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The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 36

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GOLF SECTION 2 SPORTS THE COURIER-JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1959 COMPLETE RADIATOR Yon Cassias Hath Triumphed i 11 A-Siilos ALL YOU CAN EAT! served from VfiStll AND SPRING SERVICE ESTABLISHED 1914 An 1 1 1 A.M. to 1 1 P.M. EVVALD SPRING hungry fighter, a kid willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve something worth while in any sport," explains Martin. "He trains hard. He TURKEY $1 00 RADIATOR CO.

PLUS FREE ritTro 11 CHOICE OF VEGETABLES JU 5-5167 532 E. MKT. BREAD BUTTER was just 12 and weighed 89 pounds Martin, developer of many fine amateur boxers predicted great things for the hard-training, determined Clay. Before Cassius went to the Golden Gloves in Chicago, Martin said the kid would go all the way. Which he did.

He won one fight here to advance to Chicago, took four triumphs in the Chicago Golden Gloves for that championship and then copped the national title by upsetting vaunted Tony Madigan in the Chicago-N'ew York meet. Sharp-punching Clay beat a 29-year-old Madigan from Sydney, Australia, the Aussie amateur champ as well as the British Empire titlist. Madigan had lost only five of 99 previous bouts (Clay's record now is 48-8). How did all this happen or, rather, how did it happen so suddenly? "Cassius is a hard worker, a DRINK DESSERT EXTRA hall national light-heavyweight champion of the Golden Golves last Thursday. Cassius not only slipped up on the best talent in the country in two tournaments in Chicago but the 17-year-older 170-pounder also surprised member of the mitt colony here.

All. that is, but Police Officer Joe Martin, that avid teacher of things fistic for many years here. Ever since he started working with Cassius back with Clay By LARRY BOECK 'THE in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" goes something like: "Yon Cassius hath a lean and hungry look." This is as good a way as any to explain the suddca burst into amateur fight fame of Louisville's Cassius Clay. The lcaned-down and sharp Central High' School junior, hungry to prove himself in the ring, became the All THE i TANGERINE RESTAURANT KIDDIES fyiVj Wdiwn ond Southern Parkwoy MO MONEY DOWN TERMS AS LOW AS $1.00 PER WEEK i Men's and Women's BUY SURPLUS PAINTS KHAKIS FATIGUES TENTS -COTS BLANKETS TARPS ARMY-NAVY OXFORDS PARATROOP BOOTS BOY SCOUT E'QUIPT. .303 ENFIELD AMMO.

CONVERTIBLE TOPS 4-H0UR SERVICE INSTALLED coo FREE i-vz, HlV 55 VALUE wn a- 1 Meets Conflict Again By JIMMY BROWN It's still the same old story. The men's and women's State amateur golf tournaments, will, as usual, be held during the same week this summer. When the State Golf Association put out its yearbook recently, it showed the men's tournament set for the week NOW ONLY We RBNT Tf NTS COTS gives all he has in a fight." Whipped Heavyweight His scrappiness was shown during a training incident in Chicago when Cassius and a heavyweight had a flare-up and some harsh words. "The instructor in Chicago (old the boys to settle their difference in the ring," it was recalled yesterday by Bill Surface, former sports writer now with the Chicago Tribune. Surface is home for a short visit.

"Clay and the heavy who outweighed him climbed into the ring. And Cassius really gave that guy a boxing lesson mauled him all over the place." Cassius next plans to enter the National Amateur Athletic Union tournament at Toledo next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Louisvillians wish him luck and this is one time they'll be looking at him. Johnon- Is Winner Jerry Johnson, 119 pounds, decisioned Elmer Dennison, 120, in the main event of last night's weekly WAVE-TV amateur boxing show. Other winners, also by decision, were: Steve Springer, 92, over William Beeler, 89, and James Anderson, 128, over Tom Hen-nessy, 132.

