Boxing room receipts rise with sellouts boost gate totals
Boxing venues report rising gate receipts as sellouts lift figures across clubs, with promoter Mike Jacobs predicting about 148000 dollars gross for the next shows. Madison Square Garden marks another strong period as 18007 attendees paid 108974 dollars for a Rocky Graziano Sonny Horne bout, signaling a record year.
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Baan Jack
Johnny Greco
Madison Square Garden
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Rocky Graziano
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Boxing crowds surge as bouts light up early year shows
Willard Today hhomeming overtime in New York City. Sellouts are the rule at the amail clubs. In Buffalo on Jan 2 the largest indoor crowd in Buffalo's history, 11,431, paid 21,850 to watch Lee Oma r beat Phil Muscato. Feb 1 saw Detroit host 11,171 for ONeill Bell’s win over Fritzie Zivic with gross 28,161. Williams and Freddie Dawson drew 10 rounds in Philadelphia before 9,518 fans paying 27,136. Jersey Joe Walcott stopped Johnny Allen in Camden on Jan 30 as Akron reports rising three-show grosses.
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Amail
Buffalo
Lee Omar
Phil Muscato
Michigan
Detroit
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Fritzie Zivic
Williams
Freddie Dawson
Philadelphia
Camden
N.J
Jersey Joe Walcott
Johnny Allen
Akron
Call Meeting Set For 7 30 Tonight In Dothan
Ted Berater, president of the South Alabama Baseball League, reminded members to attend a meeting at the Dothan Experiment Center on North Foster Street at 7 39 to elect officers and a board for the Dothan club's summer season.
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South Alabama
Dethan Enprestien Center
N. Foster Street
Hovater
Tigers Seek Final Home Triumphant Sendoff Against Pleasant Home
Fresh from a upset over Panama City quin tet, the Dothan Tigers travel to host Pleasant Home in the last scheduled home game of the season. Tip-off is moved to 6 15 p m to avoid school events. Three games remain before the district tournament. The Tigers next play Kinston and then Troy before finishing the season.
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Dothan Tigers
T. G. Vaughn
Tiger
Knight
Dothan
Tigers
Kinston
Troy
Dothan Quint
Joost Won’t Report to Rochester After Braves Trade
Ed Joost, utility infielders traded from the Boston Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals, says he will not report to Rochester if assigned to the Cardinals’ farm club. The 20 year old notes four clubs claimed him when waivers were exercised last year.
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Eddie Joost
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Heston
PGA Boss Calls for Changes to Golf Rules
Fred Corcoran of the PGA tour urged expanding and simplifying golf rules in a statement from San Antonio. He argued the USGA and PGA should collaborate, noting pros play 40 plus tournaments yearly while the USGA runs one. Corcoran criticized wartime laxity and defended current practices like distance-based out of bounds and the number of clubs carried, urging clearer rules and better understanding.
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Tex
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PGA Tour
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PGA
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Corcoran
Byron Nelson
Hoover
Covington Meets Gunther in Palm Beach Tourney semifinal
Defending champion Jane Crum Covington of Aberdeen Missouri marches to the Palm Beach women's golf championship semifinal with a 4 and 3 win over Mrs George Wilcox of Miami. Margeret Gunther of Memphis won 3 and 2 over medalist Jean Hopkins of Cleveland Ohio. Louise Suggs defeated Miss Polly Riley 7 and 6. Majorie Hecker beat Miss Foggy Kirk 1 up to reach the semis.
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Miami
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Jean Hopkins
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Lithia Springs
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Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
Majorie Hecker
West Englewood
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Findlay
Cardinals keep home game ticket prices steady
St Louis owner Sam Breadon says Cardinals admission prices will stay unchanged at Sportsman's Park. After recent increases by the Yankees and White Sox, current pricing remains 65 cents for bleachers and up to 2 dollars for box seats.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Sam Breadon
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Sportsman's Park
Perry Memorial Golf Dates Set for July in Birmingham
The Southern Golf Association announced July 9 to 13 as the dates for the 1946 memorial tournament honoring Capt. Sam Perry of Birmingham who was killed in the war.
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Birmingham
Southern Golf Association
Sam Perry
Yankees Begin March On Confederacy With Baseball Bats
Yankees depart New York in early February for a training tour including Miami and a Panama Canal Zone series. Manager Joe McCarthy leads 13 players plus staff toward an eventual Texas leg, aiming to defend the American League title with stars like Joe DiMaggio Phil Rizzuto and Bill Dickey. Queen awaits discharge. Johnson and Lindell listed as top needs amid roster shifts.
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Schedule announced for Alabama's 1936 Crimson Tide
Alabama's athletic business manager Jeff Coleman lists six SEC games and one non conference contest for 1936. The slate includes South Carolina in Columbia on Oct 5, Tennessee in Knoxville on Oct 19, Kentucky at Montgomery or Tuscaloosa on Oct 26, Georgia at Athens on Nov 2, Louisiana State at a site to be decided on Nov 9, Vanderbilt in Birmingham on Nov 16, and Mississippi State in Tuscaloosa on Nov 20. Open dates are Sept 26, Oct 12, and Nov 23.
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Basketball results from Associated Press summaries
Davidson defeated Clemson 44 to 23 while Wake Forest beat William and Mary 62 to 51. Georgia Tech routed East Kentucky 60 to 40. Virginia topped VMI 18 to 18 noted in late game, and other matchups included Hampden Sydney 48 Washington Lee 31, Richmond 34, Hampden Sydney 48. Newswire scores show Navy 23 and Penn State 23.
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Tryout School Opens In Tallassee Soon
Tallassee Alabama will host a baseball tryout school from Feb 27 through March organized by the Birmingham Barons of the Class AA Southern Association. Baron Manager Frank Snyder and Lloyd Waner, former Pirates outfielder, will run sessions giving players a chance to learn under two major league men. Snyder, a former New York Giants catcher, played in four World Series. Waner, now with the Pirates, brings extensive major league experience.
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Tallassee Alabama
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Baron
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Lloyd Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
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New York Giants
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