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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1955 STATESVILLE RECORD ft LANDMARK PAGE 9 Los Angeles Bid Seeking Moore, Marciano Battle NEW YORK (UP) Promoter Jim Norris had a brand new $1250,000 bid from Los Angeles to consider today as conferred here with the managers of Rocky Marciano and Archie Moor about a heavyweight title fight in September. Norris, who flew in from Miami Wednesday night, had hoped to close today for the match at Yankee Stadium, probably on Sept. 22, but Wednesday nisht's offer of the biggest guarantee in ring history may prolong the negotiations until next week. Other offers from Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans, Milwaukee and Houston, Tex. already had been considered and apparently rejected.

Promoter Cal Eaton and matchmaker Babe McCoy announced the $1250,000 offer in Los Angeles Wednesday night. Eaton, who hopes to place the ht the Memorial Stadium at Lew Angeles or in the neighboring Pasadena Rose Bowl, said he was ready "to put up any kind of bond thej want to insure the guarantee Neither Marciano, 30, nor Mooie 38, will attend today's conferences at headquarters of the International Boxing Club in the Madison Square Garden Building, Rocky is slated to ainvc in New York tonight trom his home in Brockton, to make his annual appearance at the lower West Side Children's Aid Boxing Show. Moore is out of town. Al Weil, Rocky's manager, was slated for the opening chat today with Norris. After their discussions of terms and site, Norris expected a huddle with Charley Johnston, pilot of light heavyweight ruler Moore.

Fleck Planned Open Win As High School Champ By HARRY GRAYSON brother-in-law, Curly Wayne, is his NEA Sports Edior assisant an-i the pro at the Duck Jack Fleck, the inscrutable lo-j Creek course, so. you see. me- wan who dropped out of the clouds al lf Davenport is a family to the United States Open, made that his goal as a high school champion. Fleck, 32, in an old-fashioned playing professional in several ways, not the least of which is 1 affair. Two years ago Fleck was offered a job at a prhate club in the Quad Cities, which a a population of 240,000, the other towns being Rock Island.

Mohne and East fact 'that he is up from the ranks Molinc but the new Open cham pion turned it down to tour as much as he could wnrk on his game. Fleck dic'n't make expenses on the tour, but the result was unfolded on the trying Lake Course of the Olympic Club of San Francisco. One of Jack Fleck's courses is the Credit Island, but no longer has to put anything on the cuff. Brooklyn Loses Meyer On Injury BROOKLYN (UP)--The Brooklyn Dodgers' injury woes continued, to pile up today with star catcher Roy Campanella scheduled for X-rays on the injured left knee that has hampered him for six days. Tuesday, other X-rays disclosed that pitcher Russ Meyer who was involved hi a collision during game in Milwaukee last Sunday suffered a broken shoulder bone that will sideline him for at least 30 days and possibly for the rest of the season.

Pitchers Carl Erskine, Johnny Podres and Billy Loes also are out of action with arm ailments, and outfielder Duke Snider is just recovering from a leg injury of the caddies. Representing Davenport, young Fleck won the first Iowa State high school championship in 1939, and immediately turned professional. Fhck had Vson anjthing of imporance before urning in he incredible rounds that tied, and topped Ben Hogan on the exacting Lake Course of the Olympic Club of San Francisco, but the burning ambition was there all the while. Hogan was Fleck's model, by the way, and indicative of the surprise titleholder's fondness for golf was the naming of his four-and-a half-year-old son, Craig. Fleck wanted the youngster named Snead Hogan, and when his pretty wife, Lynn, overruled that, he settled for Craig, afer Craig Wood.

In personal appearance, Fleck perhaps best can be described as a bigger edition of Hogan. And in the Open at least, the modest chap who has the corn belt excited was not unlike the matchless Hogan on the course Standang six- feet-one, he is a slightly gaunt, swarthy, sharp-featured man with dark brown hair. Fleck may not have accomplished anything in the past, but shows every promise of doing a lot of things in the future, for he possesses a sweet swing He bends his knees a little and graduates his swing into a pronounced follow through. Fleck revealed one of his finer attributes in the final round and. play-off for the Open, which he' seemed to take in stride.

like 1 any Saurday afcrnoon golfer. He played as though he were in a trance, and not even Hogan ever found a better way to concentrate. Fleck, a friendly, mild-mannered fellow, is a bug on physical condition. He doesn't smoke and takes nothing stronger than ice cream and tea. He never swears.

