| Show MPMffMWW4MHeffMWW4WWWWPWWWSt 0 ' i? 14 irlit Salt ' ttkt Zeibunt Thursday June 20 1943 Pittsbut h B 0111 er Stops t : s ! - - i' - - '' ' - ''''" - --- -- - - -iii e- - 3 - r - i - : i ' 4 : r z !' - ' $ aterile06 - 4 ' - ': '::: s:440-Ilsi0- 4 J t ' IP ' '1 -- :' ::4 I ' ' 4: r '" 1!4Z''' ir Ph -- ' ' ' : ' : !- 4 r CN - j' ri"77-- " " 4 c-- s ' '' 14 w '1 C- - ' ' ' ' ' - red-head- :'' i '' : :i 2 - $ Ut t) s ' '''4i i 4'444' i !! 1' t & '' x 41 4 : f :'''' 40 '''i siii ' ' June 19 L'P)— "rm sorry for Billy He was so confident" said Mrs Henrietta Conn stepmother of the challenger smiling bravely Wednesday Billy Conn had lost his night after i for the world's heavysecond bid weight title Near by Peggy Ann Conn Billy's sister 1 ft c PrrrsEuRcH : 2 ! 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' h') '4)4 s qrS : J 0 Joe Mt the Way bad the better of two of the find three rounds on the Aaboctated Prese core-ca- rd but after the third It wsa Bill came out of the Alabama cotton fields by way of Detroit and soared J oe all the way up the trail to a spot not only as Thera is no doubt he was far slower Ms lets the greatest fistic destroyer of his than he was five years His hands still moved out wl'a that is d the swiftness of rocket generation but one of the fired from wore tanowl in ever to put on a pair of the firstthanround10 punches and Coon dtd moat et emit as bottl eonwhatever there gloves go--- -in ap- Harlem Celebrates best-like- landing on jabbing contrated ' N I t f5 — — LOCC LCCOEC ' : i i - V 7'''-at- smoke-fille- d r 5 - a N : 001- -1 "7"- -- i'' left-rig- ht '' 'Z '' 4- " - HIT IIARD9 CONN IS SAGGING i n 101 By JIMMY IIODGSON Ito Frank The medal play tourney Magelby Arnold Goff '10:55—Stu White Ed Jensen yen Sav opens Friday morning at the Fort age Iry Peterson ex course field is and the 11:00—J E Michel nays McNeil Bebe Douglas Rutter pected to swell to around the 11:05—Hokey Hall P C Jensen Jim!150 mark before entries are closed my Clark 11:10—N T Carter Dick Lundahl Ray i Bradford Thursday afternoon Joe Born° t 11:15—Harold Salvador Mike Most of the links stars were practicing Dan Lindsay Max Broberg tba course Wedneaday Low score for 11:20—Ernie Schnelter Stan Anderson : toe g day was turned In by the Irish O'Brien I 11:25—Sid Harman Wendell Leavitt Ben Lingeofeller Brick Wood 11:30—Dals Andreason Z Kingsley Homer Tucker The analtall Calcutta dinner and rosily 11:35—Dick Kramer Steve Dunford inn be held at the Fort Douglas dub Henry Chapman Roger Dougherty house Thursday The dinner will start 11:45—Ted Heist W H Neff Rod at 6o45 w nu and the rally a M ti m i Cushing sharp according to Pers Brick S4004 Tito event is op ea to all goiters and golf Law Ells 11:50—Larry worth Lynn BradyLamberger tans Harold Bailer 11:55—Jack Gage Gordon Holt Wilford Tyler from Long Beach 1 2 :no—ren Andreaeon pro Eaton Cal Riggs Earl Cal Dale turned In a snappy 69 and atilt 1xman nelesed some putts Schneiter Seaton Prince ' Delo is well known in Utah golf circles Eft 12:0'1—George Howells Wall Gresham well liked He won the Utah ama' 12:10—Jimmy Hines Shorty Connors tour golf championship Dom Waiter Cos' riff bock in 1940 at the Fort course Roy Reynolds 12:25—Jackeon Bradley Bill Kortus and sow he hopes to pluck this bigger the open What' more he looms as Hugh Pace prize ease the top eontenders 12:30—Earl Schnelter Mel Jonsta Bill Johnston Al Megede Ten Birdies 12:40—Jerry Henderson Lou 0 EllsHarold West defending champion shot worth Jerry Jones ' tour consecutive Buttner Bud Lower 12:45—Clayton birdies Wednesday on Ken Henderson so 7 9 and 10 to finish with a two ' !armor-pe- r 8 70 12:50—Chat Crowier Burl W Davis George Schneiter three-time- s Burton also had a 70 with Clay George enamplon 1 p m—Parold West Walter Hanson ton bealner who made along hilt appearance Hamer Bill Ingebretiten wtt h Jimmy Hines Hines Ken Wednesday Branca Fred Conley