olorio Carter Bonny Hendervoa Pauy Seven Judy Smith Valerio Whitney and Gieana Wight I- By Carroll Rines (Staff Sports Writer) Battling in the Greater Portland Junior Legion Baseball League the only circuit of its kind in the State last Summer-will open Monday with a pair of 6: ft contests Paul Mallia Post defending loop and' District Two (Cumberland County) champion will lace Stephen Manchester Post of Westbrook at the Paper Warren League Grounds while Ralph Caldwell Post of Peering: 1948 runner-up takes on Captain Festus Watson Post new circuit entrant on the Peering High School diamond I Walker Ward Out -JT Zl jjj- ers i Arthur Boody real estate: Well I was partial to boxing for a long while and still like it-but think football has become my favorite of them all 1 Ji- a Mallia' Juniors To Meet Members of the Paul SUlla Post Junior Legion nine wiU meet st Munjoy Drug at 530 Monday to be transported to Westbrook for their opener with the Stephen Manchester Post Junior A '3- All Telegram: (Continued from Page IB) Sv i third scheduled pryoff tilt amateur golfers including champion Willie Turnesa wereljjjjjft named byjlhe USGA today to play the British in the Waiker of South Portland oA the South Cup matches Aug 19 and 20 at the Winged Foot Club near HIh School surface has Mamaroneck lM dfcrrl until TUMdar In addition to Tumesa the American side will include Frank Stranahan Toledo Ohio Robert Skee Riegel Upper Darby Pa Ray Billows Staatsburg Stax! (Ted) Bishop Boston: Johnny Dawson Los Angeles Charles Kocsis Royal Oak Mich James McHale Jr Philadelphia: Bruce McCormick Lot Angeles and Charles Coe Oklahoma City Four of those Strana-han Tumesa Riegel and Bishop played on the Ur8u team which defeated the British 8 matches to 4 at St Andrews In 194-7 Billows and Kocsis were members of the 38 team The other four' are newcomers 1 Tom Barnes of Atlanta was named first alternate In the event an original nominee is unable to play Arthur Armstrong of Honolulu is second alternate and Dick Chapman of Ostcrville Mass third Chapman played on the American team -Prominent by its absence was the name of Marvin (Bud) Ward A ning because of the dinner being given the SPHS diamond eers state and Telegram League tltlists by the Portland Lodge of Elks The complete -revised loop schedule announced Saturday by President Hszen Emery of South Portland lists 60 games between Monday and Sept closing date An opening In the schedule from July 15 to 24 inclusive has been left-for District Two tournament play All games will start at 615 until further notice Sponsoring Ford dealers remain the same as' in Swearingen Motors will still pay the bills for Che Mallia Juniors Champion Motors for the Caldwell Post club Henry Boland Company of South Portland is backing the Morrill Post nine Larry Rowe will sign the tabs few the Manchester Juniors 'John Dresellyof West Falmouth for Falmouth Memorial nine Matson Post is backing Its own team This veek'a schcdula (with umpui isnmenu): Main Mancheiter at Waat-brook Harrmaton-Rlvarat CaldwaU V(auon at Oaarinc Hcbcrt-Wlaa 1 Carl Harmon auto sales- When I was a boy somebody gave me a gun and taught me to shoot I became enamored with the sport Now it's skeet-shooting and shooting 1s still my favorite sport J--v -n Newsome To Present Tropfiy To Capers Lamar j(Skeeter) Newsome manager and fancy fielding shortstop of Portland's New England League Pilots will bo on hand to present Sooth Portland State and Telegram League baseball champions with a special trophy Monday eve- -ning when the Portland Lodge of Elks fetes the Capers with si dinner In the -Elks Home on Free Street Sam Are to president of the Portland Baseball Association and Herb Carry of -the Pilots' board of directors will also be guests at this affair The trophy that Newsomejwilt present Is being given the Caper pastimers by the: Elks Sports Committee This group which has as Its motto forr the year recently feted the Portland Boys -New England and National championship swim Supper will bo served at 613 1 1 Vjjvtdai-rwniputa Morrill at South Portland High RlnoS-Ooomha -ManchciKr Falntouth at Falmouth Rfnos-Morrill Wataon va Mallia at Baralda Park Charlton-Vail Murriu Caldwell at Deerlna High Cota-Habort Tha remainder 'of the revurd elate: June 37 Manchester va Morrill at South Portland Miah Mallia va Caldwell at Deer log Hieh Falmouth va Wataon at Bar aioo Park June 30 Wataon va Manehaater at Wostbrook Morrill va Mallia at Deerlna High Cpldweil-- va Mallia at Falmouth Julr5 Wataon vs Morrill at South Portland Hlah Falmouth va Mallia at Old 8isdlum CaldwaU va Mancheatcr at Went brook Julr 7 va Caldwell at Deanna Hlah Mallia va Falmouth at Falmouth MorrtU vs Watson aU Old Stadium Julr II Manchester vs Wataon at Old Stadium Mallia vs Morrill at South Portland High Falmouth va Caldwell at Deerlna Hlah -Julr li Wataon Vs Falmouth at Falmouth Motrlll