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m4Emwwvpgww I 41 MiffogiMisiPOtraillWingfairegip murne I I 4 I al- 1 it 4 i I 0 ilk IP at I 0 4 1 I THE CHARLOTTE ORSERVER SunelAy June 19 1960 'NE THE FOX STORY: FROM RICHES TO NPTHING lank Mind Aftermath Of A Fraud: Fighter With A 11) about a scalp of knockouts against as many unknowns there and elsewhere but never at home" 3 a NEW l'OBK tilly Fox former light-heavyweight title contender sits gazing vacantly into space these days at a Long Island mental hospital his mind befogged and his memory of his ring days a blank Fox stopped Jake LaMotta in the fourth round of their bout at Madison Square Garden in 1947 and LaMotta testified before a Senate Committee that he had taken a dive on the promise of a fight for the championship NEW I( contender Island ment ring days a Fox stor at Madison a Senate Co a fight for th with an impressive string of knockouts The rumors after the fight to the effect LaMotta had taken a dive brought suspicion to his mind that he might not be as great as he had been led to believe He had been brought along very cautiously in the early days of his career by his manager Frank tBlinkiet Palermo He had scored 43 consecutive knockouts under the Palermo banner but when he met light-heavyweight champion Gus Lesnevich Feb 28 1947 he was knocked out in the 10th round He came back and scored six more knockouts hut the next lime he met Lesnevich March 5 1948 he was kayoed in the first round Although there might have been suspicion of the legitimacy of some of his knockouts the only time one was officially questioned was In February 1946 Fox's opponent then Nate Bolden was permanently suspended in Pennsylvania and his purse held up after he had fallen down for the full count in the third round without suffering a solid punch Fox was exonerated for any blame in the fiasco The National Boxing Assn took note of Fox's kayo record in recognizing him as an outstanding title contender but Ed Pol lack of the Philadelphia Bulletin voiced the opinion of many fans when he wrote: "Philadelphia fight fans are not blinded by his (Fox's) brilliant record and the glowing NBA tribute and continue to look at Fox through a haze of skepticism "They are not sure he's the fighter the book makes him appear to be There is good reason for such skepticism Before fans generally knew what was going on Fox had compiled What caused the mental deterioration nf the rbiladeinhia fighter Is problematical He himself before going into LI fog told a friend the LaMotta fight was the rause of all his What fighter is told a frier The Lesnevich fights pricked the bubble and the question able LaMotta fight further added to Fox's uncertainty as to his own prowess Fox had earned over $100000 when Palermo sold him to the late Hymie Caplan and Irving Greenberg for $5000 His whereabouts were unknown until the LaMotta admission at the Senate hearing this week brought him to the public mind It then was discovered he had been a ward of the Bowery seeking food and shelter wheirver he (wild At various times he worked as a pinsetter and shoeshine boy at bowling alleys About a month ago he was admitted to the mental institution with a doctor commenting: "He's a very sick boy His memory is bad He knows he has been here about a month and that's all LaMotta? I'm afraid he wouldn't know who that is" lie won 57 of 64: fights during his eight-year career and earned more than a quarter of a million dollars The money his family his home his health everything is gone now even his memories Until then he bad believed himself In be wicked puncher Until thc Cars Decide Indy But Ca Sally League Averages Fortune Rules 0: Stocks air-conditioned station wagon before beginning Local Quartet Makes Top 10 "Luck" he said "There's too much in stocks and praetically none at all in Indy cars" chance You can always pick the winner from five cars For those are the superior cars and drivers "But in stock car racing everything is unpredictable While every part in an Indianapolis car has been experimented on for years to do nothing but race your stock car parts change each year "So all you can do is just try and anticipate what stock part is suitable for racing elW Ilott 41t-fotv'i 411 --or it 46is 4:4:::4:1 4- ''''s44k :40:: ir sit4i 4 oi 4 2 I 4 i2 4: 44:1 :41: tr'' tl 4--: 1 ku 4 3' 7 0100t Iai 14 4tti loEik'' 1 'r'4' 74 l'r i z- 0:3 713 7'1 it l'Y4W! 