anaheim-gazette 1949-01-20

SPORTS By BOB FUNSETH Anaheim may now lay proud claim to an active professional boxer in the person of Sal Flores, local middleweight managed by Ben Agajanian and trained by Hank Robles, whose pro debut in Hollywood Legion Stadium on Friday last was marred by a TKO in the first round of a scheduled four round preliminary by one Tony Grich of San Pedro. The "T" in TKO stands for technical and technical it was for the final outcome was a result of a "whisker-like" decision of the third man in the ring, Dynamite Jackson, who rules that Flores had not got to his feet by the count of 10 although from where this scribe was sitting, he clearly appeared to rise on the count of nine. Sal was holding a slight edge over his ringwise opponent in a round in which both boys were feeling each other out—that is until Grich floored him with a sharp right to the schnozola. Flores was on one knee at the count of four, and had been rising on the count of nine but was counted out by Referee Jackson. The decision was met with a sharp chorus of the well-known raspberry from the galleries as well as from the higher price ducats with the usual nil result. The fight was over and Anaheim's Sal Flores dropped his first professional fight to a "fast count." Before you street corner second-guessers and television teetotalers join into a harmonious group of hecklers I propose that you give the kid a chance to prove himself. Two and a half minutes is hardly time enough to make a fair appraisal particularly when the defeat was far from decisive and held in considerable doubt by a good many occupiers of ringside row. Sal is no slouch and no stranger in the ring. He has fought some 145 amateur fights and was undefeated in 139! And incidently his six defeats were his first six fights. Not only that but he never has been knocked out—at least up until Friday evening—and that's been listed in the records Before you street corner second-guessers and television teetotalers join into a harmonious group of heeklers I propose that you give the kid a chance to prove himself. Two and a half minutes is hardly time enough to make a fair appraisal particularly when the defeat was far from decisive and held in considerable doubt by a good many occupiers of ringside row. Sal is no slouch and no stranger in the ring. He has fought some 145 amateur fights and was undefeated in 139! And incidently his six defeats were his first six fights. Not only that but he never has been knocked out—at least up until Friday evening—and that's been listed in the records as a TKO. ON THE THIRD MAN— The gentleman who counted out Flores was Dynamite Jackson whose capability to fill this role of third man in the ring has never been accepted by the galleryites. Dynamite refereed the four preliminaries and the semi-final all of which were marked by an over abundance of clinching and bouts in which the fighters were spending more of their time in each others arms, pushing each other around the ring and trying to swing and hold on to the other guy at the same time than they were in fighting. And Jackson didn’t seem to be too concerned about it all and to our way of thinking didn’t bother to come in and separate the boys until they were so tangled up in each other’s limbs that they couldn’t have unraveled themselves without outside assistance. One prominent figure in southland boxing circles saw fit to remark that the fighters weren't the only fellows in the ring who should be briefed before the fight—the refs need it too! FLORES IMPRESSIVE IN WORKOUT— In a workout preceding the festivities of Friday, Flores went a couple of rounds with Frankie Vigeant who was knocked out in the main event by Charlie Salas. This Vigeant is a smart fighter and lays claim to being the welterweight champion of Connecticut, however the standards in that New England state evidently are not on the same par as that of the desert state of Arizona of which Salas claims to be champ. Flores is reported to have given the Connecticut Champ a rough time in their short workout, staggering Vigeant a couple of times and controlling the action in both rounds: Another fighter on the card that has met Sal was a preliminary entry by the name of Lawrence Brown who fought a draw with Baby Mathis and in a previous bout, before turning pro, fought the same with Flores. All this is by way of contention that Flores has a chance—a good one and that his TKO on Friday should not be considered as a strong case against his ability. He's good enough to be a