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Louis Knocks Out Mauriello In First Round N*w York, Sept. 18 tl'Pi J<eLouU proved that big Ime b.xinx wu* huiM»l last i.'.ght by knocking out Taml Mauriello at 2:09 of the firat round before 38,493 fui,i at Yankee Stadium Champion la>uh could have made thouMaudi of dollars tor himself and fir promoter Mike Jacoba by letting the challenger Huger for four or five found* for benefit of the movie* and for a build up for a June title fight. But bruwn-skinned laiuie "took out' hi* man in a time that equalled the third shortest knockout In begyyweight title history. Joe'* 2:09 equalled the 2 :09 registered by Tummy Burn* when he knocked ogt Bill Squire* on July 4. 1807. Two other taster heavyweight title knockout* h«d been reglatered before thb. The »ame Tommy Burna knocked out Jem Roche of Dublin. Ireland, in 1:28 or March 17, 190 X; and lamia belted out Ma* Hcbmeling in their iiecoud fight at 2:04. Jhe 23-yearold Bron* Italian tried to fight. He hit Ixmi* with c hard atralght right to the temple early in the round and knocked Ixiula about nine pace* back on bia heel* Int > the rope* near a neutral comer. Then Louie came atormlng back, forgetting hie prebattle defense strategy. Louin landed a right to the head that ahook Taml, and forced him to fall Into a clinch. They broke, and Mauriello landed a short to fall Into a clinch. They broke, and Mauriello landed a *hor’ right hook to the head that shook up the champion. Louis came back and caught Mauriello on the chin with a left and a right that dropped him in a neutral corner on hi* knee* Mauriello wan hurt—but not badly. When Taml rcae, Loui* went after him and gashed hi* left brow I CORT • _♦ — Last Time Tonight — "COWBOY BLUES” With Hooaler Het Shota ALSO—Short* 9c-30c Inc. Ta* ’ FRI. & SAT. BILL ELLIOTT in the role of Red Ryder “SUN VALLEY CYCLONE” Sun. Mon. Tues. —“Truth About Murder" A "South of Monterey" .

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with u wiiMtling right hook. Then laiuls kept after him throwing brown-light Ing punches with *uch kpeed tluit few person* at the ringside knew what hud happened when Mauriello sank to the canvas on both knew after being clipped with a left hook. He took the count with one glove over hi* ry<-i M he wept and the other glove reaching for the ropes. Thus did 23-year-old Mauriello suffer the first knockout In hf» career of 7* profeasl nul fight*. The* did he have his string of 11 etiaight kayo Victoria* broken. And thus did Loui* register hi* 58th victory in 59 professional fight*, meanwhile chalking up hi* 15th straight win in which an opponent had failed to laat the distance. Thia Included Buddy Baer, who wa* disqualified at Washington. ■ -0 Denies Herman To Manage Pittsburgh Boston. Hept 19 — (UP) — General manager John Quinn of th* Boston Brave* "knew nothing" today about a deal whereby infielder Billy Herman would go to the Pittiburgh Pirate* a* manager, but admitted that he would confer Sunday with Frank McKinney, new president of the Buc*. At Pittsburgh. it wa* reported from authoritative source* that Herman would succeed Frankie Frisch a* manager of the Pirates, after an appearance there of a dispatch by sports columnist Oscar Fraley of th* United Press, which staled the move was on th* fire. Al Abram*, sport* writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Uaaette said that McKinney would make the trip to Boston to complete a deal which would send Herman to the Bucs. He said McKinney wanted to send Bob Elliott and another player to Boston In exchange for Herman, outfielder Johnny Hopp, and southpaw pitcher Ed Wright. Quinn retorted that "there will be no deals discussed during the Pittsburgh owner* visit.” "McKinney h coming her* to clear up unfinished business concerning the Indianapolis club of the American Association which he formerly operated.” Quinn said. The Brave* operated Indianapolis as a farm club before .McKinney became president of the Pirate*. Quinn added that Hopp "definitely I* not on the market.” "Both Herman and Hopp are vital cog* In the plans for the 1947 Braves,” he said. o Workmen Return To Courthouse Flagpole Workmen were back up on the flagpole atop the courthouse today. The flagpole and chain were recently repaired, but the custodian was unable to take down the flag last evening. It Is believed that a knot in the chain may be responsible for the trouble. 0 Trade in a flood Town - Decatur

