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Florence Morning News from Florence, South Carolina • 5

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7 WEDNESDAY MORNING APRIL 28 1937 MORNING NEWS LORENCE PAGE IVE SPORTS SPORTS OTTO McCALL WINS DECISION OVER JACK ROSE Jackets Meet The Bantams At Kingstree Tomorrow Darlington Negro Carries ight To Michigan Champ Crowd Estimated At Close RESULTS Southern Association Memphis 8 Atlanta 5 Little Rock 3 Chattanooga 1 Birmingham 3 Nashville 0 Knoxville at New Orleans nlgb jame Coaches Decide On Neutral Ground To Battle or Title South Atlantic League Toledo postponed at St Paul past Yellow grounds Lost Louts 3 1 0 3 I the most exciting ever played on a OashouNC a pinch 1 Bill Swift ir 3 0 3 four round decision from Blshton Hi 0 AU 0 3 0 10 112 No Dargan SU Phone 893 more the 3b 3 ft 0 ft 1 1 4 3 ft 3 3 A Cardinals the lirst the ram ft 0 II 0 0 0 ft ft 0 0 0 3 0 ft 33 7th 0 ft 0 ft ft 0 3 It ft 0 a 2 2 1 0 0 New York Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland Boston St Louts Washington Lost 11 Btr on bails Ulantoii Strikeout Blanton 4 till Otl Uulllvll Lolut Ser Ual Tinn 203 electrical Headquarters or lorence a American League Philadelphia at New York St Louis at Detroit Chicago at Cleveland Washington at Boston Chciago Kingfish Jsl LUllS AB ONLY RIGIOAIRE HAS THE NEW INSTANT CUBE RELEASE! STRUGfilfNOMORE MELTING UNDERTHE AUCET IT'S THE YEARS SENSATION Bv ROY GRAHAM McCall brawny Darlington won a ten round decision Jack Rase heavyweight bon 3 2 7 i I 11 Indianapolis wet grounds Louisville at ram Kansas City poned wet grounds Jack Doyle Whips st Pittsburgh New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago Boston Cincinnati McCALL WINS 4 HOUNDS DRAWS 3 international League Rochester at Newark pastponed rain Toronto at Syracuse postponed cold and threatening weather Buffalo at Baltimore postponed wet Orme See the 'hew WM'RIBIDAIRR WITH THE METER MISER up seven hlU he pitched Ha a pinch hitter Bill Swift fln BtnlMl Martin tM'ihle llavdlex: Martin Mar ginning of the fifth and wi consistently at McCalls ribs stomach Several hard blows passed In this round Race's ist ent leading apparently him the round The sixth round saw some hard blows exchanged and two fighters seemed to be getting plenty of "pep" at the first but they slowed down toward the mid dle and went into clinches bi the waning moments both using short body jabs Tills round looked like Rase's Jack continued his hard punch ing in the seventh round and got the advantage in the clinches to get the edge In the third straight American League Won 3 4 4 Mack Hatchell of Harts ville Outpoints Red Hollman lorence it ion ooo i oio no oov i Runs bait'd Durodvr Two has hila Mrdwi'k Hand Hom' American Association at Columbus rain Bat 3145 GAMES TODAY National League New York at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Chicago Pittsburgh at St Louis Baston at Brooklyn To 2500 VVitness Star Boxing Card Cardinals Jump Into The National Lead As Bucs Ixisc irst Game rt 857 800 750 600 400 200 333 000 Ump To Call The Game Lee Rhame Says tic To Start At Sharp LONDON April CPi Doyle the Irish tenor struck an other blow to uphold British box ing prestige tonight when he Rave Kingfish Levinsky ot Chicago a brutal 12 round beating at Wcm blev stadium before a crowd of 11 400 which included King aioux of Egypt Coming on top of Tommy urr: triumph ever Max Baer a couple ol weeks ago Doyle's victory did natch to dispel the legend of "hori British heavyweights Levinsky who always has boast ed he can "take it never went down Even when It was obvious ne was in for a beating the form er Chicago fish peddler continued to fight back and to do his best to land a damaging