Marciano Retains Title by TKO Over Cockell in San Francisco
In a cold 18,000 crowd at a football stadium, Rocky Marciano defeated Don Cockell by technical knockout 54 seconds into the ninth round to defend his world heavyweight crown. Cockell, bleeding and battered, refused to quit despite mounting punishment and a late surge from Marciano. Cockell’s camp claims a raw deal while Marciano and his camp plan rest before possible next title bid in September.
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Cockell Loses To Marciano In Ninth Round Thriller
Don Cockell battled Rocky Marciano in San Francisco with a tough showing and a later claim of a raw deal. Marciano praised Cockell's guts after a ninth round technical knockout and Cockell vowed to meet again despite the loss. Referee Frankie Brown drew fire from Cockell’s side over low blows.
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Cockell
John Simpson
Kezar Stadium
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Frankie Brown
Brown
al Weill
Ez Charles
Charles
Double Main Event On DAY Mat Colosseum Card
A night of two falls matches at the Coliseum begins at 8 30 sponsored by the DAV. Frank Thompson faces Killer Karl Kowalski while Babs Wingo meets Ethel Johnson in another high profile bout. Thompson recently defeated Frank Tarzan Hewitt, Kowalski is known as a local arch villain, and a special section for Negro fans is planned.
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Scotty) Thompson
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Ethel Johnson
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Tarzan) Hewitt
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Tilden Named Coach Of Year In SEC Baseball
Alabama coach Happy Campbell named coach of the year as SEC coaches select a 14 man all SEC squad. Wendell Tarleton of Georgia earns MVP honors while Alabama and Georgia place players at multiple infield and pitching positions.
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Atlanta Journal
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Herb Kosten
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Gene Lary
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al Parrish
Bill Cohen
Bobby McCauley
Georgia Tech
Bernie Schrieber
Mississippi
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Auburn
Braxton Neil
Mississippi State
Jerry Bilyk
Florida
Crax Take Over Southern Lead
Atlanta moved atop the Southern Association standings with a 5-3 win at Mobile as four unearned runs in the second inning keyed the rally. Birmingham crushed New Orleans 11-2, Little Rock beat Nashville 8-7, and Chattanooga edged Memphis 5-4 in a 10th inning thriller.
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Dan Porter
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Joe Tully
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Major League Leaders American League Batting and Power
Power of Kansas City leads batting at .395 from 75 at bats. Runs by Bauer and Mantle tie at 29. Zernial leads RBIs with 28 alongside Vernon. Kuenn tops hits with 50. Zernal and Mantle lead home runs with 10. Minoso leads stolen bases with 6. Consuegra and Wynn share pitching with 3 0 1.000 and Turley has 69 strikeouts.
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New York
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Detroit
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Minoso
Chicago
Consuegra
Wynn
Cleveland
Turley
National League Hits And Pitching Leaders Highlight Season
Mueller of New York leads NL with 44 home runs while Snider of Brooklyn and Gilliam of Brooklyn tie for steals with five. Newcombe and Erskine of Brooklyn post 5 0 records with 1.000 and Antonelli of New York tops in strikeouts with 47.
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New York
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Brooklyn
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Boyer
St. Louis
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Antonelli
SEC Drum Beaters In Annual Meeting
The Southeastern Conference Sports Publicity Assn will hold its eighth annual meeting during the SEC track meet in Birmingham. A plaque will be given to the Sportswriter of the Year in the SEC. Fred Digby of New Orleans will preside at a Saturday morning panel on bowl game publicity. Officers for the new year will be chosen at the final business session.
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Southeastern Conference Sports Publicity Assn
SEC
Fred Digby
New Orleans
Softball Tonight In City League Action
The City Softball League resumes with the Elks against VFW at 7 30 and Wolverine versus Chemstrand at 8 30. Each of the four teams has one win and one loss.
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Leeers Monday results and Tuesday schedule in major league games
Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston Kansas City at Washington Detroit at Baltimore are listed for Tuesday following unspecified Monday results. No game schedule details are provided.
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Kiwanis take over lead in Civic Softball League
Kiwanis slugging crew similar to the old Yankees crushed Civitan 164 at Delano park to seize top spot in the Civic Softball League. Jaycees defeated Rotary 15 11 as Henderson Apperson Washburn and Trimble sparked a six run seventh inning rally. Evans Troup Fleming Rankin Field all produced power in a high scoring night.
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Braves pitching staff struggles in spring season
Milwaukee Braves stumble through early spring with poor relief and uneven starting pitching. Conley leads with 4-1 and 3.11 ERA, Spahn 3-3 with 3.30 ERA, Burdette 2-6 and 6.30 ERA, Buhl 1-3 at 3.94, while the bullpen posts 4.85 ERA over 72 1 3 innings.
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Milwaukee Braves
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Gene Conley
Lew Burdette
Bob Buhl
Conley
Charlie Grimm
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Big Gene
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Williams to Forego Batting Practice Amid Blisters
Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams planned to skip batting practice for a couple of days due to blisters on his right hand. He hit several balls into homer territory before quitting after the blister worsened under another blister.
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Boston Red Sox
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Williams
Decatur Country Club Golfers Tie With Jasper
Decatur Country Club's first team golf matches of the year ended in a 21 1 2 to 21 1 2 draw with Jasper. Next Sunday the team will travel to Florence and club pro Bill Curtis invites interested members to notify by Saturday. The Men's Club Championship finals were moved to August 28 and 29 with late August dates for the tournament.
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Florence
Bill Curtis
White Sox Chase Early Lead in Tight AL Standings
Al Lopez and the Chicago White Sox push for first as they ride a three game winning streak to tighten the AL race. Cleveland trails after mixed results with New York and Boston Looming. St. Louis tops the NL with a 6-0 win as Dodgers and Pirates face division rivals.
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