Walcott Eyes Million Dollar Shot After Narrow Victory
Jersey Joe Walcott wins a 15 round decision over Ezzard Charles at Mammoth Stadium to defend his crown and spark talks of a Marciano or Matthews title shot. Promoter Jim Norris offers either Marciano or Matthews for September, with potential over one million dollars from gate and TV.
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Charles
Philadelphia
Rocky Marciano
Harry Kid Matthews
Joe Walcott
Ezzard Pmnelan
Jim Norris
International Boxing Club
Marciano
Brockton
Mass
Belter
Matthews
Seattle
Bocchicchio
Reds Sweep Phils 5-3 to Open Series
Cincinnati Reds completed a three game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies as Harry Perkowski earned his fifth win with a 5-3 victory. Ken Raffensberger was set to start against the Brooklyn Dodgers later, aiming for the first season win over Brooklyn. Wyrostek, traded from Cincinnati, misplayed a ball that aided the Reds in taking an early lead.
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Cincinnati Reds
The
Redlegs
Philadelphia Phils
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooks
Ken Raffensberger
Reds
Preacher Roe
Phils
Harry Perkowski
Johnny Wyrostek
Wyrostek
Grady Hatton
Ted Kluszewski
Willard Marshall
Bob Berkowski
Perkowski
Olson and Beau Set for Madison Square Garden Bout
Carl Bobo Olson a top six middleweight fights Jimmy Beau in a 10 round MSG bout. Olson arrives with 45 victories in 50 pro fights 23 by knockout after recent win over Walter Cartier. NBC televises the card ABC carries nationally from New York venue.
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New York
Carl “Bobo” Olson
Madison Square Garden
Jimmy Beau
New Canaan
Conn. Olson
Walter Cartier
NBC
ABC
TWO TOP KEGLERS LOSE IN MASTERS
Junie McMahon of Chicago and Steve Nagy of Cleveland suffered their first defeats in the Masters Invitational double elimination tournament held with the American Bowling Congress meet. Andy Varipapa defeated McMahon 864 to 852, and Willard Taylor beat Nagy 762 to 761, leaving both with a chance to rebound tomorrow before possible sidelining.
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Junie McMahon
Chicago
Steve Nagy
Cleveland
ABC
Andy Varipapa
Hempstead
N. Y
McMahon
Willard Taylor
South Charles
W. Va
Nagy
Reedsville Syracuse Duel Ends In Deadlock
In the Ohio Valley Association schedule six games are listed for Sunday. Reedsville visits Syracuse for a regular contest and the tied extra inning game. Racine travels to Ravenswood for two games while Middleport hosts Albany in a doubleheader. Hartford plays at Gallipolis in a single game.
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Syracuse
Racine
Ravenswood
Middleport
Albany
Hartford
Gallipolis
Southern Ohio shooters vie for state trap title at OTOA meet
Two Southern Ohioans clash for the 66th Ohio Trapshooting Association state singles crown in Findlay as Rey Davidson of Middletown and Bernie Judd of Hamilton both break 199 of 200 targets in practice before today’s round.
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Rey Davidson
Middletown
Bernie Judd
Hamilton
Broncos Win NCAA Berth
Western Michigan earned a 1-0 win over Illinois in Champaign to clinch the District No. 4 bid to the NCAA finals in Omaha. Bob Arda allowed four hits while Clive Follmer yielded five, as WMU capitalized on a fourth inning single spree for the decisive run and a late running catch by Jack Baldwin sealed the victory.
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Ill
Bob Arda
Western Michigan
Illinois
Omaha
Big Ten
Mid-America
Urda
Clive Follmer
Lou Krantz
Jack Baldwin
Llinois
Michigan
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Frazier
Horn
TV Fight Fans Miss Picture Announcement
A power failure in the mobile unit at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium cut TV viewers off during the final decision of the Jersey Joe Walcott Charles heavyweight title fight. NBC said the unit lost power and viewers missed the end while the ring announcer read round-by-round scoring after the fighters left.
