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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1938.
Armstrong Wins Close Decision Over Ambers In Sensational Bout
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Referee's Ballot Breaks
Deadlock Between Judges
Fighters Throw Punches
From Start to Finish
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United Press Staff Correspondent.)
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. New
York, Aug. 18. (UP) Henry Arm
strong, hi face puffed ana Dieeainj
staggered Into the lightweight throne
room last night, victor over Cham
pion Lou Ambers In one of the moat
sensational battle ever een in any
ring.
The savage, bloody fight was so
elose that more than 1B.000 fan
hook the Garden girders with their
booing when Announcer Harry Ba
loan notified the crowd that Arm-
' strong had won that he had shat-
tered pugilistic history by becoming
the first man ever to wear three
crowns at the same time.
Cheer for Ambers.
Armstrong, who previously had
won the featherweight and welter
weight titles, was still booed thun
derously as Ambers, minus his frown
as a result of losing the 10-rouna
decision but possessed of new pub
lie esteem, climbed down from the
ring.
Although Lou lost the title that
he had won from Tony Canroneri
back In H38, his magnificent per
formance last night branded him ft
truly great fighter. He rose twice
from the floor to battle on and or.
and almost halt the victorious mnrch
cf the Los Angeles negro who had
knocked out 38 of his last 38 op
ponents.
First tn 30 Years.
Armstrong became the first negro
lightweight champion in 80 veers
he first to hold the 138-pound crown
Since Battling Nelson knocked out
foe Cans at San Francisco In 1008
Armstrong won a hollow vlotory
ton a split decision. Judge Marty
Monroe gave the fight to Ambers,
eight rounds to seven. Judge George
tcron voted the battle to Armstrong,
eight rounds to six and one even.
Referee Bill Cavanaugh's ballot de
cided the title shift. He gave Arm
' strong seven, Ambers six, and called
Jrwo even.
United Press score sheet gave Arm
strong eight rounds, Ambers five,
luid called two even.
The near-capacity orowd of 18.340
bash oustomers. who paid 1103.380
to see the fight, got far more than
their money's worth. When Ambers
ntercd the ring he had been the
-1 underdog, an even money bet
to be knocked out before the full
6 rounds. He was considered . by
boxing experts generally the weikest
lightweight champion ever to hold
the title.
Ambers Finishes Strong.
But his grand display was almost
as much of an upset as If he had
beaten Armstrong. Floored In the
fifth and sixth rounds for 03Unts
f three and eight, respectively, the
tow-headed Jumptng-Jack from Her
kimer, N. T carried on and was
hammering Armstrong savagely tn the
final session.
Although Armstrong used ques
tionable tactics low punches, el
bows and head In many rounds.
Ambers never resorted to the aamo
unethical practices In return. Ref
tree Cavanaugh overlooked many of
Henry's unethical maneuvers, but he
did penalise him three rounds for
low blows. He gave the seventh, elev
enth and twelfth rounds to Ambers
n fouls.
In his dressing room alter thr
fight. Ambers, far less battered than
Armstrong, declared, "I want to fight
him again any time, any place, and
I'll guarantee to lick him."
Ambers' manager, Al Weill, claim
ed that the decision was a "steal."
He charged that Armstrong used
very unfair tactlo he could. Includ
ing "butting, elbowing and hitting
low."
Ambers' only mark was a gash
on the upper lid of his left eye.
which he suffered In the second
round. As he left the ring, his face
S aMWm
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Jane Legossoe, senior student at
University of Oregon, who has been
chosen queen to reign over Astoiin's
annual rrRnttn, tn he held August 31
to September 3, Incluslre.
and body wore smeared with Arm
strong's blood, however.
Armstrong lAiids Foe.
Armstrong, the new triple-cham
pion, said: "It wns the hardest fight
of my career. He Is an unexpected
puncher. He hits you when vou
least expect It."
Ambers will receive 37 per coat
of the net gate of 488.B41, and rm
strong gets 22 per cent.
The large crowd and gate pleased
Promoter Mike Jacobs mightily. Only
week ago, when It was originally
scheduled to be staged at the Polo
grounds, It seemed to be the figh
that nobody wanted. Rain forotd
the postponement and the shift In
doors. Promoter Jacobs said: "Those
raindrops proved pennlea from heav
en. It looks like we'll have to have a
return match."
There waa little difference tn their
weights, Ambers scaled 13414 poundi
Armstrong 134.
