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4 JAKE LaMOTTA successfully defended his middleweight championship when he knocked out Challenger Laurent Dauthuille, of France, in the closing seconds of the 15th round. Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE fit Ar If fr t'J -'I 1 4 i PcU GB DETROIT 87 49 .610 New York 87 50 .635 'i Boston 86 51 .628 1'2 Cleveland 81 59 .579 8' Washington 59 77 .484 28 Chicago 5S 86 .381 85 4 St. Louis 51 86 .372 S6i2 Philadelphia 47 93 .336 42 JAKE LaMOTTA (RIGHT) JARS LAURENT DAUT The Champion kept on top of the challenger IN FOURTH ROUND slight margin Hutchinson Wins 16th from Nats Gray Saves Game for Freddy, 6-1 BY LYALL SMITH Free Pre Sports Editor The Blue Chips are down today. Manager Red Rolfe's Detroit Tigers open a three-game series with the New York Yankees in Briggs Stadium this afternoon and when the set is completed th? Tigers should know where they stand in the pennant race. Currently the Tigers are a half-pa me ahead of the Yankees and one and a half games in front of the Boston Red Sox.

Rolfe intends to start veteran Hal Newhouser against the Yankees in the opener. Manager Casey Stengel will probably throw Vic Rasehi against the Bengals and follow with Tom my Byrne and Ed Ford in the next two contests. TO STAY IX the race, the Tigers are faced with the task of winning at least two of the three from the New Yorkers. Then they will be called on to stave off a two-game challenge from the red hot Boston Red Sox. The Tigers held their slim half game edge Wednesday by taking a 6-1 decision from the Washington Senators while the Yankpes were walloping Cleveland, 10 to3.

While winding up their season's play with the Senators, the Tigers saw their foes make about every kind of mistake possible in baseball. Three errors in the field helped the Tigers score four unearned runs and a bit of sloppy base running throttled a blooming Washington rally. THESE GIFTS all added up to giving Freddy Hutchinson his 16th victory of the season, although the big right-hander needed the help of Ted Gray in the eighth and ninth. Bob Kuzava was the victim. Despite the sloppy fielding on the part of the Senators, it took some snappy maneuvering by the Tigers to keep the Nats in check.

Jerry Priddy emerged as the brightest star. He killed a rally in the second Inning by spearing what looked like a sure line hit into right and turning it into a double play. Previous to his catch the Senators had runners on second and third with none out. An easy fly ended the threat. Priddy then came to bat and produced the first Tiger run in the home half of the same inning.

Hoot Evers doubled and Johnny Groth walked before Jerry lined a single to center that scored Evers. Groth's single, an error by Eddie Yost on Priddy's smash, and Joe Ginsberg's single produced another marker. Hutchinson then singled home the third marker. That made it 3 to 0. Hutchinson breezed along until the eighth and then the Senators cent him to showers.

Pinch-hitter Gil Coan doubled to start it. Yost singled him to third and then Stewart singled to score Coan and put Yost on third. THAT BROUGHT in Gray who fanned Irv Noren. Mickey Vernon flied to Wertz in short right and Stewart forgot what was going on and raced around the bases. He Berra Star as Tribe Lemon Victim of New York iBIasts CLEVELAND 0P) Yogi Berra led the hitting barrage as the New York Yankees overwhelmed the Cleveland Indians, 10 to 3, to keep pace in the sizzling American League pennant race.

Berra hit his 22nd home run of the year into the right-field stands in the third, came up with vital singles in the first and sixth, and smashed the ball off Al Rosen's glove in the fourth to score Johnny Hopp. Rosen was charged with an error, but the play apparently upset Cleveland's ace pitcher, Bob Lemon, who was seeking his 21st victory. LEMON IMMEDIATELY let loose a wild pitch, on which Hank Bauer scored from third. Then Cliff Mapes' single brought Berra home. Jess Flores replaced Lemon at this point with the Yankees leading, 8 to 0.

Luke Easter, hero of Tuesday night's thriller when his three-run ninth-inning homer with two out brought victory to Cleveland, 8 to 7, lashed another terrific blow Wednesday. His homer In the itixth this time with the bases empty landed just six feet short of the 463-foot marker on the bleacher wall In the deepest right-center field portion of huge Municipal Stadium. It was his 25th of the year, and third of the two-game series, the last meeting of the season between the two teams. Fauljy infield support ruined Lemon, who went down to his fourth straight defeat and 11th of the year. Two Cleveland errors in addition to Rosen's in the fourth helped the Yankees to six unearned runs in the first -five innings.

