Barber Takes 2 Stroke Lead In DeSoto Open Finals
At Bradenton Florida Jerry Barber surged two strokes ahead after three rounds of the DeSoto Open finishing 69 68 69 to reach 206. Sam Snead shot 67 to close within two but muffed two short putts to miss the lead. Casper Finsterwald trailed by two with 209 as 61 pros and four amateurs advanced to Sunday's final 18 holes.
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Bradenton
Fla
UPI
Jerry Barber
Barber
Sam Snead
Boca Raton
Bill Casper
Apple Valley
Calif
Don Finsterwald
Tequesta
Snead
Sanders
Casper
Finsterwald
DeSoto Lakes
Texas Tech to Expand Jones Stadium West Stands
Concrete pouring for the new west stands starts Wednesday with 165 cubic yards in section seven per side. About 1,800 cubic yards total for both east and west sides, plus three feet of topsoil and sod. The stadium will seat 41,500 after completion, with option sale financing the expansion and a Saturday payment deadline for pre-1960 options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
Jones Stadium
Cain
Red Raiders
Suggs Leads Columbus Open After Three Rounds
Louise Suggs shot a par 72 despite hay fever to take a 223 total and lead the Columbus Women’s Open after three rounds. Joyce Ziske and Patty Berg trailed, Berg slipping to seventh with an 81 and 230 total. Mary Lena Faulk held third at 226 followed by Fay Crocker at 227.
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Columbus, Ga
Louise Suggs
Columbus
Atlanta
Miss Suggs
Joyce Ziske
Milwaukee
Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Miss Berg
Mary Lena Faulk
Sea Island
Fay Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Bartzen Entered in Houston River Oaks Tennis Tourney
AP reports Bernard Bartzen, defending champion and top U.S. amateur, will compete at the River Oaks Tennis Tournament in Houston April 18 to 24. The Dallas San Angelo player beat Dick Savitt last year and was ranked No 2 behind Alex Olmedo, who later turned pro. Only Bitsy Grant and Gaither Mulloy have won Oaks twice in a row.
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Houston
Bernard Bartzen
Dallas
San Angelo
Dick Savitt
Alex Olmedo
U.S
Olmedo
Bryan
Bitsy
Grant
Mulloy
White Sox Rout Dodgers 12-5 in Sarasota
Chicago White Sox improve exhibition record to 10-4 by routing Los Angeles 12-5. Nellie Fox Chick Coombs boost offense with three hits each as Ted Kluszewski hits two singles to raise spring average to .500. Dodger rookies Tommy Davis hits two run homer in sixth. Shaw and Donovan split pitching duties for the Sox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Fla
Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sox
Nellie Fox
Chick
Dick Donovan
Bob Shaw
Shaw
Donovan
Pirates edge Braves 1-0 on Schofield's ninth inning hit
Dick Scho field's two out single in the ninth drives Pittsburgh past Milwaukee 1-0 as Vernon Law works seven and Earl Francis finishes the shutout with one hit allowed. Milwaukee's Spahn Willey combination holds Pirates to nine but Francis wins.
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Fort Myers. Fla
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Braves
Dick Schofield
Vernon Law
Pirates
Milwaukee
Earl Francis
Francis
Warren Spahn
Carlton Willey
Bob Giggie
Bill Mazeroski
Dick Barone
Bob Oldis
Ed Mathews
Mazeroski
Barone
Schofield
Oldis
Pittsburgh
Spahn
Willey
Giggie
Lopata
Indians Rally In Ninth Stuns Red Sox In Spring Game
Strickland singled off Earl Wilson to score Tito Francona in the last round. Steve Jankowski tied it with a homer in the eighth. John Romano homered for Boston. Jim Grant and Jack Harshman limited the Red Sox to seven hits and one run.
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Strickland
Earl Wilson
Tito Francona
Steve Jankowski
Indians
Wilson
John Romano
Ted Bowsfield
Jim Grant
Jack Harshman
Red Sox
Grant
Boston
Cleveland
Bowsfield
H. Sullivan
Sadowski
Harshman
Romano
W— Harshman
L—Wilson
Jankowski
Hereford Whitefaces suffer twin losses to Plainview and Borger
Plainview Bulldogs beat Hereford 91 in the morning game as Don Jones pitched a one hit game and Joe Ferguson belted a two run homer. Borger Bulldogs defeated Hereford 51 behind four hit pitching by Billy Rioridan and 10 hits by Borger.
