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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE vowssstss PAGE THIRTEEN Sports of the Past (From the Scrapbook of J. J. CLUET-JESSOME, former Maritime sports promoter and physical instructor). "CORK-SCREW" PUNCH The following is taken from th scrapbook -- settling an argumen between two old-timers, over who was the originator of the "cork- screw" punch in the boxing game? One argued he was an English; the other said he was an American but could not recall his name. The fellow who started that par- ticular punch was Kid McCoy, an American, born Oct. 17, 1863, Rush County, Ind.; stood 5 feet 11 inches and weighed around 145 to 160 pounds. McCoy was quite a popular scrap- per in his day and was particular- ly known for his trickiness in the ring. He was a sparring partner for Tommy Ryan, whom the latter trained for his championship fight with Billy Smith, proved to be the one to dethrone Ryan for the title. They met at Maspeth, N.Y., March 2, 1896, and Ryan was knocked out in 15 rounds. The Kid held the title until 1897, when he entered the heavy-weight class. In 1898 "Mysterious" Billy Smith claimed the title vacated by Kid McCoy and beat Matty Mat- thews at New York City, Aug. 26, in 25 rounds, and on Dec. 6 of the same year Smith beat the original Joe Walcott in 20 rounds. THE "MIGHTY ATOM" Jimmy Wilde was known years ago as "The Mighty Atom" bécause he could punch pounds better than most fighters in the bantam-weight class, and held the flyweight cham- pionship of Great Britain. He was born in Pontypridde, Wales, May, 1892; 5 feet 2 1-2 inches; 108 pounds. At that time when Wilde was champ Young Lulu Kid who claim- ed the American title was induced to go to London to tackle the "Mighty Atom" and the result the Pontypriddle lad won by a knockout in 11 rounds, thus he was hailed as the world's leading fly- weight boxer. After a tour through the United States and Canada in 1915 and 1916 Wilde returned home and came back in 1923 to defend his title against the Filipino Pancho Villa. Pancho won by a knockout in the 7th round. This took place in New York, June 18, 1923. Wilde was credited for his 128 bouts: 63 knockouts, knocked out by 2, 5 no- decisions, won 50, draw 3, lost 2, exhibitions 3. PANCHO THE PUNCHER Pancho Villa died in 1925 at the age of 24 years, after quite a ring career; had participated in 107 bouts, winning 56, knockouts 23, lost 6, no-decisions 19, draw 3. He was born at Illoilo, Philippine Islands, Aug. 1, 1901. During his boxing days he weighed 110 pounds, height 5 feety1 inch. Pancho was surnamed the "Puncher" because of his aggressive attack and speedy punching and had rose to fame by knocking out Johnny Buff in 11 rounds and was crowned American champion. The following year, March 1, 1923, Fran- kie Genaro relieved Villa of the American title in a 15-round deci- sion contest held in New York. Villa was given the preference over Genaro as an opponent for Jimmy wilde for the world's title. On July 4, 1925, Villa met Jimmy MecLarnin in-what was to be his last appearance in the United States before he sailed home for a visit. He had entered the ring with in- fection of the jaw caused by the ex- traction of an ulcerated tooth. Villa lost the fight, 10 round decision af- fair, and was rushed to a hospital where he died, leaving the title open once again, COMPELLED BY ILLNESS Thomas J. Freeman went ahead for the title seyeral times only to have illness compel him to rest. A free bleeder, a number of .impor- tant fights had been stopped on him. He got his chance, however, against Young Jack Thompson, Sept. 5, 1930, and at the conclusion of 15 rounds Freeman was declar- ed the winner. He was born on Jan. 22, 1904, Hot Springs, Aak., 5 feet 7 1-2 inches, 147 pounds. LOVED HIS BASEBALL "The Babe Ruth Story" by the late great sportsman as told to Bob Considine is without a doubt the finest book a sport lover can read. This grand book, the only authentic story of his life, was sin- cerely dedicated to the kids of Am- erica, and to his great following in Canada. From the first to the final page the reader finds himself deeply in- terested. The book tells of the be- ginning of Babe Ruth's first start in baseball, then to his illness. In the finale the great baseball player, during illness, said