Halsey Wins State AAU Boxing Title
By Harry Chipman i
There'a a new Oregon middle
weight amateur champion today.
He's Wild Bull Halsey, the classy
Portland Negro who lifted the
crown from the brow of Joel
Wilson, also of Portland, in a
slam-bang main event which top
ped an outstanding Southern
Oregon Boxing club card at the
armory last night
In previous matches here, Hal
sey displayed a lot of fancy dan
boxing skill but last night he
came forth with flurries of slug
ging, 'skillfully mixed with art
ful boxing, to gain the unani
mous verdict.
Judge Jack Barr scored it 80
points for Halsey and 77 for
Wilson, Judge Norm Worthley
saw it the same and Referee Ken
Lindley had 79 points for Halsey
and 77 for Wilson.
Haloy Hits Harder
It was a humdinger from start
to finish and frequently drew
oohs and ahs from the near-capacity
crowd. Halsey seemed to
hit a little harder and a little
oftener to catch the eyes of the
judges. A couple of times Halsey
half slipped and was half knock
ed to the canvas, but he came up
without a count both times.
In the only knockout on the
action-packed show, Bob Stumbo,
now residing in Wolf Creek,
stopped Slim Martin, Eugene, at
the end of the second round to
retain his southern Oregon
heavyweight championship.
It was a Mutt and Jeff affair
with Martin ranging over a foot
above the curly thatched title
holder, but it didn't make any
difference to Stumbo. He pro
ceeded from the start to whittle
Martin down to his size and then
to thrash him.
Sags to Canvas
The first and second rounds
consisted mostly of infighting
but just before the bell ended the
second round Martin caught a
right on his jaw and sagged to
the canvas. He was still in a heap
when the bell sounded as Ref
eree Lindley had tolled eight.
Martin was dragged to his
stool where his handlers worked
feverishly over him before they
saw that he wasn't going to be
able to come back and Stumbo
was declared the winner.
Fighting the best scrap of his
brilliant career, Donovan Wolfe,
pride of Phoenix, retained his
southern Oregon light - heavy
weight title by winning a close
unanimous nod from Leonard
(Rocky) Sanger, Eugene.
Wolfe decked Sanger for a
count of nine in the first round
and dazed him several times dur
ing the hard-fought scrap. In the
third heat Wolfe ran into a hard
right to his jaw and fell flat on
his face. It looked like he was
out for good but he just beat
Lindley's ten count and fought
back hard to have Sanger hang
ing on at the bell.
It was the first time Wolfe had
been on the floor but he fought
himself out of it like a veteran.
Shekel Loses Nod
Al Alexander, Oregon light
weight champion, from Portland,
gave Ray Stickel, formerly of
Medford but now of San Fran
cisco, a boxing lesson to easily
outpoint him. Some good block
ing saved Stickel from further
punishment but he staged a good
fight and the match was roundly
applauded.
Dick Adkins didn't seem to be
his former self as he failed in an
attempt to regain his southern
Oregon- lightweight title from
Jim Puscas, Eugene. Puscas pos
sessed a snake-like left jab which
repeatedly found its mark. It was
Adkins' third straight loss after
13 consecutive wins. It was his
second whipping in a month at
the hands of Puscas.
Joe Carothers, Grants Pass,
scored a unanimous decision over
Ralph Colvin, Portland, in a
crowd pleasing tussle. Colvin
was decked for a no-count in the
second round and throughout the
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Senator IV20RSE
EeaflHy Works
Foi? Veterans
LOOK WHAT MORSE HAS DONE!
1.
INCREASED DISABLED VETERAN
BENEFITS
As chairman of the subcommittee on veterans' affairs dur
ing the 80th Congress Senator Morse dynamically led the
fight for disabled veteran benefits. He was the driving
force behind the extension of the free-cars law for vet
erans who lost arms or were blinded in protecting Amer
ica's freedom.
