The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 28, 1945, Page 3

{ . g [ hl‘ . . SPORT OF KINGS LOOKS O LARGE SEASON IN 1946 IradilionaI_DaIe Is Set for Richest Derby — Santa Anita Expectations LOUTSVILLE, Ky., Dec. 28 —What promises to be the biggest Kenfucky Derby of them all — the 72nd con- secutive “run for the Roses” —to- day was officially down for decision May 4. ANNOUNCING the OPENING TODAY of the BARANOF BATH and FRIDAY-December 28 HOURSSA.M.106P. M. GS BY APPOINTMENT LOWER BARANOF HOTEL PHONE753 »o. 9660000000300 000¢ 40,000. The inaugural feature will SKi CLUB MEETS | | b&" the $25,000 California breeders champion stakes with a field of eleven crack to go. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA BASKETBALL WHITE HOPE IN Following AP SPORTS ROUNDU By HUGH FULLERTON, JR.% It'll be,the richest, with an add- ed value of $100,000, announced Col Matt J. Winn, President of historic Churchill Downs track here. That's a $25,000 incraase over 1945's wartime derby. 2 Next year's Derby marks a return| to the traditional first Saturday in May. This year's renewal won by| NEW YORK, Dec Hcop Jr, was delayed a month by Bill Dalx claims he has on the ban on racing SANTA ANITA TOMORROW LOS ANGELES, Des. 28 racing fans on the West -third Pat Comiskey . casting anxious eyes at the skies as cf ploughing ‘em under time began drawing near for the - opening of the Santa Anita race track on Saturday. Track officials ONE IN A Durin, MILLION 28.—Manager - BUSINESS, PARTY| "Get Acquainted” Session | Scheduled to Greet Skiing Newcomers 1\ With l.ht: c\;;‘:n—t skiing season | | blossoming out as one of the very |best in local annals, the Juneau | Ski Club will settle down to the of the crop of white heavyweights|pyginess of laying out the winter's in Freddie Schott, Lee Savold and | program at a brief and interesting Looks like a big | meeting scheduled for Friday eve- - The job ahead for the Department of ping jan. 4, President Tom Stew- Coast Agriculture and maybe it should be| a1t announced today were checking their form sheets and started by resuming the old practice b4 After the short, high-speed busi- ness session opening at the Juneau | Grade School at 8 o'clock, the eve- ! ning’s activities will be adjourned the opening day crowd would top has known only one player \vhr’]"get-scqummm" party which will =~ Wanted to refund part of his salary| gfford club members and' officers after a bad season, though all of| opportunity to greet skiing new- them holler when they think they‘mmers deserve more dough for a good year “It was Syl Apps,” Connie ex- plains. “He was hurt and missed a ceason he came into my office and tried to give me a $1,000 check be- cause he didn’t think he had earned his salary. After that I had to order players to stay out of my office. couldn’t stand it.” SO LONG, POP This writer has just received word of the death of Hugh Fullerton, Senior, a great sports writer whose pointed comments: occasionally have TURKISH MASSAGE “Pop” started writing baseball when the reporters called themselves been related here second-hand . . . A principal purpose of both jmeeting and party is to get new- | comers to the club interested in the lot of games and at the end of the'organization's doings. Anyone in- terested in getting out of doors into the snow, or who thinks he might like to join the club, will be heartily welcomed. “We want them (to get a taste of our club—if they ‘likc it, they may then join,” Presi- { dent Stewart said. It is not nec: isary for prospective club members to be brought In or introduced by a present member--they can just ! drop in, the Prexy stressed; 1ads.| lassies, men, women, married, single | all will be welcomed. ' In addition to the signing up of | old and new members, the session “shills” because of their efforts to gt the school next week Wil be tell about a game they loved . . . It gpened to discussion of and plans is a familiar story in newspaper for tournaments, skiing instruction, circles how the Baseball Writers' charges for the present small ski Association of America was born be- y,o installed at the Second cause Hughue came into the Polo Meadow, report on the proposed basketball in various Brigham Y 43. North U, 41 Ohio State, 62 Carolina | 42. Oklahoma Aggies, 46 Baylor, 43; Oklahor Pepperdine, Te; 45. (PFir round consol Rice Texas, 52 | consolation.) 