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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1960

Page

6

Boxing Roundup Weekly Schedule and Results

Boxing roundup lists a week of matches across cities with fighters such as Nicholas arenal and Tommy Pagheen in New York, Valdes and Chavala in Toronto, Machen in Chiraro, and Pender vs Robinson for the World Middleweight title in Boston. Weekend results include Riviera Lopes in Havana and Ken Rosewall winning the pro tennis prize in California.

Associated Press New Fork Nicholas Arenal Tommy Pagheen New York Benny Gardin Tears Toronit Valdes Cuba George Chavala Toronto Dartmore Nova Scotia St Anne Guy Laconti Chiraro Stanum Eddie Machen Partland Alona Johnson Rankin Heavies Manchester England Jenacia Pina Mexico Billy Rafferty Seailand Hantams Sherbrooke Quehre PRO Tennis Cornado Calif UPIX Ken Rosewall Australia Alex Olmedo

Pender Robinson Rematch Set for Friday Title Fight

Boxer match news notes Pender the New York and Massachusetts world middleweight champion defends his title Friday against Sugar Ray Robinson who holds the crown five times. Robinson faces suspensions in Maryland and New York but escapes Massachusetts. TV money split and gate shares are detailed along with other boxing items and sports notes.

Paul Pender New York Massachusetts Sugar Ray Robinson Robinson Maryland Pender Boston Garden Joe Zapastas Gene Fullmer NBA Pender-Robinson NBC Boston Providence Sam Silverman Ingo Sparmates Ingemar Johansson Floyd Patterson Bill Johnson Bjarne Lingass Johansson Ingemar Patterson Bill Hallack Celtic Ash Venetian Way Tempion Bully Ache Nagen Encante Dispers Washington Park Track Chicago Walter Spike” Briggs Detroit Tigers Bennington Sugar Kings International League Raul Sanchez Cincinnati Sanchez Dodger Los Angeles Larry Sherry Don Drysdale Ben Nepgray Toronto Yoling Eli Grba Richmond Chicago Cub Richie Ashburn Philadelphia Jim Piersall Cleveland Indians Detroit Bob Wil ‘Gan Piersall Pete Burnside John Flaherty Burnside Cherry Hills Club Denver Mamaroneck N. Y Seattle San Francisco Washington Ailania St. Louis Rochester Oklahoma City Ft. Worth

Boxer Rudell Stitch Feats Heroic Rescue Then Dies in River

Louisville discovery details Rudell Stitch a top welterweight contender who drowned in the Ohio River while trying to save fisherman Charles Oliver below Clarksville dam. Stitch 23 year old Oliver and witnesses describe Stitch turning back to aid Oliver as both struggled, vanishing underwater. The group had been fishing with Stitch’s manager Edgar Bruner and Bruner’s son.

Louisville UPI Rudell Stitch Ohio River Charles Oliver Clarksville Dam Joseph Schifeeear S. Army Corps of Engineers

Lackland Warhawks vs Kelly Flyers Baseball Showdown

The Lackland Warhawks and Kelly Flyers clashed at 2 39 p m on a Sunday at Uhe Kelly diamond with Lackland losing 6 to 5 to Pat's Place of Fredericksburg. Vernon Petseh hit a ninth inning homer for Pat's Place while Carl Mayes homered for the Hawks.

Lackland Warhawks Kelly Flyers Uhe Kelly Diamond Lackland Pat Fredericksburg Vernon Petseh Carl Mayes Hawks Aid Guray

Gilbert Brown Aces Golf Shot at Oak Hills Sunday

Gilbert Brown holed a pitching wedge ace from 145 yards on No 9 at Oak Hills Country Club Sunday. His playing partners in the group were Rodney DeLange Orphie Neathery and Tom Hing who watched the shot roll into the cup over the water from the tee.

Gilbert Brown Oak Hills Rodney DeLange Orphie Neathery Tom Hing

Local Sailing Meet Yields Close Races and Winners

Galveston weekend sailing events on Medina Lake saw Bowden win hot 505 races with Bill Sheppard runner up. Deal dominated the handicap races taking top honors in the Seagull and Snipe classes with second places for Waterman and Dierels. Clifton and Sas Rebel Tealso mentioned among notable finishes.

Galveston Ater Peigeytt Bowen Medina Lake Bowden Bill Sheppard Clifton Wen Iyo Jim Waterman Deal

Primatene Promoted As Doctor Prescribed Asthma Aid

An ad touts Primatine as doctor prescribed and available without prescription to relieve asthma symptoms. It claims to open bronchial tubes reduce mucus and ease tension, offering relief without injections and promising a money back guarantee at drugstores for 8 cents.

New York Dib Waltete

Stop Athlete's Foot by Treating Shoes

Ad claims Canong-PHENIQUE Powork stops reinfection by inhibiting fungus in shoes and between toes. Promotes use to treat athlete's foot through in-shoe and between-toe action with misspelled terms and unusual branding.

Angling Around at Falcon and Coast Angling Notes

Anglers reported a lively weekend with a mix of shore and offshore activity. Black chuggers and injured minnows drew bites at Falcon and the coast, producing 3 to 4 pounders. water levels were down about three feet for summer conservation. Inshore spot fishing yielded trout and redfish while divers around jetties speared sizable catches. Biggs and Kracht posted notable 42 and 5 to 6 pound fish respectively.

Falcon Big Falcon Pt. Aransas Jing Laguna

Tarpon Fishing Expands Up Coast to Freeport

Anglers report tarpon fishing along the coast near Freeport thriving in recent years with large catches of silver kings. In related notes, catfish remain a Highland specialty with big specimens. Arnold landed 49 and 44 pounders in a single night. White bass appeared briefly Friday then faded over the weekend. The writer recalls a long-ago blacks pond trip that paid off after 20 years, now reborn with bluegill and catfish. A visit to Joly Kenagy, Natalia hatchery, and Curtis Harper notes strong spring production with nearly 3,000,000 bass shipped to Medina Lake.

L. T. Arnold Medina Lake

Academic Loop All Stars Named

St. Gerard's, champion of the South Texas Academic league, lands five players on the all league baseball team. Catcher Mike Carrola, second baseman Charley Schraub, shortstop Dickie Pollock, outfielder Dickie Ambrus and pitcher Bob Stanish lead the selections. Also named are Sam Simpson, Gary Holzhaus, Mike Tschirhart, Bobby Grona, Walter Stein, J B Reubsahn, Kenneth Moore, and designated utility.

St. Gerard's South Texas Academic League Mike Carrola Charley Schraub Dickie Pollock Dickie Ambrus Bob Stanish Sam Simpson TMI Gary Holzhaus Castroville St. Louis Mike Tschirhart iCastroville Walter Stein J. B. Reubsahn Fredericksburg St. Mary’s Kenneth Moore St. Anthony’s

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