Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1942 — Page 20

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Louis Hunting a Masterpiece; Zeal Could Lose Him Crown

By JOE WILLIAMS WE DON'T EXPECT that it will but we find speculation on the Times Special Writer possibility is interesting. Mostly because it recalls the experience of NEW YORK, Jan. 8—There is one absolutely safe prediction you Jack Dempsey in a somewhat similar, and yet almost totally dissimilar can make in connection with the Joe Louis-Buddy Baer heavyweight situation. championship fight in Madison Square Garden tonight and that is That was the night Dempsey faced Firpo. The public was a long this: Louis, a Negro fugitive from the Alabama cotton fields, will re- time forgetting that Dempsey had allowed himself to become ga ceive the most tremendous and sincere crowd clamor ever accorded to pseudo shipyard worker instead of a gun toter in the other war. Every any fighter in the history of the boisterously rugged sport. time he entered the ring he was booed. The Firpo fight was the first | His magnificent gesture of risking his $1,000,000 title for nothing exception; the public cheered him and cheered him lustily as he in the way of material reward is the touch which sets him apart from climbed through the ropes, a two day growth of stubble on his chin, all other champions. the familiar red, deep corded sweater around his shoulders. And his quiet, softly uttered epigrammatic denial that he "ain't n This Srast's a pprsenal tribute. a had not been forgiven. But fighting for nothing,” that he’s fighting for his country—well, that’s Ful wasn’t a native and Dempsey was and the public was for the still another added touch, and, spiritually, the finest of all. native. There's another safe prediction you can make in connection with All Dempsey knew was that for te first time since he had won the fight of which the Navy Relief Society is the beneficiary and that the title, a vast crowd of people were standing up cheering him and j¢ this: If Louis loses, fight fans from coast to coast, whites and yelling, “kill him, Jack. : blacks alike, will be emotionally affected. This time he's everybody's Dempsey had never seen Firpo before. Kearns, his manager, knew hero, everybody's favorite, a real champion and, what's more, a symbol little about the Wild Bull of the Pampas, either, The strategy called of our nation's newly awakened spirit of patriotism and sacrifice. for careful maneuvering in the early rounds, “Filling in” as the EngThis could lead to over-eagerness, excessive zeal and that’s where lish used to say, and then having explored the enemy's arsenal, going the danger lies. He gives the impression he wants to make the fight to work in earnest. a masterpiece. He wanted to turn in a masterpiece against the Nazi Lulled by the musie of the unaccustomed ovation, Dempsey— Schmeling, and did, but he was motivated by a different resolve; Here are his own words to your reporter: “As I stood in the corner revenge for an earlier defeat. In the circumstances he was able to waiting for the bell I was happier than I ever had been in my life. I engender an icy determination. a calculated savagery and his emo- said ‘Nuts with feinting him. I'll go out there and kill him with a tional and mental equipment is such that this aided rather than hurts punch if I can. I'll show these people I'm a real champion’. his timing. That was the night one of the most melodramatic chapters in the It could be different tonight: the country has accepted him as its history of the prize ring was written into the records. The great Jack outstanding sports figure. To show his appreciation and to justify Dempsey was knocked completely out of the ring. In his eagerness the honor he may be prompted to try to outdo himself and that could 2 himself, he had substituted emotion for mechanics. You see 5; can happen.

produce embarrassing results.

It's a Stormy | cogeoe! | Gary Horace Mann Threatens

Top Spot Held by Hatchets

| : ae : By UNITED PRESS JACK CUDDY | ; , CH ies nt Correspondent Horace Mann's basketeers skyrocketed toward the pinnacle of the NEW YORK, Jan. 9 —Joe Louis, = | high school stack this past week in a back-streteh spurt that netted {them four weighty victories in seven days, including a 40-to-21 triumph °

(fighting for the Naval Relief Fund ; and personal revenge, defends his over Gary Lew Wallace last night, and heaping their record to 12 wins ;

world heavyweight title tonight! FEE - 3 and no losses. Buddy Baer ... Who is that on the floor. Buddr® Is it Louis? against Big Buddy Baer, who|§ i AE Na The Horsemen today hold the most imposing record in the state. Joe Louis . , . Is that Buddy you're looking at, Joe?

