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Referee Gives Challenger Decision After Threc'2ning to Call Bout ‘No Contest’ T C. DOWSON, United Press Sports Writer

July 27—British sportsmen were elated today that! Eaglish-born scrapper, Freddie Mills, won the world light-heavy-mn crown for the first time in 43 years. But visiting American! were still groggy from the shock of Gus Lesnevich’s un-.

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only - wrested the title Gus on a 15-round Jast night; but he blastfor Lesnevich to tight three September oppooe Louis, Jersey Joe WalEzsard Charles. " British Be of White City Stadium saw +h underdog, floor the ed 34-year-old Amerin the 10th round and r to win the decision Referee Ted Waltham. No judges are used in England. The referee decids the verdict on

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pont Threatens Fighters did not hesitate a ae inting to Mills as the od 18 PO end of the close which had been so dull at times that Waltham threatened to toss both principals out of the ring and call the bout “no con-

He scult-{aced Lesnevich of Cliffside, N. J, was badly marked up befors the final bell. In the first Mills’ wild hooking attack 0 bloody gashes on both brows. In the 14th the bull-shoul-dered challenger opened gashes th both eyes. De en's two trips to the canvas in the 10th round, for counts of eight and nine, were the only knockdowns of the fight. However, Lesnevich was nearly dumped by a right to the chin in the 14th. Mills was in

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Mills Unmarked The United Press scored six rounds for each and three even. But Mills deserved the decision for- doing the most damage and finishing the stronger. He was practically unmarked when he left the ring. i Whether Lesnevich could do better in a return bout was questionable. His lack of “zing” last night indicated he had weakened himself by scaling down to the

trouble in the third and ninth bout.

5 slam-bang Mills, whom Lesnevich had stopped two years 175-pound limit at his ripe ring-!

age: He weighed 174% pounds;

Mills, 170%. -At the beginning # that 10th’ %

session, Referee Waltham “made his threat of tossing both out of the ring unless they ceased the clinching tactics that had drawn boos and derisive clapping in the previous four rounds. Mills, inspired by the warning, tore Jute he American and floored or “eight” with a t to! the chin. igh { Mills barraged his staggering opponent ard dropped him with a wild left hook for a count of nine. Lesnevich appeared helpless when he rose, Mills swarmed over him, but was so eager for & knockout that he began missing wildly. Lesnevich recovered somewhat and began fighting back. The English restaurant proprietor, whom Lesnevich had stopped in the 10th round of their first bout at London in May, 1946, became the first Eng-lish-born pugilist to wear the crown since Bob Fitzsimmons lost it to Philadelphia Jack O’Brien in 1808. Meanwhile, Ted Broadribb, manager of Mills, said he would be interested in fighting Louis for the heavyweight title or in meeting some other American heavyweight before defending against Lesnevich in a return

Fight Results

By United Press ARAN, J. deans SEE ol . dy 8 el Are 185 ‘Spain (5); np NEW YORK (Con Island) — Vinnie Cidone, 156, New York, knocked out Lou Thomas, 153, New York (2). NEW YORK (Croke Park)—Jimmy Flood, 152%, New York, outpointed Henry Holt, 159%, Danbury, Conn. (6). K (Queensboro Arena)—Tippy Larkin, 143%, Garfield, N. J.. outpointed Joe Lucignano J. (10)

, 145%, N. J. . West ingfleld, Mass.—Jimmy Carter, 135, New York, knocked out Julie Kog 135, New Haven, Conn. (8),

an, (er, Billy Denkert and Jim Beatty,

Wins Pro-Am

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ALL-STAR CATCHERS—The Class A All-Star team will have plenty of catchers | for the Junior Baseball show at Victory Field tomorrow night. The all-stargwill op- | pose the Riverside Cardinals, last year's league champions, in the second game. Two Class B League all-star teams will tangle in the first game at 6:30 p. m. The Class A catchers above (left to right) are Henry George, Brookside; Harry Roembke, Rhodius; Don Campbell, Broad Ripple, and Herbert Critchfield, Rhodius.

