anaheim-gazette 1950-05-08

Ben Agajanian Reel Your Host Gets Second Chance in Preakness LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 8 (AP)—Your Host, the Hollywood hope of movie maker William Goetz, will get another chance to earn his Oscar. The souped-up comet from the Pacific Coast didn’t convince his handlers in the Kentucky Derby that he can’t carry his great speed more than a mile. He will have to show them in the Preakness May 20. Bryan Breaks Mark as Indians Crush California STANFORD, May 8 (AP)—Stanford’s one-man track team has a very worthy successor coming up next year. Stanford's O-M-T-T, Gay Bryan, an Orange boy, scored 19 points and broke a meet record as the Indians crushed California 80-51 Saturday. Olympic decathlon king Bob Mathias, scored 28 points and bettered two freshmen records as the Indian yearlings outscored Cal's beginners, 74-57. Bryan broad jumped 25 feet, 2½ inches—near tops in the nation this season—to shatter the 24 feet 11¼ set by Cal's Guy Manuel 13 years ago. Bryan also won the high jump at 6 feet, 2¼ inches, and Although and 8-5 favorite, Your Host lagged in a badly beaten ninth in Saturday's derby. Trainer Harry Daniels said five different horses challenged Your Host's pace in the rose classic. “It’s tough enough beating one horse,” he said, “but when they keep coming at you, one at a time, only a super horse can stand up under it.” So Daniels said he would take his horse to Baltimore for proof positive. If he shows he can't go the route, he'll be dropped back to sprints. The Preakness cover a mile and three-sixteenths, one sixteenth shorter than the Derby. The great Derby champ, Middleground was taking it easy, meanwhile. He's among at least seven Derby horses that will go after the second gem on American racing's triple crown. The others are Hill Prince, second in the Derby; Mr. Trouble, third and the also-rans Sunglow, Oil Capitol, Hawley and Your Host. GREENBRIER WIN Olympic decathlon king Bob Mathias, scored 28 points and bettered two freshmen records as the Indian yearlings outscored Cal's beginners, 74-57. Bryan broad jumped 25 feet, 2½ inches—near tops in the nation this season—to shatter the 24 feet 11¼ set by Cal's Guy Manuel 13 years ago. Bryan also won the high jump at 6 feet, 2¼ inches, and scored second in the 100 and 220 sprints and the low hurdles. Mathias bettered the frosh discus mark by 15½ inches when he pitched the platter 152 feet, 10⅝ inches. His 14.8 in the high hurdles clipped .2 second off Indian Sam Klopstock's 19-year old mark. Tulare Bob also racked up pwins in the shot put, Pole vault and low hurdles and was second in the high jump. GREENBRIER WIN "NOTHING EXTRA" SAYS HOGAN WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va., May 8 (F)—Ben Hogan, back on the golfing throne today with a record-tying, 72-hole score of 259, still insisted he had done "nothing extra." He had rounds of 64, 64, 65, 66. He said he could see "nothing extra" but his 259 over the par 70 layout. Congratulations TED TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF ON THE NEW DAILY PAPER May You Have Every Success JESS MEDARIS Margaret Linson Leonard Smith REALTORS Do Your BRAKES GRAB? SQUEAL? PULL TO LEFT OR RIGHT? These Conditions are DANGEROUS! GET A Firestone BRAKE SPECIAL A REG. $4.50 VALUE Here's What We Do: 1. Remove front wheels and inspect lining. 2. Inspect, clean and repack front wheel bearings. 3. Inspect brake drums. 4. Check and add brake fluid if needed. 5. Adjust brake shoes to secure full contact with drums. 6. Carefully test brakes. FREE PICK-UP AND DELIVERY Firestone STORES 175 W. CENTER ST. PHONE 4845 In 1947 while with the Dons he was the conference's second high-st scorer—and he never carried the ball. His dependable toeless boot booted a total of 84 points through the up-rights. In that same season, in a game against the Baltimore Colts, he set a conference record by kicking a 53-yard field goal. And unless the conference is reborn it will probably remain. Among other things—he went four years without missing a conversion, kicked three field goals against the Dodgers and literally booted home the game for the Dons who won 16-12, and kicked eight consecutive conversions in the Coliseum against the Colts. On the 11 longest field goals kicked in '47, Aggie booted seven including the top three. No other player had more than one. 