The Montana Standard from Butte, Montana • 10

MONTANA STANDARD. BUTTE. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 14. ,1 944 Ten asebo.ll Leagues Training Open Russell Sweet, Famed University' Yanks, Giants Football Star, Dies Suddenly SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.. 1 -J Vr VT l.rrr'''- Ortiz Fights Aguilar in LA.

Tonight LOS ANGELES, March 13. (U.R) Knockout Artist Manuel Ortiz, undisputed bantamweight champion, puts his crown on the block for the ninth time Tuesday nighj. at Olympic auditorium against i southpaw countryman, Ernesto Aguilar of Mexico City, in a 15-round "working man's title fight Ringside seats are selling for only $3.30, the regular Tuesday night scale, and all other seats are selling at normal prices. The stiff-punching Ortiz, managed by Tommy Farmer, is a 4-1 favorite to retain his title against Aguilar, who has won only one of four starts locally. Aguilar, a counter-punching southpaw, is managed by shrewd A.

C. M. Tenpin Tourney to Be Held Here More than current play has been on the fire at local Winter Garden bowling alleys over the week end. The present invitational classic brought in a small army of keglers from Anaconda and Great Falls and their leaders help set up the program for the banner annual state meet, over the same maple lanes here late this month, for A. C.

M. company employes. Earl Williams, secretary of the local A. C. M.

group of keglers, announces the Anaconda company's state tourney had been awarded to Butte. He has called on experienced aides to make the meet another big success. Last month the annual Butte roster of A. C. M.

clubs had a banner tourney for a record breaking list of prizes, as an ideal buildup for the coming state meet. Butte teams of company employes will take over March 24, 25 and 26, for the last full week end this month. Anaconda and Great Falls entries take over the following week end, April 1 and 2. Al Wilkinson is chairman of the committee in charge. The group handled the city A.

C. M. tourney so well it's continued in office. Serving with Wilkinson and Secretary Williams are Pete Rebich, Gus Kingston, Pete O'Neill, S. Matule and Jim Murphy.

In the state A. O. M. toumey all teams will have handicaps adjusted to an average of 900 pins per game. Doubles entries will have 350 and 300-averages to check against.

In singles there's 140 and 180 handicap groups. Entries close as of midnight next Saturday, March 18. They cover official averages on record as of Feb. 4 and can be filed with Secretary Earl Williams at the Winter Garden alleys or at telephones numbered 4311 and 4502. GOOEY GOING FOR JOE LOUIS, BOXING CHAMPION Sgt.

Joe Louis, world's heavyweight boxing champion, finds the going gooey at Camp Sibert, during chemical warfare service training. U. S. Army Signal corps photo. The Sports Trail (U.R) Funeral services were held today for J.

Russell Sweet, 39; one of the nation's fastest sprinters and famed University of Montana football star in the mid-1920's, who died suddenly of a heart attack Saturday. Sweet, coach at San Francisco Junior college, was stricken after attending a high school basketball game, and failed to to medical attention. He was unofficially credited with tieing the world's 100-yard sprint record and was a breakaway gridiron star, He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and two step-children. His first wife was killd in an automobile accident in 1936, a year after Sweet assumed coaching duties at the junior college. Russell Sweet will long be remembered in Montana sports circles for his ability as a football player, track star and all-around sportsman.

He played with Montana' university teams during the days when "Wild Bill" Kelly was at his peak and despite Kelly's prominence Sweet was equally well-known in Pacific Coast conference circles. His specialty was kicking. He was a past master in the art of drop-kicking. Sweet played In Butte on numerous occasions and had a host of friends in this city. Standings Posted on Hoop Race Third place Wildcats featured the last week of play in the Class basketball league race at the 'Y.

M. C. in the closing match of the season raring up for a 45-29 victory over Caradlnals, who already had the title cinched and were previously undefeated. Playing with the champion Cardinals were Jim Lyons, Joe Roberts, Owen Bush, Pat Driscoll, George Curnow and Bill Inkret. Final league standings have been posted by Director Glen Rice as follows: Won Lost Cardinals 9 Thunderbirds 8 2 Wildcats 6 4 Copper Kings 4 8 Blasters 3 7 Toppers 0 10 INDUCTED INTO ARMY PITTSBURGH, March .13.

