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STEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOUl), OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1933 Knockouts Feature Amateur Milling Semi-Finals Slated Tonight TXGE TWO SIMON PURES OF CITY AND CAMPS IN VIOLENT WAR Nine Knockouts Chalked Up In Night's Battling Fans to Cool Arena To night for Crowd's Comfort Mora lonlgtii With the Armory cooled through the courMsy ol the Med ford Ice and Cold storage company, the amateur fighting men will be aeen blaatlng their way through the smil-flnal tonight at the Legions big Oolden Qlovea tourney In the Armory arena. With the weaker tighten eliminated In the prellm Inartea lut nlgllt. the beat ama teurs of tho big meet awing Into action tonight. "The, fane ain't aeen nothln', yet." Lea Showers, tourney chief, declared today in commenting on tonlght'a ahow. "The light tonight will atand out over those of laat night Ilka a clrcua tent over a rain barrel." aald Showers. By JOHN KEDDY Lack ol discretion and any par tlcular aim. quite prominent amateur characteristic, were blended Into tne alngular virtue of action on the opening night of tue American Leg- Ion Oolden Olovee boxing tourna ment last night at the armory and a near capacity crowd of 1500 bad Ita first taste of big time "Simon Pure" battling. There wasn't a left Jab In evidence all evening, the probing wa done mostly with the chin, and the feint ing was done from long range, but once the amateurs got within range they punched with a verve and en thusiasm that had someone on the floor all evening. Nine knockout were sprinkled over the evening's bill of flltren engagements and the fights that didn't end that way dldnt mlaa It far. Kampoua Impressive In the headline bout, one of the two mliea In the heavyweight class. Jack Anderson engaged an opponent not armed with a reportorlal pad and after engaging the opponenta fist for two mlnutea of the first round he engaged the canvas a like or longer period. Kampoua. the winner looked Impressive and became one of the favorite In the heavy division. The favorite In ttie other classes paraded through their tret engagement easily all chalking up knock-out. Oeorge Trenton. CCO light heavy led the way In that else with a quick first round knockout win over Owen Batea of Medford. Xddle joanaa, veteran amateur welter and one of the favor Ilea In that division lived up to ad rance notlcea ending a alaahlng first round with a bard right to the body of Johnny Nlchola. After a alow atart Billy Fettljohn, former bantam weight tltleholder of the S3nt division of the army, got the range and dropped Bernon Parker for a clean knock out. Bntttnslaam Reigns Enthusiasm waa the reigning fea ture of the entire card, at times ex tending to the referee and aeconds. A DARBY FRUIT Announces New Location At BIG 7 PACKING HOUSE Corner 1 1th and Front No Better Equipped House In Medford To Do Your Packing EVERY FACILITY FOR THE SATISFACTORY HANDLING Offices at 11th Again Tonight " A ..'I aa'taci REX (JILINSKV. above, and other favorltea who hammered their way through the preliminaries of the meet Inst night, a well as an army of fighting men v. ho did not are action on laat.nlght's card, will be rhrotvlng gloves In the semi-finals of the Legion amateur ring tourney at the Armory tonight. The Mrdford Ire and Cold storage company Is to have the arena root for tonlght'a fights by Installing powerful electric fans todsy. who seemed reluctant to halt bout where one of the participant waa evidently atopplng too much punish ment. The feature fighting wa not con' fined to the experienced boyi bow- ever, aa some of the battler capital ised on their nalvette for knockout and eome of the bout In the lighter weight contained hot exchanges. Twice bout ended on foul when the punchers enthusiasm went be yond bounds and they pounded in dustriously at tumbled foe. Stock- still of the CCC being declared the winner over Wilder of Medford In a Juggled finale, and Jimmy Palmer getting the nod over Johnny Shaw in another euch. Luik Acrobatic Carl Luak. Medford welterweight. utilized a flair for acrobatics In hang ing a knockout on Rodney Van Brunt when he picked himself up after a head over heela dive and landed the final punch after some hard ex changee. Local battlera fared well In the opening stage when Leo Ohelardl, Medford gridiron star, punched hla way to a win over game Jimmy Bay lies of Hilt In a bout In which both prlnclpala sopped up punishment. The two lightweight staged a thriller, and won the honora for providing the fastest action on a card which contained plenty. Rex Qlllnsky, an other local favorite, stopped B1U Car lisle In the second round, and Billy Hawkins, Medford middleweight, de- clstoned Harold OUmore of Ashland Tony Acordl attempted an Inno vation In boxing with Martin Buel. fellow CCC battler, and after the wild thumping of earlier bout the affair waa antl-cllmaxed to everyone except Ruel. who'a aeconds tossed In the towel In the final round. Big Crowd Tonight The convincing way in which the wlnnera worked In gaining their In itial victories augurs well for tonight's engagement, and a larger crowd I anticipated on each aucceedlng night as the show nears Its climax, Larry Schsde and Fred Erlckson alternated