Charlotte Tourney Struggles In Wet Round At Charlotte
MARLOTTE N C UP fig eed showers postponed the third round of the $10 000 Charlotte Golf Tournament yesterday It was hoped the final 3 holes could be played off on Easter Sunday Chick Harbert Detroit pro and winner of the Jacksonville Fla Open this year led the field with 132 Lawson Little of Cleveland Ohio was one stroke behind at 133 In a tie for third were amateur Frank Stranahan Toledo Ohio and Cary Middlecott Memphis Tenn both at 134 Pete Cooper eat Ponte Vedra Fla dropped to 138 as weather forecast calling for 45 degree temperatures but fair skies for the 35 hole round today
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Marion Out As Card Shortstop With Schoendienst Shift
ST PETERSBURG Fla AP Marty Marion may be out of the St Louis Cardinals lineup indefinitely. Manager Eddie Dyer shifted Red Schoendienst to shortstop and said Marion’s back sacroiliac knee and a bad knee worry him. X rays show nothing definite and Doc Hyland will assess tomorrow. If Marion cannot play, juggling will occur.
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Robin Returns as Region Warms to Spring
The robin appears in the spring as daily regional temperatures rise to an average of 35 degrees. The report notes warmer days and the seasonal shift signaling outdoor activity resumes across counties.
Pet Peyner Leads Auburn Golf Team Schedule
Auburn's golf schedule for the eight match season was released by athletic director Wi bur Hutsell. Coach George Gargraves guides the Tigers who opened with Georgia Tech matches, a 9 3-2 loss then a 10 1-2 to 7 3-2 split in Atlanta and Columbus. Top player Jack Key, from Columbus, shot 71 in the first meet. Bell Suggs of Lithia Springs is another standout with Frank Debardeleben and Pat Poyner among the others. The schedule lists games at Maxwell Field in Montgomery and Columbus, Mercer in Columbus and Macon, Troy State in Troy and Athens for the Southern Intercollegiate Journey.
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Tide Splits Feature With Illinois Nine
TUSCALOOSA AP Alabama opened its home baseball season by splitting a doubleheader with Bradley Tech of Peoria Illinois. The Tide won the first game 5-2 behind a Dick Dills first inning double and a 345 foot homer by Jack Rutledge. Alabama starter Clarence Fleck pitched into the seventh inning before Bradley Tech dented the scoreboard. In the nightcap Bradley Tech captured a 5-3 victory with Ashley driving in a run in the first and Garber adding a run on a second inning double and later scoring.
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Thornton Ranks High In Gulf Coast Meet
In Biloxi Mississippi professional Floyd Reed of Houma Louisiana led at the halfway point of the Gulf Coast Invitational with 69 71 141. Amateur Wendell Barnes of Macon Georgia posted 73 72 145 while Press Thornton Jr of Dothan Alabama stood prominent among amateurs at 77 75 1582.
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Olympic Basketball Trials Quarterfinals Scores
Denver Nuggets 57 defeated Oakland Bittners 55 in a tight quarterfinal clash. Baylor 59 beat New York 57. Phillips Oilers 74 topped Prospect Park Brooklyn YMCA 32. Kentucky 91 edged Louisville 57.
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Wildcats Rout NAIB Champs In Olympic Cage Trials
New York AP Kentucky's Wildcats erased an early 5-0 deficit to crush Louisville 91 57 at Madison Square Garden advancing to the Olympic basketball trials semi finals Baylor University awaits Monday Night. Ralph Beard led Kentucky with 22 points, Wah Wah Jones 19, Chiff Barker 14 and Alex Groza 12 as nine players scored in the rout. Louisville's early run and late challenge could not slow the surge as Kentucky pulled away for a commanding victory.
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Auburn Wins Twice In Florida Relays
At Gainesville Florida Bill Adams of Florida set a 100 yard dash mark in 9.7 seconds and earned the Kearney Raybun Memorial Trophy as outstanding relays athlete. Minnesota’s Fortune Gordien set a discus record and won the shot put. Georgia Tech and Auburn achieved double victories including Auburn in the 120 yard hurdles and the sprint medley relay.
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Montgomery Group Hears Sen Pepper
Senator Pepper of Florida told a Montgomery labor rally that stronger organized labor and higher labor benefits are needed to fight communism. He urged unions to unite, blasted Taft Hartley, and warned private industry must fund social security or the government must expand the program. He avoided mentioning the Truman civil rights fight, but urged a government that values people over property.
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Nineteen Die As Indian Airways Plane Crashes
The Civil Aviation Ministry reported that 19 people were killed when an Indian National Airways passenger plane crashed and exploded on Mount Cardo, Corsica, in poor visibility. A rescue team found 15 passengers and four crew members dead. The aircraft had departed Rome for London after a flight from India.
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Ex-Tiger Star Mey Be Though Ploytes
LOS ANGELES AP Hammering Mank home riming of the American League war Ce ee econ largest stockholder. How much stock he bought was not announced. The club is valued at nearly 3,000 My immediate plans do not call for me to play. Greenberg says he will do whatever is best for the club whether as player or coach. Veeck notes Greenberg is now a stockholder and depends on his choice. He would stay in shape to enter the lineup if necessary but hopes not to compete with the squad. Greenberg, once Detroit Tigers star, returns to the American circuit after a year with Pittsburgh. In 1938 he slugged 58 homers, two short of Babe Ruth. He spent nine years with the...
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Grapefruit Loop Excerpts From Spring Aces Shine
In St. Petersburgh the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the New York Yankees 3-0 behind Al Brazie and Red Munger. In Tampa Clyde Vollmer drove in four runs with two homers as the Reds routed the Red Sox 11-3. In Lakeland Mickey Vernon and Al Evans homered but the Senators fell 8-7 to the Tigers in an exhibition game.
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Organist Challenged as Board Screws Down Keyboard Cover
Oliver Sims of Day Star Baptist Church arrived to find the organ keyboard cover screwed down by a faction seeking to oust him. He loosened the screws, played discordant notes whenever the minister spoke, and police were called to stop a potential scuffle.
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A's blank Braves in desert exhibition win
West Palm Beach report: Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Boston Braves 4 to 0, marking their fourth win in five major league exhibitions as Pete Suder and Elmer Vale led with six of the A's nine hits.
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