Berg Wins sixth Title in Augusta with 291
Patty Berg captured her sixth women's Titleholders golf championship at Augusta finishing with 291 for 72 holes. She earned $1,000 from a $5,000 purse, surpassing Jackie Pung and Mary Lena Faulk in the final standings. Betsy Rawls and Louise Suggs shared best final round score with 73 while Berg set an 18 hole record of 68.
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St. Andrews
Jackie Pung
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Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
Miss Faulk
Lenoir Rhyne Sets Nine-Game 1960 Football Schedule
Lenoir Rhyne College in Hickory announces a nine game fall football schedule matching last year with Wofford removed. The slate includes Newport News Naval Apprentice School on Sept 17, at East Carolina Sept 24, Newberry Oct 1, at Appalachian Oct 8, Guilford Oct 15, at Western Carolina Oct 22, at Emory & Henry Oct 29, Open, Elon Oct 12, and Catawba Oct 24.
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N.C
Lenoir Rhyne College
Wofford
Newport News Naval Apprentice School
East Carolina
Newberry
Appalachian
Guilford
Western Carolina
Emory & Henry
Elon
Gold Medal Tourney Opens With 45 Teams In Five Divisions
The 1955 YMCA Gold Medal Basketball Tournament starts Thursday at 5:30 p.m. on the Y court with a 45‑team field across five divisions. Major contenders include High Point YMCA, Taylor Fuel Service, Guilford, Pfeiffer Junior College, and Wake Forest affiliate squads. The schedule lists multiple Class A B and C matchups across Thursday and Saturday with local clubs like Springfield Friends, Lake Brandt Owls, and Carolina Iron featured in key brackets.
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High Point Ymca
Taylor Fuel Service
Winston - Salem
Bob Paxton
Larry Graham
Jack Hartness
J. Venable
Guilford
William Stanfield
Catawba
Jack Powell
Bill Hunsucker
Jack Hawks
Bill Huegle
Bobby Davison
Jim Warner
Don Harthcock
Varity
McCrary Eagles
Guilford Clowns
Bob Shoal
Bill Atkins
Bonds Sports Shop
Kannapois
Springfield Friends of
Hubert Wright
Thomasville All-Stars
Card Hopes Depend On Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals manager Eddie Stanky says the club’s improvement hinges on pitching after a sixth place finish last year. He recalls costly losses due to weak relievers and explains trading Ray Jablonski for Frank Smith to bolster the bullpen. MORE ON PAGE ELEVEN
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ST. Petersburg
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Ray Jablonski
Cincinnati
Frank Smith
Smith
Duquesne Opens NIT Run Highlighted by Ricketts and Green
Duquesne, top seed in a 12 team NIT, faces Louisville in the opener at Madison Square Garden as Ricketts and Green pace the Dukes with 20 plus points each. Cincinnati drew Niagara in a fourth seed matchup while Dayton and Holy Cross await their first games. Ed Fleming leads Niagara’s attack and Jack Twyman stars for Cincinnati as the tournament advances toward the semifinals and finals.
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Louisville
Madison Square Garden
Cincinnati
Niagara
New York
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Duquesne
Dayton
Holy Cross
St.Louis
St. Francis
Loretto
Manhattan
Charlie Tyra
Lafayette
Ed Fleming
Seton Hall
the Garden
Jack Twyman
Golfers Arrive for North South Amateur at Pinehurst
Scores of top women golfers reach Pinehurst for the 53rd North and South Amateur. Barbara Romack seeks to defend her 1952 title as 1954 winner Joyce Ziske, Mary Lesa Faulk, and other stars enter the field. Qualifying rounds begin with 18 holes moving to match play next Monday on the No 2 course.