he wish- | ed to stick around a long long time. For, above everything else, development of the great game (in his own words) "God ever saw fit to let man invent--Baseball." George Herman "Babe" Ruth was | born on Feb, 6, 1895; died Aug. 16, | 1948. y '"Mister Stoop' Tags Alouettes As 1949 Champs By DAVE CROSS Canadian Press Staff Writer Montreal, Nov. 24--(CP)--"Mister Stoop," a football handicapper of more than ordinary renown in Montreal, looked at Alouettes' just- vanished football season and nomi- nated the Als his winter-book favo- rites for mnext year's Dominion championship. "Allowing an 'if' or two T don't see how they can miss," said Joey Lamont, a fortyish, bent-framed man who enjoys his nickname, knowing that players and football | fans use it strictly with affection. Big Question "One of the big questions is whether these fellows stick and play together next season," Joey went on. "Give us Virgil Wagner and Herb Trawyck again, along with about six other of this year's team. Then watch Alouettes." A hockey accident put Joey out of sports competition 20-odd years ago and, since he can't play games any more, he does the next best thing. He watches all he can. Officially he is the Montreal Big Four timekeeper ang the Alouettes' scorer. He is also a timekeeper with the Eastern Division of the Cana- dian Canoe Association. Joe was a member of the "Pony Express" team from Montreal's Grand Trunk Boating Club which captured the half-mile war canoe Dominion championship honors about two decades ago. And he was playing hockey, at 126 pounds, with 2 railway team in 1928 when he hurt his hip. Six months later poison set in, caused the ligaments to tighten, forcing a forward curva- ture of the vertabrae. Sports Career Ended That ended Joey's sports career as a competitor and for years he was wracked witlr pain, unable to work. But by the time the war years rolled around he was better and so was the job position. He went to work in a war plant and now is paymaster in a contracting company. During those tough years Joey's wife worked and it is her former Job that Joe now occupies, stepping away every fall Saturday, crouched over his ivory-headed cane, to watch football and keep track of plays and times. He swims and bowls and hopes that exercise may help straighten his body. Between times he'll dis- course on any and all plays of the Montreal football season with the least encouragement dt ail, Joey flubbed a bit when he Spicy Bits From Other Sports ( Cols. By SAM SOLOMON Canadian Press Staff Writer Winnipeg,T Nov. 24--(CP--- The University of Manitoba team has been losing more games and taking such shellacking in the | last few years that local pigskin enthusiasts are beginning to think | it isn't funny anymore. The Manitoba Bisons, of an American colleges exhibition loop, went through this season without a victory. Tony (Winnipeg Tribune) Allan asks--""Didn't it ever strike you as ironical that the Winnipeg Blue BOWLING MOTOR CITY LADIES' MAJOR LEAGUE The "A" league made an exception- ally fine showing last Monday night. Several of the topnotch bowlers have been a bit tardy in getting in the groove this season, but it would ap- pear that things are starting to move now. Vern Couper really mauled those maples to the tune of 836 (337). Ina Bowman also trundled right into the 800 class with 811. Mabel Clements rolled 748 (314); Muriel Judge 733 (368); Bea Ross 721; Olive Frise 715; Nena Melch 713; Janet Peel 712. Best of the 600s was Mary Bircham with 697 (360); Glad Bickle 696 (306); Ella Hall 692; Dot Clements 682; Flo Lott 677, Eileen Wilson 671 (334); Lene Burkhart 668; Ef Hezzelwood 662; Helen Mazurk 657. rearis und Franklin Simon's upset the standing somewhat this week. Pearl's went into their games with Oshawa Furriers without any brakes on, and slid to a stop only after taking all available points from the Furriers. This win shoves Pearl's up into top spot, for they had been trailing the leading Lock contingent by only one point. Lock's, on the other hand, met up with Simon's screamin' sextette, and emerged with an ignominious 'one tally. Coca-Cola's also missed the boat this week by tangling with Victor's Sports and Cycle on a night when the latter kids were clicking in fine style, with the result that the Cokes wcre able to garner only one