PGA IGSA Feud Warms With May Move Against Fees
Fort Worth Texas May and the International Golf Sponsors Assn clash over tour entry fees as May cancels $210,000 in Chicago events. IGSA executive secretary Paul Ridings confirms May’s membership and active role while May plans a Clearwater Florida meeting with the PGA. Ridings notes rising PGA budgets and warns sponsors may must cut purses to cover costs.
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Ohio
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Ind
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N. C
Houston
Wildcats Cadets Split Southern Conference doubleheader
The Citadel swept the opener 13-0 behind Lou Almes one hitter as Davidson committed eleven errors. In the seven inning second game Davidson won 7-4 with Bob Page holding The Citadel to two runs in each of the middle innings and Shelburn Wallace Jerry Cole contributing doubles and triples.
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N.C
Citadel
Cadets
Lou Almes
Wildcats
Bob Page
Shelburn Wallace
Jerry Cole
Bob Jones
Sugar Ray Robinson Opens Pro Career With 40 Wins
The boxer Sugar Ray Robinson began his professional run with an undefeated streak of 40 straight victories before suffering a decision defeat to Jake LaMotta in 1943.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Jake LaMotta
Death of Winston-Salem racer Billy Myers at Bowman Gray Stadium
Billy Myers aged 33 died at City Hospital after a heart attack during the Bowman Gray Stadium race. He had been leading with four laps to go before his car pulled off the track. George Dunn won the event with Pee Wee Jones second and Johnny Dodson third. Myers previously talked of retiring from racing and leaves a wife Arlene Boles and two sons. He was born in Clarksburg West Virginia and lived in Forsyth County.
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Bowman Gray Stadium
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George Dunn
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Pee Wee Jones
Winston- Salem
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Rural Hall
Bobby Myers
North Wilkesboro Speedway
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Clarksburg
W. Va
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Flannie Wade Myers
Forsyth County
Germanton
Sinclair
Arlene Boles
Randall Wade
Gary Burton Myers
Lester Kiser
Thompson and Smith claim win in South Carolina feature
In Columbia at Columbia Speedway Speedy Thompson of Monroe North Carolina and Jack Smith of Atlanta clash for the lead in a 200 lap Grand National late model race. NASCAR reviews lap by lap sheets at Daytona Beach to determine official winner while third place remains disputed between Lee Petty and Tiny Lund.
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N.C
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Nascar
Half Mile Oval
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Daytona Beach
Fila
Bob France
Smith
Speedy
Thompson
Jack
Lee Petty
Randleman
Tiny Lund
Harlan
Iowa
Local man shoots hole in one at Reynold Golf Course
Stanley Weiss of 318 Louise Ave. hit a hole in one at Reynolds Golf Course in Winston-Salem on Saturday afternoon. Using a number 4 wood, Weiss aced the seventh hole, a 189-yard par three, in the company of W. E. Shaw C. A. Stone and Hugh Myers, all from Winston-Salem.
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C. A. Stone
Hugh Myers
State rallies to edge Wake Forest in 11 innings
NC State beats Wake Forest 14-13 in 11 innings to remain unbeaten at 7-0. Dick Hunter singled in the 11th, scoring on a wild pitch and a fielder's choice, with Russ Casteen and Kennel driving in runs earlier. Wake Forest led 9-1 early before NC State stormed back with a three-run sixth and three in the ninth to force extras.
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North Carolina State
Wake Forest
Vic Sorrell
Wolfpack
Dick Hunter
Ben Tench
Russ Casteen
Frank Skinner
Bob Kennel
Tommy Mills
Hunter
Buster Ledford
Rex McMillan
State
Don Hafer
Kennel
Telegraphing a comeback mood in golf and sports notes
The article notes Souchak's feverish start and a 66 round lifting his morale as he battles illness and contemplates a return to tours. Sam Snead jokes about no snakes but dog trouble on the course. Michigan State baseball adds Lansing locals Dean Look John Carter and Larry Foster to its roster.
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Souchak
Mike
Sam Snead
Bob
Toski
Michigan State
Lansing
Dean Look
John Carter
Larry Foster
Toledo Netters Triumph Over High Point 6-3 in Greensboro
Toledo defeats High Point College 6-3 as singles go even then the Rockets sweep all three doubles matches. Sagar Ravener and teammates Domraver Saghafi lead singles with wins. doubles Bradn Resnick and Domraver Saghafi boost the victory. High Point falls to 2-3 on the season and 2-0 in the conference.
