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Tuesday Evening, May 17, 1955. Charge Fake Boxing Bout PHILADELPHIA (UP)--Harold Johnson's career as a light heavyweight contender was in jeopardy today on the basis of charges by the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission that he arid five others were involved in staging a fake boxing bout against Cuban Julio Mederos on May 6. All six were accused of putting on a "sham or collusive boxing exhibition" when they were haled before Commission Chairman Jim Crowlay and Commissioners Alfred Klein and Sullivan Monday. The charges included conduct "generally detrimental to Besides Johnson, the defendants were matchmaker Pete Moran; Tommy Loughrin, Johnson's manager of record; and seconds Clarence Davidson, Lou Gross and Joe Rowland. Moran additionally was accused of having a financial interest Johnson; failing to have a manager's license, and failing to file with the commission a list of the ooxers he managed.

The charges were leveled because riie odds dropped from 9-2 in favor of Johnson to even money at fight time and because Johnson had been drugged. After swaying around the ring for two rounds, Johnson passed out on the ring stool and was unable to start the third round, losing by a technical knockout. He told of eating a bitter-tasting orange given him by a to.tal stranger before the bout. The boxing commissioners and local authorities began separate inquiries on the theory the orange contained some type of sedative. Drs.

Alfred Ayella Jr. and Wilbur Strickland, commission physicians at ringside for the nationally televised fight, both testified that traces of a barbiturate were discovered in Johnson's system when they examined him after his "blackout." Oust Champion -From Masters Pin Tourney FORT WAYNE, Ind. (UP) -Defending champion Eugene (Red Elkins, San Mateo, wa; eliminated Monday night in the Masters tournament of the American Bowling Congress. Sixteen bowlers still were in competition today in the double- elimination tournament at the 52nd annual affair. Elkins lost a loser's bracket contest to Rudy Habetler, Chicago, 809-690.

He had lost his first round in the afternoon match. Also ousted from a further crack at th.e Masters crown were Bill LiLlard and Therm Gibson, both of Detroit. The late competition advanced Steve Nagy, Cleveland, Ohio; Lee Jouglard and Tony Lindemann of Detroit; Joe Norris, Chicago; Joe Bolek, Cleveland, -Ohio; George Young, Detroit; Fred Fikes, Chicago; and Habetler. Survivors, of'earlier matches included Billy Welu, St. Louis; Joe Kristof, Chicago; Joe Wilman, Chicago; Buzz Fazio, Detroit; and Frank Sospirato, Warrensville Heights, Ohio, Wilbur Shaw's Widow Accepts Race Trophy luMDEANiAPOOS (UP) The Edenburn Trophy was awarded posthumously Monday night to Wilbur Shaw as the man who accomplished most for American auto racing in 1954.

Col. Arthur W. Herrington, chairman of the American Auto- omobile Association's Beard, presented the trophy to Mrs. Shaw. Shaw, three-time winner of the 500-mile auto race and later presi- lent and general manager of the Speedway was killed in an airplane crash 'near Decatur last November.

Schmidt Shuts Out Saints on Four Hits By UNITED PRESS Right-hander Willard Schmidt held the St. Paul Saints to four useless hits Monday night as the Omaha Cards coasted to a 7-0 victory. In other American Association games, Denver whipped league- leading Minneapolis, 8-2, second- place Louisville downed Toledo, 119, and Charleston set down Indianapolis 'i-l. The Cards bunched all their runs in the early innings, scoring three times in the first and pushing four runs across in the second. Another big inning was Louisville's eighth when the Colonels erupted with eight runs, including a homer by Dick Gernert.

The Sox retaliated with three runs in their half of the eighth to end the scoring. Don Mueller's Bat Broken by Mag tie MILWAUKEE (UP)--The bat Don Mueller used in compiling his 24-game batting streak is broken --but the New York Giant right- fielder isn't the least bit disturbed. Pitcher Sal Maglie broke the bat he singled, during his vitory over the Chicapo Cubs last Sunday. Maglie who didn't even know he had Mueller's bat apologized but Don brushed off the incident. "I can get a -whole carload of bats," he said.

