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TMI INOIrlNMNT, TUEmIAY. AUbilif )J. iitti THE PETE RADEMACHER STORY: FACTS BEHIHD TITLE GO school in Tieton, then his rancher father sent him to Castle-Heights Military Academy in Tennessee. After hi first year there he contracted rheumatic fever. "I thought 1 never would recover from that." he says.

"I spent four months In bed and rested lor a whole year. But finally I whipped it and went on to participate fully in atliletks. I've been perfectly healthy ever since." His Washington upbringing may be a sentimental reason for chosirig Seattle for his first pro fight, but probably more important is the fact that the Washington State Athletic Commission approved it while others across the country would have no part' of it. What the gaie will draw is anybody's guess and not many are guessing $230,000. Present plans do not call for televising the bout.

the funnies. They even cut out Joe Palooka. They don't want me to read anything about boxing. But I know what people are saying and it rolls off me. "I go into every fight, I don't care how big he is or how rough he is, with the idea of' being relaxed." Rademacher is a-conservative.

quiet person. He wears a gray flannel suit nicely and speaks with intelligence on most "subjects. Whofs left of his balding hair is closely cropped and he could be taken for a junior executive or a professor. He weighs 212 pounds. Stands six feet, two and one-half He is married and the father of a two-year-old daughter, lie dreamed of becoming a baseball player and play college football before going into amateur boxing.

Rademacher was born in Tietan, a wee town JS miles west ol Yakima. For nine years he attended grade recall a precedent unless it be the Fourth of July 34 years ago when Jack Dempsey almost made a ghost town of Shelby, Mont. Seattle will probably survive the fight Aug. 22, but a group of Columbus, businessmen almost certainly will drop a quarter million dollars. How they were persuaded to put it up is a story in Rademacher is not a pro but he did win the Olympic title at Melbourne last year.

And he feels that he is good enough to get in the ring with the champ, notwithstanding warnings from as far away as London where a boxing writer foresaw the end of the fight game. Rademacher laughs at the ridicule. "Everybody in camp seems to be trying to protect me from the wisecracks being made about the fight," he says. "They edit the paper for me. All I get is the front page.awl ind ik aw.

(ututlc lvliht till, mfit of om tin. SEATTLE, Wash. (IB Pete Rademacher is quite sales- man. He has arranged a prize iijjht guaranteed to down in ring history whatever the outcome. Pete also must be somewhat of a Walter Mitty.

He has never been the professional rinjf in his tiff (he has only seen two pro lights), but a week from Thursday he will square off with the heavyweight champion ot the world. Something of the philanthropist is in Rademacher too. For while champ Floyd Patterson is just to put on the gloves, the chances are good Rademacher won't make a penny unless he wins and becomes champion. That is not likely. So perplexed are bookmakers at the spectacle of this 23-year otd amateur taking on the world's bestthat "any of them won't Jay any odds: They cannot CHAMP LOOKS FIT fl Altadena Netter PattersonSetsUpCmp SEATTLE.

(IP) Heavyweight which led a motor champion Floyd Patterson ar Bows at Newport rived here yesterday to finish to Kent, about 15 miles sbuth of here, where he will linish his training. up training chores for his title jfight Aug. 22 with Pete Rade-i D'Amato, Patterson's NEWPORT. RJ. (LP1 Seeded Australian Davis Cup maclier, Olympic dames heavy-wciirht title manager, said Floyd woWd prabably work out this 'after.

stars experienced brief difficulty yesterday as they mnvprf thrnnirh the nncnin? round of the 76th Annual Patterson looked rested and- noon after reslind un from hi as his party stepped from a train trip. Newport uasmo invitational lonnis lourney. Whitney Reed, an American Davis Cup hopeful and. Rademacher. meanwhile, had Great Northern train which arrived at 7:50 ajn.

tPST). an off day. He was here for a seeded lighth in ttie tourney. feel fine," said Patterson. iMrntr.

deftateii trouble from a fellow scries 01 three examtnatl'pns and will resume training today "I've trained just as hard. for Htnrr 5Uum. 1'rr rif ys til LFd. HiieK this fight as any other. I neverj Californian as Forrest Stewart of Altadena put up a stilt fight at his camp at nearby Issaquah.

look lor a fight tn he easy." 'before bowing, trf, lu-ss. 7s Yotir 1h: r- VlrHcy, Bill rum. Coral tfali.M. Fla Number one seeded Ashley Vew Car Running Among- (hose on hand to greet the champion was Jack Hurley, promoter of the Aug. 23 scheduled J5-roUnder at Sicks' Stadium here.

