O Leary Still Leads Stars In Wilmington Open
Paul O Leary the 20 year old North Dakota pro surged to the lead in the Wilmington Open after 36 holes with a two round 134 total. Eric Monti closed to within one stroke as other notables including Mick Metz Bobby Locke Fred Haas Henry Keiser and Glenn Teal trailed in the crowded leaderboard.
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Paul O’leary
Bismarck
N. D
Eric Monti
Monica
Calif
O’leary
North Dakota
Monti
Monteello
Parnt
Ick Metz
Virginia Beach
Bobby Cke
South Africa
Henry Ranm
St. Andrews
Iil
Fred Haas
New Ileans
Henry Keiser
Ravenna
Glenn Teal
Jacksonille
Fla
Sooners Beat Iowa State 7 0 InOpener Of Big 12 Series
AMES AP Speedy Oklahoma paces a 12 hit attack to shut out Iowa State 7 0 in the opener of a Big 12 conference baseball series. Catcher Bill Sims sparked the attack with three singles and Jim Hogue drove in a run. Elton Davis held ISU to five hits while Don Burgess lasted seven innings for ISU in a loss.
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AMES
Icsareys
Sims
Burgess
Hogue
Robinson Runs Out on Houston Promoter
Houston promoter Ralph Smith said welterweight champion Ray Robinson would miss a 5000 gate by running out on a contract to fight Cocoa Kid in Houston on April 17. Smith canceled the bout and recommended Robinson be suspended unless he fulfills the contract or reimburses losses.
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Houston
Tex
Ralph Smith
Ray Agar
Robinson
Cocoa Kid
Smith
C. B. Schwartz
Generton
Ched
Sugaray
Cocoa
Beuse Burton
Williams TKOs Turpin In Non-Title Bout
Ike Williams retained advantage from the outset and stopped Vince Turpin in the 6th round of a non-title lightweight bout in Canton Ohio before 6139 fans at the Arena Williams weighed 140 pounds and led all the way until the stoppage when Turpin could no longer defend himself.
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Cleveland
Ike Wildworld
Chamon
Vince Turpin
Canton
Ohio
Williams
Turpin
Marion Trackmen Win Triangular Meet Over Tipton and Anamosa
Marion High School hosted Tipton and Anamosa in a triangular track meet at Indian Oval Friday. Marion led with eight firsts to Tipton seven. Hambre of Tipton won four events, Otting added two firsts for Marion with two seconds. Low-precision OCR fragment preserves event results and times.
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Anamosa
Larry Tanner
Indian Oval
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Ray Hambre
Kenny Otting
Otting
Sanner
Rmer
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Cates
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Jellison
Olmstead
Tien
Weaver
Eolley
Joniff
L. Meguilien
Scheuter
Seaers
Marian
S Hieick
Olmstead High
O'Kel Kelly
Chadima Leads Coe Golf Win Over Cornell
Coe College golfers opened the season with an 11 to 1 victory against Cornell at the Country Club course. Chadima fired a 79 to earn medalist honors as Coe tallied points in match and medal play across four pairings. Cornell’s sole point came when Tom Wolfe beat Squid Collins in the second nine.
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Bill Chadima
Coe College
Cornell
Chadima
Tom Wolfe
Squid Collins
Coe
Raul Collins
Rick Pearson
Garnett
Louis Vavra
Louis Krall
Coe-Cornell
Grinnell
Elmcrest
Kohawk
Dubuque
Dubuque University
Center Point Nine Wallops Troy Mills in 12-0 Victory
Center Point nine walloped Troy Mills 12 to 0 for its fourth straight win. Bob Elgan had four hits in four trips including a double. Cameron and Powell pitched for Center Point as 310 044 12 11 9 Penen wel l sad hemneen Kirk en Wall and Mecca.
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the Gazette
Troy Mills
Center Point
Bob Elgan
Cameron
Powell
Penen
Sad” Hemneen
Kirken
Wall
Mecca
Manchester Prep 9 Nips Edgewood in extra innings
Ted Crawford limited Edgewood to four hits as Manchester Prep 9 won 5-3 in extras Friday. The game tied 2-2 after seven innings before Manchester scored three in the bottom of the ninth. Edgewood managed a 1-0-0-1-8-? scoring line with limited offense.
