Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 August 1949 — Page 26

NEW TORK, Aug Ths it timed ut the Tart that : ip fight was a minor consideration. What hurt most was that it waen't even a fight. Old Gus

Lespevich, both eyes closing, surrendered in his corner be- % seve “He can't see

(Ship alive, Now I can see it does-

a vor to" prove he was hot “He was to make the cus-| the readigg public 1 forget the dreary showing made Tn winning the NBA vers way, and that’s what he's | (SUD-Isjon of the championship nst “4a he in the 47 states WMOR Tosase RI “Wa loaned in Chicagn

JErsey Sloat hold member cards inthe {last June. tional Boxing Station: OLD ‘GUS Lesnevich was more ¢ '® or less handpicked to stooge for ONLY NEW YORK state has him. Where could you. find a vicrefused to go precipitously Mongjtim more made to order? Old Gus : todsy Ed-had_nothing deft but shreds and, Ipatches of glories, He was) & to slow, unders outreached and! .. the only virtue he had & ; of wrecks of ee] " —==—inte—gallantry. “Another thing—he cut easily around the eyes—and Charles was thought to hive a (fast darting left jab that ripped! Lesnevich failed to Mr.| with a venomous hiss.

Charl could

‘gard the Gizzard v inte the king's row. It distressed acutely that New York has adopting a.stubborn|

spotty.

| yiinehed “Taster, hia Ys reach told, he looked sharper physically. It seemed certain | he soon would stop the old fellow from across the river who SEMANA Tetninded’you of om of those ‘melancholy toothless lions in jungle pictures. the name for Lesnevich as his {when

Meets Dr. Middlecoff

In Exhibition

Colorful Sam Snead, a great {drawing card in golfdom, is expacted 40. continue bringing ‘em in he comes to Indianapolis En Golf course for an &xtion match next Tuesday. when But Slammin’ Sentist who, 18 bring with him a den Sea ot atu INES wot TI site 1 y been too busy until two years ago de “pecond. In = - ~{eeth.

OLD GUS ‘was still there

Cincinnati's Exxard Charles {laf pux the sixth round of the NBA heavyweight title bout at answer the bell for the gighth. found.

Charles Ready 'Savold—Or Anyone Else

disappointing Yankee Stadium. ~ Lesnevich, former world light Chicago: heavyweight champion, new scarcely see out of eithereye, and

yos-¥hn—chin-of - battered -Gus- Seamivich ns Yankee Stadium. Charles won the bout when

to Take On

~ Champ Shows Improved Form in Pounding Lesnevich to TKO at End of 7th Round

By JACK coopy, NEW YORK, Aug

‘any other mam in the

could

adroit in slipping Lesnevich’s and straight rights. And he to hit harder than at

As e . chalked up his 17th straight victory, Lesnevich was

United Press Sports Writer Charles, having battered Gus Lesnevich into De 0 hell was ready today to defend his claims to the world heavyweight championship against Savold or * . Charles—a slender, coal-black Negro technical knockout over veteran Lesnevich of Cliffside Park, N..J., at the end of the seventh round last night before a sweltering and crowd of 18,630 iniiabs and

world.”

; ope n golf champion.

8 of the nif might. & ft Took limelight ‘with meteoric rapidity i tall, slim Negros. hea only two years after exchanging The sixth had bie 4 iy round pg dental forceps for a putter. for him, his best. edi te was too busy with his ap-| ‘ at Now. ti ointments with the dentist's Gus would! char to accept many invitations on the links. . The good-looking

Memphis, |

‘the exhibition with Snead. The 18-hole affair will begin at 2:30| pm. with the two pros matched | against Indiana Open Champion Jim Scott of New Albany and John -David,- Indiana District champion. Boott, also a X tWO-YSEr PIO; will

compete in the qualifying play |of the National amateur tourney’ at. Cincinnati next week, : Snead Gets Gold’

the doctor- |

gold ($10,000) in 1937, to get the

to-be. was beginning

school ‘title. . J . For the next two ‘years, he won the Memphis city titles and | hte Jwunoned E SINg-

Sham pion Ek v studying dentistry. St} In 1945 Middlecof became the| first amateur in tourney history! to win the North and South open titles, then joined the Army Den. tal Corps as & lieutenant He

oy Jet alone a Ynockout. To papal “The other 47 states can

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}d} ] of golf 4n the service the next! and two vears and was chosen on the | {Walker Cup team for 1947.

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hove rgndhetow his right and from a gash on his tert cheek {io at the end of the seventh session. | Ibett and Freddie Steels.

