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Freitas Wins, 3-2, Oaks Drop To Third, OWER By Art Cohn Sports Editor Lyman, Dunn akkni (Tribune Who Is Frank Kovacs? Kayak Wins $20,000 Race Al Hollywood He is a 20-year-old boy. who lives on Sixtieth Street in Oakland, two blocks from J. Donald Budge; and, while he VOL CXXXm- 8-A OAKLAND. CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 1940 NO. 35 WAR IS A RACKET, AS FAR AS 'PRIVATE' KOVACS IS CONCERNED Boots Give Sacs Victory Pippen Will Hurl First Game Today, Teams Off Tomorrow has been playing tennis only seven years, has won more than 100 trophies.

two of which can be hocked for $3.43. (The two which have not turned green yet.) His father is a Hungarian, a vegetarian and an upholsterer, in therder named. In short, he stuffs furniture Instead of his stomach. Frank's brother John, four years older, thinks tennis is a wasteof time. His favorite pastimes are iishing and hunting.

And Frank says tthat's a waste of John, like his dad, never eats fish or meat! 1 He. has never been sick, never had the common children's diseases, never been Vaccinated, never suffered any except a swollen head and that Is chronic. He contracted sore elbow a year ago. So did But not for the same reason. Or was it? A few days ago, at swank Southampton, he solemnly told the Asso Howard's Champ i First Win of Year To Outrun Specify By LEE DUNBAR It has been a long, tough trail for little Tony Freitas, but yesterday he followed it to the land of sun shine.

ciated Press that "when I have trouble with my forehand, I always bite my racquet and that makes the darn thing behave. If that doesn't Kelp, I bite the ball." Father Kovacs vigorously disapproves. I told you he was a vegetarian. He has beaten Bobby Riggs, Frankie Parker. Bitsy Grant.

Karel After two years of frustration and 12 consecutive heartbreaking defeats the diminutive Sacramento Kozeluh, Jack Kramer and Don McNeill, among others. He has been southpaw finally won a game from beaten by Bobby Biggs, Frankie Parker, Bitsy Grant, Karel Kozeluh the Oaks. Jack Kramer and Don McNeill, among others. It all depends where he The score was 8 to 2 in favor of has been the night before. the Solons.

It marked -the first time since 1938 that Freitas had gained He Joined the R.O.T.C, at University High but was dropped because he couldn't or wouldn't learn which foot was his left Then he went to Tech High, where he did not become the valedictorian. Yeh, but what a decision over the local club. I would take nothing from the satis. became of the valedictorian? Portrait of Next World Net King Who is Frank Kovacs? faction that must be Freitas', but the fact remains he was touched for 12 hits as against eight yielded by Jack Salveson. It is also a fact By ED CONKLIN, United Press Staff Correspondent.

INGLEWOOD, Aug. 3 (U.P! Kayak 11. successor in Charles S'. Howard's stable to the great Sea-biscuit, broke the hearf of A. A.

Baronis Specify in the stretch today and came on to a head victory in the Sunset Handicap, closing stake at Hollywood Park. The black Argentine came winging into the stretch a full length behind Specify and then collared the leader in a great display of courage. Tom Taggart's Big Fluash, winner of the $25000-added Hollywood derby was third, and Edgemont Stable's Mount Vernon II fourth. FIRST 1940 WIN It was Kayak's first victory this year and one of his greatest. He carried a crushing impost of 131 pounds over the one mile and a half grind and came fifihting from behind to win.

Specify, packing 116 pounds, surprised by holding to his customary early lead, but he was nipped at the wire. The winner paid $4.80, $4.00 and $3.40 across the board. Specify, sec-and to Challendon last week in the Gold Cup, returned $3.80 and $3.40 to place and show while Big Flash paid $5 to show. A crowd of 35,000 watched Specify, Beautiful II and Mt. Vernon II take the lead and hold in that order until the eight horse field was well past the blue and white striped mile post.