point. How- ever, 'they are still very much in the running. Victory Billiards kept alive their cnances at this first .ection. by trimming Karn's 2-to-1. McCallum Transports and Hayden Macdonalds met in the other fixture of the evening, with the Transports nipping Macdon- alds for two points on their three games, and evened up their total point Standing 8 Victory Billiards Victor's Sports & Cycle Oshawa Furriers Franklin Simon's McCallum Transports Hayden Macdgnald . "B" League Individual high triples were scarce | in this league on Monday last. How- | ever, the team race is becoming even more keen than ever, with the top four | teams, all' in a position to take over | the honors of section winner. | Flo Wills set the pace this week with 644. Doris Angus with 626 and Moira | Clark with 611, were the only others to_hit 600. | The league-leading Shoes squad were able to maintain their | hold, but lost some of their margin, | when they met Henderson's and lost | Burns' he | wanted to be a part of and help the | | wien have taken a commanding | for second place. two points "to them. Jack Biddulph's | | on the other hand, crept up to within | one point of Burns' by trimming Felt | | Bros. for two. Mitchell's and Alger | | Press are the Other two teams who | | can make a bid to take the section on the final next Monday. This week, Mit- | chell's took two from White's Insurance | | and Alger Press allowed Dixon's Coal | | only one point. Oshawa Dairy took | | the' long end of the count again this | week, with Saywell's being their vic- | | times. Although move the Dairymalds out of last place, it nevertheless is a bit of the sunshine they've missed this section. | Standing Burns' Shoes Jack Biddulph . Mitchell's Alger Press . gaywell's Dixon's Coal . White's Insurance . Felt Bros. ........ Henderson's . Oshawa Dairy this win does not | ALBERT ST. UNITED CHURCH There was quife a change the team standing this week. The Head lead with the <ipaches and Caterpillars tied | Those Head Pins had better watch these two teams; especially those Caterpillars. What happened to the Hurricanes this week? | They have never been lower than second place, so far this season. We were looking back over the record and it is interesting to note that the three | high teams this week have only been blacked out once in nine weeks. So | it is going to be interesting to watch |i here on. The following teams took points Head Pins, Caterpillars and Jets took three points from Ants, | Hurricanes; Helicopters, while the Zip- football | members | ples and Apaches took two points from | Bumble-Bees and Spiders. There were two bowlers who bowled themselves out of the Lemon League | and there was only one victim this | week, Anna Lee with 86. Ladies' High Singles: Harriet Johns, | 286; Blanche Norton, 257-200; Pearl | | Pike, 254; Amy Sargeant, 245; Violet | Pike, 238; Muriel Parks, 226; Doreen | McGee, 223-223; Beth Bint, 223-212; | | Marion Fisher, 217; Gladys Shemlilt, 211; | Flo Boyle, 206; Ann Lee, 200; Bea Hol- | | land, 200. Bombers, who play Canadian foot- | ball should build their team around a nucleus of American imports | while the University of Manitoba | Bisons, who have adopted the U.S. code, rely wholly on homebrew players who know next to nothing about the American game." No Way Out Athletic scholarships are no way out, Allan continues. . If the University of Manitoba is to continue playing American foot- ball and Allan sees no alternative, the obvious solution to the problem | is for Bisons to grow their own | "American Imports" American football in the schools. Allan feels support found from the Manitoba Schools Rugby League. Everything To Gain The M.S.R.L. has nothing to lose by such a move. Once it had adopt- ed the U.S. code, it would be the natural inclination for its graduates attending the University to turn out with the Bisons rather than play junior football or to catch a place with the Blue Bombers. "It's all very well to poke fun at | Coach Acey Olson's Bisons," says Allan, "But just imagine how a hockey coach would feel if the first thing he had to do was to teach the kids how to skate." called Alouettes to beat Ottawa in | the Big Four playoffs but like every good handicapper he left himself a way out. "I said Als would do it in the last game if they got going in the first