Cooper won by default in the! (i Foa. iJeveriy Calir.r first round but had trouble dis EdttcrinVDrc patching Sydney Wood II of Patterson talked. only briefly in the only second round match played. Wood MiHf. HkltLt Crtelt.

with reporters before stepping Rough? Unhoppy? Come lo Usl AA MOTOR TUNE-UP CLINIC into a King County sheriff's had Cooper at set point in the second set before bowing, 6-4, Heads Yank NHrs NEW YORK. (IB David ISBOTSON BOWS FO FINN IN MILE Ferchonoek of Philadelphia, Tanked third among. United State3 senior tennis players, Neil Fraser, second of the Aussies and seeded third, took veteran William Clothier II of Philadelphia, 6-4, in the first set but was fully extended to take the second, lo 13. SUSPENDED Jockey Eddie Arcoro was suspended -from racing for 10 days by stewards of the Atlantic City race. 'course yesterday as a result of the disqualification of his mount Dedicate in Saturday's $1 00,000 A.llanlic City Handicap.

The suspension is- effective tomorrow, the stewards Tho suspension resulted from "careless riding" on Arcaro's part. jiHlni EaulpAint headed ihe' U.S., team announced yesterday'for the Gor Ctl-lt( Ti Nothlne nr It Two-time Casino chamnion don Trophy matches against- KH-harrit-or. ol estfLelri, Canada. 'NEXT TIME TAKE THE TRAIN' N. J.

won his opening round matcn by deiau whiie Dav Topped Redlegs Cupper Sammy Giammaiva of MO E. WUHTH6T0X ST. At Mentor. Puiteu FhKsVir r-mi John Musser, a St. Mo.

railroad swilcHmbn shows fittie-fotjgu after water skiing from Omaha, Kansas City on Missouri River. The 230-mile trip required nine hours. Musser broke a record last month.on the Lake of the Ozarks, going 715 miles in 23 hours, 23. minutes. Houston, Texas, sixth seeded Frank Robinson led tne Cincinnati Redlegs in- slugging TURKU, Finland.

Olavt Saisola of who held the world meter record for 24 hours last edged Derek lb-botson of Britain, world record-holder for the mile, in a 4:00.2 mile today to feature an international track and field meet. Ihbotson ran second in 4:00.5. Olavi Vuorisalo of Finland was 4:01.3. defeated Charles Maloney of. with mark 1956.

Newport, 6-1, 6-L HamRldiariJsfl, by drtault ire TROUBLE SHOTS Swedish Spiko Ace May Attend USC STEWART BEATEN 1N GERMAN NET KMiMtrfcx. 'ptovMtnce. 6-2. Ed Atklmon. Loa Ajit.fl-.', deftati RleMrd Hijhltr, Ktw loik.

6-3, 5- STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Sim GlmirnalvA, Houston, Tiras. -f(t t- HaxErwii, Louisville. Kv. dotra.it Sweden's high j'umping star Bertil Holmgren, who leaped 6 feet 6 inches this year, will Burkemo Improved by Changing Thumb go to America early laffBr.

51. Petersburg. 6-2. 6-1. Arthur Andrew, Iowa City.

Bantum Captures Discus, Shot Put He probably will study at the Ma'. Anderson. University of Southern Cidifor- Richard Edsactown, 3 SKOEVDE, Sweden. (tR Ken Retry Vac flav, DaytDTV I Bantum of New York States for three years. How-lever, he said he was not certain both, discus and shot put in an, By WALTER BURKEMO yet which school" he would International Track and Field sBhSI delivered here enter.

meet.here last night, the second! Driving was my biggest lUrFer, Atrlca, de-e, Oaltvtlle. 6-1, Piedmont, de- HAMBURG, (TP! Italian Davis Cuppers' Nicola Pietrangeii Orlando Sirola'out fought Hugh Stewart of Pasadena, and SvesV Davidson of Swe--den, 10-12, 64, 3-6, 6-3, 9-7, yesterday to reach the. men's doubles final of the German Internationa Tennis' Championship. Stewart, the nth -ranked player in the United States, continued to take part in the German tournament despite a suspension by the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association, Stewart was suspended last week for failing' to return home' after the Wimbleton championships, but received permission lo finish' his matches here.

