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The Washington times., 1932-11-26
Major J. Smith Heads
Nic0rG0U0n Guard

Major Julian C.. Smith, Of the
Marine Corps, has been appointed
chief of staff Of the Guardia Ma
cional by the Niaraguan Presi-
dent, Jose Maria Moncada, naval
officials today announced
Major Smith, a native of Cecil
county, Nd, has seen duty in
Cuba, San Domingo, Mexico, Haiti
and Nicaragua. For service in
Nicaragua he received the Second
Nicarapuan Campaign medal.
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w. III. Collier to GiUe
Citizens Group Talk

Motion pictures ard an address
by w. H. Collier, commercial Su-
perintendept of the Telephone
Company, will feature the meet
ing of the Mid-City Citizens AS
sociation at Thomson Center,
Twelfth and L Streets northwest,
Monday, at 8 p. m. Standing
committees for the year will be
announced.
The Washington times., 1932-11-26
Pierce Hall Players
To GiUe ErUivae Play

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" "
by st. John Ervine, will be given
by the Pierce Hall Players at
Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Har-
ward Streets northwest, Tuesday
and wednesday evenings.
In the cast are Laura Stockton
voorhees,, Laurance C. Staples,
Wilbur Belts, Marvin Downey and
Edmund Evans.
The Washington times., 1932-11-26
100 Needy Guests
AtChUrch Luncheon

One hundred needy men, wom-
en- and children were the guests
at a post Thanksgiving luncheon
given by the congregation at the
Church of Our Redeemer, Eighth
st. and Barry Pl. N. W., yeSter-
day. A song service and talks by
the Rev. Daniel e. WiSeman,
pastor, and Sergt. John r. Ander-
son, o. S. A., retired, featured the
meal
The Washington times., 1932-11-26
REUNION DINNER

Logan-ThomaS Circle Citizens
Association will meet Tuesday at
8 p. m. in the lecture room of
Northmi1ster Church, Rhode Is
land Avenue and Eleventh Street
Northwest, A reunion dinner will
be held at 6 p. m.
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MRS, GALE TO SPEAK

Mrs. Magdalena Gale will speak
on "Krishnamurti's Message" at
the League for the Larger Life,
816 Sixteenth st. N. w., at S:15
tonight.
The Washington times., 1932-11-26
BINGo PARTY MONDAY

Justice Lodge No. 6, Shepherds
of Bethlehem, will give a bingo
party Monday at 8 p. m. at
walker Hill Dairy, $50 Seventh
st. s. E. Officers will be noml'
mated Friday night, December 2.
The Washington times., 1932-11-26
WOODCRAFT EXHIBIT

The Children Of Woodcraft will
give a demonstration of their
work in the auditorium Of John
thomson Public School, Twelfth
and L Streets Northwest, Satur-
day evening, December 3.
The Washington times., 1932-11-26
Actual Need Erases Stain
From Aims Seeking +.

of cases like the one / had the
other day-a professional man,
once in the employ Of a former
Secretary of the Treasury and
now destitute"
The Washington times., 1932-11-26
PICK OFFICERS MONDAY

The North Capitol Citizens AS
sociation will meet at Mckinley
High School at 8 p. m. Monday
t. elect officers for 1893. The
motion picture, "The Progress of
Aviation" will also be shown,
La gaceta., 1932-05-25

Soldados. Al cabo de media bora
cargo otra vez con su GAIA y Sc
idispuso a partir.
Adde'S, senores, Y muehas
gracias !-dijo, despidiendose
del frupo y ensenando, al reir-
Sc, las dos hiIeras de sus magni
ficos dientes.
Marcharon tambien los solda-
dos. cada cual en- su direction,
unos a sus alojamientos V otros
a la taberna, except6 uno, que,
o 6ien porque tuviese ganas de
pasear, o porque le atraia la bar
quillera, sigui6 con esta a 10 lar
go de la Gale. Pronto llegaron al
final Gel caserio, del lado de la
Sierra. FL dragon, divertido con
la charla de la muchacha, no Sc
flo en- la direction que habia
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BASE BALI,
LIGA AMERICANA