Then, hanging back cannily in fifth position, Johnny Adams sent that, had it not been for costly er rors In the sixth inning by Bill In an interview with him recently, our Mr. A. Stroll inquired, "Why Lyman and Cecil Dunn, the win ning marker would not have been don't you quit smoking and start training?" Frank was so shaken that ha took out his 'brand hew monogrammed leather tobacco pouch and gnve it to Mr. Stroll as a gift. So he stopped smoking, but he didn't hung up in the regulation nine in ninRS; start training.

'y The defeat droDoed the Oaks into third place in Coast League stand He is frank by nature as well ar name. Just before he left for the East, he was invited to appear on A. Conn's Thursday radio show; He but' But why, he was asked. "Because I just don't ings, a half game and four percent' Ike the so-and-so, he replied, muffling a yawn. age points behind, Los Angeles, which hammered out a hollow 8 to I victory over Portland to step into He was playing veddy poorly in an Eastern tournament a couple of second OAKLAND ON SKIDS years ago when some rude spectators expressed their displeasure throwing pennies on the court Frank calmly stopped the match to pic! The skidding Oaks and they up every copper.

When last seen, he was driving a new 16-cylinder, 1940 have slipped- woefully in the past two weeks have no strangle hold on third place, as they only lead the oncoming Senators by three and port Job. He toured the Orient last year, became fast friends with Glen Lee, the prize fighter. He seconded Lee against Ceferino Garcia. P.S.Lee lost in straight sets. Two years ago he said that the United States Lawn Tennis Associa one-half games.

Unless the locals snap out of their slump they may soon suae right out of the first di vision. Continued Page 10-A, Col. 4 tion had made arrangements for him to continue his education at Presbyterian College in Carolina. Frank has continued his education, all It would be untrue to say Salve- right, but not at -v-. son 'deserved to win yesterday, but it is equally true to say he was in His father has been trying to get soma work put of him at his, up bolstering but it was no go.

Frank Jlkes stuff 'n not ituffln' things. 5 no manner responsible for the winning run. There was no question concerning the first two tallies hung by the victors, as they were the result of a couple of lusty Brown of S.F. Wins Western44 Junior Crown His discoverer, coach, confidant, traveling companion and first angel George Hudson. Berkeley Tennis Club pro was exiled by U.S.L.T.A oiows.

politicians. Frank was ordered never to take another lesson nor travel with nor even speak to George again. Frank promised he wouldn't but Lynn King opened the third with two-bagger to left field. Eddie he broke his promise. One six months he passed Hudson on Lake, the little local kid.

who is ine street. Ana saia, -neuo." starring at shortstop for Sacra mento, then hammered one over the The tennis writers call him the Happy Hungarian. His friends call Mm the Slap-happy Hungarian. And it's not true Frank has. no sense.

left field wall and two runs were in the sack. It was Lake's sixth GAMBIER, Aug. 3 U.R In a close battle between two Pacific oast tennis stars for the Western junior crown, young Tom Brown of San Francisco today edged out Earl COchell, Los Angeles, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3, homer since Joining the Sacs three weejtsago, OAKS SCORE IN FOURTH 6-4. The who got one or more hits, off Freitas in everv innine. bke into the scoring column for the first and only time in the fourth After suffering a walloping the first set, Brown.

No. 2 seeded player, recovered to win the title although" Cochell, the favorite, threatened to take the last set Brown and Cochell then paired. up against Robert Smidl and Bill Bau-j man of Oak Park, 111., to win theJ round when they scored twice to tie the count. With one away Marvin Gudat sin gled to right. Cecil.

Dunn fanned You Just can't stop comedians from being iunny, as Don McNeill deft) of Oklahoma City and Frank Kovacs of Oakland proved yesterday at Southampton following the former's triumph In the Meadow Club tennis final. Shouldering their rackets and wearing their trophies as helmets, they pose. McNeill won. 6-4. 6-3.

