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1 .it I 1 I n n D D 0 D a a EIGHT ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURS, OREGON, FRlftAY, JUNE 21, 1946 Purge of Boxing Game Demanded By Rep. O'Toole WASHINGTON, Juno 21. OP) j-representative Uonald L. mvmle. the scraDuv Irishman who aimed a haymaker at the Louis-Conn fight, followed it to day with a short jah at the fisti cuff sport in general. "The trouble with boxine " the New York Democrat told a re porter, "is that persons in au thority in the various states nay no attention to it until something like this a national fraud and scandal comes along. "What the sport needs is proper supervision, and the governors could solve the problem by nut ting competent men in as boxing officials, paying them well and giving them needed power." O'Toole said the "National Box ing Association can't get the job done because it lacks authority." New York, Xor instance, where the Louis-Con fight was held, is not a member of the NBA, he noted. NBA Head Hits Back Abe F. Greene, president of the NBA, came up fast with the an swer to that one. "Maybe this would he a good time for Mr. O'Toole to use his cood offices to bring his home slate of New York into the NBA fold for the good or boxing," Greene commented In Paterson N. J. He further suggested that the congressman "keep boxing gen erally out of his barbecuing of promoter Mike Jacobs and con centrate his fire on his home sec tor, which was the locale of the promotion." x As his clincher Greene re marked that the NBA made the same objections to the bout, be fore it came off, that O'Toole . raised afterward. Demands Investigation O'Toole, a 44-year-old Brooklyn Ite with an athletic background, sent a telegram to Edward Eagan, New York state boxing commis sion chairman yesterday, calling for an investigation ol wecines day night's heavyweight Cham nionship affair. He also demanded that purses of the fighters be held up "In Jus tiee to those who were swindled." "One more fraud (such as the Louis-Conn bout ) and boxing will be ruined in the United States for manv years to come," he wired Eagan. In an interview later, O'Toole said that Promoter Mike Jacobs has an "absolute monopolv" on boxing, und that boxing in New York has not gone Into the nut ter; it's gone into the sewer." Jacobs Also Replies Asserting that Jacobs ties up 'romising boxers with contracts to fight for him before he will agree to arrange title matches, the lawmaker added that the promoter also controls nouts in Madison Souare Garden, the Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium. Jacobs, n New York, replied to O'Toole's blast by saying that the representative "wanted com plimentary tickets and I refused him so now he comes hollering." Th is O'Toole denied and stateu that his New York law partner lnv ted him to attend tne ngnt as his guest but he "turned it down. Later. O'Toole announced that he would sue Jacobs tor $r00,000 for "accusing me of extortion I have instructed my New lorn attorneys to file suit for dam ages." No Fraud, Eagan Declares Of the fight, O'Toole told a renorter that Conn should not have been permitted to enter the same ring with Louis; that he visited both training camps and had first hand knowledge of the condition of the fighters. Louis was tough, hardened b workouts with rugged sparring partners; Conn was not, he asserted. In New York Lagan said ne sa wno necessity for an official investigation. He asserted tnere saw no necessity for an official fieht and that the rules of the State Athletic commission nau been observed In every detail. BOWLING SCORES The mixed bowling league, composed of ladies and men, put lortli wnal could te lermea as Just a lair evening last night at Ihe Roseburg Bowling Alleys In their third week or play of the summer league. High keggler of the evening was Art Mentzer who took both nign individual game score and high Individual series score with 198 and 544 respec tively. MIXED I.EARIIR Train Standlnzs 'Battle Royal' of 5 Grapplers Will Be Torrid Affair Team ' ' Won Lost No. 4 5 No. 1 t No. 3 , o No. 2 8 Game Wednenday, June 19 No. 2 won 3; No. 1 won 2: No. 4 won 1: No. 3 won 0. High Individual Game Score Art Menlzer, 108. High Individual Series Scores Art Mentzer. .144. . Team No. 1 B. McNult 113 125 150430 S. need 120 103 117342 H Mfiit7ei- A Mer.tirr 1110 130 1! 