Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1932 — Page 5

Jack Sharkey Defeats Schmelling For World Championship

DECISION goes TO BOSTONIAN OVER PROTEST Heavyweight Champ Jay> He Will Tight All ' Challengers Soon York, June 22.—<U.R)_ 1,,'l Sharkey today challeng. [the | , avyvxeight tighter/ E t | )r .i ld t<> come and get Ji, world's championship he ,'k fioni Max Schmeling last !.j C ht — Idle many critics said »hoiil<l have remained the Gerls\Vithin 15 minutes after a the referee decided r ,*■ defeated the dark hair, 1 r ;l)l champion —thereby restoi u th., title 1° the United Stat' - , announced he would be C-fight g champion." i I «,,n the title. 4 won it hen , |t, said. "Now 1 will de- .\ , i will be a fighting champ w|i.,i m ilter to him tin* linos the oe the decision'.’ What matter him the protests of Jo< jjenb.- Schmeling's manager.’ jtl, t matter to him iiis own closed kft - W as not hurt," lie said. “I am „ i,.,, k io Boston and their wil. IL ,|,- <>u my next plans. Bui you sit for me that 1 will keep on Stiarki \ drove his left hand tn [the lie i > weight championship ot lift "" I Th. n"'l fans who gathered in L, ms new .Vadison Square Giirilen b.'Wl watched, many tine.' Lili-' ’ ly, as the gob 111- k d kat left arm to the face of Schnn L Sometimes it was pain totli.r times it was just a tantaliz Kiz list which blocked the Geim.ii I'uinpi In th. late rounds. Shark. > .- left I, ... . 1..5.- its, stir.g Schm ing rushed. He jabbed a left ll bad been held almost tied in tl (a rly rounds. He flashed a bard r’lit which jarred Sharkey d hi.- left eye. In fact. Schmeling cime hack • •'.'ii. at the close —as the crow! Laiu-.l tensely for the verdict t >n- ». re intermittent cheers I t : |.rt Maxie.” When the de. |»a- announced boos, calca is am [peers greeted it. The jects -mi ltd. tor Sharkey had been tin n t mid favorite. Tli. ■ rowd was not happy that [Gunboat Smith, the refer.'. [George Kelly, a judge, overruled kharley Mathison, who tlio'i-'li 1 Shmeling had won. 1 Joo J.mobs, Schmeling's ma'mer call.-d the decision a ' robbi He recalled that last week In threatened to keep his man Irom [the rinc: if "a certain man w..[referee Today he said the mm Im ihad in mind was Gunboat Smith [the battered old former liclin [who wa- file third man in tin rn . [Jo., however, did not km p m[■an" from the ring, nor did he pi t>st formally the selection < : iboat. fit- etting was ideal tor tin Kht. ! It. , -don seemed to matt* i ■ at al. In every direction in th' ifmai ii w bowl of Madison Sqna'' Garden dropped down betwe. i small buildings at Long Island Cit> —t: ■ idled tile crowd. t Upward of 75,000 person, j.i" [med into the arena, fought seat- and stood at tile last railing d' t. lung a quarter ot a no from the ring. It wa a fighting night f"i

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Xew \\ orld Champion R I I 1 -■ p< ■ " w IO t . fIL >. ’r ’ - .•'V A /■ T>7ack s _ . „ -an*> artei.' tgma»«MS»si'ja> Jack Sharkey Ski \t \ \< ii a ;i•duiifi .hi over Max SHimrling last night, n ii ’ii He ; in h.i I won the fight easily the 1 i will l> ttuni/'fl :•* th' world heavyweight champion.

! S< altered through the i rowd-s • many notabk C.ov. i nor A mt J U Iki r. Mayor Anton Cennak of Chit ago. Ely Culbertson, iht bridge prob'Mona l , Vim •nt Bendi.x, I tubby Jum Bernard i: ruch. Felix Lowy of Chicago, de. I’he won n-• ••med f« wer in numbers, but tho • attending were modishlx gowned in the pastel and Th- crowd started arriving early. ’one the third preliminary was under wav. Jatm Joy Johnston, the promot’ i, circled around and comp atnPii Hi it several hundred thousand were outside the arena when tht • should be in but he *as happ\ as the crowd spelled iinanSchni» ling ' the first in the box Through the early rounds he kt pl 'tnilittg H' had to wait for Sltarkt*) who < tine into tin ring scowling and restless. ind J‘»e Humphrie the tim» tried Iil( . . ' ,-m -ii !•• <omc on. Bi* i-.ylH ~ m V-. - held cocked, fady ; the ring, ill in »*’ « S< hlliel . ing seemed c Mu-ed. wniild throw tie m in/h out ot : ue

