Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 03, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Face .16. Wednesday August Blue bombers accentuate youth we Don t know just How rugged the football in the Western conference is. Going to be this year. But after watching Frank Larson and Cam Duherty put the Blue bomber candidates through their paces last night we imagine a league match should be a lot of Iun for the boys fortunate enough to make the team. It sure in t going to be much tougher. And we re not fooling. We be been looking at football workouts around this town for quite a few years now and never before have we seen one quite so gruelling and Well organized. And we might add so enthusiastic. However even though All five american imports were on hand it still is our honest opinion that the bom Fiers will wind up no better than third in the league standing. But with that we Are conf they will be a much better third than the squad of 1948 which tied for second place and then lost out in the play off. The team this year is going to have an abundance of youth on the line up. There will be some Holdover veterans to be sure but Overall it will be a Young club. Probably one of the youngest Winnipeg has. Ever had. After looking Over the material with which he Lias prot to work with we Are sure coach Larson realizes he will earn the title of Canada s no. 1 Miracle Man if he can win the Western championship with it. However what we have seen of the quiet speaking and efficient or. Larson leads us to believe that he is a Down to Earth sort of a fellow who does t look for miracles. Still and All the bombers of 1949 might Surprise quite a few not excepting Calgary Regina and Edmonton. We think they will have a pretty Classy starting line up that will give a mighty Good account of itself. But the depth is missing. And that is where the Young players come in. If Only two or three of the juniors and intermediates who make the club should happen to develop after the fashion of some of the youngsters on Les Lear s Calgary club last year then the situation will be much brighter than we now anticipate. And it might turn out that Way because we believe that in Larson the bombers have a coach who will be Able to make footballers out of kids who at the moment really Don t know whether a football is blown up or stuffed to quote from ref Threlfall. The passing situation on this year s edition is definitely going to be Well taken care of by this lad Johnny Gardiner. We doubt if he can toss the Ball As far As Calgary s Keith Spaith but he certainly can pitch pm to a spot with quickness and accuracy that was somewhat of an Eye opener to this observer. And in his sidekick Bill Clawson he has a sure fingered receiver who can go and gather them in the ease and gracefulness of a Joe Dimaggio gobbling up a Fly Ball. Yes along the ground the bombers May be be found wanting somewhat but in the air we feel sure they la hold their own and then some with any team in the conference. Pc to a rain hrs. And there were about 500 of them on hand at tuesday night s Drill were extremely impressed with Mike Kissell and Wally Edwards the last of the imports to arrive in town. We think this fellow Kissell will be quite a Ball player. He does t look particularly big but they Tell us his playing weight is about 205 pounds. He owns a set of legs As powerful As any we be Ever seen. As a matter of fact we d venture to say his Gams Are As Eye appealing to the football Trade As Betty Grable s Are in the Field of feminine Beauty. By Bob the accent is on youth Winnipeg Blue bombers will Field an exceptionally Young team this year. Frank Larson made his first squad Cut of the season tuesday and there Are few old men left in the huddle. From a Crew close to 60 in number Larson backed his Way Down to 42. From that Point he will work club to a maximum of 36 within l in next week and less if need be. Tuesday s move was t too much of a Surprise. It s been known that bombers needed renovating and the Only Way they could to have something for the future was to build with youth. From Junior and intermediate ranks around the City there Are 18 names on Larson s list the youngest player left on the roster is Mike Cham who for another year1 of Junior Ball.1 for he oldest Honor you can toss a Coin be tween Jack Duke manners Moe Simovitch Norm Gelle r anal toe Turner. Working from the inside out on. The line the list follows centres Wally Edwards Doug Johnston Mot Simovitch. Guards Mike Ernie Ahoff Gord Perry Bud Irving. Jim Gerry Deleeuw Mike Cham. Tackles ores t Yakumis Chuk. Ai Passman de nor Vack. Paul Frederickson Ron Corby Jack manners Joe King. Ends Ron Vaccher Gord Sturtridge Harry Fitzgibbons Gord Smith Bill Clawson Bud Korchak. The