anaheim-gazette 1953-03-08

James Jeffries Funeral Attracts Boxing Notables BURBANK (UP)—Friends and admirers by the hundreds turned out Saturday for the funeral of James J. Jeffries, the last of the old time heavyweight boxing champions. The scene was the spacious rambling ranch type Jeffries home but it was hardly large enough to accommodate the throng that came to pay final respects to the old "boilermaker" who died in his sleep Tuesday night. He was 77. The gathering overran the front room, immense in itself, filled the broad front porch and on out to the streets in both front and side yards. Jeffries, who won the world heavyweight championship in 1899 from the great Bob Fitzsimmons, and retired, undefeated, in 1905, had lived here since shortly after the turn of the century. The mourners, old and young, included neighbors, civic dignitaries and a host of "Uncle Jim's" friends from the boxing world. There were old timers, Jack Right, one time lightweight champion; heavyweight, Frank Moran, and of a later vintage, Mickey "The Toy Bulldog" Walker, as well as such well known figures in the game as Babe McCoy, Carroll Working, Suey Welch, Everett Sanders, announcer, Dan Tobey, exbaseball umpire, Jack Powell and many more. The Jeffries' casket was set against the huge fireplace. On the mantle above was a photograph of Jim wearing a familiar broad-brinned hat; several treasured trophies, and hanging above was a gold plated boxing glove. Native Dancer Outstanding Entry Huskies Ride Bears for PC SEATTLE (UP) — Washington's Huskies romped into the Pacific Coast Conference Basketball Championship here Saturday night, blasting and bewildering California's Golden Bears for an 80-57 triumph. The hook-shot wizardy of high Bobby Houbregs, Washington's All-America, produced 31 points as the champions settled the issue with their second straight decision. Duquesne Looms In NIT Play NEW YORK (UP) — Duquesne's Iron Dukes, beaten favorites a year ago in the National Invitation Basketball Tournament, stamped themselves as a team to watch this year when they walloped Tulsa, 88-69. Saturday night in the first game of the NIT's opening tripleheader. Duquesne, unseeded as were all six teams playing Saturday night, simply outran and outshot 'the Missouri Valley Conference team in a lopsided and somewhat listless game. Angels Drub Browns in Exhibition, 6-5 LOS ANGELES (UP) — The St. Louis Browns presented their new look Saturday with Don Larsen pitching two-hit ball for five innings. Boycott Still With Tanforan Opening at Ha SAN BRUNO (UP)—Needs to settle a threatened boycott of Tanforan race collapsed Saturday. President Eugene Mori is the meeting will open on Tuesday. Officials of the track a man committee of the H.Benevolent and Protection met for 70 minutes first face-to-face effort to out the dispute. The horsemen later they refused to budge demand for 40 per cent track's gross take from tuels, plus breakage. Cleveland Athletics Giants, 11 TUCSON, Ariz. (UP)—THE Native Dancer Outstanding Entry For Big Races BALTIMORE (AP)—The Maryland Jockey Club announced Saturday 135 three-year-old thoroughbreds were nominated for the 1953 preakness at Pimlico, and it expects about a dozen will show up May 23 at post-time. As expected, the list is topped by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt's Native Dancer, which last year dragged down horse-of-the-year honors in most polls. Unbeaten in nine starts as a juvenile, including seven stakes, the Polynesian-Geisha colt was recognized even in the Pimlico announcement as "current favorite" for the Preakness, as well as for the Keffucky Derby and Belmont stakes, the other two races in what turfmen call the triple crown. Native Dancer has sat out the early 1953 big events for three-year-olds but last year set an all-time high for juvenile runners by winning $230,495. LA's Chavez TKO'd By Tommy Collins BOSTON (AP)—Stiff punching Tommy Collins of Boston, a frail little guy with bombs in each hand, pounded out a fifth round technical knockout over tough Fabella Chavez of Los Angeles in a nationally televised boxing bout Saturday night at the arena. Colling weighed 131, Chavez 132½. Angels Drub Browns in Exhibition, 6-5 LOS ANGELES (AP)—The St. Louis Browns presented their new look Saturday with Don Larsen pitching two-hit ball for five innings and Bobby Young belting a two-run homer—but lost their first 1953 exhibition to Los Angeles, 6-5. Home runs by Max West and Todd Davis of the Pacific Coast League Angels gave the PCL team the victory. Snider Leads Bums Over Braves, 8-4 MIAMI, Fla.