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ring." a prominent St. Louisian remarked. And so it went up to tlie tenth round. Then S< limeling seemetl io revall that he hud a left. He tried it a few times and it worked. From then on. the big liout he- < ,ine more of a fight. Sharkey's 1. ft i > -■ began to <lose. "The worst trouble I had with >i Inn- ing," Sharkej said after the tight, wa- that he hit so fast coming out." I lie crowd became more excited. There were cheers. Bring up the right. Jack." came from the Sharkey rooters. Bring over the tight. Moxie." liouted tlie others In the fourteenth and fifteenth 1 unit- the e was real liveliness. Sharkey seemed tiring. The young German seemed fresh. But he was Shark' - the noxer. made Max ii- - treqinmtly. Once Max had . perfi ■ ' set up for a short right ’ uppercut. He seemed so amazed that tiie blow lie tried to deliver ■ brought laughter because of its v. eakness. Schmeling pecked and hammered ; wav at tlie contender's left eye, almost closing it in tlie final round. Tin- crowd was cheering, as the I■ in < nded Joe Humphries walkco from judge to judge, then to the i, f. i,All was silent as he he'd ii ■ his hand anil announced: 111, winn : and the new 'l’hat ■ all the crowd could hear. Th. i w , tumult cheers anti i< ers Sharkey hail to tight off his ..ilniii': Johnnj Buckley, iiis manager, held him to keep him trim d.ishine about with joy. Tli, two fighters sltook hands j., sharket walked out, tlie new champion, happy that after eight \. >i , flin t to gam the title, al t, ■ >mg away four chances at tin- championship, lie fina'ly was a champ." Get the Habit — Trade at Howe

CRITICS AGREE FOR SCHMELING New York, .lune 22. (U.K) Max ; Schmeling wan “robbed' of the, I heavyweight boxing championship [nt Hie world, his talkative manager I [cried today, and lit of 15 leading' boxing critics questioned liy the I United Press agreed with him. However, as one writer observed, i .lack Sharkey won the decision by [ in two-thirds vote, and that’s what [wins ffemoeratic presidential nominations and heavy weight boxing 1 [titles. Tile referee and one of two i judges voted that Sharkey, won. Os the 15 boxing critics questioned., only three gave Sharkey the verdict. and two called it a draw. As a result. I lie "long count" lit I tlie Dempsey-Tunney bout at Chi[cago. and the "foul" in the Sharkey- [ Schmeling battle of two years ago [ here, have been relegated to a page iof ancient history by the "wrong. answer" given by the judges to the | question: "Who won at Long Island City j stadium Referee Gunboat Smith, the ancient prize ring battler, and Judge! Charles Mathison, a recognized boxing critic, offered no explanation of I their verdicts. Mathison had voted! [for Schmeling. : Judge Kelly, himself an amateur [ , boxer of note some years ago, ruled I with Smith that Sharkey won. "Sharkey fought the best battle! of his life. Tile trouble is that few [critics around the ringside recogi nized it." Manager Joe Jacobs, who piloted I the smiling German ex-champion | to the title and back again, was | i especially bitter at the action of [ [ tlie judge and referee. He as much [ i [as charged tlie fight was not on tlie II level. 11 Such charges, or insinuations, arc I [common after any prize fight ini I which a close decision is involved. ■ And few of the critics gave the! ! bout last night to Schmeling by a I i let, sided margin. But Sharkgy, his manager. John [ [ill Buckley, and the Sharkey sup ' [porters insist loudly that tlie Bos-1 ton gob won tlie decision clearly. [ and some even claimed lie took it : ■ by a wide margin. “I knew weeks ago that Gunboat [Smith would be the referee and I that Schmeling couldn't possibly | [ win if Sharkey finished on his feet," !.Jacobs explained. "I announced I : something of the sort to the press I ’ several days ago, hoping to halt I such an ending, but it didn't." Jacolis knew more than any of [ the sport writers if he knew of the i I gunner's selection. The referee ■ 1 ordinarily is picked a few moments i- before the bout from several order- ; io to be on hand. And if lie was so certain SchnielI | ing was to be robbed, lie didn't .have to <go through with the [tight, which action he had threaten , co. And he didn't protest forma ly to tlie state boxing commission , j which ruled tlie affair, fj Jacolis claimed Schmeling forced! [the fighting throughout, was never! I i.urt at any time, and had piled up I . a big lead when tlie final belli I clanged. "What more could lie ex [ < pected of him?" he queried. ; The spectators were divided on i tlie matter. Mingled cheers und! boos greeted tlie announcement ! that a new champion had been i I < rowned. But over at tlie Sharkey dressing , I room, there was no uncertainty, no I gloom; everything was confldent'y i [gay. | Said Sharkey as he stood under | tlie shower, "Well, boys, 1 certainly ■ proved that 1 do not fall down in a [ crisis. I guess 1 came through this | time all right. What's all this talk . about my losing my head, eh?" Sharkey's left eye w>s swollen, almost shut, and his face was i sl’ightly reddened from blows. “But. I'll admit," he continued.! |"i did not have an easy victory, a I though 1 won by a clear margin. "Schmeling didn't hurt me once. | but I found him difficult to fight oe-1 [cause of liis flashing counters. He; ills certainly an improved man over, lithe fellow who met me two years i I ago." I [ Schmeling. in his dressing room, | I claimed Siiarkey 1< ule.'l him ix | | times with low blows during tlie j bout, and that these fouls should : have counted in the oil icla! scoring, I even if officials overlooked the lad I tnat he had chased Sharkey al! aver l I the ring tor 15 rounds. I "None of Sharkey's fair punches [ [ hurt me." the former champion con j I tinned. "We thought we had the I light won easily in my corner. Tiie I announcement came as a terrible I j shock to me.” i Schmeling strained his right j! thumb in the fifth round, and lie U almost knocked tlie nail off his left I thumb. His left eye was slightly ’ swollen and his lower lip slightly cut. ‘ Jacobs said it was doubtful if he would take any action regarding ’ the decision, because "it probably; wouldn't do any good." He said [ Schmeling would continue fighting.! ! and he hoped to obtain a return [

