Hamilton Kroll In Semi Finals Of Tough PGA Golf Tournament
In Louisville at the Big Spring Golf Club the 34th PGA Championship semifinals pit Ted Kroll vs Jimmy Turnesa and Bob Hamilton vs Chick Harbert. Kroll beat Cary Middlecoff in a dramatic playoff while Turnesa outlasted Clarence Doser and Harbert defeated Fred Haas. Hamilton outplayed Frank Champ to reach the semis.
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Rams Sign Three Rookies From College Teams
Los Angeles announced the signings of three rookies yesterday. Gil Krueger of Marquette University Flavious Smith III of Tennessee Polytechnic and Ernest Warlick of North Carolina College were named among the new Rams players.
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Papermakers edge Sheboygan to tighten Wisconsin State lead
Appleton defeats Sheboygan 5 to 2 as Dick Grabowski notches his 10th win with 14 strikeouts. Wisconsin Rapids gains on the leaders while Wausau crushes Fond du Lac 17 to 10. Postponements and a birth note for Pirates rookie Clem Koshorek round out the day’s brief.
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Sammy Baugh Signs 16th Redskin Contract
Sammy Baugh announced his 16th NFL contract with the Washington Redskins in Abilene Texas saying this will be his last pro season. Coach Dick Todd attended to finalize the deal as Baugh targets a future coaching role at Hardin Simmons University near home.
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Doc Lotshaw Endures as Baseball’s Reliable Trainer at Wrigley Field
New York based NEA profile celebrates Dr. Andrew Hemingway Lotshaw a longtime Cubs trainer and de facto team official. Enduring through ten different pilots at Wrigley Field his care kept players like Dizzy Dean in form and morale high. Lotshaw jests about his medical leanings while noting his peers and his unlikely early hope of becoming president.
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Mohawks Play Coon Valley In Western Wisconsin Tilt
Logan Booster Club sponsors the Mohawks home game against Coon Valley at Park 8 15 p m. La Crosse led by Dick Niggli on the mound previously faces Coon Valley ace Gordon Heney. Harnish or Smith to pitch with Smith also leading La Crosse at .353 and 18 hits. Lineup unsettled with Squier Wei gent Klark Voss Sladky and possible outfield choices Sweeney McEldowney Temp or Smith.
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American Women Open Wimbledon With Upsets In English Trials
Larsen and Richardson, both seeded ninth and 11th respectively, were upset in early rounds at Wimbledon as Torsten Johansson defeated Larsen in four sets and Feliximo Ampon outlasted Richardson in five. Doris Hart begins her title defense in a second round clash, while Maureen Connolly, seeded second, nurses a right arm muscle injury ahead of her match.
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Historic boxing headlines mirror long sports history
A year ago New York beat Cleveland 5 to 3 to narrow the gap with Chicago after a Boston split. Five years ago Ray Robinson defended his welterweight title with a ninth round TKO of Jimmy Doyle in Cleveland. Ten years ago Vagrancy captured the Gazelle Stakes for her fourth stake victory that year. Twenty years ago Joe Jacobs Max Schmeling's manager was indefinitely suspended by the New York State Athletic Commission.
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Duke Teams Sweep Southern Conference Titles in Baseball and Tennis
Duke University captures two Southern Conference titles. Baseball posts an 18-3 regular season and goes 4-0 in the tourney to win the title. Tennis finishes undefeated against North Carolina William and Mary Davidson and M C State to claim the conference crown.
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Ansorge Leaves Menasha for WIAA Post
Leslie C. Ansorge former Menasha High School athletic director was named assistant secretary of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. The 43 year old Wisconsin prep coach of 21 years previously led Marion High School to a state Class C basketball and track championship and spent 14 years directing Menasha athletics before resigning.
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Browns Trade Humble Finnell To Texans For Sherman Howard
Cleveland trades guard Wel don Humble and halfback Bob Finnell to Dallas for fullback Sherman Howard. Humble, 31, near discharge, is sixth veteran to depart after last season. Howard, 27, 195 pounds, may see time at halfback. Finnell starred for Xavier last season. Luke Sewell begins his third year as Reds manager, 32nd in club history.
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