CATBALL TOURNEY
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Grants Pass-Ashland Out
fits Raise Curtain at 8
P. M. Medford-Klamath
Clash One Hour Later
NIGHT HORSE RACING
SLATED AT GRESHAM
PORTLAND, Aug. 18. IIP) Night
horse racing will again be a feature
of Multnomah county fair, opening
at Grcshnm next Monday. There will
be eight races nightly with a feature
handicap each night.
The Hrsf shipment of horses from
the Longacres trsck near Seattle,
which will participate In the races,
was unloaded at the fairground track
yesterday.
The four finest softball teems in
southern Oregon, representing Ash
land. Grants Pass. Klsmath . Palls
snd' Medford. open fire In Ashland
tonight for the right to enter the
state tournament In Bnlem, August
23 to 37.
Under the arcs at the high school
field, all-star teams from Ashland
and Grants Pass hoist the curtain
the dtstrlct tournament st 8
o'clock. At 9 o'clock. Timber Pro
ducts of Medford snd Lowell Tigers
of Klsmath Palls claBh tn the game
expected to determine the district
tourney winner and Salem repre
sentative.
Tomorrow evening, the southern
Oregon championship will be decided
In an encounter between the. two
winners of tonight's gsmes. Klamath
Falls Is the defending chsmplon.
having copped the district affair at
Medford last year by beating Timber
Products In the finals.
Esrl Dale, fireball hurler who has
pitched Timber Products to two
straight Medford chsmplonshlps, will
open on the mound Cor the locsls
tonight, with Morris atelner, Wooden
Box star, held In reserve. John
Smith will do tho cotchlng. Bob
Smith will be on first. Bert Luman
second. Dick Lewis on short,
Cliff McLean on third. Billy Calvert
in left, Paul "Hoosler" Hofford In
center and Floyd Baker In right.
Malcolm Stlne will be a reserve In
flelder and Clesson Perry a utility
outfielder. '
that's the day when business men who
otherwise would be In bleachers snd
grandstands, stay In the store snd
sttend to their bread and butter
With a Sunday game scheduled, local
bigwigs figure there wouldn't be half
enough room for the mob. and they
are probably right. Gus H. Phsns
hereabouts don't get to see a Psclflc
Coast league ball club In action every
day. In fact, this yesr's appeasance
of the Beavers will be only the sec
ond time In 30 years a coast loop
outfit has showed here.
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San Francisco 74 88 .520
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Billy Hulen says:
Beavers Returning
For Exhibit Game
Here During Fall
Baseball fans of southern Oregon
will again get a chance to see the
Portland Beavers In action hero this
fall, according to word brought back
from the metrop
olli by Pred
Erlckson.
In a conversa
tion with Doc
Leonard Melkle,
Beaver trainer
who brought the
Pacific Coast
leaguers to Med
ford last yenr for
an e x h I b I tlon
game, Fred learn
ed that a similar
ba r na t o rmlng
trip was helng
planned by the
Ducks for this
fall, and that Medford was definitely
tabbed aa a stopping point.
This year, the Beavers will shag
out Immediately after the Coast cir
cuit season ends and travel through
southern Idaho, down through esst
ern Oregon, playing Bend and Klam
ath Falls, come here for a name
with the Craters, and continue back
to Portland, with possible encounters
In Eugene. Albany and other Wil
lamette valley clubs.
mi
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Feel at Home In
"The Heart of Portland'
Comfort Convenience
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tn THE HEART Of THE CITY
ill Eiiii
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M w Par
Portland
Because of the length of the Pa
cific Coast league pennant race, tho
game here won't be stnged until
early In October. Last season, there
was quite a lull tn baseball activity
here after the close of the Southern
Oregon league race until the appear
ance of the Beavers, and attendance
wasn't so large as It would have
been had things been kept hot In
the Interim. This year, however, the
Craters plan to stay In shape for
the game by weekly workouts and
possible tilts with other southern
Oregon and northern California
teams, and of course, there Is always
the possibility the Craters will win
the second-half championship and
go Into a three-game playoff series
with Crescent City for the loop flsg.
If that happen, most all of Sep
tember will be filled with ba.se ball
and the Craters won't have to worry
about being In condition for their
Portland bsttle.
What officials of the Medford Ath
letlc association are trying to grab
is a Sunday date wtth the Beavers
The game last season was played on
Saturday, and the largest crowd
of the year packed the stands. And
Saturday la the worst possible day
for an afternoon athletic contest,
so far a the turnstiles are concerned
What a tooth and uall. wild
eyed scrap this second-half
Southern Oregon league hunt
ing battle tins developed into.
