Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 September 1946 — Page 30

Joe, Jolted Hard at Start, Polishes Off Challenger in Brief, but Thrilling Battle

By JOE WILLIAMS Scripps-Howard Staff Writer | NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—For one fleeting second tubby Tami Mauri- |

ello stood on the threshold of ring immortality last night. The very |

first punch he threw in the very first round caught Joe Louis on the chin and sent him reeling backward on protesting, startled legs. There had been the usual pre-fight rituals except that they were] . excessively drawn out and the fellow next to you explained this was | for the radio; they must have time ! to sell thelr product and Louis doesn’t give them much time,’ End Quote The insufferable ham who does i the announcing around here was in NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (U. P.).— Tami Mauriello had this explanation on the radio for his knockout defeat by Joe Louis:

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Meat Counfers

pigskin speculation, At any rate, fans will get their first look at many returned servicemen in full football dress. They will have a chance to observe how much stuff Indiana has to defend its Big Nine title. They should be able to .better evaluate Purdue's dark horses, and they can see how a team (Indiana Central, that is) fares after a l4-year abstinence from football.

At the Indiana-Cincinnati game Saturday the experts—self-styled

The football—about the only portion of a pig still’ availablé to American consumers—will get its first public kigking-around of 1946 this week-end on Indiana college gridirons. Five games, all of them on good Hoosier sod, involve six Indiana college teams and may do something to stifle all the pre-season

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Available in Limited Quantities Rest of Week

O'BRIEN : : f College Card Tonight Missouri State Teachers ad Evansville. Tomorrow Night | men, are leading candidates for Canterbury vs. Indiana Central [this job. at Roosevelt stadium. Otherwise, the Hoosiers seem well Saturday enough fixed. The line between the tackles reads almost as it did last ‘year, while Pete Pihos, pile-driver; Ben Raimondi, aerialist, and Mel

Groomes, touchdown tourist, round out the backfield. been augmented since 1945 by a While McMillin can’t forget that regular platoon: of ex-GI's. 7-0 defeat that Cincinnati handed| Like McMillin, Coach Cecil Isbell Indiana back in 1935, his pessimism has left halfback difficulties. Knee

Cincinnati at Indiana. Miami at Purdue. Illinois Normal at State.

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Manager Bi Indianapolis | today in ques tonight in tk with the Col the Little Wo International ner. The Redsk start be-spect

the opener. ¥ Sept, 3. Nemo Leib plans to sen hill.

Zale, when Mauriello climbed “I thought I was going to knock | through the ropes, austerely attired him out. Then 1 Just got too and synthetic—will keep an eye on|ha¢ ng counterpart in Cincinnati | injuries make both Bill Canfield Here in a fire engine red ibe vita Jhe Gus Dow Sartlems™ several spots in the Indiana lineup|,otimism. Down In the Queen | and Bill Barnard doubtful starters, | The. Tribe’ monk cowl rolled py . = hen RE oe dl for a tipoff on the: Hoosiers’ future city where sentiment should have | so his choice probably will be made apolis last ni beads df sweat were trickling down |and attempting to crowd him and| conference doings. [its say, Cincinnati tdkers are get- | from Kenny Smock of Indianapolis ful conquest To | | the Colonels

set himself for another punch. Louis |

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mised that he, always a slow starter, (was plainly startled he had]

Reconversion to Bo McMillin has

| meant transforming fullbacks into money, or 4 to 1-and one touch-

and even/and Harry Szulborski and George |Buksar, promising yearlings. Passer Bob DeMoss at quarter,

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rest from th Paul Sunday.

had been working out in the dress- [survived other crises and -he was to 3 ends to find suitable successors for down % . d moré con-|survive this or d n to make i : on Ng No en ® a on ia rh | Ted Kluszewski and Bob Ravens-| Purdue's respect for Miami matches Bob Pfohl or Ed Ehlers at right Two games : 5 |berg. Another open spot is at left|that of I U. for Cincinnati. The half and Ed Cody at fullback prob= eo in & e |

lenger who had the audacity to hit him solidly with the first punch he threw.

By this time Louis wearing his customary blue silk robe, has slipped noiselessly into his corner and the ~ ham had finished drenching Graziano and Zale in juvenile superlatives. On the way out of the ring Graziano paused and shamelessly

Under Control Almost immediately Louis had the fight under control, this despite | the embarrassment he must have

Shaken by a hard right that really jolted him, Champion Joe Louis clung to the ropes for a moment in the first round (left). Then the heavyweight king retaliated with a savage attack which put Tami

Miuriello down for the count by Referee Arthur Donovan at 2:09 of the initial stanza. (Acme Telephoto.)