Dodgers Shave Half Game Off Cardinal Lead New York. Hept 19 HP. An ex-profe**or of ba*eball with the Ht. Ixiul* Cardinal* and un advanced student who failed to graduate with the Brooklyn Dodger "ilas* of ’44” were upsetting the well-laid pennant plan* of their Alma Mater team* today. The "professor" wa* beaming Billy Houthwortb. who transferred to the New England cradle of cultuie to carry on hl* course* in diamond instruction with the Boston Brave*, and the "student" wa* lefty Frits Oatermueller, who I* making honor grade* with the Pittsburgh Pirate*. Ostermueiler. bitter ever since boss Brach Rickey of the Dodger* ■ent him to the minor league Syracuse chief on Memorial Day of 1944 when he had only *l* more week* to go a* a major leaguer to belome a iO-yearman. beat the Dodger*. 3 to 2 in the first game of a double header yesterday. It wa* th* third straight time he bad topped Brooklyn thia year and the fifth In seven time* since Pittsburgh picked him up from Syracuse two day* after waiving on him a* a Dodger in 1944. For a time it appeared that Oatermueller'a blow would be deadly to the Dodgers, but they recovered with a 3 to 0 victory in the second game as young Ralph Brancha pitched his second straight shut-out, a five-hitter. Then Southworth trotted out one of his prise pupils, freshman Johnny Sain and he pitched the Braves to a 2 to 1 victory over the Cardinal* in a night game to reduce the first piac* St. Louis margin to a game and a half. It was Sain's 19th victory, his second over the Card* and his 24th complete game and be would have had a shutout but for a ninth inning homer by Enos Slaughter. Dick Culler pul Boston ahead to stay with a two run fifth Inning double. Ralph Kiners two run homer, his 21st, with Billy Cox on second gave Oatermueller an early 2 to 0 lead and singles by Lee Handley. Oatermueller. and Frankie Gustine made it 3 to 0 In the fifth. The Dodgers scored twice In the fifth on a double by Howie Schults, but that was th* best they could muster a* Kirby Higbe went down to hi* seventh defeat against 16 wins. Joe Medwlck'* two run double wan the big blow in Branca's victory. The Phillies won a pair from the Red* ut Philadelphia. 2 to 1 and 6 to 5 to run their winning streak to seven games. First baseman Frank McCormick's two run *ing> gave Oscar Judd hi* llth victory fn the opener while the Phils won tlw second with two run* in th* ninth, Roy Hughe* forcing In the winning run by walking with the base* loaded. The Cub* stayed a gam* ahead of the Braves In third place by putting over three runs in the eighth to send the Giants to their sixth straight defeat at New York. 4 to 3. 1-efty Hal Newhou«er won his 25th game, a three hitter in which be struck out 11, defeating the Athletics, 2 to 1 In 10 innings at Detroit when Roy Cullenbin* singled horn* the winning run of Phil Marchlldon. Led by league-leading hitter Mickey Vernon who got a homer, double, and single, the Senators topped the Indians. 8 to 1 at Cleveland. Mickey Haefner won hla 13th game. The Yankees and White Sox divided. New York taking the opener. 4 to 0 as Spud Chandler pitched hl* 18th victory and got three hits while Charley Keller hit two homers and Bill Johnson got one. Chicago took the second game. 9 to 7 with a 13-blt attack. The Red Sox defeated the Browns. 8 to 2 at St. Louis, getting 13 hits as Joe Dobson won his 12th game. Rudy York hit his 17th homer.

