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Football in the Nation 16 THE CAROLINIAN RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 19«« Truman Gibson And Jim Norris Dissolve Boxing Firm Nat’l Boxing Enterprizes NCC’s Line Limits Two Is No Longer In Existence Opponents To Only 30 (SPECIAL TO THE ASSOCIATED MADE SCAPEGOATS PRESS) In Rush Defense NEGRO announcement, Yards In making the Chicago BY JOHN A. HOLLEY long the forward for NCC a - er- CHICAGO The three* men who Norris, who owns the I 1 Black Hawks hockey team, the DURHAM Budding on the ases anywhere from 223 to 234 pul boxing back on the promotion- | Chicago Stadium and a stablp of practice fields at North Carolina pounds per man. James ' Champ’’ fi! big times after the departure of | race horses as well as large real College is one of the menu fu re-’ Brewmgt in and Greensboro s ro- Mike Jacobs, have bowed out of j estate interests, indicated he felt and begrudging linos of sma’l-col- ; bust Frank Gardner at tackles At- the fight picture, convinced that ! he and his associates bore the blunt Icge football in the nation. In two ; tacking from the defensive flanks against Cox, . you can’t like the 'fight) of unjustified attacks in promot- grid clashes already, Mor- art' Charlie a 194-pounder game" with opponents constantly ing bouts under the IBC and the ris Brown College and Allen Uni- from Kinston and either Durham s gulping at your throats NBE. versity, thp Eagles’ forward wall, Louis Woods 215, or Robert Cir- Jamea D. Norris, Chicago mil- "I'm rather put out at the known as the “sizeable seven", has rineton. a 187-pounder. Jerald* Eonaire-sportrrna n. and Truman way this monopoly business pushed over its opponents for a weighs 250 while Gardner room* K. Gibaon. Jr . and Arthur Wirtz. has developed,' he remarked, total of 441 yards for an average of just past the 280-pound mark his aaaociates in tha boxing promo- adding, “apparently it's not a 220.5 yards per game. | Backing up this group, in the ttoa business, early last week came monopoly unless it comes from Defensively, however, is i linebacking spots are Charles "Bo- to that stark conclusion Chicago.'' The IBC was formed where this unit has reallv hern I ho’’ Hinton, a 6-5. 235-pounder; ALL WANT OCT here in 1949 with Norris as its impressive. Switching into a i Ramseur, the team captain: Char- Worries, at a preee luncheon, president, and Gibson, who is a five or six-man line, depend- lie Watkins, a 205-pound freshman ¦sutoonoed the dissolution of crack attorney, masterminding ing on the opponents’ offense, ; with lots of savvy; and veteran to* National Boxing Enterpris- the plan. the Eagles' men tin front have ! Walt Browning, a 190-pounder. m Inc., successor to the once Under the plan, former heavy- given up only 30 yards on the | Ramseur is from Greensboro, while ill-powerful International Bnx- weight champion Joe Louis agreed ground in two winning con- ; Hinton. Browning and Watkins are tog Club, which the trio formed to retire and help boost a fight for quests, This gives them a to- from Rrili igh’s Ligon High School. after the IBC was ordered dis- the title between Ezzard Charles la! of less than 3 yards per car- In the six-man line. Hinton move* solved in 1959 by a New Tork and Jersey Joe Walcott, in ex- ry in rushing defense and a into tl-vr front line making it more Radar*! Court. The action was change for being made an official mere 15 vards per game. formidable and vehement for op- spurred by the NBE's failure to of the firm. From end to end this croup a- ponents to run through or around. renew ite weekly “Wednesday NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HOOD Night Fights" eontract with the Lt’M ELEMENTS television network. Norris, who recently returned The NBE's television contract ex- from a vacation abroad, stated that Former Pugilist Pleads pired Wednesday night. Sept. 28. “any disreputable elements" in pro- Eddie Perkins fought. Gene fessional boxing had been there Craahni in the final TV bout long before he and his partners ¦peoaored by the firm Starting on formed the IBC. "I didn't bring any Guilty To Opt. 8, the fights revert Sex Offense will to of them in. hut according to the CHECKNG THE GLOVES Sugar Ra Robinson, left, championship fight that was slated at Los Angeles, Calif,, on Sawday night, under sponsorship powers that he, one would believe and Gene Fullmer right, check the gloves with Promoter Cal October 8. It has since been put oft. (UPI TELEPHOTO ). (AND) — Fu@*» of a aafoty raxor company, a drug I created them. All we tried to do DETROIT A 3fi car-old : through his attorney Alfonso looking they signed up for their middleweight heavyweight ftm and Madison Square Garden, was arrange a continuity of the Eaton on as former boxer and one er, Wilkerson will be sentenced photographer, ' Obviously., the between-rounds in- best weekly TV fights with the time free lance char- October 3, tervals wtH be well filled with people who had the fighters we ged with carnal know!