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i r Si I CONN ELUDES LOUIS UNTIL EIGHTH HEAT 1 , Br OAYLE TALBOT ' NEW YORK, June 20 VP) Joe Louli still has It Billy Conn knows. Knocked out by one of the greatest of champions, bleeding from cuts across his left cheek and nose, Conn sat smiling on a rubbing table deep under Yankee stadium last night and declared with solemn finality that he would never tight again. "The Kid from Pittsburgh Is putting his cue stick in the rack," said the gamester who had gone down under an eighth round barrage from the fists of Louis. "You've seen the Kid's last fight. It's not there any more." Tears glistening in his eyes, little Johnny Ray, who raised Billy from a pup in the boxing game, added his own sad words to Conn s valedictory. "There's no use going on if he's going to get his head knocked off. Billy will never fight again. He s done. We're not kidding ourselves." In every respect, except for those who had their hearts bent upon Joe Louis retaining his crown, it was a lugubrious J ending to what had given Drigni promise ui kuih vic i i memorable events of boxing history the last few seconds, when ? the dynamite in the big negro's fists suddenly went off and left i Conn wrapped in darkness on the floor, the great crowd banked 5 In the Yankee ball yard had witnessed as dull a fight as the J ring game ever spawned. At J100 a head it must have been I horrible. ! Billy Realized It Was Coming Airaia lo mix u witn uie Kruu, ut,tl had for seven and a fraction rounds done almost nothing except dance around and elude with desperate purpose the blows that he seemed to realize would come sooner or later. He was a far different Conn from the cocky, aggressive .....,.. uhn 4. ict fiv vpur affo thrilled a similar crowd bv fighting Louis for all he was worth down to the bitter end in f Uk. mi, Munri l ost nisht the spark was cone. Possibly Billy left his best fight in his training camp. "I knew I was making a stinking fight," he said apologetical ly to State Athletic Commissioner Eddie Eagan, who visited him in his dressing room. "I thought I could keep away from Joe for 15 rounds," he added with a rueful grin, "but I know better I Fight Notes NEW YORK, June 20 H Notes from the ringside: The second production of the Joe Louis-Billy Conn heavyweight fight entered the realm of "big business" but it fell far short of rivalling the golden era of sports of 20 years ago. Seated in Yankee stadium, probably wishing they could turn the calendar back to their heyday, were two aging former glove swingers who caused fi nancial boxing history to be writ ten almost two decades ago. They were Jack Dempsey and uene Tunney and their second "battle of the century" at Chicago coaxed a gate of $2,658,660. Louis and Conn, matching ring skill last night at ticket tops oi siuu (one nunarea dol lars) brought 45.266 customers into the stadium who paid a total of $1,925,564. !In Conn's defense, probably no fighter living today could have done any better than he did against the Joe Louis who stalked him and finally rjrougm mm aown iasi wgm. i-ussioiy I none could have eluded the negro with the fearsome fists even as long as Billy did. Louis Was Near His Best Form The 45,266 fans who paid $1,925,564 to witness the one sided spectacle at Vast can tell their grandchildren they saw great champion at near to his best Perhaps it was his best. Conn, at least, said it was a more terrible Louis he faced last night than in 1941. Trim and sharp as a bushel of razor blades of 207 pounds, the Brown Bomber must have appeared an awesome customer even to Conn when he shed his white bathrobe just before the opening bell. And there was no particle of doubt once the gong clanged .that Joe was going after his man with a tenacity that would be difficult to deny for long. Joe didn't hurry things, exactly. He just shuffled eternally forward, waiting