Forty First National Open Tourney Opens at Birmingham
The Forty first annual National Open begins Thursday at Oakland Hills in Birmingham Michigan. Paul Runyan known as Little Poison talks about using the narrow fairways and rough to counter longer hitters. Other top players like Tony Manero, Sam Snead and Johnny Farrell posted practice scores as the layout tests golfers with narrow fairways and fast greens.
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Irmingham
Mich
Oakland Hills Country Club
Paul Runyan
White Plains
N. Y
Runyan
Bobby Cruickshank
Bunyan
Craig Wood
Buffalo
Golfdam
Baltusrol
Tony Manero
Kut Laffoon
Chicago
Manero
Ted Longworth
Portland
Ore
Harold (Jug) Mc Spade
Winchester
Mass
Tony Penna
Itasca
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Johnny Farrell
Springfield
N. J
Oakland Hills
Engineers Beat Marion CCC 6-1 In Late Inning Rally
Cedar Rapids Engineers overcame a one run deficit in the sixth with five runs in the eighth to defeat Marion CCC 6 to 1 in extra innings. Ford pitched masterful after the first two frames while Buckner and Klinger fueled the late inning surge with key hits and a squeeze play.
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Marion
CCC
Cedar Rapids Engineers
Doug Atkins
Gaylord McMurray
Atkins
Tom Ford
Mike Buckner
Nate Burlingham
Engineers
Buckner
Ford
Dick Klinger
Burlingham
Otis Klopp
Klinger
Kenny Thenhaus
Klopp
Jack Ferguson
Ice Elias
Red Johnson
Soldiers
Marien CCC
OlVailab
Uberryhill
Meverarf
Seabrook
Ceder Rapids Engineers
Marton
Kind Words for Dean and Terry by Bill Corum
International News Service piece praises two baseball figures. Bill Terry earns high marks as Giants manager, shown as skilled and steady leader. Dizzy Dean described as amiable, talented, not vicious, though lacking manners, with significant baseball impact.
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Bill Corum
International News Service
New York
Bill Terry
Memphis
Giants
John McGraw
William Harold Terry
Dizzy Dean
Lord Chesterfield
Dean
Louis, Schmeling clash sparks a fighting calendar
Earl Joe Jacobs dismisses current Louis form while predicting a Braddock match in Chicago on June 22 and a Schmeling option in September. The column also notes Dizzy Dean and Frick clashing over public statements, plus a tale of Nub Kleine learning discipline through a $50 suspension.
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Joe Jacobs
Max Schmeling
Davis J. Walsh
International News Service
Joe Louis
Jimmy Braddock
Chicago
Schmeling
Louis
Jacobs
Ettore
Jack Sharkey
Pastor
Braddock
Barbara Thompson Wins In British Tournament
Barbara Thompson of Los Altos California advanced to the Prins women's golf championship third round at Turnberry Scotland after defeating Betty Henderson of Great Britain 4 and 2 Pamela Barton the defending champion and US titleholder won easily over Mrs H J Percy 7 and 6 The round featured a major upset as Jean McCulloch the Scottish star defeated Wanda Morgan the English champion 2 up
Battaglia Wins From Farrar By Knockout In Des Moines
Frankie Battaglia the Winnipeg middleweight floored Des Moines’ Pret Farrar with punishing blows and stopped him in the fifth round of a ten round bout. Milwaukee welterweight Tony Cianciola stopped Johnny Decruse in the fourth, while Des Moines lightweight Jimmy LeGrone outpointed Carl Brady in a six round prelim.
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Des Moines
Frankie Battaglia
Winnipeg
Can
Farrar
Major League Leaders Petroleum Mixture Characteristics
Petroleum is a complex mix of sulphur and hydrocarbons with oxygen and nitrogen derivatives. Individual compounds vary widely in their characteristics, and petroleums from different fields differ accordingly.
Cedar Rapids Star Athlete and Local Lawyer Kirwin Recalls 1922 Classic
C. W. Kirwin, Cedar Rapids attorney and Cornell graduate, recalls the 1922 Coe-Cornell football game as the toughest he played in. He highlights changes in sports, praises coach Sherm Finger, notes Paulson's baseball and basketball roles, and discusses ongoing local tennis efforts and plans for a city stadium to unify high school football and track facilities.
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C. W. Kirwin
Cornell College
Mount Vernon College
Kirwin
Cornell
Sherm Finger
Minneapolis
Coe
Jack Pence
Buzz Verni
Mont
Buck Collins
Fey
Purple
Guilford Paulson
Iowa
Iowa City
Gordon Locke
Frank Shimek
Paulson
William Wirt long-serving attorney general
William Wirt held the office of attorney general for 12 years from 1817 to 1829, the longest tenure of any incumbent in that period.
