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Eydt's 24 Points Give Central 48-40 Upset Win Baroudi Dies of Ring Injuries After Kayo by Charles in 10th Chicago-(P)-Sam Baroudi, 20, New York and Akron light heavyweight boxer, died in Columbus Hospital today, six hours after he was knocked out by Ezzard Charles in the 10th and last round of bout in Chicago Stadium last night. He died without regaining consciousness. Physicians had diagnosed his injury as a cerebral hemorrhage Well Known Here Sam Baroudi was widely known to Triple Cities fight fans. He fought at Kalurah Temple several times and one of his first professional fights was in the Washington Street ring. His last appearance here was in 1947.

Blows To Head Fatal but decided against immediate surgery. had been rushed to the hospital after firemen had failed to revive him in his dressing room. The young boxer, who had engaged in 46, professional fights, knocked out for the first time last night whene he went to the canvas under withering attack of Charles, who ranked the leading challenger to the 175- pound title. SEVERE PUNISHMENT rcudi's injuries. HAD 40 WINS Charles dealt out severe punishment to the New York Negro in the final round of their bout, which drew a crowd of more than 11,000.

After smashing several blows to the body, Charles, Cincinnati Negro who outweighed Baroudi 176 to 169, ripped a left to the chin, sending Baroudi to the canvas near the edge of the ring. Earlier, Warren Avenue police had advised Charles to remain in Chicago pending outcome of Ba- Baroudi, a former prep athletic star at Akron Ohio Central High School, won the right to meet Charles in a headline Stadium bout by defeating Bob Satterfield of East St. Louis, in the Stadium last month. His record showed 40 wins in 46 professional bouts, 23 by knockouts. He started his pro ring career after a successful string of victories as an amateur, including winning the Golden Gloves title in Cleveland 1945.

In last night's bout, the 26-yearold Charles kept on top of Baroudi most of the time. He inflicted punishment with body blows and kept his youthful opponent at a sate distance. UNCONSCIOUS Shortly, after the 10th round started Charles drew Baroudi into position for the knockout. He shot effective blows to the body before crossing a left to the chin which knocked Baroudi sprawling on his back 47 seconds after the round opened. He was carried unconscious from the on a stretcher and an inhalator squad from a nearby fire department was summoned.

Firemen, however, failed to revive him and a he was taken to the Columbus Hospital. Baroudi's death was the first this year from ring injuries, Baroudi, light heavyweight boxer who died today in Chicago six hours after he was knocked out in a bout, fatally injured a boxer here last August. Glenn Newton Smith, 23, died August 16, five hours after he was knocked out by Baroudi. Death was caused a brain hemorrhage. An inquest report said, "no one was at fault." Baroudi $47 Foe Died of Injuries North Adams, Mass.

-Sam -Binghamton TOO MUCH EYDT-Fred Eydt, brilliant Central High cager, scores on a lay-up in third quarter of last night's Central-North game at the old State Armory. to right behind Eydt are John Donnelly, North; Vince Garbarino, North; Bob Central; George Capwell, North; John Yuhas, Central. Bulldogs Pull 1 Away After Lead Changes By CHARLEY Binghamton Press Sports Basketball observers today were calling six-foot, basketball player in Triple Cities sports annals. And there were few dissenters among the 1,300 his Central High teammates to a thrilling 48-40 Ithaca Trounces Vestal, 58-19 Silvanic Breaks Tier Scoring Mark With 33 as J.C. Whips Endicott Kittens Win Elmira S.

S. By 70.46 Beats F. A. Over Five, 45-35 Billy Silvanic, star Johnson City center, broke the Southern Tier Conference game scoring record last night. He poured in 33 points to lead the Kittens to a 70-46 win over Union-Endicott.

The game was on the J. C. court. It was the third straight time that a Johnson City player had broken the conference scoring mark. BEDNAR HAD 31 Ray Dobrzycki racked up 30 points in the final game of the season last year.

Mike Bednar 31 in a contest earlier this season. The Kage Kittens jumped to a 24-14 lead over the invaders at the end of the first period. They led, 27-25, at halftime. MIKE STILL AHEAD Beonar stayed in front in the conference scoring race although he was held to nine points. He now has 206 in 12 games, four points ahead of Bucky Roche cf North.

