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Sport Parade Summit, N. J. (U.R) A secret weight-reducing formula from the Australian bush country was ancient Archie Moore's greatest weapon today as he trained for "my biggest gamble." The 38-year-old light heavy weight champion isn't revealing the sum total of his avoirdu-pois as he prepare! for a June 22 title defense against Carl (Bobo) Olson. But he does believe he'll make the 175-pound limit be cause of a weight-paring system he learned from an Australian aborigine. All of which is part of his master plan to flatten Bobo and prove his right to a heavyweight title go against Rocky Marciano. Archie, as part of the buildup, is making a great mystery of his weight as, complete with mous tache and Van Dyke, he goes through his paces at his train ing camp. The only other mystery, in : connection with this bout, is whether Archie can drop down from 196 to 175and retain his strength and effectiveness against the cagey and rugged Bobo. Six Members of Board Quit; Say New York (U.R) Six mem bers of the board of the Madison Square Garden Corporation, in cluding Chairman Bernard F. Gimbel, resigned last night, it was reported today. Gimbel would not comment directly, however, on New York : Heral Tribune reports that he is resigning in protest to Jim Nor ris, who controls the big sport ing arena. Also reported by the Herald Tribune to have resigned are Stanton Griffis, Jansen Noyes, ; Walter P. Chrysler Jr., Sidney J. Weinstein and William M. Greve. The six are quitting because they feel they have been "cap tives" 'of Norris, the Herald Tri bune said. Gen. . John Reed Kilpatrick, president of the garden, would not discuss the situation but Gim bel said Kilpatrick and Norris would make an announcement this afternoon. Coleman Victor In Redding Race Jim Coleman, Medford, won the sports car division Sunday in the Northern California Cham pionship Drag races at Redding, Calif. His speed was 84.16 miles per hour through a quarter-mile Coleman drove a Ford Thunder bird. The drag race was sponsored by the national hotvrod associa tion. Harrington Paces Local Delegation George Harrington headed the Medford delegation which par ticipated Monday in Portland in U.S. Open golf qualifying play. The Rogue Valley Country club manager carded a 148 to tie for eighth spot behind the seven who got tourney berths. Al Williams, Rogue Valley pro, had a 153 count. Harry Mil lette had a 158 and Larry Butler 163. Ed Terrell, Grants Pass, played as a Rogue Valley repre sentative and had a 171. v All 4-wheej Extra 4-WHEF.l DRIVE 505 North Central By OSCAR f RALEY United Pftt Sports Writer Financial Reason "This secret system of mine, which I learned from an Aus tralian aborigine when I fought there is 1940, will do the trick," Archie explained almost plac idly. "But I have to keep it se cret." The reason is financial. After he beats Bobo and, from his confidence it is to be supposed and then . wins the heavyweight crown from Mar ciano, Archie is going to give his secret to the world. For a price. He'll write a book on his weight reducing method. In the interim he isn't telling anybody anything. "Why should I let Olson know how much I weigh, whether I'm having any trouble, or whether I'm not?" Archie ex plained. "Let him guess. That way, I'm not helping him any." The bout, to be held at New York's Polo Grounds, definitely is a gamble for Moore. He has been clamoring for a shot at Marciano for a long time and losing to Olson, the middle weight champion, would reveal his claims as slightly preposter ous. Madison Square They're Captives KF City Council Leases Stadium Klamath Falls (U.R) The city council here has decided Jo lease Gem stadium through Dec. 30, 1956, for use as a municipal recreation site. The city will pay all expen ses for two years, according to agreement reached with M. S. West, trustee for the bondholders protective committee of Klama th Baseball, Inc., stadium owner. The stadium was built for use as a baseball park. It has been used recently as a speedway. The city will stage the state cham pionships of the girls' softball