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j 58th YEAR—NUMBER 232

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1947

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postoffice Indianapolfs, Ind, Issued dally except Sunday

Plan Hearing Monday

In Joe Louis Victory

Point Total Gives Walcott Nod in Bout

24 of 40 Writers

Favor Challenger

BULLETIN NEW YORK, Dec, 6 (UP)~Dr. Clarence Hogans, personal physician for Joe Louis, said today that X-rays disclosed that the heavyweight champion’s right hand had suffered no fracture in last | night's fight with Jersey Joe Walcott. The physician said that | Louis’ hand was merely bruised | and not fractured and that the ! Injury would not interfere with - his contracted trip to Europe.

By JACK CUDDY United Press Sports Writer | NEW YORK, Dec. 6-—A special meeting of the New York State] Athletic Commission will decide! Monday whether Jersey Joe Wal-| cott—the 33-year-old father of six children—actually won. the world] heavyweight championship from Joe Louis last night. | Louis received the decision after an electrifying battle. ‘Stocky, bull-shouldered Walcott— the “brown Cinderella man” from Pamden, N. J.—floored Louis twice,

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his left cheek, bloodied his nose and gave him a boxing lesson in many rounds. Champ Keeps Title But the champion retained his title on a split 15-round decision. | The 18,194 fans, who had paid 8 record Madison Square Garden gate § of §216477, booed the decision thunderously. | They gave an ear-splitting ovatiofl to Walcott, who less than chree years ago had been resurrected from the pugilistic scrap heap after six retirements. i sb. of, the fans obviously did not agree with the decision: A poll of 40 ports writers at the ringside disclosed that 24 had scored the fight for Walcott. Only 18 had figured the champion the winner. Referee Ruby Goldstein, former Yightweight contender, voted for Jersey Joe—the 8-1 underdog, who turned out amazingly to te thé" best combination boxer-puncher Louis| had saced in his career of 60 profes-

sional fights—both on rounds &nd|#

points. The twq judges, however, vote) for Leuis on rounds. Frank Forbes scored eight rounds for Louis, six! for Walcott. and one even. Marty Monroe scored nine for Louis and] six for Walcott. However, Forbes—though he gave the fight to Louis on rounds—had| Walcott ahead on points, 12 to 9. % Special Meeting Monday t is because of Forbes’ point vote| that the special commission meeting] will be held at 11 a. m. Monday to| consider the protest of Joe Webster, | * Walcott’'s manager. Webster contends that since] Rgrbes gave | greajer number of points, he should] have given him the fight. | Webster declared today: “Unless| an official was blind, he could tell] with one look at Louis’ face that Walcott had inflicted the greater| amount of damage. There was no| cgmparison.” | Most boxing men doubted that |

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decision, although it has the power to do so. Boxing men doubted also -that|

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How Newsmen Saw Title Fight

JOE WILLIAMS, Scripps-How-| Eve already is under way.

ard Sports Writer—An unprece-|

dented thing happened in Madison Tim

Bquare Garden last night. Joe Louis actually surrendered

the heavyweight boxing champion-|43 of them to the stores. Two were ship of the world—but two men guests representing the state boxing com- shopped for the children them- Previous balance mission in the capacity of judges| selves. to permit him to 80 Next week the number of a Ragsdale Auxiliary

ref through with it.

” ” ” FRANKLIN LEWIS, Cleveland

he challenger the!

dren who go to-the stores will increase mount. Every day until Christmas| Circulation Section of the Press—Joe Louls gave his heavy-|as long as the money comes in,| American Legion weight championship to Jersey Joe additional

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CHAMPION GOES DOWN-—Joe Louis, still heavyweight champion of the world as far as the record reads, is down for the count of seven in the fourth round of his fight last night with Jersey Joe Walcott in Madison Square Garden. Walcott stands over the Brown Bomber, waiting to give him further punishment.

ON VERGE OF TEARS—Walcott, who fought for his wife and six children last night and almost wrested the title from Louis, sits in his dressing room on the verge of tears after the battle was over, puzzled at the decision which kept him from winning the crown from Louis.

utfitted in Two Days Child Drive

Number of Needy Children to Be Helped

Will Increase as Contributions Mount

By ART WRIGHT THE BIG JOB that Clothe-A-Child ex

Durocher Gets Old Job Back With Dodgers

Return to Fold Is ‘WithoUt Prejudice’ NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (UP)--Leo

Durocher, long one of the stormy petrels of baseball, who was sus- |

duct detrimental to the game, was rehired today as manager of the’ Brooklyn Dodgers.

