Saunders Dominates 30th SOGA Tourney At Fair Greens
Howard Baker Saunders led the field at the 30th SOGA Tourney held over the Fair Greens course in Jackson County. Saunders posted 70 72 70 for a 21 under par 141 and edged challenger Rick Spires of Lancaster. Carl Bradbury led Athens golfers with a 152, while Nub Carroll won the driving contest with 293.
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Howard Baker Saunders
Fair Greens
Saunders
Rick Spires
Lancaster
Robin Gardner
Marietta
Bob Murray
Chillicothe
Saxton
Spires
Carl Bradbury
Athens Country Club
Athens
Bradbury
Carroll Widdoes
Kermit Blosser
Widdoes
Nub Carroll
Les Coon
Coon
H. Saunders
Gallipolis
Murray
Rickres Lancaster
K. Blosser
Athens A
Vierebome
Ray Lancaster
Hermann
Fair Gros
Jones
S. Wilson
FE. Davis
Annesnn
Vv. Ross
R. Paynter Ie
Murphy
Ray Spires Moe
Perry
F. Rehl
Stewart
D. Holver
Mack
Tles
Mariptta Ib
R. Donley
Venus
LFE
Butts
D. Meister
J. Engle
Bungard
McCan
R. Engle
K Blosser
B. Burnette
W. Saunders
Russ Smith
Ray Clark
Valentine
Bovie Niberta
L. Farmer -—S
Oney
Harless FE Jones
Ik Andburg
Om SK
Fleming
Nida
Lrossetta
Snyder
Chillicothe Sarton
Jormmastik
L. Mayer
F. Shaffer
N. Carroll
Thornhill
Murphy named to All American outfielders list
Dick Murphy earns selection as an All American outfielder amid praise for his fielding and throwing. Ann Arbor writers note his weak hitting with one hit in eight trips but regret catcher John Turk not being mentioned. Duane Gottschalk of Western Michigan also joins Philadelphia National League club.
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Dick Murphy
Ann Arbor
John Turk
Bobcat
Phillie
Duane Gottschalk
Western Michigan
Solons Split With Indians In Doubleheaders
The Indianapolis Indians split a doubleheader with Charleston 4-1 and 12-4, maintaining a two game edge in the American Association while Toledo and Kansas City also divisional doubleheaders. A rain affected Columbus game ended 9-5 but was ruled 9-2, causing postgame controversy over the final score. Louisville swept twice to climb to fourth.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis Indians
Charleston
Toledo
Kansas City
Indians
Gus Keriazakos
Indianapolis
Columbus
Mic Briscese
Lew Bryrer
Bruce Dudley
Bryrer
Minneapolis
Blues
Louisville
Colonels Tok
St. Paul
Saints
Vernon Leads All Star Poll As Mantle Drops Back
Mickey Vernon of the Washington Senators overtook Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees as the top individual votegetter in the annual All Star poll. Vernon gained 436,278 votes for the American League starting first base, while Mantle trailed with 432,112 votes. The midsummer game with the National League is set for July 14 in Cincinnati.
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Chicago
Mickey Vernon
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Vernon
Cincinnati
Mantle
Pittsburg Navy Football Series Resumes in 1954
University of Pittsburgh to renew football relations with Navy in 1954. Athletic Director Tom Hamilton notes Navy will visit Pittsburgh in October 1954 with a likely 1955 return game at Annapolis.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Navy
Tom Hamilton
Annapolis
Middies
Braves and Yankees Extend Slumps in Tightening Race
The Yankees lose their seventh straight after a 4-1 setback to Cleveland, shrinking their AL lead to six games amid a slide that followed losses to Detroit and Chicago. Braves drop seventh in a row 11-1 to Brooklyn, relinquishing first to the Dodgers, as White Sox, Phillies, Giants, and Reds push in their respective leagues.
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Milwaukee
Braves
Yankees
Cleveland
Indians
Detroit
Chicago
Brooklyn
Dodgers
New York
Pittsburgh
Middlecoff Beats Kroll In Manakiki Open Playoff
Dr Cary Middlecoff won the Manakiki Open in a sudden death playoff against Ted Kroll on the second playoff hole. Middlecoff finished 13 under par 275 to take $2,400 prize money and advance toward the PGA championship in Birmingham. Freddie Haas tied for fourth after a 62 final round. Kroll earned $1,800 for second.
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Cleveland
Cary Middlecoff
Birmingham
Mich
Memphis
Ted Kroll
New Hartford
N. Y
Kroll
Dick Shoemaker
Denny Shute
Akron
Ohio
Far Christiansen
Athens
Baseball Sunday Results Across AL and NL Matchups
Sunday results show Cleveland 4 over New York in the American League. Chicago 13 topped Boston 4. Detroit 2 to 5 fell to Washington 5 to 1 while St Louis 4 beat Philadelphia 1 to 2.
