Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 June 1952 — Page 29

aay “BY, Fa the pellet off hy Tribe “Fubber.

THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1952

By JACK CUDDY { United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, June 26—Joey Maxim today gave thanks for

the unprecedented heat that helped cause the collapse of Sugar Ray Robinson: and save his light heavyweight crown. Cleveland Joey admitted he knew Robinson was “way ahead” when the end came on a technical knockout at the start of the 14th round. Slender Robinson, the middleweight champion who was trying to win the light-heavy title, was unable to answer the bell at the start of the {| "14th because of the 104degree heat in Yankee Stadium, and because of the body punishment he received

from a man who-out-welghed him 15}; pounds.

9 Ld ” IT WAS Robinson's first kayo and his third defeat in 137 professional fights, A surprisingly large crowd of 47,968 witnessed the postponed fight in which a good big man beat a good little man—in an oven. The gross gate was $421,696. The heat—highest ever registered for any professional fight -~was so terrific it forced Referee Ruby Goldstein to leave the ring at the end of the 10th round. He was replaced by Referee Ray Miller. It was the first time on record a referee had been replaced in a championship fight. Goldstein was treated for heat prostration.

Robinson, too was treated an hour for heat prostration in the dressing room, and he had to be supported by Manager George Gainford and wife Edna Mae as he walked to the automobile that carried him to his home in suburban

Riverdale. - i o SUGAR RAY-although dut-

weighed 173 pounds to 157%, gave Maxim such a thorough licking in the first 11 rounds Judge Harold Barnes scored 10 rounds for Robinson and three for Maxim. Judge Arthur Aildala had Sugar Ray ahead, 9-3-1. The United Press favored

him 10-2-1.

Referee Goldstein's score card was not available, but successor Miller gave Robinson the

Times

NITE

13th to Maxim.

cooler night.

Tribe Has

First

'Divisionitis' Again

WHAT DO YOU say now, fans?

Maybe the answer is the

Indians have contracted first-

divisionitis again and have set their sights on a place in the

league playoffs after all.

They have won three straight, including a sweep over the Columbus Red Birds in last night's doubleheader, 7 to 1 and 11 to 7. Moreover, in achieving the three wins they have collected 37 hits and two pitchers lasted the route. They've started to hit the long ball— doubles, triples and homers. In their last three starts the Tribesters have smacked out seven doubles, two triples and six home runs. It isn’t the heat, it's the lumber applied in the right places. The series finale with the Red Birds is on tap tonight, just a “singleton” this time, after playing four con: secutive twin ‘bills. Action is to X loyd. THER

Eddie Ash

‘sont

{ This is the fifth of the series and the Redskins hold a 3-to-1 advantage as the home stand comes to a close. By clipping the Birds twice last night, the Tribesters took over sixth placé in the American Association standings, | one-half game behind fifth-place Minneapolis and two and a half games behind fourth-place Louisville. After tonight's contest, the Indians go on the road again, for series in Columbus, tomorrow through Sunday, and then on to Charleston, W. Va., to battle the Senators, nee Toledo Mud Hens. ” ” # AIDED BY circus catches on the part of Dave Pope and Al Smith, George Zuverink held the Red Birds to six hits in last night's seven-inning first game) earned. It was Zuverink’s seventh and the visitors’ lone run was unwin against four setbacks.

also

game. The Birds had them |¥ down, 6 to 2, at one time. Then the veteran Frank Papish relieved the ineffective Bob Chakales and stopped thel visitors cold. Thereupon the Tribesters decided they had a chance, and {catch up they did.

With the score still against them in the eighth, the Indians | rallied for five rums. Lloyd

run homer in the fourth, blasted a double in the eighth which scored two mates and tied the

game at 7-7. It gave Lloyd four runs batted in for the game,

Two were out at the time but Gearhart's timely liner to the left . field corner inspired the other Indians and the splurge

Nielsen, who batted in Gearhart with what proved to be the winning run. The Tribesters committed four errors in the second tilt, but made up for the faulty fielding by hammering out 14 hits. "a8 BILL HIGDON, lefthanded hitting outfielder, today was returned to the Chicago White Sox.|s He was here on eption. It is be-

Highlighting the Tribe attack was a prodigious home run over the scoreboard, billboards and all, | by Smith with one on in the] sixth when the Indians exploded for four markers. When Smith's drive was last sighted it was crossing 16th St. He's now club leader in homers with six. Bobby Wilson collected three of the Tribe's 10 hits and Jack Baumer weighed in with a single and a triple. » s o THE HOME boys had to come from behind to win the second

first place in the beer league

lieved the Sox will send Bill back ito their Memphis farm in the

Southern Association. Tribe Gen- yoy

leral Manager Chuck French said {Higdon was dropped to make

Gearhart, who belted a two- | T

Gearhar apolis 5.

