Richards 15' 372" LAAC Wins Title At AAU Meet
The Los Angeles Athletic Club won the 66th annual St. Louis AAU track meet with 124 points, overcoming last year's champs. Multiple records fell as stars like Wes Santee and Walt Davis did not defend titles while Bob Richards set a pole vault record of 15 feet 3 1/4 inches. Mal Whitfield and Art Bragg posted two wins each, with Bragg clocking 21.1 seconds in the 220 and 46.6 in the 440. Other mark breakers included Backus in hammer and javelin, Bud Held in the javelin, and Ashenfelter in the 3 mile.
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Los Angeles A.C
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Morgan State College
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Bob Backus
New York AC
Jack Davis
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Charley Maxwell
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Jim Lea
Los Angeles
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San Francisco A.C
Steve Seymer
Horace Ashenfelter
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AAU Track Meet Highlights and Record Times
Los Angeles Athletic Club wins the team title with 124 points as AAU events see meet records in sprints distances and middle distance races. Notable marks include Bragg 9.5 in trials and 21.1 in the 220, Lea 46.5 in the 440, Whitfield 1:50.8 in the 880, Culereath 52.0 in 440 hurdles, and O’Brien 58.! in the shot. Johnny Bennett headlines with a 24 10 in the high jump and backus tops the hammer.
NCAA Golf Opens as 140 Players Enter Field
Houston reports 140 golfers from 40 colleges start the 57th national collegiate championship at Bree Burn club. Eastern squads beat the West 6 to 1 in yesterday’s opening. today begins the first 18 hole qualifying with a second round tomorrow. The low four scorers advance to match play Wednesday. Stanford defends team title and Earl Moeller of Oklahoma A&M contends for individual crown.
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Bree Burn Country Club
Stanford University
Earl Moeller
Oklanoma A&m
AAU Names Team For Norway Tour
A U coach announces a May Norway Sweden tour team after a record two day meet in St Louis where Los Angeles Athletic Club won. Jim Lea set an AAU 440 yard dash record of 46.6 seconds, nearing the world mark. Franklin Held threw a javelin 249 feet 11 inches for another track mark. Teammates include Ernie Shelton Harry Bright and Leonard Spurrier.
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AAU
Norway
Sweden
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Don Ferris
Jim Lea
Los Angeles
Franklin
Lea
Herb McKenley
Jamaica
Ernie Shelton
Harry Bright
Leonard Spurrier
California
Curragh King Sets Fast Seven Furlong Record at Hollywood
Curragh King, bred in Ireland, won the Lakes and Flowers Handicap at Hollywood Park, defeating Imbros by a length. The victory produced a new seven furlong track record of 1,211 and a fifth seconds, with payouts of 24.60 8.00 and 4.40. By Zeus was third.
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Cyclotron
Zeus
Hayward Prep Stars Join Marine Training Cruise
Pvt. Everett J. Pashon Jr and Pvt. Ronald P. Pachacco from Hayward enter a two week Army Marine Reserve training at Coronado Amphibious Base. They describe switching from basketball to rifle drills as they learn basic amphibious techniques and ship to shore exercises.
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Naval Amphibious Base
Everett J. Pashon
Simon Street
Hayward
Pashon
Ronald P. Pachacco
Foothill Boulevard
San Lorenzo
Lacs
United States Marines’ Corps Reserve
Alameda
Camp Mathews
Pachacco
Furgol's Triumph Among Legendary Rags to Riches Stories
Ed Furgol, son of a Polish immigrant farmer, won the U S Open at Baltusrol Golf Club with a four over par 284. His rise from hardship includes caddying to swing with a injured arm, turning pro in 1945, and a long path to fame as a teaching professional at Westwood Golf Club in Clayton, Missouri. The victory marks a famous rags to riches chapter in sports history.
