Wright Wins PGA Crown
Mary Wright, 23, from San Diego, captured the 1958 Ladies PGA title with a 72-hole total of 288 at Churchill Valley. She earned $1,247, finishing six strokes ahead of Fay Crocker who shot 294 for second. Jackie Pung shot a 67 the best round, tied at 295 with Betty Jameson Joyce Ziske and Peggy Kirk Bell, who shared third and earned $581 each.
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San Diego
Calif
Churchill Valley Country Club
Fay Crocker
New England
Uruguay
Jackie Pung
San Francisco
Nelson Sets NAIA Record in 880 at San Diego Meet
Ted Nelson of Mankato Minnesota State won the NAIA half mile in 1 51 8 to break the previous mark. Occidental led the meet with 93 points, SDSU placed fifth, Mankato State eleventh, with Lutyens second in the shot put and Seehausen third in the 50 foot 8.5 inch mark.
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San Diego
Calif
Ted Nelson
Mankato
Minn
State
Nelson
Larry Wray
Occidental
Los Angeles
South Dakota State
Mankato State
Bill Lutyens
Glen Johnson
Larry Seehausen
Twin City Paddlers Win Canoe Derby
Two Minneapolis paddlers Karl Ketter and John Dahl won the Clay County centennial canoe derby in 33 hours 13 minutes 10 seconds after a 225 mile route from Detroit Lakes to Moorhead down the Red River. They collected 300 dollars amid a field that included Art Peck of Deer River and Bert Curtiss of Grand Rapids who finished second about an hour behind.
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Moorhead, Minn
Minneapolis
Clay County
Karl Ketter
John Dahl
Art Peck
Deer River
Bert Curtiss
Grand Rapids
Gonzales Captures Pro Tennis Series
Pancho Gonzales closed the 1954 pro tennis tour with a 6 2 6 2 victory over Lew Hoad in Los Angeles La Jolla California. A crowd of 1300 watched Gonzales win five straight games to seal each set. It was Gonzales first win in the 100 match series and his fourth tour triumph tying him with Jack Kramer for all time records.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Pancho Gonzales
Lew Hoad
Pancho
Gonzales
Jack Kramer
South Dakota Teams Rate NCAA Approval
Two South Dakota baseball teams were approved by the NCAA for meeting the new code on college players in summer baseball. The Mitchell Kernels of Mitchell and Huron were certified among 17 new clubs. Valentine Hearts of Valentine, Nebraska also approved. Previous list included Pierre, Watertown, and Yankton, South Dakota. The code protects amateur status during vacation.
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Kansas City
South Dakota
NCAA
Mitchell Kernels of
Mitchell
S.D
Huron
8.D
Valentine Hearts of
Valentine
Neb
Pierre
Watertown
Yankton
Austin Legion Opens SMJr Legion Schedule Against Owatonna
The American Legion Junior baseball season starts with Austin hosting Owatonna at Marcusen Park under Dick Seltz who will lead the team this year. Eligible players must be born Sept 1, 194 or later as Rochester Mason City and Mankato join the league schedule.
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American Legion
Austin
Falstaffs Win ABC Open Team Title at Syracuse
The St. Louis Falstaffs won the 55th American Bowling Congress top prize of $2,500 with a 3210 team series at the Onondaga War Memorial. Bill Tucker and Jim Vrenick split $1,000 each. Tucker posted a 731 in doubles, as the event featured high scores and workers removing over $500,000 of equipment.
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Syracuse
N.Y
St. Louis
Bill Tucker
Jim Vrenick
Tuckers
Faragalli
Paterson
N.J
Steve Nagy
Bobby Grim Wins Hawkeye Futurity at Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports Bobby Grim of Indianapolis, 33, won the Hawkeye Futurity at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in 22 minutes 58.2 seconds. Ken Gottschalk, 28, from St. Louis, escaped a first lap crash with a black eye and a sprained shoulder after his car flipped down the east curve. Grim held off last year’s time of 23 minutes 5.33 seconds.
