TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Friday. April 27. 1958
Marciano Announces His Retiremen
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nbeaten Heavyweight Champion
Medforih&Tribune
By STEVE SNIDER
United Press Sports Writer
New York (U.R) Heavy
weight boxing champion Rocky
Marciano announced today he is
retiring undefeated "because I
want to start living for my
family."
"I am comfortably fixed and 1
am not afraid of the future," the
tanned and fit looking champion
said as he became the fourth
man in ring history to retire
without suffering a single de
feat. Marciano, who had won all 49
of his bouts and successfully
defended the heavyweight cham
pionship six times, said he final
ly succumbed yesterday to his
family's pleadings.
"We want to have more chil
dren and the way you have to
live as a fighter has made me a
poor father to my three and one
half - year - old daughter, Mary
Ann," Marciano added. "You've
got to go home and get intro
duced to your family. It's a fun
ny feeling after a while."
Only Two Weeks
Marciano said that to be a
boxer and "to stay in tip top
shape," he had been able to
spend only two weks at a time
" with his family.
"When I started I was single,"
he said. "But my mother and my
wife have been pleading with me
to retire and I told them last
night that I would do what they
wanted.
"I took a vacation with my
wife, and I enjoyed it so thor
oughly that I realized what I
was missing," the champion
added.
Marciano, wearing a dark
blue suit and checkered cravat,
looked extremely well condi
tioned despite reports that he
was terrifically overweight.
"My physical condition has
nothing to do with my retire
ment," he said as he opened his
coat and patted a flat stomach.
"In my last fight, I weighed
Z1XA pounds and right this sec
ond I weigh only 210," he said.
"Three months ago, before we
went to South America," said
Mrs. Marciano, "I begged and
pleaded with him to quit while
, he was whole, for me and the
baby Mary Ann."
Mary Ann, she said, will be
three years old in December.
"Late last night and again
this morning Rocky called to say
he was quitting," she said.
The son of a Brockton shoe
worker, Rocky will be 32 on
Sept. 1.
Marciano, nicknamed the
"Brockton Block Buster," in his
early ring career, broke into
the professional ranks July 12,
1948 with a one-round knockout
victory. He fought nine more
times in 1948 winning by knock
outs each time. He never has
been defeated in the ring.
Marciano won the heavy
weight championship in 1952
from the aging Jersey Joe Wal
cott and has reigned supreme in
the heavyweight class since.
An aggressive, hard hitting
fighter, Marciano's early style
was branded "crude" by boxing
writers but his impressive
knockout power soon brought
him into the spotlight of top
boxers.
Trout Prospects Appear Good
For Season Opening in Oregon
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Portland Rainbows, cut
throats, brookies, browns, ko
kanee, or the big lunker lake
trout take your pick, for they
are all available in Oregon's
lakes and streams come April
28.
And from all reports the pros
pects for the opening week end
appear to be excellent through
out most of the state. Game Com
mission crews have been work
ing overtime the past few weeks
liberating legal fish into many
of the more popular fishing
waters, and by Saturday morn
ing some 300,000 new resident
trout will be there for the tak
ing. Only in the far eastern part
of the state are the angling pros
pects dim, for most of the rivers
in the Blue and Wallowa moun
tains and in southeastern Oregon
are swollen and muddy from the
spring run-off. Anglers' best bet
in these areas will be the smaller
streams or the lakes if they wish
to trudge in over the snow. Go
deep, fellows, with night crawl
ers and spinner.
Outlook Excellent
In central Oregon the outlook
is excellent with the upper De
schutes, Wickiup reservoir, Sut
tle and Odell lakes, and the ever
faithful Metolius the probable
hot spots.
Tackle busting browns and
rainbows are available on the
Deschutes and Wickiup. Last
year, three of the top five browns
in the natidn were taken from
this area, and anglers will be
sure to try and break that record
this year. The Little Deschutes
is out of its banks, but the water
has fair color.
In addition to rainbows, Suttle
lake produces some excellent
early kokanee angling with the
fish running to 15 inches. Small
flashing lures are killers.
If you want a real knock
down drag-out fight, you might
try for the big mackinaws in
Odell, lake. You'll have to go
deep for these fish from 100
to 150 feet for the big lakers
prefer the cold depths and are
seldom taken- near the surfac.
The lakers in Odell" have been
running up to 20 pounds with
the average around six pounds.
Flashing wobblers and plugs are
the antagonizers. Good kokanee
fishing is also available at-Odell
running up to 18 inches in length.
The lower Deschutes is muddy
below Squaw creek and Crooked
river, and the best bet in this
area will be on the White river
or Fifteenmile creek.
Take your pick in the Wil
lamette basin for most of the
streams are in fine condition.
Several are a little cloudy from
snow water but should be no
deterrent to bait dunkers. Rain
bows, cutthroats, salmon and
steelhead and the spiny rays are
the main dish here. If you want
some real fishing, try dragging
the bottom of the Willamette
river with a big gob of night
crawlers or small wobbling
plugs in the Harrisburg vicinity.
