Veteran Steals Open Title Under Texas Sunat Fort Worth
Craig Wood, 39, from Mamaroneck New York, wins the U S Open at Colonial Club in Fort Worth Texas with a 284 four over par. He ties at 36 holes with Denny Shute Lawson Little and Clayton Heafner then breaks the deadlock with a final round 70 to win by three strokes over Shute. Two months earlier he captured the Masters title and completes a major sweep after years as a runner up.
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Denny Shute
Lawson Little
Clayton Heafner
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U. S. Golf Association
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Shute
Ben Hogan
Johnny Bulla
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Bulla
Paul Runyan
Herman Barron
Jag McSpaden
Gene Sarazen
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Dick Metz
Lloyd Mangrum
Ed Dudley
Sam Snead
Norton Smith
Henry Ransom
Harry Todd
Dallas
P.G.A
Byron Nelson
Fifteen-Run Victory Seals Kingsport Cherokee Win
Kingsport Cherokees topple Newport Canners 15 to 9 in a transferred home game as Tom Sick leads at bat with a three homer night amid lineup changes by manager Dixie Parker. Milhorn and Pepper debut strong while Kovachic keeps Newport in check. Sullivan returns for relief.
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Newport Canners
Newport
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Canners
Dixie Parker
Dixie
Tom Sick
Tommy
Homer
Millie Milhorn
Bunk Gibson
Doc Pepper
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Sick
Drew
Livingston
G. Zande
Kovachic
Trivett
Gibson
Parker
Ziruolo
Marcel
Lucas
Pepper
Johnny Pokron
Cherokees
Billy Sullivan
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Alabama Pitts Famed Athlete Stabbed To Death
Alabama Pitts also known as Edwin Collins Pitts, a former Sing Sing star in football baseball and track, died from a knife wound in Valdese North Carolina. The 30 year old ex convict and rehabilitation advocate had staged a short life in sports and coaching after a 1930 shoplifting case.
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Alabama
Pitts
Lewis E. Lawes
Lawes
Valdese
North Carolina
Burley Cubs Defeat Johnson City 23 to 8 in Greeneville
Greeneville Burley Cubs routed the league leading Johnson City Cardinals 23 to 8 on Saturday. McClure led the attack with five hits as Burley piled up 19 hits against three Cardinal pitchers.
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Goldasich
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Mitchell
Morrow
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Kotenic
Merrow
Faclin
White
Jimmy Ziruolo Emerges as Kingsport Flychaser in League
The Kingsport stubby right fielder Jimmy Ziruolo charms fans as a top flychaser in the Appalachian League. A 5 foot 7 inch Akron, Ohio native and full blood Italian, he crowds the plate and draws two walks per game while developing in the Kitty League previously. He credits close friend Lanny Lancaster for joining the Cherokees and shows multi sport roots from Akron West high school.
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Ziruolo
Kingsport
Jimmy
Akron
Ohio
Akron West High School
Cherokees
Lanny Lancaster
Lanny
Joe Higgins
Kingsport Batting Leader Jimmy Grows Into Lead Off Role
Jimmy, once stage shy, now leads Kingsport in the batting order with a .325 mark aided by base running. Manager Parker’s guidance helps his steady rise while teammate Ziruolo remains a team focal point for humor amid on field chatter.
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Jimmy
Kingsport
Ziruolo
Umps
Jimmy Relly
Unsung Minor League Stars Honor Even Without majors
A nostalgic look at durable, mature players in the high minors. The piece lists a two team lineup of unnamed prospects and veterans like Phil Weintraub and Ralph Winegarner, highlighting the enduring craft of players who never reach the majors.
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Billy Prince
White to Give St. Louis Cards Needed Port Arm
St. Louis Cardinals veteran lefty hunt continues as Ernest Daniel White, a 24 year old from Pacolet Mills South Carolina, eyes a regular southpaw role after a strong showing in the Texas and American associations. White, who weighed 175 pounds and stands nearly six feet, has learned the machinist trade in the winter to stay ready.
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Clyde Shoun
White
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Ernie
Houston
Columbus
Billy Southworth
Ellington Sees Future Music Merging Jazz And Serious Forms
Duke Ellington, the Negro orchestra leader and composer, visited Vancouver this week and predicted the music of the future will combine serious music with jazz. He said each has already influenced the other.
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Duke Ellington
Ellington
Woodruff Named Te As Assistant To John Barnhill
John Barnhill announces the appointment of Robert Woodruff to the Tennessee football coaching staff as an assistant. Woodruff, a Volletterman from Savannah and Orange Bowl participant in 1939, replaces roles after Major Neyland left for Army Engineers.
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Robert
Bob) Woodruff
Volletterman
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Fla
Montgomery
Ala
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Knoxville
150 000 Bass To Be Released Late Next Fall
Happy Houndell a Kingsport sportsman received 150000 black bass to stock Sullivan County streams when large enough. This is the county’s largest single stocking. Superintendent Robison of Unicoi hatchery handed the fish to Houn dell to place in streams that are not frequently dynamited or siphoned.
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Sullivan County
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Cherokees Slip At Plate and Fielding Shows Strength
The Cherokee baseball note shows batters Marcel Ziroulo and Pellman posting solid averages as Kingsport leads team batting with Elizabethton close behind. Vernon Sheffer of Elizabethton shines with 14 hits in 29 trips and 421 average while Homer Stolper and Joe Molina top homer and RBI lists. Also covered is Houncell’s fish stocking program in Sullivan county with streams named and remarks on past enforcement.
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Pellman
Ziroulo
Tom Sick
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Livingston
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Sick
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