Open golf championship tees off at Canterbury Country Club
Top golfers from across the world begin the 1940 national open at Canterbury Country Club in Cleveland. Tony Joy and Melvin Lowery start the 169-player field, with favorites Benny Hogan and Sam Snead among contenders. The 72-hole medal event runs 18 holes today, 12 tomorrow, and 36 on Saturday unless a playoff follows.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Canterbury Country Club
Tony Joy
Youngstown
Melvin Lowery
Birmingham
Ala
Litte
Benny Hogan
Texas Siege Gun
Sam Snead
Snead
Hogan
Byron Melson
Philgicinhic
Raig Wood
Nelson
Wood
As & T
Paul Runyan
Jag McSpaden
Ky Laffoon
Vic Ghezzi
John Montague
California
Sam Parks, Jr
Galmento
Comiskey Favored In Fight With Dudas In New York
Pat Comiskey, 19, slated as a 2-1 favorite over veteran Steve Dudas of Edgewater N J in an eight round return at Madison Square Garden. The bout is a sub feature to Buddy Baer versus Valentin Campolo, with potential for a title challenger by next June if Comiskey wins and the Baer Campolo winner advances.
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New York
Pat Comiskey
Madison Square Garden
Steve Dudas
Edgewater
N. J
Comiskey
Baer
Buddy
Fiht
Baer-Campolo
Lesnevich Defeated Yet Hints at Light Heavy Title Return
DETROIT AP Gus Lesnevich of Cliffside Park N J lost the world light heavyweight title bid in a 15 round decision to Billy Conn, but Conn hinted at moving to heavyweight and Lesnevich said he aims to reclaim the crown in the ring. Conn surged late, earning unanimous decisions from the referee and judges, ending a bout that echoed their New York clash last November.
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Detroit
Gus Lesnevich
Cliffside Park
N. J
Billy Conn
Lesnevich
Conn
Billy
Gus
Joe Louis
New York
Sam Hennessy
Roundup predicts Nelson to win Open and Yankee rise
Eddie Briez reports from New York on golf stars and baseball scoops. Lord Byron Nelson favored to repeat as open champion while Babe Ruth advances baseball coaching with a Chicago payday. The Tucson Cowboys dominate in Arizona Texas League play before one bad loss, and Oh! Connie Mack sticks to third place in the pennant race. George Pipgras and others are noted in Minnesota and Giants chatter. Watts repeats an ace at Oak Park on 13th green in 1939 and 1940.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Joe
Taisto Maki
Finland
Freigher
Lord Byron Nelson
Cleveland
Craig Wood
Babe Ruth
Ray Dean
Baseball Academy
Chicago
Yanks
Tucson Cowboys
Forlay
Howard
Roberts
Chicago Daily News
Dodgers
Brooklyn Post
American League
A. L
Manager Durocher
Dixie Walker
Joe Vosmik
Jim Wasdell
Luke Hamlin
Vito Tamulis
Whitlow Wyatt
Ernie Kay
Joe Gallagher
Clark Shaughnessy
Stanford
Connie Mack
George Pipgras
Minnesota
Terry
Giants
Benton Watts
Oak Park Country Club
Watts
Baseball scores from yesterday across leagues
National League games include Chicago 3 Philadelphia 2 and Cincinnati 7 New York 2. American League results show New York 7 Chicago 5 and Washington 6 Cleveland 1, St Louis 4 Boston 3 in fourteen innings, Detroit 9 Philadelphia 1. American Association features Kansas City 6 Louisville St Paul 2 Columbus 0 Minneapolis 7 Toledo 4 Milwaukee 17 Indianapolis 8.