quarter," recalled Mister Stoop. "Well, they didn't get going until the game was nearly over. At that, in those dying minutes, they must have scared those Ot- tawa fans nearly to pieces." N SEE A A by fostering | hould - be | | Ladies' High Doubles: Harriet Johns, 458; Blanche Norton, 457; Doreen Mc- | Gee, 446; Amy Sargeant, 435; Beth Bint, | 435; Marion Fisher, 402, | Men's High Singles: Merv Jenkins, | 289; Bob Bent, 270; Jim Scott, 249; | Art Walker, 241; Earl Edmondson, 234; | Ab Walker, 234; Lawson -Parks, 223-211; Clayton Lee, 225; Leon Parks, 224; | Harry Crouter, 223; Jack Bent, 220-205; Ross Clark, 204; George Ford, 204. | Men's High Doubles: Bob Bent, 456; | Lawson Parks, 444; Jim Scott, 430; Jack | Bent, 425; Merv Jenkins, 417; Ab| Walker, 413; Earl Edmondson, 412; Art Walker 403. Standing Head Pins Apaches Caterpillars Hurricanes . Bumble Bees .. Ants SUFFERS HEAD INJURY' Buffalo, Nov. 24 -- (AP) -- Billy Fox, 22-year-old boxer from Phila- delphia, was unconscious in hos- pital early today after absorbing a terrific beating Tuesday might in Memorial Auditorium. | annual scramble for a berth on the "Varsity." | of Metras, is taking all this. | ta, | Coalport, Pa. (3). , Honolulu, Archery Queen? Yes Sir! Perkins, 21, is daughter of English professor. Queen of the archers at Middlebury college _at Middlebury, Vt., Patricia SPORT SNAPSHOTS (Continued from Page 12) It would indicate that the Detroit Red Wings are not giving the Spitfires all the monetary support they require to keep their players happy--or the club coffers filled. The Windsor story on the benching of Marcel Pronovost is that the defence star war warned repeatedly by Coach Jimmie Skinner to quit man-handling the opposition when the other team had a penalty and were short-handed and he also wanted Pronovost to quit rushing when Spitfires were short-handed. Refusal to follow instructions resulted in an ultimatum to do what he was told--or else. He dressed, in open rebellion and that will not be easily fixed up. Now he has to win the respect of his mates and fans and it means swallowing a false pride. As a hockey player, he's one of the best pro prospects in thé loop, in our opinion, +* » * Promoter Wants . 'The Rock's' Scalp Oakland, Calif., Nov. 24 (AP)-- Fight Promoter Jimmy Murray threatened today to sue Rocky Gra- ziano for $50,000 charging breach of contract for "running out" on his Dec. 1 fight here with Fred Apostoli. The promoter began refunding money to the customers after con- firming from Irving Cohen, one of Rocky's three managers, that the former middleweight champion wasn't coming back West. Graziano disappeared from his Oakland hotel last Thursday. His friends at first thought he was out on a conditioning walk but he show- ed up at his Brooklyn home a couple of days later. In New York Tuesday night Cohen declared his fighter is "mentally depressed" and "is in no condition to enter a ring." "Rocky is as ill-equipped to fight today as he would be if he were suffering from some physical ail- ment," Cohen said. Murray Tuesday night signed a tough local middleweight, Earl Tur- ner, to fill in for Graziano against Apostoli on the Dec. 1 card. But he figured the fans were pay- ing $15 tops to see Graziano, and the fans were lining up for refunds, SEVEN-MILE PIER Colchester, England --(CP)-- A seven-mile pier, probably the long- est in the world, will be built in Saudi Arabia by a London firm under a £1,250,000 ($5,000,000) order placed in Britain by the Arabian | American Oil Company. SPORTS SHORTS--The OCVI senior and junior basketball teams } are at present engaged in eliminating the wheat from the chaff in the | The seniors practised last | night and the juniors will hold forth this evening at the collegiate gym | . . The University of Toronto still hasn't got over that football win the end of it till next season. 12 years ago today. 