Million Dollar Gate Eyed for Title Bout
New York AP reports heavyweight champs Rocky Marciano and Jersey Joe Walcott, both eager for a million dollar plus gate, set for April 10 at Chicago Stadium. Inter national Boxing Club confirms six weeks of site wrangling with Angela Malandra, Walcott’s manager, as attorney for Bocchicchio. Each fighter to receive 80 percent of receipts. TV deals in preliminary talks with potential 250k to 300k TV take.
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New York
Rocky Marciano
Joe Walcott
Chicago Stadium
Jim Norris
International Boxing Club
Angela Malandra
Felix Bocchicchio
Walcott
Rocky
Joe
Nectis
Marciano
Grossingers
N. C
Brock
al Weidl
Dan Flone Walcott
Sale Old Puppy
Camden
N. J
Flori
Jersevyy Joé
Mays Landing
Charles Fights Tonight on TV in Detroit
Ezzard Charles seeks another heavyweight title shot as he faces Tommy Harrison of Los Angeles in a nationally televised 10 round bout at 7 PM Pacific. Charles is a 1-3 favorite. Harrison, 23, is nine years younger with notable wins over Jimmy Bivins and Wes Bascom. Crowd may reach 4500. Charles gets 35 percent of the gate plus 2900 TV money while Harrison takes 20 percent and 2000 in TV money.
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Detroit
Ezzard Charles
Tommy Harrison
Los Angeles
Charles
Harrison
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Wes Bascom
St. Louis
Ernie Jorge Resigns as COP Grid Post Coach
San Francisco Chronicle reports College of Pacific football coach Ernie Jorge resigned Tuesday amid speculation he will join NFL as an assistant. COP officials offered no comment. Jorge joined COP in 1947 as line coach and became head coach in 1951 after a three year contract approval. The Tigers finished seven wins, three losses, one tie and defeated Mississippi Southern in the Sun Bowl.
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Chronicle
College of Pacific
Ernie Jorge
The
Jorge
Chicago Cardinals
Los Angeles Rams
COP
Robert Burns
Tigers
Mississippi Southern
Texas Loses Casaba Lead In Last Second Miss
Texas miss from George Scaling costs Longhorns a 60 to 59 loss to Baylor, tying first in the Southwest with TCU. North Carolina falls to Richmond 87 to 82 in double overtime, giving Maryland a chance to rise. Holy Cross grips Yale 95 to 92. Fordham tops Colgate 74 to 56. St. Louis beats Wichita 78 to 68 as Missouri Valley action shifts standings.
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New York
Texas
North Carolina
Richmond
George Scaling
Longhorns
Baylor
Texas Christian
Scaling
Tarheels
Maryland
George Washington
DePaul
Fordham
Holy Cross
St. Louis
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Little Elmhurst
Colgate
Ed Conlin
Wichita
Golfers Tune Up for El Paso Open
Golfers tune up for the El Paso Open with many winter stars entering the second annual $10,000 event. Cary Middlecoff won last year as a field of over 140 players prepares for the first round.
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Cary Middlecoff
EL Paso
Ave
Talent Auctioneer Waldorf Bids at Red Bluff Hereford Sale
University of California coach Lynn Pappy Waldorf volunteers as bull auctioneer at the Red Bluff Range Bull sale to raise funds for the March of Dimes during the annual Hereford event.
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Waldorf
Red Bluff
University of California
Lynn (Pappy
Red Bluff Range
Rams to meet Browns in preseason at Los Angeles Coliseum
Los Angeles Rams will clash with the Cleveland Browns in a preseason exhibition at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 28. Officials announced that the club’s summer swing to the coast also includes a game against the San Francisco 49ers on August 23 at Kezar Stadium.
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Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Aiss
San Francisco 49Ers
Kezar Stadium
Betting Ban Would Hurt State Say Followers
California racing backers protest a plan to ban pari mutuel betting arguing it would harm the economy and education. Dwight Murphy says the measure would cost jobs and force people to seek illegal gambling, while Bay Meadows manager William Kyne predicts California voters will keep horse racing by four to one.
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San Francisco
IEC
California
Dwight Murphy
State Horse Racing Board
Garoble
William Kyne
Bay Meadows
Kyne
Murphy
Nevada
P ‘Murphy
Bradley Braves Face UCLA In Pacific Coast Tour Start
Coach Forddy Anderson of Bradley plans a revenge game against UCLA in Westwood after a Dec 22 loss in Peoria. The Braves, 10-7, travel to San Francisco next, with key injuries to John Riley. Also notes on officiating shifts, Midwest and West Coast play styles, and Perry Olt and Bob Carney on the Bradley traveling squad.
