Tuesday, May 10, 1955 University Daily Kansan
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2 Slugfests 2 Forfeits In IM Play
Intramural softball was marked by two routs and two forfeits in "A" competition yesterday, as Phi Gam downed Delta Chi 12 to 2, battenfield mauled Stephenson 20 to 5, and AKL and Phi Psi won on forfeits over Alpha Phi Alpha and AE Pi, respectively.
Phi Gam 12, Delta Chi 2
After giving up two runs on three hits in the first inning, Phi Gam's Dick Rumsey settled down and didn't give Delta Chi a hit in the four remaining innings. The hurler collected three hits himself to pace the winners' attack. Phi Gam tied the score in the second inning with a pair of runs, took the lead in the third with a single tally, and added nine runs in the last two frames.
Battenfeld 20. Stephenson 5
Stephenson took a momentary 4 to 0 lead in this contest in the second inning, but saw this margin span almost immediately as the winners picked up seven runs in the third. Battenfield iceed the game in the fifth with six more tallies, then added insult to injury by counting seven more times in the sixth inning.
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Matthews Says Rocky Will Win
Harry (Kid) Matthews who fought both heavy weight King Rocky Marciano and challenger Don Cockell predicted today that the champion would retain his crown by a knockout
Matthew, who lost to Cockell three times and was knocked cold by Marciano in their only go, said he "to give the nod to Rocky."
CU-KU Doubleheader Held as Scheduled
Colorado meets Kansas in a double-header commencing at 2 p.m. today on the local diamond in which the Jayhawkers will be looking for their first conference win. The doubleheader is being played because yesterday's game was postponed due to w e t grounds.
Pitchers in today's games will be Ben Dalton and Wayne Tiemeier for Kansas and Harold Sprehe and Bob Weber for Colorado.
The Jayhawkers' next games are Friday and Saturday at Kansas State and then Monday and Tuesday they close out the home schedule with games here against Missouri.
Santee to Run At Fresno, LA
Wes Santee will journey to Fresno, Calif., for the West Coast Relays this Saturday and another possible crack at the four-minute mile mark.
Santee said he had heard the Fresno track was in fine shape, and added that it was one of the fastest tracks in the country. Art Dallaz, Santee's pacesetter and teammate, will accompany him to the California for the record attempt, which will be run with only four men in the field.
A week later, Santee will return to the West Coast for the Coliseum Relays in Los Angeles. There he will meet his rival during the past indoor season. Denmark's Gunnar Nielsen, who holds the worlds indoor record with 4:03.6.
Santee said if Nielsen would run, he would undoubtedly be a tough opponent, although no-reports of Nielsen's recent activities have been received in this country. Wes added that if Nielsen had been out of competition, he would probably be slightly handicapped.
Biggest Fight Champ Trained in Lawrence
By JOHN McMILLION
Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Thirty-six years ago during February and March a 6 foot 7 inch, 260 pound giant was a common sight trotting along the roads around Lawrence or driving up and down the city's streets in one of his two flashy French sport cars.
The huge man was Jess Willard, heavyweight champion of the world, who was in training for his title defense with an upsart youngster named Jack Dempsey. Willard owned a fine house and farm on West Seventh, where he did his sparring in preparation for his fights. The house is now a rest home.
According to Roy Lawrence, owner of the Roy Lawrence Market at 906 Mass., Willard was not worried about Dempsey and considered the Manassa Mauler an easy touch. Willard was known around the fight circles as one who didn't take the game too seriously and Mr. Lawrence, who knew the Pottowatonie Giant well, said that in his estimation Willard didn't train too hard.
Willard, who was born in Potton-
watomie county, moved to Lawrence after he won the championship from Jack Johnson on April 15, 1915 in Havana, Cuba. The fight, which ended in a knockout in the 26th round, has become famous because of a picture taken of Johnson lying on the mat with his forearm over his eyes, seemingly shading them from the sun.
Willard started his fighting career in local matches and sparring for a circus. He was also famous as a rodeo rider and Wild West show performer. When he was signed to meet Johnson it was mainly due to his huge size and the fact that he had killed a fighter named Bull Young in the ring in 1913, for which he was temporarily arraigned on a charge of manslaughter.
Mr. Lawrence said when Willard met Dempsey for the championship on July 4, 1919 in Toledo a huge contingent of fans from Lawrence
made the trip, including himself.
"We also left quite a deal of money back there," Mr. Lawrence added.
The Dempsey-Willard fight is famous as one of the most brutal ever held in the ring. The 145 pound Dempsey knocked his huge opponent down seven times in the first round and then battered him throughout the second and third rounds before Willard's seconds threw in the towel and called it quits.
During his career Willard won 10 fights by knockouts and two by decisions. Five fights went to no decision and he lost four by decision and was knocked out twice. "He never talked much about Dempsey right after the fight," Mr. Lawrence said, "except to say it was the breaks of the game. In later years, however, he said that Dempsey was a fine fighter and surely could hit hard."
Willard left Lawrence a couple of years after the Dempsey fight and moved to Glendale, California where he lives today. He was back here several times and Mr. Lawrence has visited him in his home in Glendale. "At that time," Mr. Lawrence said, "Jess weighed well over 300 pounds."
Mr. Lawrence said Jesse was a "fine fellow to be around but he never did care too much for the fight game." Willard is now 72 years old but still puts in an appearance now and then at the huge Willard's Market in downtown Hollywood.
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