Socko Opening For LA Hoo-Hoo Club

The first meeting of the 1962-63 vear {or Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo cluh 2 started the rear with lots oI punch.

And mo-.t oI the punch was supplied by Joe Louis. ex-heavyweight boxing champion oI the world and guest o{ honor at the meet. The rest of the punch came across the bar in glasses.

ln, luded in the fine errlertainment pro€qam arranged by Lee Kramer were Douglas Hayden. Chairman of the California State Athletic Commission and Harry W. Falk. Jr., Vice-President of the State Athletic Commission. Speaker Falk held a question and answer period on what the state is doing t,o maintain a clean record for boring in the statc and their efiorts to I)rote('t the rights of the boxer.

Joe Louis. in comrnenting on the then-tobe-fought Liston-Patterson fight. said that while he respected Patterson's abilities he thought he "would have to lean to Liston." It proved a good prophesy.

Norm Wendell, Jamb Dandy Lumber and Dave Stewart. General Veneer, each won a pair of ring-"ide tickets to the September fight promoted by Joe Louis.

Prior to the cocktails. dinner and program many oI the memlrers had lreen doing their "lighting" r,vith the ball and club on the For Hills Country Club course where the meeting las hcl<I. Scores for the battle ('ame out thusll':

Low Gross: Ken Kenoffel. 79; Low Net was a tie between John Hanson and John Cordon. Both <:ame throueh with a 66. First Flight honors went to Cerre Burnett who was first and again sec'ond place saw a tie, this time between Bud Daugherty and Brownie Markstrom. Second Flight: Another tie, Charles Strait and Dick Lucas were the dual winners. Third Flight: low guest was George Cameron and low retailer las Wally Lingo.