Recreation Playoffs Open Tomorrow Night
Four top regular season teams in the American Industrial League softball begin playoffs with Morlo first at 18 1 meeting General Steel at Springfield Lower at 6 p.m. Hillcrest faces Guilford Lounge at 8 p.m. on opening night.
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Morlo
General Steel
Springfield
Hillcrest
Guilford Lounge
Guil
Harvell
Guilford
Globe
Heritage
National Industrial
Myrtle Desk
Minnesota Mining
Adams-Millis Il
Carolina Springs
Silver Craft
North State Telephone
Silver Knit
Green Street Baptist
Archdale Friends
1St Church of God
Oak Grove Baptist
Ennis Street Methodist
Lebanon Methodist
1St Church of Christ
Jamestown Baptist
North Main Baptist
Emerywood Baptist
Recreation League
Reliable
Monarch Mfg
Callahan Oil
Reavis Memorial
Fire Department
Vic's Barbecue
Battery
Wright Wins Publinx Championship in 36-Hole Final
Bill Wright of Seattle defeated Frank Campbell of Jacksonville Florida 3 and 2 to win the National Public Links title. Wright, 23, a senior at Western Washington University, became the first Negro winner of the 37 year old event. He led 4 up after five holes and finished strong on the Wellshore Course in Denver.
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Denver
Bill Wright
Seattle
Frank Campbell
Jacksonville
Fla
Wright
Wellshore
Western Washington University
U.S
Colorado Springs
Colo
Fraley Duo Wins Wrestling Feature In Lexington
Pat and Freddie Fraley defeated Great Belo and Larry Hamilton after a disqualification for excessive roughness in the third fall. Bolo won the first fall with a body press and Pat the second with a diamond head twist. Other matches saw Slave Girl Moolah, Chick Garabaldi and Danno O'Shocker win their bouts.
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Lexington
Pat
Freddie Fraley
Belo
Larry Hamilton
Bolo
Hamilton
Freddie
Moolah
Pat Lyda
Chick Garabaldi
Billy Cox
Russians marvel at US coats and a label surprise
In Philadelphia the Soviet track team, caught in two days of rain, asked for raincoats from their American hosts. They were given 7% transparent plastic rain gear in compact bags, marveling at US ingenuity, only to find the label reads Made in Japan.
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Philadelphia
United States
Japan
Lee Skidmore Considers Exit From Competitive Swimming
Columbia South Carolina swimmer Lee Skidmore, holder of several Carolinas AAU records, may retire this year. She plans to pursue a coaching career while remaining involved in the sport.
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Lee Skidmore
Columbia S. C
Tigers Split Doubleheader With Orioles 2-0 Victory Ends Skid
Detroit salvaged the nightcap 2-0 at Baltimore, scoring twice off Hoyt Wilhelm who walked six and threw four passed balls. Frank Lary won his 10th with nine strikeouts, while Eddie Yost scored on a leadoff dash and a run batted in. The Orioles won the opener 4-0 behind Jerry Walker in relief.
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Baltimore
Detroit Tigers
Hoyt Wilhelm
Baltimore Orioles
Tiger
Frank Lary
Wilhelm
Detroit
Orioles
Eddie Yost
Wil
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Joe Ginsberg
Gus Triandos
Wil‘helm
Jerry Walker
Walker
Arnold Portocarrero
Cardinals rally to topple Braves in ninth for 6 5 win
Ken Boyer drove in the deciding run with a two run ninth inning rally as St Louis beat Milwaukee 6 5. Marshall Bridges earned the win after a late Braves surge, while Joe Adcock hit his eighth homer for Milwaukee.
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ST. Louis
Ken Boyer
Milwaukee Braves
Marshall Bridges
Joe Adcock
Braves
Buhl
Warren Spahn
Cardinal
Sally Hemus
Bridges
Dick Ricketts
Wes Covington
Fred Haney
Adcock
Covington
E—Cunningham
Rush
Katt
Ricketts
Jay
Bruton
PCA
Milwaukee
St Louis Oo
Blasingame
Musial
Tobe Tibeashee
Grammas
Hr—Mathews
S—Gray
Paul Foytack
Oriole
Willie Tasby
Foystack
ST. Abrhbi
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H. Smith
O'Brien
Vernon
Maye
Genene
Signs Are Subject To Theft
New York based AP notes signs in baseball are frequently stolen from catchers to pitchers. It lists historic sign stealers such as Eddie Collins Chief Bender Art Fletcher George Stallings John McGraw Del Baker Johnny Evers Merv Shea Leo Durocher and moderns Charlie Dressen Frank Crosetti Paul Richards. It highlights Collins 1912 six base steals in a game and Stallings 1909 brazen fraud as Yankee manager.
