Americans Falter In Field Events At Wembley
American track athletes struggle in field events at the Olympic Stadium, Wembley, as officials note loosened runways and misaligned pits. Pole vaulter Bob Richards cites the fast track, while Dwight Eddelman and Emmett Brunson point to faulty takeoffs and angles hindering performances.
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Olympic Stadium
Wembley
England
Bob Richards
Dwight Eddelman
Illinois
Emmett Brunson
Rice Institute
Whitfield Sets Olympic 800m Record in London
Mal Whitfield of Ohio State won the 800 meter race to set a new Olympic record of 1 minute 49.2 seconds marking the US sixth medal of the games. The old standard of 1:49.8 was held by Thomas Hampson of Great Britain since 1922.
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London
Mal Whitfield
Ohio State
Thomas Hampson
Great Britain
Los Angeles
Herb Barten
University of Michigan
Bob Chambers
Southern California
Arthur Wint
Marcel Hansenne
France
U S Athletes Shine as Track Wins Lead Olympic Day
United States dominates track events with wins by Harrison Dillard in the 100 meters in 10.3 seconds and Roy Cochran in the 400 meter hurdles in 51.1 seconds, while Emil Zatopek sets a 10,000 meter Olympic mark for Czechoslovakia. Hungary and Italy tie in water events, and field results show mixed American success with Sam Felton of Harvard placing fourth in the hammer. The unofficial medal table caps day three with the U S leading the tally.
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United States
T. Winter
Australia
I. Nemeth
Hungary
Sam Felton
Harvard
Felton
Willie Steele
Harrison Dillard
Roy Cochran
Emil Zatopek
Czechoslovakia
Ion
Sweden
Great Britain
France
Norway
Ceylon
Switzerland
Yugoslavia
Panama
Finland
Belgium
Canada
Italy
Wembley
Eng
Wilson Pays $150 Fine For Carrying Pistol
State Theater Manager Grady Wilson pleaded guilty in county court to carrying a pistol after an altercation at a Paramount Theater midnight show. County Judge E. O. Northcutt imposed the $150 fine, noted as unusually heavy for the misdemeanor.
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Grady Wilson
Wilson
Paramount Theater
E. O. Northcutt
Texas Coaching School Sees 794 Coaches Gather
Coaches from five states and Mexico attend the 14th annual Texas Coaching School in Abilene with 794 registered on day two. Bobby Dodd and Matty Bell head sessions on T formation and single wing, with Jack Gray and Clair Bee outlining basketball strategy. Crowds reach about 12 000 for the North South all star football game Friday night, Dodd and Bell to coach North and South. Sugar mentions at end appear unrelated to sports report.
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Texas
New Mexco
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist
Jack Gray
University of Texas
Clair Bee
Long Island
Clyde Littlefield
Bobby Cannon
Edinburg
Dodd
Bell
Bee
Gray
Amarillo Junior Golf Tournament Opens Qualifiers
Qualifying rounds for the Amarillo City Junior Championship begin Monday at Amarillo Country Club with first round Tuesday, semifinals Wednesday, and finals Thursday. The event is open to players 18 and under. last year 28 entries competed at Sunset Golf Course. Art McKay Jr. won both championship and medalist honors at 17, after partnering with Byron Nelson in an exhibition, and seeks to repeat as medalist on his home course.
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Amarillo City
Amarillo Country Club
Sunset
Art McKay
Amarillo
Byron Nelson
Gene Klein, Jr
McKay
Nelson
Pioneers suffer three straight losses as Sox stay on roll
Amarillo's Gold Sox win 6-5 at home over Clovis thanks to Dick Gentzkkow two homers and Dick Gentzkkow's 25th straight game hit. Jack Schumacher improves to 9-4 after six strong innings. Ray Pannemann, from Billings, to open tonight vs Dukes. Bob German to join Thursday for Lubbock series.
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Lubbock
New Mexico
Dukes
Sockers
Clovis
Bob Leeds
Little Rock
Southern Association
Bob German
el Dorado
Ark
Lubbock Hubbers
German
Ted Clawitter
Travelers
George Washington Matthews
Bob Crues
Crues
Matthews
Gentzkkow
Schumacher
Jerry Folkman
Harrell and Poggi Set For Junior Heavyweight Bout
Promoter Dory Detton announces a one fall curtain raiser at the fairgrounds arena as Henry Harrell of New Orleans and Gorilla Poggi of Argentina meet in the 16 week junior heavyweight tourney. Weidner and Getz advance in the top half while Brady faces Gray and Weidner meets Curtis in the semifinals.
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Dory Detton
Fairgrounds Arena
Henry Harrell
New Orleans
Gorilla Poggi
Argentina
Harrell
Boston
Billy Weidner
Poggi
Grim al Getz
Pittsburgh
Guards Patrol Buffalo Bills Grave In Death Threat Story
Armed guards surround Buffalo Bills grave on Lookout Mountain to deter a $10,000 offer for Col William F Cody. Denver Legion posts rallied with rifles and helmets while caretakers note past attempts and 20 tons of concrete sealing the tomb.