Columbus . TWO-BASE

HOME STOLEN

Here 2, Papi HITS—Off:

Continued on Page 81, Col 1

INDIANAPOLIS

Papish, 1 in 415; in 1. HIT BY PITCHER—By Chakales

WiLD P PITCH—Melliere 1 WINNING PITCHER—Papish, Or RE! § Radgen O'Conner and Car-

Tribe Box Scores

Chakales, 8 In 3%} 15; Kerrigan, 1

TME—2:1 ATTEND ANCE—2014.

WO-BASE HITS Ra a. Hu ti THREE. -BASE H Smith. . aan,

mith, DOUBLE PLAY—Baumer to Wilson to LEFT ‘on BASES—Columbus 8, IndianL BASE ON BALLS-—Off Zuverink 3. Beard

STRUCK OUT—By Zuverink 5, Beard 2. HITS.on Beard 6 in 5 innings; Allen

WILD PITCHES-—Beard, Allen. LOSING PITCHER—Beard. SHP TIRES—Carney, Padden and O'Con-

Nielsen singled for Papish in eighth.

ABT Rel] 032 101 000— 7 wh va awa 200 210 15x11

RUNS BATTED IN—Pope 2, Hutson, Rac, Lammers, Phillips, Neufeldt, Sarni, Gearhart 4, Nielsen, Wilson 2, Malmberg HITS - Papish, Gearhart,

BUN Gearhart, ASE—Lynch. SACRIFICE Neuf dt. * DOUBLE PLAYS—M to Geartact, Lynch to Phillips to Kress. ON BASES—Columbus 9, Indian-

PRASE ‘ON BALLS-O; Chakales 3, Mel-|

almberg to Wilson

STRUCK OUT—-By Melliere 4, Papish 7. innings; |

| (First Game) COLUMBUS RABE O A $ Lammers, ss 1 0 0 38 Lynch, 38 9 0 ¢ 1 i Benson, 1b-rf 0 2 5 nd, © 9 3.8 @''6 Van Noy, ef 18 ¢.¢ Mant ns ¢ 01 ¢ 1 Kress, 1b ...cuvee e 1 1:6@ 3 Neufeldt, If 0 0 06 ¢ Derry, If “ae e 0 0 0 @ Phillips, 2b .. 0 3 2 oo rd, » eo 6 0 1 1 Sarnl ......ic0000.. 0 0 0 6 0 Allen, » . ea 0 0 0 oO Totals ...... 27 1 e118 1 4 Sarni flied out tor Beard in sixth i INDIANAPOLIS | AB RB O A E Wilson, 2b + ....... 4-13 1.1 @ Malmberg, ss . FF @ -% 0 Rone, of 9 1 38'0 @ Troupe: €¢ ....ceo004e e 6 3 6 % Higdon, If .. sg 1 2 6 4&4 {Hutson, 1f ... 11.8 0° 6 Smith, rf 2 1 2 ¢ 0 Baumer, 3b *1 4 1 14 1} Gearhart, 1b .. 6 0 5 0 0 Zuverink, » 1.06 0 2 0 Totals . . . 29 Tr 10 2 i 1 (Beven innings; league rule) i Columbus crarirriscaseinss 001 000 0-1! INDIANAPOLIS Mas casarsrnas 010 024 x7 RUNS BATTED N-R y 2, Zuverink, Malmbe and. Pops, Smith

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

11th, and awarded the 12th and

Robinson, the former welterweight champion who was trying to follow in the footsteps of Bob Fitzsimmons and Henry Armstrong by winning his » oni third world title, might have achieved his objective on a

Maxim - said today, “it would have been one helluva

fight on a cool night. Yes, the heat bothered me a little; but I got behind because I had to keep chasing the little fellow and couldn't catch up with him.”

