Moore Favored Over Bobo Olson In Madison Square Garden Bout
Ancient Archie Moore enters as 2-1 favorite to defend his light heavyweight crown against Bobo Olson in a 15 round clash at the Polo Grounds after weigh in near 173 pounds. The New York crowd of 25 000 expected despite ABC blackout with gate around 250 000 plus a 100 000 TV radio fee. Moore seeks his fourth defense after a long win streak while Olson tries to claim the title at middleweight limits with around 82 500 earnings projected for Olson and about 90 000 for Moore if the bout draws show.
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Olson
Archie
Madison Square Garden
Polo Grounds
Nino Valdes
Las Vegas
Sid Flaherty
Bobo
San Francisco
ABC
International Boxing Club
Robinson
Harold Johnson
Johnson
SBC
Rookie Ltu Locklin Joins Cleveland Indians Roster
Baltimore reports 26 year old rookie out fielder Ltu Locklin was added to the Cleveland Indians roster. Locklin bats and throws left handed and trained with the Tribe in 1951 before being optioned to San Diego. He later served four years in the Army Air Corps.
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Ltu Locklin
Cleveland Indians
Locklin
The
Tribe
San Diego
Army Air Corps
Wimbledon Opens With Dominant U S Pairings
Hart Brough and Fleitz lead the American charge in Wimbledon singles and doubles. Hart defeats Hopman 6 1 6 0 while Brough floors Walsh 6 0 6 2. Pohmann falls to Fritz 0 6 0. Trabert and Seixas win doubles 8 4 6 2 6 1 over Becker Barrett.
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Wimbledon
Doris Hart
Louise Brough
Beverly Fleitz
Hall
Hart-Brough-Fleitz
United States
Sedmont
Calif
Darlene Hard
Long Beach
Miss Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
Neil Hopman
Australia
Louise Miss Brough
Britain
Rosemary Walsh
Frcitz
Inge Pohmann
Japaveten
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Roger Becker
J. E. Barrett
Becker
Ham Richardson
Baton Rouge
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Fleck Wins National Open In Iowa Homecoming Rejoicing
Jack Fleck, 32, the new National Open champion, praised God for help after a dramatic victory over Ben Hogan in a playoff. Fleck, a municipal course pro, thanked fans in Davenport and spoke of continuing tournament golf while awaiting offers estimated at $75,000.
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Iowa
Jack Fleck
Municipal
San Francisco
Ben Hogan
Fleck
Lynn
Craig Wood
Chicago
Hogan
Louis Fleck
Pocahontas All-Stars to Play Benefit Game
The Pocahontas All-Stars meet the Coal Field League visiting team for a benefit baseball game at Pocahontas Athletic Field tonight. Proceeds go to the Pocahontas recreation fund with righthander Doug Herndon starting. Tickets at the gate.
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Pocahontas Athletic Field
Pocahontas Recreation Fund
Doug Herndon
Coal Field League
Bucs Send Montemayor To Charleston Senators
Pittsburgh outfielder Felipe Montemayor 25 was optioned to Charleston on a 24 hour recall basis. He batted .211 in 36 Pirates games this season, his seventh year in professional baseball. Paris defeated Austria in a tennis match with Freddi Huber Saiko and doubles teams Hartwig Hoad Rose Worthington in close play.
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Felipe Montemayor
Pittsburgh Pirates
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W. Va
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Montemayor
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Austria
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Fiank Saiko
Australia
Rex Hartwig
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Mervyn Rose
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Stadium Drive
Bluefield, W. VA
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