Lamaze Captures French Title For Third Time In Row
Henri De Lamaze of France defeated Col. Ken Smith 7 and 6 at the French International Golf Tournament in Chantilly. Smith, turning 37, struggled with his drives though his putting kept him close until Lamaze pulled away after 28 holes. Lamaze clinched his eighth French title under rainy conditions on the 30th hole, finishing with a 75 to Smith's 77 in the opener.
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Chantilly
France
Henri de Lamaze
U.S
Col
Ken Smith
Kansas City
Orlando
Fla
Smith
Lamaze
14 Year Old Wins Publinks Crown in Texas Golf
In Dallas at Tenison Park Sandra Haynie, 14, of Austin defeated Patty Dailey, 15, of San Antonio one up in the 36 hole Texas Women's Public Links final. Haynie rallied from five down after eight holes, trailed by one at the 18th, then won on the 22nd. Haynie’s 36 hole totals were 82 and 79 to Dailey’s 80 and 79.
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Dallas
Tex
Sandra Haynie
Austin
Patty Dailey
San Antonio
Tenison Park
Sandra
Miss Dailey
MIT to Expand Cambridge Armory as Memorial Sports Center
MIT in Cambridge plans a 2 million dollar expansion of athletic facilities. One million of the funds come from a student killed in a 1955 auto crash to build an addition to the Cambridge Armory, to be named the Depont Memorial Sports Center.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Depont Memorial
Leaders Hold Shot Margin In Rubber City Open
Arnold Palmer tied Don Finsterwald at 204 after three rounds of the Rubber City Open in Akron. Palmer birdied and eagled for a 66 to reach 204, three strokes ahead of the pack as Furgol and others trailed at 211 or higher. Teammates and rivals such as Bolt, Ford, Trombley, Wall, Fazio, and January remained within a few strokes in a tight leaderboard race. Francis Winger ace closed the day amid rain and two holes-in-one highlighted a round that featured top shooters on a soggy Firestone course.
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Akron
Ohio
Arnold Palmer
Don Finsterwald
Palmer
Ed Furgol
Furgol
Finsterwald
Tequesta
Fla
Firestone
Bolt
Doug Ford
Mahopac
N.Y
Will Trombley
Dallas
Tex
Art Wall, Jr
Ponce Manor
George Fazio
Philadelphia
Ed (Porky) Oliver
Canton
Mass
Don January
Ampasas
Fred Haas
New Orleans
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Billy Casper, Jr
Bonita
Calif
Marty Furgal
le Mont
All
al Besselink Grossinger
Gary Brewer
Cincinnati
Francis
Bo) Wininger
Bob Black
Massillon
Holl
Wiffi Smith Holds Four Stroke LPGA Lead Amid Rain Delay
Wiffi Smith, from St. Clair, Mich., led the LPGA championship by four strokes after two rounds at Churchill Valley, while heavy rain halted play and postponed the third round. Kathy Cornelius also faced delays as an amateur event and the champion day were disrupted. Smith shot 139 for 36 holes, with Hagge, Ziski, Bauer, Berg and Hagege close behind at 144 or 145.
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St. Clair
Mich
Churchill Valley Country Club
Kathy Cornelius
Pert Dianne Garrett
Houston
Tex
Miss Smith
Miss. Sages
Marlene Bauer Hagese
Dallas
Joyce’ Ziski
Waterford
Wis
Miss Hagege
Alice Bauer
Palos Park, Ill
Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Bartzen Reaches Oklahoma Open Finals
In Tulsa on June 8 Bernard Tut Bartzen of Dallas, a Davis Cup veteran, defeated Eddie Sledge of Dallas 6-2 6-0 in the men's semifinal. Dick Savitt of New York beat Grant Golden of Chicago 6-1 6-1 to advance to the final.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bernard
Tut) Bartzen
Dallas
Eddie Sledge
Lalso
Bartzen
Netman
Sledge
Dick Savitt
New York
Grant Golden
Four Odessans Defeat Cary at Odessa Country Club
Four Odessans outplayed Cary Middlecoff in an 80 player National Golf Day event at Odessa Country Club. Middlecoff shot 70 on the Inverness course in Toledo. Local leaders Bil Roden, R L McAlpine, Al Rogers and John Pickens posted strong scores, while Kathy Cornelius, the women’s champion, was washed out in Pittsburgh.
Cary Registers Even Par 70 in National Golf Day
Cary Middlecoff, defending U S Open champion, shot an even par 70 at Inverness Country Club for the sixth National Golf Day Tournament. The PSA sponsors the event, with about 350000 raised for golf charities over five years as amateurs and pros compete for beat-the-open-champ medals across local courses.
