The Archive · 1938

Angry Indians

Reds Cut Down Giants to Win by 6-2; Two Homers By Rudy York

New York, June 21.

Six hundred leading sports writers, all quarters of the globe will the press row to see a white versus a black, with Schmeling attempting to upset tradition and regain heavyweight crown.

Age versus youth, which was regarded as the heaviest factor in favour of Louis in the previous encounter, is even more important now.

Because of this factor, Louis reigned as 2-1 favourite and is likely to be quoted as or even 3-1 fav-eurite by the time of the fight.

While the New York Giants bowed to the Cincinnnati Reds, the Chico Cubs trimmed the Philadelphia Phillies today to keep just a jump ahead of the Redlegs in the National League.

With the league leading Cleveland Indians trouncing the New Yanke the world champions were forced to vacate the second berth in favour of the Boston Red Sox who split a double-header with the Detroit Tigers in the American league, Scoring three runs in the seventh, the Reds downed the Gla "Their rally in the tradition inning resulted in Carl Hubbel retiring from the mound in favour of Walter- Brown,

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