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that new

Rita Whyte

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the second stanza when he slip-
ped that cute one to Rocky’s
jaw and dumped the champ
for a short count.

tory.
At long last, this fact is be-

|| ginning to be recognized; the

Brockton Blockbuster is com-
ing into his own. :
Could Marciano have beaten

‘John L. Sullivan? No doubt

PACIFIC TRIBUNE — SEPTEMBER 30, 1955 — PAGE 11.

Rocky Marciano’s wife crowns him “king of the heavyweights”
but says she’d like him to retire from the ring. Rocky says he
won’t quit until he’s added another half million dollars or so to
his bank account. : ; 3 :

day. In the second Louis-

_Schmeling fight the Bomber

pulverized Max in less than @
round.

See ea pn sun i <P ae a es For two or more years this Louis vs. Marciano. My guess
Onan 1 corner has been repeating: would be: Marciano to win the

es Rocky Marciano is the most first time they met; Louis to
OSCAR AU ecithac re ee Se or et me ge under-rated champ in ring his- take him in a second and all

subsequent meetings.

‘In saying this, I’m discount-

ing Rocky’s actual knockout of

Louis, for Joe was far over the .

hill when they met. I'm talk-

ing about these fighters at their

peaks.

ON wet

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Fort Langley __.----- 15 2 -- Forest Products -_-~- ee Saturday — while the third or punch might have held Rocky
South Langley _-__-- Wie DL. -- Georgia -------------- FS a fourth game is underway. Con- off for 10 rounds, perhaps even
Grassy Plains ____---- 5 Eee Grandview ---------- 45 10-148 sequently these pre-Series re- 15 for a decision.
mloops --..-----+--. 15 4 Hastings East ----:-- 35 Bath marks and predictions may look Bob Fitzsimmons? An over-
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aa Seaehay ------ 2 Bee eee ee ae 25 9 25 them. thin shanks of a lightweight
ae ety aed ss 2 ce Little Mountain ______ 1 3 de As everyone knows, the and a heavyweight’s shoulders.
Le oe Jo paren reer Brooklyn Dodgers have been Rocky would have taken Ruby
Micsinna <6 2cp = 5 Moberley = es? 30 3 94 : : ’s best i
Netctae saree 3 Es ee is a creamed seven times in the Bob's _and finally knocked
Nelson See ae 20 Late 75 Mit PACAGARE = Hoe 1 1 18 Series, while the New York pin off his wer jens
th. . New Svectminster Racks 95 1 ee Niilo Makela ----~_-- 5 Yankees under Casey Stengel Jim Jeffries? Big Jeff
ie i Norauay £90222. es 35 1 43 p would have stood toe to toe
Noteh ‘Will 912 10 si 10 1 25 have never lost a Series. All , :
Parksville _-__------- 0 SP epape  ee 5 this points to an easy Yankee 200) 7 MSEC wt out He ee
e10 ; — See eee ead ar ue i i zee me-
Be ells ese 35 2 2 Philip Halperin --_--_-- 20 4 <2 qe Hats Seen we oe the Rock, and would have em-
mee Gecrte cl 10 3 as Point Grey —---=+---- 40 9 62. fc) Canbsee iv thal: Way. erged victorious in a bruising
base Si rge Serres: i * Strathcona ______---- 2 ne = Brooklyn ri seven, sayS my battle. ; :
S ee Sa eT) 1 i Students ---*_-__-_-- se a crazy, mixed - up typewriter. Jack Johnson? Rocky.
; aan BRL gene ntr 15 1 ey Victory Square -~-_-- 50 4 10 Don Newcombe, Carl Erskine couldn’t have done Behe
“on FORE ie OEE aah 5 oe oe: Waterfront ---------- 15 3 a and Billy Loes to pitch win- against Johnson, either. Along
cute Co IR Sp ee ee ae wonennn=--= se me us ning games. about ‘the sixth — or perhaps
South Surrey ___.---- 15 1 -- cape er te 50 3 Cool reason tells me that my Whenever Jack made up his
Mra ee ete oe ee 35 fo es: Sou uu: Ne eerie hy: typewriter is nuts. The Yanks ™ind about it — Marciano
Vv 0 1 Vancouver Heights -_ 20 3 -~ Pp “ ' would have gone down and
eornon eee Seta pa 1 3 (I North Van. City .____ 50 li os have the jinx on the Bums; BE Be
ectonia: - ceo 55 North Van. District __ 50 1 52 Casey Stengel gives the Brook- ; : BOs. ©
Tovince Mise. _____- 20 7 a Cie Mise ee 30 2 236 lyn boys a double whammy Jess Willard? Marciano
orrespondence ______ rs 2 2 Me aaa se wg : would have made a pnuching +
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Ese Fill in this form " “ Yanks, they simply go to either man could win. As
pieces. Dempsey said: recently “It
ty : : ae the re eed up would depend on who got the
; y History. u ese are days other first.” My money would
OFFER ‘ of big changes, and maybe even be on Dempsey. ; {
(PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION the Dodgers will be affected. | Tumney? Braddock? Baer?
: ie any Paes Fonte fe it’ Carnera? Marciano is_ better
: ; sounds on Monday, two days than any of them, by a wide
(Expires November 1) before the Series opens. it says margin. Ewe:
a pas : here: the Dodgers in seven. Joe Louis in his prime? A
pve ths ne a ve fongh one to figure. Louis ~
; : r ctually, o rchie di - was always a little slow to fig-
Circulation Dept., Pacific Tribune ter than he had any right to ure out an opponent's style.
3 6, 426 Main St Vancouver 4, B.C. expect. Never ‘ mind all that Schmeling knocked him out the
Room 6, ‘ pre-fight publicity talk, Moore first time, because he couldn't
ee ‘ Bnew: me floss gS Rees get pore from the German's
Ros, : CHOICE): al ocky didn’t disappoin overhand right. Yet Marciano
- PLEASE SEND ME (INDICATE YOUR “al him. But the game old ‘war- could knock out Schmeling. six
O He Wrote For Us rior gave the crowd a thrill in days a week, and twice on Sun-