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Show I'lup Jl gflgyyyy;(glqjpaaqppEqyWyjyNW)g0Fljya4piWlgNEyNyMlEpWMNmqp m yy'-cyiiil iT'n jrl rnytm'm'mrmiw'mmmr ft. - ...V. - hr Sports Mirror u Wiibnm Jijjjttfl , John looney Page 24 Salt Lake City, Utah August 8, 1965 Wednesday Morning Tribune Sports Editor Griffith Has Champs Class May Carry Rooting Edge 1 ' ' . ' - ..- 6 ' Emile Griffith may enter the ring Thursday night as the people's choice against Don Fullmer; which is quite a tribute to the world welterweight champ's popularity, i Gil Clancy, have acted Griffith and his the the since arriving in Utah. of all way champion 1$e part Maybe it hasn't helped the box office, but Clancy and Griffith refused to become a part of the ballyhoo over the choice of'officials. r Glancy added, "I'd be willing to let Gene Fullmer (Don's brother) act as referee, that how honest I believe hinrto beT ' We are confident the Utah Boxing Commission officials will be honest and call the fight as they see it. Thats all any manager or fighter could ask. . to Gene's reign as middleThis, in itself, is a throw-bacweight champion. Then, the elder Fullmer resented somd of Manager Marv Jensons statements that were aimed at building up the gate. pre-fig- k No Home-Floo- r Advantage !;5 Griffith, like Gene, believes the champ should meet justify fill logical contenders, wherever the gate receipts will a bout. i Thus Griffith is meeting youngest Fullmer right fw Don's back yard. But he did the same a few months ago, dn" defending his world title Against Englands Brian .Curvis In, London, in a that broke all indoor gate recoils for England. Griffith has put his title' on the line in Vienna, Copenhagen, in Rome and Sidney, Australia. i " Don Fullmer, too, has been forced to ply his trade away from his native state, to gain the more lucrative bouts. Don has fought' former champs Virgil Akins, Gustav ftfcholtz, Terry Downes, Griffith and Dick Tiger. He also Mike Kelly searches bag for just the right club as he takes to No. 2 tee at Nibley Tuesday. Mike is a ace. fought a against Jose Torres, who is recognized its the current champion. i J Gary Fisher, his driver on his shoulder, puIlsT his cart along fairway at Nibley Park as he goes after title Eight-year-ol- nine-year-o- Why Fight Middleweights? ! Theres always a question why a welterweight will give kway pounds to fight a middleweight. Griffith figures to give away several pounds to Fullmer Thursday night. But its a strange, but recognized, fact that only two , weight divisions earn any appreciable money for the champions the middleweights and heavyweights? d Griffith has done very well in winning the crown three times. But, theres bigger money in the middleIsland- - native ishopeful he can weight class, nd4he-Virgin d qualify for a title fight by eliminating another hopeful. 4 Hes fought 14 middleweights and beaten 13 of them, yzhicfj should qualify Emile for the somewhat stagnant middleweight title pretty soon. That division, one of the busiest when Gene Fullmer held the title, has been in a state of inactivity since Joey Giardello beat Dick Tiger for the title, ; Griffith has fought six times irT1963, six times in 1964 and three times in 1965. Five of these fights were world welterweight bouts. Hes a busy guy, who likes to fight. ! But, just as important, hes a young man who likes people he meets In his trips around the globe. show biz" to be a nice guy, . It might not be good for - b(it Gr if fith.ia proving nice. guyscan.finish first- Thursdays fight, ought to be a good one, because Griffith is one of the better fighters in this current dearth of top boxers and punchers- .147-poun- 160-poun- ' - Observation Ward - Maybe till rtaton it's io difficult to develop boxing 'in. forest" nationally It because there' I