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Woodcock Knocks Out Oma In Fourth But Fans Not Impressed By Fight

LONDON, sept 2i - (cPl-ls slow-nwvlng Bruce Woodcock to night knocked out playboy Ameri- san Lee Oma in the fourth round of an unimpressive come-back boxing bout.

No one was much impressed by the British Empire heavyweight champion who has been out o. action since his jaw was broken In the same ring 17 months ago by Joe Baksi. -

A sellout crowd of 10.700 booeo and cried "lay down, lay dour." as Oma rolled in apparent agony from a right to the jaw.

Flabby at 197 pounds, the i7- year-old Woodcock had a good left but never followed It up with the speed required for one bent on challenging for the world title.

Oma. five-years older and 5 3-4 pounds lighter, was easy to hit although he bored in until he stopped Woodcock's right after 10 minutes of boxing as dull as ever

was witnessed in Earrings] Arena. Pmmoter lad Solomons said

he hoped to match Woodcock against Sweden's Olle Tandberg next in defence of the Britisn aria

European heavyweight crown Then he would take on Lee Savuld of the United States.

Of (finds poor showing, Sob- mons had this to say:

"I am just as disgusted as any- one over Oma's performance. He had been training and was assur ed he was fighting fit. He ccr- tainly did not give that impres- sion in the ring tonight.”

Until the knockout. it had beer a cautious battle of lefts with neither fighter scoring decisively

Oma kept boring in all the time and Woodccok had to push him back to get. the range. Onla mule his best showing in the third when he drove the British chanu; to the ropes. The round went t0 Woodcock, however, who 110111695 off the ropes and finished the frame with fury.

The fourth round started oi! with catcalls from the crowd. They wanted action.

oma was pursuing the English man as Woodcock brought a right up from his belt. Oma fell on i113 back and rolled on the canvas making agonized motions.

The crowd booed nlildl)’ R5 01m was assisted from the ring.

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(By The Canadian Press)

Boston's bustling Braves hustled within an eyelash of the National League flag yesterday by twice drubbing St. Louis. 11-3 and 4-0. and moving a big 7's satiric! B‘ head of the runner-up Brooklyn Dodgers and 618115 UP °5 “he Cards. The Braves are nine 8811195 ahead of the fourth-place Pirates.

Brooklyn and Pittsburgh virtual- ly killed each other off as the Btbcs checked a slide toward the second- division with 12-11 and ‘I-S Wins over the Dodgers.

New York scored a. 3-2 victory ever Chicago in the first half of a day-night doubleheader. Down in the second division, Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 6-5.' also in the first game of a doubleheader.

Johnny Sain twirled his 22nd victory for Boston in the opener and the Cards bowed again in the afterpiece as Vern Bickford right- handed his way to a four-hit shutout. '

It was Bickford‘; first white- wash job in his first year in the majors.

Blckford pitched hltless ball from the second until the ninth in winning his ninth game of the year. I-Ie has lost five.

The Pittsburgh double win over Brooklyn halted a six-game losing streak. '

The 12-11 triumph completed a game started in Pittsburgh Aug 25 when a. ninth-inning protest by the Pirates was upheld by league president Pord Prick.

‘Pl-ailing 11-8 going into the ninth, the Pirates scored three runs and had runners on first and third with two out. Carl Er- skine relieved Hugh Casey and got behind on pinch-hitter Ed Bockmarl, 3-1. Erskine was yank- ed in favor of Hank Behrman who got Bcckman to ground out. But after the game the Pirates

T protested that Erskine vlolnted the rules by not disposing of at least one batter.

The protest was upheld and as the Dodgers were not slated to play in Pittsburgh again this year, the galme was ordered to be resumed in Brooklyn with the Pirates at'bat, runners on first and third. two out. Bockman up with a 3-1 count and Erskine pit- ching.

Ersklne's first pitch to Bockman tcday was a ball and it loaded the bases. Behrman again re- lieved Erskine and Stan Rojek. the hex/t batter. slammed a 8-2 pitch for a double to clean the sacks and give the Pirates the victory.

Thus a rally that started in Pittsburgh nearly a month ago was completed in Brooklyn.

Little Vic Lombardi, former Dodger, stopped Brooklyn in the second game on five hits. The Pirates tallied twice in the second inning on three walks, a single and a hit batsman. After Tom Brown's two-run single tied the score In the fourth. the Bucscamc hack with two more in the sixth to clinch the decision.