57, >+ MERCHANTS LEAGUE BOWLING ON THIS EVENING AT ELKS . ) all his years in hockey,| to the former Officers’ Club rooms | said with continued clear weather Torontc’s Connie Smythe says, he cver the Triangle Cleaners, for a | Merchant Leaguers will |a bowling date in between holidays | this evening. Opposed for the sec- ond time during the cur 'dule will be these pairings: At 7 j o'clock—Sabins vs. Juneau Drug and Butler-Mauro vs. Hennings; —Harry Race vs. California Grocery jand Coca Cola Bottlers vs. Juneuu | Florists. R !DRINK KING BLACK LABEL! FOOLISH TO NEGLECT SNIFFLES, SNEEZES OF A bottle of Vicks Va-tro-nol is mighty handy to have around the house b cause this double-duty nose drops... m Relieves snecezy, sniffly, m—— stuffy distress of head colds. Makes breathing easler. Helps Prevent many colds from ——E— =——e— developing if used &t the first warning sniffie or sneeze. sandwich Grounds press box, found every seat new pigger ski tow, and the filled and had to cover the game .uns gsocial activities for the while sitting on the lap of Louis geqenn. Mann, the actor . It is a great personal loss and an equally great loss to the sports fraternity . What he did was good for sports. - .- NOTICE! The Dew Drop Inn’will be closed indefinitely for repairs and re- modeling after New Year's. We wish to express out sincere grati- tude to all our many friends and wish you all a very Merry Christ- mas and a Happy New Year. (152-t4) THE MANAGEMENT. DRINK KING bLACK LABEL! LEVEL POV IOCVECUICOUCOI00006000000000900000000000000¢ (X Kegular Service from Seatle and Tacoma FREIGHT . . . . FASSENGERS REFRIGERATION ALASKA TRANSPORATION CO. Gastineau Hotel Phone 879 J. F. (Jim) CHURCH, Agent 160000600000 00« G-E Automutic M“‘m ALL These ® Super-fast for 1-A-COOK LIGHT. * Ciior indicators f o ROy in one. o NO-STAIN Keeps G-E Fa> vaovts’ RANGES COMING YOUR WAY SOON Hecic Ranges Features! UNITS ..sl,ced.c.,oking," os( every cooking speed. VENT your kitchen walls and curtai Geseral Electric Ranges Gomiog . . - it wow's be long before they're bere!l’ . And irs going to be “First come— first served” so get your order in at onmce! 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The slack is to bg¢ taken out of the new tow rope and once it is.4m~ proper operation, some charge for use of the tow will have to be made to pay expenses after this week, he said. | Slat-riding enthusiasts may each | week get some hint as to what to expect in the way of weekend snow conditions from reports club officers make each Saturday through the Empire's “Snow Dope” column. — - — FLYING COWBOY " (0PS ND YARD GAINING CROWN Four Greatest Offensive Threals of 1945 Grid Show in Bowl Mixes DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 28—The greatest one-man offensive in col- |lege football history—Bounding Bob | Fenimore of Oklahoma A and M— |leads an imposing array of statisti- |cal satellites into the nation’s bowl games on New Year's Day. Audited reports of the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, cover- ing the' 1945 season, were released today by Homer F. Cooke, Jr., dir- ector, showing Fenimore to be the first player ever twice to lead as the yardage producer. Fenimore failed to equal his 1944 total' of 1768 yards combined rush- ing and fpassing; but his 1641 yards on 203 plays in eight games was well ahead of any other pefformer in the nation. Second was Harry Gilmer. of Alabama who rolied up 11457 yards and third was Herman Wedemeyer of St. Mary’s with 1428, However, Gilmer player in nine games, Wedemeyer only eight. Fenimore also annexed the 1945 ball-carrying title wita a total of 1048 yards net gain—the first time any lugger his gone above the 1,000 iyard level since 1942 when Rudolph Mcbley of HardineSimmons carved (out the all-time standard of 1281. { Tt dlso was the first time any player had paced the nation both in total offense and rushing since ‘Whizzer White turned the trick in 1937. Fenimore and Wetlenteyer will vie in the Sugar Bow! at New Orleans; in fact, the top four ground-gainers by combined rushing and passing will. be on display in.three bowls— the Sugar, Rose and Orange. Gil- mer will be in the Rose Bowl and ‘tre Fourth-place man, Stan Koslow- ski* of Holy Cross, who got 1279 yards on 247 plays in nine games, will strut his stuff at Miami. e During 1944, the United States produced as much ofl as the whol»sl world did during 1935. ThisDouble-Duty Nose Dropsshould save you much misery. Works fine! Follow directions in the package. VICKS VA-TRO-NOL ord great trontier he 194 | betting is 5-6, take your pick ROUTE OF THE COA! NEW POSTWAR OC of arr hia PACIFIC The Erwin Feéd Co. Office in Case Lot Grocery PHONE 704 HAY., GRAIN, COAL and STORAGE HEAVY WIND-UP T0 1945 REVUE YORK, Dec. 28 —F undefaated heavywe 1 and Paterson, N. J Beksl, of Kulpmont, P 10-round main bout tonight boxing season winds Square Garden eddie t of battles in as —— we There is no substitute for newsoaper advertising} The NEW Madison ANNUAL ELKS HI-JINKS New Year’s Eve Deec-31 For Elks Only and Their Ladies COME OUT ‘BILLS ... Save the Date . . . 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