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BOWLING HOCKEY WRESTLING

Experts Feel First Few Rounds Will Tell Story Of Heavyweight Battle

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liss-oeirlled Press Sports Editor

CHICAGO June '_’l (1\

championship prire tight mmcd

for Jimmy Ilititltloclv. the u Louis. the ehallenuiiiu‘ negro lite" title mulch since the hale Jack Ilcmps _\' took shape as

l’) -'l‘he world heavywveieht nder-doe" champion. and .loe favorite. And Chicago's first _von days 111'(Iene'l‘11nnev:1nd

the most profitable champion- 1

ship liiltlUfllllvlilif in seven years.

if the rain clouds hold 0 hours of luiv-ofllce business d

1T tomorrow and the final 24 evelops an impulsive rush. co-

promoier \liI11-.l.11'ol1.~' expects upwards of 60.11110 to p11)‘

1111111)" ssuitouii to see whether Braddockis first title dc»,

1'».~1,1ee can -i:1\e oil the ehull I'liIIII(I\.

IN THIS ‘CORNER

and

. ~, 1* .1‘!

Braddock ll

w‘, De-piit‘, w-portr-il to , 1121i condition e defence of his

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and a1'l1o11:‘i the experts ~ to Louis. the cham- i)1"/l' tii n an even 1s able t0 the Brivvti the c

11.1w "msc ufltne evperts Lows‘ r l‘, ‘rainiu: haven't ht?" . to s-rre homc 111mg: 1-1 11c Svhmelittg show

Louis was for a has

Joe

., mow ‘p.11 been ieolile

t mean little to inls earlv. The r1'< lift iiaivl is

"l mi ziis abilitv to tuitioine of tilt,’ ll"fll he has been

"re IfBrad- . sloiv-ihinkinfl ‘oliiS him from spot in the op- quite likely t0

, and llVlS destroy r oi‘ invincibilitv t_ built around 1.0- » 1r Inf’ the title.

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need more than a - , m-nr Biadrlock Ifn- Join-er Irishman zoos @0111" of ten or is 1a; before the flsis yr lie will leavethe ,1, _1.'1',‘; wearing the

'1'i deter! ’ ‘he 1

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. -T- , i-c from the relief»

r , ,11rt-.‘11111—‘1~: 11411.net" of .- 111t- itlc 111d the H11- » m tmmr h1- -,wossci-,cs‘ 1_ 1, ~ 1 ‘Qfifi .'-1r1-li.1111pior1 ‘ fl“ll - 111:1. irar -i.e inaiorlfy of To oco cro d at Chicago to- I 1; _ ' for Jame." J. 11, (npio -~ ~ the chat-I (112)! ti,“ r 1 ‘filVfltllliil, ‘rm-mm g r» fichi. tonizht

ixvof 1\inxScl1tnel- the man who was shunted a- qrie. The Tcnton will be far from m, "m, of the conflict. and al- imuuh this is not as it should be 1* -,c;i1 be little satisfaction forthe German tn know that until he has w, the w-Enneijtherc can be no ‘cal championk I ‘

Oppo1ien‘.~: are comini‘: ifliiqllff 1"‘. toiivhcr for Ico Kcllz- on ev- =:;- appearance and Nfondav night a‘ the Forum he will face hi’ l?"

‘ stifTrist test when he trades rhes \\."Ei Rubin‘ Orr of pa,“ Seotla. in a ‘en-l - ~_ . . A1'r:1t1~1~1111~1~t< for ‘he; 1,4,, “mp0 ,~.~,,,,,>1_.~i1~<1 vi-stertlavwlnd‘: .l:c scrap YlTf‘i1lll~'t"S to be the most thriliini: staEIcd here. this season.

1 1 ‘F '1' There is no nwil of talkinfl}

‘tliont Orr Or: Iris made a renti- in l elf in Maritime "moles as n tzvo-flsted. hattliniz

type of fighter and is none other 111.111 the ixiy \\'llt‘i furnished stout flrvblfl’ Allan. now

WDiltV-Illflil ior

"-11si(‘l€‘i‘1‘(“l the peer of Maritime ‘luhtors on more than one occas- on. He will test K"llv's abilitr to "he utmost and if Keiiv can come "hronszh he wlli have provcn him- ‘clf bcvonrl tl1e siiatiow of arlnubt.

