Boxing Fun and Fights Captured at Novice Tournament
A five year old boxing fan Jimmy Ferguson from 430 W Lexington Ave admires a potential winner while Leon Franklin of Gastonia and David Lynn of Lincolnton box in the 147 pound novice bout. Lynn counted as Franklin hit the canvas and both fighters endure the round as spectators watch.
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Jimmy Ferguson
Lexington Ave
Jimmy
Sugar Ray Robinson
Leon Franklin
Gastonia
Franklin
David Lynn
Lincolnton
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Les Lynn
Wayne Beeson
Newton St
Wade Traded to Bears in Three-Way NFL Deal
Billy Wade the veteran quarterback moves from the Rams to the Chicago Bears in a three way trade involving the Giants and Browns as the NFL finalizes a 14 game schedule for 1961. Erich Barnes goes to the Giants, Lindon Crow to the Rams, while John Guirk and draft picks shift between teams. Wade seeks a true No 1 role and joins Ed Brown and Zeke Bratkowski in Chicago.
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NEW York
Billy Wade
Los Angeles
Rams
Chicago Bears
Erich Barnes
Bears
New York Giants
Lindon Crow
California
Giants
John Guirk
Minnesota Vikings
George Shaw
NFL
Minnesota
Dallas
Pete Rozelle
Wade
Vanderbilt
Norm van Brocklin
Philadelphia Eagles
Brown
Irish Carr Wins Bob Jones Award For Sportsmanship
Ireland's Joe Carr receives the Bob Jones Award in New York and predicts Jackie Nicklaus may become the world’s best amateur. He praises Nicklaus's Eisenhower Trophy performance, notes Nicklaus’ youth and strength, and recalls Carr’s career on Walker Cup and Eisenhower Trophy teams. Price money for the National Open was raised to 60000 dollars with 14000 to first.
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New York
Ireland
Joe Carr
Bob Jones
America
Jackie Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Ken Venturi
Gene Littler
Merion
Carr
Britain
U.S. Golf Association
Robert Tyre Jones
Jones
Jackie
Columbus
Ohio
Ben Hogan
Francis Quimet
Bill Campbell
Margaret Curtis
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Chick Evans Jr
Joe Dey
USGA
Oakland Hills
Birmingham
Mich
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Roy Turner
Gaffney
S. C
Efird Vinson
Efird
Bobby Hamilton
Mt. Holly
Vinson
Dal Bayles
Stewart Stone
Hillcrest Drive
Ben
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
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