Snead Edges World Tourney Lead With Closer Shot
Sammy Snead held a one stroke lead at the 54 hole mark in Chicago as he carded a 7 under par round to reach 206. Al Balding stood second at 207 with Mike Souchak and Art Wall close behind. A spectator dispute over a ball on the second hole was denied by officials.
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Sammy Snead
Snead
Chicago
Sammy
al Balding
Husky Mike Souchak
Art Wall
Gene Littler
Shelley Mayfield
Souchak
Dick Mayer
Bot Rosburg
Balding
Matt Niesen
Niesen
Sam
Lake of Bays
Ont
Wall
Walter Burkemo
Dutch Harrison
Bill Casper
Jerry Barber
Don Finsterwald
Burkemo
George Bayer
Earl Stewart
Gary Player
Trevor Wilkes
Franklin, Mich
Don January
Mike Fetchik
Ed Furgol
al Besselink
Grossinger's
N. Y
Doug Ford
Lionel Hebert
Julius Boros
Cary Middlecoff
Tom O’shanter
Middlecoff
Paul Harney
Bob Toski
Babe Lichardus
Carolinas AAU meet ends with multiple new swim records
Eighteen records fall at Charlotte event as High Point swimmers Kirkman and Howie lead with top marks. Betsy Flynn and Judy Weaver set senior girls records while Greensboro and Abbeville clubs post relay and freestyle marks among over 500 competitors.
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Charlotte
High Point
John Kirkman
Pattie Howie
Greensboro
Betsy Flynn
Miss Flynn
Cheddlre Aquatic Club
B. McGinty
B. Sanford
T. Gaede
P. Goodson
Carolinas
Judy Weaver
Penny Taliaferro
L. Taliaferiro
M. King
Glascock
Sally Cochrane
Brodie Named MVP In All Stars Victory Over Giants
John Brodie co captain and starting quarterback for the College All Stars was named the most valuable collegian after the game against the New York Giants. The All Stars lost 22 12 at Soldier Field with Brodie earning 42 ballots for his eight pass completions for 94 yards Billy Ray Barnes finished second with 32 votes and a two yard TD run the teams other honors went to Jim Brown Jim Parker and Steve Junker
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Chicago
Stanford
John Brodie
New York Giants
Giants
Soldier Field
Brodie
San Francisco
Billy Ray Barnes
Wake Forest
Barnes
Collegians
Jim Brown
Syracuse
A&m
Ohio State
Jim Parker
Steve Junker
Xavier
Ohio
Berg and Crocker share third round lead in Chicago
Patty Berg and Fay Crocker share the third round lead at 226 two under par as Patty bids a fourth World title. Tam and Louise Suggs chase from behind with others like Betsy Rawls and Marlene Hagge in pursuit amid a field of 25 hoping for $6,000 top prize.
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Chicago
Patty Berg
Fay Crocker
Miss Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Tam
Patty
Babe Zaharias
Mise
Collie
Louise Suggs
Betsy Rawls
Miss Rawls
Marlene Bauer Hagge
Marilynn Smith
Betty Hicks
Gibson leads Americans in dominant Wightman Cup start
In Sewickley Pa the United States built a 3 0 lead over Britain as Althea Gibson Shirley Bloomer Christine Truman and Dorothy Head Knode delivered strong performances. Gibson overcame jitters to beat Bloomer 6 4 4 6 6 2 and Knode edged Truman 6 2 11 9 in tightly contested sets.
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Sewickley
America
Althea Gibson
Britain
Uncle Sam
Miss Gibson
Harlem
Shirley Bloomer
Dorothy Head Knode
Forest Hills
N. Y
Christine Truman
England
United
Edgeworth
Allegheny Mountains
Miss Hard
Ann Hayden
Knode
Miss Bloomer
Miss Truman
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Margaret Dupont
Wilmington
Del
Miss Haydon
Ann Shilcock
Colone's Homer Sparks Bulls Past Patriots in Greensboro
In Greensboro at Memorial Stadium the Durham Bulls dominated the Greensboro Patriots 6 to 3. Dick Colone delivered a two run homer in a three run first inning and added another later as Durham pulled within two games of second place while the Pats fell further behind the leaders.
