Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 July 1947 — Page 28

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Fight Nearl learly Stopped Because of His Bad Eye in Third Round

Graziano Scores Technical Knockout With Barrage of Blows in Sixth

By JACK CUDDY, United Press Sports Writer CHICAGO, July 17—Rocky Graziano, a desperate, dead-end guy from the streets of New York, was middleweight champion of the world foday because his luck and his gameness had enabled him to turn seemingly certain defeat into a technical knockout victory in the sixth round r gallant Tory Zale in thelr tumultuous return title match before ,547 at Chicagp stadium last night, # Rocky was lucky because he got the licking of his life in at least fhe first three rounds, after which Pr. John J. Drammis, the boxing gbmmission physician, came into the ring to investigate whether €hallenger Graziano —- with the deeply gashed left brow and nearly right eye—should be per tted to continue. “It seemed at the end of that third mund, in which Graziano had been ven to one knee for a “one count” a terrific right to the chin, that

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bmust suffer his second knockout the hands of the champion from | @ary, Ind. who had belted him out | for the full count at 1:43 of the sixth | round in their first title brawl at! New York's Yankee stadium last) Bept. 27. i Orders Bout Continued But Sheldon Clark, chairman of the Illinois boxing commission, re-

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geived the physician's report and| Graziano was bruised and ordered the bout to continue, beaten, but nevertheless the ! This gave 25-year-old Graziano a champ after his fight

with pew lease on his pugilistic life in :

this make-or-break battle with 33-year-old Zale. It enabled the des-|siasts—must have been a blow to perate ' ‘happy hoodlum” to continue | thé New York boxing commission, the battle that might win him the It put a hot potato right in the world's 160-pound crown and might | mouth of Eddie Eagan, chairman get back his license to fight in his| of the New York commission, who home state of New York, where he| had announced the revocation of Bad been barred last Feb, 7 because| Rocky's license last Feb. 7, after #1 his failure to report three offers a three-day hearing. o $100,000 bribes: It seemed virtually certain today

Tony Zale last night,

“ Square- shouldered New York Italian,

{ When the awkward, muscular,

with the mop of unkempt brown bair, entered the ring a 6'5 to § underdog last night, he knew that his career was at stake; for if he Jost he had no chance of getting back his New York license. He knew he would be washed up on the big time. A ; Rallies in Fourth Although Graziano was on the verge of “Queer street” at the end pf the third round, he rallied to fight back with surprising strength in the fourth session—and to slow up Zale with body blows and head hooks, although he lost that round by a slim margin, Perhaps Rocky was heartened in that fourth session by the sight of the usually accurate Zale missing a punch and falling to the floor. Anyway. Rocky came storming out

jn the fifth with such a barrage| br heavy hooks to the head that

he had the champion staggering peveral times and bleeding from a gashed lower lip. + For the many experts who had witnessed las® September’s bout and had seen Zale come back from an inhuman head-bealing in the fifth round to win on a knockout in the sixth, it was still anybody's fight when it entered last night's coinciflental sixth round. Goes for the ‘Kill’ But this was a desperate, grimly gdetermined, blood-smeared Graziano who was fighting last night, He swung his fists like a hammer-slay-er on the loose as he went alter Zale for the “kill,” He shook off Tony's counter punches to the body and shook the champion with allout hooks to the head that had the veteran swaying this way and that, Ye smashed Zale into s neutral gorner, where Tony surely would have fallen on his back, had not the helpfully angled ropes held him

that Eagan and his two fellow commissioners would be virtually forced to give back Graziano's license and recognize him as champion, In the dressing room, the managers of the new champion and the vanquished ex-champ disclosed to reporters that there had been a private contract between the two fighters that guaranteed Zale a rematch within 90 days, in case of a Graziano victory. No site was designated in the contract. Zale lost the world title in his second defense. He had won the N. B. A. crown by knocking out Al Hostak on July 19, 1940; and he had become urfdisputed champion by outpointing Georgie Abrams at New York on Nov, 28, 1941. The war and three and a half years in the navy had prevented a defense before last September's first encounter with Graziano, Lucadello to Blues CLEVELAND, O, July 17 (U. P). ~8econd Baseman John Lucadello prepared today to join the Kansas City -Blues after being optioned to the American ~ associrtion club by the New York Yankees, who had to release 8 man to make room for Pitcher Bobo Newsom,