{was able to fulfill because of a rul-| ing by Commissioner A. B. Chand- | ler, was renewed by President] That agreement called for a base salary of $60,000 and a $5000 bonus! for each 100,000 paid admissions over the million mark. That would have netted Mr. Durocher $95,000, making him by far the highest paid!

Neither Was Present And there was no reason to doubt! he will do just as well financially this coming season. : Neither Mr. Durocher nor Mr. Rickey was present at today's press conference, The announcement of Mr. Durocher’s return was made by Branch Rickey Jr, director of Brooklyn's far-flung farm system. That Mr. Durocher would return to Brooklyn had been a foregone conclusion for some time. The last barriers were removed this week when Mr. Chandler gave Mr. Rickey his blessing on the return of the once-errant pilot and the Catholic Youth Organization announced that it would support the Dodgers in 1948 regardless of who was chosen to lead them, Mr, Chandler said in Cleveland today that Mr, Durocher would return “without prejudice.” Set Down a Year The CYO withdrew from the Dodger knothole gang last spring just before Mr. Chandler announced Mr. Durocher’s year's suspension from: the game. There have been reports that the CYO action was among the factors which Mr. Chandler took inte consideration in making. his decision, Mr, Rickey admitted that until those matters had been cleaned up he had been particularly reluctant fto announce Mr, Duroghet’s return to Ebbets Field. The Lip, probably the most vociferous and fiery manager in

{baseball, was set dawn for a year which has won six, tied one and between the prosecution and the

by Mr. Chandler as the outgrowth of a hearing which was precipitated

president of the New York Yankees. Mr. MacPhail publicly, and Mr. dence on which Mr. Chandler based his decision, but there was no appeal, . so just before the season opened Mr. Rickey was called upon to name a pilot for his 1947 Dodgers. Shotton Stays On He chose Burt Shotton, a lifelong friend who was in semi-retire-ment from the game—and the greyhaired veteran responded by leading the Dodgers to the National League pennant. Mr, Shotton was not released from the Brooklyn organization. He was retained “as overseer of the managers for our 26 farm clubs.” Mr. Shotton wasn't quite sure just what that meant, “But I'm happy and satisfied,” he said.

Herbert J. Blatz Of Times Dies

Herbert J. Blatz, composing room superintendent for The Indianapo-

morning in St, Francis Hospital. Mr, Blatz, who was 56, lived at 202 Royal Rd. Beech Grove. _. Mr. Blatz, a lifelong resident of near Indianapolis, in 1907 began work with The Indianapolis Sun,

pects to finish by Christmas predecessor of The Times, as an : sapprentice in the composing room. |

I from May, 1918, until February, pay for damages to City Policeman|Minister of the Interior, said the

Forty-five of them were outfitted yesterday. Times shoppers took 1919

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and served in that capacity for (mau) years until his health failed. | Widely known In printing trade (circles, Mr. Blatz was instrumental

{in many typographical innovations!

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pended for the 1947 season for con-| | His 1947 contract, which he never | SCORERS |

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Rickey privately, questioned the evi-|

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Court Reverses Itself and Jails Former Convic

Revokes Suspension After Angry Hearing

Samuel Smith, 41, the burglar released in Criminal Court, was sent to jail today to serve the two-to- | five-year prison sentence for burglary which was suspended four days ago by Pro Tem Judge Milton | Siegel. | Judge Siegel revoked the .senFORGIVEN—Leo Durocher, tence suspension and ordered fiery baseball figure, is back in | Smith to jail after a stormy hearthe Dodger fold. He will pilot |ing in Criminal Court 2 this mornthe "Bums in 1948. ihg on Prosecutor Judson Stark's

Irish 13% Point = Favorite Over USC

| 103,000 Expected at Los Angeles Battle

| NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (UP) —Notre | Prosecutor Charles Clark !Dame, hoping to clinch mythical | leniency. {honors as national champion, was la 13'%-point favorite to highlight the closing program of the 1947 col{legiate football season today with a lvictory over the University of Southern California, Pacific Coast Conference titleholder. { Michigan, Notre Dame's nearest rival for national honors, meets USC in the Rose Bowl New Year's Day. The unbeaten Irish were expected to mow down the Trojans in Log Angeles Memorial Stadium despite Notre Dame Coach Frank Leahy's mournful statement yesterday that “everythin points to a Southern

seek a new trial for Smith, : Learns of Record J sentenced when pleaded guilty

the to

and had served 15 years for murder

bounced back Prosecutor Stark charged the orig-

of justice.” The prosecutor’s petition charged

counsel, Mr. Shaw, “by their rep-

true facts relative to the defendant’'s past records what amounts to a fraud.” ; which prevailed - Irish Seek 8th Win Notre Dame seeks its straight win of the year.