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Forddy Anderson
Bradley A. Braves
UCLA
Westwood
Uclans
Peoria
Braves
San Francisco
Smutinwes
Bradley
Westwood Village
John Riley
Dick Peterson
Forddy
Stanford Indians
Midwest
Indiana
Tlinois
Behting
Red Kerr
Dlinois
Buzz Oit
Bob Carney
Carney
Johnny Wooden
Bruins
Don Bragg
John Moore
Ron Livingston
Barry Porter
Mile Hibler
Bragg
Moore
Hibier
Porter
Livingston
Bendley
Tennis Ace Kramer Eyes San Francisco Forty Niners Buy
Tennis star Jack Kramer indicated he would buy the San Francisco Forty Niners football franchise, saying he is ready to become an owner not a player. Commissioner Bert Bell noted sales require league approval and buyers must be acceptable to the league.
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Philadelphia
Jack Kramer
Kramer
Frank Sedgman
Pittshureh
San Francisco 48Ers
Bert Bell
Frank Gara
Anthony
Victor Morabito
Anthony Morabito
Bell
Morabito
San Francisco
Victor P. Morabito
Forty Niners
Chicago Bears
Seid O'Gara
49Ers
Canada Pros Seek Vessels OKLAHOMA CITY
J Billy Wessels Heisman winner and Oklahoma halfback acknowledged a very attractive offer from the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian League while leaving open the chance to join the Baltimore Colts of the NFL. He would not confirm the offered amount but hinted at reports of fourteen thousand dollars and said he has not yet ruled pro play nor ruled out Baltimore.
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Oklahoma City
J. Billy
Wessels
Edmonton, Eskimos
Baltimore Colts
Colts
University of Oklahoma
Eskimos
Baltimore
Canada
Pro Grid Cities Heavy With TV
Federal statistician testified that 2 percent of the nation’s TV sets are within 60 miles of NFL cities, with 970,000 sets in the Philadelphia Eagles territory. Another witness, Robert Morris Pierce, said WDOK was denied permission to broadcast pro games on Thanksgiving 1950 and the Bears game in December 1950 despite Cleveland and Browns schedules.
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Joseph Fatoran
Antitrust Division
Department of Justice
Charhet League
Futoran
NFL
Philadelphia Eagles
Robert Mortis Pierce
Allan K Grim
Pierce
WDOK
Cleveland
Los Angeles Chicago Bears
Browns
Mustangs Coach Expected Soon
Dallas Texas Marty Bell athletic director at Southern Methodist University said he will present recommendations to the faculty committee on athletics for a new head football coach. More than half a dozen applicants including Rusty Russell’s successor candidates have expressed interest. Bell expects the faculty committee to meet and an announcement by week’s end.
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Dallas
Texas
Marty Bell
Southern Methodist University
H.N
Rusty) Russell
Buddy) Brothers
Tulsa
Carl Snavely
North Carolina
Bill Daddie
Chicago Cardinals
Andy Pilney
Tulane
Beli
IPCL Writers Honors Padre Salveson Top Achievement
San Diego veteran pitcher Jack Salveson of Long Beach was named the Pacific Coast League Baseball Writers Association Top Achievement of the Year for 1952. The 25-year veteran joined a select group with 20 or more PCL wins, securing his place among only ten others on the list after posting 10 victories in 1952. He pitched for Los Angeles Oakland Sacramento Hollywood and San Diego during his lengthy career.
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Jack Salveson
San Dego
Pacific Coast League Baseball Writers Associations
Salveson
Long Beach
Weho
Hhas
Los Angeles
Oakland
Sacramento
Hollywood
San Diego
Racing and Team Scores Highlight Flying Auditorium Meet
Fragmented sports note from Radi YADIO covers a Flying Auditorium event with teams including Charles v4 and Torooty Herriven-7p RN Regime at KECA Novaien, listing unclear rosters and a 100 meter context.
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Radi Yadio
Fers
Cilztowia
Roozduy
KKRRD
Itn
Ze Ferpantez
Beri Charles
Torooty Herriven
Flying Auditorium
KECA
Novaien Eexat
KTIV
What About Chuck Davey Not Fought Gavilan Fight
Chicago Stadium hosts the welterweight title clash on February 11 as Kid Gavilan defends against Davey Camp. Promoter Hector Knowles argues Davey earned a title shot by drawing crowds and a strong record, while opponents historically avoided him until his rising draw.
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Chuck Davey
Davey
Hector Knowles
Kid Gavilan
Chicago Stadium
Chuck
Fang
Gavilan
Knowles
Bratton
Turner
Uck
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Babe) Pinelli
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