Opening Day Signals A.L. Season In Washington
President Eisenhower attends the opener in Griffith Stadium as the Senators host the Red Sox. The long anticipated season features the White Sox, Yankees and Indians viewed as favorites with key debuts and trades shaping early results across Detroit Cleveland Baltimore and Kansas City.
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Yankees
Red Sox
Jim Coates
Tom Brewer
Billy Jurges
Jerry Walker
Paul Richards
Johnny Temple
Baltimore
Walter Bondipal
Cleveland
Senators
Steve Bilko
Chico
Boston
Orioles
Pedro Fernandez
Detroit
Bond
Fenway Park
Ramos
New York
Rocky Colavito
Indians
White Sox
Kansas City
Richmond
Wisconsin Boxer Charles Mohr Dies After Injury in Title Bout
University of Wisconsin boxer Charles Mohr age 22 died after brain hemorrhage from a National Collegiate Athletic Association 165 pound title bout with Stu Bartell of San Jose State. Mohr collapsed in the second round and died after a three hour surgery.
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Madison
Wis
Charles Mohr
University of Wisconsin
Vern Woodward
Charlie
San Jose State
Mohr
Bartell
Palmer Holds Possible Play In New Orleans Open
New Orleans sees Arnold Palmer as favorite for the $27 000 Greater New Orleans Open but his participation hinges on his Masters win status. Palmer, winner of this year's tour, may skip to rest after a Masters victory and rejoin the circuit in New Orleans or Houston next week.
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New Orleans
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Ligonier
Houston
Tex
Snead wins Greater Greensboro Open again in record style
Sam Snead, now based at a West Virginia resort, captured his seventh Greensboro Open title with a 14 under par 270. He earned $2,800 for the victory at Starmount Forest Country Club, boosting his Greensboro totals to $21,600 and his year’s major-tournament earnings to $9,325. Finsterwald shot 68 to finish runner up at 272, Whitt carded 66 for 277 in third, while Woodward placed fourth at 278.
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Kenalyta
Bradenton
Fila
Snead
Don Finsterwald
Tequeeta
Fla
Finsterwald
Starmount Forest Country Club
Byron Nelson
Don Whitt
Barrego Springs
Calif
Len Woodward
Sydney
Australia
Olympic Hopefuls Roll Weekend In Five Coast Meet Showdowns
American track hopefuls produced fast marks across five meets from Abilene to Santa Barbara. Tidwell clocked 20.2 for 220 yards and 9.4 for 100 yards, setting an American record pace though not a world mark due to timing errors. Hayes Jones led hurdles at Quantico with 13.6, within four tenths of the world standard, while Nieder outdueled Davis in Santa Barbara.
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U.S
Charlie Tidwell
Kansas
Hayes Jones
Eastern Michigan
Tidwell
Abilene
Tex
Ray Norton
San Jose State
Jones
Quantico
Martin Lauer
Bill Nieder
Dave Davistwo
Santa Barbara
Nieder
Davis
Los Angeles
Dallas Long
Eddie Southern
Abilene Christian
Herb McKenely
Ollan Cassell
Houston
Cal Dooley
PGA announces purse and Ryder Cup site for 1963
The PGA set a $50,000 minimum purse for the 42nd national PGA championship and selected East Lake Country Club Atlanta Ga as the Ryder Cup venue for matches against British pros. PGA president Harold Sargent said the executive committee approved the Ryder Cup site and the prize increase from $30,000 to $50,000. The 1960 PGA will be at Firestone CC Akron Ohio July 21 24.
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Dunedin
Fla
Assn
East Lake Country Club
Atlanta
Harold Sargent
PGA
East Lake
Firestone Country Club
Akron
Ohio
Spports Bowl Mixed Doubles and 200s Scores
In Peps Cola lanes teams dominated by high scores with mixed doubles results including Joe Lewis Realty Gems Dale s TV Hecklers and more. Individual 200s feature Milton Wells 221 Gil Hood 200 204 Chuck Weidner 221 Ray Arnold 200 and Don Hamilton 204 for the men.
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Joe Lewis Realty
Gems
Dale's TV
Hecklers
the Loads
Hi-Lo’s
Milton Wells
Gil Hood
Chuck Weidner
Ray Arnold
Don Harm'lton
Winter golf league tees off on frozen New Jersey courses
Members of the New Jersey shore winter golf league have held six winter tournaments and frequently play on frozen ground. The article notes that practicing in such conditions offers a unique advantage as the course is rarely crowded.
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Jamesburg
N. J
New Jersey Shore Winter Golf League
Fullmer Defends NBA Title Versus Giardello at MSU
Gene Fullmer, 28, West Jordan Utah, seeks to defend his NBA middleweight crown against 20 year old Joey Giardello of Philadelphia in a 15 round on ABC telecast from Montana State College Field House in Bozeman. Fullmer stakes $100000 and aims for another bout soon regardless of result. undercard features Len Matthews and Doug Vaillant in Miami Beach.
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Gene Fullmer
NBA
West Jordan
Utah
Joey Giardello
Phiadelphia
Montana State College
Bozeman
Fullmer
Carmen Basilio
Spider Webb
Logan
Giardello
Len Matthews
Philadelphia
Doug Vaillant
Miami Beach
Fla
Matthews
Vaillant
Miami Hires Jush Ride For Gridders
Miami University announces Herb Fairfield 27 year old ex Miami tackle to be assistant freshman football coach. He will coach the freshman line under Carmen Cozza after a 3-3 freshman season at Southern Illinois. Fairfield is a 1959 Miami graduate set to earn a masters at Southern Illinois in August. He played for the Redskins for three seasons after Weymouth High and four years in the Navy.
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Oxford
Miami University
John Brickels
Miami
Herb Fairfield
Fairfield
Carmen Cozza
Darrell Hedric
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois
Weymouth
Mass
High Fairfield
Navy
Redskins
Ladies Day Chant Echoes a Baseball Card Playful Test
A lighthearted line speaks of a ladies day and a playful challenge about baseball gear, signaling a ceremonial or social event tied to sport culture. It hints at competition and spectator participation without detailing specific outcomes or participants.
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