Boxing, Baseball, and the Reach of TV in Late 1940s Sports
The piece critiques middleweight boxing challengers LaMotta and Graziano and praises Robinson and Villemain, noting Robinson’s status as welterweight champ. It contrasts boxing declines with LaMotta and Graziano and touches on radio versus television in baseball, citing Larry MacPhail on TV's impact and the rise of night games as a concern.
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Jim Norris
International Boxing Club
Tony
LaMotta
Graziano
Ray Robinson
Robert Villemain
Laurent Dauthuille
Robinson
Villemain
Rocky Graziano
Pirate
Ofer
Philadelphia
Jake LaMotta
Benny Leonard
Greb
Baltimore
Ball Club
Larry MacPhail
Yankee
Gambling and the US Senate clash over ethics and crime
In a Father and Son dialogue style essay the piece questions whether gambling is rising in America and if authorities can crack down on big operators. It asserts gamblers influence corrupt officials and that public indifference aids crime while noting broader satirical items on airwave ads and a mechanized brain invention.
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Popper
America
U. S. Senate
Congress
Notable Hollywood Figures Mix Fame With Public Service
NBC and CBS emcee INEZ GERHARD DAN SEYMOUR becomes national chairman of the 1950 National Cancer Foundation fund drive while actively aiding Boy's Club of America and other groups. Bonita Granville, Eve Arden, Richard Whorf and others pursue stage and screen projects, with personal ambitions and tiny behind the scenes career notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Seymour
NBC
CBS
National Cancer Foundation
Boy’s Club of America
Seymour
One Slab Summer Steak Ruse In Bank Lobby Scene
A waiter jokes about a summer slab of meat to a toothless elder. A bank lobby banter erupts as several voices admit dropping a rubber banded bill, provoking a calm repayment by an old gentleman.
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Martha O'Driscoll
Chicago
Bill
Edmond O'Brien
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