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Independent from Long Beach, California • 9

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Independenti
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WYyyv sL OBSCURE PENDER SURPRISES Jv. 4 -jiV 7r last lost the rest Of It to a man who wasnt given much' of a chance outside his immediate and dose stripped of his' title by, the friends. He will be recognized, Boxing Association however, only by Massachu the fourth and fifth and came on fast after he reached the vThua Robinson, who was A- V. 'Us By MCK HAND BOSTON WV-Paul Pender, an obicure former fireman from who was, a 6-1 a two-state versionof the world middleweight title Friday night on pllt. 15-round de-1 cision over champion Sugar Ray Robinson at the Boston 7 The two Judges voted for Pender, ranked No.

10 in the division, while referee Joe Zapustas cast his ballot for the faded 39-year-old Sugar Man" from New York Pender weighed 159, Rob-, lnsonl59. 1 ACCORDING to the contract, there will be a re-match within 90 Robinson, hampered by Inactivity, missed his bif punches and failed to score with his combinations of old. Pender, fighting a cautious battle, was. content to jab -i jr t- s'A ixi x-? Si Aa.aA. 'HrA A'Af setts and -New.

yoriT while Gene Fullmer rules' In the NBA 'states. V.V." The' Mg Garden crowd booed and' jeered for more action with rhythmic hand daps In the middle but cheered madly as the split decision wss announced. There were no knockdowns in this battle of attritlon'with 7 the old men trying, his -best for, knockout and his 29-year-old opponent hoping to wear him I ROBINSON, sUrting his 21st year as a ring pro, did most of his heavy work with a left liook'aml a straight right to the Once the 1 right strayed low to draw warning from the 'referee. Many times it was so close to low territory that the ring-) side fans complained. This was a pale con of the old Robinson, missing hii long right hand lends and failing to put together hia flashy combinations.

Still it (Continued Page B-4, QoL 1) aifei i tS' PENDERS RIGHT. SWWS SUGAR RAY. 7, indva and. erah in tha Mrlv Sugar Ray Robinson' tries to crowd Paid Pender to slow former champion. Pender came on in late -rtumi whif to we during early going of fight Friday night but the rounds to win split decision.

(AP Wirephoto.) down Robinson- He stepper longshot challenger's right catches Ray on the chin up the pace momentarily in Elated Face of the New Champ Lana Mac, Cam. Jaa. Sfc HM Pag B-l DAVE LEWIS. Sprit Editor By DAVE LEWIS Parry OBrien, who has developed quite a successful hobby of breaking records, smashed stilt another one Fri ay night to gamer the'spot-ght in Southern Californias rst major indoor track and ield meet in the Sports Arena before an enthusiastic crowd of 12,752 fans. Naturally, it was one of his own that he broke-the indoor shotput marie.

Parry tossed the leather-encased 16- pound ball 63-1 to better his old marie of 62-1 set 11 months ago in New Yoric. The toss, earned him the sward as the meets outatand- Claim LA. to Get NBA Bingaman Returns to Lions as Line Coach The biggest man who ever played professional football, Les is returning to the game next season as. an assistant coach with the Detroit Lions. "Bingo" wss Detroits great middle guard in the rly 1950s when the Lions ruled the NFL for several seasons.

He literally was "blubbery block of granite." He was immovable. became A legend in pro football and those in to iee him hack on the scene. Lob idolized Bobby Liyne during, his pUying days iuid theyre itittrbuddiea. In fact, they were together aev Huskies By JIM HANCHE1T shoulder af they swept Into foe gun lap, Burleson came charging around them on the outside and won easily going away. UPSET OF the night came the two-mile run as Jiqi Beatty from North Carolina clipped the favored Max True by two yards with a.

blazing finish. Beatty, a complete outsider, trailed Truex by 10 yards going into foe last lap of 160 yards. He finally caught Truex on the curve at foe top of foe stretch and the ex-Trojan ace Was unable to meet the challenge. Alex Henderson of Arizona State was third. The time was 8:57, over IQ sec onds pff the indoor DON BRAGG gave the crowd a big thrill when he at tempted to creek the 16-foot ceiling In the pole vault' after winning the.

event at 15-5. 4e failed to score a. break hrough," however, when he kicked the bar off with his feet while going-up on his two attempts; was over the bar oh the final try but came on top'of it Easy wins were.recorded in foe other distance" track ing performer. 0Brienis record throw, almost a full foot better than his former mark, came on his fifth effort following two successive fouls. Up to then his best for the night was only 60-9, which wouldn't have been good enough to beat Dave Davis, who finally finished second with a 61-6 heave.

