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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKl), OREGON", THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1935.
Belcastro Defends Junior Wrestling Championship Belt Tonight
SPFFI1Y ISI AHOfl Title Aspirant RARES RAIL II Veteran Driver I "h""-."!" "-1 1 MOVING IN ON LOUIS ' r3sS!L"rHr!!S
Fiery Italian Promises to
Get Tough With Toots
Tonight Hubka-Savich
to Renew Prolonged Feud
In a desperate comeback effort.
Fete Bel cast ro, once the most color
ful personality of the local grunt and
grimace emporcum, who two weeks
ago was suddenly Jolted from that
pinnacle by Toots Estes of Honolulu,
pwlU defend for the first time his Pa
cific coast Junior heavyweight cham
pionship belt tonight In the feature
match at the Armory.
Estes, the sensational exponent of
the slingshot flying tackle, whipped
Pete two out of three falls In 20 min
utes when he made his first appear
ance here, and Pete was so glum that
he hlgh-tatled It Into northern Cali
fornia, where he has been training
ever since with the sole purpose of
getting himself Into sliape for an
other chance at the speedy Honolulu
title holder.
Desperate Pete returned this week
with a reddish fringe on his Jowl,
which he promises to wear Into tho
ring tonight, and although fans tell
him he Is punch drunk to stake his
coveted belt against the stocky island
er, who Is one of the most spectacular
and talented grapplers ever to appear
here, Pete Is confident that he can
retain his handsome silver and gold ,
buckle. He brought the belt Into the i
Mall Tribune offices for a guarantee
deposit, slammed It down with a
bang and announced that be Is go
ing to show the people around here
that he Is not only willing to defend
his title, but that he Is tougher than
two of the handsome Island cham
pions. Followers of popular Toots belteve
that the coast- belt la going bye-bye,
and that the Islander will mop up
the canvas with Pete In the same ar
tistic style with which he defeated
Strongman Brooks of Canada last
week. Pete says he may have to get
rough with Estes In order to keep his
belt, but that he will wait until he
gets Into the ring before deciding
upon on any policy.
The belt will be awarded tho win
ner after the match by the Medford
athletic commission.
Joe Hubka of the University of
Nebraska, and Danny Bavlch of the
University of Utah will meet In the
other half of the main event, to de
cide once and for aft whether Ne
braska or Utah turns out best smear
and sneer artists. These two big-time
wrestlers split a two-bout series and ,
then wrestled an hour to a draw, 1
leaving them a-straddle of the fence
and In a determined frame of mind
to settle the dispute tonight.
Bob (Challenger) Kennaston, of !
Oold Hill, the meanle marine, will
meet another ring roughle when he !
tangles in the 20 -minute opener with ;
Frank Butey, big newcomer from Ari
zona. 1
Referee Ray Friable, dexptte Pet
BH castro's objections, will be on
duty.
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Toots Ksts (above), flusliy chain
plon w . the Hawaiian Inlands, may
run Into all kinds of trouble tonight
at the Armory when he trie to win
the Pacific coast Junior heavy weight
championship from Pete Belcnstro.
fiery Italian. Wrestling authorities
nt Honolulu refused to allow the wan
dering Islander to stake his own title,
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Washington 88 76
St. Louis 66 77
Philadelphia 61 77
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EX-SPEED DRIVER
By M. C. "Sonny" Gltason.
After reading the write-up on the
auto races to be held at Or ant Pass,
In The Mall Tribune, thought I'd
give you a little dope (that Isn't
Just advertising talk.)
This boy, Mel Kenealy, I see, Is
going to show his wares, and If old
Mel Is up to his stuff, as he used
to be, this youngster, Wllburn. is
going to have a real ride for his
money if he gets It.
Mel, one of the most consistent
drivers I ever raced against, has had
some mighty fast hacks under him.
as well as some slower ones. He's
an old timer at It and one of the
very few alive to tell about It after
so many years.
I remember when Mel drove a lit
tle Job that belonged to Russ Oar
nan t of Los Angeles. Rum claimed
the Job only stood him 276 and
the rest of us were pushing crates
that ran up several times that much.
To make a long story short, five or
six of us used to beat Mel In the
time trials and get better positions
than he, but If the race was long
enough, and the crate held together,
Mel was either one of the first, three
winners or pushing them so hard it
wasn't any fun. This was back In
192B at San Jose, Cal.
Mel used to drive the well known
old bus, Hooker Special 99, and
when It didn't drop a valve or break
a cam shaft, Mel was always riding
out In front with plenty of ease,
even against the best of the boys.
At Ascot In 1929 during the night
races I believe that Mel won more
money than any other driver there,
not always firsts, but good easy
places In every race be drove, and
how that boy uld drive Ascot, just
like a roller coaster for him, while
the rest of us slid, spun, pin-wheeled
and piled up.
To the average sports reader, the
name Mel Kenealy might not mean
much, for Mel never was a grand
stand driver, Just a steady, level
headed hack-hand who never played
dirty on his worst enemy, but who
was always ready to take advantage
of a break.
Mel drove In the days of some ot
the Pacific coast's best dirt track j
drivers and was always dangerous I
competition for boys who have ;
crossed the Great Divide, such as
Swede Smith, Ernie Trlpplett, Jimmie
Sharps, Walt Maya, Nick Marti no
and a good many others.
I haven't been to a race since
driving my last one on September 7,
1029, at Snn Jose, and that very day
Mel was driving a little Job. No. 17.
