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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUra, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY. JUNE 26. 1931.
Jim Londos Pins Browning for Undisputed Wrestling Championship
GREEK IDOL HERO
OF DRAMATIC WIN
OVERBIGFARMER
Succession of Body Slams
Leaves Larger Man Flat
On Back $40,000 Gate
Recorded Madison Square
By Edward . Nell
Assoclsted Pres Sports Wrltsr.
NEW YORK. June 39. (AP) The
wrestling nr wsa over today end
high In the seat ot the conqueror eat
Jimmy Londos, the Oreek Idol, living
example that right always triumphs
and that a good small man some
times can beat a big one,
Ke conquered Jim Browning, big,
burly farmer from Verona, Mo., in
one hour, ten minutes, and ten sec
onds of some of the fanciest wrest
ling the devotees ever saw In Madi
son Square Garden's big bowl on
Long Island last, night. There were
SO.OOO there, and they paid 40,000
to see the throning ot a heavyweight
champion practically everyone must
now accept.
Match True to Form
They went away happy, for the
match that has been four years In
the making ran true to the dramatic
standards of the game. It began
with the 233-pound Browning, recog
nised here aa world champion since
he beat Strangler Ed Lewis two years
ago and Londos refused to meet him,
playing the part of the big bully,
while "Jeemy," as he's known In
every side-arm restaurant from this
coast to the other, was the little hero
who bears up so manfully under the
foul shocks of fortune and the mani
fest physical advantages of a hardy
oppressor.
It went thus for a full hour with
Browning torturing the squat, but
handsome 19S-pound veteran with
leg splits, head locks, body scissors,
hammerlocks, and that pet punisher
that hsa won him so many matches
the airplane whirl, wherein he picked
up his victim in his cobra legs, twirls
htm aloft untl he'a dizzy, then slams
him to the carpet.
Oreek Tries Arm Hold
OoosslonsUy the 88-year old Oreek
would rally and turn on his huge op
ponent with his favorite hold, a Jap
anese arm lock that looks as though
It would tear a shoulder right out
of a torso. And all the time they
leered ' at each other and grunted,
groaned and cackled, stewed and
sweated, and wound up after the first
sixty minutes right where they start
ed. ,
But It was getting late. Browning,
having weakened his challenger,
hurled himself on the little fellow.
Londos writhed, groaned, grunted in
the stress and strain of that final
succession of airplane whirls, leg
splits and head locks.
Finally he crawled desperately un
der the ropes to get away from his
leering opponent. He came back Into
the arena apparently done. The ex
perts, who recognized the symptoms
of what is known as the "A-l" finish,
or the "triumph of virtue," an old
stand-by, got ready to leave.
Body Blsms Start
In a few more minutes it wsa over,
Londos reared his black curly head
and plunged forward. He caught
Browning completely off guard, pick
ed him up with a crotch hold, and
smashed the Missouri farmer right
smack-dab down on top of his Prince
ton haircut.
It was Browning's turn then to reel
drunkenly about the enclosure. Lon
dos threw the champion first to the
patrons grinning In from the left side
of the ring, then to the patrons on
the right.
Browning groaned and writhed,
held his hesd, moaned, and was
putty In the hands of the avenger.
Londos picked him up sgaln, did a
kind of a Jiggling Oavotsky around
and around with Browning on his
shoulder then down came the cham
pion In the final crash, inert. Londos
spread him out on hla shoulder
blades with a double arm hold.
White-haired George Bothner, the
referee, slapped him on the back, and
once more Londos wss king of the
realm.
King Once Before
Jim was king once before. Re beat
Dick Shlkat in Philadelphia after the
latter had been crowned champion
by the national boxing association.
He was deprived of his title when he
refused to meet Strangler Lewis In
New York. Browning beat Lewis and
became champion. Claimants like
Qua Sonnenbsrg and Ed Don George
came and went.
But Londos always drew the big
gest crowds. He's champion agsln
and all's right . with- the wrestling
world.
YALE GRADUATE GIVES
NEW YORK YANKS NEW
E THROUGH HURLI
PEPPER PITCHES FINE
INE
A mistake was made in the name
of the American Legion Junior base
ball team pitcher in the account of
the game with Prospect, published
yesterday, Larry Pepper or Talent,
hurled for the Juniors and did one
of the best Jobs chalked up for the
team this season. He was hit for
comparatively few asfetles and whif
fed ten of the Prospect batsmen. Pep
per also looked good In fielding his
position. " ' ;' ' 1
The Juniors are to practice this
evening at the Jackson school field.
Use Mall Tribune want ads.
By Aitoclsted Press
The snswer to Joe McCarthy's
prayer for pitching strength is John
ny Broaca, Yale graduate of a week
ago.