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Manchester
Ted Crawford
Edgewood
TV Listings Highlight Evening Shows On KCRG Network
On Your Dia Lifton Webb stars in Mr Belvedere Goes To College and faces Twenty Questions at 7. An air crew competition airs on Take A Number at 7 30. Baseball ace Barry meets his oldsters on Life Begins At 80 at 8. Land USA with Guy Lombardo at 8 30. Yvonne De Carlo hosts Seven Candles on Proudly We Hail at 9.
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Mr. Belvedere
Witsith
Ace Barry
Oldsters
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USA
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Spike
Iowa
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Eddy Duchin
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McGinley Offers To Build Site For 1950 ABC Meet
Indianapolis restaurant owner W L McGinley proposed constructing a mammoth building so the 1950 American Bowling Congress tournament could be held in the city as planned. ABC officials had abandoned Indianapolis plans after failing to secure a satisfactory site and an agreement with the state fair board on using the coliseum fell through. They said they would consider the offer after a closed session with McGinley.
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Ind
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ABC
State Fair Board
Fairgrounds
McGinley
Eight Seek Two Iowa Golf Jobs
A match play tournament at the University of Iowa narrows Hawkeye varsity golf to two starters for conference meets. Four players already clinched spots: Jim Basley, Iowa City. Willard Carlson, Galesburg. Gene Matthess, Iowa City. Bob Graham, Keweenao. Others contending for two spots include Warren Strout, Milton. Bob McKilahan, Iowa City. Jim Twogood, Waterloo. Bob Bergquist, Sioux City. Bob Phillips, Arlington. Lester Fields, Cresco. Bill Martin, Clear Lake. Charles Kelley, Iowa City. Next meet is Minnesota at Minneapolis on May 2.
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University of Iowa
Frank O’connor
Hawkeye
Hawkeyes
Bradley
Jim Basley
Willard
Skip” Carlson
Galesburg
Ill
Gene Matthess
Bob Graham
Kewanee
Gonzales Upset in Houston Net Tourney
National Champion Richard Pancho Gonzales was knocked out of the River Oaks tennis tournament quarter finals in Houston Friday night by Sam Match of San Francisco 6-2 6-1. Bitly Grant fell to Billy Talbert 6-4 2-6 6-2. Grant rallied Thursday to upset seventh seed Art, San Francisco. Ted Schroeder defeated Irving Dorfman 6-2 6-1. Earl Cochell beat Bob Falkenburg 7-5 6-1.
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Ins
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River Oaks
Sam Match
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Atlanta
Bitly Grant
Billy Talbert
Wilmington
Del
Grant
Art
Ted Schroeder
la Crescenta
Cal
Irving Dorfman
New York
Earl Cochell
Bob Falkenburg
Beverly Hills
Olson Wins AAU One Meter Springboard Title
Zoe Ann Olson, former La Porte City resident, captured the national one-meter springboard title with 142.40 points at the AAU championships in Daytona Beach. Barbara Jensen from San Francisco swept two events, including the 300-yard individual medley and 200-yard backstroke, as Jackie Lavine of Chicago won the 100-yard freestyle in 1:01.1.
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San Francisco
Miss Jensen
Zoe Ann Olson
la Porte City
Jackie Lavine
Chicago
Chicago Team Leads Women's Pin Tourney
The Nordic Hills Country club team from Chicago led the team division of the 29th annual Women's International Bowling Congress in Columbus Ohio with 2 712 pins. Meister Brau and Dial Deodorant finished second and third with 2 630 and 2 623 pins respectively.
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Chicago
Meister Brau
Dial Deodorant
Bear Netmen Defeat Wilson in Tennis Match
McKinley won its 13th straight dual over two years by beating Wilson 2-1. Norman Barnes rolled past Dick Pospissal 6-1 6-2 in singles. In doubles, Falke Schmitt and Barnes beat Vernon Horsky for a McKinley victory.