344 Handicap l: 134 134402 Total 780 077 740 2107 Team No. 4 A. Pullln 170 127 133430 E. Kadik-un 100 150 1374112 F. Lund 113 124 131370 p Lund 140 100 18341)11 Handicap m h-"-1 Total! 747 717 720. 2102 Team No. 2 B. Elliott 110 131 103418 A. Elliott 187 180 141 4f,7 G. Hllllurd 171 173 120-408 H. minora i .to - Handicap 171 171 171313 ToUl 7 "700 743 2280 Team No. 3 M Shnv 138 174 128440 H Pratt 133 107 170-S2H J. Roberta 122 120 1183ial L w?rs 88 107 10331X1 Handicap 153 133 133-450 Totals 34 757 080 2001 The Men's Doubles resume league play for the fourth week next Monday night at 8 P. M., in the M weeK summer series Although there will be an odd number of oarllcioants in Satur day's wrestling "battle royal" at the Koseoiug Armory, micic win be no advantage for either Ihe villains or scientific matrnen. Georges Dusetle and Joe i.y nam will be the cleanies. Mike Nazarlan and Billy McEuin will be the meanies. Jack Poppen heimer will be a neutral. None of the grapplers are ex pected to team up, however, be cause the top purse of $300 will go only to the winner and there can be only one victor. Other contestants will collect compar atively little. First man eliminated will re ceive only expense money for his short efforts. The second and third matrnen downed will re turr for a 30-minute match in which only the winner collects a IS? Illr stipend other than expenses the final skirmish will be compensated by $75 above expenses. , r All Tru'n iinu m-icicc AjKwi, Owen enter the ring simultan- by routing the Philadelphia Ath letics, 9-2. under a barrage of home runs by Greenberg, Lake, Swift and Pitcher Trout, who gathered In his seventh triumph. Edward's ninth inning single drove in Case with the run that gave the Cleveland Indians a 4-3 victory over the Washington Senators. NEWARK, N. J., June 21. P Gene Tunney says the Louis Conn fipht "was the worst thing I have ever known." Tunney, former world heavy weight champion, said that the title fight was "just what I pre dicted six months ago." "John Public took it on the chin again," he told a reporter. The average sleeper is esti mated to change position 35 times n night. FALL IN! SHIPMATES AND BUDDIES Let's go all out for the RODEO Saturday and Sunday Cive the gang a hearty welcome Report back to the VETERAN'S LOUNGE Open 6 P. M. Both Days Dance to the Music of Boby Doty and His Orchestra Baseball Standings National W. Brooklyn 35 St. Louis 34 Chicago 27 Cincinnati 26 Boston 25 . Pittsburgh 23 New York 24 Philadelohia 21 American Boston 42 New York 37 Detroit 32 Washington 29 Cleveland 26 St. Louis 26 Chicaeo 22 Philadelphia 15 Pacific Coast Oakland 53 San Francisco 52 Los Angeles 44 San Diego 42 Hollywood 40 Sacramento 40 Portland - 30 Seattle 28 L. 21 23 23 25 31 30 32 30 10 24 25 26 32 32 32 42 29 31 37 43 42 45 50 52 Pet. .625 .596 .540 .510 .440 AM .429 .412 ' .724 .607 .561 .527 .448 .448 .407 .263 .646 .627 .543 .494 .488 .471 .375 .350 Softball Games May Show Title Contenders Tonight's Softball games should determine the main contenders for the city championship as four or the rive league teams play their rinal games of the first half of the round-robin series at the Koseburg city bull diamond. The undefeated Monarchs meet the KlkK' nine at 7:30 P. M. in the first of the doubleheader, fol lowed by a contest between the Associated Service "teen-agers" unri tlie Pastime Tavern of Suth- etiin. Neither of the contesting teams In the two games nave played their opponents in league play previously. Team standings fullnura- W. L. Monarchs 3 0 Sutherlin 2 1 Kainbow f 2 Elks 1 2 Associated . ' "GOODWORD" GARY'S GABFEST 'a cooling ;d 1 - - DRINK ffifj IN SUMMER'S W ?JiV(( - GREAT. YF$cJcrZ ! ITS WHAT JJyiU, WE ALL fisCLV tV,,.' free, for-all grappling, sorinkled by an Inevitable amount ot fistlcuns, win continue ..,ithniii met until onlv two men remain on their feet and the other three have euner ueeii pm no,! In I hf milt Or kavoed. Although Dusette. new coast junior heavy champion, and Ly former Australian title- holdrr, are top iavorura, i" mat meanies are certain to make .i.i.,.,,. int7h Nazarlan. the Ar- .?.:;... i lc one of the meiuuii rtasa.