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Cincinnati Serhnee
Rooklyn Teede
New York
Teres
Chicago
Philadelphia Ase
Louis W
Boston
Pittsburgh
Washington
St. Louis Philadelphia
American Association
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Indiarnapolis
Milwaukee
Uisville
Telego
St. Paul Sastaccens JA
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Cleveland
St. Louia
Detroit
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Toledo
Indianapolis
Paychek Quits Ring After Knockout Loss in Chicago
Chicago fighter Johnny Paychek announces retirement after a tenth round KO loss to Altus Allen in Chicago. Paychek, a Des Moines native, cites lost desire and impaired coordination after a prior stunning defeat by Joe Louis nine weeks earlier.
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Chicago
Johnny Paychek
Altus Allen
Shockley Loses in Heart of America Tennis Tourney
Orion Shockley and Wayne Anderson were eliminated in Kansas City during the Heart of America tennis tournament. Shockley, the number 2 ranked player from Jefferson City, fell to Surface Prusoff in straight sets 6-1 6-1. Anderson, from Shenandoah, Iowa, was last year's boys' champion.
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Orion Shockley
Wayne Anderson
Kansas City
Surface —Prusoff
Anderson
Shenandoah
Shockley
Jefferson City
Young Walter Masterson Shuts Out Indians For 6 1 Victory
The Washington Senators rookie Wal ter Masterson, not yet 20, pitched four hits to defeat the Cleveland Indians 6-1. He blanked the Tribe for eight innings, then yielded a run in the ninth after a four-run fourth. Jim Bloodworth homered with the bases loaded to spark the burst. The day’s standout pitching amid league action also saw Browns beat Red Sox 4-3 in 14 innings, Tigers rout Athletics 9-1, Yankees topple White Sox 7-3, Reds bat Giants 7-2, Cubs edge Phillies 3-2 behind Dalessandro’s two RBIs, and Mulcahy fall as Chicago fell.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Washington Senators
Walter Masterson
Cleveland Indians
Masterson
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleft
Washington
Nats
Tribe
Jim Bloodworth
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
Sox
Indians
Rowe
Howe
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
New York Yankees
Thornton Lee
Chicago White Sox
Monte Pearson
Ken Silvestri
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Gene Thompson
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Dom Dallessandro
Chicago
Hugh Mulcahy
Larry French
Guards Set For Contest With Missouri Store Ten
The National Guards and the Missouri Stores the Jetts and the Lutherans clash in tonight’s City Park softball schedule. With six wins two losses the Guards chase seventh place as John Fitzgerald starts on the mound. Standings show Missouri Pacific Eagles atop the Senior league with Tharps a game and a half back. Other games feature Civic Leaguers against the Elks and Penitentiary Personnel in a seven inning affair.
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National Guards
Missouri
Jetts
Lutherans
City Park
John Fitzgerald
Missouri Pacific Eagles
Tharps
Guards
Jetis
Kansas women enter quarter finals in HOE tourney
Kansas City Kansas native Helen Uzelac loses to Manhattan’s Janis Gainey 4 and 3 as quarter finals begin. Wichita’s Mrs. Kermit Pearson advances to final Breen against Mrs. W. R. Yerkes after a 2 under par finish on 18. Vander Dussen beats Walter on 23rd and Curtis of Wichita wins first round with a birdie on No. 12. Quarter final pairings listed for championship flight include Becker vs Vander Dussen and Gainey against DeVilbiss among others.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Helen Uzelac
Uzelac
Janis Gashey
Manhattan
Kermit Pearson
Wichita
Breen
A. R. Curtis
Marshall Becker
Topeka
H. H. Vander Dussen
Janis Gainey
E. F. DeVil
Canterbury Course Opened in Open With Emphasis on Putting
Henry McLemore argues the 1940 National Open at Canterbury will be decided by precise putting rather than raw power. He notes the course’s length and rough, but insists the key is six to seven foot putts, citing Ralph Guldahl’s failure to convert six-footers as the lesson. McLemore stresses greens precision over brute force despite the course’s intimidating layout.
