The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1950 Page: 11 of 16
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TIIK ORANGE LEADER
ORANGE. TEXAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1050
T0UN6 TEXAS BOXER IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER KO
liefore he returned lent Jan. 3,
He stopped Johnny (’rot.by at
,ew Bedford, Alass., and out-
•olntui George I.u Rover at Phil-
adelphia.
This paved the stay tor bit
irtum to New Yark and hit
bit ramrlwrk chance which
turned Inia tragedy.
Small Weighed 159 1/2, Roach
Use rifhUnK his lime froln from Gene Tunne.v as the best
which he wit tumbled in Marrh, boxer developed in the Marim
I94H. It seat then that he was corps during World War 11
slapped by Ihe late Marrel Successes piled up for 1 he
I'erdan uf France. IMi.inview boy, who il built like
He was ileing well against „ milage hull hack, until he met
Small, a 23 - year - old power c’erdah. Ihe tough Frenchman,
puncher. inn.I ue teller stages whn latar wgs to win the world
i.t the contlict. He was ahead on middleweight e h a m p l o n » h i p.
all the official*' curds and only
■ km>"i'u!il i""wrentiy could coil
him the verdict.
Midway ot tin- eighth Small ex-
ploded on Roach's mouth La-
verne's knees buckled, but he
hung on, blood streaming through
Ins teeth He lound a hard ninth,
Then early in the tenth Small
rut loose n fusillade and banged
Roach to the floor with u right
to the iaw. Roach rope weakly nt
the count of nine, only to be felled
again. Tlit referee stepped in to
halt hostilities without counting,
Lavtrnf appeared all right a|
first. But suddenly hr slumped
ever on hla steel. Hr was re.
moved tu the dremtng room on
a stretcher.
Roach, who began his profes-
sional career in the fall of 1945,
was honored by Ring magazine as
the 1941 • Rookie Fighter of the
Year." He also received a plaque
commission, said it would be 4S and, after an on-the-spot exami-
hours before he could five a de- nation by Or. Nardlillo, was
cisimi on the luthier , dinners taken to Nt ClarttV
of survival. Nardlcllo »>ij Boas’ll has "n
li^ach who lust turned 25 yes- contusion of the bruin anil prob-
tcrilay, was smashed to tile can- ability ot ;i sii.iuuial ik.,.c-
> us twice m '■ a pul succession by rliagc." •
George Small of JYnoklvn in tie* This won an important fight
last round of a bloody ten-round for the good - look in* Texas
melee las .t.nx • ai SI Nicholas gladiator. "It was to determine
; t enn
Referee Frank Fullam stooped
the fight at 1*57 of the round.
Roach, hauled to his corner, talk-
ed with his handlers ami several
times attempted to leave the ring
under his own power
Sunn, however, he passed out
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01-52, und Georgia Tech beat
Auburn, 61-53, in the Southeast,
ern conference. John Hopkins
I surprised Baltimore Loyoie, 79-
73, in the Mason-Dixon confer,
ence. In the Southern conference
Washington and I ee nosed out
Richmond, 72-70, and Davidson
i took Furman, l'tl-18.
Arizona kept its Border confer-
i ence slate clean by whipping New
; Mexico, 71-82.
In other g.imes Navy defeated
Rutgers 57-48; Muhlenberg beat
Seeton Hall, 64-59; Niagara
humbled St. Bonaventure, 58-45;
Detroit took its city rival, Wayne,
60-45; and Toledo downed Bowl-
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Drawing* Scheduled
For ’50 Field Trial*
WICHITA FALLS, Feb. 33—UP)
—Drawings for the 1950 spring
trials of the Northwest Texes
Field Trial association will be
held here tomorrow night
The amateur all-age stake* be-
gin Saturday at • e. nt. on the
77 ranch, three mile* east of here,
The shooting dog stakes will be
run Sundcy with the possibility of
some braces getting into action
late Saturday.
Six courses will be used, allow-
ing a(\ braces of two dogs each to
run at Hie same time. The three
top dogs In each dh isloit will re-
ceive trophies.
Sport* Fiasta Open*
In McAllen Monday
j Me ALLEN, Feb. g3—</P)-~The
McAllen Sports and Hobby fepti-
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1 ball golf match a tor ring Byron
Nelson of Roanoke, Tex.
Nelson will team with Tony
Butler, Harlingen pro, against
Ram Bpeer und J. C- Hall. Roll
> proa at McAllen and Mission.
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PEANUT BUTTER 29c
Tamales, No. Wz Can 23c
MATCHES. 6 Boxes . 35c
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CELERY, Stalk . . . 15c
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LETTUCE, 2 Heads 15c
NO. 1 RUSSET
POTATOES, 10 Lbs. 47c
RED DELICIOUS
APPLES, 2 Lbs. . . . 25c
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The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 1950, newspaper, February 23, 1950; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth558638/m1/11/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.