Akins Favored In Welter Title Fight
Vince Martinez and Virgil Akins meet for the vacant welterweight crown in St. Louis with Martinez managed by Bill Daly who vows to halt the bout if Akins uses rabbit or kidney punches Daly warns of a rhubarb tonight despite television.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Bill Daly
Vince Martinez
Virgil Akins
Virgil
Daly
Martinez
Akins
Patterson
N.J
Akins Daly
Englewood
New Jersey
Vince
Akins vs Martinez in vacant welterweight title bout
The six man elimination final pits Virgil Akins of St Louis and Vince Martinez of Waterson New Jersey for the vacant World Welterweight Championship at St Louis Arena. NBC telecast 10 p m EDT with 150 mile blackout and $70 000 gate. Each fighter guaranteed 30000 purses tests include legal warning from Daly.
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Virgil Akins
St. Louis
Vince Martinez
Waterson
N.J
St. Louis Arena
Emory Jones
Ben Bentley
International Boxing Club
NBC
Akins
Carmen Basilio
Ray Robinson
Vince
Archie Moore
Moore
Joey Maxim
Arena
Archie
Joey
Martinez
Polar bears face rising peril as planes aid hunters
Airplane hunting pushes polar bear deaths up as white hunters venture 200 miles from Alaska. Federal researchers report 127 bears killed in the spring period, with 296 the previous year, signaling rapid population thinning and plans to study mitigation.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaskan
Fish and Wildlife Service
Early Lead Proves Jinx On Pro Tour
AP reports in the Dallas Open first round John McMullin led with a 64 to sit two strokes ahead of five chasers including Tony Lema Doug Sanders and Gary Player. Defending champion Sam Snead and Billy Maxwell shot 67 with Ken Venturi at 68 as golfers commented on the difficult greens.
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Dallas
Johnn McMullin
Fair Oaks
Calif
MccMullin
Alameda
Palo Alto
Tony Lema
Napa
Doug Sanders
Miami
Fla
Gary Player
Johannesburg
South Africa
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Billy Maxwell
Mayer Faces Jinx After Big 50 000 Open Win
Dick Mayer, 1957 U S Open champion, discusses a slump after turning down 50 exhibitions for another 50 000. He cites fellow winners Kroll Boros Toski and Worsham, noting poor form on return to the PGA tour and the lingering impact of a lucrative Open year. The Open at Southern Hills in Tulsa looms as a test. Mayer earned 1 683 this year and 1 140 in the Tournament of Champions as part of a fluctuating season. He suggests the jinx of big past winnings haunts champions entering the next year.
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George
May
Chicago
Dick Mayer
Mayer
Bob Toski
Ted Kroll
Julius Boros
Lew Worsham
California
Southern Hills
Tulsa
Okla
Joe Dey
USGA
Inverness
Toledo
Akron
Las Vegas
Bing Crosby
Pebble Beach
Palm Springs
Calif
Los Angeles
Tiajuana
Virgil to Become First Negro Tiger for Detroit
Ossie Virgil, 25, Dominican native, expected to join the Detroit Tigers tonight marking the first Negro player on Detroit roster. Promotion from Charleston West Virginia club makes Detroit the 15th major league team with a Negro player since 1947. Tiger officials say color not a factor amid local Negro group pressure and prior boycott talk.
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Washington
Ossie Virgil
Dominican Republic
Detroit Tigers
Virgil
Charleston
W. Va
Detroit
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston
Tiger
Tigers
Briggs Stadium
Burkholder Wins Women’s Tourney at Sarasota Bay Club
Mrs. Mel Burkholder carded a three up total to win a match play against par event hosted by the Sarasota Bay Country Club Ladies Association. Runner up was Mrs. Ernie Whitesell two up with Mrs. H Leuschner one up. six golfers tied for even scores including Mrs. Norman Into and Mrs. John Bracken.
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Mel Burkholder
Sarasota Bay Country Club
Ladies’ Golf Association
Burkholder
Ernie Whitesell
H. Leuschner
Norman Into
John Bracken
Wilem Koole
E. Kerschner
Ann Weaver
Emma McMahon
Play Better Golf By Tommy Armour Analysis of downswing motion
In this golf sketch Armour describes the downswing starting with hips centering and left heel planted. The inward bend of the right knee and shoulder movement drive the shot while the wrists remain cocked and the left arm reaches the hitting area.
Snook and Trout Dominate Florida Angling Action
Reports from the State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission describe topnotch fishing along the Sarasota coast with large snook and big trout feeding vigorously. Tarpon anglers face slow bite while snook near Midnight Pass show limits. Ohio visitors and locals post multiple catches including snook up to 15 pounds and several big trout, plus bass and pan fish in Lake Okeechobee and Clearwater.
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Tallahassee
State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Asota
Sarasota
Lemon Bay
Placida
Longboat Pass
Midnight Pass
Bill Ruffin
Ohio
Coquina Apartments
Sarasota-By-The- Sea
Johnny Townsend
Bill Kean
Guy Amuso
T.T. Grubbs
Shorty Gallant
Bea
Bill
Happyland
George Rosengarten
George Jr
Anna Maria Island
Clearwater
Tarpon
Lake Okeechobee
Fair Or Foul
A man visits Manhattan jeweler Paul Damski to buy a watch linked to boxing history. Damski, once a promoter in Europe, fled Nazi pressure and later became a jeweler. Marcel Cerdan admired a watch tied to his American debut and a proposed father in law, with fate paralleling Cerdan’s tragic career ending in a 1949 plane crash in the Azores.
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Paul Damski
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Damski
Berlin
Marcel Cerdan
Jo Longman
Georgie Abrams
Cerdan
Abrams
Kayo
Tony Zale
Marcel
Jake LaMotta
LaMotta
France
U.S
Azores
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World Boxing Committee
Basilio
Carmen
Sugar Ray Robinson
Cleveland
Don Buddin
Dick Gernert
Fenway Park
Red Sox
Gernert
Jackie Jensen
By Dion Henderson
Associated Press
Kroll
Boros
Toski
Frank Eck
AP Sports
By Tommy Armour
Johnson's Boat Dock
George Foreman
John Barrington Vis
New York
Manhattan
Sarasota Point
Bay High High
Boca Grande
Verrice Inlet
Sarasota Point Placide
Skyway Bridge
Tucker-Wilson
Harold Hulme
America
U. S
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