(AP)—Stealing seven bases, five of them in the sixth inning as they scored six runs, the Brooklyn Dodgers opened their exhibition campaign by beating the Boston Braves, 8-4 before a crowd of 7,520 Saturday. Duke Snider led the Brooklyn 10-hit attack on four Boston pitchers with two doubles and a single. Mangrum Still Tops Golf Money-Men CHICAGO (AP)—Despite pressure by Cary Middlecoff, the pro golf money-winning lead after the third month of 1953 competition Saturday remained with debonair Lloyd Mangrum with $6,730. Middlecoff, suddenly surging from 10th two weeks ago, holds the runner-up spot now with $6,271. Middlecoff's Houston Open victory netted him $4,000. Other leaders include Tommy Bolt, $5,375; Doug Ford, $3,834; and Ted Kroll, $3,715. TODAY'S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE IOWA: CITY (AP)—Ohio won its fifth straight Big Tenference swimming title with its Olympic champion Konno in isolation in near-versity hospital with the talent-laden Browns however, didn't need the free style star from the H Islands as they rolled points to out-distance and Michigan with 68. HORIZONTAL 1. Fervor of men 2. Source of heat and power 3. Exclamation of triumph 4. Pertaining to birds 5. Dilat 6. To regulate 7. Italian post 8. Superfluous article 9. To reduce to a Jawen rank 10. Ancient weapon, titl. 11. Cut of hair 12. However 13. To penetrate 14. Saint of Norway 15. Rigid 16. To killer 17. Benefit 18. Capital of Oregon 19. Prima donna 20. Summit 21. Frenchman 22. To smite 23. Fort 24. Heavy ships 25. Subterruge VERTICAL 1. Cushion 2. Eggs 3. Merchant of Bagdad 4. To cloy 5. Foe 6. Small caye 7. Assistant MESA'S Puzzle Solved: YU S E G G P E T C H K M L Y E M O R A L E S T R M I N A W A P E R A L T L I B E L F A D S L E M A S A M E R E H J L K R O O T E D P O N E C L A D TR U D G E B A D R A F S P R D S N A P A T E R Y Z O N A Q U R G R A L E X M I A G E S V M O C E X P R A N C E B B E C D Y C R D E N B 8 Downhearted 9 One who acts for another 10 Therefore 11 Sacrificial table 17 Obeyed 19 Island in the Gulf of Rio 21 Large snake 22 Ancient 24 Goddess of healing 26 Is everbusy 28 Imaginary world beyond this 30 Feline 32 Simpletons 33 Yellow bugle 34 Taxi 36 Married 38 Slurpy liqueur 39 Pirate 40 To make proud 42 Yawning 45 To portend 46 God of war 48 Histories particle 50 Mother of Caia 51 Guided s Romp All Over or PCC Championship The Huskies won Friday night's opener, 60-47. Washington's 80 points were a new high for a winning team in a Coast Conference playoff game. A capacity crowd of 11,600 watched Houbregs hit a phenomenal 12 shots in 18 attempts to lead Washington into a berth in the NCAA regionals next week at Corvallis, Ore. The Houbregs' hook shot was working to perfection as Bobby firnd from the deep corners and the rim of the key. The big gun was great, too, under the defensive boards, capturing far more than his share of rebounds. Joe Cipriano, hero of Friday night's triumph, got Washington away in front with a long one-hander. California never did go in front, although the Bears pulled even for a couple of seconds at the 6-6 mark on a free toss by Rupe Ricksen. By the close of the first quarter, the Huskies were in front 16-11 and they spread the margin to 34-22 by recess. California tried practically everything in the book and it all backfired. A third quarter effort at ball-control tactics put the bears 21 points in arrears for a time and after that they never got closer than 14. Boycott Still on With Tanforan Opening at Hand SAN BRUNO (AP)—Negotiations to settle a threatened horsemen's boycott of Tanforan race track collapsed Saturday. But track president Eugene Mori reiterated the meeting will open on schedule Tuesday. Officials of the track and a six-man committee of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association met for 70 minutes in the first face-to-face effort to smooth out the dispute. The horsemen later reported they refused to budge from their demand for 40 per cent of the track's gross take from pari-mutuels, plus breakage. Cleveland Attack Tips Giants, 11-6 TUCSON, Ariz. (UP)—The Cleve- Cleveland Attack Tips Giants, 11-6 TUCSON, Ariz. UP—The Cleveland Indians pounded out 15 hits to come from behind and defeat the New York Giants, 11-6, in their opening Cactus League game of the year Saturday before 6:100, a new record crowd for HI Corbett field. A three-run rally in the fifth inning, highlighted by a two-run single off the bat of pitcher Dave Hoskins with the bases loaded, put the Tribe ahead to stay. In the seventh inning, outfielder Harry Suitcase Simpson connected for a grand slam homer to apply the clincher. Stydahar Suffers Eye Injury LOS ANGELES UP—Joe Stydahar, coach of the Chicago Cardinals football team, suffered an injury to his right eye in a freak accident Saturday at his home. His wife said their son, Davis, and several other neighborhood children were experimenting with a model motor driven plane. Stydahar held the plane in his hand and started the motor, Mrs. Stydahar said, and a nail flew off the plane and hit