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54.A ctcc Oakland TribuneSundiy, Miy 15, 1955 Costa Wins at Cijts Rocky's Ch ief Worry In Title Bout Tomorrow Tribune Sports Editor Chabot, Takes i. from 1st Sports Page Francisco Civic Auditorium. On Perry Today split in bis last title de-i fense Against Ezzard Charles and Rocky is known in the trade Clarence Costa, four li time as a.blgeder. However, Marciano becomes twice dangerous when the prospect of losing his title on Oakland City golf champion, is apparently serious about win Both mea eonelnded 'their long training periods yesterday with brief and uneventful drills. Reeky boxed two rounds with Keene Simmons before calling It quits while at San Rafael, Cockell worked three stanzas.

v. Marciano and his entourage of olanninc and weeks of preparation will Months ning the title for the fifthjtime. come to a conclusion tomorrow night, when heavyweight chamDion Rocky Marciano defends his world title Costa snot live under par yes cuts becomes a possibility. Against Charles he unleashed a vicious! attack which brought terday in scoring a 6-5 victory Don a rotund but presumably tough young man from Eneland. over Gil Texiera.

costa takes veteran Tony Perry on today at hint knockout? when it appeared the flow of blood from will leave Calistoga this morning for San Francisco. Rocky All the Bay Area is vitally interested in the 15-round hia noaS could not be controlled. the Lake Chabot Municipal Links as the 23rd annual tourney reaches the quarter-final will go into seclusion until tor The Jose is still a big question scrap. The local interest doesn center entirely on me Winner. It has to do with the amount of money paid by the public lor the Kezar Stadium ring show.

morrow weigh-in. .) mark and there seems little stage. Cockell will remain at San Give Sain Francisco a clear night, with soft breezes and an doubt 'but what it wilt be Rafael, breaking the monotony absence of the cold fog characteristic of Oakland's sister city. today by taking two long walks. and the audience should be large.

Maybe as large as 45,000 Cockers primary target. Should the Englishman rip open the old wund it would prove one of boring's greatest upsets on The favorites came through as expected yesterday and here is how today's championship flight matches line up. Ralph Hall vs. Jerry Kroeckel. Al Short vs.

Charles Kalning. Ross Mitchell vs. James Rich k5 I The Englishman, who hasn't 1 fought in nearly 10 a 61-10-1 into the ring against the champion. Don has won his last 10 bouts. He has knocked out 36 opponents and fias been stopped fivelirrfes.

a par (with Jim Braaaocx vie tory over Max Baer in 1934. ShoMd this happen the con people. Let the skies be leaden and the wind cold and the attend-iance will be substantially lower. In other words, the weather tomorrow afternoon and evening could mean the difference of about $100,000 in box office Prize fighting is unique in that as a rule a fan is intensely interested in the amount of money a show draws. Hardly any fan cares a hanff about receiots of a baseball or football game.

ards. tract Malls for a rematch within Tony Perry vs. Clarence 90 dlvs. A return go would Costa. Drobally be held in London.

7 a Play in the championship size of tomorrow night Stanford Golfers 8 Th gate flight gets under way at 8:18 a basketball game or a track meet But invariably the second emains a mystery. Ad- l. "SW T' JOCii Xribaaa ahat a.m. sales have passed the vanc Win Division Title Ross Mitchell, Parks Air mark, but original esti- $150,100 question asked of a fight is "What did it draw? The first query, of course, is, -Who won? Not th Only Income At writine it aDDears-the show will do business in the mate of a gate in excess ofj Hi training chorea behind hiinacrryweight champion Rocky Marciano relaxes with his father, Peter, by playing cards. Marciano defends his title against England's Don Cockell at Kesar tomorrow night Rocky is big favorite to defeat the British champ.

