NBC warns NCAA grid TV schedule premature says NBC
The National Broadcasting Company releases a wire to NBC affiliates disputing an Associated Press and Broadcasting magazine schedule for college football telecasts. NBC notes rights from schools not secured and pickup facilities not firm, while differences exist between NBC and the other schedule. NCAA and NBC expect a correct schedule soon, with at least one Ohio State game likely televised.
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Miami Valley players anchor South squad for North game
Coach George Vierbome names seven Miami Valley starters including Jerry Harkrader Bob Jewell Connie Roush and four Butler County players. Akron Rubber Bowl capacity 38000. no out of town ticket sales reported while Purdue football previews note season tickets due August 15 and 1:30 pm start times for all games.
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Iowa
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Indiana
Dick Lyons Fires 79 To Pace Gardner Inter-Plant Tourney
Dick Lyons shot a 79 to lead the Gardner Inter-Plant handicap tourney at Wildwood yesterday. Tom Gibbons was second in the first flight with 83, Bob Burns 90 in third. In flight two Ed Hannah and Roy Murbach tied with 70 net, Bob Wil was third. John led the senior flight with 67, Halderman posted the longest drive on 1 and Riley Upton nearest the pin on 16. Shorty Arens had the most strokes on number 3.
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Ed Hannah
Roy Murbach
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Flight
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Riley Upton
Shorty Arens
Stuckey Wins Great Lakes Women’s Tennis Title
Joanne Stuckey aged 16 from Pittsburgh captured the Great Lakes singles crown by defeating Margaret Wright of Warren Ohio 6 3 6 0 in the final.
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Golf open playoff crowns top prize to Boros and Middlecoff
National Open titleholder Julius Boros and Cary Middlecoff, both 12 under par 276, deadlocked after 90,000 Tom O'Shanter payout rounds. Middlecoff blitzed to a 31 33 64, matching Boros 32 35 67 in a dramatic Chicago playoff for golf’s richest prize. Betty Jameson seized the world women’s pro crown with 5000 first prize, while Frank Stranahan claimed another amateur title and Mary Ann Villegas won the women’s amateur.
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San Antonio
Patty Berg
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Bill Campbell
Huntington
W. Va
Mary Ann Villegas
New Orleans
Joyce Ziske
Waterford
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Slo-Mo-Shun IV Reclaims Gold Cup On Lake Washington
The Slo-Mo-Shun IV won Seattle's Gold Cup on Lake Washington, outlasting five rivals in the 45th race. Wild Bill Cantrell survived a dramatic, fiery crash and will be out about 10 days with burns, vowing a return next year. Miss Great Lakes II and Miss Pepsi faced mechanical woes, while Slo-Mo-Shun V failed to defend the title.
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6th-Frame Homer Gives Lebanon Valley Loop Win
Lebanon Valley manoevered past South Lebanon 3 to 2 in a Miami Valley League double elimination game. Lebanon scored in the sixth on Darrell Hedrick's run after a misplayed fly and added two in the ninth on Walt Connor's homer to seal the win. Enfield fanned five as Lebanon improved to the late-stage matchup.
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College All-Stars In Final Drills Ahead of Soldier Field Game
In Deerfield Wisconsin the College All-Star squad began its final practice week with Chuck Boerio of Illinois and Bob Ward of Maryland chosen as captains for Friday’s Chicago game against the Los Angeles Rams. Boerio and Ward were elected by nearly unanimous vote. Coach Bobby Dodd planned a long scrimmage to cap heavy contact before the Soldier Field charity game.
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Rich Harness Races Added For Juveniles
Springfield Illinois hosts five day Grand Circuit meet with two new juvenile harness races. Opening program features two year old Illinois bred trotters and pacers each with purses of 40000 dollars. Entries limited to two year old colts and fillies sired by Illinois horses.
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Teen-agers Tee Off In Eugene Jaycee Golf Tourney
More than 100 teen-age golfers begin the National Junior Chamber of Commerce golf tournament in Eugene Oregon with an 18 hole qualifying round. The field will be cut to 100 after today and tomorrow’s rounds, leading to a 72 hole medal championship midweek.
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Pirates Rook Necciai Falls Hard In MLB Debut
Pittsburgh pitcher Ron Necciai, 20, gave up seven runs and 11 hits in six innings against the Chicago Cubs, after a Bristol strikeout record. He admitted jitters and questioned his major league future, while Cubs hitters piled on early and Joe Garagiola called it first day nerves.