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New York
Boston
Fenway Park
Eddie Collins
Chief Bender
Art Fletcher
George Stallings
John McGraw
del Baker
Johnny Evers
Merv Shea
Leo Durocher
Charlie Dressen
Frank Crosetti
Paul Richards
Collins
Bender
Stallings
Yankees
Generals To Work With N Y Rangers
Greensboro Generals of the Eastern Hockey League will have a working agreement with the New York Rangers of the National League next year. New York will send players to Greensboro to supplement those who played for the club last year when it performed at Troy Ohio. This season marks Greensboro’s first venture into hockey.
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Greensboro
Generals
New York
Ken Wilson
Trday
Troy
Ohio
Grensboro
Bulls Cup 5-4 Win Over Red Birds
Durham edges Winston-Salem 5-4 as Don Wirt drives in the go ahead run in the 10th inning. Fred Whitfield belted a 15th homer in the ninth to tie the game for the Red Birds. Durham scored four in the fifth on five hits to surge ahead before late dramatics.
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Winston - Salem
Don Wirt
Innning
Ted Brzenk
Durham
Winston-Salem
Fred Whitfield
Winston- Salem
BI Briner
Dore
Sheldon
Whitefield Mcauliffe
Gilchrist
Moeg Fends
Foster Wirt
Ich
Beh- Whitefield
Briner
Foster
Boden
George Dunn Wins Bowman Gray Stock Race in Raleigh Lead
George Dunn Jr. of Raleigh led all 40 laps at Bowman Gray Stadium to win his first stock car feature of the season. He started on the pole and finished almost a half lap ahead of runner up Fuzzy Clifton of Rural Hall. Clifton also took the 10 lap heat. Shorty York and Pee Wee Jones followed.
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Winston - Salem
George Dunn Jr
Raleigh
Bowman Gray Stadium
Dunn
Fuzzy Clifton
Rural Hall
North Carolina
Sportsman
Clifton
Shorty York
Mocksville
Pee Wee Jones
Winston-Salem
Lenahan Wins Biltmore Open Women's Singles Crown
Caryl Lenahan defeated Mary Anne Connerat 6 1 6 2 to win the North Carolina Open women's singles title at Biltmore Forest Country Club in Asheville. The event featured rising stars from Atlanta Chapel Hill and Greenville with Shaffer Bonner and Hepting reaching finals in multiple categories amid rain.
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Asheville
Caryl Lenahan
Biltmore Forest Country Club
Mary Anne Connerat
Miss Lenahan
Miss Connerat
Tom Bonner
Atlanta
Charlie Shaffer
Chapel Hill
Bonner
Bob Burns
Columbia
S.C
Shaffer
Keith Stoneman
Greenville
Jack Hepting
Louise Fowler
Covington
Terry Thomas
Sea Island
Karen Sanders
Chcero Beach
Fla
Inez Long
Miss Fowler
Miss Thomas
Lenahan
Daryl
Dana
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Grant
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd
Dick Covington
Peyre Kennedy
Spartanburg
Littler Clings to Two Stroke Insurance City Lead
Gene Littler maintained a slim two stroke edge at the Insurance City Open after a 72 in round three to stand at 202 for 54 holes. Tom Nieporte, Bob Goalby and Arnold Palmer remained within striking distance as windy conditions challenged the field at Wethersfield Country Club.
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Wethersfield
Conn
Gene Littler
Littler
Tom Nieporte
Bronxville, N.Y
Gene Littler Never Totee
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Fred Hawkins
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Tom Strafaciove
Jorgenson Gomes in revived junior lightweight title bout
Paul Jorgenson faces Harold Gomes in a 15 round outdoor title bout at Pierce Memorial Stadium in Providence. Gomes, 25, has won 44 of 48 pro starts with 23 KOs and is the slight favorite after a Miami win. The bout, no TV, local radio only, may draw 10,000 fans.
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Providence
R. TI
Paul Jorgenson
Texas
Harold Gomes
Pierce Memorial Stadium
Sandy ‘Saddler
Orlando Zulueta
National ‘Boxing Assn
New York State Athletic Commission
Gomes
Jorgenson
Miami
Fof Houston
Port Arthur
New England
Kayo
Tobs Rap Yankees By 5 1
Wilsons Bob Veale returned to duty with a two hit 5-1 victory over Greensboro. Veale struck out 16 as Greensboro managed all its runs in the sixth. Ray Looney scored in the fifth on a Looney steal and Watts double. Tobs cut Raleighs lead to a game and a half with four in the fifth including White and Lerner scoring on a Merkien double and Lock single for Greensboro’s run.
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Wilson
Bobby Veale
Greensboro
Veale
Yankees
Ray Looney
George Watts
Tobs
Raleigh
Open
Eider White
White
Morrier Lerner
Lerner
Eee
Glen Merkien
Don Lock
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Jim Fuller
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David Cox
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Wally Shannon
Bob Buhl
Joe Cunningham
Curt Flood
Bill White
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Bobby Moegle
Whitfield
Charlie Behrends
Danny Briner
Dick McAuliffe
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Arnold Palmer
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Rye, N. Y
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