Sports anecdotes mingle in a fast paced sports round up
A collage of sports vignettes spans golf boxing baseball and theater. Sam Snead spares the Open with USGA play, Jim Norris hints at political leverage, Early Wynn known as Gus by fans, club antics with a clubhouse boy, Gwen Verdon at a Broadway show prompts banter, and Camilo Pascual teased by his manager. Ed Die’s father Leland Erdeltaz jogs in rain while Don Hoak and Bobo Olson spar. Lucy Marlowe questions Del Webb as Lucy ponders connections to sport. Prominent figures Roy Campanella Eddie Erdelatz and Frank Ruff appear amid notes on V».
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Sam Snead
United States Golf Association
San Francisco
USGA
Jim Norris
Ell International Boxing Club
New York
Julius Helfand
Olson-Moore
Nats
Senators
Gwen Verdon
Damn
Yankees
Broadway
Cholly Dressen
Camilo Pascual
Pascual
Ocean
Bobo O
Af Olson
Dodgers
Don Hoak
Jacksonville
Giles
Bobo Olson
Lucy Marlowe
Andy Carey
Lucy
del Webb
Chicago
Virgil Trucks
Yankee Stadium
Jack White
San Francisco 49Ers
Frankie Ruff
Ralph Dupas
New Orleans
Don Mueller
Sonny
Pittsburgh Pirates
Fox Movietone
Rocky Marciano
al Weill
Roy Campanella
Ed Murrow
Swaps Set as Big Favorite in Will Rogers Stakes
Hollywood Park draws a Memorial Day crowd of 60,000 as Californa bred Swaps, 1955 Kentucky Derby winner, heads the field for the $25,000 Will Rogers Stakes at one mile. Bequeath, Beau Busher, Jack Magic and Golden Land also race with El Draggin’s world record pace noted earlier in the week.
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Inglewood
Calif
Hollywood Park
Will Rogers
Bequeath
Sunnyside
Beau Busher
W-L Ranchs
Jack Magic
Andy Crevelins
Golden Land
P. A. Klipsteins
Mr. Sullivan
California
National Broadcasting Co
Louis B. Mayers
Alidon
el Drag
Determine
Swaps
el Drags
Johnny Longden
Mister Gus
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Junior Johnson Wins Raleigh Grand National 100 Mile Race
Junior Johnson of North Wilkesboro won the 100 mile Grand National late model stock car race at the State Fair grounds in Raleigh, earning $1,350. He finished one lap ahead of Fonty Flock of Decatur, Georgia, with Buck Faker of Charlotte third in the 200-lap event on the half mile dirt track. Johnson drove a 1955 Oldsmobile 88 and did not pit.
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Raleigh
Junior Johnson
North Wilkesboro
State Fairgrounds
Johnson
Fonty Flock
Decatur
Buck Faker
Charlotte
Hollywood bout ends with Evatt outpointing Richards
In Los Angeles Buddy Evatt defeats Le Roy Richards by decision 10 rounds. The Reno match sees Howard King from Reno outpointing Hans Friedrich of Germany over 10 rounds.
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Hollywood
Buddy Evatt
Los Angeles
LeRoy Richards
Reno
Nev
Howard King
Hans Friedrich
Germany
Manhattan Wins IC4A Sweep Across Track Events
Manhattan College under coach George Eastment captured the IC4A cross country indoor and outdoor titles with 38 points. They won one event in the 16 varsity tests, Charlie Pratt taking the 120-yard high hurdles, as Penn State trailed with 35½. Arnie Sowell of Pitt posted a 1:49.1 half mile, beating collegiate records, with Fordham's Tom Courtney at 1:49.2.
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New York
Manhattan
George Eastment
Jaspers
State
Charlie Pratt
Penn State
Pitt
Arnie Sowell
Tom Courtney
Fordham
Sowell
Courtney
Baseball Leaders From The League Highlights And Leaders
Batting leaders include Kuenn Detroit at .377 and Kaline with 57 hits while Mangle New York leads runs with 43 and Berra New York tops in runs batted in with 35. Pitching leaders show Aber Detroit 3 0 1.000 and Newcombe Brooklyn 70 with 1.000. See Jones Chicago.
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Kuenn
Detroit
Mangle
New York
Berra
Kaline
Smith
Cleveland
Mantle
Zermal
Kansas
Rivera
Minoso
Chicago
Aber
God Bikeouts
Ashburn
Philadelphia
Snider
Brooklyn
Mueller
Campanella
Hodges
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Repulski
St. Louis
Mays
Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Gilliam
Boyer
Newcombe
Jones
Poirer Diaz Welter Clash Headlines TV Card In New York
Poirer of Niagara Falls New York and Miguel Diaz of Cuba meet in a 10 round welterweight bout at St Nicolas Arena in New York. Poirer is 16-1-2 and Diaz 40-7-2 with 26 knockouts and Diaz makes his TV debut on DuMont at 9 p.m. EST.
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Gene Poirer
Niagara Falla
N.Y
Miguel Diaz
Cuba
New York
St. Nicolas Arena
Poirer
Johnny Busso
Diaz
U.S
DuMont
Boxing Trust May End New York Prizefights
New York boxing investigators target the International Boxing Managers Guild amid claims of mob control and a plan to boycott fighters like Martinez who break with managers. Gov Helfand could suspend professional boxing until clean conduct is assured as he probes shakedowns and tied records. Foresters estimate over half the growth of saw timber in the United States occurs in the South.
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New Yor
New York
International Boxing Club
Julius Helfand
New York Boxing Commission
International Boxing Managers’ Guild
Martinez
Bill Daly
Trust
Helfand
Averill Harriman
Brooklyn
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Harold Johnson
Frank Hogan
IBC
Frank Carbo
Carbo
Angel Z
Kid Gavilan
Johnny Saxton
Philadelphia
Hymie Wallman
Licht
Garbo
Jim Noveris
Willie Ketcharh
United States
South
British Amateur Opens With Americans Leading Contenders
The British Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale and St Annes begins with 45 Americans in the field. After 15 scratches, many will start today as the 36 hole final is set for Saturday. Notable entrants include Walker Cup members Dale Morey, Dick Yost, and Billy Joe Patton, with Joe Carr as Ireland's hopeful.
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ST. Ames
England
Britain
Royalham
St. Annes
Joe Carr
Harvie Ward
San Francisco
America
Bill Campbell
Huntington
W.va
Joe Conrad
San Antonio
Jim Jackson
St. Louis
Dale Morey
Indianapolis
Dick Yost
Portland
Ore
Cherry
Wichita Falls
Tex
Billy Joe Patton
Morganton
N.C
Bruce Cudd
Jim McHale
Wynnewood, Pa
Dave Reed Wins Danville Invitational Medal Title
Durham golfer Dave Reed upset the Danville Golf Club invitational with a sudden death playoff victory after tying W Townes Lea at 143 in regulation. Ben Goodes placed third at 146, while George Gasser and Fletcher Wall Jr. tied at 147 with Gasser earning fourth on the final round.
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Danville
Va. A
Dave Reed
Durham
N.C
Danville Golf Club
W. Townes Lea
Reed
Tar Heel
Ben Goodes
Reidsville
George Gasser
Richmond
Fletcher Wall Jr
Lexington
Runae
Ernest Jones
Hungarian sets world mark in two miles at British Games Carnival
London reports Sandro Tharos, a 26 year old Hungarian, shattered the two mile world record with a time of 8 minutes 33.4 seconds at the British Games Track and Field Carnival.
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London
Sandro Tharos
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