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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1936)
THK EVENING HEKALU, KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON June 20, 1936 Max to Meet Braddock for Title in September Hero of an Upset TTENS Whipped by Herr Maxie C IN 12TH F.MiE TWO Max Gets ' Last Laugh GERMAN SEEKS MAX FLA GAMES LISTED IN 3 LEAGUES SECOND 01 LOUIS Schmellng Makes Fight Follow ; en Eat Words. Mutiny Among Robins Means Trou ' ble for Rest of Season. Max Schmellng haa made sports writers, sport experts . . and tight followers eat their words and like it "Ha, ha, ha!" Those were the only sounds the former champion uttered when the newspapermen flocked Into his dressing room Friday night shortly after the smashing vic ' tory over Joe Louis. - Schmellng didn't have to tay anything else. The laugh was upon the thousands and thousands of persons whose only Interest In the fight was "bow long will It take Louis to knock him out." 1 - Everyone who picked Louis to win and that certainly means everyone was justified In his opinion. There was nothing In the record to indi cate that Max had much of a chance. Didn't Max Baer make the German look pretty bad? Didn't Louis band Baer a knockout? Probably outside of Baer himself, the only man who gave him any chance at all was Champion Jim Braddock. Recently Braddock said Louis ' was far from Invincible, and Braddock waa right. . With ttte timex limit on ma tor league player exchanges expired and Van Untie Mun go back with the Brooklyn Dodgers, the large right-hand er no doubt now agrees with his roommate, William Watson Clark, that, he made a mis take in running away. A ball player haa to be able to take it, and there is no reason why he shouldn't when he is as well paid aa Mungo, The South Carolina planter made no hit with officials ot other clubs or bit teammates In deserting the Flatbash Irlgste when It needed him -: most. , Branch Rickey, director ot .the St. Louis Cardinals, who made many offer for Mungo, spoke for other club heads when, the fireball king jump ed. - - ; - - "I don't want Mungo now," aid Rickey. "I wouldn't claim him at the waiver price." "Mungo Isn't aa good a fel low as I thought he was," as serts one of the Dodgers. "He feels that he was let down on the field, eh? Well, when I saw him pitch against the Cubs I got the Idea that he waa letting np on the hitters. Be threw what looked like a nothing ball to Billy Herman, who slammed It to left Held (or a double., "I suppose we let Tan down when he was pitching against the Pirates. He waa In the game less than two innings and walked a half dozen. I wonder it he thinks errors by infielders and outfielders put ' those six runners on the bsses? "Van erred when he quit the team, and erred again when be popped off in Brook lyn." e e "Yon bet I'm peeved," bark ad Mungo, when he left the Dodgers flat In Pittsburgh. "Why shouldn't I be peeved? I've been mismanaged and mishandled. By who? By : Casey . Stengel, that's who. I've had my troubles with . him before. I've always given , everything I had for th club. "Sure, I exploded. Why ' shouldn't I? I'm in baseball ' to win games and benefit my ' self. But the way I've been , mishandled, the sort of seml pros I've had backing me up . and tossing off ball games for . me is enough to burn a fel low up. "I asked Stengel to trade ' me and benefit his club. He eould - get enough for me to really get himself some good ., players. "That support In back of ' me, pshaw! That's a great double play combination Sten ' gel collected, isn't it? "I want to be traded. Make . no mistake about that. I be , lieve that I can benefit my self and also help the Brook lyn club if it would send me somewhere else. As It is, I'm not satisfied." But Mungo wasn't traded. and, under the circumstances, things can't be too pleasant for him with the Dodgers. . There was little question but that Stengel'a future as manager ot the Brooklyn club was thrown Into jeopardy by the act of insubordination on the part of the pitching ace. Unpleasant conditions were the motive of Mungo's escape. Club officials may blame Sten gel tor the general collapse of the team. What makes Stengel's fu ture all the more uncertain Is the fact that Mungo's deser tion came within a month after Outfielder Freddie Ltnd strom quit the club. . Liud Strom did not leave In a huff, as did Mungo, who is the toam's most valuable player; but the faot remains that h refused to continue. . Llndy gave a minor leg injury as I Sehmeling May Become Only Man to Twice Win Belt. NEW YORK, June 20 (JPj Max Schmellng and James J. Braddock, who have combined to spill more fistic dope then any other brace ot boxers In heavy weight history, will tight for the world championship in a long shot plsyott this September at the Lankee stadium. Mike Jacobs, representing the 20th century Sporting club, al ready . has Schmeling's signed agreement for a title bout, a pre caution he took despite the sol emn assurances that it wss just a fancy gesture and wouldn't mean a thing after Joe Louis fin ished operating on the German veteran. Gate Receipts Down Braddock is under contract with Madison Square Garden for the first defense ot the title he won from Max Bser a year ago. The payoff on last nlxht's tight was far from original ex pectations. Instead of the mil lion dollar gate dangled before all concerned when the match was made, the bout grossed 1547,531. The net was 1464.