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BEND AN EAR
By RALPH TONWAY
The Bend Bulletin Sports Editor
Since coming to Bond we've been
impressed by the lack of confi
dence and insecurity of the high
school athletic department.
Maybe they've been sat on too
hard in the past. Maybe it's an
occupational disease ot some sort
taayoe uiey nave nad reason to
worry. Maybe they haven't bee
sure they have been doing what
they should lor the kids.
We don't claim to have the an
swers. We think the root of the
problem is in football, though. The
team wasn t doing so well for
while there. People weren't com
lna out to see a losing team.
Consternation reigned after the
team's sloppy loss to Albany. The
newspaper was approached to write
sports news a ceiiain way lor
week in hopes of jacking up the
leani, where uie lault supposedly
lay. Needless to day, we didn't go
along with it. We don t go in for
propaganda. 1
But that isn't so important. The
Important thing is that the al lilt-tie
department staff members were
so concerned over the loss, not just
concerned, but shaking in their
boofs.
Are their jobs at stake? To some
extent, we think, ft so, or if the
coaches think so we think it is a
mistake. At least it is a mistake
if coaching jobs depend so much
on producing winning teams. What
is a few losses or a down year now
and then? Why all the fuss?
We think it is partly because the
financial condition of the athletic
department is too dependent
McLarneyS
ays
Errors 'Honest'
PORTLAND, Ore. (UP) Art
Mcl.arney, University of Pnrtlund
basketball coach, said today the
violation of NCAA rules for which
the- school is to be reprimanded
was an honest error.
The executive council of the Na
tional Collegiate Athletic Associa
tion yesterday voted to reprimand
tho. Portland school for trying out
Jl :prospective basketball players
on the campus April 10 and 11 of
this year. Three other schools also
were cited with rule violations.
football receipts. Other sports suf
fer under the present system if
football is down and a strained sit
uation develops. '
Some other source of revenue
should be found to support student
activities, including football. We
aren't too familiar with school fi
nance but we're sure something
could be done. For example, the
ridiculously low J3 student fee
could be raised. No one would be
hurt much. The school would bo
helped and in turn the students.
Some of "the strain would be off
the athletic department.' , They
could do a better job.
Their minds would be diverted
from a push to win games and get
rigged publicity to help. Instead
they could be at ease to teach a
man to man love of the game and
a desire to excel in it as in the
rest of life.
We think the boys would feel the
change and better football and
more won games would result.
Fuentes Tangles
With Graham ;
LOS ANGELES (UP) Ramon
Fuentes, n tireless young coiner,
faces veteran Billy Graham In a
10-ioiii.d bout at Olympic Stadium
tonight witli the winner expected
to ask a shot at newly crowned
welterweight king Johnny Suxton.
uentcs, . 29, js the third ranked
welter contender despite? the fuct
lie has only 33 fights 30 of them
'victories to his credit. Graham
vill be climbing through the ropes
for the 12-lth time in a career
which started in 1911, 11 years be
fore Fuenlos first pro fight.
ruentes Is rated a solid favorite
to wear the clever, 32-year-old
firaliam down and take a decision.
He has scored workman-like wins
over such as Art Aragon, Danny
Womber, and Carmine Fiore in
winning his last eight straight.
Graham, long near the top of the
welter list, is not ranked among tho
10 top contenders for tho first time
in many years. An appendectomy
has prevented him from partici
pating in more than two fights in
19;v1.
Tho non-televised encounter is ex-
nected to attract 7!iu0 fans and u
McLarney said he was unaware
of "the rule forbidding the tryouts I gross ot about $20,000.
iiiu hum ui'i-my Mifcuiieu ine H1C1-
in prior to me renrunnnd. Kdl cVNNlNfl CONTF.ST KV'.T
ri :,ie, uinicuc nirecuir, sam llle Sitoetal to Tho Bultet.n
K-npoi regretted the incident and TtKDMONn Redmond nriinee son
had already taken steps to see will be host to the animal Pomona "I am sure that neither
there was not a recurrence. canning contest Friday, Oct. 29 atEarlc
nvnv woo onirmi nonce or tnc s p.m. Women of county granges
jvMiinuim nao noi neen received will enter canned goods Tor judg
byUhe school. Portland has been J ins nt that time. Chairman for tho
h lueniiier oi me i(.7A since J!H2.eveiit is Mrs. Rex Hanshew, Bond
Johnson May
Sue Buyers of
Athletic Team
By BOB COLL
United Pre Sport Writer
PHILADELPHIA (UP) The be
fuddled new "owners." of the
Philadelphia Athletics, impatiently
awaiting American League approv
al of their purchase of the team,
faced further frustration today as
Chicago realtor Arnold Johnson
claimed they "wronged him and
threatened suit for substantial
damages.
