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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...most of four rounds in Los Angeles' Wrigley Field, Bobo Olson draped himself all over Middleweight Champion Sugar Ray Robinson, but eventually he made the big mistake: for a split second he uncovered his teacup jaw. One lethal left hook and Bobo was a has-been, Sugar Ray, 36, still champ...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, may 28, 1956 | 5/28/1956 | See Source »

Divorced. Sonja Henie, 43, Norwegian-born onetime (1927-36) world figure-skating champion and sometime cinemactress (Thin Ice); by Winthrop Gardiner Jr., 43, socialite sportsman; after nearly seven years of marriage, no children; in West Palm Beach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, may 28, 1956 | 5/28/1956 | See Source »

Wharton, who was captain of the Yardling track team in his freshman year, is the heptagonal 440 champion. In addition, he runs the 220, and anchors the mile relay team. He is also a member of the cross country team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wharton Will Captain Varsity Track Team For 1956-'57 Season | 5/22/1956 | See Source »

Sophomore Bart Thomas won the American Rowing Association's College Singles race on the Schuylkill Saturday, and then decided to enter the Men's Singles. In that event, he finished second to Jack Kelly, Olympic and Diamond Sculls champion and brother of the Princess of Monaco...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Thomas Wins Sculls | 5/22/1956 | See Source »

Phil Williams, the Crimson Heps mile champion, nipped teammate Ken Wilson at the wire, to win his specialty in 4:20. A strong headwind slowed all times during the afternoon...

Author: By William C. Sigal, | Title: Varsity Track Team Humbles Elis, 77-63 | 5/21/1956 | See Source »

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