Gene Fullmer Must Win
Gene Fullmer and Tiger Jones meet in a 10 round middleweight bout at Chicago Stadium. Fullmer, a 9-5 favorite, seeks a win after a knockout by Ray Robinson and to stay in title contention as the leading NBA ranked contender.
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Icago
Gene Fulbos
Tiger Jones
Ray Robinson
Chicago Stadium
Fullmer
NBC
He Jones
Cleveland
Robinson
Sugar Ray
West Jordan
Utah
Mauler
New York
National Boxing Assn
Taylorville Gunner Wins Trap Trophy
Springfield AP report notes Herb Longden of Taylorville shot 199 of 200 to win the Class AA trophy at the Illinois State Trap Shoot as 700 competitors entered the meet in Springfield with competition continuing Friday.
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Springfield
Mather Gun Club
Illinois
Herb Longden
Taylorville
Golf Is Expensive Furgol Costs $20 000 A Year To Play
Akron Ohio June 7 AP Golfdom's touring professional Ed Furgol defends his Rubber City Open title as he explains the high cost of the tour. He notes he has earned $125 000 in eight years but remains financially strained while playing about 40 events yearly and spending at least $20 000 annually to compete.
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Akron
Ohio
Ed Furgol
Furgol
Firestone
Gay Brewer Jr
Cincinnati
Charles Sifford
Philadelphia
Tommy Bolt
Los Angeles
Standings and results from the National and American Leagues
Yesterday results show Philadelphia defeated Cincinnati and St Louis beat Pittsburgh while New York shaded Milwaukee. American League scores had Boston beating New York and Detroit over Washington with Baltimore over Kansas City.
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Cincinnati
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Milwaukee
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Brooklyn
Boston
Cleveland
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Washington
Baltimore
Kansas City
Phila
Milwaukee St. Louis
Major League Stars Shine in Key Wins Across League
Pitching by Ruben Gomez and the Giants blanked the Braves 2-0 on four singles to grab NL top win total. Bill Skowron of the Yankees drove in five runs with four hits in a 14-5 win over the Indians, boosting his 14- game sweep performance to 10-for-14.
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Vergennes
Jackson County
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Be-Ropers
Merry Maidens
Harrison Ramblers
Endres
Harrison
Ava
Murphysboro
Bopers
Him. Petry
J. Petry
Kmucha
Cf Gassel
Jones
Allard
Horn
Ebersohl
Eisenhauer
Merry Maidens AB
H Crawshaw
Glasford
Moon
Hagler
Chadwick
Halliday
Brewer
Holder
Schoolcraft
Rohnson
Hicks
Blumerstock
P Higgerson
B. Winters
Wisely
J. Winters
Rf Porter
Hi Cox
Warner
Carlock
Thompson
Williams
Will
Ruben Gomez
Giants
Braves
Bill Skowron
Yankees
Indians
Baseball Rule Q and A on bunts and plays at the plate
The column explains that a pitched ball hitting the batter is dead and the batter goes to first base, while a squeezed runner returns to third. It clarifies that a new ball is live only when the pitcher toes the rubber. It also affirms that a fielder must avoid contact with baserunners during plays and rules on interference with a bases loaded ground ball.
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John Kay
Lou Esposito
Wilbur Albers
Midwest boxing results feature two一bouts in cities
Arnold Pa sawyer 185 from Cincinnati outpoint Henry Hall 187 of Milwaukee. Youngstown Ohio Roc Castellani 159 of Cleveland knocked out Lester Felton 153 of Detroit. Two scores recorded.
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Arnold
Garvin Sawyer
Cincinnati
Henry Hall
Milwaukee
Youngstown
Ohio
Roc Castellani
Cleveland
Lester Felton
Detroit
Murphysboro Teens Open Season Sunday in Relay Park
The Murphysboro Moose teen ager team begins its 1957 season Sunday at 2 p m at Riverside Park against Du Quoin. They play in the Coal Belt League. The opener at Herrin last Sunday was rained out.
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Murphysboro Moose
Riverside Park
du Quoin
Murphysboro
Herrin
Los Angeles Fighter Outpoints Opponent in Regional Bout
Los Angeles fighter Fugie Rodriguez won a ten round decision at 131 to 133 pounds over Leo Agbulos of Stockton California in Los Angeles. In Fort William Ontario Chuvilo 204 of Toronto stopped Joe Olsen 184 of Milwaukee in four rounds.
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Los Angeles
Fugie Rodriguez
Leo Agbulos
Stockton
Calif
Fort William
Ont
Chuvilo
Toronto
Joe Olsen
Milwaukee
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Wm. Grindle
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Herrin Post Office
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Ellie Aidee Mee
Johnston City, Illinois
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