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The California State Athletic (By PUNCHES TUESDAY AT OLYMPIC Charles L. de Lay) and Charley Burley arc ratea Commission met this week to , 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 , 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 ' 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 . 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 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 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 . 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. is liked over .Al Sanchez in the BOXING proved to be a veritable one- whips an'uppercut at close quar- old Mexico, to avoid long delay he knockout. In fifteen - rounders , . ,» special event. has AMERICAN GAME!" It was Lemos' fourth win in .scoring T, , . L- Sanchez ters, and has a snappy left hand at the line, please only take man track team in 16\ where Burley has to pace himself » « • six meetings and was a toe to points for individual high point ^^^^^^ evervbodv but Armando. that he peppers spare tire, no or un- differently. Williams has had the away with ma- one camera Other bouts on the card to- toe thriller from bell to bel!. honors. "GET BACK TO GOD"—IN SPORTS! chine like rapidity. Burley is one npces:,<:ar>' papers. With owners advantage. Williams knows how Referee Charlie morrow are Billv McGrath xt. of Randolph cast highly i-espected wearer Oi" the cloth told his Sun- the classiert boxers in the and trainers rapidly getting their to under drivers and to brush A a draw ballot, but judges Benny ji^-.^y Wilson and Manuel ViHa same and World's doe':n't slow horses in the best of shape the day congregation that our soldiers, fighting and dying on Whitman and Frankie Van THE SHOE IS ON them off. vs. Tonv Mendez. up against the Minneapolis speed oval has taken on a different at- ^ne far-flung battlefields of the world, are not oblivious to tabbed Lemos. hall one bit during their jpoedv mosphere. More than "four hun- THE OTHER FOOT, ;":e hypocrisy here at home. To the home folks their bat- drills. Nara Esparza, My' j, of Tia- dred horses are on the grounds, SAYS JOE tle cry is "Get Back to God," the congregation heard him juana, won a close rerdict oTer Has One Loss as early as four thirty a. m. the say. Don Lemos, 140, younger broth- In his pro dehuf. Worlds grooms and exercise ho\-s have It seems that Holman Wil- er of the ex-featherweight the horses on the track for their That, of course, Brians "getting back to God — in sports, punched out an eight round de- liams, who fights Charley Bur- champion, in the six-round work. The TAsniuAr to keep some of cision over Bill Peterson at Mari- morning inaugural .nation can't continue ' too." A Christian ley at the Holl\-TAood Legion Sta- semi-windup. handicap at six furlougs has her citizens from enjoying their rights under the law. The gold Gardens. Chicago. The lanky In the four-rounders Louis brought out fifteen entries. Some dium Friday night, owes his America we know can't continue to keep the Negro out speed burner stepped out of the amateurs and into .Alonzo, 147. decisioned Chito Her- of the best sprinters on the coast training to Champion Joe Louis. of organized baseball and return to God as her fighting the pro ranks with top billing. nandez. 145. in another slam- to compete for the -1000 purse. Williams has been in the Louis and dying soldiers desire. H;is first pro fight was a main event. He bang thriller: Richard .\rcy, 141. .Mso there will he three other stable for several years, having Wendell WiUkie. in his book, "One World," knows drew in his second m.eeting with scored a third round TKO over attractive events on the twelve been sparring partner for Joe Villa, 140; Gene Round- race program. Post will, during most of his important whereof he speaks when he says that nothing will be won Peterson, over the 10-round dis- Manuel time be street. 148, knocked out Eddie noon and that will allow people fights. "Holman has taught me in the peace which is not now won in the war. tance and defeated .\ltus .\llen « * « in his third fight, also a 10- Ortega. 1541, in the second round: to get home before the dim-out. more than I ever taught him." and Louis Salas, 130, shaded Such ridin.g stars as Jack West- drawls Joe as he directs the L. A. IN FISTIC SPOTLIGHT round contest. Dave Hernandez. 