on the referee assignment and Lieu tenant Prltchard and Johnny Reed acted as Judge, missing Just one when they awarded Bill Smith a win over Ray Price for a complacent ex- See Us Before Making Your Shipping Arrangements Domestic and Foreign F. O. B. and Cannery Connections PRE-COOLING COLD STORAGE COLD STORAGE FANS FOR FIGHT Boxing fan and fanettes are to be comfortably cool a a -treat on the Medford Ice and Cold Storage com pany at the aeml-flnal amateur tight program In the Armory here tonight. In keeping with lta policy of rend ering service to Medford, the M. I. S Is Installing two of the most powerful electric tana In southern Oregon In the Armory for tonlght'a flghta. "The tourney la a fine thing for Medford and we want to ahow our appreciation to the Legion by having the arena cool tonight." an official of the Medford Ice and Cold Storage company aald today. The first fight start at 8.15 to night. Tourney Gossip Jerry Jerome: "WhAt fight I What flghtal Greatt I ever uw for ac tion, thrills a.nd excitement. Nothing will keep me from eeelng tonight' amtttur fljhU. too. A capacity crowd U due tonight." Al Plche: "Oh. boy I I have never seen euch sensational fighting aa the bouts last night. W1U I be there again tonight? it would take an army of coppers to keep me away.1 Larry Schade: "I never saw so much fighting in my life In one evening as last night. I'll venture to say the arena will be packed to overflowing tonight.' Jens Jensen: "Anyone falling to see tonlght'a flghta surely will be sorry. The flghta lut night were great." Sam Col ton: "I'm backing the Medford amateurs to win tonight. The semi-finals will be better than laat night." Chris Richardson: "I'm all set for the big fights tonight. Those last night surely were thrilling." Roy Llndley: "I'll be there early for the semi -final flghta tonight. Weren't they exciting last night, though?" Carl Y. Tengwald: "With all fight ers in town now the fights tonight will start promptly at 8:15. And what fightt they'll be. too." RASKOB'S DAUGHTER YACHTSWOMAN AT 13 LONO BEACH. Calif.. Aug. IS (API -Patey Raskob. who appears to have the looks and a lot of the ability of her father, ha coasted Into Long Beach with members of her family to announce casually she hsen't the slightest fear of more seasoned con testants in the International Star boat races her next week. The 13-year-old will aall her 30- foot craft In five race. preaaton while atopplng punches. Jerry Jerome took care of the an nouncing and Vivian Beach bandied the timekeeper's gong. Les Showers promises even better battlea for the two remalniug nights the battlers thin out. and la ar ranging tor record crowd tonight and tomorrow. It waa announced last en. that additional cooling facilities will be Installed In time for tonights bout. and Front Streets In Semi -Final 'i V.J ':J & tor M.W OVI.tOUUXT, ohuivn UlMne In a rliarai-trrMJc right. n; pose, and other Medford stars Hill make a tall ant attempt to repel the attack of the "enemy" In the seml-llntl round of the Irion's big amateur fight meet at the Armory tonight. NEM1C1WICE PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 16 (Ari etta CI in girt an, 161. of Oklahoma City, took two falls out of three to win the main event of last night's wrestling card here from John Neraan.c, 158, of St. Louis. The Oklahoman won the first fall with a double toe hold In 13 minutes. Nemanlc evened the match, taking the second fall In 11 mlnutea with a Boston crab hold, but CUngman clinched the match 10 minutes later when he successfully ttpplled a double leg bar. Bulldog Jackson. 158. Klamath Falls, defeated Logger Helbert. 160. St. Helens, two falls out of three. In the semt-wlndup. Dorry Detton. 160. of Salt Lake City won the preliminary from Eddie Helbert, 160. St. Helens, taking two straight falls. BRITISH CRICKETEERS DEFEAT WEST INDIANS LONDON, Aug. 15 (AP England today scored a decisive victory over the touring Wast Indlee cricket team, in the third and last test cricket match of the series. England won by an Innings and 17 runs. England also won the first match a4 the second waa drawn. Scores of the match were: England, 313; west Indies. 100 and 195. LEGLESS SWIMMER ABANDONS CHANNEL DOVER, England, Aug. 15 ( AP) Charlea Zlebelman. a leg. en American swimmer, abandoned his projected swim serosa the English channel early today because of rising wind that caused a choppy sea. He had set out last evening from Shakespeare rock, cheered on by a large holiday crowd. He had been In the water 13 hours. JUBILEE GRAPPLE L BE JackBonrtUo'i Oold Ruih Job I lee sport commlttM la making prepara tions for on of the largest crowds of wrestling fans ever aeen In south ern Oregon when Mack Llllard moves his wrestling circus to the old min ing capital or an all-str perform ance next Saturday night. The card, to be presented as part of the Jubilee entertainment, will Include the color ful Chinese grappler, Wong Bock Cheung, and Ted Thye in the one hour main event and Al Karaslck and Everett Klbbens, In a 45-mlnute sup porting match. For a curtain-raiser Fireman Ray Frlsble, favorite of local fans will engage Pete Bellcastro In a thirty-minute brawl with nothing barred but the strangle hold. All In all the Jacksonville show Sat urday should prove one