Boxing group dissolved. Norris and Wirtz ousted from Garden
Federal judge orders the dissolution of the International Boxing Club and bans Norris and Wirtz from Madison Square Garden. They must resign as officers within 30 days, with a five year window to sell their Garden stake about 39 percent. The ruling voids exclusive contracts and caps yearly title bouts at two.
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Jim Norris
Arthur Wirtz
Madison Square Garden
Norris and Wirtz
Champions
Ryan
SBC
New York
Illinois
Norris
Wirtz
Garden
G-Men Rally to 5 1 Victory Over Orlando in FSL
Gainesville's Bill Carter limited Orlando to two hits as the G-Men defeated them 5-1. Germain Pizzaro cleared the bases with a double driving in three in an eighth inning rally. Palatka beat Tampa 4-3 and Cocoa edged St. Petersburg 8-6 in 12 innings to stay in the top three.
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Associated Press
Gainesville
Orlando
Palatka
Cocoa
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Daytona Beach
Leesburg
Bill Carter
Germain Pizzaro
Don Large
Bobby Green
Don Purvie
Purvis
Don Lestourgeon
Cocea
Bassey Secures Feather Title With Knockout Victory
Nigerian fighter Hogan Bassey won the world featherweight title with a 10th round knockout of Cherif Hamia at Palais des Sports in Paris. Bassey celebrated at a Paris hotel with Nigerian premiers, while reporting he could have continued for another ten rounds.
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Paris
Hogan Bassey
Nigeria
East
West Nigeria
Palais Des Sports
Bassey
Cherif Hamia
France
First Presbyterian Topples Baptists In City Church Openers
First Presbyterian softball squad blanks the Baptists 10 to 4 at the 12th Street diamond behind Al Boyd who limited the Baptists to six hits. George Kubes hit a two run homer for First Baptist, while Wes Burquest Bob Ford and Bill Langer each had two safeties for the Presbyterians who built a four run fourth inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Boyd
First Baptist
First Presbyterian Church
City Church
Wes Burquest
Bob Ford
Bill Langer
First Presbyterian
Boyd
Briggs
Tucker
Thames
Baltimore Orioles
Hee Brown
Detroit
Tigers
Dodgers
Erskine
Little League Board Sets Urgent Meeting at Park
An urgent meeting of the Little League Board of Directors is called for Little League Park at 17 30 hours. Directors are urged to attend as the agenda includes selecting a new league commissioner to replace Ted Ferreira who leaves for Fort Myers in August to join a high school athletic staff. Also on the docket is a plea for the state tournament to be held here later.
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Little League Board of Directors
Little League Park
Ted Ferreira
Fort Myers
Losers Rally Falls Short as Sarasota Bay Edges Sebring
Sarasota Bay Post defeated Leslie Collier Post 74 by 9 to 8 despite Sebring scoring two runs in the first two innings and Sarasota making six errors. Gary Brouchard relieved to seal the win for the West Coast Legionnaires as Sarasota prepares to host Avon Park Post 69 tomorrow at Payne Park.
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Sebring
Sarasota Bay Post
Leslie Collier Post
Sarasotans
Gary Brouchard
Sarasota
West Coast Legionnaires
Highlands County Post
Avon Park Post
American Legion
Payne Park
Avon Park
Kirkland
Dip Mastery? Monday Baseball Results From Sarasota
Monday's results recap a 9-7 late comeback by Sarasota after Sebring built a 9-6 lead. Key plays include Larry Taylor and Kirkland scoring on a booted grounder, Hicks driving in two with a double, and a decisive ninth inning rally as Foster scores on a passed ball and Long grounds out to end it.
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Larry Taylor
Kirkland
Sarasota
Julius Foster
Taylor
Billy Hicks
Ryan
Hicks
Eadens
Sebring
Errol Lanier
Hughie Williams
Cowley
John Tew
Ronnie Sauls
Foster
Williams
Higgins
Tew
Daryl Taylor
Marty Miller
Post
Miller
Larry
Tomlinson
Sarasotans
Sebring Plags
Don Long
John Senkarik
Lanier
Long
Rutan
Brouchard
Dark McMillan In Dogfight For All Star Shortstop Race
Ted Williams leads the American League voting for the 1957 All Star game, replacing Mickey Mantle as top individual vote-getter. Alvin Dark of St Louis and Roy McMillan of Cincinnati contend for the NL shortstop job as balloting nears close.
