Wall Opens 3 Stroke Lead At Rubber City Open
Art Wall Jr. of Pocono Manor Pa. shoots 68 for a 54-hole 200 total and leads by three in Akron Ohio. Defending champ Arnold Palmer sits at 208 after a pair of 68s as Jack Nicklaus and others chase with mixed rounds amid a field of professionals and amateurs.
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Art Wall Jr
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Firestone Grantry
Bolt
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Paradise
Fla
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Tequesta
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
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Leroy
North Texas
Denver
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Latrobe
Bill Collins
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N.Y
Thomson Wins Playoff To Take British Open
Australian Peter Thomson won his fourth British Open after a 36 hole playoff with Dave Thomas of Wales at Royal Lytham St Annes. Thomson shot 68 71 for 139 while Thomas totaled 69 74 to finish 143. Gene Sarazen led the Americans at 278 in regulation.
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England
Peter Thomson
Australia
Dave Thomas
Wales
Melbourne
Royal Lytham
St. Anne's
Thomas
Gene Sarazen
Germantown
N. Y
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Bobby Locke
Bob Jones
America
Ben Hogan
Thomson
Locke
South Africa
Britain
Gibson Wins Wimbledon Crown Defeating Angela Mortimer
Althea Gibson the Harlem star defends her title by beating Angela Mortimer in straight sets to claim her second Wimbledon championship. She and Maria Bueno win the women's doubles as a British crowd cheers on center court.
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Associated Press
Wimbledon
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Harlem
Angela Mortimer
Britain
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Kurt Nielsen
Denmark
Bob Howe
Lorraine Coghlan
Althea
Center Court
Duchess of Kent
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Miss Gibson
Mortimer
Miss Bueno
Margaret du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Margaret Varner
el Paso
Tex
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Miss Coghlan
Nielsen
England
Raleigh’s Caps Top Hi-Toms In 11 Inning Duel
Raleigh’s Caps edged the Hi-Toms 6-5 in 11 innings to cut the Carolina League lead of High Point-Thomasville to a half game. Jack Taylor took the loss for the Hi-Toms after a 4-0 edge, with Danville dropping games to Burlington widening the gap. Joe Theis started the decisive rally with a double and scored as Raleigh tallied the winning run in the 11th.
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Hi-Toms
Jack Taylor
Raleigh
Thomasville
Danville
Burlington
Caps
George Horwath
Toms
Joe Theis
Cap
Taylor
Ben Tench
Wake Forest
al Kenders
Don Jacquins
Taylors
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Amit
Wilton
Durham
Net Meet Finals On Top Today
Stanley Cocke from Asheville and Charlie Shaffer of Chapel Hill reached the boys junior singles finals at the North Carolina Closed tournament in Greensboro. Cocke defeated Conner Hobbs after a 3-6 6-4 6-2 comeback, while Shaffer beat Bobby Andrews 3-6 6-1 8-6. Nancy Grubb of Charlotte captured the girls title 6-1 4-6 6-1 over Gay Williams as Joanne Cooper advances to Sunday final. Rowland and Causey also advanced to the boys final with straight-set wins.
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St. Louis
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India
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Bakersfield
Calif
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Denmark
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Russia
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N.C
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Asheville
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
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Cocke
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Charlotte
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Burlington
Nancy Grubb
Gay Williams
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Grubb
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Jim Causey
Rowland
Ken Ottinger
Causey
Buddy Jordan
Goldsboro
Carolinas AAU Plans Senior Swimming Championships at High Point
The Carolinas AAU Senior Swimming Championships open July 19 20 at High Point Municipal Pool. Mercury Athletic Club and High Point Park and Recreation sponsor with J J Ellington as chair. Entry deadline July 14 25 cent per event, 27 events, medals for top three, team trophies for both men and women. Scrimmage July 18 8:00 pm City Lake Park. Heats 10:00 am daily. finals 3:00 pm.
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Recreation Commission
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Carolinas Aau
City Lake Park
Bulls Edge Wilson 5-3 Behind Day’s Pitching
Durham Bulls beat Wilson 5-3 as Dick Day improved to 9-3 pitching his eighth straight win. Dick Beck delivered a two run double in the fifth for the decisive runs after Durham tied 3-3 in the third aided by Beck’s walk and Maxell sacrifice fly.
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N. C
Dick Day
Bulls
Wilson
Day
Jack Fisher
Dick Beck
Beck
Jim Cross
Gordon Maxwell
Red Birds Rally To Top Yanks 7 6 In Ninth
Winston-Salem nips Greensboro 7-6 in a wild game Saturday night as Vern Benson scores on a Bobby Bauer error in the final frame. Pedro Cardena and Bobby Vea spark the tying and go ahead runs with a late two-out rally.
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Vern Benson
Bobby Bauer
Phil Jantze
Greensboro
Red Birds
Pedro Cardenal
Bobby Vea
Benson
Juan Armenteros
Vea
Yankees
al Sanders
Indians Split Twin Bill Against Giants in Burlington
Burlington Indians won both games against the Giants in a double header. In game one Ed Monasterio hit a homer as Burlington built a 2-0 lead. In game two Danville pushed to a 2-2 tie before Burlington's Bob Roman and Gene Elliott delivered a 12 inning 3-2 victory.
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Leafs
Virginians
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Tribe
Lou Holdener
Dave Wegerek
Danville
Ed Monasterio
Burlingtons
Buddy Williamson
Bob Ledford
L. F. Lanier
Williamson
Idun Wins Mother Goose at Belmont Park
Idun, the 1957 champion 2-year-old filly, captured an easy three length victory in the $28,800 Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park closing its 48 day meeting before a crowd of 232,229.
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NEW York
Belmont Park
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