Farr and Eddy Spark Lions to Preseason Victory Over Bills
Lions rookie duo Mel Farr and Nick Eddy scored early to lift Detroit to an 18 47 victory over Buffalo in a preseason game. Farr rushed and caught a pass for a TD and Eddy returned a 75 yard punt for a score as Detroit built a two TD lead. Buffalo answered with a Flores to Powell TD pass and a Luster field goal, while Paul Costa added a Bills TD.
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Sam Soldaper
SFI
Joe Schmidt
Schmidt
Lion
Mel Farr
Nick Eddy
Farr
Eddy
Lions
Buffalo Bills
Detroit
UCLA
Notre Dame
Denver Broncos
Green Bay Packers
Paul Costa
Buffalo
Tom Flores
Garo Ypremian
Bills
Flores
Art Powell
Booth Luster
Welty Way and Lange's Lead Des Moines Softball Tourney
Des Moines opens the state softball tournament this weekend with eight teams in a double elimination. Birdland field hosts first round games with Cedar Falls Lange Ford facing Welty Way at 5 p.m. Cedar Rapids Welty Way meets Lange's at 6 15 p.m. Danbury Shamrocks vs Sioux City Gibson's at 6 15 p.m. Des Moines Great Plains vs Webster City Merchants at 7 45 p.m. Marshalltown Lenson industries vs Madrid Merchants at 9 15 p.m. Final rounds run through Sunday culminating in the championship game.
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Birdland Field
Cedar Falls
Larry Lange Ford
Cedar
Rapids Welty
Danbury Shamrocks
Sioux City
Gibson
Des Moines
Great Plains
Webster City Merchants
Marshalltown Lenson Industries
Madrid Merchants
Jenney Healey Shimek Triumph In Elmcrest Pro Am
Amateurs John Jenney and Don Healey teamed with George Shimek Ellis Park pro to win the Elmcrest Country Club pro am with a best half handicap 55. Sam Emerson Waterloo pro led low gross with 67 and multiple pros posted 68s and 69s.
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John Jenney
Don Healey
George Shimek
Ellis Park
Elmcrest Country Club
Sam Emerson
Waterloo
Joe Brown
Des Moines
Charlie Burkart
Elmcrest
Gene Bears
Iowa City
Bob Lavacek
Dubuque
Bob Fry
Davenport
al Shepherd
U S Retains Wightman Cup With 6-1 Victory
The United States clinched the Wightman Cup for the seventh straight year defeating Great Britain 6-1 in Cleveland. Nancy Richey, 23, beat Virginia Wade to seal the win, while Billie Jean King defeated Ron Haydon Jones. Also, Steelers release Ron Moore, rookie tackle from Nevada.
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Cleveland
United States
Great Britain
Nancy Richey
Virginia Wade
U.S
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Ron Haydon i Jones
Haig Honored by Modern Golf Stars in Traverse City
The Haig Walter Hagen, 75, honored at a testimonial dinner attended by 259 people including Arnold Palmer and Cary Middlecoff in Traverse City Michigan. The event praised Hagen’s role in golf history while noting his illness and absence from on‑course antics. Palmer summed up the night with praise for Hagen’s impact.
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Walter Hagan
Traverse City
Mich
Tommy Revolta
Magan
Cary Middlecoff
Arnold Palmer
Hagen
Gordon Turnquist
Creighton Wagener
Haig
Walter
Turnquist
Johnny Revoltal
Walter Burkemo
Dwight Eisenhower
the Duke of Windsor
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Palmer
Walter Hagen
Coaches praise Gay Dahn at Spirit Lake clinic
The 2 high school speakers at the Town coaching clinic, led by Gay Dahn former Jeff Cedar Rapids coach, energized attendees with humor and methods to raise athlete effort. Dahn outlined dual practices, sleep emphasis and locker room signs as keys to champions, while Claude Appleby voices concern over conference alignment for Calmar football.
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Gay Dahn
Jefferson of
Cedar Rapids
Dahn
Wahlert
Eddie Colbert
Spirit Lake
Gay
Jeff Boss
Wrge
Claude Appleby
South Winneshiek
Calmar
Claude
Upper Mississippi
Dake Dispute Over Yellow Flag at Hawkeye Downs Race
Controversy surrounds Darrel Dake after a spin on lap 21 at Hawkeye Downs. He finished fourth after protests over a rearward penalty, with promoter Homer Melton and other drivers weighing in.
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Darrel Dake
Hawkeye Downs
Homer Melton
Dake
Melton
Cal Swanson
Darrel
Homer
el Tule
Dean Montgomery
Darrell
Drivers’ Association
the Downs
McCormick Earns 16th Victory and 100th Win Quote
Mike McCormick of San Francisco praised his 16th win against Atlanta and marked his 100th career victory, saying he seeks his 17th win. Hubert Humphrey praised the Twins after sweeping Chicago, noting Chicago’s strong club and predicting Washington as next hot team.
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San Francisco
Mike McCormick
Atlanta
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota Twins
White Sox
Twins
Chicago
Washington Senators
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Eagles
Hershey
Philadelphia
Jim Kearney
Detroit Lions
Welty Way
Lange
UPI
Jenney, Healey, Shimek
Hagan
Moore Latroboe
Pittsburgh Steelers
National Football League
Ron Moore
Nevada
I Hagen
John Gearhart
Brooklyn
Ben Mowery
Gearhart
Ben
Jack Ogden
Carl J. Landergott
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
First Avenue S.E
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York, N. Y
Fok
29Th St. NE
Zachar Realtors
Amcroria
Dolphin
Jahley
Thanderbira
Rand Asiller
Ean
Novak
Pence Xindig
Hawkins
Lodse
Don Houlahan
Mobil Gasoline
Houlahan
L. P. Schwinger
Connie Mack
Philadelphia A
Rube Waddell
A's
Pittsburgh
Babe Zaharias
Helen Wills
Stella Walsh
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Gertrude Ederie
Andy Bowen
Jack Burke
New Orleans
Stan Nelson
Schwinger
Minnesota
Cal Elmer
Angels
Ermer
Sears
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