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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1957
Page
10
Sugar Ray Robinson meets world middleweight champion Gene Fullmer in a rematch likely to draw about 12 000 fans and a gate near 150 000. TV and radio receipts could push fighters to roughly 65 000 each, under the five point must scoring system.
Detroit boosts front office with John J. McHale a 35 year old hire as general manager He immediately acquires Karl Olson from the Red Sox and ships Jack Phillips to the San Francisco Seals The Sox also buy Olson from Washington and Detroit adds Harry Sisson as executive vice president and Charles Gehringer in advisory role The move aims to keep the front office out of the news for a while and comes as Detroit reshapes leadership ahead of a Yankees game
Walkersville High School tied Boonsboro late but faltered in the final frame as Boonsboro won 6 to 5 at Boonsboro. Boonsboro led early with two runs in the first, two in the fifth, and one in the sixth. Walkersville rallied for five runs in the seventh inning to knot the score before a seventh inning error allowed the winning run. Skewbridge of Boonsboro sparked the decisive moment with a single, stolen base, and scoring on an error.
College scores recap with multiple games across baseball, tennis, track, golf and more. Notable victors include Virginia Tech over Davidson 7 to 3, NC State beat Mary 12 to 6, Johns Hopkins defeated Delaware 85 to 40, and Washington & Lee routed Randolph-Macon 784 to 532-3 in track.
The JBC plans a peace strategy with Cus D Amato to enable a Patterson versus Hurricane Jackson fall match as part of Norris project developments.
A News-Post paper boy Ronald W. Huntzberry 14 was slightly injured in an auto bicycle crash at West Patrick and Court streets at 3 42 p m Tuesday. He was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital for bruises and released. Police said William Edward Jones 21 failed to yield and turned onto West Patrick street causing the collision.
The clipping shows batting leaders for the National and American Leagues, including Musial, Mays, Furillo, and Sauer in the NL and Williams, Gardner, Skizas, and Williams in the AL. Pitching leaders include Spahn, Gomez, Narleski, and Ford with 3-0 records and 1.000 ERAs noted amid stray garbled text.
Federal Hill, the Louisville colt owned by Clifford Lussky, led all the way to win the $15,900 Derby trial at Churchill Downs over Gen. Duke and five rivals. The one mile race drew 16,500 spectators and set a time of 1 1-5 minutes on a fast track. The victory earns Federal Hill a possible starting berth in the Kentucky Derby.
Fight details for the Chicago Stadium bout culminating in the World Middleweight championship. Principals include Champion Gene Fullmer from West Jordan Utah and challenger Sugar Ray Robinson of New York. Chicago Stadium host at 10 p m EDT over 15 rounds with ABC TV radio coverage. Purses split 30 percent each of all receipts including 100000 TV radio. expected attendance about 12000 with gross around 150000.
Houston outpoint Harris 187 cuts. Montreal Hamia 127% defeats Bell 128 in Ohio. Hinnant stops Butler in Miami Beach. Bethea outpoints Whitehurst in Hartford. Cas tAllani defeats Benson in Luzerne.
Yesterday's stars include Don Zimmer and the Dodgers who beat the Cubs 10-9 after a tenth inning homer. Also Johnny Antonelli of the Giants threw a seven hit shutout with nine strikeouts to halt Milwaukee's four game win streak 4-0.
A 10 year old Ronnie Corry disappeared at Beaver Dam Park in Maryland. His body washed through a flood gate at a U S Steel coke plant in Clairton near Pittsburgh after a gas explosion killed one worker and injured about 21 others. Rescue crews and searchers scoured the area. a crane operator Len Scntt was killed.
President Eisenhower flies in from a 13 day Georgia vacation and meets with Secretary of State Dulles and Undersecretary Herter before departing to discuss Europe and NATO affairs. Dulles notes a full exchange of views on European events since the Paris meeting and the pact for peace with West Germany.
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