Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 August 1950 — Page 15

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NEW YORK, Aug. 8—There was more speculation as|yelons gver the merits of the two to the display of Ray Robinson's magnanimity than the

Charley Fusari tomorrow night in the Jersey flatlands.

Was the champion’s agreement to fight for one silver dollar influenced by the heat, egoism or a gnawing con-

science? It is an established

“He'll Be First If HeRegainsCrown |

Last of a Series. By JIM HEYROOK

greatest heavyweight champions |

medical fact that the late summer sun produces pecu-

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liar behaviorisms. Like -Giants winning 16 out of 17, for example. : | Robinson’s flair for individualism is produced, but up to now it has never been evidenced in nonprofit activities. The unwholesome news from Korea is not to! be dismissed as a possible explanation. There must be times <.Nen: the fighter. remembers ““his actions in the last war were ther gallant. el rg rae i ‘STILL there is a saying that it Is unmannerly to look a gift horse in the mouth, so let it be accepted that sufficient unto the day is the good deed thereof. Minus the aforementioned one silver dollar, -Robinson's end! goes to the cancer fund. A praiseworthy gesture under any cir: Dh SAR HE we All of us have seen champions ‘In performances that were not worth more than O. 8. D. But Robinson, a prideful and talented worker, almost invariably turns in an excellent job. So unless he is completely carried away with the amateur spirit, and proceeds to fight like one, the bout should be Imetesting enough.

ROBINSON In following a pats tern set by oe Louis when the bomber defended the heavyweight |a title twice for free back in the

days when Delenguered Russia, fought for Army relief, then for Navy, the donating on each c occasion his en-

was on our side. First, he

tire purse,

There have been times when fighters fought for nothing but that was not the original idea. My recollection is that Tommy Gibbons didr’t get a quarter for going 15 rounds with Jack Dempsey in what was either the dumbest or most optimistic man-

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gain the title that he gave up Mar, 1, 1949, after a 12-year reign as the world’s champion.

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To get back to Robinson; he is beyond dispute the best fighter| in the racket today. And though the rocking chair is beginning to catch up with him, I believe he’s still capable of dominating at least three divisions, welter, middle and light heavy. And since Ezzard Charles is little more than a light heavy I wouldn't care to

sell him short against him, either.

11 Singles Matches Slated

In fn Nowpon Casino Tennis + Opening Delayed by Eastern Grass °

the 31st annual Newport Casino

Eleven singles matches were scheduled to narrow the original field of 86 players to 32 as three seeded Americans and second ‘foreign seeded Tony Mottram of England opened first round play

Also scheduled for first round play were Herbie Flam of Beverly who won the grass courts singles championship Sunday and was fourth seeded, and Vic Seixas of Philadelphia, seeded

after delay owing to the Eastern Grass Courts doubles finals at South Orange, N. J. Top-ranked Budge Patty of Los Angeles, the Wimbledon champion, reached the third round yesterday with a pair of easy wins that typified play as all favored stars advanced Second-seeded Ted Schroeder of La Crescenta, Cal, drew a first) ~ pound ye then Faced through his! second round match with William Beale: of Los Angeles, 6-2, 6-2,

Mulloy Scheduled Gardnar Mulloy of Coral Gables, Fla., seeded third, was scheduled for his first match after he combined successfully with Billy Talbert of New York yesterday to

defend their Eastern Grass Courts.

title at South Orange by defeating Tom Brown of San Francisco and Tony Trabert of Cincinnati, O., 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2. Talbert, suffering a throat infection, had declined an invitation | to the Newport tournament. - ©

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Doubles Finals; Patty Reaches 3d Round

NEWPORT, R. I, Aug. 8 (UPj—Some seeded American stars moved to the third round and others began competition today in

Invitation Tennis Tournament.

Mont, After Dempsey and his manager got through collecting there wasn’t anything left for anybody elese. now a sheriff in ‘Minnesota, got out of it was the(y, dubious and Painful distinction of

a Da RE a combination: “oA-bo- a

Carpentier and Gene Tunney, .both of which

figure. must live and with high taxes, Joe has found himself in difficult financial straits. - ~ Whether it is these debts that cyused him to decide to return to active fighting, or just the yearn-! ing for ring competition, nobody quite knows for sure. Joe says it's.

JOE HAS started the same procedure he has used for 12 of his previous championship fights. He's in West Baden, Ind., for the “calm before the storm.” He'll rest and play golf along with light workouts until the last of August and then .move to Pompton Lakes, N. J. for his strenuous training before the title fight with Ezzard Charles. If any previous champion ever had a chance to regain .the cham-

U Lands Another Pre Grid Star

Times State Service

|diana University's football teams of the future bagged another prize catch today. Bill Holzbach, brilliant all-time scoring champion of East Chicago Roosevelt's state grid titlists, enrolled at Indiana today.

