THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1 >3»
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
Good Lineup For
Tonight’s Battle At
The Legion Hall
Brady to Feature In
Semi-Windup Tonight
In Stampede Smoker
Roy Nelson to Fight
Main Event Here On
July Fourth Smoker
While
matchmaker
Murphy
has not been able to give an
exact outline of his card which
will be presented tonight for
the July Fourth stampede smoker
the card should look something
like this.
Roy (Swede) Nelson vs. Bull
Durham of Kelso, 8-round main
event; Dane Brady vs Young
Weaver, Seattle, 6-round semi­
windup; Jack Sweeney vs Soldier
Goldstein, Vancouver Barracks,
4-round prelim; Kid Scott vs
Sammy Moffit, Portland, 6-round
special; with another prelim to
be placed containing four rounds.
One thing is certain, Nelson,
Brady, Scott and Sweeney will
fight at home, and the match­
maker promises that the boxers
from out of town will be in the
city early enough to start the
fight on time which is scheduled
to be at 8:00 p.m. sharp at
the American Legion hall, with
seating capacity for over 500
being planned.
It is predicted that the hall
will be packed as last year,
when seats were at a premium
one half hour before the show.
The Fourth will be the big day
here for the two day cele­
bration with dancing and a smo­
ker in the evening.
Fast, clever, Dane Brady will
feature in a 6 round semi-wind­
up tonight, July 4, at the stam­
pede smoker. For some unknown
reason just who Brady will bat­
tle has as yet not been announc­
ed but regardless who, Brady
promises to give a fight.
Brady has not fought in the
local ring for two months or so,
and fight fans welcome the op­
portunity of seeing this clever
youngster again in action at
home. Dane has taken on a few
pounds.
Brady is working like a beaver
getting in shape for his fight
here on the Fourth of July.
Brady has been promised a
shot at Grandetta again, who
won a decision over the local
boy at Walla Walla a few
months ago in a bear cat fight
that the fans declared better
than the main event and gave
Brady who lost, a great hand
as he left the ring.
And Grandetta is clever, prob­
ably slowed down since he ap­
peared at his best two years
ago, but still considered a good
fighter.
llad Brady the time sufficient
to devote to
training,
there
would be no question but that
the home boy would be fight­
ing the big guns within the next
year or so. Dane’s speed and
cleverness is equal to the best
of them, but experience which
can only be gained by meeting
many fighters, and steady train­
ing, at a good gym, is what the
lad needs to climb higher the
ladder of fistdom.
About 22 years of age, Brady
is in his prime, as far as fight­
ing age is concerned. At no
time has Brady ever proven his
lighting ability more, than when
he beat Happy Chapman last
winter at St. Helens, in their
6 round main event. Chapman
previous to this meet with
Brady had been winning all his
fights by knockouts, and in his
Brady fight was literally cut to
shreds, such a terrific beating
did Brady hand out to the Kel­
so lad. Since that time Chap­
man has dodged another Brady
tight, but is being heralded a
great scrapper, again winning
every scrap by the K. O. route.
Men of Brady’s type, some­
times are fortunate enough to
be picked up by a fight pro­
moter, who takes an interest in
hi.; protege, training him suf­
ficiently, until
ready
to
be
matched against a real comer,
and it would not be surprising
to hear of Dune Brady getting
his chance some day within the
next year.
For the big stampede smoker
at the Legion hall tonight, July
4, Roy (Swede) Nelson will
meet either Cleghorn or Bull
Durham in an 8 round main
event.
Matchmaker Murphy has been
talking a Walter Cleghorn-Nelson
fight for the past few weeks
and
while a
Durham-Nelson
match would be a great draw­
ing main event, many would be
very curious to see Nelson in
action against Cleghorn, who is
a scrapper carrying a big rep.
Nelson carries a terriffic sock,
in either mitt, and may be for­
tunate enough to flatten Cleg­
horn out during their battle,
which is doubtful figuring on
the experience of the Eskimo and
his ability as a fighter. Bull
Durham of Kelso, is anxious to
be rematched against Nelson,
although Nelson won from the
“Bull," two times, with the last
few months, but only asks for
one more crack at the local man.
