Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 42, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 June 1933 — Page 14
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By Joe Williams Sharkey Knows His Way Around Ring m m a That’s Why He’s Picked Over Camera m m a It’s Monster Against Jig-Saw Puzzle
YORK, June 29.—Camera or Sharkey—which? Choosing between the two in tonight’s battle for the heavyweight championship over in Long Island bowl is like choosing between a man who claims to be Napoleon and another who wishes you to believe he is George Washington. I mean to say it is an interesting mental invasion of a pugilistic psychopathic ward. One man—Camera—reached his present eminence by pretending to be a human The other is a human jig saw puzzle—a man who does not even know himself. Add them up in a critical attempt to forecast what one will do against the other and what do you get? Bewilderment, confusion, delirium. So why try? a a a LET'S take a look at Sharkey. There are many factors in his favor. He is a natural fighter. He can hit with either hand. He knows what footwork means. He can come to you from the left or the right. He can weave and duck. He is not an easy target. When everything is going along all right, he is perfect. But everything does not always go along all right in prize fights. Sometimes the unexpected happens. Very often, in fact. The thoroughbred rises to these occasions. The in and outer doesn't. Off his record, Sharkey must be rated as an in and outer. The man has not fought for a year. The last time he fought he met Schmeling for the championship. He fought with all the vigor and enthusiasm of a street cleaner mopping up after a neighborhood political rally. There was no drama, no romance, no adventure in the man. He got the decision. Some said ne won. Others said he lost. A real fighter would have left nothing to doubt. But perhaps Sharkey was trying harder and more eagerly against Schmeling to win the championship than could be discerned from his surface actions. Who can say? If he w'as, then it was the effort of a fighter who had reached the end of the road—a washed up, faded, hoping-to-get-by fighter. man NOW let’s take a look at Camera. What has he got besides extravagant strength and size? They say he is speedy. And he is for a big man. Which is to say he is speedy ny comparison. They say he is better than he used to be. Why shouldn’t he be? With experience all young fighters get better. And Camera is a young fighter. But how could Camera help but get better? In the beginning he had nothing. So little, in fact, that his handlers refused to match him in any fight that was not prearranged. Singled out as a freak, it was thought best to stress his abnormalities. And maybe this was very wise. Two years ago Camera met Sharkey. So far as I know it was a legitimate fight. Sharkey had him knocked out in the fourth round. That was as far as the fight figured to go. It ultimately went the limit because of one of Sharkey's brain storms. When he had his man going, he quit fighting. • n a a WHAT difference has two years made in these two men? Sharkey was a veteran at the time, Camera a comer. Inevitably Sharkey has lost something. But how much has Camera gained? One thing he must have gained is confidence .... “Sharkey didn't stop me then, how can he stop me now?” There are many mqre questions that might be prompted. Those I have presented seem important. I find myself unable to guess the answers. I always like a young fellow against a veteran in a prize fight. But I never could see Camera, and only at brief intervals have I been able to see Sharkey. Still, I'll have to string with Jack. At least he knows his way around the ring.
Bill Crump Plans Surprise Party in Derby at Latonia
BY O. RE VILLA Times Racine Writer LATONIA, Ky.. Juns 29.—With the big race of the meeting, the Latonia just around the corner and good'horses arriving daily for the fifty-first running of the big event Saturday over the old Mildale course, the weisheimers are ga ga and gravsping for every straw in an effort to forecast the outcome. One of the wildest dreams any trainer ever has had is being told by Bill Crump, nnd you can take it from me what Bill says is Jake with me and I know' he means it. So pull out your ears while I spin this one for you. Bill has a black 3-year-old Hourless colt in his stable that looks much less than thirty grand and cost not much less than a bale of hay and a bushel of oats. But Crump is determined to lay a hundred bucks on the line Saturday morning and start this nag, who carries the name of Navanod, and when spelled backward is Donovan, which should be an inspiration to all the hunch players. I saw this colt work Wednesday morning, going a mile in 1:36 3-5 and do it handily. After the work was over Bill informed me that if it took class to win the race Saturday that Navanod would be so far back it woulcf. take an astronoYankees Advance in British Tennis B<‘ Timex Special WIMBLENDON, England. June 29. —Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, w'ho has not lost a set since 1926, moved nearer her sixth Wimbledon singles championship today when she defeated Mary Heeley of England. 6-2, 6-1, in a third-round match. Helen Jacobs of California, United States champion, defeated Naomi Trent ham. prominent English tournament player, 6-2. 6-1. in the third round. Another American. Mrs. Dorothy Andrus Burke of Stamford. Conn., also reached the round of sixteen bv defeating Mrs. L. R. C. Mitchelll. 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Ellsworth Vines of California, defending men's champion, defeated Ryuki Miki of Japan in a fourthround match. 6-2. 6-4, 6-2. Clifford Sutter of New Orleans .also advanced. defeating Gottfried Von Cramm of Germany, 6-3. 6-4, 9-7. Lester Stoefen of California beat Bill Powell cf England. 6-2. 6-4. 6-2. HOMERS IN 19TH INNING B;i Times Special MONTREAL. Canada. June 29.—A home run over the fence by Johnny Winsett, with two on base in the nineteenth inning, broke up a marathon baseball game here Wednesday and gave Montreal a 10 to 8 win over Buffalo. Winsett also hit a homer in the sixth inning. Johnny Wilson hurled seventeen innings for Buffalo before retiring in favor of Ace Elliott.