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Yesterday's star — Rookie Johnny Sain of the Brave*, who won hi* 19th game, a 'aeven-hlt 2 to 1 job over the leading Cardinals, i o , , I NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. C.B. St. Louis 91 54 .628 ..... Brooklyn 89 55 .618 IM Chicago 77 65 .542 12% Boston 77 67 .635 13H : Philadelphia .. 66 80 .452 2i% Cincinnati .... 60 83 .420 30 Pittsburgh 59 83 .415 30M New York 57 89 .390 34% AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B. Boston 99 47 .678 .... 1 Detroit 83 69 .685 14 New York .. 82 G 5 .658 17% Washington 71 74 .490 27% Chicago ... 68 78 .466 31 Cleveland .. 65 80 .448 33% St. Louis 62 80 .437 35 Philadelphia 49 96 .338 49% YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Pittsburgh 3-0, Brooklyn 2-3. Boston 2. Ht. Loui* 1, Philadelphia 2-6. Cincinnati 1-5 Chicago 4. New York 3. American League New York 4-7, ( nicago 0-9. Detroit 2. Philadelphia 1 (10 innings*. Washington 8, Cleveland 1. Boston 6, St. Louis 2.

Piston Undefeated In Tournament Play Cleveland, Sept. 19.—(UP)—The once-beaten Cowboyu of Calif., face the Chicago Match Corp, of America team tonight tn semifinal round play of the world softball championship tournament here, with the survivor to face the unbeaten titleholders from Ft. Wayne, Ind., tomorrow. The Ft. Wayne Zollners banded the Cowboys their first setback In four tournament starts last night with an 8-0 shutout. The triumph was the Zollners' fourth straight win and 92nd triumpn against aeven defeats for the season to put them in the finale of the cont Mt. h— — Edible Mushrooms More than 700 species of mush rooms have been proved edible.

Ma for Leaaue Leaders Leading Batsmen National League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Musial. St. L. 145 680 116 213 .367 Hopp, Boston 122 422 72 144 .341 Mile, New Y. 101 377 70 127 .337 Walker. Brook. 138 531 71 173 .326 Holmes, Bost. 139 535 78 168 .314 American League Player A Club G AB R H Pct Vernon. Wash. 139 647 83 194 .355 Williams, B<m 143 496 140 170 .343 Pesky, Bost. 146 692 113 200 .338 DLMaggio. Bost 135 511 80 163 .319 Kell. Detroit 122 476 66 162 319 Home Runs Greenberg. Tlgent 38 William*. Red Sax . 3S Keller. Yankee* 29 DiMaggio, Yankee* 26 Seerey. Indian* 24 Pitching Ferris*. Red Sox 26 6 .806 Guinpert. Yankee* 11-3 .786 f'aldwell. White Fox 13-4 .765 Newhouaer, Tiger* . 25-8 .768 Rowe. Phiille* 114 .733 J. H. King Soloes At Local Airport J. H. King. 316 North Fifth •treet, soloed yesterday from the McComb airport after 4ix hour* and 45 minute* instruction from Robert McComb, local pilot and aviation Instructor.