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University of Toledo
High Point College
Netter
Sedgefield Country
Toledo
High Point
Panthers
Appalachian
Lenoir Rhyne
Guilford College
Adams-Loftis
Hawks Win Title As Pettit's 50 Points Seal 110 109 Victory
Bob Pettit scored 50 and hit the deciding shot with 16 seconds left to lift the St. Louis Hawks to the world championship of pro basketball, defeating the Boston Celtics 110-109 on Saturday night.
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Bob Pettit
St. Louis Hawks
Boston
Celtics
Orestes Kid Wins Block House Steeplechase Amid Thriller
Orestes Kid won the 12th Block House Steeplechase at Tryon NC before 5000 spectators, finishing two lengths ahead of Ambition after a grueling two and a half mile course with nine hurdles. Port Call led early, Mumm ers Knot and Here's Why contended, with protest over a turn not sustained by stewards. Tommy Walsh rode multiple winners on the day.
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N.C
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Mummer’s Knot
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Nashville
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Port Call
H. M. Rhett Jr
Huntsville
Ala
Danager
Mort Hoey
Hoey
Tommy Walsh
Mary March
Thomas Rankin
Lexington
Jamaica Bay
Timber
Rich Lark
Harry §. Nichols
Detroit
Beacon Star
Virginia and Carolinas to meet in Pinehurst golf clash
Virginia State Golf Association announces a 200 man Virginias squad for the April 19 20 Pinehurst NC team match against the Carolinas. Capt Bunny Blankinship lists Wynsor Spencer Wayne Jackson George Fulton Jimmy Watts and others with Bill Campbell as the lone West Virginian invited but unable to play. The Carolinas team includes Billy Patton Joe McCarley and other notable players with Frank Edwards John McCann among seniors. The return match is set for August 23 at Hot Springs Virginia.
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Virginia State Golf Assn
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N.C
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Wayne Jackson
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George Fulton
Roanoke
Jimmy Watts
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H. M
Bunny) Blankinship
P. T. Goad
W. Va
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Lea Tomlinson
Richmond
Bristol
W. 1 Ae
Hopewell
John Battle
Bill Battle
Buddy
Blottesville
Harry
Portsmouth
Junie Rappold
Dr. Good
Fred Renning
Fred Davis
Ray Loving
Charlottesville
P. J. Boatwright
Harry Welch
A. D. Turrentine
George N. Toy Dempsey
Bobby Chapman
Ben Goodes
Keely Grice
Bill Williamson
Dave Smith Jr
Dillard Traynham
Ray Taylor
Art Ruffin
Joe McCarley
N. M. Patton Jr
Billy Joe Patton
Frank B. Edwards
John L. McCann
M. K. Jeffords
Russell B. Lentz
Hot Springs
North Carolina Tops Canisius 10 5 in Chapel Hill
North Carolina defeated Canisius 10 to 5 at Chapel Hill with Ben Hammett and Dave Floyd combining on four hit pitching. The Tar Heels scored nine runs in two innings including a first inning rally and a five run third while Canisius struck for five in the fifth.
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N. C
North Carolina
Ben Hammett
Dave Floyd
Canisius
Tar Heels
Aston Pons
John Burgwyn
Vaughn Bryson
Pete Zalewski
Jim Caputa
Greg Britz
UNC
Zalewski
Caputa
Moyniham
Hammett
Floyd
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VMI Trackmen Defeat Citadel in 72-9 Meet
In Lexington, Sam Horner led VMI to a 72 to 9 track victory over The Citadel. The win gave the Keydets a 2-0 start, while The Citadel suffered its first loss in three meets.
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Sam Horner
VMI
Citadel
Bulldogs
Skeet Shoot Slated At Local Gun Club Today
Local skeet shooters head to the Marlowe Gun Club for an all day spring shoot starting at 9 a.m. Approved by the National Skeet Shooting Association, prizes go to the top shooter in five classes and a sterling silver prize to the highest scoring lady. Club members and invited guests only with shooters from other cities among the entrants.
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National
T. A. Marlowe
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