TORONTO, July 17 Johnny Palmer was the mA&n to catch but Bobby Locke as the man to beat today as the 1 golfers in the $10,000 Canadian Open golf meet squared off for segond- round play over the sprawling Scarboro course. “Palmer, a

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“Dixie Pixie" from Badin, N. C,, hexed Ahe rest of the fleld yesterday when he finished early with a five vader par 66' and

up when he was slumped halfdown.

Zale managed to lurch out of the but Rocky was after him, | bludgeoning his head with blows] that might have felled an elephant, lina golfer from Charlotte; A succession of those punches spun {worth Vineg,

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Zale and sent him slithering sideways into the draped over the second strand of | the ropes—face down, while savage! Graziano continued to smash away at his body At this instant “Referee Johnny Behr of Chicago. famous Golden | Gloves coach, stepped in to prevent A possible recurrence of fatalities | that the fight perienced at Cleveland and Los Angeles,

{ime motioned Graziano back: wo his corner, notifying him with frantic’ semaphores that the fight

Was over, and “that he had ‘won he championship on a technical knockout at 2:10 of .the sixth

found. . Some Criticism Since this was Chicago’ bigrest betting fight singe the “Yong count” heavyweight title batfle between | Gene Tunney ‘and Jack Dempsey In 1027, there naturally was soms griticism of Behr's merciful action. But the cool-heuded and corréct Yeferee explained, “I should have ptopped the bout when Zale was glumped in the. corner in the sixth und because ‘his eyes had ceased focus. But, because he was cham. pion, I let him continue until “he

was a completely helpless target—| rr

With absolutely no: hope of recuperating.”

It was a thrilling. fight—perhaps |

even more thrilling than their first eonLes last Sep

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He helped extricate Zale! from the ropes and at the same”

left the others practically breaking their backs—or fheir clubs—trying to match him. Three other AJ. 8. players, Clay- | ton Heafner, & fellow North. Caro-

Ellsthe ex-tennis pro from Los Angeles, and Nick Wis-

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Softball night will night at Peech {will hepa three-game mo ram and all Ry go to the Arion county | Ror ball association

Opening the program at 7 p. m., Moose | Ll ge Will meet Paper Package. The sec- | ond and third games will bring together {four of the ston est softball teams in Indianapolis, p res will clash ith Mechahicr Laundr at 9:30 p. m, L. G. 8 Spring Clute lock horns with the Kingan Packers. Last night's scores in the Senior C. Y. O. league at Beech Grove stadium: Holy | Rosary 0, St. Patricks 0; St. Oatherine’s 12, Holy Trinity 1; Assumption 3, Sacred Heart 0. Tonight's schedule in the Em- Ro. civic league at Beech Grove stadium: 7 p. angen akkere vs, Yaverowits Pepi ! Store; 8: mo Mechanics Be Allison ng eer g. 9:30 p.m, U res | L . Spring _Cluteh. |

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JUST BEFORE THE END.<~Referee John Behr pulls Rocky Graziano away from Tony Zale just beford the fight was stopped after 2 minutes and 10 seconds in the sixth round. Graziano was 2s Given credit Yor a technical knockout.