Old Professor, Lefty Fritz

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| halfback, vacated by George Taliaferro, one of ‘last season's conference scoring sensations. Bob Cowan and James Dewar, both 1942 letter-

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Sandlot Benefit

(21-7 loss inflicted on Miami last|ably will round out the transporta= year by the Boilermakers was only | tion department. one of three suffered by the Red-| Up front Norman Maloney and skins in two seasons, and they've|Bob Heck, veterans of last season, are tabbed for wing spots, with Dick Barwegen a sure starter at guard The rest of the line probably will

, Sunday after:

fifth game is others are | played at Par} tucky city.

kissed Mauriello on the cheek. | felt, and, along with it, a certain come from the list of former mono “Wait until he gets kissed with one amount of anger. A left to the jaw . Til A d gram winners. ! BO of Louis’ belts,” murmured the fel-f4ropped Mauriello. It wasn't par- Complicate Pennant Chase 1 t rrange Coach Ed Bright's unseasoned low Bet to you. As Sue Fire Sificints ticularly lethal and the challenge: Indiana, Central squad will have See Mu twisted EE od Started Jo get p =} hres but; re NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (U. P.).—An ex-professor of baseball with the By BERNARD HARMON some company ‘in Canterbury—a into the ring and visited both cor- considered and stayed down for an|g¢ joujs Cardinals and an advanced student who failed to graduate] Just when local amateur baseball team that has run as the Central Automa ners. Louis smiled as he took the elght sous, A Hittle later Louis| with the Brooklyn Dodger “class of '44” were upsetting the well-laid|followers thought the sandlotters Normal entry in past seasons, AT midget’s hand. Mauriello blinked maneuvered Mauriello” into the lat- pennant plans of their alma mater teams today. had stored away their uniforms and Youth characterizes the Warrior Tonigh and pulled back. “Afraid the little ter's own corner, It looked as 1 The “professor” was beaming Billy Southworth, who transferred to spiked shoes for the winter, along eleven, and both teams are over T this would be the closing scene but | ne New England cradle of culture to carry on his courses in diamond (comes the announcement that a the limit in inexperience. omorro ' Missouri State Teachers’ visit to Excluslee

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benefit tilt has been scheduled at

Louis punched wildly, unusual for| struction with the Boston Braves, Se Tellow Fox = Jou him, and Mauriello escaped, but|gnq the “student” was Lefty Fritz At Gl Victory field tomorrow night at Evansville this evening marks the 'lonly for a little while. : ho i : A ance 8:30 4 tart of : itali the referee, in fact was Arthur Ostermueller, who is making honor NEW YORK. door. 0. (0. Boule) : start of ~an ‘attempted revitaliza= Donovan, returning to the middle Louis stalked him to the other|grades with the Pittsburgh Pirates. |wational league pennant race at a Kingan Reliables, 1946 amateur tion of the Purple Aces in pigskin, of the ring for the first time in a side of the ring, got him against the| Ostermueller, bitter ever since |8lance: pm champions, will be matched against The downstate college lured Coach 1 number of months. ropes and then put over the kill. No {boss Branch Rickey of the Dodgers an Games Re. an all-star team picked by local Don Ping away from his job at Mauriello Fidgets one punch did it. A left, a right, a sent him to the minor 1eague|s pouis . 81 5i 63 —- Hit opors writers, The Proceeds of the Evansville Memorial Nigh school left, a right, a blazing series of them |Syracuse Chiefs on Memorial day of | Bkivn. = #0 88 G8 LG th "sept. | S2TC will be the inaugural fund to and already has provided him with Donovan called the two men t0|and Mauriello slid agonizingly to|1944 when he had only six more|z2e ati (Muyoff of 19-inning 0 to 6 De set up to lend medical aid and a hefty squad of ex-high school the center of the ring over which|the canvas to be counted out hold- | weeks to go as a major leaguer to He) da Boston. Sept. pay for hospitalization of players} stars, The city also has pledged the the amplifier hangs and gave theming the mid rope with his right {become a 10-year-man, beat the Boston. | Justi Ph" "linjured in amateur baseball activ- necessary support at the gate. - instructions. Louis barely looked at|hand and tenderly caressing his|Dodgers, 3 to 2, in the first game: of eT Sent a ons. ht ities. - Returned veterans“ have given the challenger. -Mauriello con-| nh ohbing head with his left. 'a double-header yesterday. It was cinnati. Sept. 27, 28, 20, Chicago. Kingan Manager Fred Cato has Coach Wally Marks a nucleus for tinued to do a fidgety sort of Jig and|. 14 was the spectacle of a man|the third straight -time he had — PEAR volunteered to hate on hand the the Indiana State eleven, and the beat his gloved hands together. 80 yn, had been hit by a truck. topped Brooklyn this year and the M ie | St di lineup that waded thrpugh all com- Sycamores are rated as choices over “now after an interminable wait they Brief. ‘but Th - | fifth in seven times since Pittsburgh | unicipa agai/um | petitors in the recent city tourna- Dick Barwegen . . . Purdue captain for opener. Illinois Normal Saturday afternoon, were ready; Mauriello getting his : . Lyng | picked him up from Syracuse two | : ment, winning seven consecutive | Ee - ~ me = : a first crack at the title: Louis de-| Despite the brevity of the fight|j, uc after waiving on him as a To Have Amateur games without a defeat. he