Back Field quarterbacks Toh nov Gardiner George Depres. Ted Lozanski. San Iberg Man Bergson Don Smith Paul Cholakis Jon Florence John Stroppa Harold be life id Norm Geller. Johnny Carpen Ter Ian Gibb Gene Zakala. Joe Turner Vic i Oung Pete Petrow Cam Millar Biff Fliss. There Are seven members of last year s outfit who Nave been training fairly regular who won t be 4 pack. Bergson Jack Doanes Elton Hobson. Ernie Wlliams Ian Mctavish Jack Evanoff Ard George Mcquarrie Are the ones who were released tues Day night. In addition a promising Comer from fort William Bob Stewart will not be with the club this season. He figures it would t be Worth it to give up his Job at the Lake feed Lor football. There is a Chance he will give it a fling next year however figures. As for Young or. Edwards who is a 218 Pounder you be Only got to see the Guy throw a Block to know that he could probably Knock a Hole in the Amphitheater if he happened to be in the mood. On the whole it would seem the bombers Choice of imports this year has been Good. As we left the workout last night we were convinced of one thing. Things Are going to be harmonious in the Blue bombers Camp this year. Which will be quite a change to say the least. The University of Manitoba s athletic office will be without Frank Kennedy director of All Intra mural sports for a year. Frank who is one of those publicly Unsung Guys whre do much work with Little or no fanfare expects to put in the coming year in new York at. Columbia University finishing off his master s degree and getting in a few licks towards his u. Athletic director Wray Youmans and head coach of varsity football and basketball Acey Olson will be hard put to take up the Slack left by Kennedy s departure. Olson by the Way will return to the City sept. 1, on which Date bomber coach Frank Larson will have to get out of Olson s House and into his own quarters if he has any by then. Greetings Guys Bob Sandberg. Bill Clawson re Johnny Gardiner Art shown Here greeting fellow americans Mike Kissell and Wally Edwards As the inner two entered their first night of training under Blue bomber colors the arrival of Kissell and Edwards completes the bomber import roster. Left to right above Sre Sandberg Clawson Edwards Gardiner. Kissell i tigers still in Flag race new York Cap red Rolfe the freshman manager of Detroit tigers feels that his streaking Ball club has a better than fair Chance of climbing into the thick of the american league race. Red said if we continue to icel the kind of pitching we be had the last three Days three we should make it interesting for any of we be won six out of eight so far on this trip. Now All 1 want is another Good series or two to pull us up within about six games of the top when we go Home. So far we be been a Little too far Back. It s been necessary to drive the boys a Little to keep the fighting. But if we get with games of first i think they catch fire on their own. Newhouse suppose to be our Best Pitcher has t Bee any help for Over a month. Buve be had Fine pitching from Virg trunks Freddie Hutchinson the Ray. Art Houtteman and som others. This Houtteman kid can miss being a great one if he take care of himself. As i see it the reason we a Chance is the Way the others new York Cleveland and bos on keep knocking each othe off. None of the three leaders Able to pile up a real Winnin break and pull away. What s actually m most about this race is that Bosto Lub. When i look Over their line up and study the batting figure Don t see Why they Aren t Clea it in front. No one knows Bette ban i do that Joe Mccarthy i i great manager. But they hav Hose Long losing streaks. It s tigers pounce on Reynolds and yanks by Canadian Tress when a Guy comes out on a Imp it i Iii t unusual for his opponents in athletics to Cut. It off. Just tuesday manager red Rolf told interviewers it would t be surprising if his Detroit tigers make it interesting for other american league clubs. A few hours later his tigers hacked him up. Besides humiliating the league Reading new York Yankees 10- with an attack spearheaded by four Home runs the tigers teed off on the circuit s no. 1 Pitcher Allie Reynolds. Vic Wertz Aaron Robinson. Dick Wakefield and Johnny Lipon All hit round trippers As Reynolds his 10-same winning Streak ended it left him with an 11-2 record. To make the Victory even More for Wolfe h no Newhouser accounted for his Mound since june.29 and the first time in More than n month that he has Rone the route. The season Wisn t Over but any Way the tigers have Given Rolf a Good sendoff on his prediction Detroit has is better than fair . Also triumphs Selkirk keeps in Contention fighting desperately to maintain a Playo spot Stan Shaley s . Blues kept in Strong Contention by beating