punch The lorence high school Jackets will meet the Charleston Bantams Thursday afternoon in Kingstree at 3:45 o'clock with a (South Atlantic league umpire offi ciating Coach Lee Rhame said yesterday Coaches Rhame and Clark fin ally came to terms and decided that the best place to play the deciding game of the seventh dis trict class championship would be on neutral grounds with an official that lives neither in lor ence or Charleston On Tuesday of last week the Charleston team dealt the Jackets a had licking when they trounced them by the lopsided score of 10 to 2 It Is understood however that the two teams battled on practically even terms until the locals couldn't click and the Bantams ST LOUIS April lefty Bob Welland held the Pittsburgh Pirates to six hits today rs theSt louis Careimals won 3 to 1 and may have assured hluiselt a regular ocrin vvitn inc Gang The victory lifted the into first place It was defeat of the season lor tuning Pirates John Dickshot Pirate left fielder accounted tor Pittsburgh's run with a homer In Uic first huilng Uv Bianto gave In the six Innings wtu taken nut tor in the seventh and islied the game NATIONAL AT i ITTstlt KOH Jn ci Wintr rt Uivkahot Viuatmn Suhr Ih llrubakrr llanrtlry Ttd naltnn Rwll Rchulia TOTALH Balled tor Moura' i 8 Marlin 3b llotdacarar 3b Mtdaick It Mi lb Mailm it Durochar Oerodowakl a ttnd IOTA 144 PlTTBnUROIl 81 LOVIS "I' Brubaker Mixa Dickhct Martin Mari les Home runa hickaliot oiuei auiir Mnoic I ana Brubaker Diirochi and Ml thiliilnr tin and Mitt Lril cu Pt'Ubuith Bl Loin a I Wriluid 1 Main a a In 4 liuiintN' Haiti 1 In 3 wanton mutant aud Klcul STANDINGS National League Won 5 4 3 3 Pct latter innings when the 750 667 Luilt up their large score 600 600 Charleston came to lorence on 500 last riday and in a real pitching 500 duel bi tu'een Shokes and Griffin 500 the Jackets finally eked out a 3 451 to 2 decision in an eleven inning 250 contest The game was one of the most exciting and Interesting ever played on a local diamond The game to be played in King stree has direct bearings on the State championship race this year and much interest has been start ed as to which team will win out in the extra game which Is to be played due to the fact that each team has one victory to its cre dit Coach Rhame announced yester day afternoon that he was pleased with Ute way his team was show ing up In practice this week and that their eager determination to come out in the win column would go far in deciding the winner of the tilt James Griffin or James Black well will start on the mound for the locals and they will be faced by Shokes or Butler of Charles ton Clyde Jctfcrs experienced first baseman who has been out of uni form for several weeks due to scholastic difficulties will probab ly be able to take up his duties at the initial sack in Tuesday's con test strengthening the Jacket line up considerably The prices of admission for the game will be 25 and 50 cents connected one of lus left start the fireworks in th: round which led them up some unusually hart Rose proved in this rounr very clever as well as un fast boxer They fougli Otto itoxer Irom chamnion of Michigan and Pastor's number one sparring par tner last night in the main figh of ote of the best boxing card ever staged in this section before a crowd of over 2500 spectatois Rose one ol the cleverest fight ers ever seen in this section miss ed numerous punches on McCall who fought a very careful fight and also was ci edited with carrying 1 mast of the way which was the biggest aid to him in receiving tih decision Just before ihe fight was sche duled to start the two weighed in McCall tipped the scaies a' 204 1 2 while Kcse weighed 19? In the opening round of the fight Otto took