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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1929)
VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON THURSDAY, AUGUST 1«, 1M» is anxious to meet either of the A movement has been started will probably featura in the semi Mail Smoker Ticket To local boys. to interest the business houses windup. Out Town Customers Evidently from the present It is the intentions of the to close their shops the after outlook, Koy (Swede) Nelson matchmaker to secure a few noon of the next game, which Here’s a suggestion. and Jack Sweeney, will not do fighters strangers to these parts would be in the best form also Let the merchants purchase a any further boxing in the local for the preliminaries. from a publicity standpoint ad ticket for the smokers which ring for some time to come. The card for the 24th will What about a return match Dave Marshall and Patty are being held in this city and I The 1 north side Bridge street vising the customers the reason Talk of guarantees, since between Dove Knight and Dane these two lads have had a man Hughes appointed last week on send it as a complimentary baseball I team has challenged for closing, and this also may All is set for the six round contain 24 rounds and it is the be the method of drawing many ager bundle their affairs, leave the boxing commission have ticket to several out-of-town cus the south side for another base to Brady? main event Saturday August 24, aim of the commission to have the game. Very few fight fans have ex- the impression that the lads and pledged their whole hearted sup tomers. fight start on schedule time ball game to be played within between Kid Scott of Westimber the Good stuff, that would show the next three weeks or so. pressed themselves in favor of their manager haze raised the port to give every possible as- and beginning with this next a match of this kind. prestige of themselves so high sistance in building of the fight their appreciation for receiving Bids opened for grading 5^4 and Perry Isreal of Portland. fight the rounds of the main While the gate last Thursday the business from this out of reached All appear satisfied to let the as to demand an exorbitant price game in this city.' miles of the Elgin-Weston forest Tex Bush of the I. P. camp and semi-final will be fought at the staggering figures Many new ideas will __ be in- .town customer, and also encour of around twenty dollars, it is highway. matter rest, with a draw. for their services in the local and Young Campbell of Timber schedule three minute rounds. But much interest is aroused ring. jected for the good of boxing age them to attend future hoped that with sufficient time smokers here in the event the over a prospective Knight-Gran- Nelson was a good drawing in this city by the new members and the proper amount of pub detta fight or a Brady-Teddy card, could fight, is a likeable who are experienced in the bus holder of the ticket enjoyed the licity, the gate receipts will smoker. Fox fight, which should not be lad, and may be worth more iness which should be very bene The smokers as previously ex reach $100 at the next game. ! so hard to arrange judging from than he received for his services ficial to the Vernonia boxing The boys put up a surprisingly plained are a great drawing card the sentiment locally over a bat boxing in this city. Should be commission. game the turning opint tle between these principals. Both are very interested in for bringing people into the good remembered, however, that these Dove Knight who fought Ted boxers who have only been in boxing, which was the main city over the week end, especial in the last inning upsetting the dope, and bringing in three runs dy Fox at Forest Grove about the game for less than one) reason they were appointed by ly from camps. The business man who may for the south side. eight months ago, lost the decis yeur, have not enough experience ■ Mayor Mills on the commission. The public should surely get ion by a narrow margin, and to feature in the main and semi-j The new chairman of the com- not have the time during a Sat- since Brady drew a draw from windup events in the larger ■ , mission Clarence Nance who has urday evening to attend the out and support the game spon Knight there may be a possibility cities, and we wager that Nel been with the commission for fight himeslf could give his sup- sored by the local Chamber of that Brady may win from the son and others have received the past few years advised that port in the purchase of a fight Commerce, featuring the bus Salem scrapper. The Dove Knight twice as much for their fights every possible effort would be ticket and do double good, by iness men of this city, especially and Grandetta fight would be a in this city than they would re made this year to cooperate this writing a letter enclosing a looking from the standpoint of great drawing card here, a: ceive for battling in any of the year with the matchmaker in ticket to the customer, inviting