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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1952
Page
15
Reserved seats for the National AAU track and field meet remain available tonight at Sporting Grounds Recreation Center in Musicipal Anéitorian. Duets are $6 for the finish line section and $8 for other areas. single-day passes are $3 and $2. general admission is $1.66.
The 4th annual National AAU track championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium will feature elite jumps led by George Brown in the broad jump and J. Lewis Hall in the high jump. A strong field includes Gay Bryan, Walt Ashbaugh, Bob Richards, Jerome Biffle, and George Shaw among others, with multiple contenders in the hop, step, and jump events and pole vault.
Negotiations for a Rugged heavyweight title bout in Utah between Rex Layne and Jersey Joe Walcott ended without agreement. A possible late autumn Las Vegas match was left on the table if Walcott defends against the winner of Marciano Matthews, delaying Utah plans.
Philadelphia fans plan a bantam Bobby Shantz night on July 10 honoring the Athletics left hand ace described as the majors tinniest player. Over 2000 fans expected to attend and celebrate his achievements.
The Bulova Phototimer, adapted from photo finish cameras, will assist officials at the National AAU championships and the upcoming Olympic Trials. It records finish order on a revolving film, times races to hundredths, and provides prints to judges within 90 seconds.
At Kansas City on June 18 the Olympic boxing team crowned the final 10 bouts with seven knockouts led by Ed Sanders of the all Navy team winning the heavyweight title and a Helsinki trip. Charles Spieser, NCAA champion from Michigan State, upset Butter in 1 50 of the first round to regain Olympic glory. Davey Moore scored a second round KO over Frank Eschevarria in the 119-pound class.
Official summary lists Bone Beach and Pacific sport fishing landings with many boats and anglers reporting barracuda halibut yellowtail and calico bass. Crew totals include KPORT FISHERMAN S DIGS PETROL Seasport Hetty Sea Angler and Spur listings with multiple vessels reporting catches across Pacifi c Sport Fishing Landing Purm Point and Waterwitch and other boats.
In the Heart of America Tennis Tournament play today, top seeds won. UCLA sophomore Bob Perry withdrew with a strep throat after a 6 4, 1 6, 6 4 win over Glenn Land of Oklahoma. Four others, including Bernard Bartzen, Hal Surface, and Bill Quillian, advanced to the quarter finals.
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