Furgol Leads All-American Golf Meet As Pros Chase First Major
Ed Furgol, golf's gamest pro, holds a two stroke edge at 211 five under par heading into the final round of the All-American meet at Tom O'Shanter. Major contenders include Skip Alexander Dave Douglas Fred Hawkins Skee Riegel Bobby Locke Lloyd Mangrum and Sam Snead. Furgol, handicapped by a croocked left arm from a childhood fall, seeks his first major title to boost his 1950 earnings.
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Chicago
Ed Furgol
Tom O’shanter
Royal Oak
Mich
Newark
Del
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Tex
Skee Riegel
Tulsa
Bobby Locke
Lloyd Mangrum
Sam Snead
Mangrum
Furgol
Alexander
Locke
Odox
Amateur crown at stake in 18 hole playoff
British Amateur Champion Frank Stranahan of Toledo and Wilford Wehrle of Ormond Fla meet in an 18 hole playoff for the All American amateur title. Stranahan birdied 69 to finish 291 and Wehrle matched with a 72.
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Furgo
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Wilford Wehrle
Ormond
Williams Loses to Charley Salas in Phoenix Bout
Light weight champion Ike Williams was decisively beaten by 22 year old Charley Salas of Phoenix 10 rounds. Salas dominated with a sharp left jab and body work while Williams appeared slow. The 5950 fans paid a total gate of 11437.50 for the event.
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Washington
Ike Williams
Phoenix
Ariz
Charley Salas
Williams
Salas
Georgie
Sugar) Costner
Costner
Madison Square Garden
Wiliams
Amber Inn Edges Shortys In Weekend Softball
Amber Inn edged Shortys 2-1 to claim a late Sunday softball win. At other games Trane Company crushed Coon Valley 16-8 while Sand Lake beat Barre Mills 7-5. Winning batteries were Marx and Roessler for Shortys, Dwyer and Bonnie for Trane Company, Abner and Alford for Sand Lake, Solberg and A Walters for Barre Mills.
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Amber Inn
Shortys
Trane Company
Walloped
Coon Valley
Sand Lake
Barre Mills
Marx and
Roessler
Grossbeck
Kaiser
Dwyer
Bonnie
Jorstad
Thiege
Abner
Alford
Larson
Solberg
A. Walters
Hanson
Colonel Tells World About Little Baseball Leagues
Col W H Wells known as Cappy returns from retirement to promote the Little League. The program now has about 1500 teams for ages 8 to 12 across states, with 60 foot bases and crowds up to 12 000 at finals in Williamsport. Major leagues back the movement and world Series is set for Aug 23–26 with leaders like Eddie Dyer Lefty Grove Ford Frick予定 attending.
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Cappy Ex
Little Tykes
Williamsport
Cappy
Eddie Dyer
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston
Tex
Lefty Grove
Maryland
Ford Frick
Chandler
Blace Elected Eagle Bowling President
Harry Blace was elected president of the Eagles bowling league at the annual meeting held Monday night. Frank Smith named vice president and Art Mengelt elected secretary treasurer. Twenty teams will begin league play in August, with members asked to sign up by August 25.
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Harry Blace
Eagles
Frank Smith
Art Mengelt
Eagle
Decorah Coach W Dean Hogeland Resigns to Enter Air Force
Decorah high school basketball coach and science teacher W Dean Hogeland resigns effective immediately to join the U S air force. Hogeland, a native of Marshalltown, announced his departure from Decorah.
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Decorah
W. Dean Hogeland
Decorah High School
Hogeland
U. S. Air Force
Marshalltown
Nehring Earns 10th Victory as Fond du Lac Tops Green Bay
Merlin Nehring of Fond du Lac earned his 10th win in a 6 to 5 decision over Green Bay. He yielded eight hits including Dan Irimie’s third inning homer with one on. Wausau and Sheboygan produced big inning offense while Oshkosh postponed on a power failure. Norbert Ranz homered twice for Wausau in a 13-4 win over the same club.
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Merlin Nehring
Fond du Lac
Greenay
Nehring
Blue Jays
Dan Irimie
Sheboygan
Wausau
Janesville
Oshkosh
Ray Shear
Ray Shearer
Indians
John Bjorberg
Norbert Ranz
Green Bay
Winters
Widenhoffer
Wortman
Frye
Alma Center Beats Winnebago 5-0 In Oakwood Park
Alma Center wins 5-0 in a one hit shutout over Winnebago Indian baseball at Oakwood Park with Wagner as the winning pitcher. Sunshine Thundercloud pitched for the Indians allowing six hits. Merrillan lost to Fairchild 16-5 on the Fairchild diamond.
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Merrillan
Wis
Alma Center
Oakwood Park
Wagner
Sunshine Thundercloud
Indians
Fairchild
Taylor
Hixton
Mannel's Hit Wins Contest For Sparta Over La Crosse
Pete Manuel's clutch single in the 10th drove in two runs to lift the Sparta Trojans to a 4-2 win over La Crosse at Copeland Field. Corky Shillings tossed a complete game for Sparta, fanning 16 and walking 10, while La Crosse stranded 15 runners. Sherry led Sparta with two hits as Anderson started for La Crosse and Peregrine took the loss. Attendance 663.
