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Battle at Helsinki In Robinson-Graziano /S Battling By th» Associated Press tall boys, I don’t mean they have BaTa-im Cm P >1 | B °2° Providence Cuts Down NEW YORK, April 14.—The; ! any Bob (7-0) or Clyde Kurlands , \ ' v iS chairman of the United States; Lovellettes (6-9), but they have a Title Bout Wednesday kip wfio-sA (fc3MT\ Olympic Basketball Committee j good quota of six-footers and oha\ w bowLm By the Associated Press Hornets' Playoff Edge warned today that Russia prob- Russia may enme out with some ! j CHICAGO, April 14.—Champion By ably will present the biggest ob-: : bigger,” Hobson said. the Associated Press to another American cage' ! “You Ray Robinson and Rocky Grazi- PROVIDENCE, stacle must remember, too. that boasting R. 1., April 14. triumph in the summer games at these European ' ano, each he’ll win by a teams aren’t as- knockout, have ended heavy ir sA The Providence Reds—old hands Helsinki. sembled on spur of the mo- drills as am the for their middleweight title fight at coming from behind—were back “We know Russia will come ment as are ours. Most of these 1 i i | nearest matching our boys for teams have been organized and in Chicago Stadium Wednesday. in the American Hockey League j Chicago’s fight fans are getting Tournay Scores Easy Win size,’’ said Coach Howard Hobson have been practicing at least a Council Chief Says He's Pleased Mulloy Upsets Seixas playoff picture today after winning of Yale University. “The Rus-| more steamed up for this expected __ I |year.” slam-bang scrap any the third game of their best-of- sians voted against putting a limit! The Yale coach said one of the than at time In French Grand National height since 1947. That was when Gra- seven final set with Pittsburgh's on in Olympic Games. Be- best individual players in Europe At Acceptance of Sports Code ||[ln j By th« Associated Press sides, the team very good ziano knocked out Tony Zale in Miami Beach Finals;; Hornets. looked is Spain’s Fred Borras. “He’s only By jected most to the presidents’ , PARIS, 14.—A huge crowd in winning the European cham- the sixth round to win the 160- Art Edson April six feet, but he’s a whiz of a shot Associated that each sport Pittsburgh won the first two pionship.” pound crown. Press Sports Writer idea should be' turned out in brilliant sunshine and a floor man. He could make confined entirely to its season. > Magda Rurac Winner contests on its home ice, but the The defeated Czecho- any college That Chicago Stadium fight The head of the influential yesterday to see Georges Courtois’i Russians team in the United Adams said many schools feel exploded for first slovakia drew a gate of $422,000, an all- American Council on By th« Reds three in Paris for the European States.” Education that out-of-season practice is Associated Press Tournay win the French Grand Eighteen time high for indoor boxing. said today he “greatly period goals here last night title. teams competed. l The Americans also will be The is encour- necessary, and that many can MIAMIBEACH, Fla., April 14. and Won’t a Runaway. figure cannot be matched Wed- aged” at the progress made in National. win, 5-1, be handicapped by Olympic rules,! see no harm in bowl games. Gardnar Mulloy, 38-year-old then went on to Hobson said the United States! vary nesday night for the house is adopting a nationwide code which i Eighteen of the top French which from the standards j North Follows Code, j Paul Gladu, Ray LaPlante and should retain its Olympic basket- in practice in this country. jscaled at $260,885 for a complete would radically change college Central former member of America’s i steeplechasers took part in the sports. Barry Sullivan got the Reds off to ball crown, but the tournament One of the main rule differences sellout of 19,740. The largest of the accrediting ] Davis Cup Team, upset Vic Seixas i race for the 3-million franc Prix will not be runaway. “A j flying start with tallies in the a num- is a 12-foot, free-throw lane Crowd May Exceed 17,000. Dr. Arthur S. Adams, council associations, the North Central, i of Philadelphia yesterday to win ‘ du President a ber of teams have really come to de la Republicque rather than six feet, meaning a may president, said all conferences and has “gone down line” with the j singles first 13 minutes. Bob Solinger got the front in this he The