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...Bassey Asuquo is the son of a Nigerian farmer and a Member of the Order of the British Empire. He received this accolade from Queen Elizabeth last year, after, as Hogan ("Kid") Bassey, he reduced a French-Algerian pugilist named Cherif Hamia to bloody stupor and became the featherweight champion of the world. In the measured tones appropriate when speaking of an M.B.E., his English manager George Biddles declared, shortly after Bassey's first title defense: "I rather fancy that Hogan will be about some time as featherweight champion." In Los Angeles last week, the prophecy foundered...
...champion started well, nicked jabs that confused Moore, won four of the first five rounds. But in the sixth he walked into a staggering left-right combination. The champion began to bleed around the eyes. As early as the ninth round, he was beaten. His seconds asked politely if he was giving any thought to "retiring." Gamely the Kid rejected the idea, pawed the blood from his eyes for four more rounds. Finally, after the 13th, he retired, explained simply: "I just couldn't see." Manager Biddles' tune had changed in a year's time. "I wouldn...
Keeping a 20-game over-all winning streak which has lasted since November, Stoughton walked away with the American League title in Freshman intramural basketball on March 14. Stoughton then went on to edge out Hurlbut, the National League champion, by a score of 43 to 38 in the playoff game...
...varsity swimming team closes its 1958-59 season this weekend at the NCAA championships at Cornell. Defending champion Michigan will lead the awesome array of powerful midwestern schools, which have much greater talent than even Eastern winner Yale. The Big Ten colleges in particular possess world-calibre swimmers, which should easily beat Yale's contingent...
Wednesday Night Fights (ABC, 10 p.m.). Two good mixers: World Featherweight Champion Hogan ("Kid") Bassey of Nigeria risking his title against Ohioan Davey Moore in Los Angeles...