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mer's compass and a map of Africa to find him, as class is one thing the colt has stayed clear of since his birth. But if it was speed. Navanod would be right there at every pole. Bill added, and if he didn't beat Head Play, Mr. Khayyam and the balance he didn’t know his hosses. and I guess we can’t accuse Bill of anything like that. Personally, I don’t think Navanod is being sent postward with the one thought of grabbing that paltry thirty grand purse. It is blood that Bill is after and an opportunity to beat Head Play to prove that when he sold Head Play to the Masons he knew what he was doing, and that Head Play’s reversal of form came after the colt left the Crump stables and not before. . • If Bill can turn this trick, we will all have to say he is some trainer, but personally, I can’t get hot over anything like that. Beating nags like Head Play, Mr. Khayyam and Charley O with, a nag like Navanod is out with me. If it goes over, it will be one that will go down in the books and make good reading around the fire in the old stove league for many winters to come. Anything can happen in a mile and a half race like Saturday’s Derby. I don’t like him, but you know I’ve been wrong before. And Charley O still is my meat for this race, so don't say I didn’t tell you about Donavan backwards.
City Softball Notes
Rockport A. C. defeated Fountain Square. 9 to 3, in a Leisure Hour soft ball league game Wednesday. Leisure Hour League schedule follows: North and east division—Thursday, 5:30 p. m divisional leading Brookside team will travel to Christian park to meet Tuxedo Ramblers, R. C. A. and East Washington Merchants meet at Westinghouse. and Rosner Drugs oppose Barrett Pharmacy at Finch. South and West Division—Thursday. 5:30 p> m.: in the feature contest, Morris Pharmacy will try to stop the first place School No. 22, at 1250 South Meridian street; Beanblossom will meet Ringers at Garfield, and Granada Theater will play Hawthorne at 2420 West Washington. Dixie Division—Friday, 5:30 p. m.: National vs. Fountain Square at 1250 South Meridian street, Rockwood A. C. vs. K. C. Aces at Rockwood, 1850 English avenue and Chevrolet Commercial Bodv vs. Lilly Hill at Alabama and McCarty streets. At the weekly meeting of the Indianapolis Soft Ball Federation, plans for the city tournament were advanced and a committee was appointed to draft the playing rules. In addition to Ross Clark of the Y. M. C. A. League. E. J. Rohrman. president of the Em-Roe Twilight League, and Dick Carter, head of the Manufacturers’ League, constitute the committee, which "ill submit its code of rules at the m -ext Wednesday. The Imerfratc indoor baseball league schedule fc: Sundav follows: Phi Lambda Epsilon vs. Beta Phi Sigma at Thirtieth and Dearborn street: Phi Sigma Chi vs. Phi Beta Sugma, at Riverside Kappa Alpha Phi vs. Omega Xi at Sitvflrst street and Broadwav. AH games start at 10 a m. An important meeting of the council will be held Thursday, July 6. at the Severin hotel, at 8 p. m!
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Revenge, Gold and Glory to Spur Sharkey in Title Battle With Giant Camera Tonight
Gob Out to Avenge Beating Given Late Ernie Schaaf by Italian; Experts Pick Champion but Primo May Enter Ring as Favorite. BY JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK. June 29.—Arrogantly proud and deadly venomous. Jack Sharkey, who learned to sling leather in Uncle Sam's navy, tonight will attempt his first defense of the world heavyweight boxing championship against Primo Camera, the Italian giant, who battered Jack's buddy and fighter, Ernie Schaaf, into a coma from which he never recovered. Should weather make the outdoor bout impossible tonight, it will be held Friday night. Showers were promised for today. With a blood feud added to the stakes of gold and glory, their international fifteen-round bout at Madison Square Garden's bowl may develop into one of the grandest old-fashioned brawls in years. About 60,000 fans are expected to witness it. It was a maddened Sharkey, with blazing eyes, who stood in Schaaf’s dressing room door on the night of Feb. 10 and roared at a surprised and frightened Camera: “I’ll get you for this.” Tonight he may keep his promise.
