Southern Cross Junior Golf Tournament Draws Big Crowds and Praise
The Southern Cross Junior Golf Tournament closed with a porch ceremony at Palmetto Club. Arthur Hendley praised the players and sportsmanship. Frank Howard and Robert Knowles presented awards. Bert MacDougall gave the closest-to-the-pin trophy. Clifford Roberts and Augusta National-like organization noted. Players checked in with signs, badges, and a master scoreboard displayed by school teams.
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Southern Cross
Palmetto Club
Arthur Hendley
Frank Howard
Robert Knowles
Bert MacDougall
Clifford Roberts
Augusta
Art Hendley
Palmetto Golf Club
North Augusta wins golf title at Palmetto course finale
North Augusta High led by Dave Moore edges Benedictine and Aiken for team title as Moore claims individual with 74 and 71. Terri Moody of Athens Academy posts a landmark 83 74 from red tees, Kennedy Junior High tops junior division with 713. Spectator turnout and lunch praise mark the event at Palmetto Golf Club.
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North Augusta
Dave Moore
Southern Cross
Scott Hunter
North Augusta High
Tom Marble
Aquinas
Jim McNair
Aiken
Benedictine
T.L. Hanna
Anderson
Westside
Butler
Lexington
Irma
Richmond
Marist
Dorman
St. Angela
Graniteville
L.B.C
Kennedy Junior High
Mike Wiland
Kennedy
Hendley
Terri Moody
Athens Academy
Palmetto Course
Aiken Tennis Juniors Championship Continues This Weekend
Sport Shorts note that the Aiken Tennis Association Juniors Championship plays today and tomorrow. Pairings and times are posted at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center on Whiskey Road. The Adult Division schedule begins Monday and is also listed at the center.
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H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Whiskey Road
Aiken County Baseball Slate Today and Monday
Ridge Spring Monetta meets North at 4 p.m. North Augusta plays Airport at 7 30 p.m. Jackson visits L B C at 5 p.m. Pelion travels to Wagener Salley at 4 p.m. On Monday Cardinal Newman faces Jackson at 4 p.m.
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North
North Augusta
Jackson
L-B-C
Pelion
Wagener-Salley
Cardinal Newman
Furman Leads All-Southern Conference golf picks
Furman placed four players on the coaches' All-Southern Conference team led by Ken Ezell the tournament medalist. Also honored for Furman were Kenny Wiland Ray Horton and Bobby Bumgardner. Appalachian State and others filled the remaining spots with players from East Carolina and Richmond.
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Greenville
Furman
Appalachian State
Ken Ezell
Kenny Wiland
Ray Horton
Bobby Bumgardner
Mike Bright
Robbie Isenhour
Gregg French
Tom Boone
Jim Gantz
East Carolina
Richmond
Jess Satyshur
Highland Park Tourney Set To Open This Week
Highland Park Women's Golf Association opens its tournament Monday with second and third rounds on Tuesday and Thursday. A Tuesday afternoon club meeting follows pairings and tee times, listing players in First and Second Flights with start times and groupings.
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Cathleen Foster
Abby Montengoh
Jewel Napier
Aileen Larson
Dee Pendleton
Shirley O'Neill
Helen Davis
Alice Burdette
Ann Cunningham
Ellen LaBonte
Verna Sheldon
Phyllis Carlisle
Helen Killiam
Melbe Fair
Libby Kight
Karen Hill
Agnes Moseley
Helen Harmon
Marge Bamford
Mary McGuire
Babe Jones
Betty Toole
Ipp Tern Park Women’s Golf Association
Houndslake Women Set Meeting and Clinic
The Houndslake Country Club Ladies Golf Association will hold a 9 a.m. business meeting on Tuesday. Dues for the year are $15 and payable at the meeting. Afterward a golf clinic will be conducted.
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Houndslake Country Club Ladies Golf Association
North South Amateur Qualifying Opens at Pinehurst
A field of 219 players begins two course qualifying for 86 spots in the North and South Amateur. Defending champion George Burns, a Walker Cup player from Port Washington New York, headlines 42 exempt from the 36 hole qualifying, which ends Saturday.
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Pinehurst
N.C
George Burns
Port Washington
N. Y
Pinehurst Country Club
Appalachian State Signs Darryl Robinson from Brooklyn
Appalachian State basketball coach Bob Cremins announced the signing of Darryl Robinson a 6 4 guard from Brooklyn South Shore High School Robinson averaged 20.1 points per game and led his team in assists as a senior Cremins praised his shooting ball handling defense and potential as a freshman joining the Mountaineers in the Southern Conference.
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Appalachian State University
Cremins
University of South Carolina
Press Maravich
Appalachian State
Mountaineers
Foolish Pleasure Favored in Derby Field of 15
Foolish Pleasure, the 9-5 favorite, heads a 15-horse field for the 101st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Owner John L. Greer and trainer remarks frame the race as competitive with Prince Thou Art Master Derby and Avatar among notable rivals. Post positions include Foolish Pleasure No. 3, Bomb ay Duck No. 15, with sunny to mild forecast and air near 70 degrees.
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Louisville
Foolish Pleasure
John L. Greer
Flamingo
Churchill Downs
ABC
Jacinto Vasquez
John Galbreath
Golden Chance Farm
Prince Thou Art
Braulio Baeza
Golden Gate Fields
Laffit Pincay Jr
Arthur A. Selligson Jr
Avatar
Bob Clayton
Darby Dan Farms
Baker Captures Winston 500 Pole At Talladega
Buddy Baker sped a Ford around Alabama International Motor Speedway at 189.947 mph for a 50.414 sec lap to grab the Winston 500 pole. Donnie Allison will start from the front row alongside Baker as 40 drivers qualify for the $176,410 NASCAR event.
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Talladega
Ala
Buddy Baker
Baker
Charlotte
N.C
Ford
Alabama International Motor Speedway
Automobile Racing Club of America
Conference vote on Western Carolina admission location
Boone North Carolina AP reports the Southern Conference will announce today where Western Carolina University will be located for membership. It is unclear if Cullowhee NC bid has enough support. admission requires six votes.
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Boone, NC
Western Carolinaiversity
Cullowhee
N.C
Trevino Graham Share Texas Lead In Houston Open
Trevino and David Graham hold a share of the first round lead at the Houston Open after Trevino shot six under par 66 at Woodlands Country Club. Palmier Palmer struggled, and top stars Nicklaus Miller Weiskopf Player absent. Trevino aims to win in his home state with strong gallery support and favorable conditions.
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Lee Trevino
Texas
Trevino
David Graham
Woodlands Country Club
Jerry McGee
Dale Douglass
Eddie Pearce
Alan Tapie
Lou Graham
Don Bies
John Schroeder
Bob Shaw
Joe Inman
Mike Wynn
Artie McNickle
Larry Nelson
Bruce Crampton
Dave Hill
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
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