Walcott to meet Charles for heavyweight title in June
Joe Louis resigns as world heavyweight champion and backs a plan by his International Boxing Club to stage a 15 round title fight in Chicago in June between Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott to crown the new champ. Both contenders agreed to defend the title within 90 days of the June bout. Louis will retire with plans for further exhibitions.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Joe Louis
National Boxing Association
Ezzard Charles
Jersey Joe Walcott
Chicago
Louis
NBA
Abe J. Greene
Flamen B. Adae
Harry Mendel
Brown Bomber
Arthur M. Wirtz
James D. Norris
International Boxing Club
New York
Walcott
Charles
Lee Savold
Gus Lesnevich
Greene
Adam
Col
Harvey A. Miller
Washington
Bis
Florida
Jamaica
Nassau
Bahamas
Cuba
Texas
Lesnevich
Henderson
Freddie Mills
England
Babe Ritchie
Max Baer
Indians See Mitchell And Doby Aiming For Great Lives
Cleveland Indians open spring workouts confident outfielders Dale Mitchell and Larry Doby can become all time greats. Manager Lou Boudreau hails their speed range and eyes and backs their push for high averages and all star honors. Doby recalls past quiet start and now shows bold goals and self belief while Mitchell weighs weight gain and aims to reinforce his top hitting form. The team hopes to forge another enduring right field pairing.
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A. P
Cleveland Indians
Dale Mitchell
Larry Doby
Mgr
Lou Boudreau
Doby
Tucson
Tribe
Cleveland
Mitchell
Oklahoma City
Boudreau
Wilthe
Tris
Superior Quintet In Class B Meet
Superior high school's basketball team joins the 16‑team Class B championship, opening Thursday in Bear Down gym. The Panthers face Ajo Red Raiders at 7:30 p m, with admission 50 cents students 75 cents adults Thursday and Friday and 75 cents students 1 00 adults Saturday. Officials named are Alex Martinez Pete Falbon Joe DeWitt Cecil McCullar and Bob Svob.
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Superior High School
Bear Down
E. A. Row
Arizona Interscholastic Association
Panthers
Ajo
Red Raiders
Row
Alex Martinez
Pete Falbon
Joe DeWitt
Cecil McCullar
Bob Svob
Four Pro Wrestling Matches at Tucson Sports Center
Four professional wrestling bouts scheduled for Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at the Tucson Sports Center on West Congress Street. Local fans can expect a lineup featuring top promoters and rivals in a night of live action.
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Tucson Sports Center
West Congress Street
Cards Ordered To Vacate Park In St Louis
The St Louis Cardinals and Browns, long partners at Sportsman s Park, face separation after the Browns served notice to vacate by April 1. The notice cites a lease invalidated by a corporate name change, with rent and broadcast policy disputes fueling tension between the American League club and the Cardinals. Fred M Saigh Jr pledged the lease remains valid as they stand firm.
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ST. Louis
Mar
St. Louis Cardinals
Browns
Sportsman's Park
American League
Grand and Dodier
National League Cardinals
St.Petersburg
Fla
Dodier Realty and Investment Company
Cardinals
National Sports, Inc
St. Louis National Baseball Club, Inc
St. Petersburg
Fred M. Saigh Jr
The
Merle Stowe Leads Small Bore Field at Pima Pistol Meet
Merle Stowe topped the expert division at the Pima Pistol Club grand aggregate on the Dr. A. G. Schnabel range with 826x900 in small bore and center fire matches. Tony Lerua and Reginald Proper followed close with 820s, while Gamble C. Dick won high gun in sharpshooter with 799 and Dr. Paul Brinton of Oracle earned the marksman medal with 723.
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Merle Stowe
Pima Pistol Club
Maurice Miller
Louis Zadro
Howard Hathaway
Sam Mansfield
M. E. Cooper
W. B. Daugherty
J. K. Rogers
Leonard Zarnke
M. E. Marquis
Earl Canby
Sgt
J. W.ellison
Reds Begin 1949 Camp With College Try Call
The Cincinnati Reds start 1949 training in Tampa on March 1 with president Warren Giles urging a stronger effort than 1948 when the team finished seventh. He blamed poor hustle for last season and asked players to work harder.