(U.R) The Pittsburgh Pirates lost their twenty-eighth player to the armed forces Monday, when Pitcher James Hopper of Charlotte, N. telegraphed that he had been inducted into the Army and leaves for camp today. brings to scores of persons, I be Hard Hit by Draft Derby By HAROLD CLAASSEN NEW YORK, March 13. UP) Spring rains, spring thaws, a bit of spring fever and the ever present manpower complications greeted the players Monday as the major leagues began their third war-time training grind. The two New York clubs, the world champion Yankees in the American loop and the cellar-dwelling Giants of the National, were hardest hit during the day in the draft derby.

Mel ott, opening his third term as boss of the Giants, told his players at Lakewood, N. between showers he had been reclassified 1-A but had no idea when he might be called up. Ott, 35 years old and a father, spent the past winter in a New Orleans shipyard. The Yankees, restricted to calis-thentics at Atlantic City by rain, received word that First Baseman Nick Etten, only expected returning regular of their 1943 infield, also had been classified 1-A. He said that he did not expect to be called for examination until mid-summer.

Etten, however, reported to Manager Joe McCarthy. Washington, assembling at College Park, had to be content with a light drill in University of Maryland armory when the thaw and rain made the diamond more suitable for mud-pies. But it was a different story In Indiana. At Bloomington, Bill Mc-Kechnie routed his Cincinnati Reds out of bed at 7:30 a. m.

and had them sweating in the Hoosier field-house by 9 a. m. To get his hirelings in the proper collegiate atmosphere, he opened the session with a pep talk. At nearby LaFayette, Lou Bou- dreau of the Cleveland Indians assigned Russ Peters to second base and shifted Jimmy Grant, an in-fielder in recent years, to the outfield. Mike Naymick, six-foot.

eight-inch right handed pitcher, was the first Indian to appear on the practice fleld in uniform. At Frederick, Connie Mack and five coaches sent six pitchers through their, early paces. The flingers included Fred Peeler, up from Salisbury, N. and Bert Kuczynski, former Penn State ath lete and lately of the Marines. Herb Pennock, general manager of the Philadelphia Nationals, is sued an ultimatum to Outfielder Ron Northey, who returned an un signed contract.

Northey, a pipefitter's helper at Camden, N. was told that the "next move is up to you. We have offered our limit." Branch Rickey, chief of the Brooklyn "Dodgers, provided some good news. He reported that Curt Davis, veteran right hander, had agreed to terms and Ott countered the announcement of his reclassification with one that Cliff Melton and Harry Feldman, both hurlers, had initialed their contracts. The Chicago, Boston and St.

Louis clubs of both leagues won't begin their rehearsals until later. The Detroit Tigers start their unkink- startled the boxing world by steer- tag another Mexican, Juan Zurita, to an upset win over Sammy An- gott to move the National Boxing ship to Zurita's curly top. Aguila displayed a switching style against Joe Rob-leto, Cef erino Robolleto and Tony Olivera in his fights, but won only from Joe Robleto losing to him earlier and drawing with Ceferino and Olivera. Drawings Made in Cage Tourney NEW YORK, March 13. UP) Dartmouth, eastern intercollegiats league champion, will meet Catholic university in the opening game of the eastern national collegiate A.

A. basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden March 24. The draw, made Monday, pits Ohio State, Big Ten champion, against Temple in the second gam of the opening doubleheader. 4 The winners of the first roundf games will meet in the final March 25 to determine the eastern team in the East-West final here March 28. The western tournament will tak Place at Kansas City March 24-25, Bears Win Game The Bears defeated the Grizzlies, 35 to 32, in intramural basketball Monday at the Butte high school The scores Bears: Minke, 4 Burke, Scott, 12; Kaniback, Shulte, 9, 10.

Grizzlies: Dahl-berg, Gibson, 18; LeOrowse, Duffy, Sullivan, 6. Thieves in Australia are' bobbing horses' tails and manes for the hair, which now Is bringing high prices. debut with a three-hit, 8-1, win over Chicago. Prom that beginning, he stayed above the .500 mark in games won and lost for 15 straight yean until in 1905 he won 18 and lost 19 with Boston's Americans. Over his 22 years he pitched 874 games, winning 511 and losing 315.