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New York
INS
Ted Williams
Mickey Mantle
Williams
Mantle
Boston Star
Alvin Dark
St. Louis
Roy McMillan
Cincinnati Red Legs
N.L
Dark
Jeaders
Casey Stengel
Walter Alston
Vic Wertz
Cleveland
Bill Skowron
Nellie Fox
Chicago
Gene Mauch
Boston
Kell
Baltimore
Bertola
Detroit
Harvey Kuenn
Joe DeMaestri
Kansas City
Rey Sievers
Washington
Dodgers Welcome Erskine Return as Slumping Batters Rally
Brooklyn, resting ailing stars Duke Snider Carl Furillo and Carl Erskine returned to boost their road trip hopes. Erskine earned his first win of the year in six innings as Snider and Furillo drove in three runs apiece. The Phillies beat Milwaukee 10 4 while Baltimore topped Detroit 6 0.
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ED Wilks
Brooklyn
Duke Snider
Carl Furillo
Carl Erskine
Dodgers
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Chicago
Cubs
Brooks
Cardinals
Snider
Furillo
Erskine
Philadelphia Phillies
Braves
Red Schoendienst
Latin American Challenge Shapes Wimbledon Contenders
Fifteen men and three women from Latin America join Wimbledon as a dominant regional cohort. Peruvian Alex Olmedo, touted by Fred Perry as a future champion, lost to Mervyn Rose in four sets. Chilean Luis Ayala defeated America's No.1 Ham Richardson in straight sets after dropping the first.
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Latin America
Fred Perry
England
Alex
Olmedo
Mervyn Rose
University of California
Lew Head
Australia
Lew
Luis Ayala
Chile
Ham Richardson
Westfield
N.J
America
Sarasota Little League and Local Group Matchups Scheduled
In Sarasota, Sports Clock lists evening games across leagues at Little League Park 5:30 p.m. Citizens Bank versus Sarsota Dairies and 7:30 p.m. Elks against Kiwanis. City Church League features Rotary versus Merchants at 7:15 p.m. plus more games across Saint Petersburg area venues.
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Sarasota
Little League
Citizens Bank
Sarasota Dairies
Elks
Kiwanis
Board of Directors
Rotary
Merchants
Sarasota Little League
Sertoma
Bee Ridge Baptist Edges Bay Haven In City League Softball
Bee Ridge Baptist edged Bay Haven Baptist 6 to 5 with a first inning run deciding the game. Both teams scored three in the fourth and two in the fifth, Quanton Forr hit a two run homer for Bee Ridge, Bay Haven collected six hits led by Garriat Gay with two.
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Bee Ridge Baptist
Bee Ridge
Bay Haven Baptist
Quanton
Garriat Gay
Bay Haven
Goodman Develops as Power Hitter with Orioles
Billy Goodman, a former Red Sox slugger, has begun to show power with Baltimore after a long stretch without homers. In two weeks with the Orioles he belted two home runs, including the pivotal second blast that opened a scoreless Detroit game. The Concord North Carolina native previously led the league in batting average in 1950.
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Billy Goodman
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Goodman
Baltimore
Concord
N. C
Orioles
Detroit
Atlanta
Asia
Crackers
Boston
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Jack Hand
International Boxing Club
Ns Ryan
U.S. Court of Appeals
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Chicago Stadium
1St Presbyterian Tops Baptists
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Hank Bauer
Billy Martin
Charlene
Legion Edges
Eddie Hamilton News
Jim Eadens
Jon Wimbish
Gary MacFarland
MacFarland
Elmer Cowley
Keystone Bag
Eading
Wimbish
Bill Ryan
Highlanders
Reva Boks
TODA
Pittsburgh
New York Aeeees
Cemseteensesvente
Otten Es Anemones
Itumore
National
Lorida State
Beach
Sarasota AB
Kirkfernene
Esewereene
Sev
Ewer
Eveeeesnense Brouhard
Sabring
Senkarik
Iiliams
Oo Mei
Dark, McMillan
Thumper
Busch Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Piersall
al Kaiine
Jackie Jensen
Yogi Berra
Sherman Lollar
Cinnati
Wally Moon
Louis
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Gino Cimeil
Ed Bailey
Cincinnaati
Roy Campanella
Joe Adcock
Dave Jolly
Momers
Phils
Stan Lopata
Warren Spahn
Ed Bouchee
Harvey Hadix
Jim Hearn
Rip Repulski
Hec Brown
Duke Maas
City Church League
First Methodist
Bay Shore Mennonite
12Th &T. Park
P.m
Southside Baptist
Va. St. Martha's
Venice Lions
Englewood Lions
Englewood
Venice Airport
Sarasota Bay
International News Service
Balti
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