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Braddock Wants to Knoiv When Charles-Walcott Fistic Series Will End
V
; Br HARRY GRAYSON
' ' NEA Sports Editor
MCW YORK (NEA) The blK
iban In the blue suit wanted to
know whatever became of Jersey
Joe Walcott end Ezzard Charles.
Advised that the old gentleman
from Camden and Esiard the Oia
Mrd would flRht for the fourth
lime at Philadelphia's huge Muni
cipal Stadium. June' 6, James J.
Braddoclc asked U there was a law
gainst It. , ,
"There must be," commented the
Cinderella Man of . 1035. "Other
Wise why the soft pedal?"
It was suggested that the care
fully-guarded secret was due to a
lack of Interest.
'That easily could be true." said
Jim Braddock. "No one other than
Charles cares.
"Even Walcott didn't want the
match, but up to and through Joe
Louis, men fighting for the heavy
weight championship, June 8, would
not be In training camps with the
ballyhoo drums getting a thorough
thumping.
"The game Isn't the same with
out this, and It's loo bad."
Braddock wanted to know what
would happen U Charles beat Wal
cott this trip, which he will be
favored to do. The Cincinnati Ne
gro did it twice before being past
ed In Pittsburgh, Would the series
go on and on? Walcott made It
in his fifth shot at the crown, hav
ing previously dropped a decision to
and been knocked out bv Louis,
Braddock was assured that there
was no return-match clause this
time.
"That's good," said the big Irish
man who came off the docks and
relief to scale the heights, "but
Felix Bocchicchlo made a fright
ful mistake In not Inking Walcott
west despite the rematch stipula
tion carting the old fellow to com
parative peanuts In Phlad'.lphla.
"After all, how much farther
does Bocchicchlo believe Walcott
"I wasn't gelling any younger,
was badly in need of a payday,
and the biggest caid was the ris
ing Louis. .
"So Oould took it per cent of
the net and rut us In for 10 tier
Where would he have advised
Wnleolt to go?
"Whv to Lita Vegas, of course,
and the generous oiler made him
by Wilbur Clink to box Harry Mat
thews. "There Is no telling what that
one would have done out there on
the Nevada desert."
The heavyweight division Is cry
ing for a change,
Clurk, proprietor of the Desert
fun, has many a wheel running
for him and moneyed partners, The
other houses would be pleased to
Join In on the promotion, Clark
speaks of selling so many tickets
at 1100 a copy, and oould dispose of
many nt the pi li e. lie has a sunk
en, modern bull park that easily
could be set tip fur a big fight, lie.
arranged for a coaxial hook-In for
lialUiu-wlde television.
Wilbur Clark, 41, the small-town
Illinois bov who made good In Mini
Dlrgo, la ntiKk to iroiiul,o a heavy
weight rhainplnnshli) match In Las
Vegas, and this shy, innunllloenl
unknown has u way ol making lull
tastlo dreams come true.
Anyway, the heavyweight cham
pion escaping the ahacklei of the
International Boxing Club has a
fertile field toward which to turn.
$370.000 for Hie Louis match," ho
) - u........ ...til. I-
can go?"
cobs brought us an additional Hot),
000. Tito latter would have been
considerably more had not Louis
rne man speaks from experience.
In an identical situation, he went
we.il to Chicago June 32. I37.
cent of Jacobs' heavyweight chain-
umki'u ior uio piiiviii anu Aiiny Ite
llef Funds ar,i Done Into the
and collected SS20.000 for being
pionsnip promotions for 10 years."
n Braddock cleans up a point here.
It has been written and said that
Braddock had 10 per cent of Louis.
As it turned out, Hradriock had 10
per cent of the promoter's profit on
Louis' title ftght.1, but had the
Brown Bomber blown the title, he
sllll would have had a niece of the
anociea out in eight rounds by
Louts.
An overlapping contract with Mad
Army."
ll..,H,lw.lr part, . .J tl... h i,.a
served will) n subuoena or two and
In ,lll't u nmmln ill llntm.
ison Square Garden had Braddock
tied up to box Max Schmellng, so
Joe Gould, who handled him,
jumped to Mike Jacobs and the
30th Century Sporting Club and
Louis.
but nothing came of It.
' aiiii ine uiumng oi a top np.ni-
ri lllllll Ulll Blllll III IHC iirKi in
(he worst thing that ever happened
'to boxing," he said.
shows lor 10 years.
PAGE EIGHT
Ball Title
At Stake
Tomorrow
Malln and Sacred Heart meet
tomorrow, 3 p.m., at Recreation
Park for the baseball champion
ship of Klamath County.