19 Survive Eliminations Butler Heads Jr. In City Parks Tennis Play

The City Parks tennis tournament singles field was cut to 19 survivors today as attention was turned to the men’s doubles that was to get under way at Brookside and Fall Creek courts this afternoon. ’ Only upset in yesterday's singles elimination was Wilbur Schumacher’s 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 defeat of George Buschmann. Schumacher has been seeded No. 3 and Buschmann topped the seedings, Singles action will start Friday at Brookside. In the men’s play are Jack Sunderland, Jimmy McClure, Schumacher, Harold Morgan, Ralph Linder, Rowland

Country Club yesterday Richard Butler won medalist honors in the Indianapolis district qualifying trials of the United States Golf Association's first Junior Amateur championship. eated| Also qualifying for the national tourney with Butler were Peter

Results yesterday:

AT FALL CREEK Men's Singles Semifinals — Jack Sunderland Ralph Burris, 6-2, 7-6; Jimmy defeated Murray Dulberger, s-4, 4.

Boys’ Semi-finals—Bob ingle defeated Den hoth of whom shot 75, Arch Vor-

Leverenz, Hank Campbell and| jamie stirs deo eo avpner defeated) is Jr. Bedford, 76, and John Art Linne. AT BROOKSIDE Mahan, 78.

Men's Singles Semifinals—Hank Campbell defeated gari| Alternates for the tournament

Otey, 6-0, 6-0; Art Linne defeated Bob|Are Richard Heath, Robinson, Ill, Dietz, 1-6, .2 Sk Sago. 79, Robert Callis, Martinsville, UROF DANSE 80, James Balch Jr. 82, Richard — fi » ’ » charles. "Mescall, = Janey Seteniay Kirkpatrick, 85, and Darrell Mca4 GARFIELD Fall, 86. en's Singles R gle dteated| The tournament will take place srold Bante. 8.3 4A ): Ralph Lis at the University of Michigan, August 11 to 14.

The field has been whittled to four in each of the following divisions: Women, Mary Grace Lauck, Pat Stewart, Betty Matthews and Louanna Early; junior, Kenneth Jones, Bob McKinney, Bob Martin and Bill Behr-

man; boys, Martin, Buddy Arch-|Harold Banta, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Ral Linder

defeated Carl Shadbolt, 6-3, 6-1.

AT RIVERSIDE Men's Singles

i f inlo1 a ena, 1 ere Haod Paul Miller Named ein ein oursome w= dstunted Bob Bastian, 10-3, §-3. Ft wW C h Quarterfinals—Betty Maes Setiaing . ayne oac ‘ 3 LR “Madden, 8-0, 6-3. FT. WAYNE, July 27 (UP)— S——————————— Paul J. Miller has been appointed

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. Catholic ‘High School here, ActGreat Jokes. Title (UP)— Ing Athletic Director Rev. GilSome of the Midwest's top am. Pert Wirts announced today.

ateur golfers were included in the at the parochial school, succeeded I IL open Mike Scott who resigned last Club in the annual Great Lakes amateur golf championship. Defending champion Frank Stranahan, Toledo, was not en-

TIPTON, July 27—Professional Bill Heinlein's team won the weekly pro-am golf meet here yesterday with a score of 66. | Amateurs comprising Hein» ‘Tein’s squad. were Jack Keesling,

| Indian Lake; Neal Hardy, Tip- department In football,

and basketball since 1946,

1 » oo Practicing for Olympics

H + | land, Mich., 6-1, 6-2, and then ia | | [ dropped Roger Brunsell, also of | Holland, 6-1, 6-1,

Carding a 74 at Broadmoor, Tony Trabert, top-seeded junior

Burkholder and Gerald Williams, |

Miller, former assistant coach

spring. Miller has been an assistant in the school’s athletic track

Runs 100 Miles a Week

By HARRY GRAYSON |icans no knew Britis yal NEA Ifperts Editer ways ore the war 3 36-Round Card | LONDON, July Be Lohans sly old oe names : : | Coleman, 34-year-old Vereeriging, Southern, M. 8S. and othe | | wi Sillad of Breng ring od. SOUth Africa, policeman, has for|0C® painted on carriages and e:

igines, are rapidly disappearir dity here Thursday night when three weeks been running 100" “pe, TE replaced | two sets of twins appear on the Miles a week over the official tpg ooiden-lottered words, Bri 36-round show at the outdoor COUrse as final preparation fori. Railways, the result of ti Sports Arena, N. Pennsylvania st. th¢ Olympic marathon. . . . He gouernment's nationalization « Bill Roberts, Indianapolis Should be dead ft. . . , While the {yo rajiways this year... Pra heavyweight, has signed to meet Games open Thursday, smack dab tisally everything is socialize Gerald Locke, Columbus, O., in a Upon the country, the ericketiypien is what is wrong wi six-rounder, His twin brother, 135. T¢3t matches with Australia con-|gngiand. pound Bob Roberts, will face one tinue to get more publicity in : ® = = of the LaBroi twins, John and|OPdON's 14 daily newspapers.| THE 360 acres of Royal Hy. Gerald, from Gary. 4; + Long John o'Pudsey died 8%/py;y in tne heart of Old Lo

