Patterson Johansson rematch in doubt over taxes and purses
Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson eyed a third heavyweight bout within 90 days after their title bout at the Polo Grounds drew 31,892 paid spectators and $824,891 in gate receipts. Tax bites threaten big earnings, with promoters projecting about $3,000,000 in ancillary rights.
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Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Patterson
Johansson
Polo Grounds
Irving Kahn
TelePrompTer
Gene Tunner
Jack Dempsey
Chi
Cago
Feature Sports, Inc
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Sonny) Liston
Bradley Tops Spot For Major League Prospects
Bradley University in Peoria is becoming a notable source of major league players. Three alumni were signed by MLB scouts this year, bringing the total paid for by Braves coach Leo Schrail to 29 in 12 years. Harold Kunkel and Bill Dixon joined the Giants for about a $15,000 bonus each. Larry Pohlman joined the Reds for roughly $5,000.
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Peoria
Ill
Bradley University
Braves
Leo Schrail
Harold Kunkel
Bill Dixon
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Larry Pohlman
Stars Sizzle as Pirates and Yankees Win Big
Hitting star Dick Groat drove in two runs with two singles including a two-run fifth as the Pirates beat the Cardinals 3-2. Whitey Ford blanked the Tigers, allowing four singles and one walk while retiring the last 17 in a 6-0 Yankees victory.
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Associated Press
Dick Groat
Pirates
Cardinals
Whitey Ford
Yankees
Tigers
Palmer earns Irish adulation at Portmarnock Canada Cup
Arnold Palmer wins praise from Portmarnock fans for his boyish charm and steady golf. The crowd followed him during a practice round ahead of the Canada Cup matches, with locals applauding his modest, approachable demeanor and autograph sessions.
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Portmarnock
Ireland
Begorra
Arnold O'Palmer
Eire
Latrobe
Palmer
Arnold
Leaders American League Batting and Team Leaders Mixed
A garbled listing of AL batting leaders with at bats and averages led by Runnels Boston .347 and Maris New York .342. Other stats show hits by Runnels and Minoso, doubles by Skowron, triples by Fox and Aparicio, home runs led by Lemon and Fanks, steals by Aparicio, and pitching and strikeout leaders including Bunning Pascual and Drysdale. The text mixes names and teams with numerous OCR errors.
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Boston
Maris
New York
Rune
Maine
Hansen
Baltimore
Minoso
Chicago
Skowron
Lotlar
Fox Chicago
Aparicio
Snyder
Kansas City
Mantle
Becquer
Washington
Marla
Lemon
Landis
Minoso Chicano
Piersall
Cleveland
Coates
C. B. Daley
Kanaan City
Bunning
Detroit
Pascual
Bell
Ol Satche Paige Debuts With Salina Blue Jays
Ol Satche Paige pitched a sharp three innings in his Salina debut for the Etherington Blue Jays against the Wichita Cessna Bobcats. He allowed one hit with two strikeouts and no walks as Wichita won 3-2. Paige drew protests from Bobcats players while manager Jim Klisanin argued from the third base box.
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Satche
Paige
Salina Etherington Blue Jays
Wichita Cessna Bobcats
Wichita
Vern Frantz
Jays
Jim Klisanin
Bobcats
Satch
Tigers Sign Kosco for 62 000 in Bonus
Outfielder Andy Kosco, an 18 year old bonus player, reportedly signed by the Detroit Tigers for 62 000, is with the Durham Bulls in the Carolina League.
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Andy Kosco
Detroit Tigers
Durham Bulls
West German sprinter Armin Hary runs 100 meters in record time
In Zurich at Letzigrund Stadium Armin Hary became the first man to clock 10.0 seconds in the 100 meters. He ran in a seven nation meet after teammate Manfred Germar withdrew. Two official times reached 10.0 seconds with wind at 0.6 m/s, though a rerun yielded 10.1 on one clock and 10.0 on the others.
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Switzerland
Armin Hary
West Germany
Hary
United States
Rome
Letzigrund
Europe
Manfred Germar
AAU
Willie Williams
Ira Murchison
Leamon King
Veterans Pair Grab Third in Western Seniors Golf
Francis L. Clayton of Joplin Missouri and J T Kirkpatrick of Manchester Connecticut took third place in a best ball preliminary at the Western Seniors Golf Tournament. The 36 hole medal play event began today with 235 entrants age 55 to the late 80s from 35 states. George Dawson of Glen Ellyn Illinois won the title the past two years.
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Columbus
Ohio
Francis L. Clayton
Joplin
J. T. Kirkpatrick
Manchester
Kansans Face Rugged Competition in Meet
Stanford Calif AP reports top coed golfers led by medalist Jo Anne Gunderson and defending champion Judy Eller entered a stiff competition field with six others as events began.
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Calif
Jo Anne Gunderson
Judy Eller
Women's NCAA Round Two Preview with Arizona State Trio
The article outlines round two pairings for the women’s NCAA tournament featuring Arizona State stars Gunderson Eller and Wheeler. It lists quarterfinal matchups including Judy Kimball Kansas Betsy Cullen Oklahoma and Sherry Wheeler Arizona State versus Barbara White Centenary, plus first round results such as Ashley Kansas defeating Schull and Kimball beating Linda Collins Stanford 1 up.
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Arizona State
Judy Kimball
Kansas
Miss Eller
Julie Hull
Purdue
Jean Ashley
Betsy Cullen
Oklahoma
Sherry Wheeler
Barbara Faye White
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Miss Ashley
Karen Schull
Miss Kimball
Linda Collins
Stanford
Wichita Woman Favored to Win Kansas Women’s Amateur
Natasha Matson of Wichita leads favorites in the Kansas Women’s Amateur Golf Tournament after earning medalist honors with 39 37 76 at Crestview. She seeks a second straight title, with Mrs. L J Holgerson, Mrs. Ken Grigsby, and Mrs. Marshall Becker among qualifiers and opponents in the championship flight.
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Natasha Matson
Kansas
L. J. Holgerson
Vicki Pettit
Ken Grigsby
Coffeyville
Marshall Becker
Topeka
Robert Allen
Chanute
Crestview
Paul Graham
el Dorado
Howard Engleman
Salina
Howard Dunham
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