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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1957
Page
10
Florence light heavyweight Richard Kelly has signed to meet ninth ranked middleweight Chebo Hernandez of Mexico in a 10 round bout in Florence. Kelly owns a 29-2-0 record with 28 knockouts. The page also lists a string of names in a separate line.
At Inverness the U S Open began amid hurricane winds and heavy rain. Ben Hogan arrived with a bad back and withdrew. The storm soaked the crowd and course as players battled through a soggy, chaotic start.
The Italian Olympic Committee plans to propose August 25 to September 9 1960 as the Rome Olympic Games period. The proposal will be submitted before the International Olympic Committee meeting in Sofia Bulgaria.
Chick Harbert could tie for the lead with two quick holes as darkness halted his bid after a damp opening round in the U S Open. Jimmy Demaret shot 68 to hold the early lead while Doug Ford Boros Venturi and Ward Patton Mayer Maxwell Wininger led a crowded field of challengers. Hogan withdrew with neuralgic pain, two more players joined the chase at 69, 70 and 71, and a late group remained within reach as second round prep began.
Billy Maxwell and Bo Wininger, both of Odessa, shot even-par 70 to stand among leaders after the opening round of the National Open. Maxwell had a 34-36 split and birdied holes 2 6 12 while Wininger posted 36-34 with birdies at 6 12 15 18.
In Ameri can Little League action, Fraternal Order of Eagles beat Odessa American 9-5 while Kiwanis defeated D&L Sports Center 8-5. Russell Fulton pitched for the Eagles with Johnny Lawrence losing, Larry Hubbard earned the Kiwanis win, Don Pieper took the loss, and Bill Hardwick homered for D&L in the third inning.
The U S Naval Operating Base Bermuda sits on 225 acres under a 99 year rent free lease to the United States from Great Britain issued in World War II.
A compact reflection from jockey Eddie Arcaro noting that theoretical strategy matters on paper but in live racing there is no time to read the paper as horses run. The quote highlights urgency over planning in high speed competition.
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