Poky High Diamonders Sign Three New Players
Pocatello Cardinals signed three new players for the spring camp in Fullerton California. Pitcher Bud Powers from Columbus Ohio infielder Dick Morgan from Pasadena California and catcher Miguel Rivera from San Juan Puerto Rico join the Redbirds. Morgan batted .338 for Willows last season and Rivera hit .321 for Salisbury.
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Pocatello Cardinals
Fullerton
Calif
Redbird
Pocatello
Powers
Utah
Columbus
Ohio
Dick Morgan
Pasadena
Omaha
Morgan
Gene Moore
Bud Powers
Willows Nine
Fresno Bees
Miguel Rivera
Redbirds
Winston-Salem
Rivera
San Juan
Porto Rico
Bulle
Irving Quintet Halts Franklin To End Season
The Irving all-school basketball club defeated Franklin junior high 31 to 27 on Irving hardwoods. Gettiman led scoring with 11 points Tolman added 10 as Irving built a 10-5 first quarter lead and stretched the margin in the second half. Franklin’s Madonna Bertoch Law and Hansen each reached four or five points.
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Irving
Franklin
Ike Willmore
Franklin Junior High School
Frankliners
Irving Gang
Eee
Gettiman
Tolman
Westsiders
Madonna
Bertoch
Law and Hansen
Diamonds Are April Birthstone Bright and Brilliant
The text extols diamonds as the April birthstone noted for their brilliance and enduring value. It highlights diamonds as the most brilliant among birthstones and emphasizes their association with April.
Bannock Net Boys To Begin Play
Pocatello high school netmen drill for an all school tournament slated for late this week and early next week. Winners of single and doubles championships earn varsity spots. April 30 marks the Idaho Big Six tennis championships at Twin Falls, held with the track meet.
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Pocatello High School
Chace Anderson
Twin Falls
Anderson
North Idaho Sportsmen Demand More Area Fish Supply
North Idaho sportsmen urge Clare W. Wellman of Lewiston to press for increased fish allocations to the north central region. They allege widespread distribution elsewhere while their area is ignored. Boise fish and game chief T. B. Murray declined to comment.
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North Idaho
Lewiston
Idaho
Fish and Game
Clare W. Wellman
Wellman
Fish and Game Commission
Boise
Fish and Game Department
T. B. Murray
Mexican City bout ends in Montex outpoint over Marino
Paulino Montex aged 139 from Mexico City outpoints Mario Marino aged 14212 in a boxing match on Eastern Parkway New York.
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New York
Paulino Montex
Mexico City
Mario Marino
Poca High to Debut Game Tags in Thursday Baseball
Weather permitting Coach Charles Atkinson's Pocatello High School baseball team will wear game tags for the first time Thursday afternoon. The Bannocks face the Malad Dragons at 3 p m on the American Legion diamond with Bill Horrocks starting. Veterans from last year will start, while Horrocks and Ray Lish figure prominently on the mound and in the lineup.
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Charles “Chick” Atkinson
Pocatello High School
Bannocks
American Legion
Halliwell Park
Legion Park
Pocatello
Indians
Bill Horrocks
Horrocks
Atkinson
Ray Lish
Don Lindsey
Skip Walz
Gary Paxman
Doug Collins
Ron Kleffner
Ralph Hall
DeVoe Brown
Bill Packer
Dragon
Pheasant Rearing Program Launched By Idaho Bird Group
Maurice Lundy of Idaho Fish and Game announced a new summer project inviting sportsmen groups 4-H and boy scouts to raise day old pheasant chicks for conservation. Applicants must apply by May 1 through local conservation officers or group leaders.
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Idaho
Maurice Lundy
Fish and Game Department
Lundy
Robinson Delivers Brutal Victory In City Auditorium Bout
Welterweight champion Ray Robinson dominated Don Lee of Edison Nebraska in a ten round non-title decision in Omaha. Robinson floored Lee twice in rounds five and seven for no counts, using a sharp left and strong defense to absorb body shots that failed to halt his pace.
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Omaha
Neb
Ray Robinson
Don Lee
Edison
Lee
Marchetti Donates Trophy For Idaho State Athlete
Idaho State College will award the 1948 49 outstanding athlete trophy after spring vacation. The trophy is donated by Freddy Marchetti owner manager of Freddy's Sportshop in Pocatello, as learned Tuesday.
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Marchetti
Idaho State College
Freddy Marchetti
Freddy
Pocatello
Local Coach Atkinson Tipped for BYU Backfield Job
Pocatello residents hear BYU officials and church expenditures committee tentatively approve Chick Atkinson for the Cougars backfield coach post. An official announcement awaits BYU board and church committee meetings Friday and Tuesday.
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Provo
Latter Day Saints Church
BYU
Atkinson
United
Howard S. McDonald
George N. Green
Pocatello Post
Chick
Green
McDonald
Utah
Pocatello
Stan Watts
Floyd Miller
Miller
Salt Lake City
BYU Spring Football Brings 46 Aspirants to Practice
BYU coach Eddie Kimball reports about sixty veterans and hopeful gridders on the spring practice field at Brigham Young University. Forty six candidates for the 1949 team were suited up for the opening session, described as the best roster since the war’s end.
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Provo
Utah
Brigham Young University
Eddie Kimball
Vandals on tour open Pacific Coast games
Seventeen University of Idaho baseball players began a six game tour to open the northern division of the Pacific Coast conference. Games listed include April 13 and 14 at Oregon in Eugene and April 15 and 16 at Oregon State in Corvallis.