the first punch a long right to Rose's head but the two fighters spent practically the whole round feeling each oth er out and Jabbing short punchc to each others body The rounf looked like a draw Otto jabs to second mixing blows to be a usually on practieally even terms but Call led the fight and the round looked like his In the third and fourth round the two boxers exchanged severa hard blows to the head but con sistently went into clinches ii which both fighters took advan tape of blows to their opponent ribs Rose tried several quie' punches at Otto but was only met by left Jab which was big help to him throughout the contest Both ot these rounds wen apparently draws as both plough ed around the ring neither get ting anywhere Rose caine out strong at the be orKeu and were con gav Weiland Stingy With Hits Beats Pirates 6 To 1 Zl U'tl Pay You To Trade At hie round Apparently Rose took the round i In the eighth round the two oox ers eased around the center of the ring at the start before Otto con nected a couple ol long rights to Jack's head McCall also tooK con sistent advantage of his lett hook I The round looked like McCall Otto led the ninth round and got the edae in all of the clinches In which they were entangled He also used hii ft to advantage knocking off what would lune cen trrrillc rights to his head I McCall apparently took this round McCall led the Until loui and 'connected with several letl lab to Rose's head The two fighterscased nrotmer the ring and fell in to scicral clinches winch didn't amount to verv much Tins looked like Otto's round I The first fight on the night's program was a name royai oe tween five negroes The tight was very Interesting os well as amus i Ing and provided many thrills un I til James King was finally lelt Ii alone in the tmg In the first preliminary Mack Uatiheli 137 of Hartsville won a three round derision from Rod lloflman 131 ol lorcncr Hitchcll's aggressiveness won the fight lor I him 1 Willie Dial 16'3 1 2 ol Hartsville jinn a Jharles Hepburn 158 of Darling ton in the second preliminary of th program gome heavy hitting was exchanged in this fight with Dial taking tlic edge over his op ponent The semi final was between Tl i ser Latiford of iori nc and Naw I AsJ TulTv Lawson ot Camden It was scheduled tor six rounds but Lan tern opened up wtut txvy or blows to Lawson's head andknocked him "enld" and lie wrscounted out within 33 seconds of 'the first round I Clift Brcwn rrfetred the flist two preliminaries and Treseo IJohnson was tn charge of the si ml flnai Charlie Grinnell offi ciated in the main belli The hinges tor the card were: Dennis of lorence t'xidlc Sinnincrxct of Hartsville and Bit: Bovd ot Darlington The All Star boxing show Wat sponsored by the Ametican Loglot I of Darlington and it was staled that another good card was inprospect lor Ute near future 1 wT 1 JMatK Battering Backstop A HONORS a A CM Vw TWlMKS He WILL I I WtAiW batting TnEr if he can i M1MJ DODGE Wis OLD INJURE A vk HOODOO i 1UI ABJatyeriajg vjl 3S2 last ycAe it ao 1 2a Tall Will Dickey the big pebble Iran Little Rock Ark is one of the less publicized swatsmltlis of the Yanks' celebrated Murderers Row Jolting Joseph Di Maggio Lar ruping Lou Gehrig and Terrible Tony Lazzcr) get much more pub licity than the silent backstop of uie Mcuarinymen oui me oauuig averages speak for themselves After all Bust 'em Bill lashed that apple for a neat 362 mark last season which wns a belter average than any other of the Yank big guns chalked up You laugn that otf The drawing Arkansas traveler thinks he will win the batting title some year and insists that only a pestiferous tnlury Jmx has kept him from tlic top in the past Last year he was laid up for some weeks by nn injury