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Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Baseball Standings and Monday Schedule Recap
The Brooklyn club leads with 42 wins and 25 losses, Milwaukee 41 26, St. Louis 36 27, New York 34 32, Cincinnati 29 37, Chicago 21 43, Pittsburgh 24 50. Monday features Chicago at St. Louis at 8 30 p.m. with Minner against Presko as the only game. Other scores include New York 12 Chicago 2 and Philadelphia 4 St. Louis 8 in 11 innings plus Brooklyn 11 Milwaukee 1 and Pittsburgh 1 2 Cincinnati 4 9.
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New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia - St. Louis
Detroit
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Philadelphia
BISTH
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Minner
Presko
Standings and matchups from the basketball league card
Club WwW L Pet GB Indianapolis 46 30 05 0 TEED caccans a 6S 8 Kansas City 41 30 577 2% Louisville 36 35 507 7% Minneapolis 32 42 482 18 Charleston 29 42 4.408 14% Columbus 36 438 .377 16% Kansas City at St. Paul Louisville at Minneapolis Indianapolis at Columbus Toledo at Charleston Charleston 4-4, Indianapolis 1-12 Minneapolis 15-2, Kansas City 5-7 Louisville 8-6, St. Paul 2-5 Columbus 4-5, Toledo 1-9
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L Pet
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Minneapolis
Charleston
Columbus
St. Paul
Toledo
Bell drives Redlegs to doubleheader sweep over Pirates
Gus Bell tallies seven RBIs with two home runs and two doubles as Cincinnati defeats Pittsburgh 4-1 and 9-2. Farry Wynn limits the Yankees to three hits and one run to lift the Cleveland Indians 4-1 and sweep the series.
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Gus Bell
Cincinnati Redlegs
Redlegs
Pittsburgh
Farry Wynn
Cleveland Indians
Yankees
Cleveland
Suggs Triumphs in Women’s National Open Finish
Louise Suggs won the Women’s National Open with a record 284 for 72 holes. Also recaps a Yankees 7-0 win over the Red Sox behind Ed Lopat’s three-hitter, Chuck Dressen’s Dodger coaching deal, Primo Carnera’s heavyweight title win over Jack Sharkey.
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Louise Suggs
Yankees
Red Sox
Ed Lopat
Chuck Dressen
Dodger
Primo Carnera
Jack Sharkey
Saunders wins 30th Southeastern Ohio Golf crown
Howard Baker Saunders of Gallipolis shot a one under 70 to win the 30th annual SCGA tourney at Fair Greens, dethroning Rick Spires who placed third with 148 as Lancaster retained the team title by one stroke over Marietta. The Harris family added to a record of six individual Saunders victories.
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ED Belsho
Jackson
Lancaster
Southeastern Ohio Links
Rick Spires
Howard Baker Saunders
Gallipolis
Fair Greens
Spires
Southeastern Ohio Golf Association
Bob Murray
Marietta
Howard Saunders
Saunders
Brother Willard
Washington County
Athens
Logan
Cambridge
Chillicothe
Otto Sharp
McArthur
Sharp
Steve Wilson
Nelsonville
Ed Jones
Low Gross
Allen Vierebome
Clear Saxton
J. Engle
Ray Spires
Howard Sauners
Nub Carroll
Dr. Stewart
Dick Oney
Brandon T
Butch) Grover
Dutch Reed
Guernsey County Club
Vern Ross
Cambridge Club
SCGA
van Fleming
Heiner's Breadmen edge Albany Lions in extra innings
Heiner's Breadmen won 2-1 over the Albany Lions in 10 innings, preserving a one game margin over the Nelsonville Eagles in the Ohio Valley League race. Bob Fick pitched a 3-0 shutout for the Eagles against Reedsville. Syracuse beat New Marshfield 8-6.
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Heiner
Albany Lions
Middleport
Nelsonville Eagles
Eagles
Bob Fick
Reedsville
Syracuse
New Marshfield
Russell Roush
Albany
Nelsonville
OVL Managers Meet Tuesday To Discuss Rescheduled Games
Managers or representatives of the six Ohio Valley League teams are asked to meet with league president Ed Belsho on Tuesday June 30 at 7 30 p m in The Messenger building. The group will discuss rescheduling the postponed games of June 21 and plan an all star game.
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Ohio Valley League
Ed Belsho
Messenger
Bell Batters Former Mates In Reds Win Doubleheader
Cincinnati’s Gus Bell delivered a standout performance in Sunday's doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates, driving in seven runs across two games as the Reds won 4-1 in the opener and 9-2 in the nightcap. Bell, part of a 1952 trade from Pittsburgh for Joe Rossi Cal Abrams and Gail Henley, has 60 RBIs this season, second in the National League. Fred Baczewski and Ken Raffensberger pitched well for Cincinnati, each totaling complete games as home runs spoiled their shutouts.
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Cincinnati
Gus Bell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Redlegs
Branch Rickey
Joe Rossi
Cal Abiams
Gail Henley
Bell
Pirates
Fred Baczewski
Ken Raffensberger
Gridder Wins Bugged Fight
Charles Lawson, a Randolph Macon football tackle, returns home to Newport News on June 28 1953 after a critical brain injury from a November game against Johns Hopkins left him in a coma until February. Doctors marked his survival as a miracle amid dire odds.
