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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Zale Hope: To Keep Vow To Mother And K.

Sadder Tribesmen Try to Square Set With Lowly Saints

Hoosier Power Short Circuits in Pinches As Apostles Grab 14-Inning Tilt, 6-5

Our sadder, but wisef Tribesmen try to square the series with St, cellarite Saints at Victory field tonight after keeping a lot of people up to the wee hours last night. Apostles took a 6-to-5 verdict in a long-winded affair which went to 14 innings ‘and saw the Hoosiers blow a couple of chances to

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nai] the contest. Their first opportunity came in’ the last of the ninth when twe singles and an error produced the tying tally. But the Tribe's power short-circuited when a little bunt might have done the trick.

the sacks still loaded, Butch Moran, | Brancato. Roy Weatherly and Ben Guintini | Gabbard, : # tailed to get the ball out of the in-| amas S

field. Tribesmen also were left stranded in the 11th when Gene Mauch singled and Castiglione doubled

with one out. Again, Moran and Mau Weatherly failed in the clutch, al-|yors

though Manager Jimmy Brown came through with a pinch=single in the 12th to again tie things after the Saints had nicked Jack Hallett for a counter in the top half. . A single by Lew Riggs, sacrifice and another one-baser by Jack Paepke produced the winning counter in the 14th for the visitors. Extra Base Hits The Hoosiers rapped three Apostle flippers for 14 blows in-

cluding Ernie Andres’ ninth homer | my

of the season, a triple by Weatherlv and a pair of doubles by Cas-. But the Saints inanaged a total of 15 off four Indianapolis slabmen and produced when counters were needed most. The loss cost the Tribe a chance to gain valuable ground in the A. A race. Toledo took care of league-lead-fng Kansas City, 4 to 2, and the

Dougie. With | Deus las,

Milwaukee at Columbus game was postponed because of . rain. Louls- |

games, the Colonels took a mound duel from Minneapolis at Louisville. Clem Dreisewerd went the route a

for the winners, allowing eight hits | Gastiions while Woody Abernathy and Steve | Jarvis

Gerkin did the pitching for the Millers, The. Colonels made seven hits, getting most of them in a three-run third inning. At Toledo, the Hens piled across three scores in the second inning|2 for enough runs to beat Kansas City. Boris Martin added another tally in the fifth with a homer. Emory Rudd set the Blues down on seven blows.

Ruled Off Turf DETROIT, July 15 (U. P).— Detroit race, track stewards today ruled groom Harry Cannon, Torrintgon, Wyo., off the turf for life

..on charges of doping a horse with

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benzedrine.

“By BERNARD HARMON With a three-way tie existing for first place, teams of the Indianap¢lis aamteur baseball association's Twilight league will play a fivegame schedule on Riverside park diamonds tomorrow evening. Eagles Lodge, De Wolf News and Tryon's Tavern are the trio of teams sharing the top ‘berth and tomorrow's schedule appears to give the Lodgemen the best opportunity of retaining their standing. “They clash with “the five-times defeated Simpson Studios on Diamond 5 and, unless the Studio team has shown some great improvement

"in the past week, it should be an

Twilight Nines Will Play Five Games Tomorrow

ST. PAUL AB RH O AE Ragkley. at 1 3-2 0 ¢ Fallo iT 18:48} Snider, » . 9: 2 3: 0.0 Riggs, 3b .. l-% 3 3% ¢ Dietz . 1 0 0 0 40 Bestydik, Jb h..4 0 10 Tip fi. T7100 0:2 190 1 @ 6-3 1 6¢ 1} ge 1 3 6 1 9-0 ‘0 4 1} 0 0-9-9090 0 06 0 -0 0 8.8 0.3 @ Totals 82 15 42 25 4 Ramazotti batted for Coftman in 10th, Diets ran for Riggs th. in AB RH O AE ch, +11. '@§ 4 1} Castiglione, BO erreet 0 3 0 § 0 ran, 17.0 01218 0° 0 Weatherly, 1 3 4 09 Guintini, Ui 1% 1 0 Andres, 3b 3.23 1 4 0 Wentzel, ef 9 0:3. 00 Rosenthal, rf 0 0 1 0 0 Jarvis, ¢ . 1 32 ¢ "0 ¢ Malloy, p 9 1 0.3 0 Williams .. 0" 0-0-0 Barrett, Po» 4 6 0 3 6 Riddle ‘an a 0 0 0-0 gables, P . ft 6 0 0 0 Rp 9 1.0 0 0 Hale, p 4-0 0 "0 0 iby aaa 5 14 42 19 0

