Sugar Ray Robinson to defend welter title for charity against Fusari
By Gayle Talbot, Sugar Ray Robinson plans to fight Charlie Fusari for charity with a token one dollar purse and 30 percent of the proceeds to the Damon Runyon cancer fund. The piece contrasts Robinson’s self reliant, controversial style with Joe Louis’s popular support and notes the risk of defending a 147 pound title for a charitable bout.
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Hearn Demands Regular Turn To Prove His Stuff
Atlanta born Jim Hearn, seeking a regular chance to pitch, has revived his career with the Giants after a waiver trade. In four starts he is 3-0, including a 1-0 shutout of the Pirates, with earlier stints in St. Louis and Rochester shaping his steady rise as Horace Stoneham gambles on a late bloom.
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Baseball Tonight and Tomorrow Schedule Across Leagues
Today two American League doubleheaders feature Cleveland at St Louis and Detroit at Chicago with multiple broadcast outlets. Boston visits New York while Philadelphia hosts Washington and St Louis faces New York in National League action. Tomorrow includes Cleveland at St Louis and Detroit at Chicago with additional National League matchups and several minor state listings.
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Detroit Rounds Up Heavyweights In Pro Card Bout
Harold Jones nicknamed Baby Face, 138 pounds, outpoints John Davis, 139, in Oakland California. Jim Elby, 160 and a half, from Toledo, defeats Tony Lomonaco, 167, of Grand Rapids Michigan, in a Detroit Associated Press report.
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Easter Moved to Cleanup Spot in Tribe Shakeup
In a Cleveland Indians lineup shakeup Easter moves to the cleanup spot for a twilight doubleheader with the St. Louis Browns. Boudreau shifts to seventh with Kennedy second, Doby third, Rosen fifth, and Gordon sixth as Feller rests and Wynn starts the nightcap. The series opener was rained out. Cleveland aims to climb from second place behind New York and Detroit.
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Big Ten Tests Moviecast Telecasts for Grid Games
The Western Conference plans experimental simultaneous large screen theater broadcasts of 1950 football games in Chicago for Illinois and Northwestern, with Michigan games to be shown in Detroit. Minnesota may approve a test in Minneapolis. Commissioner Kenneth L. Wilson said the program is purely experimental and limited to the coming fall season.
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Middlebranch tops East Sparta 8-6 in postponed league clash
Middlebranch Victor Middlebranch defeated East Sparta 8 to 6 on Tuesday in a postponed Tri County Little League game at East Sparta. Harold Bentz led the victors with a homer a triple and a single. Middlebranch scored the deciding runs in the sixth inning as the box score shows 222 on 2-8 8&8 for Middlebranch and 001 401-64 for East Sparta. Turner Campbell Carnes and May were the cited players in the scoring summary.
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Alliance Foursome Falters in National Amateur Qualifier
Alliance Country Club quartet led by Gordon Dee Jones and Don Albert failed to reach the Minneapolis regional 36 hole cutoff for the 1950 national Amateur. Jones Jr. won the regional with 144 while the Alliance team posted higher scores and Anderson did not card a score. Albert delivered a double eagle on the 480 yard third hole but overall struggled.
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Hope Fails in Trials for National Amateur Golf
Bob Hope failed to qualify for the National Amateur Golf tournament in Minneapolis. Dynamite Goodloe won his spot at Atlanta with 143 while others like Campbell and Dawson posted strong scores. defending champion Coe and several past champions were exempt from qualifying. The 36-hole qualifying trimmed 1,033 entrants to 210 for the Aug. 21-26 event.
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Dynamite) Goodloe
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North and South All-Star squads prep with injuries
Ohio's Northern high school all stars work out for the August 18 game without No. 1 ball carrier Irvin Crable of Massillon, replaced by Clarence Johnson. South replacement Russell Favorite heads home with a sciatic hip issue, replaced by Bob Sheets. North and South rosters feature 25 and 23 players respectively.
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Bup) Rearick
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Tiger) Ellison
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Purdue Student Leads Cincinnati Golf Qualifier
Fred Wampler a Purdue University student from Indianapolis led a five man group from the Cincinnati area in the national amateur qualifier at Camargo Country Club Cincinnati Wampler shot 66 72 for a 138 total to earn medal honors in the 36 hole event Par for 18 was 70 and the national tournament will be held in Minneapolis August 21 with amateurs from this area entering the nationals
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Middle Atlantic League Scores Reported Tonight
New Castle defeated Niagara Falls 17 to 3 while Youngstown beat Johnstown 5 to 2 Oil City won 11 to 6 against Erie. standings and further results not provided.
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Fry Hart Beaten In Eastern Tennis
In Manchester Massachusetts the 23rd Essex County Club Invitational began its third round as Margaret du Pont and Louise Brough, defending national champions, topped Doris Hart and Shirley Fry 6-2 7-5 to win the Eastern Grass Courts Women's doubles final yesterday.
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Akron
McKinley Park Cafe Softballers Sweep Late Wins
McKinley Park Cafe softballers earned two victories last week defeating Massillon Tiger Bowl 4-2 and Sunset Rhythm Boys 13-6.
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Carnera Eyes Ring Comeback While Slamming Louis
Primo Carnera, 41, says he cannot match today’s fighters but believes he could beat past greats in his prime. He criticizes Joe Louis as retired and doubtful about Louis’s weight and conditioning for a possible September return. He admires wrestling work, noting his family in Los Angeles and past boxing battles with Sharkey Baer.
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Share Pacing Purse at Sportsmen's Park Divided
In Chicago on August 9 INS reports the $1,600 divided pacing feature was shared by C B Grattan and Billy Arthur. Grattan won the mile long first division in 2 09 with Lusty Mack second and Billy Arthur third. Arthur won the mile long second head in 2 09 45 with Dick Siskiyou second and Vera Grattan third.
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Chisox Sell Haefner to Braves in Waiver Deal
Chicago White Sox sold left hander Mickey Haefner to the Boston Braves for a sum just over the $10,000 waiver price. Haefner, a seven year AL veteran, posted one win and six defeats this season in 23 appearances for the Pale Hose.
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