Boxing stars mingle at Cafe Morocco in glamorous LA night
Henry Armstrong joins adoring fans and Hollywood luminaries at Cafe Morocco to tout Adolph Pruitt for a ten round clash with Johnny Brooks at Hacienda Hotel. Pruitt is rated top junior welterweight by the WBA and featured in The Ring rankings. Armstrong praises Pruitt after a New York Garden win.
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Morocco
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Las Vegas
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Eddie Fisher
Jack Benny
Red Skelton
Shecky Greene
Frankie Avalon
Phil Silvers
Myron Cohen
Jackie Heller
Fraeulein Margret Vogel
L.A
Hal Benson
Glendale
Calif
Nessman
Hammerin’ Hank
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Hacienda Hotel
Adolph Pruitt
Johnny Brooks
Lew Feldman
Channel 2
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Benson
Henry
Ad Pruitt
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St. Louis
World Boxing Association
New York Madison Square Garden
New York
Tommy Garrison
Frank Sinatra
Pruitt
Gotham
Eighth Avenue Arena
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Lew
Frese
Rocky Slugs Indians Win in Sixth Inning Rally
Cleveland Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 2 to 0 for their sixth straight win. Rocky Colavito homer in the sixth broke a 2 2 tie, with Jack Spring and Floyd Weaver providing strong relief pitching. Weaver earned the win after five scoreless innings replacing Spring who left with a hand injury.
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Dick Howser
Max Alvis
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Aguirre Sharp Beats A's 3 1 For Tigers Win
Detroit pitcher Hank Aguirre earned his eighth win by limiting Kansas City to three hits in a 3 1 victory. Don Wert's sixth inning double sparked a 2 1 lead, Kaline and Lumpe drove runs, and Higgins scored on a Lumpe fly as Aguirre sealed the win three games behind the Twins in fourth place.
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al Kaline
Jerry Lumpe
John O'Donoghue
Lumpe
Don Demeter
Snell Considers Ending Tour Amid Illness
Ailing New Zealand middle-distance star Peter Snell said he may cancel his European tour if he does not recover from gastro enteritis. After finishing last to Jimm Grelle in Vancouver, Snell planned to compete at the U S Amateur Athletic Union championships in San Diego June 25-26 and reported weak after a 35 minute workout.
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Jimm Grelle
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California
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Mercury Golf Tourneys at PVCC With Handicaps and Trophies
Mercury Golf Association hosts a one day tournament at Paradise Valley Country Club with full handicap play. Fifty players in two groups tee off from 6:28 to 12:18 with trophies for low gross and low net across all flights.
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Colleges Fire On AAU
NCAA leaders protested a move giving AAU control over U S Olympic entries and international competition. President Everett Barnes called the action an emasculation of the democratic process in the Olympic movement. The speech, read by Dean Trevor at a NACDA meeting, notes NCAA loses majority on accreditation committees amid threats to college athletes.
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Whitworth Mills Tie for First in Cosmetopolitan Open
Kathy Whitworth and Mary Mills shot 69 to lead after the first round of the Cosmetopolitan Women's Open at Rockford. Kathy Cornelius Sandra Palmer and Carol Mann tied for third two strokes back. Judy Kimball posted 63 in the warmup and joined a four-way tie for seventh.
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Mary Mills
Kathy Cornelius
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Carol Mann
Judy Kimball
Macktown
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Sandra McClinton
Betsy Rawls
Richert Stops Orioles as Senators Win 2–0
Pete Richert shut out Baltimore with four singles allowed, aided by Ron Kline in the ninth, as the Washington Senators stopped the Orioles' seven game win streak. Don Lock doubled to start the scoring in the second, and Ken Hamlin delivered a ninth inning run with a pinch hit single and a later sacrifice fly by Ken McMullen.
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Senators
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Ashe Belkin Reach NCAA Net Finals For UCLA
UCLA stars Arthur Ashe and Mike Belkin advanced to the NCAA tennis finals in Los Angeles. Ashe led Jim Osborne before Osborne retired with a lung injury. Belkin defeated Ian Crookenden to reach the final while UCLA doubles teams also advanced, boosting UCLA to a record team score.
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Brian Leck
Stanford
Dave Reed
Dave Sanderlin
Rod McNerney
Dave Power
Indiana
Benvenuti Captures World Junior Middleweight Title
Nino Benvenuti knocked out Sandro Mazzinghi at 2 40 of the sixth round to win the world junior middleweight crown in Milan. Benvenuti, 57-0, landed a sharp right that floored the champion as 40 000 spectators cheered in an all Italian title bout. Mazzinghi, who had edged ahead, failed to rise before the count and accepted defeat.
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Ralston Advances to London Grass Court Final
Dennis Ralston of Bakersfield California, the top ranked American, reached the London Grass Court Championships final by defeating Bob Howe 6 2 6 0. Roy Emerson, top seed at Wimbledon, beat Cliff Drysdale 3 6 9 7 6 4 to join Ralston in the final. Annette van Zyl of South Africa defeated Jane Albert 2 6 6 0 6 3, while Christine Truman beat Rita Bentley 6 2 7 5 in women’s semis. Emerson benefited from a gusty wind after dropping the first set and trailing 4 5 30 40 in the second.
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Finley bets on milk ing match with Griffith over Farmers Night
Kansas City Athletics owner Charles C. Finley offers farm prizes including a mule team a ton of fertilizer and tractor tires and challenges Minnesota Twins owner Calvin Griffith to a milk ing contest during a Farmers Night promotion in Kansas City.
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Palmer misses Open in Christmas mood after tough round
St Louis UPI reports Arnold Palmer failed to make the cut at the U S Open at Bellerive, posting 76 76 for a two day total 152. He blamed concentration and a tough course while promising to play the St Paul Open British Open and PGA before returning home for the holidays.
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Muni Ball Scores PEEWEE LEAGUE Action At Crogin
Local amateur leagues report scores across multiple divisions with players mentioned. Notable names include B. Hester, M. Wallenbarger, O. K. Braves Milam, Lovb Hall Nevarez HR Hall, and Doolittle Dodgers performances amid scattered results and line scores.
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