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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1946 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH PAGE 3B Willie Pep Floors Jackie Graves Nine Times, Then Knocks Him Out Last Night's Fights Champion Ends Bout (5 Scliuessler and Sobieraj Win Junior Doubles jiwwwwwi Singin' Sam Has Cause to Sing In Eighth Valley junior events starting Aug. 5 at Des Moines. Martin J.

Kennedy, Municipal tennis tourney chairman, stated yesterday the Municipal junior boys and small boys' tourneys would probably be held during the week of Aug. 10, same time the Muny Esquire event is held. The Muny junior girls' event, if sufficient entries are received, will be held later in the month or early part of September. The Muny Esquire tourney is a new event this season. Only players 35 years of age or older will be allowed to compete.

Kennedy is accepting entries for this event uled to start Monday at Kalamazoo, Mich. The tourney ends Aug. S. Wallace Gundlach, another district champion, will enter the small boys' activity at Kalamazoo along with Ben Bishop and Tom Allen of Tulsa, the latter being the winner of the Municipal invitational small boys' title Nancy Ann Pearce, junior girls champion, and Joan Gummels, small girls' winner, are scheduled to compete in he Naional Junior Girls' tournament, slated to start Aug. 19 at the Philadelphia (Pa.) Cricket Club.

Miss Pearce also intends to compete in the Eastern Grass Courts tourney a week preceding the nationals, and will probably witness the men's and women's championships slated to begin the latter part of August. Many of these players, along with a few more local contestnnts MINNEAPOLIS Wlllia Pep (12), Hart-fnrd. knorked eut Jackie Graved (1274l. Amtln, H. (N.

title. TAC0MA, Willi. Raink Kara" Maakar IK7), Omaha, auttnlnird Dare Joknitoa (IftH, Penillelnn, 10. PITTSBURGH Lea 0. Murray Baltimore, knocked out Perk Denied (204), Chlrneo.

4. BROOKLYN (Fon Hamilton) Oanny Webb Montreal, outpointed Joey Do-Ian (128), Spokane, H. PHILADELPHIA Jetton Arnold (13'i, Philarielahia, outpointed Dou Retford (133), New York, 10. WO0NSOCKET. R.

I. Willard Burleea (1.10), Sauouv outpointed Jerry Boil. vert Montreal. 10. BRISTOL, Conn.

Enrl Roye (118), Brie-tol, outpointed Sal Giglio, Hi. New York, K. FALL RIVER, Mast. Steve Kronft (128), Botlon. TK0 Ray Danuit (131), Montreal.

4. NORTH A0AUS, Mm. Floriant Drumariae (137), Mnnrheitrr, N. outpointed Nick Primianl (lid), Montreal, 10, SAN JOSE, Calif. Tony Che Ml (13H), San Dieaa, ontpointed Jimmy Joyta (13, Gary, 10.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 25 (AP) vuhe Pep, the featherweight champion, knocked out the sec end-ranking challenger for his a rs Now that the St. Louis District junior boys' doubles championship was won by Ben Sobieraj and Don Schuessler, clinching the honors with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 8-6 victory over Bill Johnson and Bill Gatlin yesterday afternoon, the outstanding members the junior field will turn their attention to national competition. Johnson, district singles winner; Jack Weber, Sobieraj and crown, Jackie Graves, Austin, in the eighth round ot a scheduled 10-round non-title bout here last night. The Clayton Open tourney is scheduled to commence Aug. 10 and the major St.

Louis district Pep knocked the Austin southpaw down nine times in the last three rounds before finally applying the finisher In one minute, 52 seconds of the eighth round. Pep the entire campaign, will get under way on Aug. 21 at a place vet I Schuessler will compete in the Na championships, No. 1 tourney tional Junior Boys' events sched- are expected to enter the Missouri among the men and women for to be designated. weighed In at 126 pounds against 127xi for the Minnesotan.

The overweight bout drew a THEY'LL be singing "Happy Birthday" to Sam Breadon today. And they won't be weasel words. Sam ought to be happy about several things. One of them is his physical condition. To all appearances Sam is the best preserved 70-year-old baseball specimen in the field today.

