Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 5, 1951, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 20 Winnipeg free pres wednesday december 5, 1931 Pinkus perturbed As Pinky pours it Wynm Peg s Billy Pinkus who wound up an illustrious Amateur Fristic career at the auditorium last night appears in these pictures m to be Content with Only going the defence. Billy got in his licks during the fight but not enough them. Pinky Mitchell won the fight a split decision in the Eye s the judges. At Lef Pinkus is seen absorbing a left hand thrown to the Chin by Pinky Mitchell while at far right Mitchell fans with a left. In Centre Winner Mitchell who serves in the Royal Canadian air Force when he in t fighting in a ring is shown with his proud manager Mel Swartman. Bid c1ous Smith the Wall Street journal a daily newspaper which As its name implies is published in new York is not a newspaper which ordinarily a common every Day sports writer would bother to read. The reason being course that the Wall Street journal is a financial publication and sports writers that is the majority them anyway never have enough Money to about what s happening to the Stock Market and thus Don to give a darn whether brazilian can slipped off a couple Points gained five. However the other Day the Wall Street journal devoted a column 1. Page 1 article not Only to a sports article but to what it termed As one the outstanding business Success stories 1951." and what might that be you ask Well the Story concerns nothing More less than professional wrestling and it ran in the paper under such captions As these spruced up wrestlers bring new Boom to Anci ent sport attendance nationally climbs 164 per cent., Gate receipts soar some 180 per cent since 1946" lessons for most business the Story about professional wrestling was written for the Wall Street journal by Stanley Kligfield who says in part Golden Superman the great Scott and the red menace Are helping to write one the outstanding business Success stories 1951. The above mentioned businessmen Are professional wrest lers. About five years ago their Industry was flourishing about As mightily As the buggy business. Today it s headed for its biggest year Ever and at a time when most the amuse ment Industry from baseball to opera is floundering in red Ink. Thus far this year about 12 million persons in the have paid about s15 million to see the professional Grunt and groaners. That s a 9 per cent Rise in attendance an 11 per cent gain in Gate receipts Over a year ago. Compared with 1946, the Rise in attendance amounts to 164 per cent., the Gate receipt gain comes to 180 per cent. About 300 Arenas in about the same number cities from coast to coast Are staging wrestling matches this year about twice As Many As in 1946. This year promoters in about 30 cities will Gross More six years ago there weren t any taking in that much. A in such major population centers As Boston Baltimore Houston san Francisco Buffalo and Dayton Gate receipts Are running at least 10 per cent above record 1950. Detroit pro Moter Harry Light reports wrestling business in Michigan is running 30 per cent to 40 per cent above a year ago. In Many smaller places like Teaneck n.j., the sport is doing proportionately As Well. For example Charlie Hoffman in that new York City suburb figures a sellout whenever he can offer such stars As Gene . Stanlee and Don Indian Eagle. For the record wrestling bigwigs attribute the upswing in wrestling s popularity to television. And there s no denying that video has played a major part. But perhaps equally important some near fantastic promotional work. It has turned what was often a dreary sport for the Spectator into a colourful combination an animated comic strip and an old time hero villain movie with enough wrestling skill tossed in to satisfy Many old line followers the sport. Back in the old Days wrestling the 1930 s and Early 1940 s wrestlers were a rather uninteresting lot except to a tight Circle sports devotees. Such a famous Champion As Strangler Lewis would wrap his arms around an opponent s neck and just lie the mat choking him. Matches were is dimag Ted cause confusion Columbus o., Cap if Joe Dimaggio quits positively new York Yankees will be in there pitching for Boston s Ted Williams. You could read Between the lines Reck and just lie the mat choking him. Matches were is tuesday As yank general manager specially Dull affairs when As frequently happened wrestlers dodged questions at a would apply their holds and remain immobile for As Long As half not so with modern wrestling. The fans see color galore Ful to avoid naming names would when such groaners As gorgeous George John the great Scott go Only Hau Way schweigert chief Little Wolf Kentucky Farmer Jones enter the Arena in especially designed Gladiator garb. The Wall Street journal writer puts his Finger a number Sayee is any Chance reasons for the Success the mat game. Television is one any Jean Watn Boston. We never them but there Are others too involving the supposedly weaker talked Dimagio a women Are becoming fans in Large numbers. 