Karver Poised to Beat Dodds in Indoor Mile Showdown
Ray Conger, former star miler for Iowa State and Iliinois A C, predicts Penn State runner Gerald Karver will outrun Gil Dodds in an upcoming indoor mile. Conger cites Karver’s speed and class aiming for about 4 04 or 4 05 while Dodds holds the national indoor record at 4 53 for 1760 yards.
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Stealer State College
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Gerald Karver
Ray Conger
Iowa State
Ilinois
A.C
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International Golden Gloves Start Tonight in Chicago Stadium
The 11th annual International Golden Gloves opens in Chicago with a 20 000 crowd as Europe and America send invader teams. Umberto Del Carlo captains Europe with Leon Nowyasz and Fernand Bothy as top contenders. Dick Guerrero leads the Americans.
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Associated Press
Chicago
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Fife
Italy
France
Belgium
Umberto del Carlo
Dick Guerrero
del Carlo
Leon Nowyasz
Fernand Bothy
Europe
Competent Hurler Sorely Needed by Home Run Giants
New York Giants acquire Bobo Newsom from multiple clubs as they seek reliable pitching. Giants hitters led by a heavy home run pace last season. a pitching upgrade could push them toward a pennant. Newsom, a veteran righthander with 11 plus wins in most seasons, faces question of regaining form.
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Associated Press
New York
Bobo” Newsom
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
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Senators
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Sports Roundup: Feuds forecasts and gymnastic youths
New York traded Aaron Robinson to Chicago and he predicts the Yankees lack a true catcher for a title with Yogi Berra out of the lineup. John Plant of Cairo Egypt seeks Memphis weather and amateur golf info while claiming Egypt and Switzerland titles. Army coach Earl Blaik notes staff departures, Johnny Gibson rates Phil Thigpen for Olympic potential, Ponte Delgada of Fall River eyes more titles, and Jacqueline Zivic shines as a Penn State swimmer marking the Zivic clan’s athletic rise.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Aaron Robinson
Yanks
White Sox
Yankees
Yogi Berra
Freddie Corcoran
John Plant
Cairo
Egypt
Switzerland
Plant
Memphis
Nile
Tennessee
Army
Earl Blaik
Herman Hickman
Andy Gustafson
Johnny Gibson
Seton Hall College
Phil Thigpen
Gibson
Phil
Ponte Delgada
Fall River
Mass
Jacqueline Zvic
Jack
Zivics
Penn State College
Zivic
Stymie Aims For Million After Jamaica Track Return
Stymie the leading money winner resumes racing at Jamaica Race Track as he targets a landmark million dollar earnings. Trained by Hinsch Jacobs for Mrs Ethel D Jacobs the chestnut seven year old is set for the $25 000 added Excelsior Handicap on Saturday after a rain soaked arrival from Middleburg Virginia to bolster his bankroll to 816 000.
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Associated Press
New York
Stymie
Jamaica Race Track
Hinsch Jacobs
Jack Skinner
Middleburg
Cinderella horse Stymie eyes big earnings and early win
In a 1948 mile and a sixteenth event Stymie aims to start strong and push earnings toward a million dollars. Jacobs notes perishable nature of horses and contemplates Belmont 1943 plans, with potential races at Delaware Park and Pimlico, while highlighting Cinderella as a standout, uncertain in future moves.
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Fae
Ivery
New York
Belmont
Delaware Park
Pimlico
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Clem Tebreo
Eccles
Sprague
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Honus Wagner
Frank S. Piotrowski and Sons
Sprague, W. VA
G. M. C. Garage
Raleigh CO
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BEER
Meier Ae Ee Home Carton
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Foster Hardware Co. Main St. — Beckley
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Montgomery Ward
Beckley Hardware & Supply Co
Heber Street
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Mankin Lumber Company
Oak Hi, W. Va
Hinton Furniture Company
Hinton, W. Va
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Cedar Grove, W. Va
Stone’s Electric Service
Mullens, W. Va
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36Th St
Long Island City
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