Totals 14 4 Wiitams batted for Malloy in seventh. Riddle batted for Barrett in 11th. Brown batted for Gables in So oi 100 100 011 001 00—s

2, Moran, Andres Paspke Rigs T'wo-bas base hits— 2 ton, Brancato, Snider, ree-base Weatherly. Andres. -_Sacr uglas Tipton. Double Phi Se Mauch

Douglas, Castiglione

. Home run— Do! and Moran; Brahe 8 sad Db as; Brancato, Fallon and on bases ~—8t. Paul 14, Toda Ianapot os Base on balls—Off Gabbard 2 ploy 3. 3, Coffman 1, Barrett 3, Gables 1, Nitch i out—B; abbard X Malloy as hors 2 Nitcholas 2, Halle 1 9 in 7 inn on iF 10 a 8 and ihre batters ‘n nim 0 1, 1 in 1, in §, Hallett’ 4 in % Hit by iicher--my Gabbard (Jarvis). Wild offman. Win0. ng pitcher |C . Umpires— Moore, Serafin Time—3:23. Attendance-—8095

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Three-base hitd-_Castislione 7, Kalin Fenizel 3, Moran 3, Guintini 3, Weatherly , Andres, Brown, Mauch. Two-base hits—Moran 13, y okinerly 17, Cast. one 5, We uae] Andres 1 Guintini 10, Riddle 6, auch 4, Brown 4, Ji Iliams 2, Wiliam, in Ney oran

~ Weatherly 3, Andres 3, astigii Jarvis, Rosenthal, Mauch, Malloy.

Tribe Pitching

L IP BB BO Malloy R1 4 100% 100 43 32 Nagy . T4178 6 271 5 Tost .. . 9 8118% 116 33 62 Perez .. 4 5 T4% 60 42 31 Fletcher «ww 8.5 90 93 48 45 Barrett wo 3 8-13 68 2¢ 44 Hallett 4 9 T0% 91 33 61 Gables 3.81 TT 3M 4 Ferek 3. 3 My ud 43 24 25 Ex-Indi Woods won

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easy victory for the Eagles. De Wolf plays Linde Air Products on diamond 4 Inasmuch as the Newsmen have a habit of blowing up occasionally and the Linde aggregation has played some sper-

kling baseball at times, this game uu

could go either way. Tryon's will have the toughest assignment of the co-leaders, its opponent being P. R. Mallory Co.,! which has been a greatly improved team in the past few weeks. This clash is slated on diamond 3. Prospect and Allison's meet on diamond - 2, while the South Side Saint-Kingan Reliable tilt is sched. uled on diamond 1. ‘ All games start at 5:30.

Charles Nearer Bout With Joe

CINCINNATI, “O.;, July 15 (U. P.) ~Cincinnati's Ezzard Charles moved a step closer to a title bout with Joe Louis today ‘alter knock-

ing out “Pitzy” Fitzpatrick, 182, Los

Angeles, last night at Crosley field for his 16th consecutive victory. Pitzpatrick made a fight of it in the second round when he knocked Charles down for the full nine count. Charles, however, went dn to take the next two rounds as well as the fifth and knockout round.

Charles meets Elmer (Violent)

. Ray in ‘Madison Square garden

July 25 in what many believe may be the fight to decide . the next

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Miss O'Neal Wins 1st Test In Golf Meet

Defeats Fi. Wayne Opponent, 5 and 3

BULLETIN 1 SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 15 (U. P.)~Alice O'Neal of Indianapolis defeated Jean Saint of Ft. Wayne, 5 and 3, in the first round in defense of her women's state golf crown today. Mrs, Valter Brant of Indianidpolis was eliminated by Dorothy Gustafson of South Bend, 7 and 5.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. July 15 (U, P). — Tournament-tested Alice O'Neal of Indianapolis Woodstock country club and Mrs. James Wagner of Richmond ruled as cofavorites today to win the women's state golf championship. | They moved into the first 18-hol. match play round today after sharing medal honors yesterday with six-over-par 82's. Miss O'Neal, the defending champion, was paired against Jean Saint of Ft. Wayne while . Wagner was to oppose Carolyn Varin of Indianapolis Highland, who qualifled with a 90. . The only other Indianapolis qualifiers for the title flight were Dorothy - Ellis, six times former winner, and Mrs. Walter Brant. Louellen Trimble of Indianapolis was eliminated by Margaret Kinerk of South Bend in a “sudden death” playoff when both finished with 94's for the 16th spot in the championship bracket. Plays Steadily Miss O'Neal, a student at Rollins college, Fla., displayed the steadiness which "brought her the title last year in putting together her 41-41—82 in the. qualification test. But last year's runner-up, Miss Ellis,