3n the old Days about 90 per cent the fans were men today up to 50 per cent the Cash customers Are women. We re running a family business. Many reasons Are Given for the sport s popularity with the women. One psychiatrist presumably seriously notes girls Are taught from Early childhood to be ladies. When they go to a wrestling match he asserts Weig tily they get a Chance to work off excess aggressive feeling. Ned Brown spokesman for the National wrestling Alli Ance a Trade group wrestling promoters in about 40 cities says women always give him a Lively reason Lor liking the mat sport particular by Glenn Fred Pinky Mitchell who breezed into Winnipeg Friday evening and predicted that he would beat belting Billy Pinkus in the feature attraction the Crescent boxing club s programme at the auditorium tuesday night lived up to his fight forecast by out pointing Pinkus Over live furious clothes wears the colors the Royal Canadian air Force got in front Early and never looked Back. He took the first three heats one judges score card at least and merely kept the inside outside from thereon in. Pinkus who took Over from Eddie Zastre As Winnipeg s number one pub Hist when Dis Pastis headed for the monies ranks Eastern rings never did got a Chance to level the rapid Rock Cliffe leading air craftsman Over the five round route. Belting Billy s Best round was the fourth when he tagged Mitchell with a one the two coming either after at the Bell. Otherwise . Mitchell who boasts having never had a stitch taken in ills Boyish no scr too much trouble. The match he averted that Pinkus had never Hurt worst part the whole ordeal said Mitchell was the waiting for the seconds to lace Ine gloves. Once in Battle i knew i could take him. He s a Good boy a Shock if you stay in close far Back Pinkus Power is Tennis Roundup a Guy who merely fights for Mitchell has no aspirations to turn pro. First All the services have him tied up comparatively tight for a few years stint and further More he would t turn pro until some enterprising manager could convince him that he could make la living in the beak battering Trade. After All i be got a said Pinky who attests to being 23 and a Good Trade in the air guess who the picture clearly shows that this is one time that Chick Livingstone forgot to Duck in his Semi Windup fight with Ray Bohemier at the auditorium last night however Chick ducked enough other occasions to take a four round decision Over Roy in one nine bouts staged by the Crescent boxing club at the auditorium. Junior Curling league organized. I i a Rico saturday. December St at valour to done. He had beaten Billy Pinkus it split decision and proven hint his previous win Over the Prairie s Pride was not a Fluke he did indicate however that Over 10 rounds. Billy Pilcik Ivo Ulit be a Tou Irh Tike to with the match which incidentally marked Billy Pinkus ninth Oss in 114 outings Pinkus now yes the More lucrative Fields boxing. He s turning pro now. Mrs be it comes a year two too late. They be formed a Junior curl colleagues have offered the use ing league. It s the same basis their ice tuesdays and As the National hockey league seven clubs Are in the circuit valour Road fort Garry Grain Home basis. Exchange Granite Strathcona Elmwood and Thistle. The youngsters will play a round Robin series with five a inlets from each club going into action every week. The winning club in each game will be decided total Points All five sheets with two Points Tor a win and one for a tie like the big hockey Fellows do. White the Maple Leaf club is not represented in the Junior set up. President Bert Shatsky and his press conference. Weiss always Cauti Olis and care us to avoid Namino Only Hall Way. We were to be interested n Hie big Williams we d have to learn what our big act Pic Jado s sad Sam b the test for the h i Dimaggio was to Fly to Phoenix Ichinose leaped through the ropes berth behind Savitt the latter he writes. Are to meet with Del Towel in one minute 2 singles Bertn one reason for the huge increase at the Box office is that Webb tuesday and is scheduled to and 11 seconds the seventh and Seixas in meet with co owner Dan Topping round. His fighter was Flat his ing d Wees in new York next week Back Avye Sam Muchnick St. Louis wrestling promoter Back out this meetings will Shrai will be. The first japanese was forced to come from be rown Hind to oust Mervyn Kosc. Aus final thursdays. The league is the Home and if ice is available the league opens saturday night at the valour Road rink. Here is inc draw in turny. December St at valour Road 3 . Sir Alcona is. Valour Road 7 . Fort Garry is. Elmwood 9 . Grain excl anti is. Granite. Thursday dec. 20 it Thistle d.15 a. Fort carry is. Thistle. Saturday dec 22 it Granite .1 . Is. Granite .m. Grain inc Hank. In Cense inc Home team will pro vide the cast after their names. Dado Maui no Champ took Licking Honolulu Cap japanese flyweight Champion Yoshio Shirai 113, tuesday night scored a tech Nical knockout Over world Fly weight Champion Dado Mariono 115 Honolulu in the seventh round a scheduled ten round non title fight. They meet in Tokyo in a championship bout next May. Shirai floored. Mariono six times before Dado s manager sad Sam Elmwood Thistle . Strathcona valour Road is. Time alone will Tell. After