Lonnie Thomas Heads Comhusker Golf Club
HAWKINS Talking J
AT THE FISTICUFFS
LAST MONDAY, EVE.
Last Monday, February 3 in1
downtown Omaha at the City Aud*.
itorium I witnessed some very in
teresting fights. -
I saw Deacon Logan manhandle
Tony Zale for four rounds in the
main event. In the fourth round I
saw the Deacon dig a sharp right
uppercut to the jaw of Zale. Zale
fell into the arms of Logan to
clinch and hold.It looked as if
Logan was trying to keep the mid
dleweight champion from enbrac
ing the canvass. The bell rang. ..
both fighters returned to their cor
ners, at that'point the complexion
of the fight changed. The Deacon
did not punch tb the body as be
fore nor did the Deacon snap Zales
head back with those sharp lefts as
before. In the 6th round I saw the
Deacon hit at Zale, he missed andj
fell to the canvass and unfortun-l
atcly injured his shoulder thus end
ing the ain event.
Zale as I saw him at that time,
was a far cry from the fighter of
the year of 1946. Regardless of
how the fight was supposed to
have ended. I do believe that I
saw the best man fall and injure
himself. I do believe that in an up
and up scrap, the Deacon would be
the next champ.
In the semi-windup a tough and
willing A1 Spaulding of Beaumont,
Texas found Kid Riviera a much
too potent a foe. This was a knock
down and drag out as far as it
went. Riviera had to feel the can
State’s Tavern
Conditions
Are Improving
Nebraska may well be proud
of the conditions under which
her taverns are conducted.
The Nebraska Committee,
through eight years of state
wide publicity, has strongly
urged citizens to report any
tavern conditions that should
be corrected ... to exercise care
in selecting beer licensees.
With special attention thus di
rected to license renewals, it is
impressive therefore that citi
zens in less than 1% of the
towns appeared with criticisms
or protests. From only 5 Ne
braska towns were protests
filed by citizens. Of 1799 ap
plicants, only 14 were denied
for reasons of improper con
duct.
The State can well be proud of
this record. Few other states
can match it. It means that
Nebraska tavern-keepers are
cooperating by observing the
State’s excellent liquor control
laws . . . are conducting their
places in the public interest.
This Committee will continue
to work for further improve- i
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vass himself before the bout was
stopped Spaulding did not answ
er the bell for the fourth because
of a deep cut.
The Special Event was a draw
between Ten Garcia of Santa Fe
and Billy Cornwall of Desmoines.
Cornwall fought a pretty clever
fight throughout at the same time
giving Garcia’s left hook a lot of
respect and a lots of air'in between
Both boys are lightweights.
Maxwell Butcher in the third e
vent was no match for Jimmy
Dull of St. Louis. Therefore the
referee stopped this middleweight
scrap in the first. Butcher fought
as a substitute for Warren Corbett
Nick Saunders a bantamweight
from St. Louis, was just too classy
for Paul Martinez of Omaha. Paul
could not come out in the third be
cause of a bad cut over the eye.
The opener was a fast go be
tween flyweights Rata Soto of
Mexico and Baby Gallo of Wichita
with Soto taking the nod.
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JOE LOUIS
... a lots of people think, will keep
the heavyweight crown until he Is
an old man. and then retire. To
tell the truth I think the same.
Louis is reputed to be one of the
best conditioned heavyweights of
all times and at no time being far
away from his best fighting con
dition.
Joe has brought the fight game
to where it is at today- The fight
game is bringing the different rac
es of people closer together. The
people are having a better under
standing and a better respect for
each other. Keep up the good
work Joe and here is wishing you
a financial success on your immed
iate tour of the different foreign
countries.
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EXHIBITION BOUTS
Last January 29th while over in
Council Bluffs, at the City Audit
orium, I was witnessing the weigh
ing in ceremonies of the South
west Iowa Golden Glovers.
While there I was asked to fum
ish several exhibition bouts to
round out the card for that night.
The reason for these exhibitions
was because of a shortage of Gold
en Gloves’ talent.
Rushing back to this city of Om
aha, I went to the Charles Street
Recreation Center where Mrs.
Peebles is Supervisor and Mr.
Buddy McCrea is boxing coach. I
stated the Bluffs needed for Am
ateur boxing talent. Buddy Me- J
Crea readily gave me the pick of i
his boys. So with six of his boys
and two of my own, which made
four bouts, I rushed right back to
C. B. These boys put on such a
good show the public said that
they would like to see them again.
We are in the near future, invited
over to participate in a team
match with the Council Bluffs
Golden Gloves Champions.
The boys who took part in the
Exhibitions are: Herbert Gray,
Bobby Battles, Reggie Hughes,
Kippy Triggs, James Gregory, Sam
Grimes, Charles Martin and Eu
gene Brown- Thanks A lots boys,
I enjoyed working with you.
