Ohio Amateur Qualifier Sparks Weather Woes at 1956 Championship
In poor condition at Westbrook Country Club, 208 of 280 starters survive to day two of the 36-hole Ohio Amateur Golf Championship qualifier. Bob Rankin and Nicklaus lead at 70, with several players in the 74 and 75 ranges. forecasted showers threaten further delays as 64 players advance to match play.
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Fritz Howell
Mansfield
Ohio
Westbrook Country Club
Bob Rankin
Zanesville
Nicklaus
Columbus
Skin
Rankin
Bob Menafee, Jr
Sandusky
Bowling Green
University
William Sporrer
Dayton
Ohio, State University
Jack Zimmerman
Youngstown
Carl H. Schmidt
Akron
Gordon Jones
Alliance
Hamilton
FA Koski
Public Link
Steubenville
Byron Hunt
Public Links
Howard Saunders
GaMriolis
Rot Anderson
Don Blancett
Toledo Girl Sets Record In Ohio Women Amateur
Miss Barbara McIntire of Toledo set a new course record for the first nine with a 32 as she competes in the Ohio Women Amateur Championship at Columbus Country Club. Opening-round match play also features Carol Diringer of Tiffin vs Mrs J W Labisky of Columbus and other pairs from Logansport Dayton Cincinnati and Columbus. Match rounds run today through Thursday with the final Friday. Daytime harness racing has been held at Freehold New Jersey for 16 years.
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Olumbus
Carol Diringer
Tiffin
J. W. Labisky
Columbus
Ohio
Barbara MeIntire
Toledo
Brown
Dayton
McIntire
Columbus Country Club
Robert Palmer
Dan Spencer
Piqua
Anne Richardson
Stanley Emerson
Dolly McCarthy
Cincin
Barbara Nor- Hamilton
Lorraine Abbot
Polly Martin
St Clairsville
Betty Kerby
Akron
Molly Lorms
Janey Mcintosh
Cincinnati
Charles Beardsley
Mantle Says Ball Livelier Across Baseball Rumors
AP reports debates over a livelier ball fueling long homers by Mantle and Adcock, with players and executives offering theories from atomic energy to ball construction. Mantle claims the balls are livelier. Spalding’s Walter B. Gerould notes no change in the baseball recently.
Gordon Takes Seals Post As Manager Today
SAN FRANCISCO Joe Gordon former Yankee star and Detroit Tiger coach takes over as manager of the San Francisco Seals after the ouster of Eddie Joost as pilot of the Pacific Coast League club. Seals president Jerry Donovan cited Joost was fired for not getting the best from the lineup as the Seals sit 14 games behind Seattle. Gordon recently quit his Detroit Tigers coaching job after a dispute with club president Walter Briggs.
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Joe Gordon
Yankee
Detroit Tiger
San Francisco Seals
Eddie Joost
Seals
Jerry Donovan
Joost
Eddie
Seattle
Detroit Tigers
Gordon
Walter
Spike” Briggs
Californian Tops Field in Amateur Public Links
California golfer Scotty McBeath of Palo Alto led the 31st Amateur Public Links Championships into crucial second round qualifying at Harding Park San Francisco. McBeath shot 69 to hold a one stroke lead as 150 players contest team and individual titles. Second place at 70 included Lt. Dick Stearns of Portland and Fred Corvi of San Francisco. Defending champion Sam Koerner of Detroit posted 77.
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San Francisco
West
California
Scotty McBeath
Palo Alto
Memphis, Tenn
McBeath
Sporting
Fire Lunder
Harding Park
Dick Stearns
Portand
Ore
Air Force
Fred Corvi
San Frantisco
Sam Kocis
Detroit
Prac
Birdie Tebbetts Fumes Over Inside Pitch To Robinson
Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbetts, angry at pitchers throwing inside to Frank Robinson, notes the rookie outfielder has been hit 12 times this season. Robinson, batting .318 with 18 homers, takes it in stride and jokes about getting hit.
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Cincinnati
Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redlegs
Frank Robinson
Robinson
Frankie
Tebbets
Washington
Swearingen rally beats Building Material 8 to 6 in city clash
Swearingens overcame a late deficit to defeat Building Material 8 to 6. Key hits came from McGee Potts and Nuzum, with Baldwin and Glasser sparking Building Material. Essex, McGee, Potts and Warlinger/Murphy worked top innings in a tight game.
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Swearingens
Turrer
McGee
Dick Essex
Paul Parsons
Tom Baldwin
Jim Ewing
Baldwin
George Glasser
Ewing
Rose of
Material
Tom Cady
Potts
Bob Cooley
Harry Weinrecht
Bert Barnes
Ralph Nuzum
Cooley
Barnes
Nuzum
Marion Wood
Reigler
Ron Corrallini
Glasser
Essex
Warringer
Murphy
Swearingen Team to Play Exhibition Game Today
An exhibition game is scheduled today in place of a regular City Softball League contest. Swearingens will meet a team from McConnelsville at 6 p.m. at the high school field. Wednesday, Building Mater-
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Swearingens
McConnelsville
Lefties Set To Face Nationals In All Star Game
The American League holds a 6-5 edge in odds over the Nationals. Bob Friend will start for the National League after recovering from a throat ailment, with Billy Pierce chosen by Casey Stengel to start for the AL. Walter Alston may adjust his rotation based on game progress. Pierce’s recent string and Kell Fox Kaline standouts bolster AL confidence. The sell-out Griffith Stadium crowd tops 29,000, and plans include possible three southpaws for the AL if adjustments are made.
