Sir Gaylord Eyes Derby Hope After Flamingo Week
Sir Gaylord remains the Derby favorite after Prego’s Flamingo upset and Royal Attack’s Santa Anita win. Sunrise County was disqualified for bearing out, moving Ridan to second, while Sir Gaylord’s star status grows ahead of the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. Carry Back faltered in the New Orleans handicap as Yorktown closed in.
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Sir Gaylord
Prego
Hialeah Park
Royal Attack
Santa Anita
C. T. Chenery
Meadow
Sunrise County
Neil McCarthy
Fred W. Hooper
Ridan
Bold Ruler
Carry Back
Yorktown
Hillsborough
New Orleans
Fairgrounds
George D. Widener
Golfer Follows Tricks Road Across Palm Beach
Arthur Thomas Ashton, a jovial trick golfer from White Plains New York, recalls seeing Joe Kirkwood’s trick golf show at age 13 and now performs feats such as bouncing a golf ball off an iron face 5000 times. He represents a Chattanooga golf club maker and plans more demonstrations.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Arthur Thomas Ashton
Joe Kirkwood
Ashton
Chattanooga
White Plains, N.Y
Hotarik Singles First 600 Ties Lead City Rowing Tournament
Betty Hotarik rolled a 600 series in the Women s City Rowing Tournament doubles at Eastern Lanes sparking an 1175 total with Esther McGraw to top the handicap and scratch divisions. McGraw added a 542, while Buehl and Fisher matched with 600s, and Mattingly led singles with a 579 actual and 1614 all events overall across three events as George Bros. led Class A team standings. The event continues for three more weekends at Eastern Lanes.
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Betty Hotarik
Esther McGraw
Hotarik
McGraw
Sue Kinder
Les Colvin
Helen Buehl
Toad Fisher
Buehl
Mattingly
Gin
Nny Linville
Mary Singhoffer
Jeanie D
Perry Insurance
Pro League Team Rolls In ABC
The Detroit Thunderbirds, one of six NBL clubs remaining, debut in the Classic division at the 59th ABC championships with Continental Bowl of Detroit backing expenses. Captain Ed Lubanski notes Continental sponsorship. Lubanski previously set ABC All events record. Jack Winters then topped it. Ohioans lead standings in singles, with Dick Thompson and Jim Ricci among top finishers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Detroit Thunderbirds
NBL
Continental Bowl of
Detroit
Thunderbird
Ed Lubanski
Continental
Lubanskig
Lubanski
Bowling Writers Association
Jack Winters
Philadelphia
Billy Golembiewski
George Howard
Tom Harnisch
Bob Crawford
Dale Seavey
Dick Thompson
Youngstown
Jim Ricci
Hamilton
George George
Dayton
Biull Penne
John Klonowski l
Canton
Klonowski
Sick Dondaro Rolls Real Well in State Bowling
Ray Dondaro of Lebanon bowled with J. P. Transportation of Middletown in the state tournament while ill. He teamed with Ralph Fordyce for a 1301 handicap total to eight in doubles, posting 654 in tandem. Fordyce totaled 1744 in all events as the team finished 2629, out of money.
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Ray Dondaro
Lebanon
J. P. Transportation
Middletown
Zanesville
Ralph Fordyce
Dondaro
Fordyce
Vera Shaffer Remains Top in Springfield Bowling Headlines
In Springfield Ohio AP report two Columbus sisters Marge Merrick and Mrs Elizabeth Miller posted a 1 181 doubles series to lead the doubles. Their 1 250 handicap ties Mildred Martin and Sylvia Fagan of Springfield for the lead. Vera Shaffer of Middletown leads singles with 679 points and The Rebel of Covington tops team with 3 047.
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Ohio
Columbus
Marge Merrick
Mra
Elizabeth Miller
Mildred Martin
Sylvia Fagan
Fof Springfield
Vera Shaffer
Middletown
Rebel
Covington
Vernon Is Wild About Harry Craft
Houston sports note quotes Mickey Mantle praising Harry Craft who will manage the Houston Colts in the National League this season. Craft previously mentored Mantle in 1949 at Independence Kansas and in 1950 at Joplin Missouri during his minor league years.
