1939-09-11 [P A-15]
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Dog Fight Promised as Turnesa Begins Defense of U. S. Amateur Golf Crown The Five Former Champs Jeffra 3-to-t Favorite Sheriff Holes Out Nova's Clever Sports Mirror Boxing the Bj Associated Press. As Bingo Buster Today a year ago—President Dozens With With AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 11—About Will Beal Sam Breadon of St. Louis Car- i Among Against Yack Galento, dinals Sportlight over- announced release of Man- 6,000 persons considerably j Frank populated a golf course here yes- ager Frisch and stated ^ Coach Mike Amateur Golf Tourney Chance for Title Odds terday and the cry that issued Feels Gonzales would run Growing forth sounded more like Loughran club for remainder of season. Event "bingo” Top Guessing than the time-honored “fore.” Three years ago—Don Budge Washington's Brownell Spots So Sheriff Walter P. O’Neil Sees Win for Lou in 10 defeated Frank Parker, 6—4. ft—3. ■ GRANTLAND RICE, Underdog Tonight and Fred By went around, with live deputies 6—3, Perry beat Bryan / Special Correspondent oI The Star. On His Stiedle Or 11 Jacobs Grant to finals of Stick; Bantam Title Aspirant caddying, and drove up to a Rounds; gain United 11 (N.A.N.A.). CHICAGO. Sept. large tent which was being mob- States tennis championships. —It was at North Shore Coun- Slugging Favorite Pull in Raves Over Gloves Weights bed like a 19th hole, or more so. Five years ago—George T. try Club that Johnny Goodman TOM The officers stymied two $25 the Associated Press. Dunlap, jr., defending champion, hooked up with Francis Ouimet, By SILER, Originally supposed to liquidate By pots just as they were being hand- eliminated in third round of Evans, Jerry 'Travers and Associated Press Sports Writer. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 11.—Joe Chick Joey Archibald’s featherweight ed out. The huge galleries melted National Amateur Golf Tourney Jones. The stocky entry Jacobs, whose “gimmick” blues Bobby CHICAGO, Sept. 11.—Willie Tur- championship business tonight at miraculously. O’Neil’s sixsome by 19-year-old Willie Turnesa. from Omaha became one of six am- slipped off key before the Louis- nesa, dark-haired New be- Griffith the trapped R. B. Haupt, 42, and ateurs enough to win both the Yorker, Stadium, Harry Jeffra, Galento fight, is chirping again in good scored him with a defense of operating same tenor. open and the amateur crown. gan his national amateur underslung Baltimore pillow-pusher, much the “bingo” gambling game. He insists that the to be Now Johnny is one of the field golf title today against an inter- will have to content himaelt with a gloves used Two-ton and Lou working for a chance to qualify and by Tony national field including five former chord of on the swarthy the lost amateur chopsticks Nova when they tangle at Munici- maybe regain titlq champions, dozens of other top- which Willie Turnesa to de- features of one Baby Yack, and call pal Stadium Friday night be kept hopes and as- ranking players dark-horse lock and until time. fend. it a tune-up for the title bout which War Threaten under key fight pirants. Navy, Jacobs tossed off aspersions yes- This championship is one of the The field, 169 set has been set back to the last week totaling players, terday on Nova’s conquest of Max matches of It out to 18 holes over great guessing sport- play today the of the month. It will be an eight- Baer last June. covers almost every State you can 7,022-yard North Shore Country F. H. A. Golfers in round struggle. Claims Lou’s Win Tainted. locate on the map from Washington Club course in the first half of the was a “That Nova wouldn’t hurt Baer,” to Florida—from Texas to Maine. 36-hole qualifying test. The At last reports Jeffra 3-1 Jow he snorted, "unless the paddin’ was The guessing match now is under 130 and ties complete medal com- choice with the figures ascending Federal Meet broken loose and shoved away from way. Bud Ward? Willie Turnesa? petition tomorrow. like the of sugar. There was price his knuckles.” Johnny Fischer? Art Doering? Competent observers predicted even rumors of a knockout, but few “Nova's victory was tainted, that’s Johnny Goodman? Charley Yates? this year's title fixture would be cared to risk a few bob on one, and Torrid Tussling Looms what it was.” Pat Abbott or McCormick? Chick a dog fight all the way, the entry were content to let Harry have the This Week as Sections The Jacobs is remem- Harbert? Utah's Ed Kingsley? Dick list including not only America’s decision. imaginative bered, other for his Chapman? best, but also several highly-ranked among things, Yack No Soft Touch. Near Final that Joe