He has the perfect golfing temper ment He doesn't bubble over, nor is he any part of an introvert. He's well balanced in between. Fleck perhaps has made $7,500 a year He lives just like on your block in a modest home and driving a middle class car. Fleck, as you have is the pro at plebeian municipal courses in Davenport, that hustling city of 80,000 on he Mississippi His missus was up at 5:30 a.m. to open the golf shop of the Credit Island Jack Fleck course the day her now illustrious husband scaled the heights.

A Newcomb Season's Stars By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK (UP)--The surprise of the baseball season has to be a fellow named Don Newcombe. There are only two other candidates. One would be Bick Donovan of the Chicago White Sox the other Al Kaline of the Detroit Tigers. But you can't get around Newcombe and not just because he is 6 feet, 4 inches and 220 pounds. in the service and was a distinct dis-ppomtment as the Dodgers blew the pennant strictly on bush league pitching.

Big Don, however, has looked like 20-game. winner of 1951 this season with a fantastic record of 12 victories against only one setback Not only that but eight of those have been complete games, inclrchng Tuesday's 7-2, 11-inning victory over the Cubs. It must mak him baseball's Last year the big pitcher of the comeback player of 1955, as well Brooklyn Dodgers won only nine games against eight defeats. Rated a potential 20 or even 25-game winner, he came home from two years A Mtart Active See Us First You Will Be Glad You Did New Listings CLOSE IN This home is located in the second block from the square in a good residential area. This location is wonderful for the family who desires to he close to shopping, schools and churches.

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We are First In Listings First In Sales For A Home See Holland HOLLAND Mortgage Corpora Real Sttate and Mortgage M6 W. Brood St. Dial 7274--7271 as the year ma jor league sur- BROOKLYN (UP) A decision on whether slugging star Hoy Campanella of the Brookljn Dodgers will have to undergo surgery on his ailing left knee was expected to be forthcoming for a special examination of the knee today. Conflicting doctors' opiimons Wednesday were that the Dodgers' ace catcher will be out of action from two weeks to a month. Campanella, a worried man with the memory fresh in his mind of the 1953 season in which he was wrecked by a hand injury, wasn't offering any- opinion on this ailment except "it hurts something' fierce so that I can't even bend over." The injury, believed to have occurred when Campanella a struck by a foul tip in a recent game in St Loujgjdnas taken Roy and his heavy-Kitting bat out of Brooklyn's league-leading lineup.

Although resting on the "cushion" of a 2 game league lead, the Dodgers are making no secret of their anxiety about Campanella, i their clean-up hitter. Right At Home HOT SPRINGS, Va. (UP) -Herman Peery, newly-named professional at the Cascades Golf Course, i be right at home on the fifth hole. He was born on the site 28 years ago. Villa Heights Drive-In Theatre TONlGHT had his troubles In from time to time, he couldn't get his shoulder loosened up to throw the fast ball which raised him to prominence PS a 17-game winner in 1949 and a 19-game winner in 1950 before his big 20-game year of 1951.

Yet onlv his sensational performance to date has been able to over- shrdow those of Donovan and Kaline, two other big men in baseball both physically and in the current records The 6 foot. 3 inch Donovan was a distinct surprise this season. He 1 knocked around with the erstwhile Boston Braves and Detroit, plus a host of minor league outfits, before the Chicago White Sox grabbed him last September. Since then he has been a distinct eyebrow raiser with a record of eight wins against two defeats. The towering New Englander, only 27, supposedly found himself last year at Atlanta.

