St Louis golfer wins Missouri senior tourney at Jefferson City
Eliott Whitbread of St Louis won the Missouri State Senior Golf Tourney with an even par 73 in the final round and a total 14 over at Jefferson City Country Club. Frank English and Everett Hullverson were runners up in a field of 54, as Kansas City and St Louis players shared this three day event and the 54 entries.
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Jefferson City Country Club
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Champ‘ion
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Faton
James Manson
Stallmother
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Pb Davidson
Kansas City
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Maurlee Smith
J. 5. Retter
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W. C. Berry
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Hap Gordon
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Jefferson City
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D. D. Williams
Herb Moore
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Piedmont
Capital City
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Blair
Jefffrson Ci
Guy Foster
Ray Boxee
Otis Jones
John Heisler
al Martin
Janes Manion
Manilow
Urst
Baseball Scores and Schedules From Kansas City Era
A sprawling clipping details league standings, team records, and upcoming games across both major leagues. It lists players, cities, and scores, plus top matchups like St. Louis at Brooklyn and Milwaukee at Philadelphia, with suspended games to be completed.
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Starbs
Kellner
Stags Crush Hartsburg 14-4 to Stay Undefeated
Jefferson City Stags topple Hartsburg 14-4 at Parker-Henley Field to extendCentral Missouri League lead. Les Alberts led a 13-hit attack with three singles and a triple, as L Alberts and Bagby drove in key runs in third and seventh frames while Schneiders earned the win.
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Asens
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Cah Logan
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L. Athecls
Raymon Bagby
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L. Als Setts
Rich Alberts
R. Abberts
Ahes
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Wintermeyer
Fry
Stan Klemme
Hilgedick
John Otl
Siags
Ban Johnson
Marisbore
Klas
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Nereman
Anterdtek
Aleris
Alber
Job
Aleeris
Local Netters Fall 4-2 at Moberly in Rain Interrupted Match
Jefferson City tennis players dropped four of six matches yesterday in the 1954 Central Missouri Tennis Association schedule. Rain halted the doubles at 2-2, with Moberly taking key battles as Rich Ka, Tah Bol, Alvin Papin, Orville Filter, Don Tuley, and Samy Luchbert earned wins for their teams. Jefferson City to face Columbia next Sunday as the schedule lists numerous matches through July and August.
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Central Missouri Tennis Association
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Mokane Defeats Henley 7-2 in Ozark League
Mokane won 7-2 over Henley as Howard pitched a four hitter. Shriverdecker and Mokane catcher contributed key hits, with Wayne Looten adding two singles for Henley. Final line shows Mokane scoring in each of the early frames and securing the win behind strong defense.
Minor League Results Amid Mixed Scores and Standings
The column lists scattered minor league results with several teams and scores including Fort Worth and San Antonio games, Tulsa and Shreveport outcomes, and various regional matchups. Notable names mentioned include Ken orie and Blue Rock, with game notes reflecting late innings actions and strikeout mentions.
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Texas League Porth Worth
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Bed Rowston
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Tulsa
Ken Orie
Blue Rock
Atlanta
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DeMarco and Basilio Set for Welterweight Title Defense
DeMarco makes his first title defense Friday as a 17 to 10 underdog against Carmien Basilio at Syracuse. He receives 40 percent of the net gate and receipts while Basilio gets 20 percent. Both fighters carry long unbeaten streaks, with DeMarco winning and drawing in recent bouts and Basilio riding nine wins two draws since his title bid loss in 1953. Mardy Smallwood fights Rafael Mecentino tonight in a 10 round middleweight bout at St Nicholas Arena. Du Mont telecasts at 9 p.m. EST.
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Boston
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Bazooka) Smallwood
Brooklyn
Jackie la Bua
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Argentina
St Nicholas Arena du Mont
Francis Hagan Captures Top Honors in California Tourney
California event draws 79 entries with Francis Hagan posting a 103 over 27 holes to win the title. Jefferson City entrants perform well as Josh Billings and Harold Wade Ford compete in A and B flights, while other players from Centralia, Independence, Eldon, and Boonville chase top honors and brackets.
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Smoky) Woods
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Athletics Split Cardinals First Western Club To Win in Brooklyn
The St Louis Cardinals, first Western division club to beat Brooklyn at Ebbets Field, won 9-4 in the first game behind Ken Boyer s second homer in a late rally, while Brooklyn answered with a big inning to take the nightcap 10-6. Royer homered in the ninth to force extras, Musial and Sarni contributed, and Ed Roebuck got the win in relief as Frank Smith allowed the late surge. In Kansas City, the Athletics split with Boston, winning 5-4 on Hector Lopez s eighth inning hit after a rain-delayed opener that stretched over seven hours, with Jensen scoring the tying run in the ninth and Jensen delivering the winning run in the eighth of the nightcap.
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Legion Mexico Tilt Postponed To Versailles Tuesday
The Jefferson City American Legion baseball team saw an 80 mile trip canceled as rain postponed the league game with Mexico. No rescheduled date given. Meanwhile the Capital City team, undefeated in league play, faces Versailles at Washington Park Tuesday night with game time at 7 p.m.