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Hoosier Colleges Open Grid Season Indianapolis. Hept. I? '• . What is generally exported t" * the biggest ami l»e«t Indiana collegist, football *ea*on In history Mart* tonight under Evansville ' light* when the pocket < Hy’o P“n»*** ace* tangle with the Missouri State Teacher*. Indiana. Purdue. Indiana State, ('auterbury ami Indiana Central also swing Into gear till* we«-kend. giving the state |>eillU|M« the ino«t attractive early oeuoun card in the country. . , State elevens all! >*■ the favorHe*, too. In the three game* inI v Iviug out-of-state competition. Th* fourth matches Indiana Central land Canterbury at Indianapolis toI morrow. h will lie th* fif'd 9»-a«on In hi*I tory for Canterbury, formerly Cmi tral Normal, the first since 1942 for Evansville and the flrat In 14 year* for Indiana Central. Moat of the attention Saturday will center on Hlcominxton, whencoach "Bo” McMillin »end« what could lie Indiana University * great e*t squad against the Unlvemlty of Cincinnati. The HooaielW are in an ideal I position a* far a* the wily McMillin I* concerned. One of the most i tiled and true sports adagnt I* "never count a champion out. Indiana wen the big ten last season and wa* undefeated In HI start*. McMillin ha.t a rough and rugged veteran line, sparked by Captain | Harold "Goon" Brown, center John ! Cannady and tackle Ru»s Deal. He hao Pete Plho*. almost a cinch for all-Amerlca fullliack. passer Ben j Raimondi and a galaxy of other wartime and pre-war star*. Yet the COMMMM of the "expert*” seem* to put Indiana almut fiurth i In the weatern conference. Tip-off on Bo's attitude came in ' a speech at Indianapol's the other j day. He talked at great length about the season and never once said a thing about "pore 111 boys.” Up at l-afayette, the Purdue Boil- ' ermakero also <-p*u Saturday 1 against a “breather” so of Ohio. The Ohioan* gave Purdue a good game last season, but even ' coach Cecil Dliell admita that thi* 1 is hl* finest Purdue squad. Purdue 1 hae been haunted by practice ’n'l juiiea and one of them may »low ' the qarterbac-k Bob DeMos* to halfback Bill Canfield pasting com--1 binatl n that wa.v the das* of the 1 midwest last fall. ' Canfield injured his knee and ’ Irishman George Buk*ar of Ham--1 mond likely will get the starting call. If »o. Buksar will be the only ’ green hand” among vuc-h e*tab--1 llshed sialo as fullback Ed Cody, ' guard Dh-k Barwegan and center ' Bob Johnson. Purdue's big que»1 tlon m the guard spot not handled by Barwegan, alihough four lettermen ex-Gl'a are back. In Saturday'* other game, Indiana Slate, inngy. big but unwarned. plays hod to Illinois Normal at Terre Haute. — g .-ma* tn ■ wwM Town -» Dacatar

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Women's Leagu* Central Soya won three from Smith Bros; D-mler won thre*| from W*b|jar; Victory Bar won three from Duiny Mae; M< Millen won two from Hill Smith; Mie* won two from Schafer; Hlu<k*ton* won two from Beam'a Super Her ' vice. Standing W L Dauler .. • 0 Central Soya ...» 6 0! Rlackston* .. 4 2 Mie* 4 2 Victory -- 4 I Daisy Mae .. 3 3 Webber 2 4 Beam'* .. -- 2 4d Hill Smith -- 2 4 McMillen .... 2 4| Schafer .. .... 1 5 j Smith Bro*. n 6| High games: Helm 197, Steele 193-191. Woodward 190, Hill 174.! Schafer 179. Bricker 173. Rein ' bac h 172. Mu< la-an 171. High serie*: Steele 511. 0 o — o I Today's Sports Parade | By Oscar Fraley | Reg. V. ■ Pat Off.) | O O New York. Sept. 19-(UP)—AII that wa* lacking was flowere around a casket. Outside of that. Taml Mauriello'* fistic wake was a gloomy ancles*. There were cop* controlling the m b, people speaking in the hushed tone*-they u*»d in funeral parlor* and the rasping »<>b* that shroud the dead It wa*n't, a* It might have heen it you closed your <ye*. a laet *end off for one of the beor baron* In the Bronx. It happened deep In the bowel* of Yankee Stadium for hours after Taml had the audacity to challenge Joe Louis—and made the mi* Jake of making him mad. The sob* came from Mauriello. from down In the bulging stomach be used to pat eo proudly and blame fondly on the result.* of too much spaghetti eating. But thi* wasn't the guy they knew- as "tough Taml." This was a heart broken kid with a game leg who always prided himself on never backing up-and couldn't understand why be had gone down so soon Into u stygian, enveloping blackness Nobody could console him. And. after a few vain attempts, nobody tried. They let him wash away with hl* tear* the battered frag inent* of his dreamt. "The first round,” he moaned bitterly, great nob* racking the body which had advanced so game ly again*! the Brown Bomber "What happened? Oh,what happened? Oh. what will my friend* think?" A dated, unbelieving young Italian boy in a aweater crowded cl.*e and put hl* arm around the heaving shoulder*. "Don't worry, you're still the champ to me," said the youngster, bis brother. Steve. "Oh. don't worry, please don't worry, Taml.” The tense, tight circle of handlets, friend* and ne>- spapeitnet.' stood awkwardly by and Inched a*ide to make room for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. "Don't take it to hard. Taml." 'he governor said in the tones of a

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