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Heavy Title Tussle Has Unusual Aspects By RAY ANDREWS United Press Correspondent Issaquah, Wash. W The day Pete Rademacher camo here to begin training he rode beneath a banner stretched across the main street. It read: "Welcome Pete Rad emacher. New heavyweight champ." The sentiment was in consid erable conflict with other opin ion. For Instance that of N a t Fleischer, editor of the Ring magazine, who views amateur Rademacher taking on heavy weight titleholder Floyd Patter son as "the greatest mismatch in the history of boxing." Be that as it may, Rademach er calmly is going about pre parations for theaug. 22 fight. His workout gym is the barn like Town Hall of the town of 18,000 at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. The build ing, which features an old-fashioned pot-bellied stove, is also used for town dances. Loggers Watch Practice Rademacher's camp is charg ing the unusual sum of 99 cents to see the 1956 Olympic champ workout. Among the spectators are hard-fisted, heavy drinking loggers in from the timberlands. This fight has many unusual aspects. One is that there will be no judges "to confuse the issue." There will be only a referee, Tommy Loughran, former light heavyweight champion who re tired in 1937. If the fight goes IS rounds he will decide the winner. He may also stop it be fore then. Promoter for the fight in Se attle's Sicks stadium is Jack Hurley who has been in the game since thee arly 1920s A lean, sharp-featured man in. his 60s, Hurley is quick spoken and quick thinking. He sometimes wears a pince-nez and is known as "the professor." More of a Promoter In the past years he has been more of a manager than promo ter. He managed Harry (Kid) Paula Myers Goes After Grand Slam Houston, Texas (W USC eoed Paula Jean Myers was ex pected to win a clear-cut claim to professional Pat McCormick's vacated diving throne today in the final events of the Women's National AAU Swimming and Diving championships. Miss Myers wil be going after a grand slam, hoping to add the platform championship to her gold medals alreday won in the one -meter and three-meter events. Thursday night Carin Crone ef Ridgewood, N.J., fought off a valiant challenge by Christine Kluter of Cleveland to retain her championship in the 220-yard backstroke in the record time of 1:13.7. Earlier in the day Miss Kluter defeated the 17-year-old New Jersey Olympic star in the trials in a 1:13,8 clocking, a new American and AAU record which stood for exactly seven hours. But Miss Cone, defending cham pion, sped to an early lead last night to win by a length-and-a-half. Mary Lou Elsenius, a 17-year-old June high school graduate from Berkeley, Calil., copped the second gold medal Thursday night churning off a 3:04.8 to add the 220-yard breaststroke title she won Tuesday night. Sensational Australian Olym pic performer Lorraine Crapp won her first gold medal as she topped the American and AAU standards for the second time Thursday to win the 440-yard free style event in 5:08.5. Another Santa Clara swim mer, Jane Wilson, scored the night's only real upset when she nipped Sylvia Ruuska of Berke ley in the 220-yard butterfly stroke. Time of 5:13.3. McMillan Takes National Pistol Shooting Diadem Camp Perry, Ohio W Fir ing got underway here today in three team pistol events as the rational rifle and pistol matches ends its first full week of com petition. The matches today were the .22 caliber team championship; the center fire team champion ship; and the -45 caliber team championship. Thursday, Marine 1st Lt. Wil liam W. McMillan overcame a 9-point deficit in the finals of the national pistol champion ships to dethrone five-time Army M.Sgt. Hulet L. Denner. 2.612 Aggregate The final results gave the Ma rine officer an aggregate total of 2.612 compared to Denner's 2,610 out of a possible 2,700. Wave Lt. (jg) Nancy Ellifrit of Dixon, 111., broke the women's national record for .45 caliber time fire with 198 out of 200. This was one point better than the old record set in 1955. Mrs. Gertrude Backstrom, Hc quiam. Wash., won the women's national pistol championship with 2.592 out of 2.700. It was her third straight title. Matthews and, during attempts to get Matthews a shot at the heavyweight title, spewed such invective at the International Boxing club that it found . its way into the Congressional rec ord. Hurley's greatest disappoint ment was heavyweight conten der Lem Franklin. After 19 straight wins. Franklin was beat en by Bob Pastor in 1942. In a 1944 fight. Franklin suffered, a brain concussion and died a few days later. Hurley is predicting a gate around $400,000 with a full crowd in the 25,000-seat stad ium at prices pt $20, $15 and $10. It will take receipts of $416, 866 for Rademacher's Georgia backers to break even. They put up a $250,000 guarantee to gst Patterson to fight. The match will not be televised nor broad cast. Seems Confident Rademacher seems quite con fident. He says he has never suffered more than a "digit or wrist sprain," in 79 amateur bouts, not even a bleeding cut or a nose bleed. He has not seen Patterson fight except on television. Of the champ's last bout, Rademacher says: "Patterson's gazelle . punch has a lot of arm but not so much power. It's kind of like a fly that keeps lighting on your shoulder and irritates you." Rademacher has been in am ateur boxing for 10 years and he" says he took more punishment in twp years of college football at