Akins Dominates Martinez as New Welterweight King
St Louis headline indicates Virgil Akins secures welterweight crown by stopping Vince Martinez in the opening round at the St. Louis arena. The win follows a 1950s era buildup with Carmen Basilio eyeing later rematches and Ray Robinson reclaiming the title. Attending crowd reached 9,777 with total receipts of 62,810 dollars. Basilio, watching ringside, suggested potential future matchups while Akins and manager Eddie Yawitz discuss venues and interest. Akins earned 31,000 dollars for the victory from a purse of 52 dollars two days prior in the bout.
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ST. Louis
Virgil Akins
Carmen Basilio
Carmen
Ray Robinson
Akins
Basilio
Vince Martinez
Eddie Yawitz
Yawitz
Martinez
Paterson
N. J
St. Louis Arena
Robinson
Matinez
Isaac Logart
Logart
Vince
Virgin
Charley Baxter
Phil Kim
Chicago
Johnny Saxton
Joe Miceli
Johnny Gonsalves
Kim
Holt Defeats Jones In Tuscaloosa Golf Championship
Defending champion Sonny Holt of Selma beat Al Jones of Decatur 2 and 1 in the championship flight at the Tuscaloosa Country Club Invitational. Jones also fell to Johnny Gross 2 and 1 in consolation. Decatur sent eight golfers to the event with mixed results across flights.
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al Jones
Decatur
Sonny Holt
Selma
Tuscaloosa
John Sosa
Hamp Green
Sosa
Pride
Roland Oliver
Marshall Haynes
Charlie Morris
Sears Lee
Morris
Scribbner
Lee
Williams
Leroy McEntire
Henry
Miles
Ed Pirie Alos
Johnson
Braddie
Pat's and Flour Mill Take Loop Tilts in Softball
Pat's Freezette extended its City Softball League success with a 2-1 win over Chemstrand as both teams posted five hits. Pat's scored in the sixth and seventh while Chemstrand answered in the sixth. In the second game Alabama Flour Mill defeated Wolverine 7-2, scoring three runs in the first two innings and four more in the fourth to seal victory.
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Pat's Freezette
Chemstrand
Pat
Alabama Flour Mill
Wolverine
Decatur Golf Tie Sets Up Semifinal Showdown
Jackie Mannes and Tommy Nicol tied for medalist with 69. Nicol won the playoff to reach the semifinals, with yesterday's winners advancing to the semis today and finals set for this afternoon.
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Jackie Mannes
Tommy Nicol
Nicol
Decatur
Guntersville Boat Races Set For July 20th
Guntersville boat races return July 20 with Jaycees support and APBA sanction. The event draws up to 50 000 spectators and features four classes of inboard hydroplanes powered by Ford Studebaker Crosley and Chevrolet V eight motors, offering 1280 in cash and 17 trophies.
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Frances Wells
Guntersville Lake
Guntersville
New York
California
Florida
Michigan
Anniston New State Champion
Anniston pitcher Larry Gable nicknamed Peewee pitched two shutouts including a no hitter to lead the Bulldogs to the Alabama high school baseball title with a 2-0 7-0 sweep over Central of Phenix City. The second game ended coach Billy Bancroft’s 30 year career as he retires to join Woodlawn High School’s faculty in Birmingham.
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Anniston
Larry (Peewee
Woodlawn High School
Birmingham
Plews delivers walk off winner as Nats top Tigers
Washington Senators rally in ninth to beat Detroit 4-3 lifting them to fourth in the AL. Herb Plews hit a bases loaded single after Neil Chrisley and Vito Valentinetti walked. Detroit relief finally yielded as Washington broke an 0-for-5 drought with five straight innings without a hit.