But local trucking executive
Arthur Gallagher branded t h c
court threat "unwarranted and
said the Mack family never gave
any firm commitments to sell the
club Johnson.
Gallagher and seven moneyed
associates had four million dollars
on the line last weekend to keep
the Asm the hwn that has been
their home for their entire 54-year
history.
Their move came at a time when
most of (he sporting world had
been reading Obituaries about
American League i baseball
Philadelphia after the league club
owners voted overwhelmingly to
approve sale of the chin to Johnson
and let him cary out his avowed
purpose of moving it to Kansas
City.
Hires Attorneys
The franchise drive staged by
Johnson and his associates, he said
cost him "many thousands in ex
penses and fees," and he an
nounced retention of a Philadel
phia law firm to study the advisa
bility of suing the Philadelphia
group that swung the deal to keep
the As in their present location.
"I fool that I have been wronged
by the Philadelphia group who so
suddenly appeared on the scene,
anil I purpose? to get my- legal
remedy," he said.
The realtor emphasized he would
not direct any legal action at Con
nie Mack or his sons, Roy and
Eurle, who owned most of the
stock in the team.
He also stressed his legal action
would not be aimed at the Ameri
can League or any of (he club
owners.
Charges Contract Breach
Johnson said that if he entered
into litigation wilh the Philadel
phia group, he would sue, "not on
ly for the cash damages sustained
by mo; but also on the grounds
that this group joined together to
induce a breach of contract which
I made in gmid faith for tho pur
chase ot the As .
But Gallagher denied the claim
that there was a "contract" be
tween the Muck family and John-
.R,
BULLETIN
The Bend Bulletin. Thursday. October 21. 1954
PALO ALTO, Calif. (UP)
Coach Chuck Taylor ot Stanford
sent his battered "Big Red Ma
chine" through its third .straight
scrimmage yesterday in an effort
to have it ready for the Washing
ton game Saturday.
Taylor said- he will probably
start Dick Jones at end in place
of ailing Steve Docter. He pre
viously announced he will use Ray
Krickeberg to replace guard Matt
Armitage, who ended his collegi
ate football career with a broken
leg this week.
Saxton Upsets Kid Gavilan
To Win Welterweight Title
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By JACK CUDDY
United- Press Sportu Writer
PHILADELPHIA (UP) Johnny
Saxton of New York, a brand-new
welterweight champion, sought to
avoid a traffic jail sentence today
while deposed Kid Gavilan of Cuba
sought' justice as the victim of a
'Philadelphia decision.
Brawny, 24-year-old Saxton, who
learned to box in a New York
orphanage, wrested the 147-pound
crown from 28-year-old Gavilan
Wednesday night before 7,909 in
Convention Hall. But he faced a
15-day jail sentence, starting today
in New York for ignoring a dozen
traffic tickets. He was slated to ap
pear in a New York court today
before starting his incarceration.
Johnny, who specialized Wednes
day night in 'bulling tactics," won
a unanimous 15-round decision
after a bout so dull that Chairman
Frank Wiener of the Pennsylvania
Athletic Commission called it. a
stinking fight."
Itcsiilt An Upset
It was an upset result, for Johnny
had been a 7-5 underdog entering
the ring. Although the fans booed
the bout in nearly every round,
they cheered the decision. They
were openly pro-Saxton, who is
managed by Frank (Blinky) Paler
mo of Philadelphia. However, writ
ers at the ringside were over
whelmingly in favor of Gavilan.
Angel Lopez, manager of
tear - stained Gavvy, screamed
'They're a bunch of thieves! We
were robbed! We'll never fight here
again after this Philadelphia deci
sion!
Gavilan said, 'They cheated me,
I won 10 of the 15 rounds. But I
knew that if it went the limit here
I would lose my title."