the league leading Transcona squad 8-6. Fighting jus As hard to get into a playoff spot Selkirk dropped St. Boniface 10-3 in a greater Winnipeg senior baseball game. Al Smith s triple in the sixt inning with the bases loaded which sent in the tying and winning rur was the big blow of the Gam Stan Shaley had two hits for. The blues. Ray Trudel and Tommy a to mire with two hits each Wei the heavy hitters for Transcona Howie Swartz hurled five hit Ball for Selkirk to Lead soccer Dominion championship third came Winnipeg scottish Hamilton Westinghouse Wesley Park wednesday aug. 3 kick off 7 o clock adults boys 25c his mates to a win. He had six strikeouts and walked three. Sam Tascona Stan Pion and Jim Worthington with two hits each were the Best at Bat for the winners. Bruce Jones had two bangles for St. Boniface. Transcona 400 000 .7 . 020 105 6 -1 Lopuck. Hewitt and Marco let Graham and Nestor Tesluk Hulderman. St. Boniface 020 100 s 5 s Selkirk 022 004 10 3 Booth and Dusault Swartz and Sloan. Minot edges a Brandon 1-0 Brandon special one of the largest crowds of the season saw the Minot merchants Edge the Brandon Greys 1-0 at Kinsmen stadium in an exhibition tuesday evening. The merchants made the Only run of the game in the fifth on successive singles by first baseman Jim Weesie Pitcher Marv staff and second Sacker Del Triplett Southpaw Marv Stavft Drew credit for the win scattering Only 4 hits to the Greys including doubles by Grey s playing Mana Ger Ian Lowe. Bus Vasquez per milled the merchants 8 hits All singles and received per Cit sup port afield. The merchants committed the Only error of the in the Bottom of the ninth. It was an overthrow to first with the Grey attempting to rally. Plate Umpire Johnny Phimon ordered right fielder by sneak o the Greys out of same in the ninth for protesting a decision toe vehemently. Today the Greys will play league of doubleheader against the third place Carman cardinals. The Greys have suffered f losses in the last eleven Duys and now have a record for the year of 58 wins and two tics in 68 starts Minot 000 010 s 1 Brandon 000 000 4 0 Kempf Vasquez anc1 Roderiquez. I memory of famed jockey honoured Chicago Cap the memory of the late George Woolf famed Alberta born jockey will be honoured at Washington Park today with the running of the added George Woolf memorial. Fifteen top ranking two year Olds were entered in the. Six Furlong test. Chance of climbing into the thic of the league race. As Yankees Lead Over the run Ner up Cleveland indians shrunk 10 games the Light National league race unchanged wit both Brooklyn dodgers and St Louis cardinals registering wins. The cardinals who Are one Hal game in front of Brooklyn Defeated the third place Boston braves 7-2 As red Munger Pitcher five hit Ball and his teammates i five doubles i and a triple. Stan one of the doubles ant the triple. At Pittsburgh the dodgers Best Elf the pirates 5-2. Gil Hodges i a Home run and a double to drive in three Brooklyn runs. In other National league the new Yirk giants shut of Chicago cubs 3-0 and the Cincin Nati reds crushed the Philadelphia chillies 11-3.j it was the giants fifth straight Victory and the cubs seventh consecutive loss. Before tuesday s outburst Cincinnat land t scored a run in is innings in the american Cleveland baseball Manitoba senior vets is Elm Onti giants double header at Osborne stadium Starling at .30 . Lunior South end Ros Dales River Heights at Columbus club Elmwood at c smitty s at Morse place 6.30 orca it Winnipeg senior St. at Selkirk . At trans Ona 6.30 . Softball commercial girls Dan Davidson canucks is Dyson Sar gent Park 7.30 . Lac Tosse Bantam a Elmwood at. Marcos orioles at Deer Lodge 7.30 . Juvenile Deer Lodge at Elmwood 7.30 soccer . Senile annl Hamilton Westinghouse a Winnilee scottish Wesley Park at 7 track adj Field . Meel Sargent Park 6.45 . Regina hockey player injured Edmonton up dutch Vandeelan defence Man last year s Regina Caps hockey team and two others were injured in an automobile Accident 13 Miles West of Edmonton sunday nigh also injured were George Short Reed of the Edmonton Eski Rio fool Ball team and Margaret Royce Edmonton women s fastball player. Vandeelan is suffering from two fractured Kneecaps Shortreed from Dack and shoulder injuries and miss Royce from Scalp lacerations and multiple bruises. Trot act d Washington senators 8-1. The red hot. I red edged out St. Louis Browns 4-3 Anil the Phi Ludet Phil athletics ended n three biome losing Streak by defeat Chicago White sox 5-2. At Washington As the indians won Bob Kennedy Dale Mitchell anal Joe Gordon each Hart three hits for the tribe. The defeat was Washington s 17th in 19 games. At Boston Dom Dimaggio scored the winning run in the int inning for the red sox