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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1948
Page
8
A late Wednesday schedule features Montpelier visiting for an 8 15 p m game while reserves extended play until the final quarter as starters returned to seal a 55 23 win.
Ray White of Westside hits 25 points to lead a 53-37 victory over Fielding as Fielding is eliminated from the tourney. Westside dominates after a tight start with White scoring 21 by the first three quarters and Murdock adding 14.
Preston Indians defeated Blackfoot Broncos 47 42 in the Fifth District basketball tourney. K Herd led Preston with 16 points, while Bell and McKie were held to 13 and eight respectively for Blackfoot. The game logged a 7-1 start, a 24-19 halftime, and a 37-23 third-quarter margin.
Malad edged Downey 27 21 in a Fifth District tourney game to advance and earn another shot at the final. Downey led 8 3 after one quarter and 13 10 at halftime before Malad surged in the third quarter to take a 21 17 lead and seal the win. Henderson of Downey led with 10 points. Malad 27 S&F.
Pocatello Indians split minutes between first and second teams to defeat Montpelier 55 to 23 in a Wednesday night basketball clash. The hosts roared to a 23–1 first period run, led 31–7 at halftime, and finished strong as reserves contributed in the third before the starters closed out the win. Jensen led with 12 points, followed by Satterfield with 10 and Fenwick with 11.
Henry Ransom of Ravinia Illinois shot 67 Wednesday to win the annual $10,000 pro-amateur golf tournament at Seminole Country Club Palm Beach with a 36 hole total of 138. Sammy Snead of Hot Springs Virginia and amateur George T McCarthy Jr combined for best all 127 to lead the field.
In Los Angeles, Enri que Bolanos outpointed Tony Mar while Frank Muche defeated Mendoza. Wermy and Roberts both scored knockouts over Hooker and Coroner respectively, with Coroner losing on points to Muche.
United Press selects Iowa star Murray Wier and Minnesota’s Jim McIntyre as unanimous first team forwards and center respectively. Michigan leads with three players, including Dick Schnittker, while Ohio State and Michigan earn additional first team spots. Second team features Bob Cook, Dwight Eddleman, Mack Suprunowicz, Bob Schultz, and Lou Watson with position shifts noted.
In Eugene Oregon the Oregon Ducks beat Washington State 73 to 54 to avenge earlier defeats and tighten the Northern division Pac Coast Conference basketball race. In Roerkleiva Norway Olie Dahl won the combined skiing event at Holmenkollen week races with AmericansBarney McLean and Joh Blatt placing fourth and fifth. In Portland John Kahut of Woodburn held the mythical Pacific Coast heavyweight boxing title after a fifth round knockout of Bobby Zander of Los Angeles.
Middleweight champion Rocky Graziano agreed to meet George Sonny Horne at Uline Arena Washington on April 5. The bout is seen as a prelude to a Graziano versus Tony Zale title bid at Griffith Stadium Washington in late May.
Twenty five prep tankers reported to the YMCA Monday for minnow tests. The tests cover 21 water skills for beginners. YMCA athletic director Henry Watts says after passing they will advance to higher swimming standards under National Aquatic Standards. Special mention goes to Gary Henry Marshall Tyson Hollingsworth as the smallest swimmers making rapid progress.
Westinghouse Electric Co appliance division cuts prices on two new model refrigerators. The seven foot box drops to 229.95, down 10 from 1947, and the nine cubic foot model to 279.95, down 20 from 1947.
Snappy Servus Keglers of the Pocatello City League head to Utah to face Ogden and Logan bowlers. The first match is at 2 p m in Ogden with a second at 7 p m in Logan. Pocatello participants include Curl Kenaga Gray Lancaster and Lambert from the Snappy Servus squad.
Lewisville Idaho defeated Mesa Arizona 43 to 38 to take the opening game of the 1948 Mormon Church M Men’s basketball tournament in Salt Lake City. New Mexico export data show the state ships over 80 000 cattle and horse hides annually.
Preston fans waved giant balloons that were punctured amid the afternoon game. A stray ball rolled through players before being secured. Westside Pirate supporters boosted their team to a decisive win over Paris while Andy Christensen of Blackfoot iced his sprained hand after stopping play.
Denver University accepts an NCAA bid for the 32 team field in Kansas City starting March 8. The Pioneers finished third in the Mountain States behind Brigham Young and Utah, and Utah or Wyoming was expected to claim the regional spot after a Utah Wyoming game. BYU previously accepted a bid but was ruled ineligible for using an ineligible player despite conference eligibility.
Idaho Falls Russets report pitcher Jimmy Foster has signed and returned his contract. Garland adds that infielder William Hodges, who played with Spokane in the Western International league, also signed, making Foster the first pitcher to commit for the year.
Madison 45 Rigby 32 Sugar City 52 St. Anthony 18. Weiser Payette 38 Fairmont 23 consolation. Emmett 43 Caldwell 41 overtime. Nampa 39 Boise 30. Twin Falls Gooding 38 Oakley 36 first round losers bracket. Twin Falls 31 Filer 29 first round losers bracket. Rupert 38 Buhl 37.
Representing district five Montana Wyoming and Northern Idaho the Montana State University Grizzlies will compete in the national intercollegiate basketball tournament in Kansas City March 8 to 12. The team departs Friday for the event.
Twelve year old Charles Stewart Jr and his cocker spaniel Corky were inseparable. Corky chased a muskrat into a 40 foot 12 inch drain pipe and became wedged. Firemen tried water pressure to free him but the dog drowned when water dammed up and wedged Corky. The boy endured the loss with tears.
Georgetown 49 over Penn State 43. Notre Dame 60 over Penn 56. Columbia 76 over Princeton 50. Rhode Island State 108 over Providence College 84. Southern Methodist 63 over Texas Christian 48. Dartmouth 56 over Harvard 48. St Francis Pa 51 over Youngstown 45. Houston 52 over S F Austin 40.
In Salt Lake City, teams from California Utah Idaho and Wyoming scored key first round wins in the M Men basketball tournament. Glendale California crushed Cards ton Canada 40 23 Laramie Wyoming topped Gridley California 57 24 Lewisville Idaho defeated Mesa Arizona 43 38 Salt Lake County Holladay beat Cokeville Wyoming 47 20 South Salt Lake Spencer defeated Circleville Utah 34 41 Enterprise Utah edged Logan Utah 39 37 Salt Lake City Edgehill routed Carey Idaho 52 17.
SODA SPRINGS four teams opened the fifth district class B basketball tournament with early leads. Bancroft Thomas Grace and American Falls led in wins while the defeated column showed teams with chances to rebound.
Bancroft and Grace teams posted wins in Wednesday play with Bancroft 48 over Lava Hot Springs 28 and Grace defeating Inkom 67 to 45. Thomas beat Soda Springs 36 to 33 while American Falls dominated McCammon 46 to 24. Thursday’s lineup features Soda Springs versus Lava Hot Springs 6:00 p.m. Bancroft against Thomas 7:15 p.m. McCammon versus Inkom 8:30 p.m. and American Falls against Grace 9:45 p.m.
Funeral services planned for Dr. Joseph Welsey Barton former head of the University of Idaho psychology department who died Wednesday morning in Moscow Idaho. He was 66 and led the department for several years shaping early program development and research directions. Local tributes recall his teaching and administrative leadership at the university.
Twenty Grand, 1931 Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner, died in his stall at Green Tree Farms in Lezington at age 20. The reported death was confirmed last night, ending the career of one of racing’s famed champions.
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