a a a TWO BIDDEFORD DAILY JOURNAL, BIDDEFORD, MAINE, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1950 Thornton Academy Pounded By Westbrook Five 64-15 The Thornton academy five ended the season Friday night at the Fortland Exposition building by being trounced 64-15 by a mighty Westbrook high combine. In the first period Westbrook racked up 20 points to the Maroon's two markers and the Blue Blazes were never threatened during the entire game as Westbrook registered 10 while the Maroon garnered seven to give them a 30-9 lead at halftime. The third chapter again saw Westbrook hitting the netting from all spots as they scored 18 markers to Thornton's two and 16-4 in the final frame to give Blue Blazes a win as the final gun was sounded. Morton paced the winners with 13 points while L. Swett, MacHardy and Buotte garnered 11 markers apiece.
John Malcolm registered five points for the losers while Red Tims followed with four points. Westbrook (64) G. F. P. Hansen, rf 2 5 E.
Barrows, rf 4 9 L. Swett, If 5 11 R. Barrows, If 2 MacHardy. 5 11 O'Gara, c. Cary, rg 2 Morton.
rg 6 13 Buotte. 1g 4 11 R. Swett, lg 0 Totals 28 00 64 Thornton G. F. Smart.
rf 0 Malcolm. rf Blanchette, rf Petrin, If Lamontagne. Armstrong. Tims, Gould, Tsomides, rg Kany, Litwinowich, lg Totals 4 7 15 Score by periods: Westbrook 20 10 18 1664 Thornton 2 7 2 4--15 Referee, Flaberty: umpire, Thornton; time, 4 8's. Jones Holds Wide Margin In Defending Bowling Lid Charlie Jones, the young local high school student who is showling remarkable bowling ability this season and at present holds the Junior Twin-City bowling championship, successfully defended his title last night against challenger Al Guillereault.
at the local Pastime alleys. The 18-year-old champ rolled a surprisingly high 1,079 total against an average 966 pin by the challenger, to win the final 10 strings by 113 pins and make it 218 all told on this string total contest. The first 10 strings, previously rolled at the 20th Century alleys, had Jones leading by 105 pins with a 1,051 pin-fall against 946 by Guillereault. Al Ritchie, first holder of the local teen-age bowling title, was defeated by Jones by 47 pins. In his first defense of his new crown, champ Jones, defeated Christo Anton by a close 15 pins.
Then followed challenger Joe Lachance, who went under by 217 pins, and now challenger Guillereault by 218 maples. Ray Petrin of Saco is next as challenger for the Junior title and will be rolling Jones in two weeks. Jones had three strikes and 22 spares for 164 extra last night's contest, while Guillereault had 117 extras with two strikes 20-and 16 spares. Jones had a 124 for high and a 98 for low. while Guillereault hit 108 for his best string.
The scores: Jones-114 124 107 105 107 108 98 103 103 110-1079. Guillereault-102 95 108 93 110 100 96 96 83 83-966. It's Coaltown Against The Field In Hialeah's Feature Sports Roundup By Hugh S. Fullerton, Jr. By MURRAY ROSE (For Hugh Fullerton, Jr.) New York, Feb.
25-(AP)-Hoop specials Several teams for the national invitation tournament expected to be named day at the metropolitan baskettaikfest a tal! writers weekly Our private eye reports the 12- team field will come from the following list Kentucky, Western Kentucky, North CaroJina State, Bradley, San Francisco, Duquesne, La Salle, U. C. L. Kansas C. N.
St. John's Long stablind Canisius, Niagara, St. Louis, Toledo, syracuse and Hamline Several of these quintets may prefer the N. C. A.
A. meet et The N. I. T. gets going in Madison Square Garden with a day-night session March 11.
After that two games a night, March 13, 14, 156, 18. and to complete your tourney calendar, the eastern NOAA runs at the Garden, March 23 and 25... Kansas City hosts the western N. C. A.