A Debut at Wimbledon By HARDIN BURNLEY I -THE / MEAT'S / \ ptAy W iw a' i / today / i \ I i I I WA makes his y w Zm WIMSLEDOA) - \ AxXk JX/j DEBUT•••• S— — Wood 1 t WILL BE THE Av\¥ PEEEAJPIAI6 -kA eHAMPIOA) V A. a /M s d TJSdi } //■\ F ' X wlivu A a' F bisitaiais 'V I\y \ * k -A"' ’ DAVIS CUP ACE ’ » W ' LL COMPETE IAJ X-d ' WE emglish classic?

■h ■ yHEN the tennis public read, Wly some weeks ago, that ’ ’ Ellsworth Vines, Jr., cap- [ tain of the United States Davis Cup team, had deserted Davis Cup [ competition to go to Wimbledon, i there were some murmurs of dis•ent- r Some thought it unfortunate that the American Cup entry should he exposed to the aggressive Brazilian players without the services of Vines. Others argued that while the lanky young Coast star was almost certain of glory in Davis Cup competition, he was not good enough, as a three-year man, -to weather the ordeal at Wimbledon. But over and over again it has [ been said that Wimbledon, of all tennis courts, makes or breaks a nl-iver The history of the British classic proves it. Big Bill Tilden i was great in 1910, but it was not until he had made a stab at the Wimbledon Laurels and emerged victorious that the tennis world

match with Sharkey. Ah! another bout! Now there'si an idea. New York. June 22. (U.R) — A jm>ll of boxing critics at the ringside last night showed an overwhelming verdict against the decis-j lion which gave Jack Sharkey Hie heavyweight title held by Max ■ Sehmeling. Those who favored Schtne'ingi wore Wilbur Wood New York Sun: I Harry Grayson, World-Telegram: | toe Williams. World Telegram. | William Morris, New York Evening I’ost; James Dawson. New York ■Times: Francis Albertini, New York [Graphic; Stuart Cameron. United | I Press: Richards Vindmer, New | York Herald Tribune; the repreI sentative of the Associated Press.. W. O. McGeehan. the Herald 'I ribune and Damon Runyon. N'-w York American. Paul Galileo of tne aow lorlt Daily News had given Sharkey only a draw, although he had picked him to win the fight. The repre-, sentative of the Boston I ravebu also rated it a draw. : Dan Parker ot the New YorkDaily Mirrow gave the decision Io Sharkey, as did Marty Berg of the. Bronx Home News, and the repre-. sentative of the Atlanta Constitution. —o— Geneva Team X ictor Geneva's Jitni-r baseball team 'beat Decatur Rotary team 12 in [ a game played Tue-day afternoon at Geneva. The Rotary twin show . ~ (I a lot o: ijrtpwvement over : e I opening day's game, and local fans , say the Rota y juniors might cause a lot of trouble before the season j is over.