HE ADMITTED Sugar Ray was a good puncher,, That was quite an understatement. Robinson staggered him several times-—particularly in the sev-

enth and ninth rounds, when it seem Cleveland Joey must suffer the second knockout in his career of 100 professional bouts,

Robinson appeared to wilt in the 12th round. In the 13th

he floundered about in near helplessness. Maxim staggered him with two left hooks. Then Joe drove him half through the ropes with a barrage to the head. In a final, desperation. attempt, Robinson threw a wild right at Maxim's head: The blow missed and Robinson fell, face down, on the hot canvas. He rose quickly, but lurched about the ring helplessly. Just before the bell a left hook to the head sent him lurching side-

By CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Sports Writer

‘halla, N. Y. .

(Van| roster, overnight “Belle of the Ball.”

AMERICAN AssoCiATION Won Pet

GB Kansas City ....... % Ages "687 —— Milwaukee ..ceveees 42 23 648 2% St. PAUL sacenveseie 36 34 S14 1 Louisville. .....ev... 35 36 403 11 inn apolis Ciehs 33 38 465 13 DIANAPOLIS v.31 31 456 14 Columbus ......ev0s 40 444 13 Toledo o.oouassnstsn 23 46 33 23% AMERICAN LEAGUE Won Lost Pct. GB 554 3% 30 ' .546 28 .533

3 4 31 530 4 8 8 7

35 462 Ya itroth; Lemon, Garcia (8), Harris (8) and a 30 113 WEe PBMher Byrd Ted). Losing|hits in 20 times at bat. “Raion graben, GB [Boston oc... Goo 010 261-10 13 o| Yesterday, as the Giants won New York .... a 1 M8 Prot owaki ici) and 8. White: Hutchini|8 3-t0-2 series-sweeper with the or cis ans 3 3 818 13% Or add ainsbers, Fawitt (0 ty Litienela Reds it was a single by Yvars Cincinnati "i. a 3 483 17 |Evers, Kell. Losing Fitchsr—Hutchinson | which touched off the winning Philadelphia". A nj (10 Inninks) rally in the eighth. He came Pittsburgh 8 Bu Washington ...... 004 100 0 4=8 12 Jjaround-to score on a sacrifice, an

GAMES TODAY

\ AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (All Night Gam olumbus t IND ANAPOLIS 3:18), oledo at isville. Minneas soils at Ka Skee ' Cit nneapolis a BIER Ce

Detroit at St. aN (night). (Only ga ame schedul ATIONAL LE

Biookiyn al a New York Ag, : (Only %

GAMES. TOMORROW

Night Games) INDIAN APOLIS A Columbus. s Louisville at Toledo. Kansas City at St. Paul. Milwaukee at Minneapo 18, EAGUE i Niet ames) leveland, . WA etroit at uis. + delnnia at pew or

on ATH A "Leacye Boston at Ais

Chi at Ne te, New Fork hilade! his, St. Louis a tpittsburs

RESULTS YESTERDAY

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toled on "oo: ) 003 glade. ........ Louisville ... 100 1 ot 001 4 ? 3

00 Powell, Embree (T), Grubb (9) and Bens

Minneapolis Early,

Philadelphie. Cleveland

Johnson (10)

10) Tomson and

i is Raschi, Hogue (7)

New

ley, Kerns (7); Eva

Kellner, Byrd (7),

eater, Consuegra (4), and Klutz; ovin (4), Btobbs gas and Lol

Ferrick (3-2). ks a TOD McDonald (3), and Berra; (3), Bearden (4).

Home Run-—Nieman Bearden (3-1). Losing

NATIONAL LEAGUE

York 010 100 01x ote 3 4 { Chureh, Bmith (8) _g Semynick: AR IR ote Roar And Musller in YW 6 ning Pitcher—Koslo (5-3). L.hmine Pitcher| HOLLYWOOD, June 26—Tom Saffell, former outfielder for the

Cincinnati ..

—~8mith (6-5). Piitsbyreh .

Xo elly, Leonard") | Land Als gah lly (3-4). Losing Pitcher

sesssinn

MERICAN 1 LEAGUE

Grissom (9)

Lollar. Winning

51 110

Roy Campanella.

Bs skine and Bish ota ner Erikine (1-1).

—Staley (9-6).

panella.

fo Solunar Table

(Central Standard Time)

Herrin, Freeman (8) and

000 100 304— 8.3 1 ; Byerly (T) and Baldwin Allen,(the roster.

