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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1929)
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON FOUR THURSDAY. JULY 25. ent. Sappo attemr-ted I by landing a left to Knight’s tempted to deposit a few golf DO YOU KNOW THAT ( Contract awarded at Portland Dane Brady and Dove Kicks On Two Minute his man in collecting the change I jaw, followed with a right to I .balls in the bank last week. —Everyone is welcome to see for reconstruction of Marquam usually thrown to the young Knight Fight Main Knight’s head. Dove sinks two [ The golfer last week who, ~, the local boxers train a few hill road from entrance of coun- but was imine liat . /, Rounds Heard From Many boxers, Event To a Draw rights to Brady's head, Brady .just before taking a shot at the times every week at Tisdale’s ! ty hospital to Ninth and Gibbs prounced _ upon .. by Dav'v r-i appears shocked for a moment,ball, had the misfortune to hit Bergerson who cautioned the and is going into a clinch when his false teeth as they trembled gym? It is over the old Hatton i street. too willing lad to confine his Fans On Knight Brady Fight ' i efforts Skaggs quartet rendered, “Just the ------- round 1 ends. i to the ground during a swearing blacksmith shop. outside the ring especiai- Before the Battle, Mother,” as! Knight lands a right left to, fit should not waste any more — —Patty Hughes years ago, was Brady returns ■ * time !— looking 1— for ‘ ---- ■ I »une Brady and Dove Knight Brady’s head, the false * ivor- Eight ounce gloves, a mutual the following round. Had last shook hands just before Patty with right to body. Brady cracks ies. Elks belonging to the Ver a professional boxer? Vernonia liking for each other, training Saturday night’s fight been McGregor Finishes _ Hughes smacked the bell which a right to Knight’s face, with nonia golf course are wearing —Smoky O’Donnell was some in the same quarters, are re i fought at three minute rounds scrapper in his best clays, and Season In the Lead ta‘tud, th% eight-round mam Knight landing a left to the face. the teeth as watch emblems. Ask still sponsible for talk being started 1 even though the fight would I carries a mean kick in ei- Seventh round more lively, good i Kullander, who placed them in event last Saturday night. that while they fought a very have been scheduled as ther mitt? Al Ritchey, who whistled bass, fast round, both boys on the sets. clever battle last Saturday night round main event, there may I . R°h Roy McGregor, that hard broke down during the battle move every second. —One-half of those attending ____________ at the smoker, that neither one; have been a different outcome b'tting infielder-pitcher on the and was carried to the anteroom In the last round Brady lands Challenge, Winner of Main Event the smokers in this city are from Rink I Vernonia baseball club still attempted in a serious manner' to the event. out of town? where his loyal friends rolled | a right-left to Knight’s face, fol- Just before the main event —Vernonia has a good baseball leads that aggregation with an to hand out a K. O. pill. •port and good «x- Clean A poor weak, unsupporting him for a few smacks, borrowed I lowed with a left to the jaw. evening, announcer team which would appreciate Improving our arci»«. — First of all though considera alibi, that the boys are working average of .432 for this season some years ago, before bringing Knight misses a few toward Bra- Saturday Thompson •Late» and equipment con- introduced more support from the home tions, to the many fight fans1 boys, and a hardship should not to date. In addition to being the tender hearted Skaggs man dy’s chin. Brady and Knight Happy tinuoualy. Young Sharkey, a promising _ town fans? who have watched Dove Knight be enforced on them to eompell able to sock the pellet at will ager to. stand toe to toe exchanging body young fighter of St. Helens, who —Judd Greenman was a profes battle Teddy Fox, Happy Chap | them to go the regular three Mac finds time now and then to Saturday evenings 7:30 to punches. The quartet rendered, “ Where challenged the winner of the sional ball player some years man and other good boys, brings minute spurt, has no founda do a little pitching and turned is My Wandering Boy Tonight,” 10:30 p.m. prisas given. Brady again sails in and lands Brady-Knight fight. in an enviable record Sunday : *’ back memories of his terriffic tion. ago? as Al was jerked back to his seat a left to Knight head, Knight ! when he whiffed nine Sharkey has