to little "principle" Tribune Scoreboard ' Won V Philadelphia Pittsburgh St Louis Chicago Houston New York . . . Pet. Behind Lost .583 .581 .574 .556 .538 .508 .487 .463 .412 .303 70 68 66 65 64 62 58 56 49 36 Los Angela Milwaukee San Francisco Cincinnati Tuesday's RewHts 3i 5 9 1 As Stepping Stone TOWSON, MD; (AP) Quarterback Johnny Unitas is being sued for $35,000 by the trustee for the bankrupt chain of bowlThe 1965 Utah State Junior ing alleys of which the BaltiSpecial to The Tribune more Colt football player was Boys Open Golf Championships FORT COLLINS, COLO. -president. went past the mark Utah The suit filed Monday in the captured both boys cup at Nihley Park and one jTuesday Baltimore County Circuit Court matchesW Colorado took the there are thing- - was evident claims Unitas issued himself girls action Tuesday during the of talented young golfers 000 shares in Colt Lanes, Inc,, plenty finals of the Intermountain the junior for $15,000 and they were worth Team Cup tennis matches coming up through categories Seats are scaled at for the fight By John Mooney Tribune Sports Editor Emile Griffith, who has American Leagne fcfteso Detroit O Beltinrtre Or tea oo New York Los Angeles Washington Boston Kansas Cfty Tuesday'! Results Arkansas Indianapolis Seattle 6, Vancouver 4 Denver 6, Tacoma 0 Salt Lake City 6, Spokane 3 San Diego 10, Oklahoma City 1 Portland at Hawaii, late game Wednesday's Probable Pitchers Denver (Slebler at Tacoma (Overton ) A Vancouver (Lind triad ) at Seattla VMcGistWin itfahomy City (Dotler ) at San Diego (Zanni Arkansas (Steevens at Indiana- POiis (Higgins Salt Lake (Wakefield ) at Spokane (Moeller Runs Ratted In NATIONAL W; Banks, I Tuesday's Results City 3. Cleveland 2 I Baltimore 3. Boston 1 I New York 4, Los Angeles 1 Washington I Chicago Detroit 7, Minnesota 4 $3, $5, $7.50 and $10 billed for the U.S. middleweight won New-hous- e Hotel. grounds. Griffith, who holds the junior middleweight title as well as the Win Two Cup Matches $50,000. played here. Utah beat Colorado, Rams Blank Cowboys, J)-- , .Grid Tilt In belt, hopes to qualifiy for a world middleweight bout by beating the youngest of the 0 Fighting Fullmers. Riot-Delaye- Kansas d NYC Base Davis Cup for boys under 21. Colorado won the Wightman Cup for girls under 22 with a win over Utah and the eastern neighbors won the Cannon Cup for girls under 17 with a win 5-- Paret in 1961. las Cowboys Tuesday night, He lost the title back to Paret six months later and then beat in an exhibition football game Paret for the crown March 24, played under heavy military 1962. and police guard. Griffith surrendered the title There were no Incidents off to Luis Rodriguez in March of the field in the game delayed 1963 and regained it in June the for four days by the intensive same year. rioting which forced closure by Three Times curfew of the coliseum area unHe is the only fighter to have til Tuesday. won the welterweight title three The Rams, with Bill Munson times. operating effectively at quarterYoung Fullmer, who has back, suffered a possibly serious but blow when top pass catcher fought several never qualified for a title shot, Pope suffered a severe leg is hoping he can impress World injury and had to leave the Boxing Association officials, at the expense of Griffith, that he should gain a shot at the winner be Joey Giardello-DicTiger 12 plays, climaxed by Gossetts field goal. Early in the second period, the Rams, under Munsons leadership drove 80 yrds in 15 plays, advancing to the Dallas 6 before being thrown back to the 13. Gossett hit his second r from the 13. Munson hit on 11 of 21 passes for 131 yards. The deepest Cowboy penetration came in the third period when they moved to the 20. But on fourth down, Merlin Olsen of the Rams stopped Don Perkins just short of