LEFT-HAN DER Ed a t. -working with only one day of rest after pitching 4 innings in Washington, won to make it six over the Indians this year without defeat. He was unable to finish, Eddie Ford replacing him in the eighth when he began to tire. Lopat now has won 17 games, 11 against first-division clubs. The Yankees picked up three runs in the first inning, two of them unearned because Shortstop Ray Boone dropped a pop fly uith two out and the bases full.

Cleveland scored a run in the fourth on three singles, one of which was Bob Kennedy's fly which fell between Joe DiMaggio and Mapes. Joe Gordon pinch-tripled to drive in the final Indian run in the seventh. NfcW YORK AH 11 Rlzzuto.t i I CLEVELAND A Tarker.lf hGordna 1 Kozek.n 1 HnlMi. 1 ollins.t Bauer, Mn.lf Jpii.rn.lf 4 i 3 0 1 1 -t i 3 3 1 Krnnedy.r 4 Oohv.rf Kosen.3 Itoone Hecan.e K.L'm'n.o I.npnt,i 4 al'urtrr'Id Koril.n lores.p J.L'm'n.lf 3 Totals 30 10 11 13 Totals 35 8 27 Vi a Kan for Lopat in eiictith. bTripIrd fur Pierrrti ia teveoth.

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FOR A MOMENT Dauthuille teetered crazily on the strand as though he might tumble out of the ring- When the count reached seven he began to wiggle and try to regain his feet. Just after Referee Handler tolled the fatal 10, the Frenchman was up. It was too late. He had been knocked out for the first time in his career and lost a golden chance for the 160-pound title. Referee Handler had Dauthuille ahead 72 to 6S going into the final round.

On Lenahan's card the challenger had an advantage of 78 to 62. Judge Aspery had the Frenchman in front 71 to 69. This was LaMotta's second defense of his crown. Two months ago he beat Tiberio Mitri, of Italy, in 15 rounds. LaMotta received 45 per cent of the net gate, Dauthuille 15 per cent.

THE CHAMPION now is committed to a defense against Ray Robinson in February. LaMotta fought a strange fight. This was Jake's 18th Detroit ring appearance. In practically every other fight he'd been a bull-like warrior who specialized in a brutal body attack from in close. Against Dauthuille, however, Jake fought an entirely different kind of fight.

He disdained infighting and a body attack. He was content, for the most part, to stay at long range. The strategy almost cost Jake his championship. Dauthuille was the faster and cleaner puncher most of the route. While the Frenchman lacked a right-hand punch hard enough to stop Jake, he punished him repeatedly with a jolting left.

Outside of his failure to "play it smart" in the final round, Dauthuille muffed his greatest opportunity in the 12th round. THE FRENCHMAN opened that session by catching Jake with a long left to the jaw that staggered him. Then Dauthuille moved in and whaled away with both hands. He had LaMotta in trouble, but wasn't ring-wise enough to finish him off. Once LaMotta's head cleared he played and feigned injury.

Then he went on the attack himself and at the bell he had the challenger in trouble. The real dramatics of the fight were wrapped up in the final four rounds. The first portion of the fight was comparatively slow moving and Referee Handler repeatedly warned both boys to step up the pace. From the whirlwind 12th on he didn't have to urge them. Joe Garza, sensational Detroit welterweight, gained the 16th straight victory of his pro career, when he took a unanimous decision from Jesse Bradshaw, of Buffalo.

THE BATTLE was a toe-to-toe stugfest from the opening gong to the final bell. Garza was the far stiffer puncher and the ag gressor, but he never could get the tough Buffalo mitter off his feet. Garza had his best chance for a kayo in the third round when he battered Bradshaw with a two-fisted attack and had him hanging on the ropes. However, the game Buffalo boy rallied and in the next round carried the fight to Garza. Garza had Bradshaw groggy again in the final minute of the last round, but could not put across a finishing punch.