The champion, who loathes training, amazed his handlers at Orangeburg with the deadly earnestness with whidh he went about the ex-tra-long seven-week conditioning drive. Camera Seeks Revenge, Too They figured the superstitious Lithuanian was preparing to battle for more than the title. Similarly Camera, the largest challenger in pugilistic annals, is out to avenge the disgrace of having his 265-pound body shot to the deck by a left hook In his 1931 bout with Sharkey. It was Primo's only trip to the canvas. Jack took that fif-teen-round decision decisively. The champion is favored, at odds of 11 to 10, to retain the title which he wrested from Max Schmeling on June 21 last year. However, betting may be even or a shade in favor of the Italian by ring time because there is plenty of Camera money. These odds are hard to understand because a United Press poll of twenty-two boxing writers revealed that thirteen picked Sharkey to win against seven for Camera. Three refused to make a decision because of rumors that the fight was “in the bag.” Jack was a 2-to-l favorite a week or so ago. No Broadcast of Scrap The Italian’s 262 pounds should give him about fifty-eight pounds weight advantage overthe former gob. He stands half a foot taller and outreaches Sharkey by five and a half inches. He is five years younger. Because of Camera’s physical advantages and Sharkey’s boxing skill, the champion is expected to launch a body attack in the opening rounds, trying to weaken the big fellow with blows to the solar plexus and at the same time draw down Primo's guard, paving the way for a shot at the chin. Neither is a devastating hitter, but the champion has snap and drive, particularly in his left hook. With the exception of Camera’s left jab and right uppercut, his punches are of the push and club variety. There w'ill be no radio broadcast during the fight, but immediately afterward a round-by-round description will be put on the air. The winner is expected to meet Maxie Baer in September. Eight Left in Golf Action By United Preen COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 29.—With the field weeded out to eight and match play lengthened to 36 holes, the Trans-Mississippi golf tournament today entered its quarter-final round. Starting with the morning match between Zell Eaton, the “surprise” golfer of the tournament, and the veteran L. B. Maytag, wealthy manufacturer of Newton, la., every match held the promise of a thriller. Heading the lower bracket was the defending champion, Gus Moreland of Dallas, Tex. He was paired with George Dawson, Chicago, today. Others still in the running were Frank English. Denver; Ben Cowdery, Omaha; Howard Creel, Pueblo, and Lawson Little, San Francisco. SLAUGHTER, NICHOLS SIGN By United Prens CHICAGO. June 28.—George Nichols, Buffalo, once recognized as lightweight champion by the N. B. A., and Sammy Slaughter, Terre Hause tlnd.) Negro, have been matched for a ten-round bout at 160 pounds for Mills stadium, on July 6.
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Boxing Planned at New Arena The Washington Athletic Club, with Nate Farb, matchmaker, has arranged to hold boxing shows at the new outdoor Sports Arena, Pennsylvania and North streets. The lease for the boxing programs was obtained from the Arena Corporation today. The Hercules A. C. hblds the wrestling lease at the new plant and will hold its next mat show there on July 10. Date for the first Washington A. C. boxing bill will be announced later. An attractive card is being lined up.
Nats Crush Cleveland to Retain Lead; Giants Boost Edge in N. L.
By United Pre YORK, June 28.—Washington retained its one-game American League lead over New York by crushing Cleveland, 15 to 2, after a nine-run rally in the first frame on Wednesday. Heinie Manush of the Senators had a perfect day at bat with a homer, double and two singles. Cleveland dropped to fifth place. The Yankees kept pace with Washington by downing Detroit, 10 to 7, after a three-run spurt in the ninth. Babe Ruth made his seventeenth homer with two aboard for New York in the eighth inning, featuring a five-run rally. Jimmy Foxx of Philadelphia took
Wednesday Ring Results
AT NEW YORK—Midget Wolgast, 113. Philadelphia, defeated Johnny Allen, 114, Brooklyn <B>. (no title); Jack Garcia. 150, Puetro Risen, defeated Andy Saviola, 150, Bensonhurst, N. Y. (5). AT HARTFORD. Conn.—Jimmy Leto, welterweight, decisioned Herman Perlick, Kalamazoo (10>: Joe Rossi, New York, beat Jerry Emard, New Haven ,8). Four Events on Meridian Card The weekly card of wrestling at South Meridian arena is announced for Friday night as follows: Jack Reynolds. Cincinnati, vs. Jack Adams, of Kokomo, welters; two-out-of-three falls, withone and one-half hour limit. Cyclone Burns rs. Steve Nenoff. welters; two-out-of-three falls, one hour iimit. Roy Allen vs. Sncedv O'Neal!, middleweights; two-out-of-three falls, forty-five minute limit. Young Slaughter vs. Joe Hollander, welters; one fall, thirty minute limit. The Reynolds-Adams match will be recognized as a title affair by the state commission, since Reynolds is listed by the N. W. A. as holder of the title in the 147 pound division. Two new faces will be presented with the first local appearance of Roy Allen and Joe Hollander. SCOTTEN, GRANITE DRAW By United Press ' EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 29. Scotty Scotten, Indianapolis featherweight, and Kid Granite, Dallas, Tex., battled to a ten-round draw here Wednesday 'night. It was close all the way, Scotten making a great rally in the closing rounds. Santospel Gado, 130, outpointed Frankie Gierke. 129, Indianapolis, in the eight-round semi-windup. Garfield Rice, Evansville lightweight, outpointed Young Leach, Indianapolis, six rounds.
