Salas Aims for Bigger Fights After Birthday Workout
Welterweight Charley Salas, 24, trains at the Sports center on his birthday amid plans to join George Parnassus and Enrique Bolanos. He eyes a Austin bout with Bobby Dykes and a potential coast title clash with Kid Gavilan, while noting sparse sparring partners locally.
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Charlie Salas
Carly
Arizona
Chris Dundee
Philadelphia
Salas
Enrique Bolanos
George Parnassus
Los Angeles
Dundee
Parnassus
Austin
Tex
Bobby Dykes
Pete Gil
San Antonio
Kid Gavilan
Ike Williams
Washington, D.C
Charlie
Tucson
Babe Mathis
San Diego
Mario Trigo
Lauro Salas
Jimmy Carter
Lauro
Carter
Fernando Serrano
Serrano
Tommy Campbell
Campbell
Tucson fans scolded for underrating Indians in all star poll
Letter from Miss Yvonne Barnes urges Tucson readers to recognize Cleveland Indians stars in the Citizens all star ballot. She cites Jim Hogan, Larry Doby, Al Rosen, Dale Mitchell, Luke Easter and others, noting their league records and urging continued voting before the June 26 deadline at page 10.
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Tucson
Indians
Cleveland
Jim Hogan
Larry Doby
Larry
Ted Williams
Dale Mitchell
Luke Easter
Tribe Boys
Luke
al Rosen
Miss Barnes
Cowboys Face Herculean Task In A Tying Half Of A-T Standings
The Arizona-Texas league midseason shows Tucson mired in fourth or lower amid nine teams, 18 games behind first and eight and a half out of fourth with 76 to play. El Paso and Juarez pace above .600. Tucson must surge at a .618 pace over the final 76 games to reach .500, a mark unlikely to win the pennant.
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Arizona
Citizen
Tucson
Bisbee-Douglas
Chihuahua
Cowboys
New York Giants
Hi Corbett Field
EL Paso
Juarez
Dorados
Texas
Don Jameson
Tony Barnett
Jameson
Barnett
Bob Sloane
Cowboy
Copper Kings
Bud Beringhele
Bill Paine
Paine
Marv Williams
Hamilton Kroll Lead In PGA Semifinals After First Round
At Louisville, Ted Kroll and Jim Turnesa are all square after 18 holes of the 36 hole PGA semifinal. Bob Hamilton holds a two up edge over Chick Harbert.
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Louisville
Ted Kroll
Jim Turnesa
Bob Hamilton
Chick Harbert
Big Spring Golf Club
Kroll
Paris
Evansville
Ind
Detroit
Hamilton
Harbert
Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Turnesa
Westchester County
N. Y
Foe
Clarence Doser
Fred Haas
Sam Snead
Jim Ferrier
Rookie Race Wide Open in Major League Debuts
Sammy White Eddie Mathews and Bob Nieman star in a day of notable rookie performances. White led the Red Sox past the Tigers with three hits and four RBIs. Mathews hit his 12th homer as the Braves beat the Pirates 9 3. Nieman drove in three for the Browns in a 14 10 loss to the Yankees as Jimmy Brideweser sparked New York with three hits.
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Associated Press
Sammy White
Eddie Mathews
Bob Nieman
White
Boston
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Sammy
Mathews
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh
Braves
Pirates
Brooklyn
Nieman
Browns
Yankees
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Brideweser
Brndeweser
Billy Martin
Ivan Delock
Scranton
Ted Gray
Billy Hoeft
Hal White
Tiger
Joe Collins
Senators
White Sox
Frank Shea
Joe Haynes
Ernie Johnson
Lightweights to clash in Tucson main event lights 10 rounds
Enrique Bolanos and Pee Wee Swingler, both Los Angeles lightweights, headline a 10 round main event at the Tucson Sports Center. The card opens with a four rounder at 8:30. Swingler, returning after a year, faces Bolanos who has stayed active since 1943.
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Enrique Bolanos
Howard
Pee Wee) Swingler
Los Angeles
Tucson Sports Center
Swingler
Bolanos
Luther Rawlings
Chicago
Chico Vejar
New York City
Arizona
Freddie
Babe) Herman
Phoenix
Herman
Pee Wee
Joe Stanley
Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Gorilla Jones
Maxie Rosenbloom
Pittsburgh
Jackie Wilson
King
Maxie Docusen
Archie
Chief) Whitewater
Manny Madrid
Lauro Saas
Nick Diaz
Davey Gallardo
Phil ‘Kim
Keeny Teran
Mario Trigo
Williams
Babe Mathis
Tucson
Lorenzo Alonzo
Juarez
Mathis
Alonzo
Willie Bean
Bart Singer
Freddie Garcia
Kid Montijo
Tommy Smith
Smith
Archie Cooper
Montijo
Joe Valle
el Tigre II
Nogales
Chuck Waters
American women dominate Wimbledon opening round
Doris Hart, defending champion from Coral Gables, defeats Shirley Fry 6-1 6-0 in 25 minutes as part of a quick start by the United States. Maureen Connolly, Shirley Fry, Louise Brough, and Pat Todd also win second round bids. Gardnar Mulloy and Dick Savitt win a straight sets doubles match for the U S. Mervyn Rose and Don Candy fall to Mottram and Paish in doubles.
