Conrad Opens British Amateur Title Defense With Win
Little Joe Conrad of San Antonio won his opening match 5 and 4 at Troon, advancing on a day where ten Americans won and ten were eliminated. Surprises came from Scot David Mackie and Georgian Hubert Manley who upset top contenders Doug Sanders and Stan Slater.
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Scotland
Little Joe Conrad
San Antonio
Texas
Conrad
I. A. Ewen
New Zealand
Troon
David Mackie
Hubert Manley
Savannah
Doug Sanders
Stan Slater
Mackie
Sanders
Cedartown
Miami
Manley
Slater
Dynamite Goodloe
Valdosta
Frank Strafaci
New York
Ernest
Pete) Arend
Deal
N. J
Jennings Randolph Jr
Britain
Ian Caldwell
Phil Scrutton
Gerald Micklem
Guy Wolstenholme
Young Mackie
Finley Goslin
Brazil
England
Long hits eighth homer in eight games as Pirates top Dodgers
Dale Long blasted his 8th home run in as many games to set a major league record as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2. Bobby Friend allowed two hits in his eighth win, with Duke Snider’s second inning homer providing the Dodgers' offense.
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Pittsburgh
Dale Long
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bobby Friend
Dodger
Duke Snider
Junior Gilliam
Friend
Long
Carl Erskine
New York Giants
Snider
Gilliam
Hank Foiles
Pirate
Bob Skinner
Dodgers
Walls
General Freese
Joe Brown
Phil- Friend
Brooklyn
Campanella
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RBI
Robinson
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Skinner
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Reese
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Groat
J. O’brien
Labine
Roberts
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Crawford
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Golf Secrets of the Pros by Larry Robinson
New York golf writer Larry Robinson analyzes 17 professionals in his 44 page book Golf Secrets of the Pros. The volume includes 400 photographs illustrating technique and play.
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New York
Larry Robinson
Little 500 Rescheduled at Sun Valley Speedway Tonight
The Eighth Annual Little 500 sprint car race at Sun Valley Speedway is back on for tonight after previous rainouts. Thirty three top drivers from across the U S are set to race 500 laps for a $7 350 purse sanctioned by the All American Racing Club with rain delays possible due to thunder showers in Indiana.
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Sun Valley Speedway
Indiana
Sun Valley
Harry “Odlin
All-American Racing Club
Wet track mars Indiana high school meet and sparks critique
The writer rails at the IHSAA for delaying the finals as rain-soaked grounds produced ankle deep water, mud and cinders. Anderson athletes faced fouls and a rough pole vault runway while Roosevelt and Madison Heights prospects emerge from the junior high and family athletic lines.
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Indiana High School Athletic Association
THSAA
Jupiter Pluvius
IHSAA
Armscamp Plans 100 Lap Memorial Day Jalopy Race
Alexandria track operator Irvin Payne schedules a Memorial Day 100 lap jalopy race at Armscamp Speedway for Wednesday night at 8. Eligible jalopies must have knee action. no straight axles. This opener kicks off the season with the regular hardtop program set for Friday to Sunday nights.
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Alexandria
Irvin Payne
Armscamp Speedway
Armscamp
Baxter Rudolph Lead Western Qualifiers
Rex Baxter a 20 year old UH junior and Maron Rudolph a 22 year old Tennessee open champion led the Western amateur golf qualifiers after 18 holes with 67s in Nashville. Jack Parnell a senior at Oklahoma A and M shot 68 for runner up honors.
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Nashville
Tenn
Rex Baxter
University of Houston
Maron Rudolph
Clarksville
Jack Parnell
Oklahoma A & M
Major League Standings and Schedule Summary
Baseball standings and results from American League National League and minor leagues with postponed rain games and scheduled pitchers. Notable entries include Detroit 10-0 and Chicago 5-2 in AL play and Chicago 4 Cincinnati 1 in NL along with around the league daily matchups and postponed contests.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Baltimore
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Indianapolis
Rai Wichita
Charleston
St. Paul
Omaha
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Philadelphia
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Brooklyn
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St. Louis
Newcom
Kline
Lawrence Jones
Pollet Kretlow
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Palica
Associated Press
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AHS Athletes To Be Honored Here Today
The Anderson High School annual Athletic Honor Day will be held at 8 30 this morning in the AHS gym honoring track baseball tennis golf and other athletes with awards named after coaches and club figures. The program lists Physical Education awards Tennis Awards Golf Awards Track Awards Baseball Awards and several named trophies and society honors.
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Anderson High School
AHS
Maxine Barcus
Dane Pugh
Anderson Tennis Club
Ted Hollingsworth
James E. Carter
Jack Zoll
Carl Bonge
Ray Fleenor
Robert Freeman
Ick Osborne
Donald Barnett
Joe Vargo
Pete Russo
Carl Erskine
John Paul Huffman
National Athletic Scholarship Society
Mr. Bonge
Bonsett and Nicoson Honored by Hoosier College Conference
In Indianapolis Glen Bonsett of Hanover named track coach of the year and Angus Nicoson son of Indiana Central baseball coach of the year by the Hoosier College Conference. Indiana Central won the all sports trophy for 1955 56. Hanover and Anderson tied for second with Earlham third Manchester fourth Taylor fifth and Franklin sixth. The Kansas City Athletics roster lists 18 players who previously belonged to other major league teams.
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Glen Bonsett
Hanover
Angus Nicoson
Indiana Central
Hoosier College
Anderson
Earlham
Manchester
Taylor
Franklin
The
Kansas City Athletics
Mother Lived Here Dale Long Ties Local Roots in Indiana
Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates, 30, homered for an eighth straight game off Carl Erskine, a Brooklyn Dodger. He is the son of Mrs. Mary Lomax Long, once an Anderson resident, now in Morehead Minnesota.
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Dale Long
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mary Lomax Long
Anderson
Morehead
Minn
Long
Carl Erskine
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dale
5Th St
The
Gospel Trumpet Company
Janet Long
Anderson College
Adams, Mass
Adams
Wayman L. Bowerman
4Th St
Weather Is Only Guy That Can Stop Mantle And Long
A veteran pitcher, weather, dampens spirits of major league batters, delaying Yankees and Pirates games. Mantle leads American League with a .424 average and 17 homers, 43 RBIs, while Long tops National League with a .419 average and 36 RBI. Branton and Berra hold other high spots as Repulski suffers a hand fracture.
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Mantle
Long
New York
Mickey Mantle
Dale Long
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
N.Y
Mickey
Pirate
Charley Maxwell
Detroit
Yogi Berra
Yankees
Rip Repulski
St. Louis
Billy Bruton
Milwaukee
Falstaffs Blank South Benders In Central Indiana League Opener
The Anderson Falstaffs shut out the South Bend White Sox 3-0 as Warren Rhodes collected three hits. The win, two teams playing Sunday’s game here from the winner’s diamond, kicks off the Central Indiana Booster League schedule with a 2:30 p.m. start Wednesday against the Selma Merchants at McCulloch Park, Muncie.
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South Bend
Anderson Falstaffs
Warren Rhodes
South Bend White Sox
Falstaffs
Central Indiana
Selma Merchants
McCulloch Park
Muncie
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Dennis Stratton
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Arthur Lewis
Paul McNear
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Steve Watson
Rex Ahrendt
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Jesse Collier
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Paul Price
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George Pearson
Phil Roby
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Dick Isom
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