Henry Cotton Holds First Round Lead In British Open
In a rain drenched Muirfield first day Henry Cotton fired a 68 to lead by one stroke. MacDonald Smith followed strong with notable play while Al Ot India, Colton, and other rivals battled the slick greens. Joe Kirkwood faded after rain and illness, Eric McAoyie tied for fourth, and Amateurs Little, Padgham, and Kenyon lingered near the top with 75s.
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Alot India
Colton
Smith
Perry
Cotton
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Henry Pi
Card
Hershey
Robert
Little
William Lawson Little, Jr
San Francisco
Chapion
Joe Ezar
Waco
Tex
Frank Ball
Atlanta
Joe Kirkwood
Chicago
Raim
Eric McAoyie
Alf Padgham
Ernest Kenyon
Is. A. J. Lacey
P. M. Branch
P. J. Ken
Charles A. Whitcompe
Louis Clashes with Destiny as Braddock Era Ends
Detroit heavyweight Louis, a 21 year old rising fighter, shatters Braddock’s aura by knocking out Primo Carnera, signaling a new era. The piece weighs the implications for a possible title shot amid a tainted race history and notes potential future matchups with Baer or Schmeling, while reflecting on a sport in need of a killer champion.
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Detroit
Jimmy Braddock
Joe Lous
Primo Carnera
Max Baer
Ito
Louis
Sam Langford
Harry Wills
Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Schmeling
Sharkey
Carnera
Baer
Braddock
Tunney
Kanawha Farm Defeats Putney in 3-2 Victory
Kanawha Farm baseball club edged Putney 3-2 at Armor Park yesterday behind pitcher Good who allowed four hits and issued seven walks. Kanawha Farm rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the second inning, scoring three runs and holding Putney to no further scoring as Marshall and Robinson were stymied.
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Good
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Johnson
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Monk
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OlSawyers
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B&opere
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Pieper
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Upaisley
Tolerok
Cobb
Béane
Murphy
Fisher
Jones
Rolinson
Stamper
L. Fisher
C. Pinher
Gay
L. Foster
OF Good
Gradi
Cobh
Gond
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Pay DeWoes
Round Remains In Chess Tourney Final Next Tuesday
The semi final of Charleston’s city chess championship was at the Daniel Boone hotel. Hurt leads with a half point edge, Foy keeps pace with a win over Arnold, Lang wins from Hall, and two games were not played. The final round on Tuesday will decide the 1935 champion with Hurt and Foy meeting. Charleston chess club invites players families and friends to a banquet at The Chateau on July 9 with 75 cents per person.
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John Hurt
Foy
Arnold
Lang
Perong
Hall
E. Foy
Hurt
Charleston
Hart
Goodwin
Holt
Charleston Chess Clan
Chateau
Washington Street
Elizabeth
Landis Marks
Otto Lang
Charleston Chess Club
Helen and Babe Win in Tourney
In Chicago on June 26 Miss Helen Hicks of Hewlett and Miss Mildred Babe Didrikson of Beaumont advanced to the quarter finals of the women's western open golf championship. Hicks beat Lucile Robinson 4 and 3 in a rainstorm while Didrikson defeated Mrs. Lawrence Selz 8 and 6, after a sleepless night under doctor care.
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Helen Hicks
Hewlett, L
Mildred Babe Didrikson
Beaumont
Tex
Lawrence Selz
Jane Weiler
Victor KP leads H baseball to 243 victory at Kelly Field
K P of i. Is Victor the K P of H baseball team scored 243 victory over Step One yesterday afternoon at Kelly field. James Hart pitched for the winners. A return game will be played at Kelly field Friday afternoon at two o'clock.
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Step One
Kelly Field
James Hart
Yates Leads In Early Rounds Of Intercollegiate Golf
In Washington on June 26 defending champion Charles Yates of Georgia Tech fought back to win two tight matches at the National Intercollegiate golf championship. He edged Walter Emery of Oklahoma 2 and 1 after a 21st hole duel, then defeated Winfield Day of Notre Dame to reach the quarterfinals. Johnny Fischer of Michigan and Woodrow Malloy of Michigan also advanced, with Kocsis and Johnson among those who exited after strong showings.
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Georgia Tech
Washington
Associated Press Chota
Walter Emery
Oklahoma
Yates
Winfield Day
Notre Dame
Johnny Fischer
Michigan
Woodrow Malloy
Lewis Johnson
Charleston
Charles Kocsis
Boners
Johnson
Georgie Tech
Bill Welch
Texas
Bob Cochrane
St. Louis
Jack Malloy
Princeton
Johnny Banks
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