Zurich Herald, 1956-09-13, Page 7Triumph In The
Soap -Box Derby
No youngster ever entered
the all-American Soap Box
Derby so sure he was going to
lose as did 14 -year-old Norman
Westfall of Rochester, N.Y., at
Akron's Derby Downs.
Everything, it seemed, had
gene wrong for him ever since
he came here,
But the slender dark -eyed
son of Eastman Kodak Com-
pany engineer Robert Westfall
and his Scottish -born wife
Janet overcame every obstacle
in winning the greatest race of
all boyhood, and the $5,000
four-year university scholar-
ship in the university of his
choice.
It was on the nerve-wracking
final inspection day for all race
cars the Friday before the race
that Norman's troubles began.
He .learned he would have to
replace one of the wheels he
had "babied" and brokenin
so well.'
He also had to repair the
hose of his racer that had been
damaged in shipping, spoiling
a wonderful paint job he had
done. To top it off, he and his
racer weighed in 21/2 pounds
heavier than Derby rules allow.
Working tirelessly all day
Friday, Norman replaced the
wheel, and fixed up the dam-
aged nose of his car. He went
on a diet of one slice of toast
and a cookie all that day and
managed also.. to slice out a
chunk of wood to lighten his
Car.
To a champ who earns his
way to the all-American, those
wheels are his one hope and
treasure They are the symbol
of hard work and much, testing.
To have to replace one with a
stiff, new wheel at the end was
a near -tragedy.
"I was sure I didn't have a
chance," Norman said after-
ward.
But he squeaked to a two -
foot victory over G. Landon
Flake of Daytona Beach, Fla.
Just a shade behind Landon, in
third place, was another fav-
ored contender, David Ford of
Long Beach, Calif.
Top men in General Motors
Corporation, sponsors of the
show, were wondering just
what they'd do if a boy with
the name of Ford turned out to
be champ. They were spared
that problem, however.
"None of us expected Norman
would win after that setback,"
confided Mrs. Westfall after-
ward, as the excited family
rode to town carrying a huge
bouquet of roses presented by
the Chevrolet Division of GM,
following Norman's triumphal
and noisy reception at the foot
of the track by thousands of
speculators. — From The Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
TRIPLE OUT
Dave Altizer's feud with Jim
Murray, colorful American As-
sociation ump, was the talk of
baseball in the middle 1900's.
One afternoon, Murray called
the Minneapolis star out on a
close play at third. Altizer leap-
ed to his feet and charged his
hated foe.
"What did you call me?" he
asked belligerently.
"Out!" snapped Murray.
"Wliy, you blind Tom! How'd
you ever get your job anyway?
I'm not Out and you know it!"
"Oh yes you are out, not once
but three times!" retorted the
limp. "You're out at third.
You're out of the game. And
you're out twenty-five bucks
for sassin' me!"
GUZZLING GROUNDHOG
Hitting the bottle at a tender
age is a month-old groundhog,
pet of the Harold Moon family.
Holding that bottle — of milk-
with the poise of a Veteran, the
adopted woodchuck is keeping
a wary eye out for free -loaders.
The Moon's cat dug the animal
out of the ground before its
eyes were opened, and is rear -
fag it along with her kittens.
MODERN VIKING — Capt. Walther Westborg sails into port at
Peterborough, England, in his • "Dana Rescuer," a new -type
Danish -designed lifeboat. The modern Viking will spend a year
making a solo trip around the world on his 23 -foot craft.
Equipped with "automatic pilot" and a two-way radio, the
nine -ton vessel is powered by a diesel engine. Westborg ex-
pects to spend 30 to 40 days crossing the Atlantic.
Vi hen Tommy Burns Lost The Title
Back on Dec. 26, 1908, fight-
ing before the greatest throng
that ever witnessed a boxing
contest in Australia, Jack John-
son, the heavyweight title chal-
lenger, beat Tommy Burns, the
champion, in such a ferocious
and one-sided battle that Sid-
ney police had to stop the fight
and save the champ from his
gigantic Negro opponent.
