The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-05-08


pionship jousts in Madison Square
Garden and, needless to say. there
will continue to be many more but
not for some time has so much
interest been evinced in an all
out" slamaroo as this shindig Of
slam coming up tomorrow night.
It's on the lip Of every fervent
fight bug in the country. Even here
in Cumberland the boys have a
personal interest in it. They saw
Overlin perform at the State Ar
mory two years ago. And they lik-
ed him. That's why they want to
see him win. And / believe he
will win. Notwithstanding the fact
that most writer's are already pre-
pairing Overlin's boxing obituary.
Favor S0ose-Why:
Yes. they are picking Soose. But
the question is - why? Certainly
not on facts. It's true that Soose
is much the younger Of the two
and it's true that he has been
banging away at relentless pace.
But Overlin. on the other hand. is
strictly money" fighter. Never
nj his best in non.tltle tussleS he's
about as easy to repulse in a cham
pionship clash as one OF Adolph
II Want the World Hitlers mas
slve tanks. But that's not the only
reason I'm stringirg along with
him. There's a little story back OF
this brawl which MAJ throw some
insight OF tomorrow's winner.
Here It's
Ore breezy summer night in
Scranton. Pa. last year Overiin
sccaed the wcil.anown stuffingS
CT. of Young Soose but you
never heard anything about II
or did yen? Sure. you read in
the newspapers Ina. those good
old ncwSpapcrsl where Soose
"lccisioned" Overlin in a nom
title engagement.
But the story didn't end there.
Not by long shot or couple OF
lcrg shots. Soose. YOU know. halls
from q town called Farrell. Pa.
Said town is within striking dis
tance OF Scranton where the Over
lin-SooSe punch party was put on.
Result was that the natives turned
out enmaSse TO see Soose in action
against the champion and. quite
naturally and emotionally. they
wanted TO see him blast Mr.. Over
lin right out OF the picture.
For several rounds Soose. young
and in perfect condition. beat a
neat tattoo upon Mr.. Overlin. he
o: the waning years and cocktail
lounges. but Ken waded through
that tattoo like a spring chicken.
Finally. SooSe got tired of punch
ing and Overlin. who had been on
the defense. decided it was time TO
do something about il.
The Old Left lab
And something about IL he
did. He began jabbing and
when Mr.. Overhn jabs he just
about tilts your head back. Al
least, so the boys say. In fact.
he jabbed Soose all around the
ring and won the last rounds
deeisiveiy and masterfully. But
when IL was all over the kind
hearted hometown judges went
into a little tete-a-tete and say,
bless me. II they didn't come up
from said huddle with "deci.
sion" for Soose. IL was a split
verdict, at that. the vote being
2.to.l.
Oyerlin was shocked. He must
have been. But shocks don't alter
decisions and Overlin let 1t go at
that. He had some solace in the
fact that it was a non-title fight
and it's a good thing it was. Other
wise. Overlin would be the chal-
lenger tomorrow night and Soose
would be the champion.
Anyway. it should be a fine
fiesta of fail. And while the big
shots have pre-destined the youth
full and jealous Soose as the cham
pion I'm just a little shot but I'll
stake that shot. small as 1t is. on
Oyerlin.
Watch those Colts!
Better keep your orbS on the
Cumberland Colts this year.
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-galloping Geldings have been
members of the Bi-State baseball
derby and for three seasons fiimsy
fiinging has kept them from
emerging from the hinderlands.
But their perennial pitching trou-
bles seem to have at last been
solved all because of the acquisi-
ton of an experienced minor
leaguer. William Boots Miller.
BY name.
Five years ago Miller. then
southsiding on the local lots. was
so good he attracted the attention
of organized baseball emissaries.
In fact. he signed-up in Glass d
league and for three full cam
paigns he whitfield out winning
records. This year he was sup
x,osed To break into the Glass C