Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 94, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 1944 Page: 2 of 8
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>AGE TWO
<ROWNWOOO (Tum| lUlLETIN, WEDNESDAY, JANUAKY If, 1944
Amateur Light Heavyweight
Champ Of Utah Enters Gloves
Tournament Froml3th Division
Lloyd Marshall Is
Winner In Light
Heavyweight Bout
Susie Has Big
Job With Notre
CAMP BOWIE. Jan. 19.—Ona
of the leading contenders for
Golden Gloves supremacy, fight-
ing under the colors of the 13th
Armored Division, is Pvt. Geo:
fPrenchy) Grave lie, a battling
who, in addition to other claims
•a?
to fame, is a top rodeo perform-
er.
Frenchy. a onetime cowhand
who punched cattle in his native
Utah, and in Montana, Idaho and
other states where the Wild West
Influence still prevails, is light
heavyweight champion of the
Black Cat Division,
He doesn't know » which he’d
rather do- slug it out with a foe-
men in the ring or ride he!l-for-
leatber atop a exporting cayuse
*’I get a thrill out of both,”
grins the big fellow.
Gravelle is amateur champion
of Utah in the light heavyweight
class and. as a rodeo hand, he
has won bareback honors at Pen-
. dleton. Cheyenne end other points
on the roundup circuit.
When he squares o# in the
Brown wood district C^gfder Gloves
matches Jan 31 at S*m<*tal Hall.
It will be his second GG tourney
within two months.
Gravelle fought through to the
semi-finals in the San Francisco
Golden Gloves tournament last
month, and was winning handily
when an accidental cut above his
left eye cost him the bout by a
TKO X | i
Hoetak Praises Preachy
Cpl. A1 Hostak. division boxing
coach and fdHner middleweight
champion, warns the fans not to
sell Gravelle ahort.
“If a fighting heart means any-
thing,” saya Al, "Frenchy ou^ht
to be e favorite in any battle,
loves to mix it. He ia shifty and
fast and a better t^n average
boxer, and he could keep out of
trouble if he wanted to. but he
likes*to wade right In snd trade
punches until somebody goes
down. - f : | | .
"Fortunately for Fenchy, H’s
usually the other man who hits
the canvas. He has had 20 fights
since he’s been in the Army, and
he has dropped the nod in only
three of them. And in all those in-
stances. if he hadn't been too
eager to make a kill, he would
have been the winner."
i One of the really picturesque
characters on the Black Cat box-
ing team. Gravelle insists on
•porting s mustache. He’s con-
stantly defying his opponents to
“knock it off." which, of course
makes for stirring competition.
The rangy Westerner is as rug-
ged a soldier as he is s rtngman.
Before his transfer to the 13th
Armored Division Military Police
Platoon, he was assigned to the
59th Armored Dtfantry. where he
won the esteem of his buddies as
a crack shot, a lethal genius with
the bayonet, and a bang-up man
at field soldiering.
And in his role as an MP. Fren-
chy finds very few soldiers getting
out of line. His reputation u a
handy man with hia dukes has
been spread fully, and there are
few lads, indeed, who care to tan-
gle with him.'
Gravelle. like'teo Maguire, di-
vision heavyweight champion, can
be expected to supply pleoty of
punch at the Brownwood Golden
Gloves battles, and his fellow MPs
are organising a rooting section
to cheer him to victory.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 19— <AP)—
Lloyd Marshall believes there’s no
place like home—especially when
you're fighting .
The Californian returned to his
native Cleveland last night to
pound out in easy 10-round decis-
ion over Nate Bolden of Chicago
in what Matchmaker Larry At-
kins billed as a duration light
heavyweight title bout.
The w’in was Lloyd’s fourth in
five Cleveland appearances and it
earned him a March engagement
with Joltin' Jake LaMotta, the
rough-housing Bronx middle-
weight. In his other local tussles,
the former Golden Glover notched
decisions over Anton Chrlstoforidu
and Curtis Sheppard, knocked out
Ezzard Charles and belted Heavy-
weight Jimmy Bivins to the floor
before taking the count himself in
the 13th.