almost patiently for the opening he was certain would come. Billy must have felt the futility of his retreat i . long before tne two lerruic rignis ana a leu 10 me jaw smasnea 'him down after 2:19 of the eighth round. J The early stages were boring. With Louis holding his fire and Billy operating with extreme caution, not a half-dozen blows were exchanged in the opening round, and most of those were . i , : t 1 - iii.l.MJ AH 4V.A nkBitiniAn', amAtinntAM nnn TVl Q t j 1111 L IClUf 41M.ACU tU uiouiit.vu m.ui.u.i i.j - J round and the third were the only ones that could have been t awarded the Pittsburgh Kid. Body Blows Slow Conn's Speed M Gradually Louis increased the pressure, until, by the fourth chapter, he was dealing Conn considerable punishment with " stinging left jabs, and occasionally was crowding his lighter opponent close to the ropes and whanging him to the head and body with hard left and right hooks. At this stage the champs' body blows appeared to be taking a trace of speed out of Billy's nimble feet. As Louis won the fifth, sixth and seventh rounds by in creasingly wider margins the crowd, as well as Conn, must have sensed that the play was approaching its climax. Billy tried fewer and fewer punches. Once, in the sixth, he slipped to one knee after taking a jolting Louis jab on the chin, but he bounced up without a count and tried to grimace cheerfully at his pursuer. But it was a sad effort Apparently sensing the kill, Louis went out to finish it in the eighth. For the first time, the men in his corner sent him out with sharp ejaculations of impending victory. J Early in the round Joe caught Billy in a corner and gave H him a rough going-over. In the midst of the Curry of punches, J ' Conn gave a little laugh and said something inaudible to Joe. t i He couldn't recall later what it was he said, but it appeared J to have a powerful effect on Joe. i Seconds later Louis launched a terrific right in mid-ring that caught Billy flush in the face and opened a cut under his left l ;;. eye that sent blood cascading down to his chin. Then the end came with stunning suddenness. vVRight to Jaw Begins the End V X-.vAs tiiey came together in a neutral corner the big negro whiRped a right cross to the head that buckled Conn's knees. , Then,the great finisher that he has always been, he whanged j another right to the jaw that started Billy down, and brought J across a left that dumped him on the canvas. 1 u The1e Was never 8 chance that he would gain his feet bv ' tne Z,nt f ?h-thHe !trUggled 85 Referee Ee jWph tk up I o5 th W't h thl t"1Cial time-1Per. but at the final sweep t ; of the official's right arm the Pittsburgh Kid had only succeeded iiMi.l.iUP 00 were glazed and unseeing Y as his handlers rushed across and helped him to his stool. ' (1.,,. hiS V1 successfully for the 22nd time, Louis figured to draw approximately $577,700 as his end of the purse. , t Conns share was approximately $289,000. I ,iv?irtUna1te,1,y ? r BiJIy' he ta uPPed to be sufficiently well fixed financially to quit the ring at 28 if he feels like it-and 1 i ,!.rC " n0 dimbt ne was "ous in his intention last night. It is said on good authority that hit i mrh 9nn nnn " "ie money ne made last night is not expected to do much more than pay off his debts to Promoter Mike Jacobs and the government to whom he is far in arrears on his income tax. He said he wiU not fight again this year. The eighth round explosion that blew Conn into self-announced retirement was still ringing in the ears of thousands of tans; the ball park was prac tically empty and workmen were dismantling the ring when a slim, slightly stooped gent in a gray suit circled the area. He could have been out in the moonlight alone, for all he was noticed. The man was Mike Jacobs, high mogul of boxing and promoter oi tne most recent spectacle that drew fans and newsmen from many parts of