association in August. Dellinger, Reiser In National AAU Portland (U.R). Miler Bill Dellinger and two - miler Ken Reiser of the University of Ore gon will compete for the Oregon AAU in the national AAU track and field meet at Boulder, Colo., June 24-25, Ray Smith, state AAU chairman, said today. RIDES FIVE WINNERS Stanton, Del. (U.R) Willie Hartack, one of the nation's top jockeys, booted home five win ners, including four in a row Tuesday at Delaware Park. Har tack scored on Celeriter $3.20, Sakr-El-Bahr $3.60, Admiral John $5.00, Butterbur $9.60 and Falcula $6.00, who wound up in a dead heat for first in the fea tured Pan Zareta purse with Lo quacious. SIGN CONTRACTS Los Angeles (U.R) Center linebacker Larry Morris, end Henry Hair and halfback Billy Teas, all stars at Georgia Tech last year, have signed 1955 Na tional Football League contracts with the Los Angeles Rams. Morris, the top linebacker in the South, was the Rams' first draft choice last January. FIGHTS San Jose. Calif.: Xddie Chavez, 138 Vj. San Jose, tko'd Ray Caitro, 136. Los Angeles. (8). - Purpose drive 'Jeep' stamina . . . on the StMlltj. The 'Jeep Truck shifts easily from 2-wheel drive for normal highway travel into 4-wheei drive when the joing gets tough. Better, faster... for many jobs! dialing. The 'Jeep' Truck carries payloads up to 2800 pounds and pulls heavily loaded trailers, on the road or off. TRUCK Ask for STEVENS AUTO SALES "Your Friendly Willys Dealer" Olson's Slip May Show On June 22 Br JACK CUDDY Asbury Park, N.J. (U.R) Bobo Olson's slip should be showing beautifully on the night of June 22 when he tries to take the light heavyweight crown from Archie Moore. Middleweight ruler Olson, one of the all-time masters of "slip-and-hit" fighting is mak ing the punches of his sparmates miss him by inch-fractions now, as he trains here at convention hall. And as their gloves whiz past his ears or over his noggin, he counters simultaneously with left hooks to the body or short rights to the head. Of course, he uses a few other counters, too. Sparmates Henry Hooks, Ben ny Walker and Bull Halsey have to punch at him constantly, if only in self defense, for Bobo presses them relentlessly with his bob-weave attack. Important Part "Yes, my defense will be an important part of my attack against Moore," Bobo admitted today. "And I'm glad I'm very sharp now in slipping straight punches and in bobbing under hooks. Slipping is dangerous against a good puncher unless you are sharp because his fists don't miss you much when you incline your head to either side to avoid the punch You don't block, you know. You keep your hands in position to counter." The baldish champion in the gray summer suit and dark blue sports shirt seemed genuinely proud of his ability as a slipper. He explained that he should be an expert now at making punch es flash over his shoulders be cause he had been practicing for a dozen years. "Little Dado Marino taught me how to slip when I was learn ing to box back in Honolulu," he said. "Remember Dado? He was flyweight champion and very clever." Bobo, enjoying a day off, chat ted with reporters in the coffee shop of the swanky Berkeley Carteret hotel, where he has his quarters. He was in excellent spirits as he squared off against a large dish of ice cream. The king of the 160 - pound ers said, "It's a pleasure to be able to eat whatever you want before a title fight and not be concerned about your weight." Moore, ruler of the 175-pound class, is the one who is worried about weight this time because it's his title that's at stake not Olson's. And Moore, at 38, must pare down from the 196V he weighed for his last fight to 175. Olson, who weighs 171 now and will fight at about 169, was extremely impressive yesterday during six rounds with his three mates. And he appeared to be hitting much harder than in the past Each of the three mates absorbed weakening punishment from left hooks to the body. Albright, McMurtry Fight To Bloody Draw Seattle (U.R) Big Bob Al bright of Los Angeles and Pat McMurtry of Tacoma battled to a bloody draw in their heavy weight eight-round fight here last