- 945. This means around 1125,- uuu each for Schmellng and Louis, who get SO per cent each, instead ot the 1300,000 they ex pecieo. Schmellng will go back to Ger many, he insists, before training ior me ngnt with Braddock. "I studied Louis carefultv said Schmellng today as he re ceiver congratulations from all over the world. "I found from the pictures that he was easy to hit with a right hand. I nlanned my wnoie campaign accordingly. Everything was concentrated in my right. I knew I would have to take punishment from his left, to have an openlnc for bit rieht cross, out l won the way I fig. ucu. .... Braddock's Words Recalled "Now I hope to beat Rradrlnck and become the first man to re gain me heavyweight rhamninn. ship. I don't underestimate the caampion out I believa r ran si, him hard and. often enough to win. Braddock, meanwhile, sow his own judgment of Louis sustained. The champion had insisted the negro was not a "super-fighter" such as his sensational career in dicated. "Max fought a good fleht mil won with surprising east but a good left jab can beat him," said the champion. Braddock and Schmetlnr hnM the spotlight but Louis Mkaw will punch bis way back into it be fore another years rnlla irm,.j The negroe's meteoric rise wss abruptly halted, the myth of his invincibility blasted, but he isn't through, not at the sen or 3 and with as many fictic assets as b.e haa developed. in so short a career. Even In decisive defeat Iini. answered the one question ex perts had asked oftenest: "Can he take it?" The negro took a terrific right hand pasting for the better part of 12 rounds hut went down onlv twfr in u fourth for no count and In the urn ior j.u. ' Fight Excitement Causes Two Deaths PITTSBURGH. Jun n im Physicians blamed two deaths to day on the excitement of listening to a description of the Max oenraeung-joe Louis fight. Mrs. Catherine Weinbrenner, 76-year-old native of fiorm.nv. collapsed and died of heart disease wane me Dattle was on. Kicnard McGowan. Si. i oea atter listening to mituum ana succumbed. the excuse for bis decision to retire. For several years he has been ' ambitious' to be a major league niiunr. vt elected to shift himself out of the picture. You got the Impression that he was fed up with the Brooklyn .ini- atlon. Stengel's three -Volar Ann. tract has snother camnalirn fn run, but the Brooklyn direc tors gave Max Carey a full season's salary when they ele- va.ea , uasey from coach to pilot. Mungo's name has been bitched to many trade rumors and the break came after a deal fell through which be be lieved would make him a New York Giant. Mungo's escapade only low ered his value as a perform er In the eyes of National lea gue owners. His case reminds you of Walter Johnson's because It is so different. The Big Train's greatness wasn't Hmlted to the box. He never grumbled in all those slim years with Washington, during which his brilliance was accentuated by the mediocrity ot his team mates. . Peanuts have mora carbohy drates than potatoes, more fat man cream. . and mora nrotetn than meat, Max Schmellng, one-time heavywelcht chamnion or th. wnrlri went a long way Friday night to disprove the o(t-repcated assertion that "they never come back." Schniellnir knocked nut th. hl.hiv. wuieu ,ua lAiuia iu ia xsm roana oi a in-round battle. Hundreds of Special Police Called To Halt Rioting In New NEW YORK. 'June 20 (PI Harlem's disappointment in the defeat of Joe Louis took a vio lent turn today and the efforts of 700 special policemen were re quired to quell an outbreak ot shooting, stabbing, street fight ing ana other disorders. Two negroes were stsbbed. another was shot, and scores ot passersby, both negro and white were assaulted in the streets. The policemen 600 uniformed and 100 plain clothes men had been detailed to Harlem to keep within proper limits what was expected to be a triumphant celebration for a conquering hero. wnen Harlem s idol crashed. Its dream of a gay, all-night celebration turned into a night mare of wild, free-for-all fighting which police attributed to pent np excitement and argument over the defeat