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Houston
Texa
Houston Colts
Harry Craft
Mickey Mantle
Craft
Mantle
Independence
Kaw
Joplin
Wisconsin Kicker Sets Big Ten Field Goal Mark
Jim Bakken of Wisconsin kicked a 47 yard field goal against Northwestern to establish a new Big Ten record. The score highlighted the Badgers advance as the game progressed.
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Jim Bakken
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Kirkland Legion Kegler Misses 300 In Bowling Tourney
Don Higginbotham of Kirkland nearly bowled a 300 but finished with 275 and a 6 percent series, placing fourth in singles at the Ohio American Legion Bowling Tournament. Merle Feverhelm and Howard Spurrier led the singles. team events saw Middletown Coca Cola lead briefly before Defiance Post 117 took over. Two local doubles teams remain in the top 10. the pin classic nears its end with over $11,000 in prizes to be awarded.
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Kirk
Land
Ohio American Legion
Sports Bowl
Higginbotham
Merle Feverhelm
Wilmington
Legion
Middletown
Coca-Cola
A. van Brachel & Sons
Defiance
Post 117
Earl ‘Burson
Robert Rombach
Bay Village
Post 385
Dodgers Ready for Dogfight as New Stadium Boosts Hopes
Dodgers manager Walter Alston expects a tight NL race this season. He notes a happier lineup with left handed hitters and power threats like Howard, Daryl Spencer, Norm Sherry, and the Dodgers’ strong pitching cadre led by Drysdale, Koufax, Podres, and Williams. The move to Dodger Stadium in Chavez Ravine and its 325 foot fences should aid hitters and pitchers, with Wills, Moon, Gilliam and the Davis twins providing speed and defense. He also hopes for another strong starting pitcher amid an expanded doubleheader schedule.
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Dodger Stadium
Chavez Ravine
Coliseum
Duke Snider
Howard
Dodgers
Maury Wills
Davises
Moon
Gilliam
Oakmont National Open to Feature Multiple Scoreboards and Telephones
Six scoreboards will be placed on the Oakmont Country Club course for the National Open next June 13 to 15. An additional large board will be set up in the press tent. Fifty four coin booth telephones will be positioned around the course.
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Pittsburgh, Pa
Oakmont Country Club
State Tourney Standings Get Good Shuffling
The second week of the Ohio State Bowling Tournament in Zanesville reshuffled leaders across events. Singles handicap leader John Roll, 718, returns. singles actual Jim Wolf, 690. Rickett, 690, also of Zanesville. Doubles leaders Dan Meyer and Jim Thomas, Toledo, 1,337. Sugar Creek pair George Miller and John Rice 1,871 handicap. Columbia 300 Ball, Toledo, tops actual team with 2,895. Campus Diplomats, Cleveland, lead handicap at 3,201. Carl Williams, Columbus, 1,938, passes Ernie Hannahs of Zanesville, 1,504 last week.
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Zanesville
Ohio
John Roll
Jim Wolf
John Rickett
Dan Meyer
Jim Thomas
Toledo
George Miller
John Rice
Sugar Creek
Columbia
Campus Diplomats
Cleveland
Carl Wiliams
Columbus
Ernie Hannahs
Bowling results from Eastern Lanes and Laynecrest Lanes
Readable results show men at Eastern Lanes with scores including Paul Doughman Jr 216 and John Brate Sr 302 and women Maissie Combs and Lola Crawford. Laynecrest lists women Meg Longman 502 series and Lola Crawford 173 163 14 with 510, men Bob Miller and Curt Watts with several high scores including 222 and 212. Includes multiple 200 plus games across both venues and several 180s and 190s among women players.
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Paul Doughman Jr
John Brate Sr
Maissie Combs
Bob Miller
Bobby Fox
Dennis Howard
Jack Lewis
Norm Boal
Glenn Thacker
Harold Combs
Curt Watts
Ottis White
Ron Wells
Tom Abell
Joe Coymer
Junior Samper
Deane Justice
Voas Defending EI Tumbling Champion at Syracuse
Phil Corky Voas of Syracuse University, defending Eastern Intercollegiate tumbling champion, stands small and weighs light as he competes in the Sleet 2 event at Syracuse.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Phil Corky Voas
Syracuse University
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