Patton Regains Old Golf Spark At Pinehurst Triumph
The 41 year old Billy Joe Patton, Wake Forest alum and Navy veteran, rebuilds form after lean years. He defends North and South title at Pinehurst and earns a U S Amateur bid chasing a British Amateur showing following a Japan World Amateur stint. Betsy Patton watches as he hits long and straight toward a steady return.
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Morganton
N. C
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Patton
U.S
Billy Joe
St. Andrews
Scotland
U. S
Pinehurst
Wake Forest College
Carolinas
Japan
Arnie
Army
Arnold Palmer
Joe King
Anniston
Ala
Bob Allen
West Hartford
Conn
Betsy
Billy Joe Patton
North Carolina
Training and Development Aims College Route to MLB
Walter Shannon former St. Louis Cardinals farm director and Cleveland Indians scout proposes a National Collegiate Baseball Foundation. The plan would run amateur leagues for college players under NCAA rules with MLB funding for logistics while players remain unpaid and seek college education.
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New York
Walter Shannon
St. Louis Cardinals
Cleveland Indians
Shannon
National Collegiate Baseball Foundation
NCAA
Caribbean
Peace and Harmony Restores Colonial National Invitation
In Las Vegas AP reports peace and harmony at the Colonial National Invitation Golf Tournament setup in Fort Worth. Don January will play May 8 to 12 as the Colonial is restored as an official PGA event after a dispute between the PGA Tournament Committee and the Fort Worth organizers. Officials and players agreed to invite the top 40 money winners automatically.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Fort Worth
Don January
PGA
Lionel Hebert
Bob Goalby
Ann
Palmer
James Gaquin
Ralph L. Memerly
Dallas
Conn
Jan M. Bingham
Allen Mary
B. Conner
Paul O. Ridings
Ture
Bears Favored to Defend Carolinas Conference Track Title
Lenoir Rhyne is the favorite to defend its Carolinas Conference track crown at Grimsley High School in Greensboro. The meet features defending champions Joe Rhyne in the 100 200 and broad jump Willie Tart in the 440 Pete Ripley in the hurdles and Jack Wagner in the 880 with High Point Guilford and others as challengers.
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Greensboro
N. C
Lenoir Rhyne
Bears
Grimsley High School
Pfeiffer College
Misenheimer
Boone
Herb Appenzeller
Fof Guilford
High Point
Guilford
East Carolina
Wofford
Pembroke
Atlantic Christian
Catawba
Elon
Appalachian
Joe Rhyne
Willie Tart
Pete Ripley
Jack Wagner
Lavorante Heads Home to Argentina in Semi-Conscious State
Argentine heavyweight Alejandro Lavorante, nearly eight months after a September knockout by Johnny Riggins, leaves Los Angeles on a stretcher for Buenos Aires. Surgeon Dr. J. DeWitt Fox, parents Alejandro Sr. and Lidia Lavorante accompany him. tax payments cleared for a $9,878 IRS bill.
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Los Angeles
Alejandro Lavorante
Lavorante
Buenos Aires
Johnny Riggins
San Francisco
J. DeWitt Fox
Argentina
Alejandro Sr
Lidia Lavorante
Internal Revenue Service
Orioles Scout laments Great Players Lost Over 35 Years
Fred Hofmann a longtime scout for the Orioles recalls losing stars like Joe DiMaggio Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle while recounting early signings in San Francisco St Louis and Tacoma. He notes near misses including Charley Peterson and Danny Murphy with notes on Powell McLaughlin Russo and Boog Powell.
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Fred Hofmann
Las Vegas
Dutch Hofmann
Far West
Baltimore Orioles
Hofman
New York Yankees
Charley
Cap) Peterson
San Francisco Giants
Joe DiMaggio
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
DiMaggio
Berra
Mantle
Hari Kari
Missions
San Francisco
Eddie Joost
Baby Dahlgren
Walt Judnich
Johnny Babich
Browns
St. Louis
Cardinals
Joe Garagiola
Bill DeWitt
Yogi
Garagiola
Joe
Don McShane
Peterson
Tacoma
Orioles
Danny Murphy
Cubs
Murphy
New Hulls Promise Speed and Safety in Modern Boats
The article surveys hull choices for boats, detailing displacement and deep V shapes, complex bottoms for plane, and flat bottom plans. It notes shallow water limits, power needs, and suggests matching hulls to fishing and open-water use, with built in amenities like cabins, heads, galleys, and optional fishing gear.
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Miami Herald
Phi
Ireland Slated For N. C. Clinic
George Ireland, Loyola U. basketball coach and national champions coach, will be chief basketball instructor at the 15th annual North Carolina Coaching Clinic. Bob Jamieson of Greensboro announced Eldon Miller of Wittenberg University joins the basketball staff. Wittenberg went 26-2 last season.
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Greensboro
N.C
George Ireland
Loyola University
North Carolina
Bob Jamieson
Eldon Miller
Wittenberg University
Wittenberg
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Blair Park
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