Thus Johnson became the first
Negro to wear the heavyweight
crown, a giant taking his place
among giants that preceded him
—Sullivan, Corbett, Fitzsimmons
and Jeffries.
Burns' only asset in the fight
was his gameness, and it was
the old story of a good little
man being defeated by a better
and bigger opponent. Strong -
hearted and courageous, the
Canadian pugilist went down
before the superior skill, strength
and prowess of a competitor
who outclassed him in every
physical respect. Out -weighed
by twenty-five pounds and shor-
ter by six inches than his op-
ponent Burns was never able to
stand off the onslaughts of the
Negro. Seldom did he. get an
opportunity to take the, offense,
and when he did, Johnson's
superior sparring ability and
lightening -like elusiveness set
at naught the bulldog rushes of
the chunky Canadian.
Johnson was the first to en-
ter the ring accompanied by his
seconds, Jack Mullins, Boer
Unholz and Bill Lang, and his
manager, Sam Fitzpatrick. Burns
was accompanied by Pat
O'Keefe, Kid Keating, Billy
O'Donnell, Burke and Russell.
Both fighters received an enthu-
siastic reception, but Burns' was
much louder and longer. John -
weighed 192, Burns 1687/2.
The Police Gazette's Ringsider
reported that "Johnson jumped
into an early lead when he sent
the champion sprawling after a
few moment's sparring in the
opening session. The blow was a
hard left uppercut to the jaw.
Burns went down for eight
seconds, then rushed into a
clinch. Johnson scored a hard
right swing to the head, but
Burns retaliated with a similar
punch to his opponent's chin.
The champion here showed some
clever boxing, but the Negro
landed an effective left to. the
head as the bell sounded."
Tommy's Mouth riled
"Johnson continued his good
work in the second ' period.
Burns rushed in and promptly
received a hard right on his
chin. Ills ankle gave way, and
he slipped to the floor. Burns
was on his feet in a second and
rushed into a clinch, both men
doing considerable infighting.
Johnson was now forcing the
fighting continually and drove
the Canadian across the ring
under a shower of right and
left swings. As Burns went to
his corner, his left eye was
nearly closed, and he was bleed-
ing at the mouth.
"The champion showed his
fighting ability in the third and
scored effectively in the clinches.
Johnson, however, pounded the
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champion's kidneys. The big
Negro showed by this time that
he clearly outclassed his oppon-
ent, and Burns' backers were
astounded at Johnson's clever -
nes and speed. The men were
taunting each other almost in-
cessantly, and it was clearly a
grudge battle.
"Johnson easily maintained
his advantage in the fourth,
out -pointing the champion -with
apparent ease. Burns again
rushed, only to be stopped by
a heavy right swing to the ribs.
Both men were now talking
wildly and many wide swings
were uncorked. At the close,
Burns clinched, and the bell
found the men in a bear -like
embrace.
Burns' rush at the opening of
the next round availed him
nothing, the Ringsider reported,
though his eye and mouth were
bleeding still more as the fifth
closed. The sixth was unevent-
ful, the contestants swapping
punches, though the blows little
affected the Negro, and he drove
Burns across the ring as ' the bell
sounded.
"Jonhson rushed at the open-
ing of the seventh round," the
Ringsider reported, "and show-
ered right and left swings . on
his opponent. Burns appeared
to be losing strength, but game-
ly stuck to his task, infighting
with fair success. In the last
minute Burns sank to the floor
under a succession of heavy
punches to his ribs. He was
groggy when he arose, and
rushing into a clinch, lasted out
the round. Johnson remorseles-
ly kept after the champion, and
in the next round continued to
administer the heavy swings
that were playing such havoc
with Burns. The champion was
fast weakening, but he clearly
showed his nerve. by leading
continually, although not suc-
cessfully, and taking without
flinching the terrific punishment
that the big Negro was inflict-
ing.