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William Wirt
Monroe
Adams
One Match In Kenmore Golf Meet
Only one match completed in the Kenmore tournament opened Monday evening. Dale Smith defeated his brother Lee Smith 3 2 in the championship flight. All matches to be completed by Wednesday night per the program.
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Kenmore
Dale Smith
Lee
C R Tennis Team To Meet Clinton Here Next Sunday
Cedar Rapids Tennis Association opens inter city competition with Clinton at Kenmore courts next Sunday. Six matches planned for summer with Davenport on two additional dates. Schedule lists June 13 Clinton here, June 20 Iowa City there, June 27 Dubuque there, July 25 Iowa City here, August 1 Dubuque here, August 15 Clinton there.
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Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Clinton
Kenmore
Davenport
Iowa City
Dubuque
League Chief Opposes Sale of Jamestown Club
Herman D. White president of the Northern league says the Jamestown N C franchise should not be transferred or sold. He warns such a sale would disrupt the league schedule and that the league would oppose it this season. Ray Dean of Muscatine Indiana has been reported as a potential buyer.
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Dizzy Dean
Ford Frick
National League
Frick
Frankie Frisch
Cardinals
Dean
Cardinal
League
St. Louis
Nub Kleine
Kleinke
Harry Johnson
Rochester
Eau Claire
Wis
Herman D. White
Jamestown
N. C
Comigerehor
South English Defeats Sigourney 1 0 in Baseball
South English baseball edged Sigourney 1 to 0 on Sunday with J. H. Hotchkiss again managing the team this season. The contest was played at Sigourney and highlighted by strong defense from the locals.
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Sigourney
J. H. Hotchkiss
Blackstock and Tobin Spark Cedar Park Wrestling Card
Outdoor wrestling at Cedar Park arena Thursday features South star Blackstock facing veteran Maine wrestler Farmer Tobin in the main event. The undercard includes Earl Wampler returning to meet Bill Middleckauff while Scotty Dawkins clashes with Stanley Myslajek of St. Paul. Gate admission is free for cars and patrons with bargain prices at the arena entry.
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Cedar Park
Marshall
Dynamite Blackstock
South
Tobin
Maine
Blackstock
Georgia
New York City
Boston
Eddie Jennings
Earl Wampler
Bill Middleckauff
Scotty Dawkins
Stanley Myslajek
St. Paul
Arena Gate
Wellman Golfers Defeat Kalona Shooters in Dual Meet
The Wellman Golf club defeated Kalona on the Wellman course in a Sunday dual meet. It marked Wellman’s second win of the year after beating Fairview golfers of Iowa City earlier. Individual scores for the nine players are listed below.
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Ganette
Wellman
Wellman Golf Club
Kalona
Fairview Golfers
Iowa City
Iowa Drops Opener to Michigan State 3-1 in Baseball
Iowa loses the first of a two game series at East Lansing as Michigan State edges the Hawkeyes 3-1. Ciolek belted an eighth inning homer with a runner aboard for the Spartans while Henkel limited Iowa to five hits. Manush hit Iowa’s lone run with a first inning homer.
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East Lansing
Mich
University of Iowa
Michigan State College
Ciolek
Spartans
Henkel
Hawkeyes
Iowa
Manush
Tower Ce
Edgewood Defeated In 13 To 11 Baseball Game
In poor weather Edgewood lost to Strawberry Point 12 to 11 after 13 innings. Home runs came from Bob Arthur Francis Arthur and Ralph Cole for Edgewood, Baldridge for Strawberry Point, with Shingledecker and Sharp on Edgewood and Dunsmore and Baldridge on Strawberry Point.
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Edgewood
the Gazette
Strawberry Point
Bob Arthur
Francis Arthur
Ralph Cole
Baldridge
Shingledecker
Joe Sharp
Dunsmore
Watkins Victory Over Keystone in 1-0 Thriller
In the Iowa Valley league feature, Watkins pitcher Harbert fired a two hit shutout until two hits in the ninth as Keystone collected their only runs. Towne allowed three hits and nine strikeouts in a tight 1-0 loss. Walter Ray’s triple produced the only run in the second inning. Paul Blake umpired. Watkins hosts Walford next Sunday June 13.
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Gazette
Watkins
Keystone
Harbert
Towne
Walter Ray
Paul Blake
Walford
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