Andy Sepelak topped the losers with a 13-point performance. jayvees won, 31-18. The score: UNION-ENDICOTT JOHNSON CITY F'd F'IT'1 F'd F'IT'1 3 0 3 Baron.If 0 0 0 1 4 14 5 33 5 3 0 0 5 11 Clume 0 0 Reidinger Koban Fratino 2 2 2 6 Petranek Mandyck 4 2 Davis Strause HON Totals 16 14 Totals 27 16 70 Union-Endicott 14 11 10 11-46 Johnson City 24 13 21 12-70 Officials--Wood, Zulick. MacPhail Says Rickey Lied In Wilberforce Address Rickey Lied of baseball." The meeting was in Chicago in the fall of 1946. MacPhail was chairman of the joint major league policy committee at the time.

He said that former baseball associates felt he should reply to the Dodger president's claims. Rickey said at Wilberforce that 15 clubs, but not Brooklyn, adopted report against Negroes, and that league officials said later the report was destroyed. Club. Not Paid For Robinson Chicago-(A)-Tom Baird, owner of the Kansas City Monarchs, said today that Larry MacPhail's claim that the Brooklyn Dodgers captured Jackie Robinson from the Monarchs without payment was "absolutely true." "We never got a dime for Robinson from Rickey," declared the boss of the Kansas City Negro club, "and he has refused to answer any of the letters we wrote asking about a settlement." From North 11 Times PEET Editor four-inch Fred Eydt the greatest fans who last night saw him spark victory over North at the old State Armory. It was Eydt and his brilliant 24- point performance who personally derailed--for the time least- North's rush to the Southern Tier Conference championship.

100TH VICTORY A victory would have clinched the pennant for the Indians, but instead they wound their first loss in conference competition this season. It was a fitting climax to H. J. (Whitey) Anderson, who won his 100th game since becoming Cen- CORAL Press Photo. shot Left Kniffen, Two Southern Tier Conference teams gained revenge last night.

Elmira Southside trimmed ElAcademy, 45-35, on miras Southside court, while Ithaca trounced Vestal's visiting quintet, 58-19. E. F. A. edged Southside, 44-42, while Vestal downed Ithaca, 36-32, earlier this season.

HALPIN HAS 15 Bob Beckwith sparked the Southside attack with an 18-point tally. Jerry Halpin topped E. F. A. with 15 points.

E. F. A. led, 20-19, halftime but Southside rallied for 14 points in the third period. 23 IN FOURTH Ithaca held a 22-11 lead at halftime and iced the game with a 23-point fourth quarter.

Baldwin topped the Little Red 17 points. Ron Baker garnered eight to lead the losers. Ithaca's jayvees won, 42-31. The scores: ELMIRA F.A. ELIMRA S.

F'd F'IT'1 F'd FiT 2 2 3 0 6 2 2. 6 2 14 6 3 8 2 0 0 0 1 Trion, 1g 2 2 Hamm 0 Totals 12 11 Totals 19 45 Free Academy 8 12 8 7-35 Southside 12 7 14 12-45 VESTAL F'd F'IT1 1 0 0 1 3 2 8 0 0 1 3 Ward 0 K. W'ms Northrup Totals 5 9 Vestal Ithaca ITHACA F'd F'1 T'1 8 1 17 6 13 2 0 2 5. Bell 10 Haffer 3 Clark 2 3 Totals 25 8 58 6 5 5 3-19 11 11 13 23--58 Yonda's Faces Rochester Yonda's Grill will face a strong Rochester Fincher's five in the second game of a doubleheader at the old state armory tomorrow. Game time is 3:30 p.

m. The Paragons will oppose Davis Clothiers of Olean in the preliminary, starting at 2 o'clock. Fincher's and Yonda's have identical records of 15 wins and two losses. In four years the Rochester five has won 96 games and lost 20. The Finchers gained the finals in the March, 1946, New York State semipro championship tourney at Newartionda's will be strengthened by Buddy Lesko, former Central ace now with Clarkson Lesko will join the squad tomorrow after playing against the University of Rochester tonight.

The roster of the visiting squad is sprinkled with former college court performers. ing and dyeing plants. Tuffy Leemans, former pro gril star, is directing four clean- Tier Standings Team W. L. Pet.