No other hurler'has ever been that busy, or-that successful, over such a stretch. His major league purchase price was rather cheap Cleveland giving his Canton manager a suit of I clothes for his contract. His biggest salary was $2,500 a year. Cleveland paid him $1,400 for his first year, and he had most of it when he went home to marry the girl next door that fall. They lived on his birthplace farm until 1934 when Mrs.

Young died. "Somehow, after she died, I didnt want to live there any more," the veteran said, "So I sold the place and moved down the road." Since 1935 he has lived with a neighbor on a hilltop farm overlooking his old home and the cemetery where Mrs. Young awaits him. THINKING OF TIRES? THINK OF US! HELMO'S U. S.

TIRE SERVICE 124 So. Montana Phone 7350 -t voitr fa' Cy' Young, Pitching Wizard of Years Ago, to Be 77 on March 29 Bowlers of Three Cities Share Top Honors in Singles, Doubles Races RUSSELL SWEET (As he is remembered here.) tag process at Bvansville, tomorrow and the Dodgers take Up at Bear Mountain, N. Wednesday. Pittsburgh's opening is slated for Thursday. Bugni, Whalen Cop Tourney Bugnl and Whalen combined their scores for a total to cop first place in the big 320 average doubles bowling tournament at the Marquette alleys Sunday, with a banner crowd of entries taking over the alleys for five shifts.

Bugni rolled a 731 score and Whalen had 701 to chalk up their winning four-game score. In second place was the team of Reynolds and Young, who had scores of 724 and 705, respectively, for a team total of 1,429. Jovlck rolled 736 and McGrath had e47 to take third position with a total of 1,383. High single game out of the money was rolled by Harry Freebourn, who tallied 223. John Porchevina had a four-game series of 762 for high out-of-the-money score.

Favorites in Golf Tourney Named PINEHURST, N. March 13. (U.R) Gene Sarazen and Bobby Cruickshank, two creaking veterans of the professional golfing circuit, rated as co-favorites Monday night to win the annual North-South which begins here Tuesday. Harold (Jug) McSpaden of Philadelphia and Byron Nelson of Toledo, Ohio, leading money winners of the winter circuit Joined other pros in passing up the event which did not receive sanction of the Professional Golfers' association because total prize money was only $3,000. They said they would use the time practicing for the $10,000 Charlotte, N.

open, which begins Friday. ing results In all divisions of doubles and sirigles: Open Doubles Donnelly-Rogan, Butte J. Clark-M. Dosen, Butte. 1162 1155 1148 1141 Smoke-T.

Lewis, Butte Hill-Harrity, Open Singles D. Callan, Anaconda 674 P. Miller, Butte 638 Tebeau, Great Falls 631 F. Baker, Livingston 631 H. Carlson, Anaconda 620 T.

Lewis, Butte 616 Monroe, Great Falls 615 Jurcich, Anaconda 609 350 Doubles 7' Llewelyn-Carpino, Butte 1136 McKenna-Hockaday, Butte 1102 Stratford-Mortenson, Dillon ..1096 Goligoski-Baker, Livingston ..1094 Brundage-Cornell, Dillon 1085 320 Doubles Butte 1131 LeCoure-Sullivan, Butte 1130 Reynolds-Kearney, Butte 1117 Bridges-Marcille, Butte McHugh-Mack, Butte .1062 17 Stogies Goligoski, Livingston 621 B. Young, Butte 606 H. Bretherton, Butte 602 Vandervoort, Livingston 588 Thompkins, Butte 159 Singles B. Corin, Butte Carpino, Butte H. Kelley, Butte McHugh, Butte Plummer, Butte Open All Events T.

Lewis, Butte 174 All Events 11,844 :..1,742 Young, Butte 159 All Events E. LeCoure, Butte Open high single game ....1,747 (team event): T. Lewis, 236. 174 high single (team event) Jim Hastie, 242. 159 high single (team event) Graham, 256.

