Pacific Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1959, Tokyo, Japan Sunday february 22, 1959 Fullmer posts 49th win with majority decision to end Greaves Streak the stars and stripes new York a sturdy Gem Fullmer the former middleweight Hampton of the world broke Wilfie Greaves 13-fight winning Streak Friday night winning majority decision Over the hand some Edmonton Alberta mauler in a 10-round match. Fullme weighed 161, Greaves 162. Greaves started on his pro career by the late Jake Mintz p up a tremendous Battle against the 12-5 favorite. Although 23-year-olt Greaves absorbed heavy body punishment he pressed the attack most of the Way with his left Jab and Hook. Fullmer the no. 2 challenger inthe 160-Pound class who still Hopes for another shot at Champion Ray Gene Fullmer. Robinson next Trobinson kept banging his right Liand to the body All night. Work ing behind a shield of a left he often beat Greaves to the punch with his right to the body. There were no knockdowns. Full Mer slipped from the Force of a missed blow in the first round. Referee Harry Kessler ruled no Knockdown. Fullmer bled from the nose in the fourth and from a Cut around his right Eye in the ninth. Referee Kessler scored it 5-4-1for Fullmer and judge Jack Gor Don saw it 6-4 in favor of the sex Champ. Judge Nick gambol called it 5-5 in rounds and Points. He voted for a draw but the majority decision went to the bully boy from West Jordan Utah. Round after round they rushed out of their Corners anxious to Kot Home with the first punch. Each landed hard right hand blow sat the Start of the third in which Greaves began to find the Range. At the end of five rounds two of the officials had Young Greaves sporting a comfortable Lead. In fact judge Gamboli scored it 4-1at that stage. Whether Greaves began to tire from the effect of Fullmer s rights paper save Graham to coach coast guard Hartford Conn. A Otto Graham will be the new football coach at the coast guard acad Emy in new London Conn., the Hartford courant said Friday night. Graham former Cleveland Browns Star quarterback has visited the Academy twice to Dis cuss the Job. The newspaper said Graham will sign a contract within a few Days. Graham met wednesday with vice adm . Richmond coast guard commandant i Washington then returned to his Home in Cleveland. To the body or whether Fullme just was too Strong the tide shifted in favor of the forme Champ in the sixth. Fullmer bulled Greaves in the sixth seventh and eighth. After a close Exchange in the ninth round Greaves took charge again in the 10th jolting Fullmer with a solid right to the jaw and follow ing up with another punishing Hook. It was the second time the two sturdy men had fought. In Janu Ary 1957, a few weeks after full Mer had won the title from sugar Ray he banged out a unanimous decision Over Greaves at Salt take City. The crowd of 2,500 paying about $5,500 cheered for the underdog in this first bout of the new Deal at Madison Square Garden where Ned Irish now is president and Harry Markson general manager in charge of boxing. It was Fullmer s ninth straight Victory since the May night in 1957 when Robinson s left Hook knocked him Loose from his briefly held championship. Fullmer 2.7, has had 53 pro fights. His record is 49-4. Young Greaves former British Empire Light middleweight champin the Amateur ranks has a 27-10-1 record. Right hand Hurt Fullmer has a Busy future. He has a March 17 Date in Bosto with Paul fender and an april 4 match with Franz Szuzina in pal Springs Calif. Fullmer said he had Hurt his right hand in the second round. He is to have a rays taken to see if there is a break in the Middle knuckle of the hand. Marv Jenson Fullmer s manager said he had asked the new York state athletic commission to vacate Robinson s title and recognize the Winner of a proposed Fullmer Carmen Basilio match As Champion. He said if Basilio is not willing Fullmer will fight any other recognized middleweight if the Winner is recognized As Worl Champion. The commission took no immediate action. Robinson last defended his title March 25, 1958,in, Chicago. Pooe 19 Jimenez takes Texas open Lead san Antonio up muscular Joe Jimenez another Hometown product turned in a four-under-par34-3367 in near freezing weather Friday to take the Lead at the Halfway Point in the $20,000 Texas open Golf tournament. Jimenez who registers out of Manhattan kan., took Over from Wes Ellis another former san Antonio golfer now playing out ofal decrees . Jiminez 1 two Day total of 69-67 136 gave him a one Troke