In the opening bout, youthful Tony Tomonaco, Grand Rapids middleweight, scored an impressive four-round decision over Marcel Sauve, of Montreal. Sauve is a stable-mate of Dauthuille. Ray Barnes. Detroit middleweight, waltzed to an eight-round decision over inept Jimmy Welch, of Columbus, O. Barnes employed his usual shuffling style and constantly moved in.

but he had nothing but powder-puff punches to deliver. Detroiter 6th in Tourney HAMILTON. Ont. Nick Sot-nick, of Detroit, fired a 131-136 267 to take sixth place in the second annual Blind Golfers International tournament. Harry Hunter, another Detroiter, was eighth with 141-147 2SS.

A former Alabama University fullback. Charlie Boswell. won the 36-hoIe test with 107-95202. Arm Coliane Bowls 611 Ann Cohane's 193 highlighted as the Ladies 611 on 209, 209, opening matches Major Bowling League began a it Olympic Recre- ation. It helped her nana team to a wick.

2794-2673. Badalament Ba-sweep of Bruns- Val Mikiel, of Pepsi, was second high individually on 232, 168 and 203 for 603. WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS DETROIT 6. Washington 1. New York 10, Cleveland 3.

St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 3. Only games scheduled. THURSDAY'S GAMES New York at DETROIT. Philadelphia at Chicago.

Washington at Cleveland, night. Boston at St. Louis, night. NATIONAL LEAGUE Pet. GB Philadelphia 83 74 74 7t 69 58 56 50 53 57 59 60 66 75 82 86 .610 .565 .556 .552 .511 .436 .406 .368 Brooklyn Boston New York St.

Louis Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh 8 13i2 23 1 2 29 S3 WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS New York 3, Pittsburgh (called in 7th, rain.) Boston 5, Chicago 2. Cincinnati at Brooklyn, rain. St. Louis at Philadelphia, rain. THURSDAY'S GAMES Chicago at Boston.

Cincinnati at Brooklyn (2). Pittsburgh at New York (2). St. Louis at Philadelphia, night. Bunetta's 716 Tops League Bill Bunetta, tossing the young bowling season's highest series to date in Detroit, enabled to win twice and hold a tie in the Motor City Classic at Log Cabin Recreation.

Bunetta wired 225, 237 and 254 for 716 as hit 3119 to Pepsi Cola's 3010. Stroh, sweeping Michigan Boiler, 3003-2695, went into a tie with at the top of the standings. Sarpolis Scores First 300 Game Detroit's first perfect game of the season was bowled Wednesday night by Al Sarpolis in the Motor City Recreation Senior House League. A 197-average kegler, Sarpolis got 12 perfect strikes in his middle game, between 215 and 160 for a 675 series. Pigskin Prevue Solves Grid I Signs Sunday Football has a sign language all of its own.

The wig-wagging is done by the officials to indicate rules infractions and scoring plays. It will add to your enjoyment and knowledge of the game to be up-to-the-minute on these signals. Lloyd Brazil, University of Detroit athletic director and an outstanding official in the National Football League, illustrates the signals in a full page photo feature in PIGSKIN PREVUE. This big football supplement will be in the GRAPHIC SECTION of Sunday's FTee Press. In addition, there will be thorough story and pictorial coverage of local, state and national gridiron teams.

For a real tune-up for the coming football season be sure to get your copy of PIGSKIN PREVUE in Sunday's Free Press. Seiisaiibaugher Named Coach WESTER VILLE, O. SVtt0lr Otterbein College. IT MUST COME as a distinct, and frightening, shock to Tiger followers to discover that the remainder of the 1950 American League schedule DOES NOT favor Detroit. Sure, I realize that 15 of the Tigers' 18 remaining games are at Briggs Stadium while the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have only six home games apiece.

But that's just the rub, if you count past performances. The Tigers of '50 have turned out to be the kind of team which does better away from home than in its own backyard. Fact is, it ranks right now as the finest road club to wear Tiger colors since the Mike Cochrane outit which brought the city its first pennant in a quarter-century back in 1934. It has a chance to top that team's away-from-home record of 47 victories and 27 defeats. Losers Only in New York IIUILLE WITH HARD LEFT in the early fighting to roll up a "That's what Al Denapoli.

his trainer, kept telling me after the 10th," LaMotta panted in his dressing room when it was all over and the flash bulbs were popping. "I wouldn't believe him. You're tv i nc? lint f- I i i rro tauwu uieir puaLpoiiemeut effectiveness at Briggs Stadium. and fan than the average cash THE '50 TIGERS have played 71 games away from home cooking and backyard patrons. It has won 45 and dropped 26, uith three morp p-ames scheduled for Cleveland.