just when he wns go ing great guns This slowed him up and threwi him off his stride perhaps costing him tlic batting ciown Ct ecurse a backstop is always more exposed to Injuries than oth er players so Bill is faced with a tougher assigiuncnt than most reekers alter hitting laurels Nevertheless lus luck is due to change and this may be the year that Dickey crushes through to the heed ot the class A pitch ct: beware! Carolina Whips Clemson 4 To 3 Gamecocks Overcome An Timmonsville High Blanks Kingstree In 1st Of Series Calvinists Beat Erskine 3 To 1 Places Teams In Early Clemson Lead In The Eighth To Win COLUMBIA April 27 (ir University of South Carolina Gamecocks scored two runs In tlx eighth inning here today to over come an early Clemson lead and defeat tlic Tigers 4 to 3 "Benjoe" Williams who slnpix'd a home run over the left Held fence In the sixth with none on bwoc singled and scored on Wil burn Clary's ringing triple Kulm bach then brought in the wlmun( run with a single Capers McCravey who waged tight duel with Ed Houp Tiger star whined three Clemson batters In the ninth although ci lowlng one hit in the Inning CUMSON AH II A MrOea It 4 3 10 1'illos rt 3 1 4 I'rrward rt 4 i 0 3 Edwards 2b 4 113 3 Hendrix lb 3 0 0 10 blcrr 4 0 3 3 3 iltdirll lb 4 0 0 0 0 OiU nth 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 Brodie 10 10 0 Vctrer sx 0 0 0 0 a TOTAL 33 3 3 31 3 B'ttd tor Heap la Otti CM4OLIM An II Jimn 3 0 0 1 0 Ct William 4 3 3 '0 3 8 C'liix tl 3 0 0 1 0 Clary 3b 4 I 1 Durham rt 3 0 I I KalmbacU I 1 1 Edwatda 2b 40)42 Tomlin 3 0 0 4 0 Uuria a 1 0 0 4 0 MlCravop 3 0 I 3 TOTALS S3 4 7 27 Ct 4M8ON 101 001 3 CAROLINA 000 001 4 lrlrhrtL prlbaeh Williams 2 Tomlin Runt bn'lrd In MrOoo Halin MIaar Willlnma McCravry clary Kaltnharli hto lilts Ha4O Edward 1BiT two hllM H'Hlry tlery Ituum WHIllanu h'n nsnn Yrrorr narrltiry Sultry itatidrlx Lr nu 0ll o0 Me Cnivry 3 oft Hasp 3 Rtrtiikoul by Crater 0 Itrap 0 trtl ml baM Clrmtoir I Carolina 7 Heap Um rim Dicker aul eunclL Tima ut axina 155 Winner of Sotto Will Be Crowned Champions of The 7th District Special to the Morning News: IMMONSVILLE April 27 Mhc Anderson pitched two hlt bull here today In a pitchers duel with Holliday ol Kingstree mid Cok Ii Mallettc's Tiiiitnunsvillc high school bn sc Im 1 1 (cam scored a 2 to (i vic tory over the vi: Hom in the tlrsi game of a llacc game series to dcteriiiiiK the class champion ot the seventh district Anderson had complete control over the visitors throughout the encounter getting in only one hole Al that time Hatchell small local left llcldcr made a rhoe string catch of Mont gomery's lino drive with men on second nnd third He relayed the ball to third where Wilson vvlic had raced home was put out lor the second double play ot the en counter This was the oiit fug fielding gi in of the game packed full of thrills Humpluey lend the belting with tnfetles Box 'care KISGMPIH ail ic II A Molilyntnary II 3 1 Mont tom rv 4b i a Moniaoinerv ax a i I Whrrkr 3b 4 a 2 MiCuttheun lb' 4 Holliday 3 11 (1 3 pw 3 0 Brosn it tool') wiiion 3 0 13 1 wid cl I fl 1OTALB 22 2 21 It I IMIHlSsVIl I AB It II A Coixibind 4VO4I Milla 2b 21122 Homnhrey 4 12 Aodnion 4 I 6 Lawhorn 3b 3 0 I 1 rruett it 3 Wheytai rt aoi 1 BliilUd lb 3 to i Hakliell It i 1 TOT Vtd 27 2 5 21 13 Senia by Inimni K1NORTTIEE 4)00 neo T1MMN8VIL'8 000 002 OOX Two bav 15 Montgomery dtolal Humphrey i2) Mon'tomary Tic or irst Place In The State Race DUE WEST April 'dh Presbyterian college's win over Erskine 3 to 1 Imre today lelt the ivo teams tied tor first place In South Carolina college baseball competition Each has won seven games mid lost three Wolford Wai I ops Tlic Citadel 11 5 SPARTANBURG April 27 Smashing out 13 nits and taking advantage