Both teams have swept through
lour opponents in single round
robin league plav.
Ine, Malln Mustangs will be
favored with big Wayne Rick toe
ing ine mound.
Rick hasn't lost this season and
has - never given up more than
three hits In one contest.
', The Trojans' Bobby Howard will
probably face Rick.
' The winner of the game gets a
ticket to district play and a
cWnce to earn a state berth.
DSC In
NDLead
By The Associated Press
" W L Pet.
Oregon State 6
Oregon 4
Washington 4
Washington State 3
Idaho . ' 3
Saturday's Results
Oregon State 3 Idaho 1
,750
.667
.600
.375
.300
The Oregon State Beavers, bot
' on the trail of the Northern Divi
sion baseball pennant, move to
. Pullman Monday for a pair of
games with Washington State,
while Oregon opens at Moscow
gainst Idaho.
The Beavers, now a full game
out in front uf the flag chase after
Sweeping a weekend aeries with
Idaho, play the Cougars Monday
and again Tuesday then journey to
Seattle for Thursday-Friday games
with Washington. Oregon will play
WSC at Pullman after the Idaho
series.
OSC Pitcher Bailey Brem pitched
lour-nlt Dan and drove in ine win
ning run as the Beavers edged the
vandals 3-1 at Moscow Saturday.
'. Brem's double scored Duane Hel-
Dlg and Dan Johnston in the last
of the ninth.
In other weekend play. Washing
l ton split a non - conference double
. header with Western Washington
at Belllngham. The Huskies took
: the first game 3-2 but dropped the
' finale 7-4.
LITTLE IF A harness
; horse with the .- shortest
; name in racing today is If,
two year - old pacing colt
owned by Trainer Fred Eg
an, winner of the 1940 and
'49 Hambletonian. Shown
here at Egan's Orlando,
Fla., stable, If is by Nibble
: Hanover out of Jeleby.
La Grande Wins
Track Championship
PENDLETON W La Grande
High School has retained Its Blue
Mountain Conference track cham
pionship. In a meet here Friday
La Orande scored 66 points, Pend
leton 52, The Dalles 48, Hermiston
36, Baker and Milton-Freewater, 9
each.
if '
By The Associated Press
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pet.
New York 11 4 .733
Brooklyn 10 4 .714
Cincinnati 12 6 .67
Chicago 11 6 .647
St. Louis 9 9 .500
Boston 7 12 .363
Philadelphia 3 11 .313
Pittsburgh - 3 16 J&8
sanaay a tiesuiis
Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 0
New York 6 Chicago 3 (10 in
nings
St. Louis 4-1 Boston 3-5
Cincinnati 5-8 Philadelphia 4-7
Saturday's Results
St. Louis 3 Philadelphia 0
Chicago 3 Brooklyn 2 (10 Innings)
New York 3 Pittsburgh 2
Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pet.
Boston 12 4 .750
Cleveland 11 7 .611
Washington 8 7 .533
St. Louis 9 8 .538
New York 8 8 .500
Chicago 7 10 .412
Philadelphia 6 9 .400
Detroit 4 12 .250
Sunday's Results
New York 8-3 Chicago 0-1
Washington 2-15 St. Louis 1-7
Philadelphia 10-6 Detroit 6-5
Cleveland 9 Boston 6
Saturday's Results
Washington 7 Cleveland 6
Philadelphia 7 Chicago 1
Detroit 6 New York 3
Boston 5 St. Louis 2
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
W L Pet.
San Diego 22 12 .647
Oakland 17 14 348
Hollywood 18 15 .545
Los Angeles 17 15 .531
San Francisco 15 18 .455
Seattle 15 18 .455
Portland 13 18 .419
Sacramento 13 20 .375
Sunday's Results
San Diego 4-4 San Francisco 3-7
ifirst game 16 innings)
Oakland 5-2 Portland 3-0
Los Angeles 8-6 Seattle 7-7 (first
game 12 innings)
Hollywood 4-0- Sacramento 2-6
Batoraav's Result
Portland 7 Oakland 6 (16 innings)
ewx rrancisco Dan IJieaa a
Los Angeles 7 Seattle 4
bacramento 4 Hollywood 3
Western
International
W
League
J, Pet.
Victoria .