2. INCREASED SUBSISTENCE ALLOW
ANCE FOR VETERAN STUDENTS
It was Senator Morse's leadership that recogniied the
high living costs of veterans who had returned to school
after serving their country, and forced Senate action on
increased subsistence allowances.
3. IMPROVED VETERANS HOSPITALS
It was under the able and sympathetic guidance of Senator
Morse that legislation affecting the establishing and opera
tion of Veterans hospitals was passed by the 80th Con
gress. Morse demanded action . . . and got it.
4. LED FIGHT FOR INCREASED ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING CEILINGS
Wayne Morse recognized the necessity of re-adjusting vet
erans to civilian life and has constantly fought for a sound,
controlled on-the-job veterans training program that will
aid veterans get "started."
Here's what Ralph Boyce, well known columnist on
Veteran's Affairs and Washington Correspondent for
Army Times wrote on July 12, 1947:
"Wayne Morse is responsible more than any other one
person on Capitol Hill for advancing the ball on addi
tional veterans legislation this year. He is the only one
who has succeeded in getting a single major piece of
veterans legislation on the floor of either branch of
Congress this season.''
SENATOR MORSE REALLY WORKS FOR
VETERANS
5. Led fight to establish the Camp White Domiciliary
Center for Veterans
Re-elect Senator Wayne Morse
Jackian County VtHr.nt Commltttt for Mont
Mtnrillt M. Htil.l, Chiirmtn (ttii AoV)
fight he showed good recuperat
ive powers, an asset when fight
ing the hard-punching Indian
from the Climate City.
How Wins Decision
In what started out to be a
good fight, Ernie Howe. Eugene,
easily outpointed Bob Conover,
Phoenix. Conover, carrying sev
eral pounds of excess weight
around the middle, had a rosy
midsection when Howe got
through working on it.
In the second round, just be
fore the bell, Howe struck a low
blow and the judges were in
structed to use their discretion in
whether to take the round away
irom the Eugene lad. A five-minute
rest period was ordered to
give Conover a chance to re
cover. In the curtain raiser, Hugo
Vernon, Medford, won a split de
cision over Bruce Bradford, De
troit. They were evenly matched
but the edge came when Vernon
twice dropped Bradford for no
counts. The nod was first given
to Bradford but a mistake in
reading the judges' slips was
noted and both boys were re
called to the ring where the cor
rected verdict was given.
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Sports for
the Week
TODAY
Rogues vs. Pittsburg (Far
West Uagut), fairgrounds, 7:45
p. m. Pistol division, Med
ford Rifle club outdoor prac
tice, 6:30 p. m. near Crater
Lake highway Four Corners.
WEDNESDAY
Rogues vs. Pittsburg, fair
grounds, 7:45 p. m. Commer
cial Bowling league, 7:30 p. m.
-Medford Rifle club outdoor
practice, 6:30 p. m. near Cra
ter Lake highway Four Corners.
WEATHER
By United Press
Northern California Fair
through Wednesday, except for
variable high cloudiness Ukiah
north tonight and Wednesday.
Night and morning high fog near
coast. North to northwest winds
12-25 mph off coast. Slightly
warmer interior Tuesday.
Tuesday, May 18, 1950
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE I INK
Rifle Shoot
Expert Here
Sunday At 2
Shooting enthusiasts of Med
ford will see Herb Parsons, one
of America's great marksmen,
bag a tiny parachute 700 feet in
the air, with a high-powered rifle
loaded with tracer ammunition.
Parsons' spectacular feat of
aerial marksmanship will take
place at the free public exhibi
tion at the Medford Gun club
Sunday, Mnv 21 at 2 p.m.
The Medford club with Western-Winchester
Is sponsoring the
performance.
Riddled by Parsons
The parachute is fired into the
air from a mortar -fired aerial
bomb and is riddled by Parsons
as it floats to the ground.