Edge Over Ellis and Sam Reynolds another former texan now from Spring Field mo., with. 137s. Reynolds turned in a 35-3065, the Day s hottest round. Challenging the Trio of former texans were Mike some Ink Gross Inger ., and Bill Johnston the defending Champion from Provo Utah with 138s. Souchak turned in a 31-3566. Including a 40-foot Eagle putt on the Par five no. 3hole. Souchak holds the pea tournament record of 257 in the 1955 Texas open. Johnston salvaged a one under 70 to go with his open ing f 8 Friday remaining in Good Betsy Rawls records 68, ties miss Suggs in Fla. Lake Worth Fla. A Betsy Rawls Spartanburg s.c., clipped three strokes off Par on the last nine holes Friday to share first place with Louise Suggs sea Island ga., at the Halfway Mark of the Lake Worth women s open Golf tournament. Miss Rawls carded a four under Par 68 for a 36-Hole score of 142. Miss Suggs added a 72 to her open ing 70. Three strokes Back in third place Suggs Rawls at 145 were Veteran Patty Berg st. Andrews 111., and Amateur Joanne Goodwin Haverhill mass., who was one of three players to match Par 70. The other 70s were by Barbar Romack a newcomer to the pro ranks from Sacramento Calif., who moved up to sixth place at 146 and Beverly Hanson last year s to Money Winner for Orr Indio Calif., who shared seventh at 148. This was my Best round of the year miss Rawls said. After i had three putted eight and nine for bogeys everything went she had a 20-foot putt for Birdie on no. 2 and was out in one Tover Par 36. Starling the Back nine she birdied the 10th with a six footer and parred the rest of the course before finishing with Birdson putts of six and 12 feet on the last two holes. The leaders Betsy Rawls Spartansburg s.c., 74-68142 Louise Suggs sen Island ga., 70-72142 Patty Borg. St. Androws iii., 7i-74--i45 a Joanou Goodwin Haver let mass., 75-70145 Kathy Cornelius. Like land Fla., 71-75146 Barbara Romack Sacramento Calif., 7b-70146 Jackie puns. Daly City Calif., 77-71m8 Boverly Hanson Indio Calif., 78-70148 Ruth Jossen. Seattle. .74-75149 Joyce Ziska Milwaukee 75-74149 Mary Lena Faulk. Thomasville ga., 76-73149 Mariano hang Pittsburgh 77-72149 Fay Crocker Montevideo. Uruguay 77-72149 Marilynn Smith French lick ind., 76-74150 Bonnie Randolph. Naples Fla., 76-74150 Joann Prentice Birmingham 80-71151 Gloria Armstrong Oakland Calif., 79-72151 Alice Bauer Paradise Fla., 79-73152mickey Wright Bonita Calif., 73-80153 a Grota Leone Nilos. Iii., 77-76153 a Donots Nam tour shape to become the first repeater since Bill Melhorn won in 1928 and 1929. Jimenez Learned much of his Rolf at Bracken Ridge Park site of the open and knowledge of the layout was useful As 37-Degreo went her and Sloppy footing kept scores High on the Par 36-3571 course. Ill seven of the last 10 rounds that the 32-Yoar-old Jim enc has played on the Winter tour he Lias scored in the 60s. To joined the tour in los Angeles but hns col Lect cd Only $313.39 in official Tourn Ament Piny. Ellis who led opening Day with a 6fi, had to Settle for n Par 71 Friday when n string of Hirdie putts failed to drop. The lenders Joe Al Montz. Manhattan kan., 69-67136 Wos Ellis Ald Cress ., 66-71137 Sam Reynolds Springfield. Mo., 72-65137 Mike Souchak Grossl Noor. . 72-66 13ft Bill Louiston Provo Utah 68-70138 Frod Hawkins. Elpaso tex., 71-69140 Tom in Enorth. Bronxville. . 72-69141 Doug Ford Paradise. Fla., 72-69141 Al balding Markham ont 70-71141 Tommy Jacobs Whittier Calif., 71-71142 Jim Turtosa. Elmsford 72-70142 Wally Bradley Elpaso tex., 74-69143 Paul o Loary. Bellflower. Calif., 73-70143 Sam Urzetta. Rochester ., 71-72143 Jackie Burke i Anslia Lake 71-72143bill Collins Baltimore 74-69143 Bob Dibden Oswego ore., 71-72143 Huston Laclar Birmingham 74-70144 de Knysh Sidney ., 74-70144 Dave Ragan Chattanooga tenn., 72-72144 Doug Sanders. Miami Beach Fla., 73-71144 Bob Goalby Belleville. Iii., 73-71144 Jorry Barber. Los Angeles 71-73144 Mike homa Rye ., 72-72144 Dick Knight san Diego Calif., 75-69144 Don Whitt Borrego Springs Calif. 70-74144 Tony Loma san Leandro Calif., 74-71145 John Barnum grand rapids mich., 75-70145 Monte Bradley. Hillsboro. Tex., 71-75146 Julius Boros mid Pines . 