Both boys are about the same
age, around 22 years, and put
up a wonderful fight. At their
last scrap in St.
Helens six
weeks ago, Durham had nearly
every round in his favor when
in the fifth, Nelson snapped a
short left to the chin, which
knocked Durham to the canvas,
and had his seconds working
over him five minutes after the
fight was over
attempting to
bring him to.
A fighter of tne Durham type
shows Swede, at his best, and
makes him work real hard for
a well earned victory. What
kind of a showing Nelson would
make against Cleghorn should
those two be matched remains
to be seen, if it results in an
exhibition match, the only value
would be to see Cleghorn per­
form in the local ring.
Within the near future Nel­
son will feature in a semi-windup
at Portland against some good
man, which will be his first big
chance in the city, and a large
crowd of local fight fans will
Kid Scott To Feature
In 6-Round Battle
Little, speedy, Kid Scott of
Westiniber will feature in the
6 round special event tonight
at the smoker.
For the last few fights this
bird, has been disappointed,
when his man did not show up,
and his fight cancelled.
Scott who weighs around 116
is to meet Sammy Moffitt, of
Portland a member of Spivey's
stable, a newcomer to this part
of the country, hailing from
Denver, Colorado. Scott always
provides the fans with plenty of
action.
Big Fight In Local
Ring Year Ago Today
One of the best fights ever
witnessed in the local ring was
fought a year ago today between
Johnny Laltose of Seattle and
Don Mack of. Portland in an
eight round main event featuring
the stampede smoker.
If you witnessed this battle,
it is not forgotten, for eight full
rounds, Rose and Mack fought
a thrilling scrap, full of action,
which in the fifth had Rose
hanging on the ropes, to save
himself, and in the fifth Mack
cracked a left to Rose’s jaw,
knocking the Seattle man clean
out of the ring through the
ropes, Mack falling and follow­
ing his opponent, attempting to
carry on the scrap on the floor
of the hall. This was truly a
grudge fight. A month previous­
ly these boys had fought in this
city and the fans were treated
to a fight which has not been
equalled to date in Vernonia for
action, slugging and real mean,
honest to goodness fighting. At
the end of the fifth round a
year ago today, Mack and Rose’s
body were two streaks of red,
both men being cut, bleeding
freely. A fairly good house of
around ,'100 people witnessed this
fight and during one period of
the battle were treated to a
sight seldom seen in a ring
when a few wise-acres climbed
in the ring during the fight to
interfere, being under the in­
fluence of wrong impressions,
thinking that Mack had fowled
Rose. The referee a second later
was astonished to see about 50
fans in the ring talking at once,
all attempting to Interfere, but
somehow the miracle happened
and the ring was cleared. The
stampede spirit, rather strong
that day, even had fans stam­
peding in the ring during a fight.
Here were two men, who
fought their best regardless of
the size of gate. etc. The men,
who even though clever, gave
the fans something worth wit­
nessing, and could if they had
so chose, fought one of these
alibi scraps where, if you muss
the other gink’s hair, he’ll not
speak to you for a week, but
Johnny LaRose and Don Mack,
Kid Scott
came from the older school of
scrappers, who knew only one­
way to fight, and that was to
get in, do your best to win.
Sweeney-Goldstein Are
Rematched Tonight
The Irish and the Jews tangle
again on the smoker card July
Fourth. Sweeney and Goldstein,
the reader must dope out for
himself which is Irish, etc.
Both boys met on the card
June 22, fighting a 6 round
semi-windup to a draw, and fur­
nished the fans with a fairly
good display of boxing. A re­
match is well worth witnessing,
for Sweeney will be in better
shape for the next fight which
will be tonight, not having suf­
ficient time on June 22nd for
training, having just completed
a long trip from B. C. to this
city. Sweeney is fighting at 112.