'Show Me Da Toes' His greatest thrill? "When I kicked that 53-yard field goal in Baltimore in the closing seconds of the game, the fans mobbed the field afterward. After the game while taking shower, a bunch of colored ooys were looking through an open transom, and saying, 'Show me da Toes!' SUNSET LEAGUE W L Pea Santa Ana ..... 6 0 1.00 Fullerton ..... 5 1 .83 Newport Harbor ..... 4 2 .66 Orange ..... 3 3 .50 Ahaheim ..... 2 4 .33 Downey ..... 1 5 .16 Huntington Beach ..... 0 6 .00 Games Tuesday—Anaheim at Newport, Downey at Santa Ana, Huntington Beach at Fullerton. Games Friday—Fullerton 4, Anaheim 3. Orange 10, Huntington Beach 1, Newport Beach 5, Downey 4. n Retires from Professi SP Colonists He Swimmers i Sunset League swim lands, Riverside, San Diego gate in the Anaheim high May 9, for the CIF South Action starts at 2:30 p.m. Tomorrow's activities from the boys in prepara finals at Beverly Hills Wed Weaver Shines Anaheim swim coach RaKingsbury looks to his Vars mermen for representation in semi-finals and finals. Kingsb points with pride to Leon Weaver, diver and 50 yard f style man, Orlyn North, anot 50 yarder, and the four-man W sity relay team of North, Weav Dudley Frank and Ken Dymr as Colonist standard-bearers w may go far. Also on the Anaheim roster tomorrow are members of Varsity medley relay team, Dymel, Stan Claussen and Wa worth E'S MY DADDY—Larry Agajanlan, center, points to a picture of his football-kicking dad in E'S MY DADDY—Larry Agajanian, center, points to a picture of his football-kicking dad in family scrapbook. Ben is on the left and his wife, Arlene is on the right. Agajanian today announced his retirement from professional football. By ROBERT FUNSETH Aggie, who with his wife and two children, live at 900 W. Alberta, Anaheim, has devoted all of his time to selling—instead of kicking — footballs. He operates a big goods store in Long Beach. Agajanian, the guy who kicked footballs to fame and fortune with a toeless foot, joined his retirement from professional football today. Thus ends one of the most unique significant careers in the annals of the pigskin sport. Unique - Significant Career was unique because every day in the week man, so handicapped, notikes the grade, but heads. Imagine a baseball pitch-out any fingers on his arm. Cant, because Ben can be with adding the 12th man football team roster. He gains as the only pro-football ever to be carried as kicker". Teams, nowadays, cannot afford to be without who can be depended to lose conversions and vital calls. Remember the Rose time? Giants In '49 Anjan played last season in New York Giants of the Professional Football But he probably received best fanfare in the two seas-was with the Los Angeles of the now-defunct All-Nation conference. 7 while with the Dons he conference's second higher—and he never carried. His dependable toeless total of 84 points the up-rights. In thatason, in a game against the De Colts, he set a confer-ord by kicking a 53-yard al. And unless the confer-reborn it will probably other things—he went da toes, show me da toes'." His biggest letdown. Before a game against the New York Yankees, Aggie was named the "Outstanding Armenian Athlete of the Year". The usual bally-ooof of his never missing accompanied the presentation. So what did Ben do on the first conversion? He missed it. The first miss in four years. Loses Toes What happened to those toes? During his college boy days at the University of New Mexico, he worked part-time in a bottling plant. One fine spring day in March of 1941, Aggie was riding a freight elevator, perched on a key and swinging his feet in a manner befitting his state of mind. Ben