Bold Ruler Tops Belmont Field In 1962 Stakes
Bold Ruler, the Derby fourth and Preakness hero, is the odds on favorite at 4-5 to win the Belmont Stakes. A field of seven includes Gallant Man, Lucky Dip, Cohoes, Nah Hiss, and Inside Tract. Eddie Arcaro seeks a seventh Belmont, with the race worth about $78,309 to the winner and CBS coverage set from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. edt.
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New York
Wheatley Stable
Bold Ruler
Ralph Lowe
Gallant Man
Bold Nero
Cain Hoy
Greentree
Cohoes
Jules Schwartz
Nah Hiss
D.&m. Stable
Hockey Eddie Arcaro
Jrides Bold Ruler
CBS
Anthony meets Durelle in televised light heavy title bid
Tony Anthony, a 31-4 fighter from New York, faces Yvon Durelle of Baie Du Vin, Quebec, in a nationally televised 0 rounder crucial for a possible title shot. Durelle, a fisherman with 19 KOs in 46 bouts, recently KO’d Gordon Wallace and seeks a title path, while Anthony has 31 wins in 35 fights with four KO losses.
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Detroit
Tony Anthony
Canada
Yvon Durelle
Anthony
Archie Moore
Moore
U.S
Germany
Durelle
Baie du Vin
Quebec
St. Lawrence River
Gordon Wallace
Funk Bulldog Title Clash Nears Thesz Crown
Funk and Bulldog clash for a heavyweight title shot against Lou Thesz in a best two falls, one-hour limit match at Ector County Coliseum. Promoter Pat O'Dowdy also promotes Geigel vs Rogers and Columbo vs Kola in a three-bout card with box offices opening at 6:30 and tickets by phone.
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Dory Funk
Bulldog Plechas
Lou Thesz
Pat O'Dowdy
Ector County Coliseum
Bob ‘Geigel
Rip Rogers
Rocky Columbo
Ivan Kola
O'Dowdy
Jinx Haunts Paul Dean Jr in One-Run Loss
Lawton Brave pitcher Paul Dean Jr. suffered his fifth one-run loss despite six hits allowed as Seminole beat Lawton 2-1 in a Sooner State League game. A 7-2 Lawton win led the doubleheader. Other results: Muskogee fell to Shawnee 6-4, Paris and Ardmore split, Greenville and Ponca City split.
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Associated Press
Lawton
Paul Dean Jr
Paul
Daffy) Dean
Seminole
Dean
Muskogee
Shawnee
Paris
Ardmore
Greenville
Ponca City
Williams Tops Early All-Star Voting In 1957 race
Ted Williams leads the first cumulative tally for the 1957 major league All-Star Game with 15,255 votes for the American League left field berth. Mickey Mantle follows with 14,755 votes in center. Stan Musial heads the National League with 12,485 votes. Voting ends June 27, with ballots collected nationwide by newspapers and stations for Frick’s office.
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New York
Ted Willams
Boston Red Sox
Ford C. Frick
Istatisticians
Wil Nams
Lon
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Musial
Frick
Williams
Mantle
Yog
Berra
Yankees
Harvey Kuenn
al Kaline
Detroit Tigers
Nellie Fox
Chicago White Sox
Kaline
Jackie Jensen
Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Vic Wertz
Ireno Bertoia
Tigers
Air Force Meet Enters Second Day At Wichita Falls
The all Air Force track and field meet enters its second day at Sheppard AFB with two records already broken. Richard Iungeman of Far East Air Force set a hammer throw mark of 172 feet 10 inches, surpassing his previous best by 15 feet.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Sheppard Air Force Base
Air Force
Richard Iungeman
Far East Air Force
New York
Rarph Lowe
Midland
Aqueduct
Keeneland
Phillies release Baumholtz sparks trade speculation
Philadelphia reports the release of outfielder Frank Baumholtz by the Phillies and the outright farmout of pitcher Jack Meyer, prompting speculation the club may be close to a trade. Baumholtz is 38 years old and was released from the roster.
