Talbert Tops Wimbledon Prospects With Dominant Win
Wimbledon action on June 27 saw Billy Talbert emerge as the favored winner after a 6-1 6-3 6-0 victory over Marcel Coen of Egypt. The day trimmed the men's field to 32, with seed failures and notable upsets, including Dilip Bose withdrawing after malaria illness and Annalisa Bossi losing in women's singles.
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Wimbledon
England
Billy Talbert
New York
Jack Kramer
Talbert
Marcel Coen
Egypt
Gertrude Moran
Dilip Bose
India
Hans van Swol
Holland
Bose
Annalisa Bossi
Italy
Maria Weiss
Buenos Aires
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Trabert
Tony Mottram
Great Britain
Budge
Los Angeles
S. L. R. Sawahy
San Antonio Stock Car Racers Dominate Oak Hill Standings
Oak Hill Downs hosts Friday stock car races where Charlie Ferrell leads with 498 points in the regular standings and Harry Elbel sits second with 327. Johnny Doyle from Austin ties for third in the dash, as Ferrell leads the met dash. Tubby Stewart notes cars may be sold for 200 dollars, and Ferrell drives a 1932 Ford on a fender light track.
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San Antonio
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Downs
Charlie Ferrell
Kelly Field
Harry Elbel
Alamo City
Austin
Johnny Doyle
Doyle
Ferrell
Tubby Stewart
Cardinals Sweep Cubs In Baseball Doubleheader
St Louis Cardinals beat Chicago Cubs 3-2 and 4-1 to snap a slump before 38 832 fans. Howie Pollet pitched eight hits in game one while Max Lanier allowed five hits in game two. Stan Musial homered in the opener as Enos Slaughter and Red Schoendienst drove runs. Roy Smalley homered for the Cubs. Lanier and Rice, Hiller, Klippstein, Owen, Walker closed out.
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Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
Howie Pollet
Max Lanier
Johnny Vander Meer
Stan Musial
Enos Slaughter
Red Schoendienst
Walt Dabiel
Cubs
Roy Smalley
Paul Minner
Tommy Giaviano
Johnny Lindell
Bill Howerton
Lanier
ST. Louis
Glaviance
Marion Ss
Musial
Lindell
H Walker
Slaughter
Schoendienst
Howerton
Ef Bucha
Ce E Pollet
St Louis
Pafko
Smalleys Owen
Louis
Olff Vander Meer
Dubiel
Botet
Vander Meer
Meer
Biel
Hoane
Pollet
L—Vander Meer
Oe “Barlick
Donatelli
Anc Ballanfant
Seven-Up blanked Pan-Am Ags 3 0 in Junior League game
Seven-Up blanked Pan-Am Ags 3 to 0 late Tuesday as Paul Carson pitched a one hitter. Rotary defeated Lions 6 to 4 in League 2, with Harold Garrison holding Lions to two hits while Rotary built a five run third inning on walks and hits.
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Rotary
Lions
Paul Carson
Harold Garrison
Erwin Symont
Walter Guttman
Womack Shuts Out La Grange as Weimar Wins 3-0
Frankie Womack pitched a one hit shutout for Weimar against La Grange, allowing only Gene Greenshield’s eighth inning single. Kal Segrist led with two singles and a double in four at bats, while Joe Whitley and Chili Bingham added two hits each. Weimar 3 La Grange 0.
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LA Grange
ANS
Frankie Womack
la Grange Jaycee Demons
Herder Truckers
Weimar
Womack
Gene Greenshield
Kal Segrist
Joe Whitley
Chili Bingham
Ogletree
Scarborough
Tate
Marshall Coach Resigns at Marshall High School
Marshall High School head coach Swede McMurry resigned. school board accepted the action on Monday night per Superintendent H. V. Hackney. In other news, Leroy Satchel Paige signed with the Philadelphia Stars to pitch in July.
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Marshall
S. W
McMurry
Marshall High School
Marshall School Board
H. V. Hackney
Latch
Philadelphia
Leroy
Satchel) Paige
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Stars
Harper Annexes PGA Crown in 4 3 Victory
Chandler Harper of Portsmouth Va defeated Henry Williams Jr 4 and 3 to win the $40 000 PGA title at Scioto Country Club Columbus Ohio. The 36 year old veteran won his first tour event in 12 years driving a 10 year old wooden shafted putter to claim the championship and keep pace with Williams through a tense 36 hole final.
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Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Columbus
Ohio
Jimmy
Chandler Harper
Portsmouth
Henry Williams Jr
Secane
Scioto Country Club
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Hillard
Brazos
Hank
Waller
Lanier and
Rice
Inner
Hiller
Klippstein
Owen
Walker
Pan-Am Ags
Durancean
Dinsmore
Guttman and
Parsvall
Garrison and Young
Symont
Dacy’s
Florsheim
Florsheims
All Jarman
Winthrop
Dacys
Harper
Williams
Longhorn Cleaners
Guadalupe
Firestone
Lavaca
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