''But the Giants have only one Maglio." Indianapolis Club Buys Bob Hooper INDIANAPOLIS (UP) General manager Eddie Stumpf today announced the purchase of right- hander Bob Hooper from the Cincinnati Redlegs to bolster Indianapolis' sagging pitching staff. Hooper's best year in the majors was in 15-10 with the Philadelphia A's. He was with Cleveland the past two seasons before being waived out of the American League. At Cincinnati, he compiled a 0-2 mark this spring, giving up 20 hits and 11 earned runs in 13 innings. CATCH CATFISH ON TROTL1NE Dale Turnpaugh, left, and Wayne Tyre hold 24-pound Mississippi catfish they found on a strung across the Wabash river Monday morning.

The boys were using night-crawlers for bait. The fish was caught, about midway between Logansport and Peru. (Pharos-Tribune Photo-Engraving.) Normal Temperatures Predicted for State For Next Five Days By UNITED PRESS Near normal temperatures a warming trend at mid-week and little rain were on Hoosierlanrt's weather program for the next five days the Weather Buerau said today. Indiana temperatures will average near normal north to three to six degrees above normal south. The normal maximums are 73 north to 77 south, normal minimums 49 north to 54 south.

The weatherman said a slow warming trend Wednesday a Thursday will be followed by little change in temperatures. Precipitation will average a quarter of an inch or Ijss occurring as scattered showers about Sunday. Meanwhile, temperatures cooled today. Highs were expected to range i'rom 62 north to 68 south, ows tonight from 41 to 45 and highs Wednesday from 67 to 73. The weather will be fair through Wednesday in most of the state.

Higfls Monday ranged from 80 at Indianapolis to 76 at iV'ayne. Lows early today ranged from 42 at South Bend to 57 at vansville. ANIMALS GET ESTATE FRAMINGOAiM, Mass. (UP) -The bulk of a 1 million dollar estate was the legacy today of the horses, dcgs and birds owned by an elderly bachelor who died last week. John R.

Macomber, 79, left the money in trust to take care of the animals on his 220-acre country estate known as "Raceland." His will was probated Monday. Read the Classified Ads. Vtays Goes 0 for 25 Against Cub Hurlers CHICAGO (UP)--The Cub pitching staff is giving the Giants' "amazing" -Mays the "willies." Willie has failed to hit in six games againsft the Cubs and is 0 for 25 against their pitchers. DUPAS VS. RYFF NEW ORLEANS (UP) Ralph Dupas, 19-year-old master of the jab and dazzling footwork, meets his old conqueror, Frankfe Ryff of Brooklyn, in a 10-round lightweight bout here tonight -and it "could be" that the winner will get a shot at champion Jimmy Carter sometime after June, Air Academy Selects Eleven Hoosier Youths WASHINGTON (UP) Eleven Ilndiana students are among 301 cadets who received appointments today foi the first class of the new U.S Air Force Academy.

Air Force Secretary a E. Taloott s-aid the class will begin July 11 at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, since the academy at Colorado i will not be ready until 1957. Six thousand youths appl'ed. The successful applicants from Indiana schools were Floyd R. Hester.

Gary S. Goodpaster and Samuel Starrett, all of Indianapolis; Stanley H. Brenneman, Geneva; George H. III, Culver Military Academy; Lorin B. Krue- Angola; Gerald J.

Garyey, University of Notre Dame; Thomas Riesing, Howe Military Academy; Kent Montavon, Hobart; Thomas Schelechte, Evansville and Brock Strom, Indiana University. Rural Youth Plan Events Arrangements for two future events have been completed by members of the Cass county Rural Youth club. The group will convene at 8 p.m. Thursday for "Vesper Service" at the YWCA Annex. Mary Baer will present devotions and a.

special number will be given by Ralph Fox. Lewis Wakeland will be in charge of the educational feature. Recreation will be directed by Cecil. Slusser and Barbara Jim Robison and Herb Wilson will prepare and serve refreshments. The annual Calico Swing will be staged in the old gym at Logansport high school on Thursday, May 26, Brom 8 to 11 p.m.

The crowning of a king and queen, will highlight the program which will. include door prizes, dance instructions for beginners, and refreshments. Committees for the event are: Marian Flory, location; Kathryn Caldwell, Kathryn Barr and Fraci- cis Caldwell, decorations; Herbert Wilson and Jim Hickey, refreshments; Paul Tribbett, Jack Babb and Barbara clean-up. Jefferson 4-H Club Meets at Burley Home Club projects were discussed when members of the Busy Bee 4-H club met Monday night at the home of Brab Burley in Jefferson township. Lloyd Hardy, president, was in charge of the business session.

