Golfers Light Up Blair Park as Juniors Tourneys Roll On
Roger Watson at Blair Park in mid afternoon heat practices drives near the creek as juniors compete in the Carolinas Junior Tournament. Watson ties for second after a 67 final round. Adams posts 286 after 72 holes to win. Pro Johnny Johnston heads to New Bern Open as Blair Park hosts upcoming events.
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Roger Watson
Blair Park
Adams
CGA
Chapel Hill
Carolinas
Greensboro
Gene
Turkey
Martin
High Point Jaycees
High Point
Morganton
Hawaii
Jimmy Stephenson
N. C. State
Johnny Johnston
Johnston
New Bern Golf and Country Club
Stock car race at new Darlington track draws big crowd
The $1.5 million Darlington facility hosts a 400 lap Grand National race with $4000 lap money. Expect 90 000 spectators as 60 drivers compete including Glenn Roberts Smokey Yunick works Roberts pit. Qualifying speeds average 133.9 mph with repairs overnight after rough asphalt prompted packed-down work by 20 trucks.
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Glenn
Fireball) Roberts
Daytona Beach
Fla
Roberts
Henry
Smokey) Yunick
Jim Rathmann
Rex White
Spartanburg
S.C
Darlington
D.C
Jim Reed
Peekskill
N.Y
Speedy Thompson
Charlotte
Curtis Turner
Buck Baker
Minor League Players Honored by Trautman Panel
Two named players include Mike Mattiace a Palatka pitcher and Duke Ducote an outfielder with 18 homers. Also cited are Purnal Goldy of Knoxville and Fred Carpenter of Greensboro with strong batting lines as May honors roll out.
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Columbus
Ohio
George M. Trautman
Mike Mattiace
Palatka
Duke Ducote
San Antonio
South Atlantic
Purnal Goldy
Knoxville
Carolina
Fred Carpenter
Greensboro
Skeet Shoot Set Today at Marlowe Gun Club
The Marlowe Gun Club invites shooters to a club-invitational skeet event at 10 a.m. on its two fields eight miles east of High Point off Highway 62. Both 12 gauge and 410 gauge events shoot 50 targets. ties hinge on the longest streak of broken targets. Awards include trophies for 12 gauge class winners and Ladies High Gun sterling, plus a $10 Lew is System prize for the top second-division 410 gun. Shooters compete under NSSA rules with a modified flight system.
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Marlowe Gun Club
High Point
Highway 62
Palmer Wins Open After Stunning Final Round Breakthrough
Gene Sarazen’s 1932 Arkansas? No. Palmer ends with a seven-stroke rally to seize the Open title at the meadowland course near the Rockies. Hogan falters late, Snead’s bid ends with a cruel eight on the ninth that costs him the crown.
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Gene Sarazen
Flushing
N.Y
Palmer
United States
Sam Snead
Dublin
Hogan
Meadowland
Rockies
Nickalaus
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Philadelphia
Bill Casper
Bayer
Snead
Giants name interim manager as Rigney ouster unfolds
Giants president Horace Stoneham announces Leo Sheehan as interim skipper amid speculation on Rigney's firing. He hints at possible outside hire and notes Cepeda shifts to first base while McCovey handles left field. Sheehan, 66, takes over after Feeney informed Rigney he was dismissed. Stoneham says move aims to inspire and close team hus tle.
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Stoneham
Phoenix
Rigney
Giant
Philadelphia
al Dark
Eddie Stanky
St. Louis
Bob Scheffing
Milwaukee
Chicago Cubs
Orlando Cepeda
Sheehan
Cepeda
Giants
Willie McCovey
McCovey
Minneapolis
American Assn
Phillies
Leo Durocher
Frank
Lefty) O'Doul
Hank Sauer
Bill
Chub Feeney
Coach Ed Temple Eyes Strong 1960 Track Team Ahead
Nashville AP report quotes Ed Temple saying the 1960 U S women's track team has a brighter outlook. He plans to build the Olympic squad around Tennessee A&I Tiger belles after they won their sixth straight AAU championship, noting improved time trial competition at A&I.
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Nashville, Tenn
U.S
Ed Temple
Tennessee A&i Tigerbelles
A&i
Braves Sink Cardinals In 12 Inning Thriller
Southpaw George Brunet dazzled with 12 strikeouts and five hits allowed in 11 innings before Newcomer relief sealed a 3-2 win for the Milwaukee Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals in a 12 inning battle. Brunet credits a switch to overhand throwing coached by Whitlow Wyatt for the breakthrough.
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Milwaukee
George Brunet
Milwaukee Braves
Charlie Dressen
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Brunet
Kansas City
Louisville
Whitlow Wyatt
Whit
Bill
White
New North Carolina speed record set amid race preparations
Drivers established a new North Carolina record while Duke Carolina football game ballpark history cited. Track pre qualifying instructions urged staying near rails to avoid repaired lanes, slowing speeds from 134 mph pole time. Officials expect 55 to 60 cars in the starting field amid speculation of a September race.
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Duke
Carolina
Durham
Charlotte
Concord
Fireball Roberts
Wimbledon Opens With Open Field and Amateur Ghosts
The 74th Wimbledon championships begin amid a wide open field with famed amateurs like Trabert Sedgman Hoad Coop er and Olmedo waiting in the wings as professionals loom. Doris Hart Mo Connolly and Althea Gibson consider returns while Neale Fraser and Barry MacKay lead the men’s draw with Maria Bueno favored in the women’s.
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London
Trabert
Sedgman
Hoad
Cooper
Olmedo
Wimbledon
All England
Doris Hart
Little
Mo” Connolly
Althea Gibson
Australia
Neale Fraser
America
Barry MacKay
Brazil
Maria Bueno
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Johnson
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Wright
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