134. rope. Charley Bianco. Frankie Pensacola. Florida, boy's wrok- fistic attractions with a lot of appeal are going Allen, known as a terrific Two Chojnacki. C. Ralls and many outs. bo.xing public within the nert puncher, chiled Johnny Pay- to be served to an on-edge more will be on hand to accept The job Joe and Holman are check, who fought Joe Louis for few days. JERR SNARES mounts. .And there you have it the title. Paycheck retired after folks, some of the highlights of Out on El Centro off of Hollywood Boulevard tomor- .Allen flattened him. MEET TITLE the opening of Caliente, Sunday. row night Holman Williams boxes Charley Burley and the Only loss Worlds suffered was May 16ih. Where Thrils and ex- bout will probably turn 'em away—as it should. to Sgt. Joe Muscato, dropping a With Lerny GaS; and Melvin citement will help to keep up graMd Four nights later. Turkey Thompson will attempt to close 8 round decision. 1^^ His last Whitfield showing the wa>. Jef- that morale and a little re lexa- iMHopple Clayton Worlds, the Chicago giant. Just to see fight was his smashing triumph ferson High School's track and tion will do everything good. So RE-OPENING v^ili ^er Comiskey ot the squat Thompson and 6 foot. 5 inch Worlds in the ring Chicago field contingent annexed the if you happen to be lucky at the be worth the price of admission. Babe McCoy is staging Stadium. Southern League dual meet races, don't forget your Uncle that one at the Olympic. Worlds is a mild mannered, championship Friday afternoon Sam. Buy more U. S. War Stamps ' » « « pleasant fellow. He attended when it captured the friansulsr and Bonds. We now have them HERE AND THERE Wendell Phillips high school for meet with Roosevelt and Wash- on Jhe run. but this big battle CALIENTE three years in Chicago. He was ington High schools. just let's . the lightheavyweir^-;;t ruler, has a broth-- has begun. So keep on a star center until on the basketball The Democrats had .5S points. buying the battle is won . . . er, Cpl. Otis M. Bivins at Camp Stoneman, Calif. The team. Roosevelt 20. 11 m iR.q So- long. —George. is boxing instructor ... A peiforsted ear- Sunday, May 12 latter camp May Co East 4 Roosevelt 30 and Washington 20. Pittsburgh Wilson, feath- drum made Jackie former NBA Tommy O'Loughlin. who brou Gay took both hurdle races, unfit for Army service . . . coltimn erweight champ, The Tommy O'Loughlin, who while Whitfield captured the thought Cleo Shans deserved no worse than a draw in brought Burley to the Coast, is half mile in 2:02. managing the Illinois giant. 12 RACES 12 his tiff with Richie Lemos at Hollywood Legion last Friday In his last 01>7npic bout the TRKFj; JOCK nighe. Shans' infighting offset Lemos' superior boxing. As Thompson, has hopes of getting wide shouldered Turkey stopped early as the fifth round it appeared to bee Lemos who was a Madison Square Garden shot Featuring the clock for* Jack Marshall of not Shans. had trained to L. just the day tired, and who A. for Thompson this summer CHASE'S TITLE Texas. Prior to that Thompson The Inaugural Handicap . . Luther (Slugger) white goes against Julio before . knocked out Gus Dorazio'.at Oak- against Tami Mauriello, but the. Billy Hadges' win streak, SA.\ DIEGO, Archie Jiminez, the lad who halted land. Two months ago Thompson shifty Worlds may upset the well May 13.— SixFurlonss Purse $1000 Diego, there on May 28 . . , cooled Eddie Blunt at Oakland. laid plans of Working and the Moore, of San became the new California Cal Working, manager of Turkey. middleweight Also 3 other features. champion here at Lane Field Saturday night as he won a 15- Sprints, Distances and round decision over Jack Chase, of Walsenburg, Colo. Marathons. Moore weighed 159, Chase 157. to the Victory On even terms until the 13th THIRST AID round. Chase began to tire Books, Hutuels and with Moore finishing at a last pace. Chose's right eye wos Combinations. Worker! closed as the bout came to an .%• Garden end. Daily-Double and The decision was unanimous, Wlien you've worked up a thirst the whole meeting the approval of a crowd Quiniela. of .3100 fans. of . . neighborhood might well be proud Winning the state title from First Post Time Noon. Eddie Booker. Chase had held it that's when nothing satisfies or refreshes for five months. like a sparkling glass of cool Acme Beer! irS CAUENTE PEPSI-COU ACME tttWING CO. Buy War Bonds IftwttI i* lai Axgdti hy COMPANY low BUM cin OLYMPIC Tuesday, May 18th MEW TOtt TURKEY THOMPSON J..the beer with CLAYTON WORLDS PLEASE PRESS Q.\? E.ACK O.N BOTTLE hiS^n l.C^J {It Quenches!) Ten Rounds 5000 Stats at 55c BUY MORE WAR BONDS Reserved Seate 11.10, $iM, SSM • INVEST 10=0 EVERY PifDAY • lOSANGEUS Call PBospect 5171 for reservations.

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