Washington State college than he has in the ring. "Friends keep asking me if I'm nervous," he says. "I ask back if they are nervous when they go to work in the morn ing. Well, neither am I." Rademacher says his pretty wife, Margaret, was not enthu siastic at first about his taking on Patterson. "Now she's 100 per cent for it," says Pete. "In fact, she'll be at ringside the night of the fight. fThat rather surprises me." 8 mm tf?J rSSsg l;Wmm fj 1 Sure, you see more Chevrolet trucks around than any other make. Truck owners know that Chevrolet.,, with its wide range of models ... offers the right capacity and power to stay and save on any ofa.' When truck owners get together to talk shop, more often than not the talk turns to Chevy. That's because the way Chevrolet trucks stay on the job and save on the job is really some thing to talk about! When you consider the original purchase price, the low maintenance cost and the gas mileage you get, you soon see why Chevrolet trucks are known for their economy. And because of their brawny build, big-load capac ities, and many modern design and engineer State Shrine Footballers Pick Schools Portland W Most of the 27 members of the State high school football squad which meets the Metro all-stars hero August 24 have indicated a pre ference for college and Oregon State and Washington appear the lucky schools. Five players said they would attend OSC and five said they would go to Washington. Four said they would attend Lewis and Clark, two the University of Oregon and one each at Idaho, Washington State, B r i g h a m Young, Linfield and Southern Oregon. Five were undecided Among those choosing Ore gon State are Roger Johnson, star athlete from Marshfield high. Others include Al Trotter,' Tillamook fullback; Bruce Me land, Silverton center; Dick Mc Laughlin, Medford quarterback and Neil Plumley, Medford tackle. Temple To Oregon Washington was picked by Paul Thompson, Springfield halfback; Bob Wallace, Pendle ton guard; Barry Bullard, Marshfield tackle; Keith Kor pela, Astoria guard and Keitn Jellum, Pendleton center. Oregon will get Jack Temple, a former Webfoot great, and Dave Urell, Astoria tackle. Headed for Lewis and Clark are Wala Sparks, Sweet Home tackle; Gary Grill, Albany half back; Royce McDaniel, Sweet Home quarterback and Jim Rich ards, Albany end. Chuck Ridenour, Roseburg center, chose Idaho; Dick Cop pie, Medford end, picked Wash ington State; Bob Giannola, The Dalles center, will go to Brig ham Young; Roy Burns, Reeds port halfback, will go to Lin field, and Le McGill, Klamath Falls halfback, has picked Southern Oregon. FIND BOMB FACTORY Havana. 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If weather holds Olson and McMurtry, the pride of Tacoma, Wash., will square off in Multno mah stadium in what is billed as a bout to decide the heavy weight championship of the Pacific coast. The contest was set for last Saturday but had to be post poned a week when a deluge hit the stadium 45 minutes before ring time. In 15 years of pro boxing Olson has fought six postponed bouts and lost every one. But Bobo says he's not super- Rosburg Has Links Lead St. Paul, Minn. Of) Bob Rosburg, 30-year-old putting genius from San Francisco, led a star-packed field into the sec ond round of the $24,000 St. Paul Open today. The bulky ex-car salesman capped a brilliant back nine with an eagle three on a 40 foot chip shot on the last hole for a 30. Rosburg chipped in twice and one-putted the sixth green in posting his 8-under-par 64 Thursday. Howie Johnson, Houston, Tex., had' a 65. In contention with 66s were Ken Venturi of San Francisco, Peter Thom son, three-time British Open champ from Australia, Jay Her bert of Sanford, Fla., and George Bayer of Los Angeles. Defending champion Mike Souchak of Grossingers, N.Y., and Masters king Doug Ford had 68s. Popular Sam Snead, a pre-tournament favorite, posted 69. THEY STAY ON THE JOB, SAVE ON THE lOB-Lejt, model 3124, Cameo Carrier. In driveway, 5000 Series middleweight model rated up to 21,000 lbs. G. V. W, McMurtry stitious. He has continued a regimen of light training this week to keep himself in top shape for the fight which may mean a long step back from fistic oblivion, or a return to managing a Portland area night club. McMurtry goes into the ring with a record of five straight knockouts in fights here. And he has youth in his favor. But the ringsiders hereabouts give Olson the edge because of his greater experience. Vasquez, Rosi Battle Tonight Louisville, Ky. 0PU- Light weight contenders Baby Vasquez of Mexico and Paolo Rosi of Italy meet tonight at Exposition cen ter in a return TV fight, with the odds fluctuating around "even money." Their 10-rounder will be tele vised and broadcast nationally by NBC at 6 p.m. (p.s.t.). . Don't Miss The lkfi SPECIAL EVENT Chills-Thrills-Spills! Time Trials 7 p.m. Races 8 p.m. Valley View Speedway Just North of Ashland ",-. Biggest of their kind Harj-dnty Fonraid Comtzol modtlM ill II ' G.V.W. ratings up to 1 8,000 lbs.; New efficiency and economy for sfop-and-go deliveries' Load-protecting double-acting shock absorbers Powered by thrifty, hard-working Jobmaster 6 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUKE KINK Daua tVI AshmWs Spott Memos Ever wandered what eld time port's kinqi had for take-home pay ... Tex Rickard computed the income of the professional bon ing bouts he promoted, 1924-25-26 gate receipt! totaled $7,790,993. 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