Southern Cal Wins Team Title at NCAA Meet
USC reclaimed the team crown at the 31st annual NCAA Track and Field Championships in Los Angeles, scoring 42 points to edge UCLA and others. Bragg set an NCAA pole vault record of 15 ft 11 in, while Shelton’s high jump neared the world record and Golliday swept the sprints.
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Los Angeles Coliseum
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Les Biter
Tom Courtney
Fordham
Jim Golliday
Milt Canpbel
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Golliday
Bill Watson
Florida
Bruins
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Shelton
Georgee
Father Son Golf Tournament Set At Lubbock CC Today
C A and Johnny Rodgers defend their title in the annual Father Son Golf Tournament at Lubbock Country Club with a dozen teams expected. The event features 18 hole, alternate shot play with no entry fee and trophies for winners.
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Johnny
Pop
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Art Gatts
Lubbock CC
Johnny Rodgers
Lubbock Country Club
Gene Mitchell
Rodgers
DeWitt Weaver Sr
Sterling
Ted Forsythe
Minor league baseball faces financial strain and public apathy
Joe Kelly argues that minor league baseball is financially weak as clubs fold or seek public backing. He questions subsidies and broadcasts as fixes, noting modern diversions reduce attendance and habit, while seeking a multi-faceted solution to revive interest.
Linville amateur final shocks Patton in comeback
Atlanta insurance man Charlie Harrison aged 23 defeated Morganton's Billy Joe Patton 1 up after a dramatic finish at Linville North Carolina in the Southern Golf Association Amateur Tournament finals. Harrison birdied the 37th hole from 15 feet to seal the win.
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N.C
Charlie Harrison
Atlanta
Home Runs Feature Game Dallas Eagles Edge Beaumont, 3 To 2
Dallas topped Beaumont 3 to 2 as Chuck Fowler limited the Exporters to two runs in a two hitter and Ozzie Virgil Ray Murray added solo shots. Lee Bohlander homered for Beaumont and Fowler’s five strikeouts backed a strong Dallas bullpen effort.
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Chuck Fowler
Beaumont Exporters
Ozzie Virgil
Tcher Ray Murray
Homseeree
Eagle Rina
Beaumont
Lee Bohlender
Skippertal- Fowler
Nomi Ieee
Eeernie Atkins
Eagies Plain
Anderson
Atkins
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Murray
HR Wing
Bohlender
Working agreements could stabilize minor league payrolls
The piece argues major and high minor leagues should establish definite working agreements with all clubs to share salaries, curbing under table payments and the bonus system seen as destroying baseball, while fans demand faster play. It cites rising costs and financial strain on owners amid a shift from informal to formal contracts.
Baylor hires Patterson to launch track program at Baylor
Baylor Athletic Director George Sauer announced Jack Patterson will lead Baylor's track program with a five year contract. Patterson formerly built Houston into track prominence and will recruit for Baylor, aiming to enter all major Southwest Conference relays and meets.
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Tex
Baylor
Jack Patterson
University Houston
Patterson
Houston
Jack Wilson
George Sauer
Texas
Rice
Fred Walcott
Sauer
Schvinruh
Southwest
Maid West
Russell takes lead in West Texas Men's Golf title chase
Brownwood reports Jimmy Russell, 77, from Graham shot 70 to surge to 212 leader in the 27th West Texas Championship. Charles Coody moved to 214 in second, while Coffey and others trailed with 218. Herbert Gersbach held third at 216, Jack Williams 219, Wendy Green 220, and Ben Alexander 221 with Pool fading to 222.
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Tex
Jimmy Russell
Graham
West Texas
Russell
Charles Coody
Stamford
Coffey
Anl Tirorney
Fort Wortheatherford
John Paul Cain
Sweetwater
Texas Tech
Henry Richards
Jacksboro
Herbert Gersbach
Jack Williams
Plainview
Wendy Green
Midland
Ben Alexander
Lamesa
David Boies
Oo. B. Pool
del Rio
Amarillo Tops Abilene 7-4 Behind Simon Relief
Amarillo wins its eighth of ten as Jerry Simon relieves in the second, holding Abilene to four hits in 7 2 3 innings. Karl Heron leads Amarillo with four singles, while Abilene’s early offense fades after Simon’s arrival as Amarillo outs G Blue Sox 11-10.
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Abilene Blue Sox
Jerry Simon
Gold Sox
Maurice Owen
Oran Stoker
Blue Sox
Simon
Frank Johnson
Karl Heron
Stan Machinsky
Vic Cole
Johnson
Baseball play-by-play fragment with double play
The text describes a second baseman Dobbins racing to cover first and stepping on the bag to double Hairston off base. It also mentions names Yoke Hawkins Dial Secrest and action sequence around the play.
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Hairston
Hawkins
Dial
Secrest
Pioneers Crush Huskies 15 Hits Spark 7 0 Victory
The Pioneers rout the Huskies 7 0 as Gleason and Jackson lead with strong pitching and 15 hits. Red McQuillen miscue unsettles the righthander and Locals face late threats amid high wind and blowing sand during the chilly night game.
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Kanes
Pioneers
Gleason
Ponies and Hubbers Set for Opening Series at Hubber Park
Plainview Ponies open a three game series at Hubber Park against the Lubbock Hubbers at 3 pm with Jack Cardey probable to start after a 7-0 first win over the Hubbers. Manager Mike Curnan weighs between Darrell Thacker or Dick Sposato for the mound as injuries bite. The Hubbers have yet to defeat the Ponies in four meetings this year, all in Lubbock.
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Plainview Ponies
Lubbock Hubbers
Hubber Park
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Hubbers
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Darrell Thacker
Dick Sposato
Ponies
Lubbock
Weather and play mix clues in second inning hit
In the second inning the impact blurred between the storm and Clovis error as Paul Flores opened with a single to left and Frank Benites followed with another. Bobby Scott made a running catch in right to retire John War Lee.
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Frank Benites
Bobby Scott
John War- Lee Hubbers
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Pat Oilers blank El Paso Texans 2 0 in Texas baseball clash
Pat Oilers pitchers held El Paso Texans to two runs as Red Dial logged his seventh win. Only three Texans reached third. Watson advanced to third on a wild throw but the threat ended. Pampa scored in sixth on Fortin and Hairston and Hardaway added a solo homer in the eighth.
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el Pass
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Ken York
Dick Honacki
Joe Fortin
Dick Hairston
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Jerry M&kay
Curtis Hardaway
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Savitt and Been Take Oklahoma Open Doubles Title
Dick Savitt of Corpus Christi and John Been of Shawnee won the Oklahoma Open doubles championship by defeating the Los Angeles team of Willner and Ed Kauder. Savitt, the singles favorite, and Bernard Bartzen advanced to the final with easy wins en route to Sunday's title match.
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John Been
Tulsa
Okla
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Shawnee
Los Angeles
A Willner
Ed Kauder
Savitt
Texas
Bernard
Tut) Bartzen
Open Playoff Headlines Hogan Fleck Tie at Open
Jack Fleck from Davenport Iowa shoots a final round 67 to tie Ben Hogan at 287 after 72 holes in the National Open. An 18 hole playoff is set as both veterans seek the title at the Olympic Club with large crowds watching the dramatic finish.
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San Francisco
Jack Fleck
Davenport
Iowa
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Olympic Club
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Suishing
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