the world. Louis' cut of the gate receipts, estimated at $577,700, possibly gave former champion Dempsey and his old manager Jack Kearns, each a mental twinge. It was in 1921 when Dempsey kayoed Georges Carpentier at Boyles Thirty Acres in New Jer sey, that Kearns signed for a guarantee of $300,000. On a percentage basis, the "take" would have rivalled the more than half-million earned by the present titleholder. First indication the big fistic show would not do the business predicted earlier in the ballyhoo the first $3,000,000 gate was noted a few hours before ring time. Ticket scalpers uptown were offering the choice $100 pasteboards for as low as $30. Louis, aside from successfully defending his title for the un precedented figure of 22 tlir.-s, aiso established a new ring rec ord of having earned a total of $2,956,086. Bomb Called Threat To U. S. and Britain PORTLAND, June 20 P Atomic bombs are a greater tnreai to tne united states than to any other nation except Great Britain, Dr. Hans Simons, dean of the new School for Social Re search, New York, declared here at the northwest institute of in ternational relations. - Concentration of America's production in vulnerable indus-' trial centers make it necessary that the nation halt atomic bomb production and pledge never to I use tne bomb first, he asserted last night. "There are others willing to use the atomic bomb who are i less inhibited than we," Dr. Sim ons warned in proposing we abandon the bomb. j New Power Located On NL Mounds Br The Associated Press Managers Leo Durocher of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Eddie Dyer of the St Louis Cardinals, whose singing talents are con fined mainly to the bathtub, were humming the same tune today and it sounded suspi ciously like the song entitled "Coming In On a Wing and a Prayer.'r Searching frantically for an other starting moundsman to ease the pitching burden of his overworked staff, each perspir ing pilot received a much need ed lift yesterday when Joe (Brooklyn) Hatten and Ted (St. Louis) Wilks, a pair of pitching problems all season, came through with handsome hurling exhibitions to bring victory to tlic Dodgers and Cards, respec tively. Both Durocher and Dyer were keeping their fingers cross ed praying that their here-to-fore erratic moundsmen have finally hit their stride. Pirates Blanked Hatten, highly touted ex-sailor, whose stylish left wing was counted on to notch "at least 15 victories" for the Dodgers in this, his freshman year, finally flashed the form expected of him as he blanked Uie Pitts burgh Pirates 7-0 yesterday on seven-well-scattered safeties to enable the Brooks to retain their game and a half National league bulge over the runner-up Red-birds. Dyer's sigh of relief resulted from the gilt-edged performance turned in by Wilks, whose sore arm had been a source of con stant worry to the freshman men- tpr. The pint-sized Wilks, rele gated to relief chores after fail ing to finish in each of his three starting assignments earlier this season, replaced faltering Red Barrett in the third frame of last night's tussle with the Boston Braves and held the tribe score less the rest of the way while the Cards went on to win 8-3. Tigers Climb Up Detroit's Tigers continued to crawl up close to the leaders in tne American league by claw ing the Philadelphia Athletics 3-0 in a twilight affair before 12,413 home rooters. Virgil Trucks spun a six-hitter to stretch the Bengals mastery over tne cellar-dwelling Aiackmen to eight straight games. Held hitless for six Innings by Cincinnati's Ewell Blockwell, the Giants turned on the Reds' freshman sensation in the sev enth with a pair of damaging blows which coupled with tour wanes ana a nit batsman pro duced lour runs and gave the Polo Grounders a 4-3 victory. A two-run triple by Sid Cordon. who eventually tallied the pay off run, was the decisive blow. t