Vernon Gomez dej6 en- tres
hits a los Atleticos de Filadel,
fla y dio a su club la victoria.
Los Yankees solo pudieron pc.
gar A hits contra las curvas de
Walberg y Bowman, pero con
lellos hicieron tres carreras.
Los Tigres vencieron en- un
renido encuentro a los peligro-
sos Browns de st. Louis. 1ZZy
Goldstein, pitcher recluta del
Detroit, recibi6 credito por la
victoria ,aunque sus oponentes
lie pegaron 10 hits, entire ellos
un cuadrangular de Johnson.
Schultz, Ell jardinero central de
los vencidos, descarg6 I'm bata-
20 de cuatro esqupinas.
Ell Chicago hizo saltar del
box a Terrell, pero los que lie sus
tituyeron no tuvieron mejor
suerte. Ounce hits pegaron los
bateadores de los Medias Blan-
cas-, tres de Selph, tres de Seeds,
~ tres de Appling. Terrell fu6
dos veces al bate y pogo un cua-
triangular y I'm hit, pero no pu-
do evitar la derrota. Uno de los
batazos de Seeds fue de cuatro
esquinas.
Filadelfia 1c, 3h, 2e; New
York &c, All, 2e. =, III
{ st. Louis sc, 10h, lie; Detroit
&c, Oh, lie.
Cleveland 7c, Oh, lie; Chicago
lie, 15h, 2e.
La gaceta., 1932-05-25

drian resistir una batalla en-
campo alberto, y por ESQ pre-
fieren las emboscadas. Pero asi
y TODD, no creo que sean entera-
mente despreciables, cuando un
cualqffera, como ell Empecina-
do, tiene en- jalue a una divisi6p
nuestra durante semanas Y me-
ses, sin que Hcs sea possible nj
encontrar las huellas de sus ca
ballos. ESpero que este. sin en-
barge. tenga su fin, Y no muy
tarde.
Los barquillos Sc habian aca-
y Smpezo a circular Ell vi
no, del que particip6 la barqui-
llera. que replicaba con facili-
dad, en- una mezcla Se castsllano
y NAL frances, a las bromas Y
chisteS, de genera fuerte, de los
La gaceta., 1932-05-25

81 un ejercito de chicas de este
porte no tendrian mas probabi-
lidades de ganarnoS la guerra
que una de esas ~diviSiones espa-
nolas, que por cierto no he logra
do yer todavia.
-Podian hacer las dos ccsas
-repuso otro soldado con iro-
MIA; no hay raz6n para que
muchachas tan lobustas no sean
capaceS de darle al gatillo. es-
condidasedetras de un arbol o de
una roca, tan bien como esos
pobres aldeanos que en- su vida
han cogido u9 SoNen la mano.
.o@dss1jatI'A''ss'ooo' IS: So
10Y SCI H4ue los espaholes es-
|, cados al Obrar asi.
| - .muy hien que no po-
La gaceta., 1932-05-25
B0XE
LETO D~ERROTADO POR A.
BAD

Miami, mayo 25.-Tony Lee
to, joven tampeno de peso de
puma ,fue superado aver y
vencido por Dave Abad, ell pa
nameno, Ell una movida pelea a
10 asaltos.
Tan escasa era la concurrent
cia que hubo necesidad de anne
nazar a Abad para que este cum
pliera ell contrato.
Despues de su resistencia. e.
ofreci6 una insuperable exhibi-
ci6n de destreza y agilidad.
Chick Reins, de Tulsa, Okla
homa ,derrot6 a Benny Malpi-
ca de la Habana y Jimmy Lee
to, de Tampa, triunf6 por
nocaut tecnico sobre Eddie Nit
chell, de Tampa.
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DEP r TIES