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Des Moines
Bobby Grim
Indianapolis
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Ken Gottschalk
St Louis
Grim
Navy Rice Cotton Bowl Film Free To Fans In Dallas
A 20 minute sound and color 16 mm film of the Navy vs Rice Cotton Bowl game from New Year’s Day is available free. Navy won 20 to 7. Request by writing Cotton Bowl Information Service Dallas 1 Texas.
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Dallas
Navy
Tex
St Paul Shooter Wins All-Events Title in 12-State Meet
Jerry Novotny of St Paul led the field across three days at the Central Zone trapshoot event. He broke 569 of 600 targets to claim the all-events championship, with Merle Stockdale winning the doubles and Virginia Space securing her fifth ladies title. Wesley Pulley won the men's handicap after a 96 of 100 score and a 4-man shootoff.
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Minneapolis
Jerry Novotny
St. Paul
Novotny
Merle Stockdale
Ackley
Iowa
Virginia Space
Cedar
Minn
Wesley Pulley
Palmer
Rain Dampens Triple I League Action
Sunday action in the Three I League was cut by rain with only the Davenport Fox Cities doubleheader played. Stover McIlwain pitched a seven hitter and homered to lead Davenport in a 9-2 opener. Fox Cities then shut Davenport 3-0 behind Dick Griffith’s two hit effort with Grifith driving in two runs.
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Associated Press
Fox Cities
Stover McIlwain
Davenport
Dick Lombardi
Dick Griffith
Don Bacon
Don Mincher
Griffith
Carlos Pascual
Rochester
Green Bay
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Simpson College duo named to NAIA all baseball team
Alpine Texas pitcher shortstop John Zahn and catcher Bill Caldwell from Simpson College Indianola Iowa earned spots on the NAIA all baseball team.
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Alpine
Tex
John Zahn
Bill Caldwell
Simpson College
Indianola
Iowa
De Vicenzo Ends Golf Win Streak in Dallas Open
Roberto De Vicenzo failed to finish in the money at the $25,000 Dallas Open on Sunday, ending the longest PGA win streak. He had placed in the money in 31 straight tournaments over four years starting July 4, 1954.
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Dallas
Roberto de Vicenzo
de Vicenzo
Rex Mays Classic Won by Art Bisch
Art Bisch of Phoenix won the Rex Mays classic at State Fair Park covering 100 miles in about 1 hour 49.27 minutes at an average speed of 94.01 mph. He finished two car lengths ahead of Tony Bettenhausen of Tinley Park Illinois in the Indianapolis type big car race.
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Milwaukee
Art Bisch
Phoenix
Ariz
Rex Mays
State Fair Park
Bisch
Tony Bettenhausen
Tinley Park
Sky Sox Rally For Lead In Home Stand
Colorado Springs Sky Sox won their fifth straight at home defeating Des Moines 11-5 to gain a half game on Amarillo for first in the Western League. Lincoln beat Amarillo 7-2, boosting Colorado Springs to first place after a May 30 start in fourth place five games back.
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Associated Press
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Des Moines
Lincoln
Amarillo
Sky Sox
Sox
Clemson Florida to Seek NCAA Berth
Clemson and Florida meet in Omaha for the District 3 playoff with the winner earning the final NCAA berth. The contest determines the remaining team to join the field in the national tournament.
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Clemson
Florida
Omaha
Saltiest Bodies Named: Dead Sea and Great Salt Lake
The Dead Sea in Palestine is the saltiest body of water on earth. Great Salt Lake in northern Utah ranks second in saltiness.
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Dead Sea
Palestine
Earth
Great Salt Lake
Utah
Nodarse Suspended for. Threatening Umpire With Bat
Cedar Rapids Iowa Reuters reports Rene Nodarse pitcher for Fox Cities of the Three I League is under indefinite suspension for allegedly threatening an umpire with a bat in a recent game. League president Hal Totten imposed the suspension stating Nodarse threatened serious bodily harm before he was restrained.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Rene Nodarse
Fox Cities
Hal Totten
Nodarse
Giants Recall Pitcher Paul Giel From Minor League
San Francisco Giants bring back pitcher Paul Giel from the minor league club after a month in the system. Giel previously played for the team and is returning to add depth to the pitching staff.
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Paul Giel
Giants
SAN Francisco
San Francisco Giants
Giel
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Mickey) Wright
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