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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1936
Page
5
Joe Louis seeks a quick knockout of Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium in a 15 round heavyweight bout. The arena hosts ringside seats at 40 dollars as Louis targets a sixth straight victory and a fall toward the world title against James J. Braddock later year.
Andre Jessurun of New York outpoints Sonny in a Tampa bout while Chino Alverezan faces Eddie Cool in a draw in Delphia. Baby Arizmendi defeats Wally Hally in Los Angeles. Phil Baker stops Frnie Ratner in Norwalk. Joe Walcott knocks out Lepage in Newark and Mickey competing in New Jersey city card.
New York June 17 Pertinent facts and figures about the Joe Louis Max Schmeling fight tomorrow night at Yankee Stadium main bout Louis the Detroit negro vs Schmeling former world heavyweight champion 15 rounds place New York Yankee Stadium time main bout 9 p m eastern first preliminaries 7 p m probable attendance 15000 receipts 750000 charity free milk fund for babies 10 percent contestants share Schmeling and Souls each 30 percent of net receipts probable odds 1 to 5 on Louis 1 to 2 to score a knockout preliminaries list of eight bouts with fighters and locations
Zanesville beat Cantons Ter riers 10 to 5 as Zuber allowed one run. Akron beat Johnstown 9 to 0 with Rescigno surrendering four hits. Portsmouth won 14 to 3 over Huntington with 17 hits. Charleston defeated Dayton 9 to 1. Senator George added three hits for Portsmouth. Next games list Portsmouth at Huntington Akron at Johnstown Cantons at Zanesville Dayton at Charleston.
Lakewood New Jersey June 17. Joe Louis will not predict the exact outcome of tomorrow's bout with Max Schmeling beyond a short fight. Managers Roxborough and Black forecast a four or five round victory with Louis stronger, introducing a new right uppercut they expect to finish Schmeling. Black predicts Schmeling will rush in and land a lucky punch early, but Louis can handle a rush. Louis rested after a five round workout and will travel to Point Pleasant then New York by train.
Wrngton Senators manager Bucky Harris praised the eleventh hour deal that sent Ben Chapman from the New York Yankees and left Jake Powell with the Yanks. Chapman debuted with a steal and a single in five at bats, scoring twice, while Harris noted Chapman is a faster and better hitter than shown this year. Also, Earl Whitehill and Chapman, once rivals, appeared to make peace on meeting again. Makar defeated Wildcat O Connor in Bayonne.
Max Schmeling appears in peak condition for tomorrow's 15 round bout against Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium. After six weeks of training he has logged 95 sparring rounds and five miles of road work. He expects to weigh 191 to 192 pounds at the weigh in and will stay in camp tonight before driving to New York tomorrow morning.
A bearded Williamson resident named Samson Scott sought a wrestling spot on promoter Billy Adams card in Charleston with plans to scuffle city sellers, while promoter safety nets an experienced trooper if needed. Joe Rugel, 23, won the Charleston golf title by defeating Garnet F. Brown 9 and 8 in the 36 hole final. J B Hawkins earned the NRA distinguished service award for three straight years as expert marksman, scoring above 390 each year. West Virginia High School Athletic Association plans to register officials for football and basketball, requiring member schools to employ approved officials.
Frankie Parker and J. Gilbert Hall, top seeds, won third round doubles at River Forest. Parker, favored for singles, beat Paul Newton 6-3 in the final set as Hall, seeded second, was eliminated from singles by Dick Bennett of USC.
Wien Gino Gari of St. Louis defeated Chief Little Wolf of Colorado in two straight falls. John Pesch of Ravenna Nebraska defeated Ernie Powers of Vancouver British Columbia in straight falls.
Van Mungo’s mutinous stance toward the Dodgers ends in a rough debut back with a five run Pirates rally that sinks Brooklyn 9-2 as Red Lucas limits the Dodgers to hits. Meanwhile Cardinals fall 10-4 to Bees and Cubs post their 12th straight win 4-1 over the Phillies.
London June 17. Pred Perry and Dorothy Round were seeded at the top of the lists for the All England championships at Wimbledon starting Monday. Three Americans were seeded behind Perry with a field of seven following, including von Cramm, Quist, Allison, Budge, Crawford, Austin, and Grant in the top ranks. Jacobs was seeded second, with Parten also listed among the seeds.
In Cleveland on June 17, Jack Puschmann and fellow members of the "Lucky 7" base planned bearing the team name with a pair of dice. Jack asked an assistant police prosecutor to intervene about shifts today. The uniforms were too small and the dice added up to six.
Joe DiMaggio dominates coast baseball chatter with hits and headlines as newspapers chase every two column play. Vince DiMaggio shows a strong throwing arm but inconsistent hitting, while other notes cover Cincinnati’s Powell, Washington’s Chapman, and bridge fiction for a July issue.
Washington daily reports the Duckpin Bowling Group naming Ida Simmons of Na Bone Va as No 1 woman for the 1935 96 season with a 118 298 average across 379 games. Lorraine Bulli of Washington is second at 115 305 across 356 games and Lucile Young of Washington ranks third with 112 23 across 342 games.
June 17. Magistrate R Houchins fines Crawford Simpson, a black man, 25 dollars and sentences him to 60 days in jail for cutting Bertha Pryro, also identified as a black woman. Police report notes the suspect used a knife in the assault.
The Strand opens two Fox features. Champagne Charlie stars Paul Cavanagh and Helen Wood in a romance about a copper heiress and a fortune hunter tangled with backers and a dowry. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine uses three color Technicolor to tell John Fox Jr. mountain feuding tale with MacMurray and the Tolliver clan amid a railway era upheaval.
Strand Theatre features Palm Springs produced by Walter Wanger for Paramount with Frances Langford and Sir Guy Standing. Songwriters Mack Gordon Harry Revel Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger supply I Dont Want to Make History I Just Want to Make Love Will I Ever Know In the Hills of Old Wyomin Dreaming Out Loud and Palm Springs. Rainger and Robin wrote four songs while Gordon and Revel composed Will I Ever Know with Langford singing alongside Smith Ballew.
Sylvia Sidney Fred MacMurray and Henry Fonda star in The Trail of the Lonesome Pine the first natural color outdoor drama opening Sunday at the Strand Theatre for four days Screen color floods the outdoors and enhances scenery and action.
Opera House fans pack the venue for Columbia film You May Be Next featuring Ann Sothern and Lloyd Nolan. The drama centers on a master plotter who jams radio channels to extort vast sums, challenging justice as federal agents pursue him.
NL results show Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 2 New York 5 Cincinnati 2 Boston 10 St Louis 4 Philadelphia 1 A L games include Cleveland 4 New York 4 Chicago 4 Boston 2 Philadelphia 9 St Louis 9 Detroit innings and standings reported amid a segment on entertainment and a feature about Ann Seth New York portraying a safe and rat Boston with Douglass Dumn as a racketeer and a broadcast heist plot noted for Dettol¢.
Buck Jones stars in For the Service a Universal drama at the Opera House with Thunderbird. The tale follows a villainous engineer and a romance as the cast confronts dangers and thrilling chases. Jones personally scouted historic ground for authentic sets and even helped design a fast moving camera track.
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