Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1955 — Page 11
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Hard-Punching Satterfield Wins Hearts at Children In Visit Here
By JIM CUMMINGS
Bob Satterfield, renowned for his punching ability in the ring, showed Indianapolis he also possesses quite a wallop
in ni| personality.
Th« hard-punching Chicago heavyweight who is rapidjy moving to the head of the line of challengers for Rocky Marciano's crown, scored a sensational two-day knockout of the hearts of hundreds of young Indianapolis amateur fighters
and fight fans recently.
Satterfield came to the Hoosier didn’t keep punching,” he re-
Capital Dec. 17 to referee during called.
“g r ' S S how‘ K Ua at am S t “You can’t take anything away SrteV?^rirtm« n cheer f ^nd Re ^ great light-heavyweight champion.”
He and the local kids got along Bob added.
the 'following* day e and°pPMent > 'di- His gracious manner, friendly plomas during the graduation ex- and 'Y a , rm , handshake jwon ercises of the first boxing class f 1 ,? 11 !. f ^|l ds and admirers
of the St. Rita Boxing School. in bls brie * visit -
The handsome Chicagoan neith-
er looks, talks walks nor acts like a boxer is expected to after 10
years of campaigning.
A LADY in an Indiana avenue restaurant made a remark typical
Bob said he ^ a of those heard wherever Satterfield pastor of St. Rita’s, made.* went when she said . He doesn’t
Father Strange saidfe “Boxipg look like a fighter.” is a unique sport. It is one of the ... , ,
few where every participant is giv- A barber who has met many en the opportunity to shine and great men, said "he’s a real nice
be recognized. . guy.”.
"It is especially helpful to those —
boys who are not given adequate love and recognition at home and school," Father Strange said.
After it was all over. Bob, who is not on the best financial ground, refused to accept expense money for the trip because, as he put it, “I be. lieve in what The Recorder is
doing.’
WATCH HIM BAT: Bob Satterfield, prominent heavyweight boxer who is attempting to gain a championship fight with Rocky Marciano, really can store away the food. At the Banquet honoring St. Rita's Boxing School graduates. Bob had an audiencejn Harry Lee and Charles Wade as he prepared to work on four steaks and an equal number of baked potatoes.
Sugar Bowl Game To Be Televised NEW YORK ANP)—Fans who want to see Bob Grier and the Georgia Tech team which remonstrated against Georgia’s Gov. Marvin Griffin in action will get that opportunity Monday, Jan. 2 through the facilities of the American Broadcasting Co. The ABC announced h-ere last week that it will televise the 21st annual Sugar Bowl Classic in which the University of Pittsburgh will meet Georgia Tech of the Southeastern Conference on the January date. The Gulf Oil Corporation of Pittsburgh will sponsor the contest.
OSU's Jim Parker Again Honored TOLEDO. Ohio ANP) — Jim Parker, Ohio State’s All-Ameri-can guard, gained another honor here last week when he was designated Toledo’s amateur athelete of the year. He received a trophy, presented each year for this recognition by the Toledo Times, at the annual banquet of champions sponsored by the Toledo Recreation Department.
Ray Has It— But Can He Hold Title?
PHILADELPHIA (ANP)—“Now that Sugar Ray Robinson has the middleweight title again can he hold on to it?” That’s the big question being aired by boxing fans across the country in the wake of Sugar Ray’s upset win over former championN Carl (Bobo) Olson in Chicago last
week.
At a glance, it would appear that Robinson has the old touch. But closer questioning reveals that most people with the slightest interest in the sport feel that Robinson won’t hold the title very
long.
They base their opinion on the fact that Robinson wasn’t so good in winning—it was that Olson looked so bad. One observer, an ex-champ himself, said Olson “set himself up” for the eventual kill. Others in boxing who commented on Robinson’s being able to hold the crown were of a like opinion, that the Harlem dandy “probably won’t keep it too long.*’ Robinson, now 35, has won six
The Indianapolis Recorder, Pet, 31,1955—11 beating the gun
By BILL BROWER
CHICAGO (ANP)—As a ifionifestation of the Yuletide spirit, a couple of ball players and club owners got together the other week. .With o minimum of fuss, the players agreed
to terms for the 1956 season.