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Hereford
Hereford Whitefaces
Plainview Bulldogs
Borger Bulldogs
Plainview
Don Jones
Joe Ferguson
Austin Winter
Jones
Borger
Greg Combs
Billy Rioridan
Charley Thomas
Edwin Thomas
Berger
Ray Atkins
Rioridan
Tom Lindsey
Bob Murray
Atkins
Murry
Vernon Welch
Thhey
Donnie Marcontell
Jim Collier
Texas Relays Preview With Strong Local and International Field
The Texas Relays open Friday and the strong entry list features top American sprinters and distance runners alongside javelin star Bill Alley and shot put champion Bill Neider. International athletes from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Sweden, South Africa, the Bahamas and the British West Indies join 1,200 competitors across four divisions as preparation for the 1960 Rome Olympics.
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Austin
Texas
Australia
Canada
Great Britain
Sweden
South Africa
Bahamas
British Guiana
British West Indies
Rome
Morrow
Southern
Neidern
United States
Melbourne
Southern and
Neider
Alley
Dave Sime
Duke
Charles Tidwell
Cushman
Martin
al Lawrence
University of Houston
Mike Lindsay
University of Oklahoma
Tom Robinson
University of Michigan
Barrie Almond
Pat Clohessy
Gail Hodgson
Tony Seth
Michigan
Jan Ahlberg
Southern Methodist
Lester Bird
Yes You Will Wins Campbell Handicap at Timonium
Yes You Will a Maryland bred colt owned by Edith L. Price won the Campbell Handicap over Restless Wind Amerigo and On and On at Timonium. The 4 year old paid 20.40 8.80 4.80 with a length and a quarter margin in front of a 20376 crowd.
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Bowie
Maryland
Campbell
Edith L. Price
Llangollen Farm
Restless Wind
TCU Edges Aggies in 10th In Southwest Showdown
In Fort Worth AP reports TCU defeated Texas A&M 5-4 in 10 innings to nab its first win of the season. Charles Franklin drove in the deciding run after Aggie pitcher David Pitcock walked Darrel Read with the bases loaded. A 4-0 TCU lead was built in the fifth on a Leon Baze two run homer.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis
Larry Jackson
Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Jackson
al Dark
Clayton Dalrymple
Phils
Chris Cannizzaro
Dalrymple
Philadelphia
Jim Owens
Bill White
Stan Musial
Redbirds
Daryl Spencer
Owens
Mason
Cannizzaro
W— Jackson
L—Ownes
Orlando
Kansas City
Bill Fischer
Washington Senators
Senators
Harmon Killebrew
Bob Allison
Killebrew
Allison
Jead
Jerry Lumpe
Pete Daley
Fischer
Washington
Hall
K. Johnson
P. Daley
Hyde
Naragon
W—Hall
L—Fischer
Fort Worth
TCU
Texas A&m
Charles Franklin
Aggie
David Pitcock
Darrel Read
Frogs
Schmidt
Don Costlow
Aggies
Leon Baze
Murray Resigns Post As City Coaches
The Post school board accepted the resignations of Pete Murray and N. R. King. Murray becomes head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Albany, after leading Post Antelope to its first district basketball title in 40 years. King will remain as a high school teacher.
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Pete Murray
N. R
Jiggs) King
Post School
Murray
Albany
King
Post Antelope
Arlington
Hardin-Simmons University
LSU Enters NCAA Golf Meet Led by Titleholder Essig
LSU has entered the National Intercollegiate Golf Tournament to be held April 13 to 16 in Houston. Don Essig, last year’s individual titlist, leads the LSU squad as sixteen collegiate teams compete over four days.
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Houston
Louisiana State
LSU
Don Essig
Long Ups Shot Put World Record In Dual Meet
Sophomore Dallas Long of Southern California shattered the world standard with a 64 feet 6 1/4 inch shot put in a Trojan versus Southern California Striders dual meet at Los Angeles. Dave Davis of the Striders followed with 63 feet 10 1/2 inches.
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Los Angeles
Dallas Long
Southern California
Parry O'Brien
Long
Dave Davis
Southern California Striders
Trojans
Davis
Southern Cal
Jess Mortensen
Bill Nieder
Joose
O'Brien
Baylor Fell To SMU In Southwest Conference Clash
In Dallas, Southpaw Jerry Wolff pitched a 3 hit shutout as SMU defeated Baylor 3-0. Wolff struck out 10 Bears and walked three under a chilly sky, with Baylor's Jerry Funk hitting a single in the second inning for their lone danger. Wayne Stone and Bob Turner later added hits for Baylor, but Wolff kept the shutout intact through nine.
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Dallas
Jerry Wolff
Southern Methodist
Baylor
Bears
Jerry Funk
Jimmy Williams
Wolff
Bob Turner
Wayne Stone
Lea County Leads Basin Plains Rotary Counts by Rig Totals
Reed Roller Bit Co. survey shows Basin total 263 rigs and South Plains 166 as Lea County New Mexico gains 8 rigs to top local activity while Andrews loses 5 to 44 rigs. Eddy and Ector post 21 and 20 respectively with Midland and Terry among others.