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Mammoth Municipal Stadium
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Charles’ Brow
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Municipal Stadium
Jersey
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Harrisburg pitcher tosses no hitter and scores lone run
Tex Berresford, 21, of the Harrisburg Senators pitched a no hit no run game against the Wilmington Blue Rocks in the Class B Interstate League. He also scored the only run for Harrisburg.
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Tex Berresford
Wilmington Blue Rocks
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Ohio U dominates MAC all star baseball selections
Western Michigan leads with six picks as Ohio University places seven players on the first and second teams. Shelly Swank and John Turk head the Bobcats with multiple teammates named, while Kent State and Cincinnati share spots on the 11 man first squad.
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Ohio
U. Penace
Shelly Swank
U. P
Tom Cole
W. Mich
Ohio University
Western Michigan
Loop
Broncos
Kent State
Cincinnati
Bobcats
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Carl Addis
Bob Potts
John Dukawich
Tom
Baseball Results From Yesterday Across Leagues
National League action shows Brooklyn Pittsburgh and New York Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis and New York outcomes with runs, hits, and pitchers listed. American Association games include Kansas City Columbus Indianapolis Minneapolis Milwaukee Toledo St Paul Louisville in extended play and final tallies.
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Indianapolis
Toledo
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Robinson
Adams
Lockman
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Musial
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Ennis
Dodgers blank Pirates 2-0 as Wade twirls five-hit shutout
Ben Wade pitched Brooklyn to a 2-0 victory over Pittsburgh, allowing five hits while walking five and striking out six. Ed Miksis hit his first homer of the season, lifting Chicago to a 38-1 win over New York in the seventh with two outs and a runner aboard.
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Dodgers
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Ed Miksis
Cubs
Chicago
New York
Jet Volo Captures Feature And Trophy At Hilliards Raceway
Jet Volo won the feature race and the June Schaaf Trophy at Hilliards Raceway in Columbus. Charles Pack steered a Jet Volo to a one second victory in the two dash events, held as the fifth and eighth races.
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Hilliards Raceway
Charles Pack
Blue Man Heads Belmont Stakes Field For 84 000 Purse
Eight three year olds expected to contest the Belmont Stakes with Blue Man in the favorites role after a Preakness win. Contenders include King Jolie Armageddon Master Fiddle Golden Gloves Olympic and One Count from noted stables. If all start the purse rises toward a record, with $120 500 possible.
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New York
Belmont Park
Arthur W. Abbott
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Sub Fleet
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Isidor Bieber
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Harry Guggenheim
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William Woodward
Belair Stud
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Walter M. Jeffords
Milwaukee Rolls On in American Association Race
Milwaukee remains unbeaten under manager Charlie Grimm as it claims a sixth straight win with a 5-3 comeback over Toledo Mud Hens. Kansas City topples Louisville 6-5 in 10 innings. St Paul beats Louisville 6-3 on Pat McGlothin five-hitter. Indianapolis rallies past Minneapolis 10-9 with Harry Malmberg delivery of decisive run.
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Charlie Grimm
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Kansas City
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Columbus
St. Paul
Pat McGlothin
Sandy Amoros
Saints
Charley Maxwell
Colonels
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Minneapolis
Harry Malmberg
Joe Montalvo
Blaetmars Defeat Hartford 16-5 In Pomeroy Softball
The Blaetmar Buicks beat Hartford West Virginia 16 to 5 at Pomeroy field. Key hits by Jones Barret and P Ohlinger paced a 1 0 deficit early, with Paul Kloes Raymond Kloes and B Ohlinger homering and contributing multiple runs. Gibbs homer for Hartford sparked a late rally but fell short as Denny and P Ohlinger closed out the win.
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C. W. Gibbs
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Kearns
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Gibbs
B. Fields
Ez's Sparring Mate Suffers Concussion
Julian Keene a 21 year old light heavyweight sparring partner for Charles was knocked out by Billy Smith in the Walcott Charles card. He was carried unconscious and later listed in stable condition at St Agnes Hospital with a slight concussion reported by Dr. Joseph Bartone.