Scott turned the Fort fairways in 71 on his Vs 1:05--- Tee riey first trin 2:10—Bees Marshall Bob Bever Ashley ! Jim Clark Long Beech amateur chem Smith peon turned In a par 72 to sow that he's Wasson 1:15—Lou NellOn Mal : going to be a hot cant ender for the Bob Bert)" gnoe 'amateur prise Ven Savage had a 73 along Jame Charles Teal T FOrest Dale pro D 1:20—Howard with Jerly Henderson K L Morris Richards hot a 74 along With Emery Zimmerman 'the home club pro John Getrtsen This 1948 open tourney will be high' Aleisted with four of the longest driving : ever 'Pen here Besides Utah own yayers bambino of the fairways John floe:risen ! Lois Andreanon Ted Heist of Walls Walla and Clayton Heafner ware pounding the a miie Wedneeday AU four are terrific off the tea Another entry Wdnday was Lou :Wason formerly at Kearns' who witnt to the finals of the Utah athatenir and lost t thil Korn In 11141 Wsseon ilk An dreseon ha turned pro Woe that time 4 ta now at the Kiviera Country club in Anelea The tort Douglas enure le In perfect Oboditimi for the tournament and the golf-Ir- a By STEVE SNIDER were more than pleased with the lay :out after the Wednesday drills NEW YORK June 19 (UP)- -nest Threesome Pittsburgh Billy Conn smiling and t Tournament °Melon' announced Wedmarked after his eighth scarcely the threesont in the tourney first nesday i woukd tee off at 10 a ot Friday with round knockout by Joe Louis said Harold West horns Fro(essional Champion Cieartsen and last year' leading azna' 4 John Wednesday night: the Vn bavatte tnt starting parade atenton L "It's the kid's last fight I'm ectchey commandant at Fort 1)ouglaa honorary starter will open the putting the cue stick back on the But before the regular tournament starts rack" an interesting show is boOkod Over In one corner of the tor Thursday starting at 10:30 a tn than 11000 in prises will be awarded jammed dressing room his manat the Thureday event which promise to ager Johnny Ray was crying be an for the tournaInaugural - mem Interesting will receive awards quiet tears amateurs : and the top six pros will split $600 as 1'1 Finally Ray said: 11t0 $150 $120 1175 1145 and $30 "There's no use kidding ourli-are the pairings and starting times He hasn't got it any for the with the pros listed selves tret: 10-- 10 a In —John tfeertsen Glen Burt more" Jo Brown Harry Price Billy still was grinning as ques10:-- :- Woody Lalloom Enoch Smith tions popped at him regarding his Howells 'tots 1040—Harold Sommers Stan Schubach retirement Jeri( Robertson Louis Falk "Yes" he said "I'm 10:45--- C K White Dick Mulliner 19w111 Christensen Etch-!wir- er of 1 long-drivin- ANNUAL DINNER : - Louis B Mayer won stake - another as his colt flashed to a two and Stepfather one-ha-lf length victory In the $25000 Laddie stakes over five and one-ha- lf Don furlongs Conejo was ilecond with Arjuna third A hearing of the Giants' motion for a permanent injunction against the Mexican baseball league was postponed Wednesday until Oct 21 Golfdom's royalty hopped over to Inverneu Country Club Wednes- day from the National Open as practice rounds began for the Inverness Open Fighting Step won the $23950 Clang handicap at Arlington park 18724 fans turned out to greet horse racing on its return to Monmouth park Wednesday 'IT'S MY LAST FIGHT' Pittsburgh Billy Announces He's Putting Gloves Away pflt - 1 re ill aboutlt" 0 salmi As far as the fight was oter ached-he- Harlond Ift former major league Infielder was named manager of the Yakima Stars of the Western International league The NCCA track Wednesday and field meet opens in Minneapolis Friday Jack Kramer America's main hope at the Wimbledon net tourney next week was seeded number two Wednesday light jabs Baseball Commissioner "Happy" Joe's eye Again Billy flicked with his Conn alipped another jab across' aa left Chandler has asked that the 1948 Joe a raised his body with left Louis Joe a bard right