6-3. to win the title. AJ. Wirephoto junior doubles title in live nara- fought sets, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. he did It thrice during the day but Lloyd Christopher kept the inning alive with a hit to left and Bill Ralmondl.

of all people, slashed aoupie down the left field line to ouis Amazed register both Gudat and Christo-pher. Ralmondi was left stranded on second one of nine Oaks to meet a similar fate when Salveson was an Infield out. By Conn Speed He has a sense of humor, .1. Iriida Pope on Hassling Coup wimw Operalive T-fl9 (my brother Hank, if you must know) was on the prowl at Los Angeles yestiddy when the Geislef Athletic Commission dissolved the Daro rassling dynasty, Out of It ol' reliable T-89 wired me these choice A Nick Lutze, who led the revolt of the pachygerms, now has a license as booking agent He -has all the rasslers in Southern California tied up but no city to work 'eirMn all the rassling towns like San. Diego, Pasadena, Long Beach, Ocean Park, Santa Monica, et al.

have been and are still lined up with the Mondt Trust, Daro's machine. The Mondta, see, still control all the leases, licenses, "etc. Cozy, no? What do you think was the average purs received by the rasslers booked by the Mondts in the Southland during the past six months? Guess again, brother. The average purse, was 110.88. Not counting old 'age i Joe (Toots) Mondt, villain of the piece, was sued, among others, by Dean Detton for 13818; by Vincent Lopez for $1200; by Lee Wykoff for $720.

on back pay. Seems that Brother Wykoff recently won the "International Championship" tourney at Los Angeles, the winner's purse of which had been advertised as $1000. Wykoff received $280. What's ha beefin' about? That's better than $10.88. George Zaharias, a rassler in the Mondt-Daro troupe tor years, applied for Daro's vacated license.

Rental on the Olympic Auditorium, Daro's House of Horrors, is a cool $30,000 per year. The question is: Where did G. Zaharias get that kind of on an average purse v't Jess WUlard, the old champ, applied for a referee's license. It was rejected. already have enough referees out of work," commented J.

Geisler. All other Commissioners agreed. Except Silent John Rustigan, Who did not show up for the meeting. Silent John seems to have lost all interest In the Commission the past two months, has missed two meetings in a row at Los Angeles. And he used to be so, so active.

Tsk, 1 Come to think of it, Commissioner Rustiglan was not present at the Delaney-Rico farce here last either. I wonder why. He never missed one of Promoter C. Marsalli'a shows here. Now is as good time as any to abolish the five-man commission The Solons put over the winning run in ghastly fashion in the sixth on one hit and two Oakland boots.

LYMAN BOOTS BALL Pastor Will Prove Vital Test for After Chet Wleczorek had been retired, Handley drew a life when Ambitious Pittsburgher Lyman booted his grounder. Jack Kovacs to Be 2nd Tilden, Says Critic By HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Aug. 3. (U.fi) Tennis hasn't had a crackpot champion since William Tatum Tilden the Twice reached an age where carpet slippers were more becoming to him than sneakers, and you could tell how well he was playing by listening to the creaking of his vertebrae. There has been a number of players with crackpot leanings, such as George Lott who played before the now Dowager Queen of Boiling fanned for what should By JACK CUDDY, have been the third out.

Dick Lang United Press Staff Correspondent. then hit weakly toward Luby but. GROSSINGER LAKE, N.Y., Aug for no reason at all, Dunn ran over (U.R Durina the next week the boxine world will concentrate upon in en of the second 'sacker. summed up the play and allowed Lang to reach first in safety. Handley stopped at second but scored this Catskill resort where Billy Conn, moment later on Bruce the Pittsburgh phantom, concludes preparations for the fight that will make or break him.

xConn, a modern Jim Corbett in rlria tactics and training methods, dowski's single to left. The Oaks had a Brand chance to is grooming for a 15-round battle or heavyweight contenders witn bod score in the third frame when Salveson pumped a double into left-center field, but fter Lyman had reached first and Salveson third on Lake's error. Hugh Lubv hit into McNeill Upsets Frank Kovacs Altoo, Dee Downed For Doubles Crown In Southampton Meet SOUTHAMPTON. N. Aug.

3. (U.R) Don McNeill of Oklahoma City, third ranking player in the United States, today defeated Frank Kovacs of Oakland, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in the finals of the 50th annual Southampton men's invitational singles tennis tournament. McMeill played as sound and hardhitting a game of ttennis as was ever seen on the' Meadow Club courts as he virtually blasted from the courts the acrobatic and clowning player who yesterday eliminated defending champion Bobby Riggs. GALLERY MAKES NOISE The gallery behaved strangely for a tennis crowd, continually making noise. This bothered Kovacs.