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Permian Basin
South Plains
Reed Roller Bit Co
Plains
Lea County
N. M
Andrews
Andrews County
Eddy
Ector
Borden
Cochran
Coke
Crane
Chaves
Crockett
Crosby
Culberson
Dawson
Dickens
Setor
Fisher
Gaines
Garza
Glasscock
Hale
Ji Wockley
Howard
Irion
Kent
Lem
Loving
Lubbock
Lamb
Lynn
Martin
Midland
Mitchell
Menard
Motley
Nolan
Pecos
Reagan
Roosevelt
Reeves
Runnels
Scurry
Schleicher
Sterling
Stonewall
Tom Green
Terry
Terrell
Upton
Ward
Winkler
Yoakuim
Texas American Op Concession In Australia
Texas American Oil Corp of Midland Texas announces acquisition of an extra 3 200 000 acre oil and gas concession in New South Wales Australia. Total Australia acreage reaches 6 400 000 acres with another 6 400 000 acres under application in the Northern Territory. An Australian subsidiary, Texas Australian Exploration Ltd, will hold the acreage and plan a public stock offering over one million dollars. Dowdle says this makes Texas Australian the first Australian petroleum firm with oil and gas production, owning about one third after the offering. A test well is planned in 1960 amid a large sediment sequence and drainage-based surface structure. Texas Australian aims for active drilling and invites US firms to join. Australia offers a Petroleum Search Subsidy Act covering half geophysical and drilling costs.
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Texas American Oil Corp
Midland
Texas
New South Wales
Australia
Nash J. Dowdle
Dowdle
Northern Territory
Texas Australian Exploration Limited
Texas American
Texas Australian
West Texas
Pexas Australian
U.S
Commonwealth of Australia
Earl Rudder Inaugurated As A and M President
Earl Rudder was formally inaugurated as president of Texas A and M College in ceremonies attended by about 5,000 people. Governor Price Daniel and other officials attended as Rudder pledged to expand education across all fields while boosting scientific training to meet the future.
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College Station
Texas A&m College
Earl Rudder
Troy Middleton
Louisiana State University
John Page
James Matthews
North Texas State College
Price Daniel
A. E. Cudlipp
Tyrus Timm
Joseph Sekerka
Allan Shivers
Hugh Milton IT
Rudder
M. T. Harrington
A&m
Harrington
Daniel
Amarillo Man Named To Guard Position
Col Selden Simpson of Amarillo, highly decorated veteran, was named assistant division commander of the National Guard's 36th Texas Infantry Division. The Gov Price Daniel announced the appointment on Maj. Gen. Carl L. Phinney's recommendation. Simpson began service in 1933 and holds the Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Bronze Star Legion of Merit Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman Badge and six campaign stars.
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Austin
UPID
Selden Simpson
Amarillo
Texas
National Guard
36Th
Price Daniel
Carl L. Phinney
Dallas
Simpson
Texas National Guard
Dual Well Finaled In East Ector
ECTOR-Texaco Inc No 1 B Ratliff NCT-1 in the Ratliff field East Ector County becomes dual producer with Ellenburger completion. A 24 hour test yielded 55.18 barrels oil and 35.16 barrels water at perforations 13,566 to 13,606 feet with oil gravity 54.5. Earlier 24 hour Devonian test produced 186.05 barrels oil at 46.7 gravity and 12 barrels water through 17/64 inch choke at 12,092 to 12,173 feet. Location details given for multiple sites including University Lands and other fields across Reagan, Odessa, Winkler, Runnels.
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Ector
Texaco, Inc
Ratliff
Ector County
Ellenburger
T&p Survey
Odessa
Runnels
Ambassador Oil Co
E. H. Holle
Holle‘kirk (Jennings
Runnels County
E. S
Delaware Tops Nation in Patents Issued for 1959
Delaware leads the nation in patents issued in 1959 with one patent for every 1 205 residents due largely to E I du Pont de Nemours work from Wilmington. National total over 46 900 patents, one per 3 808 Americans, with Mississippi at the bottom at one patent per 48 067 residents.
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Washington
Delaware
Commerce Department
Department
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Wilmington
Mississippi
New Jersey
Connecticut
Illinois
Hawaii
Georgia
Arkansas
Camel’s leg amputated after man bite in Turkey village
In Turgutlu, Turkey, veterinary surgeons removed a camel’s leg after it was bitten by a man. A trader brought the animal for examination and said the camel bit its own leg in a fit of rage. The leg was infected, prompting amputation.
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Turgutlu
Turkey
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Texas Relays
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SMU
Texas American Ops
Bright & Schiff
State of Texas University Lands
Barnhart, South
Reagan County
Big Lake
University Lands Survey
Dean H. Stoltz
Johnson
Cowden, North Field
T&p
White Brothers Petroleum, Inc
Lucas
Hendrick
Winkler County
Kermit
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