811 in for Fred Wampiet, who wil, mors guitkly thas other previous

"Whilé Snead was getting he fessional Aghter

in the amateur ranks. He | need a couple of days to think won the Tennessee state high about Tetiring. However, Maw: |ager Joe Vella said Gus was re-

we Aaratty-ragreede ARS NS REV) ~Tennt ) THI WhTTe!

found time for periodic games| that he actually added little to his

{Tk wor last night's feature hard| top event before a crowd of 2500 1s most at the Indianapolis Midget Speed-

Er The winner just Darsly man: - Name Aeneas sersene takai AtAR ELI RRLEY Phone CELLET {aged to edge out Frank Miks of

Eddie Sheeler of Chicago thok! the semifinal. while Larry John. of Minnsapolis won the steeplechase with a time of) tion 9:04:10. Tom Dox of Indianapolis | 1 {won the ‘trophy Assh And heats. 3 es a vo'es Will receive a new RCA~ [wer taksn by Hal Rufle of Chi-|’ Bethe! Hall of Indianapots,

he was bleeding from gashes

Trainer Freddie Fierro turned) to Referee Ruby Goldstein as Les-! ‘mevich sat on his stool in the|

Charles, wrt is Tecognized as {world champion by the National Boxing Association, was making his first defense of the title he had won by outpointing ancient Jersey Joe Walcott at Chicago June 22. Ezzard risked the title

champions making a frst defense. : Gus Talks Retirement the dressing room, Lene —— his 15th year as a p — anced HIN {retirement from the ring. Later, Ihe reconsidered and said he would

tired as far as he was concerned. And members of the challengers

ould Ban: 2 again. “Chavies displayed “muen more savagery and aggressiveness last nght than he did at Chicago, where he fought Walcott for NBA recognition as successor to the retired Joe Louis. However, the match last night was so lop-sided

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Gate Sorrows Promoters

The crowd of 16630 and the corner, and told Goldstein that 34.|gate of $75.832 were disappoint. | year-old Gus was unable to con. ments to James D. Norris and ftinue. The fight endet “in theJoe Louis of ths International Tenn. linksman selectsd his own seventh round, According to New|Boxing Club, which staged its

date to coms to Indianapolis for [To ruled, for the bell had not first qutdoor show in New York.

Charles, who-is the center of a feud among his three co-mana-e

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£2 did not swoon, @s-he did at. when Charles won | the,

Charles “weighed “180 “pounds, Lesnevich .182. Weights had no bearing on the bout. but Charles’

advantage of HX years. a. ou en along to work out thelr

“forjans joined in the fun as Schacht's

LAFAYETTE. 10d “Aug. 11— The first annual IHSAA coaches’ clinic was expected to attract nearly 250 high school and ool. lege coaches as the four-day clin-

Children ander 12 years, sccompaniad by Mut, admitted Foon of

| pitchers fatled him and the. Mil {ers staged batting sprees in both [the aighth and ninth, regained ithe advantage and held it, 8 to 8.

still were in front, 6 to 5 And after one out in the ninth the home forces appeared to be over

But four consecutive KE lowed, two off Forrest . |off Jos Muir, including a doubls. Two runs were in and a runner lon third, and still just one out.

It Was Too Late

Mel called in and the Millers worked the squeeze play for a third run Tanned two to

The grandstand managers immediately got busy and poured it gambling on Main and Muir. Main, who started the eighth, was belted for a single and a double in that stanza. Hel

, looked | the Millers were level-|

lene Indians are going to bounce {back it will have to

Pro Basket Loop Has First Meeting

ball Association, major pro basketball leagues, was to hold its first business meting today. The association Was Tormed by the merger of the Basketball Association of America and the Nationa! Basketball New York last Noth, -

expected foomptets att tems of Dustness-ex-. cept the schedule. “I don't Dbdelisve we're

yet the anization sald,

leagues by the be ratified by the meeting.

Promise Prompt Baseball Suit Trial

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (UP)=~ St. Louis Cardinal pitchers Max|o Lanier and Pred Martin today

the -After-eight Innings, the ‘Indians Visitors’ attack. He stepped aside Johnny Hutchings pitched these 2, 15 Dal a

two

the Tribe's acs, was on

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CHICAGO, Aug. 11 (UP)—The (the circuit, they turned on the newly formed National Basket

League if!stregk. far{fans and his antics were well

org “but we “partner s ght dectas upon the starting!

mors 4% (he merging session wil

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The Millers of 14 blaws for the “IANS ENE HE

fore or after the seventh.

an third sacker, was hard to, Randle. He got three hits, includtwo doubler hatted in runs and scored one. Whereas befora last night, the Indians thought themselves well {fortified Tor the long trek around

