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Des Moines Tribune Iowa's Al Hoosman A Louis Critic 1G LJ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1946. 1 VV See 285 Needed To Win the Open CLEVELAND, OHIO The nation's par-busters think it will take par-busting to win the forty-sixth National Open golf championship but not by much. June 19 and said Louis was ready to fight. Then he gave Joe the double-O again, after the work, and did an about face. This Is what he said the second time around: "Joe's blood pressure went too high during the workout, indicating he might tire at 15 rounds.

"He wasn't sharp, particularly with his counter-punching. "Frankly, he wasn't as good as I expected him to be. "Of course, all this could be overcome with a few days more training, and he has until next Wednesday." Hoosman has taken charge of Joe in the ring several times during the champion's training drills up here for his fight with Conn a week from tonight. But he never "owned" the Bomber like he did Tuesday, when he was the boss through two entire rounds a-f-t-e-r explaining just what it is Joe does wrong. Signals Punches.

"Joe signals his punches you can see them coming now," Hoosman pointed out. "And he makes mistakes in there." Al showed what he meant. Joe cornered or crowded him against the ropes eight or 10 times during their six minutes. Yet the Bomber was never able to bomb with the high hard one. Which doesn't mean, incidentally, that Joe wasn't trying.

By Sid Feder. POMPTON LAKES, N. J. You'd imagine a fighter would think twice before criticizing Joe Louis' fighting skill, especially when he's a sparring partner earning his coffee and cakes letting Joe pot-shot at him. Yet, Al Hoosman, a lean stringbean kind of walloper out of Waterloo, not only speaks his piece, but actually takes his life In his hands going into the ring with Joe and then deliberately proves what he ays.

Maybe it's the influence of the late Jimmy Johnston, who managed Al and who was never known to use two words when a thousand would do. Anyway, Al's observations about what Is wrong with Joe at the moment largely that he's making mistakes in the ring, among them that he tips an opponent off when he's ready to let go his big punch were more or less borne out by a New York state athletic commission physician Tuesday. Examined By Doctor. Dr. Vincent Nardiello examined Joe before what was the worst workout of his training drill for Billy Conn Joe Boxes With Critic Joe Louis (r 1 ght), for June 19 title fight with Billy Conn, works out with Al Hoosman (left), of.

Waterloo, who serves as sparring partner and critic of the champion's boxing weaknesses. WIREPIIOTO CI). COULD WHIP CONN MYSELF, BUT-- Chewing the fat with the boys as they came in Tuesday the consensus was that a 285 would be the winner and that would be only three under par. The Prize Crack. The prize crack, 'of course, went to Jimmy Demaret of San-ford, who, when asked what he thought it would take to win said: "Whatever I shoot." Then he added that he believed the figure should be 284.

The lads also were a bit concerned about their clubs following an U.S.G.A. announcement that no scoring of faces would be permitted. Several submitted their clubs for calibration. Final Round. The prediction as to the winning score included the 290-291 tossed in by Bud Ward of Spokane, and 283 suggested by Freddie McLeod, the grizzled 1908 champion, and Fred Corcoran, the professional golfers tournament manager.

For their final practice round the 133 professional and 39 amateur qualifiers for golfdom's No. 1 classic had a soaking wet course over which to whet their blades, due to a heavy overnight downpour. Came the Rains. When the rains came the estimates of probable winning totals over the 72-hole route took a sudden dip. Gene Sarazen, the knickered squire from Connecticut who won the laurels in 1922 and 1932, was seated in the locker room chat- Jr V.

training at Pompton Lakes, N. LOUIS' AIDE: Al! By Tony Cordaro. (Tribune Staff Writer.) POMPTON LAKES, N. J. Joe Louis' fistic stock took a nose-dive Tuesday.

The heavyweight champion sparred six unimpressive rounds against his four mill-hands, Perk Daniels, Al Hoosman, Jimmy BeU and George Fitch. Among the 3,000 spectators Centennial Softball Meet Slated Here fc? were more than 100 newspaper-ynen and self -acclaimed experts. fj Meets Nicholson. fi Fortunately I bumped into George Nicholson, Joe's former No. 1 sparring partner now acting as the Bomber's assistant trainer, after the workout.