75-71146 Goorgin Bayer Glen eagles iii., 73-73146 Sam Reynolds Springfield mo., 72-65137 Leo Biagotti st. Paul. Minn., 72-74146 Dave Thomas. London 71-75146 Watson moves ahead by one in Jamaica tourney with 138 Kingston Jamaica a Bob Watson Ardsley on Hudson ., forged to the front in the Jamaica open Golf tournament Friday with his second straight three under Par 69. Watson s 138 at the Halfway Mark of the 72-Hole tournament gave him a one stroke Lead overed Porky Oliver Denver who had a 70. W a t s o a Oliver and de Furgol Miami had tied for the first round Lead. Furgol however slipped to a 72 and a tie for third place with Don january Denver and Carroll Arm Savitt., Olmedo win in indoor meet new York a defending Champion Dick Savitt and Davis i up hero Alex Omedo favourites or the finals smashed to easy victories Friday night for Quarter final berths in the National indoor Ennis championships. Savitt the Semi retired new yorker who won at Wimbledon in 1951, crushed straight Clark Phila Delphia who once was ranked fifth n the country 6-4, 6-3. Mackay advances Olmedo More confident and poised than in his opening match on the ill lighted 7th regiment armory boards took systematic care of 38-year-old Julius Heldman new York. 6-3, 6-2. They were joined in the round of ight by third seeded Barry Mac Kay Dayton Ohio who pulled an other one out of the fire and 36 ear old onetime Wimbledon amp Jaroslav Drobny Egypt the ast foreigner left in the tourney. Mackay. Rallied from a shaky Start to beat Birger Folke 22ryear Miller to manage Niem Prem Germany special Bryon Miller who managed the Prem Taco neers to a second place Hish in Safe Germany Dis Rich s Northern division last sea son will again be at the Helm of the baseball team in 1959. Old swedish schoolteacher 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. Drobny his left handed Wiz Ardry at its Best topped Tony Vin Dick Savitt. Gains quarterfinals cent new York 6-3. 6-1. Other winners included Hugh Stewart Pasadena Calif., who beat Sidney Schwartz new York 8-6, 9-7 Jack Frost Monterey Calif., Victor Over Don Rubell Brooklyn 6-1, 6-2 Earl Buchholz st. Louis who had to dispose of two foes after a belated arrival and Donald Dell Yale Junior from Bethesda my. Buchholz who holds every major Junior title in the world downed Arthur Andrews Iowa City Iowa 6-3, 6-2, and then ousted Veteran Gardnar Mulloy. Coral Gables Fla., 6-3, 6-4. Dell upset the second seeded foreigner Australia s War Ren Woodcock 6-8, 6-2, 6-1. Austrians reject ski Star s request Innsbruck Austria a the austrian skiing association has de Nied permission to Josefine Putz Frandle now working As a Salesgirl in the . To participate in the Squaw Valley ski races it was announced Here Friday. Putzi Blond 27-year-old runner up in races of both the 1956 olym Pic Winter games and the 1958 world championships had asked the austrian association to be allowed to Start. The association said its refusal was based on a recent decision by the Alpine countries not to allow skiers to take part in the Squaw Valley events. Strong Scarsdale ., at. 142. The Best round of the Day was turned in by Pete Cooper Lake land Fla., Winner of the Panama and puerto rican opens. He had a 68, which left him five strokes off the Pace. Watson went out in 34 and came Home in 35 to fashion his 69. But for his Putter Oliver might Well have taken Over first place. He three putted on five greens yet had a 35-35. The leaders Bob Watson. Ardsley on Hudson ., 69-69i 138 de Porky Oliver Denver 60-70139 Don january Denver 72-69141 a Miko elder Jamaica 71-70141 de Furgol. Miami 60-72141 Carroll Armstrong Scarsdale ., 73-69142 Pete Cooper Lakeland Fla., 75-68143 Tom Strafaci Brooklyn 70-74144 Joe Moore White Plains ., 72-72144 a Frank in Milski Jamesb Iro ., 75-70145 Boh Toski. Miami 74-71145 Ernie tall of Jamaica 76-71147 Manolo bar Namez. Venezuela 71-76147 Jasper Mark Laius Jamaica 76-72148 Bill Ferguson fort Worth. Tex., 77-71148 John Potts shr Veport la., 74-74148 Joe Conrad san Antonio,1 76-73149 Boh Harl of Champaign iii., 75-74149 Henry Castillo Tampa Fla., 74-76150 Herman ban on Whito Plains 77-74151 Bill Erfurth. Chicago 76-76151 Aston Robinson puerto Rico 79-74153 Gene Borek new York. 79-74153 John Turnac Jamaica 76-77153 Bill Booe Bridgeport Conn., 76-77 s3 George Bernandin Miami Beach fl�., 78-78 154 Carlos Rodriguez puerto Rico 78-76im James Smoot. White plaint. 78-77155 de Ellsworth Orlando. Fla. 7b-8iim a denotes Amateur can a hens get Johnson for Rochester sextet Chicago a the Chica Oblack Hawks of the National hockey league have turned Over enter Norman Johnson to the me n t r e a 1 canadians Rochester farm club in the american hockey league to Complete a Deal mad last fall. The Hawks had obtained defense Man Dollard st. Laurent from the canadians for Cash and a player to be named later. Johnson was drafted from the Boston Bruin by the Hawks Jan. 27
