Walcott Charles bout set for Comiskey Park in June
Promoter Joe Louis announced the Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott heavyweight title bout will be held June 22 at Comiskey Park Chicago. Both fighters receive 25 percent of receipts with 50 percent to the International Boxing Club.
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Joe Louis
Ezzard Charles
Joe Walcott
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International Boxing Club
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Walcott
Charles
Charles-Walcott
Lee Savold
Bruce Woodcock
Freddie Mills
National Boxing Association
NBA
New York Athletic Commission
Joe
Hollywood
Illinois Athletic Commission
Illinois
Felix Bocchiccio
Jake Minz
Gene Elkus
Joe Tuiner
Illinois Commission
Louis Battlers
N.B.C
West Baden
Ind
Hot Springs
Ark
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Camden
N. J
Army
Elmer
Violent
Gonzales Rules Tennis Empire On Any Court
New York March 26 Richard Pancho Gonzales of Los Angeles won the national indoor tennis championship in a four set final defeating Billy Talbert of New York 10 8 6 0 4 6 9 7 to complete mastery on grass clay and wood in one year The 20 year old claimed the sport’s first all surface title before a crowd of 2 500 at the Seventh Regiment Armory Newberry S C March 26 The Lenoir Rhyne Bears edged Newberry Indians 1 0 in baseball with Bill Helton going the distance on two hits Joel Dukes allowed six hits for Newberry
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Richard
Pancho) Gonzales
Los Angeles
Billy Talbert
Talbert
Seventh Regiment
Newberry Indians
Bill Helton
Bears
Indians
Jones
Bill Vallone
Newberry
Joel Dukes
Teague Named Acting Guilford Athletics Head
Bill Currie reports Guilford College shifts athletic leadership as Eddie Teague becomes acting head of the department of athletics. Doc Newton receives a leave of absence to seek a suitable position while Teague coaches baseball with Paul Lentz and oversees intramural programs until a permanent successor is named.
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Newton
Guilford College
Eddie Teague
S Clyde Milner
Guilford
Millner
Milner
Teague
Quakers
Paul Lentz
Doc Newton
Mangrum Metz Tied For Second In Prom Page
The score sheet lists Lloyd Mangrum and Metz tied for second with rounds noted for Clayton Heafner from Charlotte and others across venues. Amateur denoted entries marked x indicate non-professional status among the field with several players from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles.
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John Bulla
Pittsburgh
Ted Kroll
Philmont
Glenn Teal
Jacksonville
Fila
Lew Worsham
Oakmont
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Tenn
Chick Llarbert
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ransom
St. Andrews
Jack Burke
White Plains
N.Y
Doug Ford
Larchmont
N. Y
John Revolta
Evanston
Ohi
Buck Luce
Jim Turnesa
Briar Cliff
Fred Hawkins
Antioch
Hll
Ned Cooper
Charlotte
Eric Monti
Santa Monica
Calif
Bills Nary
Los Angeles
Toby Lyons
Warren
Lawson Little
Monterey
Panther Intra-Squad Ends Spring Drills At High Point
The Panthers conclude spring football with an intra-squad scrimmage at 3:30 p.m. at High Point College. Coach Ralph James and Bill Faircloth split the squad into Purple and White, with key players listed and several injuries sidelined. Proceeds go to the Monogram Club treasury.
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Monogram Club
Methodist
Panthers
Albion Millis Stadium
Ralph James
Bill Faircloth
James
Eran
Wiley Clary
Kimball
Hugh Gordon
Guilford to Announce Changes in Football Coaching Staff
Coach Newton resigns after friction with alumni and a plan to shape a Greensboro style team. Teague remains Newton's assistant in football as Lentz continues as Guilford's head basketball coach. Newton arrived in 1946 from North Carolina State and began in Howard, later coaching at Davidson and South Carolina.
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Newton
Lentz
Guilford
North Carolina State
Greensboro
Davidson
South Carolina
State
Howard College
Shifts In Sites For Duke Grid Games Announced
Duke announces changes to three football game venues. The Wake Forest game moves to Durham on the original date, the George Washington clash shifts to Washington DC, and the Navy game relocates from Baltimore to Annapolis at naval academy officials request.
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Duke
BE. M. Cameron
Wake Forest
George Washington
Washington, D.C
Cameron
Naval Academy
Navy
Baltimore
Annapolis
Elon College takes twin bill from Randolph-Macon
Elon College in North Carolina opened baseball season with a doubleheader sweep over Randolph-Macon winning 2 to 1 and 3 to 2. First game details list Blatt and Ramer among Elon hitters with Andrews and Matze in the lineup. Second game notes Mayes Noel and J Kent among Elon contributors as Paul, Frazier and Matze also featured.
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Elon
Bill
Randolph Macon
Elon College
N. C
Mare
Christians
Ron
Abe
Blatt
Ramer
Wray
Kent
Andrews
Anderson
Matze
Desimone
Rands
Macon
Ione Ids Alesse
Mayes
Noel
J. Kent
Pullan
Oiler
Taylor
Fowler
Paul
Frazier
Behrman Sold To New York Giants
Vero Beach Florida March 8 The Brooklyn Dodgers sent pitcher Hank Behrman to the New York Giants for an estimated 540000 Behrman a powerful right handed thrower had been in the Brooklyn doghouse for training violations since joining the majors in 1946 He was sent to Pittsburgh in 1947 then returned to the Dodgers Last year he played in Montreal and was recalled
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Fla
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hank Behrman
York Giants
Behrman
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Dodgers
Montreal
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