Bobby Littler Night at Athens Country Club
Bobby Littler was honored at a Athens Country Club banquet after winning the Ohio Amateur championship in Toledo on July 15. The event featured remarks from coaches and officials, a key to the city, and a luggage set gift, with Littler heading next to Columbus for the Pro Amateur at Scioto and other upcoming events.
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Athens Country Club
Bobby Littler, Jr
Don White
Country Club
Littler
Robert Littler
R. Kenneth Kerr
Messenger Sportsphoto
Bobby Littler
Ohio
Toledo
Ohio State
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Pine Ridge Country Club
Bobby
Athens
Don Finsterwald
Akron
Don
PGA
Raymond Shepard
Athens High School
Charles McAfee
Ohio University
Kermit Blosser
Brandon T
Butch) Grover
Columbus
Scioto Country Club
Westbrook
Mansfield
Pinehurst
N. C
Tfourneys Set in Athens Little and Pony Leagues
Semi final action in the Little League features Gasco vs Kiwanis and Medics vs Nye at Jaycee fields on W State St beginning 5 p.m. Pony League opens with HVB vs Swearingen's and Cline's vs Electric Company, at OH University freshman field and fairgrounds field starting 4:30 p.m. Finals date for Little League is Wednesday. Pony League advances to semis Wednesday with a Friday championship.
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Athens
Gasco
Kiwanis
Medics
Nye
Jaycee Fields
W. State St
Hocking Valley Bank
Swearingen’s
Cline’s
Electric Company
HVB - Swearingen
Ohio University
Peden Stadium
Fairgrounds
Lincoln Service Promotes Private Government Job Prep
A Lincoln Service ad touts free booklets on government jobs and salary lists. It claims the private school helps thousands since 1948 and offers a coupon to mail today for test preparation details.
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U. S. Civil Service
Lincoln Service
Pekin
Illinois
U.S
Geiberger Captures PGA Crown at Firestone
Al Geiberger won the PGA Championship at Firestone by four strokes over Dudley Wysong. The 28 year old earned $25,000 and a berth in the World Series of Golf with a top prize of $50,000, while Nicklaus Palmer and Player trailed.
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Akron
al Geiberger
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Geiberger
Palmers
Nicklauses
Billy Caspers
Firestone
Dudley Wysong
Southern California
Palmer
Casper
Gene Littler
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Gary Player Sees
Billy Casper
Jacky Capiteeeeee
Doug Senders
Sem Snead Sheeeee
Julius Boross
Frank Beard
Icse
Dan January
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Don Finsterwald
Day Hebert
Bill Martindale Ee
Ken Venturi Eeeee
Paul Harney Seers
Ernie Vossiler Eee
Roy Floyd S
Gardner Dickinson
Cave Marr Sete
Steer
Billy Farrel
Tommy Aaronseve
Frank Boynton Os
Jack Nicklaus Eae
Mason Rudo
Gay Brewer Esses
R. H. Sikes Eeeene
Dan Sikes
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Bruce Deviln Seesee
Butch Baird
Don. Mossengale
Ronald Howell Steer
Miller Barber
Fony Lerna Teeta
Buster Cupitaeee
Lions Meet Continuing Hole in One Tournament Night
The Lions Club annual Hole-in-One Tournament runs 7 to 11 p.m. nightly at Ath ens County Fairgrounds through Saturday with Service Club Night. Players include Fritz Wheaton Eddie Van Dyke George Sufranko Jim Guseman and Ray Noel as presidents greet entrants. Don Strawn and Lynette Kern posted closest-to-pin distances on opening night. About 100 golfers participate.
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Lions Club
Athens County Fairgrounds
Fritz Wheaton
Rotary
Eddie van Dyke
Kiwanis
George Sufranko
Sertoma
Jim Guseman
Jaycee
Ray Noel
Lions
Golf star Tony Lema dies in plane crash on golf course
Tony Lema, 32, famed as Champagne Tony, perished with his wife Betty and two others when their light plane crashed on a golf course near the Indiana Illinois line after departing Akron for Joliet. Witnesses described the crash near the seventh green as the engines faltered and the craft burst into flames.
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Lansing, II
Tony Lema
Continents
Lema
Betty
Indiana-Ilinois
Doris Mullen
Joliet
Ill
George Bard
Kankakee
Akron
Lansing Sportsman's Club
Bud Dorton
Open Day Ahead in City Olympics Schedule
Open day set to let teams practice songs and cheers and finish work on team pages. East Side takes a slim lead over Morrison 146 to 142 with Plains third at 116 and West fourth at 103 after Saturday’s events. Evening activities at Morrison School start 7:45 with seniors and juniors competing in modeling and a quiz, totaling 60 points.
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East Side
Morrison
the Plains
West
Morrison School
Skyline Gorichky Grabs Lead In Skyline Speedway Feature
Frank Gorichky won Skyline Speedway’s 35 lap modified feature by a half lap over Mack Clingan after erasing most of the field’s challenge. Harold McGilton finished third as Gorichky also claimed the Helmet Dash and led McGuire in the Australian Pursuit. Wayne McGuire and Larry McPeak won the two modified heats.
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Frank Gorichky
Skyline Speedway
Mack Clingan
Gorichky
Clingan
Harold McGilton
Ron Harshburger
Bob Boyle
Darrel Dexter
Boyles
Wayne McGuire
Larry McPeak
Jim Fizer
McGuire
George Harbor
Dean Mast
McPeak
Fizer
Tom Dickson
McGilton
Harshburger
Darrel Willey
Ron Dolan
Don Barnhouse
Mel Buckley
Dolan
Barnhouse
Bill Lemon
Willey
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Mcafee
Blosser
Grover
Michelob
IR Tfourneys
Fred Corcoran
Tony
Max Elbin
Ken Venturi
San Francisco
Oakland
Orange County
California
Sohio
Ford
Dodge
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Parate
R Bre
Delco
Armory
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