Fox Hunters To Have Show and Field Trials
The Wheeler Lake Fox Hunters Association invites all fox hunters to a four day event with 150 hounds expected. The Bench Show is at the Coliseum on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Entry is one dollar per dog. Ribbons and trophies will be awarded. marking and entering begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Perry Prescott of Bay Minette Alabama will judge and John H. Allen of Iuka Mississippi will be ringmaster.
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Wheeler Lake
Fox Hunter’s Association
Perry Prescott
Bay Minette
Ala
John H. Allen
Iuka
Gold Rush Of Golf Slated To Begin Next Week
The Chicago golf bonanza at Tom O'Shanter runs from August 1 with four concurrent tours and 600 plus entrants. The All-American and World Championship offer 72 holes medal play, while the International matches pair eight U S pros against eight overseas rivals in 36 holes of team and individual play. Notables include Peter Thomson Doug Ford Jack Fleck and Bob Toski.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Tom O'Shanter
U.S
Peter Thomson
Australia
Doug Ford
Jack Fleck
Bob Toski
Bears and wildlife work fill summer in Bankhead area
Outdoors Corner notes that conservation officers report bear activity and varied diets in the Bankhead Forest while crews plant crops at Rockhouse Buckeye sloughs and Swan Creek areas. Local farmers assist replanting soybeans millet and buckwheat as public wildlife meetings approach.
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Rockhouse
Buckeye
White Springs
Swan Creek
Chataway Sets 3 Mile World Record in London
Chris Chataway won a dramatic 3 mile world best at the British‑German meet in London clocking 13:23.2 to surpass Vladimir Kuc who held 13:26.4. Derek Ibbotson finished second in 13:42.2 and Herbert Schade was third in 13:44.8 as 25,000 spectators watched the fast pace and late surge.
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London
Chris Chataway
Roger Bannister
John Landy
Chataway
Russia
Vladimir Kuc
Kuc
Freddie Green
Britain
Gunder Haegg
Derek Ibbotson
Ibbotson
Herbert Schade
Exhibition Contract Anchors Tour Dates And Fees
The agreement proposes a minimum of 55 exhibitions at 1000 dollars each with travel and expenses, plus an option for 50 more exhibitions at 1000 dollars and expenses, plus a 1000 dollar caddie fee. The event circuit notes sensational finishes in recent years with Worsham winning in 1953 by holing a wedge on the 72nd hole and Toski's last round eight foot putt victory by one stroke over Burke and Stewart in 1955.
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Lew Worsham
Toski
Jack Burke
Earl Stewart, Jr
Ex Yankee reliever admits he used spitball pitch
Joe Page former New York Yankee relief ace says in a New York Post story that he threw a spitter at least four times per game and that about a dozen American League pitchers used the illegal pitch during his era. He notes few catchers knew and cites Cronin as aware. Page starred for 1947 and 1949 pennant teams, left the majors in 1951, then attempted a comeback with Pittsburgh and later ran a tavern in Irwin Pennsylvania.
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New York
Joe Page
New York Yankee
Jimmy Cannon
New York Post
Page
Joe Cronin
Doms
Junior Bobby
Ted Williams
al Rosen
Preacher Roe
Brooklyn Dodger
Sports Illustrated
Yanks
Pittsburgh
Irwin, Pa
Deb Garris Wins 1940 NL Batting Title in 103 Games
Deb Garris captured the 1940 National League batting title with a .355 average as his last season exceeding 100 games. He appeared in 103 games that year marking the end of a longer durability streak.
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Deb Garris
Negro Women Wrestlers Highlight Coli um Coliseum Card
Two leading Negro women wrestlers Ethel Johnson from Detroit and Kathleen Wimberly of Columbus Ohio headline Tuesday night at the Coliseum. Also featured are Lucky Gilpin versus Danny Dusek in a two falls out of three match with 90 minute limit. Action starts at 8 30 with the DAV sponsors and a Tennessee born 229 pound Gilpin facing Dusek.
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Alex Gulas
Coliseum
Ethel Johnson
Kathleen Wimberly
Lucky Gilpin
Danny Dusek
Ethel
Detroit
Kathleen
Columbus
Ohio
Lucky
Gilpin
Red Devil
Ali Baba
Dusek
DAV
Tennessee
Chattanooga
The
Hungarian Tharos sets world marks in middle and long runs
Hungarian army lieutenant Sandor Tharos roses to three major world records in distance events. He clocked 3:40.8 for 1500 meters in Helsinki, 7:55.6 for 3000 meters in Budapest, and 8:33.4 for two miles in London, erasing prior marks by Landy and Reiff.
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Australia
John Landy
Gunder Haegg
Paavo Nurmi
Belgium
Gaston Reiff
Tharos
Helsinki
Landy
Reiff
Budapest
London
Baseball Fun Show at Legion Field with Clowns and Yankees
The Indiana polis Clowns Negro American League champions meet the New York Black Yankees at Legion Field in Decatur for a barnstorming game and baseball fun show. Star players, fast play, and comedy mix for a national attraction. scouts eye potential major league picks. Ed Hamman and King Tut headline the fun-show acts with Spec Bebop and Natureboy Williams.
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Indianapolis Clowns
Legion Field
Decatur
New York Black Yankees
New York City
New York
Ed Hamman
King Tut
Spec Bebop
Williams
Hungarians Eye Record Mile At London Duel Meet
The 25-year-old Iharos aims for a mile record with plans to run in the Hungary Britain duel at White City Stadium London on August 12. Rozsavolgyi, holder of 3:42.2 for 1500 meters, joins as a strong contender in the event.
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Sandor
White City
London
Iharos
Istvan Rozsavolgi
Schedule Highlights for American and Southern Leagues
The Associated Press lists today’s American League games: Chicago at Washington 2, Cleveland at Baltimore 2, Kansas City at New York 2, Detroit at Boston 2. Southern Association matchups include Nashville at Atlanta, Chattanooga at Little Rock, and Mobile at New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Baltimore
Kansas City
New York
Detroit
Boston
Southern Association
Nashville
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Mobile
Memphis
New Orleans
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McCallie Lake
Dan Gilchrist
Daniel Gilchrist
Courtland
Brother Lynne
R. W. Lynne
Norman Harris
W. Harris
Denny Royston
Fox Hunters
Bankhead
Morgan County Sportsmen’s and Conservation Association
Flint
Alabama
Cain
Gulas
Sandor Icharos
Naves
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Vmwrnae
Protel Ving
Immedia
Rislone
Corrie Cscles
Nciscomn
Oll
Shaler Company
Waupan
Wisconsin
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