Young Evy Wins Crown in Iowa Jaycee Golf
Jim Evashevski of Iowa City led Iowa's Jaycee tournament with a 177 total to claim the state title and earn a four player team berth for the National Jaycee tournament in Denver in August 2026. Bruce Fisher, Tom Hunting, and John Berggren also earned top finishes with 183, 188, and 191 respectively.
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Mason City
Iowa
Jim Evashevski
Iowa City
Denver
Forest Evashevski
Bruce Fisher
Mining
Fisher
Tom Hunting
Cedar Rapids
John Berggren
Des Moines
Berggren
Jim Scheppele
Waterloo
Jim Kachellek
Dubuque
Dick Wilson
Evashevski
Majors Brass Hold Short Joint Meeting
In Chicago the two major baseball leagues held a brief joint session to approve an overall program aimed at curbing excessive bonuses, streamlining minor league systems, and planning for the future. Commissioner Ford Frick said it would take about ten years to organize the leagues, with bonus and minor league issues solvable. He noted the 1962 All Star Game was awarded to the Washington Senators and that any decision on continuing two All Star games would come at a December meeting of player reps and owners.
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Chicago
Newsmen
Ford Frick
Frick
Washington Senators
Swede Margar Eta Rylander Sets 1500m Free World Record
Margar eta Rylander, a 14 year-old Swede, clocked 19 minutes 2.8 seconds to better the world record for the women's 1500 meter freestyle in Uppsala.
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Uppsala
Sweden
Margareta Rylander
Littler Heads Field In Flint Open Money Event
Gene Littler leads a reduced field for the $52,000 Flint Open at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc. The 72 hole tournament starts Wednesday, with South Africa’s Gary Player and Arnold Palmer skipping to play in Britain. Mike Souchak won last year with 282 under par.
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Flint, Mich
Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club
Grand Blanc
Gene Littler
Oakland Hills
Birmingham
Mich
Golf
South Africa
Gary Player
Arnold Palmer
England
Mike Souchak
Duluth-Superior Slugfest Beats Winnipeg 15-10
Duluth-Superior defeated Winnipeg 15-10 in a 29-hit Northern League game. Geoff Long led the losers with six RBIs on two home runs and two singles in Tuesday night action as the other four teams traveled.
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Duluth - Superior
Winnipeg
Geoff Long
71 Year-Old Woman Fires Ace in Midland Golf
Mrs. Fred Reeves, age 71, scored a hole in one on the 125 yard third hole of a par three course in Midland. She played with her sons Kenneth and Fred Jr and grandson Billy Reeves and finished nine holes in 48.
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Midland
Mich
Fred Reeves
Kenneth
Fred Jr
Billy Reeves
Mary Lena Faulk Favored in USGA Women’s Open
Mary Lena Faulk, 35, Georgia pro, has the best winning record in women’s golf after a month of strong pitching and putting. She’s favored to win the ninth USGA Women’s Open, opening Thursday at Baltusrol Golf Club south course. A field of 89 pros and 58 amateurs will compete over 72 holes of stroke play, including a 36-hole endurance test on the final day.
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Springfield
N. J
Mary Lena Faulk
Georgia
Baltursol
Quinn predicts Gene Mauch will be Phillies’ top manager
Philadelphia general manager John Quinn argues Gene Mauch can restore the Phillies from their last-place standing. He cites Mauch’s work ethic, observers from Nashville to Milwaukee, and past success with Braves and Atlanta as proof of a bright managerial future.
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Philadelphia
Casey Stengel
John Quinn
Gene Mauch
Quinn
Philadelphia Phillies
Braves
Boston
Milwaukee
Mauch
Bob Carpenter
Bob Quinn
Dodgers
Stengel
Brooklyn
Earl Mann
Atlanta
Gene
Minneapolis
Twins Sign 27th Fulltime Scout Bob Thurman
The Minnesota Twins announced the signing of Bob Thurman a 38 year old former Cincinnati Reds outfielder. He will reside in San Francisco and cover the Southern California region for the club.
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Minnesota Twins
Bob Thurman
Cincinnati Reds
San Francisco
California
Twins
Kingpetch Named Fighter of the Month for June
Pone Kingpetch the world flyweight champion from Thailand was named Fighter of the Month for June by Ring Magazine after a successful defense in Tokyo against Mitsunori Seki of Japan. No major changes in heavyweight top 10 rankings. Bob Cleroux climbs to No. 9 after a stoppage of Roy Harris and Alex Miteff, while Tom McNeely from Arlington, Massachusetts sits at No. 10 amid Patterson talks.
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New York
Pone Kingpetch
Thailand
Ring Magazine
Tokyo
Mitsunori Seki
Japan
Bob Cleroux
Montreal
Roy Harris
Alex Miteff
Tom McNeely
Arlington
Mass
Floyd Patterson
Rickey Rests After Attack Near Sudbury Island
Branch Rickey, 79, hailed as a pioneer of the minor league farm system, is reported resting comfortably after his second heart attack in three years. He suffered a serious heart attack at his summer fishing island home 95 miles southwest of Sudbury and is under treatment at a Sudbury hospital where doctors call his condition satisfactory.
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Sudbury
Ont
Branch Rickey
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Canada
Sudbury Hospital
J. W. Surbridge
Soviet lifter Vlasov lifts 451 pounds to new world mark
Yuri Vlasov, the USSR Olympic heavyweight champion, set a fresh world record in the jerk at 451 pounds and 15 ounces, according to Tass.
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Kislovodsk
Russia
Yuri Vlasov
Soviet Union
Tass
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