Robinson to defend title for $1 against Fusari in Runyon Fund bout
Sugar Ray Robinson will defend his welterweight crown for $1 against Char lie Fusari August 7 in Jersey City in a 15 round bout to benefit the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund. Promoter Andy Niederreiter announced the signed contracts and noted Fusari will receive 25 percent of the net gate.
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Jack Hand
New York
Sugar Ray Robinson
Charlie Fusari
Irvington
N. J
Jersey City
Damon Runyon
Walter Winchell
Runyon Cancer Fund
George Gainford
Robinson
Pennsylvania
Wilkes- Barre
Jose Basora
Lee Sala
Donora
Pittsburgh
Ike Williams
Trenton
Philadelphia
Sala
Williams
Ray
Greenwood Lake
Gainford
Robert Villemain
Fusari
Rasora
Willemain
National Boxing Association
New York State
Jake LaMotta
Niederreiter
Humbert J. Fugazy
Abe Greene
Delta League REBS TRIP CALHOUN
West Monroe Rebels climb to third in Louisiana Delta League with an 8 to 3 win over Calhoun then host Bonita Jones at Cloyd's Park. Nolan settled Calhoun after a shaky start as Humble led Calhoun with a triple and two hits. Game details include strong defense by Jack Nolan and scoring by Calhoun and West Monroe.
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Rebs
Calhoun
West Monroe
Jack Nolan
Bob Humble
A & J W. Mon
Sanford
Salsbury
K. Salsbury
Humble and Co
Salsbury, Ale
Nolan and Pickens
Smith
Bonita-Jones
Jones
Louisiana Delta League
Mangham
Boone
Harp
Domino
Rabb
Jess Mercer
Junsr Mercer
Burley
Moore
Abb
Cook
Dawson
Bonita Jones
Local Matches Highlight Busy Schedule Across LTI and Partners
Today's games feature LTI facing B and B, Sherrouse meeting Legion, N J C Hunt and Whitaker against Chatham, Monroe clashing with Drew, and West Mon. American families now own 19 million life insurance policies, an increase of more than four percent.
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L. T. Bi Sherrouse
Legion
N. J. C. Hunt
Whitaker
Chatham
Monroe
Drew
West Mon
American Legion
Hatham
Monroe Sereeee
Hunt and
Sherrouse
Curtis Brothers Win Mat Scraps In Monroe Arena
The Curtis brothers defeated tough opponents at Kallie’s arena on Walnut Street. George beat Joe Wolfe after three falls 20, 7, and 4 minutes. Big Jack overwhelmed Rex Mobley with a final fall of 11 minutes amid prior arm holds and hair pulls. Mobley previously teamed with Q Ball, who is noted for his name.
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Curtis Brothers
Monroe
Kallie
Walnut Street
George Curtis
Joe Wolfe
Big Jack
Rex Mobley
Texas City
Tex
Curtis
Mobley
Oklahoma
Q. Ball
Yankees Sell Catcher Niarhos To White Sox
New York Yankees sold catcher Gus Niarhos to the Chicago White Sox for the waiver price of 10 000. Ed Malone was reportedly sold to the Yankees by the White Sox as part of a Kansas City farm move, with Red Patterson stating no connection to Niarhos deal. Niarhos, 29, reserve catcher, had four years with the Yankees and limited action this season. Malone joined the White Sox last year from Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast League.
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New York
New York Yankees
Gus Niarhos
Chicago White Sox
Heyv
White Sox
Ed Malone
Yankees
Kansas City
American Association
Red Patterson
Niarhos
Blues
Malone
Los Angeles
Art Larsen
San Leandro
Calif
Lennart Bergelin
Sweden
Irv Dorfman
Talbert
Enrique Morea
Buenos Aires
Gardnar Mulloy
Nadir Kumar
India
Nancy Chaffee
Marta Barnett
Coral Gables
Fla
Nancy
Miss Barnett
Betty Rosenquest
South Orange
N. J
United States
LaMotta Tunes Up For Bout With Tiberio Mitri
New York June 28. Middleweight champion Jake LaMotta trains in a Bronx gym focusing on body punching for the July 12 title clash with Italy’s Tiberio Mitri at the Polo Grounds. LaMotta sparred with Jack Burke of Pittsburgh. Mitri boxed two rounds at his Greenwood Lake camp as heat limits kept both fighters from longer sessions.
