Hogan's Alley: Hogan Takes Eleven At Jacksonville Open
Ben Hogan, winner of the 1948 Open and PGA titles, carded an 11 on the 140 yard sixth hole at Hyde Park in the 1947 Jacksonville Open. The ball dived into a water hazard several times, with penalties and chips, ending in a two putt finish for an inked 11. The hole became nicknamed Hogans Alley and is cited as a morale booster for local golfers.
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NEW York
Ben Hogan
Hyde Park
Hogan
Ben
Jacksonville
Day By Day George S. May To Reap Benefit Day By Day
George S. May, the All-American golf promoter, plans a 10 day Tom O Shanter event with 66 200 in prizes and 100 000 fans attending at one dollar each. The PGA barred Locke from events, while May welcomed his participation, highlighting May s impact on popularizing golf through large prizes and affordable admission. ODDS N ENDS note further sports items and local figure remarks.
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George S. May
Tom O'Shanter
Bobby Locke
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Locke
Toledo
Bobby Locke Blacklisted by PGA
The PGA announces Bobby Locke is blacklisted from any PGA sponsored event. The Tournament Committee, after study, found Locke violated tournament regulations and the players’ agreement by failing to keep commitments at exhibitions and events. His invitation is withdrawn and entry will not be accepted. Names of complainants were not released.
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Chicago
Locke
PGA
St, Paul, Minn
Professional Golfers’ Association
Bobby Locke
George Schneiter
Association
PGA of America
Indians surge past Yankees in pivotal showdown set at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland rides four straight wins over Washington into a key series at New York. Lefty Wynn opposes Ed Lopat as the Indians seek to trim the Yankees’ gap. Bob Lemon belts his sixth and seventh homers of the season in a doubleheader sweep, boosting his yearly pace toward a single-season record for a pitcher. Mickey Vernon powers the nightcap with two homers and four RBIs as Cleveland maintains momentum in the pennant chase.
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Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Yankee Stadium
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Esterday
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Johnny Lindell
Hal Newhouser
Hank Bauer
Johnny Lipon
Bauer
Mickey Vernon
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St. Louis Browns
Browns
Jack Kramer
Red Sox
Armco golfers set for Midwest Tourney team tie
Six of eight Armco players qualified at Wildwood Course to represent the rolling mill in the Midwest Industrial Tourney in Detroit next month. A three-way tie among Cliff Sweeney Max Bursk and Bob McCabe at 153 triggers an 18-hole playoff next weekend for the two qualifying spots. Ritter Bennett lead 146 and 148 respectively among 36-hole qualifiers, with others scoring 149 to 156 as Stigler withdrew.
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Wildwood
Rolling Mill
Detroit
Cliff Sweeney
Max Bursk
Bob McCabe
Tommy Ritter
Dick Getter
Barney Ross Remarries Actress Wife in Del Mar Relocation
Former boxing champion Barney Ross and actress Cathy Howlett Ross were remarried in a Jewish ceremony at the Hotel Del Mar with Rabbi Morton J. Cohn after a prior civil ceremony. The couple, first wed in 1942 and divorced in 1946, are on a second honeymoon in Del Mar. Ross won the Navy Silver Star for heroism on Guadalcanal during World War II.
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Calif
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Cathy Howlett Ross
Morton J. Cohn
Diego
Delar
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Guadalcanal
Reds Win Two From Phillies In Opportune Doubleheader
Cincinnati Reds swept a Sunday twin bill over the Philadelphia Phillies 10 to 1 and 4 to 3. Grady Hatton starred with a single a triple and four doubles while Ken Raffensberger and Wehmeier earned the mound wins as Cincinnati solidified fifth place with the pair of victories on the east swing.
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W. VA
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Ken Raffensberger
Herman Wenmeier
Homer Howell
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Boston
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Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Joe Coleman
Charlie Shantz
Pittsburgh
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Pirates
Braves
Johnny Sain
Dino Restelli
Johnny Hopp
Dixie Howell
Reds
Frankie Frisch
Polo Grounds
Knothole Slugger Hits Four Homers in Armco Victory
Bobby Reed slugged four homers and Larry Conarroe added two as Armco defeated Holy Trinity 21 to 6 at LeSourdsville Lake in a Knothole League Class C game. Caudill limited Trinity to four hits while Armco collected 12 safeties during the Armco picnic program.
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Larry Conarroe
Armco
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EUB Team Repeats Maple Park Victory at Camp Miami
EUB scored its second straight win over Maple Park United Brethren 17 to 4 yesterday afternoon at Camp Miami in Germantown. Home runs by John Carr and Eddie Mynheir off Wagner fueled a six game win streak. Blaine Whitt allowed four hits as EUB prepares to face Gee in Jacksonburg tonight at 6 30.
