. - --f--;i,'':--. ^. •%.--«::, -.--'^-' --.v.--*- ;•;"-. >::;;^r^'!" V^^-X-'"^- "i't y-vi*i^----^.';ij»,-.'**,-,-,i-.s:--"- ty:^-v.: -. -^^A 22SI22^mJ!^L CALIFORN EAGLE BURLEY, WILLIAMS CMTML A^^7''V^ ^ SPORTS HOLLYWOOD Vd. 64~No. 5 Los Angeles, Calil., Thiirsday. Hay 13, 1943 Page 3B LIGirrWEIGHT SOUTHERN u. jLeoion™ Main•»»• Eveiiteisiiw *»•••*.•!» THOMPSON. WORLDS TO TRADE ITOUBNEY OK WINS XAVIEB SOUGHT HERE u. RELAYS Rated Toss-up foi Go The California State Athletic (By PUNCHES TUESDAY AT OLYMPIC Charles L. de Lay) Holman Williams and Charley Burley arc ratea Commission met this week to NEW ORLEANS, La. May 13.— I draw up for a world's The outstanding heavyweight fight of the nation will be staged at Olympic Audi- plans Coach Gil Crutcr's well-balanced a tossup fnr their 10-round bout at the Hollywood lightweight championship tour- night 18) when Cla\i;on Worlds of Chicago, conqueror of I and equally fell-coached South- Legion stadium tomorrow night. torium next Tuesday (May to be submitted to the nament ern university track and field Pat Comiskey, trades with our Turkey Thompson, booming heavyweight, I The score sheet on previous bouts favors Burley. punches own National Boxing association for team of Scotlandvilie, La., won whom California claims is the logical contender for Joe Louis' heavyweight title. approval. He has defeated Williams in tens, once scoring a nine- — J si.x first places and placed in A near capacity crowd is ex- A member of the NBA. the Cali- defeated Burley in two fiftccQ- I : ever\' one of the eighteen collegi- round knockout. But • pected to attend the fistic fire- —— fomia commission does not rec- By Geo. A. Ramsey j ate events, except the 220-yard works. Caliente Mexico, Thursday, rounders. I ognize Beau Jack, the New York " ' j low hurdles and the 880-yard Williams, born in Pensacola, Worlds, who is 23 years of age, May 13th. The sport fans of Cali- I version, as of the di- 67 champion run, to score 'i points and win Fla., came out of the 1932 Golden man in a six here the night that in has engaged in seven pro fights, to the Do^¥ii Front their hats vision. With such fighters on the fornia take off the Tenth Annual Xavier U Re- Gloves in Chicago with Billy Louis stopped Jack Roper at and has showed he is a capable ' coast now as Slugger White, Wil- new popular Generalissimo, Ed- \^ ith CULLE.N FENTRESS lays, major featui-e of the Xavier Hardges. W'rigley Field. i J. ringman by well defeating the ' die Nealis who will re-open lie Joyce. John Thomas, Juan University Spwrts Carfnival, here The record of Williams is ad- The firm of Roxborough &" regarded Pat Comiskey. Jersey ' beautiful Caliente track Zurita, Richie Lemos and Cleo race at Xavier Stadium. vertised as amazing He has Black that made a world's cham- . Irishman, several months ago at Shans. the proposed tournament Sunday, May 16th, with sonie of White, drew BOXING STEPS FORWARD I Xavier stopped Slugger He Chicago Stadium university's famous ^pion out of Joe Louis took Wil- before 13.000 is already receiving strong local the best horses ever to cross with Eddie Booker. He whipped The following editorial appeared last week in the Gold Rush track and field aces, over as a partner, Comiskpy was the favorite in support. south of the border down Mexico liams sparring official program of the Olympic auditorium here, and champions in national colored the Cocoa Kid three times. He the betting, and the towering way. even the Mexican citizens LOUIS THE PUPIL defeated Izzy Jannazzo, Joe affable Gene Vinassa, the track and field circles since 193S, apparently was written by Worlds handed the in all walks of life are very Eastern had to be content with runner- Williams proved to be just Basora. Kid Tunero. Pauline Wal- publicity chief: heavyweight a sound lacing. grateful to the Generalissimo i Buffalo, Carter, ^ up honors via 57'2 points, a re- what Louis needed to tune him ker. Gene Joe '""What Is the Great American Game? Boxing or Baseball? LEMOS WINS and he has the full cooperation Comiskey had scored knock- markable performance for the up for his important bouts. The Vinnie Vines. of all. Nearly four hundred Mexi- "We often have heard that BASEBALL was the great outs over some of the best fight- war torn thinlies Pensacola hoy is a smart boxer cans will be given employment of Xavier. JACKSON FAVORED American game! Just how American is a game that does ers along the .Atlantic Coast. OVER SHANS Coach Fred T. Long's Wiley col- and he can mi.x things up when Burleys record is just as