42 fot a total of 90 strokes. A newcomer to the state golf tourney, the diminutive 27-year-old Mrs, Wagner took up golf at the suggestion of her husband, Jimmy; pro at the Elks country club in Richmond. She captured the: Rockford (Ill) city championship five times before she entered competition in Indiana.

game made her the No. 1 darkhorse

A trio of South Bend golfers also qualified with plenty to spare. They M. H. Stryker and Mrs. J. Calvert Shorb, who both shot 86's, and Dorothy Gustafson, the 1041 champ, who had an 87.

South Bend Wins

Another South Bend entrant— Mrs. Leo VanTilbury--carded an 84 but was forced to withdraw because of poor health. She helped South

title, however, with a total of 360 shots. Pairings of the first round, with qualification scores in’ parenthesis, were as follows: Alice O'Neal (82), Indianapolis, vs. Jean

Saint (90), Pt. Wayne. Dorothy ‘Gustafson (87), South Bend, va. Brant (92), Ind

Mrs. Walter ana) H. Bry r (86), Sout Bend, 30, janapals.

ancls Evansville, vs Jean Williams (93), Late Mrs. Jim Wi Der (82), Richmond, vs. Carolyn Varin Indianapolis. Geraldine Bariani (88), Bloomington, vs. rs. Edson (93), - Bend. s. J. C. orb (80), th vs Mrs. James Knowles on Terre Haute. Mrs. ter Emmons ), Sou Bend vs. Margaret Kinerk (4), South Pend

Pro Grid Owners

To Meet Sunday

PITTSBURGH, July 15 (U.P). — Owners of National = Professiomal Football league clubs will meet in Pittsburgh on Sunday, July 20, it was announced today. v The purpose of the meeting is to discuss schedules for the coming year and also the possibility of arranging a five-year schedule which would start this year and extend to

Have No Trouble

PHILADELPHIA, July 15 (U. P.). —Top favorites were performing ac-

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NOT JUST YET, FELLOWS — Champion Tony Zale (right) and Rocky Graziano are ready to start swinging. But Jack Dempsey holds them apart and advises that they

wait until they climb into the ring tomorrow night.

Par Is Elusive In Western Play

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 15 (U. P.).—~Wakonda club's exacting par 72 layout was viewed with a little more respect today as 108 starters

in the Western amateur golf tourney began the second half of their 36-hole qualifying round, following a rugged. first day in which only seven shot par or better. The 6426-yard course, replete with blind holes, steep slopes and annoyingly placed sand traps, withstood the efforts of all but the select seven, paced by Marvin (Bud) Ward, who had a 68. Trailing Ward, the Spokane, Wash, star, who is after his third western crown and second straight medal, was Bob Cardinal of San Francisco, with 70, and Gus Moreland of: Peoria, Ill, John Jacobs: of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Max Shelton of Bode, Iowa, all with 71's, Ken Young of -Hopkins, - Minn., and Fred Dold of Wichita, Kas, carded even par, while Defending Champion Frank Stranahan of Toledo, O., who along with Smiley Quick of Inglewood, Cal. tied Ward for the medal last year at 14], turned in 73's.

Local Wrestlers Team Tonight

A tag-team match in which Bud Curtis and Billy Thom, both of Indianapolis, tangle with Gil La Cross and Benny Truedell, features the cutdoor wrestling show tonight at Sports Arena. Truedell replaces All Pasha on the card. ‘The eomplete

program: Main go: Bud Curtis “and Billy Thom, Indianapolis, vs. Benny Truedell, Windsor, Ontarig, and Gil La Cross, Boston, Mass. Tag-team match, Two falls out of three, nr 80 minutes. Junior heavyweights. Opener: Gordon Hessell, Chicago, 111, vs. Billy Fox, Cleveland, O. One fall, or 30 minutes. Junior heavy-

weights.

The Hessell-Fox bout opens the

{program at 8:30 o'clock.

Yanks Sign : Tackle BOSTON, July 16 (U. P.).—The Boston Yanks professional football team has signed: tackle Bob Me: Clure of the University of Nevada for the 1948 season.