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Herb Plews
Rocky Bridges
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
Senators
Detroit
Tom Morgan
Herb Moford
Bridges
Moford
Ken Aspromonte
Julio Becquer
Neil Chrisley
Vito Valentinetti
Valentinetti
Chrisley
Plews
Bunning
Morgan
Wilson
Kemmerer
Clevenger
W—Clevenger
Althea Gibson Wins Northern England Tennis Title Again
In Manchester England Althea Gibson defeated Maria Bueno 6 1 8 6 to win the Northern England Tennis Championship for the third straight year The match featured Gibson contesting a tense first set before pulling away to claim the victory Reraieinee Krishman then beat Naresh Kumar 5 7 6 3 6 2 in the men's final for India’s top player.
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Manchester
England
Althea Gibson
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Reraieinee Krishman
India
Naresh Kumar
Experts tab Hogan man to beat in Open
The U S Open at Southern Hills features Ben Hogan aiming for a fifth Open title as experts debate the winner. Sam Snead also contends with Hogan’s return to form while field includes 162 players from a record 2 1% entry, nine former champions, and contenders from Australia South Africa and Mexico.
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Tab Hogan
Hugh Fullerton JR
Tulsa
Okla
Southern Hills
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Ben
Sam Snead
Snead
Baltusrol
Australia
South Africa
Mexico
Dick Mayer
Cary Middlecoff
Jack Fleck
Ed Furgol
Julius Boros
Lew Worsham
Lloyd Mangrum
Gene Sarazen
Mene
Gary
U.S
Brucie Crampton
Happy Haberdasher Wins British Amateur Crown
Joe Carr of Dublin defeated Alan Thirlwell of England 3 and 2 to win the British Amateur Golf Championship at St Andrews on the Old Course. Carr, already a two time British champion, seized control with spectacular putting and a 75 foot eagle putt on the 30th hole. Thirlwell, who reached the final from Manchester radio, battled but could not close the gap as Carr never faced an American foe en route to the title.
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ST. Andrews
Scotland
Joe Carr
Dublin
Happy Haberdasher
Alan Thirlwell
England
Carr
Thirlwell
Tim Holland
Rockville Centre
N. Y
U.S
Berberet's bases loaded double lifts Boston past Chicago
Lou Berberet lined a seventh inning bases loaded double into center for a 7-6 Boston win over Chicago. Ike Delock earned the relief win, Early Wynn made his first relief appearance of the season for Chicago, and Nellie Fox tripled in the ninth.
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Boston
Lou Berberet
Chicago
Jim Lacis
Early Wynn
White Sox
Nellie Fox
Sherm Lollard
Ike Delock
Delock
Keegan
Qualters
Fischer
Wynn
Lollar
Bauman
Kiely
Berberet
W—Delock
L—Fischer
Smith
Pirates Rally Past Cubs 8-6 In 10th Inning
Gene Freese sparked a three run 10th with a pinch homer lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates from a five game skid to an 8-6 win over the Chicago Cubs. Frank Thomas slugged two homers and drove in five as Pittsburgh broke through behind four pitchers led by Elroy Face. Bill Virdon homered for the Pirates while Bobby Thomson and Dale Long connected for Chicago.
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Chicago
Gene Freese
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Freese
Elroy
Frank Thomas
Thomas
RBI
Bill Virdon
Bucs
Bobby Thomson
Dale Long
Cubs
Thomson
Long
Gambling Suspect Nabbed At Fight
ST LOUIS AP Frank Blinky Palermo, under subpoena as a witness, was nabbed at Virgil Akins versus Vince Martinez welterweight title fight.
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ST. Louis
Frank
Blinky
Palermo
Virgil Akins
Vince Martinez
Willie Hitless Giants Still Win in San Francisco
San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati 7 to 3 as Willie Mays cooled off but the club collected 10 hits. Al Worthington relieved for four innings with no hits allowed, Joe Nuxhall took the loss, and three Cincinnati errors aided the Giants. The win put San Francisco a half game up on Milwaukee in the standings.
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SAN Francisco
al Worthington
San Francisco Giants
Willie Mays
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Braves
Mays
Giants
Redleg
Joe Nuxhall
Worthington
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