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(‘treat interest is being taken 111 'l1e Mamet Softball Iicagne these lnvs. Comprised of four teams of ronngsicrs up to l5 years old the aoys play evtery afternoon of the reek and their gmuea are rapidly

4 {will ‘a111, probably by a knockout. -'

"after

‘carries 111 either fist. Braddocks

‘ bouts against Schmeling and Bob

Joe- l

t-nging‘ poner of Louis for l3 ‘There's ' key P111

,' , and .1 $1.000 ooo - i b1- wId 1111i. If Jacoir-‘s to- -

;'1,_,,1j,~,g, i{(\\\(l\‘(\r 11,8 11.21:.» rauy uas one o: the most winning the title. As a matter mp any h,.,,,-\-“~(.i;_.1“ tin,“ 1111 ».1e111i__' 1\1i1'.\t~e11o11a local dia- of fact, I've boxed consider- ,,,,_,__.l,.p,.e_“,o,, period .. V i1 ]/11l_\1‘l'o 11111.11ie1i to nu- _ ably-"in/regulation length bouts, M

- bout 111 ivl11- . “W ‘m!"‘.:]°|J$\:.:ll,,g{ ‘T T‘ ktuickt-ti out Max 111101" two 1.1.11» “M Wm“,

.1211 :11 Yankee Stadium. 'l‘l1e li111-i-lk1u1s tight I the magw 51.000 0110 mark.

toticheri If the ‘\‘.'.ll'_\' bfltllll: men and tlie zn-ajority ti ireii ti: 11s out cctrtwirtl)‘. 1.1m;-

w rier of

Until 111s knockout by Srhiu m: _ii1,~t a year 11,10 1n .\'1~\v ‘Iork. I311‘ ' liard-hiiiiiiu Lou;- 1. red a “silrc iiiitig" to ‘oe- cozne cl ‘llllpiflll. any time 11c could Bi". dork into the r1112. He:

1H

-1\illl .1 not L'll0l(‘t‘ but he's no 10:1:-

er lTiVlHCllJlC‘. -

An Associated Press checkup to- day in some of the country's main tientrcs of wagerzng activity ltlfll-i cared lotus will be no better than m. two to one favorite by the time 1 he t-Iinlbs into the ring at the White 50x ball park tomorrow night.

How They're Betting I 1

Commissioners in Chicago's fam- t ed loop offered five to two, with little Braddock money. in sightm New York's Jack Doyle quoted ones to three on Louis. two to one: against Braddock. Broadway “pro-i, fessionals" were reported putting. il1c1r money‘ on 1.101115.

Braddock sped to Chicago todav breaking camp at Grand Beach. Nfich. ‘

In fine spirits and finer condit-y ion, in the judgment 0t‘ his han- ,1 diers. Braddock said: “I'll have no , c.\ . -s 1f I dont whip Louis t0- morrow nuxht. I've never been in . better shape".

Bracidot-k expects to scale 107 or i118 pounds at. the official weigh- lPU-lii business. scheduled for to- ll1(ll'l't>‘.V X10011,

Innis. cfoser to 200 pounds. re- mained at his Kenosha. Wis. camp and will motor to Chicago tomor- row morning.