By OSCAR FRALEY United Presa Sports Writer NEW YORK, July 15.—~The New York Giants were at odds with the Yankees today because of the “mannapping” of Louis Norman (Bobo) Newsom, who supposedly was ticketed to bolster the Polo Grounds’ pitching staff, but was intercepted en route by the American league leaders.

The Giants were in a slow roast over the “theft” of Newsom, intimating that the loss of baseball's greatest wanderer might cost them the National league pennant. Bobo, the story goes, was: supposed to be waived out of the American league and to the Giants. There is a suspicion that one of those oft-occurring “gentlemen's agreement” affairs, which happen s0 often and mysteriously in baseball, was on. The Washington Sen-

Giants Accuse Yankees Of 'Stealing' Bobo Newsom

ators wanted to get off the hook|™MiSht go into the ring at even would knock him out again.”

Assired Her keying She Died That He'd Repeat N. Y. Victory

Eastern Support Going to Graziano, and

They May Enter Ring at Even Money By JACK CUDDY, United Press Sports Writer . CHICAGO, July 15.—Tony Zale, middleweight champion of the world, iocked toward heaven and gave off a surprising pre-battle state “It'll ne ua great fight, Ma, and I'll win.” This 11th-hour assertion was the ‘highlight of weeks-long prepara tions for tomorrow night's middleweight title battle between Zale of Gary, Ind., and challenger Roky Graziano of New York—the “fight of

ment thai meant this:

the man-to-man betting price from |

on Newsom's $16,000 salary and the! Glants were willing to assume it because of the inefficiency of thelr throwing crew. | But the Yankees, with three sorearmed pitchers on their staff, re- | fused to "waive on Bobo. They wanted him as pennant insurance, and the, Senators, not caring particularly\ as long ‘as they got off the healthy nut represented by Bobo's pay check, let him go to the! Yanks. The Yankee grab was inspired by the allments which have beset the flippers of Frank (Spec) Shea, their rookie pitching star; Spud Chandler and Floyd Bevens. But the Yanks have built up a nice, comfortable cushion and can afford to gamble with somebody like the irrepressible Bobo to rest the aces for the stretch drive,

3 Bouts Carded In Outdoor Ring

A lineup of five fights has been | completed for Thursday night's pro-mitt show at the outdoor Sports Arena, Matchmaker Lloyd Carter announced today. Carter filled the open spots on the bill yesterday with the signing of three preliminary scraps. including a five-chapter lightweight duel between Doyle Upchurch of Muncie and Sammy Malone, clever Louisville product. Another five-rounder will ‘provide an all-local middleweight brawl when. Kid Bartley tangles: with Bill Davis, The four-round opener will pair heavyweights Gibbs Pike of Louisville, who will be starting here for the first time, and Larry Chapman of Indianapolis. Pike tips the beam at 200-pounds. Hubert Hood of Chicago and Bop Garner of Louisville will head the card at 10 heats, while the sixround semi-final will pair Chuck McGow, Indianapolis bantamweight, and Ray Capps, another Louisville newcomer.

FIGHT BESULTS

CHICAGO — Abel Cestac, Alres, shocked out John Hiobard, “Tos

Uwaukee (4 | , CINCI INNATL, O Emerg Onarles, 174, | Cincinna t “Pitay” Pitspat-

ty Kk nock rick, , 182, Los Angel (8).

Indianapolis Fans

To See Battle Some 250 Indianapolis fight fans will go to Chicago tomorrow on Dick Miller's special New York Central train for the Tony Zale-Rocky Graziano middleweight title scrap in the Chicago Stadium. The train leaves Indianapolis at 3 p. m. (Indianapolis time) and will return directly following the title scrap. Riders will have ringside seats for the big scrap. Several state officials are included on the list making the trip. Lounge cars, two diners and a club car will serVe the fight followers.

‘Harness Horses

Run at Columbus COLUMBUS, ‘Ind, July 15. — Harness horse racing opens tonight at the Bartholomew county fair and will be climaxed by a double program Thursday. Clarence Howe, tendent,

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Lively and 3 Other Obscure Hurlers Embarrass Topnotch Flingers

pw YORK, July 15 (U. P).—|

It was the fifth one-hitter in the

[1 was his first complete game this

Led by Everett Lively of the Reds, majors this season, Charley Bar- season and he was backed up with first rookie to pitch a one-hitter rett of the Braves, Hal Gregg of (an extra-base attack that included this season, four obscure hurlers, the Dodgers and*Murry Dickson of | {a homer and two doubles by Walt

Sars. hi's écores in

cording to expectations today as the | S28 Pennsylvania and Eastern States women’s grass court tennis tournament entered its third round.

