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MEDFORT) MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1933.
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GOT EARLY START
Family From Ireland Two
Older Brothers Fighters
Was Amateur at 16
Has Seen Hard Times
By EDWARD J. NEIL
Associated Press Sports Writer
NEW YOUK, June 19. fAP) James
J. Braddock was named to the prize
rln? from birth.
Early in the morning of June 7.
1908, In the heart of Hell's Kitchen
on WeBt 48th street, he was born to
Mrs. Elizabeth OToole Braddock, and
the proud father. Joe. now 70 and a
watchman on the Hoboken docks,
promptly named the lusty Infant
James Jay In honor of James J. Jef
fries, then heavyweight champion of
the world.
The parent Bracldocks, both mother
and father, came from County Oal
w&y, Ireland, 45 yeara ago. One of
Jim's uncles wi j a famed rough and
tumble fighter, another a prominent
foot runner. Two of Jim's three
older brothers, Ralph nd Joe, were
fighters for a time. He has four
brothers. In all, and two slaters.
Htarted Flejhtlnjr Early
The family moved to New Jersey,
where Father Joe set up In the truck
ing business when Jim was nine
months old. He went to school In
West New York, N. J., and his fight
ing career started early. He was 10
when he flattened his first school
mate, Elmer Furlong, with a single
right. He fought Johnny Morris, an
other pal, 30 times for tha fun of It,
splitting the decisions about even.
At 13 he was a messenger boy, and
one Job he liked was carrying the
round-by-round description to a
newspaper office of Jack Dempsey's
conquest of Jess Willard at Toledo In
1019. At 14 he was an apprenticed
helper in a print shop, and after
hours he'd sneak over the fences of :
Jersey ball parks to watch fights. At
IS he was In the amateurs, weighing ;
158 pounds. He scored 40 knockouts
before he turned professional.
Discovered by Gould
One day In 1025, In a Union City,
N. J., gymnasium, a New York man
ager, Joe Gould, wafl superintending
the training of a middleweight, Harry
Oalfund. Jos spotted a big skinny
kid standing by the ring posts, look
ing eagerly on. Joe needed a spar
ring partner.
"You a fighter?" he demanded.
"Yes, air," said the youngster.
"What's your name? What do you
weigh?"
"Braddock; 102."
'Wanna bo with Oalfund7"
';Bure.!1
Braddock almost knocked out Oal
fund, a seasoned fighter, whereupon
Gould sent the old warrior home and
took over the new. They never signed
a contract. As the years rolled by,
and they went up. slid back, climbed
again to the heavyweight champion
ship, they've never had a contract
covering the situation. They've earn
ed nearly 230.000 together, and they
spent, or lost. It In bad Investments,
together. Gould never lost faith In
the Irish kid he came on by accident.
Seen Hard Times
In the extreme "low" of their ex
periences, when only a year ago Jimmy
had to go to the relief rolls for aid,
when Joe was selling automobile ra
dios trying to get by, Jimmy needed
37 to - pay the milk bill. A kind
landlord had let him move his family
from their apartment to the base
ment, where Jim took care of the
Jan 1 tori ng, rent free. Gould had a
tough time borrowing $37, but the
milk bill was paid.
Today Gould la considering 1100.000
offers for fights, accepting and re
jecting the hundreds of other chances
to make money that come a cham
pion's way. Braddock pays no atten
tion to that part of It.
"I do the fighting; Joe does the
managing.'
Therels still no contract binding
their arrangement.
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Les Wolfe (above), Texas jrruppler, long a favorite with Med ford funs,
returned today for his mutch at the Armory Thursday evening with Joe
Htitiko, also a prime local ruvorlte. Wolfe Is master of many srtucular
and scientific holds and avoids the unorthodox turtles which characterize
the work of tunny less accomplished exponents of the tendon twisting art.
FISHING INTEREST
OF LOCAL REGION
Now that the fish nets are out of
the mouth of the Rogue river, the
salmon run which has been In prog
ress for over a month has Increased
slightly over what It was a week or
so ago, but Is still no -where m'ar
what It was In the early part of the
run. The- fish that are getting this
far up-stream am black and unit,
valueless for food, and not much
better for sport.
By mid-summer, however, the steel
head wilt start, and will continue to
run In the river until late In the fall.
Sllversldea will begin to move In the
fall. Of course, there will be a few
chluooks In the river all summer,
but their number will be so small as
to make little difference to the Izaak
Waltons.
Diamond Lake Is the popular fish
ing spot, and will undouhtledly re
main so far the rest of the summer.
It hss been rather cold there during
the last week, and not as many fish
ermen as usual have been there, but
those who tried their luck report
good catches.
It has also been cold at Fish lake.
Pour-mile lake and at the Lake of
the Woods, but the case Is the same
there as at Diamond Lake those who
have tried have had good luck. Bass
fishing at the Lake of the Woods Is
said to be hotter than in years
The roads to these popular resorts
are said to be In excellent condition,
and the coming of warmer wcai'ier
will send hundreds out on the
streams.