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TEAM MATCHES
For the past two weeks James
Sregory has been working out at
le American Legion Post No. 1
gymnasium in preparation for sev
eral team matches. One of these
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With seven cars for every parking space
in downtown Omaha, is it any wonder
the man was delayed? But there is a solu
tion to this problem: You’ll never miss the
first of the show because of parking diffi
culties if you ride street cars and buses.
Yes, Omaha’s street cars and buses take
you much closer to your downtown des
tination than you usually are able to
park. For recreation, for shopping, for
fto and from work transportation . . •
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matches will be with the Hastings
Legion team, February 5, which at
the time of this writing is one day
off. Deadline being February 4,
.also participating will be Har
old McDonald, City featherweight
champion and Sam illiams, hard
hiting welterweight. At the time
this paper reaches you, the team
match will have been three days
past. Therefore results will be in
next edition.
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NOTICE!!!
My bag that was taken from the
YMCA is still missing. Also in
this bag wrapped in a newspaper,
is a boxing robe that was won by
Jimmy Watson last year (1946)—
in The midwest Golden Gloves.
Enough Said.!!!
by—
LEONARD H. HAWKINS, Jr.
Bishop Tookes
Convalescing
Bishop H- Y. Tookes, presiding
prelate of the Eleventh Episcopal
District, is slowly recovering from
a serious illness which required his
being placed under an oxygen tent
in a Jacksonville hospital. The
last four annual conferences in a
series of eight have been conduct
ed by Right Reverend John An
drew Gregg, presiding bishop of
the oFurth Episcopal District. He
has been ably assisted by Dr. C.
A. Gibbs, Florida's endorsed candi
date for the bishopric at the next
General Conference in Los Angeles
in 1948.
Bishop Gregg preached the or
THE BELL TOLLS
(By Leonard H. Bell)
Much is being said these hectic days about human behav
iour. Controversies have been raging between different
cities as towhich had the best behaved citizens. New York
City has come in for more than its share of verbal pummel
ing for having the worst behaved. Out-of-town criticism of
its citizens has been very caustic, but these out-of-towners
need only look arond them in their own hometown to find
that the same rude actions^ the same lack of general cour
tesy, the total absence of hospitality toward strangerrs wi»t«
there too.
What Causes This?
Such actions these days, even in New York Gty, often
causes a citizen who still feels charitable towards others and
yet wears his courtesy on his sleeve to remark at random,
bat causes this?” Especially after he has been rudely
jostled, or had his bad corn stood on, or been cussed out for
unavoidably bumping into someone.
We, too, are just as much puzzeled over the discourteous
actions of people these days as that citizen. Is it due to a re
turn of many people to the selfish individualistic ideas and
tactics of the early twenties? Are or these actions motivated
by the sudden let-down feeling that we all seemed to get
when the nerve-wracking war which has just ended left us on
our own to rebuild our upset economy?
Whatever the reason, one thing is sure, discourtesy, into
lerance and a total disregard for the feeling of our neighbors
and friends seems to have become quite fashionable. We find
all kinds of rabblerousers taking to the radio and the public
forum to insult their neighbors and fellow American racial
groups to their hearts content. The Bilboes and Talmadges
and Eastmans are shining examples of this group. Even Tal
madge’s actions in Georgia over the Governorship, the sub
sequent support of his actions by theState Legislature and the
openly expressed wholehearted approval of his methods by
many Georgians further demonstrates the rapid spread of
discourtesy and intolerance.
The growing antangonism between industry and labor with
one, or the other refusing to sit down in gentlemenly con
tually shatter the pillars of our democracy, because it is the
ference is the signpost of a not-to-far mence that ccdd even
epitome of discourtesy and total lack of feeling.
The constant nagging bickering that has beset the Segro
church and fraternal organizations is knawing at their hearts
like a worm at the core of an apple. And they toot, are being
slowly led to the altar for sacrifice by the twin evils of dis
courtesy and rabid intolerance.
Can Something Be Done?
We find that the good citizens who have run into the various
forms of bad behavior mentioned reacting in various ways.
Some are just plain disgusted. Some are blandly indifferent.!
Some are fighting mad. Some are imitating the actions of
these bad-mannered persons. And some are just plain be
wildered. And they are asking “Can Something Be Done to
change this evil trend?”
And We must confess that we are of the latter group.
We too, wonder if something can’t be done to save a perfectly
good country and a wonderful theory of democracy from be
ing irretrevably ruined by bad-mannered people. Once, we
remember, a campaign was started to make people smile. Co
medians and Songwriters with gags and songs of cheer, reap
ed a harvest in this venture. Then, again, a campaign was
started to bring effeminate-life into who t was termed the
stone-like faces of American women. This effort proved to
be a field day for everybody from cosmeticians to lecturers.
And we are certain that bad-mannered people can be
changed back into the decent people that they once were if
someone just gets the right idea in time to put it into execu
tion. What is your idea?
Mr. Lonnie Thomas, well known
Omahan and former Lincolnite,
was elected to the Presidency of
the Comhusker Golf Club at the
Club’s meeting Sunday, February
2, held in the spacious and beauti
ful recreation room of Dr. W. W
Solomon’s residence at 2706 Maple
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Long ope of Nebraska’s outBtand
tag golfing enthusiasts and a links
map. and sportsman of repute,
Mr. Thomas succeeded the popular
Milton Wilson another Omaha
golfing great, who has held the
post for several years.