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Jain Griffith Stadium
Casey Stengel
Pierce
Walter Alston
Friend
Ha Es
Alston
Erce
Whitey Ford
Washington
Amer
Kan
George Kell
Baltimore
Nellie Foxgue
White Sox
Detroit
al Kaline
Stengel
Ford
Herb Score
Cleveland
Dodger
Casey
Congress Recesses For Game As All Stars Highlight Capitol
Washington nears adjournment as Congress takes a break this month. Stan Musial, named player of the decade by Sporting News, receives a $400 grandfather clock at a luncheon and will display it at his St. Louis restaurant. Musial, 35, is the oldest National League All Star and makes his 13th summer appearance, while Ted Williams reaches 12 for the American League.
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Stan Musial
St. Louis
Musial
Sporting News
Washington Touchdown Club
Stan
Ted Williams
All Star game notes and homer stats from early era
The passage surveys All-Star game inning figures and homer counts, noting fourth inning dominance with 36 of 190 runs in 22 classics, plus top individual feats. It cites pitchers Bob Friend and Pierce, mentions no homers allowed by a White Sox lefty in recent starts, records attendance highs and lows, and lists players who hit two homers in a dream game.
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Bob Friend
Pirates
Pierce
White Sox
Diver Pat McCormick Begins New Training Ahead of Trials
Long Beach California Pat McCormick, renowned diver, starts intensive drills today for the Olympic trials in Detroit on August 7. The 25-year-old mother recently returned from Texas where she claimed multiple AAU outdoor diving titles, adding to her Olympic and Pan American golds. Since 1948 she has been a dominant force, narrowly edged for the team once but remains nearly undefeated.
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Long Beach
Calif
Pa McCormick
Detroit
Texas
Tyler
Houston
Rover
Pat
Major leagues idle as standings stay steady
No games were played Monday in the major leagues as standings remain unchanged. One game is scheduled Wednesday in the National League, with New York at Milwaukee.
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le Fie New York
Mitwas
International HL Ae L Pe GB adress Me Torontona Sesay
Tuesday schedule lists Rochester at Montreal Toronto at Buffalo Columbus at Richmond and scores for St Paul Omaha Louisville Indianapolis Wichita Charleston Denver Minneapolis. The brief entries show results across multiple cities with a mix of scores and innings noted.
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International HL
Torontona
Sesay
Rochester
Miami
Columbus
Richmond
Havana
Buffalo
Montreal
Toronto
St. Paul
Omaha
Zaouisville
Indianapolis
Wichita
Charleston
Denver
Minneapolis
Seixas’s Wimbledon behavior stirs Britons and fans
The piece condemns Vic Seixas for losing temper after a semifinal at Wimbledon. It notes his refusal to celebrate, alleged lack of thanks to the umpire, and criticizes tennis decorum. It contrasts expected gentlemanly conduct with Seixas’s actions, joking he should have been a baseball player.
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New York
Vic Seixas
Ken Rosewall
Philngeionian
Seixas
Nye Falls Kiwanis In Pony League Action
Nye's 7 4 victory over Kiwanis featured Steve Moore a no hitter in his prior game but given up multiple walks and two unearned runs. Don Downard mapped Poplar Junior Legion's three hits and Nye's offense fueled by a triple with the bases loaded. C. Carter Duncan Moore Blaine Bergie and Jerry O'Brien led a listless Kiwanis effort while Tigers beat Cougars on a separate late-season note with Buckles and Bublitz among those injured or sidelined.
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Nye Volkswagen
Kiwanis
Steve Moore
Mont
Poplar
Junior Legion
Don Downard
Nye
Jerry O’brien
C. Carter
Duncan
Moore
Blaine Bergie
Curt Laut
Willie Bublitz
Tigers
Bublis
Cougers
Thomas Buckles
Boyd Corn
Ronald Bacon
Jerry Corne
Christian
Cousarsett
Inractive
Circleville Trotter Wins Feature Race
Circleville Trotter captures the featured Ohio race with a split decision over Jerry Luedee after two heats. The event drew contestants from New Haven, Washington, Pittsburgh, St Paul, and Hartford among others, with riders and horses from multiple states competing for top honors.
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Joay Hanover
Trotter
New York
Willie Troy
George van Camp
Washington, D. C
Jerry Luedee
Ohio
New Haven
Conn
Hilliards
Pittsburgh
Wilf Greaves
Edmonton
Canada
Harold Hanks
al Andrews
St. Paul
Minn
Las. Vegas
Nev
Red
Davis
Hartford
Rudy
Dan
Los Angeles
Cal Warns Grid Coach Waldorf Over PCC Violations
University of California officials, angered by a $25,000 fine for PCC rules on athlete aid, warned head football coach Lynn Waldorf that further violations will not be tolerated. Waldorf remains head coach with one year left on his tenth contract. The conference fined the Bears for the head coach's part in illegal aid to athletes over the last three years.
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Serkley
Calif
University of California
Lynn Pappy Waldorf
Waldorf
Bears
City skating program set for Wednesday at Vie Rollercade
Director Ci les McAfee said the city skating program and Vie Rollercade will run this Wednesday after a one week postponement due to a holiday. The program resumes with residents reminded to arrive early for sessions.
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Vie
Ciles McAfee
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