'tr''''-'0'' A'4-'ktt'it'!" 0- 24A VN 4- '4 ii''''' tt-'A4'4 'e' '-'4 ir9 '7! i ''1'''' '1 1 '4-- -If tfipt $4--4i 0 41 :1 4 o- '4t--4049ri-a 1- '-I: 24 ok 4t 4-- -k --')t 1' At: Irl ti-A '4' Sottlfr14 4r 'e Ott" fir T-! 1 T1T-' -f' 4scf 0 it'' 1 4 11161'0 '4 -4 74 ie 4' 61 ptiot --iiiii It st -A t'' 4 ir 1' '74 By GEORGE CUNNINGHAM Observer Sports Writer If there's one man qualified to answer the question I name would be Smokey Yunick The question: What's the difference in stock car racing and the type which lures the 100- 000s to the brick yard at Indianapolis? It's an all-embracing question so the handsome 37-yearold mechanic with the black 10-gallon hat retreated Saturday to the cool confines of an By GEORG Observe If there's to answer name would The questi ference in st the type wh 000s to the dianapolis? It's an a tion so the I old mechani 10-gallon hal clay to the Yunick was pit chief for In dianapolis 500 winner Jim Rathmann several weeks ago He'll be in Fireball Roberts' corner for the World 600 today "In the Indianapolis race" he said "nothing is left to By TY PRDIM Observer Bowline Wriler Two Charlotte teams Charlotte Block and Whitin Machine moved into the top ten bracket at a late hour Saturday night in the Southeastern Conference Bowling tournament at Coliseum Bowling Lanes Charlotte Block paced by John! Iferby's 654 and Otto Laskowski's are still leading in the 628 bounced into second place doobles with their combined et with its beam series of 3111 Her- forts of 1325 by had a 598 scratch and Laskow- The highest touted llobelmann's ski a 547 squad from St Petersburg Fla Other CB scores were George with a potent 971 team average Clark 642 Farrell Parker a 608 failed to hit its stride and fin-and Paul Chambers a 579 Han- ished down the list in the team son Welding of Mobile continues action to lead the field in the team Action continues this morning al event with its 3169 AA thitt1 wontrand dodbles with their combined efforts of 1325 The highest touted llobelmann's squad from St Petersburg Fla with a potent 971 team average failed to hit its stride and finished down the list in the team action Action continues this morning at 8:40 for the third weekend of "When you buy an Indian apolis part you tnow that it's ready for racing When you buy a stock part it be comes obqolete and has to be replaced the next year" Club AB HR RBI PCT Knoxville 1966 333 574 49 287 292 Charlotte 1772 289 472 24 255 266 Savannah 1690 261 446 39 239 264 Asheville 1861 275 481 36 238 258 Jacksonville 1880 275 480 34 238 255 Macon 1865 283 476 28 253 255 Charleston 1833 263 452 34 215 247 COlumbia 1771 241 425 30 212 240 CLUB FIELDING Club 0 PO A DP AVE Knoxville 56 1484 596 75 59 965 Charlotte 51 1382 544 77 52 962 Charleston SA 1448 570 83 49 960 Savannah 49 1328 502 81 47 957 Columbia 54 1437 594 90 07 957 Macon 55 1458 620 97 61 995 Jacksonville 56 1491 569 98 58 954 Asheville 55 1453 410 91 57 953 INDIVIDUAL BATTING AB HR RBI Pct Emery Ashe 77 8 30 2 IA 390 Scott Knox 73 20 28 13 384 Goldy Knox 234 41 90 10 51 381 Smith Knox 231 36 85 11 59 368 Leonard Say 188 30 64 10 44 346 Vila Char 61 6 21 1 12 344 Arnold Mc 35 3 12 1 8 343 Sada Say 215 37 73 44 26 340 Hardaway Char 111 27 37 5 24 33 Johnston Ashe 191 46 63 3 19 330 McAullfte Knox 212 60 69 7 28 325 Jaciuk Knox 207 37 66 2 23 319 Lynn Chaston 216 33 '66 5 35 306 Dotterer Cbia 121 15 37 2 9 306 Rodriquez Mac 197 36 60 1 23 305 Clendenon Say 158 28 43 6 32 304 Robertson Jax 79 18 24 3 11 304 I Barmes Char 46 3 14 0 4 304 Jacobs Char 212 33 64 0 16 302 Morgan Char 130 28 39 5 23 300 Guzman Jax 169 34 50 0 7 296 Guinn Ashe 176 29 32 0 19 295 Prohovich Chas 153 30 45 6 23 294 Gabrielson Jax 189 30 55 5 35 291 Tano Char 142 23 41 6 24 289 Hay Jac 135 12 39 2 26 289 Mendoza Char 191 34 57 1 28 288 Queen Knox 153 38 41 2 29 288 Lumley Knox 67 10 19 2 10 284 Bowen Knox 53 7 15 2 5 283 Burke Ashe 142 20 40 2 70 282 Rivera Knox 131 18 37 2 8 282 Lavalliere Char 103 16 29 2 24 282 Merklen Ash 193 79 54 8 47 280 Springfield Char 189 38 53 1 19 280 Kennedy Ashe 143 16 40 4 25 280 Humber Mac 132 25 37 2 13 280 Case Chas 208 37 58 0 7 279 Buckner Jax 216 34 60 1 16 278 PITCHER RECORDS JP ERA Smith Mac 16 5 5 78 70 230 Gladding Knox 14 5 2 76 61 236 Maestri Char 17 