I I I ' I . :. I v : . I :'t il i i m I BRING YOUR CAR in uu n in FOR SERVICE! ' When your Chrysler or Plymouth needs service or repoirs, bring it here. Our mechanics ore factory trained on your car . , , we have a complete stock of genuine Chrysler Corpora tion parts. Cet service you can depend on! DI1BAT MOTORS M- t YOUR CHRYSLER DEALER 239 MAIN PHONE 7011 OToole Thinks Fight Smelled WASHINGTON, Juna 20 (A") Hep. OToole (D-N. Y.), terming the Louis-Conn heavy weight c h a in pionship fight "stinkcroo," said todity "one more Mike Jacobs-directed fight like last night's and boxing will bo dead as the dodo." O'Toole, who three years ago was instrumental hi per suading the war department to forbtdc a proposed fight between Louis and Conn when both were In the army, witnessed lust night's bout by television. "Mike Jacobs ought to he barred from using the mails to defraud," O'Toole Jested to a reporter, referring to mail 'distribution of the fight tick ets, with a top of $100 for ringside seals. t standings!! w XI a Oakland San Francisco Lua Anavlea 4 San UleKO .... ; Hollywood . - A Sac:mcnlO 2. Purtland ... SratUa . 31 Haaalla ittlaraay Oakland 6. San Dlu 5. San rranclico 10. Saallla 3. Purtland 4, Loa Angvlva 3. Hollywood 3. Sacramanto 0. AMBail'AN LEAIU'K Boaton . Naw York Ovtrott . Washington Clevaland St. Louis Chicago 29 JJ 21 Phlladalphla 21 Raialta Yattarfay Detroit 3. Phlladalphla U. (Only gam, playad.1 Pet. .043 .tut Ml ..V)) .till .470 .311 .330 Pet .7:17 .alo .S.V! s.n .4.W ..! .2td NATIONAL LKAOt'R -17 .. 211 . 25 IV 11 14 Puppies should be fed four or ! five times a day until they are six months old. Wolfhounds are considered to ! have the keenest eyesight of all j dog breeds. Mallard ducks average 10 to 12 eggs a clutch. Moose have been clocked 42 miles per hour. at Horseback Riding At the Skyline Ranch 0 Guided Pack Trips and Day Rides By Bcaarvallaa Only 0 Hour Rides on Sunday 1 Only Skyline Ranch Rocky Point, Ore. 1 Mils Abse Pelican Gaard Stallan Brooklyn . St. Louts . Chicago ... ClnclnnaU Boston Pittsburgh New York 2a : Philadelphia 21 ; Yaatsrdsy's Retails Brooklyn 7, Pliuburgh 0. New York 4. Cincinnati 3. St. Louis S. Boston 3 inlghtt. lOnly games played'. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT Ry The Aster-laud Pratt NEW YOHK fna LtMils rT Detroit knocked out Billy Conn, lal, 'pillaburgh, S. iTtllei. PlTTSnilROIC. Mass Vlnnle Vines. lM. Schenectady. N Y.. knocked out Red Doty. 152. Harford, 7 OAKLAND Calif Jimmy Sherrer. 140. Milwaukee, knocked out Lincoln Stanley. 130, Oakland. 10. "ATTENTION Sportsmen! Klamath river closes July 5th. "Slim" Hood landed a 5 lb. 15 oz. beauty Sunday just below Keno on Aero plane spinner , . , they're taking bait, too. We have salmon eggs, clus ters and single . , . spinners, some with treble hooks . . . casting lines ... fly lines, level and tapered . . , and for the fly fisherman, a nice assortment of flies, leaders, fly and leader boxes. California and Oregon Licenses, HUSKINSON'S KENO, ORE. Open Evenings and Sundays Marks Will Tumble In Coast Loop By The Associated Press Tlio Icudiiui pitfher and heav iest home run hitter of the Pa cific Coast DuMftiull leugue. siiurklng the ueniuiut cliaso oi the chief rlvuls, totliiy hud Im pressive bids to surpass the tup players in their specialties lusl year. Les Scarsella. Ouklund first baseman, bunged out his 17th circuit blow lust night to deliver his league-lending club a 6 5 de cision over Sim Diego. Lurry Jmiscn, uce moundsman of the Seuls, ht'ltl the Soul lie Kuiniers to six hits for a 10 3 victory and his 15th in IB games this season. Record Is 60 With more thnn half the sea son left, Scnist'lln needs only six homers lo ettinl Ihn 1045 murk of 23 held by Ted Norbert. pluy ing for Seattle. The league's home run record Is 00, clouted by Anthony Lazerrl of the old Suit Luke club In 1025, but btisebulls were