Rated by Ring Magazine as the
number one active light heavy,
Marshall spent much of his time
chasing Bolden around the arena
Dame Publicity
BOYS IN
SERVICE
Taps Sounded At
Co lege Station
For "Reveille"
Thirteen Is Jinx
For Cage Outfits
By CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN
AP Feature*
SOUTH BEND. Ind.—“Bet I een
take two whole bites of this sand-
wich before those phones ring,”
the girl challenged
But the phones beet her to the
peanut butter, as they always do,
and it was not until an hour later
that pretty, 19-year-old Susie
Grace had found time to sandwich
in her sandwich.
Capt. J. S. Palmer
Recovering In
African Hospital
Five hundred sails a day—
that’s part ef the temps at Netre
Dame’s athletic publicity efifee,
where Direeter Walter Kennedy
and Susie, hia secretary, peas
telephones around as If they
were batons in a relay race.
n1fc
caught up with the beck-
pedaling Chicagoan enough times
to unleash a slashing assortment
of Sights. One of these sent Bold-
en to the canvas for a nine count
in the third round after Nate tem-
porarily ceased his bicycling to
stagger Marshall with a left
hook.
West Texas State
College To Revive
Basketball in 1944
CANYON, Jan. 19—(APV—
Basketball is coming back to West
Texas State College, which form-
erly boasted one of the tallest
team in the world.
D. A. Shirley, member of the
college's athletic council, said the
college would have a team on the
floor In 1944. Shirley said efforts
would be made to bring back foot-
ball, also.
Chicago Cagers
Win 90th Straight
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CHICAGO, Jen. 19—<AP>—
There might be s longer win
streak than the 90 straight hung
up by the Marshall High Junior
basketball team. but Chicago
Prep fans haven’t heard about it
The West Side five which hasn’t
lost a game in almost five years,
won their 90th consecutive last
night, and has a chance to attain
100 straight wins before the sea-
son closes.
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Ed Levy To Get Another
Chance With Yankees
NEW YORK. Jan. 19—(API-
Big Ed Levy, who failed to make
the grade last spring as a first
btseman for the championship
New York Yankees, will be given
s tryout as an outfielder at At-
lantic City this spring, the Yan-
kees front office indicated today.
At the same time Pitcher Spud
Chandler Sent word he expected
to be called soon for an Army
physical examination at his Moul-
trie, Gs., home He is 1-A.
Hoppe Holds Lead In
Billiards Tournay
DETROIT, Jan. 19—(AP)—The
cross-country three-cushion bil-
liards match between Willie Hoppe,
world s champion from New York,
and Welker Cochran of San Fran-
cisco. went into its third day here
today with Hoppe holding a 122-
point lead in the 2150-point
match.
“Can I get two reserved seats
on the 50-yard line for this week’s
game?” “Us Johnny Lujack really
injured?” “What’s the team going
to oat for breakfast before the
game?” “Is Johnny Lujack really
got only three, bow come?” . . .
and thus it goes, a aeries of re-
quests as unbroken as the water
pouring over Niagara Falls.
Susie probably knows more
•bout Notre Dame football than
any other girl in the country.
V-Mail kcqecet
"I can’t imagine anyone with a
more interesting Job,” she beams.
“Let’s go through this stack of
mail and see some of the ques-
tions.”
One V-mail letter begins: ”1 am
a rabid Notre Dame fan even over
here in Jungle land. I’ve gotten
into a few arguments lately and
would appreciate it If you could
give me the necessary dope to set-
tle them. ... I would like all the
scores of games between Notre
Dame and Minnesota.”
“See?” flashes Susie, “that guy
will pick up $1 or t20 betting on
old scores with his buddies in the
other fox holes.”
A Mens Please
Another letter reads: “Could you
tell me what Notre Dame athletes
eat before games and what they
ate 10 years ago?”