knocked him through the ropes and But the Washington Hatchets, deaccused him of fouling last Mav. fending state titlists, may make the

Louis, most generous of champions 3 Mann lead short-lived by tying the Local Games Great Mephisto Net Scores

in any division, doesn’t get a nickel 12-win string tonight in their con-

from tonights expected indoor rec-| Su 3 : test with Bedford. rONIGHT » ord gate of $202000 at Madison] § NL The Hatchet-Stonecutter encoun- Shottridge at Cathedral. eels 1 as a West Tex STATE COLLEGES “, EN ter will head tonight's clash of ap- Nahual at Washington. DePauw, 38; Ball State, 30. 5 RN :

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Square Garden, but he anticipates tely 60 of Indi i owe at Southport. abichapt Hi roximately of Indiana's prize Warren Central at Sacred Heart, the satisfaction of belting out the Sig : . P Silent Hoosiers. at Hoge: © Heart All Pasha and his punishing OTHER COLLEGES California giant in an early round. crown potentials—a card capable of Ben Davis at Rrownspur \ " " : Wooster, 64: Ohio Wesleyan, 30. t Champion Louis wants to do this producing any upset and throwing tor pus Attucks at Dunbar (Day- “cobra” hold will come in for a ; Findlay (Ohio) College, 38; Adrian Colbecause such a victory will settle] SR § | the lineup of leaders into complete New Augusta at Franklin Township, real test in the Armory wrestling (abctroit, 36; Assumption (Windsor, Ong : definitely the stormiest ring dispute RX SE chaos. MLE ATTN ro uma at ring next Tuesday night, where the| Drexel, 61: Hampden-Sydney, 24. ; : - . : 3 Na Ssh ; Beech Grove at Warren Central. * Kent State, 83; John Carroll, 28. p st the Dempsey- Shelbyville definite y d i T 20 in 15 years. Not since the or ca R a yville, a defini Apri] an rebeedway at Central of Lawrence | |oppostilon will be furnished by The Lawrence Tesh, 30 Otterbein, 20. > “Jon unt” i ¢ i 3 ss Ss ssor shi : . i g fary, 47; ¥, 1 Tunney “long count” in 192 De yeresser 10 WaShibifion's Westfield at Broad Ripple. Great Mephisto, a rugged and| Wiliam and Mary, 47 Vv. M. I 42. any title fight have such a turbulent \ throne, eyes No. 13 tonight in meet- Ne oh Notes Rariay 21

‘ : : TOMORROW ; St. Anselm, 44; Bates, 27. aftermath as the first meeting of| BE SR ing Greensburg, more wins than Broad Ripple at Park School skilled grappler from Newark, poston Hall, G8; St. 'Franeis (Loretto, brown-skinned Louis and the over-| § : 3 either Mann or the Hatchets, but Sathedcal af Howe of afavelta The bearded and brown-skitned| ‘Grand Rapids, 42: Detroit Tech. 40. sized Californian at Washington. : RN Shelbyville has two losses soiling the Technical at Logansport. at SHioRt Ali, who is from Calcutta, India, Austin Feay. a A - i i iy ; ER} re ine, 45: Macalester, 29. f trotd e to ass in Indi li he Severi A : fender. Habis and has gone undefeated since in| Emporia’ State. 10, Washburn, 20. of trotdom, are to assemble in Indianapolis at the Severin fight world by knocking the Negro/ SEE Madison's Cubs, who took their Se panegtta at Aven, i ‘ " Montana Normal, 43: Ricks, 40. i ’ X ; Uiispus Attucks at Wayne (Lock- | |vading local mat “wars,” features a Pittsburgh (Kansas), 87; St. Benedict's,