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Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati Reds
Warren Giles
Reds
Giles
Cincinnati
Clearwater
Fila
Philadelphia Phillies
Robin Roberts
Roberts
Phils
Spring Training Notes Across Baseball Camp Sites
Reports from Sarasota Clearwater Los Angeles San Bernardino West Palm Beach St Petersburg and Vero Beach show holdouts and signings shaping early 1949 camps. Key names include Robin Roberts Harry Lowrey Coaker Triplett Gus Niarhos Vic Raschi Tommy Byrne and Taft Wright with McCarthy Stengel and Tobin among officials observing rosters.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Coaker Triplett
Buffalo
Philadelphia Athletics
Phil Murchildon
Bobby Shantz
Taft Wright
ST. Petersburg
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Gus Niarhos
Vic Raschi
Tommy Byrne
Tommy Brown
Vero Beach
Brooklyn Dodgers
Navy Air Base
Cat Gridders Open Practice With New Arizona Staff
Strangers began to get acquainted on the University of Arizona football field as Bob Winslow new head coach and Ned Mathews his assistant led about 85 players in the first day of spring practice. Winslow emphasized evaluating junior college recruits and the need for out of state talent to compete with Michigan State and Kansas, with quarterback play his top concern.
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University of Arizona
Bob Winslow
Ned Mathews
Winslow
Jeff Cravath
University of Southern California
Arizona
Michigan State
Kansas University
Reggie Russell
Wildcats
First Christian YMCA Honors Class A Basketball Champions
The First Christian basketball squad, champions of the Class A league, were celebrated at an annual banquet at First Methodist church. Awards went to Jim Starkey and Dee Simpson as top players, with Warren Haines and Phil McChrystal cited for sportsmanship and improvement. Fred Enke Jr spoke on teamwork and discipline.
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YMCA
First Methodist Church
Jim Starkey
First Christian
Dee Simpson
Trinity Presbyterian
Marvin Snodgrass
First Methodists
Fred Enke Jr
Arizona
Detroit Lions
Enke
University of Arizona
Glenn Riddell
Bob Sterrett
Bob Stephenson
Ed Burns
Jerry Cox
Jerry Jones
Jimmy Dye
Paul Waltz
Bob Robinson
Ken Kemmeries
Weber Strohmeier
Warren Haines
Phil McChrystal
Phil Robbins
John Belson
Kenneth Florean
Stanley Grimes
Don McKenna
Don Carson
Sam Ross
Chuck Bennett
Henderson Extends Winning Streak With 10th Round TKO
Billy Henderson of Lubbock Texas improved to 21 straight victories by stopping Sammy Galvan of El Paso in the 10th round at the Tucson Sports Center. Galvan withstood two nine count knockdowns and fought until referee Sonny Valdez stopped the bout midway through the final round.
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Billy Henderson
Lubbock
Tex
Sammy Galvan
el Paso
Tucson Sports Center
Galvan
Texas Tech College
Sonny Valdez
Jimmy Dunn
Mexico
Ring Pride
Trinidad Perez
Cuco Ortiz
Dynamite Jackson
Phoenix
el Tigre I
Cananea
Phoenix Negro
el Tigre II
Billy Hale
Hale
el Tigre
Babe Moreno
Ernie Montiel
Montiel
Charley Neff
Lubbock Welter
Sherman Li
Charles Weak In Ohio Bout
Ezzard Charles outpointed Joey Maxim in a 15 round split decision in Cincinnati. The heavyweight hopeful showed vulnerability to Maxim's left jab and left hook but finished strong in the final rounds to claim the victory and inch closer to a title shot.
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Cincinnati
Mar
Ezzard Charles
Joey Maxim
Joe Louis
Charles
Maxim
Joe Baksi
Madison Square Garden
Louis
Cincinnati Garden
Ohio
Cleveland
College swimming at NCAA meet in Chapel Hill
College teams will compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association meet at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on March 24 25 and 26.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Chapel Hill
N. C
Ivy tightens as Yale defeats Columbia in league clash
Yale stays atop the Ivy League with a 7 2 mark after a 47-38 win over Columbia, which slips to 6 2. Dartmouth’s high scoring pair helps topple Columbia while Bradley beats Oklahoma 35-31 and St Louis 77-58 over Tulsa. Notre Dame edges NYU 71-66 at Madison Square Garden.
