Congressman's probe call follows Louis Conn title bout
Washington reports Congressman O'Toole of New York urged an investigation into the Louis Conn heavyweight title fight. He asked boxing officials to withhold purses, threatened federal action, and accused promoter Mike Jacobs of monopolistic control and ticket schemes. Louis earned about 6.81 million in 1948 dollars for the bout at Yankee Stadium, with 45,266 spectators.
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Brooklyn Dodgers Rally Past Cardinals 7 3 in Tight Tilt
Brooklyn defeats St Louis 7 to 3 as Higbe fans eight over seven innings in a see-saw game. Dodgers maintain 1 1/2 game lead over the Cardinals in the league standings.
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MacHunter and Abrahams Reach West Junior Final
Sixteen year old MacHunter of Santa Monica and nineteen year old Bob Abrahams of Northwestern advance to the West Junior final after strong performances in the sunshine state.
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Billy Conn Family Rivalry and Early Boxing Pledge
Billy Conn’s boxing path sprang from a near tragedy when his sister Mary Ann burned her arm as a child. Father and brothers shaped his sport through gym lessons with Johnny Ray, weaving fighting into family life. A Pittsburgh station brawl with Papa ended in police involvement, while Billy’s rise continued as brothers clash and punch in a wacky clan.
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West Virginia Junior Legion baseball fields largest ever
Charleston reports 38 West Virginia posts will field junior teams for the state title under adjutant Bud Tesch and Dewel Thorn. Nine districts set a record field as preliminaries determine finalists to meet the state winner in August before facing regional champs for a national berth. District rosters include Weirton King, Moundsville, Hurricane, Huntington, Bluefield, Charleston, St Albans, Marmet, and others.
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Mac clutch par seals 153 yard hole victory
At the 17th tee Mac hit a drive 12 feet from the cup and secured a par 3 win on a 153 yard hole as Lindgren required a four after a rightward fade off the green. The moment follows the narrative of a golfer stepping up to face the challenge with his dad described as the professional.
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William Mary Indians Set Out For National Tennis Laurels
William Mary fielded a strong tennis squad headed to Chicago for the NCAA championships at Northwestern. Star freshman Gardner Larned from Chicago leads the Indians with an undefeated record in singles and doubles, joined by Canadian brothers Brendan and Jim Macken, Bernard Bartzin of San Angelo, and Robert Galloway as they face top collegiate programs including Navy, Army, Princeton, Duke, Miami, Pennsylvania, and Kalamazoo College.
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Kern Ends Drills on Potomac Field
Keyser West Virginia June 20 Aspirants for positions on West Virginia universitys 1946 football team left Potomac State college campus after two weeks of summer try-out drills under Coach Bill Kern. An intra-squad game featured Harold Bud Preese Wheeling who scored a 50 yard dash. Jack Morton Parkersburg fullback tallied the blues other six points while Guido Deveechis Weirton scored the Reds lone touchdown.
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Faunce Beats Sabin in World Clay Court Championship
John Faunce, Hollywood stylist, defeated Wayne Sabin of Portland in straight sets 6-2 6-4 6-3 in Richmond. Faunce advances to face Bobby Riggs in tomorrow's semifinal rounds while Riggs drew a bye and will play an exhibition doubles match.
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