Mercer Blue Grass Golf Classic slated with strong field
The Mercer course hosts the Blue Grass Golf Classic a fifty four hole medal play event starting with the first round Saturday July 10 and the final thirty six holes the next day. Woody Wever of St Petersburg Fla defends his crown as entrants practice Friday July 9 and a field of top amateurs from the Virginias and other states vie for trophies in a well developed course under new ownership with a modern clubhouse nearing completion. Entry fee remains three dollars including all green fees.
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Ation
Woody Wever
St. Petersburg
Fla
Wever
United States
Suduin
Virginias
Mercer
C. P. Mingo
Clyde Thornton
Ateens
Kramer And Riggs Reach Final Round In Tennis Championship
In Forest Hills New York on June 19 Jack Kramer of Los Angeles and Bobby Riggs of Altadena Calif gained the final round of the 21st annual national professional tennis championships before 8000 fans at Westside club stadium. Riggs top seed and defending champion beat Frank Kovacs of Oakland Calif in straight sets 6 3 6 2 7 5 while Kramer seeded second outlasted Don Bude of Hollywood in a three set match 6 4 8 10 3 6 with a two hour duration.
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Don Bude
Hollywood
Riggs
Parkersburg Dial System Goes Live at Midnight
Parkersburg W Va June 19 The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company switches the Parkersburg exchange to a dial system at midnight. Umpires Severn and Tarby officiated a game noting Cannon as winner and Knaub as loser in a 2 hour 10 minute affair.
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Breckens
Cannon
Knaub
Severn and
Tarby
Parkersburg
W. Va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Pafko perfect at bat as Cubs top Brooklyn in nine
Andy Pafko went five for five to spark Chicago in a 7 5 victory over Brooklyn. Hodges Nicholson and Pafko led with two base hits and home runs while Mauch, Walker, and Waitkus contributed key plays as the Cubs outhit the Dodgers 13 to 12 in a tense matchup.
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Andy Pafko
Cubs
Chicago
Brooklyn
Abrhoa
Mauch
Rackley
Walthus
Walker
Ward
Schef
Miksis
Culler
Whitman
Rush
Cox
Taylor
Her
Havten
Scccseseeeres
Robinson
Pafko
Hodges
Nicholson
Waitkus
Four Tied For High Gun Honors At Tri-Angle Shoot
At the Tri Angl e Gun club regular Saturday shoot Rich Peery Bill Skewes Dr B R Kinter and J C Walters Jr tied for high gun in 59 16 yard targets with 47 each Ross Beavers and Stanley Rogers tied for second with 45 Ira Quillen a Lebanon Va visitor broke 21x25 David Skewes and Rich Peery led skeet with 47 each Ross Beavers 46 Others listed with scores for 16 yard and skeet targets including many in the 40s and 20s.
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Tri-Angle Gun Club
Rich Peery
Bill Skewes
Dr. B. R. Kinter
J. C. Walters, Jr
Ross Beavers
Stanley Rogers
Ira Quillen
Lebanon
David Skewes
J. C. Walters Jr
Walton Meador
Judson Lambert
C. H. Litz
Roy Callaway
C. G. Hoffman
Mason Claytor
Jim Foster
C. W. McGlothlin
Dr. G. W. Moore
M. W. Sinclair
G. Rogers
M. L. Johnson
D. W. Carr
H. S. Walkers
R. F E. Callaway
W. G. Skewer
B. R. Kinter
F. Claytor
E. E. Brumfield
J. E. Mann
Carolina Proxy Fines Raleigh Club Over Cushion Tossing
Martinsville and Raleigh met in Raleigh where cushions were hurled at umpires and players. Managerial enforcement followed with a $150 fine levied on Raleigh Caps and suspended on condition no repeat occurs in Raleigh. Martinsville won 9 to 0.
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Martinsville
Carroll T. Brown
Carolina Baseball League
Brown
Raleigh Caps
Umpvires
Raleigh
Carolina League
Promising Start Salary With Raises Over Five Years
The position begins at $25.00 a week with regular semi annual increases. If progress continues, earnings rise to at least $75.00 a week in five years. After that, you can write your own ticket.
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Mercer Country Club
Bluefield Amateur Athletic Associa
Ron Mew
Bluefield Lass & Tile CO
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield, W. VA
Cassic
Mercer Golf Club
Barlow & Wisler
Brand
Bluefield
Bass
Kramer
Elizabethton
Rhe Bristol
Pulaski
Seces
Wirth
Matus
Cammeyer
Nolte
Rogan
Pfister
Bristol
Spencer, G and
Mayland Pfister
Ridge Radford
Abingdon
Galax
Wytheville
Chevrolet
Fisher
Stowers Motors, Inc
Braves
Electric Motor Service
Ireson Elec
Carolina
Daily Telegraph
Tire Sale
Reid-Boice Tire & Tread CO
General Tire
Carter Motor Co
Bland ST
Bell’s
Esso
Glen Lyn
Virginia
Fulchers Feed Store
Ashland
West Virginia
Pocahontas
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