TOp-seeded Shirley Pry of Akron, |diu

0., gained two opening day victories at the Merion cricket club yesterday, but her performance was matched by several other seeded players. Miss Fry won by default from Jean French of New York, and then|,, defeated Ruth Marshall of Norris‘town, Pa., 6-0, 6-1. Defending Champion Mrs. Prank Kovacs of Oakland, Cal, who is _| seeded second, moved into the third round by: toppling Mrs. Anne

Schindler of Merion, Pa. 6-0, 6-0, and Mrs. David Gray of Washington, 8-2, 6-4.

pense of Dorothy Byerly of Haddonfield, N. J,, 6-1, 8-1, and Laura Lou Jahn of Belmar, N. J, 6-2, 6-3. Miss

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H. Block Adams vs Results Jat night in the Pactory league

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City Parks | Lockefield ry 2 Toe . and KH 0 Spades 12, Riley PAL 6, Results ie a Bush-Callahan Manufacturers league ned i Ble offs: 1

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who may not win 20 games alto-| the Cardinals getting the others in| | Judnich.

gether, combined yesterday to emwin 20 games apiece.

hit as Cimcinnati banged out 16, including a homer by Ray Laman-

once, for both the Dodgers and

Branca were trying for their eighth

nicl, * Pairmoust Glass, 7, Linde Presto-O- straight.

He faced only 28 batters and aside from one lapse in the second inning when he walked Peewee Reese and Johnny Jorgensen doubled him home, his performance was perfect, no other batters getting on base.

[the National with Bobby Feller get-

negut ow | | barrass four others who are out to ting the only one in the American.

The other ‘“non-entity” boys who

Em-Roe m.| Lively held the Dodgers to one joined Lively in upsetting star hurl-

ers yesterday were Tommy Hughes |of the Phils, relief artist Emil Kush

Lo 2p P.M. no, against Ralph Branca and Vic|of the Cubs and Sad Sam Zoldak the Bush-Callshan| Lombardi for a 9 to 1 victory over Rafue at Fai Sn the league leaders. Lively ended uw Sewart-Warner; two seven-game winning streaks at

of the Browns. Hughes, who only recently had a record of one victory and seven | losses, turned in his third straight triumph and, like Lively, ended a seven-game winning streak when he defeated George (Red) Munger of the Cards, 5 to 2. George Kurowski hit a Cardinal homer. It was Munger's second loss against eight victories. Sain Injures Hand

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Kush came in to stop the Braves and end a nine-game losing streak for the Cubs, who took a 5-to-3 decision at Boston. Johnny Sain, trying for his 11th victory, injured his pitching hand when he stopped oa liner by Andy Pafko that went for a single in the fifth, Although in pain, he pitched to five more batters, giving up a single to Phil Cavaretta, hitting Bill Nichols on the head with a pitched ball, and 1{walking Bob Scheffing to ‘force a run after which Don Johnson singled home two more. Kush pitched one-hit ball for the last

five innings to gain his third victory. Bill Nicholson hit a Oub homer, Zoldak,

Gerald Priddy hit a Washington homer.

Bobby Doerr’s homer in the ninth

Dave Ferriss of the Red Sox and Don (No-Hit) Black of the Indians as Boston took a 1-to-0 decision. Black, who pitched his no-hitter against the A's his last time out, had a little the better of it until the ninth. He gave up seven hits to nine for Ferriss, The unpredictable Clint. Hartung pitched the Giants to a five-hit, 5-to-1 victory over the Pirates at New York as Johnny Mize, Bill Rigney and Bid .Gordon hit homers. The only Pirate run was unearned as Hartung chalked up his sixth victory by beating Kirby Higbg.

card with purses approximating,

broke up a stirring duel between |

17-6 to 6'4-5 favoring the cham- | {pion. Indications were that they

money tomorrow night at the Chicago stadium, before a near-sell-out |erowd that had pald about $425,000 largest indoor gate in boxing. his(tory... { As fans and fight-game men of the nation poured into Chicago to~ day, crowding the hotels, nearly everyone was talking about Zale's

pre-battle statement, given to re- of

porters late yesterday after he had finished his last serious workout at the Catholic Youth gymnasium. It was 8 memorable statement, indeed, even in a profession where the respect of fighters. for their mothers has become so traditional ad to verge on the humorous sometimes. So many times have fighters stated over the radio at the end of a bout, “It was a great fight, Ma, and I won,” that comics have poked fun at the cliche, No Humor ip His Story But there was no humor in the dead-pAnned champion who told of his promise to his dying mother yesterday. The magnificently proportioned 33-year-old athlete sat there on the rubbing table and told his story in a voice tinged with sadness.