Hills, Cal,

seventh, who arrived late.

Artie Diamond Wins NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (UP) —

Artie Diamond, “155,” New York, scored a unanimous eight-round decision last night over Sammy 152, Belleville, N. J. in the feature bout before a crowd of about 2500 at the Coney Island

Velodrome.

Softball Draw “Slated

teams are entered.

Managers will meet tonight at the Dearborn gym to draw for the annual Marion - County Softball Association tournament scheduled lat Longacre, Beech Grove and Municipal Stadiums Friday. The meeting is at 8 p. m. Seventy

The 19-year-old halfback probably has been the most sought after Calumet region grid prospect since Tom Harmon left Gary for Michigan. Holzbach is regarded by many as a greater college prospect than Harmon because of his brilliant passing and quick-kicking reputation. The 175-pounder batted .650 as a shortstop mn prep baseball last, (Spring. Some 33 colleges, theluding] Michigan and Ohio State, sought Holzbach. His 132 points broke all Roosevelt's scoring marks.

Dick Johnson Leads National Soaring Meet DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 8 (UP)—~ Dick Johnson of Starkville, Miss., maintained his slim lead yesterday in the 17th annual National Soaring Contest with a 90-mile flight to Durant, Okla. The “task flight,” to a designated airport, hiked Johnson's point total- to 298, 22 more than

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: Ruth Petrie led candidates tor

Lebanon Pacer. Wins. Shelby Fair Race Times State Service SHELBYVILLE, Aug. 8 — The

| $2500 Green Valley Stake for two-year-old pacers was won here

opening harness race program of the Shelby County Fair.

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title in 1937. Thirteen years later.. . . can he win it back?

plonship, Louis seems to be the logical one. As he stands now at his West Baden camp, Joe weighs 222, by no means the heaviest he ever has been. :

| BETWEEN MANY of his title|

fight, the most weight he has carried into any previous ring engagement. His heaviest for a title defense was his second meeting with Jersey Joe Walcott, June 25, 1948, when he knockéd out the ancient Jersey Joe in the 11th round. But for nearly each fight since he won the title In 1937, he has weighed more, When he won the title by

Williams Loses

eo 3 % , Decision to Salas WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UP) — Lightweight Champion Ike Williams of Prenton, N. J., suffered

three weeks when he Tost a unanimous 10-round verdict last night

to rushing, mauling Charley Salas, Phoenix, Ariz, welter‘weight.

Williams. who weighed 13914, just couldn't get going against the 146-pound Salas, who kept boring in and pouring savage, straight rights to the head and body, followed with stiff left hooks to the head: Williams, who was upset three weeks ago by welterweight George Costner, had trouble keeping away from the bulling Salas, who

‘him at t Infighting most of the most of the way.

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knocking out Jim Braddock June into shape for his come-back fii] 22, 1937, Joe weighed 197. He was be an easy one. He has been in 23 with shoulders weighed 197®until his second title [been doing al lot of eXercising. defense nearly a year later against

tween 215 and 217 for the Charles {upset the great champ.

tight against Conn that Louis had |plon’s crown. to work th» hardest to get into condition. Joe spent time in the be’'the world’s champion without Army and was soft through being doubt. If Louis comes back suc-| inactive in the ring. But he man- cessfully, aged to get.down to 207, one-half banging away with his great fists! pound lighter than he had been|until the day when he has to

| forced. the champ to mix it with|

broad (boxing exhibitions, some over a He {10-round route, In addition, he has

bulging biceps, and slim hips.

. ao AND IT WAS for the second him capable of wearing the cham-|

If he can topple Louis, he will he’ probably wil be

for his last ring encounter before hobble into the ring.

into service, 4 We'll know the answer; come Joe believes the job of getting the last of ‘September,

Chipman Can Mean Flag, Billy Southworth Asserts

Braves Pilot Scoffs af Reports He

Doesn't Have 4th Starting Hurler

By LEONARD ZAHN, United Press Sports Writer BOSTON, Aug. 8—Manager Billy Southworth of the Beston Braves peered confidently into his somewhat clouded crystal ball! today and said acidly: i “Most sports writers say I don't have a good fourth starting pitcher and therefore can't win the pennant. Well, they're dead wrong. I've got a good fourth pitcher in Bob Chipman and hé can be a big help to us in taking the pennant.” [be without them. They work hard Then Southworth, whose sec-| and never complain. And they win | ond-place Braves are fighting for the games that count.” the National League flag they) As Good As 1948

last won in 1948, became more! mellow. , The Sunbury, O., skipper said

-— Has ‘Tough Breaks “Chipman has had some tough

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{nts 1950 Braves were “just as good i if not better” than the 1948 team