-' ige of a Two da' s later, the girl said she commercials. needed." 15-year-old girl pleaded cum-. to returned to Wilkerson’s home for accosting a minor Monday before her money, but the ex-fighter ex- Floyd Patterson Reveals He BEATING Recorders Court Judge Jmoph A. plained he had spent it for auto Gillis. I repairs. He i* Willie (Cadillac Wilhei PIC Wilkerson, who made the plea PATRONIZE ODt ADVERTISERS Aggies Face S. C. State His Foes THE GUN Compassion For RH Has BY L BROWER LONDON. England (ANP • bout his killer instinct inside the grew up, and about what went DALLAS LANP) The new A wrong then. Floyd recalled that Day Answering sharply about his ' ring. Patterson remarked that he mrrican Football Learie, which is Senior spent some a school In Encounter he time In (concentrate past and attitude within the nr.:, would never work on berause in a gate battle with the more - The for special attention of GREENSBORO A and. T the season including some T.hpn opponent's cut firmly entrenched National Foot- Collage Aggie# and the heavyweight champion Floyd Pat- punching) at an bis restrictive environment. South Ca- | high school youngsters invited as ball League, features several out- rolina State College Bulldogs will terson last week came out of a eye. "That man may have s fami- "It was just, that we were unable ' guests of the college standing tan performers in its in- eotkde in an kiterseetional football on annua! television quiz here with flying ly like me, and an injury could to do the things other kid* did," he High fant season. strap bore «t Memorial Sladium on School Senior Day. colors, although he also displays d bring him to an end." he said. ad. “My father had to work hard ques- were nine us brothers and At least one tar player ts on the Aaisupda? afternoon, October 8. The Aggies hold a 2-0 edge over a compassionate heart. Earlier Freeman had There of tioned him about his childhood two sisters, and he the only raster of each entry. Among them bourbow engagement. is expected to j 'he South Carolinians in the series Quizzed by top British televis- j was where he It, tough are former players in the NFL and e*se of the crowds of ! which began in ion interviewer John Freeman a- i days in Brooklyn, worker. was for him." tew largest 1958. others who have tried out for the WHISiCEV teams of the older league and failed. Perhaps She best known tan col- Bethune-Cookman Gridders Striving lege performer to cast his jet with Tan Gridirsn Greats an AFL team was Hon Burton, who was an All-American halfback at years Avenge Loss To S. C. State Northwestern last year. The Philadelphia Eagles had BAYTONA BEACH. Fla. 4ANPI i The two teams played a scoreless NFL draft rights to Burton, but first, ’6O tfcoy&and Honors and the was In for a . quarter game For Aii-American A happy hometown tied when Ron asked no-csst 8-all, simply with tan athlete than Ernie," says Coach Ben tal art » tiie rain hors recently | at the half at BY BIL BROWER Trams are loaded contract, the Eagles balked. He I Hollowing the intermission, "the Schwartzwalder. "He has excel- then signed with the Boston the Befchune-Cookman (ANP' talent. and Witched got in CHICAGO On football lent physical equipment and a de- speedy Wildcats two touchdowns the Davis, Brown and Baker are Patriots. The halfback Wildcat# get sweet revenge for a ] quarter All-American list': Ernie Daw- sire to improve every time out. Hr jt third and the final marker has not reached his peak this t o,f team o"/hi members the univer- has* to South Caroline State college ¦ in the fourth period. The Bulldogs Earl Faison and Tom Watkins On is extremely coachable and has the season because of injuries. the second team are Cu t:s V. - sally rated as the best college make the lent year by defeating the Bulldogs, ! registered their lone tally in the instinct to correct moves Boston aiso has two other tan Clinton. Art Baker and John aggregation in the nation—the the correct time." 38-8. in ft hard fought football | second period. The touchdown tied at halfbacks, Walt Livingston, a 185- Orange of Syracuse national ptine. ! the score at that point. Brown.
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