MAS tarde Mickey concedi6
agreeable ventaja en- peso a
King Levinsky, que habia bati-
do a Jack Dempsey, y alcanZ6 la
Victoria. lie diran a listed que
Walker subi6 al cuadrilatero
con un negro de 200 libras,
Bearcat Wright, y tuvo que le-
vantarse de la Iona para dar
una soberbia golpiza a su eti6-
'pico o~ponente,..
walker Sc levant6 de la Iona
cinco veces, en- Louisville, para
derrotar a Paul Swiderski, otro
habil hombre de peso complete
eel era campe6n de peso well
ter y campeon de peso mediano
y nunca ha pesado mas de 175
libras.
"5Puede pedirse un gladia-
dor mejor que ese?-pregunta
Runyon,
No puede ponerse en- duda
que ell protegido de Jack Demp-
sey es uno de los "mejores ciu-
dadanos" que con los punos Sc
ganan hoy las Judas.
Mickey tiene un poder de re-
sistencia Incompatible y en-
cuanto a valentia ell pugilismo
tiene muy pocos hombres como
81.
Resistiendo, atacando y pc
gando por ell cuerpo, alcanz0 la
corona de peso weller, la de pc
so mediano y no seria un fen6-
memo que llegara a cenirse la
de peso complete.
Pero esta dirigido por I'm hon
bre demasiado habil, Jack
Kearns, y ell exceso de "habili
La gaceta., 1932-05-25

Mnehos h6mbres desearian If,
|pero cuande estddian su situa-
Ici6n y ven "que ella trabaia y
Iel no., legan al punto razona.
bic de que no debe gastarse e.
dinero que ella CANA para yer a
dos jovenes, cuatro o seis, dar.
Sc de puhetazos o..
Cuando no hay diero, GUAM
do Ell trabajo escasea, Ell pugi.
lismo SURE las consecuencias J
este viene ocurriendo aquf, en-
New York, en- Chicago, en- Ia
Habana y hasta en- Cochinchina
La gaceta., 1932-05-25

tai de II jonrones. Cuatto pit.
cheers fueron hechos saltar, con
10 hits que bateara Ell st. Louis.
Gabby Hartnett, ell catcher del
Chicago, tuvo un dfa perfecto al
bate, disparando 3 tubeyes y 2
hits, en- 5 wees. Herman, la 2b
de los Cubs, pogo un jonron y
un tubey.
FL Brooklyn, con Mungo de
pitcher, venci6 aver a los Bra
vos de Boston, hacienda seis ca
rreras contra tres. Hack Will
son pogo un cuadrangular y un
hit. Alfonso Lopez descarg6 I'm
tubey y I'm hit, en- cinco veces al
bate.
Los Gigantes fueron apIasta-
dos aver por Fl hits del Filadel-
fla, bateados contra 5 pitchers.
Mallon y Hurst, de los 'phillies',
descargaron a hits cada uno, y
Bartell y Lee, 3 hits cada uno.
De los Gigantes Sc distingui6 al
bate OFT, con 3 hits.
En- IN desafio que dur6 II in
nings los Piratas hicieron las
carreras de la victoria en- la Ill
TINA entrada, con hits de los
La gaceta., 1932-05-25

dad" en- estos tlempos de ''apu-
ros" es una carga mas que una
ventaja.
Para Mickey Walker desea-
mos nosotros todos los hon0res,
no por su conducta personal, 81
no porque ha probado que es
IN gladiator que no repara en-
%estatura, nj en- peso, nj en- otras
cosas,
IRunyon lie honra y lie hace
/ llsticia co(candolo entire los
mejores gladiadores de todas las
epocas.
La gaceta., 1932-05-25