Here's a guy who looks and performs like a 60-year-old: Sam's hair is turning white here and there, but when It comes to sitting In major league discussions, offering original suggestions, developing standout players on his baseball farms or keeping abreast of the leaders In all that pertains to the diamond, he deserves more than' honorable mention maybe he's All-America. And we almost he can still toss a useful tenor in barbershop harmonizing, when the party begins to mellow and turn toward "My Wild Irish Rose" or "The Sidewalks of New York." Of course there's no use asking Sam how he gets away with it all. He merely tells you: "I don't I just use common sense. I get up early and that of course means that I retire early. If there's any secret to keeping fit it's being reasonable in caring for yourself." all dk favorites taste capacity crowd of approximately 10.000, who paid $39,715 at the gate.

This take was a record for Minneapolis, and the second largest in Minnesota, exceeded only by the 141.37s gate drawn by Mike better-made even 25 years. In fact, you couldn't get to first or any base, as far as Sam's naming the No. 1 boy was concerned. Too many good ones in all positions, Breadon figured. So we went to work on our own and tried to figure an all-Cardinal outfit through the Breadon period.

This might be it, we thought: Catcher Walker Cooper. Tirst base Jim Bottomley. Second (tough) Frankie Frlsch orltog-ers Hornsby. Shortstop (easy) Marty Marion. Third Kurowskl.

Outfield (too many standouts, but let's try) Chick llafey, Musial, Moore and Slaughter. IMtchers (another pain in the neck, but we'd string along with) Dizzy Dean, Hallahan, Burleigh Grimes, Grover Alexander and probably others. That's close enough when it's a guess anyhow. AND so, as he passes the three-score-and-ten period, Sam has plenty to look back upon that he can tell about with pride. For, under his policies, the Cardinals have: Introduced the farm system of developing players, the backbone of organized baseball.

Won the first pennant the city had boasted for 38 years (1926). Won eight league flags and five world championships. Increased the value of Cardinal holdings about tenfold. Contributed many valuable players to other organized baseball clubs through excess production of his farm system. And did more for the success of his league and improvement of his team than any other club owner we can mention.

Looking over his past achievements and his present baseball ledger, Singin' Sam has no reason to stop singing, on his seventieth (or is it his seventy-first) birthday. SAM BREADON, president of the Cardinals, who today will celebrate another birthday, more than 25 having rolled by since he first became president of the 3 4 4 jrou'll be delighted with the versatility of this "all-purpose" drink. Bland, I neutral in taste, its many uses and availability make it a general favorite ifor mixing. Goes farther, "too 100 proof. Get genuine Samovar Vodka.

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1 Sam likes to speak only after considered judgment. So when we fired questions at him we drew blanks, mostly. He couldn't say what player he would consider as having been most valuable to his organisation, through a quarter of a century. "I don't think I ever could reach a decision on that one. We've had several who could fill the bill equally," he commented.

"The best manager? Another large order. But what's the matter with our present one? Eddie Dyer has shown us a lot this year." We couldn't get off first base with asking Sam to name his all-Cardinal team for the past rl r. i. 4 mm. mm if .1 ODowd and Mike Gibbons in the first fight in St Paul in 1919.

Although the Hartford (Conn.) champion held command virtually throughout the fight, Graves showed willingness to mix and piled into the titleholder with both hands at various times in early rounds. When the going got tough, however. Pep, drawing on the ring experience gained in more than 100 successful bouts, took ever. Champion Angered. Jackie apparently angered Pep in the fourth round in a mixup in a corner when Pep complained of some slight injury to his legs.

In the fifth both fell to the canvas in a brief flurry that wound up in a tight clinch. That was when Pep really got down to business. A blasting left hook spilled Graves early in the fifth, but he was up at the count of five, full rf fight Pep smashed him down ence more for a nine count and another for the same duration. Graves was plainly dazed. Again the Hartford lad blasted away and Jackie went down three more times for seven, five and two counts, the latter coming Just before the bell ended the sixth.