the splendid support which the many are of the opinion that preliminaries they have fought getting a larger attendance, see him as the guest of the business business houses give to every re sponse for support asked from - — Knight would be the logical man m Portland. ing no reason why Vernonia house. them during the year. of the two best local scrapper Sometimes good advice from should not eventually be one of to mix. All details rest between whoever is attempting to man the best fight towns in the state Longview Boxing Of the $20 take» in at last Covering all of Columbia county. District manager of Mutual Benefit matches of this caliber until age the boxer, gives trouble to with the exception of Portland. Thursday's game, $10 was paid Commission Strong Health and Accident Association. Representing only the largest and financial arrangements can bi all concerned. for the use of the park and Just whether or not the new For Local Boxers around $4.50 for baseballs, the settled between the matchmakei best Insurance Company. Iri many places these managers officials of the local post of the and Fox or Grandetta, but the and would-be advisers are like Legion will permit bouts to be proceeds turned over to the gen The Longview boxing commis eral fund of the chamber to be guarantees are not much large, leeches, especially hanging on, held in the Legion hall in the “Have you your health and accident Insurance’’ than those paid to Brady and when there is a possibility that > future, will be determined with sion which has been very suc used in work for the good of cessful, attribute their success Vernonia, Knight in their recent bout in they may bask in the small in the next few weeks. this city. The arrangements approved by front using good judgement by glory of some boxer, who has matching as many home boys taken the public’s fancy for u the executive committee for the with those of nearby camps, local post to receive ten per short time. Purses Paid Local “It is surprising the number of A wonderful example of what cent of the gate, seems attractive boys that journey down from Equal That Paid In a manager can do by not using enough and may meet with the the camps on nights which the of the new commander Most Other Cities .good judgement, and hurting his approval are held to see their man, is Joe Jacobs and Schmell- Connie Anderson and his Legion smokers favorites box,” said the match naires. Little has been heard recent jng. In dutch with Carey of the The local Legion hall is the maker. Madison Square Garden, with ly about the match that the Longview draws an average of | most logical place in town matchmaker is attempting to the New York state boxing com holding smokers, all agree. for 350 to 400 patrons, with a gate line up between Dove Knight mission, throwing aside a chance of around $325 at an average, i or Dane Brady and Grandetta. to become the idol of the Ameri The proceeds derived after all Burns—.Structural steel work Grandetta is asking for a flat can public, which is rather put at Edward Hines Western Pine expenses paid are given to the guarantee of some $100 to ap ting it strong for a German company sawmill plant well un-| 1 American Legion who use these pear in a fight in this city but boxer to be that, but a chance ¡leeway. ' funds for charitable purposes. wishes to take a generous per- to step into Dempsey’s shoes, the daggering dodging, breaking ol' centage of the gate. For the past two months Gran contracts, etc. has given Jacobs detta has been fighting in Cali and his manager beaucoup pub fornia cities, and last week won licity but the public imagines by a knockout from a favorable that Schmelling has been bit by the Bunkomy, and consequently local boxer at Oakland. Knight has signified his will is suffering from u “wegates,” ingness to meet Grandetta, pro which in the American language viding that he received sufficient means the “big head.” All we have to say at thc time for training, and is quite willing to have the match set present, is less managers mid more fighters less advice and for labor day. Dane Brady who met the Port more action. If a boxer is good, it should land boxer at Walla Walla about six months ago is very anxious be proven to the fight fans, and to have a return match, for in , l>y the way, a more critical their previous meet only lost on person never did exist that the points and by a narrow margin. fight fan, who is never back- Arrangements for a match be ward in voicing his likes or dis tween Knight and Jack Sharkey likes, probably a poor diplomat is also under way, for Sharkey but on the level. It would be much better if challenged the winner of the To do the Monday wash—fill Thor tub with warm water, pour in melted soap or Please turn to page 7 Knight-Brady fight recently, and Much Demand For Grandetta To Fight Here Newly Elected Commissioners Aie Optimistic North Side Challenges Return Tilt Scott, Israel Ready For Go Here Aug. 24 INSURE See E. B. 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