met both boys of the fight waged against these men, These lads are in the fight'opposition, striking out all three which was gained by sneaking in returning with a right to Brady’s before and expressed a desire a seemingly different sort of game, both have inspirations to batters who faced him in the a window two hours before the midsection. to again have a chance to en- fight staged last Saturday night, Eighth round ends and the counter either. meet Grandetta, Teddy Fox and ninth inning. Taylor is not far gates opened. The fight fans of 300 or fight is over. Judges and referee The crowd, numbering around in their other battlers with a good rep. jgehind McGregor and big things 300 with some few hundred kids render their decision of a draw. more were divided Then for the love of mike, are expected of this boy when opinion. Burns—M unificai airport re thrown and sneaked in for good So interested were ali in this let’s have them fight a full reg-,the season gets under way again measure, settled back in their cently dedicated. ON THE LINKS next ulated round no matter if the , event of a match between the comfortable seats as Referee two local clever boxers, that event calls for only one round, j The individual averages for Nance laid down the Ifs, Ifs to (By a Bug-bitten Golf Fiend) probably more was expected Just because they are local games played including last Sun- the boys. Carkin has even purchased an than could possibly be given, boys is no reason that all con-1 ¡day’s game are «s follows: English pipe, don’t cher know, Knight lander a left to the Trucks íaave Vernonia 10 a.m. daily AB R H Pct. taking in consideration that cessions should be made to please to give the proper effect during body, boys end in clinch. Knight was battling a vastly the whims of those engaged: Hawkins ....... ......... 2 0 1 .500 his stance. Brady misses right to chin, ..........44 14 19 .433 different sort of fighter he may handling the boxers or of those' McGregor As business manager of the Tayor ............ .......... 19 4 8 .421 Knight rushes Brady to ropes, have previously met. who feature in the events. ends in clinch. Both taking it Surely the supporting public! Lyons ........... .......... 25 4 9 .360 cool and easy. Knight lands fast golf links, Lindley plays “find Displeasure over two minute ers is keepers” with golf balls. ; rounds seemed to prevail. who attend the fights desire Laird ........... .......... 35 12 11 .314 left to head. First round rather “Mac” MacPherson and Mc McKillip ....... ......... 26 6 8 .308 some consideration. Vernonia Just why these boxers who | tame. Graw have not bought any golf tell of their conquests in other may be considered small spuds i George ......... ..........23 1 7 .304 Brady crashes in at the start balls to date, a Scotch trick that ........ 30 5 9 .300 cities, where they fight stand in the fight game, but it at least Greenman of the second round landing a is getting old. Black ........... .......... 39 7 11 .282 wants full fought rounds. ard regulation rounds of 3 min- ......... 11 4 3 .273 right and left to Knight's body’ Emil Messing, while traveling In the future lets have six Welch utes insist in battling two min- Davis ........... ......... 8 2 2 .250 and receives right to side of back east, will play his game in ounce gloves to fight the main ute rounds at home, is beyond . head. Brady comes back with comprehension, Cutting one min- event. Why endanger the lives: W. Linn ....... ......... 26 5 6 .231 ¡and right and left and another the lobbies of the hotels, where ute off a round, the most im of our main eventers with eight Nelson ......... ........ 20 4 4 .200 left to Knight’s body. Both boys he will make some remarkable I portant portion of that round ounce pillows. This was no fault Marshall .............. 11 3 2 .182 : center in middle of ring and ex- scores before strangers. ......... 6 2 1 .167 appears to smooth the crisis for of the fighters who protested I No rgo rd on I A man should play golf with Linn ........ 16 2 2 .125 I changes body punches. Brady his wife, who will not be sur-1 ' the battlers or in plain english, but were requested to don the C. lands a light left-right to jaw. I Nance ............ ........ 6 0 0 .000 gives them another chance in eight ounce mitts. prised at his language. Brooks .......... ........ 