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Julian Keene
St. Agnes Hospital
Washington, D. C
Charles
Billy Smith
Oakland
Calif
Joseph Bartone
Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
Yankees Close Gap as Sain Wins for Yankees
The Yankees beat the White Sox 6-4 behind Johnny Sain for double indemnity amid a busy day in the pennant races. Dodgers extended NL lead to three games with a 2-0 win over Pittsburgh as Ben Wade hurled his first major league shutout. Ed Miksis hit a two run homer to steal a win from the Giants, while Minner notched his first career victory over New York.
Mud Hens Status Hangs On Franchise Doubt
Toledo Club owner Danny Menendez and American Association officials met with Charleston leaders led by Harry Wallace to discuss Toledo’s future in the league. Bruce Dudley said no action was taken though Menendez faces patronage and capital hurdles to continue in Toledo.
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Charleston
W. Va
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Toledo Club
Bruce Dudley
al Banister
Columbus Club
League
Harry Wallace
Dudley
Menendez
Former Player Bruno Haas Dies in Florida
Bruno Haas 58, former major and minor league pitcher, died at home in Sarasota after a long illness. Haas debuted with the Philadelphia Athletics around 1915, later played for the Chicago White Sox and St. Paul, founded the Northern League and owned the Winnipeg Blues.
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Fla
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Haas
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
St. Paul
Winnepeg Blues
Racing card at Moxie Speedway postponed to Sunday
Tonight's racing program at Moxie Speedway is rescheduled for Sunday afternoon at 2 PM. Track officials cited weather concerns and moved all events to the revised slot.
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Moxie Speedway
Baseball Leaders and Standings Highlight 1949 Season
Highlights from the season listing top hitters such as Sauer Chicago and DiMaggio Boston with batting averages and runs. It notes home runs for Sauer and Rosen, Cleveland leads in RBIs, and pitching stars Roe Brooklyn and Shea Washington with strikeout totals. Includes multiple players across the American and National Leagues.
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Rosen
Cleveland
Avila
Boone
Simpson
Doby
Tiger Gridder Picks Ohio U
Massillon High School plans show 14 graduating players from 1951 football team choosing colleges. Bruce Brenner will attend Cornell. Henry Grooms, Illinois or Michigan State. others pursue Illinois, Purdue, Vanderbilt, Toledo, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Bowling Green, Heidelberg, Kent, or Purdue among listed options.
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Massillon High School
Chuck Mather
Bruce Brenner
Cornell
Ohio
Henry Grooms
Illinois
Michigan State
Mather
Frank Gibson
Ilinois
Rudy Grinder
Purdue
Jack Strobel
Vanderbilt
Paul Francisco
Toledo
Dave Gable
Ohio U
Bob Grier
Pittsburgh
Chuck Vheit
Kentucky
Wes Shilling
Bowling Green
Terry Snyder
Heidelberg
Harold Sweasey
Kent
Glenn Tanning
Tom Straugh
Ohio State
Argentine pro leads Ardmore Open with 65
Roberto de Vicenzo from Argentina shot a five under par 65 to take first place in the Ardmore Open after the first round. Al Besselink followed with 67, one stroke back, while Ralph Blomquist Johnny Palmer and Tommy Bolt trailed.
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Okla
Roberto de Vicenzo
de Vicenzo
al Besselink
Vincent Plays Coolville Sunday at Local Diamond
Vincent invades here Sunday afternoon to play Coolville on the local diamond. The game is set for 2 p.m.
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Coolville
Indians Top Red Sox as Wynn Shuts Out Boston in First Place
Early Wynn fired a five hit shutout to lift Cleveland into first place and open a four game set with the Philadelphia Athletics. Rosen and Mitchell paced the offense with key hits while Doby scored or drove in runs. Greenberg flew to discuss a potential trade linking Easter and Fain.
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Cleveland Indians
Wynn
Boston
Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Indians
Ellis Kinder
Gor
Releier
Randy Gumpert
al Rosen
Dale Mitchell
Tribe
Cleveland
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Harry Simpson
Jim Hegan
Ray Boone
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Boone
Doby
Mitchell
Hank Greenberg
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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