ninth Week, harsh words, Usc, angry mutterings were exchang

{lost 11 of its previous games with defense this morning. Notre Dame, also is undefeated In

[the season, after a two-day rainstorm, and the back into it, Weather Bureau predicted rainless| Smith was re-arrested last night skies for the game. {and held for court this morning. | The coliseum gridiron was kept! Judge Siegel opened the hearing dry throughout the storm by a new on Prosecutor Stark's petition 10 nylon tarpaulin, and the turf was minutes after it was filed with the fast. | court. Mr. Shaw's pleas for time | Unless it rains during the game to gtudy the petition and answer Trojan Coach Jefl Cravath expects jt were denied. to show the crowd of more than| 103,000 a slam.bang passing attack to match the Irish aerial show. Cravath’s quarterbacks, George Murphy and Jim Powers, have been just as effective through the air as Irish passers Johnny Lujack and' continued Prank Tripucka, but have received

which the defense attorney openly {resented the prosecutor's charges tof “fraud and misrepresentation”

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Crisis in France ‘Well in Hand

less country-wide publicity.

Fight ‘Debate’ Ends In Draw—of Knife

Controversy over the decision in {the Louis-Walcott fight last night [sent an Indianapolis man to the General Hospital here. He was Denton White, 325 N.inaq the national crisis

|friend after the fight.

|said, the friend drew a knife and strike,

lis Times for many years, died this cut him on the right forearm and} The possibility of a peace settle~ from Key West, where he is vaca-| {ment appeared suddenly after Par-| The friend was the object of po-|liament completed legislative action arming the government with nower to jail saboteurs and agitators and measures

{shoulder

{ice search today,

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to take other against strikers.

drastic

‘His Vested Rights— Files Suit for Pants

A spokesman for Jules Moch

{ohn Hall's trousers,

{Judah with a warrant, |

Killer Sent Up for Life SYCAMORE, Ill. Dec. 6 (UP)— |Harry PF. Bell, 62, {wounded his sweetheart with a shotgun in a Sycamore tavern last

authorities might fire on rioters.

LOCAL TEMPERATURE

et Gates

Defense Ccunsel Lawrence Shaw,

| ehraged at Judge Siegel's reversal,| . orams the children like and! ! announced immediately he vould | py Det them in this day and age to! yesterday on a technical charge of

udge Siegel suspended Smith's make suggestions for their listen-| defendant ing?” second-degree | burglary last * “esday, after Depaty| failed to do much for children edurged ucationally, but added that like the

The pro tem judge then learned yet to grow up. Smith had a long criminal record|

Today's second act in the drama fare being offered in your comof Marion County law enforcement munity,” said Miss Waller. into court after that there is as much fun and ad-

perpetrated

Instead of the sweetness’ and|

between | ° < iy [prosecution and defense earlier this| stening appeal.

Insults and| ed| With an NBC Chicago station and|p-mocrats.

Smith sat alone in the jury box {by a feud between Mr. Rickey and eight games this year although it/during bitter controversy between Larry MacPhail, recently resigned was deadlocked by Rice early in Mr. Stark and Mr, Shaw until [Judge Siegel noticed the defendant The sun came out bright today|out of the picture and ordered him

Halfway through the hearing, in|%ith a call for constant vigilance

|by defense in securing the burglar's opening of the Everglades National

{ PARIS, Dec. 8 (UP)—An official] |source sald tonight the governmentiyral resources” is part of the na-

“well Inition’s responsibility to its citizens East St. He told police he and anand” and the General Confedera-| y Haars

were debating the decision tion of Labor announced its readi- gn ness to resume negotiations looking) The debate became so heated, he to an end of the two-million-man|