Pts. Op. North 11 .917 688 484 Central 9 2 .818 530 370 J. C. 9 3 .750 622 519 Ithaca 5 .583 471 449 Elmira F.

A. .364 453 528 Elmira S. S. 3 .250 415 586 Vestal 2 10 .167 389 543 2 10 .167 456 575 tral coach in 1938. It probably was the greatest victory in his coaching career.

But without Eydt, Anderson never would have achieved the century mark last And his outstanding record of never having lost a game at home would be a mere memory. The word "great" is something that should describe only a few of the better players. Last night DE FATAL -Efforts to revive Sam Baroudi fail Ezzard Charles in the 10th round at Chicago last night. cerebral hemorrhage. Feb.

21, 1948 BINGHAMTON PRESS 13 Beats Runnerup Stannies St. Anthony's Clinches C. Y.0. Cage Pennant C. Y.

O. High School League The Endicott five downed 57-48, at Polish Community St. Anthony's today had clinched its second straight Stenhouse To Box Jackson Tommy Stenhouse, crack Buffalo lightweight, will meet Paulie Jackson of Reading, in the 10-round main go in Kalurah Temple Wednesday night. Joey Taylor, Binghamton, middleweight, will of Buffalo in the six-round semi-final. Taylor recently beat Hall in Scranton.

Jackson will prove a tough obstacle for Stenhouse. He has had plenty of experience after fighting such worthies as Willie Pep. Mike Raffa, Sal Bartolo, Lulu Costantino and Jackie Graves. Jackson lost to all of them but his record shows that he fights the best in his class. to box Cliff Syracuse, but Taylor was originally, scheduled the latter suffered a cut eye in his bout with Pete Mead.

Promoter Lloyd Welsh has hopes of staging the Taylor-Hart go later. Tony Masciarelli, New York welter, will box Billy Giovennio of Newark, N. in another six, while Bruce Foote, Endicott welter, will tackle Ernie Brunner in a four. Link's Wins Court Crown Link's cagers today held the championship of the Y. M.

C. Industrial League's Division. Taking their seventh win in nine starts, they trounced Universal Instrument, 49-29, on court then last night. The game marked the end of the Industrial loop season. The final standings: W.

L. Pet. Link's Brewer Titchener State Hospital Universal 0 The scores: LINK'S UNIVERSAL F'd F'ITI F'd F'1 Frankel.rf 3 0 0 0 6 3 15 Carr.If 6 3 5 0 10 Downs.c 3 0 Hayko.rg 0 12 Mooney.rg 0 00.00 0 2 4 Balok 0 Abplanalp 0 0 Stanko Totals 23 3 Totals 13 Links 15,19 11-49 Univ. Inst. 4 6 14--29 -Stanford.

STATE HOSPITAL B. TITCHENER F'd F'ITI Jenkins, rf 1 0 2 3 0 0 Jones, If 2 2 1 00 Davis.rg 17 Hutta 0 Weckel Totals 14 Totals 15 State Hosp. 10 16 Brewer Titchener 7 12 Official--Stanford. Fred Eydt was truly great. PLAYMAKING BRILLIANT -Acme TELEPHOTO.

after he is knocked out by Baroudi later died of a basketball championship. second-place St. Stanislaus, Hall last night. St. Paul's beat St.

Ann's, 69-59, on the Doubleday Street court. St. Patrick's bested St. John's, 48-34, at West Junior High. Sementelli paced St.

Anthony's with a 20-point performance. Kicinski and Lukasik scored 13 points each to lead St. Stan's. The Stannies rallied in the second half but could not overcome a 28-13 halftime deficit. St.

Paul's jumped to a 22-9 lead at the end of the first period and never was headed. Matyas of St. Ann's took game scoring honors with 23 points. Gross paced the winners with 20 markers. St.

Pat's held a 28-7 lead at the half. Kane and Ray McCormack paced the Emerald with 11 points each, while Joseph led the losers with 14. The scores: 8 2 2 6 Moffitt.c 2 4Butky.rf 2 2 6 8 23 Norris.rg 3 6 Cannon 4 J. Christoff 3 11 Bulger Kozak 0 0 McMahon Christoff 0 0 Gabarino 1 Taylor 0 Libous 0 0 ST. PAUL'S ST.

