Bay City Named Trouble Spot in PCL This Season
The Pacific Coast League faces financial strain as San Francisco Seals and Sacramento struggle to attract crowds. Opening Week drew 29,122 for the Seals while Seattle and Portland lagged. total league attendance nears 400,000, far short of sustaining a third major league. Fans hope a winning team boosts gate receipts.
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Hollywood Stars
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Los Angeles
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Hollywood
Oaks
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Portand
Padres
Sacramento
NBA ranks Ezzard Charles as top challenger to Marciano
Washington AP The National Boxing Association named Ezzard Charles as the leading logical challenger to Rocky Marciano's heavyweight title in a 15 round bout at Yankee Stadium on June 17. Charles would become the first ex-champion to regain the crown if he wins. The NBA also listed Valdez, Corkell, and La Starza among top heavies, with Johnson urged to defend against Archie Moore as the sole logical light heavyweight contender.
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National Boxing Assn
NBA
Rocky Marciano
Ezzard Charles
Charles
Marciano
Yankee Stadium
Charles Tal
Marcian
Nino Valdez
Cuba
Don Corkell
England
Roland la Starzasi
New York
Dan Bucceroni
Tommy
Hurricane) Jackson
Moore
Jimmy Slade
Johnson
Bobo Olson
Rocky Castellani
Joey Giardella
Randy Turpin
Kid Gavilan
Carmen Basilio
Billy Graham
Dell Flanagan
Johnny Saxton
Wings Face Canadiens In Sixth Stanley Cup Final
Montreal hosts Detroit in game six of the best-of-seven final with Detroit needing one win for the Cup. Coach Tommy Ivan plans no lineup changes, adding Gilies Dube to strengthen the forward line after Jar. Reibel suffered a fractured cheekbone.
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Red Wings
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Wings
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Sherbrooke
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Reibel
Masters Champion Snead Wins on 13th Hole
The Masters winner Sam Snead birdied the 470 yard par-5 13th hole for a third straight day, erasing a late deficit to win by one stroke. Hogan and others struggled at the hole, a pivotal turn in the 1954 Masters narrative.
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Snead
Jay
Ben
Hogan
Billy Joe
Patton
Horatio Alger
Bowler falls one pin short of perfect in Canadian tourney
In Toronto Canadian press notes a bowler from Bremerton Dale Carter aged 27 missed a perfect 300 by one pin with a 299 in the American Bowling Congress Tournament. The recap covers Walls defeating Harrison in a separate boxing bout and other local bowling results including Cartwright and Meadowlark Women's Club events.
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Dale Carter
Roofer
Bremerton
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Wav
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Canadiah
Earl
Rocky Marciano
ABC
Pete St. Paul
Minn
Tom
Tmy Harrison
Los Angeles
Walls
Harrison
Tony
Sparando
Rego Park
N. Y.l
Carter
Maple Leaf Gardens
Ring
Ernie Mason's Race Track Specials Recap Card
BEST BET Major H runs second while BEST CHANCE Goldie H is seventh. MOST PROBABLE WINNER Diss Cando takes third. PREFERRED PARLAY Della Boy to Central Bar. BANKROLL SPECIAL Mr. Scott in sixth. CLOCKER'S TIP H. J. Sandman in eighth.
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California Bears poised for closer meet at Westwood this weekend
In This Corner notes a more optimistic outlook for the California Bears as they prepare for a dual meet at Westwood. Michigan athletes posted top national marks, while SC's Bungay and Koch stood out for potential breakthroughs. Pepperdine's Z Johnson posted fast times, and Santa Barbara State's Shelton earned belt athlete honors after a string of strong performances.
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Ducky
Michigan
Jess Mortensen
Dave Bungay
Stanford
Des Koch
Ernie Shelton
Z Johnson
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Howe
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Shelton
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Naff
Sail Classic at Newport Intercollegiate championships set
Southern California will host the 1954 National Intercollegiate sailing championships on Newport Bay June 16 to 18. Pomona-Claremont captain Bixby IV, 1954 IYRA president, says eight schools from four sectors will compete with eliminations in late April and early May. U of Washington and UCLA have claimed Pacific Coast spots. Winners in the Long Beach Little Ships Harbor series were Lanai Land's End, Eibilron, and several others in three divisions.
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