Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1959, Tokyo, Japan Tag is the stars and stripes sunday february 15, 1959 Bragg clears 15-9v2 for world indoor pole vault Mark Philadelphia a big Don Hong smashed the world indoor record in the pole vault Friday night by soaring 15 foot 9% inches in the Philadelphia inquire games. The vault actually was 15 feet. 9% inches but it had to be reduced to the nearest Quarter Inch. Bragg a towering army private has been flirting with Cornelius Warmerdam s 16-year-old record of 15-8% All through the current season. He made it on his firs try Friday and cleared the bar with about a hair to spare. This was the second highest vault of al time. Bob Gutowski who got Over 15-4 Friday night went up 15-9% in 1957 but the International Amateur athletic federation Isaaf refused to recognize it because his pole fell under instead of away from the bar. Pistons Down pm irks. 96-90, for 3d in Row Detroit a the Detroit pistons got balanced scoring from four players Friday night and Defeated the new York knickerbockers for the second time this season 96-90, on the Detroit olym Pic court before 3,124 National basketball association fans. Willie Naulls with 26 Points an Kenny Sears with 20 were High for new York. But the pistons won the Low scoring contest with Phil Jordon hitting 19, Dene shue15, Walt Dukes 14 and Dick Farley 11. The Victory was the third straight for the pistons who had traded scoring Star George Yardley to the Syracuse nationals for for warded Conlin earlier Friday. Detroit had beaten new York at Madison Square Garden on dec. 6but had been Defeated in five other meetings. Knoks still second the Victory was Detroit s 24th against 33 losses and left the pistons a half game out of second place in the Aba s Western Divi Sion behind the Minneapolis Laker who were Idle Friday night. The knocks retained second place in the East with a 31-25 Mark. The pistons got an assist from ome poor new York shooting in the first halt the knocks hit only11 Field goals up to the intermission and Detroit led at halftime,46-38. New York narrowed Detroit Slead to 74-70 at the third Quarter after taking a Brief one Point Lead 63-02, with 7 40 gone. That was new York s Only Lead of the pistons widest margin was 14 Points 59-45 Midway through the third Quarter. But the aau did recognize it so As an american record. Gutowski also holds the outdoor Mark of 15-8%. Bragg stands 6 feet 3 inches and weighs198 pounds. He s unusually heavy for a pole vaulter. In fact he has knocked 32 pounds off his Frame in the past six months. He also accomplished his feat with Anold pole. He has a new lightweight pole and stripes Moore Robinson both seek title bout purse split delays Light heavy scrap 2 Drake Grinders signed by packers Green Bay wis. A two Drake University players tackle Charlie Anderson and halfback Tom Newell have been signed by the Green Bay packers of the National football league. General manager and head coach i Nee Lombard said Newell a fast powerful runner caught the Eye of Packer scouts through his vicious tackling and pass coverage. Anderson a 6-foot, 5-Inch 235-Pounder was the packers 22d Choice in the 1959 draft. Lombard said he planned to try him at defensive end because of his size Speed and aggressiveness. Miami Beach Fla. Up Archie Moore and sugar Ray Robinson will fight for Moore s Light heavyweight Crown probably in june if they can come to terms on splitting the purse. That was disclosed Friday by Truman Gibson president of the dissolving International boxing club of new York. Preliminary conferences were concluded Here thursday night among Gibson middleweight Cham Pion Robinson Jack k e a r n Moore s manager Robinson s advisors George Gainford and Harold Johnson and Jim Norris former inc Czar. Gibson explained Robinson said flatly he wanted to fight and that he wanted to fight Archie was the first time he had made it Clear on both Points that he wanted to fight and that Moore is the person rather than Carmen Basillo. Robinson s 160-Pound title would favourites upset in . Amateur mixed foursomes Jupiter Fla. A a Ca Nadian american team Roma Neundorf Toronto and Howard Everett Northfield n.j., moved into the finals of the . Amateur mixed foursomes Golf tournament Friday with a Surprise Victory Over the favourites. They scored a 2-up Victory Overboy Cochran St. Louis and bar Bara Mclntyre Lake Park Fla., the medallists and top choices to Winthe tournament. In the other semifinal match Jack Penrose Miami Beach Fla., and Marlene Streit Toronto eliminated Willie Turnesa Elmsford n.y., and Pat o Sullivan Orange,conn., 3 and 2. Cochran the Missouri state Amateur Champ missed a 20-Inch putt to lose the 17th. Mia Neundorf won the 18th by sinking a five foot putt while Cochran shooting from nine feet missed. Not be at stake in the 15-Roumfight for ancient Archie s 175 Pound Crown. Sugar Ray said he believed he could build up to Abou 164 pounds for the bout Wiltho sacrificing Speed. But Gibson stressed that Robin Robinson Moore son wanted an even 30-30 per cent split with Moore of All net receipts from the Gate theater to or Hogetv and movies. Opposition on split that 30-30 demand ran int formidable