You'll be surprised at the big
cutthroats, some going to 20
inches. They're fat and sassy and
Suit Against IBC
Resumed Today
New York (U.R) The gov
ernment was expected to resume
its anti-trust suit against the In
ternational Boxing Club today
with the calling of more wit
nesses in Federal Court.
The case, being heard without
a jury by Judge Sylvester J.
Ryan, has been in recess since
Wednesday because counsel for
the defendants had prior com
mitments Thursday. The hear
ing opened one week ago.
Charges Monopoly
The government suit charges
the IBC and its officers operated
a monopoly in violation of fed
eral anti-trust laws in the way
they promoted championship
fights in professional boxing. It
alleges that the IBC or its affil
iates promoted or participated
in 36 of the 44 championship
bouts .held in this country from
June, 1919, until May, 1953.
Defendants are the International-
Boxing Clubs of New
York and Chicago; Madisoji
Square Garden; James -D. Nor
ris, president of the Garden and
the two clubs; and Arthur M.
Wirtz, Norris partner.
real tackle busters
You can also take your pick
along the north coast for all the
streams are in good shape low
and clear. Your favorite lure or
bait will usually entice the cut
throats in this area. If you're not
having much luck with the big
lunkers, try holding your bait
or lure stationary for several
minutes if you have the pa
tience in a likely looking chute
or in fast water near the edge
of a pool. Many times the big
wise ones will let a drifting or
swinging lure go by without
touching it but will sock a bait
held stationary in the current
just out of pure cussedness.
Most of the streams in the
southwest region are expected
to be in fine shape. Logging op
erations and melting snow may
kick up a little mud on some of
the Umpqua and Rogue tribu
taries, but not enough to hinder
trout and salmon angling. A
good hot-spot looks like the
Chetco which normally produces
some of the best early trout ang
ling. Don't pass up the Smith,
Elk, and Millicoma rivers either.
Excellent shape and excellent
producers.
Logart Favored
Over Joe Miceli
Syracuse, N.Y. (U.R)
Speedy Isaac Logart, who hopes
to be the "new Kid Gavilan,"
rules a 3-1 favorite today for his
nationally-televised and broad
cast bout at War Memorial Audi
torium toriight against left-hooking
Joe Miceli of New York.
Logart who hails from Gavi
lan's home town of Camaguey,
Cuba, now is rated the No. 3
contender for the welterweight
crown once worn by "The
Keed."
What's more, the 23-year-old
Logart will be carrying a six
bout winning streak into the
ring tonight, while Miceli, who
is ranked No. 9 in the 147
pound division, has won one and
lost one this year. Logart also
boasts a more imressive overall
record, although the 27-year-old
Miceli has much more experience.
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Medford Nine Scraps
Yreka High Saturday
Medford high baseballers
who weren't quite ready when
they opened their baseball sea
son with a trip to California in
March, hope to even the score
with the Yreka Miners on Satur
day. The two clubs collide on the
Medford diamond at 2 p.m.
Yreka won the March en
counter 9 to 5. Medford' went
into the fuss with several of its
to men short on practice because
of a late basketball season. It is
hoped that better preparation,
along with the recent improve
ment of the club, will carry it
through on Saturday.
Coach Johnny Kovenz stated
that Duane Sides may get the
starting pitcher assignment for
Medford. The choice depended
on how the Ashland game slated
for today went. The coach in
dicated that Henry Putney was
to have today's opening mound
assignment.
Kovenz said that it is possible
Roger Harmon Takes
Beaverton High Job
Beaverton i(U.R) Roger Har
mon, wrestling coach at Sweet
Home, has been signed to coach
the Beaverton high wrestling
team and assist in football.
that Dick McLaughlin may do
some of the pitching against the
Miners. The Tornado has a three
game trip to Eugene to play the
University of Oregon freshmen
and Eugene high next week end
and the mentor wants to
strengthen his hurling staff for
that jaunt.
McLaughlin tossed three in
nings of fine ball Wednesday in
a five-canto junior varsity fracas
with the St. Mary's varsity on
Wednesday at the fairgrounds.
Medford won 7 to 3. Dick yield
ed one hit, and one walk, hit
one batter and whiffed five. Tom
Alley, who hurled the last two
innings allowed SM its other
two hits, walked six and struck
out one. McLaughlin, varsity
regular and junior class mem
ber, is capable at a number of
positions for Medford.
Medford slammed six hits in
the short mix but several of
them were hard hit. In the third
inning Medford produced four
runs on three baggers by Ron
Perry and McLaughlin, singles
by Larry Perkins and Dennis
Kirg, a walk and an error. Steve
Shorey tripled and. singled in
the game.
Terry Socks
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Eugene (U.R) The Eugene
Emeralds of the Northwest
league defeated University of
Oregon 15 to 9 in a free-hitting
baseball game here yesterday.
Dick Schlosstein and Terry
Maddox hit homers for Oregon.
Oregon meets Idaho here to
day and Saturday.
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