Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-07-05
INTERESTING
SlDE-LICHTS
UPON SPORTS
A New Star In The Pugilistlc
World Makes Bold Bid For
Championship
JIM LONDOS, GREEK
LOSES WRESTLING CROWN

The great national pastime, baseball
will stage an exhibition on the eighth
of July, which was inaugurated Tor
the first time last year, and which
bids fair to surpass in interest the
famous Worlds Series.
In Cleveland, two all-star combina-
lions, taken from the two major
leagues-the American and the Ma
tional-will meet in game which the
public generally takes as a test OF
playing strength of the two organized
ball clubs. The best players OF the
two leagues are chosen and this tai
ent has caused reservations to be
made for seats as far back as jan
uary or February.
Last year, the American League
team was the victor. Babe Ruth flg-
ured in the play with his usual spec
tacular work and contributed largely
to the American success. This year
the National Legaue is favored to win
the game. Whoever conquers, the
other team will know it has been in
q contest.
In the line Of sports, possibly the
big sensation is in the pugilistic world
where a young Detroit negro, Joe
Louis, hardly of age, has rapidly come
to the front as an aspirant for heavy
weight honors.
Although in SO fights he won 20
by knockouts, his most prominent VIC
tory was gained recently over the
man-mountain Italian, Primo Camera,
whom he stopped in six rounds. Louis
is now matched with "Kingfish" Le-
whisky for battle on August 1.
While the Camera victory revealed
Louis as a great fighter in the opin-
ion of all the leading sports writer's
and former pugilists, still it was
thought a severer test should be given
him before along him to face Brad
dock for the title. Camera was a
push-over for Baer, and more emphati-
cally SO for Louis. Levinsky will give
the latter better fight although the
negro is booked to win.
Braddock, the champion, is quoted
as willing to fight Louis. There was
some doubt as to whether the color
line would be drawn, but it seems
Louis will be given a chance, and at
ter he meets Braddock, many good
Judges predict. there will be many
years of "white-hope" hunting before
the crown will rest on the head OF a
member of the Caucasian race.
In England, the results of the tennis
tournament at Wimbledon do not hold
much hope to the United States play
ers that the Davis cup will rest this
year on American soil. The finals
take place today, and the participants
are representatives Of Germany and
England. Perry, of England; and
Won Cramm, of Germany will fight it
out, with odds favoring the former.
The United States players face the
German racketers in the zone play,
and it looks as if the former will not
have a chance to challenge England
for the cup. Elimination at Wimble-
don does not necessarily mean the
same fate in the zone play, but every
thing now points to German victory.
On the women's side, it now looks
as if the two American Helens-Jacob
and Moody-will face one another for
the Wimbledon title. 1t will be re-
membered that some time back Mrs.
Moody collapsed in her contest with
Miss Jacobs and, since, has been pre-
pairing herself for comeback. She
had reached the semi-finals on Thurs
day and was to face the Australian,
Jean Hartigan. With the tennis Mrs.
Moody has played during the Winble-
don tournament, she is expected to
win over Miss Hartigan, and many
critics favor her when she faces Miss
Jacobs.
In the wrestling arena, Jim Londos,
the colorful Greek, who has ruled the
mat for some years, lost his champion
ship to O'Mahoney last week. 1t is
reported that in the struggle the ex-
champ suffered some broken bones
and torn muscles and will be out of the
game for some time.