Graves still elected to make a fight of it in the seventh. He slammed one hard left to Pep's midsection and nailed him with three more to the head before he went down for a one count from a short right A moment later. Graves was down again, with the bell ending the count at six. The Finish. The Austin boy dropped for a cne count as the eighth opened and then tumbled flat on his back from a hard right He staggered up at ten but fell to his knees immediately afterward and the referee ruled him knocked out Graves's defeat marked the first loss he ever experienced in the featherweight class.

He had piled tip 37 victories. 20 of them by knockouts, in 39 bouts before the champion cut him down. His only setbacks were a decision he dropped In six rounds to Bernard Docusen, New Orleans lightweight in 1944, and a knockout by Jimmy Joyce, Gary, Negro lightweight at Omaha in two rounds in 1945. He later outpointed Joyce In eight rounds here. Bill Johnson Plays St.

Jean 4 A 4 a 4 Breadon Took Over. MORE than 25 of Sam Breadon's birthdays have rolled by since first he took Over as president of the Cards. began to move then. And the first move was to shift the Cards from Vande-venter and Natural Bridge to Sportsman's Park. Sale of the old grounds took the club out of a debt of From that time it Is doubtful If the club has ever been seriously In the red.

In fact the ball club, plus the new park site at Grand and Chouteau avenues, unquestionably has put the Cardinals In the $2,000,000 class. And when you add the many valuable farm franchises and real estate holdings accumulated under Breadon's regime, you can see how Importantly Sam has boosted the Redbird system's assets in a quarter of a century. On his 70th birthday (or Is it his 71st? Sam is non-committal) he is looking forward to another improvement in the Cardinal setupa new park. We asked Sam about it would it be available soon? "I hardly think It can be completed before two or maybe three years" he replied. "Materials and present prices have to he figured.

But the Redblrds will some day, not too distant, be playing in their own park. Our present lea has four years to run. "Seating capacity? Well, that Isn't quite certain yet but it will, be 40,000 perhaps more." MP ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING THOMAS N. PACKS PRESENTS Wild Bill Longsonvs.HansSchnable Samovar VOD-koIa Place several ice cubes In glass with 1 jigger Samovar Vodka. Fill with your favorite kola drink.

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The 'Hill to Honor Garagiola and How "ill The "Hill" that robust Italian section of Southwest St. Louis. Is going to show Joe Garagiola, one of its own, what it thinks of him, come Sept 5. Yes, they're going to give the young man who has become a catching fixture on the Cardinals, a "Day" on that date, and according to Julius (Biggie) Garagnani, chairman of the arrangements committee, it will be a day Joe will long remember. There'll be a parade starting on the "Hill," there'll probably be a band, there'll be presents, there'll be a special section, embracing Sections 8 and set aside for Joe's friends and neighbors at Sportsman's Park, And Sam Breadon will give up his box so that the Garaglolas old and young can occupy it as a special 0 Thorobreds by Dayton ere made of a NEW BLEND of improved Synthetics with 5 times more Natural Robber DAYTON DATING ASSURES YOU THE LATEST TIRE IMPROVEMENTS THE BEST! Tire chemists agree that the ultimate in tire construction is the perfect BLENDING of improved SYNTHETICS with NATURAL RUBBER.

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Be sure you are buying all the latest tire improvements Buy a Dated Thorobred by Dayton. In Muny Tennis Weber's are going to occupy two-eighths of the spotlight in the quarter-final men's singles matches slated on today's Muny Class A tourney program at the Kingshigh-way courts. Max Weber is pitted against Bill Roeder at 4 p.m. and Gene Weber has a 6 o'clock date with Eric Mattern, the "perpetual youth- of public park tennis. Winners of these two matches- clash In tomorrow's semifinals.

The remaining junior color-bearer. Bill Johnson the champion himself, will have his hands full with Roy St Jean at same time Dr. E. O. Menzel strives to take time away from a few other matches to meet Fred McAvoy.