Louis had a As George Ade once wrrote, “High competitors from Canada, England Play charge "gim- or blunt in his east winds prevail in the locker and Mexico. Yack, a Jewish boy now fighting mick,” instrument, out of is a newcomer to Five matches this week will bring when he mowed down Max room.” The wunds that prevail in Champs’ Opposition Formidable. Canada, glove local fans, but should be spotted the Government match golf Schmeling. the locker room at North Shore come Rated on a par with Turnesa for play without too much trouble Na- Aside from such fantasy, the Sab- from all four corners and they are titular honors as the medal test by championship up to its final stages, SWING Jeffra (center) will be well tional Association bath was a busy one for the prin- quite brisk. They cover around began were Goodman, of STRATEGISTS—Harry Boxing delegates with the decision in all Johnny three di- After Nova wade 3.000,000 square miles of bunkered 1937 amateur and master-minded when he meets Canadian Yack in the who will be arrayed at ringside en cipals. watching Omaha, champion Baby visions due next week. terrain and this is masse. The N. B. A. has picked him into sparmates, Tommy Loughran, j quite enough winner of the national open on this feature boxing bout at Griffith Stadium tonight. Trainer Heinie with faith as a A round robin the three erstwhile boxing great, hailed him i ground for any guessing affair. same course in 1933; C. Ross Somer- unflagging ranking playoff by Blaustein (left) and Manager Max Waxman (right) are his division winners will be dur- as the winner “in 10 or 11 rounds.” : ville, Canada. 1932 champion; bantamweight the last year and a staged West Coast seconds. Yack is for feather- the week of but Loughran Likes Nova’s Work. Ward, Star, Charlie Yates, Atlanta's 1937 British substituting Joey Archibald, half, and evidently thinks well of his ing September 25, with will not be played on three con- “I like the way he's working,” 1 Looks Man to Beat amateur champion; Ed Kingsley, weight champ, whose eye injury postponed his defense of the ability. How Yack, 122 pounds secutive to Charles remarked “His best plan Each section has its Salt Lake semifinalist last Goldie Ahearn's foot on the scale, days, according Loughran. j supporters, City, title against Jeffra from tonight until late this month. out. i will fare a of P. Redick, tournament director and would be to box him, wear him but in one Marvin (Bud) year; Gus Moreland, Peoria, 111., against 126-pounder my opinion of the Federal Golf Associ- Still, there is nothing cut and dried the Tacoma will be veteran of Walker and Jeffra's ilk is problematical, but he'll president Ward, Terror, Cup play a chance.” be no soft ation. about it. Tony has the man to beat. the 1938 amateur titalist; Marvin touch. "Many of the boys would have Meantime, at Leiperville Tony The best amateurs must include Bud) Ward, Spokane, Wash., who There are some—as usual, who ! Dislike of New York trouble getting away three days in a pummeled his partners to the de- Ward, Turnesa, Doering, Chapman, finished one stroke back of the Ring Body like his chances. They argue he'll 1 row,” said Redick. "So we have light of Joe Jacobs. “I'm satis- Yates. McCormick. Abbott. Goodman leaders in the national open; Jack be tougher for Jeffra than Archibald about decided to run the playoff over fied,” said Yussel. “The guy's in and Harbert—to mention only a few. Hoerner, Chicago; Fred Hass. New because of his size—or lack of it— Seen in N. B. A. Move to Lift a week or 10 days.” The tourna- shape.” But I don't believe any one in this Orleans; another Walker and Not one to stick his j cupper, speed. ment which started early in May Nova will refrain from heavy work field Ward could trade shots and Pat Calif., snout into a j except Abbott, Altadena, haymaker deliberately. ■ is being sponsored for the second today. Galento’s plans were not re- on even terms with such pros as finalist last year and 1936 public Yack may be too shadowy for Jeffra Welter Title year by The Evening Star. vealed. Nelson, Picard, Wood, Guldahl, Metz Armstrong's to locate with his vaunted right BETTER and others—as Ward has done. Navy-Justice Tilt Crucial. EQUIPMENT 4 In addition to Goodman and Som- By LEWIS ATCHISON. defense of its argument, It whipped hook, and if there is no knockout he He did this in the San Francisco other Only one of the five matches this erville, former champions out its old battle cry, "Titles are may outfumble the Baltimorean into FOR BRAKE SERVICE 4 Another was in a de- < he tempest brewing week will have what may be Open where, among others, looking for another amateur crown won in the and to a decision.