ANN'S F'd F'd F'ITI Totals 27 15 Totals 20 19 59 St. Paul's 22 16 18 13-69 St. Ann's 9 23 14 13-59 Official-Serafine. ST. ANTHONY'S ST.

STAN'S F'd FITI F'd F'IT'1 8 20Olender.rf 2 1 5 3 6 Majka, If 6 3 9 03 13 6 1 13 4 10 Lozzi K'tniesuki 0 0 Pisani Sadlowski 0 ON 0 Conti 0 Incitti 01 Bahaglini Totals 23 11 Totals 19 10 48 St. Anthony's 13 15 15 14-57 St. Stan's 12 5 8 23-48 Official -Barvinchak. ST. PATRICK'S ST.

JOHN'S F'd F'ITI F'd F'1 TI Kane.rf 5 0 0 0 K.M'C'k,If 0 14 D.Murphy.c 0 10 V.M'C'k,rg 00 3 5 lg 11 5 Dunn .0 Collett 4 R.MC Gilroy 02 Mangan 0 McMahon 0 0 Dow 0 J.Murphy 0 Dunbar 2 Totals 23 2 Totals 10 34 St. Patrick's 18 10 9-48 St. John's 4 3 12 15-34 Official-Romano. 4 Games on Top In C. Y.

0. Senior 15 0 Four games are scheduled in 6 the C. Y. O. Senior League 0 morrow.

8 Holy Spirit tackles St. Patrick's 0 at 2:15 p. m. at Ukrainian Hall, and Sacred Heart meets St. Stan29 islaus in the second game of the doubleheader at 3:30 p.

m. St. Ann's plays Assumption at 7:30 at Polish Hall, and St. Mary's Irish meets St. John's 6 at 7:30 p.

the latter's 10 court. 0 Indians Win The Indians shaded the Silent Five, 29-27, in an Intermediate League court contest at the Boys Club last night. Endicott Shades Union Hotel Endicott Legion won a 62-61 thrilier from the Union Hotel courtmen in a benefit game for Jack Panaro last night. A large crowd witnessed the ConTEst on the Union-Endicott hardwood. Mike Biloz won the game with a foul shot in the last few seconds of play.

The Legionnaires led, 38-27 at halftime and held a 53-42 lead at the end of the third period. HOMA LEADS WINNERS Marburger scored on three long shots as Union Hotel caught fire in the fourth quarter and tied the game 58-58. With a few seconds to go, Biloz's free throw decided the issue. Alex Homa sparked the winners with a 20-point performance. Shorty Pandich garnered 17 to lead the losers.

Endicott Legion will play the House of Reardon cagers Wednesday night on the court. ESKUIRES WIN Union Eskuires downed lead at halftime New Senate inary, Senate Hotel, Eskuires 62-53, in held the prolines came back to outscore the winners, 40-26, in the second half. Sullivan sparked the winners with 17 points. Richards and T. Haskell scored 15 each for New Senate.

New Senate Hotel is seeking games. Team managers may contact Fran Randall at the Nimmonsburg Cut Rate Store, Front Street. His telephone number is 4-5996. The scores: EDNICOTT UNION HOTEL F'd F'ITI F'd F'IT'1 1 6 0 0 2 Biloz.c 2 6 0 Yusko 2 Kushner Leney 0 Terenzi 0 Stulir 0 6 8 5 Jastrab, lg 6 Kershaw Marburger 3 Mulligan Reich Totals 21 20 Totals 22 Endicott Legion 12 26 15 Union Hotel 8 19 15 Officials-Parkhurst and Forbes. NEW SENATE UNION ESKUIRE F'd F'IT1 F'd Richards.rf 6 3 15 4 0 0 Morris, If 7 6 13 Sullivan.c 8 Race.rg 3 D.H'kell,1g 4 T.

Haskell 15 Rosenbloom Elderge 0 Lane Shroder 0 0 English Karika 0 0 Totals 22 9 Totals 28 New Senate 6 7 24 Union Eskuire 22 14 17 Officials-Grecko, Terezi, Post 1305 Faces Rome Quintet The Post 1305 courtmen will oppose a Rome quintet tonight at the Polish Community Hall. Game time is 8:30 o'clock The East Side Vets will face the, Liberty Bar five in the preliminary, slated to start at 7. Sheehy Tops Sheehy bowled a 206 single to top members of the Pony League Thursday night. Other 200's: Young 203, Severson 201, Hebbard 200. Not only did he score from every conceivable angle, but his brilliant passing and playmaking was something to behold.