March 24, 25 Title tilt ticketed for the Garden, March 28. Ted Williams doesn't believe we'll see another .400 batting performance for a long, long time As for himself, thumping Theodore says "I'll settle for .350 next season Those night games upset a guy's routine too much The New York Boxing Managers Guild is readying a stiff jolt for the fight clubs around town. The pug pilots plan to more than treble their asking price for television One source said the boys are demanding a guarantee that is more than small clubs are grossing today The idea being of course, to freeze out T. V. Jersey Joe Walcott, the ancient Camden, N.
heavyweight who hit the blue chips, in his initial with Louis in the scrap Garden Dec. 5, 1947, makes his first fighting appearance in boxing's Mecca since then next Friday night Pappy Joe takes on hungry a Omelio Agramonte of Cuba in the main ten Agramonte ain't fancy but he throws right hands from the bleachers and sometimes connects This bout, incidentally, subs for the RockyMarciano-Roland La Starza mill which has been moved up, to March 25 Original tickets for the Rocky-Roland show still good for the next date. These young, unbeaten heavies may be battling for a June shot at Ezzard Charles, if Ezzy still holds the NBA crown then Duquesne's Charley Cooper, the jumpingest cager this reporter has seen in many seasons, may win the award metropolitan writers give to the most valuable out-of-town player to show in the big town Cooper is real team man We had al glimpse on T. V. the other night of Marlene Bauer in action down Florida-way The 16-year-old penom has.
a power -packed swing She puts all her Thornton Ends Sour Season 11 8 17 3 27 16 26 Thornton Academy wound up unsuccessful season Friday night by being drubbed by Westbrook. Members of the squad include, first row, left to right: Dick Macomber, James Armstrong, Bob Tims, Jackie Colpitts, Don Lester, Tom Morrison and. Roger Beaulieu. Second row, same order: Ernie Gould, Bob Blanchette, Ray Litwinowich, Dick Armstrong, John Malcolm, Ernie Smart, Tony Tsomides, Bob Kany. Back row, same order: Urbain Petrin, Haley, Shorty Dionne, Joe Vachon, Rod Cyr and Jim, Lamontagne.
Strikes And Spares The C. I. W. U. A.
Mens bowling league rolling at the Pastime alleys saw the Reds take over first place with the Red Sox and Cardinals close behind The lowly Indians shred a few "arrows" over the Cardinals and took 3 points away from them. The Reds took four from the Browns while the Red Sox were forced to split with the Dodgers. Going well were: Real Montambeault, 307; Alcide Bergeron, 304; Bob Noictte, 300; Alec Anastasoff, 279; Ray Methot, 271; Ray Binette 278. The Mercantile League bowling City the Pastime alleys just completed their 21st week. The up and coming Jerry's Meat Mart team led by Red Whitten with 320 turned the Pepperell's "cotton bails" by taking all four points thus knocking them out the first pisition.
Scammon's Store sniped 3 away from Cole's Construction so thus lead the league by 1 point. Angers Market hooked 4 from Sevigny': Men's Shop and climbed into 5th place. J. C. Penney grabbeds 3 from Remars Clothier while Binette's Barbers grabbed 3 from the C.
I. O. Joint Board. Going Gillis strong 321; were: Red Al Huot 322; 320, Whitten Leo Gaudreau, 318; Charlie Jones 318; Emile Vachon 319; Dick Fairfield 319; 8 others hitting over 300. The National Mercantile League bowling at local Pastime alleys completed its 16th week witn Saco-Post Office in first place with the St.
Andre's Club in second place with one postponed match yet to roll and Bourque Contractors also right there. Saco- Post Office copped four from the Doran druggists while the Bourque Contractors took 3 from the Biddeford Box. Bowling well for that meeting were: Harold Glidden, 304; James Larken, 299; Lu Poirier, 298, and George Conlan, 257 for their respective teams. With but points difference between the 3 top teams in the small but snappy 4-team Bates Mill second shift league this race is one of the closest on the Pastime lanes. At present, Spinning, Carding, Maintenance and last but not least, the Cleaners, is the lineup.
Stars on their respective teams were: Ray Petrin, 312; Eddie Callahan, 300; Ray Kerry, 300; R. Lemieux, 289. It was the ninth week of a split season. Frank Greaney joined the "300" club for the first time this season in the Holy Name bowling league and his entry. was so picturesque it effected this league in more ways than one.
The score was 343. Greaney figures it was worth waiting 21 weeks to do it. It set a new high record in this Holy Name race, eliminating a 337 by Harold Carroll; one of the strings, a 126, worried Walter Stebbins and his 129 record SO much that the famous Notre Dame anchor- man hit two 80's and caused the league leading N. D. team to lose to Holy Cross; and that same 343 helped the bottom place Boston College team to win over St.