Andy Pafko belted his 25th homer o! the season tonight with two out and two on in the ninth inning to give the Cubs a 3-2 victory over the Giants in the second game of their tw'n bill.

John (Jock) Thompson. rookie southpaw from Toronto, held Cin- cinnati to five hits in his major league debut as Philadelphia won the second game of their dav- night doubleheader 6-1.

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Freddie McCabe's intermediate All Stars leave by bus from my’: this afternoon at 1.15 for Slim- merside where they meet Charlie Hogan's Sumlmerside All Stars in the third game of the Island play- downs and fans in the western county town should witness just about one of the best ball games of the entire season.

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The game with both teams deadlocked with a win apiece could very well mark the turning point of the series. Favored to win rather easily due to their lire-playoff exhibition lvlns over the defending champions, the lo- cals were set back on their heels last Sunday by the unexpected strength sllolvn by the Summerslde squad.

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Led by their ace hurler Joe Bernard, the Hogan-coached crew looked every inch to be a cham- pionship outfit and if they can continue to display the same brand of baseball they are going to prove very difficult to knock off. But whichever way the ser- ies goes, fans are now certain to witness nipand tuck struggles in (he remaining games, struggles that will prove a fitting climax to what has been a great baseball season.

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Next big sporting event of the season is the Island interscholas- tic track and field meet at Mem- orial Field on Saturday afternoon and with the closing date of en- tries Still a couple of days away. it appeals that a record number of entrants will participate in what should be an outstanding day for the school kids. ~

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Rainy weather has hampered the up and coming athletes somewhat in their training schedule but de- spite that state of affairs they have been working out at every opportunity and it is fully ex- ported by the officials sponsoring the meet that records established last year will fake quite beating before the last event of he full program is run off_

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As a feature event, Spurgeon Jenkins and Irv Jay of Kenslng- ton will (‘Ompete in a special 75- yards dash. Both veterans of the first great: war, the duo are lcok- lng forward keenly to the test and with the event open to other first war veterans who wish to participate, it could be that the race will steal the spotlight from the youngsters perfomling in the intcrscholastlc meeting.

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In keeping with the attempt to revive track and field activities here, Amherst sportsmen are also erecting a now sports field and on its completion athletics in Nova Scotia are expected to re- ceive a big boost, The Nova Sco- tla town will be the scene of the 1949 Maritime track and field Championships and the event should give added encouragement to the efforts being put forth hy sports- men headed by Jack McDougall.

Amherst has ‘developed some great runners in the past. Notable of these is Fred Cameron and with that in mind the men behind the movement are determined it at all possible to develop future stars from the ranks of the school age youngsters. Brigadier w.w_ Reid, head of the Maritime Athletic Union leaves today for a meeting In Amherst and out of that melt- ing is expected to develop an athletic organization which may possibly embrace a number of Nova sooth; towns and villages in that vicinity.

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The stunning collapse of the Brooklyn Dodgers is a story of many parts and many players, so many you can only say the team did not have it, and that was that. Barney shottonk kids play- ed inspired ball on the way up until they reached the top on August 31, a game and a half in first plaoc, and then, when the reaction set in, they fell apart and were no longer a ‘money team."

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Probably they were too young. too inexperienced. The follows Branch Rickey called "the glue on tho hall club," Eddie Stanky and Dixie Walker, might have been handy gents ones the boys got up there. Bill Meyer, the Pittsburgh magician, always felt that when the pressure was on, the youthfulnesa of the Dodgers would bring out their mistakes; and apparently he was right.

I I I In the early days or the dive it was fashionable to describe the Dodgers, young as they ‘were. as tired. victims of rough schedule. But they had all the rest they

DETROIT. Sept. ll — (AP) - Boston Red Sex made hay today iwhile their American League DB“- nant rivals were idle, slapping the Detroit Tigers 10-2 to increase their llrst-place-margin to a full game over Cleveland and lié games over the New York Yank- ees,

The so; shelled four Detroit pitchers for a dozen hits. Includ‘ in: a llcmer, two triples and two doubles, and wrapped up the im- portant victory with a six-run spree in a wild third inning.

Lefty Mel Parnell gave up 1i hits but never was pressed as he tock his 14th victory against seven defeats.

It was Boston's final meeting with the Tigers this year and the Red Sox ran their top-heavy sea- son edge to 15 wins against De- troll/s seven.