Hotel tomorrow to discuss plans and announce the big- [champion through the ropes in the : ninth victory against North Vernon| | 1and. first rounq, only to be stunned later] "= % &. Tuesday night, are favored to add Eastern Washington, 54; Gonzaga 1 d McCarty . . . Ball State > hw " astern Washington, 51: Gonsaga, 30, by a blow after the bell ending the] Geral ec ) Aurora to their collection. beaten Evansville Central quint most Armory patrons, He boasts Texas Foch. 337 Arizona, 43

t is the first time for at least a decade that the Grand Circuit ix uddy w 3 It is first Di. =o A sixth round. Buddy was disqualified protector. Lafayette, pressing strong for top seeks to vend off Evansville Reitz/nRumerous tricky maneuvers, is elu- Br DL (Salergta, St. Field, 35.

stewards’ meeting has been held outside of New York. . . . President in the seventh when his seconds Until last night the Rall State[Spot in the state despite alleged in the 8. 1. A. ©. race. sive and has been punishing his York, 16; Hebron, i. % “foni* 4 = Tr) y 33; V 04. claimed “foul” and refused to let Cardinals had an unbeaten season. |front-office friction between Coach Jasper, victors over Jeftersonville, [opponents with his “cobra” Bold. Murvisnd, ‘35; Siesta, 3. om 51,

him leave his corner. Then they lost to DePauw at Mun-|Abie Masters and school higher-ups 41-2 : 4 : AT : ; \ ey lost t i ar Mun- '141-28, Wednesday night, pairs off ear In order to facilitate representation from Alidwestern members, i § 20683;. th ; i ’ oh 3 Matchmaker Lloyd Cart 8 HIGH SCHOOLS year In 1 : Louis weighed in at 208%. thel.. a5 to 30. face a Stiff test in Frankfort. The|with Vincennes in another Southern OF) Daler AEUTSS cnr uonin oor oy Wallace, 21,

Phellis, who owns Spencer Scott heaviest he has weighed for anv| wg morrow night, the Cardinals|Hot Dogs are on the incline after loop game Mephisto, a former light heavy- ANCOCK COUNTY TOURNEY 2 i -9¢ ” = . : " XE ight. tale of the tape will play another unbeaten team, Se 32 tn rr 8 wer The Huntington five, losers only | Weight champ, as a formidable op-| New Palestine, $07 MeCordsvill, 26, : § he tal e: hs : i Marion Giants sday : . N ales Mec I Ce Louis Pp RAER the Greyhounds of indiana Central, Marion, in turn yr i hint i {to Kendallville, may prove that it|{ponent. The Newark matman has Chao tesvitle 2%: Wilkinson, 20. 0 : Welkht BR I one Central, the most unpredict ble five |S rugged enough for better circles beaten some of the best in the LAGRANGE COUNTY TOURNEY & feel, 194 in." Weight. .....® feet, & in,| (TV fo repeat the giant-killer per-{C the stat Dre FAC V€ tonight in meeting Muncie Burris, | game. They meet for two falls out At Larange ‘ ‘he 3 36's inches... . {each ut 28 Jnches formance. in the s a e. Central lost nine games| toughest opponent to date. of three Woleottuille, 40; Topeka, 25. ET | 3 a 1h inches. | Cheet Expanded 48 inches] DePauw trailed by a point last|in stunning succession to start their IBA 48: Sent: He it meelng i 1 J Inch: ¢ inches night at the half, 22 to 21, but as[Season on the exhale, but came back | incnes “es S.ubiai of 3 : ince 1038 to end JH ; s........Forearm...... 1315 inches/the second half began, they built|{to sink Frankfort in tourney play,

ihehes up a six-peint lead which they never {then downed Kokomo, then lost to

STEWARDS of the Grand Circuit, the major league

style of wrestling which is new to| Texas Mines, 50: New Mexico Acgies, 33,

: 3 - : a 3a tne - - - - - time harness racing dates for the new year.