That Was a strange situation because usually noted as an exhibitionist whose antics have provided the' crowds with many a laugh. All he got was a resounding echo of noise; noise didn't bother McNeill, however, as. he carried on with his steady, i hard-hitting game, completely Kovacs With sizzling' drives off both the back and forehand. Kovacs hardly resembled the player who defeated- Riggs as he went down 5-2 in the opening set before winning two games in a row. McNeill' won 'the next on his own service, and swept the set- MNEILL HAS COMMAND- In the; second set, McNeill held command all way and beat down Pastor at the New York foio England at Wimbledon with his Grounds a week from Tuesday.

shirt-tail whipping the breeze, and Handsome Billy, already, posses- double play and Ernie Raimnndi lofted to King to end proceedings. Anotner great scorine chance of the light-heavyweight crown, is stepping out of his 175-pound class to tackle who. is generally rated the world's second best heavy npv fei came in the last of the ninth with two away. Bill Faimondl was an weight. Promoter Mike Jacobs has who once threatened to punch the nose of a pompous and astigmatic umpire during a semifinal match at the exclusive Queens Club.

There was the Rumanian Davis-cupper with the unspellable name who, when the officials wouldn't, halt his match with Fred Peiryrtiriiurled an umbrella and held it over his head, during the final set There was Jack Tidball, the "terrible tem Infield out and Salveson fanned. but Lyman singled to preserve the agreed that if Conn can heat Pas-tor he will get a shot, at Joe Louis' heavyweight title in September. SPEED BIG QUESTION Kid let Jerry Glesler run the show. He does, anyway. Must Hove Been Written by 'Snowbird The August issue of the Visitor's published by Yosemlte National Park, reports: "When Winter comes, Yosemlte is a magic white world of snow and ice.

In the Valley, sleigh bells Jingle and dog teams mush through the drifts and glistening blades flash on ice and toboggans whiz down a quarter-mile Incline at breath-taking speed." Sowot? So I have gone to Yosemlte two winters in a row and have yet to hear a sleigh bell jingle. Because there weren't any sleigh bells. And do you know why? Because there was no enow In' the valley, that' vhy. '-y ry, Vi And I didn't see any glistening blades flash ort ice, either, because the Pacific Coast figger skating championships: were called off, And do wans- record of hitting safely in every Inning. Luby also singled and Lyman went to third.

With the winning run on base the ailing Mike Christoff was used as a pinch Continued Page 11-A. C6l. 5 The. big question involving Cbnn's pered Mr. Bang," who gave himself pep talks in a resounding voice activities is whether he still win have his blinding speed after- adding nearly 10 pounds, to his weight while engaged in play, and is Billy must have this speea 11 ne hopes to beat Bicycle one 01 Baer Offered you know why they were called off? Because there, was no snow, that's they lastest heavies ever to toss why.

e. And if there were any toboggans whizzing down, quarter-mile in leather. Although former New York U. halfback, 16kt twice to the current Gil Hunt, the mad mathematician whose antics don't add up. And, of coursethere was that delightful English big game hunter, E.

Gandar-Dower, who preferred to play the game while garbed lor a safari in the Congo. NOW ITS FRANK KOVACS But none of these men quite had or have the strokes to become cham elines, they existed only in the fertile imagination of the press agent who Champion Louis, his speed and elus Bout wrote that fairy tale. f' Because didn't see a toboggan nor hear a sleigh even after two days in the Ahwahnee tap room. ive ring tactics ai ximes maae imuis look like a novice. Pastor lasted 10 full rounds with Louis i their first eneaeement.

but was knocked out P.S. I admit there's plenty of ice and snow at YosemlU the rest of In November in the 11th session of their second I the Winter. There always is until I go there. But the minute pion. Now, however, the game of bout.

He's classy, courageous Hans Brinkers, the damstutf melts. It's a plot, that's pack top my what it is. scrapper. Continued Pare 9-A, Col. JOE LOUIS AMAZED tennis promises to produce, and in the very near future, a screwball skilled enough to win the singles title.