on the head season be dedicated to the memory landed bounded a bard left on the head to the body in return of all those who died during World and took a hook right Billy's left was short and landed on the War n shoulder but he dug two lefts to the body STEPFATHER WINS gee-CI- O (UP)--Prom- SPORTS IN BRIEF A field of 124 golfers-- 37 professionals and 87 amateurs— ivere marking time Wednesday tuning their shots and trying to figure out the puzzling Fort Douglas greens as they waited teeing eft time in Utah'st 21st annual state open championship which will offer a prize pot-c$5000 e - dropped him for the count in theirchamplonship bout Wednesday night in the Yankee stadium Utah 3pen Attracts C3rolf Field of 124 t' CC- fF ' --- it" yinJ3 rocrei-r-tit40 o I77') 10:150—Leo Diesel con- cerned Conn shrugged his shoulders in the manner of most Louise victims "He's a terrific puncher" Billy said "I didn't have to go in there tonight to find that out but I I could tire him out figured know--p- lay "You first with him for a while The safety next thing I know be's knocked me down "I heard the count but I just couldn't get up" Conn had one small cut on the bridge of his nos and another under his left eye He said Joe's sharp left Jahn pecked at him until the nose cut opened In the fourth round He said Louie Cut him under the eye with a right baud early In the eighth round Early in the first round Billy spoke to Louis "I told him to take it easv we had 15 to go" Billy grinned "Then me one and I said that'slater on he hit no way to treat an old Pal Billy said Joe's left jabs istung him a little all the way but he never was really hurt until a short right started him On his way out just before the knockout guess you can't play aatatY first with a guy like that" he wound up Story Louis-Con- Arden Tie for Lead Fight U 7-- 2 his midsection They traded long n ight 15 For left jabs and repeated the process Firemen won a The 4 and the Shamnot seconds a blow waa tried content ftom P I K over 15 fully won easily bountiful 22-- 4 reckettea man and Conn cornered Jos either by a girls' game ripped two lefts and a right to the head Backed by errorless support Gordy Lee Joe was just short with a smashing right on the mound for Z C 1st I hung up his and jabbed two sizzling lefts to theaace sixth straight win Lee whiffed eight batConn took with and a away pecked and ters jab up only one hit a single Louis was stalking Conn but neither bad two of Joe was very by George gave the same from Joe in five innings landed solidly at the bell after a slow wild with Kingdon a right cross but bounced a Bud Lemke on the mound for Arden round and the crowd booed Conn's round hard Me whiffed nine hatters to run his season's left off Billy's face straight more in the earns Conn total to 86 Art Bunderle hit a homer for three put spot Round Two on the ring flooring and Ardcri in the sixth with one on The Firemen's big inning was the third Conn suddenly ripped in with a hard Louis stepped back just as the bell sounded Louis round when Red Fox aided his own cause with the eye and a left to the body right to a waa a dull red mark alongside Louis' There triple to bring in two mates Fire Chief J K Piercey played his second errorless Five Round eye Conn bounced a hook off the body as at first base and drove in a run a Joe landed hard right to the head Joe Louis jabbed twice with hist left as Conn game with a timely single Turner's loss for rushed tn missed a right but landed two was I E P his second of the season left jabs Conn circled around sticking circled him Another lab reddened COntel Two feature games are on Thursdays Joe jabbed a ripping right face They traded short Iiitts to the body with his left schedule with Jordan Valley and Jonesies to the face left Louts bounced his Again off Conn's features Billy was short with Billy picked off two lefts and landed a meeting at 1:30 and Zinik's and Moffat's