Texas Tech Signs Two Area Track Stars
Texas Tech gains two standout South Plains hurdlers as Ronny Biffle of Anton and Don Mason of Brownfield sign letters of intent. Biffle holds state records in high and low hurdles while Mason won the Red Raider Relays 440 and posted a fast 48.7 at the Conference 3A meet, signaling a sharp rise in Tech track stock.
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RED Raiders
Don Sparks
Texas Tech
Sparks
Ronny Biffle
Anton
South Plains
Don Mason
Brownfield
Ronny
Don
Biffle
Red Raider
Mason
Andrews
R. E. Merritt
Levelland High School
J. D.mason
Acuff
Dave Smithies Biffle
Don Hendley
Hogan Leads Star Cast In Memphis Open Golf
Ben Hogan headlines the field for the $30,000 Memphis Open begun Thursday in Memphis Tennessee. last year’s top money winners join Ken Venturi Gene Littler Art Wall Don Finsterwald Mike Souchak Doug Ford Bill Collins and others as Arnold Palmer withdraws to finish a book. The Colonial Country Club course is praised as top notch by host pro Jake Fondren.
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Joe McDavid
Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Dom
Ben Hogan
Arnold Palmer
Billy Casper
Ken Venturi
Gene Littler
Art Wall
Don Finsterwald
Mike Souchak
Doug Ford
Billl Collins
Florida
Collins
Houston
Tex
Hot Springs
Ark
Bantam Ben
Hogan
Jake Fondren
Colonial Country Club
Major League Leaders by National and American Leagues
A list of top players by league with counts in batting and pitching. National League names include Boyer and Mays with 12 and 10 runs. American League leaders include Maris and Lemon with 11 and 10 runs. Pitching leaders show Law and Sanford with strong marks for their teams. Does not include night games.
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Boyer
Cardinals
Mathews
Braves
Banks
Cubs
Aaron
McCovey
Giants
Robinson
Reds
Cepeda
Maris
Yankees
Lemon
Senators
Held
Indians
Cerv
Yanks
Mantle
Minoso
White Sox
Kaline
Tigers
Piersall
Law
Pirates
Sanford
Friend
Pittsburgh
McCormick
L. Sherry
Dodgers
Coates
Staley
Barber
Orioles
Hall
Athletics
Estrada
United Press International
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Pet Clemente
Pitt
Adcock
Mil
White
St. L
Mays
S. F
Skinner
Curry
Phila
Pinson
Cin
Great
Kasko
Cepeda Giants Giants
Cards
Hansen
Gentile
Skowron
Smith
Patterson Gets Busy After Rest
Newtown Conn AP Floyd Patterson spends a pleasant spring day loafing then jogs five miles in the morning and does light gym work in the afternoon He plans four days of boxing actions beginning Thursday His return date with world champion Ingemar Johansson is June 20 at the Polo Grounds
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Newtown
Conn
Floyd Patterson
Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Polo Grounds
Boston business leaders fail to buy Red Sox
A syndicate of 10 greater Boston businessmen offered 5 million dollars for the American League franchise but Red Sox officials said the team is not for sale. Herbert Abrams, attorney for Boston and Brookline, said he made the bid and Richard O Connell, Sox business manager, confirmed the denial.
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Boston
Red Sox
Herbert Abrams
Boston and
Brookline
Abrams
Richard O’connell
Sox
British Woman Amateur Final Set In Welsh Course Clash
Harlech Wales AP Miss McIntire advanced to the final of the British Women's Amateur Golf Championship to meet Philo Garvey of Ireland after Garvey upset Joanne Gunderson in the semifinals. The 36 hole final is at Royal St Davids starting 8:30 a.m. local time.
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Harlech
Wales
Barbara McIntire
Philomena Garvey
Ireland
Miss Garvey
Joanne Gunderson
Kirkland
Wash
McIntire
Garvey i
Wull
Uuasl
Amalyan
Ville
United’ States
Garvey
Hilary Williamson
England
Miss Gunderson
Mayer wins record horse race payoff at Caliente track
Romanian born Ziv Mayer, 59, a restaurant operator living in Tijuana, collected $98 063 on a five ten pop ticket at Caliente track. He previously earned $235 000 during two years of winnings. The event marked a record payoff for Mayer as a foreign club entrant.
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Ziv Mayer
Juana
Texas A&M lands Harold Strother from Plainview
Harold Strother a 6 6 forward from Plainview La will enroll at Texas A&M next fall. Strother scored 754 points in 29 games last season and is regarded as a key addition for the Aggies.
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Houston
Texas
A&m I
Harold Strother
Plainview
Strother
A&m
Odessa College Leads After First Round in JC Golf Meet
Odessa Texas AP Defending champion Odessa College tops both leaderboards in the National Junior College Golf Tournament first round. Charles Meisner shot 71 to lead individuals while Meisner, Melvin Chisum, Jerry Corby and Danny Swain share the team lead at 147. George Powell of Weatherford JC is second with 72. Swain Coffey and Farkas tied for third with 73.
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Odessa
Tex
Odessa College
Charles Meisner
Melvin Chisum
Jerry Corby
Danny Swain
Chisum
Swain
Corby
George Powell
Weatherford
Bobby Coffey
Victoria (Tex.) College
Bill Farkas
Phoenix (Ariz.) College
Kerr Quest Lose Round At Amarillo
In the Amarillo Country Club Women's Invitational Partnership Journey, Wanda Sowell and Barbara Fay White of Tyler and Shreveport, LA, led to defeat for Kerr and Quest. DeVinney of Enid, OK and Brown of Amarillo beat Kerr Quest 13 12, while Ross and Davenport defeated Widener and Morrow 13 10. White set a course record with a 71 after a 74 in qualifying. Sowell and White were medalists at 155.
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Amarillo
Wanda Sowell
Barbara Fay White
Tyler
Shreveport
Amarillo Country Club
Lubbock
Clendon Kerr
Ralph
Quest
Kerr
Bert DeVinney
Enid
Okla
J. R. Brown
Cliff Widener
W. J. Morrow
J. W. Ross
Betty Davenport
Patterson Resumes Drills Ahead of Johansson Bout
Floyd Patterson plans more strenuous workouts Thursday or Friday as he prepares for the June 20 title battle with Ingemar Johansson in Newton Connecticut. Patterson took a day off Tuesday after 15 rounds over Memorial Day weekend and weighed 192 pounds.
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Raiders
Bob Biffle
Fondren
Palmer
Pers
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Service All
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Zaharias
Louise Suggs
U.S
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Margaret
Wiffi)Smith
Lake
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Haverhill
Comtesse
Saint Sauveur
Jeeta AedAte
Ingemar Liberty
Ingemar ‘Johaansson
Rolf
Janette
New York
Joe Brown
Benny
Kid) Paret
Brenner
Paret
George Fernandez
Emile Griffith
Sugar Hart
Denny Moyer
St. Nicholas Arena
Brown
Icarlos Ortiz
Lenny Mathews
AGS
Satay Rene
America
H.P. Clinton
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Chia
Keld
Westline Oil Filter
Davis Tires
Western Auto Company
Monterey Shopping Center
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Elgin
Corio Ga
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