The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 8, 1949, Page 4

SRTESTESe eteezeese Stet S2Seeeeer assesses > 1 ' As I was saying feebly in my|I’d say. That matter all washed = last go-round, I've got a few | away, the two gamesters, nosed pointers about Bantam Ben Cole | out toward the second green with and professor Horace O’Bryant} determination akin to a wildcat Td like to release. just twix us/after its prey. I'll not disclose chickens. So, here goes: |the score on this green, for it 77| Really, it was quite a round’ isn’t signifcant enough to take jand wasn’t decided until some-! print, but I will add without fear Leese ‘body flipped a coin to decide the,;or any contradiction, it was W. Pet.’ match. This flipping of the coin; beautifully placed, and without 65 637 took place after the 18th hole|the usual glaring that takes oO 583. had been fearfully finished, and|place between two golfers who 3 573 everybody was dragging at the | have just halved a hole, Sig od] 552 heels. Seemed a shame to de Running around in circles and 57 49 538 cide such a close match thata-jsquares, halving this one .and 40 423 way, but ‘twas done. j that, the two noblemen’ wormed 3764 «366 Lickety-splitting’ from off the|their way toward number: ‘five, : 470 327 first tee shot, nobody ; topk “Eventually, I should insert,’. All wm, Fee sad ~ a honors. Thought we'd have to! even, as I-recall it, to this point, Reet STANDINGS start all over, especially ' afier;there was some horseplay about they'd taken thé ‘last breath of! now. tee-ing off with Parson, Sf inediadaad jenergy to get the ball- some|the three of us began friendly “8; twenty feet from the tee mound , conversations without the slight- abit see L, Pet... . that is, it was discovered that. est reference to. golf. Frankly, Saal @ Bamte« © 1.000 the ball lay this distance after | somebody was trying to. get C aliiianiell ; $ 625 being found. From there it was somebody’s mind off the game. ~ Lovet Ge anes : 4 429 nip 'n tuck, with nip tucking, Who it was I don’t recall, but ee Be owen, : 8 .000 tuck and tuck nipping nip, oc-/ that’s the gist of. the chit-and- easionally, anyway. | chat after hole No. 5. An intruder Cs me ' After the bantam nosed out the would have thought, nobody. was an 6 L. Pet professor with a near tie (9 and 8) ,; concerned in the least about ‘this * ae ¢ 2 667 on number one hole, the match | all-important battle taking plgee, > . 3 625 struck fire and brimstone on nor what it would bring to the eee emma Lame 6 4 283 number two tee. Everybody; winner of same. ee cra Meer gine. 4 383 cleared the waterhole by inches ay, it was tag ball all- the he et hee ; ee a” , ' @ oe a ete NOW OVER FOR GUS GUS LESNEVICK " as 2) <Hs Poge amt Siivers * Page wont Le stee 12" fo Game ' FIST 13” eas r wrist 8” —" ‘6 39" CHEST 41; oo) a az CHEST (exp) 43!2" — # set Guerre 33 WAIST 32” = ee 20” THIGH 22 er 13” CALF 1612” 8,” ANKLE 9%" ° eet Game ae . vee . : ri pe. HOW Ezzard Charles and Gus Eesnevich measure up for. Charles? ae) defense of his NBA ‘heavy’ championship in Yankee Stadium, Aug. 10, ft Ge ve Benton w ~ — a ak a La ry ee PRANK ECK, AP Newsfeatures Sports Editor ; SUMMIT, N. J—Gus Lesnevich will be free of the big nee as he goes through his paces & ME | that thas dogged his career when he meets Ezzard Charles for the! a ene: Saining “camp. 8 : BY » MEA version of the world heavyweight championship, Weight w« | =n 8 Ais ypitiocpaen iectes ee etter | BFC OER for the Cliffside Park Pole. F saee aeowaine Pritio Gan, nee ieanees Tot Although Charles, recent winner over Jersey Joc Walcott for! nera, Mickey Walker and Tony - | Netiona! Boxing Association crown, the Cincinnati Negro may be bouts. tas @ame | fagting the Lesnevich of 1947 when the two square off in Yankee} “I’ve seen Charles fight three © HB | Stedtum, Wednesday, August 10.