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University Daily Kansan
Tuesday. May 17, 1955
Rocky Keeps Crown, But Cockell Is Game
San Francisco—(U.P.)—Rocky Marciano will defend his heavyweight title against a new opponent in September but gallant Don Cockell "who won American hearts last night with his game stand against the champ" also probably earned a re-match.
Promoter Jim Norris said today he hoped to arrange another Marciano-Cockell fight "in the not too distant future" but stated definitively that "Marciano will defend again in September."
It was Norris who said Cockell won American hearts but every emotionally-stirred fan who saw the fight, in Kezar stadium or on closed-circuit theater television, had to agree with him.
For Cockell at the finish was a bloody study in raw courage.
Unbeaten Rocky, making his fifth defense of the world heavyweight crown, used his brand new left uppercut effectively against the champion of the British Empire and scored a technical knockout over him at 54 seconds of the ninth round.
"I did most of my damage with the left uppercut," said the unmarked champion today. "It's a new punch I've been practicing a lot. Of course I worked on his body tood."
The combined head and body attack before 15,235 fans in the chilly stadium hammered chunky Cockell info bloody helplessness, floored him three times and stopped him in the ninth round.
Hours after the fight ended, it was announced that the bout grossed $196.720. Pre-fight predictions from the promoters were for a $350.000 gate and an attendance of 28.000.
Rocky, fresh from his 48th straight victory as a professional, praised lavishly the brown-haired hog farmer of Horam, England. The swirty "Rock" from Brockton, Mass., declared, "I've fought a lot of brave men in my time, but this fellow was tops."
The courageous 26-year-old challenger disclosed that John Simpson, his irate manager, had wanted to stop the fight in the sixth round. "But I wouldn't let him."
"I was bound I beat him, and I'm sorry I didn't," said the brown-haired husky guy. "But I'd like to fight him again."
Manager Simpson, who staged a frenzied scene in the dressing room, had quieted down today, and he, too, wanted a return bout with Rocky, "but this time in England under English rules."
According to Promoter Norris of the International Boxing club, Don will get another shot at the title "just as soon as he goes out and gets himself two or three good wins."
Norris said the September challenger of Rocky would probably be the winner of next month's light heavyweight title fight between Archie Moore, the 175-pound king, and Middleweight Champion Bobo Olson, or big Bob Baker of Pittsburgh.
The Kansan reported yesterday that the KU tennis team lost to Iowa State. This was inaccurate. The 4-3 score was the score of the Iowa. State-Kansas State tennis match.
Correction
The Brooklyn Dodgers have set the most torrid pace of any pennant race this year, as they have won 25 games and lost only five for a .833 percentage.
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Parrack Hired As OU Coach
A young basketball coach who has won four NCAA playoffs in a row, Doyle Parrack of Oklahoma City university, has been selected as the new head basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma.
Parrack, who replaces veteran mentor Bruce Drake, is only 33 years old and has won 137 games and lost 81 in the eight years he has coached at Oklahoma City university.
Parrack's selection has been an almost foregone conclusion since Drake resigned after winning only three games out of 21 with a team that was the highest scoring aggregation in the school's history.
A. E. "Abe" Lemons, freshman coach at OCU, was named to succeed Parrack Lemons played on Parrack's first team at the school.
A tall, classy squad of sophomores awaits Parrack at OU, where he is expected to rebuild the Sooner's sagging basketball empire. Only Phog Allen of Kansas holds a better over-all record in the Big Seven than Drake.
The Washington Senators today optioned shortstop Jerry Snyder to Chattanooga of the Southern association on a 24-hour basis.
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Delta Delta Delta defeated Chi Omega in the girls' intramural golf tournament Saturday at the municipal golf course. The sum of the low and second low scores for nine holes determined the winning team.
Tri Delts Win IM Golf Title
The Tri Delts were represented by Bev Warner, education sophomore, with low score of 59; and Lee Ann Urban, journalism junior, with 83.
Representatives of Chi Omega were Ellen Craig, education junior, with low score of 55; and Adelaide Miller, college junior, with 101.
The Cleveland Indians are setting a pennant pace almost as hot as the Dodgers, having won 20 games and lost only nine for a .690 average on the year.
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