Second baseman Lou Stringer.

purchased Sunday from I-Iollywcod of the Pacific Coast League, hit the Boston homer off Billy Pierce, fourth Detroit pitcher, in the ninth. It was his first American League hit and came on his 10th turn at bat since he joined the Sox. Dom Dlrnagglo. with three hits in five times up, scored the first Boston run In the first inning when he tripled off Lefty Ted 6H1)’. Vern Stephens tripled off Pierce in the eighth and doubled across two runs in the big third, Whfll the Rfid SOX sent a dozen men to bat.

Baseball Standings

AMERICAN W L Pct. Boston . 91 54 .525 Cleveland 90 5b .631 New York 89 55 bis Philadelphia as s4 .555 l Detroit 71 72 .497 st. Louis . as so .22. Washington 95 349 Chicago 534 Boston . 5s .597 Brooklyn . 6s 5:; St. Louis .. 65 3,43 Pittsburgh 67 .535 New York 59 _;.;_1 Philadelphia 32 ,4;,'3 Cincinnati 33 315 Chicago 35 495

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Brooklyn ll; Pittsburgh ll Brooklyn 3; Pittsburgh ti. New York 3; Chicago 2. New York 2; Chicago 3. Boston 11; St. Inuls 3, Boston 4; St. Louis 0. Cincinnati 6; Philadelphia B. Cincinnati 1; Philadelphia 6. AMERICAN Washington at Chicago rain. Detroit 2; Boston 10. (Only games scheduled.)

Maritime Baseball

McADAM. N. Bo Sept. 21-(CP| -_Saint John St. Peter's averted elimination from the New Bruns- wick senlor baseball playoffs, at least temporarily. by‘ defeating McAdam Legionnaires 12-9 today and knottlng the Provincial semi- finals at 2-2. The ‘winner of to- morrow's deciding game at Saint John will play Marysville Royals in the finals.

HAHFAXL S0915. 2l—(CP)—Hal- ffax Capitals evened their best- of-seven Nova Scotia senior bala- ball semi-final with Sprlnghlli Fencebus s by banging out an 8-4 victory here today. With the series now tied at two games a- piece, the teams move back to Sprlnghill for the all-important fifth game tomorrow.

CI-IATl-IAM‘ HEAD, us, Sept. 21 -- (CP) - Chatham Head Tigers. i947 Winners of the New Brunswick intermediate baseball title, made a strong bid to retain the crown by edging Milltown Legion ll-10 today and gaining a 2-1 lead in the best of five final series.

with the Giants at the Polo Grounds, where they lost three. and this angle on fatigue had to be rejected because here ellln they were not hitting. They made ten runl in the four games. They were riot tired; merely pressing, beating thermal-es.

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Young Boxer Fatally Injured

PHILADELPHIA. sent. 21 — (AP)—-Bill (Chicken) Thompson. 21-year-old Philadelphia heavy- weight, died tonight from injuries suffered in a fight against Johnny Haynes of New York here last Thursday.

Thompson never fully regained consciousness after being floored by Haynes three seconds before the cud of their scheduled eight- round bout at Toppl Stadium.

lIe underwent a brain operation last Friday alld seemed somewhat better until yesterday, when his condition grew worse.

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(By The Associated Press) (Three leaders in each league): G AB R. ll Pct. Musial, Cards .145 574 127 214 .373

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Red Sox .. 127 174 117 178 .371 Bouclreau,

Indians ...... .. 142 525 106 18B .354 Mitchell,

Indians 131 565 76 189 .335

Ashburn, Phils 117 463 78 154 .333 Dark, Braves , 128 510 81 167 .327 Runs batted in: American Lea- gue. Dimaggio, Yankees. 148; Na- tional League, Mize, Giants, 121. Home runs: American League. Dimaggio, Yankees. 39; National League, Kiner. Pirates, 39.

Montreal Squares International Series

MONTREAL, Sept. 2I—(CIP)— Montreal Royals collected four runs in the first three innings off Big Bill Reader tonight and went on to defeat Rochester Red Wings 5-2 and square the best- of-seven International League semi-final playoff series at three games apiece before 15,264 shiver- illg fans.

(By The Associated Press)

NEWARK. Sept. 21 — Syracuse Chiefs squared their semi-final International League playoff ser- ies wllh the Newark Bears at three games apiece tonight as vet.- eran Dixie Howell blanked the Bears 9-0 on seven hits. The seventh and final games will be played. at Newark tomorrow night.