Unknowns Push /|Rocky Not Certain What - Punch Started Him Off

CHICAGO, July 17 .(U. P). — DES MOQINES, Ia, July, 17 (U.|Rocky Graziano, a tousle-hedded P.) —~Defending champion Prank slugger from Manhattan's lower |’ Stranahon of ge dats) | Bast side, held the world's middle1 ar 0 Di @ elr respective brackets ry second | weight boxing championship today, round -of match play An--the west-| but he wasn't sure.how. he won. it. érn amateur today, : “I don't know what punch Both were finding the going] started me off,” he said in the tough against an ‘ambitious field dressing room after the brawl. “I of competitors. Nevertheless, ex-{hit him with a left and then with perts still predicted that Strana-|8 right and then it was a lot of han and Ward would go into the{both. TI guess all of them had finals against eich other in a .re- something to do with it.” peat performance of 1046 when| He waved both fists in the air, Stranahan fipally downed Ward|Dblew kisses at the photographers,

after 38 holes, The secod round, played this| his prow. morning, Was for 18 holes. The | Rocky was interviewed in his winners vill head into the third | dressing room, a hot ‘box even round off play immediately after Warmer than the ring in which he lunch, . {won the title.

‘of the 82° ‘Mrst round men,

and wiped the perspiration from|

A mob of camera- heat got me in this one. Peporters and well-wishers|to feel it in the fifth round, and 1!that Penn State's Gerry Karver will

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0'Neal-Ellis Match Tops |Semi-Finals

Bloomington Golfer Surprises

P.).—~Indianapolis’ two -top women golfers—Alice O'Neal of Woodstock and Dorothy Ellis of Meridian Hills —met today in fhe semi-final fea~ ture of the state golf tournament at the Chain O'Lakes course. The other match pitted Mrs. J. Calvert ‘Shorb, South Bend veteran, against Miss Geraldine Bariani of Bloomington, who won the 19045 women's title in Colorado. O'Neal-Ellis matches have beggme perenniel” contests of both Indiana and Indianapolis title golf, although the two shotmakers usually tangle in the finals. Last year Miss O'Neal won both city and state crowns by defeating Miss Ellis in the finals. Miss Bariani pulled the upset of yesterday's quarter-final matches when she won a 2-and-1 victory over Mrs. Jim Wagner of Richmond whose qualifying score of 82 tied Miss O'Neal's for medalist honors and made the Richmond golfer a dark horse contender for Miss O'Neal's title. Beats Evansville Golfer Miss Ellis beat Mrs. Francis Pleming, Evansville, 2-up: Miss O'Neal won 2-up over South Bend City Champion Dorothy Gustafson, and Mrs. Shorb easily - defeated Mrs. Lester Emmons, also of South Bend 6 and 5. Miss Bariani took a two-up lead midway in her 18-hole match with Mrs. Wagner, going out in 43. But Mrs. Wagner, wife of a Richmond pro, squared the match at the 11th hole. Then Miss Barianl moved in front and clinched victory on the 17th green. Each had an even-par 39 on the back nine, and Miss Bariani's 82 was as good as the best qualifying scores in. = Monday's activity.

Racing Schedule TONIGHT ° At Indianapolis Midget Speedway, W, 16th st, TOMORROW NIGHT At Indianapolis Speedrome, U. S. 52 at Kitley ave. SATURDAY NIGHT At Greenfield Midgetdrome. At New Castle, fairgrounds, stock CArs,

“I hurt my right in the first and my left in the second,” he said, | ‘but after we finished the fourth round I knew I had him. That's when I told Irv Cohen (Rocky's manager) that I was going to get him in the same round he said he'd get me.”

The jubilation in Rocky's dressing room was absent In Zale’s. Tony sat on a dressing table with his. arms down and his head dropped. “I thought ®he referee stopped the bout too soon,” he said, and his manager, Sam Pian and Art ears. Winch, agreed with him. “I was in much worse shape in that first fight with Graziano " Threatens Record September,” Tony went on, “but the | STATE COLLEGE, Pa. July 17.

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Eléve, ma weht to extra holes yes | chased him to the sub-basement| just couldn't. pull myself together threaten Glenn Cunningham's mile

terdayg. 22 holes to defeat frail Milt Beal The room was so crowded he had} of Clinton, Ia, 1 {to take refuge in a shower room. Ward Had an easier time than|It - Was so. hot “& .photographer anahan but was forced nearly fAlnted while waiting for Rocky to * he limit in & 2 and 1 win over | cOme out from under the water, The new champion had no comeine | PIAINES Whatsoever about the scrap, even though he took the title home with two injured hands.

