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{0 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, September 8, 1965 LAURIE PEPPIN Manitoba's Ex-Boxer Recalls Ring Career earlier by brothers Maurice andjweight champion by the Na- He won the Canadian|tional Boxing Association. By WALTER KREVENCHUK WINNIPEG (CP) -- The man with the furrowed face, limped into the curtained living-room dimness of the old rooming house and sat down to recall 15 years in a square ring. But Laurie Peppin discovered that after 27. years most of the details of 213 fights had faded beyond the range of memory. "T wish I had the scrapbook," he said. The book, tucked away in a aister-in-law's trunk somewhere in Vancouver, tells a boxer's story of which Laurie remem- bers only fragments, It started with a young Win- nipeg boy who was handy with his fists. "IT used to beat all the big kids at school, But I got ex- pelled twice for fighting." A few years later--in 1925-- he became the youngest person to win a Manitoba amateur boxing championship, He was 15 when he grabbed flyweight laur- els by pounding out a decision over Pete Whittal. Loser Whittal became known to many Canadians 25 years later as "Mr. Fixit' on the CBC television network, Allan. amateur lightweight champion- ship in 1926 and the middle-\to Winnipeg from Saskatoon the Peppins lost control of their car came after he had been trans-|and ferred to Regina by the outdoor|seven miles east of Portage La advertising firm for which he|Prairie, Man. BIG CHANCE LOST weight crown in 1928. The latter worked, Maurice-had won the bantam- weight and Allan the feather- weight title in the early 1920s.|some ribs. Laurie spent three months in hospital with dislo- On May 24, 1928, Laurie be- came a professional, He earned|cated vertebrae and $200 for beating Harry Runcorn|ribs. of Moose Jaw, Sask, Runcorn now lives in Burnaby, B.C. Two weeks later, Weyburn, Sask., and decided: "This is better than working for a living." So began a 10-year pro career that Laurie admits|Pes, didn't go "the I pl Grand Forks, . . iad mmo Chicago, St, but within four years Laurie was thinking: ting to me a little too good." Self-styled a "tricky'. boxer with a good left hand, Peppin began to pound his way toward the top. Verdicts over imatch with Gorilla Jones, then| Peppin could climb into a ring Peppin|and his chances for a fight with made another $200 for a bout in| Jones were gone, | well-regarded|then 26, took up diamond drill- Ray Tremblay in Chicago andjing and drifted to such mining Jack Tebo in Saskatoon in 1931\centres as Red Lake, Ont., Val set in motion negotiations for a|D'or, Rouyn and Noranda, 'Que. ring gone, Peppia threw in 74 towel in February, 1938. never put on the gloves in Fate intervened. Driving back smashed into a culvert Allan broke a collarbone and twisted It was nine months before "That was my downfall." The trail then led to Winni- Detroit, Minneapolis, N.D., Paul and Denver "They are get- Pondering retirement Peppin, His reflexes sluggish and-the Buffalo, |. Ting Spats. He took a correspondence course in steam and pipe fitting and set off for the centres of construction booms across Can- ada, Stops included Edmonton, Fort St. John, B.C., Prince Rup- ert, B., and Vancouver, Brother Jack died in 1963 and Laurie returned home, A few days after the funeral he slipped on an icy sidewalk, fell and broke his hip. Unable to work, he has been on welfare since, Laurie, who says he has always been a "boomer" (drifter), doesn't feel sorry for himself, "T had a good life, I'd do the same thing all over again, but I'd have more fun." REMEMBER WHEN 'ie By THE CANADIAN PRESS Howie Morenz returned to Montreal Canadiens 29 years ago today--in 1936-- after playing hockey for Chicago and New York for two years. For the rest of his career the "Stratford Streak' was in top form, until the sports world heard with shock that he had died March 8, 1937, in a Mont- real hospital, shortly after | 725-1660 (Don Sutherin | SOCCER SCORES | Boswell Tons Regains Lead By THE CANADIAN PRESS A field goal and two converts Monday put Don Sutherin of Hamilton Tiger-Cats back in first place in the Eastern Foot- ball Conference scoring race, Sutherin's five - point effort against Montreal Alouettes moved him one point ahead of Ottawa Rough Riders' Bo Scott, who has 30 points on five touch- downs, Scott scored a touch- down