LOS ANGELES, May 14. Uh one-h million dollars now ap- Stanford University captured Force base lieutenant and former Southern Methodist golfer, remained in the running for the title when he defeated Ed Nott pear 'unlikely. the first four places and team amount of I $300,000, so long as jthe weather is acceptable. If it hits the $100,000 mark the promotion, as headed by Jimmy Murrav of Oakland, twill be jubilant. Anything beyond that honors in the Pacific Coast Conference Southern Division golf on the 21st hole.

-Ross picked up Toxie Hall Boxes Whitlock birdie on. the 'final hole after fiture will be Dure gravy. Nott wasted a stroke by hitting his tee shot into the trees. In Tomorrow's Semiwin dup xne wcamer couia ancci. the Vinal two days' sales.

Most observers feel the title fight Will draw around $300,000. Thj? figure does not include the receipts from the sale of theater television, radio rights and films of the fight. The films could prove espe- j. tournament today. i The Indians collected 1,218 points while University of Southern California scored 1297 for second place.

Phil Getchell, Stanford Senior. It must be remembered that actual gate receipts won't be (heTnly promotional income from the title fight Theater television willi yield at least $100,000, perhaps a lot more. The total Ralph Oakland Police and another former City Champion, scored a 3-2 win over Se Chicago heavyweight Toxie I Zora Foley, sensational heavy -weicht from Phoenix, also are Hall will box Dave Whitlock in! quoyah CC champ Gene Bos slated to do battle over the six- from Medford, was low. tould go $150,000. The coming show has had Its detractors, and should Mar elano quickly lower the boom on the Englishman, charter members of the "Cockell-ls-a-bum" cult will yell "I told you so!" from the housetops, calli.

lucrative snouia tutKcn wirtf or lose a close nod to the scorer with 75-70-7373291 for the 72-hole, two-dar tourney. Par is 71. -The next -six ranking scorers round route. A pair of four rounders com plete the card. They are: Reu ben Vargas undefeated Rich tomorrow, night's six round semi-windup to the 15-round heavyweight championship battle between Rocky Marciano and Don Cockell.

Hall served as Marciano's Almost every alleged ght expert looks for Marciano to tetain his title, probably flatten so a victory by the Aldo Galletti, one of the area's top amateurs and former Alameda' Commuters titleholder, was defeated two up yesterday by Jerry Kroeckel, the wedge specialist' FACTS, FIGURES ON TOMORROW'S BIG TITLE BOUT Facts and figures for the Rocky Marciano-Don Cockell bout Monday at Kezar Stadium: DATE Monday May U. SITE Kezar Stadium. TIME p.m. PDT). TITLE AT STAKE World heavyweight championship.

DISTANCE 15 rounds. CONTESTANTS Champion Rocky Msrcieno. Brockton, vs. Don Cockell, London. EXPECTED ATTENDANCE 50,000.

EXPECTED RECEIPTS $300,000 to $350,000. TICKET PRICES 40 to $5. TELEVISION None. RADIO National Broadcasting Company. THEATER TELEVISION S3 theaters in 59 cities by closed circuit, MARCIANO'S P0RSE 40 per cent mond heavyweight Rocky included: Warren Daily, Stanford, 77-78-74-77306; Chuck Burton: and Ron Harmon of hampion Would hardly come under the heading of upsets.

Marciano could put Cockell away in a' round or two cnanpion. I l4o California towns will be ircuded among the 83 cities carfying the fight on a closed TVIcircuit. However, it will be heard beginning at 8 p.m. on Kmc. sparring partner during the England vs.

Bill Mathis of Oak land. Kroeckel was three under par Often it is easier to starch an opponent in the first frame than In one of the middle rounds. Catch a guy before, he has had a (ha nee to get warmed up and he can be stretched with a punch in whipping Galletti. Grid Official Quits YMterday championship flight re i 'tftiev fight will be judged on Van Ling, Stanford, 82-75-73-80 310: Fred Brown, Stanford, 73-76-78-79311; Mike Stark-man. UCLA, 77-80-79-77-13; Ed Trisley, USC, 78-83-80-79 320; and Don Patre, California, 80-79-80-82 321.