bounder then. Junsen is neurly hnlf way to the 1043 gume-wlnnlng murk of 31 which won Bob Joyce a tick et from the Sun Krniui.vo Seals to the majors. Joyce's 11145 rec ord was the highest in the league since Frank S. May of the Vernon club turned in 35 In 19-22. Scarsella clouted his gume-winiiLi- in tho ninth frame with the count knotted at S-oll lie curlier singled home two runs, and his total of three for the night gave him 02 for the loop's top number of runs batted In this senson. Frisco Game Behind Junsen hud little to worry about as his mates pounced on two Seattle pitchers for 17 hits. The victory left San Francisco a game behind the puce-muking Ouks. Manny Perex won a tight pitching duel with Al Smith for a 3-0 victory by the Hollywood Stars over the Siicriuuento So Ions. Euch hurler allowed six hits. Portland's Heavers snagged a 4-3 decision over the Los Ange les Angels with a three-run tally In the final slanzu. Glenn Craw ford got a walk and llerm Reich singled to open the roily. Tom Turner sacrificed them along, and Kddic Wheeler's single sent Crawford and Reich home to lie the score. Roy Hclser, Beaver HRRAI.D NSWS, Klemelk rslll, Ort. TIH'RSHAT, J . IMS, Psg. Twtl.s SEPCDOBUS Tag Team Fight Mainlines Mat Card In Armory Arena A lug team match, pulling to gether four of the most able firupplcrs In the business out lerc In Ihn northwest, Is the main purl of the muscle card at the armory tonight, Among the four men In the tug match is the current I'aclfir roust Junior heavy chump, plus the man he took tho title nwuy from and two former chum pious, so It will almost be a re union, Champ Georges Dusetle Is paired with Joo l.ynuin on one teiim to mnteh wit and brawn with Mitrtlno Angeln and Puuvo Knlonen on Ihn other learn. For Ihn benefit of funs who might not have seen a team mutch previously, this Is one of the more specluculur types of maul events ever devised for ac tivity for wrestlers anil enjoy ment for spectators. Only onn member of each team Is In the ring at a time and the other Is left Hillside tho ropes on the apron, with one hund clutching the turnburkle. Pnrlners change places by the mini In the ring working over to his corner and tugging his help er, who thereupon comes through the ropes and Into tho ring. That's what tne rules of the game call for but not always does a tug match go along thnt smoothly, and thnrn Is no Indl. I'lilliin of any innulhiifxs In the one tonight, considering the prlnclpiilg. In a fotir rmind opener sched uled to go on the unit at 8 .10, Jack Kler gets logplhrr Willi Hilly Mt'Ktiln, the Tex in bad mull. Women's Semi-Final Golf Round Paired Next rounds of the I.amm women's golf tourney at Iteatnes Country rluli will he pluyetl to morrow morning with Ann Hog. era meeting lletly Kliitrp and Luster Nerselh pluylitg Jerry Jrrrow In the ID-hole champion ship bracket. Finalists In the first flight Kllen Fnrrens will pluy Mulei Mi'irviiliiii, 1H holes, and III Hie ii i mo -1 it It- hmt'kel Nllit Fliinlgaii meets Carol Kltuw, Classified Acts llring ItesulU. hurler. singled and Jon Dnhhlns drove in the winning tally with a single lo right center. raLlimHJ.liiH),,w.),i : " S Cat' if f(5$5V '-J Kla""h Phone 8141 "V j W a-SW - . m I TIRES THIN? COME HERE FOR 7?e?e?a6e &D(DnDvEAro kfra Heafe ecappitf $761 GOODYEAR SERVICE STORE and Klamath Phone WREST1ING1- TAG TEAM MATCH! GEORGES DUSETTE MARTINO ANGELO VS. (The New Champ) and JOE LYNAM (The Ex-Champ) and PAAVO KATONEN If You Can't See the Excitement in Penon . , . The Next Best Bet Is Don Neal's Ringside Description IIFLW 9:30 - TONITE ! -rodeo-DANCE June 22 DORRIS Attend Tho Klamath Rodeo July 4th - 7th Regular U. S. Army Pack Sacks Heavy Duly Msial Frames Ideal lor the Outdooiman Economy Prlctd Only 3.95 The Gun Store 714 Main SWIM TRUNKS New summer styles in boxer and knit swim trunks. 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