Patterson Liston Title Fight Tension Before Tuesday Bout
Tension builds in Floyd Patterson and Sonny Liston camps ahead of the $5 million title fight at Comiskey Park Tuesday night. Liston favored 3 to 2, while sponsors chase a major closed circuit TV payoff. Odds favor Liston, but Patterson backers predict a KO or stoppage.
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Chicago
Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Comiskey Park
Liston
Championship Sports, Inc
Illinois State Athletic Commission
Patterson
Fox River Valley
Ill
Aurora Downs
Sammy Frager
Frager
Oilers Back In Stride In AFL Tie Pursuit
Houston Oilers race to a 42 17 victory over San Diego led by ground work from Charlie Tolar and Billy Cannon totaling 212 rushing yards. The win creates a three way Eastern Division tie at 2 1. Houston gains 2 1 record behind Dallas and New York. San Diego drops to 1 2 as Len Dawson throws three TD passes for Kansas City.
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Charlie Tolar
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Houston
Boston
New York
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Toley
Len Dawson
Chris Burford
Nicklaus Caps First Season at Portland Open
Rookie Jack Nicklaus wins the $25,000 Portland Open at Columbia Edgewater CC with a 269 total, one stroke ahead of George Bayer who shot 69 in the final round. Don Finsterwald places third with 280 as top trapshooting scores at Skyline Gun Club are noted.
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Waldo Neal
Clarence Carsey
Dick Mathews
Sunday Baseball Results and Weekday Schedule
Sunday results show New York 5 Chicago 1 in 10 innings and Minnesota 9 Baltimore 2. Detroit defeated Kansas City 3 1 while Cleveland crushed Los Angeles 11 0. Boston vs Washington postponed by rain. National League standings and scores updated with Milwaukee 10 Pittsburgh 8 and St Louis 12 Los Angeles 10 in separate games. No games scheduled later.
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Walter Bond
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Angel
Spotlight Opens Ohio Football Season With Big Scores
Wittenberg shutout DePauw 18-0 as the defending Ohio Conference champions stifled 40 yards rushing and passing. Akron’s George Dee rushed for 173 yards and both TDs in a 14-6 win over Muskingum. Tom Grzywinski led Defiance to a 20-7 win over Adrian with two TD passes. Bowling Green routed Marshall 48-6 as seven players scored. Ohio U 31 Toledo 0. Miami blanked Xavier then beat Quantico Marines 16-0. Cincinnati defeated Dayton 13-0. Xavier edged Kent State 9-8.
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Dee
Zippers
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Grzywinski
Adrian
Marshall
Ohio University
Miami
Ohio U
Toledo
Xavier
Quantico Marines
Cincinnati
Dayton
Kent State
Methodist Youth Groups Hold Meetings Around Kanauga
The Young Adult Class of the Methodist Church hosted Rev. Everett Delaney as guest speaker at a Kanauga gathering led by president Mrs. Adkins. The Fairhaven MYF met at Johnnie Smith's home with members and two advisors present. Local couples and visitors were noted in callouts across Gallipolis Point Pleasant Toledo and Seattle visits.
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Methodist Church
Harold Adams
Everett Delaney
Adkins
MYF
Fairhaven
Clarence Vickers
Point Pleasant
Clarence Wamsley
James Steinback
Toledo
W. M. Reynolds
Roy Russell
Seattle
Wash
Billy Russell
Redskins Edge Browns 17 16 in NFL thriller
Ex teammates Bobby Mitchell ignited a late Washington rally with a 30 yard TD run after a Snead pass, as the Redskins stunned the favored Browns 17-16. The Redskins chase the NFC East lead while Cleveland’s title hopes wavered late in the day.
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Bobby Mitchell
Sur- Pree
Washington Redskins
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Norman Snead
Reds Stay Clear in Third After East Tour
The Cincinnati Reds return home three games behind San Francisco in the National League race after an 11 game East swing that ended with a 4 2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Vada Pinson hit a 10th inning homer for the winner and Frank Robinson belted his 39th homer.