For the first time in three weeks ; BEDFORD, Dec. 6 (UP)—A jus-|both government and labor leaders Early EE oy gh rg Shot A Tila Lund of Ti His work was interrupted for altice of the peace court was asked evinced optimism. year wh n | clothing in the past two days. yea en he served in World War today to order Wayne Judah, 24, tol government had the unseftled sitMr. Hall told the court he fell and uation well in hand. Only yesterday perintendent of The Times in 1926 | ripped his pants while chasing Mr. Mr. Moch, chief of France's security forces, had told the assembly that under certain conditions

The first move toward reopening who fatally| (Continued on Page 2—Column 8)

Backing

Gor Hor recs Rossow Also Pupils to Listen - Defends Top Police Aids

Put Up $2500 Bail; All Retain Posts By ROBERT BLOEM Times ‘Staff Writer CRAWFORDSVILLE, Dec. 6—Four top-ranking state police officials, under indictment for conspiracy, surrendered to the Mongomery | “AS PART of teacher training,”

sheriff today and [said Miss Waller, “the teacher) COUNtY. en olay. should know the Captain Mid-| FE released un bond nights, Lone Rangers, Mr, District . in th » e Cire Attorneys, Sammy Kayes, Jock! They Wil be uEangod — the of |Bennys and Benny Goodmans. | The four pe were indicted by | “Unless you are familiar with thei. Montgomery County G 1 Jury

BLOOMING , tional Broadcasting Co. representative told 150 school principals here today they had better get hep to radio's blood-and-thunder kiddie dramas and bloop-bleep music if they want to rate with their pupils. | "Otherwise, the NBO speaker said, [the kiddies won't listen to teacher | when she suggests programs of] more cultural nature. This tip for the teacher was advanced by Miss Judith Waller, director of public affairs and education for NBC's Central Division. o " »

listen to, what right have you yo conAiEacy to bribe and {o-attempt respect your Judgment when you| They Were ac panied here by ‘ | gol. Robert Rossow, superintendent ‘of state police, who branded the d. that radia has, arye a “perversion of justice” and" {said all four would continue ‘in {their regular duties pending trial |childish fare it presents, radio has No Date for Arraignment No date was set for arraignment but it was expected to be held before Circuit Judge Howard Sommer early next week, Two members of the state police board, Republican Wayne Armstrong and Democrat Robert Hunt-

Miss Waller sai

. J “KNOW THE whole listening Know,

venture in listening to ‘World’s|

inal suspension was “a miscarriage Great Novels’ as in listening ar also accompanied the troopers

‘Terry and the Pirates.” on their surrender mission. Both Miss Waller sald schools should |. iq the board ger unanimously

that both the defendant and his proceed cautiously when planning | pening its officers in the case one

radio programs. . They must be or yp most complex ever to involve

resentations and failure to give the tully aware of the “problems and | ciate troopers.

responsibilities,” she said. | She urged the principals to re- | member that along with educational values, programs arranged by schools for children must have

The four officers indicted were Maj. Robert O'Neal, executive officer of the department and second in command; Capt. John Ba "AK. dobentivess nd Paid Capts. Kermit Lewis and Robert

Miss Waller has worked 25 years gush, All except Capt. Lewis are

was one of the originators of the! | Chicago Roundtable program. f

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Park-—a 454,000-acre sub tropical tract covering much of the southern tip of Florida, | The President pleaded mainly for | 4 conservation in criticizing those | who, he said, would deplete the na- « tion’s national resources “for pri-

In Indianapolis, Gov. Gates, too, oirumbpt troopers. | Col. Rossow qualified an earlier lar esour ces ‘statement that the action was a ’ political smear, by saying that | statement was ‘based on supposiTruman Urges ‘More Behind Scenes’ “lI know the facts behind this Scores Selfish Raids case. I know these officers were not involved in any bribery and I can | EVERGLADES CITY, Fla, Dec, | thing more behind the scenes,” the 8 (UP)—President Truman today, colonel said. dedicated the newest national park| He sald this was not the first [instance in which there had been against selfish raids on the coun- | a try’s national resources. . SeParment, confidense. i. ORF Mr. Truman spoke at the official po State Police Department and in {its administration,” the Governor |morning. “At the same time he declined to Iscuss a charge by Col. Rossow hat .the move was a political He declin 0 vate gain.” But he also linked such mounting ned 3 mht Sen conservation with the countsy’s fu-|ment climaxes a hectic year of {ture international position. [political sniping at the department, crits. The Grand Jury's action put the {and 8 world order, world peace | finishing touch on a weird chain of d wdtld recovery. |elrcumstances growing out of a $275 Mr, Truman flew over the Ever-|County farmer in payment for two glades area in coming here today cows. Persons close to the picture ex{tioning at the submarine base, He pressed surprise at the bond of here, and motored down the coast placed, pointing out that their poe to this village of 600, . { Colorful and lush séenery pro- (Continued on Page 2-Column 1) {vided the backdrop for the cere-| —— ET ———— . -. . . {lands and parks, forests and min- No. 1 Piccininni eral reserves are frequently sub9 ‘| jected to destructive influences. Marry Good Feller | Shortly after he arrived here the LONDON, Dec. 6 (UP)—Discolorfully dressed band of Seminole day that the news of the wedding Indians, who live primitively in the of princess Elizabeth and Prince Everglades, Philip had been spread throughout and a lot of his relatives gave tne ju, {President a_ Seminole ceremonial) The bullet. re shirt which consisted of five a at Y i, = Prepuisd BY gar sand pieces of cotton cloth. “Good feller new e come up