Seria injusto lamar paIabras
gruesaS contra ell publico latino
porque no gasta sus pocas pc
setas protegiendo las peleas de
boxeo en- esta o aquella Arena.
iEl Obrero de Tampa CANA
muy POGO y necesita realizar un
verdadero sacrificio para ir a
una Arena y ~gastarse 81, Is 0
so centavos.
Tuvo ell pugilismo su epoca
floreciente cuando abundaba el
trabajo en- las fabricas y los jor-
males eran mas altos que ahora.
Pero con la escasez de ira
6ajo, los pequenos iornales, y
la substitution de los hombres
jpor las mujeres ,en muchas ia.
bricas, Sc hace muy dificil pa
ra los fieles ir a entregar sus
pesetas en- las taquillas de los
espectaculos de boxeo.
La gaceta., 1932-05-25
Con IL, Guantes

Damon Runyon, dice que Mi
ckey Walker es uno de los me-
jores gladiadores que 6l ha Wis
to y que recuerda la historic de-
pugilismo.
"Siendo POGO mas de un peso
mediano,-escribe Runyon-
concedi6 25 libras de v~entaja a
Jack Sharkey, legitimo conten.
diente a la corona de peso com
pleto, e hizo tablas con 6l des-
pues de Is asaltos de renidc
combate.
La gaceta., 1932-05-25


Battling Barber fue vencido
anoche en- la Arena amateur de
Seminole Heights, por Flyde
Harnage, que llevaba sobre el
una libra de ventaja.
Los iueces declararon tablas
la semi-final entire Sailor Nc
Mullen, de 149 libras, Y George
Brown, de 148.
Mike Lopez fue vencido pc"
Sailor Williams y Frank Ro-
dante triunf6 sobre Kid Engel-
berger.
La gaceta., 1932-05-25
LIGA

Los Cardenales triunfaron a.
yer sobre los Cubs, ayudados
por dos "peliculas de cuatro es-
q%uinas" salidas del bate de Rip
Collins, que lego aver a I'm to-
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Estrada to
Test Tracy
Rugged Mexican TangIeS
With Cox at Armory
Tonight.
T0NIGHTs LEGION CARD

Ten Rounds-Tracy Cox. Indianapolis.
vs.. lose Estrada. Mexico CITY: iixhtweirhts.
SIX Rounds-gou Vine. indianapolis. vs..
Julio Loper. Mckee City; IiEhtweiThts.
Five Rounds-Joey Bosak. Chicago. vs..
Young Leach, Indianapolis Junior light
weights.
Five Rounds-Kid Woods. Indiana polls.
Is. Duke Galloway. Toledo; bansams.
Five Rounds-Joe Lynn. Princeton. vs..
Eddie smith. Muneie; Iixhtweixhss.
Five Rounds-wavne Murphy. Indianapo-
lis, vs.. Ernest Hollopeter, Greenwood;
heavies.
Four Rounds-JimmIe shannon. Indian
apolis, vs.. Al York. indianapolis; feathers.
Tonight's ten-round feature be-
tween Tracy Cox and Jose Estrada
looms as a real battle from several
angles. In the first place, the SUI
preme authority in fistic matters,
the National Boxing Association, in
its lightweight ratings of the lead
ing fighters, shows but four points
difference between Cox and Estrada.
Next in Importance is the matter
OF pourdage. Both pugs are natur-
al lightweights, usually scaling 1873
to 135 pounds, and if there issany
slight advantage in heft it probably
will go to Estrada.
Tracy will be facing a veteran Of
225 ring encounters. who was inn
pressiye in gym drills here. Cox S
handlers report him as in great
shape for tonight's encounter as
the result o. ten days hard work
in the gym and on the road. To-
nights legion show at the armory
starts at Sis, with seven bouts
scheduled.
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The McCarthymen have an OPP
portunity of making a new blanking
record in their circuit today If they
can hang another horse collar on
the Cleveland Indians, thereby APP
preaching the major league shutout
record of six.
For the season, the Yanks have
scored five shutouts. Johnny Al
len. George Pipgras. Charlie Rufing
and Lefty Gomez have contributed
four in a row in the last four starts,
and week ago Pipgras scored an
other. Meanwhile, the New York
ers have not been BANKED by any
one.
When Vernon Gomez held Cleve-
land to five hits and no runs Mon
day. as the Yanks won, to 0. the
Yanks equaled the American
League consecutive shutout record
Of four set by Cleveland in 1903
and equaled by Boston in 1906.
When Mondays ninth inning was
completed, the Yanks had chalked
up lorty scoreless innings. just one
less than the American League rec
ord of forty-one set by Cleveland
in 1903
The Pittsburgh Nationals staff of
1880 set a major league shutout
record of six straight games and
fifty-six innings.
Gomez was in danger of being
scored upon but once. That moment
of anxiety came in the seventh in
ming when Vosmik and Morgan
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Sets Record
By Times SpecisI

