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8 THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 13, 1928
Johnny Risko Awarded Nod Over Jack Sharkey in Elimination JMelet
BOSTON UD m
DUTOF RUNNING
liy ALAN J. OOULO
Associated Pre Sports Alitor.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
NEW YORK, March 12. (API
Fat. pudgy Johnny Risko cuffed
and clouted his way to a surpris
ing but decisive victory tonight
over the subdued Boston sailor.
Jack Sharkey, in a 15 round maul
ing match.
While a crowd of barely 10,000
looked on, mildly interested and
occasionally bored, the big rough
and tumble man from Cleveland
battered Sharkey out of the
heavyweight elimination tourna
ment with an awkward but never
theless tireless and frequently ef
fective attack.
It was a battle of no particular
thrills and only one spill that
one experienced by Sharkey when
he took a count of three' in the
tenth round, half from the effects
of a left hook and half from slip
ping feet. It was a wrestling,
mauling, hit and miss battle most
of the way, too drab and unexcit
' ing to add any lustre to an al
ready somewhat listless and life
Ices heavyweight elimination
tournament.
; Risko because of his aggressive
ness but he also outpunched and
out gamed the big Boston sailor.
Jumping Johnny at least, appear
ed anxious and willing to make a
fight of it but Sharkey, except for
a few flaehes, either back peddal
ed or missed like the veriest tyro.
There was na doubt of Risko's
margin. On the Associated Press
score sheet Rieko was credited
with nine rounds and Sharkey
with the remaining six.
Johnny staggered Jack with vi
cious left swings and hooks in the
second, eighth, ninth, tenth and
thirteenth rounds.
From the viewpoint of the
crowd the most exciting proepect
occurred in the first few momenta
of the tenth round when Sharkey,
backed into "a corner, went down
to one knee after taking two sting
ing lefts to the heid and slipping
as ns tneu 10 uous- "" the westerner and a right upper-
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one full left smash to the chin he
nearly knocked Sharkey clean
trian look flat-footed and clumsy
as be bored him prettily and
twisted him around at will in the
clinches. Johnny manfully dove
for close quarters, pinned the
Bailor tnan on the ropes and ham
mered both hantfs to the body. A
short book opened a but over
Sharkey's right eye. The referee
warned Risko and the crowd booed
disapproval as Johnny sprayed a
back hand across the eye. Shark
ey tried to box carefully at long
range bu Risko stormed in to flail
him about the body with short
choppy hooka. Sharkey was stag
gered a bit but he scared Risko
away at the bell.
ROUND SEVEN
Sharkey was careful again. He
lost it, however, when Risko sud
denly got inside his guard and
fired both hands to the body. Jack
screwed up his face apparently in
pain and complained to the refer
ee. The arbiter motioned them on
and Risko flashed another left
banded volley into the Boston
boy's head and body. Sharkey
nailed Johnny with a short right
uppercut coming in but he could
not keep Risko from lathering his
ribs with more short hooks. The
crowd booed derisions as Sharkey
held desperately under the storm
of body punishment.
ROUND EIGHT
Sharkey tore in. left,, hook fol
lowing to the body but Risko
hustled him right ijnto a corner
for another dose of body batter
ing. The battle was strictly a
matter of body bruising and both
fired their huskiest shots to the
ribs. Snarkey whipped two ter
rific hooks into Risko's body as
he came off the ropes. Johnny
piled back, his short arms whip
ping in flailing arches to the head
and body. Sharkey kept both
hands across his mid section as he
went back to long range firing. He
flung a gruelling right under
Risko's heart at the gong.
ROUND NINE
Sharkey drilled over a left hook
to the chin and Risko promptly
went wild. He bowled the Boston
boy into the ropes, ripping and
tearing at his body with both
hands. That looping left hook
whacked twice full on Sharkey's
chin as they struggled out to the
center of the ring. Then Sharkey
went to the body, his left and right
nestling solidly under Risko's
short ribs. Two full smashes hurt
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an unintentional blow and did no
particular damage. Sharkey, as : from the ring a few seconds before
a matter of fact, was up nd fight
ing back with one of his lew ag
gressive spurts, winning the round
as he poked ind cuffed Johnny
around the ring.
ROUND ONE
Grimly intent on his business,
a different looking fighter from
the man wh ojoggel against Tom
Heeney, Sharkey tore from his
corner to nail Risko with a right
to the body. Johnny got mad and
burled his left hook deep in Shark
ey's ribs. Sharkey bent duoble,
grunted and took two smashinK
left hooks on the chin as he
straightened up. Again Risko
drummed a heavy left hook to the
pit of the Boston gob's body. Jack
came in close, both hands to
RiskVs head and dropped his right
to the foul line. Risko, thorough
ly aroused, was smashing him
heartily about the body.