Like Brady and Swede Nelson
he is about 22 years old, and
has not had very much experi­
ence in this game of boxing, hav­
ing fought a total of 23 fights
to date. Goldstein who by the
way belongs to the fighting
forces of Uncle Sam, is a sol­
dier at Vancouver Barracks, and
advised after his last scrap in
this city that he really enjoys
the game, taking on as many
fights as possible. These two
lads will meet in a preliminary
four round affair, probably head­
ing the card which will contain
one eight round main event, two
6 round events, and two four
round prelims.
Sweeney who is employed in
the Johnson and McGraw shingle
mill, trains in Bert Tisdale's
gym, with Brady, Nelson and
Scott, and was so well pleased
with his reception in this city
the night he fought Young Nel­
son on May 31st, that he de­
cided to locate in Vernonia pro­
viding he were able to secure
a position, which was arranged
by H. E. McGraw, who is a
member of the Vernonia Box­
ing commission.
The Sweeney Goldstein fight,
should be four rounds of speedy
action, both lads
are
nearly
built alike, but differ somewhat
in their fighting tactics, with
Sweeney appearing somewhat the
speedier scrapper.
Simple Questions That
Often Prove Pitfalls
Why Is winter colder than sum
mer? I low deep does a scuttled
ship sink, and why does the air
In a closed room get bad?
A recent examination of presum­
ably well-informed people revealed
that many a num of more than
average education can be caught
In pitfalls of Ignorance,
Most people were caught over
the tlrst question. More than four-
fifths said that winter is colder
than summer because the sun Is
then farther away. Tills, of course.
Is wrong, the sun being nearer In
winter. The real reason Iles in the
earth's changing slant,which brings
tlie sun directly overhead in sum­
mer and lower In the sky in win­
ter.
Surprisingly common, too. was
the Idea that sunken ships do not
go to the bottom, but float at some
midway level. Heavy objects sink
because they are denser than wa­
ter. A ship sinks to the bottom
because water's density remains
virtually unchanged despite the
enormous pressures encountered at
great depths.
Air in n closed room gets bad
because of the gradual exhaustion
of I lie OX) gen coni ...... I in th« air.
and not, as many people suppose,
because of carbon dioxide gits ex-
lulled l>y its occupants.
Idea, Foundation of Law,
Traced to Democritus
In 1720 Francis Hutcheson, in
his "Inquiry Into the Original of
our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue,”
wrote: "That action is best which
procures tlie greatest happiness for
tlie greatest numbers; and that
worst, which, in like manner, occa­
sions misery." This is the earliest
known use of the phrase “the
greatest happiness of the greatest
numbers.” It was used by Cesare
Beccaria In Ills "Treatise on
Crimes and Punishments," first pub­
lished In 1764. Later Jeremy Ben­
tham, tlie English political philoso­
pher, wrote: "Priestly was the tlrst
(unless It was Beccaria) who
tuught my lips to pronounce this
sacred truth—that tlie greatest hap­
piness of the greatest number Is
tlie foundation of morals and legis­
lation.” The general Idea con­
veyed by the phrase, however, is
found in the writings of some of
the undents, notably Democritus.
- I’alblinder Mnimzlne
Dane Brady
Roy Allen Recovering
From Injuries Receiv­
ed at Corals Recently
Roy Allen who had his jaw
broke Tuesday of last week,
while working around the corals
at the stampede grounds is re­
ported improving.
The accident happened when
one of the wild horses kicked
one of the bars on the corals
down, which struck Allen, break­
ing his jaw in two places.
Reward
When Admiral Hussey spoke his
piece at the luncheon of the Wom­
en’s Republican club, be opened up
with this story:
“In a western town, a man
rushed Into the sheriff s office and
demanded a warrant for the arrest
of a murderer.
•“Whom did he kill?’ demanded
the sheriff.
" ’A public speaker.’
“ ‘Whitt you want,' replied the
sheriff, "is not a warrant for any­
body’s arrest but an order on the
county clerk.’” — Los Angeles
Times.
