European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday july 8, 1959 the stars and stripes Bantam fight 15,000 in Angeles a match maker George Parnassus predicted 15,000 boxing fans will pay close to $150,000 to see Mexico s Jose Becerra Challenge France s Alphonse Haiml for his world bantamweight title. The 15-round, nationally Tele Weh beats finstere Tillin Flint Ope Vised bout comes off wednesday night in los Angeles new memo rial sports Arena. The principals took things relatively easy monday their Long training grind Over and both pronounced in top condition. The Arena which gets its baptism with this fight is scaled to accommodate a Gate of $200,000 with a turnout of around 18,000 for its present capacity for a boxing match. Later after the seating is re Vised the Arena will hold More than 19.000 for a and promoter Cal Eaton however envision some thing less than a sellout and will be. Happy with a $150,000 Gate plus the $35,000 they get for the to rights. There will be no radio and Southern California will be blacked out for the to. Halimi 2-1 favorit Halimi the 27-year-old Champ remains a 2-1 betting big majority of eyewitnesses however will be rooting for the 23-year-old no. 1 contender from Guadalajara. He has the advantage of being near his own countrymen including los Angeles huge meal can population As Well As Hundred who will come up from Mexico itself. Oddly enough Becerra said this would make no never hear the crowd. I am too Busy concentrating on my opponent Becerra said through an probably won t be nearly As Many mexicans come up from below the Border As arrived for Halimi s Only other defense of the 118-Pound Crown. Decision Cal Macias that was in november 1957, when Raul Raton Macias at that time Mexico a greatest ring idol and Holder of the National boxing association version of the title was beaten in 15 rounds in a split decision. The outcome cooled mexican a Dor considerably. Becerra has lost Only two fights in 35, and has scored 20 knockouts including his last 11 in succession. His last Victory which earned him this fight was a to Over the for Mer world Champion Mario d Agata of Italy. Even so Becerra has t As yet won the adulation showered on the now retired Macias. Flint Mich. Apart wan who let Vic tory slip away in regulation time beat do Finsterwald handily in a 18-Hole playoff. Monday for the Flint open Golf Dha Pioh shop. Wall never steadier under tremendous playoff pressure shot a one under Par 71. Fin Sterwald carded a 73. The 35-year-old masters Champion from Pocono Manor -pa., picked up $9,000 for. His overtime Triumph. Finsterwald the defending a titlist won $4,600 Ylva Wall methodical and calculating up on his 29-year-old rival after two holes increased his advantage to three by snaking in Birdie putt on the Lith Green and eased to his fourth major tournament Triumph of the year. The $9,000.check for Victory Over the ram bling Warwick Hills layout increased Wall s winnings for the year to $54,783, including unofficial winnings. The game s leading Money Winner Wall now has. Finished first or second in 11 of 21 tournaments this year. In addition to his come from behind win inthe masters the Man with the unusual base Ball grip also won the Pebble Beach and Azalea tournaments. Wall and Finsterwald tied at 282, six under Par at the end of the regulation 72 holes in this $52,000 event. Wall the Duke University graduate with35 holes in one to his credit let certain Vic tory slip away sunday. He and Finsterwald led the Field by four strokes after 54 holes but Wall seized the advantage on the front Side of the final round. Then he took a six on the Par four 18thhole. Finsterwald playing in the final three gome just behind Wall s group needed Only Topar the Hole but took five strokes. Dempsey gets around new York up Jack Demp sey who is 64 years old flies More than 100,000" Miles a year As representative of a grocers association and a Chicago technical Institute and in handling his restaurant Oil and real estate enterprises. New women s chump Betsy Kivuls. Captures title for first time miss Rawls edges Patty Berg to win women s Goli Crown French lick ind. Up Betsy Rawls won her first women s professional Golf Champion ship monday defeating Patty Berg by one stroke. Mrs. Rawls won the match on the-17th Hole when miss Berg s putt stopped two inches Short of the cup. Both girls the birdied the 18th. The Spartansburg s.c., Star the year s leading Money win Ner among the ladies shot a one Over Par 75 for the final round of considerate husband beats up phone Booth Little Rock a a Young husband treated at a Hospital for cuts on his hands told police hews Hurt when he smashed two sections of a Glass walled Telephone Booth near his ? the police asked. Me and my wife had an argument and rather than strike her i took it out on the Booth the Man said. Hemus Walker lose Appeal of 1yl fines suspensions Pittsburgh up National league president Warren Giles turned Down an Appeal monday night by manager Solly hemus an coach Harry Walker of the St. Louis cardinals frown their suspension and fines growing out of Arun in with umpires in a game against the los Angeles Dodge son july 2. Hemus was suspended for five Days and. Fined $250 for his part in the dispute while Walker was suspended two Days and fined $100.the suspension and fines were meted out following a report by umpires Bill Jackowski and shag