ROUND TWO
Risko was taking a lesson from
Heeney's book, forcing the fight
ing and clubbing steadily to
Sharkey's body. Johnny nearly
dropped Sharkey with a left hook
to the chin that sounded all over
the house. Two more lefts to the
body and another short right to
the chin hurt Sharkey badly. He
fell into a clinch, clinging tightly!
as he tried to shake the cobwebs
from his brain. Risko played his
left carefully to the body as Shark-)
. ey danced away. Sharkey was
wild with a left hand but clubbed
. two massive rights under Risko's
heart Just before the bell. The
punches sent Johnny to his corner
looking a bit pained.
V ROUND THREE
Risko met Sharkey's plunging
attack with a left slug into tho i
ribs. Jack bounced up and down,
stabbing with his left and ripping
u Ehort right to the heart as Risko
piled all over him, impervious to
punishment. Sharkey's right hand
punching to the body slowed the
Austrian a bit and he went on the
defensive. Sharkey boxed about
him in dazzling fashion, pecking
nicely with his left. He dropped
a right on Risko's heart that hurt
the dough nut maker at the bell.
ROUND FOUR
Sharkey met the pudgy Cleve
land youth at his own game. They
hammered rights and lefts to the
short ribs for almost half a min
ute. Sharkey was careful after
that and danced away. As Risko
followed, a left and a right crashed
full into Johnny's head and nearly
toppled him. He swayed a bit on
hi legs as the Boston cob belted
hu body In an effort to open thef
war for finishing shot, when
the ppening came Sharkey missed
a full right smash- to the chin by
Inches and Risko fell Inside, swap
ping them to the body, safe for
the time being. The bell rang as
' they drummed each other's ribs.
ROUND FIVE
fharkey looked a complete
master of the situation as he
boxed cleverly away from Risko's
leads. But Risko, biding In hie
own style, -suddenly lined a left
hook deep Into Sharkey's body.
They swapped freely at close range
and Risko blinked dizzily as rights :
and lefts suddenly crashed to his
chin from all sides. Sharkey set
the baker continually with a
straight left jab and then crashed
his right resoundingly under the
heart, Risko was quite mussed
od grinning crookedly at the bell
ROUND SIX
'Sharkey made the judgy Aus-
the gong sounded. The smash diz
zied Sharkey and did more dam
age to his injured right eye.
ROUND TEN
Risko flailed ipto Sharkey at
the bell, chased him into a corner
and sunk him for a count of three
with a left and right to the body.
Sharkey apparently slipped under
the blows for he came up unhurt
and ripped into Risko with his
arms plunging like pistons to the
stomach. Three times as Risko
missed right swings Sharkey bur
ied his left hook full in the pit of
the rubber man's body. Sharkey
danced around, plenty of action in
his knees, while Risko hung on
heavily, stung by the body blows
until the bell.
ROUND ELEVEN
Risko boxed a little, didn't get
far and drove his old favorite left
hook back into Sharkey's body.
For the hundredth time at least,
they fell together and crunched
short pokes to the body. As they
drew their heads back blood
trickled down from a bad cut over
Risko's right eye. Sharkey took
heart at the sight and ripped into
Risko's stomach with both hands.
Risko appeared to be losing steam
under Sharkey's relentless and
ciever attacks while the flow ot
blood from his damaged eye made
him blink frequently. Sharkey,
With interest centering around Miller Huggins and his champion New York Yankees, baseball fans
expect these other American league managers to also contribute plenty to next summer's excitement.
They are: Connie Mack, Philadelphia; Dan Howley, St. Louis; Bucky Harris, Washington; Bill Car
rigan, Boston; Ray Schalk, Chicago; George Moriarty, Detroit, and Roger Peckinpaugh, Cleveland.
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SEASON TICKETS GOING SLOWLY
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By Nick Zylstra
Will Salem have the state bas
ketball tournament next year?
That's what's worrying local pro
moters at the present time. The
answer is "no" unless Salem gets
behind Willamette university In
making this year's tournament a
success. The state tournament
opens tomorrow night at the local
gymnasium beginning at 7:30
o'clock, and to date there still re
main several hundred good seats
unsold.
There are two large state insti
tutions which are more than anx
ious to get the tournament at the
first possible chance. Each of these
schools could handle it very nicely
and once Salem loses it, it's good
bye tournament in Salem forever.
Salem people must boost the tick
et sale
athletic
main here.
Willamette doesn't profit by the
tournament; it merely promotes
the event. The tournament creates
state wide interest and is one of
the best means of advertising that
Salem could ever put on. It attracts
people from every part of the
state, who leave hundreds of dol
iars in this city every year,
Either Eugene or Corvallis
would be more than willing to do
nate one or even $2,000 each sea
son if they could get the hoop con
test. It should be worth as much
to Salem.
The tournament was started in
1917 by Willamette university and
has been an annual event of state
wide interest every year following.