Lopez protested bitterly to Wien
er, but the commission chairman
said: "Regardless of how bad the
fight was, I think the decision was
just.
Keed's Sparkle Seen Lacking
Gavilan's admirers thought he
had won but they admitted the for
mer Cuban speed merchant lacked
his usuallsparkle. It may have been
because 'of inactivity during the
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Bearcats Meet
Linfield Next
SALEM (UP) Saturday night's
football game at MeC'ulloi'h stadi
um here between Willamette Uni
versity and Linfield will be a fea
ture of the fourth annual VV. U.
parents' weekend.
The 8 p. m. contest will be tho
20th Northwest conference clash
between the two old rivals from
Salem and MoMinnvillo. Willam
ette has won 21 and Linfield four,
Willi one a lie.
Linfield won last year's game 21
to 7.
Saxton was sleek and strong at
1-1614.
But Johnny used his strength
chiefly for bulling his opponent
about the ring, muffling him in
clinches and wrestling with him
Nevertheless, Gavilan had enough
speed, savvy and stamina to land
the more punches and with greater
accuracy.
There were no knockdowns and
no cuts during the dull perform
ing but Saxton was badly hurt
near the end of the 15th round. In
that closing session Gavilan stag
gered him wilh a right uppercut
and then battered him from rope
to rope as the fight ended.
Ring Officials Scores
The throe ring officials, all of
Philadelphia, fuvored Saxton on
rounds as follows: Referee Pete
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Pantaleo, 9-6; Judge James Mlna,
7-6-2; Judge Nate Lopinson, 8-6-1.
The gross gate was a disappoint
ing $57,121. However, that was aug
mented by 140,000 for the national
telecast and broadcast rights. Gavi
lan was supposed to receive 40 per
cent of the total net proceeds which
would have given him only about
$33,136. And Saxton's 20 per cent
would have been about 116,568.
However, through a private guar
antee, Saxton will pay Gavilan a
flat $40,000 for putting his title on
the line and then take for himself
60 per cent of the net proceeds
which will approximate $49,704.
That would give the new champ a
payment of slightly more than $9,-
000 for winning his 45th victory in
49 professional bouts.
Gavilan, who hadn't fought since
his unsuccessful attempt to win the
middleweight crown from Bobo Ol
son last April 2, suffered his 15th
defeat in 117 fights. And he lost
the crown he had won on May
18, 1951, in a battle with Johnny
Bratton for the title left vacant by
Sugar Ray Robinson's rise to the
middleweight class. He was at
tempting his eighth-defense.
Manager Palermo said Saxton
will be a fighting champion be
cause he needs the money and will
make his first defense in the near
future against "the opponent that
can draw the most money." Wheth
er it will be top-ranking Carmen
Basilio of Canastota, N. Y., he was
uncertain. Palermo and promoter
Jim Norris of the International
Boxing Club are scheduled to con
fer Friday in New York.
However, Manager Lopez said he
will insist that Gavilan get a re
turn title bout with Saxton as pro
vided 'in the contract we made
more than four months ago." Lo
pez explained that the contract was
agreed to when Wednesday night's
twice-postponed bout was original
ly arranged for July 14 at Connie
Mack Stadium. A Gavilan hand in
jury caused postponement to Sept.
1 when a case of Gavilan mumps
delayed until Wednesday night.
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Byrne to Fight
San Diego Man
PORTLAND (UP) Heavy
weight Jimmy Byrne, who has
scored nine ' straight knockouts,
faces Kirby Seals of San Diego at
the Armory here tonight in a sched
uled 10-round bout
The Portland slugger, who has
been fighting locally, plans bouts
in the Bay area, on the eastern
television circuit and perhaps a
fight later with Pat McMurtry of
Tacoma, recognized In Washington
as the Northwest heavyweight
king. He Is favored to get by Seals.
Movies Show
Ruling Correct
PORTLAND (UP) The fans
rooting for Oregon who rose up in
anger when an apparent Oregon
touchdown was ruled no good in
last Saturday's football game with
Southern California can relax.
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ficial was right and the Oregon
fans wrong.
George Shaw had shot a 17-yard
pass to end Phil McHugh who took
it in the end zone early in the
game with Oregon trailing 7-0. But
it was ruled McHugh had stepped
out of bounds and the fans howled.
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