Fullmer to Meet Basilio for NBA Middleweight Title
Gene Fullmer will defend against Carmen Basilio for the National Boxing Assn. middleweight championship at the San Francisco Cow Palace on August 28. Salt Lake Tribune reports the site and date will be announced in New York Friday morning per Sports Editor John Mooney.
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Williams' Comeback Hope In Slump Says Ted Williams
DETROIT AP Williams, age near 41, vows he is not washed up and credits a sore neck and back for his worst batting spell. He recalls a dramatic eighth inning homer at Briggs Stadium that lifted Boston 10 4 and explains pain limits his head turn and swing. He insists he will rebound and prove his hitting remains strong despite age and injury.
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Cardinals and Athletics Stub Toe In Tuesday Play
The Cardinals lost 9-5 at Milwaukee as Alex Kellner left with an arm injury after facing Hank Aaron. Ken Boyer tied the game with a third inning homer as Hal Jeffcoat was roughed up. Carl Ton Willey earned the win for the Braves while Jeffcoat took the loss. Yankee pitchers dominated Kansas City as Mickey Mantle powered a 10-2 win with a two run homer and 18 hits overall. Whitey Ford allowed five hits in five innings.
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Hartford Fighter Billy Lynch Outpoints Char ley Smith
Hartford, Conn. fighter Billy Lynch defeats Char ley Smith in a ten round decision with the bout held in Hartford and judged by authorities in the city.
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Writers favor Floyd Patterson in Johansson clash
New York AP reports 63 of 69 boxing writers expect Floyd Patterson to defeat Ingemar Johansson Thursday. Swedish correspondents split, with most predicting Patterson will win before the limit, many bets landing on rounds from first to fifteenth and the eighth round receiving the most votes.
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National Collegiate Qualifying Scoring in Eugene
Scores from the final qualifying round of the NCAA golf tournament in Eugene list players from Missouri Oklahoma State Tulsa Wichita and others with totals and rounds. Notable names include Robert Matin George Cram Tom Vickers and Terry Wilcox with varying scores.
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Tulsa
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Jin Wright
Fred Lawson
Thomas Garrity
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Terry Jones
Tom Vickers
Wichita
Open tennis to amateurs and pros eyed within two years
Wimbledon reports progress toward open tournaments for amateurs and professionals with a July 8 Dublin meeting of the International Lawn Tennis Conference. The group plans to authorize a nine member board to draft rules admitting both groups, aligning tennis with golf in matter of eligibility. The Wimbledon program focused on women's rounds as seed results and match points highlighted short, tense games.
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