Olson Faces Robinson in Chicago Middleweight Title Fight
Champion Carl Olson defends his 9-1 favorite status against Sugar Ray Robinson in a scheduled 15 round bout at the Chicago Stadium. NBC TV and radio cover the match with Olson seeking to rebound after a KO loss to Archie Moore and Robinson aiming for a late career boost.
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Bobo) Olson
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Tiger) Jones
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Cassady Delays Pro Grid Decision for 1956
Ohio State star 21 year old Cassady will delay whether to turn pro in football or baseball until after graduation in June. The Heisman winner hit 958 rushing yards and 1 touchdown, aiding OSU to a second straight league title. He plans to weigh baseball options after the season and has a Detroit Lions NFL draft interest but no definite baseball offers.
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Bowling Stars Shine In Evening Teague With High Games
Andy Sverinnk led the night with 234 and 203 in the Teague bowling event. Harry Sehlemar 202 and Bob Jackson 204 followed, with multiple bowlers posting 204 and 224. Millie Oro 188 and Joan Beards toy 176 plus Elel Hixson 179 also scored well. An odd 147 triple by Mary Hnatys ayn stood out.
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Ed Paver
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Lawrence Spon
Ducky" Marty
Romeo Marehitelli
Harold Conn
Merton Fitch
Ross Byker
Millie Oro
Joan Beards Toy
Hixson
Mary Hnatysayn
Cragamen to Take On Union City in Tonight’s Showdown
Cragemen aim for a second win in three games as they travel to Union City for a 8:45 p.m. varsity clash preceded by a junior game. Coach Vic CraggRille’s squad, led by Latos Tomer Turner Dietsch, seeks more scoring after recent losses. Union City, debuting under Paul Ryan, hopes to rebalance a close season start.
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Norm Weidner
Ed Burkhart
Tom Weicht
Chuck
Scott Conch Yin
McGee H. Besonson
Eurlhart
Palmer
Bennett
Barnis
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Buyibet
Cubs Sell Baumholte to Phillies in Factory Press Report
Chicago Cubs sold veteran outfielder Frankie Baumholte to the Philadelphia Phillies amid an uncertain deal. The 84 year old, last season with Chicago, slumped after a prior trade to the White Sox and posted 18 runs batted in with 289 in 105 games.
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Campanella Named MVP as Campanella Star Performs
Campanella, Brooklyn catcher, earns the National League Most Valuable Player award for the third time. He tops the field with 32 home runs and 107 RBIs after a comeback season with the Dodgers who won the NL pennant and the World Series. Yogi Berra also secures a third MVP in the American League.
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Union City Hunter Bags 6 Point Doe Near Amity Township
Mrs. Joseph Applebee of Union City shot and killed a six point doe during deer hunting in Amity Township. Her husband found the 120 pound animal was a buckless doe with six points, a rare find reported as a second such incident in the state this season.
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Patterson Scores TKO Over Slade In Seventh Round
Floyd Patterson, 20, Brooklyn, stopped Jimmy Slade, 29, in the seventh round at the Olympic Auditorium after a hard bout that included a ninth-count knockdown in round five. Referee Dynamite Jackson halted the fight when Slade ceased to attack, paving the way for Patterson’s possible shot at heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano.
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Orcutt Heads Country Club Elects New Officers
Orcutt heads the Orcutt Country Club at its 1956 season kickoff meeting at the Hotel Corrynd. New directors elected in September attended their first meeting: George Orcutt Halford Arrigon and Ted Pain. George Orcutt chosen president and Robert Bracken named vice president. Secretary treasurer and committee chairs to be named later. Plans for the 1956 season discussed with actions postponed to a later date.
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Halford Arrigon
Ted Pain
Robert Bracken
Court Restrains Stotz From Forming Competing League
Federal Judge Frederick V. Folmer strengthens an oral restraining order preventing Carl E. Stotz from starting a new baseball organization using the Little League name. The injunction bars him from forming or operating a competing league and from using the league name amid a $300000 damages suit and arbitration dispute.
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Little League
Trabert Debuts as Pro in Madison Square Garden Showdown
Promoter Jack Kramer headlines a world tour launch with Tony Trabert turning pro after winning the French Wimbledon and U S titles in 1966. Dick Gonzales battles Promoter Pancho Gonzales in a star filled opener at MSG. Rex Hartwig and Pancho Segura also appear in the pro debut lineup. Trabert reportedly takes an $80 000 guarantee while Gonzales earns around $25 000 in this high profile transition.
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NYU Beats Georgetown In College Basketball Showdown
NYU defeated Georgetown 74 to 69 in a college basketball game. Seton Hall edged Western Kentucky 87 to 85 in overtime. The report notes an ongoing push to recruit members for a new league from within Little League.
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Seton Hall
Western Kentucky
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