Patterson Johansson Title Fight Forecast At Polo Grounds
The 1960 heavyweight title bout between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson at the Polo Grounds is forecast to draw about 25 000 spectators and a $550 000 net gate, with promoters facing a heavy loss if the gross reaches $1 million. Johansson appears in better form, Patterson fears the previous beating, and the fight will not be shown on home TV but on closed circuits in 230 locations across 125 cities.
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Polo Grounds
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United States
This Umpire Takes Beating
In Los Angeles a Philadelphia at Los Angeles game saw the home plate umpire Jocko Conlan hit twice by pitches. Catcher Jim Hocker accidentally struck Conlan on the head with his mask in the fifth inning and later a ball hit him on the knee and shoulder. He continued play and later required two stitches for the head wound.
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Potomac Edison to Meet ACT Nines in League Game
Potomac Edison will face ACT Corporation in a Williamsport Community Softball League game at 6 p m today on the river bottom diamond.
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Hancock to Play Initial Contest in Hagerstown
The Hancock Independents, a new county town baseball team, open with a twin bill Saturday afternoon at Reservoir Park. They face Bearingsland Transmission and Antietam Fire Company in a 3 o'clock double header. Manager Jim Brown names Ken Shives to pitch the first game and Leo Murary the second. Shives is 5-2 with Hancock High and hit .500 this season. Don Baker from Clear Spring joins as second baseman and Herschel Weaver, a Hancock schoolboy at Mt. Deem School, earns third base. The Rotary Club backs the team in Hancock.
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Donagh School
Rousing Start For National Open At Local Links
Mike Souchak leads after a 68 as chaotic play marks the early National Open at Cherry Hills. Tommy Bolt withdraws after club tosses and a water-filled hole, while Arnold Palmer bogeys andfish jumps disrupt play amid sunny, tough conditions.
Orioles in first place after 3-2 win over Indians
Baltimore tops Cleveland 3-2 in eleven innings to seize sole possession of first in the league. Ron Hansen belts a 435 foot homer for the Orioles as Jack Fisher logs his fifth win and Gus Triandos adds three singles to push his average to .217. Kerry Walker vs Frank Lary in Detroit as Orioles meet Tigers.
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Tito Francona
Chuck Tanner
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Seleven
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Hoffman Gals Edge Rosen's In Amateur Baseball
Hoffman's Gals defeated Rosen's 12 to 1 in a regulars game with Ed Furgol and Jack Nicklaus noting a dominant win. Dan Venturi and Dow Hub City Girls provided late support while Palmer and Campbell joined the winning lineup. Mulligan led Rosen's with three hits and Weigand struck out three.
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Top Ten In National Open Round One
Denver AP lists top ten in Thursday's first round of the National Open Golf Championship with ties. Names include Souchak Barber Ransom Huston Leclair Fleck Crampton Player Cherry Senders Taylor Stranshaw. Amateur noted.
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Ala
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Tex
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Patterson Prepares for Johansson Rematch in Newtown
Floyd Patterson weighs about 189 pounds for Monday night’s comeback bout with Ingemar Johansson. Patterson insists extra weight boosts power while Johansson predicts no benefit. Patterson trains in Newtown amid reports of a planned hard-hitting attack, citing improved speed and strength since losing the title in 1959.
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Enalad
East End Wins Tenth Lead in Community Softball League
East End Tavern secured its tenth win as top club, shutting out Veterans of Foreign Wars 7 0 behind Dick Williams one hit pitching. Veterans of Foreign Wars suffered a lopsided loss while other first division teams also dominated second division rivals.
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French Boxer Debuts Against Lausse in TV Bout
New York AP dispatch reports Marcel Pigou of France makes his American debut in a middleweight bout against Eduardo Lausse at 1 rounds on TV. Lausse seeks to extend his 15 fight winning streak as Pigou challenges the veteran in a high profile fight from New York.
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France
Marcel Pigou
Eduardo Lausse
Nicholas
Rohrersville Triumph Boosts Record With Win
Rohrersville rallied to a 14-10 victory in a hard fought contest. Keedysville suffered a string of eight straight losses in the Bur onts division play. In boxing notes, Rohrersville’s Wilfie Greaves had two hits in a separate game and Madison Square Garden hosted a bout extending Klipp’s record with three hits for Pigou in a five round knockout of Gun ter Mase in Bordeaux. The Friday NBC telecast featured the bout lineup including McGolerick Ingram Mul lendore Rowland Jamison Miler and Lewis.
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Weekend golf action at Fountain Head and Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek and Fountain Head Country Clubs feature a busy weekend with three events. Tomorrow at 1 p.m. Fountain Head hosts Sparrows Point C C in an 18 hole team match with about 80 players. Also Saturday deadlines for the President's Cup second round. Sunday at Fountain Head a Husband-Wife Mixed Two-Ball, 1:30 p.m. tee time. Beaver Creek stages the final round of the inaugural 6-hole Scotch Two-Ball medal tourney from last weekend.
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