two lefts then hustled in with a short hook to the face as Joe dug a right to the an hour later Wednesday's scores: Billy picked off a body They exchanged jabs Joe watt 'mit right on the head E long left lead as he circled around a Mo- short 4 1 6 with another ripping right Louis Soutiiiful he Conn clowned around mentarily 22 19 1 Louis off Joe wee just short with leaped in with a hard right hand that Shamrockettee kept Monshook Conn Joe caugnt Conn with a sinashCook Peterson and Christensen a left at the bell Louis round ing right and lett to the heed Louis flicked son I:klippen and Birch R H with jab Conn flicked a right to the face Round Three 1 3 5 !Allis caught Conn in a corner with a hard Junior Chamber to 9 o 11 the body but took a left and right Conn toret)in with a hook to heed and right the Lee and Rodman and Mack Conn bell from round Louis' at Simpkins to Joe flicked the face with his body and Bauch took one In the twos In return left E It Joe reached over with a long left high Six Round 7 1 2 Arden Dairy on ths b ad Conn tossed a hook to the 2 3 2 Joe reached out a long left to the face Bailey Inc body They exchanged long left jabs HamLemke and Mecham and litoiderle was SudJoe short with two left leads and repeated the process Billy circled out denly Billy slashed In with a bard hook of trouble andlumped in with a left to the ilton to the body and another to the fate They 3 7 traded lefts with no Jos stabbed head Jos landed two left labs Jos tried PS LE Irtrameri 4 5 5 out with a long leftdamage to the midsection three more left Jabs but only one landed Fox and McCune: Turner and Goodeall Joe's left hook was picked off and Billy Conn away with four left labs Joe hooked Louis flicked Conn stuek two lefts to the tummy the ropes with against a left to the bead at the bell Conife a left caught to the head and a right to the ribs round In close Louis bounced a left off the ear Joe drew a right cross high on the head Conn jumped in with a swinging nook to the ear circling away slipped to one knee traded hard left jabs Billy grinned They as Joe landed another jab Louis waa wild with a long left and took a lab to the nose the Louis' bell round at 11 hard-foug- 7-- 11:1 half-slipp- Rh Belt! RR The boys girls the world to se Joe set off the sam kind of explosives thal the New York Yankee "Murderers' Row' of baseball used to fire on this same field when they were the fear of the American league It fell abort of the $3000000 irate Jacobs anticipated originally Promoter Mike e with his high charge of $100 per And it was well under the ringside seat record S2655660 "take" that Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney lured into Soldier field Chicago 19 years ago But it went up into the select as the ninth million-dolla- r gate in Betio history —the first since 1918 when Louis avenged the only defeat of his career by practicallY annihilating Max Schmeling Sports Writers And It attracted the largest outpouring They of sports writers in ring hietory came from all over the world some 650 of them from Australia Africa Honolulu Europe and North and South America The fans followed them too and the decorated with leaders ringsido was well life the theater sports from all walks of movies bitainess and Just plain Gus Fan and the mlitaus Barney Baruch America' was at ringside and eider statesman Andrei Gromyko aud more of the Milted Nations delegates They turned out In cloudy weather but an otherwise cool late spring evening that broughta out th minks' and silver few scattered topcoats to foxes and Mend off the breezes and a momentary winkle three hours before the Negro weight advantage ?porting his and his boyish-fate- d challenger climbed Into the ring Both had "hit the button" with their and Billy expected weights—Joe at 20Y at 182 and their conditions were remark PHILADELPHIA June 19 (I1 —In a surprise move the Philadelphia Phi Ilies Wednesday