Patton Leads Qualifiers in Charlotte Open Golf Trials
Amateur Billy Joe Patton posted a 36 hole total of 74 71 145 to top 13 players and earn a U S Open berth at Charlotte Country Club Weather and rain lengthened the course Avery Beck of Whispering Pines N C and Al Smith of Danville Va also qualified The Open is scheduled June 37 20 in St Louis with Patton as a leading American entrant and several alternates listed including Mac Main Joe Cheves Sonny Ridenhour Tom Case and Jack Lewis Jr.
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Avery Beck
al Smith
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Beck
Whispering Pines
N.C
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Danville
St. Louis
Mac Main
Joe Cheves
Sonny Ridenhour
Fayetteville
Tom Case
Greensboro
Jack W. Lewis Jr
Florence
S.C
Walter R. All
Charleston
S. C
Dale Morey
High Point
Charles Prentice, Jr
Columbia
Charles Smith
Gastonia
Frank Mulherin Jr
Augusta
Dave Smith
Burlington
Fund-Raising Dinner At $50-A-Plate Carded July 12th
A $50-a-plate fund-raiser for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle will be held in St. Paul on July 12, the day before the All-Star game. Joseph E. Primeau, administrator of the center, said major league players visiting for the game will attend. Hutchinson, manager of the Reds, died this year of cancer.
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Fred Hutchinson
Virginia Players Go in Free Agent Draft for Minor Leagues
Six Virginians, five high school stars and one Old Dominion player, Fred Kovner, were drafted by minor league teams in New York. Kovner, 21, went to Indianapolis, a triple A Chicago White Sox affiliate, as OdU defends its NCAA College title in New York. The high school trio includes Ken Purvis, Robert Settle, Billy Charles Martin, John Taylor, and Mickey Johnston, selected by Elmira, Asheville, Amarillo, York, and Charlotte farm clubs respectively.
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S-1
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Nelson County High School
Lovingston
Elmira
N.Y
Baltimore
Robert Settle
Woodrow Wilson High School
Portsmouth
Asheville
N.C
Pittsburgh
Billy Charles Martin
Colonial Heights
Amarillo
Tex
Houston
John Taylor
Alleghany High School
Clifton Forge
York
Washington Senators
Mickey Johnston
Drewry Mason High School
Ridgeway
Charlotte
Minnesota
Angry Bees Sting Stallion To Death
In Germantown, Memphis, bees swarmed a prized stallion imported from Ireland after it toppled a hive on a suburban farm. A veterinarian treated the horse for three hours without success as owner Boyd Arthur Sr. and his son were badly stung while attempting to disperse the attack.
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Torre Delivers Pinch Hit In 10th To Spark Braves Win
Joe Torre hits a 10th inning pinch homer to spark Milwaukee from a 2-2 tie. The Braves ride a four homer outburst in the 10th, led by Torre and Alou, to defeat the Cubs 8-2 in Chicago. Ken Johnson started, Sadowski and O Dell finished, with four Milwaukee homers tying a league mark.
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Billy O'Dell
Rico Carty
Dick Ellsworth
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Gene Brito Dies in California at 39
Gene Brito former Ram and Redskins end died of respiratory failure at City of Hope Medical Center Duarte Calif aged 39 He had battled a paralytic disorder since November 17 1961 Brito played 84 straight games for Washington and later Los Angeles before a 1958 trade and 1961 paralysis a two daughters Sharon and Michele and widow June at bedside tributes from Eddie Meador and Les Richter noted his All Pro honors and Pro Bowl appearances
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Brito
Loyola of Los Angeles
Washington Redskins
Rams
Larry Morris
Eddie Meador
Les Richter
Duren Signs With Senators In Major League Move
Washington Senators sign veteran right hander Ryne Duren and assign rookie Barry Moore to York farm club in the Eastern League. Duren, 36, was released by Philadelphia after six relief appearances with no decisions. Once a top AL reliever he holds the league record for seven consecutive strikeouts.
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Washington Senators
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Barry Moore
York
Duren
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Phillies
Navy Retires Jersey No 12 for Roger Staubach at Ceremony
Naval Academy permanently retires football jersey No 12 honoring Roger Staubach at June Week awards ceremony in Annapolis. Rear Adm. Minter announces amid thunderous applause as Staubach accepts multiple honors and joins Joe Bellino as academy greats to have earned the honor. Staubach, graduating Wednesday, is praised as a superb athlete and gentleman with three standing ovations.
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Roger Staubach
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Staubach
Charles S. Minter
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Midshipmen
Joe Bellino
Adm. Minter
Bullets Sign Two NBA Draftees Joe Newton and Charlie Dinkins
The Baltimore Bullets signed draftees Joe Newton of Auburn and Charlie Dinkins of Miami Ohio on Tuesday. Newton, 6 foot 8, was the Bullets third pick and Dinkins, at six foot six, was their fifth choice.
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Auburn
Charlie Dinkins
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