Larry Doby signed with his new employers, the Chicago White Sox, for between $30,000 and $25,000. Willie Mays put his name on the dotted line with the New York Giants, and it was variously estimated that he will receive between $30,000 end $40,000 for his services next season. ICs always interesting, this . ... speculation on ball players’ sal- Whether this is true or not, this arics, particularly those of the J 11311 V1 ®ws the Quick accord bedarker countenances! Take the Jwen Lairy and Charles Coims'-r-KP of iiohv key, the White Sox vice president, ■ . . 4 ... as a harbinger of good things to expeditions signing with r . nrnP Doby will enter spring
His
of seven bouts on the comeback into the regular season and affect-
tralL ed Doby’s playing.
the White Sox is in contrast with t ra j n j n .g as a contented athlete, his experiences m recent seasons It ^ been the cont emion of in negotiations wi-h the Cleveland some experts, particularly the Indian^ Invariably Larry and Cleveland baseball writers, that Hank Greenberg, the team s never scaled the heights eral manager, would get hooked lm . whic . h Ms physical endowin a salary squabble. merits equipped him. Perhaps “Hank is a hard guy to talk to,” part of the trouble could be traced Doby used to say. to his annual pre-season contract Greenberg returned the compli- hassle. With that no longer a probment by accusing Doby of being lem, the coming season could be
a perennial sulker. one of his best.
There was some suspicion that MAYS, OF COURSE, has en-
these hard feelings carried over
Indiana Central
SATTERFIELD SAID he felt that because of the factors stated by Father Strange, amateur boxing is in a position to do great good in the fight against juvenile delinquency. “And every time I can I’ll give all the time and money possible to aid in this fight,” Bob stated. , The outsUnding fighter, who has worked consistently with the Catholic Youth Organization of Chicago and numerous boys’ clubs there broke training to come to Indianapolis. Just one day before be came here. Bob signed to fight dangerous Johnny Holman Jan. 11 in the Chicago Stadium. Holman is best remembered for his surprise knockout of former champion Ezzard Charles. Chicago newspapers say that If Satterfield gets by Holman he should logically get a shot at Rocky. This is not favoring the hometown boy either. A few months ago Bob Baker, and Nino Valdez were said to be the best heavyweights around, next, to The Rock. These two were paired in what was to determine which should fight Marciano. The match was a stinkeroo. Both Valdez and Baker looked bad. SATTERFIELD CAME ALONG and scored a unanimous decision over Valdez after decking the huge fighter for a nine count in the ninth. There’s not much point in Bob’s entering the ring against Baker. Baker didn’t last a complete round when he met Satterfield in July, 1953 Satterfield stopped Paul Andrews a few weeks ago. Andrews is an outstanding light-heavy who was being billed as “good enough to. be champion.” So, if Satterfield gets by Holman he will have earned a shot at Marciano. And Holman doesn’t prove much of a threat to Bob, who kayoed him twice in 1954, once in the 10th and once in the first round. Bob, who through 10 years in the fistic wars acquired the reputation of being a playboy who doesn’t know the meaning of the word "training,” assured Indianapolis he is "all business from here on out.” ‘T’m in good shape.” he told this writer. “I’m weighing about 86 (186) and I’m completely solid.” Born Nov. 8, 1923, Bob is 32. "That’s the same age as Marciano,” he instantly howls when age is mentioned. His record of 39 wins and 16 losses since 1945 boldly states that Satterfield either knocks his opponents out or is knocked out. All but seven of his wins were via the same route. He has fought two draws. Satterfield is quick to admit that many times along the boxing trails he found that poor conditioning caused him to fall off the
pace.
*T could have won a lot more fights if I had stayed in shape,” he lamented in the tones of a repenting sinner recognizing the folly of his past bethavior and swearing never to let it happen
again.
"This Is my big break com--tag up, and I have no intenMon of muffing it,” he emphasized time and time again. The two-day layoff threw him far behind in his training schedule, but he vowed to make it up. The sincere, straight-forward boxer said he was having difficulty getting fights with the big name boys now. “We can’t get Hurricane Jackson or Floyd Patterson,” he said. He scoffed at the idea of Patterson’s getting a shot at Marciano in June. “Let him fight somebody first.” “Let him fight me,” he said flatly when asked who he considered “somebody.” “I’m ready to fight anybody, anywhere, anytime. "I think I can knock Marciano out,” he stated. "Archie Moore had him hurt bad but For good printing "In a hurry,” phone The Indlanapolif Recorder Printing Co., ME. 4-1545. Ton will be pleased and proud of the work.
Choice, Archie Dees, Hallie Byrant Lead I. U. to 94-70 Win Over Butler
Jersey Joe Advising On Hollywood Set Jersey Joe Walcott, the former heavyweight champion who sat out his “final performance” some months back, is pulling down a cool 51,000, plus expense money, for being adviser on a Hollywood
tnovie lot.
Walcott’s job includes whispering technical advice for “The Harder They Fall,” a film starring Humphrey Bogart and one which could w'ell summarize the ill-fated career of Mr. Jersey Joe himself. A further report states that the same studio may shortly film Walcotts ring career with Bogart playing the part of Jersey Joe’s life manager, Felix Bocchicchio.
ing ’em blindly from over his head, tipping and jump-shooting, Wally collected 26 points on nine field goals and eight free throws. Dees, the 6-8 center, picked up 1 15 on six fielders and three free throws and Hallie canned 141 points on seven buckets. Charlie “Arms” Brown, former i Chicago Dusable star, disappointed his fans here as he committed numerous ball-handling errors. However, he redeemed himself to some extent as he popped for 12 points on four fielders and four
gratis heaves.
