Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1937 — Page 6

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JOE LOUIS IS GIVEN FIERCE FIGHT BY FARR Heavyweight (’ hain p Barely Outpoints Earr Monday Night New York. Aug. 31 —\U.RX-Joe Louis, the brown boy from Alaliani'. still held the world's heavy* weight boxing championship today. but that was about all. His glamor was gone. No one spoke of him as the ■'dynamite killer.” No one compared him to the stubble-bearded Dempsey of Toledo. No one thought of him as a ruthless executioner, with an ax concealed in each knotted fist. Because, last night, under the white lights, and in the sticky heat of Yankee Stadium, he barely * —oh. so barely -eked out a <5round decision over Tommy Furr of Tonypandy. Wales. Joe's margin was so thin that when his arm was raised at the finish. 33,469 customers greeted him with such thunderous boos that he held his arms aloft scarcely a second before lowering them and covering his ears. The boo was a strange cry to him —he who had always been an idol —and he-seemed a little frightened. And. as if to get away from it all. the champion, his face badly swollen, his fists bandaged, caught a plane shortly after midnight and sped home to Detroit at 200 miles an j hour. Perhaps he felt, as did all the | spectators and critics, that he had i won—and lost. And that Fair had . lost and won. Louis was a very ordinary work- I man last night. In his first de-1 sense. and against a challenger 1 held so lightly the odds against him were 10, 12 and even 15 to 1 at ring time, he could do nothing. Thousands were bet that Louis would knock out the little known Welshman in the first round, but when the electric scoreboard above the ring flashed "Round 15" there was Farr, standing out in the middle of the ring, waiting for the champion to come out. And when the champion came out Farr, trained in the circus and I

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carnival booths of the old country, tore into him. using his last bit of strength to paw at Louis with lefts and rights. At the finish of the fight, when he stretched out on a rubbing table, and held out his hands to have the bandages cut off. Louis complained of Injured fists, and said that the hurts, sustained early in the fight, had prevented him from scoring a knockout. His j handlers pointed to a swollen j knuckle on his right hand spoke ! knowingly of a contusion of the metatarsal knuckle. They said Joe got it in the third round, when he bounded a right off Farr's skull, and that had it not happened the champion surely would havi finished the challenger in the seventh round Louis said Farr couldn’t hit that he was not hurt at any time. Yet even as he spoke his staff of repairmen applied ice packs to his right eye and cheek I Louis said the injury to his right hand the one he used to put Braddock away two months ago definitely ended any chain-* of his fighting Max Schmeling this year. When Schmeling, who ■ watched the fight from a ringside | seat, was told of this, he shrugged and said: "I do not care for alibis. Neither does the public. Did you hear the big applause the people gave me when I was introduced'.’ The people, they are tired of seeing me given a run around. Soon Louis will have to fight me. and I will knock him out. Easy, I knock him out. He is finished." , There were no alibis of any sort from the Farr camp. Neither Farr nor any handler would criticise the decision. Tommy paid tribute 1 to Louis as a clean, fair fighter, and a strong puncher. Asked if he | thought the decision was unfair, Tommy said: “I will let the American people I decide that. 1 am satisfied. You | thought I was a clown and couldn't fight. 1 proved I could. I am . very happy." He should be. From the moment i he stepped off the boat until ho stepped in the ring, the onetime coal miner with the pock-marked face was ridiculed. He took it all like a game guy. and last night he fought like a dead game guy. He made such a scrap of it that if he hadn’t been a “bleeder" the chances are he would today be the cl I mpion of the world. o Ex-Kirkland Coach To Wells County — Wayne Dilling, former teacher in i the Kirkland high school, and two J years ago athletic coach, has accepted a position in the new consolidated school in Jackson township, Wells county. Mr. Dilling will teach Latin, mathematics and commerce, and act as coach. Frank E. Day. former superintendent of the Wells county schools, is principal of the new school. 0 LEADING BATTERS Player Club GAB R II Pct. Medwick, Cards 119 479 95 187.390 Gehrlnger, Det. 108 421 107 161.383 P.Waner. Pirate 119 479 78 182.380 Gehrig. Yanks. 119 445 109 164.369 Hartnett. Cubs 81 258 31 94 .364