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Lookout Mountain
Colo
Buffalo Bill
American Legion
Cody
Wyo
William F
Buffalo Bill) Cody
Denver
Father of Pete Layden Dies Of Injuries In Crash
Funeral services will be held Tuesday for Peter John Layden Sr. 53 years old father of Pete Layden Jr a former University of Texas football and baseball star. Layden Sr was fatally injured Saturday night when the automobile he was driving skidded into a tree in Dallas.
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Dallas
Peter John Layden
University of Texas
Layden
Pete Layden
Texas University
Young Layden
San Antonio Missions
Texas League
Search Continues for Body Of Beaumont Drowning Victim
In Portland Oregon on August 2 deputies search the debris of vanport for victims of the May 30 flood. The missing list includes 113 people and 13 more bodies have been recovered as orders drag toppled cars from the river silt.
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Beaumont
Portland
Ore
Vanport
Columbia River
Martin T. Pratt
Baseball Race a Battle in the American League Leaders Tighten
In a tight AL race led by the Philadelphia Athletics, the Athletics beat Detroit 4 2 to reclaim first as the Indians, Yankees, and Red Sox hover within a game. Ferris Fain sparked the A’s with a homer and three singles. Browns split a double in St. Louis with Dick Kokos, Gerry Priddy, and Al Zarilla homering. Washington split in St. Louis as Tom McBride delivered a ninth inning single for the second win. In the NL, the Cardinals edged the Braves 9 6 to trim the margin behind the leaders.
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Carl Lundquist
New York
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Cleveland
Indians
New York Yankees
White Sox
Chicago
Yankees
Athletics
Tigers
Detroit
Ferris Fain
A’s
Browns
Senators
Bill
St. Louis
Dick Kokos
Gerry Priddy
al Zarilla
Washington
Tom McBride
Gil Coan
Cardinals
Braves
Boston
Howie
Polrett Cruises to Seventh Victory as Cardinals Sweep
Royal Polrett earned his seventh win despite allowing 13 hits as his teammates pounded out 15 hits against five Boston hurlers. Ron Northey belted a two run homer and Marty Marion added a double and three singles. The remaining National League games were washed out by rain.
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Polrett
Boston
Ron Northey
Cardinals
Marty Marion
Nelson the Duffer Delights with No 1 Iron Clinic
Byron Nelson and Art McKay Jr topped George Ausbach and John Munn 2 and 1 at Amarillo Country Club in a leading exhibition watched by about 1,000. Nelson, hampered by an upset stomach, fired 68 on a tough course and gave a half hour clinic stressing grip and stance while praising his young partner's late birdies.
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Roanoke
Ross Rogers Course
Nelson
Lord Byron
McKay
Amarillo
Ben
Byron
Munn
Ausbach
Mann
Borger Upsets Dukes To Trim West Texas Lead
Borger, in sixth place, stunned the Dukes 7-4 to cut Albuquerque’s West Texas-New Mexico League lead to three games. Amarillo moved within one game of Albuquerque by edging Clovis 6-5 as Dick Gentzkow hit two homers. Lamesa beat Pampa 6-2, and Lubbock defeated Abilene 7-2 as the race tightens. Mitchell’s bases loaded double cleared the seventh for Borger. Len Attyd homered for Albuquerque in the same frame.
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Lubbock
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Pittsburgh
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Tulsa
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Midland
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Cincinnati
Louis
Aumont
San Antonio
Tu Longhorn
Bellinger
Vernon
Bio Spring
Odessa
Sweetwater
del Rio
San
Port Worth
Ballinger
Associated Press
Borger
Dukes
Amarillo
Pampa
Lamesa
Leon Mitchell
Mitchell
Len Attyd
Dick Gentzkow
Bob Crues
Johnson Backer Sees Clashing Interest Among Coke's Crowd
Lyndon Johnson's runoff plan drew scribbled notes from Fred Korth who cited a split among Coke Stevenson backers. Johnson planned a non political speech to rural electrification groups at San Augustine and schedule in Houston and Center to launch his campaign.
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Coke
Fort Worth
Lyndon Johnson
Fred Korth
National
Texas Young Democrats
Coke Stevenson
Stevenson
AFL
Texas Federation of Labor
San Augustine
Houston
Center
Towry Wins Glen Garden Fort Worth Golf Title
Gene Towry of Dallas and North Texas State College captured the 19th Glen Garden Invitation after a 72 hole total of 282 at Fort Worth. Reynolds Smith of Dallas took second with 283 and John Oliver of Dallas finished third with 74.