was ready to rank him with the immortals. Vines feels that his absence from the Cup team will strengthen ' it for the more strenuous competi--1 tions to cotne with the English and , French contenders. By then his . Wimbledon fling will he over and he will be ready to take the courts with Allison, Van Ryn and Shields. Vines also feels that he is ready . for Wimbledon. When it is con- . sidered that his resolution to com- | pete there this year remained unshaken in spite of advice to the ■ contrary from both Tilden and . Cochet, his determination stands . out all the more. t It will take superlative playing for Vines to win. The defending ; champion will be there in the per--1 son of a very able racquet wielder i named Sidney B. Wood. Wood won > the championship at Wimbledon i last year. This year he was left t |off the American Davis Cup team. > I It doesn’t take much of a judge of I [human nature to anticipate a really i gbtful attempt by Wood to show

GHOI LS DRIVEN I ROM CEMETERY I i-I IXTIXI i:t > I ROM I’AGI-7 OST! B was first thought the men plan'ned to steal the expensive floral of ( j tarings which were filled about the [ ( grave after the typical gangster' I ceremonial Monday This was di. , '(minted, however, by Sobol who[ isaid the men were tossing the flow ' era to one side as he approached and wore apparently about to open ' the grave. When the caretaker surprised . the ghoul.- at their work, they open nd (ire on him. He tired back sev|£ial times lint his gun jammed. The. would-be grave robbers continued, .to tire as they made their escipe.; and crippled the caretaker's auto-1-mobile. Barker, a power high in Chicago •' [gangs, was .slain in a machine gun! 1 .ambush early last Friday in what | police believe w>s a tight tor con-1 trol of the organization once domi- 1 mated by Al Capone I Unearth Indian Skeletons Deerfield. Mass. (UP) Three' Indian skeletons have been tin- i i [earthed in t'is town in recent [months. The latest specimen wa - G I I mt of an adult male. An Indian [< pipe made <d white sandstone was | Hound nearby. A o Wheaton College Girls to Fly Norton, Mass., (UPi- Wheaton 1 ! College girls have organized a fly j ling club. Edna Fishman. club pie-A Isldent, already has secure! her pi-1 i lot's license, -nd several otaer stu-[' !dents expect to obtain theirs soon 1 i'.ater the club l opes to own its : c , lane. j i

up the team's captain and bright est hope. Wood will be one high hurdle. The others will be merely the cream of the tennis players of Europe. They say that the real reason ; for Vines' excursion to Wimbledon is a desire on his part to be ! come a professional. Last Winter he sounded out some promoters He was then national ehampion. But they told him politely to go out and get a reputation. “Until you add to your Amor- [ ican championship a title at Wim ! bledon and a successful season in ! Davis Cup tennis, you wouldn’t ’ be worth expenses," they told him So it is perhaps for fortune as well f as fame that Vines will he fighting !in the play which starts today ia ' jolly old England. If he really ’ has the equipment of a headliner 1 instead of just the luck which vetI ernn observers, including Tilden 1 have pointed out as his chief weapon, he may soon bo expo ' riencing. the adoration of the mob. ’ Otherwise —w hat ? mu. S'M rwiwx err<ll<-eo Uv.

GIBSON (JIVES PROPOSAL AT GENEVA MEET CON'I'XCED FROM PAGE "'.I. general commission of the confer ence. "It is hoped a public st at < • tn«->il ol such a program," Gibson told the tense and crowded hall will fire the imagination of the world ~nd allow all nations to consider deeply and state openly how much they can contribute to the concrete general program.” More Free Trips To Leipzig Leipzig ■ (IJ.R) The fr< 1 trips granted American buyer... who visit cd the Leipzig Spring Fan proved so popular that the plan will be repeated for the 1952 lai 1- it. The plan which Is ba od on a n fund, proportionate to tlm value ol goods purchased, proved a gt'v it ■limu'ou.s to German-American trade. tlew High Speed Device Ready SI Louis, Mo. (U.R) \ device fn> highspeed engines, which it i.edainted will prevent piston slap, grouging of cylinder wal'a. loss of congressi-m and oil pumping, liubeen developed by a St. Louis in ventor. —o -- Weeping Willow Goes for Ride Bend, Ore —(UP)— A weoping willow, weighing half-ton took a water ride here for a new Io ation. The tree was removed from one lawn, placed on at) imiprovised raft docked downstream and taken to its new location.