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
.818
Spokane
.643
Lewis ton
338
Vancouver
Wena tehee
300
.500
Til-city
.429
.357
.286
Salem
Yakima
4
Sunday's Results
Wena tehee 11-3 Yakima 3-2
Spokane 2-4 Salem 0-2
Lewis ton 15-4 Tri-City 3-3
Vancouver and Victoria, unsched
uled Saturday's Results
Victoria 6-8 Yakima 4-5
Salem 5 Spokane 4
Tri-City 18 Lewiston 1
Wenatcnee 3 Vancouver 1 (1st
game postponed, wet grounds).
Stanford Crew
Wins Two
CORVALLISWV-Stanford crews
known as orphans because they re
ceive no financial help from the
university defeated Oregon State
twice on a 2.000 meter course in
the Willamette River Saturday.
They won the varsity event by
four lengths in 9:56 minutes and
the junior varsity event by tnree
lengths In 10:40 minutes. They
used shells borrowed from Oregon
state.
MANGRUM
WINNER
SACRAMENTO, HI Lloyd Man-
grum snapped up the California
open golf title on the 74th hole
Sunday after an assistant pro from
rresno, iani., cameo mm into a
playoff.
Raipn Lomeli. 32. tied Mangrum
at 284 for the regulation 72 holes.
Mangrum cut the playoff short with
a birdie four on the second hole.
That added $600 to the cash that
nas made mm golfdom's top money
winner for two years.
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Pel Thinclads
Push Medford
Five weeks ago the Pelicans won
one first place and finished some
66 points behind the powerful Med
ford track and field squad.
Saturday the Klamath Falls thin
clads won six events, scored a
grand slam in one, to finish be
hind the Tornado cindermen, 50 ,
to 71
Barry Pitts, only Pel to win
against Medford March 29, repeat-
eu 111 uie mue outuruay, luuuwcuyi
by teammates Klus and Wells for
a sweep In the four-lap event.
Other first-place winners were
Clinton Mills in the 440-yard run,
Dick Abraham In the broad jump,
Jimmle Bevans in the low hurdles.
Jerry Johnson In the pole vault
and Harold simmers in uie nau-
mile.
Medford won eight events and
swept two. the shot put and 220-
yard dash.
Only double winner was Med
ford s Ed Bingham in the javelin
throw and high jump.
Medford jumped Into an early
29-7 lead after four events. But the
Pels started chopping at the deficit
and went ahead 38-34 when Bevans
and Mike Chase finished one-two
in the low hurdles.
Johnson's winning leap In the
oole vault together with Dovle Wat
son's tie for third bulged the lead
somewhat.
But Medford monopoly In the 220
yard dash gave the Tornado the
lead again.
Eight points In both the high
jump and discus settled the Issue.
The Pels host the district
meet Saturdey on Modoc Field, the
first time the pre-state classic has
been staged in KJamatn rails.
Results (in order of finish):
High Hurdles: Crlppen M, Chase
K. Shaffer M. Time: 16.1.
Shot pat: Moad M, Morrison M
Bingham M. Distance: 47 ft. 11 in
100-yard dash Redden M, Good
man M. C. Mills K. Time: 10.2.
Javelin: Bingham M, Chatfleld
Tykes on
Beats Sox
For Fifth
Chuck Tvkeson left-handed his
fifth win in six starts yesterday
the Oregon Tech owls lam
basted the Lakevlew Blue Sox.
18-5. at Recreation Park.
The victory brought Oretech's
season record to an even 6-6. The
Owls try for 7-6 this afternoon
against the Shasta Junior College
nine.
Tvkeson scattered seven hits
yesterday, while his mates were
bombing three Lakeveiw pitchers
for 18 hits.
FIVE FOR SIX
Shortstop Querino Lelll led the
blitz with five safeties In six trips
to the plate.
Don foreman, wno goi iour
walks and two singles for the
afternoon, singled in the first in
ning and scampered home on
Lelli's single to open the scoring.
The Owls stayed ahead the res:
of the way, racking Lakevlew
starter Pete Goshgarian for 13
hits until Vic Lasater took the
mound in the sixth inning with the
Owls holding an 8-3 lead.
FRIDAY IN
Lasater was driven from the
mound In the seventh inning by
hit-happy Oretech bats and giant
Neal Friday finished the game.
Between Friday's wildness and
Oretech hits, the Owls poured
across frlve runs in the eighth
inning to finish the rout.
Line score:
Lakevlew .... 000 201 110- 5 7 9
Oretech 110 303 55X-18 18 6
Goshgarian, Lasater (6), Friday
(7) and C. Brown; Tykeson and
J. Brown.
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QUEEN'S TRYOUTS
JUNE 15
at the Rodeo Grounds
mm
K. Crlppen M Distance: 160 ft.
4 In.
Mile: Pitts K, Klus K. Wells K.