ST. MARY’S IS ' WINNER MONDAY Defeats United Brethren In Eirst Game Os Play- j oil Series i. — St. Mary’s won the opening gaini'l of the playoff series for the champ-J lonshlp of the Church softball lea- ’ gue, played Monday night at the South Ward diamond, defeating tlie United Brethren team. 7 to 5. The second game of the series will be played tonight at 7 o’clock, with the third game, it necessary. Thursday. United Brethren started the scoring in the first inning with' one run on hits by S. Jackson and V. Andrews. For St. Mary s. W. Baker reached base on an error and scored ahead of Andrews when file latter clouted a home run. A. Andrews' homer in the second tied the score but St. Mary's bounced back into the lead in the third inning, scoring three times on an error, a walk and Andrews second home run. F. Kaylor's hit and a St. Mary s error gave V. B. a run in the fifth | and United Brethren tied the score: in the sixth frame, tallying twice on two walks and hits by V. An- ; drew s and J. Kaylor. D. Baker, first St. Mary's batter: in the sixth, survived on an error and scored on Murphy's double ' The latter tallied when B. Hess, drove out a single. R H E V. B. 119 °l2 9 5 8 6 St. Mary's 203 002. X —7 6 2 Wynn and Hill. J. Kaylor; W. ■ Baker and Gage. o STANDINGS | AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. New York 80 37 .684 Detroit 69 49 .585 Chicago 68 53 .562 Boston 64 51 .55. , Cleveland 59 57 .509 Washington ... .. 54 61 .470 St. Louis 37 80 .316 ■ Philadelphia .. 36 79 .313 j NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct.: New York . 71 46 .60. ; Chicago 72 4. .6051 . St. Louis . 64 54 .542! Pittsburgh 62 57 .521 , Boston .. 57 62 .4,9 Philadelphia 50 68 .4241 Brooklyn 48 68 .414 Cincinnati 46 68 .401 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American League Cleveland 7. Washington 6. Detroit 5. New York 4. Only games scheduled. National League New York 4. Cincinnati 3. Only game scheduled. * | Today’s Sport Parade (By Henry McLemore) New York. Aug. 31.— (U.PJ —Being nothing more than the bare ; comment .i the present and former boxing champions at the finish i of the Joe Louis-Tommy Farr ; worlds heavyweight championship : fight: Jack Dempsey: Fifteen years, ago, against the sort of fighters. 1 . would have sent Jack Kearns out 1 ■ to do the fighting, and I would: have stayed in the corner. Jack Johnson: Give me three pork chops and a breath of fresh air. and I'll challenge ’em both. Jack Sharkey: And to think they used to boo me! That’s not the Louis who knocked my head off with a left. Gene Tunney: Very Interesting ' engagement. Very! Jimmy Braddock: I'd like anoth- .

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er whack at that championship. If! he had fought the same fight against me that he did against : Farr, Louis never would have tak - en the title. I may be bad, but not | that bad. Barney Ross: Louis won going. away, but he didn't look very good i doing it. I never saw a man with | his punching power so consistently I refuse to use it. He wouldn't I hook, he wouldn't throw that right. All he did was jab. Max Schmeling: I will beat Louis every day in the week, and twice on Sundays. He didn't try for a knockout because he was ! scared he might get hurt. That ] hart hand? An alibi, maybe, huh?! Pedro Montanez: Is it true the big fellows get 50 and 60 thous-j and dollars for that? Mickey Walker: And to think I. gave up a dinner of steamed clams and beer to watch this thing. Benny Leonard: I was born too soon, and too light. Johnny Dundee: So was I. Max Baer: I could beat ’em | both. I am the greatest fighter in I the wolrd. I'll be champion again i before the end of next year. Whatta you think of this suit I got on?Paid two hundred smackers for it] I in London. Class, kid. class. That's | Maxie. • Lou Ambers: Farr’s a game guy. Ain't it a shame he can't punch. I can't figure out how any man : that big can’t knock your head off. Henry McLemore (no champion) For a world's heavyweight fight, at twenty-three dollar a throw, it is de-terrible, de-awful. de-lousey. (Copyright 1937 by UP.) o Maurice Kennedy To Enter Business Noblesville. Ind.. Aug. 31.— (U.R) —Maurice Kennedy, former basketball coach at the local high school, announced today lie plans to enter business here. Kennedy, at present manager of the Forest Park golf course, resigned his high school coaching job recently after five years of service. Kennedy is well known in this city, having served several years ] ago as athletic director in the Decatur public schools. Roily Affolder Beats Stapleton In the only tennis tourney match reported for today P.-'lly Affolder defeated Bob Stapleton to enter the semi-finals of the boys division. Affolder eliminated his opponent in straight sets, 6-2,6-1. By virtue of his win, Affolder will meet Leo Hackman, the other semi finalist in the lower bracket. Bob Bollinger and Bill Melchi are the eemi-finalists in the upper bracket.