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Newport News
Charles Lawson
Lawson
Randolph Macon
Johns Hopkins
Ashland
Kentucky Stars Triumph In Middletown All Star Clash
Kentucky high school stars defeated the Ohio All-Stars 97 to 90 Saturday night to split the two game series, moving to even records in the annual matchup.
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Kentucky Stars
Middletown
Kentucky
Ohio All-Stars
Baseball Leaders and Standings from Major League Highlights
The data lists top performers in batting runs and home runs for both American and National leagues. Notable figures include Goodman and Rosen leading in average for AmericanLeague and Schoendienst Bell Kluszewski headlining the National. Pitching leaders include Lopat Burdette with high win counts and Roberts with strikeouts.
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Goodman
Boston
Rosen
Cleveland
Doby
Zernial
Philadelphia
Lopat
New York
Pierce
Chicago
Garcia
Lemon
Schoendienst
St. Louis
Bell
Cincinnati
Campanella
Brooklyn
Kluszewski
Burdette
Milwaukee
Smith
Roberts
Gridder Pont Wins Beefsteak Wager
Toronto footballer John Pont and ice man Sam Cuglia won a beefsteak stake by running eight miles in 1 hour 13 minutes. A hardware store employee had bet that they would take more than an hour and a half, awarding a week of free steak dinners if beaten. Pont, 26, said he felt fine and could have gone further.
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Canton
John Pont
Toronto
Sam Cuglia
Ohio Cyclists Place at Williams Grove Speedway
Frank Gagoski of Barberton finished fourth in the 10 lap final motorcycle race at Williams Grove Speedway on Sunday. Dick Klamfoth of Groveport won the event.
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Ohio
Williams Grove
Frank Gagoski
Barberton
Williams Grove Speedway
Dick Klamfoth
Groveport
Lopez Calm After Sweep Over Yanks
New York Yankees suffer seventh straight defeat as Cleveland Indians win 3-0 behind Early Wynn three hitters. Al Lopez downplays urgency saying the end is far away with 88 games to go while Casey Stengel and Eddie Lopat acknowledge hitting, pitching, and fielding woes.
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NEW York
al Lopez
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Tony Cuccinello
Casey
Casey Stengel
Cleveland
Yankee
Stengel
del Webb
Crowds Obstruct Hogan at British Open Practice
Crowds of about 3000 surrounded Ben Hogan as he practiced on the Burnside course ahead of the British Open. Hogan, with partners Lloyd Mangrum Frank Stranahan and Roberto De Vicenzo, faced difficulty moving as fans blocked access on the crowded links segment.
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Carnoustie
Scotland
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Lloyd Mangrum
Frank Stranahan
Roberto de Vicenzo
Burnside Course
Canton McKinley appoints Capri as assistant grid coach
Ed Capri, previously Canton post Canton-4 assistant for basketball and football at Springfield Two High School, is named an assistant grid pilot at Canton McKinley High. The move places Capri in a coaching role for the Canton football program.
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Canton Post
Canton
Ed Capri
Springfield Two High School
Canton McKinley High
Contrasting Marquette Throws and Speed in Milwaukee
Milwaukee sports note contrasts Marquette athletes Frank Scaffidi a 5 9 shot putter weighing 242 pounds with Bill Weiss a 6 6 sprinter weighing 150 pounds. The piece highlights the unlikely physical differences between the two university athletes.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Marquette
Frank Scaffidi
Bill Weiss
Betsy Rawls Wins First USGA Women Open Title
New York report details Betsy Rawls defeating Jackie Pung of Hawaii and Glasgow Kentucky 71 77 in an 18 hole playoff to capture the first USGA Women Open. The victory caps a rapid rise from University of Texas honors to golf stardom with a strong bankroll and photo finish.
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New York
United States Golf Association
Betsy Rawls
University of Texas
Miss Rawls
Jackie Pung
Hawaii
Glasgow
Oklahoma A&M Wins First NCAA Golf Title
In Colorado Springs Oklahoma A&M earns its first NCAA golf trophy as Earl Moeller from St Louis, a junior, defeats William Williamson of North Carolina University 3 and 2 in the 56th NCAA golf tournament held Saturday.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Oklahoma A&m
Earl Moeller
St. Louis
Moeller
William Williamson
North Carolina University
State College Pan Pennsylvania Wins 1953 NCAA Wrestling Title
State College in Pennsylvania earned the 1953 NCAA wrestling championship becoming the first eastern school to capture the national title in college wrestling.
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State College, Pan
NEA
Pennsylvania State College
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Full House Chicago Highlights 1953 Bowling Tour
The 1953 American Bowling Congress Tour was the largest with 43,000 kegters and the longest at 93 days, marking a historic expansion in the event.
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Chicago
NBA
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W. Union St
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Congress
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Spike
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State St
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Dick Phillips
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