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October 18, 1954
A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWS
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October 18, 1954

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A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK'S NEWS

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MILEPOSTS

DIED?Josh Devore, 66, National League outfielder 1908-1917; after long illness, in Chillicothe, Ohio. His best year was 1910 when he hit .304 for Giants. In 1914 he was member of "Miracle Braves" outfield.

HONORED?Nat Fleischer, 66, publisher of Ring Magazine; as a Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, fourth class, by King Bhumibol Adulyadel of Thailand, for bringing to Thailand two world's bantamweight championship fights.

DIED?Mario Verga, 44, Italian motorboat champion; of drowning when Laura xxx sank while traveling 185 mph. Lake Iseo, Italy.

HONORED?Late football coach Glenn Scobey (Pop) Warner; and former Stanford football star Ernie Nevers; with membership in National Football Hall of Fame.

OTHER RESULTS FOR THE RECORD

AUTO RACING

Frank Schneider, Lamrbertville, N.J., 100-m. Natl. Sportsmen's stock car championship, in 1:29:30.21, Langhorne, Pa.
Johnny Thomson, Springfield, Mass., Bill Schindler Memorial Trophy race, in 43:57.14 (new record), Reading, Pa.

BOXING

Ed Sanders and Burt Whitehurst, 10-round draw, heavyweights, Boston.
Moses Ward, 10-round decision over Billy Kilgore, middleweights, New York.
Charlie Salas, 10-round decision over Chico Varona, welterweights, Miami Beach.
Cisco Andrade, 10-round decision over Henry Davis, lightweights, Rochester, N.Y.

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