Last year when the seating cap
acity was increased, the tourna
ment for the first time in several
years paid for Itself out of gate
receipts and sale of season tickets
alone. With still more seats this
year. It will be even easier to fi
nance the affair, if the public does
its part.
There Is another reason why Sa
lem people should patronize the
tournament more than ever this
year; the Salem high quintet will
if they wish the biggestineed their BUPPrt much more than
event in the state to re-!U dId last year when tne locals
were picked to win. The team this
year is not a favorite, but has a
fighting chance to take the cup.
There is only on Way out and
that is for the local people to get
on the "Jazz Wagon" and do their
bit in pushing the ticket sales.
There are 3000 seats available this
year, each oee as good as the oth
er. Several hundred have been re
served for out of town fans, leav
ing about 2000 seats for Salem. A
city with a population of 30,000
should be able to supply the de
mand.
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ORANGE COUNTY
GROUNDS, Cal.. Mar. 12
Two weeks of conditioning have
put the Portland Beavers, ; with
two exceptions, Into good physical
condition. Manager Ernie John
son made known today.
Dave Barbee and Ike Boone.
fboth hard hitting outfielders, are
having trouble with their "pins."
Barbee t limping about from a
couple of "Charley Horses" while
Boone is favoring an injured leg
Boone reported late to the spring
training camp.
BILLIARD TITLE AVON
CHICAGO, Mar. 12 (AP)
Joseph Concannon, Washington,
won from Harry Oswald, Pitts
burgh, 125 to 114, in the national
pocket billiards championship
tournament thi3 afternoon. Con
cannon ran out in 35 innings. Os
wald had a high run of 33. Con
cannon had 26,
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SALEM MS TWO,
TIES 1HIRD MATCH
With rain and wind predominat
ing all over the state, the Salem
Rod and Gun club marksmen man
aged to hold their own in Sunday's
Oregonian telegraphic trapshoot,
turning in a 73 count out ot a pos
sible 75. Cliff Parker, who had
been turning in a lower score all
season, took high point honors for
the locals with a perfect 25.
The local gunners defeated the
Bend and Pendleton marksmen
and tied with the Roseburg bang
ers. This still leares the Salemites
in second place. Seven men on the
local team scored 24's, which in
dicates that the Cherrians are get
ting into real shape and may go to
the top in next Sunday's shoot.
Heppner retained top place in
Sunday's competition by defeating
the Bend, Pendleton and Astoiian
clay bird smashers with a 72
score.
Only four clubs out of the en
tire 28 competing, turned in per
fect scores; these being Eugene,
Bandon, Ilillsboro and Enterprise.
Next Sunday will be the fifth week
of competition and the Salem team
will make every effort to take first
place honors.
Scores of Salem Marksmen Yesterday
Broke
Cliff Parker 25
L. A. Stanley 24
A. L. Funk 24
Bert McKay 7 24
Grant Ferris 24
Dr. G. E. Prime 24
Tad Shelton 24
Carl Bahlberg 24
Frank Habermah 23
Morrice Race ' 23
Lawrence Imlah : 22
Cuyler Van Patten .... 22
Clarence Bowne 22
Qliff Evans 22
Dr. C. A. Eldriedge .... 22
George Palmer 22
Romeo Gouley 21
Clarence George 21
Tom Currey 20
Cate Barnard 20
E. C. Pearson 20
Bud Welch 20
O. K. DeWitt 20
George Viesko .... 20
W. Simons 19
Jim Lewis 19
Carl Armpriest 18
Ottho White 18
Lowell White 18
Ken Brown 17
Clarence Townsend 14
Fred Leise 13
five, winners of the tourney, 52 to
31 and Everett 31 to 25.
The fast Spokane team was
practically made up of Oonzaga
hoop stars and as a result com
nletelv outclassed eTery other team'
in the meet. The Everett quintet
dida't rore to-e as strong, as the
local Webfoot threatened them at
all times
The Salem Mallards won state
championship honors here a few
weeks ago by defeating the strong
Eugene cagemen, and were the
only Oregon team entered In the
Washington tournament.
The teams competing won the
following ratings: Spokane, first;
New Westminister, second; Ho
quiam, third; Everett, fourth; Sa
lem, fifth; and Snoqualmie. sixth.
LISTED NET STAR
HANDED DEFEAT
NEW YORK, Mar. 12. (AP)
Herbert L. Bowman, 13th ranklnf
player in the United States, wa
defeated In the third round of th.
men's national indoor tennis torn
nament today by an unranke
player, William Aydelotte, of Ne
York. The scores were 6-3, 5-7
6-3. Bowman was the first seede
player in the tournament, whil.
Aydelotte was not included in-th-seeding.
George J. O'Connell of Chkap(
another seeded player, was als
put out in the third round, losiu
to E. N. Brandt of New York, 6-
2-6, 6Mi.
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DUCKS TAKE 5TH
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last week-end. The Salem Ducks
won fifth place honors, meeting
defeat at the hands of the Spokane
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