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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1925)
Thursday May-281926.'' " Snappy ' Sporting Notes VBU0VVK MUCH NEW BLOOD TO BE INJECTED IN LOCAL FIGHT CARDS; SCRAPPERS FHOM ALL OVER ARE ASKING TRIAL Overflow Is Expected For Scandinavian Hall Card June j 2;1 Gunboat Smith, Of Chico, May Challenge Winner Of Gorman-Olson Tilt; Gorman And Olson Are Train ing Hard Pursuant with their policy to give yet. He arrived only recently from Klamath Falls fight fans the best the Bonnie. to be had in the way ot boxing, and to keep new faces on each card. Promoters .Brown and Patterson of the Scandinavian half announced yesterday 'that "a wiole array of new ' faces are to be seen working out today at 3. p. m. and 7 p. m. at th (tght headquarters. Some ot these genu will appear on the card June ! and others will be hold overs jto meet Vinners of that card. The -sluggers are ot all sixes and de scriptions. Gunboat Smith, a big 190-paund heavyweight, with a rep utation that bids fair to rival that of' the original' Gunboat when at the height of his tight career a de cade iago, has arrived from his stamping grounds ' at Chico, Calif. The $lg boy 1 slated to fight the winner of the Olson-Gorman affair here, if you can dope out just which one that will be. With the Gunboat is a. joung " protege. Richard Scott. who yill mix with Babe Lightfoot in the curtain raiser June 2. Heinle Myers is a new face at the Scandinavian. Heinle will work out every day to demonstrate his ability. If he .does that thing he is slated to.f.ight the winner of the Johnny Carlson-Joe Cotfman scrap. Myers is a Scotchman. , The salt spray has not entirely dried from Myers' boots Sailor Jack McCarty, who meets Wilbur Harrington June 2, Is due to arrive in town this morning to commence training. McCarty has wired that he is in excellent trim. and all he needs Is. just a light daily workout to put Harrington down when the eventful hour comes. Johny Carlson of Spokane, who Is to meet Joe Coftman, winner ot the scrap with Jack Crim here on the last card, will arrive within the next few days. The promoters are surely injecting new blood into the local boxing field. It looks like Klamath Falls is now on the big-time boxing circuit. Gorman and Olson are training like trojans for the coming meeting. Each realise it's going to be no set up by any matter of means. Gor man was Inclined to be a little con ceited as to his ability until he sat down in front during the Strambo- Olson affair. Now he's changed his mind, and is wasting no spare mo ments in figuring out some way to lay the Galesburg Swede low. Tickets for the coming card are on sale today. And requests have been made from Ashland, Medford MAY BE A FARCE 2 "Old Fossis" To Act Up in Ring Like a Couple Of Real Fighters ' Angels Jump Into ! 2nd Placed Nosing NEW YORK, May 17. The light heavyweight championship of the world, established and operated for several seasons at great profit by Battling Levlnsky. will be placed on sale In the Yankee tall yard Frl ay night when Mickey McTlgue, the present ownor, gets Into the ring with one of half a doien bet ter prise fighters who have been bidding for the same. Paul Berlenbach. wh'o will try to carry on some traffic with, Mc Tlgue, is really taking the bread out of Jackie Coogan's mouth in assaulting McTlgue. for given a cou ple of weeks training to recover from the effects ot fast life In the younger set of Hollywood, young Coogan would be the logical, op ponent' 'for a fighter of . .McTlgue's characteristics. However, now that he has been named to whip McTlgue and abate a champion who has shown some what less class than would a cart horse at the Kentucky derby. Ber lenbach probably will oblige. If he doesn't the grand jury ought to ask for the round-by-round record of and Grants Pass for a number ot;tB proceedings. the rlngslders. too. So those lovers Before he became cnampion. -ic-of the game who expect to get their Tigue was" a fairly good second choice seats at the last minute are rate prizefighter. He had stopped doomed to disappointment. It will; 53 oppenonts. according to the some be a matter of first there, firsttlmes tallible everiast record, in served. ' ' about 100 fights. I UQ II, I'.UIU. J - - . j A ' years ago, arew an iurau"" inly 4.000 persona. But the 'glori ous part of horse racing whs then as It Is today. Four thousand ot I those figured they knew who would win, Those who have watched tho per t.irinanres of George von Kim the lust fe months ' believe that Ibis young (titer , must, lo rerkonoil with in th nBiinn'itl amateur and ' . . ... . v. I- .