There he posted an 18-8 mark which hinted at his effectiveness and he hasn't let down -under the big top. Kaline is not as much of a surprise, even though he hit a mere 276 last season and currently is the top hitter in baseball with a mark of .379. Everybody on the Detroit plus a lot of others such as Paul Richards and Mickey Mantle, figured he had to hit big of a ready eye and a powerful pair of wrists which whip the ball right out of the catcher's mitt. Still, at 20 he is only two years out of a Baltimoie School. That's really arriving fast.

But for the big surprise you always must come back to Newcombe. Big Don. if he keeps going, could not only be the year's big surprise but the Notional League's most valuable player, as well. JJlLLCRES'p Drive-In Theatre TONIGHT IS THIS THE TRUTH BEHIND THE GREAT $2 500.000 BOSTON ROBBERY TONY JULIE GEORGE CURTIS-ADAMS'NADER 2-Shows Nightly Starts at Dusk SOFTBALL SCHEDULE THURSDAY City Mens League Dingler's vs. Southern Screw, 7 p.m., high school stadium; Front Street Presbyterian vs.

Boulevard Methodist, 8:15 p.m., Abernathy Field. City Girls League Munro vs. Iredell Knitting, 7 p.m., Abernathy Field; Paola vs. Troutman, 8:15 p.m., Little League Field. Garfield League Frank's Grill vs.

Rutledge Bingham, 7 p.m.; Renwick-Florence vs. Peterson Mangum-Littlejohn, 8:15 p.m., Morningsute High. FRIDAY City Mens League White's Home Store vs. Record Landmark, 7 Abernathy Field; Concord Presbyterian vs. Boulevard Methodist, 8:15 p.m., Abernathy Field.

New Salem League New Hope vs. Gays Chapel; Elmwood vs. New Salem. July 4th Weekend Lists Heavy Stock Car Slate Louis' Finance Affairs Studied CHICAGO (UP)--Joe Louis' onetime accountant has testified that the ex-heavyweight champ once i owed so much roonsy trial he in-' corporated his debts and then borrowed from himself The tangled state of Louis' financial affairs was revealed yesterday in S. Tax Court, where government attorneys are claiming 5460,000 for 1946-1949 income taxes, plus 8187,781 in interest.

The attorneys are reported willing to settle for $10,000 and Joe, now host of Las Vegas. nightclub, is schedued to testify in his own defense Friday. Accountant Theodore A. Jones testified yesterday that "in Decem-1 ber 1947 things got so bad that' we incorporated his debts." The corporation was called Joe Louis Enterprises, Jones said, and took over $115,000 of the champ's debts. It tried to make money from Louis" fight purses, movies featuring Louis, and various enterprises using the champion's name Joe owned all but two shares of the stock, Jones said, and was permitted, to borrow from the corporation when the money was available.

LOW FLIGHTS Airplanes landing on rjhe Sea of Galilee (680 feet below sea level) or the Dead Sea (1286 feet below sea level) are flying far lower than submarines can dive in the oceans. A heavy schedule is on tap for the July 4th weekend in stock car racing circles. Friday night, midget racing and amateur drivers take over Champion Speedway at FayetteviUe while modified and sportsmen tangle in the weekly program at the Charlotte Fairgrounds. Saturday night finds sportsmen and amateurs plus a demolition derby at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Satem; midgets and amateurs at Raleigh: sportsmen and amateur races at Hickory Speedway. Sundro afternoon, the Grand National Circuit drivers invade the Asheville WeavervUle Speedway.

Monday July 4th The Grand National stars slip into South Carolina for a 100-mile race at Spartanburg Monday night while sportsman and amatexirs race at Mt. Airy Speedway in the afternoon. The weekend menu: Three-Time Winners Scarce At Charlotte CHARLOTTE Is there going to be a three-time winner at the Southern States Fairgrounds this year in the weekly Frida.i night modified and sportsmen slock car racing? Last year thus time (after nine there were two three-time winners Banks Simpson and Tommy Boger, a pair of Concord veterans. This year? Nope, not yet. although there are three different dirvers who have won a pair apiece.