5 2 64 47 253 Schultz Char 1 8 2 83 75 260 Risenhoover Cis 19 4 5 64 50 261 Hunt Cbia 12 1 3 93 67 274 Nickro Jax 25 a 3 59 47 266 Stell Say 13 9 1 82 55 294 Kirby Mac 13 2 1 58 54 2 94 Hoerner Chas 16 4 4 57 42 2911 Brantley Chas 14 6 3 88 Iti 306 Taylor Ash 16 6 95 105 310 Scott Mac 9 4 2 57 SA 331 Baldschun Cbia 7 2 4 46 35 332 Maxie Jax It 3 2 51 AS 333 Foster Knox 12 4 6 77 66 338 Kroo Cbla 10 5 2 63 52 339 Saban Char 12 6 3 86 90 345 Corella Sav 10 4 4 54 47 346 Griggs Jax 17 5 4 Al 73 355 Jancich Cbia 10 2 3 63 70 369 Radzevich Ash 15 2 4 Al 84 396 Felker Char 11 3 3 54 63 428 DeBole Ash 12 2 5 62 59 464 Marinko JaX 11 5 2 51 44 476 Gallagher Knox 18 5 3 60 60 477 play in the annual classic The leaders: TEAMS Hanson Welding Mobile 310 Charlotte Block Charlotte 3111 Holmes Son Decatur Ga 3104 Starlit Sow! No 2 Greenville 3090 Trey' Cafe Marion DOUBLES Robichaux-Duvell Wilmington 1325 Beaty-Eubanks Charlotte 13111 Evans-Wilder Mobile 1207 Gearhart-Smith Mobile 12911 Hensley Kerr Knoxville 1297 SINGLES Ora Strad ley Atlanta 734 Bob Varner Winston Salem 714 Walt Habas Savannah 701 John Petrarca Charleston 413 Jim Glen Hampton Roads Va oil ALL-EVENTS Bnb Catlin Atlanta 1119111 Ora Strad ley Atlanta INT Ray Kerr Knoxville Len 1t9111 1951 i i i 4 f' 11 il 4' 3 43 NO HANDICAP Walter Criswell 13-yearold Memphis Little Leaguer doesn't let the loss of a leg hinder his inlerest in baseball Formerly his team's first baseman Criswell lost his right leg to an infection He coaches at first base and vows he'll be back in the lineup Yunick who says he was born "somewhere in the Smokies" believes there's no difference in the ability of drivers "You take a fellow like Firet all Roberts)" I he said "He would finish in the top 10 at Indy the first year And he would become a contender for the championship in three years "A good stock car driver like Fireball or Turner (Curtis) can do well at Indianapolis if he applies himself Any man who's good can do well in both "If there is a difference it would be that the Indy driver is not as reckless" Yunick is one of the leaders in engine experimentation He was the first to build an engine to run backwards He's also built them to run sideways And he has a temper For instance he almost walked nut of the pits before the recent Indy race Bear Oarsmen Win College Title Ow Ii i i i Whitin Machine of Charlotte rolled into the tenth spot with a 3037 total Sparked by Paul Burgess who went into the tournament with a 145 average and dropped the big maples for a scratch 586 series and a handicap 703 Another remarkable thing libout his team showing was the fact that he averaged a cool 195 for his three games from scratch Bill Litaker of Charlotte moved into the money in the singles by shooting a 676 with his handicap Be had a scratch 609 Ray Lewis of Marietta Ga moved up the ladder also in the singles with his 672 Ray Kerr of Knoxville Tenn ousted Ardery Brown of Char lotte for third place in the MI Event by firing a 9-game total of 194 Ora Stradley of Atlanta continued to set the tempo in the singles with his 736 Rene Robichaux and Doyle Duvall of Wilmington o' 4 kit hies 4 IP 4 i li' ii i' SMOKEY 'AMICK: Strictly A Came Of Chance SMOKE) SYRACUSE closed with a spectacular rush in the last 400 yards Saturday to win the Intercollegiate Bowing Association championship for the first lime since 1949 WORLD 600 IVOR' Our 28th Year" Time to rocheck your insurance! "Our 28th Year" Time to recheck your insurance! Mutua mem" 01:41 eZD ISTBROOK NartoW 109 I 10 The Golden Bears in their first year under 40-year-old Co a ch Jim Lemmon overtook Wash ington's front-running Huskies and then easily repelled Navy's challenge in the spurt to the fin ish "I couldn't get along with the other mechanic The guy (Chickie Hiroshima) was lin possible Rut I made a deal so I had to stay" the finish and stopped rowing He picked up the stroke again with about MO yards left in the 3-mile grind on Onondaga Lake California stroked by Don Martin a 6-4 175-pounder from San Francisco scored by 11'4 lengths over Navy with Washington just four-tenths of a second back After Monumental Trouble Race On AI Ti Washington hung on to take third place with long shot Brown fourth and the co-favored Cornell and Pennsylvania crews tied for the fifth place in the 12-crew field tinned Ply mout Bobby