Trout fishing In streams of this vi
cinity is Improving rapidly, with the
waters falling to somewhere near a
normal level, and much of the muik
Iness of the spring thaws and snow
run-off now gone. Fishing from By
bee bridge to Dodge brldgo Is said to
i&3$kd
be eood. nartlcularlv for the out-
throat variety, with crawfish. Hies
and small copper spinners proving
the most effective lure.
MAGGIO'S BAT
WINS FOR SEALS
(By the Associated Press.)
With Hollywood and Sacramento
getting back Into action tonight In
a doubleheader at Los Angeles, ac
tivities In the second half of the Pa
cific Coast baseball league's pennant
chase return to full swing, six of the
el; lit teams having started their
schedules last evening.
The hitting of young Joe Dl Mng
glo. San Franfisco outfielder, featur
ed the second half openers, Dl Mug
glo bluatlng out two home-runs, two
doubles and a single In five tries, to
contribute to s Seal victory In Port
land, 7 to 5.
Seattle, playing host to Los An
geles, battered the present champs
for 18 hits and a 12 to Q mauling,
and the lowly Missions nicked Oak
land. 9 to S.
CUNNING ELLIOn
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SALEM, June 18. (AP) The cun
ning of Harry Elliot proved enough
to offaet the rough and tumble tac
tics of "Dlshface" Powers, faoe-con-tortlng
wrestler from Vancouver, B.
C, here last night and the popular
Eu pene ma t m an d Imposed of Powers
In two out of three falls In the main
event of the wrestling card.
Del Ktinkle, Salt Lake City, smash
ed a right to the Jaw to gain a one
fall decision from Ray Lamphers.
Sacramento. Rob Roy took one fall
from Young Tarzan In the opening
mat-h.
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CALIFORNIA CREW
REGATTACLASSIC
Cornell Battles Western
Sweepsters to Bitter End
Washingtonians Take
Other Events With Ease
By EDWARD J. NEIL
Associated Press Sports Writer
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 10.
(AP) Over the roistering Hudson to
day there came a calm, the let-down
after as fierce a rowing duel as the
river ever has seen California's split
second triumph over Cornell In the
four mile varsity climax of the 37th
Intercollegiate Poughkeepsle regatta.
The scant crowd that braved driv
ing rains and chilling northeast
winds was well dried out. but still It
tingled, from neither the cold nor
the wet.
It shivered again as It will shiver
many another time In memory of
those two great eights, battling down
the river on the breast of a rolling
tide, hammering across the finish
line In the purple murk of the eve
ning so close that only the officials
far out In the river, after many min
utes of debate, were able to give
them their places.
California Favorite
While California, mighty machine
stroked by young Gene Kerkenkamp,
had been the pre -race favorite, riding
a steadily mounting tradition of con
quering oarsmanship that goes back
through victory In the last two Olym
pic games, Cornell was something of
an underdog
There was nothing In the two pre
liminary races, held under fair water
condition but In weather so nasty
that It robbed all the usual color
from a crowd of scarcely 20.000 to
Indicate that the east had any chance
to stop the western Invasion that gets
stronger ond stronger each year.
The Huskies of Washington, for the
second successive year, made a show
of the five c;ew freshman field, wal
loping California by a length and a
half, with Navy third by another
length. They distanced Columbia and
Syracuse, fourth and fifth, respec-1
tlvely, winning In 10 minutes 20 bee-1
ondfl. j
It was even more pronounced In
the four crew Junior varsity dash
through three miles, whero the same
Washington crew that won as fresh -mon
In 1034 trounced Navy by three
lengths, with Cornell and Syracuse
In that order several more lengt hs
behind. The Huskies time was
14:58 4-5.
Cornell Always Close
For the three miles the classic vas
anybody's contest, with Syracuse nat
tllng with California and the great
Washington eight. Cornell always was
close. Navy wasn't to be shaken off.
From the shore, far up on a hill In
a line with the finish. It looked as If
the big red shell from Ithaca had
made It by perhaps half a length It
looked as If the Hon henrt In that
Cornell shell had nipped California
by a little less than the margin that
separated Washington In third place
and Nary In fourth.
The crowd on the shore thought
so. howling In glee. The Cornell crew
slapped each other on the backs.
But the crowd on the observation
train thought California won. and the
Judges came out of a huddle to an
nounce their decision. Once more
California was lord of the river with
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The other placlngs put Syracuse
fifth. Pennsylvania sixth, and Colum
bia seventh. The times were Califor
nia 18:52, Cornell 18:52 3-5. Wash
ington 19:00 4-5. Navy 19:03 4-5,
Syracuse 19:90 1-5, Pennsylvania
19:37 and Columbia 19:37 1-5.