Mountain Con Wins Miners Cage Race Mountain Con was declared winner of the Miners' Union Basketball league race Sunday by members of the union sports committee. The team, which outclassed all opposition during the fast league schedule, was awarded the championship on the basis of its record when the sports committee closed the remainder of the league schedule. The schedule was cancelled because of the lateness of the I 597 1 Glendive Slates Boxing Card GLENDIVE, March 13. U.R) Glendive high school boxers will take on challengers from Billings, Sidney and Columbus in a 30-round St. Patrick day ring card here next Friday night, Coach Howard Dun-nell announced Monday.

The main event will feature Bob Fiesthamel in a return match with Frank Sherman of Billings. Sherman outpointed the Glendive 155-pounder at a match in Billings last month. Another local puncher, Jim Wester, will fight a return match with John Matovich Columbus, defending a decision he took from Matovich two weeks ago. The challenger's brother, Martin Matovich, is light-heavyweight champion of eight western states. Karl Knutson of Glendive, who outpointed Jerry Gibbs of Billings recently, will take on Gibbs' stable- mate, Davey Haun, in the 130-pound bout.

Jack Peterson 'will meet Colin Johnson of Billings in the 165-pound match. Peterson lost on a TKO to Mike Pekovich of Billings recently. Tom Badley will trade punches with Glen Mavity of Sidney to the 135-pound class, while the 145-pound match will pair Lester Fryslie with Ray Johnston of Sidney. Harold Fryslie will mix with Wayft- Erickson-of Sidney in the 125-pound division, and Roger Dana, 155, will meet Harold Erickson of Sidney. Two other Sidney boys, Guido Varia and Jim Johnston, will be matched with boxers from the local school, Dunnell said.

SIGN WITH CLEVELAND CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 13. (U.R) Pitcher Steve Gromek and Outfielder. Roy Cullenbine have signed Cleveland Indian contracts for 1944 and will report to the team's Lafayette, spring training camp within a few days, Vice President Roger Peckinpaugh announced. Rio de Janeiro, conveyances carry sons daily. Brazil, public 1,700,000 per- WILL BEND A ROD-Such a trout as sportsmen dream of luring is this one held aloft by Wil-.

liam Burk, deputy fish and game commissioner of Pennsylvania, Just before It is dropped into Wissahickon creek, along with 3,999 others, In preparation for the fishing season. (International) Incorporated LOUISVILLE, KYi Miiii Hill lieve their attitude would change. "If the attitude of these men, 25 years after being wounded, is that there should be sports and a bright side of presenting them think what the fellows who are streaming back now from the Pacific, Italy, Burma think. Already it Is proven that men. overseas want sports and sports Martin the right Martin is dead right, if afflicted victims of war see no wrong in able-bodied men playing ball now, and even urge that the game be continued, why should anyone else offer objections? Those boys, the ones in the hospitals, are due the first consideration.

We still think the outlook is hazy, but we still hope the clubs will be able to struggle through some way, LaMotia Signed to Meet Sgt. Woods CHICAGO, March 13. U.R) Mid dleweight Contender Jake LaMotta of New York has been signed to meet Sgt. Lou Woods of Detroit in a 10-round bout at Chicago Sta dium March 31, it was announced Monday night by Promoters Irving Schoenwald and Jack Begun. LaMotta became one of the out standing ring attractions in his weight division when he defeated Ray-(Sugar4RobinsoDLlnMadison Square Garden.

Woods has won 20 straight matches during the last 12 months. Missouri to Play in Kansas City Meet COLUMBIA, March 13. UP) George Edwards, basketball coach at the University of Missouri, said Monday night Missouri had accept ed an invitation to replace the Uni versity of Iowa in the N. C. A.

western playoffs at Kanses City March 24 and 25. The Hawkeyes, invited to substitute for a Rocky mountain team in the tourney, withdrew today for the second time because six members of the squad would be unavail able. $500 Fine Imposed in Ration Case LOS ANGELES, March 13. UP) OPA officials checking on' Leo Win ters use of ration points expected to see a lion or a tiger or at least an ocelot when he told them he needed 12 pounds a week for meat because he kept a cat. What did they find? Just an ordi nary tabby or house cat.