syung too far and off came our toes. At a point where most guys qui., Ben started. With a specially-constructed square toe snoe, he practiced and practiced. Mind won over matter and in his next season he received an honorable mention pitlet on the Ali-American squad for his playing at end. Adjs 'Boot' to Ben He didn't add 'Boot'in to his name until after his first season in the big-time. In 1945 he started with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National L-lee. They traded him to the Pittsburgh Steelers and in a game with his former teammates, he broke his arm. But the Seal Shortstop Takes to Mound And Angels Win By JIM HUBBART Associated Press Sports Writer Until yesterday, baseball fans in San Francisco knew popular Roy Nicely as a crackerjack shortstop with a strong throwing arm and a weak batting eye. Today, Mr. Nicely is a pitcher—on a part time basis, anyway. The 30-year-old infielder made his pitching debut Sunday in a Pacific Coast League doubleheader with the Los Angeles Angels. Although his performance posed no threat to Joe Page, the fans didn't mind. They roared their approval when Manager Lefty O'Doul shifted Roy from shortstop to the mound in the last inning of each game. The Seals lost both of them, 8 to 5 and 10 to 2, and not because of Nicely. The victim in each instance was Con Dempsey. The Angels blasted him out of the box in the first inning of both contests. Ikes' Charter Boat Has Places Left A few places are still left on the Anaheim Ikes' charter boat which points with pride to Leon Weaver, diver and 50 yard fielder man, Orlyn North, another 50 yarder, and the four-man Varsity relay team of North, Weaver Dudley Frank and Ken Dymm as Colonist standard-bearers who may go far. Also on the Anaheim roster tomorrow are members of Varsity medley relay team, Dymmel, Stan Claussen and Worth. Colonist Bees on the docket include the four-man relay team which consists of Duane Bauer Richard Wagoner, Al Clayes and Joe Hoffman. Lone Anaheim Cee representative scheduled to perform tomorrow is Vern Granere who will swim in the 50 yard breast stroke. Place Third Efforts in the Sunset league finals at Fullerton last week met Colonist swimmers third in the varsity division, fourth in Bees and fifth in the Cees. San Ana took first place in varsity competition and Newport annex Bee and Cee titles. Weaver was high point man of the Colonist Varsity squad, changing up a first in the 50 yard fielder style, a second in the diving at a piece of the relay team's second place mark. Dymmel, Claus and Walsworth combined effort for a second in the medley relay North finished second in the free style. Frank and Claus were fourth and fifth respectively in the 100 yard breaststroke Dymmel contributed a fourth to the 100 yard back stroke to Colonist count and Don Meyler took a fifth place diving. Anaheim Bees nabbed a thirdthe four-man relay and fifth in medley relay, latter team man by Sonny Ard, Dale Moist at Bauer. The Cees took a second in 50 yard breast stroke, compliments of Vern Granere, and a fourththe medley relay, squad consist of Joe Critchfield, Vern Granere and Al Heiden. BROUGH-RICHARDS WIN SOUTHLAND DOUBLE FINALS LOS ANGELES, May 8 (AP) Louise Brough and George Riards defeated Beverly Baker and Bob Falkenburg yesterday in mixed doubles finals of the southern California tennis championships at the Los Angeles Ten club. The score was 6-3, 6-4. A straight right shoulder ligament for BASEBALL STANDINGS SUNSET LEAGUE W L Pet 6 0 1.000 5 1 .823 Harbor 4 2 .667 3 3 .500 2 4 .333 1 5 .167 Tuesday—Anaheim at Newney at Santa Ana, Huntingh at Fullerton. Friday—Fullerton 4, Anaheim 10. Huntington Beach 1. At Beach 5, Downey 4. Pacific Coast League W L Pet, GBL San Diego 27 14.659 — Hollywood 24 15.615 2 Los Angeles 23 19.548 4½ San Francisco 21 20.512 6 Oakland 19 19.500 6½ Portland 19 19.500 6½ Sacramento 15 26.366 12 Seattle 11 27.289 14½ Sunday's Results Hollywood 11-3, Oakland 4-2. Sacramento 7-0, Seattle 4-1. San Diego 10-2, Portland 5-5. Los