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Vada Pinson
Gordie Coleman
Wally Post
Frank Robinson
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Stan Musial
Bill White
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Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Sandy Koufax
Musial
White
Houston
Matty Alou
Willie McCovey
Billy O’dell
Hank Aaron
Eddie Mathews
Frank Thomas
New York
Mets
Chicago
Capitals Clinch First in Eastern Division
The Columbus Capitals secured undisputed top spot in the Eastern Division of the United Football League after their third straight win over the weekend. Louisville contributed a key assist as Indianapolis Warriors maintained their hold on the Western bracket with a third consecutive victory, though Columbus clinched it as time expired on the block.
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Indians Dominate Laurelville in 26 0 Victory
The Plains shut out Laurelville 26 0 as Harry Strole and Don Davis keyed the attack. They built a 20 0 lead in nine minutes and held a 271 78 yard edge with 11 first downs to Laurelville four. Davis scored twice, Coon added a 3 yard run, and Strole had a 17 yard TD run with Gilkey converting the PATs.
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Laurelville
Dave Strickland
Logan Elm
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Don Davis
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Bill Gilkey
Joe Bolin
John Jackson
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Wills Breaks Cobb Record With 97th Steal In 156th Game
Maury Wills swiped his 97th base in Los Angeles, surpassing Ty Cobb's 1915 mark in 156 games and setting a modern season record. Dodgers lost 12-2 to St Louis as Giants and Dodgers fight for NL lead with six games left at home.
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Quist backs Australia in grim America's Cup series
Ex tennis star Adrian Quist praises the Australian effort in the 18th America's Cup challenge as Gretel struggles while Australia trails 3-1. Quist recalls 1939 Davis Cup battles and urges belief as the New York Yacht Club defends the cup. Gretel won the second race and lost Saturday.
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Chester
Mrs. Mabel Vanmeter and Mrs. Eddie Hartung hosted the Past Councilor Club at the Lodge Hall with Mrs. Elizabeth Wickham as a guest. The report notes visits by the Myers and Koenig families, Blaine Newell and daughters in Athens, the Hines family in Gallipolis, and Hartung moving to Columbus for Ohio State University studies.
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Erma Cleland
Chester
Mabel Vanmeter
Henry Eichinger
Eddie Hartung
Lodge Hall
Elizabeth Wickham
Bruce Myers
Lloyd Koenig
Herbert Smith
Mansfield
Blaine Newell
Barbara
Carolyn
Athens
Ross Cleland
Robert Hines
Amy
Gallipolis
Charles Woode
Ray Hines
Belore
Edgar Hartung
Columbus
Hartung
Ohio State University
University Hospit
Alabama Surprises Nation with Opening Football Win
The University of Alabama, missing Pat Trammell and hurt by Mike Fracchia, opened the season with a 35-0 defeat of Georgia. No. 3 in the AP poll, Alabama began strong as Duke fell to No. 8 USC and No. 7 Purdue tied with Washington. Texas struggled, LSU beat Texas A&M, and Penn State crushed Navy.
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Bear Bryant
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Texas
Oregon
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Surgeon Says Lavorante Face Strong Odds After Stricken Fight
A Los Angeles report states Argentine heavyweight Alejandro Lavorante has a better than even chance of surviving after a severe beating. Doctor notes his condition remains critical but stable with potential recovery.
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Alejandro Lavorante
Collegian Wins Golf Tournament at Pinehurst
La bron Harris Jr. captured the 36 hole National Amateur final over Downing Gray to become U S amateur champion and earn a spot on the four man U S team for the World Team Championship in Tokyo. The 20 year old Oklahoma State student overcame a five hole deficit with 12 to play and stands 6 3 and 185 pounds with a math degree and plans for a master’s.
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Labron Harris Jr
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Tokyo
Harris
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