1 0 0 .000 Knight misses left to jaw. Brady ¡lands a right-left to head and Ed Holtham quit the game. He | starts missing. The second round j jaw. Round rather tame, both could not see the ball. Young Corbett and boxers still taking it easy. contains three tons of TNT. Exhibition Bout Is Jack Bush absent mindedly at- Cyclone Ted Fight Rushing from his corner as Starting the third round Fought by Lee Davis Knight jumped at Brady and he had heard a bugle call To Draw Saturday though from the paymaster, Cyclone Ted And Don Brady Here 'missed a long right to the head, clips a mean left to Corbett's but followes and lands a right left to body. A generous display of tonsils jaw. Both lads settle in center Lee Davis and Don Brady Knight shoots a straight left was seen at the ringside last Sat of ring, battling toe to toe, ham- were the principals in a four urday night, when fans present mering away at each other. Cor- round semi-final exhibition bout to face. Brady sends in a slow left to head, Knight shooting a howled their delight at the four- bett rushes Ted to the ropes, re- proceeding the main event. left to head which sends Brady round battle put up by Young suiting in a clinch. The boys furnished a good ex back on his heels. Brady wades Corbett lands a right to the Corbett and Cyclone Ted, both hibition for the first- two rounds, lads weighing around 180 chin and receives a left right to .showing some clever boring in in catching a one, two three to Knight’s body. Third his beak. Corbett’s beezer starts pounds. | the third round Brady hit the No more sincere effort was spouting a revolution red, and canvas from a fast right to the tains more action than previous I other- two rounds. ever seen in the local or any Cyclone lands another right to chin but was saved by the boil. injured sniffer. Corbett At the start of the fourth Our electric and acetylene welding service ring for that matter, than the the The last round provided a wee effort put forth by these two slows down for a second and the bit rougher, both boys mixing j round Dove Knight lets loose a saves hundreds of dollars every month in ! right to Brady ’ s jaw, Dane backs boxers are circling about the sluggers, to furnish an honest- freely with Davis the superior I toward ropes, tries to shoot in ring when the round ends. buying replacements for broken machin to-goodness, nearly forgotten The fourth and last round boxer, landing at will. The lads a left to Knight’s chin, misses. these days, real fight. Jim Cov ery. Save the parts; we can weld them received a good hand from the Knight misses a left to Brady’s ington indeed deserves thanks Corbett rushes out of his coiner fan» for their efforts. and make the part as strong as new. The head, Brady sends a right-left when the round starts and lands for interesting the two local Lee Davis, considered by many cost is small compared to expensive parts boys to make their appearance a left to Cyclone’s head, but as one of the best and fastest to Dove’s head, Knight tries a left to jaw, Brady does not misses two wild shots to the jaw in the local ring. and loss of time. boxers in Vernonia, who has stand still to receive but nails a and body. They were probably not ns Cyclone lands a left to the won most of his recent battles quick left to Knight’s body. clever or scientific as some other by knockouts should prove a The gloves were too heavy for boxers, but made it up and then jaw, and a right to the midsec good drawing card in a local the blows to be effective. Knight some by real fighting. An ava tion, Corbett holding the ropes main event. Our shop is equipped to handle repairs of lands a light to the body. Boys lanche of requests has been re for a fraction of a second, bleed- j The lad is a clever boxer, a ceived by Matchmaker Murphy ing about the nose and face. Cy-1 style all his own, but packs a sparring lightly when the fourth cars, machinery, etc. round ends. that these boys again be given clone rushes at his opponent as "K’hed left which as a i rule is Knight and Brady exchange a place on the card, and the he lets go of the ropes and lands1 the doom of his opponent. body punches at the beginning pulse of opinion was expressed left and right to the chest, miss Davis during the last few of the fifth round. Knight sails by the tremendous applause the ing another aimed right to the months has only fought two a right to Brady’s midsection. lads received at the end of the jaw. Corbett during one of his times laying off for a spell, due Brady repays with a right to the battle which resulted in a draw. to injuries to his ear. chest. Brady rushes Knight to Cyclone Ted appeared about rushes falls against the ropes. Ed. Salmonsen, Mgr. the ropes landing a right-left three inches taller