By Times SpecieI
LANCASTER, Cal, MAY II.
Speed records for four-cylinder
motor cars we're shattered by Stubbv
Stubblefleld here Monday. when he
piloted a new No. Is Gilmore
Special over the sands of Muroc
dry lake bed at a speed of 1885
miles an hour, according to A. A. A.
officials.
The car will be piloted in the In
dianapolis 500-mile classic on May
30 by Babe Stapp, who is recover
ing from injuries received in a re-
cent Smashup.
Wilbur Shaw of indianapolis
established the previous record over
the same course at 1925 miles an
hour. Stubblefield also broke the
mark for the flying kilometer, run
ming that distance in 1929 miles.
an hour, the five-mile mark at an
average of 1925. and the flying
five-kilometer record at 1330ls.
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Billy Arnold Is Favorite to
Cop HonorS at
Speedway.
By NORMAN E. fsAACs

At least seventeen drivers prob
ably viii attempt to qualify their
cars for the twentieth annual 500
mile race at the Indianapolis Motor
on the first day OF time
tests Saturday, it was ascertained
today in a check up at gasoline
alley"
-Four of the Studebaker entries
viii be ready TO go. ard the NTH
may be sent of, too, If Bob Nc
Donogh decides TO accept the
mount. The four which are oil set
are to be driven by Tony Gulotta,
Pete Kreis, Luther Johnson and
Cliff Bergere.
Billy Arnold and his Miller
Hartz Special will be all primed for
the tests and Billy already ranks as
a favorite to cop the pole position.
The Argentine. Juan Gaudino,
also will be ready to start, it is in
dicated in the foreign garages.
Gaudino had a new motor installed
in his car at Detroit and seems to
be well satisfied with his machine.
Frank Brisko in his Brisko-
Atkinson Special. front-wheeler;
George HOWE, in his HOWE Spe-
cial. another front-wheeler, and
Russ Snowberger in his Hupp
Comet, are three others said TO be
nearly ready for Saturday.
Louis Meyer in the sixteen-cyl-
inder Sampson Special, and Bob
Carey in Meyers Jadson Special also
will be set, as probably will be Louis
Schneider, 1881 victor, in his Bowes
Seal-Fast.
The two Hudsons. one piloted by
Chef Miller and the other by Al
Miller, are all ready and may breeze
onto the bricks for the tests on
Saturday, too.
Joe Russo, the "blindfold" spe-
cialist. and Roy Painter in the Luz
pasa will be all set also, it was
learned in the survey.
Talking bout qualifications,
brings us to a 1881 table which
proves that not always to the swift
does the glory go. Here tbs:
yiufeb
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opened with singles. Lefty bore
down, however, forcing Kamm,
Sewell and Montague, to lift easy
flies.
After picking up two runs on
Hudlin in the third, the Yankees
went to work in earnest in the
sixth. pounding Hudlin and his sue
cessor, Pearson, for five hits and
six runs. Three of the five hits
we're doubles by Chapman and
Gomez, and triple by Combs.
Gray Blanks Mats.
Sam Gray of the st. Louis Browns.
turned in an even more striking
performance than Gomez in setting
down the Washington Senator'S with
three hits and shutting them out,
2 to 0. While Sam was toiling so
manfully. his mates managed 20
grab eight hits of the offerings of
Monte Weaver and Alvin Crowder.
A sparkling five-run rally in the
fourth inning wiped out four-run
deficit and brought the Detroit
Tigers home in front of the Phila-
delphia Athletics. Rogell knocked
one over the fence in the seventh
just by way of making things GER
tain. The score was to 4. Sorrell
was the winning pitcher.
Determined, it seems, to set an
all-time record for defeats, the Bos-