grantLaden his uncondied Jimmy tional release The action was evenk more surprising in the light of the fact that Wasdell who is a first baseman and outfielder could have stepped into the shoes of Frank McCormick regular first sacker who was sidelined with a broken rib Monday The National league club fightthe loop celing to emerge fromVance lar brought back Dinges baseman-outfieldanother first from its Utica club in the Eastern league to fill in while McCormick is injured er Joins Seahawk Staff MIAMI Fla June 19 (UP)— Ralph Jordan member of the Auburn coaching staff for 14 years will be an assistant coach to Jack Meagher with the Miami of the professional conference it was an flounced Wednesday Sea-haw- an ks Round Seven It leads They both were short with landed a jab on the forehead Joe dug aa left to the body Conn lanced in with hard left to the ear and then took a hort chopping left on the fare Joe measured Billy against the capon but Conn closed In before Louis go the punch Louis straightened Conn up with a loft lett but hie foliow-h- p right wee a too high to make Irouble Conn hooked left to the body hut look a Inleft right and left to his own close Conn ducked midsection aide as Joe fired a right to the body Billy landed a hook flush on the mouth but took a left to the head at the bell Louts' round TAIllia It Round Eight Billy bounced a left off the face as he circled Joe Joe was still the aggressor try ing to corner the challenger Billy bounced a loft off the face and took one himself Louis caught Conn coming In With a left to the face but missed with a right cross In close Louis fired a Jolting right to the ear They traded hard lefts In close Louie fired flysstraight that ened Conn up Louis punches full in 'meshed Billystraightface and a dull red mark appeared on Billy's face Louis fired a hard left thst at aggered Billy and followed It by a hard left and right that etretched Billy full on his back On the floor where Referee Joseph counted him out the full "10" at 219 of the round Yanks Get Peek CHICAGO June 19 (UP)--T- he New York Yankees seeking to bolster their reserve outfield strength announced Wednesaay night that they had purchased Hal Peck a from the Philadelphia Athletics left-hand- ed fly-chas- er New York June 19 (UP)—The champ old "Deadpan" Joe Louis was smiling Wednesday night Surrounded by such a horde of newspapermen in his dressing room after knocking out Billy Conn that he had to stand on a bench to get air the Brown Bomber held up two massive brown hands and said: "Any questions?" Those lethal fists had answered all that Joe had in his own mind There had been a question for five years whether when he met the Kid again he would be Pittsburgh able to do it again It took him 13 rounds the last time—but only eight Wednesday night "Everybody seemed to be wondering whether ah would still be as good as ah used to be" he grinned "Seems as if ah am don't it ?" The dressing room was flooded with reporters and photographers laying down a barrage of questions and popping innumerable Baseball Slate Tone's Thursday's Behr luta Amateur Federittion Bonneville Leavitt Y at 0 Municipal No 2-Sandy Municipal No 330 p M ?tall Eak lirlinn Sure Northern League Granger at Union Midvale at Nitirray lionter at Tay Writilia another' Division at Sandy Draper Crescent at West 3OIN411126 Diiirtdale at Riverton 5:20 p Porters S C Walters at L County Softball IWdereen Leo free Union lk Draper 0 forfeit Sere' Getting In Dressing Room 'Toughest Fight' Says Joe By OSCAR FRALEY YANKEE STADIUM b IAV1411411 Union S South Jordan OLD DEADPAN SMILES Lowly Phi ls Grant Was& Releasb N J Hlluacto 206 Nover stopped Mik York 2:54 fourth round Ome lio gramma 17714 Cuba stopb44 19Z isa4timork Johnny Kapovich fifth round Tommy Yarn's 167 Pituburgt our pointed Billy Grant 1744 Orange X Le six rounds Johnny Colan 174 New York outpointed Erv StrII 182 Pittsburg-six rounds 