Fry Upsets Jacobs For Iowa Amateur Golf Crown
Bob Fry, 24, Keokuk, defeated three time champion John Jacobs 1 up after 36 holes to win the Iowa amateur golf title. Fry staged a comeback, halving the 35th, then sinking a 20 foot putt on the 36th to clinch the match and claim the state crown.
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Army Corps
Fred Gordon
Belmond Florist
Iowa
John Jacobs
Cedar Rapids
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Keokuk City
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Fred Denman, Jr
Des Moines
Associated Press
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Devonport
Barney's Hurler Wins 1-1 No-hitter
Barney's hurler blanks Morehouse Barbers in a 1-0 no hit game as Feddern seals win with a triple. Waltonians top Knights of Columbus 9-2 behind nine runs and eight Knight errors. Hutchinson's edges Hatch-Brookman 6-3. S. S. Civic Club defeats Vets 2-0 despite fourfold hit disparity.
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Ber Versus Toast Narrow High School Matchup
Ber faces Toast in a late season game with a 2 9 record for both teams. Peter leads scoring and 6 1 is noted in the standings. The contest highlights local standings and player performances.
Crepe Hangers Target Feller’s Arm After All Star Hopes
The season’s All-Star race tightens as Bob Feller shows late form with a 9-3 win over Chicago and questions over long barnstorming tours surface. Yankee spokesmen and league officials weigh potential bans while Chandler and the leagues meet. Spud Chandler beats Carl Scheib 7-1 as New York extends its lead. Robinson and Furillo pace the Dodgers in a 15-hit attack, and other scores unfold across the league.
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Walker Cooper
Jack Lohrke
Fred Schmidt
Clint Hartung
Wasta Tops Samuelson In Junior Net Match
Wasta defeated Samuelson 6-1 6-1 in the opening junior tennis match. Other singles and doubles matches were scheduled today with winners and runners up eligible for the Missouri Wall junior tournament in Topeka on July 21.
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Samuelson
Topeka
Larned Favored To Win Collegiate Tennis Crown
In Los Angeles Gardner Larned of William and Mary and Victor Seixas of North Carolina meet Saturday for the 1947 National Collegiate singles tennis title with Larned a slight favorite after losing the final last year to Bobby Falkenberg.
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Gardner Larned
William and Mary College
Victor Seixas
University of North Carolina
Tangle
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Bobby Falkenberg
Collins Cashes In on Quaker Miscues 9-6
Collins strengthens hold on fourth in M-1 league at Daniels Park behind three pitchers. Don Martin seals win in sixth with a four base hit as Red Hibben saves the day with bases loaded strikeout. Bailey leads Collins with three singles four stolen bases including a home steal in the first. Gillan drives in two in the fifth.
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Major League Box Scores BUCS 12 CUBS 8
National League box score shows Pittsburgh Pirates scoring 12 and Chicago Cubs 8. Bulky totals line lists runs hits and errors with partial line reads. full player names and inning details are not captured in the fragment.
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Television Prompts Boom in Bar Revenue and Fights
Bartenders report a surge in business after saloons install TVs to show sports events. Promoter Mike Jacobs foresaw world broadcasts of heavyweight title fights in small rooms, and Sol Strauss confirmed television rights to Garden fights through 1948 with payments of 15000 for titles and 25000 for radio fights.
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Joe Lewis
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Budge Patty Upsets Bromwich In Wimbledon Stunner
Budge Patty of Los Angeles, unseeded, stunned John Bromwich of Australia 6-4 0-6 6-4 1-6 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon quarter finals where he meets Jaroslav Drobny. Jack Kramer also advanced to the quarters with a 7-5 6-2 6-3 win over Torsten Johansson.
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Los Angeles
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Britain
Margaret Os
Lind and Coe Reach NCAA Golf Payoff Round
AT ANN ARBOR AP Lind of Denver and Coe from Ardmore Okla powered into the quarter finals of the National Collegiate golf championship as the 6600 yard Michigan course began taking its toll. Lind runner up in 1946 and Coe who won the trans Miss amateur title last week advanced in a slanted third round victory.
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Charles
Babe” Lind
Denver University
University of Michi
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Ardmore
12 Crew Teams Meet For Biggest Regatta
Seattle AP reports a major rowing regatta featuring twelve crews including California, Princeton, and Massachusetts Tech. The field aims to upset the favored pair as strong winds and river conditions challenge crews in the biggest race of the season.
