Americans Eye World Record in London Track Meet
Stanford coach Tom Jordan forecasts at least one world mark for the United States on a European tour in London. Hayes Jones Paul Drayton John Moon and Bob Hayes lead a relay quest while John Pennel tops pole vault. Team competition favors the U S over Britain though British women expect gains.
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United Kingdom
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Jamaica
Peter Radford
Britain
Jack Crump
London
Bolan Tops Doc In LV Receipts And 1923 Liston Patterson Tie
Summary of historical boxing and sports notes: Bolan outscores Doc in Las Vegas receipts while recalling the 1923 Liston Patterson fight aftermath. Jack Kearns allegedly flees Shelby with gate proceeds. Al H. argues gate money risk and speed, and other varied items include football backfields, barefoot golf fashion at Greenwich and Col. Hank Adan’s West Point exit.
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Doc) Kearns
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Tommy Gibbons
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Ex-British Champion Jones Fight Offer
Joe Erskine a former British and Empire heavyweight champ has been offered a September 28 bout in New York with Doug Jones the No 2 challenger for Sonny Listons world title Erskine wants 15000 dollars for the fight and agreed to cover expenses for two in response to the cable offer from promoter Benny Jacobs and manager for Erskine Phil Edwards
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UPI
Joe Erskine
New York
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Sonny Liston
Luxemburg
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Erskine
Phil Edwards
Stable Gambles for Fifth Straight Win in Madison Square Garden Show
Stable, a 22-year-old Cuban welterweight, seeks his fifth consecutive victory to earn a title shot in a 10 round ABC televised bout from New York. He faces Philadelphia challenger Kitten Hayward, a fast puncher making his first 10 rounder, with Stable favored at 7-2 and both fighters boasting solid records and resilience.
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Kitten) Hayward
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Sweden and Britain tie in Davis Cup final
Ulf Schmidt defeated Bobby Wilson 6 4 6 4 6 4 to even the European Zone final at 1 1 after a resumed match halted by fading light. Mike Sangster had toppled Jan-Erik Lundqvist in a marathon opening singles 3 6 6 2 4 6 12 10 9 7.
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No Tax Deal For Dodgers Claim
Los Angeles officials denied any tax break promise when the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles. They countered Harold C. McClellan’s claim that O'Malley was assured taxes on the Chavez Ravine ballpark would not exceed 345000 annually, noting the park’s assessed value and escalating tax rates. Authorities stressed there was no tax ceiling and no deal.
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Candy Spots Tops Field In Rich Arlington Classic
Candy Spots led by jockey Willie Shoemaker as 6 to 5 favorite in the 35th Arlington Classic at one mile. The Ellsworth stable sought a milestone million earnings with Candy Spots amid rivals including B Major and entries boosted by a $7,500 supplemental fee. Other notable runners included Swapson ridden by Walter Blum and Quest Link from J. Kel Houssels, with a 13-horse field and purses totaling about $132,333.
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William Radkovich
Quest Link
John M. Olin
Walter Blum
Swapson
Palafox to Return for Davis Cup after Father's Death
Mexican tennis star Antonio Palafox flew to Guadalajara to attend his father's funeral and said he would return next week to prepare for the Davis Cup final against the United States. He left the Canadian championships in Vancouver after learning of the death and defaulted his quarter-final match to Keith Carpenter of Montreal.
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UP1
Antonio Palafox
Guadalajara
56 Million Heard Liston Patterson Title Fight
ABC said nearly 56 million people listened to the Sonny Liston Floyd Patterson world heavyweight championship broadcast on July 22. Sindlinger and Co measured about 55,674,000 listeners in 48 states with 36,605,000 males and 19,066,000 females. ABC president Robert Pauly said the audience was very pleased and pledged continued bids for major heavyweight fights including Liston versus Cassius Clay.
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UPI
American Broadcasting Company
ABC
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
Sindlinger and Co
Robert R. Pauley
ABC Radio Network
Liston
Cassius Chay
Raise a Native Future Dim Sapling Stakes Run Injury
Raise a Native the undefeated son of Native Dancer sustained a left front tendon injury during a light workout at Monmouth Park. Veterinarians diagnosed he ruptured the sheath, delaying plans for the Sapling Stakes and potentially adding entrants as the field shifts. Harbor View Farm owns Raise a Native and Irvkup, who won the Flash Stakes at Saratoga but is too sore to replace him.
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Burley Parke
Harbor View Farm
Irvkup
Saratoga
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