George was a member of the Louis entourage which visited the European theater, an assignment I covered for the Stars and Stripes. "George, Joe looked bad," I said. "It's all right," answered the ting with the boys who write pieces for the papers, and one asked "What kind of a score will win it, "I think 292 will be good enough," Sarazen answered. Just then the first of the rain squalls rattled the windows, and Gene looked up with a grin and an add to his quote. The add was: "I mean 282." Sarazen went on to explain that the rain would soften up the hard and slippery greens on which highly-arched and biting iron shots failed to stick Tuesday and that somewhere along the 72-hole route the winner would pick up some 10 strokes as a consequence.

Can't Clean BalN. Officials of the U.S.G.A. an-nounced that cleaning of balls on the greens would not be permitted unless heavy weather demanded it. Only a small portion of the huge field participated Tuesday in a best-ball attraction, which went to Bruce Coltart 'of Abse-con, N. and Amateur Howard EJveritt of Philadelphia on a combined effort of 31-33 64, eight under par for the layout.

Johnny Bulla, airline pilot from Chicago, and Dick Burton, English champion, finished second with 67 a score which was manufactured by Bulla with 33-34. Sam Snead, Byron Nelson and diminutive Ben Hogan continued to get heavy support as the tourney favorites. -1 -si 'TTt'lllJil 1 Mertes Ninth Don Fullback Candidate LOS ANGELES, CAL. UP) Bernard (Bus) Mertes, former Iowa and Iowa Pre-flight fullback, has signed a contract with the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America football conference. He is the Dons' ninth fullback candidate.

-i By Jack (Sports Editor, THE Iowa Centennial Softball George Walker field on June doubleheaders being played I. A- i pi ti i J- 1 V. ST. 1 Tom Karpan. XowAt 2-pound northern.

and to and in i i- 2 I it v. 3 ion rounds, could he? And neither can Conn. That's too much to ask of any man. "Although Joe didn't land any hrd punches, Hoosman danced around like a kangaroo and wore himself out. "Give Me Two Weeks." "Remember, too.

Conn's sparring partners aren't so hot. Give me two weeks to train and I could whip any one of Billy's sparring partners myself." "Don't you pay no attention to what they say about Joe," summed up George. "Joe's got something up his sleeve. Be ready for a surprise." But the critics" reaction after the workout didn't support Nicholson's stand. To be truthful, all this conversation you hear around a camp is confusion and double talk.

Some Scuttlebutt. Here are some of the remarks you pick up: "Joe's an old man age, not Conn, will beat Louis Joe isn't peddling his stuff Joe is putting up a phony front Joe has gone back 15 years Joe makes too many mistakes He'll need a 10-foot pole to help him hit Conn I wonder what kind of flowers Joe wants for his funeral?" I tried to see Joe after the work out, but missed him by two min utes. However, I've made ar rangemcnts to stay at Joe's camp sometime this week. Maybe I'll get some first-hand information from Joe himself in regard to his fight plans, when I stay at his training quarters. P.

S. On my return to New York, I reported to Mike Jacobs' office to make arrangements for transportation to Conn's camp Wednesday. "How did Joe look?" Mike asked. "Not so hot," I answered. "That's today, but he won't look that way June 19," said Mike.

Now what, if anything, do you think Uncle Mike was iw-plying TIME FOR SPORTS BASEBALL. p. m. MMtown Motors vs. Ankeny Legion at Casey's park, S.

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9 p. m. Stanley Adams. vs. Friedman Motor at West High, Harding road and HlKh St.

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m. I.eCroy's Real Radio vs. Ties Moines Steel at Riverside, S. W. First and river forks.

9 p. m. Ottumwa Merchants vs. LodKe at Casey's park, S. W.

Twenty-second st. and Stanton ave. 9 p. m. Pitts.

r. M. Steel vs. Brom Auto at Kiwanis, East Eighth st. and Madison ave.

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at Black, S. E. Fifth st. and Hartford ave. 9 p.

m. Army Air Forces vs. Marine Corps at East High, East Eighteenth and Lyon streets. 9 p. m.

Equitable Life vs. Madison Ave. A. C. at Riverside, S.

W. First and river forks. DOUBLEHEADER TONIGHT Game 7:30 P. M. Kruse Clothing Co.

Boone, Iowa vs. Walker Realty Girls State Champs at 8:45 P. M. WALKER FIELD 49th Franklin Take Clark Street Bus to the Park ADMISSION FREE: axes good boys and Joe doesn't want to lose them. He Can Hit.

"There ain't nobody saying Joe can't hit, is there? "Sure Joe Is off his timing, but not enough to lose to Conn. i It takes time to get Jaack in the best of shape. Remember five years out of the ring is a long time. "We aim to have Joe slip those jabs and long rights. Then he's going to counter with body blows.

