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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1941
Page
5
The expected biggest crowd since Louis Schmeling fights gathers at the Polo Grounds tonight for Joe Louis defense against Billy Conn of Pittsburgh. Louis seeks a 18th title defense as fans flood New York with trains planes and travel from Boston to see the heavyweight clash.
In New York June 18 highlights include speculation on referees for a big game and Casey Stengel touting a Ray Montgomery trade. Babe Ruth tests courses near North Hills as Ty Cobb waits. Oregon beats Washington sparking egg-throwing at Howard Hobson. Iowa Open moved to South Dakota. Abbott and Costello back Ritchie Fontaine. Northwestern braces for armed service, Jerry Mitchell comments on Billy Conn and Joe Louis. A Texas tour of tank towns orbits around Galen and Levinsky with planned bouts billed as The Battle of Bums.
Reported world title bout between Joe Louis of Detroit the champion and Billy Conn challenger slated for Polo Grounds New York City in a 15 round main event with preliminary at 7 30 P M EST and bout around 9 P M EST Promoter Twentieth Century Sporting Club Mike Jacobs Officials to be named by the New York State Athletic Commission Estimated crowd about 40000 and gate of 400000 Odds 5 to 16 Louis to win 5 to 8 to KO Broadcast Mutual Broadcasting System from WOR Weather cloudy and warmer if rain postponed to tomorrow night.
Rainy weather kept crowds light but the Winchester Gun Club registered shoot produced a record. A five man squad scored 125 125 on 25 straight and 248 250 in the next event, with E H McDonald W F Anderson F W Pingley Tony Frances and Arthur Seabright making up the record team. McDonald was high gun with 100 100 and Anderson second with 98 100. The group eyes the state shoot June 26 28 and expects 40 to 50 marksmen.
Local boxing coverage predicts Joe Louis will defeat Billy Conn for the heavyweight title tonight at the Polo Grounds. Sports writers and bettors favor Louis by about 13 to 5, with many hometown opinions backing Louis to win within seven rounds. Margaret Conn, Billy’s mother, remains ill but will hear the result after the fight, while Jane Conn maintains confidence in her son’s victory.
Abe Simon of New York stopped James M. Jame in Sweetwater Texas after 1 2 rounds. Tony Shucco of Boston outpointed Jack Walker in Columbus. Chalky Wright of New York stopped Lloyd Pine in Akron Ohio in two rounds.
Sam Snead of Hot Springs Virginia suspends tournament play to seek relief from a back problem. A surgical option is considered though he hopes to avoid surgery, which would sideline him three to six months. He cites lumbar vertebra trouble blamed on pressure from his driver and may miss the National PGA and Ryder Cup plans.
Jones' all-stars at Hot Springs failed straps on his back to aid play with a record 62 nine under par at the home stead course. The next day his back worsened severely and he could hardly walk.
Ten local Isaak Waltons fished at Weems Virginia near the Rappahannock River meeting Mn Bay. They returned Sunday evening boasting of catching bonita fish despite the incomplete account.
A group including Miller Saffel John Snider Harry Jones Robert Anderson Frank Sencin Eugene Adams George Taylor Edgar Cornell Maurice Foreman and Loring Bean returned from a Chesapeake excursion. They reported bonites around 40 pounds though one catch measured just over 32 inches. Rumors swirled that George Taylor caught only his own finger. Sunday night and Monday brought sunburn agony to most of the intrepid crew.
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