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Three Favorites Left in AAU Cage Tourney as Dow FallsToday's Sport Roundup(r1rsni,dBy Hugh Fullerton, Jr.New York, March 22.—(/p)— The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, which we find has been plugging amateur and “kid” baseball for a dozen years, seems to be getting results in its new campaign to persuade Its inactive (and active) clubs to work with the youngsters . . . Goldsboro, N. C., already has organized two junior leagues since Judge W. G. Bram-ham outlined the successful Fy-atteville, N.C., plan and the Lock-port, N. Y., Pony league club comes in with the news that it started a similar stunt last year and expects to have 250-300 kids playing ball this summer ... . The association also is telling its members how the Denver “Old-Timers league” works . . . And what with the National Baseball Congress registering semipro candidates Saturday at 8,750 sporting goods stores and most of the pro clubs hollering for help, it looks as if anyone who wants to play baseball this year will get a chance.Another Youth MovementThe Utah basketball team, which bounced right into the National Collegiate A A basketball tournament after putting on a swell show against Kentucky in the New York invitation event, averages 18 years in age but the kids look a lotStarsCheckTop TeamThird Round of Title Meet Is Under Way Today at DenverSpring Training the Hard Waywmmmsm ‘Mmwm **youngerIn fact/1 ex-d11dL-er,r.dw1,y,r-ii,mplains Coach Vadal Peterson, ‘‘we used to put knee pads on the kids so they’d look bigger, but we lost the pads on a trip and can’t get any more.”One-Minute Sports PageHollywood is making overtures to Notre Dame's All-America Half-Back Creighton Miller, who isn’t looking the other wfay . . . Wonder if there's any place but America where you’d see the kind of sportsmanship the Garden fans displayed when they gave a big hand to Utah’s Wat Misaka, Hawaiian-born Japanese? The kid deserved it, too. . , . Glenn L.Martin, the Baltimore airplane man, will receive the Sports Afield trophy at Minneapolis Friday as the man who did the most for wild-life conservation in 1943.Prize BonerJaime Almendro, Jr., 17-year-old Puerto Rican shortstop who is getting a trial with the Jersey City Giants because a San Juan sports writer wvote a letter about him, will have to do a lot of ball playing to overcome a two-word error heWhen aDenver, Colo., March 22.—(#*)—Once there were four favorites in the National A.A.U. basketball tournament — now there are three.Dow Chemical of Midland,Mich., became the first of the most highly regarded clubs to fall when they were scorched out of the tourney in a second-round game last night 49-45 by the Colorado Springs Army All-Stars.The soldiers, from Peterson Field, Camp Carson and Camp Hale, rounded up into a team just recently for tournament purposes. outscrapped the Dows throughout a blistering second half. Ed Beisser, Creighton center last year; Ed Cliojnoski, formerly of Howard college, Alabama, cut through the Dow defense and shot over their heads with deadly aim.Tunny Fisher and Howard Downing ringed goals from far out and the Dows could only stand and watch.The three heavy teams still in the running, Hollywood Twentieth Century-Fox, Denver Ambrose Legion and defending champion Phillips “66” of Bartlesville.Okla., appear in today’s third-round schedule.Twentieth Century was paired with the Portland. Ore., Albina Hellships, the Legions with the San Francisco Athletic club and the champions with Lowry Field of Denver.On their way to the third round, the Athletic club beat the Cleveland East Side Typewriter Exchange 46-34 and Lowry out-scored the Beechcrafts of Wichita, Kan., 66-33 in yesterday’s games.Wolf Point and Roundup Will Open StateBasketball Tourney With Tossup Thursday Afternoon in Creat FallsGreat Falls, March 22.