¢————____________. | times,” says Gus. “I don’t think © 0) | That was the year that | ; ‘he punches too hard but he —_ © |) Lemmevich was awarded the | best exemplified by the words of ' punches fast. I hit harder. If op- Ce : 4. Meil memorial chubby manager, Joe Vella. , portunity knocks I'll go after it.| oo -— a fer bis contribution to “The day he lost to Freddie | Ai Jeast you can say it'll be a Tt wes the year in | Mills in London Gus said he | good fight because we both like ed eee be cangpes Billy Fox in | weighed 175 pounds but he hid | to fight. I don't believe in hitting aeele im bis fourth title de- | the scales on us,” says Vella. {ang running.1 like to force the ‘sti ——_— it was the year in | “When I finally got to weigh | fighting. Charles is on that style © © &) whieh fe stopped Melic Bet. | him he was 17612, He had'to 110. He'll have a few pounds on = eh Whee He OF) eats comeback in one round | Walk around Hyde Park for an [me and s a few inches taller. But Gnd twee best heavyweight | NOUt end it wes London's hot- | outside of that I think it's ali bi fest day im 45 years. Ask Fred- | 009 match.” Temi Meuriette. die Fierro, his trainer. |. So does the International. Box- | Although Gus won the light | “He ‘walked around Hyde Park’ ing Club. It will be it’s first at- heuvy 1941 when for two hours,” said Fierro. “I traction in the big city. own he wis peeet Anten Christoforidis, a hitch jm the Coast Guard and the weaght bugaboo ed him to : jet he compen among the abt hea Each time he put tothe © was forced we the 175-pound a ' 1 weigh pounds now,” says Weanevich nd will come m ereund 180 for the Charles get T fight vert at that weight Making 175 pound: was too sonnet ; ae example of how much womegy Lasnev ich drained out of hee tyetem by making weight is | tue Louis’ vacated title, will be favored in the first defense of his! Galento prepared for title know, I walked.with him.” “And that fight in Cincinnati with Joe Maxim for which we got $35,000 and not $50,000, Gus walked six hours,” says Vella. Making the weight has taken too much ovt of him, He's! return fight through with the light heavy-| Sept. 19. weights.” “We had to sign to get our For both the Mills and Maxim; dough from Becker,” says Vella. Nobody connected with the fight appears worried over Cin- cinnati promoter Sam _ Becker's threatened court action. Becker nevich bout and both agreed to a in Cincinnati on bouts, Lesnevich weighed in of- The coming bout should ficially at 174 three - quarter} clear up the situation one. way pounds. For his last fight with| or another. If Lesnevch wins Mauriello he scaled 1802 because} the could go back to Cincinnati his title was not at stake. Les-| for a non-title fight. If he nevich stopped Mauriello in| loses to Charles it is doubtful ' that Promoter Becker would care to take another gamble. seven rounds in the Garden. Lesnevich oozes confidence pital. The Red Devils. have have to win to tie’ Sonar School for |first place. Hogpitat will be try-! |ing to,reach. third. place. It may! be Nelson and, Witzel as the | Pitchers. In the second: game the Bam- boo Room will try to win over Tides Inn for the third’ straight time. If the. Tides win, it will be the. first time they have won over the Bamboo. Reom and will put them a game and.a half from first place. It willprobably be C. Valdez versus Curly Sweeting. The Bam- boo Rooni. nas.ten, ting over 309.and The: Tides Inn Tive. The‘ best for'Bamboo is San- tana .450°° Julius ..428, Hopkins -416, Mira 400° For-. the. Tides Sweeting: .454," Kelly .428, Kerr -368, Heriquez. °.352. , This. game will be~ hard. fought .by. both | clubs for they. both need the; game. i way through, with hide-’n-seek | thrown in ‘now and then for jgond measure. | It wasn’t half as bad as I’ve led you to think,’ although Professor and Bantam would: declare it to be the rottenest .game they’ve ever played. Frankly, it wasn't. | ‘On the otherwise ,it was pretty | good golfing with good: fellows | THERE'S MORE ROOM FOR THE MONEY |. in this, Model 43 4-door Sedan. | Op-Dev-Sta, and. the. 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