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Geree
Connie Mack Night Honoring Baseball Legend in Portsmouth
Connie Mack, the grand old man of baseball, visits Portsmouth Ohio to be honored by the Portsmouth Athletics of the Ohio-Indiana League. It is his first Portsmouth visit since the Athletics became a Philadelphia farm club in 1948. Mack is slated to speak briefly tonight.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Portsmouth Athletics
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A’s
Philadelphia
Wildwood Golf Team Runner-Up in Eaton Meet
Wildwood Golf Club finished second in the Miami Valley District Team Championship at Eaton. Dayton's Community Country Club won with 309. Tommy Ritter tied for lowest score at 73 with Roger Bennett. Wildwood scorers included Stan Craft 77, Tommy Greene 79, Joe Herra 84. Dick Getter 89 and Rex Redman 87 were dropped from the team total. Three teams tied for third at 320. Greenville led the shootoff ahead of Eaton, Meadowbrook, Walnut Grove, and Madden Park.
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Miami
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Rex Redman
Greenville
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Meadowbrook
Walnut Grove
Madden Park
Dayton
Daytonian Tops Casting Tourney
Walter Williams of Dayton won three events at the Ohio State Casting Tournament held at Vic Tri-State Casting Club pool in East Liverpool Ohio. He led with 344 feet average in Class A three ounce distance bait and won all-distance flies and a combined all-distance event. Paul Ufer and Marion Garber of Toledo took two titles each.
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Walter Williams
Dayton
Ohio
Garber
Heller’s bat sparks Duff win over Red Lion in exhibition
Jim Heller slashed four singles and a triple to power Duff’s Case to a 9-1 victory over Red Lion in a nine inning exhibition at Lebanon. Duff’s City League entry totaled 17 hits led by Andy Mittenholzer and Don Bolton with three apiece, Charley Broyles homered in the first, while Les Meeks allowed two hits and an unearned run in seven frames and Harlan Bishop pitched the eighth unscathed.
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Duff
Red Lion
Lebanon
Andy Mittenholzer
Don Bolton
Charley Broyles
Les Meeks
Harlan Bishop
College Group To Give Sanity Code New Airing
NEW CASTLE New Hampshire The National Association of Collegiate Commissioners opens a four day meeting to discuss the controversial sanity code especially the eligibility rules for intercollegiate football players. The group includes 10 major college conferences governing over 160 institutions nationwide.
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N. H
National Association of Collegiate Commissioners
Stan Musial Dominates Dodgers as Cards Take Command
Stan Musial hits .453 against Brooklyn as St Louis overwhelms the Dodgers 14-1 at Ebbets Field. He completes a batting cycle with a single, double, triple and homer, driving in four. The Cardinals rally past Newcombe, Minner and Erskine while Howie Pollet gains his 13th win. Yankees edge Tigers in 11 innings as Lipon is out at the plate. Twins, Red Sox, Athletics, Pirates, Reds, Cubs, and Giants also post wins in a crowded day of action.
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Newcombe
Howie Pollet
Queen City Open Starts In Cincinnati Golf Tourney
The 36 hole Queen City Open golf tournament begins in Cincinnati with 17 players from four states at Kenwood Country Club. More than 70 pros compete for first prize of 200 dollars while Clay Gaddie of Cincinnati defends his title from last year.
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Baseball scores from multiple leagues update
In American League action New York edged Detroit 6 to 3 after 11 innings. Cleveland beat Washington 7 to 5 and Philadelphia prevailed 7 to 6 over Chicago. St Louis defeated Boston 9 to 4. National League results included St Louis 14 over Brooklyn 1 and Chicago 5 over New York 3. Pittsburgh fell to Boston 7-3, Philadelphia beat St Paul 3-6, Kansas City lost 0-8, Louisville beat Toledo 12-4, Minneapolis won 12-7 against Milwaukee, Indianapolis defeated Columbus 7-4. Ohio Indiana League games featured Springfield 19-4 over Richmond 6-2 and Marion 7-3 over Zanesville 3-0, with Newark at Lima rained out.
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Tomorrow's MLB schedule features nine interleague games
The American League slate lists Chicago at Boston 7 30 p m St Louis at Philadelphia 7 45 Detroit at Washington 7 30 Only games scheduled New York at Pittsburgh 7 30 p m Boston at Cincinnati 8 30 Philadelphia at St Louis 8 45 Brooklyn at Chicago 12 30.
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Local Rider 2nd In Horse Show
Joy Clapp, who will chair the horse show at Brown's Run Riding Stables next Sunday, placed second in the walk trot go as you please class at Bridebash Farms near Millville yesterday. She rode Silver Flash, a five gaited mare owned by Gloria Ziegler of Hanover.
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Brown's Run
Bridebash Farms
Millville
Silver Flash
Gloria Ziegler
Hanover
Miss Clapp
Charles Metzgar
Glendale
Paul V. Connell
Forestville
O. Connell
Butler County Saddle Horse Association
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