Shankle tops NCAA marks in Los Angeles meet
USC wins the NCAA title with 42 points ahead of UCLA 35 as Don Bragg of Villanova sets a new pole vault record 15 feet 1 inch while Ernie Shelton of USC adds a meet high jump record and Les Bitner of Kansas breaks the javelin mark. Pete Gray battles 1:51.1 in the 880. Milt Campbell also shines as multiple records fall at the Coliseum.
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Los Angeles
California
Cee Ae
Mortal Coliseum
USC
Heavenly Twins
Ron Morris
Walt Levack
UCLA
Kansas
Northwestern
Manhattan
Duke
Penn State
Don Bragg
Villanova
Don Laz
Illinois
Ernie Shelton
Southern California
Les Bitner
Tom Itney
Fordham
John Woodruff
Pittsburgh
Mal Whitfield
Ohio State
Pete Gray
Michigan
Milt Campbell
Indiana
Spasha ‘Shankle
Lew and Clark
Martin Pedigo
George Rosemere
Church
W. Mashburn
Oklahome A&m
Dean Smith
Texas
Jerry Precht
Jim Bailey
Oregon
Bil Dellinger
Bob Seaman
Billy Aowell
Emporia State
Sid W Be
Durr Grim
Mary Aenne Ihurdies
Charley Pratt
Seat Shankle
Buy Yonkers
Les Stew Town
Bernie Nelson
Stanford
Dugger
Tufts
Craig Dixon
Dick Attlesley
Tom Courtney
Dick Foerster
Henry Oreo Tillmon
Laughlin
St. Joseph's
Paul
Patterson
North Texas State
Des Koch
UBC
Ron Drummond
Carl Veree
Georgia Tech
Jim Mathis
Occidental
Don Vick
Kelly Mester
Jim Golliday
Art Pollard
Bob Gary
Washington State
Dick Blair
Bob Whilden
Nova Trom
Releer
Jim Beatty
al Frames
Geeraia Hae Yaas
James
Tulinois
Fleck Forces Playoff For Open Title At Olympic Club
Jack Fleck tied the Open lead with a three under par 67 at the Olympic Club, finishing 72 holes at 287 to force an 18 hole playoff with Ben Hogan. Fleck, a Davenport municipal course operator, birdied the 15th and 17th and nearly holed a final pressure putt on 18. Hogan led at times but finished 70 as the crowd watched a dramatic showdown set for tomorrow.
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San Francisco
Jack Fleck
Hogan
Olympic Club
Fleck
Eck
Hungry- Yan
Davenport
Julius Boros
Walker Inman Jr
Tommy Bolt
Harvie Ward
Pau Snead
Amaeur Harvie Ward Jr
Bud Holscher
Sam Parks
NCAA Track Finals Produce Record Times and Marks
At the 34th NCAA track championships in Angeles, top finishers set NCAA records. Athletes from UCLA, Oregon, and Penn State posted fast times and distances in sprint, distance, and field events, with six throwers breaking the meet record and notable performances by Shankle, Bailey, and Bragg among others.
Gills Sunday School League Scores and Players Report
League records show multiple games and player lineups including Bryant, Smith, Keith, Ruth, Reddick, Oakley and Beck. The fragment notes schedules and results with team designations, fielding references, and score notes from an early section of the Gills League page.
Open Championship Scores Highlight Players Across U S
A ragged OCR list presents players and scores from the U S Open golf championship at the Olympic Lakeside course in San Francisco on June 18. Names include Mina stores, Ben Mogan Fort Worth Julius Boros, Art Wall Jr, Fred Morton, and many others with varied round totals and small monetary prizes.
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San Francisco
Mina
Olympic Lakeside
Ben Mogan
Fort Worth
Tex
Sam
Ee Sees
Bsa
Harvie Wardgo
Gon Vunetied
Bud Melscher
Appie Valley
Calif
Ford
Kiamethea Lake
N.Y
Jack Durke
Kiamesha Lake
Mite Souchak
Durham
N.C
Frank Stranahen
Toledo
Ohio
Tialles Marteld
Weetbe
Augusta
Palm Springs
1955 NCAA Tennis Tournament opens in Chapel Hill
The 1955 National Collegiate tennis championships begin at the University of North Carolina with 69 players from 30 schools. Conference champions such as Texas, California, UCLA, Wisconsin and North Carolina lead a star field. The event awards singles doubles and a new Ackerman Bowl team trophy.
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Af Hamilton Richardson
Tulane
Wimbie
Oo Aimbie
Don
England
Cliff Mayne
California
Joe Bradford
North Carolina
Allen Mueller
Wisconsin
Inclu Jacque Grigry
Southern California
Bill Quilian
Washington
Bill Cranston
Yale
Dick Doss
UCLA
Alan Call
Doss
Jimmy Ead
Joe Blatchford
Michigan
Barry McKay
Ony
al Kuhn
Northwestern
Kuhn
Ilinois
Notre Dame
Jose
Pepe) Aguero
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Duke
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina State
Harrison Outsmarts Patton In Southern Golf Final
Harrison, a 23-year-old from Atlanta, won the Southern Golf Assn amateur final over W. Cupper Billy Joe Patton of North Carolina 1 up after 37 holes at Linville Golf Club. Patton led early, but Harrison rallied with three birdies and halted Patton’s four-hole edge to clinch the title and claim the extra-hole victory.