Mr. Jay Murrel, smooth hitting,
top-flight golfer, succeeded Mr.
Lonnie Thomas as vice President.
Herbert O’Toole succeeded
Omaha’s chemist playing golfer,
the popular John Simms as Secre
tary-Treasurer.
Dr. W. W. Solomon, the City’s
popular medic golfer/* succeeded
Mr- Malcolm Scott, well known
linksman, as corresponding secre
tary. Mr. Burrel Caldwell was re
elected Sargeant at Arms.
The Comhusker Golfing Club is
a member of the Central States
Golfing Association, consisting of
Clubs friAn Saint Louis, Mo, Kan
sas City, Mo., Omaha, Nebraska,
Denver, Colorado, Wichita, Kansas
and Demoines, Iowa and St. Panl
and Minneapolis, Minn.
Mr. Nathaniel Goldston, is Om
aha’s representative as a member
of the board of directors. The O
maha Chib, plans to tee off on Den
ver’s beautiful fairways when that
city plays host to the Central Stat
es Golfing Association in July.
Club members present were Mr.
Lonnie Thomas, Mr. Jay Murrell,
Mr. Herbert O’Toole, Dr. W. W.
Solomon, Mr. Burrell Caldwell, Mr.
Milton Wilson, Mr. John Simms, At
tomey Saybert Hangar, Mr. Wil
liam Davis, Mr. Ryland E. Melford
Mr Nathaniel Goldston, Mr. Rud
olph Gerren, Mr. Joseph Mosley,
Mr. Graves, Mr. John Mickens,
Mr. Malcolm Scott, Mr. Gerald Me
Kinley and Mr. Thomas Chandler.
dination sermon January 26 and
ordained several young ministers
in famous Allen Temple, Tampa,
Florida.
LEO BOHANON ADDRESSES
MIDWEST SPORT CLUB AT Y
The Midwest Sports Club headed
by Mr. Herman Franklin, held its
monthly meeting at the Northside
YMCA. Club rooms, Sunday Febr
uary 1, The guest speaker was
Mr. Leo M. Bohanon, Executive
Director of the Omaha Urban Lea
gue. Mr. Bohanon spoke on "Ath
letic and Their Contribution to Our
Society.” The Urban League Exe
cutive placed great emphasis up
on the community responsibility
that young women and men must
assume in their community. A
former Athlete and graduate of the
University of Minnesota, the speak
er, before coming to Omaha, serv
ed with UNNRA in Europe.
Mr. Thomas Scott, Boys Work
S|scretary, showed movies of var
ious sports. Following the meet
ing, a beautiful arranged, tasty
buffet luncheon was served to a
bout forty members and their
guests. Program chairman was
Mr. Richard Rice
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! Lake Street
BOWLING
Alley News
> BY MILDRED MARTIN
Well Friends. once again we are
back with you to give you the hap
penings around that famous Build
ing or LAKESTREET, known to
all its fans as the LAKESTREET
BOWLING ALLEYS.
Things are really jumping and
there is never a dull moment.
There are also plenty of new bowl
ers and in no time at all you’ll
find them giving plenty of com
petition to the old bowlers.
Friends, in behalf of the manag
er we want to thank everyone for
their patience while the lanes were
bing remodeled. .Everyone has
been swell in cooperating with us.
Now that the lanes are finished,
we sincerely hope that they meet
with your approval. But in order
to keep these lanes in A-l shape,
the Management must insist on
everyone wearing Bowling shoes to
bowl in. We have the shoes to
rent to you, if you do not posses
your own. Also upon request Mr.
Knight will be glad to purchase a
pair for you.
League games for the week were
Sunday found the Hellcats battl
ing the Trojans with the Hellcats
winning two out of three.
Monday was the Lefties versus
the eBwares with the Lefties win
ning three straight.
Tuesday was the Hellcats versus
the Tigers. The Tigers taking two
out of three.
Wednesday founr The Lions a
gainst the Eljfs. The Lions winn
ing by a forfeit.
Thursday was the Trojans a
gainst the Lakestreet Wonders.
The Trojans winning two out of
three.
Friday was the Tigers against
the Bacchanites. The Bacchanites
winning two out of three
High scores for the week were
won by Elsie Johnson and Earl
Jackson. Earl’s score was 218 and
he received 5 free games.
So Bowling Fans! Competition is
greater than ever as everyone is
really struggling to obtain high
score. Even the wor,er. are howl
ing 208 and more. If vou want an
evening of entertainmc it come cm
down and watch 'ome of this fine
bowling. It is reallv worth seeing
So until next week, we'll wish
you beter Bowling.
ROSCOE KNIGHT. Mgr.
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University (Mo.) cage team in
Missouri’s capital city and is an
instructor in the Department of
health and physical education. He
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grees from the University of Wis
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