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Henry McLemore Cleveland
Canterbury
Guldahl
Ralph Guldahl
Philadelphia
Byron Nelson
Hobby Jones
Jones
Here's How JIMP MAY DEMARET Concentrates
JIMP MAY DEMARET explains his focus in golf, saying he concentrates en route to the next shot and already decides the play at the ball. He notes better concentration this year and that steady focus helps him ignore the gallery. He cites Ralph Guldahl as a model of intense concentration and says humor eases tension.
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Ralph Guldahl
Tharps Top Fayette. Burke Girls Fall to Columbia 7 4
City Park exhibition games: Tharps beat Fayette 6 to 4 as Shackleford held War cry to one run after six hits. Burke girls lost 7 to 4 to Columbia with Dot Thomesberry facing trouble early and Gilpin silencing Burke bats with seven hits.
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Burkes
Tharps
Fayette
City Park
Bob Burke
Columbia
Tharp
Af King
Shackleford
Missouri Stares
Dot Thomesberry
Jefferson City
Gilpin
Burke
Jr. C of C
Burke's
Kirksville-Burks
Mexico-Tharps
Ellis
Shoes G W E 10 8 Beating Jaycees at City Park
The International Shoes defeated the Junior Chamber of Commerce 10 to 8 in a Civic League contest at City Park. After a five all tie, Shoes surged in the sixth seventh and ninth innings behind pitcher Moss who allowed four hits including a Barrett homer. Both teams had four errors each and Mason pitched for the Jaycees lasting twelve safeties.
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International Shoes
Civic League
City Park
Chamber of Commerce
Moss
Barrett
Mason
Ofp
Yesterday's Stars in Baseball Show Strong Team Performances
Rowe of the Tigers drove in three runs with seven hits as the team won a fourth straight game. George Selkirk led the Yankees with three hits in a 12-hit attack on the White Sox. Dom Carlessandro doubled with the bases loaded for all of Chicago's runs in a 3-2 win over Philadelphia. Walter Masterson limited the Indians to four hits in a 6-1 victory for the Senators. Bob Harris pitched seven scoreless innings in relief and drove in the winning run for the Browns against the Red Sox.
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Rowe
Tigers
George Selkirk
Yankees
Hormer
White Sox
Dom Carlessandro
Cubs
Chicago
Phillies
Walter Masterson
Senators
Indians
Bob Harris
Browns
Red Sox
Giants tie records with seven homers in one game
In a game a day a year ago the New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds 17 to 3, tying two major league records by hitting seven homers, including three in succession, and setting another mark with five home runs in a single inning. Also noted are three other historical items: Glenn Cunningham’s 3:00.8 quarter mile at the U.S. national meet, and Edwin Pitts’s release from Sing Sing after 5 percent years for burglary and his signing with the Albany Senators despite a court ruling.
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Associated Prez
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Glenn Cunningham
U. S
N.Y.A.C
Edwin
Alabama
Pitts
Sing Sing
Albany
International League
Senators
Bramham
Sammy Snead Could Be the Crooked Champion at Canterbury
A reporter argues Snead has the perfect blend of power and precise putting to win at Canterbury. The piece praises his skill on the greens and predicts Snead as the likely victor, despite misgivings about a public misstep and media scrutiny.
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Canterbury
Sammy Snead
Sue Snead
Mudhens Fall To Minneapolis Millers In Shutout Loss
The Toledo Mudhens lost 7 to 4 to the Minneapolis Millers, who moved within a half game of the American Association lead. Minneapolis erupted with three runs in both the ninth and ninth innings while Toledo’s bats stalled.
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Unites Press
Toledo
Minneapolis Millers
Harry Smythe
Millers
Minneapolis
Kansas City Blues
Louisville
Tex Hughson
Colonels
Woody Rich
Elected Golf Captains At Westminster College
George W. Arbuthnot of Joplin and Paul N. McDaniel of Springfield named co-captains of Westminster College golf. James R. Jackson Jr. of Fulton leads the 1941 baseball team.
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Fulton
Moc
George W. Arbuthnot
Joplin
Paul N. McDaniel
Springfield
Westminister College
James R. Jackson, Jr
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