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Show THE JOURNAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 135 SPORTLIGHT FARM TOPICS Walker Fought Greb One Night Twice By GRANTLAND Shop Layout IncludesExtraSpaa For Equipment , Expanding Won RICE ICKEY WALKER, the toy bull dog of other years, had Just laid aside his brush, canvas, easel and whatever else goes with painting a picture. For Mickey, the embattled welterweight who fought such heavy- weights as Jack Sharkey and Max has been an artist for some time. Mickey Schmeling, even paints "moods and "illu- as well as landscapes and seascapes. But a big part of his heart sions Grantland Rice beiongs to the , rosin. It has been just 11 years since Mickey absorbed anything resemb ling alcohol, which is a good, solid seat on the good old cart. "My biggest thrill," be said, "well, I guess it was an evening I spent with a fellow by the name of Harry Greb. It was a ; long evening, starting In the ring around 10 o'clock and ' winding up around daybreak. "I'd heard Greb hadnt been training right. In fact he staged a visit to a restaurant I was in, staggering a little. It was an act. I was dead sure I could beat him. He was just as sure he could beat me. I , knew after the first mijiute of the 1 first round that I was in for a . stormy night. Greb was in perfect condition. His act had been phony. I was never in better shape. "He almost knocked me out in the second round. I almost stopped him in the third. But he was a dead game guy and he could take it. Ask : Gene Tunney. Neither one of us wasted two seconds. We threw all the punches we carried and I know Greb carried a lot. He was fast and strong and rough. He was only a dangerous puncher when he got tired and quit moving around. Then he could hurt you. I was in at 148 and Greb was around 160. He had too much for me. I knew by the 12th round that I had little chance to win. But we kept on punching to the final bell. I "It was a great fight," Mickey said. "But I liked our next fight better, that same night. I lost the first one and I think I won the sec end. Ill tell you about4 that one The Second Fight "After the fight Doc Kearns and I dropped into Duffeys Old Tavern. X heard someone call my name. I was Greb. So 1 went over and sat with his gang. Later on they all left us, leaving only Harry and myself. By that time my right eye was closed tight and badly swollen. We became great friends and the ale we drank didnt hurt us any. "Finally about 3 a. m. we decided to look up another tavern. Aa we got to the door I said to Greb Say, if you hadnt closed my right eye I could have licked you.' "Greb turned on me with a snarl. I thought be was going to bite me. 'Say,' he said, 'you couldn't lick me if 1 cut off both dollars a seat. We had just been The shop layout, sketched by paid very big money. And here we Harold E. Gulvin, New York teachwere heading for another fight with er of vocational agriculture, inJust three spectators who were pay- cludes spaces for more equipment ing nothing. than most farmers plan to put in " Come on,' Greb said, lets their shops; but he has observed, fight it out here.' He started taking he says, that farmers rapidly oboff his coat. As he got the coat tain more equipment as they beabout halfway off, which locked up come skilled in handling their own or tied up both arms, I nailed him repair and construction work. on the chin with everything I had. In the farm shop in It was a nectarine, full of juice. the describing book, "Welding Helps for Greb spun ,and crashed into the Farmers, published by the James side of a car so hard he dented the F. Lincoln Arc Welding foundation, running board. I never threw a Cleveland, Ohio, states that this harder punch and he was wide open. plan is the result of many years of arms.' "Greb was a great fellow. I never experience in working in and ex"Now," Mickey said, "we had liked anyone better. The next day amining many farm shops, and just fought before a packed house Tex Rickard sent for us. He offered makes the following suggestions: at Madison Square Garden at plenty us $100,000 each for a return match. For storage space, many drawers should be installed under the Top Hereford J W'vWtVr- benches. The walls can be used to SHORT NARROW ESCAPE SHORT By Richard STORY IIcrsche!s Pride, Hereford which grand champion American H. Wilkinson 1,190-poun- d named steer of the was Livestock Royal Show in Kansas City, with the old lad who bred him, Rob McKinley, of Dale, Okla19-ye- sjUDS ONLY going to be here a couple of weeks," Connie said. "And after all, hes my brother Toms guest and It's up to me to help entertain him. You understand, dont you, Marc?" "Sure," said Marc, not looking at her, "sure, I understand. You go ahead and be nice to him, Connie. I understand all right." Which was true, bitterly true. Marc had begun to understand two days after Jud Morrison had landed at the Norberts' for a fortnight! visit. Jud was big and handsome and had a way with him. In college he had been quite a rage. Tom Norbert, his roommate, had raved about him before he arrived, but even Connie hadn't expected such a splendid specimen of manhood as Jud proved to be. A roadster stopped before the and Jud came bounding up I I the walk. "Hi, Connie," he grinned. "All set for our round of golf?" I Then he saw Marc standing on the porch beside Connie. "Hello there, I Marc. How about Joining us? Marc smiled and shook his head, "Thanks, he said. Ive got a ten-- 1 nis date. See you two tonight. If, he reflected, he could only get Jud out of his element perhaps the college hero wouldn't show up so well. Several nights later at the country club dance Marc got Connie alone and suggested a fishing trip for the next day. "We can take gtpawmsjxntp JOE p. DyMAHONEY mv FAMBASKETBALL COACH OF CCN.Y..WXS A STAR ON THE ORIGINAL CELTICS AND IS RATED ONE OF THE BEST SHOTS OF ALL TIME. Jud along," he explained. CLS SHORTSTOP, IN ONE INNING WADE J 4 ERRORS 0 homa, and McKinleys old fiancee, Mourlne Johnston. 