night before 5,000 fans in civic auditorium. McMurtry, pride of the Pa cific Northwest, suffered a bad eye cut in the first round and had trouble with his left hand after the sixth, slowing his cat-like punches against the heavy-swinging Albright. Truck Now highway or off.. . Tnetlel. With its 4-wheel drive, the 'Jeep' Truck climbs 60 grades, goes through mud, sand, snow, or soft earth, where ordinary vehicles can't go. Pwirint With power lake-off, for many types of industrial or WILLYS... wcfhfs bfftst iiktrs if 4-ifcttl trhri Ytbicta a demonstration today... MEDF(DUiTBJBUNl Ward Heads Qualifiers San Francisco U.R) Marvin (Bud) Ward, former national amateur champion turned pro fessional, was installed today as one of the favorites to win the 55th annual National Open here next week. Ward took on a favorite's role after winning medal honors in the battle for 20 qualifying posi tions in the San Francisco dis trict of the open qualifying yes terday. He posted a 36-hole total of 69-67136. Ward, who now is head pro at the Peninsula Country Club near San Francisco, was follow ed by Bob Moore, young pro from Fairfax, Calif., who had a 141 on rounds of 69-72. While several big name stars failed to quafify in the San Fran cisco trials, former open cham pion Byron Nelson, Roanoke, Texas, made it in a four-way playoff for the final three qual ifying spots. Nelson had a 147 36-hole total, as did amateurs James Wilbert, San Francisco, and Vern Calli son, of Sacramento, and pro George Bruno, San Jose. In the sudden death playoff for the three spots, Wilbert fell by the wayside on the first hole by three putting, thus clearing the way for Nelson, Callison and Bruno. Other name stars to make the grade were Lawson Little, Pebble Beach, 71-72 143; ama teur Harvie Ward of San Fran cisco. 73-72 145. and Philip pines champ Celestino Tugot, of Manila, 74-72146. Charles, Hoi man Battle Tonight Cincinnati (U.R) Ex-heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles, performing in his home town, is favored at 9-5 to turn the tables on Johnny Holman of Chicago to night in their TV radio rematch at Music Hall. Holman, 27, stopped 33-year-old Charles in the ninth round at Miami Beach on April 27. It was a big upset. Ezzard was then favored at 5-1. The former champion hopes to knock out Holman tonight and continue his campaign for another shot at the title. But if Ezzard is stopped again by the Chicago Negro's looping rights, his friends believe he will retire after 16 years in the ring Dodgers Don't Always Win Games Same Way Brooklyn (U.R) At least the Dodgers don't always win their games the same way. Tuesday s 4-0 decision over Cincinnati was notable for two reasons. It marked the first time in 12 games that the Dodgers failed to hit a homer. And it also was only the second time this season that they had scored a shutout victory at home, al though they have an Ebbets Field mark of 22-5 and are 9-2 on the current home stand. Johnny Podres pitched a live- hitter for the first blanking job since Carl Erskine bested the Braves 2-0 in 12 innings on May 2. A goose may furnish up to a pound of feathers. available with power brakes. the 'Jeep' Truck supplies power farm equipment Phone 3-3655 This Was Day For NY Giants To Get Started New York (U.R) If the Giants are going to repeat their 1951 pennant miracle, today was the day for them to get started. They were 13 Vi games behind the Dodgers. That was the most they ever trailed in 1951. There are two essential dif ferences, however. First, in 1951 the Giants traujjed by that mar gin between games of a double header on Aug. 11. At that time they had considerably less time to catch up. By the same token, at this time, the Dodgers have more time to pull away. The other difference is that in 1951 the Giants were in sec ond place. Today they were down in fourth behind the hot Cubs and the slowly recovering Braves. Drivers Do Well On Other Tracks Medford hardtop auto racers have been doing well on other tracks. Roy Deutschman won the A main and Lou Kurz was third Sunday in races at Roseburg. Kurz won the A trophy dash and was third in one