18844 JimmyBobRailJacobs Washington 1734e PrliadliPituat lour rounds Cleo Everett 1914 Ditroit outpointool 18614 Balthriors Charley Crump LA: rounds flash bulbs in his face It was worse than the Coney Island subway on Saturday afternoon 'The flight sh've bad toughest tonight" th Bomber declared Into "was getting this dressing room What did he think of Conn? ah'il lay (hi" Joe drawled as he lurked on an orange and wrapped one ham-lik- e hand around a huge green water bottle "Billy wasn't the fighter he waa the last time He was MUCh siower and didn't bother m at all" It wasn't Joe laughed the eastegt fight he ever bed "Ah once bad a fight with a guy named King Levinsky" he said The King lasted one round before Joe dethroned him "Ah wan takire It easy until that eighth round" Joe explained "He was fighting the way ah he would and so just at ths end of thethought seventh eh told Manny Seamon (his trainer) that ah was gonna go out and fight and see how be could take It" All It took according to the champ was three stiff punches "Ah hit him with a right cross a right uppercut and then a left crofts" Joe said around the mouth of the water bottle "That was all it took Ah was Just a e disappointed that ah waited co long" Joe announced that this would be hie last fight this year "They tell me ah'm quite a hitter" he hIl jump to the Mexilaughed "Maybe can on a league Meanwhile ari'm Girls' tenirne South Jordan 15 Draper 11 Riverton 12 South Jordan 7 MPS iAghtn Ponth Jordan 14 Rio tidal 11 Midvale 5 Riverton 4 1 nr)ngeliD:::111il LID TONIGHT Ati 8:15 SALT LAItE Tr BEES vs TT POCATELLO 111 CARDINALS lit-ti- going golf tour" And did the champ feel he was as good as ever? "Ah durum" he frowned for the first time "Ah wasn't tested" Conn probably S4MM OPtV that Joe wasn't as good—he was batter! T AL DERKS FIELD Community eark & W Tom Tickets at Mint Cats 27 East End South 13th So 114 4 i : t 11 - 11' 12 72-ho- le - 1 '14c I f 110111111re611 flag-wavin- - 1 I '' it4 P'''''Wes-30- I - 4 f right sags under a rain of blows jn the eighth round a few seconds before Joe Lotlits xclualvey virtually fr ' 1 ' Willy Conn 3 pected ' -- tu c AN '1 14'-v- ''''' s if N g ''' - IV - 1 1': f: '''A 1-- : ' N:11 $25 - - : ' 1941 quiet-speakin- 4 4-- ' '' ' 777 1 !''''' - t -- 11 Irk - - "-' $289000 In his dressing room he was the g same calm Joe who Cnnn's left hand spear connected several Right Right Left times but after the bell ended the heat k NEW YORK June 19 Lin—Harbooed the lack of fireworks "I finished him with a right theIncrowd lem the nation's largest Negro cross the second Billy landed the sires a andblow a left hardestand 'enflame leaping In with uppercut community cut loose Wednesday hook" heright catching Joe off guardredmomenright a to in mare explained clout The reply: left a duU as tarily night Joe Louis the '° 4'''4''‘ under the bomber's left eye but before "Brown Bomber" from Detroit question the liflitiOn ended he stuck out three bard "Conn was slower than the last left jabathat reddened Conn' foga And turned back the challenge of Billy to Conn his reign as heavyweight '' l' f king ' ?t k' g:' f N ' i OFFICIAL SCORING Comparatively tense and de' 1'7:14- 't' -' until radios serted neighborhood YANKEE IliTADIUM New Vork lime 19 'Oin—Itere's bow Om ffitiale -) sheeted he lAniiiiCona heavyweight championship fight blared "Conn is out" the main ' ednesday night before Joe knocked out Champion kbailenter Billy in 2:19 of the eighth round camparvd te streets of Manhattan's Negro colto their 1911 bout: r tk Round- -1 C 12 7 2 3 4 5 ony quickly were transformed Into- officials '1':t- ': Referee Cdelle Joeeph LCCLLILL----sS2- O g scenes of noisy celeJudge Jack O'Sullivan t brations Judge Friuli( limbo ELOLL110----151p04 t y f i Harlem's collective dance of joy 921 1 Officials 2 3 4 9 10 It 11 C t 5 8 7 at Louis' 22nd defense of his title Ref I ' 1 Eddie Joseph L C C L 5 I