"Little fighting was done in
the ninth round, both men con-
tenting themselves with shout-
ing insults at each other. But in
the tenth Johnson resumed his
battering tactics and scored fre-
quently on the champion's head
and body. Burns landed several
punches, but as his blows clear-
ly lacked steam, the Negro only
laughed and bored in.
"The next round showed con-
clusively that the bout would
not go full time. Burns fought
gamely and essayed many
swings, but all were cleverly
blocked or sidestepped by the
dark-skinned figure that danced
tantalizing out of reach and jab-
bed so cleverly in return.
"Johnson refused to let up a
bit and pummeled the champion
from post to post in the twelfth
and thirteenth, Burns. however,
was bristling with grit and stood
up under the punishment,
drawing the admiration of the
fans. Johnson sent the Canadian
to the floor again in the thir-
teenth with a hard, right swing.
Burns was groggy when he
went to his corner."
At this point police were
ready to stop the fight, but
Burns told the ref he was all
right and the bout was allowed
to continue.
Then came the fatal four-
teenth, "Johnson waded in to
end the contest, and; waving his
arms like flails, sent blow after
blow to the head and body of
the now dazed Burns. The
champion sank to the mat on a
heavy swing to the jaw and took
the count of eight. Tottering to
his feet, he staggered into a
clinch, clinging to the last shred
of the title which was being
torn from his grasp by the man
whom he taunted for many
months about his color and box.
ing ability. Johnson rushed
ISSUE 3"r —• 1956
fiercely in to score a clean
knockout, but the police moved
first, stopping the fight"
Referee McIntosh then award-
ed the decision to Johnson.
Thus ended Johnson's two-
year -chase of the Canadian, in
which he demanded the privi-
lege of fighting for the honors
which Burns received in a most
unusual and somewhat ques-
tionable way. Burns taunted
Johnson with his color, demand-
ing that the Negro gain a repu-
tation. Still Johnson persisted
and followed Burns from Ame-
rica to England and from Eng-
land to Australia. Finally, cor-
nered in a far -distant point of
the earth Burns made . term's the
like of which had never figured
in a world's championship
heavyweight battle in the past
-- he was to get $30,000 of the
$35,000 purse, regardless of the
outcome of the battle.
The Negro agreed that since
Burns was the champion, his
terms must be met. And so
Johnson gave way, claiming
that the outcome would prove
his superiority, and his reward
would follow, even though
Burns was to receive more than
three-quarters of the purse.
So Johnson was vindicated,
and even Burns concealed that
he had met a better man. He
said after the battle: "I did the
best I could. I fought hard, but
Johnson was too big for me, and
his reach and defense was such
that I could not penetrate it and
strike a vulnerable point"
Burns was really a pitiful
sight. Both eyes were blacken-
ed, his nose and lips were swol-
len to almost twice their normal
size, and he was stiff and sore in
almost every part of his body.
While Johnson got but $5,000
and return transportation to
America of self and manager, he
bet heavily on himself, so he
did not fare badly off financial-
ly at odds ranging from 7• to 5,
to 3 to 2 against him.
Johnson's long career had six-
teen more years to run, though
six years later he lost the
heavyweight title to Jess Wil-
lard by a knockout in the 26th
round in Havana, April 5, 1915.
He fmally retired after his last
bout 'in 1.926 at the age of 48.
Johnson died in Raleigh, N.C.
June 19, 1946.
For Burns, the Johnson match
-was his last big fight. The cour-
ageous French - Canadian (he
was born Noah. Brusso) fought
only six more times, then quit
the ring. In July, 1946, at 65, he
wed his second wife, Mrs. Nel-
lie Susan Vanderlip, 50, a rich
widow prominent in California.
He was ordained a minister in
Coalinga, Cal., on Dec. 25, 1948,
and died May 11, 1955, in Van-
couver, B.C., at 74.
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Let stand 10 minutes,
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1/2 cup warm water
2 tablespoons soft
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1/3 cup molasses
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons caraway
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bowl and brush with melted
shortening. Cover. Let rise in
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dough in half. Shape each half
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