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7 SEAT COVERS ince However, their joy was short-lived. The men's association now has announced their dates were wrong. Their tournament will be held the same week as the women's. Wide Choice of Colors Putting it Down 13? Plu Installation The men's championship will be played at the Owensboro Country Club, while the women will hold their tourney at Lexington's Idle Hour Country Club. Most of the dates for the State's popular invitatlonals have Door Ponelt Arm Rest Retovered The "i-ii-- -f -n" VijrV.

hirY- AUTO GLASS III nw. corner UPHOLSTERY CO. COAG HATS! Police Officer Joe Martin looks at the diamond-studded Golden Glove trophy light-heavyweight Cassius Clay won recently as the national champion. Martin has been Clay's coach for five years. BROOK AND- W0S0 mam oOfy Method JU 34888 WALNUT STS.

tional at Bowling Green on April 18-19 is the first one. Others, and dates, are: May Bourbon Opm (S-in; Plcadoiro 131; Glasgow 17); Hopkintvillo (23-54); Tri-siato at Middlesboro (2S-31); Winchester (29-3U. June Madiaonvllle (1); Butler (5-7); Harlan C5-7); Chlppewayo (11-14); Stearns (12-14); Blankenship Memorial (13-14); Shelbyvill. (26-28). July Somerset (3-51; Wheelwright (3-5); Hazard (3-5); Greenville (11-13); V'lldwood (9-12): Palntsvllle (10-12); Stoner Creek (17-19); Irvln Cobb (18-19); Bluexrasa Invitational (22).

Ausutt Bowline Green (7-); River Boad (22-23). September 4-7 Madison Invitational. KNIGHTS TEE OFF Bcllarmine's Knights will begin an ambitious golf schedule Tuesday with one of their most formidable foes of the season, Purdue's Big 10 champions, at 207-9-1 1 W. Kentucky St. mm 85 to 900 CA The Boilermakers have won the team title four of the last six years and the individual crown nine of the last 11 years.

John Konsek, present Big 10 champion and runner-up in the National Colegiate last year, is back gain. Returning to play this year for the Knights, who will be coached by pro Buddy Demling, are Vance Kennedy, the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion: Marty Don-Ion and Bob Schneider. Newcomers are Roger Howard, Jim Fitzpatrick and Dennis Richardson. Bellarmine is the defending K.I.A.C. team champion.

The Bellarmine tchedule: Purdue (March 31); Western, here (April 17); Notre Dame, Kenturkv and Centre, at Audubon (April 20); Georgetown, here (April 24); St Joseph's, there (April 2fi: Butler, there (April 27): Villa Madonna, here (May 3); Western, there (May 5); Georgetown, there (May J); Centre, there (May 8); K.I.A.C Tournament at Danville (May 15-16). C. H. OFFICERS Ralph Monroe is the president of the Crescent Hill Golf Club for the coming season. Other officers are W.

R. Powell, vice-president, and Ed Jenkins, treasurer. Directors are Jim Peloff, Mel High, Ray Foley, Jimmy Armes, Andy Monroe and Ed Jennings. Tournament chairman is Rich Casabella and committee members are Duey Butler, Bud Zollner and Gene Stein. Handicap chairman is Jim Forrester, membership, Belew and publicity, Frank Rueff.

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145 Gere Bernardln, BiU Maxwell, Howie Johnson. 146 Al Besselink. Eddie Draper. 147 Leo Blaitettl, Dou Ford, Al Smith. Ed Langert, John Ruedi.

1 Mack Nlrklaus (withdrew); Jimmy Demaret. Torn Nieporte, Bud Sullivan, Mike Homa, Stan Hobert, "Claude King, Shelley Maydeld. 149 Bill Blanton. Joe Worrell, Bob Roseburg. 150 Harry Dee, Mae Main, R.

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Handsome phantom stripes. Try one tomorrow markable uund, achieved early in the day when the wind got in its heavies licks. The first-round leader, Bob Goalby of Belleville, 111., dropped to a second-place tie at 142 after a second-round 72. Don Whitt of Borrego Spring, scored a second 71 to tie Goalby. SENIORS Leon Sikes of West Palm Beach won the American Seniors Golf Championship for the second straight year yesterday by defeating Bruce Coffin of Marblehead, 5 and 4, at St.

Augustine, Fla. Sikes didn't waste any time in forging the victory over the wind-swept Fonce de Leon course. After the two old-timers halved the first hole, the precise-playing Sikes parred the next five holes, winning them all. Cage Scores Overtime. SHRINC ALL-STAR CLASSIC fast 102, West 71.

COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAMES (At Raltigh, North 114. South 109. PRO PLAYOFFS Minneapolis 98, St. Louis 97. (Minneapolis It-ads 3-2 in best-of-7 Boston 1-H.

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