He made good six free throws out of seven. He tied the score twice with his baskets. He sent Central forging ahead two times in a game that was as close as two sardines for 14 minutes. The lead changed hands 11 times those 14 minutes The game was tied at six different points until Central started to wear the Indians down. USE FAST BREAK The Bulldogs employed.

the fast break in their crosstown rivals. accurate passes subduing, caught the Indians flatfooted. It was a court-length heave from Bob Kniffen to John Drose at the 14-minute mark that gave Central 25-23 lead which it never relinquished. Two minutes later the half ended with Central holding a 26- 23 margin. The Bulldogs played cautious, deliberate ball in the second half, working on the theory that the other team can't score if it doesn't have the ball.

With Eydt masterminding the situation, the Bulldogs shot only when they felt they could score. Gradually they worked the ball in on well-planned and well-directed formations. Early in the fourth period they had assumed a 12- point bulge. CLARKE HIGH FOR NORTH As for North, its scoring stars, Bucky Roche and John Donnelly, were held in check most of the Roche collected 11 and Donnelly threw in 8 far below their averages. North never stopped fighting and outscored Central in the final period, but never was able to come close to the superior Bulldogs.

The preliminary saw Central's junior varsity beat North's, 40- 39. The Indians staged a furious fourth period rally after they were down, 35-20, at one juncture. score: NORTH CENTRAL F'd FITI F'd F'1 Roche.rf 4 3 4 5 O'Lough'n, If 0 0 0 Kniffen, If 2 0 9 6 3 2 1 3 0 2 Dino.rg 0 Clarke 4 12 Haskins 0 1 Reynolds 0 0 Stacy 0 0 Petro Bullock 0 Nealon Schrader 0 00 -Binghamton Press Photo. IT'S GOOD--John Yuhas of Central goes into the air with. a one-hand shot that gives the Bulldogs two points.

Watching is Bucky Roche of North. State Tech Wins, 61-50 State Tech's hoopsters took their 1th win in their last 12 games by downing the Morrisville Aggies, 61-50, at Morrisville last night. The visitors led ail the way. The score: BING STATE F'ITI Belokur.rf 10 2 22 Salby.if 6 0 0 3 2 Stimik 0 Nichols Lawrence 21 VanGorder 3 91 Wood 0 000 01 MORRISVILLE AG. 1 F'd FIT! 8 6 2 14 Bawol.rg 7 15 Lietz, lg 8 Lavery 0 Martin 0 0 OH Totals 26 Totals 20 10 50 State Tech.

13 18 16 Morrisville Aggies 10 11 11 18-50 Officials-Drabol, Power. 1 17 5 15 0 2 9 0 6 3 5 17 61 9-62 19-61 F'1 T'I 0 8 15 1 17 0 3 2 11 6 62 16-53 9-62 Totals 15 10 Totals 16 16 North 10 13 6 11-40 Central 9 17 14 8-48 Officials- Verdon, Murray. New York-(P)-Larry and Branch were embroiled today in a sizzling word-fest concerning the admittance of Negro players into major league baseball. MacPhail, former New York Yankees co-owner, said crisply that Rickey "was lying" if he claimed 15 big league clubs had opposed entry of Negrees into the majors. Rickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, replied that Phail's statement, released Miami Beach, contained "distortions, Both have untruths mixed and it before in inventions." baseball matters.

Meanwhile, officials of the national sport remained quietly "in grandstand." Everyone contacted comment." It all began last Monday night when Rickey addressed the annual football dinner of Wilberforce University. The Dodger boss told his listeners at the Ohio Negro university that after he had signed Jackie Robinson a joint major league meeting adopted a report declaring "the use of Negro players would hazard all the physical properties 0 DO YOU FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL! It's tough, hard work to drive a "shimming" car, not to mention the danger incident to loss of steering control. WE correct "shimmy" scientifically, lastingly. GUY F. JOHNSON.

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