So Winters was fined $500 Mon day by U. S. Judge J. F. T.

O'Connor after pleading guilty to misappro priating ration points issued to him for shortening for his Venice pie factory. is Or8 A MH.W'AOKkE' 1 mlt By WHITNEY MARTIN NEW YORK, March 13. () We have had forwarded to us recently three letters in which we were carefully taken apart, piece by piece, as a menace to sports. They really are lulus, with such loving descriptions as "sap" and "moronic' mentality" just the openers. Well, we long ago decided you can't please everyone, and even when you throw verbal bouquets at somebody someone will write in and say the guy is a heel, and what do you mean by trying to build him up? What interested us about these letters, all signed, however, was the source.

They came from a veterans' hospital at Legion, Texas, and voiced objections to our frequently gloomy outlook toward pro sports, particularly baseball. We're guilty of that, but we have never urged that baseball dry up for the duration, or even hinted that the players shouldn't be playing. We've Just tried to paint the picture as we saw it, with the man power situation making the future hazy, which it admittedly is. Anyway, the source of these let ters gives a new angle to the ques tion of continuation of baseball in war time. Here are maimed victims of the first World war crying for the continuation of sports.

Wilbur Martin (no relation) of the San Antonio Express, who forwarded the letters, sizes up the situation expertly in his accompanying note. He writes: "The men in this American Le gion'- hospital are the crippled, diseased and gassed veterans of the last world war. They are so badly crippled they cannot make a living, dwelling continually in a pain- wracked world where their only bit of happiness is the interest they take in events known only to them through newspapers and radio. "I think this is an indication of things to come. Most of these men have spent, this entire period since the last world war in this hospital.

"It is to these men that sports owe a debt. And if the bigoted ana narrow-minded who scream about the field discontinuing could see the pleasure just a simple box score Basora Defeats 'Jamaica' Smith PHILADELPHIA, March 13. (IP) Jose Basora, the pounding Puerto Rican, hammered out a technical knockout over Harold (Jamaica) Smith of Philadelphia in 2:20 of the third round in a scheduled 10-rounder at the Arena Monday night. Basora weighed 155, seven pounds more than Smith. Mike Delia, sharp-punching lightweight from Los Angeles, scored a technical knockout over George (Dusty) Brown of Wilmington, Del.

In 2:55 of the fourth round in the scheduled eight-round semi-final. Brown, who at 133 was two pounds lighter than Delia, was down for nine counts twice in the third round. Butte Bowling T. M. C.

A. John Walker with 244 and 585 scores led bowlers In the Lead league at the W. M. C. Monday night.

Scores: Lead League Eddy's Pan and? No. 2, 2.259; Texaco Havoline. Great Northern No. 4, De Molay, forfeit; Leonard Sampler, DeLuxe Bar, Marty Cameys, Vitalltums, 2.224. Games Tonight 7 p.

Radium league Marty's Berv. Station vs. Eclipse North Main, Miners Dairy vs. Supreme Market No. 1, 6.

ft L. Ice Cream vs. Town Talk Juniors. George Steele Co. vs.

Great Northern R. R. No. 1. 9 p.

Ladies' league Bertha Olsen vs. Doris Richards, June Thomas vs. Zella Ellis, Helen Lautman vs. Mildred Merhar, Irene SneU vs. Helen Richards.

WINTER GARDEN Games Tonight 7 p. Northern league Butte Daily Post vs. Al's Photo Shop, Better Meat Mkt. vs. All Blows, Texaco Skychlefs vs.

Fox Hotel. Montana Hdwe. vs. Meader- ville, K. of C.

vs. Greasers, Grand Silver vs. Paclfio Bar. 9 p. Western If ague Shamrock Bar vs.

Bluebird Bar, Missoula Nursery vs. Colusa I. O. T. No.

38, Phillies vs. Super Groceteria, Butte Mach. vs. Leo. Rout.

abouts. Steward Mine vs. Navy, Marty's No. 3 vs. Oechsli Furn.

