Melbourne Games Open With Hope For Warm Weather
The Melbourne Olympic opening is set for 3 p m Thursday with forecasts of warm sunny conditions. U S track coaches temper expectations as athletes cope with cool mornings and field events press toward peak condition amid ongoing stadium work and weather concerns.
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Leo HH. Petersen
Melbourne
Oie
Jim Kelly
Kelly
Jim Lea
Rexzier
Seamon King
Los Angeles
King
Unclear OCR Text on Baseball at Bats and League Rules
Fragmented passage notes changes to batting rules and at bats in the National League and a reference to Red Sox star Williams in 1955. It mentions a committee approval and implications for top hitters, with garbled dates and names making precise facts uncertain.
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Chicago
National League Ofoes
Fuley
Fon
Red Sox
Alug- Williams
Mendocino County Golf Championship Thriller
Armstrong loses final mistakes and hooks into trouble on the 17th hole turning the match as Hin seizes a one hole lead. Hin captures the Mendocino County Championship and trophy, with Armstrong finishing runner up for merchandise award.
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Armstrong
Hagards
Chat
Pale
Goletuh
Himpion
Andey Per
Hill
Hin
Mendocino County
Cy Young Injures Ankle in Olympic Warmup
Cy Young defending Olympic javelin champion sustains a severely twisted ankle during a tuneup drill at Heidelberg Olympic village. The 1952 gold medalist rolled his ankle on a 261 foot throw, later receiving immediate treatment but already sidelined from training.
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King
U.S
Bobby Morrow
Ira Murchison
Thane Baker
Cy Young
Modesto
Calif
Bob Giegengack
Yale
Melbournes
United States
Olympic Village
Heidelberg
Young
Swaps Passes His First Big Leg Test
The stammied thoroughbred Swaps has cleared a major hurdle in recovery from a left hind leg fracture suffered during training at Garden State Park last month. Veterinarians reported most of the break healed, with a large cast removed and a smaller one fitted to stabilize the remaining bone.
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Merchantville
Nui
Cup
Garden ‘State Park
Charles Hamez Wins Return Jones Fight
Paris crowd watched Charles Hamez, popular French fighter, rally to a 10 round decision over Ralph Tiger Jones of Yonkers, New York, delivering a comeback win at the Palais des Sports. Hamez eyes a title shot and proposed meeting the Robinson Fullmer winner next.
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Paris
France
Charles Hamez
Marcel Cerdan
Ralph Tiger Jones
Yonkers
N.Y
Flanders
Jones
Palais Des ‘Sports
Homez
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
Gene Fullmer
New York
Madison Square Garden
Humez
Stayton Quintet Dominate Ukiah Ping In Big 101 37 Win
Stayton's basketball team rolled to a 101 37 victory over Ukiah Pine at Pomolita gym. Bob Watts scored 38 points, Ted Slayton 34, Mary Stayton led with outside shooting as the squad mauled three opponents to 253 points in three games. The club leads 52 68 at halftime and faces Boonville Durable Plywood next week in league play.
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Stayton
Ukiah Recreation
Pomolita Gym
Potter Valley
Ukiah Pine
Mary
Bob Watts
Ted Slayton
Floyd Rovera
Carlos Smythe
Chuck Perry
Max Foutz
Starton
Boonville
Durable Plywood
USF
Hal Perry
Sugar Hart nears top billing with TV bout offer
Welterweight Garnett Hart of Philadelphia nicknamed Sugar scored his 10th straight win and first kayo in 44 fights at St Nicholas Arena. Promoter Teddy Brenner offered a 10 round TV bout vs Gene Johns on December 17 and Garden matchmaker Billy Brown promised later top spots in January at Madison Square Garden.
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New York
St. Nick's
Hart
Gene Johns
Billy Brown
the Garden
Sugar
Jimmy Brown Leads Week In College Football Scoring
Jimmy Brown of Syracuse piled up 43 points by six rushing touchdowns and seven conversions against Colgate, earning a place on the United Press backfield of the week alongside Billy Stavey, Paul Hornung, and Jimmy Swink. The performance marked his third weekly selection this season.
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New York
Jimmy
Blockbuster) Brown
Syracuse
United Press
Billy Stavey
Mississippi State
Paul Hornung
Notre Dame
Jimmy Swink
Texas Christian
Brown
Colgate
Supercharging Circulation Through Daily Exercise Advised
Melbourne based report details Dr You Bet Athletes Have Good Circulation urging everyday people to boost health with 10 to 15 minutes of calisthenics daily. He notes sedentary folks suffer sluggish circulation and recommends iron rich meals, proper protein, and light dumbbells to start. He stresses simple routines fit busy lives and speed up vitality.
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Melbourne
Richart
Honolulu
U.S
You
Dupols
Tommy Kono
Benefit Dance Slated Tomorrow For Cage Team
Ted Stayton urges sports fans and dancers to attend a pre Thanksgiving community dance at Grange hall Wednesday night from 9 p m to 2 a m. Proceeds fund an athletic equipment fund for the new Stayton Athletic Club which will field a basketball team in Ukiad Valley Recreation league opening next Monday. Featured Smiley a standout drummer from Gene Krupa auditions with Chuck Perry's orchestra. Hal Perry on bass Chuck Perry Junior on piano and Senior also perform with Eastbay and local musicians. Admission 175 per couple 120 for gentlemen 75 cents for ladies.
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Ted Stayton
Grange Hall
Ted ,Stayton Athletic Club
Ukiad Valley Recreation
Smiley
Gene Krupa
Chuck Perry
Hal Perry
Eastbay
Sooners Top Poll
United Press college football ratings show Oklahoma leading with 8-0 and 325 points, followed by Tennessee 8-0 with 313, Texas A M 8-1 with 238, Iowa 7-1 with 223, and Georgia Tech 7-1 with 214. Michigan State 6-2 ranks 8th, while Oregon State 7-2 sits at 9th and Syracuse 7-1 is 11th.
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NEW York
United Press
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas A&m
Iowa
Georgia Tech
Miami
Fla
Minnesota
Michigan State
Oregon State
Syracuse
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Ohio State
Navy
Florida
Yale
Texas Christian
Wyoming
Southern
California
Penn State
Purdue
Baylor
Duke
Vancouver group tentatively wins PCL sale approval
The Pacific Coast League tentatively approved the sale of the Vancouver baseball team to a Vancouver group led by Nat Bailey and Norman Burley for about 150000 to the Oakland owners plus 75000 in operating capital. The deal hinges on completion before Jan 15 and meeting all terms.
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SAN Francisco
Pacific Coast League
Vancouver
British Columbia
Oakland
Oakland Association
Bank
C. L
Brick) Laws
Laws
Joe Blumenfeld
Robert Miller
Miller
O'Connor
Bailey
British, Columbia
Burley
Dutch swimmers set world mark in 400m medley relay
Four Dutch swimmers shattered the world record in the 400 meter men's medley relay in Hilversum clocking 4 minutes 54.3 seconds. The previous record of 4 57.8 was held by a Hungarian relay team.
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Hilversum
Holland
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Sooners
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PCL
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Turkey
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