Safety in the handling of fire
arms is as important to Parsons
as his spectacular shooting and
his whole program stresses fire
arm safety as well as entertain
ment. Parsons is described as the
fastest and funniest gun-handler
in the country. He has been
shooting since the age of eight.-;
in nis exhibition here he will
perform a wide range of difficult
feats of marksmanship with an
arsenal of ten rifles, shotguns,
pistols and revolvers.
(Aetna Telephoto)
"SAFE" Bb Elliott of the Boston Braves slides safely Into third base after clouting a triple In the
tbiid Inning of the second game with the Phillies at Shibe Park In Philadelphia, Pa. Umpire Scotty
Roberts calls the play as Willie Jones of the Phillies waits for throw from Del Xnnls In right field.
Rat Catcher Needed
At Domiciliary Center
Camp White, May 15 Camp
White guards may soon have a
new detail if a letter by Mem
ber Charles Paschal addressed
to the editor of Dominews, Camp
White paper, has any weight.
The detail is that of rat catcher.
Greybeard Paschal's missive to
Editor Girard follows:
"I have noticed in recent days
since the guards destroyed the
members' pet cats that we have
new jobs for our members who
are able to do detail. It is setting
rat traps and titled by the board
of health, rat catching.
"Some people claim that cats
spread disease. I suggest that
these people contact the board of
health asking which animal
spreads disease, cats or rats. It
is my opinion that they will be
told that the rat is the great
carrier of germs and disease.
"I further suggest that in as
much as the guards did such a
good job in destroying the cats,
why not now let them destroy
the rats which seem to be on the
increase since the absence of
the cats?"
It is known that Paschal is a
lover of cats and from his own
funds is supplying a pair of An
goras who are domiciled far from
this station.
News of4-H
ef CLUBS
Upper Rogue 4-H Beef Club
The meeting was called to or
der by President Monte Axtell.
There were seven members and
eight visitors. It was held at
Bruce Grieve's home- May 9.
Henry Conner made a demon
stration on "The Beef Require
ments of Livestock." Monte Ax
tell will make a demonstration
at the next meeting.
Eddie Pelle moved that the
meeting adjourn and Henry Con
ner seconded the motion.
Next meeting will be at Ron
ald Axtell home on Laurelhurst
road.
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Phoenix High Defeats
Talent for County B
1950 Baseball Title
Phoenix high baseball team
was scheduled to nlay Bly high
at the Ashland high field this
afternoon for the Jackson-Klamath
county class B championship
and the right to meet Drain in
the district title game at Medford
high's field later this week.
The Phoenix boys entered to
day's playoff by edging Talent
high 5 to 4 in an extra inning af
fair at the Medford high Held
yesterday afternoon.
Tries To Steal Home
A man for the eventual win
ners was on third base with two
out when the runner evidently
tripd to steal home.
Pitcher Montgomery for Tal
ent fired the ball as a hurler
would to the catcher but when
the catcher stepped In front of
the batter to tag the runner.
Umpire Virgil Swanson ruled in
terference and awarded Phoenix
the run.
Talent put up a strong protest
contending that Its catcher had
a right to do that. However, tans
pointed out that if the catcher
had first caught the ball and
then stepped in front of the plate
to try lor the base runner trying
to score, no interference would
be counted.
Close Game Played
Due to the big lead the base-
runner had on the Talent pitcher
it seemed dououui that ne wouia
have been caught at the plate
had the catcher played the ball
correctly.
It had been a mp-and-tucK
game throughout for the Jack
son county championship for
first one team ahead and then
the other. Hutton hurled for
Phoenix and Montgomery all the
way for Talent.
Winner of the game wltn
Drain either Friday or Saturday
of this week will represent this
district in the state class B cham
pionship playoffs at Albany
starting May 25.
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New York. May 16 U.R
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and Red Rolfe's flying Tigers
were being re-evaluated as solid
pennant contenders today. After
a month of play the Brooklyn
Dodgers and Boston Red Sox
have failed to fulfill expecta
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and the defending world cham
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Cardinals may have to be reck
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