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California
Princeton
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Imco Upsets Pan 19 to 3 at Ellis Park Friday
In the twin bill opener Imco defeated Pan 19 to 3 after 18 Imco singles propelled a strong offensive showing Burgess delivered a two run homer in the first inning Hope Hibben had the only two hits for Armstrong while Imco recorded five hits against them The Industrial C league featured high scores as Iowa Manufacturing routed Midland Engineering 24 to 14 and two Industrial A league games were postponed to Sunday at Ellis Park with Iowa Steel and Quaker Oats slated for 3 p.m. and 7 30 p.m. respectively.
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Imco
Hope Hibben
Burgess
Iowa Manufacturing
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Eddy Paper Pee
Iowa Steel
Quaker Oats
Women's National Open heads remain tied for lead in third round
In Greensboro North Carolina Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill and Polly Riley of Fort Worth tied atop the 36 hole standings with 149 as the field narrows. Miss Berg defending champion from Minneapolis dropped to seventh with 151 while Miss Western champion from Lithia Springs Ga posted 150 to stay close. Betty Jameson of San Antonio and Michigans Dan Lanes are among the other early leaders.
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Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
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Miss Berg
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Lithia Springs
Mrs. Page
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Big Nine Confident of Pacific Victory
Berkeley Calif AP track and field stars from the Big Nine prepare for a dual meet against Pacific Coast Conference athletes led by Illinois star Herb McKenley who recently bettered the world quarter mile record with 46.2 seconds. McKenley appears ahead in the 440 and 220 events, with Patton as a rival in the 220.
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Roosevelt Edges Iowa City Baseball 7-6 in Sixth Frame
Roosevelt high school edged Iowa City high 7-6 with a decisive sixth inning spark. The Roughriders built a five run early lead before Iowa City rallied with four in the third and two in the fourth to tie, and Art Van doubled late to seal the victory.
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Jack Carpenter
Stephan
Stephan Sturm
Snead Still Leads Victory Tourney In Chicago
Sammy Snead held a commanding lead at the Chi count of 130 in the $15,900 Victory Tourney, 12 under par and three strokes ahead of fellow Virginian contender. Payton and Hogan remained threats as Ed Furgol and Lawson Little chased with strong rounds amid a field that echoed Open-era excitement.
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Sammy Snead
Epeeayyten
Hampton
Payton
Ben Hogan
Akronville
Ed Furgol
Royal Oak
Mich
Lawson Little
Cleveland
Billy Fox Looks Like Joe Louis in Victory Over Levine
New York fight night matched Billy Fox of Philadelphia against Artie Levine of Brooklyn. Fox won by technical knockout at 1:32 of the third round after a brisk exchange that echoed Joe Louis style. Fox improved to 45 knockouts in 46 fights and showed resilience after a near knockout on his own chin before finishing Levine.
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Joe Louis
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Artie Levine
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Levine
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Ruby Goldstein
Yeenee
Cup Adds New $100000 Race at Belmont Meet
New York AP reports race horse owners gain a new $100,000 stake race at the Belmont meet to run between September 22 and October 11. A separate $25,000 Sysonby mile was added to the stakes schedule.
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Jockey Dies After Fall at Ak-Sar-Ben Omaha Race
Jockey Smith was thrown from his horse in the second race at Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha. He suffered a fractured skull and died from injuries sustained when the horse fell.
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Ak-Sar- Ben
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Golden Bear Nine Claws Bolts in 9 4 Victory
McKinley ties the game in the third on a walk and key hits after trailing 4 3. The visitors add two runs in the sixth and in the final frame on Webster and Stastny two baggers plus an error. Franklin rallies in last at bat but falls short as Spratt and Brink reach base. Roosevelt and Wilson varsity games set for 5 p.m. at Hayes. McKinley seniors head to Iowa City.
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Bill Webster
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Ed Brink
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Roosevelt
Wilson Varsities
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California Tops Yale 17-4 in NCAA opener
California's strong baseball squad routed Yale 17-4 in Kalamazoo, opening a best of three series. Coach Ethan Allen saved pitching for Saturday as Yale must win to force a final game in the doubleheader.
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Mich
California
Yale
Ethan Allen
Jim Duffus
Sport Jabs By The Associated Press New York
Scattered notes from a sports brief mention Billy from Bos. and Philaget unknown players with a win by Pete at an event associated with Jatt and Sch. The fragmentary text references a boxing or athletic outcome and team names, but details are unclear.
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Bowe
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