Folly
Tn Judge Wilson’s court recent­
ly, a middle-aged man protested
vehemently against a heavy fine
Imposed on him for an act he hud
committed Just In fun.
“I Imposed that fine.” stated his
honor, “because you are old
enough to have known better.
Some kinds of fun are like insur­
ance. The older you are, the
more It costs you.”—Los Angeles
Times.
team took high honors in the
Police Individual Pistol match.
In winning the timed and slow
fire matches, Marshall used a
.22 caliber automatic pistol and
a .22 caliber single-shot pistol
respectively.
Domestic Recitals
Husbands differ. One may be
sympathetically Interested in his
wife's recital of tbe day’s domes­
tic trials: another not. It is a
matter of temperament, not of
love.
Roy Nelson
journey to the city to witness
one of their favorites fight.
Police Officer Wins
National Pistol Matches
In Ohio Recently
Washington, D. C., July 4.—
G. A. Marshall, a police officer
of Portland, Oregon, nosed out
scores of the country’s finest
pistol marksmen when he won
first place in two of the nation­
wide pistol competitions spon­
sored by the National Rifle as­
sociation, according to the of­
ficial bulletins issued here to­
day. In the Timed Fire Pistol
match, Marshall won with a score
of 394 out of a possible 400,
nine points ahead of the runner-
up, C. D. Wild, of Janesville,
Iowa. His winning score in the
Slow Fire Pistol match was 379
out of a possible 400, just one
point ahead of the next com­
petitor, Chester A. Dority, of
Toledo, Ohio.
This sharpshooting blue-coat
is not new to the game, having
shot on the Portland Police team
which attended the National
Rifle and Pistol matches last
year at Camp Perry, Ohio. The
Portland team took second place
in the Police Pistol team match
and several members of this
Beetle Vindicated
Experiments show that while the
beetle and other insects were be­
ing blamed for the destruction of
public buildings, they are not
guilty. Their jaws are quite un-
sulted to a diet of stone. All they
do is to make their homes in the
erosions made by the more deadly
bacteria. Even hard, smooth mar­
ble does not come amiss to these
bacteria, and, incredible as it may
seem, experiments reveul that they
will make an erosion on tbe hard­
est marble in three weeks.
Our Mechanics are
specially trained to
service the New Ford
You’re sure of good service here because
our mechanics are specially trained to
take care of the new Ford. They know the
car from A to Z and from Z to A and they
have a personal interest in every job. See
us the next time for oiling and greasing
and ask about the Special Inspection Ser­
vice at $1.50. It will save you many dollars
in the upkeep of your car.
Crawford Motor Co.
Vernonia
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On Friendly Term«
lie had never been outside Eng­
land, and neither had she, but both
were recounting their experiences
ubroad.
"And Asia! Ah I Wonderful Asia I
Never shall I forget Turkey, In­
dia, Japan—all of them. And most
of all China, the celestial kingdom 1
How I loved it!”
She held her ground.
“And the pagodas—did you see
them?"
"Did 1 see them?” She pow­
dered her nose. "My dear, I had
dinner with them.”—London Tit-
Bits.
Term of Uncertain Origin
Authorities have never definitely
traced tlie origin of the term "grass
widow.” It is to be found in many
languages. Some believe that It is
a corrupted form of “grace-widow”
—that is, “widow by the grace of
circumstances.” There are no facts
to substantiate this belief, howev­
er. According to Doctor Brewster,
the modern use of the term seems
to have originated among the An­
glo Indians about the middle of the
Nineteenth century from the prac­
tice of European husbands sending
wives to the hills during the hot
season in India. In this section
tlie grass is plentiful.
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SMOKER JULY 4
LEOIOIN
HALL, VERNONIA
H’Round
Swede Nelson
Dane Brady in a 6-round semi
Vernonia
Main
Event
vs. Bull Durham
Kid Scott featuring in a 6-round special
Another good prelim
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Admission $1
Kelso
Jack Sweeney in a 4-round prelim
Good Seats