The All-Stars will be piloted by Del Giffin, Indianapolis amateur baseball association president. Woody Payton of Allison's and Raleigh Miller of De Wolf News will serve as choaches. Players on the All-Stars include Stan = Sutphin, Joe Kelly, Jerry | Steiner, Red Bergfeld and Bus Lin-

fending for the 23d time. . They moved around for some seconds and then it happened. The blow which brought Mauriello, 15 to 1 underdog in the betting, to

Wah Cer pions vo si 4 Gaertn to | y : lon reeling} wor a time it appeared that Oster- | : b : Jakiard from tie force oa clean | ivueller's blow would be deadly “Foot all League 1 seconds © . ) foht + Openine s of &|the Dodgers, but they recovered wfunicipal stadium's playing field ght you have sat in on high drama. | 4 i + in tl o : : : with a 3-to-0 victory in the second| is heing remodeled for football and within whispering distance of the(As I have been saying for some | ; lph Branea|y . {game as young Ralph Braneagarold G. Englehardt, operator $1,000,000 crown. He started to hook|time, Louis, obviously past his peak, | hitched his second straight shut-out $e . with a left then threw a long right|is ready to be taken P i '{ has announced an amateur league, which landed on the champion’s| A better fighter than Mauriello . Prize Pupil trod will be or. chin and shook him all over. In an|{might have taken him last night ; EaTIzeC p ; < | : § : § ville of Leonard Cleaners; Art Cook, instant the flood-lighted Yankee|But Louis wasn't fighting a better| Then Southworth trotted out one| The present *plans call for an Narcd Toon a, Carver, George stadium boiled over with emotional|fighter: He was fightiig the man |! Dis prize pupils, freshman Johnny| eight or 10-club loop to play games| g,ijer and Al Hock of Mallory; excitement and dramatic astonish-|they matched him with and until |Sein and he pitched the Braves tol on Sunday afternoon and on Sun-| hwayne Hodges and Jerry Tutterow ment. : better fighters come along no one’s|® 2-to-1 victory over the Cardinals day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-| « pagles Lodge: Sol O’'Haver of Mauriello had tagged the cham-|going to beat him. in a night game to reduce the first| day and Thursday nights. : De Wolf: Bob Maas of Stewartpion and the effects of the blow,| The $64 question is: Where are |P'2ce St. Louis margin fo a game| “Englehardt has called an organ-| warner anid George Maple of Alliplus the shock, were visible for all|the better fighters? In any case, the |80d 2 half. It was Sain’s 19th | ization meeting Monday night in {gone to see and the mass impact on the|customers got a better run for their

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victory, his .second over the Cards|city hall and requests the follow-

spectators’ nerves was one of sheer,$$30 than they did for $100 in the |2Rd his 24th complete game and heling teams have representatives raw hysteria. And now Mauriello|Conn stinker, and that one went ould have had a shutout but for & | present: Beech Grove, Buzs Buc- Mayer to Return was trying to follow up the opening [eight rounds. ninth inning homer by EOS kets, Riley Park, Douglas Park,|To Midget Track Slaughter. Dick Culler put Boston Spring and Walnut, Irvington,

Charley Mayer, above, will return to midget racing on tomorrow night's program at the Speedrome. Mayer, who was injured in a re-

aliead to stay with a two-run fifth Brightwood and South Side Saints. inning double. : Further information will be furRalph Kinér's two-run homer, his| nished by Englehardt at CH 5554

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