Mary's, so now latter are guests C. in the cellar. It was the 21st week of bowling at the Pastime alleys by the Holy Name. The S-L. A.
league of six teams, rolling the 19th matches at the 20th Century alleys, had the three leading teams of Depts. 22, National Bowling Crown On Line In Match At Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 the the the the the the the the a Personal Briefs And Social Items Mrs. Mae Waterhouse, 5 Lin- Saco, is receiving continents at the Trull hospital. Real Credit, 15 Taylor street, underwent an operation at the Webber hospital Friday. Miss Antoinette Lacourse, Third street, Old Orchard Beach, is convalescing at her home from a fractured bone in her left foot.
Mrs. Thomas Donahue, Mrs. Ethel Feeney, the Misses Elaine White Christine and Lorraine Feeney, attended the Ice Follies in Boston Friday. Miss Carolyn Peterson, Winchendon, is on vacetion guest dial Miss Marjorie Patterson, Orchard road. Saco.
Mrs. Gladys Malone and Mrs. Annie D. Lublinsky, Old Orchard Beach, have returned after attending funeral services for Roland Coombs held in Bangor Quesday. George Guertin, Old Orchard Beach.
is. convalescing at the S. Veterans Facility, Togus, where he was recently taken for treatment after being stricken seriously ill: at his home. Archibald W. Roberts, Philadelphia, a former resident of this city.
visiting in this vicinity for a lew days after being called here by the death of his cousin, Miss Florence Goodwin, Granite street Mrs. John Fearon, Mrs. Edward J. Reilly, the Misses Agnes M. and Anna M.
Donahue, Miss Lena Murphy, Miss Rose Driscoll, the Misses Blanche, Bertha Desnoyers, Miss Johanna Lynch and Miss Helen O'Meara are spending the week in Boston and will attend the Sunday performance of the Ice' Follies Boston Garden. Club Calendar The Saco' Rebekah, Lodge will meet tonight at Odd Fellows hall, Main street, Saco, at 7:30. Rehearsal of the degree team will be held following the business meeting. The ARG class of the United Baptist church will meet Monday evening at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. George Hamor, Harvey street for the monthly Bible study hour.
Mrs. Earle Lewis, counsellor for the group, will direct the study on a subject to be announced at the meeting. The Minister's Advisory Council of the First Universalist church of Saco and Biddeford will meet Monday at 7:45 p. m. at the church parsonage.
The Ushers club of the Second Congregational church will meet Monday at 7:30 in the vestry. The Intermediate Youth Fellowship of the Saco School street ternoon and evening fellowship Methodist a church will have an afand business meeting Monday. All junior high school young people of the church are asked to bring skis and toboggans and meet at the church at 3:45 p. m. They will also bring lunches and hot drinks will be served.
There will be a meeting of the Biddeford-Saco Camera club Tuesday, at 7:30 p. m. at the Valliere-Binette studios. Miss Therese Becotte Native Of Biddeford, Dies In Lawrence Miss Therese Becotte, Lawrence, a former resident of city, died -Friday at Burke hospital, Lawrence, at the age of 22, following a long illness. he ter She of was William born here and the the daugh- late Mabel (Dumont) Becotte.
She later moved to Lawrence. Survivors are her father; four brothers, Roland, Renald Roger; three sisters, Lillian and Jeanne, all of Lawrence. and Mrs. Alexander Laroche, this city; her grandmother and several aunts and uncles. The body is at the Racicot Funeral Lawrence, home, Broadway street, Funeral services will be neld Monday morning at 9 at St.
Anne church, Lawrence. Fights Last Night New York Paddy Young, 155. New York, outpointed Tuzo Portuguez, Costa Rica, 10.0 Rapids, Mich. Hank Risk, Toledo, outpointed Red Lavasseur, City. 10.
Hollywood, Calif. Elmer Beltz, Los Angeles outpointed Freddie "Babe" Herman, Los Angeles, 10. Logan, Utah Jay, Lambert, 188, West Jordan, Utah, knocked out Gene Pearce, 195. Sandy. Utah, 6.
