Thursday May-281926.'' "
Snappy ' Sporting Notes
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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
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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
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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
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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
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BILLY'S UNCLE
Scores . R. H. E.
Chicago 3 7 1
Pittsburgh ...:...13 16 2
Batteries Blake, Jacobs and
Hartnett, Gonzales; Aldridge and
Smith.
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.. 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.
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