Dr. Menzel will be a very busy person, having matches booked also in the men's and mixed doubles divisions. LaVeryn Ray, who will resume her schooling on the West Coant in the fall, tsngles with Eunice Beimdleck and blonde Virginia Meyer plays Jean Meigs in the leftover quarter-final women's singles matches. Nancy Ann I'earce clipped Marcella Towers for a 6-0, 6-1 victory and Janlna Rahubka downed Bernlce Rlelley In a 6-3, 6-4 fray to reach the semifinal. Don Schueaaler and Ben Ho-t'iera) clinched the district Junior doubles title in the first match played at Kingshighway yesterday and then turned around and beat Bill MUUnger and Tom Gannon, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.

for a Class A second round men's doubles victory in one of the two final matches played in the twilight period. It was a long day for the Juniors. After surviving a case of "junior-Itis" Dr. Menzel sailed through Ken Schaller, 6-0, 6-2, to reach the men's singles quarter-finals. Johnson downed John Kaemmerer, 6-1, 6-4, and McAvoy sidetracked Frank Strolnski, 6-4.

9-7. St Jean had an easy time beating the Concordia student Walter Lutz, in a 6-2, 6-1 encounter. Gene Weber advanced at the expense of Fred Canning, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Incidentally, both of the latter players are students at the Missouri School of Mines at Roll a. Yesterday's Results.

M'l BIMSLIS. THIRD SOU NO: Dr. C. O. Moot 4: Km aekaller.

rr4 MeA el.fnt.a freak treki. -4. S-7; Bill Jonntea a art el .4 jaaa kh, 6-1, M-4: Say St. Jaaa w(il4 Welter LirU. A-2.

6-1; 1 ene Weaar eVfeatrd' Free) Cannfne, 3-6, -t; In Metier a defeated Boa Pearun, 6-4. MEN'S 00UBIES. FIRST ROUND: Bill and Boa Copeland alMtatad Kinttlejr Wright and Milton Green. tittd. i (v i-3, ft-4: Willie Owen and Elmer Heo defeated Tan Vna and Norman 6e- n.

J. SICOND SOUND; Or. 0. Mental anil See Ht. Jean defeated Walter Heltmaa and A.

Kraeht, S-l. H-O: On 8ehlor and Sea Senleral deefated Wllllnaar and Sanneft, H-, 7-rt; achebcre and Lead wen fraia Genl and Wener, default. QUARTERFINAL ROUND: Mermen Maeller and 'rank Martcaaei defeated Oeaa and Brewn, 7-D. M-fi. fl-2.

WOMEN'S SINftllS. QUARTERFINAL ROUND! Naaev Ann P.araa defeated Mareella Tawer. S-O, S-l: Janlna Kahueka defeated Beratea Slelle. S-3, -4. WOMEN'S DOUSLIS.

flUARTERFINAL ROUND: LaVerya Rev and Uorethy bmlih defeated Pat Card and Jaaa Giimmett, a)-(i; Kiel Benarad and ianiaa RenaHa daefated Barntea Rlelley and Oarethy Cerdet. -3. 6-7, -l: Jena Melee and fa" tea Belmdleek defeated Mary and Beael Vueaiy. S-3, SO. MIXED DOUBLES.

flUARTERFINAL ROUND: Maraallf Krany. kert and Mermen Maeller defeated Mr. and Mra. Ilaart Friedman, S-O, S-3. Today's Program.

MEN'S SINCLtS. QUARTERFINAL ROUND: BIH Seeder ve. Mai Water, 4 Gene W.ker e. Irk altera, Bltl laHaea va. Roy St.

Jaaa, Dr. 0. Manwt ve. Fred McAvay, 6. MEN'S DOUBLES.

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QUARTERFINAL ROUND: eheler and Sakieraj va. Srhebert and Leery, 6. WOMEN'S SINGLES. QUARTERFINAL ROUND: LaVeryn Ray Look for 1 pafe on THOROBREDS A of Aprfl lit, 194U, Dayton Ttre tn hm S.2S.SfM nd up, are made with liaylcx Coral, at result MAKE A PATS WITH DAYTON AT ve. aantea ammaiaea, vireinla Meyer va.

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