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WINONA LAKE ' SEASON OPENS Winona Lak< Ind., Jurtv 23. I Special xt Sunday, June 26, , will mark tin- opening <»f the thiri tv ninth annual < hautauqua kchmoii I here. The program this year will , extend ovei a period of seven I weeks concluding on August 12 I and being followed Immediately Ity the annual Bibb Conference, i directed by Dr. W. E. Biederwolf. : The Bibb onference. which will ‘ present many outstanding church | speakers and Bible leacherwill ' conclude on August 21. \ The Winona cliautauqua pro- ! gram this year will mup to the standard set in former years and * will feature such artists as Santj uel Thaviu. violinist, July 20; I l>irna Doone Jackson, contralto, ' Aug. 1; American Quartette, Aug. ’ v Albert Sal-vi. harpist, Aug. 2. i Entertainments and musical srpecialtios will he numerous and will include th<* following Kentucky i Harmony Singers John Bockwitz, i cartoonist; Bergmann Players; * Albert H. Boswell. humorist; Jessie Rue Taylor, impersonator; i Elias Tamburitza Company; Louis [ Blason and His Manilla Music Company, Kapp Pamily Oruhesi Ba; Redpath Play< ts; Mrs. Elizai both Ballard Long, entertainer; i Randall Players ami ensembhs Apollo Male Quartette; Eugene I Laurant, magician. Cathedral ' Trumpeters. (I. Magnrs Schutz, ot Chicago. I will direct singers gathered from i the list of summer visitors, in the I pjesiuitation of tlie ‘ Mikado.’’ j Music will be furnisheil every day ’ hy the Winona Band and Orches tra and there will be motion pictures at least once a week. Chihi Health Institute Week will I be made a part of the chantauqua I program during the second week. ■ This is an annual event at Winona and at tra < t s much attention ' throughout the northern part ot I Indiana The program is planned ! and carried out b\ the Child HyI giem Division of the State Board | of Health. Dr. Ada Schweitzer, j director. August 2 will be a date forth« I club women of the state to re memlrr. This will be Womens ; Cluh Day at Winona, an annual e\i‘nt. Mrs. Albion Fellow- Bacon. I of Evansville, and other promin • ent chib women of Indiana, will i take part in the program. Mr< [ Bacon will deliver an address on Tim Passing of Tlie American | Home." The Chautauqua program will i present such noted lecturers as ■ Dr (I. J S’.osser, the Rev. R 11. Martin, l» D . John J. Ilaramy. the [ Rev William Parsons, the Rev. E. [A. Crooks, D.D.. Dr. Oswald T. I Allis. Di L S. Ki'yser. the Rev. I W S Fleming. Charles Cooner • aine. Dr J A. Huffman. Dr. .1 E. | Kuizenga. Dr. W. W. Dunean. I Sunday program during the < hau tauquH period will bring -u«h out standing ministers as the Re\ Bob Jones. Dr, Stephen P- Core 1 the Rev Bransford, the R« v Al bert J Johnson, the K« ■ .T \lvm Orr. tie R< \ 11* nr II ID pl- i | and Paul Rader. and it i on (hi da\ that Par.: •' Rader w ill be the aft: •sn a • tie [ principal speakei Several important cont'errm • li .w ilre.adv In < n h- hl al WiiU'ici and many moie are book I foi the iiimmer season. Various ! camps for bov ■ and go I’ arc R [ read\ in operation and I <on linue until September Th Bio I loL'ical Station nf Indiana Unin r ; son and stud< - are now bei.e inns nthPr rplieious inVol wii i i Liberty Party in Washington fame ' be’ I) -larital In \V . About 200 men md wone *i..;«ath( ‘ att ’irganizati n ireewnr and i i chairman. State <> ,d , .unty c nvetr ;! tions will be he’d un primary day. I September 13. French Zoo Gels 7\angarcos Paris - (UPj The Vincennes Zoologic il Paik here has been in-rreas-ed by five :ed .'ant kangaroos I three ca>sowaric\s and two emus, 'these Austialian fauna are among , the finest specimens ever brought i to France and aie expected to he of , chief interest at the zoo lor tome time.