et -7 in nine years was watched by 800 : L Monroe tf Judge 0111 Marty -7 4 1 A LILCC C--4 Heal C Judge under command ' the ' v police personal e ii is :t ::)‘ 4 of Commissioner Arthur W Wal- ii:C—Cona E—Even lander t (Ngtet Louie knocked out Conn In 2:58 et the 13th round ht 19413 2):' The spell was broken when HarI (': 4 lem lifted its voice—a medley of f!:: :I shouts auto horns shattered glass time" he added "I told ' fired one short right Ms first up to " I Manny he then and fireworks—in a roar that rebeConn's left sand lancee pfted (Trainer Vr''':' 7 Seamon) Manny ' just straight in mained unbroken for 30 seconds the third And mutpoints fore the eighth round that I was up theof most 41 the heat be iddettly lunged in to with his him blow— semi:wool this round fr favorite going fight tk" 1 just again Television of hooks to bead and body thrown pair to see what he'd do" one with motion It made Joe virtually WASRTNGTON June 19 (tP) — Alfor half an instant or maybe Someone asked then if it was blink just were SOO of from the miles 225 k'-the ringside though 0 the in eyes lights champion's 1 the country's top offloials including cabinet his easiest fight "Seems to me" '' Obvious StratetY 1'1: nmeagndtabyersniagttil axaswuptrtTemepucnocuhrtttuasttifeirIVd0 he tossed off "I remember a guy But from the start of the fourth on Louis the world's fight king named Levinsky" This was King Joe's became obvious He was etrategy Amid cheers and wisecracks In a series i content to stalk Billy trying to corner who of rooms Levinsky '' Chicago barely Hotel the Statler of at ' him : ': :' on 7 "-intent this maneuvering dancmg they watched a National Broadcasting Co waited to be hit before admitting threat to hie reign into the operiLr4 for television preSentatiOn of the fight at Yanof hi$ blasting barrages the Bomber was the better man justIn one kee stadium the fourth be did get Billy Into one Seated with the high officials were a some years bac !t corner and slashed Contn's nba with twe score of amputees from Walter Reed hoe fired a to ths head rights of Thus ended the most ballyhooed before then pita' who drew lots for the privilege !( ': the arookytown bosuig see fought the seeing fight his ont of trouble Then for awnidi way classic and that t not : anticipated ring Joe Brea Truman although Invited did to AO and iab and jab I 7 17 Aides reported he listened to a history has ever known and once some continued more and Coon's face was scarlet 1 attend broadcast of the bout from the White more the straight spear-likblows the ancient jinx of a New from House Mtn Joe tried a ieaping eurnt la th I t Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy connected a that but did tittle York ball challenger Once he caught Billy againat thedamage Secy of Commerce Wallaceof Secy of the has never park—that ropes won a title in one of and 4E 1 fired left and right and later ta a Navy ForrestalC Iand Secy Phil the Treasury and Pres 0 corner pummeled Billy's John Murray Snyder body e A F I Brea William Green were among the them—held good The sixth wax a lobbing eession again with both reaching out and sticking away guests 2 Eights for Relief Late in the round Jo let go a digging 6r1 hook to the and in I Averts Strike from the punch Billy slipped togoing Five years ago they fought the awaV ens 4s knee Jo until ha gat to bark 1:21 TANKOIC STADIUM New York Sun 19 last time The great Negro chamhix feet andstepped toe crowd Queered the Mike Jacobs announced his crown up twice after Wednesday night that he had Wiled a pion put Paco Step labor disputa which for a time threatened that early in 1942 in the most to prevent both the broadcast and television chamof Tho gestures any pats stopped up in Mit soventh tsom gallant pair Conn fight of the Joe Lou cause Hilly moved In a bit Mora gild Jacobs announced the settlement 15 pion has ever made—giving his enAN EASY ONE FOR JOE he r range and