O'Brien Was excefriionally pleased with his performance especially since he has been fighting the flu for foe past week. MEANWHILE, Swedens touted distance star, Dan Waem, who has bettered four minutes six times ran a poor fourth in the featured mile as Oregon's Dyrol Burleson roared into the lead on the last lap and beat Phil Coleman, winner of, foe mile at Boston last week, by eight yards in 4:06. Waern finished 40 yards behind foe winner after running close to foe leaders for three-quarters of a mile. The Swede tired badly in foe final four laps. He explained after foe meet that he is far behind in his training.

Itr. wasr very- cold when he left Sweden and en route he picked up a sore throat that has been trouMing him. WAERN HAD high praise for foe winner, Burleson. Hes a fine runner and I expect him be a finalist In the 1500 meters at Rune next summefTHe also, will break tour minutes when he runs outdoors, he Coleman led virtually, all foe way In the mile, cutting fractional times of 6- seconds, 045' nd George Larson Burlesons teammate irpm Oregon, took foe lead briefly with 2 laps tq go; buCa Coleman and a so njvere shoulder-to- 4 Long Bekch Gty College era times during the past fowUurnej two football weapons idays. I a multiple offense wit.a -Layne was out- here balanced line and an air-tight the ProBowl while Bingaman Pw 94-79Tsketball vic-vma vacaticming, and Lea ga over high-powered East jnutueLurtndqws.

whirijLog College Friday at Santa Anita aind also night mi the Huskies-oourt 'walked a few horses for Ms it was the sixth straigbt close friend, C. W. Sjnith, I Metropolitan Conference vie-' owner of the great Hillsdale. I tory for league-leading Bobby was- reminiscing I Vikings, aout some-of their esdpades Three men scored 20 points jnduring theirr days with -ihe betterr for thr Norsemen, --'Lima. at the.

same time, put 1 remember one the Haris potent he Just. bought hew csr.and Bingo arid wereLooriog ottsek. off around the Tn.lt.iWcU. we got to-arguing aboutl s- something. I dont know what it was noW.

eKept it HUEY Thonias, East LA.s something quite IriviaL Anyway Bingo gotmad. He wasn mad enough to pointsxmn-hit me. He was always careful about that because he could to 30.5 conference Tmrt'Vuu bad by juri slapping. So just got out of the carUversee arid guard Ross Fonr and kidted the side in.Aa brand new car. Bobby sighedlg -pj, ggine as he shodt his Jscored only ll lovringihe 1954 season, he bodit a half-interest in a bsr, u.

Which immediately bemne. a finandsir success, rr The Vikings varietv of Dat- Wto Uyntwas anested on a 4runk driving, xfougel theL. PHILADELPHIA (A Los Angeles Friday appeared ticketed for a franchise in the National Basketball Assn while them appeared to' be some doubt whether Chicago would get into operation as scheduled next year. A source dose to the leagues meetings, which are dosed, said Los Angeles will granted a franchise, in the VBA, possibly -next season, balTdefinitely in the 1961-62 season." Meanwhile, Max Winter, who heads foe new Chicago franchise, did not appear as scheduled to tell the board of governors-what progress his dub made jnaaiuiring Chicago Stadium as a home Site. Maurice Podoloff, president of foe NBA, said he received a telegram from Winter In Miami Beach, Fla'.) saying Winter' was ill with the flu and would not be able to ap-.

pear. There has berin some question hour far negotiations have gone with Chicago Stadium, Podoloff aaid. I have called a special meeting of the board of governors Tuesday in New York at which time Winter, will report on his progress;" tti i zorif State won the 600-yard run by 20 yards, and Jim Grelle. of Oregon copied the lJK)0-yardTun by 15 yards. The two shorties, the high hurdles' arid dash, were taken by the favorites Lee Calhoun-and Bill Wbodhouse.

CHARLEY DUMAS HU-nexed the high juirip at 6-10 when he cleared foe bar. on his jump to; shake off determined Paul Stuber Pierce JC won tlw college mile handUy ovw Glendale In 3:29. Long. Bhadi State ran. fourth-all the waW i-'f jit PARgY IN.

RECORD HEAVE Rirry' Oridt -is shown here getting off world jl; 63-Hn Sports i Arena meet-Friday photo.) Pri Cage.Scores f' EMtoni 'AH-Stin' fti-WMiim All-Stark a couple of years ago in Detroit, it developed during Hwki ff aafonns Lfcotch he served had practically- no alcoholic proof thli was jiebonled in foe. newspapers. Doe p. Greene, one of Detroits top scribes; observed. Great-' Viii.