San Diego, Calif. Irvin Steen, San Diego, knocked out Charlie Cato, 156, Oakand, 6. (By The Associated Press) Chicago Gives Windows A Break Chicago- (AP)-The taxpayer is getting a better break. The cost of replacing shattered windows in Chicago's public schools is going down. Broken panes atimbered 33,916 last year.
1946. a campaign to keep windows in one piece began, 60,799 panes were broken. Los Angeles -Los Angeles will have the most modern helicopter airport in the county. postal officials say. Helicopters have been used on mail, runs in Los Angeles County for several years.
Now office is building the nation's first heliport, strictly designed as such, atop one of its buildings. A new roof of reinforced concrete is being laid over a framework of reinforced steel. This will be topped by va cushion of sand and a lightweight slab of cement to absorb the shock of pancake landings. DEATHS Scarborough Native Dies In North Berwick Nathaniel C. Knight, 93, North Berwick blacksmith and hardware store proprietor, died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
James Belmore, after a short illness. A North Berwick resident since he came to town' as a smith in 1873, Knight later opened a hardware store he ran until his retirement in 1946. He was a past noble grand of Eagle lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; a member of Yorkshire lodge, and an honorary member of Columbian encampment and an honorary member of the William Hill fire company. A native of Scarborough, he was born Dec. 21, 1856, son of the late James and Mary (Redlon) Knight.
Besides his ter, he leaves two other daughters. Miss Ethel Knight of North Berwick and Mrs. George Stromberg of Gorham, and a son, George Knight of Amherst, N. Irving Bacheller, Popular Novelist, Dies At Age Of 90 White Plains, N. Feb.
25-- -Irving Bacheller, one of America's most popular novelists at the turn of the century and last night at the age of 90. Death came to the literary patriarch-author of more than 3 30 novels--at the Westchester division of the New York hospital. Officials said he had suffered a prolonged illness, but did not elaborate. Bacheller's best-known work probably was "Ehen Holden," which appeared in 1900 and was a sensational best-seller. leere More than 1,000,000 copies sold, and it still sells on an average of 1,000 copies a year.
Private Rites Monday For Susan Shackley Mrs. Susan A. Shackley, 75, a resident of Saco for and wife of Aaron overshackley. died early this morning at her home, 123 Pleasant street, Saco, following a long illness. She was born in Lyman, the daughter of Elden and Lydia (Furbush) Davis and was an attendant of the School Street Methodist church.
Surviving are the husband and one daughter, Mrs. John C. Rolfe, Saco. Private funeral services will be held afternoon at 2 (o'clock at the Shumway street. funeral Saco.
home, 35 Spring Friends may call there between 7 and 9 Sunday evening. Illness Is Fatal To Collette Stanislaus Collette died this morning at his home, 69 Clifford street, following an extended illness, at the age of 75. He was the husband of Ezilda (Garon) Collette. He was born in Lyster, P. the son of Pierre and Dometilde (Goudreau) Collette, and came to this city at the age of 11.
He was a loomfixer by, occupation at the Pepperell and the Bates Mfg. until his retirement eight years ago. He was a member of the Catholic Foresters, Court Lafayette. Survivors are his wife; eight daughters, Mrs. Arthur Demeule, Mrs.
Oscar St. Ours, Mrs. Charles Gendron, Therese, this city, Mrs. Lucien Gendron, Mrs. Bryce Bartlett, Old Orchard Beach, Mrs.
Henry Park, Melrose, Alice, California; three sons, Donat, Arthur and Marc, all of this city; 18 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Virginie Larriviere, city, Mrs. Cyrilla Pouliot La, Tuque, P. Mrs. Victoria Thibodeau, Pittsfield, and one brother, Ovide Collette, this city.
The body is at the Emond funeral parlor, 72 Hill street. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 8 from St. Andre church. Mrs. Cora Roberts Is Dead In Saco Mrs.
Cora E. Roberts, 88 widow of David F. Roberts, who resided in Saco practically all her life, died at her home, 90 Temple street, today after a lengthy illness. She was a native of Newfield. During the time she lived in Saco she was an active member of the Saco United Baptist church and for many years was active in the ladies' organizations of the parish.