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Knode-Truman
Mrs.Knode
Miss Truman
Christine
Mrs. Knode
Greensboro
N. C
Dick Colone
Herb Benner
Durham
Bulls
Patriots
Memorial Stadium
Colone
Joe Grzenda
Benner
Bill Lore
Hiams
Leafs Bunch Hit Danville To 9 5 Victory
Danville wins 9-5 over Winston-Salem to sweep the series as five early runs pace the Leafs. Housma allowed 12 Winston-Salem hits but saw Danville surge in the first two innings. Kunkle homered for Winston-Salem. Perry added a homer for Danville in the fourth.
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Danville
Winston-Salem
Red Birds
Harry Housma
Leafs
Charlie Butler
Harvey Cohen
George Kissell
Red Bird
Cohen
Bill Kunkle
Bob Perry
Prospects for High Point Black Bison Open 1957 Drills
The High Point High School Black Bison begin practice on Thursday as coach Tony Simeon prepares for a 1957 opener in three weeks. The squad returns only nine lettermen from last year and faces major filling gaps on the line with weight depth a key issue. The team finished 2-8 last season with home and away games scheduled through November against teams including Reidsville Salisbury Charlotte Central Asheville Greensboro and R J Reynolds.
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Tony Simeon
High Point High School
Black Bison
Bison
Simeon
Ken Hedrick
Bill Shirley
Otis Hines
Billy Joe Kiser
Gary
Red) Bennett
Frank Smith
Wayne Frith
Si Gray
Joe Trepke
Bruce Overby
Myrle Leffler
Tommy Parham
Burlington
Reidsville
Gastonia
Green Wave
Salisbury
Charlotte Central
Asheville
Greensboro
R. J. Reynolds
Kennedy Hits 19th Home Run
Wilson Aug 10 Hi-Toms widen Carolina League lead to 3 games behind Dallas Green hurled six hits and earned his 10th win as Durham Bulls overwhelmed Wilson Tobs. Rene Nordarse matched him with nine hits allowed and one free pass. Eddie Logan doubled to drive in George Contratto in the third.
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Wilson
Hi- Toms
Dallas Green
Durham Bulls
Green
Wilson Tobs
Hi-Toms
Durham
Greensboro Patriots
Rene Nordarse
Toms
Eddie Logan
George Contratto
Logan
Kennedy homers and scores on wild pitch in win
John Kennedy drove in the final run with a line shot homer in the eighth for his 19th of the season. Nordarse pitched effectively as Green retired two in the sixth after Tex Taylor and Bill Enders put runners aboard. The Hi-Toms host Durham Bulls Sunday in a single game then a doubleheader on Monday.
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John Kennedy
Nordarse
Wilson
Tex Taylor
Bill Enders
Green
Hi-Toms
Durham Bulls
Bulls
Umstaedter Wins Carolinas Tennis Title For Second Time
Billed as giant killer P Bill Umstaedter of Abbeville South Carolina defeated Allen Morris of Charlotte in four sets 10-8 5-7 8-6 6-4 to claim the Carolinas championship and become the first to win the title twice.
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Charlotte
N.C
Bill Umstaedter
Abbeville
S.C
Ovre Allen Morris
Umstaedter
Frisco Giants Move Sparks West Coast Baseball Debate
California Rep. William Mailliard said San Franciscans are not crazy about the Giants amid West Coast expansion talk. He cited Seals' strong season as dampening local interest while predicting eventual relocation of three major league clubs to the West. Giants face Phillies in a rained out schedule with a doubleheader forthcoming.
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New York
California
San Francisco
Giants
New York Giants
William S&s. Mailliard
Oer
San Francisco Seals
Seals
Vancouver
Milwaukee Braves
Rep. Milliard
Horace Stoneham
Christopher
Willie Mays & Co
Stoneham
Mailliard
Los Angeles
Puget Sound
Washington State
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
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Bill Barnes
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Swift
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al Davis
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Phil Jantze
Gene Oliver
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Long Island Aggies
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Kenny Sears
New York Knickerbockers
National Basketball Assn
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Kennedy
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