Middlecoff predicts tough National Open at Inverness
Cary Middlecoff, the defending champion, said victory will demand pinpoint golf and scramblers have little chance. USGA officials and Inverness Club leaders toured the 6919 yard course and announced changes to open fairways, though No. 12 par five remains difficult. Sam Snead criticized the 12th hole as a nightmare.
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Ohio
Cary Middlecoff
Golf Brass
Memphis
U.S. Golf Assn
Inverness Club
Joe Dey
USGA
Richard
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Sam Snead
Peter Day
Count Yogi To Give Golfing Exhibition
The Incomparable Count Yogi and Bob Brooks will team up against Gale Johnson and Dan Wells in a nine hole match on the local greens today at 3 30. After nine holes Yogi will stage a trick shot exhibition from 5 30 to 6 30 with admission at one dollar. The Count’s turf show lasts over an hour and golf fans expect a lively performance.
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Bob Brooks
Bluefield Country Club
Gale Johnson
Dan Wells
Yogi
Rocky Schorr
Armand Fletcher
Mercer Club
All Star Voting Tightens as Hodges Leads NL Pace
Major league All Star voting shows Brooklyn’s Gil Hodges leading the NL with a .363 average and 13 hits in 25 at bats. Stan Musial sits second at .358 with 32 RBIs and 45 overall, while Ted Williams slides in the AL with a .391 mark despite a 16 point drop.
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Gil Hodges
Stan Musial
Brooklyn
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Gil
Musial
St. Louis
Dick Groat
Pittsburgh
Dee Fondy
Pirates
Ed Bailey
Cincinnati
Fondy
Action in City Basketball League Features Big Wins
In league play South East routed West End 43 15 while West End lost 37 26 to South West. Tonight Elks face a midget team at 6 30 with a second game at 7 30 pitting South East against East End in high school action.
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West End
South West
Elks
Chilean Ace Ayala Captures Dutch International Title
Luis Ayala of Chile defeated Hugh Stewart of Pasadena California 6-2 6-1 to win the Dutch International Tennis Championship in Noordwyk Netherlands on June 10. Ayala secured the victory for Chile's Davis Cup team in this event.
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Netherlands
Luis Ayala
Chile
Hugh Stewart
Pasadena
Calif
Orioles Poised as Giant Killers in Detroit Series
Injuries push Manager Paul Richards to rotate young players Jim Pyburn Bob Nelson and Wayne Causey to the Orioles lineup as they pause before a three game set with the Detroit Tigers. Kell is sidelined by an injury and Francona breaks a hand, leaving Causey and Nelson at age 20 and Pyburn 24 as depth. The club aims to extend a recent hot run after taking three of four from the Yankees and White Sox.
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George Kell
Mercy Hospital
Kell
Chicago White Sox
Dick Donovan
Swifton
Arkansas
Detroit
Jack and the
Bean
Paul Richards
Jim Pyburn
Bob Nelson
Wayne Causey
Orioles
Chicago
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Nelson
Francona
Young
Causey
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
White Sox
Charleston Senators Rally To 5-4 Victory Over Millers
Bob Thorpe hit his 11th homer of the season and Don Griffin added a two run blast for Charleston as they earned a fifth straight win over Minneapolis Millers. Bill Wils connected for a homer in the sixth and Larry Donovan earned the win. Minneapolis plated a run in the eighth on Bill Taylor’s solo homer.
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Thorpe
Don Griffin
Bill Wils
Arleston
Millers
Bill Taylor
Minneapolis
Larry Donovan
Charleston
Clarke
Rodriguez
Black
Donovan
Griffin
L-Clarke
Old White Sox Star Dies In Cincinnati
George Whitey Rhee, 82, former Chicago White Sox star, dies in General Hospital Cincinnati. He contributed triples to win two games in the 1906 World Series against the Cubs as a substitute infielder.
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White Sox
Cincinnati
George (Whitey) Rhee
Chicago White Sox
General Hospital
Chicago Cubs
Roche
West Virginia Five Triumphs Over Kentucky Stars
Bob Ayersman tallies 33 points to lead West Virginia as they edge Kentucky 102 to 86 in Williamson. The Mountaineers dominate boards while Kentucky briefly leads early before WVU pulls ahead and holds off a late charge led by Danny Williams of Buckley to clinch the win.
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Williamson
Bob School Stars
Kentucky Stars
Ayersman
West
West Virginia
Kentucky
Primary Election Reminder for Bluefield City Board
T Courtney Tanner, member of the City Board of Directors, urges Bluefield voters to cast ballots in the primary for five districts during 6 30 to 7 30 p m on election day. Voters are asked to mark Daylight Saving Time up or down on an extra ballot.
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Bluefield
T. Courtney Tanner
City Board OF Directors
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