That's the only way to slow up a fast boy like Conn. Tired at the End. "Hoosman could go all out as he knew he was through at the end of two rounds. He was plenty tired from running at the end, too. "Hoosman couldn't keep on running for four or five 1 Favorite the night he beat Jim Braddock for the title in Chicago.

Jim clipped him one, down Joe went. Up he pepped at the count of two or three. At the end of the round, trainer Chappie Black-burne was waiting in the corner. "Next time you go down, you stay for nine," said Blackburn. "Remember, Joe, you can't get up so fast that those folks in the bleachers won't know you were down." The astuteness of that observation has stuck with the champ.

"I guess you ain't foolin' anybody getting up quick," he laughed. From now on Joe will do whatever work he wants to. "You don't have to tell him what to do," said Trainer Mannie Seamon. "You just go along with him. He knows.

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leas, etc. At All Stor 1 JM smiling Negro who has sparred more than 2,000 rounds with the champion. "Joe is concentrating on a plan. He ain't Interested in knocking out his sparring partners. "You know something, Tony," continued the trainer, "Bell and Hoosman each has a better left hand than Conn.

Tough for Anyone. "For two rounds they are tough for any one. "Figure it out for yourself. Bell holds a decision over Joe Baski and Hoosman beat Lee Savold once. "Savold went 12 rounds against Conn when he was good and Billy had to go all out to win, didn't he? "Did you notice how Hoosman back-pedalled and ran today.

That's the first time he did that. "Joe gave him a lxmting last Sunday and Hoosman wants no more of "His sparring partners are all vor Conn hasn't the speed he had five years ago. "No matter how he looks, lie hasn't got it. The four years layoff has taken some of that life out of his legs. "Billy won't be able to step around like he used to for 15 rounds." Slowly, but surely, the champ is reaching top-notch shape.

Wednes day, for instance, he was only a pound or so over the 210 he wants to weigh at ringside. Fights That Way. Calmly and unhurried, he probes his way through daily drills, moving his gloved fists against his sparmates like a guy groping in the dark. But that's the way Joe fights. Patiently sparring for an opening through which to lower the boom.

He got chucklin' the other day when he read where he hadn't looked so good because his sparmates were hitting him. "That's what we pay 'em for," he said. "If they didn't hit me, what good are they? "I been hit before; I expect Conn to hit me, too. He can't miss all night." Of course, if anybody goes down, Joe rather expects it will be Conn but he remembers a couple of times when he lut the resin. In fact, he got talking about I f- ft I I North.

The Tribune.) tournament will be held at the 29 and SO and July 1 and 2 with each night. The Centennial championship will be decided between one Des Moines entry three outstanding teams from scattered areas of the state. The Des Moines team will be determined by an elimination series. The three teams leading the city American league, considered the fastest in Des Moines, will play in the eliminations with a fourth club to be selected by a playoff between the leader in the ity National league and the leader in the city National-Ameri can loop. League standings on can loop.

June 26 wi tnmj will will determine the eligible The four Des Moines teams will play June 29 and 30 and the winner will go into the final round with the three out of town clubs. Centennial tournament trophies will be presented the winner of the final meet the runnerup. Tom Karpan, basketball and track coach at Valley High, West Des Moines, returned from a Minnesota fishing trip with a 24 and one-half pound northern pike which he landed in Lake Beltrami, Port of Wilds resort. With three brothers and two sisters he is now attending a family reunion at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

John Karpan, Albia, la, University of Iowa athletic teams during the 1945-46 school year scored 45 victories to defeat St. Joseph in "a Western Coffey hit a single, double and Captain elect Jack Grove, Robert for Workman exchanged uniforms just before Wednesday's scheduled Braves game. Workman has been with the Braves four seasons and slugged out 25 home runs last year, sec ond only to Tommy Holmes' 28 round-trippers. i Lawson Lit- bame Caddy, bame Course--tie, Monte- rey, won the 1940 U. S.

Open at Canterbury In Cleveland, Ohio, with Ralph Eickhoff (left) as his caddy. The two were reunited Tuesday as Lawson got ready to make another try at the prize In the tournament opening Thursday. ,1 ynr tt Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, who looked bad d01Yltn.ing tie CCin ISCCtt-- in six rounds against sparmates Tuesday, finished up with a workout on the light punching bag at his Pompton Lakes, N. camp. He meets Billy Conn June 19 in New York.

