Outdoor fights to net about 3 million in receipts in 1952
United Press reports the 1952 outdoor boxing season could bring about 3 million dollars in gate receipts. Three major outdoor bouts are planned with near-even odds on favorites, including Joe Maxim vs Sugar Ray Robinson, Kid Gavilan vs Gil Turner, and Rocky Marciano vs Harry Kid Matthews, all shaping a busy summer schedule.
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Jack Cuddy
United Press
New York
Joe Walcott-Ezzard Charles
Philadelhia
Joe Maxim
Sugar Ray Robinson
Yankee Stadium
Kid Gavilan
Cuba
Gil Turner
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
Rocky Marciano
Brockton
Marciano - Matthews
Seattle
Marciano - Mathews
Walcott
Pennsylvania
Charles
Marciano
Matthews
Game Hunter Praises Sportsmen Reception at Meeting
Dr. Wilson L. DuComb Carlyle big game hunter praised Crab Orchard Ssn's association for its cordial reception during his June 4 speech at the monthly meeting. He noted the club's cool efficiency in running the program and cited his sheriff-county's guest and Scotty's Place owner as attendees. Michigan State tennis won the Western conference championship last year.
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Crab Orchard Ssn’s Association
Wilson L. DuComb
Carlyle
DuComb
Dr. DuComb
Scotty’s
Michigan State
Andy Seminick Played Second Base For Elizabethton 1941
Andy Seminick, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, appeared at second base for Elizabethton in the Appalachian League during the 1941 season.
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Andy Seminick
Cincinnati Reds
Elizabethton
Alabama pitcher Bill Dunn shuts out foe on four hits
University of Alabama pitcher Bill Dunn lost only one game in 1951 as he pitched a four-hitter in a 2-0 shutout.
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Bill Dunn
University of Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide 51 52 team highest scoring group
The University of Alabama's 1951-52 basketball quintet set records as the Crimson Tide's highest scoring unit. Billy Wells, a Michigan State football halfback, captured the inter-fraternity diving title on his first serious attempt at the sport.
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University of Alabama
Crimson Tide
Billy Wells
Michigan State
Dodgers Pitcher Roe Dominates 1951 Rookie League Hurls Impregnable Record
In 1951 Preacher Roe of the Dodgers beat every club in the league at least twice and defeated St. Louis seven times without a loss, showcasing a remarkable season dominated by the pitcher.
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Preacher Roe
Dodgers
St. Louis
Joe Landrum Dodgers graduate from Clemson in architecture
Joe Landrum, a property of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is noted as a Clemson college graduate with a major in architecture.
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Joe Landrum
Brooklyn Dodgers
Clemson College
Hardy Hanover Emerges From Titan Han Line as 1952 Contender
No Hambletonian winner has yet been sired by the race. Among leading 1952 picks is Hardy Hanover, a Titan Han progeny, tracing lineage to the 1945 Hambletonian winner.
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Hardy Hanover
Titan Hanover
Trico Teen-age Loop Schedule Highlights Local Games
The Trico Teen-age Loop releases a season calendar with matchups from June to August including Ava Dowell Gorham Du Quoin Neunert Pinckneyville Steeleville Murphysboro and Murphysboro games. The schedule includes OPEN DATE July 4 and league playoffs August 17 to 24 plus an All-Star Game in July.
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Ava
Gorham
Dowell
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Neunert
Steeleville
Murphysboro
Wreckers Seize Pipeline Site in Kentucky Disturbance
About 50 state and county officers were called in at Vanceburg Kentucky to restore order after yesterday’s invasion by 250 men who wrecked heavy equipment at a gas line project. Ten to 12 workers were injured, none seriously, as attackers seized bulldozers toppled trucks over an embankment and damaged tractors and windshields. Damage estimated at 25000 dollars.
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Vanceburg
Heavy smokers urged to have lung X rays
Dr J Winthrop Peabody of Georgetown University told the American Medical Association meeting in Washington that heavy smokers should receive X ray examinations twice a year. He said lung cancer is more common among heavy smokers and early detection could allow successful surgery. Mortality from lung cancer would stay high until such screening is adopted.
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Chicago
Washington D. C
J. Winthrop Peabody
Georgetown University
American Medical Association
Bobby Shantz the Knuckleballer Who Won 10 Games
Bobby Shantz stands 5 foot 7 and 143 pounds yet leads the majors with 10 wins for the Philadelphia Athletics. The diminutive right hander, renowned for his unreliable knuckleball, saved games in tight spots, including a rain-delayed win over Detroit and a key strikeout of Vic Wertz. His rapid rise from Lincoln to the A's, plus Dykes praise, frames him as the heart of a shaky club and a prime trade asset as he nears a 20 win target.
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New York
Bobby Shantz
Bobby
Philadelphia Athletics
Yanks
Shantz
Ira Thomas
The
A’s
Cleveland
Detroit
Athletics
Joe Astroth
Vic Wertz
Wertz
Pottstown
Jimmy Dykes
Indians
Browns
Lincoln
Monday's Stars Batting and Pitching Highlights
Don Lehardt of the Tigers drove in five runs with a single and his third grand slam of the season against his former Red Sox teammates, but Boston prevailed 9-8 in a slugfest. Joe Black of the Dodgers worked three innings of shutout relief to earn Brooklyn a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Don Lehardt
Tigers
Detroit
Red Sox
Boston
Joe Black
Dodgers
Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Indians Buy Majeski to Strengthen Bench
The Cleveland Indians purchased veteran infielder Hank Majeski from the Philadelphia Athletics, bolstering their bench. Majeski joins a club aiming to improve infield depth as the season progresses, with the move aligning with Cleveland’s roster plans.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Indians
Hank Majeski
Philadelphia Athletics
Sauer Holds Lead in All Star Vote
Chicago (UP) Hank Sauer of the Chicago Cubs kept the top spot in the All Star Baseball poll with 7,853 votes as Phil Rizzuto of the New York Yankees widened his lead over Chico Carrasquel of the Chicago White Sox for the American League shortstop position. Rizzuto had 6,196 votes to 4,932 for Carrasquel in the fourth tabulation. Fans began voting last Friday for the All Star game on July 8 in Philadelphia, with the deadline at midnight June 27.
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Chicago
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
Phil Rizzuto
New York Yankees
Chico Carrasquel
Chicago White Sox
Sauer
Carrasquel
Rizzuto
White Sox
Philadelphia
Harrisburg Youths Drowned While Fishing
Steve Cummins aged six and his eight year old brother Charles drowned in a water filled pit in Harrisburg Monday during a fishing trip with their father Charles Cummins who said the boys and sister Jessie ten accompanied him to the city reservoir. The boys crossed the levee, entered the water for a swim and did not emerge.
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Steve Cummins
Charles
Harrisburg
Charles Cummins
Jessie
City
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