pro. EIGHT'S THE WORD— It seems that in amateur fights the ref counts 8-9-10 and out while in professional fisticuffs its 8-9 and out. That's the plausible explanation given by Sal for his late rising. It was a hard lesson to learn but once learned shall never be forgotten. From now on—if it ever happens again—when the referee says "eight"—Flores, it can be sure, will be on his feet and ready to go. All this is not presented to be a "I'll play it, you sing it" score with Flores in the role of a blues singer—he doesn't need anybody to alibi for him. Rather it is presented because of a firm belief that end-of-the-column items that appear in small print in metropolitan papers saving "Tony... EIGHT'S THE WORD— It seems that in amateur fights the ref counts 8-9-10 and out while in professional fisticuffs its 8-9 and out. That's the plausible explanation given by Sal for his late rising. It was a hard lesson to learn but once learned shall never be forgotten. From now on—if it ever happens again—when the referee says "eight"—Flores, it can be sure, will be on his feet and ready to go. All this is not presented to be a "I'll play it, you sing it" score with Flores in the role of a blues singer—he doesn't need anybody to alibi for him. Rather it is presented because of a firm belief that end-of-the-column items that appear in small print in metropolitan papers saying "Tony Grich, 154½, San Pedro TKO'd Sal Flores, 158, Anaheim, first round." hardly tell the story—this is an attempt to tell it. AFTERMATH— At present our local middleweight is working out daily at the Orange County athletic club, awaiting his next match when he'll be given a chance to make the ringside rowdy's eat their words—I hope he does—I think he will. Skish Tourney This Sunday A registered skish tournament will be held next Sunday at the casting pool in La Palma park, this city, under sponsorship of the Anaheim Izaak Walton Casting club, league spokesmen announced. Local casters will compete against casters from Huntington Beach, Long Beach, Santa Monica and possibly Pasadena. Sam Whippo won the novice trophy in the 3/8 ounce plug accuracy event at La Palma Park during the January 9 pool competition, it was disclosed this week. Cold wet wind chilled the casters and frequently spoiled casts, according to local sportsmen. Whippo chalked up a score of 91 while Wayne Held won the 5/8 ounce accuracy event with a score of 89. Richard Arnold won both events in the junior class. Kathy Henry took second place. Scores of the 3/8 ounce accuracy event were as follows: Sam Whippo, 91; Wayne Held, 87; Bob Hoskins, 81; Lowell Gamble, 78; Clint Flynn, 76; Spence Allcock, 74; Bill Ferris, 73; Jim Rymer, 71; Howard Stewart, 71; Arch Henry, 69; Richard Arnold, 67; Perry Boyer, 81; Ted Held, 60; Morrie Shirk, 59; Nick Wingert, 56; Kathy Henry, 42. In the 5/8 ounce plug accuracy contest scores were as follows: Bob Hoskins, 89; Clint Flynn, 87; Sam Whippo, 81; Spence Allcock, 81; Morris Shirk, 81; Howard Stewart, 79; Arch Henry, 79; Richard Arnold, 77; Ted Held, 77; Bill Groat, 76; Bill Ferris, 74; Nick Wingert, 74; Jim Rymer, 73; Lowell Gamble, 72; Perry Boyer, 71; Katy Henry, 70; Wayne Held, 64. ST. AGNES GUILD TO MEET MONDAY St. Agnes Guild of St. Michael's Episcopal church of this city will meet next Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. T. E. Harrison, 418 South Ohio street. Mrs. Joe Thompson and Mrs. Ethel Caverly will be co-hostesses for the occasion. Anaheim high's basketball team, who have won three straight games, and are now in third place in the current Sunset league race. From left to right, bottom row: Menges, Whipple, Lopez, Hall, Thatcher, Trapp, Heinrich, and Coach Keith. Top row: Manager Shillling, Gray, Henning, Faulkner, Cramer, Duncan, Bruce and Denny. Colonist’s Break ‘Jinx;’ Defeat Santa Ana 34-29 In Thriller; Climb To Third Place In League A fighting Colonist basketball team, in the role of David, out-played, fought and scored a Goliath-like Santa Ana team to take victory by a 34-29 score in a thrilling game Tuesday afternoon on the home court. It was the third straight victory for Coach Keith’s basketeers and gave them the number three slot in the league standings. The game officially broke the Saint jinx which has long hung over Colonist heads and cost the locals three league championships. It also was the first time in league competition that an Anaheim team has knocked off the red-stocking clad squad from south on 101. SUNSET LEAGUE W L Huntington Beach ...4 0 Newport Harbor ...3 1 Anaheim ...3 2 Orange ...2 2 Fullerton ...2 2 Santa Ana ...1 3 Downey ...0 5 Games Friday— Anaheim Bye Huntington Beach at Downey Fullerton at Newport Orange at Santa Ana Games Tuesday— Fullerton at Anaheim Newport at Huntington Beach Orange at Downey Santa Ana Bye. Anaheim Bees Take First in A fighting Colonist team out-played, fought and scored a Goliath-like Santa Ana team to take victory by a 34-29 score in a thrilling game Tuesday afternoon on the home court. It was the third straight victory for Coach Keith's basketeers and gave them the number three slot in the league standings. The game officially broke the Saint jinx which has long hung over Colonist heads and cost the locals three league championships. It also was the first time in league competition that an Anaheim team has knocked off the red-stocking clad squad from south on 101. Wide-Open Game In a wide-open game which had the refs tootin' for 39 fouls, Anaheim kept up a pace and played a brand of ball that not even the height of Santa Ana could match. After holding a first quarter, 9-6 edge it looked like the locals were going to succumb to the Saint height in the second quarter when the invaders went to a 19-13 lead. But Jerry Thatcher, pint-size center came through with 10 points to pace the Colonists to a 30-23 third quarter lead which proved to be the margin of victory with the Santa Ana glants netting only 6 points in the final stanza while the Anaheim "Davids" clinched the game with four. Thatcher was point man for the game, scoring a total of 15 points followed by teammate Garth Menges with 10. LINEUP: Anaheim Santa Ana Whipple, F... 3 Hopkins, F...10 Menges, F...10 Razar, F...5 Trapp, F... Bene, F...1 Thatcher, C..15 Mooman, C...4 Cramer, G... 1 Cole, G...9 Grey, G... 2 Winkler, G... Hall, G... Fouch, G... Lopez, G... 3 CASTING TOURNEY THIS SUNDAY A % bait accuracy casting tournament will be held at the La Palma casting pool under the auspices of the Anaheim Casting club this Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock. ANAHEIM BOXER HAS INJURED NOSE Joey Sandoval, amateur boxer of Anaheim, has been ruled ill and unavailable by the State Athletic Commission because of an injured nose. Job Printing At The Gazette Phone 2206 Anaheim Bees Take First in Win Over Saints Coach Wallin's classy Bee squad moved to the top of the heap in the wide-open Sunset Bee race with a convincing 50-34 victory over the Santa Ana Bees in Tuesday's curtain-raiser. The Colonists romped to their fourth victory and were never headed as they coasted to an easy win. Ten of the local squad scored in a game in which Wallin cleared the bench. Half-time score was 25-12 and like the varsity, they enjoyed a good third period, jumping to a 40-18 lead. Duncan, Colonist scoring forward, once again walked off with high-point honors, tallying a total of 13. Meade garnered 8 with CHARITY EVENT William Bendix - Alan Ladd Abbott and Costello - Leo Carillo Margaret O'Brien All at the 1st ANNUAL ALL-STAR BENEFIT Baseball Carnival Anaheim Post 3173 Veterans of Foreign Wars Huntington Beach at Downey Fullerton at Newport Orange at Santa Ana Games Tuesday—Fullerton at Anaheim Newport at Huntington Beach Orange at Downey Santa Ana Bye. Anaheim Bees Take First in Win Over Saints Coach Wallin's classy Bee squad moved to the top of the heap in the wide-open Sunset Bee race with a convincing 50-34 victory over the Santa Ana Bees in Tuesday's curtain-raiser. The Colonists romped to their fourth victory and were never headed as they coasted to an easy win. Ten of the local squad scored in a game in which Wallin cleared the bench. Half-time score was 25-12 and like the varsity, they enjoyed a good third period, jumping to a 40-18 lead. Duncan, Colonist scoring forward, once again walked off with high-point honors, tallying a total of 13. Meade garnered 8 with 1st ANNUAL ALL-STAR BENEFIT Baseball Carnival Anaheim Post 3173 Veterans of Foreign Wars and Anaheim Community Chest Sun., Jan. 23, 1:00 P.M. La Palma Park, Anaheim, California Eastside Beer vs. Burk's Service 20th Century Fox vs. Pacific Clay Products In case of rain, complete program will be held Sunday, January 30 --ADMISSION-- ADULTS . . $1.25 No CHILDREN . . . .75 Reserved (Inc. Tax) Seats Paraplegic Vets To Play Aggies In ‘Dimes’ Benefit The Paraplegic Vets of Birmingham Veterans hospital, national wheel chair basketball champs, will tussle with Aggie’s, crack City Basketball league team sponsored by Bootin’ Ben Agajanian, in a benefit March of Dimes game Tuesday, January 25, at 8 