Allen Johnson Wins City Opti-Derby With Blue Jet
Twelve year old Allen Johnson races his self built Opti-Derby car the Blue Jet to the city championship on Central Avenue in a 1100 foot run. He posts 22.73 mph for Class B and 33 second time in the final to edge rival John Halderman. Johnson and his team receive prizes including a rotating trophy a bike and savings bonds as 6000 plus fans cheer.
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Allen Johnson
Johnson
Central Avenue
John Halderman
Bob Laundy
Laundy
William R. Johnson
Gardner Board and Carton
Jim Clark
Kent Selby
Eaton
Middletown Journal
Homan
Halderman
Manchester
Worsham’s 140-yard wedge clinches World Golf title
Lew Worsham sinks a 140 yard sand wedge eagle on the 72nd hole to beat Chandler Harper by one stroke for the $25,000 first prize at Tom O’Shanter. The shot, witnessed by 10 000 to 15 000 fans, redefines the World championship’s most lucrative moment. Harper had finishing 70 for 279 nine under par before Worsham’s dramatic finish.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Lew Worsham
Worsham
Chandler Harper
Harper
Tom O’shanter
Jimmy Demaret
Demaret
Gene Sarazen
Augusta
Sarazen
Craig Wood
Gene
Baseball Standings and Monday Schedule in the American League
The American League standings show New York leading with 73 wins and 35 losses, followed by Chicago and Cleveland. Mondays schedule features Boston at Washington and Chicago at Cleveland with multiple twi night games and a New York at Washington night contest.
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New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
St. Louis
Twinight
St Louis Faces Milwaukee in 9 PM Showdown
National League standings list Brooklyn leading with 71 wins and 37 losses. St Louis and Milwaukee follow as key contenders. Haddix vs Spahn set for 9 p.m. as St Louis hosts Milwaukee. results: Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati 1 and St Louis 6 New York 2.
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Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Haddix
Spahn
Massillon Gridder Captains All Stars
Massillon High School end Bob Khoenle will captain the North squad in the North South All Star scholastic football game in Canton. He will enroll at Purdue this fall. South coach Jim McDonald said his captain would be named tomorrow.
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Canton
Ohio
Bob Khoenle
Massillon
Khoenle
Purdue
Jim McDonald
Indiana Lad Soap Box Derby King
Freddy Mohler of Muncie Indiana won the 16th All American Soap Box Derby in Akron Ohio defeating 150 teens from 48 states Alaska and Germany. The 14 year old 93 pound driver posted under 28 seconds in all five heats earning a 5000 college scholarship and plans to attend Ball State Teachers College to become an industrial arts teacher.
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Ohio
Freddy Mohler
Muncie
Ind
Alaska
Germany
Freddy
Wilson
Ball State Teachers College
Ernest R. Mohler
William Sampson
Peter H. Beckwith
Columbus
Jere Courtney
Lima
Ronald L. Loeffler
Sandusky
Otho Wise Jr
Martins
Ferry
Daniel Norman
Cincinnati
David F. Durham
Cleveland
Phillip L. Blue
Marion
Charles E. Lappert
Ravenna Kent
Thomas E. Gaultier Jr
Salem
Earl F. Arnholt
Ashland
Trotters Enter Rich Hambletonian Top
About 20 three year old trotters, each with a $1,000 check, were to enter the 28th Hambletonian at Good Time Park on Wednesday. The event is forecast to surpass $100,000 in total purse, eclipsing 1951’s $93,358.65 as Newport Star remains the strong Hambletonian favorite during the Grant Circuit opening.
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N. Y
Good Time Park
Mainliner
Newport Star
Davis Cup Doubles Tug Prompts Team Shakeup
The Davis Cup selection panel demands Tony Trabert pair with Vic Seixas while Trabert favors Bill Talbert. The confrontation follows a shock Eastern Tournament with Canada looming in the North American zone. Hoad and Rosewall lead the foreign seeds as American hopes falter. The Newport tournament begins today as Seixas and Trabert vie for the top domestic seed.
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United States
Tony Trabert
Bill Talbert
Vic Seixas
University of Cincinnati
Seixas
Tony
Talbert
South Orange
Trabert
Vic
Bill
Lawrence Baker
Hamilton Richardson
Louisiana State
Rosewall
Browns Sell Bumgardner
HIRAM Ohio Rex Bumgardner halfback with the Cleveland Browns since 1950 has been sold to the Baltimore in a cash deal with no other players involved. The 30 year old Clarksburg West Virginia player joined the Browns from the Buffalo Bills in 1950 when the All America Conference merged with the NFL. He was injured in the All Star game at Chicago two years ago and spent most of 1951 on the sidelines. Last year he was hurt again and played sparingly as a defensive back.
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Ohio
Rex Bumgardner
Cleveland Browns
Baltimore
Clarksburg
W. Va
Gridder
Browns
Buffalo Bills
National Football League
Chicago
Rubinoff Wins Cincinnati Singles Title at Ohio Valley Tourney
Ed Rubinoff of Miami Beach defeated Curt Beusman of the University of Cincinnati 6 1 6 1 to claim the singles title at the Ohio Valley tennis tournament in Cincinnati yesterday.
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Ed Rubinoff
Miami Beach
University of Cincinnati
Curt Beusman
Warner Guns To Sports Car Victory
More than 100000 racing fans packed Lockbourne Air Force Base for Fred M. Warner of Birmingham to win the feature race in the National Sports Car Races. Cody Whitemore and Robert H. Fergus finished second and third as overall day champion Warner claimed the top title. Spear set a single lap speed mark in the fifth race, while Gen Curtis E LeMay saw an Allard exit early in the fourth race.
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Ohio
Fred M. Warner
Birmingham
Mich
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Warner
Cody Whitemore
Briar Cliff Manor
N. Y
Robert H. Fergus
William C. Spear
Southport
Conny Spear
Bernard Kerner
Detroit
James Simpson Jr
Wadsworth, Jr
Robert B. Ryberg
Pittsburgh
Spear
Allard
Gen
Curtis E. LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Stanford alum Bud Held sets javelin mark at John Muir College
Franklin Bud Held, former Stanford star now with the San Francisco Olympic Club, delivered a 263 foot 10 inch javelin throw in an all comers meet at John Muir College. The mark awaits approval by the International Athletic Federation after surpassing previous world records in discussion and shot put.
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Bud
International Athletic Federation
Stanford University
San Francisco Olympic Club
John Muir College
Dayton City Amateur Championship Won by Schwab
Dayton native Pat Schwab of Florida defeated Hugh Howard 8 and 7 to win the Dayton City Amateur golf title yesterday in Dayton Ohio.
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Dayton
Ohio
Pat Schwab
University of Florida
Hugh Howard
Dayton City
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