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GIANTS TAKE FIRST PLACE IN NATIONAL — Chicago Cubs Are Ousted From National League Lead New York, Aug. 31 —(UP) —The i New York Giants were in first I p'ace of National League today. Ichallenging the Chicago Cubs to i wrest the precious lead away from ' them. The Giants were out in front by only .002 percentage points but it was heartening to their ipennaut defence because it was the first time they were on top since July 14. They took the had yesterday with a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati! Reds. The last time the Giants were on top for only cne day and Carl Hebbel pitched them into the i lead then. Yesterday, Hubbell stepped in (and halted the Red rally in the seventh inning when Cliff Me'ton faltered. It was the Giant's 13th victory in 16 starta and it wiped out what was once a eeven-game lead for the Cubs. Melton had held the Reds scoreless until the seventh. He had a four-run lead but a single by Riggs and a double by Meyers, after a I walk and an error put two men on base, gave the Reds three runs. Hubbell went in when Chick Hafey | was sent in to pinch hit. Hubbell allowed only one hit. It was the only game in the National League. | In the American, the Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 5-4 when Gerry Walker doubled 1- ,-ne Charley Gehringer with the winning run in the seventh. Hank Greenberg hit his 30th home run and Rudy York his 28th. I In the only other game, the i Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 7-6. i Yesterday’s Hero —Carl Hubbell who silenced the Cincinnati Reds -and put the New York Giants in : First place in the National Lea- ' gue.

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GERMANS BEAT BUDGE.MAKO World’s Top Ranking Tennis Team I pset !>.' German Pair Chestnut Hill. Mass Aug -1 (UR) Baron Gottfried Von (Tamm and Henner Henkel vowed today to bring the Davis cup to Germany before they ended their tennis j careers. Following an upset victory over the world's top ranking tennis combination. Don Budge and Gene Mako. in the United States doubles championships yesterday. Bon Cramm. acting as spokesman for the German team, said: “We will not give up until we take the Davis cup home to Ger many. We will play next year and I next until we can't play any more The Budge Mako reign ended in a straight set defeat. 64, <-5, 6-4. at the Longwood Cricket club stad ium yesterday at the hands of a tandem they had conquered twice ' previously in the past two months —in the all England championships I and in the Davis cup interzone finals at Wimbledon. The match climaxed a day of disaster for defending champions. Not one of the five title teams in the 57th annual national doubles events made a successful defense of their 1936 crowns. The women's crown went to sec-ond-seeded Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan of Boston and national singles champion Alice Marble of Los Angeles who subdued defend , era Mrs. John Van Ryn I Texas, and Carolin Babcock of Los Angeles, 7-5, 6-4. 11 Lawrence A. Baker, of Washington. D. C.. and John McKay of Miami Beach. Fla., upset Dwight W. Davis of Washington, donor of the Davis cup. and William Cloth- ' ier of Philadelphia to bag the vet ! erans title, 6-3. 4 6. 6-2. Clothier and son. William Jr.. , were ousted. 64. 7-5, by R. M. Watt i and son. Laird, of Montreal for the 1 father-and-son crown. To top it off, Mako and Miss Marble were ' eliminated in the mixed doubles quarter finals 6-0. 6-3. by Mrs. Dorothy Andrus of New York and Jiro Yamagishi o( Japan. o— HOME RUNS Di Maggio, Yankees 38 Foxx, Red Sox Gehrig, Yankees 30 Greenberg. Tigers .30 Ott, Giants 2'

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