Bobby Plump, the Mighty Man from Milan, who makes an otherwise puny Butler team a constant threat, shot for 19 points despite the fact that fast little Charley Hodson was really sticky. Plump
had seven baskets.
Ted Guzek picked up 18 for the Bulldogs and Mark Petermangot 10. Dave Scheetz also got 10 and Sheddrick Mitchell, who played as a substitute for Hank
Foster scored five.
Wally Choice, Archie Dees nnfi Inrlinnnnrklie' nwn U —If* HALLIE AND SCHEETZ did a a a Indianapolis own Hallie p re uy fair job on one another
Bryant' led Indiana University as Hallie continues to improve on| KEY WEST, Fia. (ANP)—Coley in o 94-70 romp over Butler defense. He could have made many Wallace, 210-pound heavyweight Tuesday niaht in frho R.iflor more Shots if his teammates had or! location here playing a rol-e in c* . y u z *j- blocked and screened more effec-|the motion picture “CaYib Gold,” ricianouse perore a capacity tively, allowing him better shots.! produced by Warren Coleman for crowd of 14,381 howling fans. Indiana’s individual play was, Splendora Films, had to apologize Putting on an amazing shooting outstanding but teamwise much j to actor Richard Ward, one of the
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Coley Wallace KO s Movie Star
DON THOMAS
In the fight scene between WalI lace and Ward, playing two characI ter roles opposite Ethel Waters, | Coley caught Ward oft balance and landed a hard right to Ward's
BOB JEWELL
However, at the dinner table that night Wallace apologized to
countered no such obstacle. After ■a brilliant season in 1954, in which he won the most valuable player award, Willie was rewarded with a $25,000 contract. (Lee Duroeher, former Giant manager, said it was
$40,000).
Although last season Mai's did not equal his fabulous 1954 performance, Giant Owner Horace Stoneham did not hesitate in giving him an increase. There’s no argument that Willie didn’t de-
serve it.
There are several other tan performers who merit increases for their work in the 7955 campaign. A1 Smith, the Cleveland Indians’ handyman, surely should come in for a substantial boost. ROY CAMPANFXLA, the bulky catcher, who won the National League’s most valuable player award for the third time, might displace Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese as the Brooklyn Dod-g-ars’ hiehest paid player. SHORTSTOP ERNIE BANKS, who ranked high in the MVP voting, is due for more than modest raise from the Chicago Cubs. His keystone sidekick. Gene Baker, also will get an increase. VIC POWER, first baseman, Hector Lopez, trill'd baseman, and Harry Simpson, outfielder, ell of the Kansas City A’s deserve mbre money on the basis of their fine work lart summer. MINNIE M1NOSO, the White Sox outfielder, who usually takes his time to sign, will probably accept the same terms. He had a sub-par season in 1955. DON NEWCOMBE, the Dodgers’ righthander, m i ght encounter stiff resistance from the frontoffice as he tries to reach the $30,-
000 class.
There will fc-e much curiosity
. . ,. ., , _ | when the Dodger brass and RobWard, stating that he ‘became ( j n e 0n sit down to talk turkey. over zealous during the scene (While Jackie has said he would
jaw which knocked the actor out'when the going was rough and he ! not take a CU L it’s a J' en A in \ lieS to - re ;!lc*t his head thinking he was in* 1 ^ I J aiva ^ the Dodger vice vive Dick Ward and it also required ; & president, will asx him to submit
six stiches in his lower lin. I a real fight.
to one.
exhibition, scooping ’em in, bounc- was left desired.
leads in the picture.
Archie Angling
For 2nd Shot At Marciano
TOLEDO, Ohio (ANP;—Backers of Archie Moore in Toledo were clamoring last week for another shot for the light heavyweight champion at Rocky Mar-
ciano’s heavyweight crown.
They voiced their contention anew after the unimpressive fight of Bob Baker and Nino Valdes in Cleveland. Baker won a dull decision in a bout that was billed to determine a suitable challenger
for Marciano in June.
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New Albany.
Our Attucks correspondent, Robert Grider, was assigned to the City Tournament.
SAN FRANCISCO DONS: Members of the top-ranking San Francisco Dons basketball team are shown in the dressing room after racking up DePaul for their 31st straight victory during the recent Invitational Tourney at the Chicago Stadium, ^ig Bill Russell, fabulous All-American, is second from the left. Others (left to right): Carl Boldt, Coach Phil Woolport, Harold Perry, Mike Farmer and Casey Jones
San Francisco Dons Win 35th Near Mark
With Big Bill Russell, the fabulous 6-10 All-American, and several other sepians showing the way, the undefeated San Francisco Dons continued merrily on their way to what some observers feel will be
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