Atoms Win Plai ns Peewee Playoffs To Enter City Title
The San Jacinto Atoms defeated the Summit Gophers 8 to 6 to clinch Plains Peewee League playoffs and entry into the City Championship Tournament. Margaret Wills Co-Eds beat Wolflin Rockettes 19 to 14 to force a three game Junior Girls title series against Summit Fillies. Coaches held end of season outings and discussions on funding for future Kids, Inc. programs.
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San Jacinto Atoms
Summit Gophers
Margeret Wills Co-Eds
Wolflin Rockettes
Summit Fillies
Sam Gibson
Taylor Eagles
Lone Star
Myers Fried Chicken
Sam
Houston Man Held In Fatal Stabbing
A 20 year old Houston man was charged with murder after Clyde H Davis 34 died from a stab wound. Robert Hall admitted carrying the butcher knife since the afternoon before a fight with Davis.
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Houston
Clyde H. Davis
Robert Hall
Justice Court
Davis
Hall
Army studies transistor to ease GI load on field
Fort Monmouth New Jersey August 2 1947 The Signal Corps tests a transistor device to replace heavy vacuum tube components in field radios and walkie talkies promising a lighter load for ground troops A series of tests will determine if the transistor from Bell Laboratories meets expectations and can be trialed later.
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Fort Monmouth
Signal Corps
Spencer B. Akin
Bell Laboratories
Olympic diver Miller Anderson out of Olympics due to injury
Ohio State star Miller Anderson who placed second in the Olympic springboard diving event was injured during an exhibition today in London. He will be unavailable for the remainder of the Games, costing the US team a key medal contender.
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London
Miller Anderson
Ohio State
Muddy Track Delays Miss Banks Race at Speed Bowl
Rain drenched the track overnight forcing the B-7 versus Miss Banks feature to be postponed to next Sunday. A 250-yard Raindrop versus Miss Ona race is planned for the card, while nine races were completed after track packing. John Harrell, ridden by Mrs. S. A. Tanner, won the 440-yard final over Billy Vann, in a rare defeat for Vann on the local straightaway. Speckled Dandy clashed with U Catch-Me, crashing into the fence twice but escaping injury for the jockey.
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B-7
Miss Banks
Raindrop
Miss Ona al
A. Tanner
Tucson
Ariz
D. V. Land
el Paso
Duncan
Ucatch--Me
Curtis Sears
Logan
Peaches
A. W. Howard
Memphis
Charlie Ladd
P. M. McClanahean
Borger
Concho Girl
Morgan
Clown
O. R. Show
Temple
Okla
Gotch
Carl Craig
Texhoma
John Harrell
Tanner
Billy Vann
Jimmy Olson
Pampa
Tie for First in Many Sweepstakes at Ross Roger Golf Course
Fred Hauser and Jack Burke tied for first in the Week end Sweepstakes at Ross Roger Golf Course with scores of 69-5-64 and 78-14-64. Each winner received three golf balls. Numerous players earned one ball each, including Harry DeLashmutt and Harris Garrett, among others. Pro Chuck Klein announced larger prizes for future first-place winners and invited golfers to join weekly Tuesday putting tournaments.
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Fred Hauser
Jack Burke
Ross Roger
Hauser
Burke
Harry DeLashmutt
Harris Garrett
W. B. Wilson
John Stockton
Bud Ammons
J. G. Risley
Bill Hardman
Cy Penry
Dick Seymour
W. T. Leachman
Cliff Rogers
D. A. Dowell
Paul Norman
Jack Phillips
Davis Medley
Homer Smith
Chuck Klein
Hogan Oliver Tie In Western Golf Playoff At Buffalo
Ben Hogan favored to win the 18 hole playoff against Ed Oliver after both finished regulation at 281 at Brookfield Country Club. Oliver shot 71 to tie Hershey and Pastor who posted 74. Sudden death would follow if still tied after 36 holes.
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Buffalo
U.P
Ben Hogan
Porky
Oliver
Seattle
Wash
Brookfield Country Club
Hershey
Pastor
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Toney Penna
Cincinnati
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Cal
Vic
Candidates Meet Deadline For Filing Expense Accounts
Monday was the last day for Pote ter County candidates in the Aug. 28 runoff election to file expense accounts from the first Democratic primary. All four runoff candidates John Halley Hubert Cole L R Cherryhomes and Paul Gaither already filed. Tuesday is the deadline for remaining candidates to file.
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Poteter County
John Halley
Hubert Cole
L. R. Cherryhomes
Paul Gaither
Coe Captures Broadmoor Invitational Title in Colorado Springs
Ardmore Oklahoma golfer Charles Coe won the Broadmoor Invitational in Colorado Springs with a 9 and 7 finals victory. He defeated Bill N. Smith of Tulsa Oklahoma, needing 29 holes to win yesterday.
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Charles Coe
Colorado Springs
Ardmore
Okla
Bill N. Smith
Tulsa
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