Golfers Buck Big Odds To Qualify For U S Open Meet
New York reports a record 2150 entries for the 58th U S Open at Tulsa June 12 14. Sectional qualifiers are set at Honolulu next week and at 28 other sites over 36 holes. Exempt players reduce the field to 162, with 145 spots for 2133 qualifiers. Ben Hogan bids for a rare fifth title as the ex champion.
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New York
Tulsa
Okla
Honolulu
United States
Baltusrol Club
Springfield
N. J
Southern Hills Country Club
Dick Mayer
Cary Middlecoff
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Mayer
Middlecoff
Jack Fleck
Ed Furgol
Hillman Robbins Jr
Memphis
Lionel Hebert
Lafayette
Meeks Tops SA Bat Lead As May 21 Standings Hit Nba
Sammy Meeks, 34, Atlanta infielder, leads Southern Association batting with .386 and total bases at 84 while driving in 37. Chuck Coles slips to .383 as Bruce Barmes and Jim Fridley push for high averages. Don Dillard and Coles share triples with four. Bobby Maness leads in homers with eight. Steve Demeter tops doubles with 13. Nashville, Atlanta shine in fielding while Hartman dominates pitching with 55 strikeouts and 1.91 ERA.
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Atlanta
Sammy Meeks
Clouter
Nashville
Chuck Coles
Bruce Barmes
Jim Fridley
Don Dillard
Mobile
Howe
Coles
Bobby Maness
New Orleans
Birmingham
Steve Demeter
Bobby Durnbaugh
Buddy Gilbert
Vols
Bob Hartman
Strikouts
Jake Striker
Hartman
Jim O'Toole
O'Toole
Val
Bill Slack
Memphis
Chicks
Slack
World’s Fastest Miler Fails In Qualifying Attempts
Derek Ibbotson the world’s fastest miler failed to qualify for the mile at the Inter Counties English Championships. He clocked 4 12.7 in the heat and called the qualifying system stupid. He vowed never to run in a mile championship again under the heats format.
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London
Derek Ibbotson
Yorkshire
Ibbotson
Racing Today At Courtland Drag Meet At 2 P.M.
A top flight drag racing program is set for Courtland Air base strip with events from 2 p.m. Howard Gillespie of Moulton won last week's top eliminator in a 1957 270 Chevrolet with a 14.50 second time.
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Courtland Air Base
Moulton
South African Duo Triumphs in French International Doubles
Bernice Carr and Jean Forces of South Africa defeated Karol Fageros of Miami and Dorothy Head Knode of Forest Hills in three sets 6 8 3 6 1 6 for a first round win in the French International Tennis Tournament. Fageros exits singles competition.
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Paris
Bernice Carr
Jean Forces
Karol Fageros
Miami
Fla
Dorothy Head Knode
Forest Hills
N. Y
Miss Fageros
Tiders Rated High by Alabama Assistant Coach Stallings
Athens Rotary Club heard University of Alabama assistant coach Gene Stallings name Athens High School alumni Baxter Booth and Chucky Allen as first line players. He outlined expectations under Paul Bryant, noted spring training challenges, and affirmed Booth and Allen as first line prospects with Allen needing more speed.
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Athens
Baxter Booth
Chucky Allen
University of Alabama
Gene Stallings
Rotary Club
Stallings
Paul “Bear” Bryant
Booth
Brannon
Dave Sington
Jim Blevins
Butch Frank
Don Cochrane
Buddy Wood
Bobby Wood
Duff Morrison
Mack Wise
Red’ Stickney
Major League Baseball Pitching Matchups Listed by League
National League slated games feature Gomez Monzant Raydon Law and Haddix Lawrence Rabe. Erskine Roberts. Brosnan McDaniel. Fudge Phillips in Chicago Milwaukee tilt. American League card shows Ford Bucks Narieski Tomanek. Bau mann Smith Donovan Pierce. Cicotte Kemmerer Bunning Aguirre. Pap pas Garver in Baltimore Kansas City set.
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San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Gomez
Monzant
Raydon
Law
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Erskine
Roberts
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brosnan
L. McDaniel
Haddix
Lawrence
Rabe
Chicago
Milwaukee
Fudge
Phillips
Rush
Trowbridge
New York
Cleveland
Ford
Bucks
Narieski
Tomanek
Boston
Baumann
Smith
Donovan
Pierce
Washington
Detroit
Cicotte
Kemmerer
Bunning
Aguirre
Bryan Speech at 1896 Democratic Convention in Chicago
William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous The Cross of Gold speech before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1896, arguing for bimetallism and expanding monetary policy.
