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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1949
Page
12
Idaho State College opens football drills as Johnnie Vesser and Italo Caccia direct hopefuls for 1949. 16 letter winners return. schedule shows light morning sessions then tougher afternoons with scrimmage planned.
A special meeting of the Pocatello Bowling Association decides to replace the Naval Ordnance plant league with a new Friday night league due to players withdrawing for work. Four men’s leagues will start next Tuesday with 400 bowlers last year, as officers list include Jack Trimming and Clarence Stephenson directing setup and squads.
Cream of the golfing crop in Logan Utah will invade the Pocatello Municipal course Sunday afternoon for match play against Gate City men and women. Ear lier this summer the Loganites made a successful home stand against a group of Pocatello golf Bob Dickman active Gate City Linksman pointed out Thursday that 20 or more male golfers will represent Logan Sunday. The number of women arriving from Utah was not known. Following match play Sunday golfers will be honored at a special luncheon.
The Eastern college All-Stars defeated the New York Giants 28 to 13 at the Polo Grounds in the 11th Herald-Tribune Fresh Air Fund football game. The team played like seasoned pros against their professional opposition.
New York gains three game lead in the American League with a 4 3 win over the Browns at St Louis as Joe Page closes in the ninth. Hank Bauer homered and Tommy Byrne allowed seven hits for the Yanks while Art Houtteman shut out Boston 7 0 at Detroit. Vic Wertz led Detroit with four hits as Boston managed only three reach second base.
The Bengals will face every football club in the Little Five with Idaho State College expected to join Rocky Mountain conference after a November meeting. Members include Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Colorado State Montana State and Western State. Last season Coach Johnnie Vesser's Bengals played the Little Five, tying Colorado College 13 18 while others fell.
The third annual Bannock county fair grounds race meet opens today with a 10 mile main event. Post time for the first race is 3 p.m. Entries include Howdy and Long Tom among five horses. The meet continues Saturday and Sunday with a 20 lap half mile track race at 6 p.m.
Pioneer League presidents report three teams surpass 100000 in attendance this year. Salt Lake Bees lead with 134974 through Aug 10 and a 2700 per game average while Billings Mustangs total 130742 for 3030 per game in 43 games. Great Falls over 100000 after unofficial tallies. Pocatello Cardinals sit at 82514 with eight home games remaining.
In Forest Hills Pancho Gonzales and Margaret Osborne Dupont advanced to the National singles quarterfinals. Gonzales beat Jim Brink 6-4 6-4 6-4, while Dupont recovered from a first set deficit to defeat Betty Rosenquest 4-6 6-2 6-2 amid windy conditions. Ampon, the Filipino No. 6 seed, lost 6-3 6-2 6-0 to Gardnar Mulloy as the bracket tightened.
National League Brooklyn Newcomb 13 6 at New York Koslo ae Boston Voiselle 6 4 at Philadelphia Borony 12 9 night AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago Haefner 8 7 at Detroit Trucks 15 10 Philadelphia Kellner 16 10 at Boston Kramer 4 7 night only games scheduled
The Pocatello Riding Club announces a three day event with sagk pony kids and cowboy cowgirl races plus routine races. A 10 mile race offers a 500 dollar purse plus entry fees stated by Mrs Cavanaugh. Races cover quarter one eighth half three eighths and one mile. Queen Barbara Metlin presides over the gala after winning the race meet queen title. Committee members include Hillman president Mrs Cavanaugh secretary treasurer Art Mead vice president B W Colbeer Mrs D Knowles Earl King N R Singer Jensen and Tom Evans.
In a packed set of games from the Majors, Cincinnati tallies feature three early runs in the first game with Robinson hitting his 16th homer as Fox and Palica contribute on the mound. The second game shows Lowrey and Kluszewski homering for the Reds while Wehmeier secures the win for Brooklyn. Chicago edges Boston 8 to 4 as Spahn picks up the win with Salkeld homering. Pittsburgh defeats New York 9 to 4 in a high-scoring affair, with Thomson and Kiner homering for the visitors. St. Louis falls to the Giants 8 to 3 as Byrne earns the win. Detroit defeats Boston by a 7 to 1 score, paralleled by Washington over Chicago 4 to 3 in extra innings and a 16 to 2 Phillies- Indians clash in the later slate. Chapman belts his 19th as Philadelphia dominates Cleveland 16 to 2.
University of Utah basketball coach A Ray Olphin told the board of regents a Brazil tour is nearly certain for two weeks this fall. A seven game schedule is lined up with expenses guaranteed. the Utes would depart Salt Lake City in early November via New York and return by November 25 before the Redskins cage opener.
The Y's Men defeated the Moose 20 to 2 to claim the YMCA Class B softball championship after a dominant second inning. A protest arose in the Moose contest led by Loyal Order of Moose manager Jack DeLate, as Moose faced short-handed play before a late substitute arrived. Henry Watts announced the Flandromen as champions of the regular YMCA A division.
The eastern Idaho men's open tennis tournament will start on Labor Day in Idaho Falls. Eleven entries have been received for the event organized by the Idaho Falls Tennis Association with trophies awarded by the association and the Junior Chamber of Commerce as co sponsors.
Bees and Pocatello Cardinals start a three game set in Salt Lake City to decide third place in the Pacific Northwest league. The Bees host the Cardinals with a two game lead, as Walt Lowe's nine return to Halliwell Park for a twin bill against Idaho Falls Russets. Four games at Ogden follow, with singles next Tuesday and Wednesday and a Halliwell Park doubleheader against the Reds on Thursday September 8.
Twin Falls Cowboys defeated Great Falls Selectrics 11 to 7 led by Rex Jones and Dale Maycock. Al Koerner hit 3 home runs for Great Falls, while Gus Triandos and Bill Cope contributed homers for Twin Falls. Other games saw Idaho Falls and Billings also on the scoreboard with multiple runs and homers.
Movie actor William Bendix will serve as honorary starter for the Bendix trophy race. Six gasoline powered speed planes will start together at dawn from Rosamond dry lake, 70 miles north of Los Angeles, for a chance at the winner's $10,000 purse.
In Provo Utah fifty six hopefuls reported for the first day of training under Chick Atkinson, the Cougars chief mentor. The squad endured a heavy calisthenics session followed by signal drills as the new regime begins.
Reno Newspower says Law rence Hairston a 260 pound line prospect will report for practice this week at the Nevada university. He is billed as one of Nevada's greatest line prospects and could bolster the squad's outlook.
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