Northwest Defender_1963-09-12

BANG-BANG TALKING Portland middleweight Andy Kendall will tangle with Sylvester Carter of Seattle in the main event of a five - bout card in La Grande on Sept. 28. Carter boasts a 14-1 rec– ord and his lone loss is a six-round decision to Ken– dall in Eugene. Kendall will carry an 8-1-1 record into the fight and Carter holds a win over Butcher Boy Coleman, the only man to beat Ken– dall. ot~er Portland fighters scheduled for the card are Richard Sue, Dennis Haws, Mike Tuooey and S i 1 k y Sutton. Vearl Sherman of Port– land Boxing AttractiolliS Inc., the promoters of the card,– announced that a 51pecial package deal will be offered with a round trip by bus, meals and fight tickets to Portland fight fans tha1 want to go. ----- Heavyweight Eddie Machen's comeback fight. his first bout in more than -a ''ear, Will have to wait a few dr.vs. Promoters announced Tues– day that Machen's 10-rounder \\'ith Alonzo Johnson of Pitts– burgh, scheduled to go on Wed– nesday night in -the Santa Mon– ica Civic Auditorium, has been set back to next Monday. Johnson telephoned from Pittsburgh, the prom o t e r s said, and asked fm· a rielay be– cause of a virus cold. Machen last boxed in July, 1962, gaining a draw with Cleveland Williams in Hous– ton, Tex. He suffered a tempo– rary mental breakdown la:ter but has been training for a comeback for several months. The cancellation of Mon– day night's greyhound rac– ing card due to a power failure merely served to whet the appetites of the faithful who follow the greyhounds. 'l'trey showed up- 12,187 strong - on Tuesday night for the Multnomah Kennel club's 37th racing program of the 1963 season and the first after a recess while the state fair was on at Sa– lem. Old Joe Perry, who broke into pro football when Casey Stengel was managing at Oak– land and Bob Cousy was a kid in college is out of work. The tough, 200-pound full– back who gouged almost five miles out of opposing National Football League lines, was placed on waivers Tuesday as the Baltimore Colts cut back to a mandatory 37-man roster limit for this weekend's open– ing games. Perry broke into pro foot– ball when he was signed as a free agent in 1948 by the San Francisco 49ers, then of the old All-American Conference. He was still with the 49ers when the club went into the NFL two years later. Perry, who holds the league's all-time rushing record of 1,- 713 carries for 8,280 yards, and was made expendable this year by the outstanding show– ing of fullback J.W. Lockett, acquired by the Colts from Dallas. Perry, 36, was the all-league fullback in 1953 and 1954 when he Jed the NFL in rushing. "Now is the SEASOR and here is the REASOR" ~tra~ rLATS sz99 S:J99 e BLACK e BRONZE e RED 4.95. 5.95 e LEATHERS e PATINAS e SWEET KID "OUR BIGGEST SELECTION EVER'' SCBOOI. SBOES GIRLS' WHITE Gym Shoes 1.99 to 2.99 "Yes We Have Them CONVERSE ALL STARS s Fine leathers and fine styling make these shoes first choice for the back-to-school set. And the low prices makes our foot– wear first choice with moms, too! Shop today- you'll find a grand selection in all sizes. ----- - ---! Styled BA,SKETBALL Tennis Sho~e Special Sale on • Young and Sharp e WHITE e BLACK 2.99 and 3.99 ~ I SQUAW ~ I ~ I BOOTS ~ I II ~ I $3.99 ~ I ·- - _....._. ____ 5235 H. E. Onion I I II I I - Ia 12.95 OPEN MON. and FRI. NIGHT 'TIL 9:00