opposition from Man Ager Kearns who joined out that Only Moore s title would be at stake Gibson continued but Robinson pointed out he was a Champion and a big drawing car too even if he was t risking his Gibson added on that inconclusive note we Kearns tried to reach Moore Atman Diego Calif., after the meet final Green decides inter club tourney Hollywood Fla. Pied win Preisler Cleveland and Dreyspool Elmsford n.y., won the titles in the first annual inter country club invitational Golf tournament Here. Preisler nosed out Lloyd Ribner White Plains n.y., by one stroke on the final Green. The pair wasted for the Lead after the third round but Preisler finished with a76-307 while Ribner had a 77 308. Mrs. Dreyspool won the Wom a s title with a total of 348. Ryff scores unanimous verdict Over Andrade new York a rang Frankie Ryff still plagued by cuts round the eyes gave Cisco and Rade a fancy boxing lesson Friday night and won a unanimous 10-round decision Over the 7-5 favor Ite. Ryff weighed 137%, andrade135. The bouncing Man from the Bronx kept on his toes As he swept to a convincing Victor drawing cheers from the Madison Square Garden crowd As he dance through the final seconds. Ryff 26, put on his better performances showing the tricks head Learned from his new manager Barney Ross the former welter and lightweight Champ. When tagged by the right hands thrown by the Ever persistent and Rade Ryff fought Back harder than Ever. Although the Cisco kid fro Compton Calif., kept moving in he ran into a steady diet of jabs and Hooks from Ryff. Occasionally Ryff would switch to a right handled. He managed to smother and Rade when the latter attempted Tobang away inside. Judge Artie Aidala scored it 8-2,judge Bill Forst 5-4-1 and referee Ruby Goldstein 6-4 All in favor of Ryff. It was riffs fifth fight under the management of Ross. He has won four of them losing Only to Eddie Perkins last november. Ryff seemed to be punching with mor authority especially with his sweeping left Hook. However there were no knockdowns. Andrade who underwent an Elbow operation and suffered two broken hands in 1957, had been Idle for Over five months since he lost a decision to Johnny com salves in Oakland Calif. Ryff s record now is 30-4 and Rade is 39-5-1. Ing but could t locate him. Gibson said he doubted Robinson could get in shape forthe fight before june. In that Case the Ray Archie fight might come into conflict with the pro motion of the independently promoted Floyd Patterson Ingemar Johansson heavyweight title fight tentatively planned for june. Robinson will be making his Sec Ond attempt to win the Light heavyweight Crown. On june 25,1952, he tried to wrest the 175 Pound title from Joey Maxim but collapsed in the 104-degree heat at Yankee stadium and lost to Joey on a to in the 14th round. When a reporter caught up wit Moore at san Diego Archie the fighter of the year said he wanted 40 per cent for a defense against Robinson. I m not a mathematical wizard said the 42-qr-45-year-old Smoothie but i do know that a defending Champion is supposed to receive40 per cent of the receipts. I being the current Champion am no he added the next move is unto Robinson. I m interested in fighting him if he s interested infighting me on a 40-20 on order but it has t come till i get my pole the sex Vil Lanova athlete enthused after his ought to help but he refused to be pinned Down on the possibility of becoming the first vaulter in history to go up 16 feet. You never know on these record tries he shrugged. The capacity crowd of 10,650 in Conven Tion Hall let out one great cheer when Bragg went Over. His fian Cee Terry Fiore rushed out of the stands and threw her arms Aroun Bragg. I thought i might have made it once before said Don but a religious medal i Wear touched the crossbar and i m afraid it might have unbalanced it. This time tucked the medal in so it could t come the crossbar was measured by Dan Ferris chief of the aau. He reported that All was in order. Bragg had made 15-4 with ease As did Gutowski. He was hot and the officials decided to raise the pole Over five inches. Usually they raise the bar two or three Inch sat a time. Bragg is a native of Penns Grove n.j., just across the rive that from Philadelphia. Even in High school he was making 13-9, and when he was a College freshman cleared 14-6. Misses twice at Lihe became a 15-footer when he hit 15-1% in winning the Mcaa outdoor championship in 1955. Since then he was cleared 15 feet45 times. Only Bob Richards no longer an Amateur has More 15-footers to his credit. Bragg tried for 16 feet after taking a 10-minute rest and missed twice. The second time he snapped the crossbar and bruised his right Heel on the Way Down. So he decided to let Well enough alone. I was a Little shaken up a said but i la be of and be ready to jump tomorrow night in the new York a meet in new Ron Delany now a Villanova graduate student won his 28th straight mile and 33 consecutive indoor race when he whipped to an eight Yard Victory in the inquirer mile in 4 05.8. Delany set a meet record As Heran his usual race. Hungary s Laz continued on Page Kex Villa Nova Ace Don brags. 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