5 game. got a tot of r Mughs out of the

received. Bob Ganss of the Indi-

First-place St. ve BY Pat was beaten 9 to/6 by the basement Toledo Mud Bea in an American Asso-

were promised a November triall tie

So-¢ 21 the NBA, does not recognize ine | 0 Just dibl But he turned it down 10° WIE 8 des a3 chamalo Ang helinciude all phases of basketbajllin their $2,500,000 damage suit | {“pro.” He earned $6,120 in the|Charles as champion. lol Osborne: ( x Oot ot o : — woo ifvgt year. Last year “he stasched TNUSL: ‘beat Savold or some other, ad re (Outs) O ies. again rganized dase 1 AMERICAN Tear {away $18.821 from tourney win- outstanding contender before hel ty of Mi 5 = AMERICAN LEAGUE at ou 32 202 Bi ~ 310 0 nings and this years he’s going can gain recognition from the] invests, Dold Sopping; contracts to go to the Mexican! wo t. OB ‘Pantin Portier 0 Joba higher New York Commission” and fromthe Program. In the Das ing prom-| League in 1947, and were us| iw York un 3 f° i jomen an ————— the British Board of Boxing con-io oy oh 8 than eis pende by baseball as a result. Fe MC a y trol. nar today Purd FleldAduiphia » 4 48 ARE MBL] 1 LA } | ‘Baveld still is matched tenta-! thet Te Leo (Cabby) O'Neil, they. were deprived of & Tight 10 two men on, the Cir aia + | | i § Toast. PA bith mae HOR [evel to Aght Bruce Woodcock of|2®t nentor of Jasper's stats prep/make a living, and have refused Sshington : 3 " AR 2" coat Losing pifehus England at ‘London in October. py wood champions, and Ray! Sie : nn {Howsver, Woodcock has been try-| dy, coach of Madison's Tun- now prs back on the team NATIONAL LEAGUR SE RE $ 1 Tourn A ain ying to withdraw from that match, {mersup. | Federal Judge William Bondy Le Ww 8h yp Rg a BES ae, tains ¢ the .match is called off. Savold| The clinic, expsctsd to become yesterday granted the request of weevy NEW Fone Trout asd Swift. Robissen | 2 | may meet Charles at Madison ®8 Whi feature of the IHSAA [the two players for preferential! a 8 a 11 by LL oo 100-- 710 0 Fred Wampler. 1948, state amu- igo are Garden in October or No-/ eatu track and basketball trestment of their case om the. ladelphis. ,..., 8 34 8 i | Wyshineton , i 001 ox 8 nd J teur: champion became the first vember. [Jantanday with Hugh Bergstrom court calendar. PER es 41 A 184 ners aynet and vals golfer to win his. second L.: Th wer o knockdowns in'® f Gary Froebel:. Dave Rankin, | In their petition for the early) Flint, 2 _. date Wher. Muda Leslae Ae. Strauss & Co: tournament when 100 piri ut which was COACH of Purdue's track team, trial, they called their reinstate | GAMES TODAY ——— >a ne shot & par 71 to lead the field | staged in 91-degree heat in the and Carl Bonge, Anderson's ¢in- ment by Baseball Commissioner MERICAN sssoctATION NATIONAL LEAQUE of 244 entrants at the Speedway | humid Yankes ball park. How. der tutor, leading the track dis-' A. B. Chandler “merely a stop No games scheduled ) H whi rf B= dae 4 §iooyRn Sasteray no captured |$VET, Lasnevich was rocked in Susslons and demonstrations, |thrown to the players who for| ¢ Raffensherger | raus. &ce, Ww cap ¢ . , 1 aa | ~The first two days = + Hew vor MERIEAN teaeve ion Cogent Frazer ints first Strause crown in 1047, {ReArly every round by the 25-yeAr ape ‘to football sessions. de |thres year Sot Black listed and aso st Cleveland (Night 7 and Caras Loding pitehr, \ ame in ahead of Reess Barry of 01d champion, ‘and he was stag ey, aan [stra y other members of Onis vans wehadin a 4 m1 {Coffin - by finishing the 18-hole gered 18 .the third, fourth and ‘Wi io (their.profession.” po oston JATONAL © LEAOUR Rare Banta ane Bewards pinta: test with nine consecutive fours seventh rounds. isconsin Gridder : 1 b radi at_Chicage dy man SRR did She wonsbanty | for a two stroke over his op-| Wins Ome Round Awarded Trophy So vnar Ta le only ames Teheduied Phis (might), Boston 1 13 8% oe 4 48! ent. I Game Gua tried to make 4 Aght| Most anglers know that fen | Naw for i Gtensed Ls Henty Timbrook, who won theof it, despite his aged legs, and APPLETON, Wis, Aug. 11psve a faverits time during the! RESULTS YESTERDAY gery I Kpeodr ee inaugural meet in 1948 took & he landed some. solid head (UP)—James “Hammond, , last day and night when they feed ERAN a 76 yesterday while last Year's smashes in nearly every session Year's captain ‘of .the Univ

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