Schneider Cops PGA Title in Texas Championship
Sam Schneider of Houston built a 66 and 69 to erase a five stroke deficit and win the 72 hole Texas PGA Championship at Lubbock Country Club. Raymond Gafford of Fort Worth finished second with 282, while Todd Houck of Little Rock placed third at 283. Bettye Mims White of Dallas led the women’s field by 35 strokes over Mrs. O’Neal of Odessa and Mrs. Root of Amarillo. Don Schumacher of Dallas set a course record with a 64 in the morning round before fading.
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R. C. Hankins
Avalanche-Journal
Sam Schneider
Houston
River Oaks
Lubbock Country Club
Raymond Gafford
Fort Worth
Cowtown
Tony Butler
Orange
Milton Demaret
Tod Menefee
San Antonio
Jimmie Gamewell
Hobbs
N. M
Sun-Blackened Savage - Cmitting
Ton
Odessa
H. T. Shorty Hornbuckle
Charles
George Ausbach
Texas Pga
Amarillo
Ross Roger Sessional
Gene Root
Ross
Dallas
Glen Lakes
Jack
el Pascan
Jimmy Whitcher
Abilenian
Bettye Mims White
Sam O'Neal
White
Earl Stewart
LSU
Schneider
Ridglea
Gafford
Schumacher
Don Schumacher
Jimmy Goldman
Lubbock
Todd Houck
Little Rock
Elrey Marti
Shorty Hornbuckle
Charles Klein
Herb Schroeder
Graham Ross
Abilene
Jack Hardin
KE Paso
Billi Keith
Plainview
Frank Baker
Pampa
Cc. W . Hogan
Ray Garrett
Wichita Falls
Irving Kins
Shreveport
J. A. McCoombs
Arlington
Cc. L. Spence
C. B. Mims
Harvey Parvino
Longview
Dave Marr
Beaumont
Ralph Morgan
Tyler
Leroy Garrett
Levi Lynch
Warren Cantrell
Harvey Penick
Austin
Frank Ward
Kerrville
Dess Stuttle
Corpus Christi
Lewis Nash
Art Colver
Joe Houck
Borger
Don Malarkey
Kilgore
Robbie Williams
Willie Maguire
Felix George
John Fox
New Braunfels
Harry McCommas
Smiley Rowland
Karl Stewart
Dalas
Alfred Holton
John Munn
Jack Williams
J. W. Dixon
Bud McKinney
Murrell Tripp
Raymond Marshall
Bill Skeeters
Jimmy Thomas
Chester Hauser
Norman Rowland
Ted Tipps
J. K. Bradshaw
Lofton Burnett
John Olver
Ed Doherty
Jack Garrett
Charles Tims
Billy Walker
James Marshall
Ernest Dowell
Chick Trout
W. A. Schaal
C. E. Blackwell
Jerry Stoltz
Thompson
Vw. R. Farmer
Ric Sprins
PGA
Seles
J. R. Farmer
Bic Eprins
J. D. Hinson
Amos Howard
P. Edwards
Springer
Kirk Dean
F. D. Phillips
Bob Prater
Avalanche- Journal
Texas
Chas. Klein
Ark
Elroy Marti
Jimmy Samened
Herb. Sc
Simon Pures
John D. Munn
James Dixon
Chester Houser
Texas Cup Matches Open at Lubbock Country Club
The Texas Cup golf matches for amateurs and professionals begin at 10 30 a m at Lubbock Country Club with 20 players in doubles and singles. Admission is 2 00 per person covering all 13 matches as the Texas PGA team faces the Texas Amateurs in a 72 hole event with automatic qualifiers Herb Schroeder and Chick Trout.
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Lubbock Country Club
Texas Pga
Texas
Herb Schroeder
Wabbock Country Club
Chick Trout
Earl Stewart
Chink Trout
Tan Schneider
Todd Houck
Alfred Holton
Kestes Houser
Milton Demaret
Elroy Marti
Bud KecKinney
John Munn
Tony Butler
Jimmie Gamewell
Jimmy Goldmen
Todd Houckene
Milton
A. m
Bud McKinney
Tod Menefee
Bill Skeeters
Flroy Marti
Jimmy Goldman
Jimmy Gamewell
J. W. Dixon
Charles Ein
Jack Wiliams
Shorty Baa Pats
Ray Marshall
Geneeeee
Murrell Tripp
George Ausbach
Oil Belt Clubs End First Half Today
The Oil Belt league closes the first half with four games on the South Plains. Sundown visits Odessa while Seagraves hosts the Fal NM club. Levelland faces Ker mit as the standings shake out with Post and Seminole in the lower half.
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Oil Belt League
South Plains
Sundown
Odessa
Seagraves
N. M
Oilers
Levelland
Kermit
Seminole
Fitch Discus Throw Breaks World Record at Meet
Bob Fitch of the University of Minnesota broke the world discus mark with a 180 feet 2 3/4 inch throw at the Northwestern AAU track meet in Minneapolis. The performance surpassed Adolfo Consolini's 174 feet 10 3/4 inch record set in Milan in 1941.
