Newman to Get Mat Title Bout
Newman stands to meet Heavyweight Champion Danny McShane after a three fall win over Ralph Berry. He won the first and third falls at Wrestlebon Wednesday night, with close times, as Berry fell to body presses. Mitchell used his cranium crater to defeat Ren Kindred in a 44:20 semifinal.
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Leo Newman
Danny McShane
Ralph
Wid Red” Berry
Newman
Wrestlebon
Berry
Hm Mitchell
Ren Kindred
Sidney D. Newhouse Switches to Calvert
Sidney D. Newhouse switches to Calvert Calvert Reserve Blinded Whiskey 654 proof 85 percent grain neutral spirits produced by Calvert Distillers Comp New York City confirms shift in branding and product line as part of a company move.
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Calvert
Calvert Reserve
Calvert Distillers Comp
New York City
Bobby Dykes Upset Victory Brightens Detroit Card
Bobby Dykes, a Te xan welterweight style fighter, shocked 10 062 in Detroit at Olympia by defeating Lester Felton in a triple main event promoted by Joe Louis. Dykes, forced to a tough battle, used a sharp right in the third to drop Felton, who rose at five but faded. Dykes earned the decision despite one judge's score for Felton. Lu ther Rawlings beat Art Aragon and Luther Burgess stopped Miguel Aved o in a three round technical knockout. Jack Dempsey attended and saw Elise Ast face Willie Pep in a four round exhibition.
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Bobby Dykes
Texas
Petreit
Olympia
Lester Felton
Oene
Joe Louis
Felton
Ray Robinson
Jim Dykes
Luther Rawlings
Chicago
Art Aragon
Los Angeles
Luther Burgess
Michigan
Miguel Acevedo
Cuba
Jack Dempsey
Elise Ast
Finland
Willie Pep
Funeral Today for Mrs Meyer at Texas University
Last rites will be held today in Fort Worth for Mrs Maggires or Mrs Meyer who died yesterday at the Texas university. Details are unclear due to damaged text but the funeral is scheduled locally with family names and dates not fully readable.
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Worth
U_ Texas at university
Maggires
Meyer
TMI Shooter Wins Expert Rifle Medal at 16
Arthur Branch Williams Jr., 16, of 440 Devine Rd, earned the expert rifleman medal announced by National Rifle as the governing body of competitive rifle and pistol shooting for the United States. A Texas Military Institute senior and rifle club member, he began target shooting ten years ago and has advanced through 13 Tower rankings, needing one more to reach the distinguished rifleman level.
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Devine
National Rifle Asén
United States
Young Arthur
Athur
Texas Military Institute
Freshman coach named for USC as Blackjack Smith takes post
LAS ANGELES April 23. Harry “Blackjack” Smith, formerly a Missouri assistant and star guard of the Trojans’ 1938-39 conference title team, is named USC freshman coach by Athletic Director Willis Hunter. He succeeds Jess Hill in the post and will report next week.
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Las Angeles
Harry “Blackjack
Smith
Missouri
University Southern California
Willis
Hunter
Trojan
Jess Hill
Regional openers in Rio Grande Valley league
The Rio Grande Valley league opened with Donna beating McAllen 64 at Donna and Laredo defeating Del Rio 60 at Del Rio. Rain delayed Corpus Christi vs Brownsville. opening night saw Big Spring Odessa Roswell and San Angelo win. Attendance ranged around 905 at Del Rio and 630 at Donna.
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Vic
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
McAllen
del Rio
Associated Press
Big Spring
Odessa
Roswell
San Angelo
Ibig
Bob Crues
Epatk
Vernon
Sweetwater
LaMotta Next For Cerdan Title Fight Plan
Cerdan will defend his world middleweight title against Jake LaMotta on June 21 at the Polo Grounds New York. The winner meets Becky Graziano in New Jersey in September for the title, with Tony Zale’s retirement reshaping the challengers list.
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France
Marcel Cerdan
Jake la Motta
Polo Grounds
Becky Graziane
New Jersey
Tony
Zale
Chicago
Jwhich
Cerdan
LaMotta
Graziano
Steve Belloise
Aiin
Fight Results From AP Meet Highlight Mixed Names and Places
An AP reported fight results listing fighters such as Luther Rawlings and Arh Arazon with scattered locations including Miami, Brooklyn, Phoenix, and Des Moines. The report notes a knockout by Fontecs of Rosales and mentions other unclear names and places like Jalisco and Pueblo with several garbled terms.
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Associated. Press
Luther Rawlings
Arazon
Bobby Be
Felton
Miami
Newie
Rocking with Pack Ends Night Racing Amid Wagering Ban
A law prohibits horse racing per night racing at Rocking with Pack or any other venue after hours. The prohibition covers wagering and sham parks, restricting racing activities at night locations. The text indicates enforcement of a night racing ban across venues.
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Sham Parks
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