This apprentice right - hander'e
fourth effective pitching Job In a
row had put the New York Yankees
back In the American league lead
again and given McCarthy a chance
to worry about something else be
sides the condition of his mound
staff.
Ably supported by Lou Gehrig and
other Yankee ewstamlths, Broaca
coasted to a 13-3 victory over the
Chicago White Box yesterday altho
the 10 hits he allowed were almost as
many aa he had permitted all told In
three prior appearances.
The bespectacled Yale star's record
since he Joined the club June 3
shows two victories. Including a one
hit shutout, end one defeat, In which
he allowed only three hits. He has
given up only 37 hits In 38 Innings
and fanned five men yesterday to
boost his strikeouts to 33.
1
HOW THEY.
STANO
, By the Associated Press.
Final standings for first half of i
split season:
Coast.
W. L.
Los Angeles (8 18
COAST LEAGUERS FAITH
IN SPLIT SEASON DEEP
PUZZLE FOR OBSERVER
By the Associated pres
Just whit difference & split ae&son
will make In the Pacific Coast league
pennant situation Is a matter of con
siderable puzzlement.
Club owners are optimistic enough
to believe It will revive Interest
among the cash customers. The mag
nates of the seven also-ran entries
In the first half of the season like
wise hope, for no apparent reason,
their clubs will provide the all power
ful Angela with some competition in
the remaining U weeks of play.
But regardless of the whys of the
split season, the eight clubs start
their thirteenth week of play all even
today.
Lot Angelas with its roster Intact
Journeys to Portland. The Seals,
strengthened by the return of slug
ging Joe Di Magglo to the lineup,
t&ke on Seattle on the Indians' home
field. Sergeant Gabby Street's Mis
sions, badly trounced by Oakland last
week, entertain the Improving Sacra
mento Senators and San Francisco,
while the Oaks start the second half
against Hollywood at Los Angeles.
Scores Yesterday
National League.
At Pittsburg, 7; Philadelphia, 1.
At St. Louis. 7; New York, 10.
Only games scheduled.
American League.
At Philadelphia, 13; Detroit. 11.
At New York. 13; Chicago, 2.
At Boston, 6; Cleveland, 3.
At Washington, 6; St. Louis, 4.
ASHLAND EAGLES PLAY
PROSPECT JULY FOURTH
ASHLAND, June 38. (Bpl.) Rein
forced with a number of new and
fast players, the Eagles baseball team
will meet the Prospect town team on
July 1 at Prospect.
Use Mall Tribune want ads.
GREY'S 'LONE
TRIES DIAMOND LAKE
DIAMOND LAKE, June 36. (0pl.)
Among the week-end fishermen at
Diamond lake was Dr. J. A. Wlborn.
known to thousands of readers of
Zane Grey's stories as "the lone ang
ler." Another well known fisherman
at the lake this week-end was N.
Baas, of San Francisco. Southern Ore
gon fishermen continued to show
their approval of the good trout fish
ing by again turning out In large
numbers to enjoy the Sunday at the
lake, Medford, Klamath Falls. Orants
Pass and Ashland were all well rep
resented in the crowd. Medford people
seen at Diamond lake Sunday were:
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Elliott and Neva
DeSpaln, A. F. Mansfield and party;
Miss Justine Miller. Mtss Mildred Bee.
son, Miss Delphlne Hlnck. W. W.
Haazland, O. W. Pheteplace, Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Relchsteln, Mr. Wnlsnant,
Kir. Sc&gglns, Mr. Rains, Guy Wllday,
and Fred Brandt.
Klamath Falls people seen at Dia
mond lake Sunday were: E. W. K La
ta a Id and party: Jack Shu felt and
party; R. B. Ash worth and Paul Cone;
K. H. Walter and Doug. Puckett; Mary
Agnes Hunt, Berntoe Hartenbauer,
Fa ye Buchanan, and Marjorle Smith;
Wilson and Jenkins; Mr. and Mrs.
DeWltt Barnes: Mrs. Jamea Otlbert:
Mr. Spencer, Fred Stubblns, O. C.
Jones, A. Fennanl, E. L. Butts, A. D.
Addison, B. D. Woods and Chaa.
Chlsek.
HERSCHBERGER, STAR OF
PLACE KICK, ACTS QUEER
CHICAGO, 111.. June 38 (AP)
Clarence H. Herschberger, 67, famed
as the greatest place kicker in foot
ball as a member of the University
of Chicago In the late nineties, was
at a psychopathic hospital today, held
for a sanity hearing. Last July he
suffered a second nervous breakdown.
Herschberger wsa reputed to have
been the first kicker to devise the
splrsl punt.
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