breaks in his last few games and which Won the penpant, his 5-6 record doesn't tell fhe| ‘They've got the same fighting whole story; "~he said: ~*But-he'it|Spirit- we had-two-years-ago;* win plenty more games for us said enthusiastically. this year, wait and see.” fighting all .the time for that, Southworth,

making one of ve th to! baseball's biggest comebacks sin ing ei gd Fi being exiled midway through last] ‘A , of. 1 hey

season because of a team mu sald, “are these so-called poor

DELAFIELD, Wis, Aug. 8 (UP)—The College All-Stars, who meet the National Football League's champion Philadelphia Eagles in Chicago Friday ngiht, entered the home stretch of their training grind today:. They returned Bo their training here after a dress renea an the lights of Soldier Field in Chicago last night. Coach Eddie Anderson planned a final 1 Intensive defensive scrimmage either. .today. or. tomorrow, But he et disclose which day it-would.be held, or where, It will be secret.

Soldier Field

“Imental “plays,” atid then “qressed for the return to Delafield. ‘Earlier, the All-Stars were honored at the 10th annual luncheon sponsored by the Chicago Junior Association of Commerce.

Cambridge City To Play Football

~~ Times State Service - CAMBRIDGE CITY, Aug. 8—

to answer the call for Cambridge]; City High' School's first football team in history this month. | Coach Floyd - (Butch) Peters will begin first drills next week.

The schedule is: Sept. 8-—Brookville; Sept, 15—At Seven! Mus, | O.; Sept. 22-—-Batesville; Sept. 29 at Hoyerton; Oct, 6—Morton Memorial of t yest _Alexan~

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Fifty-eight aspirants are expectedihonor,” the university. ‘head said.

tiny,” saw nothing in his crystal teams In the league. Just when! ball about the outcome of the|You're riding high along they senior circuit race. come and knock you down a few) “The league is too jampacked Pegs. { to pick a winner,” he said. “The “I guess every club will decide Braves will have to beat the/this year’s pennant race” he Dodgers, Phillies, Cardinals and added. “A low team knocks off a fants. The Giants are coming|first division club in a crucial along fast, too fast for comfort.” ame or series and the whole, A smile spread across his face Picture changes. ke. of his “big three” “I just hope we beat all the nstays, Big Vern Bick-{Clubs when it’ really counts,” be ford, tobacco - chewing Johnny [said.

Amateur Baseball

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Pennsylvania Boosts Intercollegiate Athletics |

PHILADELPHIA, A I

d yesterday that the un y is: khan advantage of the NCAX" “sanity code” in a program of greater emphasis on Weriolligh ate athletics. Emphasizing that Pasi is complying fully with the code provisions, Stassen said that more parttime jobs are being made avail-| | ‘able toathletes. Hé added that | ; more scholarships also are being

“We are seeking victories with

|Stock Cars Shot In

By OSCAR FRALEY, United Press. Sports NEW YORK, Aug. 8—S8Stock car racing, the fastest sport in the nation, gets its greatest shot in the arm ) down in the cotton; tobacco and peanut country of & when the poor man Barney Oldfields compete in their st 500mile race. ; They come from all walks of life, these hot rod rae mechanics, bus drivers, barbers ; and college boys—and more than 200 of them from all sections of the nation will seek the 75 quallfying berths, . Bill France, president of the National “Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing, which is sanctioning the event, believes that the Darlington race may aniswer more automotive questions than Indianapolis, 8. .

CERTAINLY DEFECTS will be shown in all models when 75 speed happy pilots go out on Darlington’s mile and a quarter, as4 phalt track Labor Day with $25, 500 in prizes walting for the top performers, oo Heo Requirements to enter-the 15« 48%. and someday. n. the future y qualifying trials Aug. 19 are few, which is one of the-reasons.-why-stock-car-r + has boomed so terrifically in the last few years. Entrants must be 21 years old or more; have a 1949-50 or '51 American-made se--tdan- or club coupe—and the urge to beat everything else on the

¢ Mann... ceed. JOB. WANTS. to to. oe the first. oo tar highway. weekly pro-am golf tourney. at defenses, Louls’ weight sky-! joe says the toughest fight of | heavyweight CR Rahs ho Speedway with a low card of 62, rocketed and then came off justinis career was that first fight zard Charles, " 0 idoli uis! 82 1 : hE = whet: his aaDA Si gars ITY OONIE WHER" “FHS WMT the Tormier=-was- X= Boy HF CURING "THES Sige ori = Aen. Dace was. the. teat

ing began. He says he will be be- speedy Pittsburgh- fighiter -nearly Cincinnati, O. 1s not highly re- ifying' 10-mile heats, the fastest {garded in the boxing world and five will qualify each day for the [there are those who do not believe | | big race, Which means that on'a and C. F C. Kirk with | a 65.

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