I speak of course of Frank Kovacs, the 20-year-old Californian FLEX! Tit Cily Popular fritgi-Icflulk FotuiM ifiik Viswer Today Conn scaled 180 pounds, Of the Dope, by the Dope and for the Dope Archie Williams, the last (and I mean th last) Olympic 400-meter nearly 10 more than when he Tuet4iiGke'Upi or.liclaue Shits who whipped Bobby Riggs, the wrested the light-heavyweight crown champ you remember, the chap who made Brutus Hamilton famous- from Melio Bettina in July, i3. in seven fast -of sparriiag with three mates, he. seemed faster ana Beayers Drop (2th Straight As LA. Wins SACRAMENTO, Aug. 3.

Max Baer, who saved himself from a chamoionship bout with Joe Louis this Fait by demanding a $50,000 guarantee, today was offered a heavyweight clash with Arturo Godoy of Chile, a Louis victim in Madison Square Garden In November. The offer came from Nat Rogers, newly-appointed march-maker for Mike Jacobs of New York. Ancll Hoffman, Baer's monpgpr, also received an offer by Jacrbs to fight Pat Comiskey, who failed to present No. 1 player, in four sets in the semifinal round at Southampton yesterday. Kovacs still has a long way to go as a zany before he acquires the stature of a Tilden, but he is advancing rapidly.

Reports reach -MS" that 1 4 tint -IT a ttmttt I value? jmAotn ti though! LBXt eomptitSle to amens costing. 4 of. 5 wots a uracil There's no work to getunn Pcue-Winolog Shoo-You tneftly and shoot! It's simple to opt ate and esrjr to (mat sharper ever and far more svete. This'soeed amaied Cham pion Louis when he watohed Billy's six-round a yesieraay. Manacer Johnny Ray assures tnai Kovacs' comments as he races about Conn wUl hold to' this 180 pounds until he climbs into the ring witn it still flying only toe's a licensed pilot at the Oakland Airport now.

A helluva victory for a Negro, t4' v-. Blimp Williams, who ehould have been barred from boxing before he started, "fought" in San Diego again night before last Johnny Homero, 176 pounds sopping wet spotted the 818-pound Blimp a mere 142 pounds and starched him for the count in the fifth. In a few days, the University of California will announce, its 1940 on; bail prices, emphasizing the reductions from Its 1939 tariff and that mazurk in the corner, gloating out loud is W-ify Tom-tom Foudy, St Mary's bell-ringer, leaves for Hollywood tomorrow to play a role in the picture Warner Bros, is making on Knute I orknp's lif. Tom-tom is playing himself. Who else could he play? nd vii'e -'ft 3.

ST. Vurk, thinVs San Fretf sh(uld fce la the Major 1, Jvn, F. isn't in the Coast Leaguel 'reserve Those rastor. althouah during the next LOW FILM COST Only 10c for Roll tf 6 Pictures go through with a scheduled match with Buddy Baer earlier this year. week his training grind will be more giuclllng than that of any modern tHappx Yicitioii PORTLAND, Aug.

3. (U.R) The Portland Beavers today dropped their I2th straight ame of home stay when Los Angeles decisioned them 6 to 1 to climb into second place. in the Pacific. Cpast. League.

The Beavers drove in a run in the ninth on Frank Ha wklns' dou- fighter. the court are remindful of Bob Hope or Milton Berle before a microphone, and that these ad libs are spoken in a voice that overcomes the poor acoustics of a tennis court and are audible to everyone in the gallery. rThe gangling Californian is said to owe much, of his skill as a Continued fag CM- Memories Forever! Hoffman refused to comment on the Godoy bout but did say that Conn will, conclude training next Comiskey. Would have to defeat Broadway :e.M.'"i'f."..,..,.HW.' Sunday and motor into New York Monday niaht to be on hand for the Buddy, who is now in a hospital noon weigh-in on Tuesday, August A with a spinal injury, before getting a chance at rrothe Max Continued, rage U-A, Cot t. 13..