threw his moral support behind the | don." : In Park Dedication [only conclude that there is some{evidence of political pressure against {commented on the indictments this smear.” He said the “wise use of our nat-| particularly at high-ranking DemoMotors to Village bad check given to a Montgomery landed at Naples, 35 miles north of $2500 under which each officer was Imonies as Mr. Truman said public {President was waited upon oy a| patches from New Guinea sald to. Chief Willlam McKinley Osceola {he island in a pidgin English bulLond, England. Long Friday 20th

Walcott, but before Jersey Joe| learn that their more fortunate Children’s Sunshine Club, could mumble his thanks two guys neighbors have not forgotten the! Inc. who hadn't had a glove laid on ‘em real meaning of Christmas, Mrs. Paul Ferdinand ...... all evening handed the title right 8 Univef§al Spiritualist Church

back to Louis. { : “Mrs. B. Bartlett” . | THE NEED is great this year... vr and Mrs. Rot Leé

” ” ~ SHIRLEY POVICH, Washington [Perhaps greater than in many years| “gp, bo purr Post—They staged the great Madi-|Past. How many hopeful youngson Square Garden holdup at 11:20 sters have their Christmas dreams o'clock last night when they held of a warm winter fulfilled depends Total to date up the hand of Joe Louis and only upon the size of the cash con- Direct Donors brazenly proclaimed him “still tributions sent to Clothe-A-Child | py. Norbert Day 1 Child champion of the world.” |... and the number of dimes laid |

(Continued on Page 2—Column 3) Aug. 19, was sentenced to life im- | NY prisonmefit yesterday. Sell pleaded HE TIMES 1947 |guilty to the slaying of Vivian Ast-

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y , (long e marry. Im got two feller Hagana, the Jewish defense army, a ; | attacked: in force on the bloody Picininni Misses Princess Elizabeth

Princess Margaret Rose. battleground between Tel Aviv and "1 Jaffa tonight, fighting a short bit Now Princess ' Elizabeth - im e

{ , marry lone one feller man name {furious engagement against the. belong ‘Duke Edinburgh, All & gure Arabs with explosives, + mortars,

grenades and automatic weapons. Fal much long ug feller princess, WASHINGTON, Dec. 6—Sixth anniversary of Pearl | Tie Hagan ituc began ii a ASSISTANT MAYOR s . . series oO errific 5! whic | Raptor fds United States facing different opponent but |.» sia whole butidings. Raging OF INDIANAPOLIS still menaced. ' {fires broke out and engulfed sec-| ’ . . : : | ® Even bef: he named Battle for Europe hangs in balance with Russia using (dona of an Arab Stun Wea slong) city ODEO second civil disorder, possibly civil war, as weapon; U. S. propos- PAT te. ey dime of which will go to | ing to use dollars—and with fate of our long-range relief | First reporfs gave no account of clothe a needy child. plan in as much doubt in Congress as extension of draft |Arab casualties. They said at least, S Sp dy oa nr JOUR | was few months before Japanese attack 4 one Jew was Hiiled and, t4e weit ¥ dime 1 ast-groying . { i: , | Outlook for agreement at Foreign Ministers’ Confer(Continued on Page 2—Column 4)

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Washington Calling— Pearl Harbor Anniversary Finds U.S. Still Menaced

Russia Employing Civil Disorder in Battle For Europe; Fate of Relief Plan Doubtful

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