Uneasy Lies the Head Upsets Expected In Amateur Golf
The national amateur golf championship at Oak Hill begins with Turnesa among early threats as British Walker Cup players fall in round one. Ted Bishop of Islington, Mass., struggles while John Kraft of Edgewater Corp. leads four holes down. Rain halted play leaving 18 matches unfinished with later rounds to resume.
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Will Grimsley
Rochester
N. Y
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Ampi
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Ae Little
Oak Hill
Samed
Ted Bishop
Islington
Mass
Bishop
John Kraft
Edgewater Corp
Cooper Becomes Boxing World's New Luminary
Unknown youngster Jimmy Cooper, a 21 year old left jab specialist from Washington, defeated World Bantamweight Champion Manuel Ortiz in a ten round non title bout at Griffith Stadium. Ortiz plans a Europe trip, while Ortiz manager Johnny Rogers contemplates a title fight for Cooper after the trip.
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Jimmy
Manuel Ortiz
Cooper
Griffith Stadium
Johnny Rogers
Ortiz
Europe
Manuel
Rogers
Billy Banks
Pace Setters Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders
The Associated Press lists 1948 leaders by league. National Leagues Robinson of Brooklyn tops batting with 172 hits and 105 RBIs. Musial ties in extra items. Kiner leads home runs. Spahn of Boston has 115 strikeouts. American League Williams of Boston leads in batting 359, hits 168, runs 128, and home runs 35. Stephens 139 RBIs. Trucks 13% strikeouts. Parnell 20 6 record.
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Associated Press
National League
Robinson
Brooklyn
Rune—Reese
Musial
St. Louis
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Williams
Boston
Stephens
Mitchell
Cleveland
Dillinger
Fights Last Night Across Cities Highlight Boxing Card
In Newark Walter Cartier defeated Jimmy Taylor by outpoint in a 160 percent bout recorded in Stamford. Washington saw Jimmy Cooper outpoint Manuel Ortez in a 125 percent clash. Miami featured Bobby Dykes stopping Jimmy Sandlers in San Antonio while Eddie Compo beat Leo LeBrun in Brooklyn. Pittsburgh hosted Johnny Flynn stopping Bill Peterson in Rochester and Chicago.
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Newark
Walter Cartier
New York
Jimmy Taylor
Stamford
Conn
Washington
Jimmy Cooper
Manuel Ortez
el Centro
Calif
Miami
Bobby Dykes
San Antonio
Jimmy Sandlers
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Eddie Compo
New Haven
Leo Lebrun
Johnny Flynn
Rochester
N. Y
Bill Peterson
Chicago
Turnesa to defend U S amateur title in 1949
Willie Turnesa, the defending amateur champ, opens his 1949 defense against Harold Foreman who already has one upset in the tournament. Foreman seeks another upset as Turnesa starts his bid for repeat glory. Connie Schwoegler of Madison Wisconsin named bowler of the year in the National Bowling Writers Association poll with 356 points.
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Max McCready
U. S
Skee Riegel
Ray Billows
Frank Stranahan
Turnesay
Harold Foreman
Glencoe, II
Foreman
Willie Turnesa
Kalamazoo
Mich
Connie Schwoegler
Madison Wisc
National Bowling Writers Association
Schwoegler
Andy Varipape
Hempstead
N. Y
Quaker Talk Guilford College Hires Cheek as Line Coach
Former UNC football star Emmett Cheek works on his Guilford College home where he serves as line coach under Head Coach Edward Teague. Cheek and his family relocated from Chapel Hill this past week to join the Guilford program.
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Guilford College
Emmett Cheek
University of North Carolina
Edward Teague
Cheek
Guilford
Chapel Hill
Minnesota star Fordien shatters discus world mark in Olympics stadium
Fortune Fordien of the University of Minnesota set another remarkable discus mark at 184 feet 131 64 inches in Olympic stadium, surpassing the existing world record of 181 feet 6 3 8 inches for the fourth time this summer.
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Stockholm
Fortune Fordien
University of Minnesota
Olympic Stadium
Muscle Shoals Talked For Browns Next Month
Charlotte notes Leo Shoals from Reidsville leading pro baseball with home runs 48 49 and 50. The Sporting News confirms Shoals as top slugger as of last Thursday, signaling possible Browns acquisition next month.
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Browns
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Charlotte Hornets
Leo Shoals
Reidsville
Sporting News
St. Louis
Shoals
Williams Tops Batters Lead As Kell Faces Crown Fight
Ted Williams of Boston leads the American League batting race with a .359 average through last Sunday, 20 points ahead of Detroit’s George Kell. Don DiMaggio and Bob Dillinger tie for third at .328, while Shoals leads in minor league circles with 21 home runs and 118 RBIs as he moves through a nomadic career from Parkersburg to Reidsville.
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Boston
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Detroit
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St. Louis
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Kell
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Secret Weapon For Panthers In High Point College Drill
A spoof about a seven foot bed for a Panthers player hints at a new recruit for High Point College football in the 1949 season. Coach Ralph James mentions a tall 230 pound student from a South Carolina seacoast town who may enroll and try out Thursday under coach Carl Snavely.
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High Point College
Ralph James
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