Angeles 8-10, San Francisco 5-2. Games Today No games scheduled. Games Tomorrow Los Angeles at Hollywood, Gilmore Field, 8:15 p.m. Sacramento at Portland. San Diego at Seattle. Orlando at San Francisco. American League W L Pet, GBL Detroit 9 4.692 — Boston 13 7.650 — New York 9 6.600 1 Washington 7 7.500 2½ Cleveland 6 7.462 3 Philadelphia 6 10.375 4½ Chicago 4 8.333 4½ St. Louis 4 9.308 5 Sunday's Results New York 6, Detroit 3. Boston 8-6, St. Louis 6-2. Chicago 7-2, Philadelphia 3-4. Washington 10, Cleveland 5. Games Today Detroit at New York, Houtteman (3-1) vs. Rashi (2-1). Cleveland at Washington, night, Feller (2-1) vs. Hudson (2-1). Only games scheduled. National League W L Pet, GBL Brooklyn 10 6.625 — Philadelphia 11 8.579 — Boston 10 8.556 — St. Louis 9 8.529 Pittsburgh 9 8.529 Chicago 6 6.500 New York 5 8.385 Cincinnati 4 12.250 Sunday's Results St. Louis 15, Boston 0. Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 2. Philadelphia 6-6, Cincinnati 0-4. New York 4-5, Chicago 3-2. Games Today Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, Palica (0 vs. Chambers (1-1). Boston at St. Louis, night, Bickford (0-2) vs. Munger (1-1). Philadelphia at Cincinnati, night, Johnson (1-0) vs Weehmeler (1-2). Only games scheduled. Professional Football SPORTS Colonists Host Southern Section Swimmers in CIF Prelims Tuesday Sunset League swimmers, plus delegations from Redhill, Riverside, San Diego, Whittier and Muir, will congregate in the Anaheim high school drink Tuesday afternoon, 9, for the CIF Southern Section preliminary heats. On starts at 2:30 p.m. Tomorrow's activities are designed to separate the men from the boys in preparation for the CIF semi-finals and at Beverly Hills Wednesday and Friday of this week. Weaver Shines Heim swim coach Ralph Burry looks to his Varsity team for representation in the finals and finals. Kingsbury with pride to Leonard Pier, diver and 50 yard free man, Orlyn North, another order, and the four-man Varley team of North, Weaver, by Frank and Ken Dymmel colonist standard-bearers who so far. On the Anaheim roster for row are members of the Bay medley relay team, Dym Stan Claussen and Wals-Kirchman Sets New Colonist Track Records. Larry Kirchman, speedy Colonist Bee sprinter, hung up a pair of new track standards for Anaheim high school last Saturday at CIF preliminaries at Inglewood high school. Bing Draws Singer Foe in British Bout ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, May 8 (JP)—Crooner Bing Crosby today drew an amateur hillbilly singer for his first round opponent in the British amateur golf tournament which begins here May 22. His opponent is J. K. Wilson, a 43-year-old building contractor from St. Andrews, who frequently vocalizes at amateur theatricals. Donald Peers, top British singer of popular songs, who like Crosby will be playing in his first British amateur, drew a first round bye. New Colonist Track Records Larry Kirchman, speedy Colonist Bee sprinter, hung up a pair of new track standards for Anaheim high school last Saturday at CIF preliminaries at Inglewood high school. Kirchman turned the 220 in 22.3 to establish new Anaheim marks in both Varsity and Bee divisions. Standing records, up until Saturday anyway, were 22.7 for the Bees and 22.4 for the Varsity, both held by E. Williams. Williams set the Bee mark in 1939 and the Varsity in 1941. Other Colonist placers were Larry Weaver who soared 21'5" for third in the Varsity broad jump and Bill Walker who placed third in the Cee 100. ANAHEIM TRUCK & TRANSFER CO. MOVING - STORAGE General Trucking PHONE 2123 505 S. Los Angeles St. Anaheim Ray & Oscar Cleaners 630 S. LOS ANGELES, ANAHEIM For FREE PICKUP & DELIVERY PHONE 4014 WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS at Lake's $32.50 CURLEE CLOTHES Hot weather holds no dread for the summer wise man. He will purchase a light weight summer suit made by Curlee. Skilled styling, fine workmanship, and quality fabric make up these fine suits. LAKE'S MENS WEAR 225 W. CENTER ANAHEIM 3534