Salas Jones Rematch in Phoenix Faces Dubious Fanfare
Promoter Paul Clinite floated a Salmon sized welterweight tilt pitting Phoenix’s Charlie Salas against Sugar Ray Robinson for June. Fans shouted for a Salas win over Bobby Jones after Salas edged Jones 54-53 on all three cards. The bout hinges on Sugar Ray’s terms and NBA rules complicate champ status.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Salas
Bobby Jones
Paul Clinite
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Charlie
Jones
Oakland
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Clinite
Municipal Stadium
Sugar Ray
New York
National Boxing Association
Jake LaMotta
Pan Am Meet Ends With Spectacular Argentina Victory
The Pan Am Meet closed with a grand ceremony in River Plate Stadium before 75,000. President Peron and Eva Peron declared the games ended as Argentina topped the unofficial medal table with 1071/2 points to the United States 734 1/2. Argentina fielded competitors in all 18 sports and led in most events.
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River Plate
Juan Peron
Argentina
Eva
Mexico City
Peron
United States
Lester Dean Tops Scoring for Sun Devils
Tempe sophomore center Lester Dean was named Arizona State's leading scorer with a 12.4 point per game average and 297 points. Fellow Tempe High graduate Roy Coppinger followed with 11.5 and 277 points, then Boyd Hatch of Snowflake with 202, Ed Senseman of Peoria with 193, and Bill Paul of Miami with 168.
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Tempe
Lester Dean
Tempe High
Devils
Dean
Roy Coppinger
Boyd Hatch
Snowflake
Ed Senseman
Peoria
Bill Paul Miami
Amateur Skiers Vie For Positions At Sun Valley
America's leading amateur skiers begin open competition at Sun Valley Idaho for spots on the 1952 Winter Olympic team. Downhill races on Baldy Mountain mark the first test for both men and women as race conditions look good though the courses were noted as a touch slow yesterday.
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Ida
America
Baldy Mountain
Visitors Links Meet Opens On Eight Courses Monday
The second annual Winter Visitors golf tournament at eight Central Arizona courses opens Monday with entries accepted through that day. Milt Coggins, tourney director, expects a field of several hundred, with multiple flights at each course and final 18 holes at Encanto Thursday. Defending and past winners from Canada and the United States return, as Phoenix Thunderbirds and the Chamber of Commerce sponsor the event with prizes for the final 18 holes.
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H. G. Love
Calgary
Alta
Can
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Sudbury
Ont
Fred Siegel
Seattle
Phoenix
A. R. Tiffany
Eugene
Ore
Ira Camp
la Crosse
Wash
A. Rosenberg
Milwaukee
Clyde Hinson
Waterloo
Iowa
Phoenix Thunderbirds
The
Chamber of Commerce
Vale Veteran Eyes Local Race Victory At Greyhound Park
Vale veteran Faultless Rube seeks a third local purse in the 5/16 mile ninth race at Greyhound Park tonight. The aging racer, after a midsummer winless spell in Tijuana, recently finished second to Tavern for a $151 quintela. Other likely challengers include Real Tan, Bay Boy, War Razor, Just A Wrinkle, Veep, His Luck and Blackmail. the program features 10 races starting at 7:45 p.m.
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Bill Vale
Greyhound Park
Tijuana
Tavern
E. B. Pate
Bay Boy
War Razor
Vern Shiflett
Veep
Luck
Oswald Brothers
Ruff Rube
Horse racing betting results with multiple wagers and figures
A dense race card lists bets for May 16 including horses like Fairy's Pride, Flaming Rocket, Lil Abner, She See Run, Russella, El Camino, Ryu, Nancy Jean, Great Spirit, Bombi, Rhythm Sowstess Je, Orient, Angela Gregg, Harmony Sue, Lena, Missy, and Heiton Lad plus quinielas and daily doubles. Totals appear per race with final handle and time notes.
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Tania
Lil Abner
She
Russella
el Camino
Ryu
Nancy Jean
Great Spirit
Caperton Carvel
Tithe
So O.b.’S
All Red
Bombi
Rhythm Sowstess
Im Tcv Enth
Orient
Angela Gregg
aHlant Bonniere
Dillard
Harmony Sue
OS. Lena
TSO
Missy
Es of
New_York
Heiton Lad
Apacha Lady
the Turk
Champs Play Tribe Here Tomorrow
In a Pacific Coast League backdrop the Indians feature Larry Doby Dale Mitchell and Bob Kennedy in the outfield and infield reshuffles. Avila Boone and Rosen replace past stars as young Porterfield and Wynn duel in Tucson with Raschi to follow. Reynolds injures thumb risking absence. Collins arm soreness exits after a charity game note.