p.m. in the Anaheim Union high school gymnasium. The local 20-30 club is sponsoring the game, President Ralph Spencer in charge of arrangements. The vets are donating their services to bolster the 1949 Dime campaign. Admission will be by donation. A.A. Meeting This Saturday The public is invited to attend the Orange county combined group meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous to be held at the Laguna Playhouse, Saturday night, January 22, at 8:30 o’clock. Two speakers will give a comprehensive outline of the program of Alcoholics Anonymous including “What They Were Like; What Happened, and What They Are Like Now.” This meeting was called for the particular purpose of acquainting those unfamiliar with A.A. and its function in order that qualified information may be passed on to those persons having an alcoholic problem, A.A. spokesmen stated. Dickenson and Demaree each connecting for 7. SUNSET BEE STANDINGS K. of C. Knock Aggies Out of 1st With 50-32 Upset; Williams Beat Garden Grove, 46-31 in City BB A red-hot, up and coming Knights of Columbus team took the league leading Aggie five to camp last night in a walk-away upset, winning 50-32 which dropped Aggies into a second-place deadlock with the Williams aggregation. This left Leavitt Ford holding an undisputed grip on first place. Ralph Mendoza sparked the winners again with a total of 16 points, scoring 14 of these in the second half. The return, of George Mene to action gave the green-clad team quite a boost—he scored 15. Aggies sorely missed the services of Roy Merk, Noel Sweeney and Dick Berk—all studying for finals. The losers held their own for the first half, trailing only by 3 points but the speedy Knights proved to be too much as they rang up 30 points in the run-away second half. Williams Wins Williams maintained their hold on second place, defeating a tall but inaccurate Garden Grove squad, 46-31. The Merchants set the pace in the first half and held a 16-13 lead, mid-way in the initial stanza but the winners took over 22-18 at half-time. Lopez came through with 14 points, followed by teammate Ochoa with 10 to give the Williams team a wide margin of victory. It was a loosely-played game with both teams fouling frequently. A total of 38 personal fouls were called. Ford Forfeit Invalidated City basketball league managers overruled a protest by the Williams team against the Ford team, charging the league-leaders with using a “ringer” in their win over the Williams team last week. The player in question was “Jackson” Brunet (4) C Fassel (9) Brunet, T. (2) G Morley (3) Stringer (10) G Rowland (8) Scoring substitutes: K. of C.—Holland, 3. Williams (46) Garden Grove (31) Pannier (6) F Gill (5) Ochoa (10) F Fluegge (9) Arbello (6) C Germain (5) McKnight (2) G Wheeler Lopez (14) G Hipes (2) Scoring substitutes: Williams-Perez (3), Bengoshea (1), Wright (4); Garden Grove—Carr (1), Coates (4), Blystone (5). CITY BASKETBALL LEAGUE W L Leavitt Ford ...5 1 Aggies ...5 2 Williams ...5 2 Alpha Beta ...3 3 Knights of Coliumbus ...3 4 Ritz ...2 4 Garden Grove ...2 5 Rotary ...1 5 Games Tonight— Leavitt Ford vs. Alpha Beta Ritz vs. Rotary. Games, Wednesday, January 26—Garden Grove vs. Leavitt Ford. Alpha Beta vs. Aggies. F.F.A. to Hold Father-Son Banquet The Anaheim chapter of the Future Farmers of America is featuring their annual event and donations. HAPPENED, and What They Are Like Now." This meeting was called for the particular purpose of acquainting those unfamiliar with A.A. and its function in order that qualified information may be passed on to those persons having an alcoholic problem, A.A. spokesmen stated. Dickenson and Demaree each connecting for 7. SUNSET BEE STANDINGS W L Anaheim .....4 1 Fullerton .....3 1 Newport Harbor .....3 1 Huntington Beach .....3 1 Orange .....1 3 Downey .....1 4 Santa Ana .....0 4 A payroll of 155 million dollars in the month of March, 1946, was the largest in the history of the iron and steel industry proper of the United States. City basketball league managers overruled a protest by the Williams team against the Ford team, charging the league-leaders with using a "ringer" in their win over the Williams team last week. The player in question was "Jackson" and the claim of Bob Muckenthaler that he had "acted in good faith" when he put "Jackson" on the roster was upheld. He has subsequently learned that the players name is Witherow. As a result of the decision, the Ford team took over first place. LINE-UPS: K. of C. 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