17-ye- be something new in his exper lence and probably hell get a bang ar out of it." Connie, who liked fishing herself, thought it was a grand idea.' And so the three of them drove up to Beaver Lake the next day In the afternoon they put on their waders and fished. Connie elected to show Jud how to rig his line and cast, and watch ing them Marc knew a feeling of frustration. He had planned to somehow get Jud to follow him into the rapids where the going was treacherous and where only one experienced in such things could navigate without losing his foothold. He had a vague idea of rescuing Jud from the swirling tor- A MACIKAi run IMOA hang other tools where they can easily be seen and reached. The heating stove is placed in the corner near the smokestack provided for the forge. The entire right side of this shop plan is for tractors and trucks. There is a handy chain hoist for raising heavy machinery opposite the large overhead outside door. The air compressor and the welder are close to the outside door so that tires can be Inflated and marents, thereby establishing Juds chines can be welded without havweakness in Connie's mind and his ing to drive into the shop. The arc welder should have sufficient own prowess. SUDDENLY HE KNEW that he welding cable to reach well over the repair area. was helpless. There was The combination of an arc welding he could do about the thing that was happening between Jud er, an acetylene torch, a blackand Connie. The feeling that he smiths forge, a heavy-dutgrindhad toward Jud was not one of er, a drill press, and a metal condemnation, but envy. If Jud lathe are all included in this shop were trying to steal Connie away, and are grouped together. The he was doing so unwittingly. Any grinder and drill press are inone but a fool could tell he wasnt stalled on a supporting post, allowaware of any understanding exist- ing the grinding and drilling of ing between the girl and Marc. long pieces. The pipe vise is atAnd so Marc abandoned his tached to another supporting post. noth-hous- e y scheme for revenge. They returned home the next day, and the day after that Marc made a business trip to Belknap. When he got back, Judson Morrison was gone. Marc didn't call Connie. Tomorrow or the day after he was leaving on a months Journey upstate. He didnt want to see Connie before he left. It would hurt too much. But he did see her. Connie came over that night and found him sitting lone on the porch. "Hello," she said, "where in the world have you been?" "Away on business. Unexpected. "Well, I should think so." She came close to him and sat down. "Jud left this morning. He asked me to say goodbye to you. "Juds a good egg," Marc said. "Too good, said Connie. "Goodness, Id hate to be married to a man like that. "You would? said Marc, astonished, "why? "Why? why, because I would. She Hes too satisI'm "And besides, laughed. fied with the man I have a man whos big enough to be kind to a man like Jud Morrison. Abruptly he laughed, and when, puzzled, she asked him what was funny, he shook his head. "Theres nothing really funny, he said. "I was just thinking about a close call I once had how near I came to making a fool of myself -a- nd what a relief it U to know I self-sufficie- 1942, LIN MERULLO, CHICAGO "It'll ar scaped," TO Fertilizer Shortage Seen As Imminent This Spring Farmers cannot buy all the fer tilizer they want when they wan it during the coming spring, ac cording to II. J. LHote, supervisor of the Missouri fertilizer inspection service. He explained that the fertilizer industry is geared to furnis farmers as much fertilizer as the; want for the 1950 crops if they fill their needs early. Industry has run out of storage space early. Loafing 8am' is Help To Cows in Dairy Herd is the term ap plied to a new type structure in which cows spend their time beand do the real tween milkings work of milk production. Such barns are usually large, open buildings with hay and feed racks as the only equipment. They are near or attached to the milking parlor or stable, and the cows are taken from them for milklnf , "Loafing barn at the regular periods. FIX - IT By Harold Arnett PAINT MATCHING TO MIX PAINT TO MATCH WORK ALREADY DONE, SMEAR SOME OF MIXTURE ON PIECE OF GLASS AND HOLD GLASS AGAINST SURFACE FOR COMPARISON, IF SWATCH DOESN'T MATCH WIPE IT FROM GLASS BEFORE APPLYING ANOTHER SAMPLE. HOT 0 MAKE HOT PLATE FROM TIN CAN AND HEAT-LA-MP j ELEMENT. SCREW ? HEATING ELEMENT INTO SI6N RECEPTACLE TO WHICH A PLUG AND CORD ARE ATTACHED AND FIT RECEPTACLE OVER HOLE IN BOTTOM OF Tl N CAN . LET EDGE OF CAN 5 HEATife EUMENJ 0 SlGrN RECOTAClt EXTEND SLIGHTLY ABOVE TOP OF ELEMENT AND PUNCH HOLES IN ED6E OF CAN FOR WIRES TO SUPPORT A GRATE . WIRE |