Charles W. Phellis, Greenwich, Conn, called the meeting here this

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3 inches + inches! relinguished. New Castle. OPEN EVERY bike. Weeki es A 11% Memes] It was the first defeat in seven| Anderson, improving, meets Rich-|] THURS. & SAT. ucky, Wisconsi ‘ ; . : A j games for Ball State. mond, strong, and Indianapolis TILL 9 P. M. hs Roaring Grand and make harness racing Charles Phellis The ficht will be broadcast over The Grevhouhds of Harry GoodTech, spotty, faces Logansport, still part of the entertainment lft m > WIBC localiv at 8 p. m. C. S. T.|are undefeated in seven games. feared despite a loss to Monticello. One new Grand Circuit member is expected to appear at tomor- UY The game tomorrow will be In-| Hammond Tech, a team which i diana Central's homecoming {has raised danger signals in the “ SER . ’ of

row’s session. . . . It is Sarstogs Raceway, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. * ! . In July, 1941 8 night trotting track opened there to startle the Ei ht H | The starting lineups are expected | minds of opposition coaches, seeks! : A ‘ 0 ° to he: |its sixth consecutive victory at Gary ; t i ; I ailor-Shop

Funning horse-minged Seratogans. . . . It Wat a pati-miitue) propo- Ceontral—Don Saylor, Bill Howe, | Emerson. Tech, state rulers in 1940,

sition for 28 nights and gained favo Now they want a week in bh bie + 4 toy: | ing inte t ma ER \ . $3627 Tickets forwards: George Crowe, center;|is nosing into the ranking of leaders Ly he Ready for In diate Wear

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the Grand Circuit about Aue. 3 | Angus Nicoson and Ray Blooming-| with a penetrating pace that may It is expected that representatives from the nicht meeting on |dale, guards. carry it to former heights. dian of oq Long Island —Rousevelt Racewav—will be here anc in spite of talk CORAL GARLES. Fla, Jan. 9 (uv | Ball State—Joe Evans and Gerald] Martinsville will get an opportuns« ag % SHEER 0 COATS. TOPCOATS

of no night meetings of any kind in and around New York City, they P).—A Miami Beach hotel waiter,| McCarty, forwards; Clifford Joyce ity to avenge a 84-33 overtime lick- a 7 2 may apply for two and possibly three weeks starting in early June, five vacationing New Yorkers and a|Center; Wayne Simpson and How-|ing from Bloomington suffered in S AES : and al i | ¥ % ¥ apr > : man identified only as a “tan [ard Stout, guards, [the holiday tourney, while the un-gray-haired gentleman from Coral Gables,” held the only three tickets

Race Labor Day Week at Indianapolis on yesterday's daily double at Trop- LIGH 1) Fact S for ALY pa 5 3 vl Eo Includes many indi-

Bag mn ARRAY. tha £3 ERLE & nn ical Park—the largest of the season ; . FROM ROOSEVELT RACEWAY, the Grand Circuit is apt to —which returnued $3627 for $2. vidually tailored gar-

wo-week stand at E. Roland Harriman's historic track at Harry E. Witte, the waiter who 4 7 : \ iv then to Old Orchard Beach, Me, for two weeks, then is originally from Ellendale, N. D. El ROM A FOREST FIRE, FATHERED 5 ¥ E RR ments that were orN. Y., for one week, then back to Goshen for the mile swore that “this is the first time BY LIGHTNING, ONE OF THE BRAVER 2 meeting over which the $40.000 Hambletonian will be raced. A Oy Swen OSE Yeting and this ‘PRIMITIVES, VENTURED TO 7 : The Sigle faite of 5, Wisconsin, New York. Indians snd is the first bet I ever made” With CARRY SOME GLOWING x C8 7» but not called for. ; Sot . Cad his wife, Fay, who shared the ticket. Kentucky will follow in succession. . . . Delaware, O, and Reading, Witte sped to the Coral Gables EMBERS TO HIS CAVE... Pa, will likely get their dates in Scptember with the wind-up about postoffice with a police escort to buy THUS ACQUIRING THE & ON the end of September at Lexington. Ky $3000 in Defense Bonds and deposit EIRST ELAME LAMP // AN AR ; This is not a give-away sale but As Indiana’s state fair has been set for Labor Day week, it will the balance in a postal savings * 2 : ; h t red ti get under way Saturday, Sept. 3, and will be a member of the Grand account : Ee i Jush Same honest, peouctions in 8 Circuit The New Yorkers were Mr. and AU Lh : 3 3 number of our TAILOR-SHOP yt Mrs. Herman (Hy) LeBow, Mrs al : | My 4 reari ? gE & 4 $ & 4 Sylvia Herman, Julian Schack and : % } BR {ready for wont ing) Slohes, vers THE U.S Trotting Association announced today that 40 stand. |Al Jahn who collected $725.66 each x J 3. as is a variety of colors, patterns and ard-bred colts and filles had been nominated for the I1Tth renewal 08 Te ie SY ue Bo qn ; | : Styles io choose from in oyereoats

