Snead and Penna Lead U S Open Opening Round
Sam Snead and Toney Penna shared the first round lead at the U S Open on a soggy Canterbury course. They shot three under par 69 to sit one stroke ahead of Turnesa and Hamilton as amateurs and pros posted mixed scores in postwar golf’s first Open.
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Ben Hogan
Henry Picard
Jimmy Demaret
Henry Ransom
Houston
Vice Ghezzi
Knoxville
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Eddie Meister, Jr
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Aoran
Cities To Ask Funds For Police Schools
Huntington West Virginia June 13 The West Virginia League Municipalities will ask the legislature for an appropriation to complete organization of a police and fire school Mayor Paul O Fielder president of the group reported today.
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West Virginia League
Paul O. Fielder
Darden Sets Sail For Navy Board Meeting
Former Governor Colgate W. Darden Jr. will fly to Chicago and the Great Lakes Naval Training Station tomorrow to attend a meeting of the secretary of the navy's civilian admission board. He was appointed to the board last spring and will return Sunday.
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Richmond
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Secretary of the Navy
Darden
Welch Faces Defeat as Pulaski Triumphs 31 to 10
Jim Trout earned his second win of the week for Pulaski, defeating Welch 31 to 10 before 607 fans. Sal Mannarino homered twice for Pulaski, with John Quirk adding a four-bagger. Ted Dixon took charge as new Count manager.
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Welch
Sal Mannarino
John Quirk
Ted Dixon
Welch Pulaski
Sox
del Torras
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Siren
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Thomas
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Archdense
Appalachian League Standings Highlight Pulaski 31 Welch 10
Standings show Pulaski winning 31 to 10 over Welch in a high scoring game. The brief entry notes results with reference to Pulaski’s strong offensive showing and Welch’s defeated effort. No other clubs or dates are listed.
Major League Standings and Tonight's Games
MLB standings and tonight's schedule show St Louis at New York Barrett or Brazie, Cincinnati at Boston with Beuaser against Blackwell, Boston at Chicago with Hughson against Grove, New York at St Louis with Chand mt os Z, and Cleveland with Black facing Hutchinson.
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College Stars Play Tonight at Fenway Park
College all star game at Fenway Park tonight features Holy Cross, Michigan, Notre Dame, and others. Starting lineups include Orient Martella Penn State behind the plate and Ed Johnson Westchester at shortstop, with key infielders from Colgate Boston College Harvard and Michigan State among others.
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Jack Barry
Holy Cross
Ray Pisher
Michigan
Fenway Park
Ally Gy Mage
Dick Holy Sean
Ee Sandy Oe Tlverten
New York University
Mid-Western
Jack Watkins
Oklahoma Aggie
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Orient Martella
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Art Pollock
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Westchester
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Georgia
Wirt Thayer
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Eastern Kentucky
Martin Hansen
Walter Kell
Pete Kramer
St. Thomas
Bob Nussbaumear
Jim Coates
Louisiana State
Hunting And Bag Laws Will Be Set In July
Charleston WV June 13 1946 plans for hunting seasons and bag limits will be announced after the conservation commission meeting on July 9 Director Jack K Shipman said The decision will depend on game abundance or scarcity and will use data from game protectors and sportsmen organizations as guides.
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W. Va
The
Conservation Commission
Jack K. Shipman
Shipman
Hutchinson Elected Captain of VMI Track Team
Jack M. Hutchinson of Greensburg Pennsylvania was chosen captain of the 1947 Vir Military Institute track team at Lexington Virginia. He starred as co-scorer with 200 yard dashes low hurdles and discus and 100 yard dash placements. Twelve cadet trackmen received monograms from the VMI athletic council and O Lyton of Rocky Mount Virginia was named 1947 monogram recipient.
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Jack M. Hutchinson
Greensburg
Military Institute
Eam Hutchinson
VMI
Coscorer
Seiie
Hutchinson
VMI Athletic Council
O. Lyton
Rocky Mount
Retiring manager earns gold track shoe honor at Richmond unit
Tazewell Ellett of Richmond is awarded the retiring manager's privilege of wearing the gold track shoe. Monogram winners include L. P. Chewing J. Ducko and others from Clairton Pa Richmond Oh Gatchell Lemar Mo R E Hempel Little Falls N Jeee A Liddie Mills New Orleans Reasun as Pi Plymouth WY B burg J R Toten Sherman Texas and E H Will Dayton. Also named cadet members of the athletic council to serve through February are B J Skaladany Plymouth Pa president P A Louis Miami Fla vice president and P L Applin Washington and M J Ducko Clairton Pa.
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Richmond
L. P. Chewing
Ee J. Ducko
Clairton
J. R. Toten Sherman
Texas
E. H. Will
Dayton
Athletic Council
B. J. Skaladany
Plymouth
P. A. Louis
Miami
Brooklyn's Ed Stanky Sets NL Walks Record Pace
Brooklyn infielder Ed Stanky known as a walking second baseman led the league last season with 148 flanks to first. In the current campaign a survey shows he has drawn 51 free passes in the first 50 games, illustrating his on base threat.
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Brooklyn
Ed Stanky
Young Pitching Prodigy Impresses Senators Crowd
A nine year old hurler nicknamed Real Babe Tony Baker wowed veteran pitchers with his speed and control during regular tosses at Griffitadium. The Washington News reports on the Tidewater Touchdown Club baseball college connection and Baker’s growing buzz around the capital.
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Beckett
Washington Senators
Washington News
Touchdown Club Baseball College
Southern Association Sempn Ya tn hock 2-5 ry New Orleans 6 Mobile
Southern Association schedule shows only games played. New Orleans hosts Mobile with results not clearly legible in fragment.
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Sempn Ya Tn Hock
Ry New Orleans
Mobile
Greenberg Shows Power as Spring Doubts Fade
New York June 13 Hank Greenberg defies spring doubts about his spot in the lineup and, three weeks from July 4, competes with Ted Williams Charley Keller and Joe DiMaggio for top batting honors. He has 15 doubles a triple four homers and 33 RBIs while sharing the league lead with 11 or more homers.
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Hank Greenberg
Nekety
Ted Wittaens
Charley Keller
Joe Dim
Greenberg
Williams
Keller
Braddock Conn Bout Predicted by Jim and Jack
Reporters note Braddock and Conn show uneven speed late in seven rounds of boxing. Braddock favored to win by Jim and Jack, while Dempsey has not yet revealed his pick.
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Jim
Jack
Braddock
Conn
Dempsey
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