straight time he nas done so. problem years ago. I was hook von discus in 48.47 (155K: feet) but in an1 Henry. Fieritnont. de extra attempt he reached more lis Anreltj.

dt- ing the ball cm my tee shots. I made a change, with a ielt hand movement, My thumb was on The right side of the shaft and I moved it to (he left so than 50 meters (160 feci). In ascitic mKkt eated William Mi Ashley Coousr, itrmia, by tletaalt shot put he won in 16.66 YQQ W4MTS (53.47 fecU. that the ithumb was facint; hk automatic rjahsmission, HH jiowcc brakes, poWer steering and IHIjH 16 other wanted areessbries, I plus sales tax and license. liberal trade-in JK allowance, of count SEE TOUR LIHCOLN DEALER TOOAT '-J- DuniUd Bethsia.

straight upland down the shaft. I made (he change in iD53soon SAIES REPAIRS TRADtMNS. 1 Browr after I won ihe PGA cliamu: "ship because I was a terrible medal player. Now my medal Am.tra.1,1. TVJI-iht.

Chillier l. Philartflphin, scores are better. The change1 straightened Savin Tops Vic, my drives, and all other shots NabsGrassCoort where power was Involved, SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. OB Powerful Dick Savitt, Who EDITOR'S NOTE: Walter 10 interest in nlavino Burkemo, who shot a 65 In thn final round' of the 1957 U. S.

Open at Inverness, Toledo, won Davis Cup tennis, won the Eastern Grass Courts cham pionship yesterday with a 6-4, the PGA tlUe In and b-4. 8-6 conquest of the No. 1 U.S. cup player, Vic Serxas runncrup in 1951 and again in 1934. He plays out of the Frank-! 1 a U24 H' $267' 'V ALSO AVAILABLE IN of Philadelphia.

Iin Hill Country Club Detroit. Savitt, 30 years old to Seixas' Walter Burkemo 33, had j'ust a little too milch power on his serves, ground strokes and volleys for the polished Philadeiphian. It was the 10th year that Scixas failed to, win this title, although in that! NEW AS PILOT CRAFT RETURNS HOME A HERO time he has wort. at both Wimbledon and Forest Hills. Tt was KANSAS CITY, Mo, leral lineup switches caused the the second time Vic was a los What makes Gilbey's the quality vodka? Costlier a method that selects only the each vodka distillation the clearest, smoothest part! Harry Craft, who a week ago duos suocien success.

ing finalist. didn need dark glass) main incognito here, yesterday Padres, Roiniers "We were due to start clicking and it might have happened just as well if Lou had stayed on as manager," said Craii. brought his relaxed and rietit- ing Kansas City Athjetics home! in Player Swap the new roie ol a hero. SAN DIEGO. (TO The San Moving Billy Martin to third Within the space of seven hot ieso Padres and base lor example, he sairi, wasi sessions on Eastern diamonds, the one-time Cincinnati out yesterday announced "incidental to the club's abruDll quick trade.

fielder captured the fancy i Kansas Citv fans as he pr One of his lirst moves as th The Padres exchanged second new manager, said, was I baseman Al Federoff for Seattle first baseman-outfielder vlously had been unable to do in two years as manager of the lassnmhTe ihe cUib for a talk in; Bill Glynn. The pl.iyrrs iwhich he stressed "forgetting make their first appearance in past and starting the sea iver again." different uniforms tonight. 1887 old Kansas City Blues in tin American Association. Slopping- out it chartered airliner, the reticent Craft insisted ori giving all the credit to Ws suddenly rejuvenated team, which had' jirtt completed a four-game sweep tn Cleveland and -won five of its last seven games. 1957 Gilbey's 70 YEARS OP Working With 'We've known all along we had a far better team than we showed," said Craft.

"Finally, we began to dick as a unit simply because of the individuals that are coming through." Craft said ffrst baseman Vic Power, a major disappointment Vodka HOME SEEKERS helping them find suitable hornet for Iheir families, lo rent or buy. no far this season. "Played of the finest series' I've ever seen in Cleveland. He was not only getting base' hits but was hustling on even obvious outs." Moved up from-a coaching slot to replace ousted manager WiLLiamWiLsonCo Lou Knurirsau a ween ago, Craft refused to admit that scv- 40 N. Garfield, Pasadena SY 3-8111 RY 1-6961 INSURANCE ftlAL.

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