Pennant Hysteria Grips Chicago Ahead of Twin Bill
Chicago sports scene swirls with pennant fever as the White Sox open a pivotal doubleheader with the World Champion Yankees at Comiskey Park. The Pale Hose carry an eight game win streak and a seven game lead in the season series over New York.
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Seixas And Connolly Reach National Clay Finals
Vic Seixas of Philadelphia and Maureen Connolly of San Diego advanced to the singles finals at the National clay courts tournament in River Forest. Connolly defeated Mela Ramirez 6-2 6-4 while Seixas edged Tony Trabert 2-6 4-6 6-0 6-2 8-6 in a five set semifinal.
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San Antonio
Bobby Locke Wins Second Straight French Open
Bobby Locke of South Africa captured his second consecutive French Open title at La Boulie Paris with a course record 65 in the third round and a final 69 for a 72 hole total of 276 six strokes ahead of H O Pickworth.
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Longhorn Star Contest Slated for Midland All Star Game
The Longhorn League will stage an all star game in Midland on July 30 pitting Texas against New Mexico. Managers chose players from seven teams with nine Texas selections unanimous including Gregg Jiminez Rowland Batson de la Torre Hughes Burns Riney and Eastham.
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Rickey Gonzalez
Dom DiMaggio to Head New Packing Materials Firm
Dom DiMaggio former Boston Red Sox outfielder announced he will lead Layexed Fibre Products Corp, a Lawrence Massachusetts manufacturing venture to produce packing material. The firm plans 50 employees with Isaore Sherman as treasurer and William Feinberg as vice president, both from nearby firms Farnsworth Fibre Corp and Sherman-Feinberg Co.
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Ellis to defend Plainview Golf Tourney crown Wednesday
Wesley Ellis plans to return to defend the Plainview Country Club Invitation Golf Tournament title as the ninth annual event begins with a pro am on Wednesday. Pro Jack Walter notes Ellis was in San Antonio for the Texas Junior Championship final and will arrive by Thursday’s qualifying. The field may include Joe Conrad and many regional pros with entries from Lubbock Amarillo Snyder Midland Odessa and other West Texas cities.
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Lopata’s Mother Dies in Detroit
Mrs. Agnes Lopata, 57, mother of Stan Lopata Phillies catcher, died Saturday in Detroit. Funeral services set for Tuesday. Lopata planned to leave for Detroit after Sunday’s Phillies Cubs doubleheader.
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Frazier Leads TL Batting Race
Oklahoma City outfielder Joe Frazier tops the Texas League batting race with a .368 average through last Wednesday, a 20 point edge over Beaumont’s Earle Rucker. He also leads in runs and doubles with 66 and 40, while others include Brucker, Clarkson, Wade, Elliott, White, and Escalera among the leaders.
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Buz) Clarkson
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Calm Brings Delays in Norfolk Four Moth Regatta
For the second day a dead calm halted the International moth boat regatta at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. The international championship for four-moth teams was postponed due to the calm conditions.
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West Coast cities eyed for major league clubs
July 18 report notes a behind the scenes battle between the National and American Leagues over Los Angeles and San Francisco as potential sites. Del Webb and league committees push for the Coast, while the National League mulls moves for the Phillies and Reds. Both leagues aim to claim the cities to form a combined superior league with six million coastal residents.
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Fred Wyant Led Mountaineers' 35 Touchdowns as Freshman QB
West Virginia freshman quarterback Fred Wyant played a central role in the Mountaineers scoring all 35 touchdowns last season, guiding the team in key drives and offensive drives across the year.
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