Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
la eee oe. a oe a | es | 2tser sie Hi iy Frit t i : ? i zi : i: if it git ifr i ' 5 @, Sherman; struck out: by 3, ty Richards 1, by Nel- SPNATORS BEAT SOX Heavy Title Contenders ; Walcott And Charles Have Been Around By FRANK ECK AP Newsfeatures Sports Editor tain about the weight championship fight.j ped by Al Ettore, Tiger Jack Fox | Mij Beach Post 000, U z : Neither Jersey Joe Walcott or Ez- | and Abe Simon. mestead Post 000; First—Qp-Dev-Sta ~vs. . Tides- ard Charles will make a super} Charles has been fighting pro} Coral Gables Post —— 000 Inn. = ee balls: off Beard| sround too much. . The two Negro heavyweights | knocked out once by Lloyd Mar- es 4 aparece: meet for thé tréWn over the 15-} shall, a chap he subsequently beat ie round route in Chicago’s Comis-! and z key Park, home of the White Sox Charles, while he has not lost on Wednesday evening, June 22.| since, Elmer (Violent) Ray beat The fact that the White Sox mov- | ed in their outfield fences early in the season and moved them back again has*no bearing on the | fight. Neither battler is a slug-j attention a year ago February ger. | following his 10-round knockout 1:00 P.M.—Homestead Legion} « Post Juniors vs. Arthur Saw- yer Post Juniors. © : 3:30 P. M+-To be announced, Homestead. On: Saturday, the Homestead Post will play the local Legion ae ser reg mound for ey’ 'West Henriquez ‘ wilf'be on the receiving end. ‘The ¢ Park. Night) rest of the Key West club will Game: 7:30 be composed of Knowles at first, | THURSDAY—- * | Ingtaham at second, J. Solomon| First—VX-1 Flyers vs. VFW. at third, Al Pazo at short, with} Second—BlimpRon vs. Op-Dey- Doughtry, Gwynn and Goehring ta. in the outfiel@. Rivas, Fernan- ‘RIDAY— dez, Kaki Rodriguez, Joe Cruz| First—Adams and Sam Roberts will “also be boo ready for action. ° . Thee Sunday afternoon, the Arthur; s-Inn, Sawyer Post of ‘Key West will SATURDAY— play the second game with the First—North ' Miami ‘ Optimist *| HomieStead Post. Kaki’ Rodriguez, Club vs.’ Bamboo Room. Joe Casa or Fernandez will be in| Second: -Gamé—North Miami | Ox ‘for the locals. ‘This con- Optimist Club vs.’ VX-1 Ply- iY start ‘at 1 o'clock.’ West will play in Miami on July 5 The rest of the schedule will ‘be published later, : Standings of the American | W.L. Pet.) First—Op-Dev-Sta vs. Naval Hospital, > () Photo TOMMY BARNES (center) of Atlanta, Ga., won the Seuthern Amateur Golf championship in the finals at Asheville, N. C.. Sunday. At left is the runner-up, Albert Neal of Marion, N. C. He lost to Barnes, 7 and 6. At right is James Tupper. president ef the Southern Golf Association. In background is the George W. Adair Memorial Trophy for the winner. Dairy vs. Bam: . vs. { knockouts. Before Louis rendered American Post vs. NEW YORK—One thing is cer- sweqeaR what | him hors de combat, he was stop- | pa ey Seeds Post coming heavy- been | bouts since 1940..In 69 bouts he} Navy Post jampion. They’ve both has -been beaten four times and knocked out,. However, SPORTS QUIZ him here in 1947, has met more ; obscure battlers than has Wal-|., 1, Name the Little World Se- cott. riés' champions of 1947. baseball's Charles attracted \ nation-wide| 2! How long was longest throw? 3.'What year did both World Series teams ‘set wild pitches. JULY Dev-Sta. TUESDAY, First— They are meeting for the first} of Sam Baroudi in Chicago. Bar- YEW vs. 1 Flyers. Hedtgre. Cee Prem time for a number of ekaeen | oud was carried from the ring |Tecords? |. 5 . Second—Naval' Hospital vs. > 4 hanes Nene their promiary interest, being the | and died six hours later’ without hers is the a office of Tides-Inn. coveted title vacated by Joe Lou-,Tegaining consciouesness. Thought al basebal? crane tt tani Patties ‘after he flattened Walcott in, the death was listed as accidental,| 5. Who won the A. L. | Mast i Stadium last June. Charles fought Ray a few month} Veluable-Player award in.1044? Ve tees Prato W.L. Pet}. Had Louis changed his mind] ater, stopped him in nine rounds |: FRIDAY es 48 % 632] about retiring the bout-might not! and turned over his $10,000 purse | THE ANSWERS: 7:30 to 9:08 oan, ~— a low 42 30 583) Ive been held. Instead Charles, | to Baroudi’s family. 