Here’s one with a Canadian
stamp, from Quebec: “We four
boys are studying for the priest-
hood and would like something
from Knute Rockne’i files to prove
football is a Christian sport, that
phyilcal combat does not show dis-
respect for the human body. . . .”
Still another: "I would like a
yearly list of Notre Dame All-
America players, graduates who
became head coaches; a list of
Millers from Ohio belonging to the
Miller family of which Creighton
ia the latest, the relationship to
each other and the years and posi-
tions they played. Enclosed ia a|
three cent stamp ”
A Tail Order
Others want such thing* as: the
number of real Irishmen who play-1
ed on Notre Dame teams . • . A
breakdown of national!tie* and re-
ligious beliefs of all team mem-
bers, past snd present . . . com-
plete life histories of Coqeh Frank
Leahy and Knute Rockne .. . Notre
Dame’s football schedules since
1915. names and pictures of play-
ers.
And here is a gem: “Who owns
the coin flipped by the referee?”
;GlrU all over ths country send
pictures of themselves—lot ef leg;
art, you know—and ask for re-
ceipts." Susie cuts in. "We ueuslly
pass them on to the boys, snd if
they want to write them it’s OK,
I guess "
Other items Susie reveals: an
average of two footballs a week la
received for players to sign, 200
requests pour in weekly for auto-
graphs, the majority asking for
signatures of Angelo Bertelll. now
at Parria Island. N. C., in Marine
training, and Johnny Lujack, who
Capt. John S. Palmer ia recover-
ing from slight wounds received
in the battle for Italy in an Afri-
can hospital, friends have learned
here.
Capt. Palmer was a member of
the National Guard In Brownwood
having entered the organization in
1927, where he served as first ser-
geant and later as lieutentnt of Co.
A. 142nd Inf.
During the lending at Salerno,
Capt. Palmer was commanding a
headquarters company of the 3rd
Battalion and after action was put
in command of Company L of the
142nd Inf., composed largely «f
Breckenrtdge boys.
The Purple Heart has been con-
ferred upon Palmer for his injuries
which will require two months of
hospitalization, his family have
been advised.
He is the son of Mrs. Lola Pal-
mer of Brownwood. a brother of
Winston Palmer, and his wife, Mrs.
John Palmer, Is residing with her
mother at 1017 Vine Street while
Capt. Palmer is in Italy, -
H. M. Bowden Promoted
At Fort Sem Houston
Heflin M. Bowden of the U. S
Army has recently been promoted
to the rang of staff sergeant and
is now stationed at Fort Sam Hous-
ton, San Antonio, it has been learn-
ed by his aunt, Mrs. Mattie Har-
lows. I -
Sgt. Bowden, who la in the Med-
ical Corps, was stationed at Long-
view before being transferred to
Fort Sam Houston.
He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. A.
M. Bowden of Austin, former resi-
dents of May.
COLLEGE STATION. Jan. 19—
(AP)—Aggieland says goodbye to-
day to Reveille—the dog that
wormed her way into the hearts
of thousands to become a symbol
of fighting spirit.
The little black and white mas-
cot of Texas A and M„ tanned
"more than an animal; she is
• tradition” by President F. \C.
Bolton, died of old age yesterday
in the veterinary hospital.
The Aggie band will play "The
Spirit of Aggieland” and “Silver
Taps" this afternoon when they
bury Rev in the center of Kyle
Field, where the dog loved to ca-
vort during half-time drills at
football games.
Reveille's collar will be placed
in a case and s plaque will be
affixed to the entrance of the
stadium.
Not long ago, when the Cadets
were raising money to have Rev-
eille designated a general, they
also contributed funds to have her
portrait done in oil. It hangs
where every Cadet may see as he
goes about the day's routine.