than his op The bell sounds ending the fight to the body. Knight soaks a right ponent, Young Corbett, and also The crowd yells their approval Magoff and Pettijohn to Brady’s face, both boys had the reach on the smaller of the four rounds of fast fight Clash to a Good Draw left Agent for New Dodge Brothers Six ing. The decision of a draw in a clinch when the fifth man. round ends. meets with the approval of fight The first round stnrted with In n four one minute round Brady starts the sixth round a grand rush, Cyclone lander a fans who gave the two boxers preiminary, Young Magofif of one of the biggest ovations ever fast right to Corbett’s midsec Riverview met Mayo Pettijohn tion and received a right-left to heard in the local Legion hall. of Vernonia, fighting the event Both Cyclone Ted and Young the head and body in return. No to a draw. pulled punches here, but real Corbett are employed at the The first two rounds kept the Oregon-American mill, and ex slugs, which left crimson marks fans well pleased with the fast pressed their wishes that they on the two huskies' bodies as battle these two lads wore stag- they found their marks. Cyclone engage in a bout, which now ing. leaves the fight fans expressing appeared the cooler of the two Magoff who apepared more their wishes that these two boys boxers nnd took less chances. experienced than Pettijohn took Corbett attempted to force the again appear. the proceedings cooler but had fight and took the offensive, but his hands full with Pettijohn started missing some long shots. Jimmy Davis and Harold who kept wailing in for more. Cyclone landed a left to the eye, The third and fourth round and Corbett rushed his man to Bcrgerson Box to a Draw the lads centered in the middle the ropes, where they clinched. of the rjng slugging away at Cyclone Tod landed a left to In a three round bout Young each other. This has been the the jaw, with Corbett returning third time that Magoff has a wicked right to the jaw fol- Bergerson and Young Jimmy fought in the local ring, and the Don’t you remember, lowed with a short left to Cy- Davis slashed away each lad appears better at each per at Are you taking advantage of the many electrical clone's midsection. It was a good, other in a battle which ended formance. your employer said fast fight, with both boxers in a draw. servants available? were due for another throwing caution to one side in In Bergerson’s corner, Dyna- Sheridan—Sidewalks trying their darnedest to deliver mite Sappo, experienced second ylnce will be improved. soon? a K. O. if possible. sat, and became so excited dur- Do you realize the number of ways that electri Cyclone rushes out of his cor ing the second round that in It ’ s in those increases city can lighten the burden of household duties? ner at the start of the second his glee or woe, hasn’t been de- round rushing Corbett to the termined by the boxing commis- salary that your fu- ropes and receives a right-left sion, which threw the towel in Developments during the last forty years in to the jaw from Corbett, and re the ring, but Bergcrson kept happiness lies. Your turns a right to the side of the on fighting, because he couldn’t the electrical industry have revolutionized homes, standard of living, < head, which lands Corbett back see where the occasion demand industries, transportation and communication. on his heels. ed such a move on the part of course, rises with your i The boys are fighting fast and his over-excited second who had corns ... And your need, furiously, with the fans enjoying been promised a package of — ----- Of the 28 million homes in the United States, the battle greatly. Corbett again i black-jack gum following the for protection increases, forces the fight but Cyclone Ted bout, almost 20 million now have the advantages of light too. coolly wards off a few wild pass-j The boys fought three and power. The facilities of the power companies es and lands a one, two to the rounds and were given a head nnd chest. Corbett again crous hand from the fans It’. ■ wise man who in- and the many appliances now on the market en I ly following their fight. FREIGHTS“.?"'';;; Cason Transfer Local and Long Distance Hauling Phone 923 Office in Workingmen’s Store Save the Parts We’ll Weld Them Portland-Vernonia Truck Line For Freight and Orders Phone 1041 Oregon American Lumber Vernonia Brazing & Machine Works You’re Due For Your Servants Another Raise Modern Satisfactory Service QUICK DELIVERY create. hi. Do You Use Them? 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