Sydney Player Signs With N. Y. Rangers

IIALIILLY, Sept. 21 —(CP) — Hughle Campbell of Sydney, N. 5.. has signed a contract with New York Rangers of the National Hoc- key League, it was learned here tonight.

Campbell. a forward with Mari. time champion Halifax St. Mary's Juniors last year. worked out with Rangers at their Lake Saranac. N.Y., training camp.

Campbell will likely play with New York Rovers, Rangers farm club in the Quebec Senior Hockey League. He was on the negotiation list of Torontn Maple Leafs two years ago.

A contract was also offered to llnemate Elmer MacGillivray of Reserve. N.S.. who also attended the camp. MacGlllivray Is still un- decided about the offer.

Defenceman Bill Frank; of 0t- tawa. a third member of the Jun- ior team at the camp. will return with the Saints this season.

THE GUARDIAN, EHARLOTTETOWN SEPTEMBER 22. 1948

Red Sox Increase Lead In American League

Western Writers Advise Louis To Stay Retired

By ARCH MacKENZIE

REGINA. Sept. 22 -- (GP) -- After months of silence, dllfifl! whim. 1t was generally conceded Joe Louis would stick by his post-fight announcement he was retiring, the Brown Bomber ex- ploded that line of thought by saying he would return to defend his world championship once again.

It was a bitter pill to most per- sons who want to see Louis re- tire while he has scme semblance left of that ringcraft which kept him on top so long. Most conced- ed his last fights showed a shadow moving through the gestures.

"Listen to your ma, Joe," said Tom (Regina Loader Post) Mel- ville, after Lou1s's disclosure.

"The millions you once earned may have dwindled away — good- ness knows there were enough cuts to be made, but you still have enough to keep you 1n pork chops and golf balls.

“Stay away from Yankee Stad- ium unless there's a ball game going on inside.

Melville says the announcement after the Louis-Walcott fight last‘ summer that Louis was retiring undefeated brought more thrills to the general public than the fight itself.

"Here was a great champion beaten by no one except time, saying farewell to the squared circle over which he had ruled so long."

Now, says Melville, "he says he fights again — for Uncle Mike Jacobs."

Jacobs Is smsck-lbang in the middle of a promotefs war says Melville. Louis could be the fall guy after being Jacob's meal ticket for years,

"You don't owe him anything in the way of allegiance. If he helped you up the championship ladder. you helped him become the Tex Rickard oi’ this age. Ll you fight and win next June they'll ask you to fight again, if you lose ....."

S0 "don't d0 It. JOG.”

Says New Sports Organization Needed

LONDON. Ont., Sept. Zl-(Cfi -A new national sports organiza- tion is needed in Canada m an overdue house-cleaning to prepare for the next Olympics and other world sports events, Prof. Nelson C. Hart. secretary of the Cana-

dian Olympic Association. said here tonight. At the same time, he backed

the claim of C. O. A. president Sydney Dawes of Montreal hast the C.O.A. should be independent of any sports-governing body '_n- clucling the Amateur Athletics Union of Canada.

(A.A.U. of C. president Cwrge C. Machum charged recently that Dawes was trying lo "undermine" the Union and he called for Dawes‘ resignation as Olympic head.)

Prof. Hart, who also is oresiaell: of the A. A. U. of C. said he would not take "sides" in the Dawes- Machum controversy which he called a "clash of personalities" but said that Dawes was respon- sible for raising about ‘T5 per cent of independent funds for this year's Olympics.

"Dawes plan." he said. "envia- lons some sort of association "vith repraentation from all sports in proportion to the number of pa: ticipanta. Track and field. hucka and skiing would have more rep- resentatives their fencing or weight-lifting. Such an organiza- tion would be closely linked Wit-l the Provincial and Federal Gov ernments in their physical fitness programs. It would endeavour to secure financial support to be allo cated to all sports in proporitlar to requirements."

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ROOSEVELT STADIUM. Jersey City. N.J., Sept. 21 -(CP)—.Ma.r- eel Cerdan, the Casablanca Cat, tonight won the world's middle- weight boxlng championship in 13 rounds over Tony Zale when the former champion was knocked out. at the bell in the 11th round and was unable to come into the ring for the 12th.