crowd well be more the the men’s of the fourth over about 3 miles of Auteuil’s sport,” added. larger area for the than 17,000. accrediting associations which one back for Pittsburgh in the After viewing the restricted code, Howes said. Othlr associa- i annual Good Neighbor tennis toughest jumping course. Lund Mediterra- three-second rule. Zale, now retired, is the only have taken action either have i second session, but Joe also nean tournament, won by Egypt, “This will hurt our tall pivot (A) adopted the code outright, or tions which have taken action, he I tournament, 6—4, B—6,8 —6, 9—7. The winner, which paid over 5 scored in that period for the Reds. and reports man ever to score a knockout over assembling from bas- linen,” Hobson said. “They (B) taken steps in that direction. added, have moved in the same Mulloy, whose home is in Mi- to 1, was ridden by Delgar- Jean Paul Denis added the flth ketball experts throughout won’t Graziano. He did it in the sixth Pierre the 1 be able to operate as freely under “Nowhere have we been turned direction to which the presidents ami, to Providence marker in the finale. continent, the Yale coach sizes up round in 1946 at New York and t played brilliantly defeat ¦ guiel and trained by Robert Baril. first two sessions the basket.” doWn,” Adams said. “Even those pointed. The were the Olympic tournament this way: in the third of their last clash at t the 27-year-old Seixas, No. 1 Tournay finished with an easy rough with 12 penalties called, in- Other Rules Different. • who have been critical of some as- Not every one, of course, agrees 1. United States “Height, Newark, N. J., in 1948 to regain pects of the , ranking player in the Nation. win over Herovic, Friand and cluding three five-minute majors Other Olympic specify a plan have agreed with with the program. For example. speed and savvy still the best in rules the middleweight title. principles. Mulloy Selim Pasha in order. —two against the Reds. jump ball must be made at the its basic I have been Dr. H. C. (Curley) Byrd, president 1 is ranked No. 8. that the world.” Since the Newark bout, the 29- greatly J point of not at the encouraged.” University Maryland, Mulloy rallied smartly and in 2. May match contention, year-old New York mauler has of the of has , Russia—“ Ameri-i nearest When the 11 college cans in size. Will be grimly de- j circle; coaches can’t talk been undefeated in 21 fights and presidents said, “The program has loopholes t the last two games lost only two to their time-outs, named to study sports—and find termined.” players during has won 17 them by kayoes. big enough to drive an ice wagon [ points to his younger opponent. v msmn** and personal bring of a cure for 3. Argentina—“Beat one ! four fouls whatever ailed them—- through.” two straight of the' expulsion Graziano’s shot at Robinson, of came up their proposals, Seixas had won | best AAU clubs in South Ameri- instead of five. Also the the climax with the But Adams says most educators ( tournaments in as many weeks. baskets and balls different. course, is of his come- consensus seemed to be that they can tournament (Denver Chevro- are will be their first meet- are agreed on the principles; the Hej took the Miami Invitational | Morning, Noon “The baskets are painted black back. It may have gone too far. differences, lets) and was runnerup to United ing. Most ring he says, come mostly ( and the Everglades Club events. and are hard to see,” the Yale critics believe Big over the methods of proceeding. | , lip and After-Business States in Pan-American Games.” Rocky sharper and Ten Balks. II Magda Los Angeles I t'- !t coach said. “The ball is the same has looked “In this country,” said, Rurac of 4. Czechoslovakia—“ Exceptio- been more serious in his training How much progress has been Adams , won the women’s singles by de- weight and size as ours, but some- “when we decide on something, , nally well-coached. Has good size.” at any time since those bat- made since? fault from Mrs. Patricia Canning thing like a soccer ball and not than we feel we should get results with- , / 5. Prance “Runnerup to Zale. Raymond F. Jolla, Calif., in I FLY UNITED’S perfectly round.” tles with Adams and Howes, 30 It take time— , Todd of La the United States in last Olympics.” a council associate, in minutes. will finals. Mrs. won the ! fpj| gave The tournament games will be Knockout Likely.