1922 at the age of 18, going to Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1930-31 season for $35,000 and two players. * * %* | SCISSORED SPORT--(By The Canadian Press)--Montreal Rock- | lands, Quebec intermediate football champions, will travel to Cobourg, Saturday to meet the Galloping Ghosts, Ontario titleholders, in a Quebec-Ontario sudden-death playoff, Norm Gillespie, secretary of the Quebec Rugby Football Union, announced Tuesday night. "The Cobourg team boosted their original guarantee to make it possible for Rocklands | to make the trip," said Gillespie, "and Rockland club officials now are | well satisfied with the financial agreements. Rocklands, who defeated Lakeshore Flyers for the Quebec title last Saturday, will leave for Co- bourg Friday afternoon . , . Peterboro Collegiate and Toronto's Upper | | on Saturday, and if we know college men, the Mustangs will never hear | We wonder how Neil McCarl, the voice | He is a Whitby old boy, you know . , .| | Frank (King) Clancy, one of hockey's all-time greats, retired as a player | He turned professional with Ottawa Senators in | e Dancing and Many Other Used Records at Rocky Graziano Tries Explaining His Run-Out Act By JACK HAND New York, Nov. 24--(AP)-- "It's like a guy slaps you in the face and you can't do nuttin' about it." That was how a confused Rocky Graziano tried to explain why he "ran out" on an Oakland, Calif. fight 'ith Fre. Apostoli. Whiskers sprouted from his chin and neck. His wiry hair bristled and his eyes flashed as he at- tempted to put into English his scrambled feelings. He clenched his right fist as though hoping that would do the talking. Ask Questions "Out there (California) they ask me questions," he said. "What's this about the bride, What's this about the army? How come you can't fight in your own state? They drive you crazy. It's as if I'm going to jail. It really hurts, you know, It's like I had a mark on my face. "I'm boxing in the gym with a couple of Alamis. And I have no feeling. You know what I mean? I have no ambition. I don't care if I throw a punch or not. I can't get myself in shape. I just stick out my face and they smack me. "When I get away from home I get moody. Out there, something in my head says 'Get out of here. So I get on a plane and shoot right back home. Not Retiring "No, I'm not retiring. I just want a little more time. Maybe a couple of months. I don't know. I don't A.H.L. HOCKEY CHIPS Hershey, Pa., Nov. 24--(AP) Providence Reds, pace-setting lead~ ers of the Eastern division of the American Hockey League, scored a 3-1 victory over Hershey Bears be- fore a crowd of 4,491 fans Tuesday night. Jack Stoddard, Harvey Fraser and Allan Stanley were the Provid- ence goal-getters. Mark Marquess scored for Hershey. The game replaced a game, post poned earlier in the season because of indoor fog. feel like fighting. I'll just go away to some quiet place." In the next breath, Rocky was telling how he was: going to go to the New York State Athletic Com= mission and ask to be reinstated. His licence was revoked in 1947 for allegedly failing to report a bribe attempt with Ruben Shanks in Madison Square Garden which nev= er came off] Nothing Wrong Here "There's nothing wrong with me that a little happiness wouldn't fix up," Rocky said. What did "A mean? "Gimmie m; licence York," the Rock replied. "All this trouble started when I began messing around with smart people," he said. "When I start to think, it's rough you know. I was better off when I was a dope and didn't know nuttin', It's hard to little happiness" in New | understand." It sure is. . . . for Those Winter SMARTY PARTIES ) SCOTT'S RECORDS Supply You With Those Hundreds of e Old Time e Modern 5 «$1.00 LATEST "Belltona" Records. Featuring Canada College will meet in their sudden-death interscholastic Ontario | Rugby Football Union championship game Friday afternoon, Nov. 26, at Upper Canada College, Harold Bailey, secretary of the ORFU said Tues- day night. It will be the first title playoff since the war . .., Prof. Nelson C. Hart, newly-elected president of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada, is not going to wait until spring before cleaning the A.A.U. house. Hart, who succeeded George Machum of Montreal, as head of Canada's amateur sports governing body at the AAU meeting here last week, said Tuesday night at London, Ont., that some of the "deadwood" now clogging up the AAU would have to be cleared away before the organization can function properly. "With all due respect to some of our members," he said, "there's little doubt but that some changes are necessary. Our group has to be modernized, brought up-to-date. A speedy house cleaning is in order." . , . 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