there, he received an

the year.” Today, nearly every fight fan Tale of the Tape i in Chicago was talking about Zale’ Siz ALE GRAZIANO last-minute statement in which he 33 Age predicted that he would knock out Weight 156 the New York Italian within «ix| 5 8%” Height » ay” rounds. “because my last promise | go Reach ” to my dying mother was that I 3814" Chest (normal) 38%” would beat him again.” © " In this prediction, the 'square- 10 i Shest (expanded) og faced, light-brown-haired Pole from 13” Biceps 3 Gary had given himself a deadline 1%" F 1%" of ‘the same sixth round in which ™ _— sam ” he had knocked out Grasiano in|. Fist » their first thrilling title fight at 3114” Waist ny” New York's Yankee stadium last 2114" Thigh : AK” September 14%” Calf uy” Fans Pour In , 10” Ankle 95,” Despite Zale's prediction, however, a flood of Graziano money from the | fluke in his first victory. Then he eastern seaboard hammered down should retire.

“I promised her that I would take good care of Graziano again,” Tony recalled. “I promised her that I

Immediately after that promise Zale went to Hot Springs, Ark, relax and to take the baths. urgent

to his Gary home because ‘mother had suffered a stroke. never rallied and died in Ni

“So, you Bsee—"

today, : was scheduled to loaf. Tony worked - six rounds yesterday; Zale five. The New Yorker weighed 158% before his workout. This indicated a fighting weight of 156 tomorrow, his handlers said. Zale planned to come

When he returned to Gary late

Graziano, at New York, his mother congratulated him on his victory, She was ill at the time, but no one realized the seriousness of her illness. Mother Katherine, 71. congratuldted him, but she emphasized that he must again beat Graziano in their proposed return bout-+to prove that there was no

Amateur Fight Caid Is Filled

Gene Bland, trainer-manager of the South Side Community center amateur boxing team, today announced an eight-bout outdoar | card to be staged here tomorrow | night starting at 8:30 at the South | Side center. Russ McKinney, 126-pound Golden Gloves and A. A. U. state champ, meets Leo Stubblefield of Linton in the headliner, Bill Roberts, light - heavy titlist in both the Gloves and A. A U. tackles Cleveland Brown, Terre Haute 175-pounder in the other top bout. The remainder of the card, order of the scheduled events: Bob Roberts, Indianapolis, vs. Joe Lewis, Terre Haute, lightweights. Red Hassell, Indianapolis, vs. Bob Shaw, Clinton, middleweights. Jerry McKinney, Indianapolis, vs. Bill Bostick, Terre Haute, fiyweights, » Robin Hood, Indianapolis, vs. Davey Cowden, Terre Haute, bantamweights.

vs. Al Moore, Terre Haute, lightweights.

Art Shaw, Terre Haute, welterweights. One more bantamweight match remains to be made, Bland announced. The Indianapolis amateurs are undefeated in inter-city competition thus far as a team. A nominal charge is made to care for traveling expenses of the visitors.

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—|Complete Chica Ring Show Chieage

CHICAGO, July 15 (U. P.)~— Here's the complete card for tomorrow night's fight show at the Stadium: : 4 Tony Zale, Gary, Ind, vs. Rocky Graziano, New York—15 rounds for

East St. Louis, vs. Benny Montabano, Birmingham, Ala. (6). Pat Iacobucel, featherweight of Cincinnati, O., vs. Frankie Toledo, O. (68). Joey DeJohn, middleweight of Buffalo, N. Y,, vs. Lafayette Drummond, Chicago @, . Jackie Darthard,. middleweight Kansas Oity, vs. Dave Clark, Cin. cinnati (6). Herbie Jones, lightweight of Washington, D. a va. Jackie Nicholas, Gary, .Ind. (8). ClLff Koerkle, New York heavy

weight, vs. Leroy Scales, Chicago, (6).

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Torpedo Tinsley, Indianapolis, |

Dick Roembke, Indianapolis, vs. |

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