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record of 13 victories and only three defeats without their help. When Spahn first was headed for stardom as a big leaguer, he had tromble with his control and it was only when his sisters took turns at sharing the big mitt in

was able to work long hours in getting his delivery perfected. Spahn said there was “nothing sissy” about the way he threw to them either and that they could handle any pitch in his repertoire without flinching in just as efficient a4 manner as Braves’ catcher Hank Camelli did in Spahn’s 3-t0-0 shutout over .the Cardinals last night. Spahn’s shutout was his second in a row ‘and his fourth of the season and he ran his string of scoreless innines to 25. He also made two of Boston's 11 hits off Murry Dickson, who had pitched a one-hitter against the Giants his last time out. The Dodgers ended a three-game losing streak and stayed 2% games ahead of the Braves in first place

"Iby drubbing the Pirates at Brook-

lyn, 10 to 6, on the strength of a six-run sixth inning in which Carl Furillo sent pitcher Ernie Bonham to the showers with: a two-run triple. Hank Behrman scored his first win of the season. Jackie Robinson boosted his average to 310, fifth highest in the league, when he ‘got two doubles and a

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_Braves' Hurler Registers His 4th Shutout; " Dodgers End 3-Game Losing Streak

NEW YORK. July 17 (U. P.).—It was time today to give credit to four prety girls from Buffalo—Marjorie, June, Gertrude and Eleanor SOUTH BEND, Ind. July 17 (U.| Spahn—for their'part in making the Boston Braves the red-hot pennant ‘contenders they have been all season in the National league. They are sisters of Lefty Warren Spahn and while they aren't going to challenge any big league catchers for their jobs, the ace of the Braves’ pitching staff insists that he wouldn't have his great winning

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the working margin he needed with a two-run homer in the first inning and Larry Berra added another homer later. The Tigers dropped 11% games behind the Yankees by splitting a double-bill with the Senators, wine ning 9 to 8, then losing 10 to 1. Dick Wakefield drove in five runs with a homer, double and single in the opening slugfest in which Mark Christman got a Washington homer, The Red Sox ruined the comeback debut of Charley (Red) Ruffing, 42-year-oli dean of major league hurlers at Chicago, topping him, 7 to 2, in his first appearance since May 4 after recovery from a knee injufy. Ted Williams led the 11-hit attack with a homer and two singles. Rookie Bill McCahan held the Browns to four hits as the A’s won, 4 to 1, after losing the opener, 5 to 4, In 11 innings, when Jeff Heath afd Paul Lehner hit succes~ sive homers.

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single to bring his hit total for the season to 100. Jimmy Bloodworth hit a Pirate homer.

Kennedy Tops Cubs The Giants got another well pitched game, their fourth in a row, as Montia Kennedy tdpped the Cubs, 6 to 3, at New York although he weakened in the ninth when. he gave. up all-of Chicago’ runs and lost a shutout. Bobby Thomson drove in four runs with a two-run homer and a double with the bases loaded. Aging Emil Leonard gave up only three hits to register his 10th victory against four defeats as the Phils took a 4-to-1 decision from Cincinnati at Philadelphia. The Yankees scored their 17th straight victory, an 8-to-2 decision over the Indians at Cleveland which put them ‘within two of an all-time American league mark of 19 set by the White Sox of 1906. It also enabled them to top their all-time team mark of 16, set in 1926. Tom-

Americans Win PARIS, July 17 (U. P.).— Doris Hart of Miami and Mrs. Patricia Canning Todd of La Jolla, Cal, led the field into the semi-final round of the French lawn tennis chame pionships today. Miss Hart defeated Magda Rurac of Romania, 6-3, 6-4, -while--Mrs.--Todd eliminated Lucia Manfredi of Italy, 6-1, 6-4

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