Sam Snead Flares Over Pro Boxing Fascination
Sam Snead reveals a rabid interest in professional boxing while at Dorado Beach. He recalls the Patterson Johansson heavyweight bout and debates boxing greats with Jimmy Demaret and Pete Cooper. Snead notes personal golf thrills and age as factors in public reaction.
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Oscar Fraley
United Press International
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Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
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Pete Cooper
Snead
Louis
Cooper
Lake Wales
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The Progressiveness of Christianity Meditation Notes
A meditation on spiritual growth from infancy to maturity in Christ. It cites Galatians 2 20 and Ephesians 4 14 to emphasize gradual Christian development. The text urges believers to live one day at a time and to remain children until growth occurs, noting impatience hinders progress.
Canada Cup Opens Today at Dorado Beach PR
UPI reports a wide open field for both team and individual titles at the ninth International Trophy and Canada Cup in Dorado Beach Puerto Rico. Sam Snead, age 49, is favored with Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson close behind, while Pete Cooper and Chi Chi Rodriguez lead the Puerto Rican team in the 64 golfers from 32 nations. Heat and humidity are expected to test older players as a four round 280 is forecast as winning total. Arnold Palmer withdrew from the meet due to PGA rules.
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Dorado Beach, P.R
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Kel Nagle
Peter Thomson
Snead
Pete Cooper
Dorado Beach Golf Club
Flory van Donck
Belgium
Nagie
Cooper
Little Chi Chi Rodriguez
Dorado Beach
Puerto Rico
Sam
U.S
van Donck
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
PGA
Louis Asks Cleanup Of Boxing
Washington AP Joe Louis former heavyweight champion urged federal action to drive racketeers from professional boxing calling the sport a racket He testified before the Senate anti trust subcommittee as it studied Kefauver’s bill to create a federal boxing commissioner and place boxing under tighter federal policing The letter Louis sent urged timely legislation to restore the sport’s stature and clean up the sport amid mob influence claims involving prominent boxers and officials
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Joe Louis
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Kefauver
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Rankin Hires Grid Assistants for Football and Basketball
Rankin High School announced two new assistant football coaches. Boone Wilkening will serve as head basketball coach at Rankin and assist with football. he currently coaches basketball at Van Vleck. Ricky Mantooth, former star quarterback at West Texas State, is coaching at Dalhart and was an All-State high school player at McLean.
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Odessa American
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Ricky Mantooth
Wilkening
Southwest Texas State College
van Vleck
Mantooth
West Texas State
Dalhart
McLean
Clear Creek High School
Boots Four Winners Shines At Aqueduct Meet
New York racing summary reports 20 year old Jackie Leonard rode four winners at Aqueduct's closing day of the 63 day spring meeting. Day Glow captured the feature race as Leonard rode to victory with strong performances across the card.
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New York
UPI
Aqueduct
Jackie Leonard
Scholarship Limit To Cut Expenses
The Southwest Conference sets a two year average cap of 100 football and 200 basketball scholarships with exceptions for hardship. The plan aims to control costs, ensure fair competition, and end practices like red shirting and miscounting multi sport athletes.
Conference to study penalties for exceeding football basketball scholarship limits
A UPI report from Dorado Puerto Rico notes the conference will study cases where schools exceed scholarship limits even without specific penalties. While no strict sanctions are defined, penalties may be imposed if deemed justified. The piece recalls long-standing limits of 100 football and 20 basketball scholarships and a humorous exchange about substitutions.
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Dorado, P.R
UPI
Aspen
Tina
Canada
Saxton Sane To Be Tried In Atlantic City Looting
Former welterweight champion Johnny Saxton, committed to a mental institution in 1953 after an attempted swede, was ruled sane and fit for trial in the Atlantic City novelty store looting. Judge Paul M. Salsburg heard from Dr. Harry Brum and Dr. Martin Weinberg, who said Saxton’s brain is one-quarter damaged and he has the mentality of a 10 to 12 year old, yet retains sanity memory and can understand the proceedings.
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Johnny Saxton
Atlantic City
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Paul M. Salsburg
Harry Brum
Ancora
Martin Weinberg
Salsburg
Saxton
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