heat while Deutschman was third in the heat. Cecil James was third in another heat. In the sixth lap of the main James -was bumped by Kurz and spun out into the in field. On Memorial day James won the A trophy at Roseburg while Neil Wooldridge was nabbing the B trophy at Klamath Falls and Bob Jenkins the A trophy at Kerby. Kurz had the fastest time at Klamath on the holiday. SHORTSTOP ASSIGNED Pitttsburgh (U.R) The Pitts burgh Pirates have assigned Mike Chiaramonte, a 20-year-old Duquesne University shortstop, to St. Johns, P.Q., in the Provin cial League. A native of Pitts burgh, Chiaramonte was signed by the Pirates Monday. GETS GO AHEAD Baton Rouge, La. (U.R) The Willie Troy - Willie Pas trano fight at New Orleans June 28 was granted a legal confirma tion Monday when the state at torney general's office said Lou isiana has no law barring fights between white and Negro boxers. Use Mail Tribune Want Ads There's more 19SS Dean, Shaw On All-Star Los Angeles (U.R) The Uni versity of Southern California's NCAA District 8 championship baseball team dominated the dis trict all-star teams announced to day. Five Trojans made the first team. The all-star team was selected by the District 8 Selections Com mittee after consulting with coaches and sports writers in the Northwest and California. Named to the first team were Vic Lapiner, SC, pitcher; Doug Weiss, California, relief pitcher; John Garten, SC, catcher; Jay Dean, Oregon State, first base; Billy Mills, UCLA, second base; Pete Williams, Oregon, third base; John Stevenson, SC, short stop; Gerry Mason, SC, outfield; George Shaw, Oregon, outfield; and Tony Santino, SC, outfield. Shaw Will Play In All-Star Fray Portland (U.R) George Shaw, the University of Oregon's versatile athlete, confirmed yes terday he would play for the collegians in the annual AH Star football game with the pros in Chicago in August. Shaw will be the first Univer sity of Oregon grid star to play in the annual classic since Norm Van Brocklin carried the school colors in 1949. Meanwhile, Portland Beaver General Manager Joe Ziegler said he has been interested in Shaw as a baseball player and had discussed the possibility of either a short-term contract or an option to play with the Beavers later. Shaw has been named by the Baltimore Colts as their bonus pick but so far has not signed with the pro gridders. Republicans Triumph In Congressional Tiff Washington (U.R) It was the kind of baseball game you'd expect from a bunch of congress men, long and wild, with special privileges where rules are con cerned. But it was played in fun for a good cause. The occasion was the annual congressional game sponsored by the Washington Star to raise funds for sending underprivil eged children to summer camp The Republicans won it 12 to 4, their first victory over the Democrats since winning the first game eight years ago. It took about two and a half hours to finish the five-inning game. Wednesday, Want a beer with more life to it? Try Rainier. Watch that foam. Taste that tingle. Rainier keeps its sparkle the whole glass through because life is brewed into the beer, not added to it. That taste that satisfying Rainier tingle is the reason more people are turning to Rainier for life1. ' MEDFORD (OREGOm Conrad Sets Out In French Tussle Paris (U.R) Lt. Joe Conrad of San Antonio, Tex., sets out to day to add the French title to his British Amateur golf crown. A surprise victor in the British Amateur, the 26-year-old Conrad headed a field of 24 United States players participating in the French tourney. He was to play France's Yves La Quellec in today's first round. Bill Campbell of Huntington, W. Va., Bruce Cudd of Portland, Ore., Clarke Hardwicke of Los Angeles and Don Bisplinghoff of Orlando, Fla.,1 were regarded as the other Americans with excel lent chances of winning the title. Most of the U.S. entries are ser vicemen stationed in Europe. Allstate announces NOB on auto insurance Yes sir, there's a big reduction in Allstate's rates for both Liability and Collision coverages on private passenger auto mobiles! 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