ot Louis. Thirty negroes attacked Samuel Kullm, 50, a WPA worker, he reported, though nothing had been said before the assault. trie Midland and Thomas Jen sen, both of Brooklyn, tol dpollce they went to Harlem after attend ing the fight ot see the reaction of the negroes. They said 15 negroes held them up, took their watches and sis, andknocked out several of Midland's teeth when he resisted. Residents of one Harlem sec tion dropped bricks from the rooftops on the tops of passing automobiles. A gang of negro boys formed at a street intersection and stoned all passing automobiles in which there were white persons. Clipper Smith Resigns Post at Santa Clara SAN FRANCISCO, June 20, (UP) Maurice (Clipper) Smith, head football coach at the Uni versity of Santa Clara for the last several years, Friday resigned his position. The athletic board of the unl verslty accepted the resignation. It was understood Smith, one of tne best known and successful of Knute Rockne's proteges, bas ac cepted an offer to become head coach at Vlllanova university, re placing Harry Stubldreher. Jim Browning, Ex -Mat King, Dies Suddenly ROCHESTER. Minn.. June 20. (JP) Pulmonary embolism caused the death here late yesterday of Jim Browning, former heavy weight wrestling champion. Browning had been in a Mavo clinic hospital for about 10 days. He came here for examination and submitted to an exploratory oper ation In connection with an ab dominal ailmwent. His condition was favorable until early Wed nesday, when complications set in. EUROPEAN I SUTTER EUROPEAN PLAN -MODERN FIREPROOF- nOOMWITHOUl SATH ROOM WITH BArH SUTTfR AT KIARNEYA SAN FRANCISCO afWSAMDADItlSSON I., v York's Harlem Veteran Fight Promoter Dies in Max Room NEW YORK, June 20 OP) Tragedy preceded Max. Schom llng's entry Into the ring at the Yankee stadium, to fight Jos Leuls. and the German said to- nay ne win never forget it. Tom ORourke. S 5-year-old fight promoter, manager and ring official dropped dead In Schem ling's dressing room an hour be for the bout. His last words, addressTd to the German tighter were; "Max. you've rot (n An it " T few seconds later, O'Kourke was seized with aheart attack Attendants told Max that Tom a going io oe all right. "But I knew he waa dying.' said the German. "I never will lurgci u. - Reds, Indians Tie for First in Coast Loop II V AfflOClatMl Pm The ever-chanrin? rn,.i !... picture underwent another trans formation when WIIMo ifamn,'. San Francisco Missions and the oeaiue Indians ended the day in , no iwr iirai place. Oakland's once iinh.atokia Acorns rested In third third place ijr two ana a naif games dhead of Portland. Good pitching and free hitting shared the limelight In games which brought about the sharp re vision In the standings. Willie Ludolph and Beryl nurne, once teammates, tangled In a pitching duel with San Diego turning oui aneaa of Oakland 1-0. Home allowed the Oaks only three hits, while Ludolph granted the Padres four. The-San Francisco Seal. arin out a 2-0 victory over Portland, iu a wvu-pucnea game. . Los Angeles levelled Seattle 10-6, while the Missions save Knr- ramento its fourth straight de feat, 7-4. After delivering hits thftt won two previous games, Sieve Cos carat, right fielder for the Beav ers, filed out In the sixth inning wuen ne came to Dat with the bases loaded. It was Ed stutz' only bad inning.' From the clean-up spot First Baseman Don Hurst set the tin as the Angels pounded four Seat tle huriers for 16 safeties, about half of them for extra bases. With a triple and a double ha rfrova in four runs and scored two. The most oulcklr digested fnnri is sugar, which is practically 100 per cent nourishment. DANCE Adam's Hall, Olene, ' Saturday. 9 p. m. Tickets, 7Bs, ladies free, sup per served at small extra cost. Pearson's Orchestra. The floor is new, anil if you are look ins; for a big time next Satur day night, plan to attend the opening dance at Olene next Saturday night. German Scores Decisive Victory Over Brown Bomber. (Continued from Page One) pulverising rights to the head. His eyes blinking, he staggered io me ropes. Hera Schmellng fired another right hand blast that barely connected. But It mark.d the end, at least temporarily, ot uw u.m uivuace irom ueiroit. Joe's legs sagged, and he erum pied to the floor on his back. Ha siareo at tne sky with glassy eyes as the timekeeper droned the Count AS nine waa reached Lnnla' sleek brown bodv terk.ri convul sively and he rolled over on hi. stomach to hear the count of ten ior tns ti rat time In his meteoric two-year career. Gate Halt-Million Somehow thev mnt him in t.1. feet and out ot the ring. But he collapsed atter a few steps and had to be carried into his dressing room. Promoter Mike Jacobs huamin? in the face ol the small crowd and the gate of