the fight . Jack a Urh took two stitches in Pinkus Eye lid. Otherwise belting Billy was in Eood shape. He had just started too late. But the card server to prove other things also. It proved that boxing May be the upswing in Winni Nec again after a few year in which 1he executives clubs did More fighting than the fight re a packed House sat in the see Pink tvs Page 22 Savitt Seixas Sedgman Mcgregor Tennis guns reach semis Australia Thalia s no 3 court Ian 6-1 2-6 a possible preview the Davis cup Challenge round set for thursday As americans Dick Savitt and Vic Seixas and Australia s two top players Frank Sedgman and Ken Mcgregor gained the Semi finals the victorian Tennis championships tuesday. Savitt australian and Wimble Don Champion and key Man the . Davis cup team will face the erratic but. Hard hitting Mcgregor Australia s no. 2 player in one Semi final while Seixas takes the formidable Sedge Man . Champion and austra liars Ace. Perhaps the outstanding match tuesday s Quarter finals from the american viewpoint was Seixas easy Conquest Ted Schroeder the Veteran Davis cup Stalwart from la Crescenta Calif. This 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in a bitter two hour i 1 Savitt 24-year-old Power play Shrai w e. E is a Battle for a world boxing Crown Hind to oust Mervyn Kosc. Aus Battle. Sedgman eliminated Tony tra Bert Cincinnati 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. The youngster gave Sedge Man a hard tussle All the Way but the seasoned australian came through magnificently when he had to. Missing juniors 6-3, 9-7, 6-3. Weather stops races Calif., Cap racing at Golden Gate Fields wednesday was called off when the jockeys refused to ride because poor visibility caused by driving wind and rain. Bert Hompson Western representative the jockey s Guild pre sided Over a which a great majority the some 30 jockeys hand voted not to ride. Little sport by Rouson main Lowe top rankings Ottawa and Toronto were placed no. 1 in the 1951 rankings Canada s men and women Tennis players announced tuesday night. The announcement was made by . Georges Leclerc chairman Canada s cup selection and National ranking committee. In the men s division Bren Dan Macken Montreal was ranked second and Henri to Chon Montr Cul third. Mrs. Louise Brown Toronto was named second among the women and Patricia Mocken Moi Treal third. In the new rankings Canada s big three in Davis cup Competition again made the top spots but in different order compared with last year s rankings. Then Macken was first Rochon second and main third. The rankings men 1. Lome main Vancouver 2. Brendan Macken. Montreal 3. Henri Rochon Montreal 4. Jim Mack in Vancouver 5. Paul Willey Vancouver 6. Lawrence Barclay Vancouver 7. James Skelton Van Couver p. R. G. Summers Tor onto 9. Jacques gift Here. Quebec 10. Don Fontana Toronto. Women 1 Pat Lowe Ottawa and Tor onto 2. Mrs. Louise Brown Tor onto 3. Pat Macken. Montreal 4. Lois Reed Vancouver 5. Mrs. Jean Bardsley. Vancouver 6. Mrs. Anne free Hoff Toronto 7. Marietta la framboise Montreal s. Mrs. Clare Lovelt Vancouver 9. Dorothy Hurst Toronto 10. Mary Vancouver. Due to insufficient data men Jack Spencer Montreal. Women mrs. Ruth Porter Mon Treal and mrs. C. H. Mitchell Sid . . Main Brendan Macken and to Chon have All held no. 1 ranking in the last three years Rochon in 1949, Macken in 1950, and main 1951. The three played in Davis cup matches last summer against Cuba Macken it Manchester eng land and again in the Ontario tournament. Under by Laws the Canadian Tennis association preparation National rankings is the is Sibilly the Davis cup Selec Ion and National ranking com Mittee. It is Mode up representatives from various districts the country. The committee s recon need Anions arc subject to confirmation at the annual meeting Uio Nusso Cintioni. Members the 1051 committee Are Leclerc Montreal chair Man Fred Jackson Vancouver re presenting British Columbia Reginald Hugo Winnipeg representing he Prairie provinces Stafford Beck Toronto representing Ontario Roger Durivage Montreal represent no Quebec and Harry l. Hopper Halifax representing the Marl in to. Matches last summer Suun Mcgregor Defeated Ken Rose and the United states. They played Wall one Australia s most pro a Tho All England championships o_7 fi-3. Pc in tis National at Wimbledon in the . National singles at Forest Hills . And in other International tournaments in addition to the Canadian. On Tario and Quebec championships. Fit matches main Defeated Rochon three matches to none and Bren Dan Macken Defeated Ruchon two to one. Main Defeated Brendan Granite juniors elect Derrett san one Winnipeg s promo int curlers. Ted a Eurott was unanimously elected president the Granite Junior Curling club. The Granite juniors held Thor annual meeting saturday in the clubroom. They have 18 rinks lined up Cor the Winter. Doug Brown was named vice president Ken Mclyn Yre Secretary treasurer while Dale Snydar was appointed manager. Providing there is ice the Gran to youngsters will Start curl inf saturday night at 5.30. 1947 Willys jeep station Wagon rebuilt meter Tref. Only Breen s car lot %716 Portage ave. Phone 33516 your own oct Attis cigarette tobacco ;