Moore Fights for His Life As Brown Asks End to Game
Former featherweight champion Davey Moore lies in a coma after a knockout by Sugar Ramos at Dodger Stadium. California Governor Brown calls for abolishing professional boxing, urging a 1964 referendum to end the sport. Moore, 29, from Columbus, Ohio, was knocked down twice in the 10th round and stopped as he hung from the ropes.
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Bryant and Butts Discussed 1962 Game Rules Violations
Atlanta AP Bryant and Butts say they spoke by phone before the 1962 Alabama Georgia game about possible rule infractions. Rose clarified his March letter misrepresented terms, denying any rigging or betting charges. Investigations continue after the Sept. 22 game and Post allegations.
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Tribe Tops Betas To Win a Tourney
Haskell Indians under Coach Wayne Postoak defeat Beta Theta Pi of Kansas University 69 to 55 in Leavenworth tourney finals. The victory ends the first junior college season at 14 6 and earns the school its first junior college trophy. Day scores 28 with 14 field goals. Mc Laughlin 16 Medrano 10.
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Lion Ralph Light Named Class AA Area Basketball All Star
Lawrence High guard Ralph Light was named a first-teamer on the Class AA All-Northeast Kansas basketball team by the Topeka Capital Journal. Also listed on the Class AA first team are Roscoe Jackson, Ed Tucker, Ron Franz, and Mike Canfield.
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Tragic boxing deaths echo through age next to blows
After a crowd left, he complained of a severe headache, fainted, and slipped into a coma. Moore's tragedy mirrors Benny Paret’s fatal welterweight loss to Emile Griffith in New York nearly a year earlier and Argentine heavyweight Alejandro Lavorante’s unconsciousness in a Los Angeles bout six months prior, with Lavorante later undergoing brain treatment.
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Kid) Paret
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Comatose Patient Moore Lies Without Planned Surgery
Reports say Moore remains in a coma with no surgery planned due to injury location and absence of hemorrhaging, as medical staff assess prognosis and treatment options.
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Latka says Moore lacked form from start in title bout
Former referee George Latka recalls referee duties for the Davey Moore Sugar Ramos fight. Latka says Moore, the dethroned featherweight champ, struggled early and never seemed himself during the bout.
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Latka comments on Moore fight footwork and leg trouble
Latka, aged 48, recalls Moore’s alarming footwork issues from round ten onward. He notes Moore’s eyes and reflexes appeared fine after the knockdown but feared leg problems from the start, reflecting on Moore’s few losses in the early career and a commission review of Latka’s handling.
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