after get Ting on base on a single. It a the 29th consecutive game in which pm has at. The winning run was scored 01 an Odd play. With the bases loaded Vern Stephens ducked a pitch but the Ball struck his Bat and rolled Down the first base line Dom just beat the throw to the the for the winning run. Bob Moir s skin Par of Gardener Larson weeded out the Blue bombers tuesday night. It was a Nasty but essential Job. Some Guys were Happy others were Hurt but football s a Lough game and you have to learn to take the bumps whether you re playing or not. The fact remains that now he and Cam Doherty will be Able o get Down to work with the Assurance in their minds that they have the Best 42 players at their fingertips. There Are three Complete squads with a few spares to spell off anyone who pulls up with a bum knee or stiff Back. For a gang of clean Cut imports the Blue bombers Youhn t trapped Dom Dimaggio. Boston red sox Centre fielder is about to be tagged out by Ken Keltner Cleveland indians third baseman in the fifth inning of their game monday Tat Fenway Park when Dom was trapped off third on Johnny Pesky s hit to right Field. Jim Hegan indians Catcher watches. Lave done better than Sandburg Gardiner Clawson Kissell and 3d wards. Enough has been said lately about the Irie rits of the first free but the addition of Kissell and Edwards brings Forth More Lowery comment. The two Hoys reported in no most perfect physical shape Kissell says he s a few pounds underweight acid showed a most Earnest desire for work in their first night at the Cump. Edwardg in particular showed some Fine blocking form. One thing is certain. He Lauchly Uon Vaccher a few tricks in the Art of self de Fence. Edwards who Otys Centre tips the Scales around 220. Pickin1 up yardage Bill Oivin informs us that Winnipeg Light infantry s Junior football squad Are holding a get together thursday night at s.30 . A Mcgregor Barracks practices for the army Crew Start monday night Blue bombers won t by lacking for entertainment when they go East already the t. Eaton co. Has lined up a dinner at the Brant inn just a few Miles out of Hamilton the inn Hap opens to be one of the Best night spots in the East at present maybe it s a Good thing the bom Bers Are in the East around 20th manager Scotty Kennedy has received an invitation from Ollie haugsrud scout for the Phil Adelphia eagles pro football club to play the eagles in Duluth aug ust 22 although it would mean a trip Home for coach Larson it might not be in the Best interest. Of the club next year be glad to accept an said Larson tuesday night Moe Simovitch who was in Regina Las week says the Roughieh have a Good starting lineup but that he did to notice too much after that where have we heard that Story before from Calgary comes word that the stampedes will again be the. Best conditioned club in Canada maybe they Haven t heard of the Winnipeg Blue bombers and Frank Larson Jim Foubister who for the past couple of years has been playing flying Wing is going to take a fling at the line Bill Glencross the Star right Winger of the scottish who la be working hard to beat the Hamilton Westing House and Force a fourth game. Scots must take this one win . That s the situation Ivl Nch faces the scottish tonight when they meet Hamilton West ngh Puse at Wesley Park in the Dominion soccer championship Semi final. The easterners after timing the Vianit bans two All in the first Jame of a Best of three series won he second game 1-0. So All the we sties need is to hold the Scot ish to a tie to enter the , Inal. The pressure is on the scots. 3oth games have produced plenty of action and the fans should see another rousing tussle tonight. The Jame starts at 7 o clock. The Scot ish and Westinghouse will Field he same line ups As monday night. Rose Dales clip South end 18-2 Rosedale juveniles advanced along the playoff Trail by defeating South end 18-2 tuesday night for heir second straight win and a birth in the Semi finals. The Dales unleashed a Power us 14-hit attack but were greatly assisted by nine South end errors. Tom Hanneson handled the pitch no chores for the winners allow no Only three hits. Don Lucyk with two doubles and single led the Rosedale attack. De Hind and Jack Passey each a double and single and Gord and Hanneson each with to singles also had a Good night t the plate. Co cards take in series i co cardinals swamped , 21-1 in the first game of a Best f five Semi final series in the Winnipeg and District senior girls softball league tuesday. Anne Bonner pitching for the cardinals sent 11 batters Down Vinging As her mates lash ii out Ith a 21-hit attack. Myrtle col itts was the big gun for cards Ith five hits in six times at Bat. He .c. 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