of the most thrilling seen in this region in many montha and la expected to be one of the moat popular features of the big celebration. SUMMARY Joe Kamphoa beat Jack Anderson. K. O. first round. Heavyweight. Tony Acardl. CCC, beat Martin Ruel. CCC, technical K. O. Third round. Heavyweight. Billy Hawkins. Medford. beat Har old OUmore, Ashland. Decision. Mid dleweight. Billy .Pettyjohn. CCC, beat Vernon Parker. K. O. First round. Light weights. Rex Olllnaky. Medford, beat Bill Carlisle, CCC. Tech. K. O. Feather weight. Bill Smith, CCC. beat Ray Price. CCC. Decision. Middleweight. Jimmy Palmer. Medford, beat Johnny Shaw. Foul. Flrat round. Welterweight. Jimmy Orr, Grant Pass, beat Le roy Wood. CCC. Tech. K. O. Second round. Middleweight. Dick Pool, CCC, beat Tex Over street, Medford. Decision. Welter weight. Russell Reed, CCC, beat Vincent Eserhard, CCC. Decision. Middle weight. Carl Luak, Medford. beat Rodney Van Brunt. Tech. K. o. second round. Welterweight. Eddie Joan as, Ashland, beat John ny Nichols, CCC, K. O. flrat round. Welterweight. Oeorge Trenton. CCO, beat Owen Bate. Medford. K. o. first round. Light heavyweight, Leo Ohelardl, Medford, beat Jimmy Bayllea. HUt. Decision. Lightweight. Norvil Stockatlll, CCC, beat Ber nard Wilder, Medford. Foul. Feather weight. BASEBALL Yesterday's Results Coast League. Hollywood S-a. Seattle 0-0. American League. At Cleveland 6. Philadelphia 11. At Boston 6. Detroit . Only gamee scheduled. No National League game. California last year spent S'.SJ OOO to paint ttraff'.c stnpea on 3.500 miles of highway. 1 COMPANY, Inc. AMATEUR FIGHTERS PUT HEART III PUNCHING FOE By BOB COLVIO What unlimited Industry these amateurs pack Into three rounds or leas, generally the latter. There are no Loughrans, Rosenblooma, Joneses or Rosses In the lot but they mix It freely and that la the dish that the fan eeera to like. Action on the opening night ran true to expectation when over half the bouta were term inated by knockout. Final compilations are always In teresting but they achieve special note In anything as unpredictable as an amateur first night. The figure on last night's warfare reveal that of the fifteen bout billed, five ended in outright knockout, four In the technical category, four more by de cision and two via the foul route when the combatant became too fer vent and continued to rain punchee on a fallen foe. The blowa were un intentional enough and only a reflect ion of the willingness and enthusiasm of the green fighters a point that ALL INVITED TO HELP - IN DRUM CORPS TRIP SALEM, Aug. 15. (API Every citizen of Oregon la Invited to as sist in aendlng the Capital Post championship Legion drum corps to Chicago for competition at the na Faster, In the Smashing Semi-Finals Golden Glove Amateur NEW FIGHTERS! BIGGER CARD Popular Prices 55c and 99c Better Than Last Night the referees might bear In mind. Boxing expert often speculate with some awe aa to how Inexperienced amateur fighters can act the pace that they do through three round. And how they do punchl Not much finesse but all the willingness In the world and eome of the mixed swings last night did a lot toward cooling the armory. HERE AND THERE . . . Leo Oehl ardi, the tough lightweight who made such a fine Impression In hi open ing encounter 1 the best looking football player of hie Inches ever to represent the local high school. Eddie Joanaa who also opened with a one round K. o. Is bealdea an experienced amateur battler, a baseball and foot ball player and a star In both sports. He Is the only collegian entered. Med. ford, the host city had nine repre sentatives answering the gong last night and they gained better than an even break winning five and losing four. tional convention, Col. H. K. Weld enfe'.d. In charge of the drive for funds, stated today. Weldenleld eald the state would be divided luto 19 districts with bonded dlrectora In each to co-operate with chambers of commerce and other groups In supervising the cam paign. Governor Julius Meier and numer ous otner prominent otflclala In the state have endorsed the drive. Eighty-two per cent of the school More Furious Fights OF YOUR Telephone 489 population of Kentucky county dis trict attend one, two or three teacher school. I I'll I VACATION Make this Ideal vacation trip this year TheCircIa Tour adaptable to any number of days. Starting on a "Princess" liner you visit Victoria and Vancouver. By train through the scenery of the world famed Canadian Rockies. Stop over at the beautiful resort holtla at Banff and Lake Louise, where roles have bten greatly reduced this season. Spend restful days In the comfortable Chalet Bun galow Camps located at various scenic points in this great moun tain region. Opportunities for every sport and recreation. Returning you complete the circle via. Calgary and Spokane, with new scenes every day of your trip. Canada invites vacationists I-no passports are required. Sum mer rait fares and reduced hotel rates make the trip exceedingly moderate in cost. Our local offi ces will help you plan this most Interesting tour. CANADIAN PACIFIC W. H. DEACON, Geal Agt. Paas'r Dept. lil-A Broadway. Portland, BR. 0637 American Bank Building Tonight! NEW COOLING Big Fans Being In stalled by Medford Ice and Storage Co. 2SE 3. FRUIT Y