his eye. He was taken to St. Johns hospital, Santa Monica, and underwent an operation in an effort to save the sight of the eye. Ohio State Wins League Swim Title IOWA CITY UP—Ohio State won its fifth straight Big Ten Conference swimming title Saturday with its Olympic champion Ford Konno in isolation in nearby University hospital with the mumps. The talent-laden Buckeyes, however, didn't need their little tree style star from the Hawaiian islands as they rolled up 102 points to out-distance arch rival Michigan with 68. CROSS-COUNTRY THE HIGH WAY—Leif Sommerseth, winner of the Snowshoe Thompson Memorial Trophy yesterday, is shown going over a high hurdle in the annual cross county ski event. In winning the race, Sommerseth, a graduate student at the university of California, also captured the Class A Championship of the Far West Ski association. University of California Skier Takes Snowshoe Thompson Trophy NORDEN, Calif. UP—Leif Sommerseth, 25-year-old University of California graduate student, swished over a lightening fast 9½ mile cross country ski course Saturday in 52 minutes, 52 seconds, to win the annual Snowshoe Thompson Memorial trophy. The victory also gave Sommerseth, representing the Sugar Bowl Ski club, the class A championship of the Far West Ski association. Elnar Negaard of the Alpine Ski club of Los Angeles took second in 53:58. Karre Olstad, also of the Alpine Ski club, was third in 54:55 to give natives of Norrland a sweep of the first three places in the race sponsored by the Norwegian Ski Federation. Other placings: 4. Allan Ramsey, University of Nevada, 58:15. 5. Dave Taylor, San Francisco, 58:20. 6. Gustav Berguell, Auburn, Calif., 58:26. 7. Bob Herdal, Auburn, 59:32. 8. Merrill Brown, San Francisco, 1:00:47. 9. Sverre Forsheim, Alpine Ski club, 1:01:3. 10. Johan Solvang, Alpine Ski club, 1:01:6. NEED AN ELECTRICIAN? Everything Electrical—Lowest Prices JOSEPH A. 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A crowd of 65,000, biggest at the track since the 66,000 on opening day, 1950, watched the running of the 50-day meet's fourth hundred-grander. The track was fast, with a hot sun boosting the temperature to 83. The race was Intent's for the last mile, and his closest challenger at the finish was Don Rebelde, the champion from south of the border. As expected Alfred G. Vanderbilt's First Glance went to the front early, but lost the lead to Intent at the mile mark. For the rest of the way Trust-in and Don Rebelde took turns challenging. At the wire, Trusting beat out the Britisher, Nearque 2nd, by a nose. Intent paid $5.70, $4.10 and $2.90, Don Rebelde $6.90 and $3.90, Trusting $2.60. It was a grand slam for Jockey Eddie Acaro who rode Brookfield Farm's favored Intent to victory. Arcaro finished the season with one of his greatest feats—the winner of all four of the track's $100,000 extravaganzas. But where Eddie had a rough time getting Calumet's Mark-Ye-Well in to win the $100,000 Santa time with Calumet's Chanlea in the rich Santa Anita derby, and some task with Mark-Ye-Well in the $100,000 Maturity, Saturday's ride was a breeze. The race had a gross value of $111,200. Intent taking down $65,-100, Don Rebelde getting $20,000 for second, Trusting $15,000 for third and Nearque 2nd $10,000 for fourth. Arcaro disclosed afterwards that it wasn't easy to rate Intent over the long distance. He said he took him to the front about the half-way mark because otherwise Intent didn't seem too inclined to run but added; "I think he would have gone three miles." The winnings brought Intent's total earnings to $313,525. Intent's triumph atoned in measure for the twice he finished fourth this season—to Tusting in the $25,000 San Antonio handicap, and last week to Mark-Ye-Well in the big 'cap.' In his only other start here, after a layoff due to injuries, he won a minor race. Last year Intent won the rich maturity, was disqualified out of the Santa Anita handicap for interference with Miche, and then wound up the meeting with victory in the San Juan. The day's total handle was $4,-161,204, like the crowd the biggest betting in two years, but well below the all-time figure of $4,761. 85,500 on handcap day, 1947. That brought the total wagering for the meeting to $108,450,-574, by an attendance of 1,540,764. Betting was up 18 per cent over a year ago, attendance 16 per cent. The record attendance and betting marks go back to 1945-46—1,825,188 persons putting $140,-686,541 into the pari-mutuels. World Series Site CARACAS, Venezuela (P)—The Amateur Baseball World Series will be played here Sept. 12 to Oct. 2, it was announced Saturday. At the wire, trusting beat out the Britisher, Nearque 2nd, by a nose. Intent paid $5.70, $4.10 and $2.90, Don Rebelde $6.90 and $3.90, Trusting $2.60. 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