a first down. three-pointe- 6-- 1 4-- (It-t- (10-5- -- Skater Bears Child GERMANY FRANKFURT, Marika Kilius, who with (AP) Hans Juergen Baeumler won the pairs figure skating silver medal at the 1964 Olympics, gave birth to a daughter Tuesday. She is the wife of Werner Zahn, a Frankfurt industrialist. (10-6- (4-- are: Reid Goodliffe, former Box Elder High ace, continued to pace the Open Division Tuesday when he carded his second total straight 67, for a two-day of 134. a T 6-- 11-- 13-1- 2; 6--4, - . Younger Flights While most of the attention is centered on the Open Division, some of the most interesting play was in the younger flights where boys from eight up were scrambling around the course. In the nine and under division, Jm Crockett and David White are locked in a tie for first place, with 118s for By divisions, leaders Torrid Pace n y - 149. 74-7- 5 Steve Sharp has a Paul Burt a and in Gary Sorenson a the 14 division. Other Leaders - In the flight, ConMorris a ; has way Steve Wathen a Tom McAffee a The leaders are Ricky McGuire, ; Leigh Wilkin--so- n, and Jeff Brandt, Ron Goodliffe tops the division with a Tod Barker is second with a 95. tn the nine and under flight, Jim Crockett has a David White a and 0 42-5- 3 Ed Brewster, a " Grapple Battle No Contest Referee Guy Brunetti called Tuesday nights wrestling match between Krusher Kowolski and Tito Carreon no contest after the pair put on a bruising battle royal at the Fairgrounds Col- rounds. LEAGUE Johnson, Rods, Cubs, 85; Ma thaws. Braves, - Brothers Late Starters 1 J 3 The Goodliffe brothers from Brigham City Reid, Don and dominated the meet as Ron each grabbed the lead in his divsion. Reid fired his second straight 67 Tuesday for a 134, three strokes better than second placl Dave Jenkins in the Open Divi sion. and - Don leads the Rod has a big lead in the division. Branca a tops while Rick Eland Ronnie The youngest players are the iseum. last ones to get off the tee each In other matches, Tom Anday and Tuesday they had to drews defeated Ceaser Valesco battle a brief rainstorm and ap- with a back drop in 12 minutes. proaching darkness, but they Cowboy Kirk and Johnny Zemba still managed to turn in some wrestled to a draw and 'the Mayne Brothers - defeated Ox fine scores.' r? The Great in a White Both Crockett and have Andersen-Eri- c scored 59s In each of their two out of three falls tag match. Upset in Tennis Duel 6--3, Don Goodliffe's liott has a two-day- s. Osborne Nets d Nelson-a-72-6914- The gigantic tournament, under the supervision of Nibley pro Alex McCafferty, moves into its final round Wednesday when champions will be crowned in eight divisions. 11-1- 0 Ticket Interest Ticket interest has picked up this week with the arrival of Griffith on the battle scene. But there are seats in all the price Softball Squads Nab Victories 6-- 16-1- 7 the h.- Utah took the Evans Cup for win boys under 17 with a over Idaho. F. D. Robbins, who was voted most valuable player in the Davis Cup, won two matches. Cissy Green was voted the MVP in the Cannon Cup alter she won two matches. She defeated the favored player in this division, Katy Kurtz, had a and Doug Mathews a In the division, Lynn Summerbays has a Mike Tim' Marlowe a and Craig Boorman, a ranks. 