Teafti results: Stanford 1218, USC 1297, California 1309. and UCLA 1321. I th basis of 11 points per round sults: UPPER BRACKET RalDh Hall def. Gene Boscaccl. 3-2.

champ training period and created a sensation when he decked Rocky with a left hook. Bob Albright of Los Angeles, who floored Cockell in a similar session, is scheduled to box Keene Simmons in another six rounder. Howard King of Reno and wnicn live rounas later wuuiuii i ocna ms Remember Dempsey and Firpo? CLEVELAND, May 14. (1 Carl Brubaker, a National Football League official for 20 years, 1hi referee and two judges will Perry Kroeckel def. AMo Galletti, 1 up Al Short def.

Syl Stlmac. 4-3. It should be remembered that a heavyweight title fight Charles Kalninj def. Earl rerretU. 2-1.

foowing the official weigh-in, eduled for 10 a.m., at the San idjudged by spectators the greatest in ring history lasted only announced today that he is re signing. LOHEI BRACKET Ross Mitchell def. Ed Nott on 31st James Richards def. John Kalinka. 3-1 Tony Perry def.

John Wall. 3-2. two rounds. Jack Dempsey flattened Luis Angel Firpo after having dropped the South American several times and himself Clarence Costa def. GU Texiera.

-5. MARC RICE FLIGHT Grre Mahakian Charles G. Bigelow, 1 up; Bob Moniz John Sockcr. 2-1: Frank Green d. of Bate and theater TV.

COCKELL'S PURSE 20 per cent of 'gate and theater TV. ODDS Mnrciano prohibitive favorite, mioted from 5 to 1 to 9 to 1. SCORING Australian divided 11-point system, with for even rounds. 6-5. 7-4.

etc. depending on margin of superiority. Final decision on total paints. having been knocked through the ropes. r.

Should Cockell lose to Marciano it will be no disgrace, so long as Don loses after having given the best he has. Haven't boxing experts called Marciano one of the greatest of the ring's heavyweights? Hasn't trainer Charlie Goldman, who speaks honestly even though understandably he might be biased, said that in his opinion Marciano is the best heavyweight to history? Walter Feener. 3-2; Bob Seawell d. Bob Mitchell, fi-5. LAKE CHABOT FLIGHT Gary Liotta John Kuhner, up: Grant Gaennn d.

Frank Zwijari, lup: Jerry Helmuth d. Tim Lamb. 1 up: Jim Johnson Jr. dv Teen Isquirdo. 1 un.

FIRST FLIGHT Pete Francisco H. Bill Wiersma. 2-1: Ed Rocha d. William in plete Sheide. default; Stan Champion d.

Henry Coelho, 1 up; Vat Beatrix d. Conrad Stars Option Rodriquez Imagine the excitement created were Cockell, fast and game, Robertson. 2-1. SECOND FLIGHT Henry Nobriaa HOLLYWOOD, May 14. UF) 1 JVl iy yvy coi autoniotive V) beat Marciano.

Would that make the Englishman a truly great heavyweight, or merely challenge the views of boxing writers and trainer Goldman, himself rated the best conditioner Charles Glave. I up: Henry Tog d. Dan Solis. 3-2: Harold Grant d. Allen Hull, on the 9th; Lea Bruner d.

John Con-rov 3-2. in this cbuntry or any other? THIRD FLIGHT Dick Serrao d. Ron The Hollywood Stars announced today that third baseman Leonardo Rodriquez has been optioned to the Mexico City Tigers of the class A A Mexican League. service Brumback. 3-2; Tony Gamara d.

Harry Of course, Cockell doesn't figure to whip Marciano but Weiler. 6-9: Ed Biaelow d. Bill Swyers. who thought Gene Tunney would beat Jack Dempsey, Jim Brad 5-3: Bill Beveredaa d. Ray Mccor mick.