only 1547,431, a far cry from the million dollar busi ness the show at one tlms waa i. pected to gross, immediately launched Plana to hars the new No. 1 contender meet Braddock for me cnampionshlp next fall. Ho bas Schmellni' aianad al ready, and If the champion can august nis contracture! dlfficul ties with Madison Square Garden the fight will be staged In the Yan kee stadium In Sentamher. Braddock said he would be de- ngmea to fight the German. The stunning unset a tr mendous disappointment to Louis ana nis nandiers, but they accept ed it as a temporary reversal onlv and promised the bomber will be oacK on the fistic big time bofore anomer year has passed. Joe's Thumbs Hurt John Roxborough, one of Joe's managers, attributed the defeat to touts' sprained thumbs. From the fourth., when ha in. Jurod bis digits, the negro was not aoie to land a good punch, In fact, hlS thUnibS A hflrilv IWAlU. lam the result of the smashing n.ht that spilled him for the first knockdown, pained so he doesn't remumuer wnat happened from then until the finish. Roxborc-JKh and Julian niaxk Joe's other manager, praised Schmeling's courage and sports manship highly, but they give a large slice of the credit to Littlo joe Jacobs , the scblager's man ager. Taping Hinders Xrorro In bis nast flahta. Louia alwa va nu8 usea li rest of soft gause and six feet of tape for band bandaraa Jacobs went before the bnilnir commission this week and demand- mat oom fighters be limited to regulation bandages six feet of gause ana two feet of tape. "This Isn't enough protection for a man with large hands," said Roxborough. "Joe sprained his thumbs before the fleht waa well under wsy. It surprised us that he wasn't knocked out long before iuh j sin. anocKoui naa been ex pected after the fourth round, when Maxie who In the first tnree sessions appeared to ha in for a pasting suddenly lashed out with his right from a back. ward crouch and smashed Joe flush on the chin. Two more rights to the same snot nut Joa down on the canvas In that fourth round for the first time in nis professional career. Louis never completely recov ered from those triphammer smashes In the fourth. And he took only one round therafter, as Maxle hammered and ham mered the brown boy's cupId face until the left side waa Duffed and distorted like a brown bal loon. Two Fouls on Joe So the end came In the twelfth when the grlm-visaged Schmellng whirled out of a clinch and smashed Joe with right and left hooks to the chin. He battered Louis staggering on rubber legs Into a corner and smashed and bashed him to the head. They clinched and moved to mid-ring. Then Maxle landed fire hard right smashes to the reeling bomber's chin, and Joe wilted to the floor. He came down on his knees, and keeled over on bis stomach, holding his head sort of up on one elbow. He was try- 1933 Bulck 4-Door Sedan 6 wlro wheels, heater, twin windshield swipes and horns, clock, luggage car rler, heavy duty Goodyear ply tires. This car Is like ' $665 BALSIGER Motor Co. Main Esplanade Badly beaten and knocked out slnnul career, Joe Louis, brown ranking position among the heavyweight boxurs Friday night when he toll before the fists ot tloriuun Mux Schmullng in the 12th round. Champion Faces Hard Match Against Ted Christy Alvln Brltt, the National Wrestling association's Junior henvywolght champion, buttles Ted Christy at Los Angeles Tues day night nl the armory fully confident of getting hack Into the win column after bis upsot bore last week. Although easily recognised as a champion by his science and power. Ilrltt, a Kunsna furiner, was stopped Inst week when he mado his Klamath Fulls rinbut against the dangerous Dnun Chick of Wyoming. Brltt, leading with one fall, was snapped up In one ot the cowboy's alroiiiue spins and whirled Into detent. While It was the first time the champion had met Chick, he will be no stranger to Ted Christy. Christy, known chiefly for his roughness, fought and lost to Brltt in the flnnls of the Los Angeles tournament. It was Hint match whlrh cava llrllt pos session of the 11000 belt put up Ing futlMy to rise as the eonnt went on. He had given a game show despite two fours called against bint but be had mot a better man. Puffed Eye Delays Knd Wero It not for Srhmellng'i puffed left eye, which he suf. lerod In a training session IbhI Sunday. Maxle claimed he would have put the bomber to sleep in the fourth round. He told re porters that hard left jabs In the lirst three rounds had swelled this eye so badly that he could scarcely- see In the fourth not until after his seconds bad Iced It between rounds. Louis, the man who was be lieved ablo to name the round In which he would kayo Mnxlo, was so groggy and sick in his dross. Ing room that he was unable to talk to reporters. Maxle