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Springfield
N. J
Ed Furgol
Aise
Hogan
Jimmy Brad
Idock
Pancho Gonzales
Furgol
Baltursol Golf Club
New York Mills
N. Y
Uti
Monay
Onaratiane
Penneres
Fargo
Westwood Golf Club
Clayton
Furgo
Small Number Of Stock Issues Keep Prices Up
Irregular stock market showing strength in a few issues with the Dow off 15 cents and rails down 13 cents. IBM jumped six points while Studebaker and Packard trades hint at merger terms. Westinghouse and General Electric led the electrical equipment group as volume rose to 41,000 shares by 11 am.
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U.S. Gypsum
Thompson Products
Kienberry Clark
ACF Industries
United Fruit
Studebaker and
Packard
Studebaker
Wall Street
Ior
Westinghouse
General Electric
Chrysler
U. &. Steel
Cities Service
Devoe and
Raynolds
Santa Fe
Hook Island
Canadian Pacific
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Louise Brough Captures London Grass Crown
Louise Brough of Beverly Hills defeated Shirley Fry of Akron 6 1, 6 4 to win the women's singles title at the London grass court championships. Lewis Head of Australia beat Mervyn Rose to retain the men's title.
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Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Shirley Fry
Akron
Crown
Lewis Head
Australia
Downing Mervyn Rose
Perry Fires 06 To Top Yeghoian In Cup Tourney
Tony Perry shot a 66 to beat Harry Yeghoian 2 and 1 in the President's Cup at Hayward, tying the course record with 33s on both halves. Art Jones was a co-favorite but his match with Joe McKamey was postponed. Other flight results are listed for the CHAMPIONSHIP and individual brackets.
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Yeghoian
Tony Perry
Harry Yeghoian
Hayward
Perry
Art Jones
Joe McKamey
Bob Campbell
Blasquex
George Westi
Bud Blair
Jameson Captures Western Title From Suggs in 6 and 5 Win
Betty Jameson of San Antonio defeated Louise Suggs 6 and 5 at the 25th annual women's Western Open in Waukegan to claim the first tournament in 17 months. The 37-year-old Texan earned $1,000 first prize at Glen Flora Country Club, ending Suggs hopes of a fifth Western.
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Miss Suggs
Betty
Glen Flora Country Club
Atlanta
Miss Jameon
Oklahoma City
Okla
Dow Jones Stocks Closing Power Gains Report
The Daily Dow Jones area closing price report shows total sales across the New York Stock Exchange with 1,580,000 shares traded and bonds totaling 3 40 000. American Exchange stock activities include 20,000 shares and bonds 90 000, reflecting active market movements in Friday trading.
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Amer Rad
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Atchison RE
Gaterpillar
Crown Zeller Ab General Electri
General Motors Tay Goodyear Rubber Gala National Automotive
Montgomery Ward
Radio Corp of America
Safeway Stores
Sears Roebuck
Southern Pacific Arg Ltd Air
Tidewal Assot
Ransameri Bus
Ania
Westinahinuse
Aria
San Francisco
Pacific
ITER
Ask Bank of America
STI Holiman Radio
Kaiser Steel
Uy Langender Bakeries
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Eisenhower Signs Law for industries Census This Year
President Eisenhower signed legislation authorizing a census this year of manufacturing, mineral, and other industries. The move aims to collect data on key sectors to inform policy and economic planning.
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Eisenhower
Telenews Buys Industrial Publishing Co
New York based Telenews Productions announces the purchase of Industrial Publishing Co of Cleveland and its affiliates. The firm will use the acquisition as a nucleus for a new magazine division and plans several new titles while continuing current publications such as Industry and Welding and Flow.
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Telenews Productions,Inc
Industrial Publishing, Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Telenews
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Scheftel
Industrial Publishing Co
Telenews Productions, Inc
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Livestock Market Report Summary
Livestock market notes show cattle salable 1100 head with fresh receipts including feeder and slaughter steers and predominating cows. Calves and hogs with limited data, sheep: 1000 head mostly spring lambs and yearling wethers around 19 dollars, opening prices steady to weak in parts.
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