Time: 5:01.
440-yard run: C. Mills K. Crowl
M. Sprague K. Time: 53.4
Broad Jump: Abraham K, Oordv
K. Williams M. Distance: 19 ft.
10 in.
Low hurdles: Bevans K, Chase
K. Knapp M. Time: 21 9.
Pole vault: Johnson K. Thomp
son M. tie tor third Watson K.
Folley M. Height: 11 ft. 7 In.
220-yard dash: Goodman M, Red
den M, Baize M. Time: 23.2.
High jump: Bingham M, Knapp
M, tie for third Johnson, Chase,
Thomas K, Gregory M. Height:
5 ft. 8 In.
880-yard run: Simmons K. Vroo
man M, Johnson M. Time: 2:10.5.
Discus: Jai-obs M. Brophv M.
Chatfleld K. Distance: 130 ft. 4 In
Relay: Won by Medford. Time.
1.39.1.
OLD PRO Little Danny
Erskine, 3, is a few years
away yet, but grasps a
baseball just like a pro
working out on the side
lines at Ebbets Field. He's
the son of Carl, star Brook
lyn right-hander.
Han Dreyer. now a New York
A.C. athlete, has won 19 national
championships in the hammer, dis
cus, 66 and 35 pound weight throws
in i years.
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Meet Records Tumble
In Northern Division
By The Associated Press
Meet records tumbled as Wash
ington downed Idaho and Washing
ton State defeated Oregon State
in Northern Division track meets
Saturday.
Washington drubbed the Vandals
88 'i - 42 at Seattle, and WSC
dropped the Beavers 94 l3-38 j at
ruuman.
Five Meet records were broken
and a sixth was tied at Seattle.
Idaho's Lou Gourlcy set a new
mark of 9:27.4 In the two mile
and the Vandals' Dick Newton was
ciocxed at 21.7 In the 220 for a
new standard.
Washington's George Wldcnfclt
and Ken Morgan and the Huskies'
reiay team also set records. Wld-
enfelt cleared the high Jump at
feet 4 Inches: Morgan was
timed in the half mile at 1:63.6
and the relay team marked up
a record 3:21. Bob Hutchinson
tied the meet recosd of 9.8 in the
100.
A meet record that had stood
for 21 years was one of the four
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Other records were set by Bob
Gary of WSC. who ran the 100
In 9:85: by Fischer of WSC. the
two-mile In 9:30.2. and by' Roberts
of WSC, the high Jump, 6 fcot
4 Is Inches.
Now It's Race
Tracks On Strike
CHICAGO W This was race-
less Monday for Chicago Turf fans
with Sportsman's Park strike
bound, the first such tie-up in
the city's thoroughbred racing his
tory.
Horse owners struck, refusing to
file entries for Monday's program.
They are asking for 50 per cent of
the track's mulucl share.
more than a rehnlng and in-
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Lowly Senators
By The Associated Tress
Picked by most experts to finish
Inst, Ducky Harris' Washington
Senators are right In the thick
of the buttle for the American
League lead with Boston and Clove
land, thanka to a quartet of ex
Yankees. The former New Yorkers spar
kled In Washington's sweep of a
doubleheader from the skidding Bl .
Louis urowns uiiuaay. ine victories
boosted the Nats Into third place,
3 lj games behind the pace-setting
Boston Red Sox.
Outfielders Archie Wilson and
Jackie Jensen, two of the four
players acaulred bv Waahinulon in
Suturdny's six man trade with
the Yankees, made auspicious de
buts, pounding out nine lilts be
tween them as the Nuts tripped
the Browns, 2-1 and 13-7.
BYRNE WINS I
Wilson scored both Washington
runs In the first game as ex
Yankee Bob Porterlleld edKed
Tommy Byrne In a pitching duel
10m rerricx. another former
Yank, was credited with the second-game
victory, hurling one-hit
01111 111 a seven - inning relief stint.
He was aided by a 31 hit attack.
The Yankees were hnnnv about
the trade, loo. because Irv Noren
whom they obtained In the six -player
swap banged out two vital
hits as the New Yorkers took two
from the Chicago White Sox 8-0
and 3-1.
Cleveland's Indiana climbed Into
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v i c made international
news refusing to return be-'
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his native Yugoslavia fol
lowing the European tennis
championships a t Rome.
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Detroit. 10-6, and 6-6.
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Carl Erskine registered his first
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