-io.i., . ----- -roughest orapplers in the busi ness. McEuin, the tough. Texan who holds the southwest iigni heavy title, will make things mis erable with his kidney punching, a 1. 1 ...wh Pnnnpnhpimer will ..irrv the most weight, the big Dutchman is given only an out for victory. Fans are warned to arrive on time for the opening bell when t iha firpunrks are touch ed off and the starting time will i .. v-..if hniir earlier than usual, 8 a-. M., in order to allow the Sheriff's Posse dance to be held the same evening on the Armory floor. Bosox Blanked for Seventh Defeat in Last Eight Gaines n, flin AQ'nrintd frOSSJ Tf the Boston Red Sox can still see through the fog that has en gulfed them, they can take a good gander tonight at their scheduled opponent, Bob Feller, who started them on men- uiim.i"B Since Feller set them back on n,ir iinels .lune 12. the Boston- ians have dropped seven of the last eight games including nieht's 2-0 setback at the hands of the St. Louis Browns. Sammy ZoldaK, a somnpaw, Hp plied the whitewash brush to the ragged ueu ia mi u. - catin" the feat of teammate Muncrlef the other mgnr. uuu son, Zoldak's mount opponent, put lip Still opposiuu". uui first-inning lapse, when the Browns tallied all their runs, overshadowed his nine strikeout total. Yanks, Chisox Spilt Boston lost only a halt game of Its lead as the runner-up New York Yankees were held to a spilt in their doubleheader by the Chicago wnite &ox. neat cigin hltter by Dietrich halted the Yan kees 31 in the opener as Yankee pitching ace, Chandler, gunning for his 11th victorv. was forced to accept his third defeat. Bevens gained the colit for the Yanks by besting Lcfy Ed Smith 61 in the nightcap. Brooklyn's pace-setting Pddg- ers and the challenging St. Louis Cardinals readied themselves for their "crucial" three-game series for the National League lead wh'ch starts tonight by knock ing over the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Braves resiiectively, in casv fashion. Brooklyn won 7-3 while the Cards triumphed 9-1. Tigers Beat Athletics The third place Detroit Tigers advanced to within nine and a half games off the American pace Oaks Add Half Game to League Lead Over Seals By the Associated Press) The Paciifc Coast League's big- est baseball burlesque of the sea son lelt the Oakland Acorns in the lead today with a game and a half advantage over their chal lengers, the San Francisco Seals. While the seals were Idle last night, the Acorns had a hitting bee and blasted the San Diego Padres, 14 to 3. The game was a Irolic lor players and tans aime. PeDDer Martin's haoov but not very lucky Padres came out on top In the fun by putting on an eighth-inning comedy. Del Bal- linger, pinch-hittlng tor unappie, let Acorn Hurler sneas iirsi oi ferlng go by, and Umpire Gordon Ford called it a strike. Ball neer beefed and In the middle of the argument pulled out a toy pistol, shoved it against Ford's stomach and pulled the trigger. Ford failed to laugh and, appar ently considering such conduct un becoming in a league wnicn naa announced its aspirations to be come a major, tossed isainnger out ot the game. But the never-threatened Oak landers had a lip-roaring time putting across their 14 runs on lb nits ana iour errors. 8tars Down Sacto In the only other league game scheduled, the Hollywood Stars turned back the Sacramento Solons, 6 to 3, captured their short series two games to one. Rescieno. Hollywood starter, re ceived credit for the victory, and Freitas was charged with the loss, The San Francisco Club, oppos ing Hollywood tonight, announced the addition of right-handed Hurler Emmett O'Neill, formerly of the Boston Red Sox and Chi cago White Sox. The Seals ped died Kermit Lewis, outfielder who topped the league with 115 runs batted In in 1942 and then went into the merchant marine, to the Seattle Rainiers. He has failed to hit his old slugging style this season. Onkldnd takes on the third Dlace Aneels at Los Angeles to.