jurnport into tin minutes before Louis and Conn were smashed a hard hook of f Jos' moutez tire purse once to army emergency thmly I'm not hurt a bit" Louin walks to a neutral corner on orders of Referee Louis that Champion Joe am didn't like a lat but tb to once relief relief and navy champion jabbed and booked and stalked Eddie Joseph Billy Conn ilea on canvas gloved fists over eyes Then both went into the army —still hook was Just about Conns last That wilting few Woes and through four years entertained offensive gesture lilt jabbed in the eighth but Joe had mad up early his mind he teas "goring to fight him' cow troops with hundreds of Blow-by-Blo- w workedBilly Up close to the ropes ea and thousands of rounds in Ile the wekt side of the zing nearest the this country and overseas Both grandstand Finally he had hie man m ne let him hate it rh came out just as they went in— grits wentThen out and the birdies sang foe Buie onultits't tett If it wee and getting Uftrg Hilly—but plain G I's—asking were Sehedule or t It was 114 C Thursday's Once Gamea at White Park) A IP no favors willing (All they 8 n va Ogden 5:30 p to fight Wednesday night's battle 1:30 p Valley Mink vs Preliminaries for Jonesiel Inn nothing except payment of a vs Sporting Goode p TA of amount STADIUM IstieW TOP& Juo NKtle comparatively small Moffat's Bees 10 ( A P)—ftesults of proomotAry bout as Fur vs Coors Beer debts both owed but the war de- Lim 9:30 v Round One Round Four Jos Loulsbilly Cone card Z C M I with an 111 victory over the partment couldn't see the idea So Th ty still were measuring each other Stanley Onics 1824 Yonitars N Ir They danced around for several seconds at Commerce and Arden It was Joe missing two light left leads Ted Wailers 19412 ISter Yoris Conn off until Wednesday outpointed In With a left hook to the Junior Chamber put win over Bailey Inc tour round moved from side to side a Joe stalked Conn Came Dairy with a Joe was ehort with another left body and received a left and right to went Into a tie for first place in the Iiimhim night Archer Johnny 163h West New Yoe cam from all over lead off Conn bounced two and ployes league at White park Wednesday own ' '' 1 i &i 7- :'- :- -- - 4 - 3 I 14)u y N 0 :eee' '' '' A4- - 117- d - t - - year-ol- )"---- t' ':'1?74°' : 4 ) r 2'' t " t- --- oft ' tti 0- -i 'ss A 4 - f-- i 1 - 1' O W : ' 4"' i ::': 4'' '- t? h i i- e '' able for a Continued from Page One champion and Itie challenger tour years sway front buainaatheir nounced as $1925564 for this fight For a while there was not much to aseo the opening boil Louis puts him well into the upper Itndafter Billy circled lend boxed and brackets with no financial point dancedwalked from aide to aide and bacaward— i plying his trade again this year far different than their lilt eohiaon wnen he the fight to Joe and betedded Conn's end figured to be about the tarried Bomber with swift moves and unexshi1ts- ---- ' l'‘ -- ''''-0-- :t 1 - nd OU t '0 ) 0 - - 1 4 - - 41--- ' - T 1 - : - 2 : ':-- ' - t apnw I ' 'e::i-::-- "' UP)--Fac- ts zWednesday night's share proximate - til r ed NEW YORK June 19 figures of Wednesday night's sobbed hysterically and was com- and fight at the Yankee forted by relatives and other Louis-Con- n friends who had gathered In the stadium compared to their 1941 Polo Grounds: living room of William rt Conn meeting at the Wed night 1941 ar home to hear the fight broadPaid 45266 attend 54487 cast At the home of the challenger )(Gross gate re$1925564 451743 ceipts several blocks away reporters and zLouist share 577700 154404 photographers were told his wife zConn's 289000 77202 share was "not at home" i for Wednesday xTop price ' night's ringside seats $100 for 7' ' II Four Mighty Blows Floor Challenger Here 'n' There As Louis Defended Title Conn Family Remorseful After BillyDrops Contest 1 Gl - Y :: ----4-? 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