Walcott Camp Demands 45 Percent Cut for Title Fight
Jersey Joe Walcott and manager Felix Bocchicchio push for a 45 percent champion’s share in a September heavyweight title defense against Rocky Marciano or Harry Matthews. Bocchicchio cites money as the goal while noting possible opponents and discussing Walcott’s recent defense victory over Charles.
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Top Ten American and National League Batsmen
The AP list shows leading hitters by at bats with DiMaggio and Rosen among AL leaders and Sauer and Robinson leading NL. Notable averages include DiMaggio .349 Rosen .331 Mantle .315 and Sauer .350 Robinson .336 Lockman .330 Adams .321 with RBI leaders Rosen and Sauer.
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N.Y
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Sauer
Bkin
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Lockman
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Walcott Plans Rest After Seventh Round Victory Question
The 38 year old champion Walcott, oldest to hold the crown, defended his age amid questions after a seventh round win. He said the 11 month playoff stretch since winning the title hadn’t bothered him and plans a brief rest before deciding future plans.
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Fights Last Night Phoenix Bout Ends in Decision
In Phoenix Atriz-Petty Servin outpointed Willie Vaughn in a 160 pound bout. The Los Angeles fighter Vaughn pressed the action but the decision favored Servin after ten rounds.
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Atriz—Petty Servin
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Willie Vaughn
Los Angelese
Carl Olson Wins 10 Round Decision
Carl Olson of Honolulu defeated Jimmy Beau of New Canaan Conn in a unanimous 10 round decision at Madison Square Garden. Olson pressed the pace with a close range attack and steady cross fire, dominating all night without a knockdown as 2,463 fans paid $6,231.
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Bobo) Olson
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Jimmy Beau
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Olson
Sugar Ray Robinson
Trabert and McGregor Reach Belgium Tournament Finals
Tony Trabert and Ken McGregor advanced to the final round in Brussels. Trabert defeated Mervyn Rose in a five set marathon 5-7 3-6 8-6 6-1 6-4. McGregor eliminated Budge Party of Los Angeles 5-7 6-1 8-6 6-2.
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Ken McGregor
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Trabert
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McGregor
Budge
Los Angeles
Face Shuts Out Buffs in Ten for 3-0 Win
Elroy Face, 24, Fort Worth right hander, threw nine scoreless innings and no hits against the Houston Buffs. A single by Ed Mierkowicz in the 10th broke up the no no, as Face allowed only 33 Buffs in ten frames and earned a 3-0 victory in extra innings.
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Elroy Face
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Houston Buffs
Face
Brooklyn
Ed Mierkowicz
Intercollegiate football union to test officials
The rules commission of the Intercollegiate Football Union plans written exams on rules and interpretation for its officials. The August test will be held simultaneously in London, Hamilton, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa and Montreal. A rating form for officials will be completed after games by coaches, commission members and the referee in chief to aid in selecting future officials.
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Intercollegiate Football Union
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Kingston
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Montreal
Hec Crighton
Referee Says Charles Hit Four Low Blows
Philadelphia AP Zach Clayton the Jersey referee of the Walcott Charles heavyweight title bout said Ezzard Charles struck four low blows Thursday night. Clayton warned Charles after the fourth foul and did not deduct a round. He noted Charles hit him below the belt eight times in 15 rounds. The referee added he did not penalize Charles for lack of damage.
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Philadelphia
Zach Clayton
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Ezzard
Walcott
Charles
Clayton
Pennsylvania
Automatic dial telephones dominate Canadian usage
More than 62 percent of Canadian telephones are of the automatic dial type, a sharp rise from 26 percent in 1929, reflecting rapid modernization of the country’s communications network.
100 Grand Payoff For Joe Walcott
Philadelphia AP reported Jersey Joe Walcott earned 103123 for defending his heavyweight title against Ezzard Charles Thursday night. Official tallies showed 43123 from the gate plus a 60000 television guarantee of the 175000 rights, while Charles took 923?473. The gross gate reached 211755 from 21599 spectators with taxes leaving a net gate of 143744.
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Philadelphia
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Ezzard
Charles
Britain Leads in Curtis Golf Meet
The British Curtis Cup team defeated America in two of the three fourball matches at Muirfield in Scotland, taking a strong early lead in the competition. The Americans must win at least four of six singles to retain the trophy, a target unmatched by Britain in 20 years of play.
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Scotland
America
Britain
Walter Wanger Transferred to Honor Farm After Jail Stay
Walter Wanger, after two nights in jail, was moved yesterday to an outlying honor farm for his four month sentence in the shooting of his wife's agent. A jail classification board deemed the 57 year old movie producer a good risk for outside work at the Ways camp in the mountains.
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Walter Wanger
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