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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1949
Page
8
The third annual Intermountain Intercollege boxing tourney opens tonight at Pocatello High School with 16 bouts and eight title matches. Idaho State coach Milt Holt predicts strong showings from 32 boxers representing 12 colleges including Nebraska State, San Francisco State, Boise junior college, and College of Idaho.
Pocatello Cardinals head to Fullerton for spring camp under new skipper Walt Lowe. Seventeen players depart by bus and air for the Golden Gate state with Kenny Dudrey and Gene Moore among key returnees. New arrivals Weatherwax and Barczewski lead a veteran infield while outfield prospects include Jack Lint elmann and Bill Toolson.
Max Thompson leaves the 165 pound division for 175s under late tourney changes by Milt Holt. Art Lepore takes 165, Neilson faces Blackham at 155, Hartnett meets O'Brien at 155, and Jack Scheffield exits the field. Idaho’s Louie August leads coaching and officiating while Jay Lambert competes as a judge and last year’s Walter A Woodard trophy winner Lambert headlines heavyweights.
In St Paul Joe Louis ended his exhibition tour after defeating Hubert Hood in six rounds. A boy in the crowd pressed through and received Louis's gloves saying the champ is his friend. Louis acknowledged this was his final exhibition bout.
Wilsons Flying Service Keglers tied for first in the City Bowling league by sweeping Berger's Grocery in four straight, while Hal liwell drug quintet rested and will play Purina Mills Sunday. Anderson Lumber beat Snappy Service in four straight. Elks Lodge downed American Legion. Ostler's Paint swept Wasatch Chiefs. Reid Wilson led with a 241 in singles and 606 series. team total 3142.
In Seattle four top teams practice on the eve of the 1949 NCAA tournament final. Kentucky faces Oklahoma A&M in a likely low scoring title game while Illinois meets Oregon State for consolation honors. Coaches Rupp and Iba emphasize defense in final prep.
Corvallis Oregon officials said Forrest L Evashevski MSU backfield coach refused an offer to be Oregon State head coach. He visited the campus last weekend amid rumors of succeeding Lon Stiner who resigns after 16 years.
Al Whitey Rossman 175 pounds from Missoula, a 23 year old junior in physical education, arrives in Pocatello to face Charles Gulick of College of Idaho in his first Intermountain bout. A former 82nd Airborne light heavyweight champ and 1947 AAU king, Rossman has a strong record and high hopes for progression to the finals against David Hoagland of Idaho State or Max Thompson after tonight’s opening match drafts.
A listing of first night wrestling bouts featuring competitors from Idaho State Boise junior college Nebraska State San Francisco State Mesa College and other colleges with matchups including Eugene Machida vs Lee Rouse John Fisher vs David Otan Eugene Hawkes vs Yit Tom Kerry Heinz vs Dean Clark Harlin Towne vs Nelson Yee Martin Rodriguez vs Wes Langford John Sherlock vs Ted Abbott Robert Thronson vs Tom MclInirney Don Neilson vs Don Blackham Paul Hartnett vs Gordon O'Brien Art Lepore vs Franch Sanches Chris Jensen vs Jim Hughes Whity Resman vs Charles Gulick Max Thompson vs David Hoagland Heavyweights Tom McVey Patti Walsh Jack Martinez vs George Badelich.
The winter circuit’s top money winners begin play in Greensboro North Carolina at Star Mount Country Club for the 12th annual Greensboro open golf tournament. Ten thousand dollars in prizes highlights the event with a headline purses for the winner.
Deer numbers in the north end of the Minidoka national forest rise sharply in the latest figures from the Idaho State Fish and Game Department and the U S Forest Service released Thursday.
Idaho Falls will search for a new football coach after Ray Davis tendered his resignation effective at the end of the current school year. He cites lack of proper facilities and plans to return to grant Pass Oregon where he previously coached.
Detroit Tigers end a 21 inning scoring drought by beating the New York Yankees 5 to 0 behind a seven hit combined effort from Ted Gray and Virgil Trucks. Neil Berry lofts a double to spark the three run second inning.
Fred Kovaleski a William and Mary student from Hamtramck Michigan defeated third seed Earl Cochell of San Francisco 3 6 6 4 8 6 7 5 to reach the semifinals of the Nahey indoor tennis championships. Kovaleski ranked 22nd nationally and seeded seventh, used a strong service and volley game to topple the favored sixth ranking Cochell.
More than 400 ballots have been received by Marvin Milkes of Pocatello Cardinal for the batboy contest. Ballots must be in the Cardinal office by tonight. ballots received tomorrow morning will not be counted. Finalists Geor gie Myers Bob Filer Jerry Rie del and John Dee England are urged to view the four essays and photographs in the POST and cast a ballot, with another ballot blank on page nine.
The St Louis Cardinals face a potentially aging core led by Stan Musial Enos Slaughter Harry Brecheen Marty Marion and Whitey Kurowski. Manager Eddie Dyer remains confident though injuries last season hurt pennant chances.
The Brooklyn Dodgers reserves rallied for three ninth inning runs to edge the regulars 4 to 3 in a Florida exhibition. Warren Giles joined Reds executives and other scouts invited by Branch Rickey to inspect the surplus players.
Idaho State College coeds finished fifth with 88 points in the Telephonic billiards tourney won by Ohio State with 175 points. Weeks and Weston tied for top ISC scorer with 21 points each and a playoff will decide which goes to New York for national playoffs on April 5. Other ISC scorers included Kurtz 17 Scott 17 Snyder 12.
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