PITTS CONFIDENT
ASEBALL LINEUP
ALBANY, N. Y., June 19. (AP)
Edwin C. "Alabama" Pitts, one-time
Sing Sing prison athlete, today faced
the Job of making good for the
friends whose faith caused Kenesaw
Mountain Land Is to unbar the doors
of professional baseball.
Land Is, baseball's high commis
sioner, In Chicago overruled a de
cision banning Pitts from baseball
but made It clear that his action
resulted from the numerous appeals
In behalf of the ex-convlct.
He ruled the 24-year-old parolee
might play with the Albany club of
the International league, but Insisted
his activities be limited to regular
games of the schedule.
The young southerner who served
five years of an 8-to-16 year term
for an armed robbery In New York
city was quick to express bis appre
ciation. "Judge Landls will never regret
having made that decision," he said.
He. praised the two men who led
the fight to win him a baseball posi
tion. General Manager Johnny Evers
of the Albany club and Warden
Lewis E. Lawes of Sing Sing prison.
"They have been great. They stuck
with , me from the start of this
thing and I'm glad 'to have a chance
to show them they were right."
Evers, who twice threatened to
sever all connection with the game
If the minor league ruling was up
held, declared the decision "gives
me the greatest thrill In my 33 years
of baseball."
"The decision speaks for itself
It shows Intelligence," said Warden
Lawes. "Nothing can add to It. Natu
rally I am pleased."
Officials of the Albcny club plan
to start Pitts In the outfield next
Sunday when the Senators oppose
Syracuse.
Pitts said he la "certain" he can
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TO PLAY ROGUES
It's been some time since Med
ford baseball fans have seen a barn
storming team In action, but the op
portunity will present itself Satur
day when the Detroit Colored Giants
try issues with the Medford Rogues
at the fairgrounds. Featured on the
Giant attack will be Homerun King
Kong Smith, who smacked out 41
home runs last year.
Also featured will be Big Bill
Smith, who penetrates the atmos
phere six feet, four and a halt
Inches. He moves " about In center
field. The club, the only one that
tours from coast to coast and from
the Gulf of Mexico to the tip or
northern Canada each year, has three
pitchers who have been fanning op
position like machine guns all year.
They are "Dizzy Dean" Thomas,
"Red" Knuckles and Richard Wal
den. Thomas and Knuckles are cred
ited with no-hlt, no-run games.
The Negro's catcher, Albert More
head, Is said to be the funniest lit
tle receiver In baseball. Manager
Hoffard of the Rogues says things
wont look so funny to htm when
he knocks a homer or two right
out of the humorous one's dukes.
With a pained look on his face.
Hoffard announced today that he
isn't going to pitch against the
Giants if he can help It. In order
to help It, he has sent to Kelso.
Wash., to try to get Chesterfield,
the pitcher who has pitched that
club to nine straight wins this year.
The Kelso club breaks up in a short
time, and Chesterfield will be free to
go where he chooses.
The rest of the Rogue team will
remain as usual, with Hoffard back
in the outfield. Hess may be used
on the mound. So far this year.
Hess has a fine record, having done
some beautiful work In and out all
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She calls it a
Cook's Tour
NOBODY thought Katherine would make a very good
wife. She seemed too frivolous. Always made a game
out of everything. Hadn't a practical thought in her
head so it seemed.
Maybe that's why she does make Ed such a good
wife. You still wouldn't think she was serious about a
thing. Yet she must be. Because you've never seen a
house kept better in your life. Or a budget balanced
more neatly.
Most women come home from shopping all tired out.
Not Katherine! She makes a grand game of it . . . calls
it her weekly "Cook's Tour." She pores over her news
paper like a travel map . . . charts a course that takes
her to bargain ports . . . and, gets there without one
wasted step.
How? She follows the advertisements. Watches
them as closely as a sailor watches his compass. And she
gets fun out of it all . . . But who wouldn't, with a happy
home like hers and her knack for saving up money!
season. Sometimes a slow starter, he
Is a hard man to hit when warmed
up.
The game will start a half hour
earlier than usual, with the opening
salvo set for 3 o'clock. Saturday
afternoon has been set as the time
because that Is believed the best
time for the "tired business man."
A good crowd la anticipated.
HOW THEY
STAND.
San Francisco
Seattle .
Missions
Hollywood
Sacramento J..
Los Angeles ..
Oakland ..........
Portland ....
No games yesterday In major
leagues.
POSTPONE BATTLE OF
LOUGHRAM AND 'IMP'
PHILADELPHIA. June 10. (AP)
The ten round Dout between Tommy
Loughran and Ray Impellltlerre,
scheduled for tonight In Philadelphia
National league park, has been post
poned until tomorrow night because
of rain.
By the Associated Press.
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WRESTLING!
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LES WOLFE
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Johnny Soos
vs. Babe Smolinski
and
Herman Olson
vs. Johnny McWood
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