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New York
Jake LaMotta
Bronx
Italy
Tiberio Mitri
Polo Grounds
LaMotta
Husky Jack Burke
Pittsburgh
Mitri
Greenwood Lake
Night games list for Winnsboro Urania Jonesville and more
Regional schedule shows Winnsboro at Urania night game Jonesville at Lake Providence night matchups and Tallulah at Columbia tonight with key teams slated for late play across venues and times
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Columbia Pecere
Urania Porage Sages
Winnsboro Eee
Jonesville
Lake Providence
Tallulah
Winnsboro
Urania
Columbia
Hanes GIVVIES Shorts Offer Anti Squirm Comfort
The seamless roomy seat in Hanes GIVVIES Shorts provides anti squirm support with a bias cut design. Hall Monroe promotes the feature highlighting comfort and fit for active wear.
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Hanes
Talbert Leads Americans In Wimbledon First Round
Wimbledon action filled the day as Billy Talbert, the No 1 seed, overwhelmed Marcelo Coen 6-1 6-3 6-0 to reach the third round. Americans Seixas, Patty, Bromwich, and Trabert advanced, while Bose withdrew with malaria after leading Van Swol.
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Wimbledon
England
Billy Talbert
New York
Jack Kramer
Talbert
Marcelo Coen
Egypt
Dilip Bose
India
Hans van Swol
Holland
Bose
Annalisa Bossi
Italy
Maria Weiss
Buenos Aires
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
U. S
Trabert
Tony Mottram
Great Britain
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
S. L. R. Sawahy
Patty
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Jackie Brichant
Seixas
Australia
Jack Bromwich
Bromwich
P. E. Hare
Seeded players win in Southern Tennis meet in Louisville
Laura Lou John of Clearwater Fla defeated Betty Gray 6-2 4-6 6-4 to reach the round of 16 at the Southern Tennis Championships in Louisville. Magda Burac and Baba Lewis also advanced, while several top seeds and notables saw mixed results in a day of action.
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Louisville
Laura Lou John
Clearwater
Fla
Betty Gray
Houston
Tex
Lovely
Magda Burac
Los Angeles
Laura Lou
Mildred Thornton
Ormond Beach
Baba Lewis
Boston
Mela Ramierez
Sara Mae Turber
Evansville
Ind
Marjorie Roselle
Lexington
Jean Arth
St. Paul
Peggy Williig
Texas
Leonard Brose
Michigan State
Calhoun Dickson
Tampa
Dickson
Donnie Kaiser
Fred Fisher
Seattle
Fisher
Jimmy Brink
Little Rock
Ark
Brink
Princeton University
Gerry Thomas
Charles DeVoe
Tom Raleigh
Princeton
Gil Bagley
George Pope
Harlan, Ky
Baseball matchups across major leagues and minor circuits
Schedule of games across cotton States, National, Texas and Southeastern leagues with pairings such as Dorado at Hot Springs and Greenville at Pine Bluff in the Cotton States League, plus New York at Brooklyn and Boston at Philadelphia in the National League, and several regional clashes in the Texas, Southern Association and Evangeline circuits.
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Hot Springs
Greenville
Pine Bluff
Natchez
Clarksdale
Monroe
Greenwood
National League
New York
Brooklyn
Koslo
Hatten
Philadelphia
Boston
Simmons
Sain
St. Louis
Chicago
Staley
Munger
Lade
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Raffensberger
Fox
Werle
Detroit
Holcombe
Houtteman
Washington
Lima
Ostrowski
Cleveland
Ight
Lemon
Dorish
Kinder
Brissie
William Berry dies rise of harness racing figure at 72
Saratoga Springs N Y June 27 William Billy Berry a harness racing driver and trainer for more than 50 years died at his home Tuesday He had driven at the Saratoga Raceway last week
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
William
Billy) Berry
Berry
Saratoga Raceway
Southern Asi'n Little Rock vs Chattanooga baseball scorecard
Score details show Southern Asi'n Little Rock 19 Chattanooga 0 with Kapuscinski Williamson Doolittle Chandler Fleitas contributing in the win. Atlanta Mobile Memphis Nashville Birmingham New Orleans and other regional games listed with pitchers and innings reflected in a dense score summary.