Johns sixth in the standings is driving the other Yunick perhaps rightfully is peeved because Hiroshima got all the pit credit for Rath mann's ''Hell he didn't have a thing to do with the pit As soon as he built the engine he might as well have left" One last question? Will Rob erts' Pontiac be able to go 600 miles Sunday? "Damn right" he concluded taloned from Page 111 the reason the huge crowd will be there The largest previous sports crowd in the state was the 57- 500 throng which witnessed the Duke-North Carolina football game in Durham in 1949 500 throng which witnessed tht Duke-North Carolina foothal game in Durham in 1919 "Cnti the reason be there The largc crowd in th 500 throng 1 Duke-North game in Di eillii 8( HELP LP O4 111t- A ROAODE IN 520 DOCVD rit 6 Cornell stroke Bob Kimpson a 20-year sophomore from White Plains appeared to have collapsed about 400 yards from I 0 The biggest crowd In the South other than the Ken tucky Derby was the 82000 gathering which watched the 7 Sugar Bowl game betwevt 1811 and Clemson on New Year's Day 1959 The big South tucky Pert gathering Sugar BO LS11 and Year's Da Lee Petty 45 is a three-time Grand National champion topping the field in 1954 1958 and 1959 Ile currently is in second place in GN point standings 86 points behind Richard's 6652 points Winner of the World 600 gets 4000 points with 160 points separating each of the next 19 finishers Voted the nation's best stock car racing mechanic Petty habitually has fewer pit stops than other drivers I Ili 1'111 WI (WIII)11141: 11 st VOW ''s 414111 1 "''sii1411: jt 1 Career Opportunity to Join the Fastest Growing Home Manufacturer in the South The largest audience for a stock car race was the 78000 at Darlington's "Southern 500" in 1958 The top qualifier was ball Poherts driving a 1960 Pontiac The largc stock ear I at Darlingtt in 1958 The top hall Ilohert Pontiac KINGSBERRY HOMES De won a 100-miler several weeks ago because his was the only car which failed to visit the pits Ile went the entire Daytona Beach iflO in February on one set of tires Roberts who also owns track records at Daytona Beach and Darlington estahlished the Charlotte record Thursday with a one-lap speed of 134429 mph and a four-lap average of 133901 mph Roberts track ree Beach and lished the Thursday speed of fourlap al strong finencial dedicated to progress in housing through engineering and research If you are between 30 and you are sincerely interested in a professional sales career In America's challenging new menu lectured homes you can answer reasonably the questions have an opportunity for you Fill out and mail the coupon (Your name will be held in conli demo) If you are not a candidate this Is an opportunity worth recommending to a friend These and other factors make Lee Petty a hair ahead of the rest of the field Next best victory chance is embraced by a number of drivers They would be Roberts Smith Richard Petty Buck Baker Junior Johnson While and Ned Jarrett All but Richard Petty and Jarrett are 'V et er ns And experience some wise man once said is the best teacher Kingsberry sales have doubled and redoubled the past two years This has opened up new opportunities for qualified men to represent Kingsberry Homes to builders We t1001 have en opening in the Charlotte area We have list of builder prospects waiting for the Kings berry program We finance construction back builders with liberal local advertising as well as supply manufactured home packages that are tom pithily in a class by themselves in this field in value variety and rigidly controlled quality Homes that are featured by Amer ice's leading magazine Our "Market Buster" program is the indus try's big news In 100 days over 100 new builders signed up for its benefits We have Fl 1 MT Li I 0 NV 1E LOMA) If the track holds up winning speed is expected to be about 120 mph Roberts Jack Smith and Cotton Owens will he driving the fastest cars in the field Their 1960 Tontines placed one-two four in qualifying runs But this is a race where the fastest won't necessarily get there fastest If the tr fling speed about 129 Roberts Ion Owens fastest cars 1960 Pontia four in qua Ilut this fastest wor there KINGSBERRY HOMES 1nowd CCC Swimmers Top Amity Club Pvq I How Well Can You Answer These Question's? 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