Golfer knocked unconscious by billiard ball at Hale rica event
York June 8 A Hale rica national open golf tourney beneficiary of relief society and USO saw Babe Lind lead Denver qualifiers while a golfer was struck above the eye by a dering cue ball in a hotel pool room. Lind finished 214 for 34 holes. field to Chicago Ridgemoor June 18-21.
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Ing
Relief Society
USO
Iard Ball
Lea (Babe) Lind
Denver
Chicago
Ridgemoor
Los Angeles
Toronto
Bing Crosby
Southern Association Race Tightens As Travel Champs Surge
The Southern association standings shift as Little Rock Travelers win two over Atlanta Crackers to move within 1.5 games of Memphis Chickasaws. Nashville Vols split with New Orleans, Birmingham and Knoxville also split, with Roberta Ortiz and Critz among notable performers as the schedule tightens.
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Little Rock Travelers
Memphis
Fating Chickasawa
Pehe
Chicks
Little Rock
Atlanta Crackers
Frank Papish
al Moran
Fire Marshal Office Deputy Row Hits Baton Rouge
Deputies in New Orleans report two claimants to the state fire marshal position after the death of C. P. Fournet. Chief Deputy Jack McCarthy refuses to vacate for Fred C. Parker Jr., Governor Sam Jones’s appointee, with Parker not returning over the weekend. Attorney General Eugene Stanley says Senate approval is required since the Legislature is in session.
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New Orleans
Texday
Jack McCarthy
Fred C. Parker
Sam Jones
Baton Rouge
Parker
Eugene Stanley
Senate
Secion
C. P. Fournet
Open military golf tourney eyed for relief efforts
Wide World Sports notes Charles OConnor of the Cincinnati Times-Star proposes an open military golf tournament this summer to aid relief societies. It would require about a week of furlough for service members and features top amateurs and pros like Bud Ward Johnny Fischer Pat Abbott Willie Turnesa Sam Snead Vic Ghezzi Porky Oliver and more. The piece also skims baseball travel quirks boxing scoring tweaks and Army football and boxing notes from Fort Monmouth Fort Bragg and other posts.
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Bud Ward
Johnny Fischer
Pat Abbott
Willie Turnesa
Dick Chapman
Tormmy Tailor
Charley Yates
Sammy Snead
Jim Turnesa
Vic Ghezzi
Porky Oliver
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Fischer
Snead
Golf tours to aid American Red Cross benefits
Washington June 8 Special more than 527 golf clubs public courses and associations plan tournaments for members with all proceeds to the American Red Cross Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends under USGA management lead states New York 61 clubs Pennsylvania 46 Michigan 35 Illinois 30 Ohio 30 entry 1 dollar 10 cents at some courses Red Cross certificates for participants Grantland Rice and John Kieran chair advisory committee over 2 000 000 golfers 5 200 clubs urged to join World War I Liberty tournaments previously raised 210 000 for Red Cross.
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Washington
American Red Cross
District of Columbia
United States Golf Association
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ilinois
Ohio
Red Cross
Grantland Rice
John Kieran
U. S S
Paratroopers Learn Ground Landing Technique
Atlantic City reports paratroopers must land on the balls of their feet to avoid injuries after 29,774 jumps studied by Lt. William J. Tobin and Capt. J. T. Vandever of Fort Benning station hospital. Common mistakes include angle and backward landings causing knee and ankle injuries.
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Atlantic City
American Medical Association
William J. Tobin
J. T. Vandever
Station
Fort Benning
Coast Guard Raises Enlistment Age to Fifty Five
Chief Boatswain's Mate BB Rawls, a coast guard recruiting officer, announces the enlistment age limit for the coast guard reserve is now 55 with a minimum of 17. He will accept applications in the Monroe post office lobby Monday to Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Those unable to meet him can write to or visit the Coast Guard Recruiting Office at 415 A Post Office Building, Shreveport. Printing, sale or circulation of large scale Egypt maps is forbidden by the Department of Commerce.
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BB. Rawls
Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard Reserve
Rawls
Tax Relief Plea Halts Statewide Sales Tax Push
Baton Rouge plea urges stopping any new taxes during wartime. Officials warn a two percent wholesalers tax would function as a sales tax, raising costs for consumers and reducing funds for the national war effort. The group calls for preserving taxpayer dollars for federal needs.
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