Yvars went to work and the(Sames of the Yankees, who sufGiants crossed their fingers, hop-|fered a 10 to 9 defeat at St. Louis 0 130 003— 84 3ling he wouldn't get his bashed/on Bob Nieman’s homer in the up. He took charge brilliantly, eighth. St. Louis made 16 hits pitchers to five|off four Yankee throwers. straight. victories, throwing men|Yankees made 12 but Joe Collins out on steals and pickoffs, and|Was stopped after hitting safely batted at a .350 pace with seven|in 15 straight games.

and ._ Home Runs ~Athoros. Oath, win, Hartsfield and ‘oon 38"

Fox, Nichols (6) Zavala. ) and Katt, Shallock, Jolly (9) Home Ryn-Mo le.

and Owen.

9.203 060—11 10 1 301 400— 9 13 Sehetd (8) and As-

Ferrick Dor}

000 00 and Atwell; Wining

Durocher suddenly happy to have him around. # #

throwing hand

Wil Bald-

steering the

Dodgers

steady eight-hitter.

Spunky Sal Yvars, the perennial wallflower of the Giant dugout, suddenly found himself in baseball’s seventh heaven today 8» and it took a long time consider-

ing the guy got his start in Val-'a row over Pittsburgh, winning

Right now, unless he gets hurt, he knows he is the only man on the team who will play every inning of every game and is mighty

” THE BURST of popularity developed when first string catching ace, Wes Westrum, suffered a broken index finger on his last Thursday. Since Big Ray Noble had been {sent to Oakland, that left Yvars as the only available catcher on

| {infield out, and Whitey Lockman'’s

Kennedy | sin gle. ar. Home Runs—Robinson, Pitcher— The Losing Pitcher—Grissom

912 2 001 0ix—10 16 § Ostrowski (3), ‘Byrne, Overmire

Paige an 088. . ring Pitchers: Pitcher—Hogue| &

stayed four games In front of the Giants by topping the Cardinals, 8 to 1, Carl Erskine following up his no-hitter against the Cubs with Roy!

Campanella supplied the punch with a three-run homer. Stan Musial singled for the Cards to make it 22 straight hitting games. ¢

THE BRAVES made it three in 5-to-2 on the five-hit pitching of

Yvars, overlooked so often dur- Matt Surkont, who struck out ing a 6-year bench-warming ca-|nine. reer with the Giants he some-|department with a homer and times wondered if Manager Leo|double. {Durocher knew he was on the

Sid Gordon paced the hit

The Cubs snapped their nine-

became the game losing streak when Bob

Kelly and Dutch ‘Leonard combined to limit the Phillies to five hits and defeat them, 5-1, last]

night. Manager Lou Boudreau got a winning performance from

rookie Dick Brodowski in a 10-to-3 Boston decision over Detroit in which ex-Tigers George Kell and Hoot Evers hit homers and Kell added a two-run single. Brodowski gave up only eight hits in his first big league start.

” n s THE RED SOX, taking over second place, moved to within 214

The

two-run single

eighth defeat for the Indians.

9 to 6.

Sherman Lollar.

Washington made it three in a row over the White Sox by rallying for four runs in the 10th followed with Vejar's on three walks, an error and a dangling at his side. {lone hit by: Jim Busby, winning Davey set his opponent up for morrow. Chicago had tied the another driving left to the stom-/be conducted at Rhodius Park score in the ninth on a homer by ach and it was all over.

ways. He slumped onto the ropes in a neutral corner after the bell rang. His handlers rushed over and half-carried him to his corner stool. Referee Miller called Dr. Alexander Schiff into the ring. Schiff advised Robinson he had enough. Ray's handlers agreed. The bell for the 14th round rang, and Robinson remained slumped on his stool in the corner. o " » NO REPORTERS were permitted to visit Sugar Ray in the dressing room, and he apparently was unable to talk when he came out, The gross gate of $421,696 and the $90,000 from theater television would provide re-

ceipts of $511,606. That wotlld be the largest “take” for a light heavyweight fight in ring history. The former record was the gate of $461,789 for the Paul Berlenbach-Jack Delaney at Ebbetts Field, Brooklyn, July 16, 1926. For. that bout there were no receipts other than the gate. From last night's net receipts, Maxim and Robinson were expected to receive about $120,000 each. Movies of the fight probably will bring more money for all concerned. Maxim and his. manager, Jack Kearns, said they would have no plans to announce until after they conferred with Promoter Jim Norris.