That 45-26-3 not add up to a scheduled 77-game "away schedule" was nearly to third when Wertznamed assistant football coacn at Krtn iic-A thn vr, tv-i oininrr vnn rrn ierrea to uetroit aner weauier Turn to page 31, Column 4 crazy, I kept telling him. Then in the 14th, he told me again to get going. I guess I waited pretty long, didn't I JAKE WAS perched on the end of a table. His flat face was puffed. His left eye was nearly closed from the tattoo that the game Dauthuille kept peppering at him.

A thin stream of blood trickled from it. His nose was bloodied, too. "Smile, Jake, smil the photographers pleaded. "Raise your fist and shake it "I'm tired," Jake answered. WHY DIDN'T LaMotta use his right hand more? "I hurt it in either the fourth or fifth round when I hit him on the elbow," he said.

"I didn't use it much till I caught him in the last one. "Nothing could stop me then. I knew I had him. It felt good. I didn't even know then that it hurt me at all." Was Jake hurt in the 12th when Dauthuille nailed him with a long over-hand right jolt flush on the jaw and then flailed him so much that the champion acted like a toppling tree? "No," said Jake.

"I was faking. I wanted him to rush in But he didn't do it. I guess somebody has been talking to him." "Did he ever hurt you at all?" he was asked. "ONCE," JAKE insisted. "But I think he fought better than he did in Montreal (Dauthuille de-cisioned Jake in 10 rounds that time).

He cut me up that time but he never hurt me then either "Why did you go into that crazy dance after you knocked him out," came the question. LaMotta had bounced around the ring, bending low and jumping high like a ju-jitsu artist "I was happy." Jake answered and that seemed as good a reply as any. OVER IN Dauthuille's dressing room there was nothing but heartbreak for the gallant Frenchman for whom laughter usually comes so easily. He held his puffed face in both hands and tried to explain how he let the title slip through' his fingers. His inability to understand English figured strongly.

"I was told in my corner to go out in the loth and fight it out," Dauthuille said through an interpreter. But Hermie Blaustein, of Detroit, who was Laurent's chief second along with his manager, Andre Barraut, said he gave no such instructions. "I didn't say a word," he said hotly. "How could I I can't speak French-" Barraut appeared to be a much concerned about a rematc. as he was over knockout.

"I thought Laurent was ahead on points," he said, "and if LaMotta ia a sportsman, he will give him another chance right away." bportsman lark. So strong have the Tigers been in the other fellow's ball park, they now can boast the distinction of being on the losing side in only one city. That Is in New Y'ork where Yankee Stadium finds them on the short side of a 4-7 count. They are 4-4 at Cleveland with three to go, 8-3 at Phila delphia, 8-3 at Washington, 7-1 at St. Louis and 7-4 at Boston and Chicago.

Such an impressive partiality for the other club's backyard has not hampered the Tigers' On the home lot they are 4-6 with Washington, 4-4 with Cleveland, 9-2 with Chicago, 7-3 with St. Louis, 6-2 with New York and Philadelphia, and 5-4 with the Red Sox. They Like It Here THE FACT that the Tigers actually have played better ball on the road, of course, really does not mean that they are damaged by the rest of the schedule. The players, to a man, will tell you that they would rather play before the home folks than in enemy parks. There is a Jt 'closer feeling between player Ill customer imagines.

Like Hoot Evers explains: "A fellow can get used to making himself not listen to boos. But he just naturally hears the cheers. The Tigers have heard a flock of them this season as they have put on their amazing race for their eighth World Series. They still have a chance to top the 101-53 record set by the 1934 champions. They are a cinch to surpass the 93-58 mark of the 1935 titlists and the 90-64 record of the 1940 pennant winners.

As for the record of the 1945 championship team, that's in the bag. The last pennant that came to Briggs Stadium was won on a mark of 88-65. You can write than one off the books right now. You can't call this '50 team anything but amazing. The records won't let you.

THE CHALLENGER shoots across a hard left in the third round but LaMotta wards it off with no damage. Jake didn't give Dauthuille any chance to land any of his long range blows in the early going. JERRY PRIDDY beats throw to the plate by an eyelash in fourth inning when he scampers in from second on Pitcher Fred Hutchinson's single. Jerry didn't even bother to slide and just did elude Catcher Mickey Grasso's desperate tag..