Insisted upon doing the countering this time and he let Louis do the leading that Is, until Maxio decided to unleash that "sucker punch" a right lead of his own that whistled over the bomber's loft shouldor and smashed Into the left sldo of Joes face. Uses Left As Guard Maxle did little damage with his left, at which the boxing writ ers naa scoffed so much in train ing. But last night he used that left for protection although be took plenty of battering from Joe's lightning left stabs In the early sessions. Maxle won the heavyweight title on a foul In 1030 In his bout with Jack Sharkey, ire lost It on a questionable decision to WB ' Summer Price May 28th BLOCKS Double load $5.50 Single load $4-00 DRY SLABS Double load $4.50 Single load $3.28 GREEN SLABS, PINE Double load $4.00 10 Double loads 35.00 GREEN SLABS, FIR Double load $4.50 10 Double loads 40.00 Fuel, Diesel and Stove Oil ; Fuel Coal !v Blackamith Coal " " PEYTON & CO. "Wood to Bnrn" BIB Market Phone 080 for the first time In his profes bomber, waa removed from the top by Oenrge Ttsft. the movie actor. Despite his loss to Chick, the champion stood out as a favorite over Christy. He waa expected to subdue tho southorn California!! with his superior knowledge of holds and bulunce. Action is guaranteed In the seml-wlndup when Pete llelcsstro and Prince Mlhalakla resume their wrostllng feud. Belcastro, the junior champion of the coast, waa dlsnunltfled for fouling the Arab last week. It was a rough match and the action ot Referee Kay Frlsbie received whole hearted support of the crowd. The loss marked the second time llrlcastro has been upset here this season. Hobliy Chlrki Dude's brother, will come to Klamath Falls for a preliminary match against Alex Stack, Germany. The older Chick who really looks younger than his brother has pnttorued his wrostllng style after Diiile. Sharkey In 1033. Since the time that the (lerman won the title while "silling on the floor" the boxing world doubted that he was a really great tighter despite victories over Rlako, Paulino and Rtrlhllng. lint there was no doubt about the Ithlnelnnd bull dog's grenlness last night after his stunning performance. "Unfile of the Century" -Louis, who had advantages of youth, poundage reach, bclgbt r : : : --J Bring Us Your Bumps We imooth out the dents in fenders doors and tops with a new machine that saves hours of hand work saves much of the labor cost and ties up your car for only a fraction of the time. We specialize in this work make bat. tered'Up cars look like new, Our modern equipment permits us to offer better 'service at LOWER PRICES. Ask us for a quota- 9 V a a a a (htMorhrd BODY SERVICE a a a a a a a H E. HAUGER BUICK and OLDSMOBILE 1330 Mam a Warm Battles Expected In Klamath County Baseball Tilts. Houlliern Oregon league Pelicans vs. Ild Box, Modna field. Ulemlnle at Drums Pans. , Klamath llnaln I-mumo Euatsldn-Kwaunn vs. Durrls. , Mullu VS. Tulelake, l,urrlll, vs. HlK Lakes. ' l inter Lake Iivuiiiio Pelican liny vs. Bullhorn paclflo Modoc Point vs. Hpraguu ttlrur, Chlloquin vs. Algoma. Pushing Into mld-sriison, teams of three Important baseball leagues will strive to Improve their chances for championships Sun day. The Klamath Falls Ited Box, de fending champions ot the Houlli ern Oregon league and outstand ing contenders for a second lltlo, battle the Klumath Pelicans ou Modoc field Kuudny afternoon. Althmieh fnvnrait In win wllh room to spare, the kox will send their strongest line-up against the much defeated Pelicans. The Pel Iruns have not won a contest In leaguo competition this season. The oilier southern Oregon leaguo contest will see a rraump llon of hostilities between (Irauts Pass and tilondalo. Thuo teams battled ten Innings last week, and wore forced to quit became ot rain. The luuie resulted In a tie and will bo replayed. The Klamath risaln league duel for first place between Raalslde Kwauna and Dig Lakes will con tinue, with each club favored to win Its gniiio. The Kantuhlo out til goes to Dorrls. Merrill meeta the filer Lakes outfit here. Malln and Tulelake sstlle differences at Tule lake. Three games will be played In the Crater Lake league. Pelican Hay and Southern Pacific start the day's play In a morning con test. Modoc Point nlnys Sursgue Hirer and Chlmnuln meets Algoma In the afternoon. and bellevsdly of punch was beaien tonight because the de termined Urn-man had brought his nearly 31-year-old body Into pertect condition and Had studied like a true ring technician the work of his opponent. Joe out weighed him IDs pounds to 101, but his six pounds' ndvnnlngo had no bearing on the fight which developed into a real go down In ring history as a thriller comparable to the great battle of the century. 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