After Charles What For Rocky Title Bout Outlook
Harry Grayson assesses Rocky Marciano's path after his win over Jersey Joe Walcott. He flags Ezzard Charles as the main challenger, notes Charles prospects in a 15 round Yankee Stadium bout on June 17, and predicts limited future challengers and a possible slide to TV arenas if interest wanes.
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Mt Vernon Kings Rain Out In Decatur Debacle
The Mt. Vernon Kings had their Decatur game postponed as rain canceled the first of a six day road trip. Two other M O Valley games were wiped out by wet weather while Hannibal beat Mattoon to surge into fourth in the league standings. Manager Zeke Bekeza announced the release of second baseman Dick Carney and said Walter Novak of Nashville may sign, with talks of two more northern Illinois players.
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Valley standings show Hannibal, Mattoon, and Mt. Vernon key clubs with rain causing postponements for Mt. Vernon at Decatur, Paris at Dubuque, and Danville at Clinton. American Association results include Louisville defeating Indianapolis 10 to 1, Columbus beating St Paul 3 to 0, and Minneapolis over Charleston 10 to 3 with Kansas City at Toledo postponed.
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Talbott Picks Rocky Marciano Cinch To Beat Ezzard Charles
AP writer notes Marciano’s 45 straight wins and predicts a 12th round stoppage. Louis favors an early knockout while Talbott argues Charles will endure body punishment before Marciano finishes him in round 12.
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Rocky Marciano to Face Mazard Charles in New York Fight
Heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano prepares to defend his title against Mazard Charles at Yan Kee Stadium on Thursday night. Odds favor Marciano 1-2 to win. Charles labeled a heavy underdog at 5-1. Both fighters leave Catskill camps today as warm humid weather looms with possible thunder showers. no home TV for the 8:30 p.m. CST bout.
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Minoso and Musial Lead All-Star Balloting
Orestes Minnie Minoso of the Chicago White Sox remains the leader in the second All-Star poll tabulation with 2014 votes for the American League starting lineup at Cleveland on July 14. Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals tops the National League with 1992 votes as balloting runs from Friday until July 3 midnight.
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Wednesday Basketball Schedule and Tuesday Results
Schedule lists Wednesday games Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at Detroit Washington at Cleveland and New York at Baltimore with Tuesday results showing New York 6 Baltimore 4 Cleveland 9 Washington 3 Philadelphia 11 Chicago dh Detroit 4 Boston. Thursday games include Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at Detroit Cincinnati at New York Milwaukee at Brooklyn St Louis at Philadelphia Chicago at Pittsburgh and related scores New York 3 Cincinnati 3 Milwaukee 7 Brooklyn 6 St Louis 3 Philadelphia 1.
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Big Ten Triumphs In Rose Bowl Of Collegiate Track
The Big Ten upset the Pacific Coast 74 to 54 in the annual interconference track meet in Evanston Illinois. Illinois led with five individual winners including Williams Thomson Fessenden Maynard and Corley and contributed 261 points with a strong 440 relay. PCC aided the Big Ten when Jim EA skipped his specialty to help the 220 and mile relay. Purdue’s Youtsey and Michigan’s Gosper filled the 440 sweep.
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Indians Promote Rookie Infielder to Strengthen Infield
Pawloski, a 22 year old rookie, joins the Cleveland Indians to fix second base woes. A Fort Lee Army star, he reports today after four years in the minors. Injuries sidelined Bob Avila and Sam Dente as Pawloski seeks to prove himself in the majors.
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Peddle Drews to Reds ends MLB trade deadline
The deadline for major league trades passed with only one deal on the final day. Philadelphia pitcher Karl Drews was sold to the Cincinnati Reds for an undisclosed cash amount. The rule now requires waivers before any further trades. In Hazleton, Bob Provizzi won a bout in Freeland.
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Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching
A collage of leaders by team with names like Snider Jablonski Rose and Minoso. Key figures include Musial in runs batted in and home runs, Haddix and Spahn for strikeouts, and Morgan Turley Trucks among top pitchers. The data spans multiple clubs including Brooklyn St Louis Chicago Cleveland and Detroit.
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Match Play In Junior Tourney At Western Junior
CHAMPAIGN Illinois begins match play in the 37th Western Junior golf tour at the University of Illinois course. 382 players qualify with Ronald Sewarzel a 1-year-old Pittsburgh youth as medalist with a 70, Henry Loeb of Highland Park, Ohio, tied for third after a 73. runnerup Joe Campbell of Anderson Indiana shot 72. The 36-hole championship match is set for Friday.
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Patty Berg Faces Latin American Champ in Open Card
Waukegan Illinois features a second round women’s Western Open match between Patty Berg and Fay Crocker of Uruguay. Crocker, daughter of a 27 time Uruguay champion, has dominated regional titles, while Berg, a four time Western Open winner, seeks to extend her record as other top players advance.
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Major League Stars add late homer for Giants win
Hank Thompson of the New York Giants hit a ninth inning three run homer with two on and two out to lift New York to a 9-4 victory over Cincinnati. Vic Raschi earned his sixth win for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 3-1 win over Philadelphia, allowing six hits.
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Giants take league lead as Durocher pays out
Giants win 5-3 over Cincinnati to tie for first after Hank Thompson belts a three run homer in the ninth. Leo Durocher added 200 dollars in C notes to settle Tay lor’s homer payday and Thompson’s hit sealed the triumph. Brooklyn loses to Milwaukee as Chicago and Philadelphia win elsewhere in the majors.
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Hamner and Reese Move Ahead in All Star Balloting
Gran Hamner of Philadelphia second base and Pee Wee Reese of Brooklyn shortstop led NL voting with Hamner 3486 to 3252 over Red Schoendienst and Reese 2748 to 2503 over John Logan. Minnie Minoso leads AL with 4116 and Stan Musial tops NL with 4012.
Del Flanagan Fights Rugged Wet Tonight
Del Flanagan of St. Paul faces Detroit veteran Allie Gronik in a CBS televised 10 round welterweight bout at Olympia Stadium. Flanagan, ranked near Carmen Basilio for Kid Gavilan’s title, holds a 65-7-2 record. Gronik, 25, returns after years of small club rings with a 32-11-6 mark and a strong chin.
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Missouri U vs Rollins Tenue in NCAA final rescheduled
The postponed NCAA baseball final pits Rollins College against Missouri at Omaha Municipal Stadium after day-long rains. Missouri gains a rest day, while Rollins also had Monday off. Both teams keep left-handed starters Art Brophy and Ed Cook, with Brophy at 8-0 and Cook at 4-1 this season.
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Raschi Shuts Down Phillies In Six-Hit Win
Vic Raschi pitched six hits to top the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 in Philadelphia. Rip Repulski hit a two run homer backed by Raschi who also scored on Repulski’s third inning shot. The Phillies lone run came on a first inning walk and Granny Hamner single scoring Richie Ashburn. Bill Sarni started the seventh with a single, Tom Alston doubled, and Grammas brought in the insurance run on a sacrifice fly.
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Olson Routs Turner In Eighth Round TKO Clash
In Honolulu Stadium Tuesday night middleweight champ Carl Olson won a blood spattered non title bout by technical knockout over Jesse Turner of St. Louis in the eighth round. Turner, bleeding from the nose and cuts under both eyes, showed early life but faded after the second round.
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Three I League Scores From Cedar Rapids and Peoria
Keokuk defeated Terre Haute 3 to 2, Cedar Rapids beat Quincy 3 to 2, Waterloo won over Peoria 7 to 6 in a trio of close baseball contests.
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