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N.C
Augusta
St. Augustine
Fla
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Sacramento
Calif
Lass
Joyce Ziske
Waterford
Wis
Mary Lesa’ Faulk
Maurice Glick
Baltimore
Marjorie Burns
Greensboro
Mae Murray Jones
Montpelier
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT by The Associated Press
World welterweight champion Carl Olson from San Francisco outpointed Willie Vaughn of Los Angeles in a non title bout. Jimmy Ford of Miami Beach defeated Rufino Sardinas in Havana. Irish Pat Mallane stopped Bobby Weaver in Waterbury. Phil Wildcat Wong from Honolulu stopped Dickie Wong in Honolulu.
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Bobo) Olson
San Francisco
Willie Vaughn
Los Angeles
Havana
Jimmy Ford
Miami Beach
Rufino Sardinas
Cuba
Waterbury
Conn
Pat Mallane
Union City
Bobby Weaver
Harford
Honolulu
Phil (Wildcat
U S and Argentina Lead Pan Am Games After Day One
United States and Argentina led the Pan American Games after the opening day with track and field wins and early points in weight lifting and women’s fencing. Argentina’s Oswald Suarez won the 10,000 meters, Ingebord Pfuller set a discus Pan Am record, and U S jumpers Ernie Shelton and Herman Wyatt set a meet mark in the high jump.
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New York
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Herman Wyatt
Shelton
University of Southern California
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U.S. Army
UCLA
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Trinidad
Rafael Fortun Chacon
Mal Whitfield
Lon Spurrier
Arnold Lowell
Ramon Sandoval
Whitfield
Juan D. Miranda
Cecil Wins Central Carolina Open With 767 High Series
Bob Cecil fired a 767 six game set to win the Central Carolina Open at the event yesterday. Paul Ebert of Winston-Salem finished second with 766 pins, just one pin shy of top money, while Ervin Lowder took third with 716. Lib Bradshaw edged Maxine Allen 581 to 575 in the women’s division as 69 bowlers entered the tournament. The standings list Harve y and Spurrier tied for fourth with 728, and Patterson finished seventh with 537 as the field set a new participation record.
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High Pointer
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Cecil
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Winston - Salem
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Kannapolis
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Greensboro
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Lydia Winecoff
Keannapols
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Sender
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Ie Point
Cera
Triangle And Diamond Meet Tonight In Final Playoff
The third game in the Industrial league playoff between Triangle Hosiery and Diamond Hosiery is set for tonight at 7 30 on the court. Diamond won the regular season and looks to add the title while Triangle seeks a do or die win with Weaver Carter Windy Cecil Hack Mashburn and Diamond starters Jim Warner Knight Brewer Harris and Jones featuring.
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Diamond Hosiery
Triangle
Jim Harris
Diamond
Analhe Feather
Cee Ee Angle
Gate City to Host 1955 US Amateur Qualifying
The Carolinas sectional qualifying for the 1955 US Amateur Championship will be held in Gate City August 30 with practice days August 28-29. Two 18 hole rounds will be played August 30 at Starmount Forest and Greensboro Country Club, reflecting an expected record Carolina entry. The National Amateur is set for Richmond September 12-17.
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N. C
Carolinas
William Snow
Carolinas Golf Assa
Richmond
Starmount Forest
Snow
Reecord Carolina
Virginia
State NC Tar Heels Split ACC Swim Meet Titles
The second annual ACC swimming championships at Chapel Hill ended with North Carolina State and North Carolina sharing eight and six event titles respectively. New records fell in three finals as NC State swimmers Dave McIntyre and Charlie Parker led wins and Phil Drake of UNC topped the 200-yard butterfly in finals. Ruppenthal swept three events for NC State.
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N.C
North Carolina State
North
Mets
Tar Heels
Charlie
North Carolina
Krepp
Dave McIntyre
N.C. State
MecIntyre
Charlie Parker
Ruppenthal
Rangers Defenseman Wears Special Shoulder Pad
New York Rangers defenseman Ivan Irwin wears a football style shoulder pad in all NHL games to protect a fractured collar bone. The injury sidelined him for seven games before his latest appearance.
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Ivan Irwin
New York Rangers
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