Besides two daughters, Mrs. Charles N. Shannon and Mrs. Alton Seavey, Saco, she leaves grandson and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from her home, 90 Temple street, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
ence A. Goodwin, retired local school teacher, a resident of this city for over 65 years, who died at her Granite street residence Monday, were held at the Dennett and Craig funeral home, 365 Main street. Saco, Thursday afternoon o'clock. Included in gathering at the rites were many former and present members of the Biddeford schools teaching staffs and former pupils instructed by Miss Goodwin. Rev.
Edward F. Allen, minister of the Foss street church, of which Miss Goodwin was an active mernber for many years, conducted the rites. Burial was in the family lot at Greenwood cemetery. MISS FLORENCE GOODWIN Funeral services for Miss Flor- Refusing to abide by the American Bowling Congress rulings, the second annual National Candlepin, championship dates and purses have been settled with a proviso that there be no color or race ban. The title test will "again take place at the Huntington "55" alleys in Boston's Back Bay on April 15 and 16.
Last year, there were 42 cash. prizes awarded and a record high of $700 for the winher. This year's match will find the winner receiving $1,000, highest ever put up for men's singles competition. In addition, there will be $100 for second place; $50 for third place; $50 for high single string, and many other cash, prizes which will be. announced later.
This title competition was inaugurated at the Huntington "55" Alleys last spring and drew 250 entrants from every, of New England- the largest field ever to compete for single candlepin championship. In addition, some entrants were turned out for registering late. Entries are open until 10 a. m. on the morning of April 15, but those who register early receive preferred bowling times.
From jetters and calls which have been received at the Hunthat tington "'55' Alleys, it is believed the entry list this year will top 300. officer Tracy Sanborn, chief petty tum Naval assigned Air to the SquanBase, won the title last champion. your and will be. Hefending St. Louis Drops Decision To Sanford Redskins 48-27 Stave The St.
Louis five dropped a 48-27, decision to Sanford high Friday night at the Memorial gym, Sanford, before a large crowd. The Western Maine tourney game with Deering Thursday night had evidently taken the edge off the locals and Coach Fran Parker used the jayvee team during the greater part of the game, saving the regulars for the game with Provost high of Fall River here tonight. Sanford pulled away to an 11 to 6 lead and stretched it to 20 to 12 at halftime. With Charlie Caramahalis pacing the Redskins they rolled right through St. Louis, taking period leads of 34-19 and the final score of 48-27.
Caramahalis had 19 points to lead all scorers while for the locals Bruce Brunell had seven. The St. Louis reserves chalked up a 45-33 win over the Sanford seconds for their 18th win. Sanford (48) Ross, rf 2 4 8 Dubois, rf 3 0 6 Caramihalis, If 8 3 19 Zambri, If 1 3 0 2 Killam, 6 Sherburne, 0 2 Lavertu, Lachance, rg J. Mahar, lg O.
Mahar, lg Totals 20 8 48 St. Louis (27) Dussault, 0 2 Farley, rf 00 0 Gagne, 0 Tardif, rf Lauzon, If 2 Reed, If 2 Neveux, TH 77, and 210 pull complete shut- 363 to get their five points against Dept. 23. The battle for second place in the Saco-Lowell bowling league between Drafting and Accounting went all in favor of the latter to the tune of five points. Ray Driscoll went wild with a 351 score to help Accounting reach a high 465 pinfall against an ordinarily good 1,422 by Drafting, had Bob Hannigan high with 304.
Another big surprise in this 8-team pin-picking race at the Century alleys was bottom place Engineering throwing the strong Shop quintet for a clean loss with a 1,460 total. Gaston Rochefort with 329 and Carl Bohlin with 322 were high on their respective sides. In the other contests Repair took a 41 verdict over Production, who are the league kings, while Specification shut out the Standards. Bowling the best all around pinfall with 1,275, the Purchasing team in the Saco-Lowell Girls' league continued setting the pace in this race by taking all five points against Labor Analysis. Second place Production pulled the same trick with a 1,202 score over the Hep-Cats.
Accounting and Shipping split 4-1 on points in a close contest that found the former but 11 pins ahead at the end wiht a 1,246 total. The closest macth was a two-pin victory by Engineering over Dept. 66 team with scores of 1,231 and 229, while the points went 3-2 in favor of Engineering lassies. Barbara Conlan with a 291 score led the individual bowlers. outs in respective contests over Depts.