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Three Softball Tilts Slated Tonight
Three softball games open Jefferson City league play with Faith Lutheran facing Trinity Lutheran in a Girls League contest at 8 30 p m and other games featuring Memorial Baptist Redhat and an Intermediate match at 9 90 p m Smith Field hosts Eagles versus DeLangs at 5 33 p m plus a Midgetoon clash between Wimiaich Lions and VFW at Kaunas Street Field starting near 6 00 p m all on opening day with each team seeking first wins
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Cardinals Lean Start Under Walker as New Boss
Brooklyn reports Harry Walker, nicknamed The Hel, has a 3-8 record in his first nine days as St. Louis Cardinals manager. He remains optimistic the team is talented and will click soon, comparing the current stretch to a spring training phase and recalling a Rochester playoff run to inspire faith.
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Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
St. J Mils
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Walker
Eddie Stanky
Hares
Brook
Rochester
Sunday Baseball Splits Across Leagues From Giants to Yankees
Sunday brought a day of splits across the major leagues. Leo Durocher battled missteps as the Giants lost two, Dusty Rhodes and Bobby Hofman supplied late hits, and Chicago’s Banks and Fondy fueled a Cubs win. In the American League, Casey Stengel’s Yankees led by four games after a mixed day of wins and slumps.
Capital City Tonight Sports Schedule Highlights Local Arenas
Eagies host DeLongs at 5 15 p m on Smith Field Intermedia Lions meet VFW at Kansas St Field Midget League West Plains face Red Birds at Washington Park Ban Johnson plays in Mexico at 8 p m Merchants welcome Salisbury Softball Faith Lutheran meets Trinity Lutheran at 6 30 p m Duensing Field Algoa vs Young Democrats at Duensing Field Memorial Baptist vs Lutheran at 2 30 p m Duensing Field
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Duensing
Local Baseball Night Features Red Birds and Roe
Former Brooklyn Dodger Elwin Roe pitches for West Plains Lions against Jefferson City Red Birds at Washington Park. Lefty Art Dyck starts for Red Birds. Merchants visit Salisbury and Ban Johnson squad meets Mexico at Mexico at 8. Ongoing rain postponed last night’s Ran Johnson vs Merchants game.
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Preacher" Roe
West Pisins Lions
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Ted Gullic
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New York Yahkee
Red Birds
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Syracuse
Jefferson Wily
Merchants
Claude McClure
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Mexico
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Lefty Jacksburn
Tom O'Neal
Ft. Leonard Wood
Byron Humphreys
Herb Vershies
Vershies
Ran Johnson
Ran Johnson Bears
Washington Park
Ran Johnson Squad
Suggs Clinches Eastern Golf Title With Final Round
Louise Suggs won the 1955 women's Eastern Golf tournament at Reading Pa with a two under par 69 to secure $5,000 after trailing Faye Crocker through three rounds. Suggs finished with a 291 total, five over par, while Crocker settled for 292 and $1,000 second prize. Also noted, Zang Motors’ intermediate team lost 22-12 to Hartsburg intermediates at South Field.
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Osage Bend Triumphs 19-2 Over Brazito
Osage Bend extended its winning streak to five games with a 19 to 2 victory over Brazito. Viet allowed only three hits as Osage Bend put up two five run innings and scored in six of nine frames. Notable swings came from Bark KO and Sommerer, while Brazito's Viet and Lierkenotte yielded most of the damage.
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Prison Nine Wins State Prison Baseball Game
The State Prison Eagles defeated Tberia 10 to 5 in a baseball game at the State Prison yesterday. Smith of Tberia hit the only home run of the contest.
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Snead Adopts New Putting Technique in Open Prospect
Snead, the West Virginian star, unveiled a new aiming method promising to fix years of putting woes at the National Open. He claimed the change, focusing on spot-putting a few inches in front of the ball, helped him post a course-record 46 points to win Deepdale’s Round Robin event. Pilgrim Palmer, Tom Collins, and others trailed as Snead topped a 16-man field with six birdies and a 3,000 dollar first prize.
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San Francisco
West
Deepdale
Johnmy Palmer
Piliner
Peter Thomnton
Australia
Marty Forgos
Doug Pord
Jared Middlecoff
Ted Kroll
Night Baseball Dedication at Hermann Park
George Khoury of St. Louis will speak at Hermann City Park for the dedication of the night lighting system. Mayors, association presidents, and local pastors join a program starting with bantam games at 6 p.m. A Hermann Municipal Band concert begins about 7 30 p.m. and the dedication occurs at 8 p.m. The night closes with a bantam league match between New Haven and Jaycees.
Perkins Wins 440 At Abilene Meet In Texas Track
Robert Spike Perkins of Lincoln University won the 440 yard dash in Abilene Texas at the N A 1 A track meet. He finished in 49.4 seconds, among his best times this year. A Lincoln team time of 2 0 9 seconds was recorded but disallowed due to a 1 mile wind.
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Spike) Perkins
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