Golf Stars Shoot at Oklahoma City
Local golf pros vie for U S Open qualifying spots in Oklahoma City as top players chase a share of the spotlight.
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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1960
Page
15
Local golf pros vie for U S Open qualifying spots in Oklahoma City as top players chase a share of the spotlight.
The 328 golfers in nine tenters vie for 91 spots in next week's National Open at Cherry Hills. Gene Sarazen and Tony Manero miss out at Winged Foot, with Manero posting 79-77-156 and Sarazen withdrawing for an ear infection. Don Bies leads qualifying at Seattle with 9-under 137, while Don Gardner also posts 137 after 70-67 at Winged Foot East and West courses.
Bemidji Minnesota June 7 AP a record field of nearly 150 small college golfers began the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championships Western Illinois defending the title faced competition from one of five teams that finished atop last year’s Quincy Illinois event Lamar Tech Beaumont Texas was the pre tournament favorite but slipped to runner up position in 1959 after holding the title prior to.
Inside Washington's Griffith Stadium a Baltimore manager Paul Richards protests Pedro Ramos's alleged spitball. Umpire Bill McKinley determines cleanliness after multiple checks including Ramos's glove and cap. Richards and McKinley clash as the tried-to-be-clean pitch debate stirs the crowd.
In Kansas City Missouri a flurry of midget and B level leagues reported varied scores. Notable results include Trans World Athletics routing Missouri Valley Builders 30 to 0 and Raytown Kiwanis posting wins across several divisions with scores such as 9 to 5 and 15 to 2.
The league grapples with harassment claims against Ramos who has not been convicted, while Richards vows a protest to Cronin over alleged spitballing by Ramos. A Washington sports columnist ends with a pointed remark about the incident.
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