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Dale Mitchell
Bob Kennedy
Luke Easter
Bobby Avila
Ray Boone
al Rosen
Jim Hegan
Ray Murray
Indians
Avila
Boone
Rosen
Joe Gordon
Lou Boudreau
Ken Keltner
Tucson
Bob Porterfield
Yankees
Early Wynn
Tribe
Vic Raschi
Allie Reynolds
Yanks
Charlie Silvera
Charlie Berry
Stengel
Joe Collins
Jackie Jensen
Bill Johnson
Los Angeles
Reynolds
al Lopez
Cleveland Indians
Lopez
Phoenix
New York Yankees
Municipal Stadium
Relays Host Over 1,000 At Long Beach Relays
More than a thousand college, high school and independent athletes converge on Long Beach for the annual Long Beach Relays billed as the first major outdoor meet of the year. Notables include Olympic Decathlon Champion Bob Mathias of Stanford and runner-up Bill Albans of Occidental. Arizona State and Phoenix College are represented by Sun Devils and Bears teams.
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Olympic Club
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Los Angeles Athletic Club
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Occidental
Los Angeles
Bob Mathias
Stanford
Bill Albans
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Phoenix College
Yank Official Hospitalized After Emergency Surgery
Jackie Farrell traveling secretary of the New York Yankees collapsed while addressing Williams pilots at Williams Air Force Base. Diagnosed with a perforated ulcer, he underwent immediate abdominal surgery and will remain at the base hospital for several days before transfer to a Phoenix hospital.
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New York Yankees
Williams Air Force Base
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Williams
Phoenix
Hadley Cleared In Traffic Charge In Boston
Irv ing Hadley a 46 year old Boston sportscaster and former major league pitcher was found innocent of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor. East Boston Municipal Court Judge Charles A Brown acquitted him.
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INS
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Bump) Hadley
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Charles A. Brown
Pro Basketball By The Associated Press Rochester 91 Indianapolis 84
The Associated Press reports a pro basketball game final with Rochester scoring 91 and Indianapolis 84. No other leagues had games on the schedule.
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Associated Press _ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Rochester
Indianapolis
The
Associated Press
122 Derby nominees head Louisville list of 1950 hopefuls
122 Kentucky Derby candidates released today include Battlefield and Uncle Miltie as leading juveniles, with Aunt Jinny the top filly among four fillies in the field. Several top contenders are training in Florida South Carolina and Kentucky ahead of the May 5 Derby.
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George D. Widener
Battlefield
Miltie
Joseph J. Colando
Duval Headley
Jinny
Walter M. Jeffords
Yildiz
Hialeah Park
Tommy May
Bat
Florida
Uncle Miltie
South Carolina
New York
Kentucky
Aunt Jinny
Sickle
Donna
Staggering
Regret
Track Victories Across Four High Schools Highlight Meet
North High and Carver of Phoenix led recent meets with strong showings. Yuma beat Casa Grande 60 53 in a dual. Carver won a three way at West Phoenix with 73 to 48 and Tempe 18. Mesa quad saw North Phoenix top with 45. Mesa standout Gordon Windhorn swept hurdles and set a meet record 20.3 in the low hurdles. Al Harris of Tucson placed well with sprint and middle distance wins. Glendale defeated Amphitheater 66 47 as Bill Roberts led two hurdles and the high jump with 15 points. Freshman Ken Barber added field marks with 44 feet 6 inches in shot and 124 feet 7 inches in discus.
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Phoenix
Yuma
Glendale
Casa Grande
West Phoenix
West
Tempe
Mesa
North Phoenix
NP Mustangs
Tucson
Phoenix Union
Gordon Windhorn
Dwight Chambers
al Harris
Amphitheater
Bill Roberts
Cardinals
Ken Barber
Finnigan Named Reserve's Coach at Western Reserve
Eddie Finnigan, longtime Baldwin Wallace coach, is named athletic director and head football coach at Western Reserve University. He will also become a full professor in arts and sciences and join the university council on health.
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Eddie Finnigan
Baldwin-Wallace College
Western Reserve University
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences
University Council On Health
Lake Mead Weather Report Fair Through Sunday
International News Service reports Lake Mead weather is fair today tonight and Sunday with cooler conditions. High around 58 degrees and low near 30 degrees, variable winds 7 to 15 mph.
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International News Service
Lake Mead
Death claims hockey player Denver
John Holota of the Denver Falcons died at Colorado General Hospital after a car crash north of Denver that left him with a skull fracture. Heleta from Ontario, Canada, never regained consciousness despite brief improvement and three blood transfusions. Also injured were Falcon Claude Warwick and Omaha players Bruce Giesebrecht and George Homenuk, who were reported improving.