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Philadelphia
Frank Baumholtz
Jack Meyer
Phillies
Baumholtz
Baseball Clinic Opens Monday In West County Park
J T Pressly announces a new baseball clinic for Odes sa boys starting Monday at West County Park after the previous clinic drew 152 participants. The program, run with Roy Marin Snooky Adams and George Roach, focuses on fundamentals with short track sessions and daily work on stitching, running, sliding, fielding, and throwing. An 8 am session is for Little League A team boys, while others attend at 10:30 am. Entry is 10 dollars for one week, or seven dollars plus a new Little League baseball, owned by the coach. Contact Pressly at FE 7 6535 or 927 E 15th.
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Odessa
West County Park
J. T. Pressly
Pressly
Roy Marin
Snooky
Shriners triumph in Dixie League Little League clash
The Shriners beat American Bank of Commerce 12 to 11 and Retail Merchants blanked Model Shop 7 to 0. Don Cox pitched the Shriners to victory over Charles Burkhart. Gary Hubbard earned the Retail Merchants win, with Larry King taking the loss.
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Shriners
American Bank of Commerce
Model Shop
Don Cox
Charles Burkhart
Gary Hubbard
Larry King
Valley Sportsmen Seek Earlier Dove Season Split Duck Geese Hunt
Valley Sportsmen Club directors unanimously approved a request to the Game and Fish Commission for an earlier mourning dove season and a split season on ducks and geese in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Members noted last year’s dove season was late, with most birds gone by the legal start.
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Harlingen
Valley Sportsmen Club
Game and Fish Commission
Ria
Grande Valley
Corpus, Temple Gain On Leader In Big State League
Corpus Christi and Temple edged closer to the league lead Thursday night. The Clippers beat Victoria 12 10 to move within a single game of the pace setters Abilene. Temple defeated Beaumont 31 and fell to one and a half games behind the leaders in third place.
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Corpus Christi
Temple
Clippers
Victoria
le Abilene
Beaumont
Morrow One Of 7 Champs in The Field
The 36th annual national collegiate track championships open in Austin Texas with many stars barred by NCAA eligibility rulings. Despite absences, seven 1956 champions return, including Bobby Morrow of Abilene Christian, Delaney, Reavis, Calhoun, Bell, Bantam, and Gutowski. Finals set for Saturday. prelims tonight in multiple events at Memorial Stadium.
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Tex
UCLA
Southern California
USC
Bob Weiles
Doug Maijala
Max Truex
Babka
Rafer Johnson
Russ Ellis
Duke
Dave Sime
Bobby Morrow
Abilene Christian
Ohio State
Glenn Davis
Washington
Terry Robacco
Oklahoma A&m
J. W. Mashburn
Oregon
Jim Bailey
Morrow
Villanova
Ron Delaney
Phil Reavis
North Carolina College
Lee Calhoun
Indiana
Greg Bell
Manhattan
Ken Bantam
Occidental
Bob Gutowski
Aubrey Lewis
Notre Dame
Selwyn Jones
Michigan State
Delany
California
Don Bowden
Reavis
Charles Stead
Charley Jenkins
Don Bragg
Kansas
Stanford
Texas
Navy
Illinois
Minnesota
University of Texas
Memorial Stadium
King Penny and French Triumph in Teen Baseball Delights
French Tool beat Sears Food 4 to 1 and King Penny defeated Day's Restaurant 7 to 3 in Big State Teen Age baseball on Thursday. A. L. Ward pitched the French victory with Martin Benavidez taking the loss. Ernie Davis homered for French while James Sims won for King Penny. Eddie Watts took the loss for Day's with a three hitter and Don Henaley homered for Day's.
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Sears Food
King Penny
Day's
A. L. Ward
Martin Benavidez
Ernie Davis
James Sims
Eddie Watts
Don Henaley
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