He was walking right up on all the
boys, had passed me In the back
BfD4XJSt 1
Mel Kenealy (above), veteran race
driver who will compete at Grants
Pass tomorrow and Saturday. Lead
ing the Northwest Auto scramble un
til last Sunday, he is considered one of
the shrewdest drlveis In the game.
He was Pacific coast champion In
1931, entering the Indianapolis clas
sic that year -s a reward. He finished
among the first 10 on the big brkk
oval after being forced out of a high
er spot with motor trouble.
since that day, but getting a chance
to see my old friend In action again
is too much to mtss. I'm going to
Grants Pass and be in the pita (If I
can get there) and If I was Inclined
to BET I'd lay even money that
Mel will take the day, If his car
hangs together. These young lads
are going to know they have seen
some real driving.
HUSTLING SEALS ADD
TO LEAGUE LEAD BY
stretch, and was taking Stubby
Stubblefleld in the south turn, when
his right front spindle broke, right
In the middle on the turn and
plenty high up. Mel showed his
driving stuff that time If he ever
did. Most of us would have plowed
head-on into the fence, but not Mel.
He threw it hard to the left Into
a slide and hit the guard rail broad
side, an easy, glancing Jolt. The car
was hurt a little but not bad, and
to top It off Mel crawled out. sat
on the tall and watched the rest of
(By the Associated Press)
The hustling San Francisco Seals,
driven down the home stretch by the
Inspiratlonar play and leadership of
Manager "Lefty" O'Doul, held a long
lead today In their race for the second-half
Coast league pennant.
Coming through in a pinch for
their second straight victory over
Oakland, while tlie San Francisco
Missions and the Portland Beavers
were losing, the Seals yesterday In
creased their top-place margin to four
full games, with little more than a
week-and a half left to play.
The Seals had to score t four runs
In a ninth-Inning rally to beat the
persistent Oaks, and It was O'Doul's
pinch single which drove in two tal
lies to clinch a 6-3 victory.
The Los Angeles Angles, apparently
coming to life in time for the playoff
series In which they will compete as
winners of the first-half pennant,
turned back Portland, 11 to 3.
The Missions fell before the steady
hurling of Young Howard Craghead
as the Seattle Indians pounded Hollls
Thurston for 14 blngles and a 6-3 vic
tory. The cellar-dwelling Hollywood Stars
chalked up their second successive
win over Sacramento, 7 to 6.
FOR SPARRING MATES
By EDWARD J. NEIL
(Associated Press Sports Writer.)
POMPTON LAKES. N. J.. Sept. 12
(JPi I, training camp at least. Jo? i
Louis has proved -that crowding him '
in a prize ring, which Max Baer plans '
to do In the Yankee stadium' Sep- ;
tember 24. gets you Juat about the '
same thing that backing away got :
Prlmo Camera and Klngflsh Levinsky. i
Camera, lasted six rounds, mostly j
on a dead run. the Ringish went
less than one. A couple of sparrin,? j
partners. Lou (Tiger) Flowers and j
Sal va tore Rugglriello. could tell you 1
today that getting fresh, moving m '
to take the play away from the Brown 1
Blast from Detroit, meant cutting ;
their activities down to about 30
seconds. j
Flowers and Rugglriello are no
Baers, but when the Tiger tore Into !
Louts with both hands yesterday, Joe j
stretched him helplees and bleeding i
on the ropes with half a dr7n surg- j
ing smashes. Ruggirelllo. once a j
great prospect and still a big, rangy
so many left hook on the chin in
the next few furiou seconds that he
had to quit.
da'n o'maho'ney tosses
don george with whip
BOSTON. Mass.. Sept. 12. (UP)
Danno O'Mahoney of Ireland tossed whip,
night to establish a clear claim to the
world' heavyweight wrestling cham
pionship. O'Mahoney. who claimed the cham
pionship after a protested bout with
Oeorge here In July, scored the only
fall of the repeat performance In 2
hours and fi seconds with his "Irish
CECIL BROWN ANNOUNCES
Re-opening of
BROWN'S
Log Cabin Bar
MAIN and RIVERSIDE
SATURDAY
We Invite you to enjoy yourself at the Loh Cabin which has been
closed for a brief Interval and Is now all set to entertain you.
Burleigh Grimes, the famous old
splt-ball hurler, now pitching and
managing Bloomlngton in the three
I league, was banished for protest
ing an umpire's decision In a game
In which Manager Bill Burwell oi
Terre Haute outpltched him.
AUTO RACES
15 CARS
Fri., Sun., Sept. 13, 15
Motorcycle Races
At I.fost 13 nlilfr.
Saturday, Sept. 14
Time Trlnln 1;3D Races t:
Grants Pass
ALL NORTHWEST CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
GERMAN BOY EASILY:
PORTLAND, Sept. 12. AP Bob
Kruae, Oswego, Ore., heavyweight,
made short work of Hana Bauer,
Oermany, taking two straight falls
and the match In 12 minutes here
last night. Kruse took the first fall
with a hnmmerlock, the second with
a body press.
Harry Krnt and Andre Adoree went
three rounds to a draw In a popu
lar preliminary bout, both using
straight wrestling tactics.
"Brother Jonathan" Heaton dis
posed of Jim Healy In the second
round with a body press. Marine
Jacobs defeated Silent Banks in the
third round wl th a body press.
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