of numerous er rets the WofTord Terriers wallop ed Citadel in baseball gmne played in football weather hire this afternoon Wofford got away to luo nm lend In Ihe second Inning on two singles triple and two Citadel fielding mi plays WofTord added io tno lead during em remaining betting scsslnu nnd the bulldogs never seriously threatened NJ AV YORK JUDGE STABBED IN BACK TWO MEN SOUGHT NEW YORK April 27 iTt Municipal Justice John O'Ntll lor 3i) years a flcutc In New York's public life ww knif ed in the bn and critically wounded today ns he tood waiting lor a bus near hi home in Green wich village Police scenting the possibility of a revenge motive tearclied to night for tv'i mon ttohteoratv tkmbl pi'xs Itvllidur ti MuH'aouKiy tu AkCuluian Hatchell to La hon tlaM an Mil ol And at on 3 nit itoltlilay 2' Biruckoul bv Aiidrtauft nft Holliday 3 Umpire Lemon t'BMi ball iltou (2 Tim or sam Homers Prove Too Torrance Makes Much or urman Gotham Debut At Newberry Rallies To Win Over Baptist Athletes Seven To Six GREENVILLE April Three home runs sealed the doom of pitcher Harry Garrett and his urman university mates here today as the Newberry college In dians fought off a belated Hurri cane rally to win 7 to 6 Ed Thompson hit for the circuit twice and Ward also stnakcd a four oaser Regional inals Junior Bascb a 1 1 Set Georgia Carroltoii armers Will Act As Host Team or States CARROLLTON On April 27 The regional finals of the A merican Legion junior baseball ser ies will be played here Augtvd 12 14 with the Carrollton armers Georgia Sandlot champions for the last two years as host team Announcement of the dates was made by 11 Chaillaux director ot the national Americanism com mission of the American Legion alter a conference with a citizens committee States to be represented are Georgia lorida and North nnd South Carolina The anners de feated Savannah in the finals here last year' but were eliminated in sectional nlav bv the Snnrtans South Carolina champions Vt Spartanburg URMAN GOLERS DEEAT CLMSON CLEMSON April pl Hippo Tonight Louisianan To ace An other Mammouth 250 Pound Abe Simon NEW YORK April 27 Broadway gets its first peek at Jack Torrance tomorrow night when the former Louisiana State shotput star makes his big time debut as a fighter in the New York hippodrome Torrance scaling' a mere 255 compared to the 328 pounds he brought home from the Olympics last summer goes against Abe Simon 250 pound New York dread nuuglit in a special six round fea ture Until charges cre made that they were feeding him setups Tor rance was cutting a wide swath through Louisiana as 'a knockout specialist Ho has stopped all four of hi opponents since he turned pro last December Tomorrow start will be Jack's first since a fighter named Jack Phillips created a furore by announcing Baton Rouge he had been sent down from New York expressly to "lake for Tor rance Burleigh Crimes! ined By rick NEW YORK April Burleigh Grimes fiery Brooklyn I reeclvej word today that he bud been lined $25 bv ord rick National league president 1 for his run in with umpire Tiny Parker at Philadelphia vigorous protest over ona of Park decisions ended with bi be ing banished from the game urman golfers defeated Clem son 11 1 2 to 6 1 2 here today HHBBHHHBHAu Goodrich Tires Batteries Radios Equip year car for xafa iinmir driv 5 Ing with thtia firit qmllty guaran faad pradveh MdSaactW MAKE YOUR OWN EASY TERMS vwE On our original Goodrich Credit ritu you get everything you need now and pay as you ride There i no red tape no long investiga tions no finance company to deni with nnd all tranxnetionn are con fidential Your license identifica tion opens your areounl in just a eouple minute and 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