on Red Sox blew their second
straight to the Chicago White Sox,
this time by a score of to in
ten innings. Successive doubles by
Appling and Berry accounted for
the winning run.
Smead Jolley, Red Sox out
fielder, did all he could to stave off
defeat, knocking two home runs.
The Red Sox now have lost twenty
one games in twenty-five starts.
Lucas Beats Giants
Smarting under their shutout of
Sunday, the Brooklyn Robins waded
into the Pittsburgh Pirates and
slammed out an l1-to-1 victory.
Sixteen hits ratified off the Brook
lyn bats. eight of them coming in
the ninth inning when eight runs
we're showed across. Mungo limited
the Pirates TO four hits-two by P.
Waner, two by Grace.
Red Lucas scored his sixth vic
tory of the season as the Cincin-
natl Reds whipped the New York
Giants, 6 10 2. Lucas allowed but
three hits. two of them in the first
inning. Len Koenecke scored both
New York runs. getting two hits.
one a homer. Freddie Fitzsimmons
had the Reds tanned until the sixth
when they scored all of their runs.
This rally was staged in a heavy
rain, but Umpire Bill KLEIN. a
hardy soul, refused to call off the
game.
Chicago scored two runs in the
ninth to take batting bee from
the Phillies, IL to 10. The Cubs got
~ hits to IL for the losers. Stephen
son singled to bring in the win
ming runs. Hal Lee with two
homers and Chuck Klein with a
home run and triple led the Philly
attack.
The st. Louis-Boston game was
rained out.
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Birds Rap
Tribeslnen
League Leaders Run Into
Trouble on Invasion of
Columbus.

~ Times Special
COLUMBUS. O.. May i7.-Nemo
Leibold's A. A. Red Birds drew first
blood Monday when they met thu
league-leading Indians for the first
time this season and the contest.
washed out by rain after four and
one-haf innings, was annexed by
the home FASTENERS. 7 to 4. This
victory boosted the Birds to second
place in the race and local fans ars
now steamed up over the short Sc
rieS.
The teams were TO battle again
today and on Wednesday the visit
OF the HooSiers will end and thew
viii go to Toledo for three games.
Tribe Was Finding Range
The contest Monday was no set
up for the Birds. at that. for this
Tribesmen were getting under way.
apparently. when rain interfered,
They scored twice in the fifth to
boost their run total to four and
time was called before Columbus
batted while the shower drenchcd
the field. After a wait of aboua
forty minutes the umpires decided
there was no chance for frther
action and the teams were dis
missed.
Perhaps 1t was a break" for CO.
lumbus and perhaps it wasn't. but
anyway the Indians we're chagrined
and the Birds we're happy and per-
fectly willing to call it a day. The
Leibold athletes. being out in front,
we're not compelled 70 play the sec
ond half on the fifth to make II 4
legal game.
Cooney Hit Hard
Cooney. Tribe southpaw. founi
the going rough and was sIapped
around for seven runs before be-
ing derricked in favor of Logan.
Johnny was solved for seven runs
and was removed after facing two
oatters in the third. -Four runs
chalked up by the Birds in the sec
ond stanza made the handicap too
great for the Indians to overcoms
in the abbreviated struggle. Ken
meth Ash, righthander hurled for
the Birds and was helped by two
double plays when in the hole.
Pat Crawford hit a double and
triple for Columbus and Manager
Mccain got two OF the Tribes
eight hits. Frank Sigafoos, Indian
second Sacker, hit safely in his
thirteenth consecutive game.
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Monday Fight Results