Al! II II P05 I} .3 l 1 2 1 0 (By The Associated Press) e 3 '7’, 3 3 0i Prlflflitels-{emvs J- Brad" WIMBLICDON, June 21 _ 1c?) 7i I I I 2 8i dmk’ “loud s h°a";"“l°lghl' -—Hero of Lodays opening in the by I q 5 0 0 chwmelon- and J09 Lmlls-"EKT" All-England TUHILS Cliuitigiionships m“ 5 I 511 0 2 dflleilfiiihite s1» moi-v 13321.1“scliliffiillimdi-iiéilrileiffif Mlhmls‘ M 4 2 1 0 0 0 Dflrk- Chitlfllo- tmlian cam mi tier l - Bmmmer“ n 4 é é 6 g g Time-Tilfiidfll‘ llislll- 11""? Willie Siltlll gfavorltes as H W p 3:; u 13 36 3 2’, 22. between 1130 and 12 mld" (Bunny) Austin. taiIDon Budge J hi8]!!- ADT ""1955 "Path" "0"" and Baron Von Gottfried advanced sang AB R H POA E 1 ‘mm!!! Pftlmlfl: I vhflnilfii PFB- as expected, Crawford supplied Suliarebrggfi. 2b 4 t) 1 5 3 0‘ “mlflflflw 598'!" B! 7-39; If =1 practically all the excitement af- ,,.,,1,1,,,.1,, ,- 4 o 0 3 1 0 Postponement is necessary, the forded by the opening round ot Alelienzie. lb 4 0 l 10 0 0 bout will be held Wednesday men's singles as he defeated Rod- Wlialen. 3b 4 0 1 3 i (J3 night. 1 d t erich lvicnzel, towering Czech who 1 Cdiihltjllllidl, cf 3 0 0 Conditions- 5 roun s o a was seeded lixth, 6-4. 7-9, 4-6, 6-4. Acorn, ss 4 U 0 4 2 2 decision by PETE"!!! 8nd 1W0 The Australian, winner of the Slev " 4 1 1 1 1 0 IIKIHPS with "no foul" rule in title in 1933, was not. seeded this .\i 4 9 2 0 0 0 force: referee to be named at yipap The decision w leave him Cit ~. ‘f 0 1 0t 2 11 moment principals enter rimr. oft the list was severely criticized 'l'0‘~‘~tl=» _ _ 3“ 7 27 12 4 Weather Forecast. - Partly by some 1.0111115 experts and Craw- p Blnjlul“ V T cloudy with not much change foi-d proved to an excited cenLre l-"Ylmd l‘ “$- btals 1' MW“ ' in temperature which ranked court audience hcstill possesses one

The (‘h ampi0n's Hope

The champions case rests large- l_v upon his left hand. his experi- ence. and all-around ability to nullify; the big guns that Louis

riizht hasn't the power of Schmel- ingls but ii may well be the old convinccr if the titlcholder finds the necessary openings.

Only the fight. itself can deter- mine the eficct of Braddocks two- ycar layoff. or answer the chief questions raised by the loss of prestice fouls sustained 1n his

Pastor Fivpcrts. in the main. think the first few rounds will tell the story.

,Midget Came This Afternooni

The third o! the Midget softball League vnll be played this afternoon at the Park diamond when the Giants wil clash with the All Stars

Game to start at. two o'clock sharp.

drawing a large number of fans who get plenty of kick out of watching them scamper across the diamond.

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Funny how the order of things wining», Not many years ago for» mation of such a league would be tmthouizht of; the kids had to sit 111 the background while the older boys received all the attention. But when the experiment proved stic- cr-ssful 1n hockey the idea is grad- ually being lncltidetl in the other branches of sport and as a result better development will be noticed.

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Jack 1\~icCourt. not. so many years out of his ‘teens. ls responsible for this latest effort on behalf of the midgets. Jack is a boy wiho has always taken a tot of inicret in the youngsters, He goes‘ about. his wiork quietly but cilicicnilv and ai- ivavs“ gets results, 'I‘i1is tune flu-re was 11a- inntii-rtif a tropiiv for i111-

tonight toward a climax , '

experts 11.15 '

1H1‘; UrlAKLijl‘ l l". I u \v"1"\l GUARDIAN

1SPORT WORLD

LOUIS FAVORITE IN TITLE BOUT

OF III

Three Teams Tied F 0 r

Dre-battle Statements Of Champion And Contender

Leadership

CHICAGO, June 2I—(AP1 —l-lere Is what Heavyweight Champion James J. Braddock and Challenger Joe Louis had to say in pre-battle state- ments:

THE CHAMPION: "I will retain my title by a knockout within eight rounds. Joe Louis is a. great fighter and I except.