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Crowley, Osf win mixed doubles title at Ohio Valley Tourney
Claire Crowley of Middletown and Gerry Osf of Miami Beach won the mixed doubles crown at the Ohio Valley Tennis Tournament in Cincinnati, defeating Martha Logan and Bud Igel 9-7, 7-5. Crowley, ranked second in Middletown under-13, teamed with former national boys' champ Gerry Moss to also claim a second title as he won the men’s singles. Carolyn Wikoff earlier captured the under-15 girls singles crown.
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Hamilton Racing Session Opens at Butler County Fairgrounds
The 13th annual race meeting opens with an eight race card and a 19 day run through September 1 at the Butler County Fairgrounds. The feature on August 23 is the $1,200 Yerian Allen Memorial Purse honoring Jack Yerian and Henry Allen, who were fatally injured in an auto accident while heading home from the 1947 session.
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Morraine Drops Two Out Of Tournament
St Joseph Auscos reach NBC semi final by taking both ends of a doubleheader against Dayton Morraine Products Co. The Auscos won 10 4 in the opener and 12 6 in the nightcap. The first game was scheduled for Kalida Ohio Saturday but rain halted play.
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Frey Places Fourth at Chicago Women's Pro Golf Tourney
Pauline Frey of Canton Ohio finished fourth in the Chicago stop of the Women’s Pro golf tour at Tom O’Shanter. Her five round total was 361 after cards of 88 91 93 89.
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Charleston Blues End 10-Game skid with win
The Charleston Blues finally won a game after 10 straight losses as they beat the West Virginia Senators 4-1 in game two of a doubleheader. The victory prevents Kansas City from claiming first place, while Milwaukee liderates the AA with a two point edge. Louisville doubled off Minneapolis 8-4 and 4-3 as St. Paul split with Indianapolis 11-9 and 3-2.
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Pro Cage Father Dies in Philadelphia Suburb
William J Scheffer, 76, called the father of professional basketball in Philadelphia, died Sunday at his home in Darby. In 1902 he led the first move toward organized basketball and set the pattern for the modern game.
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William J Scheffer
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Baseball standings and daily schedule snapshot
National League standings show Brooklyn 70 32 .688 top, followed by New York 62 40, St. Louis 63 47, Philadelphia 56 50, Chicago 54 53, Boston 44 60, Cincinnati 46 64, Pittsburgh 32 81. Daily and Sunday schedules list probable pitchers for New York at Boston, Brooklyn at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Chicago, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, plus Monday and Tuesday games with multiple slates and rain notes.
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Davis Cup duo beat Canadian pair in zone finals
Sports Mirror outlines a series of historic notes from AP: five years ago Bert Bell suspended Green Bay's Fred Vant for contract jumping, ten years ago the Giants beat the Braves 64 with Van Mungo, twenty years ago Eleanor Holm won the women's 100 meter backstroke in Los Angeles.
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Jack McGrath wins 100-lap AAA stock car title
Williams Grove Pa. Jack McGrath of Pasadena California led all 50 miles to win the 100-lap AAA national championship stock car race at the Speedway. He finished with about a three lap margin over runner-up Red Hamilton of Decatur Illinois in 58 minutes 0.87 seconds.
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Browns Humble Indians as Lemon Drops 6-3 to Ride Wave
St Louis Browns slipped past the pennant hopeful Cleveland Indians 6-3 behind Bob Cain's eight win and Hank Greenberg's criticism of trades. Fred Marsh hit a three run homer for St Louis, Al Rosen homered for Cleveland, while Chicago and Detroit split a doubleheader and New York and Boston won elsewhere. Chicago swept Pittsburgh while the Dodgers split with Brooklyn was washed out by rain.
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Classic Pin League To Meet Wednesday
The Classic Pin League will hold final preparations for the bowling season at a meeting on Wednesday at 8 30 p m at Broad St Bowl Mar. League president Joe Thoelking announced the meeting is open to all Classic League bowlers.
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Reds and Pirates face off under lights in Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Reds rookie Cal Hogue opposes Herm Wiebeier in a night game with the Pirates. The Redlegs had split a doubleheader with St Louis, dropping the opener 3 2 but winning the finale as Andy Seminick homered, Raffensberger and Borkowski contributed, and Cincinnati built a 2 0 lead before the Cardinals rallied late.
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Yesterday's Stars and Browns Shine in MLB Play
Fred Marsh powered the Browns with a three run homer to lift St. Louis to a 63 victory over Cleveland. Don Marrero limited Philadelphia to five hits as the Senators beat the Athletics 4-2, defeating 20 game winner Bobby Shantz.
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