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Minneapolis
Bob Fitch
University of Minnesota
Adolfo Consolini
Milan
Italy
Fitch
Cubs Blank Bums In Second Game
The Chicago Cubs beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-0 to extend their winning streak to six. Bob Chipman pitched the shutout, with Rex Barney taking the loss after six innings. Ed Waitkus, Clyde McCullough, and Bob Sturgeon homered or singled to push across runs.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bob Chipman
Dodger
Cubs
Rex Barney
Cub
Barney
Ed Waitkus
Clyde McCullough
Bob Sturgeon
Marvin Rickert
Brooklyn
Wrestle Royal Card Set For Wednesday
A six man wrestle royal headlines Wednesday night at Webster field with Tex Hager Eugene Irish McGee Andy Tremain facing Walter Stratton Leon Kirilenko and Big John Sepeda. The event begins at 8 30 p m and features a one hour time limit with two out of three falls in later matches.
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Webster Field
Tex Hager
Eugene
Ore
Irish McGee
Hollywood
Grappler
Andy Tremain
Walter Stratton
Abilene Crowd Sees Blue Sox Take 13 to 5 Sweep
Abilene drawn by a capacity crowd of over 2,000 as the Blue Sox outslugged the Hubbers 13 to 5 to complete a two game series sweep on the opening night follow through from Abilene June 8.
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Blue Sox
Abilene
Gold Sox Roll Over Lamesa 32-0 in Baseball Thriller
Amarillo's Gold Sox crushed the Lamesa Loboes 32 to 0 behind Bill Evans superb pitching as every starter had at least two hits and two runs. Crues and Moran led with multiple RBIs and Crues hit three homers while Bauman also hit a homer as Amarillo piled up 30 hits and 12 runs in the sixth inning. Lubbock and Abilene games noted nearby.
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Lamesa
Amarillo
Gold Sox
Lamesa Loboes
Bill Evans
Bob Seeds
Lefty Lonergan
Lubbock
Bauman
Ib Lamprich
C Mekules
Crues
Cfc
Moran
Evans
Martin
Ragone
Malvica
Scopetone
Fortin
Cook
Falmer
McClain
McPike
Gray
Wilcox
Sutch
Duarte
Williams
Lamprich
Mekules
Stitch
Palmer
MccClain
Wiliams
Mce Pike
Ash and
Rich
Reheater McAlexander
Watkins
Rooney
Carr
Cox
Hodge
Miller
Kuykendall
Rs Lubbock
Abilen
Spatafore
Elson
Ozark
Quevreaux
Greer
Quavreaux
Tysko
Tumelson
Latimer
Abilene
Atkins
Sigler
Texas PGA Portraits Show Drama On Green And Side Lines
The feature follows Tod Menefee of San Antonio Country Club during a 72 hole PGA event as his daughters Betty and Joan, ages 14 and 12, accompany him and cheer from the gallery. Tod remains even tempered amid pressure while his wife supports from the sidelines as pro and amateur players exchange respect on the course.
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Betty
Joan
Tod Menefee
San Antonio Country Club
Tod
Menefee
Todd Houck
Red Sox Deliver 15-4 Rout of Tigers on Dobson's Strong Start
Boston bats crush Detroit 15 to 4 as Joe Dobson adapts after learning of his father's death. Newhouser struggles in first inning and is shelled. Boston widens lead to seven games. Other games feature Feller solid for Cleveland in 2-1 win over New York and Senators sweeping White Sox in twin bill.
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Boston
Joe Dobson
Red Sox
Prince Hal Newhouser
Detroit
Yankees
Newhouser
Dobson
Bob Klinger
White, Manders
Caster
Richards
Dobson, Klinger and Wagner
New York
Pat Seerey
Bobby
Feller
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Charlie Keller
Pelier and
Hayes
Statabell Wade
Gumpert
Dickey
Robinson
Todd Opens Lead Tie at Philadelphia Inquirer Tourney
Dallas golfer Harry Todd surged to within two strokes of leader Vic Ghezzi at the Philadelphia Inquirer invitation after a 66 on a par 70 course. Ghezzi shot 70 to stay atop the leaderboard as Lew Worsham and Mike Turnesa shared third with 206. Several veterans followed at 208, while notable names Nelson Hogan and Demaret remained in the hunt.
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Harry Todd
Philadelphia
Texas
Dallas
Vic Ghezzi
Philadelphia Inquirer
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Ghezzi
Lew Worsham
Bethesda
Mike Turnesa
White Plains
N. Y
Herman Barron
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Harry Haverstick, Jr
Lancaster
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Slaton
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E. V
Red) Gober
A. L. Knight
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J. Raley, Jr
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Dudley
Floydada
Deedker
C. H. Trout,Jr
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Barrett
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Red Barrett
St. Louis Cardinal
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O'Dea
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Boston Braves
Ed Heusser
Chuck Workman
Lee
Konstanty
Wallace
Masi
Heusser
Lamanno
Wrestle Royal
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock. Tex
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Hubbers
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Hayden Greer
Little Joe
Tusko
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Raley
Solons Cop
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Washington Senators
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Buddy Rosar
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