23, 49, and 89. The league leading 77 outfit hit best team score with 1,441, having a Herchel Bates, Willie Nadeau and Phil Charles all over 300. Dept. 210 hit 1,398 pins with Charles Stone going 306, in winning over bottom place 89 team. Dept.
22 rolled Provencher, 0 1 Legare, rg 2 0 4 Poissant, rg 0 0 0 Cordeau, rg 0 0 0 Brunelle, 1g 3 1 7 Faucher, lg 1 3 5 Totals 9 Sanford 11 9 14 14-48 St. Louis 6 6 7 8--27 Referee, Kiley; umpire, Koharian; time, four 8's. St. Louis JV (45) Cordeau, rf 4 2 10 Hickey, rf 000 0 Poissant, If Dussault, If 3 4 10 Reed, 3 5 Hallisey, 0 0 Tardif, rg 0 10 Larochelle, rg 0 0 Gagne, lg, 10 Cormier, lg 0 0 0 Totals 18 9 45 Sanford JV Belanger, rf 9 Watson, 0 00 0 0 H. If 7 R.
If 0 0 Nadeau, Brocato, 0 Tebbets, 0 0 Payheur, rg 5 13 Prescott, rg 0 Ferro, 1g. 0 Chabot, lg 0 Totals 11 11 33 Score by periods: St. Louis 7 9 14 15-45 Sanford 7 13 7 6-33 Referee, Kimball; umpire, Blonin; time, four 8's. Trailer Maintenance The total cost of maintenance on a stainless steel trailer is less than the cost of new paint jobs on conventional models, according to trucking experts. Bagley's Trips Mutual A -10 Ant (Ost in Bagley's edged Mutual Theater night a hard fought game Thursday by a score of 28 to 25 in Saco Junior league game.
After a Mutual had forged ahead in the fourth period, Bagley's, pulled it out in the final seconds of play. Googins was high with seven points followed by Tardiff and, Cormier with six. Leblond stardefensively. Hervey and Pendleton stood out for the losers with 12 and 11 points, respectiveLy. Bagley's (28) G.
F. Googins, rf 2. 3 Tardif, rf 3 0 Cormier. If 2. 2 Edfors.
0614 0 Ouellette, 0. 0 Thompson, TE 2. Fellerin. re Leblond, lg Northway, lg 0 Totals 11 6 28 Mutual (25) G. F.
P. Libby, rf 0 1 Hill, rf Fendleton, If Harvey. 6. Booth, re Charles. re Berry.
lg 0 Cousens. lg 0. Totals 11. 3 25 Score by periods: Bagley's 5 6-28 Mutual 3716 9-25 Referee, Armstrong: Humpire, Northway: time, 4 7's. Miami, 25-(P)-Its Coaltown against the field today in the 13th renewal of Hialeah race track's $50,000 added Widener handicap.
The Calumet Farm flyer, defending champions in the mile and a must yield 14 to 28 pounds to the 10 other handicap veterans in the most famous race of the Florida winter season. About 25,000 turf enthusiasts are expected to crowd Hialeah to exceed by several thousand last year's crowd of 21,000. The threat of rain was the only marring factor. The weatherman predicted cloudy skies and scattered showers, which could have a great effect on the track's condition. Calumet trainer Ben Jones said yesterday track was off', Warren Wright's "Jet Job," which holds the world record for the mile, would not race.
Coaltown has been assigned 132 pounds, two more than any previous entry in the 12-year history of the event. In his last outing, Coaltown ran third behind Mrs. E. L. Hopkins' Three Rings and Mrs.
E. D. Weir's Royal Governor the McLennan. The Widener field includes Royal Governor, 118; Cherry OCA stable's entry of Pellicle, 104, and First Nighter, 107; Arnold Hanger's Balan, 115; Correl stable's Sallequilo, 116; Alfred G. Vandervilt's Loser Weeper, 110; Sidney S.
Schupper's Disco, 104; Addison stable's Arise, 109; Dickey stable's Shakeme, 105, and Brokmeade stable's Going Away, 110. The Calumet juggernaut was the odds makers heavy favorite at 2 to 5 on the "Overnight Line." Royal Governor, winner of six important stakes. last year and runner up in the McLennan, was second choice at 4 to 1. Arise, winner of the Travers and Canadian championship last year, was third choice with Ted Atkinson assigned the riding duties. The overnight odds were quoted at 8 to 1.
