Louis Knocks Schmeling Out in First Round Rematch
In New York at Yan kee Stadium on June 22 1938 Joe Louis defends the heavyweight title against Max Schmeling. Louis boxes aggressively and lands a crushing barrage to stop Schmeling at 2 04 of the first round avenging his 1936 defeat. Adolf Hitler’s prior comments loom in the background as the crowd watches intently.
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Pairings Set For Midwest AAU Tourney First Round
AAU Midwest basketball tourney pairings announced for four-session event at Anderson Wigwam. Holloway Realty Marion faces Sinnetts Builders Elgin. Anderson Launderers meet Eastside Maidrite Cedar Rapids. Marion Kay Brownstown meets Shaw College Detroit. Chubbyville Lincoln faces Avant Garde Milwaukee. Defending champ Holloway won 104 101 last year.
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Maury Wills Gives Up Thoughts Of Managing
Maury Wills, famed speedster, relinquishes plans to pursue a managing career in major league baseball. The veteran star, speaking in Miami, cites insufficient patience for the demanding role and shifts focus away from coaching ambitions.
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Cosell urges amateur sports commission to end NCAA AAU feud
TV sportscaster Howard Cosell told a House education subcommittee that Congress should form an amateur sports commission to settle the long running NCAA AAU dispute. He cited cases like Yale's Langer and Colgate's Dunn and warned about decades of self serving governance.
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76ers and Trail Blazers to flip coin for top draft pick
In New York, Philadelphia 76ers and Portland Trail Blazers will flip a coin to decide the first pick in the 1973 college draft. The 76ers, 9-16 in the East, and the Trail Blazers, 19-57 in the West, earned the toss by finishing last in their divisions. Simon P. Gourdine will conduct the ceremony. Irving Kosloff and Don DeJardin represent the 76ers, while Stuart K. Inman calls for Portland.
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Philadelphia
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Soviet lifter sets world record and wins heavyweight crown
Pavel Pervushin of Leningrad set a world record with 492 pounds in the jerk and won the heavyweight title at the international weight lifting meet. He previously set a 388 pound jerk world record. his total of 870 pounds, however, did not match the world mark.
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Masters Discriminates Claims Black Pro Elder
Lee Elder accused the Masters organizers of discrimination saying the rules were altered to prevent Black players from qualifying. He cited changes banning non-winners from top money rankings and noted that club policy requires caddies, which at Augusta are all Black, limiting participation by white players' caddies.
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