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Wimbledon
England
Doris Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
Atlantic
Miss Hart
Shirley Fry
Maureen Connolly
U.S
San Diego
Calif
Akron
Ohio
Louise Brough
Pat Todd
la Jolla
Miss Brough
Miss Fry
Miss Connolly
Edna Moeller
Britain
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Dick Savitt
Orange
N.J
Owen Williams
Tony Fancutt
Mervyn Rose
Don Candy
Tony Mottram
Geoff Paish
District 6 all star baseball team named
Bibb Falk, UT coach and district committee chair, announced the District 6 NCAA all star squad. Selected by district coaches are pitchers Luther Scarborough and Norris Graves, catcher Larry Isbell, first baseman Lloyd Jenney, second baseman Ty Newton, shortstop Joe Tanner, third baseman Jimmy Case, and outfielders Tol Ballinger, Roger Johnson, and Bobby Farmer from SMU, Arizona, Baylor, Texas, and Texas A&M.
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Austin
Tex
Bibb Falk
University of Texas
Luther Scarborough
Texas
Norris Graves
Texas Christian
Larry Isbell
Baylor
Lloyd Jenney
Arizona
Ty Newton
Joe Tanner
Jimmy Case
Tol Ballinger
Southern Methodist
Roger Johnson
Bobby Farmer
Texas A&m
Musial and Rosen Lead League Hitters in Early Season Averages
Stan Musial tops the National League in batting with a .339 average, extending a 19 game hitting streak and aiming for a sixth batting title. Al Rosen leads the American League with a .336 average, rising to the top of the hit parade and driving in 44 runs, while Whitey Lockman drops to third and Dom DiMaggio trails in Boston. Jackie Robinson moves to second in the NL with a .335 mark.
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NEW York
Stan Musial
al Rosen
Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Whitey Lockman
New York Giants
Davis-Monthan to Face Casa Grande Nine Tonight
The Davis-Monthan Mustangs travel to Casa Grande for an 8 p.m. game against semipro Cotton Kings. Cole Jacobs will start for Davis-Monthan while Blondy Robbins is slated for Casa Grande. Davis-Monthan next faces March AFB at Riverside and then George AFB in Victorville as top teams in the Pacific Coast Air Force Conference.
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Davis-Monthan Mustangs
Casa Grande
Cotton Kings
Cole Jacobs
Davis-Monthan
Blondy Robbins
Davis-Montgan
March Afb
Riverside
Calif
Victorville
George Afb
March
George
Pacific Coast Air Force
Alsco Tops Speedway Lanes in Optimist Baseball Win
Alsco defeated Speedway Lanes 11 to 2 in Optimist Boys league play as Arizona Transport beat Catalina Rotary 11 to 3. John Crockett hit a three run homer for Transport while both winners played errorless defense.
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Alsco
Arizona Transport
Catalina Rotary
Transport
John Crockett
Hall and Kinsman
Martinez and Crockett
Bankers Win Little League Openers in Tucson
Opening day in Tucson Little League saw Southern Arizona Bank defeat Tucson Gas 6 to 3 in the National League while Valley Bank toppled the Optimists 10 to 6 in the American League. Manuel Amado earned the Valley Bank win with relief work for Paul Ferreira as Gary Anthis led Optimists with a homer. other notable hits came from Mickey Dyer and Bill Foley for Valley Bank.
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Tucson
Southern Arizona Bank
Tucson Gas
Valley Bank
Optimists
Manuel Amado
Paul Ferreira
Gary Anthis
Anthis
Mickey Dyer
Bill Foley
Cherry Street Field
Doug Gardner
SAB
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Ray McNall
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Uriarte
Martinez
Ascui
Ruiz
McDaniel
Morales
Chokoulos
Hinson
E—Nevarez
Richardson
Garnett
RBI
Lewis
Wharfe
Op—Barnett
Estrada
S—Martinez
Beringhele
Balk
U—Pressier
Rumpf
Delock
KOPO
Sedley-Hopkins
T. E. von Dedenroth
Pee Wee Swingler
Sports Center
Seibo-Mckay
U. S
Two Cats
Rosen
D-M
Optimist
Willis and
Leinenbach
Solus
McCoy
Bankers
Gardner
Jimmy Seal
Seseeeness
Richard Aros
Pat Runyan
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