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John Holota
Denver Falcons
Colorado General Hospital
Holota
Omaha
Heleta
Ontario
Can
Falcon Claude Warwick
Bruce Giesebrecht
George Homenuk
Gehrmann Wilt Clash In Milwaukee Relays
Nearly 250 top track stars attend the Milwaukee Journal Relays led by Don Gehrmann and Fred Wilt. Gehrmann aims to break 4:06 in the mile at home as he seeks revenge after recent losses to Wilt. The program also spotlights a 15 foot pole vault with Don Laz and Bob Richards among entrants.
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Don Gehrmann
Fred Wilt
Gehrmann
Wilt
New York
FBI
Madison Square Garden
Cleveland
Len Truex
Ohio State
Gil Dodds
Final Firing Slated City Pin Tourney
The Phoenix Bowling Association wraps its annual city tournament with the final singles and doubles squad at Pla-Mar tomorrow. The 1 p.m. start shifts a week’s delay, with Ferguson Mueller aiming at top doubles and Dorr Heltzel and DeHeer targets in singles and all-events led by Traylor and Morari. Team champions already decided.
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Pla-Mar
Glen Ferguson
William Mueller
Red Wilson
Jim Thurmond
Sam Dorr
Howe Heltzel
Lloyd DeHeer
Vern Traylor
Ray Killian
Jack Sommers
Tom Yee
George Pear
Harry Cartmell
Steve Morari
Walt Ehlenberger
Morari
Japan Snares Asian Lead In First Asian Games
New Delhi March 10 AP Japan forged to the front in the first Asian games with 90 points after most events. India held 73 as hosts showed strength in running events. Okana Euraro won the 400m hurdles in 54.2 seconds, tying the Japanese record.
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Japan
India
Okana Euraro
Phoenix Country Club Women Open Handi cap Tourney Winners
Mrs T O McLaughlin led Class A with a low net 71 and 25 putts. In Class B Rouland Hill and Pat Wilkinson tied for low net 77, Hill, Rosenzweig, and Cunningham tied for fewest putts at 31. In Class C Roy Johnson posted 72 for low net and Gan tied Perry 32 putts.
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Phoenix Country Club
Rouland Hill
Pat Wilkinson
Hill
Harry Rosenzweig
Gene Cunningham
Roy Johnson
Watson Perry
Rugged Rex Layne eyes Charles or Marciano after big KO
In New York on March 10 Rugged Rex Layne challenged heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles or undefeated Rocky Marciano following a sensational technical knockout of Bob Satterfield in Madison Square Garden. Layne won in 2 56 of the eighth round as Satterfield was knocked down thrice. crowd of 5,981 saw Layne praised by manager Marv Jenson who floated a Charles or Marciano bout. Louis offered to meet Layne, notes two losses on Layne’s record while Satterfield suffered a strong performance in defeat.
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New York
Bob Satterfield
Vincent Nardiello
Layne
Ezzard Charles
Rocky Marciano
Madison Square Garden
Utah
Pride and Joy
NBA
Chicago
Satterfield
Bob
Mark Conn
Cesar Brion
Charles
Marciano
Marv Jenson
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Glisson Down But Not Out
Jockey Gordon Glisson is in good condition at St Luke Hospital after a fall at Santa Anita caused a compression fracture of the fifth dorsal vertebra. He will stay hospitalized for several weeks and cannot ride for at least three months. The horse Little Nannie broke its back and was destroyed.
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Charlie
Salas
Pasadena
Calif
Gordon Glisson
St. Luke Hospital
Santa Anita
Little Nannie
John S. Manning
Glisson
Trinidad B Team Edges In 15-13 In High School Clash
Trinidad Colorado March 10 AP. Talk about ball control Trinidad's B team defeated him 15-13 in a high school basketball tournament today. Neither team scored in the final quarter.
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Trinidad
Colo
Jap Terrors In Tag Event at Madison Square Garden
The Jap Terrors collide with the Guzman brothers Miguel and Carlos in a two falls out of three tag match with a one hour limit. Terry McGinnis referees aided by an outside ring assistant. Carlos Guzman impressed by defeating Dave Levin last Monday, while McGinnis faces Killer Karl Davis in the semifinal and El Capitan meets Dale Collier in the opener.
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Togo
Madison Square Garden
JAP Terrors
Guzman Brothers
Miguel
Carlos
John Contes
Terry McGinnis
McGinnis
Black) Guzman
Herman Corsun
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