Crawford that they had been abused and pushed bodily during the rhubarb which occurred in a game at St. Louis won by the dodgers 4-0.the argument arise Over a Call of a foul tip on Rookie outfielder Gene Oliver of the cardinals. Hemus and Walker insisted upor a hearing and they received it Ata closed session with Giles monday following the meeting Giles said i heard the stories from hemus Walker and the umpires and i up held the judgment of the umpires.1 he 72-Hole tourney. She had started the Clay with a four stroke Rawls total for the tourney Vas 76-68-69-75288. Par for the distance is 296. Her Money winnings were More than $1,200 to bring her take for the season to almost $13,000. / miss Berg West Chicago 111.,pressed miss Rawls by carding a tour under Par 70. She came with in two inches of sending the match into overtime but missed a heart breaking putt on the 17th which would have Given her a tie. In third place was Louise Suggs Cincinnati. She shot a three under Par 71 monday to finish with a290 total. Joyce Ziske Milwaukee took fourth. She shot a two Over Par 76 for a 293 miss Ziske had trouble on the greens and did t get her first Birdie until the. ,16th winners Bossy Rowls 76-68-69-75288 $1,247 3d Loop talks unlikely now claims Frick Pittsburgh up baseball commissioner Ford Frick said monday the major league meeting sin Chicago thursday and Friday will be devoted almost exclusively to the special $1 million fund for Relief of the minor leagues and that the subject of a third league in t Likely to come let s face it Frick added. Shea William Shea chairman of the new York mayor s baseball committee and his group Aren t ready to sit Down with us yet. When they Are Well be glad to meet with Frick did not Rule out the possibility that the proposed third major league tiny be brought up during the meetings but pointed out that i can t see anything we can do except perhaps pick a tentative site and Date for the meeting. Await group s readiness but we can t even do that until we have an idea when the third major league group is ready. As of now we have no idea and i Don t think they have the minor league fund and the new Rule under which the major league clubs can sell and Trad players without obtaining inter league waivers Are on the Agenda for to Chicago meetings. However any other matters including the proposed third major league could be put on the Agenda by unanimous consent of the club owners. Our big problem right now is that minor league fund Frick explained. Seeks tax killing1 first we have to find out from the Federal government if the Money we turn Over to the minors will be tax exempt. After that we have to deter mine How to allocate the Money tothe minors. That s going to be a Tough one. That s Why we Are meeting Early thursday because i expect most of our time will be spent on that admitted that the special continued on Page 22 Art Wall. Pressure player Dow Finsterwald. Back to Watt partly Berg 75.71-73-70289 Louise Suggs 75-70-74-71290 Joyce Ziske 73-72,72-75293 Marlone Buor Hasse 76.74-71-73294 Bonnie Randolph Gloria Armstrong Mickey Wright Fay Crocker Peggy Kirk Bell Beverly Hanson Mary Lena Faulk Joann Prentice. Murie Mno Kenzle 74-73-75-74296 78-74-74-70286 74-73-77-73297 81 74-73-71299 74-80-76-72301 73-74-79-75301 81-80-71-73305 74-77-78-70305 78-76-74-77305 78-76-77-75300 $961 $700 $605 $516 $409 $409 $348 $274 $240 $240 Kathy Cornelius. Betty jameson79-77-77.74307 Kathy wll two rth. 77-81-76-74308 Betty Hicks 77-78-79-74308 Ruth Jessen 80-81-75-75311 Baltimore options Iii Gaii to coast Baltimore a the Balti More orioles have optioned in fielder Jim Finegan to Vancouver of the Pacific const league on 24 hour recall. Migan was obtained by the Ori Oles lifter he divided his 1958 play ing time Between the san fran Cisco giants and Phoenix of the 30-year-old Veteran got off to a fast Start with the orioles but tailed to .252 with 30 hits in 119 at bats. He had one Homer and 10 Rols. Addle Belle cops Queen Handicap at Arlington opening Chicago a Addie Belle scored a 1%-length Victory in the$28,275 Queen Elizabeth Handicap monday As Arlington Park opened its meeting before a crowd of16,195. The Winner owned by mrs. Loui Schwitzer jr., overtook Petty pie Early in the stretch and won hand e. Hughes Equi fun was second and Jacinot stable s French touch was third in the six Furlong race for 3-year-old race is usually run As the misty Isle Handicap but was changed this year to Honor the visit of Queen Elizabeth. Track meet set Frankfurt special teams from Cha cab acc div tvs and div tips will compete in the annual 3d army div track and Fiel meet set for july 16-17 at Fried Berg. Competition in 19 events has been scheduled. Reed wins tourney Cincinnati a Mcaa Champion Whitney Reed Alameda calif., and san Jose state College won his second Tennis tournament in a week As he whipped Donald Dell Bethesda md., and Yale in the men s singles finals of the 60thtr i state tournament 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3. Bailey announces decision to quit Eugene Ore. A Jim Bailey the first Miler to run under four minutes in the u.s., is falling it , who Defeated fellow australian John Landy in 1956 at los Angeles when he ran 3 58.6, said that business forced the decision. The former University of Ore gon Star s last appearance was victorious one winning the 880 in the Oregon aau meet with a time of 1 50.8