—(/p)— Wolf Point and Roundup, respective class B champs from the eastern and southern divisions, will ignite hoop pyrotechnics tomorrow which will end Saturdaychamp) vs. Miles City (easternclass A champ), 9:15 p. m.Class A and class B entries will compete separately in the winning bracket until respective class winners tangle for the statewith the naming of a new Mon-1 basketball diadem Saturday night, tana high school basketball chnm- Going the opposite way, class pion. B and A outfits will clash afterTwelve grueling games are initial losses for right to enter scheduled for the three-day hard- game to decide third and fourthwood fiesta which will culminate long, regular-season treks through tough opposition for the eight teams.First RoundWolf Point and Roundup will meet in the only fracas Thursday afternoon The three remainingfirst round frays will be played that night.The schedule Is as follows:Butte Central (western class A champ) vs. Bozeman (southern class A champ), 7:15 p. m.Dillon (western class B champ) vs. Stanford (northern class B winners) 8:15 p. m.Great Falls (northern classAplaces in the state race.Need Three WinaA team will need only throesuccessive wins to gain the Montana crown, two victories in respective classes and the final against the opposite class champion.The opener booked tomorrow before what promises to be a capacity crowd will feature Wolf Point and Roundup, two strong title contenders. Both have a win over Miles City, also In the tourney, hut Roundup gains the nod in what the railbirds and kibitzers rate a tossup. Roundup won 17, lost two in season play.Shortage of ground keepers made grass cutting part of the spring training activities of these Portland Beavers at San Jose, Calif., headuqarters. Left to right: First Baseman Larry Barton, Trainer Jack Homel, Pitcher Jack Wilson and Outfielder Doug Taitt.Playoffs in Hockey(nea Telephoto) League Are NowIn Sports PictureFormer Bulldog Star Cops Harrier Race at PocatelloPat Hooks, football and basketball star for the Broadwater county high school Bulldogs at Townsend, won the two-mile cross-country race recently of the V-12 navy trainees at Pocatello, Idaho, where he is in training.Hooks led 53 harriers acrossthe finish line. He wrote his father, Frank T. Hooks of Townsend, he won by three feet. He added he was plenty thankful for this football and basketball training.White Plains, N. Y.—Carmine Fatta, 140%, Newburgh, N. Y., outpointed Pete Gaiiano, 148, Baltimore, 8. Freddie Schott, 210, Akron, knocked out ErnieWilliams, 202%, Paterson, N.J. 5.National league semifinal play-I offs (best 4 of 7 games)—To-j ronto 3, Montreal 1 (Toronto leads, one game to none); Chi-1: cago 2. Detroit 1 (Chicago leads, 1 one game to none).American league semifinal playoffs (best 4 of 7 games) — Cleveland 2, Hershey 0 (Cleveland leads; one game to none); Buffalo 5, Indianapolis 2 (Buffalo leads, one game to none). National Amateur PlayoffsBoston 4, Philadelphia 2 (overtime).New York 12, Brooklyn 10 (overtime).Mobilgas Super ServiceH. A. ROBERTS, Leasee 347 N. Main St.Accessories Tires and Tabes, Vulcanising, Repairs, Antifrccsc, Winslow Fit* tors, Chains, Cross Links, Etc.STANDARD HUDSON SERVICESTANDARDSERVICEMontaumad lltb Ave.Ph. 2627Authorized Hudson Service.STANDARD OIL PRODUCTSWe Buy and Sell Uaed Can!I mm*O Oe.:d k, d, 8-,8,;dmade the other day . scribe asked him what was the most popular big league team with his countrymen, Jaime replied: “The Yankees, senor.”And right in the New York Giants’ camp, too.BowlingAAU Tournament ScoresYesterday’s results. (Second round):Oklahoma City Indians 60, Baton Rouge, La., Esso 35.Seattle Wash., Alpine Dairy 40, Fort Logan, Colo., 24.Lowry Field, Colo., 00, Wichita, Kan., Beechcraft Fliers, 33.Wichita, Kan., Boeing Bombers 43, Oakland, Calif., Chapel of Oaks, 30.Fort Warren, Wyo., 07, Denver University 40.San Francisco Athletic Club 40, Cleveland Typewriters, 34.Buckley Field, Colo., 92, Des Moines, Iowa, Boyt Harness 29.Colorado Springs Army All-Stars 49, Midland, Mich., Dow Chemical 45.Holly w’ood Twentieth Cen-tury-Fox 58, Stanton, Mo., Meramec Cavern 37.Bellingham, Wash., Fircrest Dairy, 58, Peoria, 111., Caterpillar 52.... Sliding Doors on safe cars tomorrow
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