MARQUETTE Waugh Manovlch with 255 for single game and 584 for three games paced bowlers at the Marquette alleys Monday night. Scores: Crown Bar, 2808; Walkers Cafe, 3856; Great Falls Beer, 28S0; No Names, forfeit; Kesslers 2647; Marquette, 2437. Games Tonight 7 p. Maple league Daniels vs. Heidelberg Inn, Great Northern vs.

Oaels, Ladies' league No Names vs. 0. O. Farmeri Union vs. Cards.

9 Butte league Jim's Bar vs. Hansen's Packing Grahams Insurance vs. Shanty Bar, Big Butte Tavern vs. McQueen A. Silver Bow A.

C. vs. Montana Power. I John Powell Cage Player Top BILLINGS, March 13. W) Boze- man, winners of the southern divisional Class A hoop tournament, dominated an all-tournament team selected by coaches.

at the recent tournament. The Bozeman hoopsters landed positions on the mythical tourney team, with John Powell of Butte the only unanimous choice. Each of the four Class A teams were represented. The Class all-tourney team was dominated by Roundup, which landed three spots. The teams: Class A Lawellln of Livingston and Ross of Bozeman, forwards; Powell of Butte, center, and Lowe of Billings and Payne of Bozeman, guards.

Class Dodds of Roundup and Graham of Columbus, forwards; Charlton of Roundup, center, and Nicholson of Roundup and L. Ward of Holy Rosary (Bozeman), guards. Hancini Wins Over Stanford Tuckeil NEWARK. N. March 13.

U.R) Lennie (Boom Boom) Mancini of Youngstown, Ohio, making his first boxing appearance In twa and one-half years, Monday night pounded out a decisive eight-round victory over Stanford Tuckett, a heavier and rangier opponent from New York. Mancini, who floored Tuckett for a seven count in the first round, was the aggressor all the way and was given credit for every round. He weighed 146, with Tuckett weighing 1564 In a preliminary bout, John Thomas, 180, Miami, defeated Charley Jones, 175, New York, in six rounds. Jeffra Decisions Frankie Rubino BALTIMORE, March 13. (Ph-Baltimore's Harry Jeffra, former world bantamweight champion, gave Frankie Rubino, New York, an artistic boxing lesson Monday night to take a 10-round unanimous decision.

Jeffra who also formerly held the Maryland-New York version of the featherweight title, weighed 129, Rubino 133. GLENMORS DISTILLERIES CO FAMILY FOR 7) YEARS jj PEOLI, Ohio, March 13. UP) Denton True (Cy) Young, who breezed out of these Tuscarawas county hills in 1890 to set the major leagues agog for 22 seasons with his pitching wizardry, is spending these days on a farm just a mile or two from the place where he was born. HeU be 77 March 29, and the old diamond hero's activities are limited to a few farm chores and an occasional speaking engagement. First pitcher to win his way to the Hall of Fame, he's listed incorrectly on the Cooperstown scroll as Denton Tecumseh Young.

His middle name, True, was in memory of a captain under whom his father served in the Civil war. Speaking on the "Tecumseh" in the Hajl of Fame, Young grinned and said: "That's not my name, but I think I'm the guy they mean." And well he might think that, for although he's been out of baseball since 1912 the record books still have a host of "bests" behind his name. Cy was 23 years old when he took his first stab at pro baseball, with the Canton, Ohio, club in the old Tri-State That was in 1890, and before the league folded in early August he had pitched 26 full games and finished 10 others. He hopped straight from that defunct club to Cleveland, then in the National league, and made his LB jfi TV -WW il wsck A. IE UriK Butte, Anaconda and Livingston bowlers shared honors in doubles and singles races Monday night as the big state-wide winter bowling tournament at the Winter Garden alleys wound up competition.

The eyent attracted a. record crowd of entries from a number of Montana cities. Donnelly and Rogan of Butte-won the open doubles title, with two Butte teams and one from Anaconda finishing' in the money. Open singlescrown went to D. Callan of Anaconda, with Butte," Great Falls and Livingston keglers sharing in the other top positions.

Unofficial finals reported late Monday night showed the follow- KfeM KeLTMeR, Job -rb eeJoiAl -mm 0 Km.rr- Tl si'3-r' one 'I 1 Wucfir CD i.