Mail Tribune 100, July 8, 1922 – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

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Mail Tribune 100, July 8, 1922 By Alissa Corman Jul 12, 2022 02:29 PM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago July 8, 1922 BRUSH FIRE RAGES ON GRIFFIN CREEK A big brush fire in the Griffin creek district near the mouth of Griffin creek assumed threatening proportions Thursday afternoon and before gotten under control had burned over an area of from 50 to 60 acres of brush and cut over land. Much of the fire was caused by backfiring by the many firefighters, including all the able bodied men of that section. The origin of the fire is unknown. The flames did not reach any ranch buildings. LOCAL FANS AGAIN SEE GOOD SHOW WEEKLY SMOKER A large crowd of boxing fans who attended the Medford Athletic Club smoker last night were well pleased with the card arranged by Manager Bob Brown. This was the second of a series of regular Friday night amateur smokers to be given at the Medford Athletic club and many of the fans expressed the opinion that the card was even better than the first one. In the main event Lawrence Daw knocked Reese Baughman out in the first second of the first round. This was the second time Daw appeared in the ring and was Baughman’s first experience. Daw appeared for the first time last Friday night and put the K. O. on Red Meadows. Lester Laurentze and Dick Adams at 137 pounds put on a hard battle and won the approval of the crowd. Abe Shadow knocked George Brown out in the fourth round after having had the advantage up to that point. The other preliminaries were all good and fast and the fans were well pleased with the entire show. The increased attendance gives assurance of the success of these smokers if they continue to be as good as the first two have been. LOCAL AND PERSONAL There was a humdinger of a public market this morning, one of the old time kind like was experienced in the early days of the market’s history. Everything seasonable and plenty of it including a lot of dressed chickens were on sale today, and everything was practically sold out between 6 and 7 a.m. Patrons of the market long ago learned to come early in the summer. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]