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the home-run leadership by driving out his eighteenth as the Athletics bowed to Chicago, 9 to 8, enabling the Chisox to replace Cleveland at fourth position. Boston at St. Louis was called at the end of the fourth because of rain. fiThe Red Sox were leading, 3 to 2. The New York Giants extended their National League lead to four and a half games over St. Louis by dividing a double-header with Pittsburgh, while the Cards lost ’ two games. Gus Mancuso’s tenth-inning homer over-the fence with two aboard gave the Giants a 7-to-4 yin in the nightcap after the Pirates had taken the opener, 5 to 2. Gus Suhr of the Pirates made a four-bagger in each game, and Hughie Critz’s ninth-inning homer with one aboard tied up the night-
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cap count. Mel Ott also hit one in the second tilt. St. Louis succumbed to Boston, 4 to 3, wnen Buck Jordan’s ninthinning single drove in two runs, after Whitney’s homer had scored two runs in the sixth, and the Cards also lost the nightcap, 3 to 0, when Fred Frankhouse held them to three hits. Brooklyn and Cincinnati split a double-header, the Reds winning the first contest, Bto 1, behind Paul Derringer’s six-hit flinging. The Dodgers took the second, 6 to 5, after Joe Stripp drove in two runs in the eighth. Chicago took two games from the Phillies, 9 to 5, and 8 to 3. A sixrun burst in the eighth gave the Cubs the opener, and Bill Jurges led them to victory in the sleeper with a homer and three singles for a perfect day at bat.
Phils Find Star IN less than two weeks after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Johnny Jackson has become a major league diamond sensation. The 21-year-old hurler. pitching for the Phillies, has beaten Cincinnati and St. Louis and lost to the Chicago Cubs in three starts. He's rated a future star.
How Ring Title Rivals Compare By Timet Special NEW YORK. June 29.—Approximate measurements of Jack Sharkey, the champion, and Primo Camera. Italian challenger, who meet tonight at Madison Square Garden bowl: CARNERA SHARKEY S ft.. 5-Vt in. nelirht .. 8 ft.. I in. 2. lbs. Wright t®s lbs. *5 A ln - Reach 74 V* in. 48 In.. Chest (nor.).. 40'* in. S4 in... Chest lexp.) , 45' in. 3* in. Waist . 34tt in. U’s in Birrps in. 20 in. Neck 17 in. 21*, ,n Wrist 78* in. In Calf 18 in. 11H In Ankle 10'* in. 30 in. Thigh 248* in. f in. Fist 12H in. 18 in. Forearm 1344 in. * Age SI
7 I. U. Stars Enter Meet By Time* Special BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. June 29. Seven Indiana university track stars will compete Friday night in the National A. A. U. meet at Soldier field, Chicago. They are Charles Hornbostel, holder of the world's record in the half-mile: Ivan Fuqua, 440-yard star; Wilmer Rhinehart, javelinthrower; Noble Biddinger, hammerthrower; Wesley Busbee, shot-put star, and Cliff Watson, distance runner.
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A. A. Wage War Looms Columbus Scraps Agreement on Salaries. According to Report. By United Pree* COLUMBUS. O . June 29.—The Columbus baseball club of the American Association today had served notice on officials of the league that the team would no longer be bound by a “gentleman’s agreement'' regarding the maximum wage to b? paid players. George Trautman. president of the Columbus club, has written President Thomas J. Hickey of the American Association, withdrawing from the agreement whereby individual players would b’ limited to S4OO in monthly salary, it was understood. Trautman’s letter, it was stated, insisted the Columbus club would name its own salaries, and invited Hickey to submit the question to Judge K M. Landis. OHIO LEGALIZES BETTING By Timex Special COLUMBUS, 0.. June 29.—Parimutuel betting was legal in Ohio today.. Governor White signed the Emmons bill Wednesday to permit betting at Ohio horse racing plants, effective today.