Local sports icon William Linen Dell dies after heart attack
Old-time basketball figure William Linen Dell dies at his Snyder New York home after a heart attack. A Corry High School class of 1918 graduate, he helped form the Corry Keystones with Gurley Williams and others, later moving to Buffalo to run a business and continuing influence in regional basketball circles.
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Bill" Linendell
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Holiday Golf Winners Listed
The Country Club golf course saw heavy participation over the long holiday weekend with large membership and many prizes. Jack Meinis and E W Feldt topped the weekend events, Feldt shooting a 76 net after 17 handicap, while Meinis posted the low gross 84. two-ball best ball winners were Bob Forrester and Normar Ro sang with a 62 for 46 holes.
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Ellen Lord
Major League Pennant Races Begin to Shape Up
Associated Press reports the major leagues tightening as Boston and Cleveland surge in the American League while Nationals and other contenders hold pace in the National League. Dodgers and Giants split a doubleheader as Yankees, Red Sox, and Braves pursue division leads amid key late-season games.
Baseball scores from yesterday and tonight schedule
Results recap across leagues with listed team scores including Cleveland 2-6 St. Louis 1-0 Washington 6-3 New York 2-13 Boston 10-4 Philadelphia 2-3 Detroit 2-1 Chicago 2-2. Tonight only two NL games Boston at Philadelphia Brooklyn at New York. International League note Syracuse 3 Baltimore 1 with postponement due to fight failure.
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Stars Lead Yankees in 12-8 Victory Over Washington
Gene Woodling and Abby Brown each collected four hits to power the Yankees past Washington 12-8 in the second game after an earlier 5-2 win. Pitchers Gene Bearden and Mike Garcia split the doubleheader for Cleveland, beating St Louis 2-1 and 5-0. Steelers set exhibition dates facing Cardinals Bears Packers Lions as NFL moves toward the season. Ralph Branca took his first loss of the season in the nightcap.
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Holland Sets New Speed Record In Indy 500
Bill Holland from Reading wins the Indianapolis 500 with a record 121.377 mph average and a 4:07:15.87 time. Rookie Johnny Parsons finishes second in the Kurtis-Kraft car. Myron Poler takes fourth in his first top finish. George Connor places third in the Mare hes Special.
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Los Angeles
Schindler Wins 100-Lap Feature At Heidelberg Raceway
Bill Schindler of Freeport a one legged midget driver won the Heidelberg Raceway 100 lap feature after a 50 mile run in 4405.11. Bil Spear of Warren finished second and Al Dur Bedford of Ox was third in the ITs field.
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Boxing results in New York London and Baltimore highlights
The report lists several boxed bouts with margins and locations. QuebEC Ray Edwards 129 New York defeats Jeary Richard 191 Montreal drey 10 in New York. Hy Metter 140 Brooklyn outpoints Fred Mont forte 135 Brooklyn 8. Dick Turpin 158 Ene Injid stops Robert Charron 161 13 in France. Telly Moore 147 Baltimore outpoints Gene Hairs ton 148 New York 10.
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Sam Snead and Palmer to battle in PGA finals
In Richmond Virginia on May 31 Sam Snead facing Johnny Palmer in the 31st PGA Championship final. The 6 hole final matched Snead and Palmer with Snead aiming to extend his major success and Palmer seeking his first major title after previous trials. Round times set for 10:2 PM EST and 2 PM over the Hermitage course.
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Badin
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Wilmington
Del
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Ojai
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Perrier
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Chicago
Sailors Win Pair 10 Regain League Lead
Butler turns back Youngstown 84 14 3 in a double header as part of a busy Memorial weekend in the Middle Atlantic League. Erle wins twice over Oil City 6 3 and 9 4 to reclaim the top spot. Johnstown extends its streak with 9 1 and 10 0 wins over New Castle. Vandergrift and Uniontown split, Uniontown scoring six in the opener. The Pioneers explode for heavy runs in the nightcap.
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Palmer Added to Open Field for Automatic Entry
The National Open qualifying was reset to admit Johnny Palmer automatically as the top exempt player. About 1,302 compete for 130 berths with sectional trials under way and a final session in Washington, D C tomorrow. Palmer, from Badin North Carolina, had been slated to join the field in the open rounds.
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