4-- 3 over-Uta- LOS ANGELES (UPI)-T- he The Virgin Island native, who game. He received a badly now fights out of New York Los Angeles Rams capitalized pulled ligament. City, won the welterweight title on three first half field goals by The Rams took the opening first by beating Benny (Kid) Bruce Gossett to Dalkickoff the and moved 65 yards in edge in the 4-- - J Junior Links Stars Gain Final Round two-thir- the ..world welterweight--- . diam- - championship. The fighters wound up their pionship three times, bids for the U.S. middleweight 'title heavy drills Monday and visited Tuesday. They'll weigh in in a against Thursday noon at Don Thursday in the Fullmer at the Fair- NEWPORT, R.I. (AP)-J- im Osborne of the University of AMERICAN LIAGUC Horton, Tigers, 1; Coiavito, Indians, 10; Mantilla, Utah scored the only upset In Red Sox, 76. the Newport Invitational Tennis Wednesday's Probable Pitchers tournament here Tuesday by deMinnesota at Detroit (night) Kaat ) feating fourth-seedeIan Crook-endevs. McLain , Kansas City at Cleveland 2, of New Zealand. Tatbot vs. ) and O'Donoghue McDowell (13-and Tiant Osborne downed Crookenden, eager at Washington (night). Peters ) or Howard vs Ortega New Zealand, Davis Cup player Boston Baltimore at (night) Lonborg i and second player on UCLAs vs. McNally United Air Lines, Diaboliques Los Angeles at New York twilight) college team, in a marathon, Chance vs. Ford ) . of Hercules, Toms Lounge and It was Osbornes : Hafer's Inc. batted out victories best win of the current grass Pitching tour. NATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday in the Metro softball Australians Roy Emerson and tourney. Fred Stolle, seeded one and two, UAL trounced Granite RCA, caught up with die field after a the Diaboliques edged late arrival Emerson disposed First Ward, Toms of Nick Kourides and Lucien (took Granite Stake, and!Sulloway of Providence while beat the Hafers ,789 Marauders of Stolles victims were Tom Pickens and Tom Gallagher, both of Hercules, 11-Newport. schedule shows: Wednesdays New Whit Park:, 8 Osborne and doubles partner Autn 692 ardt, White 5ox vs. Tom's Lounge; 7:15 P.m. Pehrson't Jerry Cromwell are hoping for a G.E. vs. Wec.t construction; 8:30 p.m. Penman Mobil vs. Park's All Stars; :4S seeded Batting Leaders spot in the U.S. Nationp.M. Ber.hofd Realtor vs. Petty Ford, I NATIONAL ; LEAGUE als at Longwood Cricket Club, Clamant. Old Whit Park; t p.m. Galaxy Realty tPIttsbwgh, .335) A scon. Milwaukee, .331; vs. Dleboliciues (Hercules); 7:15 p.m Mass., after reaching the semi-'nal- s Mv. tan Francisco, .322. Oklend Construction vs. Vincent Plum A M E R CAN LEAGUE fn three grass tourneys Teddy Newsom, ing; 8:30 p.m.- Utah Janitorial Service v Yastrzmeskl, Robinson, United Air Han 8:45 dlls season. ttv. Minnesota, .310. Baltimore, .325; ten Mobil vs.Lines; Htfer's Inc. by Don I Sue Colt QB" J'e V Cweiaa I Bankrupt Alleys Utah Netsters k Sait Lake city 47 79 .373 35'y ht. WESTiRN DIVISION 33Y Won Lest Pet. Behind , The first prelim on Promoter 70 Portland 55 .560 Seattle ; 68 56 .548 l'i R. J. Gills first card will start Tacoma 65 . 60 .... .520- 5 at 8:30 in the arena in front of Vancouver 63 60 .512 6 Hawaii 62 62 .500 7W the Fairgrounds grandstand. ' 50 7E .391 Spokane JU 14? Cincinnati 4 Chicago 4 San Prsmclseo Milwaukee 4, St. Louis I . . Pittsburgh 8, Houston 6 Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia 3 Wednesday's Probable Pitchers '"CtncinnaTT ' aT'Chl c a go M aToney' vs. Koonce ' Milwaukee at St. Louis (night) Cion-ipg07-8- ) vs. Simmons -Pittsburgh at Houston (night) Veal vs. Nottebart at Los Angeles (night) Philadelphia (15-7- ) vs. Koufax Sunning i New York at San Francisco L. Miller (18-9vs.- - Marietta! T EASTERN DIVISION Wen Lest Pet. Behind Oklahoma City 80 43 .630 51 7 74 Denver .592 San Diego 61 67 .477 21'V 57 68 .456 24 Indienepolls Tribune Staff Photos by Ross Welser- in his division of the Utah State Junior Boys golf tourney Tuesday. Gary is one of many youngsters in state classic. Griffith Eyes Fight Bu-ck- y Pacific Coast League National League d Miss Boxing, 'Ms seconded Folder, left, and Emile Griffith io preparation for Thursdays middleweight fight for U.S. title at State Fairgrounds. Dave Jenkins was second with Cannon Randall 3MKBIEHI1B ELECTRIC TOOLS RENTED DR WAUFAMR STEAMERS 1811 So. State HU |