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Columbia
Yale
Dartmouth
Hanover Indians
Lions
Missouri Valley
Associated Press
Oklahoma A and M
St. Louis
Aggies
Billikins
Bradley
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Wichita
Notre Dame
New York University
Madison Square Garden
Violets
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ohio State
Michigan State
Arkansas
Baylor
Razorbacks
Texas A and M
Texas Christian
Flores Stops Amador in Seventh in San Francisco Fight
Stockton boxer Jesse Flores earned a technical knockout over San Francisco’s Alex Amador in the seventh round of a 10 round feature. Flores weighed 145 pounds, Amador 154 pounds. The report notes the National AAU swimming meet will be held at Daytona Beach, Florida, April 1-2.
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San Francisco
Mar
Stockton
Jesse Flores
Alex Amador
Flores
Amador
Daytona Beach
Fla
Feller Sees Golf as Aid for Pitching in 1947
Bob Feller, the Indians ace, plans heavy golf use to sharpen pitching for the 1947 season. He notes a 348 strikeout career high and says golf helps him mentally, despite mixed past form, while predicting eight teammates' offense will influence his win total.
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Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Feller
Iowa
Quintets From NIT Meet Top Teams In Open Bid
New York dispatch reports Kentucky and St Louis University joined the National Invitational Tournament field at Madison Square Garden. Billikens accepted their bid while Kentucky planned to attend the March 12 start. Six berths remain with bids expected and NCAA title defense discussed in Lexington.
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New York
Kentucky
St. Louis University
Madison Square Garden
Billikens
Missouri Valley
Wildcats
Various college basketball scores and a baseball note
The page lists numerous game results including Texas Mines 70 Acne 69, Wisconsin 70 Iowa 47 91, Ohio State 70 Michigan State 3, Florida State University 52, and others. It also notes Gerry Scala of the Chicago White Sox, a rookie who hit .342 last season with Memphis, and batted .339 in 1946 and 1947 with Erie and Waterloo.
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Reggie Russell
Early Wynn
Washington Senators
Mike Tresh
Chicago White Sox
Mickey Vernon
Senators
Texas Mines
Acne
Hardin-Simmons
West Texas Ter
Wa State
Wagner
Poe State
Providence Colexetre Dame
New York U
CCNY
Eastern Oregon College Education
Ohio State
Michigan State
Indiana State
St. Joseph's
Indiana
Muhlenberg
Moravian
St. Peters
Jersey City
Ste
Maryland
VMI
Beckley
Glenville
Florida State Univ
Mercer
Illinois Wesleyan
Indasat
Emporia State
Drake
Sam Houston State
Trin Okla
City Univ
Hardin Regis College
College Oregon Naib
Southern Oregon College of Education
Lewis and Clark
Gerry Scala
Memphis
Erie
Waterloo
Fight Results From Multiple Cities Highlight Boxing Night
A list of boxing decisions across cities shows Ezzard Charles, Joey Maxim in Cincinnati, Luther Rawlings over Al Jordan in Chicago, Vern Mitchell over Joe Chesnut in Newark, Percy Bassett over Lew Jenkins in Philadelphia, Red Top Davis stopping Jimmy McAlister in Baltimore, Tommy Yarosz defeating Sylvester Perkins in Pittsburgh, Glen Flanagan over Luis Ramos in St Paul, Billy Daly stopping Art Tatta in Boston, Tommy Walters outpointing Jimmy Flood in New York, Maurice La Chance over Young Junior in Lewiston, Jimmy Holden stopping Tony Gangemi in Holyoke. Fred Hancock, Chicago White Sox rookie, serves as a Memphis brewery promotions manager in the off season.
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Fred Hancock
Chicago White Sox
Memphis
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Peanuts) Lowrey
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Sweetwater
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Monaca
Sylvester Perkins
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St. Paul
Luis Ramos
Boston
Billy Daly
Brookline
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Art Tatta
New Haven, Conn
St. Nicholas Arena
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