Walker Cup Pair Faces Test in Trans-Miss Golf Showdown
Des Moines AP report notes top contenders Jimmy Jackson of St. Louis and Rex Baxter of Houston vie in the Trans Mississippi championship with eight players remaining. Jackson, defending champ, edged Sarge Fontanini 1 up after a clutch 25-foot putt, while Baxter rolled past Vince Dantonio 6 and 4 to reach the semifinals.
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Vince D'Antoni
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Bill Webb
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Webb
Jim Vickers
Wichita
History Repeats In Girls Fina Way For Cohn
Andy Cohn a Waterloo 15 year old won the Iowa girls golf title for the second straight year with a 3 and 2 victory over Sonia Strobidge a 17 year old also from Waterloo. Cohn led after nine holes one up and finished two over par on the back nine.
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Andy Cohn
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Iowa
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Ambiguous OCR Sports Card Seeks Clarity
Fragmentary OCR text lists names and codes like Armbruster Shoop and Brown with scattered numbers and locations. No clear event, score, or date emerges to summarize a specific game or outcome. More readable material required for a precise card.
Raiders Win as Cozart Drives 9-5 Victory Over Gems
Raiders rally behind Paul Cozart to beat Quincy 9-5 in front of 867 fans. Ly Zacher earns win pitching seven strong while striking out three. Quincy starter Bob Bonebrake allows four runs in the fourth and seventh frames. Jim Rogers, Joe Kwiatkowski, and Cozart drive key RBIs as Raiders pull ahead late.
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Boston
Wilson Hands Speeder 2nd Defeat 3–2 in Close Fight
Wilson beat Link-Belt Speeder 3–2 at Daniels Park to move into a tie for first with Hall's as Darrell Rothrock pitched a two hitter. Mike Usher homered with one on in the seventh to account for the Speeder runs while Arnie Green returned from illness to drive in the go ahead run and make a key one handed catch.
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Gordon Flaucher
Green
Bill Birkicht
Usher
Ev Andrew
Nnings
Norb Zauchin
Narleski
Art Houtteman
Davenport's Flock Tied For 3rd in National Open
Davenport's Jack Fleck and Walker Inman sit in a tight group just one stroke behind leaders Tommy Bolt and Harview Ward as the final 36 holes of the National Open unfold. Ben Hogan Julius Boros and Sam Snead are among several stars within four strokes of the front runners with Hogan posting two steady rounds.
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Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
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Ward
Hogan
Julius Boros
Jack Fleck
Davenport, Ia
Walker Inman
Snead
Jackie Burke
Bobby Harris
Dysart Beats Keystone 10-5 in High School Baseball
Dysart exploded for eight runs in the third inning and totaled 11 hits to defeat Keystone 10-5 on Friday. Billy Kline tripled with two on base to fuel the win, as Ritscher and Thompson contributed for Dysart.
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Billy Kline
Arene Eversas
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Durando Falls to Jones by Sixth Round TKO
Ralph Tiger Jones of Yonkers dominated Ernie Durando at Madison Square Garden, opening a deep cut around Durando’s left eye and earning a technical knockout at the close of the sixth round in New York.
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Ralph “Tiger” Jones
Yonkers
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Ernie Durando
Madison Square Garden
White Sox beat Yankees 2-1 on late rally to close gap
Dick Donovan pitched well for the White Sox, holding New York to one run until Nellie Fox and George Kell delivered a ninth inning RBI single after Mickey Mantle tied the game with a homer. Fox extended his consecutive game streak to 13 with four hits.
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Interclub Match Set at Elmcrest
The Cedar Rapids Country Club and Elmcrest prepare for the first interclub golf match of the season at Elmcrest Sunday with tee times starting at 1 p.m. The schedule lists multiple pairings such as Dave Hiderkin-bax Smith vs Glenn Ravenscroft and John Pirnie-Howard McLaughlin vs Ken Bastian-O H, followed by several 1:10 to 1:20 starts featuring Elmcrest players against visiting teams.
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Fred Gianvillrchoff
Art Emerson
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Forrest Smith
Wayne Harger
Bill Wheeler
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Jack Albert
Jim
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Olmsted
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Glen Chadim
Teenagers Far Apart Meet for Intercollegiate Golf Title
Beridge Long and Jacqueling Yates, two teen-agers from distant regions, reach the Women's Intercollegiate final at Shore Acres Country Club in Lake Bluff Illinois.
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Jacqueling Yates
Shoreacres Country Club
Patton and Harrison Reach Southern Amateur Final
In Linville North Carolina Billy Joe Patton of Morganton and Charlie Harrison of Atlanta advanced to the 36 hole final of the 49th Southern Amateur championship. Both players seek their first Southern crown as Patton relies on his magic irons and Walker Cup experience.
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Colesburg Beats Strawberry Point 11-5 In Baseball
Special to The Gazette Colesburg toppled Strawberry Point 11-5 at Strawberry Point Friday. Colesburg tallied 7 runs in the first inning, while Strawberry Point could manage only 5. Sampson, Brown, Klimpston, Claus, Sen, and Davi led the Colesburg offense as pitchers worked out of jams.
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Cedar Rapids Junior Legion routs Central City in Linn County meet
Cedar Rapids Junior Legion crushed Central City 20 to 3 in six innings as Doug Cramer limited opponents to five hits and Cedar Rapids piled up 18 hits. Dave Dostal and Dave Bradley led with four hits apiece, and Cedar Rapids swiped 13 bases. the win secures a semifinal versus Lisbon with Mt. Vernon facing Springville on Saturday.
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