81 in Bristol, and you are re-| ’ or matches Nrtady heave minded that he scored 20,268 runs 400 Town, were once neatly 1

weights Chet Harter, Ft. Wayne {playing for Yorkshire from 1801 closed by thousands of iron ps

and Kid Harvey, Muncie, ‘ito 1907... . I don't know the first ings . , . Today you can enter t

six . thing about cricket, but that must | rounds; George Stellios, Ft. e a lot of runs. . . . Long John park at almost any point, f

Wayne, and Dick Bess, Dayton; pn occ” 0 uare monicker was the palings, rushed away to he 1% pounds, four sounds. and Joe yo nV nniclifte. . . . His rec- make munitions during the dar: Rent Jduiayille, aad 2 Nye Be ord opening stand for the first est days of World War II, ha'« a 8, Re anapolis, pounds. wicket of 544 with J. T. Brown! po: been replaced, nor are the OUr rounds. 'against Derbyshire stood for 34/likely to be for many years . .

D Ve Still . | Years, 2 pt IA lot of Londoners like it th evoe Jil In = |, JOB. SIMMS would "win _ anlpaan 297¥Y + + , Chesrlo, WwW 9 4 i t SOUTH BEND, July 27 (UP)— across water , . . Simms, 51-year. R@S€IVe Go Tourney Charles DeVoe of Indianapolis, old checker from Southampton) Division 943 of the Indiana; was still in the running today as Docks, actually walked across/olis Naval Reserve Unit will hol all seeded players in the Western the River Thames at Chelsea its first golf tourney Saturda Junior and Boys' Tennis Tourna-!. . . He covered nearly 500 yards at the South Grove course, The ment won their first and second When the tide took him upstream tournament will be in charge «¢ round matches yesterday. . + + A cycling motion with his Lt. George Gale, division athlet DeVoe, who is ninth seeded. legs keeps him upright . . . Amer-|officer. firs. defeated Ronald Boe, Hol) "wy

from Cincinnati, defeated Dan | Baumle, Milwaukee, Wis., 6-0, 6-1 and then beat Curtis Beusman, {Oak Park, Ill, 6-3, 6-2. | Bob Perry, West Los Angeles, (Cal, lop seeded in boys’ singles, {drew a first round bye and in his| {second match downed Tom Wylie, Kalamazoo, Mich, 6-0, 6-1, |

Net Squad to Travel | NEW YORK, July 27 (UP)—| Ralph Furey, director of Colum-| bia University athletics, announced today that the school's) basketball team will play seven {exhibition games in Puerto Rico {in September. The squad, in| charge of Coach Gordon Ridings, will leave New York by plane on| Sept. 4 and will return by air on}. Sept. 24. .

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(ton, and Harry McKay of Kokomo. tered in the meet, and the outstanding contender was last year's runner-up, John Barnum of Chicago. Stranahan won the crown, 3 and 2, over Barnum in 1047. The field will play a 36-hole

Two teams tied for second and third, They were Bob Grant, | Kokomo pro, and Bob Lake of

derson and Charles Fulwider, Indianapolis; Wayne Hensley,

Anderson pro, with Gerald Foster of Tipton, Walt Chapman and Carl Fuehin, both of Indianap-

qualifying round Wednesday and Thursday with the low 32 scorers ‘opening match play Friday. Sun-

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT

ol day a 36-hole final match was

is. Se —————— scheduled. - ‘Ducky’ Goes to Houston’ ST. LOUIS, July 27 (UP)—Thé {8t. Louis Cardinals have announced Joe “Ducky-Wucky” Medwick, a 10-year man, was gent {to the Houston club of the Texas |League. The former member of |p, ine, ithe famous “Gashouse Gang” will |ernoon. {join his new club at Ft. Worth, (Cif C ‘Foster Beats Sgro | CHICAGO, July 27—Vince Foster, Omaha, weighing 152, decisioned Joe Sgro, Indianapolis, 150, in a 10-round pro boxing |bout at Marigold Garden Arena {last night.

New Pendleton Coach

ANDERSON, Ind., July 27 (UP) —Don Casterline, former basketball coach at Dunkirk High {School, today was named to] succeed Charles Steidle at Pen-! dleton High School. ’

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