3-1. FOURTH FLIGHT amea earmark d. dock wuld thrash Max Baer and Jim Corbett would wallop Jack Reidy. 3-2: Hawkins or Pellaton; tana. 4-S: Milt Maral d.

Charles Da Andy nareuo d. Anton Gomes, 4-3 Marty Cerin d. Bill Silvs. default. John L.

I Sullivan? Mendel Boosts CockeJI's Stock mone, S-4: Gene Miranda d. Marvin Silv. S-4. BUT FIFTH FLIGHT Charles Lowe Bill 111 TENTH FLIGHT John Ihnnt d. Bill Thomnson.

4-3: Bill Carr d. Russ Mu- Lawrence. 2 up: Joe Ruiz d. Jerry Hous-tey. on the 18th: Irv Schnler d.

Bill 1, ai A Vam Harry Mendel, imported from New York, i3 blowing bugles for Cockell's camp, so it was to have been expected he'd Diehl. 1 up; -Richard -Niasen d. Vernon Roberts. 2-1. SIXTH FLIGHT Bob Lukat d.

George Burdt. 3-2: James Sager d. Jack Cor-1 ft boost the Englishman stock. reira. default.

ELEVENTH FLIGHT Bill Johnson uuncan. 3-z; waiion KeRo d. Al caleria Fvmi while rrriWnizinff thp Mrndpl Bias. Harry's telegram up: John Kapposeui d. Bob Millikm SATURDAY WORK NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR MITE James Currier.

5-4; Robert Plant d. Phil Anderson, 3-2; John Garcia d. Gus Costa, on the 19th; Tom Fleldinu d. Phil Fer- 3-2. to The Tribune which arrived yesterday hardly coufl.be classed antze d.

Mike Griffin. I up; Ralph Freitas d. Ed riera. 2 uo. TWELFTH FLIGHT Bob Kelly Maoee.

9-4: Fred Mangelsdorf d. Rov Matherly. 3-2: Jim Powers d. Fred Tomlin. no.

Bob DeWan, 7-5: Leo Lombard! d. Rick Navarro, default. Sam Tarr d. Bob Clifford. 5-4; Tom Watson d.

Dick Don't Give Your Car Away 1 Churchill. 3-2. EIGHTH FLIGHT ess Naninl d. John Williams, default: Nick Martinez d. Bill Gibson, 5-4; Bob Fontes d.

Ben Moal. default: W. H. Rachal d. Don Wal- THIRTEENTH FLIGHT TJavtd Rogers M.

Mario. 1 un: Hov Mortensen a Richard Burnett. 2 uo: Larry Jurin d. I dear. 2-1.

Llovd Zwall. 3-2: Bill Watchers d. Tom on a Trade-in Deal! NINTH FLIGHT Bill Tidwell d. Vprn Grange. 3-2: Rudy Mello d.

Dolph Bori- Gain. 5-4. as frivolous. Thq message opened with this warning: "To those of you who have picked Rocky Marciano to win the and don't give Don Cockell a chance, remember this--you iriiiy be apologizing to your public for the rest of your life." The editorial comment can be made at this ppint that the public soon forgets either a right guess or a wrong! one. Continued Mendel: "Cockell is a well trained! fighter.

He will enter the ring in excellent condition. He Kail two good hands. He is far better as a boxer than Rocky and can -punch. He may bust open Rocky's nose and win by a technical knockout." Yes, it could happen. But It prbbably won't- Rocky won't be standing still waiting to be outboxed or outpunched.

Mendel went on: "Think back and remember upsets of the -century when you. pal, were wrong. For instance. Gene Tunney's Harris in BERKELEY Open Thurs. 'til 9 SAVE WAYS '1133' Ol ditl? Qu)f 1 '1 t' Jtf 1 CA t.

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