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Louis Picked by 230,
Walcott by 52, in
Poll of Scribes
By tht A»ociat«d Pr»i»
NEW YORK, May 26.—A Nation
wide poll of Associated Press sports
writers showed today 230 who be
lieve Joe Louis will defeat Jersey
Joe Walcott against 52 who favor
the challenger.
Although Louis won the first
fight by a decision, only two writers
believe he will repeat the same way
in Yankee Stadium June 23. The
other 228 predict a knockout, with
the third, fourth and fifth rounds
favored.
Among Walcott’s supporters, 32
think he will win by a decision.
Those that favor Walcott by a
knockout pick late Bounds.
The poll showed virtually no
change in national expert opinion
on the fight since the AP took a
survey last December that showed
80 per cent of the editors favoring
Louis. The present poll is 81.5 per
cent for Louis.
Many editors pointed to Louis’
record iin his nine return matches.
The champion always has improved
on his first performance. Others
cited his desire to retire with a per
fect record.
Those who pick Louis to win by
a knockout and named the round
voted this way: First, 10; second,
15; third, 41; fourth, 45; fifth, 51;
sixth, 25; seventh, 23; eighth, 11;
ninth, 4, and eleventh, 1. Two did
not pick the round but said “early
rounds.”
The round-by-round vote on Wol
cott winning by a knockout was:
Second, 1; sixth, 2; seventh, 1;
eighth, 5; ninth, 3; eleventh, 1;
twelfth, 1; thirteenth, 1: fifteenth,
1. Four did not name the round.
Meanwhile, an infected right foot
has sidelined Walcott for a few
days, but he isn’t worried one bit.
"I needed the letup,” said Jersey
Joe as he lounged about his well
appointed Grenloch Lake, N. J„
training camp. “I weigh 198 pounds
and that’s only 314 more than when
I met Louis last December.”
Neither Walcott nor his handlers
know how his foot became infected.
“Just one of those things, prob
ably a splinter.” said Trainer Danny
Florio. “We didn’t pay any atten
tion to it until a couple of days
ago. Then he went to a doctor yes
terday and was ordered to keep off
It as much as possible.”
As the result Jersey Joe can
celled his road work and sparring
session yesterday and also passed
up his usual five-mile-before-break
fast jaunt this morning. He expects
to resume training tomorrow.
Outdoor Mat Dates Spur
Rasslers at Turner's
Opponents for wrestling cham
pions Frank Sexton and Mildred
Burke in outdoor title bouts here
this summer may be picked from
participants in the triple windup
at Turner's Arena tonight at 8:45.
Two top woman bouts are carded,
featuring 19-year-old Therese Theis
in her debut against Elvira Snod
grass, and June Byers against Rose
Evans. In the men’s main encounter
Primo Camera will mix with Ex
titlist Babe Sharkey, with the win-,
ner promised a championship boutj
with Sexton here soon.
Supporting bouts match Jesse
James against George Flynn and
Andy Meixner with Benito Gardini.
—
Balking Sanders Is Sent
To Seattle by Braves
By th« Associated Press
BOSTON, May 26—First Baseman
Ray Sanders, who balked at joining
the Buffalo International League
club, has been assigned to the Se
attle Pacific Coast League club on
24-hour option by General Man
ager John Quinn of the Boston
Braves.
Quinn said Sanders, who has been
out of baseball since he fractured
an arm during the 1946 season, had
expressed a preference to play on
the West Coast. Two months ago
he was sent to the Brooklyn Dodgers
as part of the deal for Eddie
Stanky, but was returned as ‘'un
sound.”
Reds, Adding Schultz,
To Dispose of Poland
‘By th« Associated Press
BOSTON, May 26.—The Cincin
nati Reds announced that Hugh
Poland, third-string catcher, would
be disposed of to make room for
Howie Schultz, obtained on waivers
from the Philadelphia Phillies.
Manager Johnny Neun said that
since the club already had its max
imum number of 25 players it was
required to designate a player whom
Schultz would replace.
The Reds have 10 days to decide
what disposition will be made of
Poland, Neun added.
Orioles Release
Wasdell, Ex-Nat
By the Associated Press
SYRACUSE, N. Y„ May 26
Manager Tommy Thomas of the
Baltimore Orioles has announced
the unconditional release of Jim
my Wasdell, regular outfielder
who has hit 341 this season.
Thomas said he was not sat
isfied with Wasdell's attitude and
that the former major leaguer
who once played with Washing
ton has not been hustling for the
International League club.
Wasdell played first base for
Buffalo last year and hit .309.
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PALS—Ringster Joe Walcott, who meets Champion Joe Louis in
New York on June 23, here is shown with his dog Bugsy at the
Walcott training camp, Grenloch, N. J. Jersey Joe currently is
taking several days off from the conditioning grind because of a
j splinter-infected right foot. —AP Wirephoto. .
Heurichs Lead League
After Beating Cameo
The Heurich Brewers lead the
Industrial Baseball League aftei
shutting out Cameo, 9-0, yesterdaj
on the West Ellipse. Harry Wolfe
held Cameo to five hits. Cameo now
is one game behind the leaders,
i Bill Lewis singled in the ninth tc
score Jack Robey with the winning
run as the Naval Gun Factory took
a 6-5 decision over Merchandising
Plumbers in the Departmental
League. The loss was the first foi
ithe Plumbers in four league tilts
While the Gunmen have won twc
out of four.