Whsn the modified and sportsmen drivers return this week for their 10th race. Doug Cox of Greenville. S. Wild Bill Widenhouse of Midland and Speedy Thompson of Charlotte will be out for that coveted and so far untouchable No. 3 Taking top billing, however, along wtiih the three two-time winners are three drivers who have single triumphs Red Ii- vin, of Concord, the last winner here two weeks ago and the Fairgrounds point leader; Dink Widenhouse, another Concordian, and Bunk Moore of Indian Trail.

Midget Racing Making Initial N. C. Appearance FAYETTEVILLE. With the NASCAR midget drivers making their initial North Carolina appearance at Champion Raceway here Friday night and at Raleigh Speedway Saturday ngiht, the two outstanding drivers of the circuit rated as tflie stars to beat in the 25-lap feature events will be Chuck Arnold of Stamford, Conn, and Freddy Meeker of Norwalk, Conn. The midget speeusters will replace the sportsmai drivers on the schedule at both Champion Raceway and Raleigh Speechsay this week with thie 10-lap heats and a 25-lap feature at each track.

'Ladies Night' Slated At Hickory Saturday HICKORY. June 28 "Free ladies night'" has been set for Hickory Speedway Saturday night in celebration of the Independence Day weekend Last more than 3.Goo laches IOOK advantage ol tne free seven race card, and an even larger turnout is anticipated this year. Dink Widenhouse of Concord, current point leader with 3PO counters will be out to strengthen his lead over Kannapohs' Earnhardt who holds second spot iust 26 points back of the leader Earnhardt was Hickon Speedway champion in both 1953 and 1954. In a special mid-race ceremony Bill Hefner of H'ckorj, X. will be awarded a tron'ru as the oval's top amateur won three races this season and a string of second place Mc'ones.

three feature victories Pii oma- ticallv gra'lupfe bcjr'nncrs to the sportsmen ranks Hefner will be guiding his speedy number 44 among fast company come Saturday Warm-ups begin at 7 00 and the first hcat grts underway promptly at S-00 p.m. Demolition Derby Race At Winston-Salem Track WINSTON-SALE M- The annual demoMtion derfn, the roughest, toughest battle of the jear for stock car drivers, will be presented at Bowman Grav Stadium Saturday night as a supplementary event to the eight-event NASCAR sportsman and amateur race program being presented by Bill France and Alvin Hawkins. In this particular event, some 12 to 15 old model automobiles start the scramble. The drivers are allowed to travel in any direction and to sideswipe fce other cars, crash them in the rear or do just about anything except to hit in headon collisions. I Shorty York of Moeksvdle, who presently ranks second to BiU Myers of Germanton in the stadium sportsman point standings, won the demolition derby last year, driving an old model Ford that kept ripping into the bigger ears like a stinging wasp that left his victims strung out along the guard rail for the entire distance of Hip trsfV In the sportsman eompetitic Saturday night.

Bill Myers of manton. continuing his fight for (he NASCAR national champion, np. will be seeking a new stadium record for the season. Myers won the mid-season championship raf-e last Saturday night for his sixth triumph of the season to equal the all time track record set by Turner of Roanoke, Va. h'st vear eds only one more i to establish a new all time rmi-k for the stadium, Grand Circuit Invades Spartanburg, S.

C. SPARTAXBUPG S. Little Cot'u Owens who stands five feet, six inches Ivgh and tips the scales at only pounds, stands out as South Carolina's No 1 entry for the third annual NASCAR Grand I National Circuit 100-mile late el s'ock car race scheduled for Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds speMway Mnndav night, July 4. The popular Spartanburg star has been competing mainly in modified races and ranks as one of the nation's leading aces in this dmsion. He twice won the big modified and sportsman classic at Beach in 1953 and 1954.

Joe Littleiohn of Spartanburg, promoter of the local race. ant cipates a field of 30 or more top ranking NASCAR speed demons for the 200-lap grind here. Time ttrials start at 6 o'clock with the 100-mile race set to get underway at 8:30 p. m. DON'T BUY CHEAP RECAPS YOU SAVE MORE BY BUYING QUALITY AND SERVICE.

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