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Pete Manuel
Copeland Field
Sparta Trojans
la Crosse
Ce Ee Siena
Alger
Corky) Shillings
Sparta
Junior Anderson
Dick Peregrine
Anderson
Harvey Krause
Paul Sherry
Jim Warner
Darryl Jenkins
Krause
Shillings
Parizek
Jim Dunham
Porky Larson
Charlie Weigent
Dunham
Ralph Twite
Sherry
Marley Schwier
Daves James
Manuel
Peregrine
HABR
Schwier
Graf
Mahium
Wanner
James
Twite
Jenkins
Glasbrenner
Weigent
Sparte
Pere
Schultz
Baird
Postponed Softball Games At Ed’s Tavern Schedule
Eds tavern plans four postponed softball games to be played soon. On Tuesday Aug 15 they meet Quinns at Houska and Friday they face Quality coal at West Avenue. Aug 22 returns Pitzners to West Avenue for Eds competition.
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Ed’s Tavern
Pitzners
Houska
West Avenue
Quinns
Eds
Meyer Picks Phils For Flag
New York Billy Meyer of the Pittsburgh Pirates predicts the Philadelphia Phillies will win the National League title. He cites their spirit, young pitching led by Robin Roberts Bob Miller and Ken Church and a strong hitting core led by Del Ennis, noting the teams fast curve and change up as foundations of good pitching. He criticizes the slider as an alibi pitch and praises pitchers who rely on fastball curve and change up.
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New York
Billy Meyer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phillies
Billy
del Ennis
Del
Ennis
Jim Ken Stanty
Robin Roberts
Bob Miller
Ken Church
Meyer
Larry Jansen
Giants
Fusari Aims to Take Welter Crown From Robinson
Irvington boxer Charlie Fusari predicts a win over Ray Robinson for the welterweight title at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. The odds favor Robinson 6 to 1 as Fusari fights near the 147-pound limit while Robinson strains to make it at weigh-in time. Proceeds support the Damon Runyon Cancer fund with Robinson donating his share and Fusari contributing 5 percent of his.
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Charlie Fusari
Ray Robinson
Jersey City
Irvington
N. J
Roosevelt Stadium
Charlie
Sugar Ray
Fusar
Rocky Graziano
Paddy Young
Fusari
Lem
Robinson
Pompton Lakes
Damon Runyon
Andy Neiderreiter
Humbert Fugazy
National Boxing Association
All Stars Hold Secret Drill Before Big Lakefront Showdown
The College All Stars practiced in Chicago after a secret drill at Soldier Field Monday night as they prepare to face NFL champions at the lakefront arena Friday. Head Coach Eddie Anderson plans a final scrimmage secretly, while 11 players will be introduced during Friday ceremonies.
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Chicago
Soldier Field
Collegians
Big Lakefront Arena
Eddie Anderson
Holy Cross
Junior Association of Commerce of Chicago
St. John’s Military Academy
Delafield
Wsi
Tomah and Sparta Clash in Tri-County Night League
SPARTA Wis Special Tomah and Sparta meet for the fifth time this year in a Tri-County Night league baseball game Thursday at Memorial Park in Sparta. Sparta has won three of four. Corky Shillings is expected to start for Sparta while Johnny Tennant may start for Tomah. Hub Kaiponen could also be considered for Tomah.
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Sparta
Wis
Tomah
Memorial Park
Alger
Corky
Tennant
Hub Kaiponen
Trojans
Eagles College All Stars to Open Long Preseason Schedule
Philadelphia reports the NFL will stage 36 exhibition games between Friday and September 10, nine more than last year, marking the league’s most extensive pre season slate says Commissioner Bert Bell.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Eagles
Chicago
Bert Bell
NFL
Baugh Says He Will Quit When He Reaches Fifty
In Los Angeles Sam Baugh the Washington Redskins quarterback said he plans to retire at age fifty. The 35 year old Texan explained he promised his mother he would quit when he turned fifty while facing another long day of questions about his future.
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Los Angeles
Sam Baugh
Washington Redskins
Braves Rout Jack Rabbits in Midget League Play 20 to 8
The Braves defeated the Jack Rabbits 20 to 8 at Copeland Park in a Midget league contest. Miller and Blank pitched, Schoenfeld caught, Sherman led at the plate with a triple and two singles.
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Braves
Jack Rabbits
Copeland Park
Miller
Blank
Greene
Loomis
Schoenfeld
Sherman
Krueger
Rabbits
Tigers
Copeland Rams
Lambert
Poss
Graff
Larkin
No Fullback Worries For Bo McMillin
Bo McMillin is confident the Detroit Lions fullback spot is in good hands with John Panelli and Ollie Cline. Leon Hart will join for two-way duty as the offseason begins, while Panelli’s Notre Dame pedigree and size position him for offensive work alongside Hart.
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Ypsilanti
Mich
Bo McMillin
Detroit Lions
John Panelli
Ollie Cline
Cline
Panelli
Lions
Pittsburgh
Steelers
Leon Hart
Hart
Notre Dame
Chicago
King
Joe Watson
Rice Institute
Jack Lininger
Ohio State
Rensselaer Lacrosse Streak at Home Under Harknes
In Troy New York the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute lacrosse team has not lost at home in six years under coach Ned Harknes. Over that span engineer stick teams have posted 67 wins, nine losses and two ties for a high winning percentage.
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Troy, N. Y
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ned Harknes
Casey Jones Grabs Lead In National Horseshoe Tourney
Casey Jones of Waukesha Wisconsin led qualifiers at the National Horseshoe Pitching tournament in Murray Utah with 540 points from 200 tosses. He held a four point edge over Illinois contender John Lindemeier as Monday's qualifications continued toward Tuesday noon. First rounds of the round robin begin Tuesday night with the top 36 in the 35 game meet.
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Murray
Utah
Casey Jones
Waukesha
Wis
Jones
John Lindemeier
Ilinois
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Bill Nesseth
Shimshak
H. Strittmaier
Stein
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Ron Schmidt
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Carl A.linse
Complete Insurance Service
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