Eastman Kodak chalked up its
third Eastern , Recreation League
victory by trouncing George Wash
ington Post, 13-8. George Wash
ington has absorbed four straight
I setbacks.
Howard Downs Lincoln
Howard University’s baseball team
will face the Bolling Field Flyers
tomorrow at Bolling Field. The
Bisons traveled to Oxford, Pa., yes
terday and returned with a 9-5
CIAA victory over Lincoln. It was
the third league win in seven games
for Howard.
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Jack Cabot, one of the leading
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Edged by Williams, Bolanos
Weeps, Wants Return Match
By th« Auocioted Prau
LOS ANGELES, May 26.—Hie Ike
Williams camp was happy and the
followers of Enrique Bolanos were
unhappy—and irate.
That was the aftermath picture
of last night’s blistering 15-round
lightweight championship fight be
fore a record crowd in which Wil
liams, the champion, retained his
title by a split decision over Bolanos,
the challenger from Mexico.
Referee Charley Randolph gave
his vote to Bolanos, but the two
judges, Johnny Indrisano and
Frankie Van, voted for the lithe
Negro lad from Trenton, N. J.
A crowd estimated at 28,000, which
paid a gross gate of $152,000, wit
nessed the scrap. The gate receipts
broke Los Angeles’ old outdoor rec
ord of $128,635 set in 1929 by Mickey
Walker and Ace Hudklns.
The light was action-packed from
start to finish. Williams stalked in
flatfooted, forever trying to land
his well-known knockout wallop,
and Bolanos, a shifty, jabbing left
hook artist, moved in and out, never
letting the champ get set.
Aside from Williams’ big round
in the 10th, when Bolanos ran
smack into a right hand and then
fell victim to punishing blows to
the head, no round was decided
by more than a point.
There were no knockdowns, but
both fighters finished the match
dripping blood—Williams from the
mouth, Bolanos from the nose and
from a wicked cut over the left
eye he received in the 14th stanza.
Bolanos, stopped in eight rounds
in his first crack at Williams two
years ago, closeted himself in his
dressing room after the fight and
wept.
His manager, George Parnassus,
noting that the referee gave it to
Bolanos. by a close margin while
the judges gave it to Williams by
wide count, said he would demand
a return match here. He was frank
ly furious at the decision—and so
were thousands of Bolanos’ country
men who turned out in full force.
Williams weighted 135 and Bo
lanos 134.
Pandak Named Captain
Of Virginia Cage Team
•y th* Associated Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May
26.—William M. (Bill) Pandak,
third-year student from Conway,
Pa., has been elected captain of the
University of Virginia basket ball
team for the 1948-9 season.
Playing regularly at forward for
three seasons, Pandak has been one
of the Cavaliers’ leading scorers.
He topped the team’s scoring his
second year with 213 points and
finishd third last year with 228
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Top-Seeded Gil Bogley of Landon
School was scheduled to face John
Hayes of Friends in the feature
match of the second round singles
in the District interscholastic ten
nis championships at Landon.
Ted Rogers of Landon was to op
pose Ed Wesley of Georgetown
Prep in the opener at 3:30. Wes
ley took his second victory yester
day, beating Tim Coss of Friends,
6— 2, 6—0. Other results:
Single*.
First round—Serlrton Hoffncr (C) de
feated George Goldsmith <R>, 6—1. 6—4:
►Ted Rogers (L) defeated Joe Zavlts (F),
6—0, 6—1. ,
• Doubles.
First round—Rogers-Lewls CL) defeated
Coss-Davit (F), 6—4, 7—6: Straley-Hayes
(F) defeated Hoflner-Agee (C) by default:
Bogley-Yates (L) defeated MeNabb-Oar
esehe <OP), 8—0, 8—1; Hevener-Sutter
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Second round singles—3:30 p.m.. Wes
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(L) vs. Hoffner (C); 4:30 p.m., Bogley
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PHILADELPHIA, May 36.—Nor
vel Lee, Howard University boxer,
outpointed Earl Matthews, Phila
delphia, last night in the heavy
weight class finals of the Olympic
Regional District 3 boxing trials
to qualify for the final trials in Bos
ton June 28-29.
The fighter from Washington
scored a surprise upset over C. Louis
(Bruiser) Duncan, by outpointing
Virginia Union’s national Negro in
tercollegiate champ in the semi
finals earlier.
Floyd Morris, Pittsburgh's cham
pion in the New York Golden
Gloves, weathered a sevete storm
of leather from Shelby Langford,
Philadelphia’s Middle Atlantic
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reach the finale of the 160-pound
class where he encountered less
trouble In beating Pete Muccl, Har
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outpointed Oene Smith. Washington.
118-pound—Jesse aethers. Harrisburg,
Pa., outpointed Prank Cocco, Philadelphia.
128-pound—Leon Upshur, Philadelphia,
outpointed Jim Reilly. Philadelphia.
135-pound—Vernon Pranks. Philadel
phia. outpointed John Tunderburk, Phila
delphia.
147-pound—Jim Robinson. Philadelphia,
von by forfeit from Bill Jackson. Balti
more. after Jackson suffered a possible
fractured rib in outpointing Leon Daugh
erty. Washington, in the semifinal.
175-pound—Shirley Pemberton. Phila
delphia, outpointed Harry Cochrane,
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