Pokes Seek Series Split Against EP In Championship Plot
In New York Oscar Fraley backs Rocky Marciano to defeat Ezzard Charles in a heavyweight title bid at Yankee Stadium. Fraley argues Marciano's power and stamina favor a knockout around the 13th round, noting Charles’s age and past champions’ struggles to regain the crown.
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Ezzard Charles
Jess Fraley
Rocky Marciano
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Yankee Stadium
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Brockton
Cin
Marciano
Walcott
Roland la Starza
Charles
Rocky
Stars Maintain slim lead over Mexicali in Arizona-Texas league
Phoenix fell 9 to 7 to Cananea while Nogales beat Mexicali 10 to 3 boosting Nogales into a key win. El Paso topped Tucson 5 to 2 and Juarez edged Bisbee 11 to 10 as the league race tightens with Pedro Carrillo starring for Nogales on the mound.
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Stars
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Nogales Yaquis
Eagles
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Juarez
Bisbee Douglas
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Evatt Defeats Hart In Tight 10 Round Bout
Buddy Evatt of Los Angeles won a unanimous 10 round decision over Johnny Hart of Phoenix at the Olympic Auditorium. Evatt, the favorite, faced stiff resistance and led on the Referee score 66-54, with judges 55 44-54 4 and 57-53 by the AP card. Evatt bled from the nose from round four but pressed throughout.
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Johnny Hart
Phoenix
Olympic Auditorium
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Hart
Frankie Vann
Tommy Hart
Mushy Callahan
Associated Press
Fish Diet and Referee Trouble In Oslo Tennis Tour
In Oslo during a tennis tour, players enjoyed long evening matches without lights and toured local sights including the Oslofjord coast and Kon Tiki. A disputed line call cost a match for the narrator, who also notes heat, fish meals, and a multinational field with twelve players from eight nations.
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Olson-Turner Non Title Bout Set In Honolulu Stadium
Middleweight champion Carl Bobo Olson and challenger Jesse Turner prepared for a 10 round non title fight at Honolulu Stadium. Promoter Tommy Miles anticipated a gate of 15 000 to 18 000 with 9 15 p m start. Olson arrived as a 4 to 1 favorite after a hectic welcome home week and both camps predicted a competitive bout.
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Honolulu
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Bobo) Olson
Jesse Turner
St. Louis
Honolulu Stadium
Tommy Miles
Olson
Bobo
Pearl Harbor
Missouri Edges Michigan State to Reach NCAA Final
Missouri wins 4-3 over Michigan State in a tense late ninth to advance to the NCAA baseball final. Ed Cook pitched for Missouri, while Art Brophy would start for Rollins in the title clash as the Big Seven champion pursues the school’s first big tourney crown.
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Rollins
Art Brophy
Michigan State
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Massachusetts
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Bud Cox
Ed Hobaugh
Lee Wynn
MSC
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Cox
Mascuarivy Yewcic
Wynn
Yewcic
Giants and Indians Lead National League and American League Standings
The Giants enjoy strong home and road performances as they pace the National League with a 13-8 Polo Grounds record and the Indians top the overall standings with a 16-6 home mark. Cleveland drives a 13 game homestand while Chicago and New York also post solid results.
National AAU Junior Weightlifting in Tucson Title Stakes
Sixty one top lifters from across the country converge in Tucson for the 1954 National AAU Junior Weightlifting championship and Junior Mr. America contest at the Tucson high school auditorium. Tucson leads strong entries with Ash of Tucson and Gibson, Strucely, Poretta among the 148 and 181 pounders while Gene Bohaty of Chicago and Koszewski and Silver vie in physique competition. Senior AAU finals follow in Los Angeles a week later.
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Chicago
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Illinois
Tucson High Auditorium
Tucson
Bill White
Attleboro
Mass
Los Angeles
Varick Gym
Oakland
Johnny Gibson
Harold Strucely
Bill Poretta
Gail Crick
Andy Skrodinsky
Ervin Koszewski
California
Bud Silver
University of Arizona
Burdette and Garver Lead ERA Race
New York Milwaukee rookie Lew Burdette has a 2.25 ERA after 48 innings with 21 earned runs. Ned Garver of Detroit tops the American League with a 1.42 ERA after 95 innings.
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Milwaukee
Lew Burdette
Associated Press
Burdette
Ned Garver
Detroit
LL Meeting Set Thursday
Frank Minarik, chairman of the Little League committee, announced a meeting of all Little League managers at his office 3920 East Speedway at 8 p.m. Thursday. Play begins Monday with four leagues: American, National and Federal each with six teams and the new International league with four.
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East Speedway
Texans Rally Past Cantrell In 5-2 Victory
El Paso pitcher Bello earned his fourth win over Tucson while Cantrell took his seventh loss. Estrada belted a homer and drove in two as El Paso topped Tucson 5 to 2 in the Arizona-Texas League game. Morales and Aldama led the Texan attack with multi hit outputs.
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Seattle
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Foil Classes Begin Tomorrow at YMCA Fencing Clinic
Summer foil classes start tomorrow at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evenings at the YMCA. Irving Kipnis, fencing coach at the University of Arizona, will instruct beginners to advanced fencers, men and women, with a post class swim open to women.
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Irving Kipnis
University of Arizona
Louis Louis Louis Louis 1951 Traffic Fines In NY Court
Former heavyweight champ Joe Louis rested today after losing to John Murtagh, who is named chief magistrate. Louis was fined $300 by a New York judge for failing to answer six traffic summonses dating back to 1951.
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Joe Louis
John Murtagh
Murtagh
Louis
Night baseball slate with four games on tap
Milwaukee visits Brooklyn in a night contest with Contey facing Meyer. Cincinnati plays at New York with Nuxe hall against Gomez. St Louis hosts Philadelphia with Raschi opposing Miller. Only these games are scheduled. note tomorrow’s matchups include Milwaukee Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburgh. Western League standings show Denver 6 3 and Lincoln 5 1 while Colorado Springs 3 Pueblo 1 and Omaha 7 Sioux City 5. Eastern League Elmira 6 leads Williamsport in extra innings while Reading 7 Allentown 4.
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