Don Finsterwald Driving Summer Golf Campaign
Don Finsterwald continues a strong campaign as he nears his 21st birthday. He reached the Minneapolis match after two rounds and a 21-hole heartbreaker, facing top veterans like Charley Coe and Dick Chapman. Next week he heads to the Ohio Open at Brookside CC in Columbus while local athletes juggle football and baseball duties.
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Don Finsterwald
Minneapolis
Dow
Charley Coe
Dick Chapman
Willie Turnesa
Fred Wampler
Purdue
Don
Brookside Country Club
Columbus
McArthur High Sees All-Junior General Team in 1950
McArthur High plans an all junior starter General squad for 1950 under fifth-year mentor Robert Kalish. Ten lettermen back, including two senior ends, several junior backs and guards, plus sophomores and freshmen in reserve. Team uses the T formation, practices at Wellston airport field, and opens with a nine game schedule culminating in the Mid-State League football carnival at Frankfort.
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McArthur
McArthur High Generals
Robert Kalish
Generals
Wellston Airport
al Memorial Field
Kalish
Dave Wrightsel
Bob Blake
Blake
Letterman
Tom Crow
Herb Partee
Anothr
Eden Reedy
Jim Ross
Edward Stewart
Paul Dixon
Junior Letterman
Jimmy Howell
Nicky Gill
Kaish
Charles Ratzlaff
Bob Hopkins
Charles Crow
Harold Kir
Wellston Golden Rockets
Frankfort
Liberty Union
Bremen
Jacksonville - Trimble
Dow Forces 21 Holes Before Losing In Amateur Golf Match
Don Finsterwald of Athens Colorado loses to Bob Knowles of Brookline Massachusetts after 21 holes in the National Amateur. Knowles chips in from 30 feet to win the third and takes the fifth with a 12-foot putt. Frank Stranahan gains momentum as two rounds remain with many top amateurs eliminated.
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Minneapolis
Don Finsterwald
Athens
Bob Knowles
Brookline Mass
Knowles
Deadly
Dow
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Stranahan
Willie Barber
Woodland Hills
Calif
Jerry
Cellent
Yankees Name Tommy Byrne To Sweep Detroit Series
Yankees stay hard on Detroit as Tommy Byrne prepares to face Hal Newhouser for a potential three game sweep. DiMaggio and Mize pace NY with controlling hits while Berra homers, and the Yankees push toward an AL title with a 7 5 win over Detroit.
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Yankees
Tommy Byrne
Detroit
New York Yankees
Bronx
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Art
Tommy Bryne
Hal Newhouser
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland
Washington
Joe DiMaggio
Tiger
Johnny Mize
Yogi Berra
DiMaggio
Jladelphia
Cincinnati Reds
Bob Miller
Jim Konstanty
Gene Hermanski
Carl Furillo
Gil Hodges
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Black Gridmen Scrimmage For Point Pleasant Team
Black Gridmen in scrimmage at Point Pleasant West Virginia as Coach Bob Adkins leads four squads in two sessions. He plans to retain all 60 players on B and reserve teams under Junior High Coach Johnny Lepp. A new band bleacher unit is to be added and training includes post installation.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Bob Adkins
Adkins
Johnny Lepp
Big Blacks
Marvin Wetzel
Wilks Pleased With Panthers In Early Workouts
Pomeroy High School coach Wilks praised his team after the first day of practice. He thanked assistants Rizgleman and Dunmeyer for their help and noted many new faces while Don Taylor’s passing looked sharp. In Middleport Jim Parker was sidelined with unspecified injuries, joining Lester Yeanger who dislocated a shoulder and will miss until mid September.
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Pomeroy
Herndon Wilks
Wilks
Don Taylor
Middleport
Jim Parker
C. E. Parker
Parker
Carl
Babe) Adkins
Lester Yeanger
Two Browns Players Drop Off Roster In NFL Shuffle
Two players were removed from the Cleveland Browns roster reducing the squad to 39, seven over the NFL limit. Halfback Jimmy Joe Robinson said he would return to Pitt after receiving a draft notice but remains Browns property. Gordon Soltau was sent to the 49ers in exchange for an extra draft pick next year.
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Harshman
American Association
New York Giants
Minneapolis
Minneapol Gilbert
Tookie
Kot Coutse
Te Ta Kittiry
Gilbert
Giants
Jacksonvill Minnea
Bowling Green
Cleveland Browns
Jimmy Joe Robinson
Green Bay
Paul Brown
University of Pittsburgh
Browns
Gordon Soltau
Minnesota
San Francisco 49Ers
Dick Wafeffield Reaches 200 Hits in First Full Detroit Season
Detroit star Dick Wafeffield surpassed 200 hits in 1943 becoming one of 16 players to reach this mark in a first full season.
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Dick Wafefield
Detroit
Hartford Tests Bees Tonight in Four-Game OV A Card
Hartford hosts Gallipolis Bees in a key Ohio Valley Association tilt at 8 30 p m to trim a four and a half game lead held by the Bees The Tigers from West Virginia are 2 1 against Gallipolis this season with two more meetings remaining Hartford aims to slow the Bees while Racine Racine’s Blues and Syracuse Point Pleasant race for positions in the standings The card also features Twin Cities Portland and Reedsville with other conflicts and a note on Bobby Doerr setting a 1949 major league fielding record.
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Bracky Wood
Don Payne
Dick Walters
Yellow Jackets
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Ohio Valley Association
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Payne
Twins
Gallipolis Bees
Gallipolis
Jaca
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Reedsville
Racine
Aio Ee
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Cities
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Point Pleasant
Portland
Tigers
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Bees
Gene Hesson
Gene Wetherholt
Hesson
Wetherholt
Blues
Merchants
Redlegs
Bucs
Middleport
Caddy Tourney Plans Franchise Sponsorship Expansion
The PGA National Caddy Association proposes franchising its 1951 tournament to 75 newspapers, expanding from 20 sponsors. Pete Zurlinden, the secretary treasurer, says 150 boys would compete yearly, with caddies nationwide gaining chances after localized events. The plan aims to rival Soap Box Derby interest and reorganizes leadership with Ira Sapozink named promotion chairman.
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Columbus
PGA National Caddy Association
Pete Zurlinden
Association
Zurlinden
Associated Press News and
PGA National Caddie Association
Ira C. Sapozink
Rochester
N. Y
Gannett Newspapers
John Dietrick
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bob Morrison
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Harry Farrar
Denver Post
Dick Peebles
San Antonio Express
Les Sullivan
Newark
N. J
News
Paul Hornung
The
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Ray Franks
Evansville
Ind
Chet Stillwold
Toledo Blade
Fred Burns
Huntington
Davis Earns Pro Spurs Davis Shines for Rams in Exhibition Win
Los Angeles Rams beat the Chicago Cardinals 31 to 24 in a NFL exhibition as Glenn Davis, a West Point star, scores a 14 yard TD and totals 99 rushing yards in 10 carries. He also set up a 14 yard TD and blocked to free rookie Dan Towler for another score.
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Los Angeles
Glenn Davis
West Point
Gleen
Los Angeles Rams
Chiago Cardinals
Cardinals
Denver
Washington Redskins
Rams
Philadelphia Eagles
Davis
Dan Towler
Wasington
Jefferson
Browns to Drill for Friday Exhibition with Lions
The Cleveland Browns will hold a workout today as they prepare for Friday night’s exhibition against the Detroit Lions. The Lions are due to arrive tonight after a practice at their Ypsilanti Michigan camp.
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Akron
Cleveland Football Browns
Detroit Lions
Lions
Ypsilanti, Mich
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