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Moscow
Idaho
University of Idaho
University of Oregon
Eugene
Oregon State College
Corvallis
University of Washington
Seattle
Rex Layne to be feted after national boxing title
Rex Layne from Lewiston Utah will receive champion's acclaim at a Logan Utah banquet next Tuesday night under the Logan Chamber of Commerce. He won Utah's first national AAU heavyweight boxing championship.
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Logan
Utah
Rex Layne
Lewiston
Layne
Logan Chamber of Commerce
Close Games Mark First Key Action In City Bowling Tourney
Sapphire Lounge leads team standings with 2828 as Briggs Nursery moves to second with 2808. Phyllis Nelson paces singles at 608 for Calligan's while Gene Simmons and Belle Hawkins top doubles at 199. The event began at Steve's Bowling Alley and runs to Friday.
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Pocatello’s
Sapphire Lounge
Phyllis Nelson
Key Kegler
Calligan’s
Gene Simmons
Belle Hawkins
Steve's
Briggs’ Nursery
Fred’s Cafe
Reno
Zweigarts
Bob
Fawson
Green Triangle
Ford
Ben Franklin
Sapphire Force
F. Stone
E. Shaffer
D. Ogden
H. Reesor
E. Miller
Bond
Briggs
Simmons
Mitchell
Shurtleff
Clemmings
Kirscher
Howell
Bauman
Cummings
Bond Stack
Cougars to Face Utes in Opening West Slope Game
Provo Utah is set for the opening intercollegiate baseball clash as Brigham Young hosts the University of Utah in a Friday afternoon game. The Cougars and Utes will clash on the Rockies western slope to start the season.
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Cougars
Redskins
Provo
Utah
The
Rockies
Brigham Young Cougars
University of Utah Redskin
Bannock Sports Fans Plan Huge Jamboree Meeting
Bannock county sportsmen prepare for a large jamboree set for May 21 with a Thursday 8 p m meeting at the Bannock hotel to outline final plans. Co chairs Harry Morgan Ed Leighton Jim Schoonover announce committees and site as donors and sponsors list grows including Kraft's Cheese ZCMI and many groceries and hardware stores.
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Bannock County Sportsmen Association
Bannock Hotel
Cochairman
Harry Morgan
Morgan
Ed Leighton
Jim Schoonover
Kraft’s Cheese
ZCMI
Zimmerli’s
Zweigarts
Swifts
Reno Wholesale
Scowcraft
Associated Foods
People’s Market
Wyz-Way Market
Berger’s Grocery
Cottage Food
Ideal Market
Virginia Grocery
Handy Grocery
B & J Grocery
Steward Grocery
Bill’s Bakery
Simplot’s
First Security Bank
Troy-Parisian Laundry
Freddy’s Sportshop
Modern Shoe Company
Montgomery Wards
Woolworth’s
Ford’s Billiards
Bargain Barn
Bistline’s
Pocatello Hardware
Sports Center
Moore Drug
Fred Marchetti
Ernie Stites
Vince Anselmo
Dave Rowe
Calvin Hale
M. Ruggles
Louie Lambrou
Bob Furrington
Sportsmen State Regular Meeting Thursday Night
Bannock County Sportsmen's association will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Bannock hotel Thursday about 9 p.m. President Clyde Schoonover says the group will discuss migration and the third season, with recommendations going to the state commission meeting April 25. Two movies, Blue Warriors of the Pacific and Pheasant Fever, will be shown.
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Bannock County Sportsmen’s Association
Bannock Hotel
Clyde Schoonover
State Commission
Association To Lift Ban On Former Ring Champion
The National Boxing Association plans to lift Rocky Graziano’s ban once the California Athletic Commission reverses its suspension. Graziano has paid $7,200 to promoter Jimmy Murray to settle prior issues and a New Jersey outdoor bout with Vince Foster may be arranged this summer at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City.
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New York
National Boxing Association
Rocky Graziano
Omaha
Vince Foster
Abe Greene
N.B.A
Graziano
California Athletic Commission
New Yorker
Irving Cohen
Rocky
California
Jimmy Murray
Murray
Fred Apostoli
Oakland
Calif
NBA
California Commission
Greene
Foster
Jersey City
Roosevelt Stadium
New York State
T. of C
Polo Grounds
Tony Zale
Newark
N. J
Gavilan to Face Priest in April Title Tune-Up Bout
Kid Gavilan agreed to meet Al Red Priest at Boston Garden on April 25. Gavilan from Havana aims to use the bout as a tune-up for a possible title clash with Sugar Ray Robinson. Priest, a Cambridge, Massachusetts veteran middleweight, fights out of Cambridge.
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New York
Kid Gavilan
Sugar Ray Robinson
Red
Priest
Boston Garden
Gavilan
Havana
Robinson
Cambridge
Mass
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Cardinals
Salisbury
Gems
Harrison's
South Main, Pocatello
Bannock Net
Budweiser
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
Legion Grounds
Bird Group
Springville
BYU Drilling
Killer Horses
Blackfoot Auction and Commission Co
Blackfoot, Idaho
Bannock Sports
Sportsmen State
Ike” Westcott
Gridiron Club
Jack Trimming
F. G. “Brick” Thompson
John Vesser
ISC
Henry O’leary
J. L
Ledge” Craig
H. H. Zimmerli
Gridiron
Westcott
Apostols
Pioneer Motors Company
N. Arthur
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