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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1952
Page
4
In Yankee Stadium heat, Joey Maxim retains his light heavyweight title after Sugar Ray Robinson collapses on his stool at the end of the 13th round. Referee and doctors attend as the bout is ruled a technical knockout in favor of Maxim.
Severance Selco with a 29 mark and Coors of Greeley with a 14 record topped the Northern Colorado Baseball league standings Thursday. Selco defeated Warren Aly Base 199 and Fort Morgan 5-4, while Sears beat Longmont 73 in its strong showing to date. Fort Morgan slipped to second after a 6-1 win by Seley's crew last Sunday, with Fort Collins and Warren Air Base also winning to stay in the top spots. Longmont remains winless, and the circuit schedules more games including Severance at Fort Collins and Fort Morgan at Longmont.
Amarillo Tex June last night Gene Howe famed editor and columnist of the Amarillo Globe News died by self-inflicted gunshot. He was 66 and left notes in his car near Amarillo describing his health struggles and reflecting on his long newspaper career dating back 80 years. Randall County Justice of the Peace Vir a W Flasher ruled death by own action with no note details. Howe founded the Amarillo Globe in 1924 and was known as The Agile Texan in the Amarillo News and a one man chamber at commerce for Amarillo.
An Amarillo obituary notes the late Howes with Ed W. Howe famed editor of the Atchison Globe. Jamies P. Howe longtime AP foreign correspondent based in Walnut Creek California. Mareel Howe Farnham of Westport Connecticut also named. Survived by widow and daughter Mrs Shelby Kritter. Funeral service set for 4 p m tomorrow at the family home in Amarillo.
Jim Turnesa rallied from behind to edge Melvin Harbert one up and claim the PGA title at Bath Hole. Harbert, once ahead by three, faltered under pressure as Turnesa tied it with an eight foot putt and seized victory on the final hole amid tense, stroke-by-stroke play.
National League results feature Cincinnati New York St. Louis Brooklyn and Pittsburgh with partial inning tallies and names such as Church Smith Bartnick Greig Kosle Lanter Yeats Stainy Yuhas Rice Campanella Campanella Pollet Wilks Garagiola Burris Bracing Burgess. Chicago Philadelphia night game listed with Kelly Atwell and Konstanty Burgess as players involved in 1949 style box scores.
Washington bill moved from Senate Rules Committee to advance a nationwide advisory primaries plan. It would replace existing delegate selection with public voter input, encouraging states to hold primaries in presidential election years. Senator Douglas called the measure timely amid demand for electoral reforms.
A scattered roundup shows Pacific Coast League results with Oakland beating San Francisco 6 to 4 and Los Angeles 5, Kollywood 0. International League Ottawa 2, Syracuse 1. Rochester Springfield 4. American Association bulletins include Indianapolis 7 11 and Louisville 7 with 22 innings noted. Texas League San Antonio 7 Shreveport 46. Pioneer League Billings 8 Magic Vuelley 0. Salt Lake City Pocatello and Ogden Falls postponed by rain. multiple games reported with varied scores across leagues.
The Greeley Kennel Club announces a dog show on Sunday July 2 at Jackson Field near the grandstand. Judging starts 10 am with various breed classes and groups. Entry fees are $1. trophies and ribbons awarded. club plans future point shows. Robert J. Matthews leads entries with blanks soon available at Cranford Hall information booth.
New York light heavyweight champion Tusy Maxim, 173, regained his title as middleweight. Sugar Ray Hobindon, 874, could not come out for the 14th round at Yankee Stadium due to heat prostration. Louisvilla Jim Turnesa edged Melvin Chick Harbert to win a 6 hole final of the TGA championship.
In Yankee Stadium a torrid night ends with Joey Maxim scoring a 14th round technical knockout over Sugar Ray Robinson. Robinson collapses after the 13th as heat exhaustion and fatigue fells the middleweight king. Medical staff report he is exhausted but stable. promoter Al Weill says the heat spelled the outcome more than Maxim’s punches.
Windsor Boulder American Legion baseball game postponed due to Tuesday night rain. Windsor diamond remained muddy and a new date has not yet been set.
In a slugfest Browns at St. Louis rout Yankees 10 to 0 on June 25. Rob Nieman, 14, blasted a ninth inning homer off Bob Hogue to cap the rally and drive in Bob Young with a double earlier. Satch Paige shut out the Yankees after relief, while Nieman's late-game blast key to the win.
Clyde Lovellette scored 21 points to lift Kansas to an 80 to 57 victory over National AAU Basketball champions Peoria at Hutchinson Kansas. Peoria, the Olympic finals champion, struggled in the first half with Lovellette breaking loose in the second half while Marcus Frieberger led Peoria with 18 points.
Vic Seixas of Philadelphia defeated Alejo Russell of Argentina in a hard fought third round match at Wimbledon. Seixas won 6-3 6-2 in just under an hour, advancing amid other early round results featuring Patty and Clark, with Gardini and Horn also noted in the day's play.
In Pueblo Colorado more than 4500 workers of Colorado Fuel and Iron voted unanimously to refuse to produce steel under the Taft Hartley act. Speakers from USA CIO urged action as union leaders condemned the law and warned of ongoing national efforts.
Newsweek poll of newspaper political writers projects Taft versus Stevenson for the Republican nomination with Eisenhower as the top alternative. May 26 results favored Eisenhower 35 to 11 over Taft, while Stevenson led Kefauver for the Democratic nod. The polls reflect writers' views, not certainties, and note Truman's possible bid.
The report lists multiple players by team with batting totals, runs batted in, home runs, and stolen bases across the league. It references Rowen, Doby, Herrn, Rose, Rizzuto, and others with varying numbers, then shifts to pitching leaders and a later note on racing proximity. The text combines baseball statistics with a stray trotting horse reference.
Coors to play La Salle Thursday evening in Greeley seeking a second win of the season after opening with a victory over Longmont. Manager Max Clearins plans Jerre Johnston to start, with Bob Stewart in relief. Roster includes Roy Buck Laney Ken Eckhardt Paul Wills Kenny Munna Fin Grouse Al Minaya Larry Keck Bill Draut and McCisarin.
Denver Bears defeat Lincoln Athletics 7 to 3 in six strong innings by Barney Schultz. Key early two runs come on Bob Wakefield single and B. T. Hackard homer, with further scoring on singles by Gus Gregory Walt Novick and Schultz. Lincoln tallies in the first and sixth. Rod Williams optioned to Fayetteville later. Lincoln heads to a series opener with Colorado Springs. Denver travels to Omak.
Associated Press reports in New York at Yankee Stadium that middleweight champion Joey Maxim stopped Sugar Ray Robinson in 14 rounds to retain the world light heavyweight title. In Detroit, Chuck Davey stopped Chico Velasquez in Lansing, Michigan, sixth round knockout.
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