Short Irons Putting Bother Fleck Most
New York sports recounts Jack Fleck winning the National Open after a dramatic 18 hole playoff with Ben Hogan at Olympic Club San Francisco. Fleck, 32, Davenport IA, credited new wedges from Hogan’s factory for his improved short game and clutch play. He shot 76 69 75 67 for 287, then 69 to Hogan’s 72 in the playoff, with a seven foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole sealing the upset.
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How They Stand Today Schedule and Scores
A dense schedule listing multiple baseball matchups across leagues with day by day lines for Saturday and Sunday. Notable items include Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and New York at Philadelphia in both day and night slots, along with West Texas New Mexico and Longhorn League results such as San Angelo beating Midland 4 3 and Roswell routing Carlsbad 12 to 3. The block notes weather affected games, including postponed Sioux City at Des Moines.
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Crocker Leads Women Open in Kansas City
Fay Crocker charged into the lead at the Women’s National Open in Kansas City with a two stroke edge after a windy first round. The Uruguay native shot 37 37 74 at Wichita Country Club, as Jacqueline Yates and Mary Lena Faulk followed with 76 and 77 respectively amid tough winds.
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Bartzen Land Tennis Spotlight In Missouri Valley Play
Bartzen of San Angelo top seed meets Gene Land of Oklahoma City in third round as Earl Buchholz exits title chase in Missouri Valley tournament. Bartzen and Land advanced with straight-set wins, Buchholz claimed junior and related titles amid a day of strong showings by Mills and Cristler in girls events and Tolan Puetz in juniors doubles.
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Wimbledon Finals Set After Hart Loss and Doubles Semis
Mrs Beverly Baker Fleitz defeated Doris Hart 6 3 6 0 to reach the Wimbledon women’s final against Louise Brough. In doubles, Lew Hoad Rex Hartwig Neal Fraser Ken Rosewall won their semifinal matches.
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Yankees Dodgers Post Junior Wins
The Yankees edged the Giants 7-6 in junior league play while the Dodgers routed Sill 16-0. In a midget league makeup game Dunbar beat Whittier 4-3. Peewee action had Whittier defeating Washington 11-7 Taft beat Sill 5-1 and Will Rogers defeated Wilson 23-7.
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Grapplers Don Gloves Tonight at Armory Card
A boxing bout opens tonight’s pro wrestling card at the Armory with Gene Detton vs Jim Austeri of Passaic in five rounds. Detton, bleeding, challenged Austeri after last week’s clash. Referee Lt. Norman Monroe will oversee the action. The main event features Leo Wallick vs Chris Belkas in a two out of three fall 45 minute rematch.
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Leaders Collide In Softball Play
Softball action in the men’s league at ABC Park features Texaco versus Retired Service for second place while Security Bank meets Tesco in the final game. The opener starts at 7 30 p m Texaco and Retired Service tie for the lead at 4 2 Tesco is batting .500 at 3 3 and Security Bank sits last at 1 5.
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Decathlon Opens With 32 Competitors At Wabash College
The 37th annual AAU decathlon starts at Ingalls Field in Crawfordsville Indiana with 32 entrants the largest field ever. Defending champion Rev Bob Richards of Los Angeles Athletic Club joins 20 year old Bob Lawson and Joel W Shankle from Duke as top contenders in the two day event.
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Three Jockeys Ride Nashua in 15 Races
Only three jockeys Eddie Arcaro Ted Atkinson and Jess Higley have ridden Nashua in his 15 races. He has won for each rider.
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Jess Higley
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