Willie Turnesa Captures National Amateur Golf Title
Willie Turnesa of Briar Cliff Manor New York defeated Pat Abbott of Altadena California 8 and 7 to become the youngest amateur champion since 1924. The Turnesa family celebrates as six brothers are golf professionals.
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Major Leagues Attendance To Surpass Ten Million This Season
United Press survey shows major leagues near 9.84 million with two weeks left. American League leads with 4,924,714 to the National League’s 4,918,770 as New York Yankees pace at home with 1,066,601 admissions. Cubs edge Giants in NL attendance but pennant drive could shift the tally.
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Conners Hits Three Homers in White Sox Doubleheader
White Sox rookie first baseman Mervyn Conners belted three homers in the second game as Chicago swept Philadelphia 8 to 4 and 7 to 4. He matched five RBIs and a perfect day at the plate, while Wally Moses and Dario Lodigiani also homered.
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Brooklyn Dodgers Face Redskins In Pro Grid Battle
New York reports that the Brooklyn Dodgers meet the Washington Redskins in a Sunday night NFL game. Dodgers coach George Patsy Clark, famed for guiding the 1935 Detroit Lions to the title, fields a squad built as the team’s strongest since joining the league in 1926.
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Cardinals Triumph Over Rams 7–6 in Cleveland Showdown
The Chicago Cardinals drove 60 yards on four plays to score the winning touchdown and extra point, defeating the Cleveland Rams 7 to 6 before 7 448 fans in Cleveland.
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Porter's Mite Sets Record In Champagne Stakes Victory
Belmont Park N Y Porter's Mite ridden at 20 to 1 upset the field in the Champagne stakes winning in a dazzling new world record time of 1 14 2 5 over a damp track. The colt shaved four fifths of a second from Menow's mark set last year.
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Greenberg Hits Two Homers as Tigers Top Yankees
Hank Greenberg homered twice to move closer to Babe Ruth’s single season mark and added two singles in Detroit’s 7 3 victory over New York. He connected in the first with bases full and again in the fifth with two aboard, while Monte Pearson yielded ten Tigers hits in defeat.
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Cyclone Regulars Defeat Reserves 19-0 in Scrimmage
Iowa State regulars rolled to a 19 to 0 scrimmage win over the reserves on Saturday. Everett Kischer added two 22 yard TD runs and Hak Wilder scored on a 25 yard dash. Coach Jim Yeager praised the effort but lamented weak reserve line depth.
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Iowa Hawkeyes face season as training rumors swirl in Los Angeles
Coach Irl Tubbs insists no one on the Iowa team has broken training rules as speculation about training discipline circulates after a student paper hinted at rumors. Tubbs says the squad looks stronger, with better attitude, ahead of the opener in Los Angeles next Friday.
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Enich Poised To Start At Quarterback For Iowa
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Mike Enich a Boone sophomore from the freshman squad appears set to start in the backfield against U C L A in Los Angeles next Friday night He has displaced Nile Kinnick as the Hawkeyes field general and works on signals and blocking while occasionally carrying for short gains Enich who turns twenty Tuesday is Serbian by parentage born in Boone and is nicknamed Enid by teammates
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Pacing Mare Her Ladyship Sets World Record
Her Ladyship, a five year old pacing mare driven by Sep Palin, set a new world mark at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis covering a mile in 1 56 4. The previous record of 1 58 1 4 was shared by Her Ladyship and two other mares.
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Cubs Sweep Giants To Narrow Pirates Lead In NL Race
The Chicago Cubs swept a doubleheader from the fading New York Giants to move within 1 1/2 games of the pace-setting Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League race. Bill Lee allowed 13 hits but secured a 4 0 victory with strong support including three double plays. Stan Hack homered twice and drove in the decisive run as the Cubs won the nightcap 4 2 before darkness and rain ended play.
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Roosevelt and Lincoln Play Scoreless Tie in Muddy Opening
In a rain soaked Hill Park game Roosevelt high school and Lincoln of Des Moines battled to a 0–0 tie as the field turned to mud. Roosevelt earned the only first down on the second period opening drive while punting and mishaps dominated the rest.
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Standings and results for the American League and schedule
Standings show New York and Boston atop the American League with records and percentages. Saturday results include Chicago defeating Philadelphia and Detroit beating New York. Sunday games list New York at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Cleveland, and Boston at Chicago with several rain notes and postponed fixtures.
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Cubs Sweep Giants as Pirates Lead Narrows in N L
Pittsburgh's early NL lead narrowed to 2 1/4 games after the Chicago Cubs swept the New York Giants in a doubleheader. The Reds were idle in third, while New York fell six games back as Chicago won 10-1 in the opener and 4-2 in the nightcap.
Pirates Rally in Ninth to Beat Shoffner Nine
Boston report says the Pittsburgh Pirates broke a scoreless game with Milt Shoffner lasting eight innings and then surged in the ninth to claim victory, continuation noted on page 2 of this section.
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Patty Berg Opens Golf Meet Aiming For National Crown
Patty Berg shoots a 75 in warmup at Westmoreland and leads a field of 114 as she opens Monday against top rivals in the national women’s amateur championship. Co favorite Estelle Lawson Page, the defending champion, also seeks victory after a Curtis Cup win this year.
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