Victory National Opens in Chicago
The Chicago Victory National golf championship kicks off at the Westward Ho club, with 54 pros and 26 amateurs in a 72-hole stroke play contest for a top prize of 2 000 and potential 4 300 in the charity event. Notables include Sam Byrd Ben Hogan Dick Metz Sam Snead and Lew Worsham not competing. Byron Nelson absent. Proceeds aid hospitalized veterans facilities.
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Jerry Liska
Hicago
Chicago
Ben Hogan
Shey
Dick Metz
Arkansas City
Kan
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Warman
Chicago District Golf Charities, Inc
Westward Ho Club
Tam O'Shanter
Lew Worsham
St. Louis
Washington, D. C
Byron Nelson
Texas
Bobby Locke
George S. May
Mie Heese
Loyd Mangrum
Chick Harbert
A Ferrier
Jimmy Dem
Aret
Porky) Oliver
Ed Furgol
Fred Haas
Toney Penna
Sworth Vines
Johnny Palmer
Jerman Kaiser
Gene Kunes
Clayon Haefner
Harry
Tex
Earl Christiansen
Los Angeles
Chick Evans
Westward Ho
Seeded Stars Reach City Tennis Semis After Rough Day
Edgewood Country Club host saw Howard Allum advance to the men’s singles semifinals with a 6 1 2 6 6 1 win over W B Harris. Gene Gowley and Dr John Ruiz also into the final four joining Ned Kraus as fourth seed contender. Semis include Kraus versus Clyde Preston and Bowler Lutz after doubles win. Spilman Miller and Emble remain in women’s singles.
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Alnear
Edgewood Country Club
Howard Alluma
W. B. (Bucky) Harris
Allum
Gene 3Owley
Johnuiz
Ned
Jake Kraus
Clyde Preston
Kraus
Norman Gordon
Spencer Bivens
Bert Wolfe
Emerson Salisbury
Lynn Lantz
Spilman
Ann Miller Spilman
Barbara Duddevar
June Lindow
Lavinia Emble
Baseball Secrecy in Question in Mountaineer Article
A Mountaineers feature argues baseball must reveal hearings and investigations to the public as Commissioner Chandler faces calls to lift secrecy. The piece notes fans deserve transparency about actions including Durocher and Durocher era suspensions and how this could affect the sport’s status.
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Sport Yuacazina
Stanley Woodward
A. B. Chandler
Dave
Denin
Chandler
Brooklyn
Leo Durocher
Legion Card Is Completed For Saturday Night Fights
The nine bout amateur boxing show in Charleston is set by Matchmaker Jesse Ferriss with a welterweight bout between Bill Pickens and Nelson Hood and a flyweight encounter between Noel Humphries and Bill Tyler. Additional matchups include Bill Johnson versus John Morgan, Ron Harper versus Herbert Smith, Glen Briles against Kid Simmons, Bill Spurrock versus Bob Williams, and earlier announced bouts Carl Allen versus Sam Pickens, Scruggs versus Nick Nichols, and Bovby Bias against Reggie Martini.
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American Legion
Jesse Ferriss
Bill Pickens
Charleston
Nelson Hood
Huntington
Noel Humphries
Bill Tyler
Bill Johnson
John Morgan
Ron Harper
Iws
Herbert Smith
Glen Briles
Kid Simmons
Bill Spurrock
Marmet
Bob Williams
Carl Allen
Sam Pickens
Scotty. Scruggs
Nick Nichols
Handley A. C
Bovby Bias
Reggie Martini
Spring Valley Club To Host Pro Amateur Golf Event
The Spring Valley Country Club will host a pro amateur best ball golf tournament on Monday June 30 at 1 p m announced by host pro Luther Deane from Spring Valley Amateur and professional players from across the state are invited Jules Branson Kanawha Country Club Charleston notes this is likely the last pro amateur event before the State Open with Spring Valley considered a warm up Oakes Softballers Triumph In Blowout Oakes Field playground team beat Kenna Homes 31 to 9 Terry Lilly pitched a one hitter and Walker homered twice and added a single in four at bats
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Huntington
Spring Valley Country
Luther Deane
Spring Valley
Jules Branson
Kanawha Country Club
Charleston
Oakes
Oakes Field Playground
Kenna Homes
Terry Lilly
Waller
Elks and WJLS to Present Trophies at Golf Tournament
Beckley Elks Judge and Radio Station WJLS will award trophies at the West Virginia Sportswriters Sportscasters Golf tournament in Beckley June 29-30. The winning sportswriter receives the Elks trophy, the top radio broadcaster wins the WILS cup, both inscribed with the winner’s name and held until the next year. The Black Knight Country club hosts the June 30 event, pairing radio men against newspaper writers as part of the association meeting.
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Beckley
Beckley Elks
Wjls of
Black Knight Country Club
West Virginia Sportswriters Association
Rasdio
Dodgers Beat Pirates 6 2 to Narrow Braves Lead
In New York on June 25 the Dodgers defeated the Pirates 6-2 to cut the idle Braves NL lead to a half game. Giants' trio Mize Cooper and Marshall powered a 9-3 win over the Cubs as Mize drove in three and Cooper four. Reds rallied for four in the ninth to edge the Phillies 9-8 in Cincinnati. Tigers snapped a 10-game skid with a 4-2 win over the Red Sox, then Boston took the nightcap 4-3. Yankees, led by Frank Shees, blanked the Indians 2-0 before 60,090 at Shea. Athletics beat the Browns 4-2 in Philadelphia with Joost back at short.
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Boston Dodgers
Boston Braves
Fittsburgh
New York Giants
Giants
Cubs
Chicago
Tohnny Mize
Walker Cooper
Willard Marshall
Mize
T O
Cooper
Marshall
Harry Taylor
Johnny Torgensen
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Pirates
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Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati
Hugh Poland
Phils
Reds
al Lakeman
Plils
Poland
Philadelphia
Johnny Vander Meer
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Red Sox
Boston
Sox
Dave Ferriss
Hal Newhouser
Detroit
Tigers
Shea
New York
Frank Shes
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Yankees
A’s
Browns Philadelphia
Eddie Joost
Philadelphia ‘Athletics
St.Louis Browns
Russ Christopher
Dick Fowler
Fred Sanford
St. Louis
Moore Wins in Middle Atlantic Junior Tennis Tourney
In Richmond Virginia Harry Moore of Charleston West Virginia won his first round match in the Middle Atlantic Junior and Boys tennis tournament. Moore defeated Delmar Sylvia 6 2 6 3 6 4 to reach the quarterfinals set for 10 am tomorrow. Parks Duffey of Richmond defeated John Davis Chandler 6 2 in the boys division. All seeded players won in both divisions.
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Richmond
Harry Moore
Charleston
John Davis Chandler
Parks Duffey
Moore
Delmar Sylvia
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