WIREPIIOTO while losing 19 contests. Iowa's rcord in non-conference competition was 17 wins, five losses. jj. jjj MGGELING STARTED WITH WATERLOO. John Niggeling, veteran Washington American league righthander, started his professional baseball career with the Waterloo club in the Mississippi Valley league in 1929.

He pitched in 23 gnmes that yeamnd was credited with 15 victories while losing four starts. He hurled for the Des Moines Western league club in 1931, winning 17 games and losing 12. He was born at Remsen, July 10, 1905. His hobbies are hunting, fishing and bowling. JEEP BAR TIAM TO PLAY HERE.

The unbeaten Jeep Bar girls' softball team, which has won 11 in a row this season, will oppose the Walker Realty girls in a two-game series here, June 22 and 23. The Jeeps defeated the Ak-Sar-Bcn Jockeys, 10-4, Monday night. Helen Daggett has been outstanding behind the plate for the Starlets, the unbeaten leader In the city girls softball league. Junior Dunagan, holding down the third base position for the 40 8 baseball team, plans to return to Iowa for the summer course. jj BRUNER TO IIURL FOR GOLDFIELD INDIANS.

Jack Bruner, the University of. Iowa baseball pitcher, will hurl Predicts Louis to Be 3 for the Goldfielti Indians tfwt summer he will replace Spencer Smith, who is out for the season with a sore arm Jefferson is srhrduled at Goldfichi Sunday Bobby Kecfer, the Boyt Harness oftball pitcher, walked four Roadside Eagle batters on 17 pitches in Tuesday's City league contest he allowed only one run in the inning as he fanned two batters and the third popped out. jj TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO IX SPORT. BABE RUTH drew two walks, hit a single and home run in six trips to the plate as the New York Yankees dropped, an eleven inning decision to Cleveland, 8-6. Tris Speaker led the Raines Obtained As Bronk's Foe Dick Raines, Texas cowboy, will be Bronko Nagurski's opponent in the main attraction of Monday night's wrestling card at the Coliseum.

Raines, before making his debut here, beat the one-time Gopher football great and former heavyweight champion several weeks ago in Minneapolis. Raines whipped Gene Bowman here this week with his pet back-breaker hold. TONIGHT CASEY'S PARK HOME OF Greenwood Electric Murphy Really Girls S. W. 21st and STANTON Take Airport Bus from 7th and Walnut every Hour on the Half Hoar' 5:30, 6:30, 7:110, etc.

West on Walnut to ISth. North to Iorust, West to 181b, south to Casey's 1'ark. BASEBALL 5:30 BOY'S MIDTOWN MOTORS ANKENY IA. LEGION SOFTBALL 7:30 BOY'S REDMEN of NEWTON AND'H TIRE SOFTBALL 9:00 BOY'S OTTUMWA MERCH. MOOSE LODGE Cleveland attack with a triple, double and single.

Jack Coffey's triple and an infield roller scored a run for Des Moines in the ninth Uy John P. Carmichael. (Special Dispntch to the ChicaEO Pally News and The Des Moines Tribune. EXCLUSIVE. POMPTON LAKES, N.

J. Joe Louis will go into the ring against Billy Conn a week from tonight at 3 to 1. That is the opinion of one of New York's sharpest price-makers, who reasoned it out like this: "Right now the odds are between 11 to 5 and 14 to 5 and there isn't too much big money showing yet. In the next few days I wouldn't be surprised to see Louis only 2 to 1 or even 9 to 5. "But 48 hours before the bout, the guys who haven't been able to make up their minds will take the plunge and swing toward Joe." No matter how much Conn's supporters take, the guy hasn't sold a lot of new customers on himself this time.

They are ask ing 3 to 1 if they bet on Billy. That proves they don't regard him as a very good gamble. Walker Likes Louts. Mickey Walker, hale and hearty, likes Louis. "He's got the punch," said the former middleweight champ, who could throw leather himself, "but there's another thing in Joe's fa inning and enabled the Boosters league game at St.

Joseph, 5-4. triple and scored two runs. Hartung, Jay Mitchell and Leland O'Dell received two ring monograms for track at East High and Orval Armstrong, Nate Ginsberg, Tod Larson, Burton Schofield and Harold Edwards received one-ring monograms. Julias Schwartz received the tennis cup for winning the East High boys' tennis championship and Edith Latta received the trophy for winning the tennis tournament for gins. Swap Barrett PITTSBURGH, PENN.

CP) The Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday traded Outfielder Johnny Barrett to the Boston Braves for Outfielder Charley (Chuck) Workman. It was a straight swap with no involved. The two players 4forlO.