Medford. Crecent city and
Grants Pass all sitting up there
with five wins and one loss,
tied up tighter than a Scotch
man's sock, with only two games
to go. There hasn't been any-
thlnk like It slnre in?8, when
the four-team league ended Its
season with four teams tied for
flrnt place, all with a percent
age of .floo. it's really some
thing, hoys and girl", and Trom
now on. If you wnnt your liase
hall rough nml tough and like
to see the hoys play Tor keeps,
don't mist either of these inst
two Crater games, both at the
- local high school park.
Next Sunday, Mnnager Paul Hof
fard leada hia Med fords against the
Olendnle Loircrers nnri nirnn n-mnrt-
the sensational Myrtle Creek ilgh
school southpaw pitcher. Elliott
works every other trame for Olen
dale, and this Medford battle will
be his turn tn ntrK rtn hi ntr
Sundays, he travels to Albany to
nun ror Howard Maple's State lea
gue club. The game wlil prooably
ba one of those "blood" affairs, aris
ing from the fact that there has been
eonfrldcrable "beefing" between the
two teams ever si nee t hv h i h n't
play several weeks ago when th'y
were supposed to.
Elliott, wtth a whonnlntr hi Iwff.
hancpd curve, will undoubtedly bother
tne fliuTRiiiir Craters no little. a mft-
Of them swat from the wrnner alriP
of the platter.
Then, after the oindntA JOmn
those bothersome Crescent City Mer
chants and Leftv Mik Knu
to town for the season's finale, an
almost exact duplication of the first
half race when the Merchants blew
Into the vlllace. tied with th- nr..
ters for first place, and beat them.
1 to 8 In 13 Innings. In a hysterical
ball game. It la highly probable that
the same situation will occur; all It
takes la for Medford to beat Glen
dale and Crescent City to lick Yreka
this Sunday. What a race, and don't
forget Grants Pass, tied with Cres
cent city and Medford and odds-on
favorites to romp through their re
maining two games without a defeat
What a battle I
Seattle's Boy Slab Star
Bounces Back Into News
(By the Associated Press.)
Freddie Hutchinson, the pitching lad worth 150,000 and four major
league players to the Pacific Coast Baseball league Seattle team pip
ped Into the news again In a big way last night by hitting and pitch
ing a 9 to 0 shutout over second-place Sacramento.
The victory was Freddie's 20th ol
the season and probably most sensa
tional . He allowed only three hits,
fanned 13, three In a row tn the
eighth, and with Outfielder Edo
Vannl, another rookie from Seattle's
high schools, did the bulk of Se
attle's st I ck work . Tn three tl mes
at bat. Hutchinson got three hits.
Including a homer, drove In four
runs and scored three himself. Vannl
hit three out of five. Including a
triple and two singles to drive In
two runs and score two more.
In the second Inning Freddie drove
In a run with a single. In the,
fourth he clouted one over the fence
to send two mates ahead of him
across the plate. He was walked In
the sixth and scored agkln. Tn the
eighth . he hit another single and
then scored later.
A director of the Seattle baseball i
club said recently .550,000 and four !
malor league players might be con- '
.Udered for Hutch, the circuit's lead
ing pitcher.
"And by players we don't mean
putty-armed pitchers or wahod-up
outfielders." the director said. "
Someone asked Freddie Is he want
ed to spend another year in the
minors, to which the lOyear-old
pitcher, playing his first year hi
professional baseball, replied:
"I don't want to talk about next
year now. Of course I want to get
Into the majors If I can. I know
I'm young In both age and experi
ence, but the big leaguers are Inter
ested in what pitching records say
and I don't think I'll have a better
record than I have now."
LOWELL BROWN LOST
TO CRATERS' MOUND
Lowell Brown, big left - hnnded
pitcher of Medford's Southern Ore
gon league Craters, left for Port
land yesterdsy after giving up his
position with a local oil company,
and will be lost to the team for the
bslsnce of the season.
With Brown gone. Manager Paul
Hoosler" Hoffsrd will rely on three
righthanders to carry the Crsters
through their remaining two games.
They are Cliff McLean, Bill Pathlte
and Ray Erlelcson. Next Sunday, Med
ford plays Olendale here, and ends
the second-half race against Cres
cent City, also here. August 28.
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