TV Guide (May 14, 1954)

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SATURDAY All times are Chicago Daylight Saving Time. 0 DANNY THOMAS-Comedy Danny and Margaret enjoy a second honeymoon in Atlantic City, until another woman threatens their idyll. 0 BANK ON THE STARS-Quiz ("return"! Bill Cullen emcees a comedy quiz program featuring filmed segments from recent movies. Three pairs of con¬ testants strive to win up to $300 and a chance for the $500 Bank Night Bonus. After a brief interview. Bill asks the contestants questions based on the high¬ light movie scene they have just seen. The Bank Night Bonus is based on a film segment which the contestants hear, but don't see. They must identify the voice of the star. 0 COMMERCIAL 0 MOVIE—"Face In The Fog" A newspaper woman claims to have seen the face of a friend, although it could not have happened. June Collier and Lloyd Hughes. 7:15 0 FOCAL POINT-Film 7:30 © 0 AMATEUR HOUR-Talent 0 GREATEST SPORTS THRILLS College Basketball: Duquesne vs. La Salle. Hockey: NY Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens. Pro Basketball: NY Knicks vs. Syracuse Nationals. Boxing: Pat Marcune vs. Bill Bossio. College Basketball: Day- ton vs. St. Bonaventure. Boxing: Bernie Reynolds vs. James J. Parker. Stan Lo¬ max and Marty Glickman report, (film) 8:00 0 TWO FOR THE MONEY Hoosier humorist Herb Shriner emcees. © 0 MARTHA RAYE SHOW Margaret Truman and actor Robert Pres¬ ton join Martha Raye and the crew in a review of the highlights in Martha's TV career. Martha does "The Home Permanent" scene. Margaret Truman and Martha appear in "The Barbershop" scene. Robert Preston and Martha in "The Hospital" scene. Martha is fea¬ tured in a parody on "The Hit Parade." Rocky Graziano and Jake La Motta in In Standard Time areas, subtract one hour. "The Dressing Room" scene. Margaret Truman sings from "Rigoletto" in a Brooklyn Dodgers version. The Herb Ross dancers are featured in the program. This is the last appearance this season of The Martha Raye Show. (Max Liebman, producer of Show of Shows, explains his production formula on page 10.) Spon¬ sored by RCA Victor. 0 PHILLIES FIGHTS-Boxing Carmen Basiiio (welterweight) vs. Italo Seortichini (middleweight), 10 rounds Jack Gregson reports from Syracuse, New York. TV GUIDE RATINGS Rated B W L D KO's Basiiio 1 55 37 11 7 18 Seortichini unrated 40 23 13 4 9 The return meeting of a bout that of¬ ficially ended in a draw. Most TV fans felt that Italo had an edge in that one. Basiiio will press the attack with his left hook and body blows while Seortichini will depend on his clever defense and fast punches. Compiled by Nat Fleischer (The Ring) 0 FULTON LEWIS, JR. News review. 8:15 0 SENATOR'S REPORT-Film 8:30 0 MY FAVORITE HUSBAND Liz commits the unforgivable sin—-she beats George at golf. This unthinkable blunder completely disrupts the domestic bliss of the George Coopers. Barry Nel¬ son, Joan Caulfield. 0 WRESTLING—Marigold Main event: Hardy Krusekamp vs. Verne Gagne. Wooster vs. Mitch Laffen. Maurice Roberre vs. Jack Carter. Jack Arjon vs. Tarzan Zimba. Ned Taylor vs. Billy Hickson. Pete Bartu vs. Bill Melby. Bob Orton vs. Mighty Atlas. Jack Brickhouse reports from ringside. 8:45 0 TOM DUGGAN-Sports News from the athletic world. A-16