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Southern Association
Birmingham
New Orleans
Memphis
Nashville
Atlanta
Mobile
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Kapuscinski
Williamson
Doolittle
Chandler
Fleitas
Weems Shuts Out Monticello 5-0 in Valley League Showdown
In Valley League action at Pa Rryville, Luther Weems dominated Monticello, pitching Big Creek to a 5-0 win. Weems struck out 12, allowing only two hits for Monticello as Loyd Weems and Luther Weems provided support. Final scores show Big Creek 5 Monticello 0 with Monticello scoring no runs.
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Rryville
Luther Weems
Monticello
Big Creek
Weems
Dales
Loyd Weems
L. Weems
L. Coleman
C. Pace
Canada and US End Peacetime Loran Station Setup
Ottawa reports that Canada and the United States will abandon peacetime operation of the northern Loran chain. Defense Minister Brooke Claxton said Arctic radio conditions render the system too costly for peacetime use, though it may be kept for wartime if needed. The project began after World War II and was largely US funded.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Far North
Defense
Brooke Claxton
House of Commons
Arctic
Claxton
Navigation of ships and aircraft in the north
Claxton warned that navigation of ships and aircraft depended on tests, but there was no way to tell if these systems would function adequately in the northern region.
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Claxton
High diver freed of court charge in Baltimore
Paul Upperman, 27, dived 40 feet from Hanover street bridge into the Patapsco river to collect a $5 bet. He faced Magistrate Herbert Franklin on a disorderly conduct charge. the magistrate dismissed the case after noting the risk versus the money.
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Baltimore
Paul Upperman
Hanover Street
Patapsco
Rabbit Maranville Stricken With Pneumonia in Seattle
Seattle reports Rabbit Maranville Walter 59 has pneumonia after arriving as a special guest for a junior all star baseball program. He grew ill after returning to his hotel and is said to be recovering in Maynard Hospital with condition recorded as satisfactory. Ace Adams of the New York Giants once played 70 games in 1943.
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Seattle
Rabbit
Walter) Maranville
Maynard Hospital
Maranville
New York
Ace Adams
New York Giants
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George
Tiberio
Joseph Mickel
By Ben Phliegar
Mington
Del
Faye Cooke
Rita Anderson
Hollywood
Doris Hart
Jacksonville
Miss Brough
Kay Tuckey
Miss Tuckey
Doris
Nancy Morrison
Palm Beach
P. L. Downey
Barbara Scofield
San Francisco
Helen Stoodley-Morgan
Helen Rihbany
E. C. Peters
Dorothy Head
Alameda
H. E. F. Behr
Pat Todd
la Jolla
G. M. Worrall
Robert
Lefty) Grove
Fort Worth
Dallas
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Beaumont
San Antonio
Selma
Vicksburg
Montgomery
Jackson
Anniston
Meridian
Gadsden
Pensacola
Evangeline League
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Thibodaux
Lafayette
New Iberia
Hammond
Abbeville
Fouma
Fowler and
St. Claire
Romano
Turner
Goodwin
Wheeler
Schultz
Mulcahy
Sawatski
Kiely
Nelson
Milankovich
Pettit
Ganss
Cotton States Oilers
E! Dorado
Wehant and
Decker
Wasiluk
Lawson
Rullo
Nordgren
Pickens
Hill
Chozen
Zini
Jenyon
W. Haas
Valley League
Chreek Victor
Jackson Brewing Company
Loran
H. W. Herridge
Rabbit Maranville
Infield
EE Anith
Desiard
Monroe, la
Goodyear Service Store
Winnsboro, la
Mays & Mays
Farmerville, la
Preaus Motor Company
Goodyear
S & M Tire Company
3Rd & Washington
Bastrop, la
Easy Pay Tire Store
Wisner
Gilbert Oil Co., Inc
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