im- at the track and that will feed not allow all Americans to participate in it? He's a Giant lege Wildcats of Marshall. Tex., necessary, pressi\e. He stopped both the lots of families. Generalissimo Worlds turned pro last August, victors in the recent San Jacinto 'While generally known as Hogue boys. Shorty and Big Boy. "Organized baseball has been closed to Negro players; AT HOLLYWOOD Nealis has spared no expense in after winning the Chicago city Relays held at Marshall and run- the pupil of Louis the He kayoed J. D. Turner, a heavy- they are not allowed to play and earn a living in a game putting the track and plant in cham- Golden Gloves heavyweight ner-up to the Southwest Confer- pion soys that Williams has weight who went the distance 'that supposedly is American. Negro fans are allowed to His inability to fathom Richie the best of condition for all con- crown. defeated ence track and field champions really taught him more stuff with Billy Conn. He Big Boy everything is pay their money to see th° game. Negro men and women Lemos' .<;outhpaw stiots to the cerned, and now Brown of Detroit in the semi- I Southern university! in the open than he ever taught Williams. In fights here Burley lost once. head cost Cleo Shan.«. Brawley ready for the gala opening Sun- are serving this country in essential war jobs. Negroes finals. Brown, a cousin of Joe conference meet recently at Scot- Willia.ms defeated Bobby Sea- That was to Lloyd Marshall who lightweight, a 10-round split de- iday. May 16th. .-\ss't General are competing in even.- other sport and are a credit to Louis, has since turned pro and honors via 41 points. Xavier was has since whipped Ezzard cision at HollSwood Legion sta- Manager, the likeable .Armando their race. has been going great guns. runner-up at the Prairie, Vitw Re- Charles i n Cleveland. Jimtii.- dium last Friday night. Verdugo, who has worked night working on now is to figure out lays and third at the Scotland- Bivins is ducking a fat iffer to itself and at the Worlds 1 1 o n d t six f e«t, iirt arranging all the details how to tie up Hurley's right "How can a game call American and day '' Lemos weighed 13.'5. Shans vilie meet. bo.x Marshall. same time discriminate against Americans? inches. He weighs around the for the opening, has completed hand. Burley has a long string 133'-,, Ran Jackson is o 7 to 10 ''Negroes are not discriminated against in our armed 205-pound mark. He has been his big task. At the border more Southern's David Bolen played of knockouts. He has stopped Shans. who came into Los .An- favorite over Rudy Compa ni forces; they fight with honor. What kind of an working the past few days at than twenty cashiers will be on a major part in bringing the Leon Zorrita. Shorty and Big Boy great geles by train -the -day before, the six-round semi-final to- Main street Gym, and displays hand to exchange your m.oney. championship to his alma mater, Hogue .Jackie Burke. J. D. Turn- American can deny them the right to earn a living playing enjoyed a fair margin going into morrow night Compo lest a daz2ling speed for a heory- as nothing but two dollar bills. winning three first places: 100 er I heavj-weight) and others. baseball? the 8th stanza mainly because disputed decision to Vincent weight .Some say he is the fast- silver money and checks will be and 220 yard dash events, and Williams, however, holds two of his superior infighting ability. ViUaricencio recently. Jackson 'Boxing CAN be called the Great American Game. es t bl9 felloir since Tommy allowed into Mexico. But you can the 440-yard run. Bolen also ran 15-round dukes over Burley. And When Lemos elected to throw- holds a win over Lclo Rod- Negro boxers are performing in all the leading arenas Loughran's hey-day. He is box- take as much as you care too. a leg on his team.'s third place Burley beat him in ten and leather from the southpaw- stance riguez. ing with Charley Barley, quartet in the 440-yard and mile " throughout the countn.- and hold enviable records. They Chuck .Another thing that T want to scored a nine-round knockout Crowell in the last three rounds, however, relay events Johnny .Armando, winner of 21 are not discriminated against! and Johnny OTeris. advi.se my readers that are con- and on Southern's over him. This really gives the the Brawley fighter steadily lost 880-yard straight bouts—12 by knockouts, The Windy City heavyweight templating visiting the races and second place relay team: edge to Burley because of the •Let's get together and call the GREAT ground.