Ben Hogan Clinches Colonial Tourney Title In Blaze
American golf star Ben Hogan won the Colonial Tournament in a blazing finish. In New Haven a slate of scholastic baseball games in the Greater Bridgeport district featured Fairfield Prep at St Mary’s of New Haven aiming for a 6 5 win, Stratford hosting Danbury, and Ballard-Havens at Staples. Coaches eyed late-season races with Harding Bassick and Central Ludlowe, plus Memorial Day break shaping the schedule.
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Roger Smith
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Ridgefield High School
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Bassick
Harding
Beardsley Park
Central
Roger Ludlowe
Fairfield
Hilltoppers
Sete Park
Boardman Trade of
Bullard-Havens
Seaside Park
Sterling Girls Face West Haven Comets Tonight
The Sterling House Senior Girls clash with the West Haven Comets at Longbrook Park in a Southern Connecticut league game. Vera Puccio faces Sophie Grocht, with Puccio aiming to improve on last season’s one win and one loss against the Comets. Sterling adds batting depth from Tutty Ragowski Joan Wallace and Fran Pruzinsky as both teams sit undefeated this season.
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Miss Puccio
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Joan Wallace
Fran Pruzinsky
Patterson wins Devon Class D bowling title at Devon alleys
W Patterson captured the Class D bowling crown in a weekend Devon tournament by rolling a three game total of 362. He earned 15 dollars for the victory.
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W. Patterson
Devon
Connecticut Junior Baseball State Tournament Kicks Off
The Connecticut state tournament begins July 7 in Manchester to decide the team that will vie for a chance to represent the U S in the world championship series in Tokyo. The state champion advances to the national tourney in Wichita with a $10,000 cash purse plus mileage refunds and a $50,000 trip to Japan. Any sandlot or semi pro club can enter, with district tournaments franchised statewide. Contact Hal Turkington at 55 Winter Street, Manchester.
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United States
Tokyo
Japan
Manchester
Wichita
Hal Turkington
Winter Street
Howard Fawcett Wins Yacht Racing Title
Cambridge Massachusetts May 25 AP Howard Fawcett a standout New England college dinghy sailor at MIT won the Yacht Racing Union of Massachusetts Bays U S Olympic mono type elimination on the Charles River. He scored 91 points by two wins two seconds a third and a fourth across 10 races. Runner up and second qualifier for the US final trials at the Coast Guard Academy June 14 15 was MIT student Edward Melaika who had 85 points to 79 for Harvard graduate Frank Scully who finished third and earned the alternate spot.
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Howard Fawcett
New England
M.st
Yacht Racing Union of Massachusetts
Sterling Teams Busy In Open Alumni Little League Action
Three Sterling squads start busy Tuesday as JV Girls meet PAL Girls at Birdseye field at 5 pm Little League faces Raybestos at Raybestos Memorial field at 6 pm and Sterling Midgets take on North End Boys Club at Glover field at 6 30 pm Richie Kamens will pitch for the Midgets with Gus Iwanicki or Bart Birch catching.
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PAL Girls
Birdseye Field
Raybestos
Raybestos Memorial Field
Sterling Midgets
North End Boys Club
Glover Field
Richie Kamens
Gus Iwanicki
Bart Birch
Dizzy Dean Receives Journalism Fraternity Citation
Dizzy Dean was honored at Sportsman’s Park as Sigma Delta Chi presented a citation for his original slang in broadcasts. The ex-Cardinal and current Browns broadcaster received gifts of cows chickens and a trot during intermission of the Browne Cleveland Indians double header. Several chickens escaped but stayed near home plate until rounded up.
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Sigma Delta Chi
National Professional Journalism Fraternity
Cleveland Indians
Hogan wins Colonial with late burst to 279
Ben Hogan, the famed clutch finisher, roars to a three under par 67 in the final round to win the Colonial National Invitation at Colonial Country Club. Mangrum finishes second with 283 as Gafford collapses to 286. Boros takes third with 285.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Fort Worth
Tex
Ben Hogan
Raymond Gafford
Dallas
Links
Iccl
Colonial Country Club
Yonkers Completes Most Successful Meeting in Track History
Yonkers New York May 25 AP Yonkers Raceway capped its spring meeting with record crowds and bets. Officials said 850 354 attended and $36 465 078 was wagered, up from last year's figures, with 20 234 average turnout and $1 139 534 average handle. Attendance rose five percent and betting 26 percent.
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Yonkers
Yonkers Raceway
Cary Middlecoff Earns PGA Eligibility After Pro Debut Delays
Cary Middlecoff, Memphis dentist, is finally eligible to compete in the PGA Tour after years in a limbo. The former amateur star turned pro quickly rose to success, winning the National Open and finishing second in money lists, as he joins the pros’ private events with a fit to formal authority.
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Whitney Martin
New York
Cary Middlecoff
Professional Golfers Association
Memphis
PGA
No-Man’s Land
Noman’s-Land
Ental
Eddie Compo to headline New Haven boxing show
Eddie Compo, New Haven lightweight, will headline an experimental boxing card at New Haven Arena on Saturday June 7. George Shepard of New York City, former Arena matchmaker, is in charge. opponent unnamed. It is the first fight program here since December 1950.
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Eddie Compo
New Haven Arena
Arena
Compo
George Shepard
New York City
Boxing cards pace week in New York and beyond
Rol and LaStarza returns to face Dan Bucceroni in a ten round main event at Madison Square Garden Friday night with Gavilan and DeMarco also on the card. Budding sports action continues with Fried’s and Lombard’s clash at City Softball league diamond four and Prestwick hosts the British Amateur golf championship opener led by Frank Stranahan as favorite.
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Wilmington
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San Diego
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Toledo
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Barletto’s Tavern
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Little Casino
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Joe Flasko
George Wilkinson
Big Jim Eustace
Jim Fe
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Scotland
Frank Stranahan
Ohio
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
N. C
Bobby Burns
Fairfield Girls Meet and Junior League Plans Tonight
The Fairfield Girls Softball League convenes in the Recreation office at 608 Jennings Road tonight at 7 30. The Juniors Boys league schedules a meeting on Tuesday at 7 30.
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Jennings Road
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