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Wilson
Norman Barnes
Dick Pospissal
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Pospissal
Jaek Burian
Roger
Gefif Wh Bae Se
Stranahan and Ward Reach North and South Finals
Pinehurst North Carolina AP Harvie Ward and Frank Stranahan advance to the North and South amateur finals for a second straight year. Ward defeats Richard D. Chapman 3 and 2 and Stranahan lowers Arnold Palmer 12 and 11 in 36 holes. Ward’s late eagle sealsChapman. heavy rain drenches morning rounds.
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N. C
Harvie Ward
Frank Stranahan
Ward
Richard D. Chapman
Stranahan
Arnold Palmer
Wake Forest College
Latrobe
Chapman
University of North Carolina
Winthrop Baseballers Top Quasqueton 8 3
Winthrop high team won 8 to 3 over Quasqueton driven by four hits. Pitchers Cook and Gaffney shared the mound for Winthrop while Quasqueton mustered three hits. Winthrop will meet Center Point at home Monday.
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Ante Mo
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Siepesitt
Oregon Youth Dies During Softball Game
An eighth grade pupil collapsed and died after running out a homer that did not count on the Newport school softball grounds. Wayne LeMaster, 14, was walking back to third base when he collapsed. The umpire had ruled interference in the out field under underground rules limited him to three bases. The boy, son of Mrs Edna Le Master, had suffered a head injury months earlier. An autopsy was planned.
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Newport
Ore
Wayne LeMaster
William Gunn
Edna le Master
Iowa Teachers Bats Ring Up 8-3 Win Over La Crosse
Cedar Falls AP reports Iowa Teachers defeated La Crosse Wisconsin Teachers 8 to 3 on Friday, marking the team's fourth straight victory in a Midwest baseball clash.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
la Crosse
Wis
LAFF A DAY: Woman Quits Baseball For Jockey Career
A lighthearted item notes a woman declares she quits baseball as it is not ladylike and announces she will pursue a career as a jockey. The snippet captures a playful, era-tinged defiance of gender norms in sport.
Strikes Out Six in One Inning but Loses Game
AP report from Seattle says Al Getchell struck out six in one inning and 21 in nine, allowed one hit, yet his team lost 9-8. Three catchers dropped the third strike in the fourth inning. Pier 91 used three catchers amid 12 errors. a Bremerton navy team won.
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al Getchell
Pier 91
Remerton
Wash
Navy
John Ford to Direct Dan Dailey Film in Hawaii
Hollywood notes confirm John Ford, ill yet returning from a rest in Honolulu, will direct Dan Dailey in Front and Center at Twentieth Century Fox after his recovery. Mark Robson and Robert Wise collaborate on a documentary arc Displaced Persons May 1 with Ted Weisbarth filming Donora gas tragedy. June Allyson heads Texas tour for The Stratton Story while June travels five cities.
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INS
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Honolulu
Twentieth Century- Fox Studio
Dan Dailey
Mark Robson
Robert Wise
Stanley Kramer
RKO
Ted Weisbarth
Donora
June Allyson
Texas
MGM
Stratton
June
Greenville
Monty Stratton
Bribe film with Taylor Gardner in middling star power
Hollywood hails a starry cast yet the Bribe struggles to deliver. Robert Taylor as a government investigator weighs duty against romance with Ava Gardner while Charles Laughton Vincent Price and John Hodiak provide strong but uneven support. The plot muddles toward a drawn out finale.
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Robert Taylor
Ava Gardner
Charles Laughton
Vincent Price
John Hodiak
Mr. Price
Weekend Showtimes at Local Theaters
Theater listings provide schedules for Saturday and Sunday across multiple venues including PARAMOUNT IOWA STATE TOWN STRAND MARION and films such as The Bribe Knock on Any Door Loaded Pistols Criss Cross The Amazing Mr X Cheyenne Wildcat Sunset Trail Cowboy Dallas Turner Rachel and the Stranger Belle Starr Railroaded Sante Fe Uprising Shockproof and Sixteen Fathoms Deep with matinees and evening shows and specific start times listed.
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