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Toledo
Ohio
Cary Middlecoff
Inverness Country Club
Middlecoff
Professional Golfers Association
Brussels
Francisco Contreras
Philippe
Washer
Lgreen
Inverness
Dick Wilum
Olympic Club of
San Francisco
Jack Fleck
William C. Foranes
Walter Hagen
Haig
Ozkmont
Walter
Maxwell shoots 69 as Wininger hits hole in one in Rubber Clay Open
Akron AP Maxwell shot a two under par 69 to approach the leaders at the halfway mark in the Rubber Clay Open. Bob Wininger surged with a hole in one on the 12th, adding birdies but finishing even par for the day. Maxwell sits at 210 total, in position for prize money as Wininger eyes further tour plans.
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Akron
Ohio
Maxwell
Bob Wininger
Wininger
Lisa
Oklahoma City
Winninger
Africa
Traffic Judge Wins Close Metropolitan Handicap
New York June 8 Traffic Judge reeled in Dedicate to win the Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park over 33,891 fans. Eddie Arcaro rode Traffic Judge to a three quarter length victory in the 64th running, as seventeen horses contested the race.
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New York
Traffic Judge
Eddie Arcaro
Belmont Park
Jan Burke
Fort Bliss Beats Alpine in Home Opener 10-7
Fort Bliss Falcons from El Paso rallied from a 6-2 deficit with a five run sixth inning and added three in the ninth to beat Alpine Cowboys 10-7 at Kokernot Field. Jack Schullen earned the win, Jerry Wolff took the loss, and Carl Warwick of Alpine belted a 430 foot homer over centerfield. Tom Chandler and Toby Newton added homers for Alpine.
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Alpine
Fort Bliss Falcons
el Paso
Alpine Cowboys
Fort Bliss
Jack Schullen
Jerry Wolff
Carl Warwick
TCU
Kokernot Field
Tom Chandler
Toby Newton
Cowboys
Tigers Sign Pair For Minor Leagues
The Detroit Tigers announce minor league contracts for second baseman Charles Bancroft and catcher dackiek Moore. Bancroft, a five foot six infielder, hit 258 for Alabama last season and will join a June 27 four to five week Japan tour. Moore batted 415 for Bel Air High School Houston and joined Birmingham of the Leanhern association.
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Detroit
Lune
Detroit Tigers
Charles Bancroft
Dackiek Moore
Banacl
University of Alabama
Japan
Alabama
Moore
Birmingham
Bel Air High School
Houston
Tex
King Captures Amateur Crown in Texas Junior Golf
Mickey King, a 2-year-old? from the San Antonio Country Club, won the Texas Junior Golf Tournament by four of the last six holes to defeat Kaiser of Corpus Christi 4 and 3. The match remained even through the morning 18 holes with Allis sinking a 1 foot putt on the 8th to keep it tied.
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Corpus Chrst
Jtene
Mickey King
San Antonio
Cub
Texas Junateur
Kais
Corpus Chris
Allis
Odessa Country Club
Charles Tims
Tims
Open era golf notes head to Inverness and Odessa events
Doug Ford leads PGA money list as the season unfolds with Odessa's Bo Wininger and Billy Maxwell among the top twenty. Pro-Am and course upgrades at Odessa CC precede a six day Open preparation with Inverness set up for a tough U S Open test and Cary Middlecoff avoiding overexposure to Inverness prior to the event.
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Akron
Doug Ford
Ford
Odessa
Bo Wininger
Billy Maxwell
Maxwell
Kiamesha Lake
N. Y
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Jimmy Demaret
Dee E
Julius Boros
Mid Pines
N. C
al Balding
Erindale
Canada
Texas
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Bob Harris
Chicago
Dick Mayer
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lloyd Mangrum
Apple Valley
Calif
Cary Middlecoff
Dallas
Paul Harney
Boston
Mass
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Miami Beach
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Armold Palmer
Tommy Bolt Neon
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Doug Ford Wae
Art Wall Jr
George Faziu
Ed Oliver
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Marty Furgol
al Besselink
Gay Brewer
Ed Furgl
Bob Rosbury
Dave Ragan Totti
Henry Ransom
John Pottene
Ete Ween
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Wiffi Smith
June
Cary
Contreras
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Hanc Sera Vacp
Brera of Flack
Evers Goliesole
Ula
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Actus Dean Botom
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Spec Sammon
Bill Casper Jr
Chula Vista
St. Louis
Peter Thomson
Melbourne
Australia
Pocono Manor
Dow Finsterwald
Bedford
Awl
Jay Hebert
Sanford
Mike Souchak
Grossingers
Lemont, Ill
Jack Burke Jr
Stan Leonard
le Chute
Hayes
Ted Roden
Sunset Country Club
No. 16
Taverness
National Golfway
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