1..Milwaukee Brewers. iit hanes Niaeets -ongh wills 41 82 569g) Walcott or Lee Savold, rated by % re 2. 426 feet, 9% inches. - womens Quam @ Oe 40 54aj the NBA as the three logical con-] Buddy Lewis of Washington} 3. 1947. oe at RS omen ow a 4 4a6| tenders for the vacant title, would | started the 1949 season with an| 4. Carew” Tower, Cincinnati, iat ~ yy ed « t Geto eet 4 ® = .459| have gotten a crack at Louis. even 1,500 hits and exactly .300 » Ohio. ‘Daily play. i b. 2% af '373| Louis is one of the promoters | for a lifetime batting mark over| 5. Ted Williams. | 'Y play. Rally at “2. 27 48 980) of this fight, which of course, has | ten seasons. coi rece en tenet the . the blessings of the National Box- pater —tmertale The 1949 harness racing season SHUFFLEBOARD bog Ae » ing Association, a body which in-! Johnny Goodman was ‘the! in*tthé State of New «York (Bayview Park) .. Pet,|cludes as members all boxing ‘last “amateur to win the U. S.jopened at Roosevelt Raceway,| Daily play. 557 Sig 4i4 fr Seresseer z ~ Cevetend Wotuneton Cee age we ee 2Se35ee TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES (Kaew America) 174 George Hoge, Pittsburgh turer merchant, ptonerr on store eystem, born im Died Dee. 5, 1849. Pet C Morphy, New Owlrone chess genius, among the grestest of afi time, born in New Orteane Died July 10, rane O..1100 years age) Francis 5 lath eminent New York tity « | painter, bern at sea. Theet € 1a, 1w08 oe Frenk HW. Damrosch, Tomeus music educator, brother ol com of tamed musicians, born Germany. Died Oct. 22, 1937 1888 Allen Seeger, noted poet, here @ Mew York. Died in the battle af the Somme, July 4, 1916 Willie Anderson and Bebby beth won four U.S. Open tle, «more than any other states but New York. winner of this bout as champion is to give young fighters coming e up the ladder something at which te shoot,” s: | sion howeve | | the winner as the champion. | any one contest as being for the j man Eddie Eagen. “There may be. six or eight fellows around who deserve a title bout.” Eagen fe that it may be a couple of ye before New York gets around to | vecogizing a heavyweight cham-| pion the oth cott-Cl the st happened before. tion eecurred Tunney’s knocked out Tom Heer 1928. drum Schmeling mect Jack Schmeling was declared the win- | ner on a foul in the fourth round. New York's commission recogniz- | ed him as world’s champion. eight on decisions and four by _ Open golf championship. He took} We: y,L. 1, May 6 and will “The idea of recognizing the the title in 1933. en the same spot October 29." Mail The Citizen to Relatives < Pek Oe aba as Just plug in— set the time yeu want ‘your fon to run ond the Hewerd tamer ROEBUCK AND turns fan off evtemeticatty. Have You Received Our Latest s Abe J. Greene,i er, “Without a’ is no incentive.” | athletic commis- | refuses to accept “We are not going to recognize However, if the shoe were on! foot—mei a Wal-| fight in New Yor'! might be different. It's A muddled heavyw following retirement Two years later in Yankee Sta- 80,000 fans sa M Shark In 55 fights, Walcott has lost ’ BROADWAY CIGAR STORE 610 Duval Street BASEBALL "SCORES Chars Cold Soft Drinks ‘aiting for you ig “the drive of your life!” Slip béhind the wheel of the brilliant new Futur- antic “88” and see how new and different motpring can be. You'll sense the difference the moment you feel thehigh-compression “Rocket” nginie spring to life. Eagerly—easily—effort- ou thread your way through city traffic, 8g” is nimble, alert, maneyverable— 4°88," and you'll want to:make the 88”. yours Ack to answer your every command, for keeps. It’s at your Oldsmobile dealer’s—now!, You know you're the master of-every traffic, situation. Then you're out of the city—out on the open road! Here's where “Rocket” Engine ‘power really pays off? Swinging along the’ straightaway—topping the hills with long, easy! strides. Comfort, visibility, geonomy, spectacular, ‘action! So drive it yourself! Make a date with the' PHONE YOUR NEAREST OLDSMOBI or visit. 419 CAROLINE STREET TRY THE MOST THRILUNG NEW CAR ON THE ' @ A GENERAL MOTOES Feeee LE DEALER a PHONE 377, MULBERG CHEVROLET COMPANY