Reveille was picked up one
night in 1931 by some Aggies on
a road south of the campus. A
leg-hurt was dressed snd she was
taken to s dormitory. She immed-
iately was adopted by the Cadet
Corps as its mascot
She made trips with the Corps';
she frolicked in and out the for-
mations when the band put on a
show. She wore an Aggie blanket.
Said Dr. Bolton:
‘To many a homesick freshman
Reveille represented the dog he
left at* home; that dumb friend
that could always be depended up-
on for a wag of the tall and a
friendly bark no matter bow dark
the clouds or how negligent were
other friends. Reveille was a tang-
ible. visible connecting link with
s carefree boyhood."
NEW YORK. Jan. 19—<AP)-
Thirteen seems to be a Jinx te
winning college basketball quin-
tets.
Last week DePaul’s Demons of
Chicago, undefeated and boasting
a 13-game winning streak, lost to
Valparaiao. of Indiana. That left
undefeated Camp Grant and Milli-
gan (Tenn.) College with 13-game
•traaka.
The Jinx caught up with Camp
Grant last night, Marquette hand-
ing the soldiers a surprise 46-3B
defeat at Elgin. 111. The Golden
Avalanche got off to an early 7-6
lead and led throughout. The sol-
diers pulled up to 34-33 in the :
second half before Marquette
again crept away.
Milligan, boasting victories over!
Duke and North Carolina in its [
long streak, risks the Jinx on Fri-
day when the Buffs meet Emory
and Henry at Bristol, Vs.
from one of the Riley players.
Elkhart scored a field goal, a free
throw and got the other two
points when Ernie Kovateh of
Riley became confused and tipped
the ball into the wrong basket.
It is estimated
six times as many
York City as
of what ia now
and Canada, at
bus
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WHAT A GAME THIS
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ELKHART. Ind . Jin. 1»—IAP)
—Fans booed, players fraternized
and officials spent most of their
time clearing debris off the floor
in a strange high school basket-
ball game last night between Elk-
hart and Riley High of South
Bend.
Elkhart, which had averaged
points in four previous leai
games, won 5 to 4—but hadjlfelp
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C. S. Morgan Looks To
Navy Laave Coming Soon
Creswell Buren (Spike) Morgan
writes from the US Naval Train-
ing Station in San Diego, Calif.,
that he is enjoying himself very
well snd the work is not too hsrd
snd the food is good He is look-
ing forward to leave time, Jan. 22.
He was formerly employed by the
Roose Electric Co. of Dallas and
by the .Southwestern States Tele-
phone Co. of Brownwood before
induction. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs J. W. Morgan of 1716
Sixth Street.
was tsfcing a course in Flexible
Aerial gunnery, and will soon be-
come a member of one of the
Army Air Forces Bomber crews,
after training at an operational
dd Hu
training field Hundreds of gun-
from the huge gunnery school
near Fort Myers where shooting
ranges from skeejjrtth a shot gun
operated
over the
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Cpl. Jack N. McKnight
Complete* Gun Courge
Among the graduates from the
Buckingham Army Air Field In
Fort Myers, Fla . the past week Is
Cpl. Jack N. McKnight. son of
Mr. W. A. McKnight, Bangs. He
took his place at quarterback; most
popular questions concern Informa-
tion about Don Miller and George
Glpp. two of Notre Dame’a all-time 1
beckfield greats, snd the capacity!
of the school’s stadium.
Army Game Leads
’The most money ever eru.ose^i
with a letter was 325 to cover cost!
of pictures and mailing." Susie re- j
calls from her filing-cabinet mind
“And the scores roost often re-1
quested are for games between |
Army and Notre Dame.
"We gret 20 to 30 postcards a
day from children wanting Notre
Dame stickers, and Just recently
we received • note from a Civil
War veteran asking for a new or
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Evelyn Ankers
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old Jersey worn by ona, of j the
players.
“We get 100 or more requests a
week for pictures of players, but
we’ve cut them down by charging
50 cents.”
By this time Susie had reached
her third peanut butter sandwich
and the phones began ringing
;
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