Hoding iexraeioiuly to a 4-1 lead i‘ the 11111111 and then c0111-

ale 1:1. Ali-Neal's Ro- in zidvaiieed 1:110 a Siiiierlors and ‘illp 111 the lea-

1114 llltlf 1111111‘ t“ m9 the hardest fight of my ~ 1M b) d" 11-1 will" career. but I am confident I {wt ‘Ihtlljfl-xrili 1>1i_t-)-,~_1di-‘c1 31c M“ m" b‘, Heavywelgh‘ ibbtlt‘ 1111.11.19 Roucis .00 ‘ 1e Champion an" tomorrow

I 10:11 1 ~_\ " ough the result of nigh‘ 5,, . $1,".&l3.€";,;;",g%$;;*g;: --1 ..... ... 11.. ,...1..1 t 1e 1-1-\1-11 i111 P10111111; 01 Dick , dmon “r my career‘ My ‘M’ ‘ .L m), {um [hwy are strong. and. as for my - m“ ability to punch, I'll let my

performance against Joe Louis

s 11111111 1111K} TVTOSS CdlllC l i speak for itself.

'11 \\l1i'il Lioriioii Stewart

:11 ,1,\1‘~.‘ll 111i; 11 homer to left centre. "Th"? 8"‘ $0M!‘ "l"! S“! inc bloiv robbing i114.‘ li»i\‘~‘l‘5' llllfl- I ma.‘ b? r1151)’ "Willie? I

u- .11 ,1 >1»;-,;.111111 haven't fought officially since

l with purses up, in gym. r nflfilllrms against good, tough i fighters. I am ready for the I best Joe Louis can offer." l THE CHALLENGER: "I lln fit. ready and confident for Braddock and will win the ' Heavyweight Championship of i‘ the world. I intend to fight. as l‘ I always have, moving in and taking charge of the battle. "Many experts say I haven't looked so good durng my training. but I am satisfied that my style and drilling has conditioned me mccl a Fghter of

perfectly to Braddoclfls

l style.

i "This time I do not care to

l name the round. It may be

1 anywhere from the first I10 the

15th. and I hop:- lt‘: the I first. After the fight. r am go- ing to take brief rest and

then 1m to Pomplon Lakes to get ready for a return bout a- gainst Max Schmeilng.”

11 one i.1:uun out 111 1111111. Pre- i 1,1 1111.» the lust l'1\ 1i1n1 nvcuunl-

Fight Facts And Figures

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BOX 5L ORE

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tun b111~.c i111. YICNGYIII 2, McLelian. MW 70.5 mday.

gliuiio“,Biilhxéifiiclhfitfi] Estimated attendance and re- » s,“‘“fl‘,'1“c‘tf“h'., whmmk. ' nus‘ off (‘cIpllI—60.000 11> 115.0110 and

$750,000 to 5800.00 at prices ranging from S3 to 827.50: seat- ing capacity of park. 75.000. Fighters‘ shares—Brnddock to receive 50 per cent. of receipts. Louis 17% per cent. including radio and picture rights after

Cuilc)‘ '1', 011 Goss l3; base on balls, 111i Gcss 4. off Curley 1; struck out. bv Cui-lcy 4; by Lioss 3: wild pitch, (loss '1'; left on bases, Rovers 2; Slat». 8. ‘

Umpir s: At the pfate. Nclsi “lhlllOhk. on tlie bases, Bill Law-

lo.‘ and Bill P111115. deduction of federal and state

B1‘ l1\ ‘INGS taxes. . Row-r.» 130 001 007-"11 13 2 RadItF-Rlngslde broadcast on Stars» 0W 919 U90" 1 7 4 national (NBC! hookup.

Down The Alleys

HOLY NAME BOWLING

Giants Ideal Out Cubs In Ninth

Building up a 9-3 lead in the first. two innings only to have their op- ponents deadlock the game at. 14-1111 in the last of the eighth, Giants pushed across a brace of tallies in the ninth yesterday afternoon in a Midget Softball League encounter to win out 16-15 over the Cubs, the latter team being halted with but one run 1n the last, half of the same

Blixed Doubles Finals

The bowling team of P, McQuaid and C. Mathicsnn took a lead of 66 pins over their opponents Dr. L. Duffy and G. Keenan in the opening match of-the finals of the mixed tournament rolled last night.

Although the scores did not run so hich as on previous nights of the elimination series competition was keen with the out-come in doubt i1i1iii the final frame The final game will be rolled tonight at 7.15 with the winners being an-