va Manchester el Weal-brook Caldwell va Mallia at Old Statdium Juir Mallia vs Watson at Old Manchester at West- Idium' standout performers as to several years past The hitting is cer tainly better than adequate the infield rates well defensively and la sparked offensively by Dick Du tremble of St Louis who led the league with a rousing 431-average The outfield Is strong both in the field and at bat and the receiving sound and experienced although none of the catchers this year pounded the ball viciously The pitching only two hurlers were chosen this year Instead of the usual three has! class and quality but the league didn't have the depth of pitching stars It had in 1948 and repeater of course is the No 1 to many other previous seasons hurler He was that from the With Joe Lauzon of St Louis tort of the year and the Cabers' at first Maurice (Moe) Marceauip produce the punch or of South Portland at second Dick Jeld tfilinesfJ1one wouW Dutremble of St Louis at short ocUtev'h and Nunzl Manclni of Portland thnmgh on Carmichael a at third the Infield presents g5gf SfSSv really able toner cordon Lauzon although he was below the 300 wlth a gaudy 429 figure figure is a fancy fielder who race with Dutrem- ble to the final out for the batting crown Carmichael won seven games and lost Jbut one' a heart-breaking two-nit effort? to Deering on Memorial Day that nearly cost the Capers the pennant He struck out 108 bats- sayes his mates many errors snd Is a timely sticker "Marceau had a fine year at second and he batted 310 He is adept at going either to hiai right or left has -a good arm and came up with plays to the clutch that -s ADVgXTXSEMZXT -A peering season Roger Legare Louis second sacker who hit healthy 362 Keith Sturgeon Caper centerfielder who Just -missed the select 300 circle to batting with a 298 mark Earl Harriman rifle-armed Deer tog backstop: Franny Gallant Cheverus pitcher-outfielder who belted the ball at a 347 clip Don Fogg Thornton Academy short stop and handyman who hit 328 Qwen Maher veteran Sanford second baseman Neil Ser-pico peppery Biddeford hot corner guardian Vic Cordeau St Louis southpsw who posted a 5-2 win-loss' record Warren Swan nH w-ib-a Deering chucker who with a 4-1 mark Dave low total of 21 rather remark- Redmond Portland's fireballing 1 portsider who struck out 85 while winning four games land Wf ChnntnH 5 iostog three for a fourth-place won six and lost but one and and Jim Hebert Westbrook course he got all the toughest hurler who LmDrovd wiUi everv pitching assignments nurIer wno every Big and and concluded his career Spt Span Philip O'Donnell harbor commissioner: Remember the Adams A I managed that and basketball got Into my blood It's still there Basketball has been it aU the years OMITTED When the Walker Cup team roster was announced Saturday the name Marvin (Bud) Ward (above)' was not among the chosen ten Which caused a great deal of eye-lifting in golf circles Possible reason: Ward is believed to have applied for a Job as a golf pro -f I V- game by knocking Peering out of the loop title lot Spokane Wash two time National champ loin In and and member of the last two cup squads I There have been recurrent re-ixrts- that Wards' amateur status was being questioned but a spokesman for the USGA de(-c lined to comment other than to say that members of the selection 1 committee might have had different reasons for omitting Chapman's failure to make the team the same spokesman emphasized was based strictly on his competitive record! Tor the past two years Youngest member -of 'the team wUl be Coe the former University of Oklahoma star who rekehed the semi-finals of last year's amateur championship at Memphis He is 25 I i Another of the newcomers McHale holds the record for the lowest single round score ever shot in the U3 Open a brilliant which hei put together two years sgo st St Louis McCormick is a 41 -year-old West Coast star who appears to have reached the peak of his game much later than the aver' age golfer He won the national public links title as far back as 1937 but still was' good enough to carry Willie Tumesa to the 17th hole of their 'quarter-final match in last amateur championship- He recently shot 'competitive course record of 35-28 63 at the' Rivera CC in Los Angeles Dawson has been one of the top golfers for some two decades but never before was chosen op the Walker-Cup team Dining much of the period there was doubt about his 1 amateur (standing due to his errfployxnent ADVERTISEMENT by a sporting goods manufacturer He was admitted to the 47 ama- teur championship and battled to Morru Bouth For- the final before bowing to Riegel Jr Manchntar Main at od Stadium Wataon a Caldwell at Deanna Whether all 10 members Of the I Hiss Morrill as Falmouth at Falmouth team will see action against the Maine i Manchester at wt-British is a matter fo5 PTancis I Mancheiter