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N.C
Atlanta
W. Cupper
Billy Joe Patton
Southern Golf Assn
Harrison
North Carolina
Linville Golf Club
Pas
Billy Joe
Patton
Harri
Arnold Oe
Macon
Ben Goodes
Reidsville
Blum
Goodes
Fletcher Wall
Lexington
Dave Smith
Gastonia
N. c
Jim Head
Birmingham
Ala
Snes
Senate
Chanieeson
Nashville
Tenn
Jim Sloan Jr
Henry Dunn Jr
Savannah
Joel Richardson Sr
Signal Mountain
Harrison Wetseere
Paris
Patten
Marrison
Cnvveee
Eatra
Cornell Triumphs In Intercollegiate Rowing Championship
The Cornell team led by Stark Sanford swept the three mile IRA main event as Penn, Navy and Washington trailed. Cornell freshmen edged Washington yearlings in the two mile race, with Onondaga Lake offering flat water and near 90 degree heat as the Big Red posted a dominant day.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Corwell
Pennsylvania
Big Red
Alan
Stark Sanford
Washington
Northwest
Penn
Navy
Annapolis
Olympic
Ithica
Onondaga Lake
Cornell
Whiz Kids Triumph in Tag Mat Test at Lexington
The Whiz Kids, Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro, defeated Babe Zaharias and John Tolas in the feature Australian tag team event before about 2,000 fans at the Lex i-YMCA. It was their fourth Lexington victory and second straight over Zaharias and Tolas, with Tangaro winning the decisive fall in 13 ae using a piledriver on Tolas.
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Lexington
Whiz Kids
Guy Brunetti
Joe Tangaro
Babe Zaharias
John Tolas
Lexi - Ymca
Zaharias
Tolas
Brunetti
Tangaro
Jack Witzig
Lou
Hi-Toms rally past Burlington Graham 3 2 in Carolina League
High Point Thomasville edged Burlington Graham 3 2 as Woody Rich earned his eighth win. Noah Goode was hit in the head by a pitch but was not seriously hurt. The Hi-Toms visit Durham for a two game series starting tomorrow at 2:30 with Family Night at Bach Field Monday at 8.
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Woody Rich
Thomasville
Sacer Dal Burlington-Graham
Rm Schultz
Hi-Toms
Emmo
Durham Bulls
Nch Field
Bob Ricciani
Rich
Bur-ora
Chuck Buehner
Ricciani
Fred Harrington
Grady Wattssina
Lovejon Trott
Noah Goode
Bur-Gra
Buehner
Gordon Oe
Pirates
Jim Searth
Schultz
Mike Weltman
Goode
Ms-Toms - AB Rhoare
Reidsville Routs Scots Bull With Grand Slam
Reidsville Phillies erupt for nine runs in the fourth inning to beat Fayetteville Highlanders 11 to 7 in nearly three hours. Don Cameron belted a grand slam amid the rally as Tommy Qualters earned his second win for Reidsville.
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Reidsville
Don Cameron
Harry Elmer
Bill Dean
Reidaville
Donvere
Cameron
Leach
Quakters
Phillies
Fayetteville Highlanders
Jim Pokel
OB Penn
On Ee
Ross Shuts Out Twins For Pats Win
Joe Ross held Winston-Salem to eight hits and 14 strikeouts as the Greensboro Patriots defeated the Twins 5-0 in Winston-Salem. Delays due to power, Pats score two first inning runs and add three in the fifth to seal the win behind Minarcin relief.
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Winston-Salem
Joe Ross
Greensboro Patriots
Winston-Salem Twins
Greensboro
Tom McDonald
Bob Buck
Jim Engleman
Pats
Dick McCarthy
Sii Bled
Peppy LaMonica
Leo Alarid
Rosey Rosenzweig
Bob Deakin
Syl McNinch
McCarthy
LaMonica
Rosenzweig
Leo Ala
Duke's Cameron to Attend Olympic Committee Meeting
Duke University athletic director E. M. Cameron travels from Durham to Los Angeles for a district Olympic Committee meeting. He chairs District Three and joins general chair Willis Hunter of Southern Cal and other district leaders.
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Durham
N.C
Duke University
E. M. Cameron
Los Angeles
NCAA
Cameron
Willis P. Hunter
Southern Cal
Moore Sets 9 to 5 Pick for Rocky Bout at Polo Grounds
Archie Moore plans a decisive 15 round defense against Robo Olson at the Polo Grounds with a September shot at Rocky Marciano. Promoters aim for a 25 000 attendance and 250 000 gross gate while ABC TV and radio carry the fight. Moore hopes to secure a Marciano clash this fall if victorious despite weight and form questions.
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Archie New
Archie Moore
Robo Olson
Rocky Marciano
New York State Athletic Commission
Moore
Aeres Ee
International Boxing Club
Polo Grounds
Whid
ABC
Nino Valdes
Las Vegas
Aioe
San —_ en
Maxim
Bob Fitzsimmons
Anyoe
Robinson
Kee Stadium
Olson
Marciano
Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
Eran
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