PAGE 2

Robinson Was Hot---In Fact Too Hot To Beat Joey

Davey 1 or 2 Fights

By United Press

DETROIT, June 26 — Chuck Davey, iex-school teacher with an educated left hand, said today lhe’s ready for big game—a shot at the welterweight crown. A fifth round knockout over Chico Vejar last night

From Title Shot |

{lifted high the spirits and also, the prestige of the 26-year-old |

- Detroiter who owns a. master's. damaging hlaws during

the cumning

Although unable to land any

nein dng grit

{degree from Michigan State Col- four rounds, Davey “had a

lege. It was his second victory over the 20-year-old New York University drama student from | Stamford, Conn., in six weeks and once again body blows paved the way. Davey now is within two, and] possibly one, fight of a crack at the welterweight title currently held by Kid Gavilan.

- - ” A BOUT between Billy Graham

match. However, meet Carmen Basilio first.

remove the only blemish on his| near perfect record. The two bat-|

Syracuse, N. Y., May 29. The New|

referee. The draw and last night's tri-

34 bouts without a Joss. A SWELTERING ferowd of 11,-

tures to watch Davey make his)

against the youthful Vejar. Cautious Chico, who held a 2-

TIME—1: 58. kept going until five runs were (Second Game) in. Manager Johnny Keane of | COLUMBUS the Birds was unable to give| imeragiion- : SB OAR TA od Feliakube. Blevins Dede > down. hg 2113: 3, . : K Ib teal 9 38 o . WILSON AGAIN got thres Neuteldi, r-ot hg i113 8 hits, giving him six for the Melilere, » ....../ 4 0 2 10 HEAT AND HUMILITY—The heat helped ‘get’ Challenger Sugar Ray Robinson as he lay on wight. Pope also got three in| Totals 3 37 mii To the canvas in the I3th round after being ahead of Champion Joey Maxim in the light heavyweight J 8 game sud Sneressed his aver-| : INDIANAPOLIS . championship bout at Yankee Stadium last night. Alin middleweight ji was unable to an. batted out in the fourth. Baran lt ss 3 i i id i over the bel low tho loth 1ound, losing wn a TRO, then held the Birds to one hit fot, fy ----5 ¢ 3 38 1 and one unearned run in i 32) 188 and one-third innings, fanned Troupe c- Tid seven and issued but one walk [Gearhart D S$ si 3s to receive credit for the victory. [edn oH xs 23 %2L0 0 ¥ 1 a Bob Kerrigan pitched the |Papish. » : A ih Gi ¥ ® Il + +h Hn i {pound weight advantage over ninth after Papish stepped (Nien 3 : : : 8 S [ ian S e e Oo e (lo \Devay at 149%, protected his aside for a pinch hitter, Milt er ETRE TE = Iw ol us |

{tender mid-section well during!

rally in the eighth to defeat the the first four rounds, but was Indians, 11 to 9, Eddie Joost with| caught by surprise in the fif a three run double and pinchswinger Keith Thomas with a delivered key blows. Bob Lemon suffered his

arated the two from a clinch and Davey struck with catlike speed. He dug his talented left hand to Vejar's body and doubled him up. A flurry of punches to the head

‘time was 1: :58.

{Shrine Night | . By halting Basilio, Davey could! Benefit. bagebal) 3

York Boxing Commission han, chairman |

} {awarded ..Davey...a. draw. After Of the Shrine] Rn ue ruling was b oft

in by "the nounced tickets complete card turned in y for oe Late {apolis = Kansas umph over Vejar extended [City game that night are on sale Davey's professional record to I the Murat- Temple.

|weight, his

th. | Cl Referee: Charles Weber sep- |

hands] |

edge in points on the cards of the three ring officials when the knockout came. The crowd paid $44,544 to watch the bout which was tele- | vised nationally.

Luke to MC Shrine Night

and Davey is in the making with| Luke Walton, WISH sports

the winner advancing to a title caster, will be Davey may master of cere-

| monies at the:

LHR PR sini

| Bratton-Saxton

341 braved 90-degree Aampersc| Fight Postponed CHICAGO, June 28 (UP

Sal Yvars Is in Seventh Heaven Sem abut aa %. Dndier CHICAGO, Sung 38. OP | injured a hand in training and his scheduled July 2 fight with Johnny Saxton has been postponed until later in the International Boxing ub announced today. Stadium officials said that the {Del Flanagan-Gene Smith fight {will be held July 2 at Washington |instead of the originally schedjuled June 30.

Hold Baseball Clinics

Two baseball clinics will be Finally, staged for Junior Baseball toBaseball schools will

The!at 10 a. m. and Een Davis at 12 p. m.

The Athletics put over a six-run

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