Junior leaders requested to visit 4-H members by Bill adult leader. Refreshments were served to 25 members and their parents. Card of Thanks We wish to sincerely thijnk our many- wonderful friends and neigh- xrs for their many expressions of kindness and sympathy extended us during the illness and death of beloved mother and grandmother. --Mr. and Mrs.

Lester Widner, Mrs. Murl Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Swing, Mr. and Mrs.

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said plans for the post mortem study of lurig tissues had been instituted at 12 hospitals, where tissues will be collected study toward understanding how lung cancers start. Slays Boy Friend 'Too Old for Him;" Then Ends Own Life JACKSON, Miss. (UP)-A 35- year-old receptionist killed her young boy friend and shot herself because she was too old for him, police said today. Mrs. Juanita Clark, a plain, somewhat shy brunette, was found dead in the back seat of a parked on a lonely road near here Monday, A huge, white corsage was pinned to her blousei A pistol lay in her lap.

Harrison L. Bullock 24 year- old salesman at the firm where Mrs. Clark worked, was slumped on the front seat. Both were shot through the temple. A coroner's jury ruled Mrs.

Clark shot her boy friend and then moved to the back seat and killed herself. Detective Chief M.B. Pierce said a note, scribbled in pencil, showed Mrs. Clark planned the deed "because things were not going right." "She was in love with him, but she knew they probably wouldn't marry because of her age," Pierce said. Mrs.

Clark had written she would kill Bullock "because of the great difference in our ages," he said. Eighty-Two Stricken After Receiving Shots By I PRESS A United Press survey showed today that 82 children in the United States and Canada had come down with polio after receiving Saik vaccine inoculations. Five of them have died. The breakdown included 29 cases in California, 17 in Idaho, 5 in Texas, four in Pennsylvania, three each in Louisiana, Oregon, and Nevada, ttfo each in Georgia Indiana, West Virginia, and Hawaii, and one each in Missouri, Delaware. Virginia, New York, Colorado, Ohio, Washington, Illinois Michigan and Connecticut.

Logansport, Indiana, Pharos-Tribune Three Present Awards During Cub Pack 304 Meeting Awards were presented to members, of CubrScout Pack 304 during the organization's monthly meeting Monday evening. Theme of the meeting was the circus and each den presented a skit. Twenty-three parents attended the meeting. The pack charter was received by Mr. Bietry, pack chairman.

Bob cat awards were presented to Robert Tribbett, Earl Richter, Greg Edkins, James Titus and Paul Woods. A silver arrow for the wolf badge was presented to Bill Fickle and the gold arrow for the bear badge to. James Harshman. Deri mother pins were presented to Mrs. Wayne Leffert, Mrs.

Paul Bietry and Mrs. William Harshman by Mrs. Fickle, senior den mother. Wilson Fickle receivd the Weibe- los badge, the highest award in cub scouting, during. a ceremony.

N. Piper, 62, Dies at Home in Peru -PERU Alfred Norman Piper, 62, a laborer, died at 7 a. m. Tuesday at his home, 602 East Monroe avenue. He had been ill two weeks.

Born March 25, 1893 in Rochester, he was the son of Sylvester and Elma (Braman) Piper. He was married to Goldie Ritter in 1918. His second marriage was to Geraldine Partlow, She survives with three Charles, Logansport; Norman, Marion, and Harold, Fort Wayne; a sister, Mrs. Nellie Trayer, Peru, and nine grandchildren. The body Is at the Drake-Flowers funeral home.

Rites are pending. Deaths and Funerals WELSH Funeral services for Thomas F. Welsh, 83, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Kroeger funeral home. Interment was made St. Vincent's cemetery.

Secret Army Funds Sought by Stevens WASHINGTON (UP) Army Secretary, Robert Stevens asked Congress today for 45 million dollars for construction work so secret that even he doesn't know what it is. He testified before a Senate armed services subcommittee rhat the Budget Bureau added the $45,000,000 for classified construe tion to the $488 365.000 the Army wants to build air defense guided missile bases, housing for sold 5o vs and families and other military projects. "The details of this (45 dollar) project are not known lo the Army," Stevens said. Condition of Men Hurt in Crash "Fair" PERU Conditions of E.lis R. Early, 23, route 1, Roann, md Daniel Van Buskirk, 23, Roann, were listed as fair today by Dukes hospital officials.

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