The balance of the field was rated as 20 to 1 outsiders. Ovie Scurlock has been assigned the important task of riding Coaltown. Other jockey assignment include Hedley Woodhouse, originally assigned to Three Rings, aboard First Nighter; Logan Batchelor on Balan, Jimmy Stout on Loser Weeper, Chris Rogers on Royal Governor and Connie Errico on Going Away. (By The Associated Press) '160. stopped Joey De John, Today A Year Ago -Pete Mead.
in the seventh round of New York bout. Five Years Ago -Sam Snead's 267, 21 under par, beat Byron Nelson by seven strokes in the Pensacola (Fla.) open. Ten Years Ago- Jimmy Demaret won the $10,000 New Orleans open with a score of Fifteen Years Ago- C. V. Equipoise, suffering bowed tendon, was retired to stud with race earnings of $338.610.
oomph in those shots And while on the subject of golf, leave us report that Johnny Farrell, the popular golf pro, may be named Public Enemy No. 1 by many housewives It seems Johnny has a golf show on T. V. Saturday nights Shows you how to do it and then invites you to take out a club and try a swing or two in the living room Result--boom goes the frau's best hunk of china. Basketball Scores Cheverus 42, Durfee 38.: Morse 58, Lewiston Watervile 52.
Somerville, 46. Excitement High As Throng Awaits Santa Anita 'Cap Arcadia, Feb. 25-(P)- "Handicap day" struck this community on the outskirts of Los Angeles today and excitement mounted by the hour as post time approached for the start of the 13th renewal of Santa Anita's famed $100,000 horse race. Excellent racing weather and a track lent credence to the belief that all of the 11 thoroughbreds entered in the would answer the bell (at about 7:35 p. m.
Eastern Standard Time,) and that the Calumet entry of Citation, Ponder and Two Lea was to sweep major honors. Barring scratches, here was the lineup, in post position order, jockeys and weights for the mile and one quarter gallop for gold. Two Lea, Johnny Gilbert, 113 pounds; Old Rockport, Gordon Glisson. 115; Noor, Johnny Longdon, 109; Ponder, Steve Brooks, 124; Citation, Eddie Arcado, 132; Moonrush, Bill Poarsan, 111; Mg Request, Eric Guerin, 122; But Why Not, William Boland, 111; Solidarity, Ralph Neves, 118; Miche, Jackie Westrope, 115; and On Trust, Johnny Adams, 117. That was the field, smallest by one in the history of the track race, but viewed beforehand as one of the most interesting, packed with potent dramatics, in the long series of the hundred granders.
Citation, bringing his comeback campaign to its climax, aiming at the turf's money winning championship and toring his reputation as one of the sport's all-time greats, carried big appeal of the classic. But veteran were skeptical that the star of Warren Wright's fabulous string had regained the brilliant "form he flashed as tripple crown champ of 1948, and they, feared he would miss this goal just as his star predecessor in the Calumet stable, Armed, did in the 1947 Santa Anita handicap. To them, Ponder, the stable's 1949 Kentucky Derby' winner and victor two weeks ago over Citation, looked like the best horse of the Calumet entry. Victory by Ponder, they said, would not be as dramatic as a Citation triumph, but it would be less of a surprise. Nor did they discount Two Lea, rated one the gamest four-year-old fillies in racing as day, as a serious factor, either as' the victor or important factor in the Calumet's triplethreat strategy.
Whatever the outcome, the track management looked for 70,000 so fans and even hinted that the, turnout approach the record 85,500 in 1947 which saw Olhavery upset the dope and Armed finish a tired fifth. Largest crowd at the current meeting was 66,000 011 Dec. 26. The fans that day bet a total of $4,761,483 the eight races, and $1,044,351 on big race, These figures were not expected to be approached today. Last year 56,000 saw the races, bet $593,429 on the feature and $2,980,528 for the day.
JOE PALOOKA By HAM FISHER 5- SURE, HELEN, "GOODBYE, DEAR DEAR I'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU CAN COME OUT TO NOVVY. AND PROMISE ME PEASE COME YOU'LL FORGIVE WIV MEANT PLEASE. DONNY..