At TERRE HAUTE. Ind.-sammv
Slaughter, i5s; Terre Haute. decisioned
rosN Baker. l56 Anderson. Ind. ff0l .
jackie Parker $50 st. Bernice, Ind. de-
elsSioned Joe Griskell. l52. GEORGETOWN. iii.
lol Glenn Nidlye. 1872. Terre Haute de-
90. w. ''O"N' H.
AT CHIcAGo-Jack Kilbourne isi ok-
lahoma: decisoned Buck Everett. is3. Garv.
lno..s no.
At NEW YORK st. Nioks,-Kio
Cnocolats; l3i. Cuba, defeated Mike Ssr-
Italy. knocked out Mike Collins. i6s. New
York IL.
AT TORONTO-Young stribling. 1ss.
GEORGIA decisioned Joe Doctor 1872 Buffa-
%. wnen referee ordered Doctor from ring
LOT nolGing. t9l: Jackie Purvis. i4s. In
aianapoiis, defeated Sam Bruce. 14s.
Toronto. defeated Pancho Linda. ia,
Philippines, 81.
AT NEWARK. NJ BENNY Ieonard
l4e. knocked out Marty Goldman. las. New
york. ~ Ernie Rather. 1873. Silver Lake
y j.. aeteated Benny Valger. 1876. New
At DAYTON. O.---Larry johnson. heavy
weight Chicago. defeated Joe Sekvra. Dav-
ton. 12l. Charley Light welterweIrht
Madison. Wis. drew with Johnny Cur
tain. DAYTON. ts1.
AT, PITTsBURGH-Paul Pirrone. iss.
Island. III. "a; Billy Holt. III Pits
burEh. defeated Frankie chstts-ton. 10
Cleveland. f8l.
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Petrolle 8 to 5 Choice Over
BattaIino in Chicago Scrap

with Tony Canzoneri, lightweight
champion. II he does not think he
can make that poundage, he will be
given a shot at Jackie Fields well
terweight crown, if he beats Bat
talino.
Petrolle's normal fighting weight
is 140. It was at that figure that
he whipped Battalino in Madison
Square Garden in March.
Nate Lewis, Chicago stadium
matchmaker, would be pleased If it
is a close fight and Petrolle war
ranted welterweight title bout
and Battalino showed enough to
challenge Canzoneri for the light
weight title.
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CHICAGO. May 17.-Billy Pc
trolle, rugged Duluth CMinn) junior
welterweight. was quoted an 8-to-5
favorite today to repeat his victory
of two months ago in New York
over Bat Battalino, Hartford, Conn.
when they meet in ten-round bout
in the Chicago stadium Friday
night.
With his choice of shot at the
lightweight or welterweight title IN
the ofing, Petrolle appears to be
on the verge of the first title match
Of his career. If he thinks he can
make the lightweight limit of 135
pounds. Petrolle will be matched
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Tribe Batting Figures
FREAK BOUT AT DAYTON


BB United Press
DAYTON, May 17.-Larry John
son. Negro heavyweight from Chi
cago. and Joe Sekyra. Dayton Be-
hemian. fought two bouts in one
here Monday night. with johnson
emerging the victor.
They were scheduled for twelve
rounds. In the third round Ref
cree Mel Thomas cautioned both
fighters to quit stalling. Early in
the fourth he halted the bout and
called Il no contest. But the local
boxing commission decided the spec
tators should see the full twelve
or a Knockout. The commission sent
the men into the ring with another
referee. who gave johnson the de-
cision in the last nine rounds.