the first race, paying $21.90 for a &2 5 : j 3 : : of the Hambletonian Stake_richest trotting race in America—at win bet. and THigh Luck, a long- HT : \ : topcoats and suits. The sizes vary

Good Time Park, Goshen, N. Y, this summer shot, the second to pay $83.10. Mrs. Wi y i : eh ; 4 enough that we believe no one will The nominations were topped by that of Colby Hanover. owned LeBow explained how they hap- os ¥ : \ be disappointed in finding the by I. W. Gleason of Willlamsport. Pa, the fastest 2-year-old of the |pened to elick: E— ' : proper fit. Our regular tailors will make

| 1341 trotting season. . , . It is a best two-of-three-heats event fi My husband is the worst con- | : : : 8 patie Th TTO-CL-TRISE-heats event for |versationist Ive ever seen when we| necessary alterations immediately.

have folks in to dinner, so it was MOSS, SOAKED IN . Silent Host in the first. In the sec. | HOT FAT, WAS USED Sel, Ot, A ; McNamara Nominates Green Diamond in Classic ond race, it was High Luck for BY TME CAVEMAN, ey a Individually Tailored Hy" WHO CARRIED T° ON LEO © McNAMARA, Indianapolis, nominated his Green Dia- AROUND WITH HIM WE LIVE BY TNE Goace or sovtigwr] ’ Suits—0’Coats mond (2:08%) for the Hambletonian. . . Green Diamond is a full 4 « « A FORERUNNER « « « THE FUNDAMENTAL SOURCE OF \ ; A cas brother te Athlone Flaxey Guy (2:91%), which won frequently for 2 9 — ! OF THE MODERN LAMP! ENERGY FOR PLANTS AND ALL LIVING ER Wy S = AREY Topcoats 4 McNamara on the Grand Circuit in 1040 . Greet Diamond. Was 3 : ~~ TODAY SCiEun: THINGS! (T BRINGS TO FRUITION : 7 0 > _ LRN A Remember, our main foaled at MeNamara's Two-Gaits Farm at Carmel. Ind. ) WY RE a EVERY foRM ig EE TuoING 1a Nee ; LIN business is that of taiTommy Berry, trainer and driver, now has Green Diamond in TE ¥ } ¥ oF AN ESSENT- a —— : ‘i : on St g : loring good clothes. If nter training at Longwood, Fla Berry was the leading heat- iE BY > Et ¥E IAL OF EVERY NG i : ’ iY you wear tai lore d ning driver en the Grand Circuit last season i x " 3 | © AND, WHILE MODERN LIGHTING CON- ’ ; TE fy clothes and will be i 0 ll 3 SERVES MANS EYESIGHT; ITS FURTHER 11) MK FIN ¥ needing additions to - » » » » » H IE. Al 5 iE 4 EE ULTRA “VIOLET A RN May we correct any , HL your ‘wardrobe anyBILL GALLON won the 1941 Hambletonian and was the leading EY 3 = 3 K Y LAME SonreiBures wilt 7 NE er Y, RAY time during the next money winner of the year in trotting. . . . Also in trotting Colby Sw NA NUTR @ VIAN of credit changes the [§ INARA year or two may we Hanover was the leading 2-vear-old colt and May Melvyn was the ; my ; |] manner of buying ‘2 |. suggest that you be leading 2-rear-old filly... Merwynra was the leading 3-year-old filly. : : LH : AXly | clothing. To date there A measured NOW. Our In pacing Court Jester was the leading money winner in 1041. BOTTLED hn : 1 : hy 7 fave JSS NO Sr: Pi stock of wo ole ns

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