love hafo4nflni' foiSe should min Ms business foe anothertimefoat Bingaman did a great aervlSJ Sml ESSSS tance of 440'yards at the beginning and end of training xai J1 tcheck the relative speeds. Presumably aiman who hadgJJ a Lo i ON OPENING AY6r camp; Parker 'Bned up" players and started timing Everything was Ml right ff it wss Bingos turn. As Green described ft. Like nota until im Dingus turn, as viccu uckuhw iv ur almost fiiie afoietesiBingd didnt understand how to qtNeM fmanaged WITH: 6-VNDER66 isnans nnii HINT Oiq i-Mf si- waytie among duos led by Souchak, Venturi, Boros, Goalby and Art DdL i-- LONG BEACH amateurs bred thiiaty: tor second at ljrjVern Stephen with Everett for 144; Bob Lemon with Jleriy Prlddy, 72 for 44. Celebrities 'Wert respon sible for tip days most apec- tacutar shotaV Jim Gamer of Maverick rstniS? umatnfi Dan RidderwithHarry Dee, televisioi famemade a Mrdie I to get to.

foe finish, fine -where he Collsedt'graii- Ually turning solid blue. He was carrying too much I w0 I. jikle Patkei; jbecuie.Hfr 'stivped foe test, right JvTherewaS-lfoe Parker and his Buster got Into an argumerrt- gver Bingamans welghL lUs eeeurred after Binjgo leaned oyer to tie VVlpehoe oa bench iri foe lecker room and tha bendi col i Finally a steak was wagered on. whether Bingo writhed g-1 iwab WM-MWM TttohiaiMlNW d. ap 70 for 135; Julie Bescos with Fredv riwkinC6Tfom43; By.

JERRY WYNN PEBBLEBEACH i-' Hike Thatkt theme abng kf Bing Crosbys big golfing show, here today as big MQce Souchak.tees: off with a one-stroke lead in the third round of foe $50,000 National Fro-Amateur championship. Souchaks cmly politics Friday, wastha luck of the draw which ailowed him' to play the aasler jiMonterey Pfiin-nda Country dub if course And he was elected unani-mously wifo landslide six under-i 66jfor a 36-hole total His platfonn. wiu eMrdie in every potweH iri rigid at foetri, One stroke Somhak vriiose l6 nrthfr16fo hole at Cypress -Point, several years ago is now legend. And San FatriisCos pride Ken Venturi. OUver shot 58' at Monterey Cd Venturi posted sterling 71 for low round at Pfoble Alone in fiffo piace at 142 is Dow FlnsterwakC who toured MontereyCC In .71.

STouch LittlerOliver Venturi and Fibsterwald foere you have five Champa just4 three; sfiricesj; apart In onelof the greatest of. Con tent ionVSVruns deeper wlfo Bellflowers Paul OXeary one of three at 143, defending championArt Wall, and Julius Boros; among, six at amd Bob Goalby; foe pnly rnie of foe leaders yet to piay Jtbk terey, at HK Goalby had Fri -They had a tough time finding a Male, however. TMiy found, me at last ip a feed and greiri- store. where Bingo s-'t A 7S. Todays SporttCard.

"-s'-'J" rkMfcis In AsSfc-i mu Ca. eighed In; at 349 pounds, eight; Ramsey was the on theVfomed 222-yard; l8fo OOMui hple at Cypress ppint with af earless- drive' fo'; the green and VlZ-foot putt lt ewtod him a net ace.sv, I i Morgan iof foe ies went one. better with an eagle-three on the 471-yard '4fiffo hole at Cypress. Hp hit his drive. Into foe.

woods, 'another Wobdback -Orttothe i d-wopd into the UMikeiThursday's vtompes-taouslfim tourid, there -was little, wjndmd no rainto hik si sdfririjBvoi iofoete wera-27-rounds 80 andnver Souchak started hi rouru seamingly wifo'Va 40-foot Mrdie! putt on thgilhit hole; t4 'If; LOCKYERS, 'PXsADENfeg, YIE-TONIGHlii sedts -to "jaake lt i two itreight oym powerful Mh rorGlue-of. Famdena ffi fit AAV baakrtbaOJ hattia Scheduled, 0r Sp.Vi.,; at Pasadena Q.CoUego,'; l-S Leckyera toppled Mlrror nGlueffotothe riinlvbtlho imbeaten, S977 M-Tum day to take over foe league lead with a 41 record The Pasadena -q 1 a a .1 hatuiel that ttat -vf he headed Iwt wifo Smith Mi Hillsdale in Many times you cm Bingaman at 6 a. m. walking after, This i-m s-' homr is genial Gerie Littlery-who cafdfed' adneover par et Pebble Beach fof LittlerjMslow 'Wroat Cypress wai fltst-round co-leader wifofPoint, a 70. One other horw owriilr'wilked up to the ever rnw.

dont "f' Dick Knight, who posted to a Peadingthe pro-amateur db imagina' you have any badacting horses-in ynar itaMert -y Mj77lat-i6bbto Friday. vision Chick Harbert and.

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