In knocking out Max Baer Lou Moha knocked Promoter Mike Wacobs's Summer schedule askew. IRay Carlen, who pilots Nova, was insistent that his boxer capitalize iHuickly on his decisive triumph, and his argument was so vehement and jonvineing that Jacobs beat a hasty Ifetreat to St. Louis to think the matter over.
Feeling that too long a delay would ko the edge off what he considers is best fighting form, Nova com-Missioned Carlen to ask for a bout ith Joe Louis in June for the lat-ere heavyweight championship of e world. But Louis already is natively matched with Billy Conn r a June scrap, and Jacobs seemed determined to keep that match on is schedule, Ted Lyons. won his 236th major league mound victory as the Chicago White Sox nosed out the Detroit Tigers. 2 to 1. Lyons was opposed sy Tommie Bridges, who yielded only five hits but was given wobbly ssu port by the Tigers, Mike Tre: brought in the winning run by getting a two-bagger and advancing on a pair of sacrifices.
The lone Detroit counter resulted from a circuit drive off the bat of Ned Harris, who was filling in for outfielder Hank Greenberg.
Senators Beaten in Extra Inning Connie Mack's Philadelphians nosed out the Washington Senators 9 to 8 in an extra inning fray. Joe Lewis. Washington infielder, booted pitcher Lovill Dean's roller in the tenth. permitting Fred Chapman to gallop home with the winning run. Silas Johnson led the Philadelphia batsmen with a homer and a double Thirtyfour thousand fans turned out at Boston to watch the Red Sox trounce the New York Yanks, 13 to 5. The Red Sox collected 17 hits and chased three Yankee pitchers to the showers, Boston collected seven runs in the wild second inning rally featured by Jimmie Tabours homer with two mates on base. Earl Johnson hand-
Nova Spurns Conn if It had been Mike's plan to match ova with the winner of the Louis-
Conn struggle for a September meeting, but Baer's two-time conqueror would have none of that, Through ]Carlen, he pointed out that the articles for the Conn-Louis battle call or a return battle within ninety days {n the event of a victory for the led the mound assignment for the winners and limited the Yankee sluggers to five safeties.
Brooklyn owed its victory to heavy hitting of Dolf Camilli, Henry Lay ghetto and Hal Reese and the six hit hurling, of Higbe. To score their 6-5 Victory the Brooklyn club was forced to collect 15 safe blows while the Phillies turned six bunched hits into five runs, Cardinals in First Place The St. Louis Cards led throughout to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates. 7 to 4, Hutchinson. a St, Louis rook hurled brilliant relief ball, after succeeding Nahem who was hit hard by the Pirates.
St. Louis, though tied yesterday with the Dodgers. went into first place in the National League even though the Brooklyn club also won today. The Cards had lost and played less games and as a result topped the percentage list by two points.
Johnny Vander Meet. ace Cincinnati hurler..dropped his first game of the year as the Chicago Cubs drubbed the Reds, 9 to 7. Claude Passeau limited the Reds to three hits while the Cubs collected 12 safeties from three Cincinnati hurlers, The New York Giants strengthened their grip on third place by besting the Boston Braves. 8 to 3. Bill Jurge's, Giant infielder. slashed out a three bagger in the second with the sacks loaded and Joe Whitehead homered in the seventh to put the game on ice, Complete Results (Pittsburgh fighter, and such an even-triality would postpone Nova's opportunity at the title until next Spring.
On all sides the question has arisen, [Why doesn't Mike match Nova with Conn and have the winner fight Louis That seems the natural setip, but it would be almost impossible Dor Jacobs to persuade Conn to give jp his chance for the title to fight somebody else for the same chance. (Nova, on the other hand, will not ieonsider Conn as an opponent on he ground that the Pittsburgh fighter has done comparatively little to warrant such a battle, Carlen made his demand for a bout. with Louis with so much emphasis that Jacobs finally asked the manager io see him in St. Louis.
The promoter, if sufficient pressure ds brought to bear on him, can serap the Louis-Conn bout for June, inasmuch as official contracts have not Yet been signed, Regardless of the opinions voiced by Conn and Nova. a meeting between them is the one that the average boxing follower wants to see and it would be not at all surprising if Jacobs brought them together two months hence,
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