Moore Wins Over Pompey In 10th Round
Archie Moore defeated Holande Pompey by 10th round technical knockout in London at Harringay Arena to solidify a claim to the world heavyweight title. Moore, 39 or 42, pressed in the 10th after Pompey led on points earlier, delivering a decisive finish as Pompey sustained two cuts and a swelling.
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Gantz’s scoring error earns Open berth in playoff
Indianapolis golfer Ivan Gantz signed 148 for 36 holes but meant 147. A nine player tie at 148 forced a playoff to fill five Open spots. Gantz won the playoff to secure his place despite the miscount.
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Baseball Rules Q and A From The Umpire Question
A compilation of baseball inquiries and official answers covering base entitlements on catcher actions, batter interference on double bunts, college football origins of players, the three foot line near first, and fielding plays with runners. Includes notes on outs and plays with runners on base.
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Snead Sees Slim Odds For National Open
Sam Snead, after blowing several chances, says his Open prospects are “stinking.” He plans to defend his Round Robin title at Wykagyl starting Thursday and then move to Rochester for the June 14-16 Open. He picks Peter Thomson of Australia as his own favored taitle contender.
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Cubs Sign Baylor Grad Connally to Los Angeles Farm
The Chicago Cubs announced the signing of 21 year old Wayne Connally the Baylor University All Southwest Conference shortstop from Waco Texas to a contract with their Los Angeles farm team in the Pacific Coast League. Connally stands 5 11 and 160 pounds bats and throws right handed and hit .316 for Baylor this season.
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Lemon Regains Winning Form Goes Distance Tuesday
Cleveland pitcher Bob Lemon won his seventh complete game of the season as the Indians beat the Orioles 9-3 in Baltimore. Wally Post blasted two homers for Cincinnati in a 9-4 win over Philadelphia, while Warren Hacker earned his first Cubs win of the season by defeating Pittsburgh 7-3. Rocky Nelson led Montreal with two hits and two RBIs as the Royals beat Richmond 6-3, raising his average to .396 and RBIs to 36 with 12 homers.
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Major League Stars Dominate as Dodgers and Tigers Win
Roger Craig limited the Braves to two hits with three strikeouts and one walk while retiring 13 in a row to help the Dodgers win 6 1. Ray Boone powered the Tigers with a homer a double and two singles driving in five as Detroit beat the Red Sox 14 11 to extend its win streak to seven.
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Left Hook Ends Brant’s Bout in TKO Loss
In Beaumont, Eddie Brant of Dayton Ohio landed a crushing left hook at Joe Brown of New Orleans at the end of the second round. Brant crashed down, failed to continue, and the bout went to Brown by TKO early in the third round.
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Moore Defeats Pomppey to Retain Light Heavy Title
In London Archie Moore 174 pounds from San Diego stopped Yolande Pompey 171 pounds from Trinidad to retain the world light heavyweight championship. In Phoenix Jimmy Martinez 160 pounds from Phoenix outpointed Al ...
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Unclear Boxing Bout Scores From Scrambled Card
Fragmentary OCR lists fighters and scores including Andrews of St Paul with 161, Montreal-Duey Moore of Springfield Ohio 135, Slaughter of Plainfield New Jersey 133 4, Beaumont Texans 138 New Orleans, Brant 140 Dayton Ohio 3. The text quality prevents clear results.
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