Sunday against Toronto Argonauts, In six games , Sutherin has eight converts, seven field goals and two singles. The leaders: TDC FGS Pts Sutherin, H Scott, O Racine, 0 Baker, H Locket, M Watkins, 0 Thelen, T Dillard, O Tucker, O Zuger, H ecoooooows | wooceecHo ANDREWS HEATING it Pays to Have @ FURNACE installation well done, Oshawa TARRAS ~ ae LOMO Reuters} -- fon) day night's soccer results: ENGLISH LEAGUE Division 1 Aston Villa 3 Sunderland 1 Blackpool 4 Leicester 0 West Ham 1 Liverpool 0 Division IV Chesterfield 1 Wrexham 1 Stockport 1 Tranmere 2 ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP First-round Replay Southend 3 Newport 1 (Winners away to Port Vale or Reading) : SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP First-leg Playoff Blind Golfers TORONTO (CP) -- Charlie Boswell of Birmingham, Ala., won the International Blind Gol- fers championship Sunday by shooting a 93 for a 36-hole score of 184, In the first round Friday, Bos- well shot a 91 to take the lead. Second was Phil, Leaderhouse of Prince Albert, Sask., with a 99 for 196. Leaderhouse was the top Canadian in the field of six which completed the three-day Thd Lanark 1 Ayr U 2 Gord's Pickin (hicken YOU'VE NEVER TASTED CHICKEN $0 GOOD" | Home Delivery or Pick-Up -- Phone -- 728-7321 522 Ritson Rd, South. DELIVERED PIPING HOT world _middle- 19110,000 | he had earned in the| breaking a leg. EX BOXER--Laurie Pep- pin keeps up to date on the modern sports acene, while thinking back to his own career which ended some 30 years 0. Peppin turned pro in hae after being the > youttgest amateur boxing ~ ehamp in Manitoba, But an auto accident a fewy years Jater slowed his reflexes, and a. promising career turned sour, Today, he lives on welfare in a Winnipeg rooming house, forced into retirement by a broken hip in 1063, (CP) Liske Considered Key By Argo Coach Bob Shaw TORONTO (CP)--Peter Liske fs the 104th football player coach Bob Shaw has screened since Toronto Argonauts opened training camp back in June. Liske, 24, is being groomed as the knight in armor who will ve the Eastern Football Con- ference Argos the quarterback- ing they've lacked since the de- ure of Tobin Rote at the close of the 1962 .eason. * A graduate of Pennsylvania State, Liske generated a lot of excitement in the Argos' two- game interlocking swing this week, although both were de- feats--36-1 against British Co- lumbia Lions and 23-21 at the hands of Edmonton Eskimos Shaw thinks Liske showed poise and stamina under impossible conditions, Argos are winless in five games. The newcomer had only/808 Jearned six plays when he made his debut with the Argos last Sunday at Vancouver, where he completed 12 of 23 passes while in full flight for lack of pro-| tection, At Edmonton, his pass) ing--12 of 4--accounted for 264 yards, "IT Hike his attitude," says _Peppin followed a path taken|recognized as Liske is confident in his own ability, I like that too," GES SUNDAY With more plays under his belt, Liske is looking for further improvement for Sunday's en-! counter againet the Rough Riders at Ottawa, Argonauts outmanoeuvred a team that doesn't even exist to get Liske. The rookie was with New York Jets of the American League last season, playing a little at quarterback and exten- vey in the defensive back- eld, But he became dispensable this summer when the Jets signed Joe Namath and John Huarte, They traded him to the AFL Buffalo Bills, but when the Bills decided they couldn't af- ford him as a third quarter- back, Liske became a free agent. That was two weeks ago. He was approached by both Ar- gos and the Miami group that will operate an AFL franchise next season, But Liske couldn't wait a year for Miami. "T like playing the game, and a year without competition might have destroyed me," he said. "So after two weeks at home, thinking it over, I agreed Shaw. "He wants to play, And to come here." "NORM" FI Meat Mark For Personalized Service agai Week-End Specials ll SHER'S ; et nse hea af. STEAKS & ROASTS ysl Steaks \ oll Roasts n. Rump " Round Steak t SMALL LINK Pork Sausage u. 59° Chicken u. 59° BLADE STEAKS LEAN MINCED CHUCK STEAK 2: 1.00 LEAN MINCED BEEF PATTIES '*.:*" 2.39 © FREEZER SPECIAL * Hind Quarters, 55° , Front Quarters 35°, Sides ». 45°) Ne charge for Cutting, Wrepping end Freering | Norm Fisher's Meat Market 22. 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