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
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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
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