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William Jennings Bryan
Chicago
Deep Water Crappie Fishing and Local Outdoor Notes
Crappie move to deep water after spawning with a Mississippi Valley method called tight line fishing using cane poles and live minnows. A letter from A L Davies notes large roosting rocks near Coleraine. Wheeler Refuge marks boundary inside Redstone Arsenal with no hunting allowed. Soap attracts catfish and dove field tips advise planting food for October hunting. The South Limestone Sportsmen's Club May meeting moves to a fish fry at Mooresville-Belle Mina school. May cold spell hits as blackberries bloom.
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Mississippi Valley
Tennessee Valley
A. L. Davies
London
England
J. H. Crow
Decatur
Cherastrand
Coleraine
Davies
Wheeler Refuge
Redstone Arsenal
Arsenal
Army
Alabama
South Limestone Sportsmen's Club
Mooresville-Belle Mina
Phillies Edge Cubs 5-4 in Harris Stadium thriller
Willie Jones drove in the decisive run in the eighth as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 at Connie Mack Stadium. Dick Farrell earned the win after relieving Curt Simmons in the seventh while Don Elston took the loss. Hamner started the late rally with a single and Jones followed with his third hit to score Hamner.
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Philadelphia
Willie Jones
Granny Hamner
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Connie Mack Stadium
Cubs
Dick Farrell
Farrell
Curt Simmons
Don Elston
Elston
Dick Drott
Alvin Dark
Phils
Hamner
Stan Lopata
Lopata
Jones
Chicago
Corott
Neeman
Tappe
Simmons
W—Farrell
L— Elston
Blackberry Winter Names Across the East
The passage notes a weather period called blackberry winter felt across the East with regional names such as the May break in northern Florida. It mentions the varied local labels for this recurring seasonal chill.
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East
Florida
Friend Wins 7th as Pirates Top Cardinals 6 1
Right hander Bob Friend pitched the route for Pittsburgh in a 6-1 win over St. Louis. He improved to 7-2, giving up 10 hits and aided by three double plays. Stan Musial had two hits for the Cardinals. Larry Jackson took the loss for St Louis, now 2-2.
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Pittsburgh
Bob Friend
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Friend
Stan Musial
Larry Jackson
Jackson
Pirates
Bob Clemente
Bill Mazeroski
Danny Kravitz
Bill Virdon
Dick Groat
Ken Boyer
Hobie Landrith
St. Louis
Wight
Landrith
Kravitz
L . Jackson
Pat's Blasts Flour Mill In City Loop 11-0
Pat's Freezette extended its unbeaten streak by routing Alabama Flour Mill 11 to 0 in six innings. Davis Constructors won 2-0 with Poe pitching a near perfect game, and Hoyt Alvis held Pat's to one hit in the opener. S McClanahan and K Long homered for Pat's while Melson and Poe starred in a pitchers duel.
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Pat's Blasts
City Loop
Pat
Alabama Flour Mill
Davis Constructors
Poe
Hoyt Alvis
Pat's
S. McClanahan
K. Long
Davis
Chemstrand
Melson
Wolverine
Wimbledon ticket shortage prompts $448000 refund
Wimbledon officials said they must return 448000 dollars in ticket requests as seat supply again falls short of demand. The 1958 tournament is scheduled for June 23 to July 5.
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London
Senators Beat Indians 6 3 in eighth inning rally
The Washington Senators toppled the Cleveland Indians 6 to 3 after scoring six runs in the eighth. Don Messi pitched seven sharp innings for Cleveland before a four-batter rally set up the Senators’ decisive innings. Chuck Stobb and Eldred Byerly closed for Washington while Mossi and Ferrarese took losses for Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Don Messi
Senators
Don Ferrarese
Messi
Chuck Stobbs
Eldred Byerly
Washington
Stobbs
Byerly
Korcheck
Stroke education by W W Bauer AMA highlights recovery
The article explains stroke as brain or tissue hemorrhage with apoplexy as the term. It describes effects on brain function, speech loss, and paralysis patterns, plus recovery paths through rest, rehabilitation, and therapies, noting that many patients regain function with treatment.
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Scottie Craft
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Fageros Falls
Allen
THE
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Kansas City
Pappas
Garver
Mutual Savings Building
Bank Street
Phillies
Gene Teal
Indians
Moodys
W. W. Bauer
M. D
American Medical Association
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