-,- Thla des- plte the fact that hi defeat at the hands of Bobby Jones In the ama teur tourney 'last year was a deci sive on. Von Kim's work In Pacific coast tourneys prompts the opinions re garding his prowess. He won the northern California amatour title, the Southern California amateur title and the Southern California open. ( .' ' ' The open event Included a for midable array of professionals men that would give any youngster a lot to worry about. to fight with a od heavyweight should have. Against a young, rugged but still uncouth heavy named John Wko the lilher night Renault fmiKht a rautloua. dcft'ii .iv i.iiiIk This even afler he had found tut that he could stop all of RlakoV'tttoWs on his gloves or arms. TODAY'S STANDING I: In On Salt Lakes S . SAA FRANCISCO, May 27. lm, Angeles climbed Into second place in toe 'Pacific Coast league standings today, the Angels' 7 to S victory over Portland boosting ' them, ahead of Bait Luke City, defeated by . Vernon 5 to 3. The league, leading San Francisco Seals Invaded Seattle, and a big eighth inning. In which they scored 4 runs, proved the deciding factor and 8 to S win. Sacra mento made it two straight from Oakland by scoring six runs off Foster, Prnett .and Kunz. while the Ouks were garnering four off 'RaV'Keatlng's offerings. NA'TIONAL LEAGUE Score . , R. H. E. New York ...'. 3 8 2 Boston 5 10 0 Batteries Scott and Gowdy; Kamp, and Gibson. Gene is'now only 27. Gibbons is heavyweight honors, which reaches Its highest point 'In his battle with Tommy Gibbons June 6. has one thing in his favor that all other present contenders lack real youth. . Tuiney 'tiua youth in years and ring service. .... Gene is now only 27. Gibbons Is nine years .older than ha Is. Char He Welnert, seeking to come back In the game In a battle with Harry Wills, to be held June 19. Is but a few months younger than Gibbons. Wills Is an "old man" In ring cir cles. He la S3. Gibbons, Welnert, Wills and Tun ney comprise the list of men who might have a chance with Demp sey provided he has slipped con siderably. The other run-of-mine heavyweights are woefully lacking In too many respects to draw much consideration. Jack Renault, former Northwest Mounted policeman, has Crawn con siderable publicity, but' judging by his recent work be Uu'l ready for a mill with the champ. Renault, right now. lacks the natural desire " I'Atil lf ("OAST I.K.MU'K 'Club W. 1 PH pan Francisco 35 1 '45 I,os Angeles ! H &71 Salt Lake Portland 477 Seattle Oakland . Sacramento ............. . 28 -17 Vernon - - " '.so a circulation covering roa elty of Klamath rail n ,tbe ;count, of Klamath that's the Klamath New. Giants Lone, First Series of Season To Lowly Bostons White Sox Slip Up A Notch On Athletics; S Pitchers Go Full 9 Frames In Big Leagues Yesterday When the Ilontoo Braves scored three runs III the aeventh Inning of their game with Iho (Hants Wed oeiiduy afternoon, they raptured the only series !hat the champion t.m of John J. Mi'draw has lost thus nr this season. The Phils and llraw up to thla time were the only lulu that had been alilo to hi'lil the New Yorkers to an even break In a aeries. The Urates won K to 3, and It wa'a their third triumph over the Giants In two dnys. All this happened In Boston. The Brooklyn Dndgera and the Phils were Idle fur the day so "" he, oJ malar in a ... Ml - int. ; '" Ping lo fifth. 7 rare Bho.. . . ii . -'"t Scull inri u... (.Wtanrs tor lb. Hl'hlug t.., tb, Tj pucni'd tlij fuu u 8 sessions fer tk Hods didn't btt la Ins the gams 01. in the Anirlni ' Mark's Alhl.rl other large plKt over the Senators, tlj It I FAMOUS FANS ' x,'.,vy . j ..... ... i r i r l vs. in iyii 1 1 it- ' 7 uvu'E'OSc-m' 5 UTPMKl TORSOS - r a f rr s sw - ... m ' s . sw-a-- f rasPrW-tVVuW BILLY'S UNCLE Scores . R. H. E. Chicago 3 7 1 Pittsburgh ...:...13 16 2 Batteries Blake, Jacobs and Hartnett, Gonzales; Aldridge and Smith. . . i i ii .. Score r. h. E. St. Louis 2 6 0 j Cincinnati 4 9 0 1 Batteries Rhem "and OFarrell, Schmidt; Rlxey and Bruggy. ' No other games scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE : Score ; R. H. E. Bpnton 3 6 0 New York 4 10 0 Batteries Ruffing, Zahnizer, Ross and Heving; Ferguson, Hoyt and Schang.-i. . Score R. H. E. Washington '. 10 15 0 Philadelphia 9 13 6 ' Batteries Johnson, Gregg, Mar berry 'and Ruel; Harris, Rommel, Groves and Cochrane, Perkins. ,,, Score R. H. Detroit 6 9 Chicago '. 10 14 ' BatterieaCollim, Cole and Bass ler," Woodall; Robertson, Thurston and Crouse, Schalk. Score '' R.' H. E. Cleveland 4 12 St. Louis 2 3 .-, Batteries Utile and L. Sewoll; Wlngard and SeVcreTd. 10 Innings. A paper where all the people have opportunity to expreaa themaelvea it they, desire that's Tha Klamatb News. 1' L I I ( VOWWvN(OVi "1 1 TiKl XOVit CAX) I I , v 'I , VCCAyCVCy UTY TirT UAJSV fVCAVKi ? I Xucw , VO I BRINGING UP BILL . s-qhe cqmesck JACK FAM W 5 J -. ,r i,J O ( BLAC HEN AW - Vv Stt VOl) L6 : IN OUR OFFICE 4 ' - . 'I IrW