Falmouth at Pal tO decide The matches com-1 mouth Wataon Mallia at Old' Stadium prise four Scotch foursomes in Caldwell Morrill at South Portland Hlsh Aus Manehaater va MorriU at South wnicn tne team members take Portland Hih Mania va caidweu at alternate swipes at the ball and peenn High paimoutn-va wataon at oid eight singles Ouimet usd eight players to at St An-Stadium Mallia Vi Morrill at South Port drews niv I Stadium omy Aus 11 Manehaater va Wataon at Old adlum MalUa va MorriU at South Portland Hiah Caldwell va Falmouth at 1 '1 many helped his pitchers out of difficulty Dutremble Is Standout Dutremble at short has a cor ner on most of the Telegram honors His' 431 was high to batting his 31 hits second only to Andy all-time 32 his three home runs tied several former stars for the all-time slugging honors and his total bases 55 was tops to the circuit Afield Dutremble made only three errors to 71 chances many of them difficult plays Mancint Is 1 capable hardworking third sacker He hit for 288 and 'was best' with men on the sacks Smoothest worker of all the third baseman Manclni covers a lot of ground is strong-armed and is a fiery aggressive' youngster and a good competitor 1 Len Curtis Ted Tolman and Owen Mathleu give! the club a sterling outfield probably the team's -strongest department Curtis the repeater of the trio hit for a neat 327 and was one of the most feared hitters to the league with men on the base-paths Mathleu a grand defensive player came up with a whopping J75 average and turned out to be one of the sur- LA I Falmouth Tumesa upon his recent' return au wataon va Marriu at south from Ireland where Sam McCready in the final of the I at weatbrook 1 1 Portland Hlah Falmouth va Mallia at he lOSt I old Stadium Caldwell va Manchester final Of the I at Weatbrook strong and possessing a good book as his best pitch Mardlgan was a mighty factor to landing the Rams a tie for the pennant that necessitated a playoff game with the Capers -last Monday night Charley Caramahalis of Sanford gets the utility post and only one was named this year as 11 stars were selected instead of last 13 The1 Sanford handy man was Just all that utility implies He can play third base or catch and he is a powerful Influence with the bat He hit 373 more young Charley only a sophomore even gained credit for two wins as a part-time pitcher late to the season! i Several youngsters Just missed including Dick Hawes slick Portland: shortstop who belted the ball for a resounding J48 The Blue toflielder faltered a bit toward the finish and slipped out of the race for the batting crown Bob MacHardy of Westbrook is Ret Thomas Kouikovrsld Inspects a fellow soldier' riSe with snap and precision In preparation for a regimental inspection at Fort Did-The 19 year olid Infantryman was co-captain of his 1947 championship football team and treasurer of the student council at SeymouK High School In Conn before enlisting in January 1949 Now attending' the School Ret Xonikowskl says the wisept thing evey did was to Cad out the Army from the recruiter la my town ii a young man has the stuff th Army just! can't bo beat as -tha best training ground for a fine future How about you? Find out 12 yea can qualify for the Army Consult your phone book tinder UJL Gov't Army Recruiting for adireta In Portland 78 Peart St British Amateur championship rau predicted that this year British mouth Morrill va Wataon at Old Stadium Cup team would put up a whale LeSikiXJJtfr MJaSa-A Of 'S fight He" feels they have8U'dium Falmouth va Caldwell at Dvvr improved greatly in the past two Vl rImouth fi- yearS I mouth Morrill va Mancheater at Wait- The British team Is scheduled wgju Maine at oid dium to reach New York about Aug 5 1 Stadium Morrill va Caldwell at Deerlns anr( will be the non-paying guest I Hlsh Falmouth va Manehaater atWeat Of various golf Clubs and golf or- Manehaater ve Mallia 'at Oid ganlzationa during its entire stay adium wataon va -caidweu at pooans on this side Members of thclH plno U' Arthur Singer stove foundry: Yes I think It has a little I used to be boxing then I liked golf but now my main sports terest Is -baseball 4 1 1 A Foggr Nine Invades North Windham Today South' Portland June 18 The A Fogk Excavating Company nine of this city wUl' play the North Windham All Stars at North Windham at 230 JhsuiMT Jesse Libby will pitch for the locals who will meet at the Company office at 1245 to make the trip New He don "PAL" Reel with removable Acid ring A orooderfully light fine precision reel vrich fax acnoa that aiourct longer cuts Weal for light tackle yet sturdy enough for heavier baits -Head riag nn-kkvi by hand and spool pulls out without use of tools Permits quick and better cleaning oiling James Meddwt's Sam aR Si- -Ba-aviac Midi visiting team will be exempt from championship at Plttsford qualifying for the Amateur i Aug 29 to Sept 3 ii.