- nieht Seattle opposes the Solons at Sacramento and Portland meets the Padres at San Diego. Not one piece of- the 62,026 square feet of tile in the New York Public Library was worn out in 35 years ot usage. . Bird feathers are the strongest natural structure. Defeat of Conn Leaves Nobody To Fight Joe Louis Bv GAYLE TALHUT NEW YORK, June 21. HP) Never before in the nine years sinop he won Ihe heavyweight championship has Joe Louis stood out over the world's fighting men to the extent he does today. When the big Negro knocked nut Billv Conn with such con vincing ease Wednesday night he just about fought himself out of prospective challengers for his title. He tinas nimseu out on a high plateau, all by nimseu. Probably not since Jim Jefferies retired for lack of opposition has the field been so Darren oi con tenders, men whom Promoter Mike Jacobs might hope to pit against Louis In a big outdoor fight. It would be difficult to cmpss wnen joe win iieiii aKaui. jNac itogers, jacuus inaiii maker, admitted yesterday that it might be a year before some youngster would emerge from the nation's gymnasiums and small fight clubs and eaten tne puDiic s fancy. Conn Insists He's Through When he showed up at Jacobs' office yesterday to get his fat check, Billy L-onn nau uui changed his mind about quitting a hnsiness that calls for a person to be hit by Joe Louis. His lore head still was discolored and he had a couple ol nau-neaiea wnimrts nn his face, but he didn't look like a man who had been through a thresher, the way Tony Galento did, for instance, after he had played with tne cnamp. "I'm Still not Kiouing myoen, cairt the Pride of Pittsburgh. " didn't have It last night, and when T knnw that, that's the time to quit. I was fully prepared to make a stinKin ngnt tot aevtMi m rounds. I didn't care how much they booed, because i Knew mey would foreet about that after I opened up and started banging Joe around. "I felt eood going into the eighth round. I kept telling the guvs in my corner to tune it easy, that Joe and I were fighting 15 rounds, and to let me attend to Joe. And then Joe hit me. That last left he hit me was a beauty, wasn't it? Joe Turns to Golf Louis, with no one to fight, in tends to wrap himself up tern porarily In golf, and the new restaurant he is opening out In Harlem. The latter will be known as the "Joe Louis" restaurant, and a syndicate is supposed to be sinking $800,uuo in tne estaDiisn ment. "After I nlav a few golf tourna ments I'm goin' to spend all my time at the restaurant, joe saio. The heavyweight champion is somewhat silly about golf. He has shot a 68 on a fairly standard course and has scored numerous par 71s and 72s. Those who have nlaved with him say his long nima is a lnlu. and that he can hit a drive like Byron Nelson's, but that he is lncnnea to iiuo few around the greens. Cummings, Quine High in Golf Play Ward Cummings, witn a lutui score of 37, and Hub Quine with a net score ot 40-b m, were win nor in the V.'ednesdav golf tour nament held at the Country Club une 19. Wnldo Perrv won long drive on Number 5 by powering out a 230-yard drive, and Charlie Kash iinu tn the nin on Number 8. Lyman Spencer won tne Diinu bogey event with a 46. fnttape Grove golfers invade Roseburg Sunday, June 23, for team competition. Total ridep. Net Ward Cummlnga 37 J Ernie Pearson . 39 4 Hub Quine o Ivan Hatfield 40 3 Maurice Hallmark 42 4 Jack Rodgera . 42 1 BUI Courter 42 6 R. Bridges Bob Harris . 44 5 Walt Fisher fnr nurchase of the Cleveland In dians already had "gone through" and that he had bought "about one-sixth" of the baseball club. TJone declined to say how. much mnnev he had Dut up as his share of the purchase price but it was reported he was paying i ,uuu. The radio funny man is asso ciated with Bill Veeck, former president of the MllwauKee liud of the American Association, in negotiations for purchase of the Indians. The soybean is an Asiatic herb. Charlie Kash 44 Waldo Perry 46 Lyman spencer o Dick Dlngley - 50 Art Pearson - J Bob Hope Buys Share in Cleveland Baseball Club LITTLE ROCK. June 21. UP) Radio and Screen Comedian Bob Hope said here today that a deal m MM MOO El No. 30 ii molt eonntctloii. MODEl Ho. 70 fl" aural conntclion. iMAKE SURE YOU'LL SEE E THE RAINBOW OK BUILD AOVN" SEE" - JfeFfJ Ken Bailey fi l3iI1 NOW PLENTY AVAILABLE You can get immediate delivery of all the famous Rain Bird Sprink lers. For orchards, row crops and pasture, Rain Birds have proven their efficiency, dependability and trouble free service". Now they are in stock again, for your convenience Farm Bureau Co-Op Exchange !' 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