Ortiz Inspires Crowds With 18 Year Old Pro Debut Promise
The piece notes Carlos Ortiz, 18, facing veteran Jimmy DiMura in a Friday bout. Ring adviser Whitey Bimstein praises Ortiz as a future world champion after observing his smart technique. The writer recalls bets on Basilio DeMarco and meets Ortiz and manager Ed Ferguson, with Ortiz' rise traced to the Madison Boys Club.
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Carlos Ortiz
Jimmy DiMura
Ortiz
DiMura
Lut
Whitey Bimstein
Ist
Rimstein
Harry Goldberg
Warrel St
Harry
Tony DeMarco
Carmen
Basilio
DeMarco
Ed Ferguson
Madison Boys Club
International Champion Carlos O'Brien’s City Boxing Rise
Carlos O'Brien, born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York since 1945, won city championships in 118 and 135 pounds and the 135-pound International title in London. He later won the British title in 1954, held a near-perfect amateur record, and will graduate from Machine and Metal Trades Vocational School. He will report to Camp Drum with a National Guard unit for two weeks starting July 10, and hopes to visit Syracuse during the assignment.
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New York
Puerto Rico
Carlos
Police Athletic League
London
Machine and Metal Trades Vocational School
Camp Drum
Syracuse
Canada
Fighting Sixth-ninth
Charley O’brien
Norm Rothschild
Carlos O’brien
Tipperary Hill
Perk Had Butterflies Before White Coat Wedding
Ray Perkins wed Sally Halil in Hendricks Chapel on a windy Saturday afternoon. The Orange standout admitted butterflies before his final Hill appearance and planned to join the Edmonton Eskimos after a Calgary reception, aiming to return as a top Canadian league player.
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Sally
Ray Perkins
Perk
The
Orange
Sally Halil
Hendricks Chapel
Ray
Canada
Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton
Rayll
Wilkes-Barre Out, Johnstown to Run Barons Franchise
Wilkes-Barre drops out of the Class A Eastern League and Johnstown takes over the Barons franchise effective July 1. Johnstown will operate as Johnnies Inc, with Williamsport awaiting partner status as the league announces the shift after an emergency Williamsport meeting.
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Pioneers
Jack Whitehead
Williamsport
Albany
Senators
Wilkes-Barre
Schenectady
Binghamton
Detroit
Johnnies Inc
Johnstown
Barons
New York Giants
Giants
Reading
Elmira
Allentown
Berg captures fifth Western Open in golf
Patty Berg, 37, wins a fifth Western Open title at Maple Bluff Country Club near Madison with a 292 total, two strokes ahead of Louise Suggs and Fay Crocker. Suggs ties Berg for the all time Western Open wins with four, Berg earning 1955 season total of 8140 dollars, Suggs rising to 9008. Mickey Wright finishes fourth at 297 and Marlene Bauer takes fifth at 299, with Wiff Smith the low amateur at 305.
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Madison
Wis
Patty Berg
Miss Berg
Maple Bluff Country Club
Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Fay Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Suggs
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Miss Suggs
Mickey Wright
la Jolla
Calif
Marlene Bauer
Sarasota
Fla
Wiff Smith
St. Clair
Mich
Campbell Is Golf Champ
Campbell of Pur due University captured the national collegiate golf title by defeating Rice’s Johnny Garrett 3 and 2 in a 36 hole final spread over two days. The 19 year old from Anderson Indiana led from late on the 20th hole and finished strong to win.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Purdue University
Joe Campbell
Johnny Garrett
Rice
Campbell
Anderson
Ind
Cavicchi Beats Neuhaus to Win European Heavyweight Title
In Bologna Italy Francesco Cavicchi defeated Heinz Neuhaus on points after 15 rounds to capture the European heavyweight championship. Cavicchi weighed 205 pounds while Neuhaus weighed 216. An estimated 60 000 boxing fans attended the bout.
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Bologna
Italy
Francesco Cavicchi
Heinz Neuthaus
Germany
Cavicchi
Neuhaus
Syracuse District Clubs Plan Holiday Golf Events
Syracuse district golf clubs plan holiday week events with member best ball and flag tournaments plus mixed foursomes. Notable scores include Joe Strodel two under in Bellevue course play and sweepstake results across groups A to C with several players posting strong rounds.
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Syracuse
Joe Strodel
Bellevue
Bryan Wins 100 Mile Race at Langhorne Speedway
Jimmy Bryan of Phoenix Arizona captured his second straight 100 mile National AAA racing car championship at Langhorne speedway covering 160 miles in 62 40.71 minutes. He finished about 10 seconds ahead of Bob Sweikert with Don Freeland third and Mike Magill fourth after the race was resumed on its second Sunday due to rain.
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Langhorne
Jimmy Bryan
Phenix
Ariz
Bryan
Langhorne Speedway
Bob Sweikert
Sweikert
Don Freeland
Englewood
Calif
Mike Magill
Haddonfield
N. J
Orioles trade Bobby Young for Hanke Majeski
The Baltimore Orioles exchange second baseman Bobby Young to the Cleveland Indians for utility infielder Hanke Majeski. No cash changes hands in the waiver deal as Majeski joins the Orioles and Young moves to Cleveland. Young batted .198 in 187 at bats with Baltimore, while Majeski hit .178 in 48 at bats for the Indians as a pinch hitter.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Bobby Young
Cleveland Indians
Hanke
Majeski
Orioles
Indians
Young
Champion Dethroned at Wimbledon by Trabert
Tony Trabert of Cincinnati ousted defending champion Jasroslav Drobny in the All England tennis tournament to reach the semifinals with scores of 86 6 1 6 4. Beverly Baker Fleitz of Santa Monica advanced to the quarterfinals after a 6 3 6 0 win over Susan Chatvier. Zsuzsi Koermoeczy of Hungary defeated Christiane Mercelis 6 1 6 12.
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Wimbledon
England
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Jasroslav Drobny
Beverly Baker Fleitz
Santa Monica
Calif
Susan Chatvier
France
Fleitz
Zsuzsi Koermoeczy
Hungary
Christiane Mercélis
Belgium
Kell Takes Lead in All-Star Third Base Race
George Kell of the Chicago White Sox led American League third basemen in the All-Star Baseball Pool, surpassing Jim Finigan of the Kansas City Athletics by 11 715 votes as balloting ends Friday at midnight. Final returns will be announced next Monday ahead of the July 12 All-Star game in Milwaukee.
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Chicago
George Kell
Chicago White Sox
Kell
Jim Finigan
Kansas City Athletics
Milwaukee
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Don Kildoo
Grays
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Randy Davis
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Maley Truss
Dick Brown
Jim Coates
Don Nance
Dallas Cremer
Lloyd Maddock
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Lowndes Lloyd
Jo Stevens
Ray Sorters
Don Yeomans
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Joe Caldwell
Jack Rankin
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Dr. J. McMahon
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L. Downing
Jim Quinn
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C. G. Braun
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Joe la’ Rate
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R. P. Brown
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Ray Whiting
George Wilcox
Red Gibson
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