Qualifying For 30 Places In Pro Am Meet Set Today
Twenty one teams registered by press time for Odessa Pro Am golf at Odessa Country Club. Qualifiers aim for top 30 to enter the main tournament starting Thursday. two places remain open with director Ted Roden choosing. Full week of events follows with pro am Tuesday, practice Wednesday, rounds Thursday and Friday, cut to 40 teams. Saturday Sunday offer Scotch Foursome and $15 000 purse. first prize 2 500. Notable entrants include Doug Higgins of Fort Worth and Buddy Branum of Midland.
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Odessa
Odessa Country Club
Ted Roden
Doug Higgins
Fort Worth
Buddy Branum
Midland
Strack Captures West Texas Golf Title In Comeback
Midland orthodontist Dr Dean Strack won the 15th annual Men’s West Texas Golf Tournament at Odessa Country Club. He defeated Baylor senior Ray Stoker 2 and 1 after a dramatic finish, winning holes 14 15 and 17 to clinch the 36 hole final in blistering heat with winds up to 25 mph. Jerry Punk Corby and Frank Freer reached finals in the consolation and main flights respectively.
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Ray Stoker
Dean Stract
Midland
West Texas
Strack
Stoker
Baylor University
Odessa
Odessa Country Club
Jerry
Punk) Corby
Lamesa
Frank Freer
Odessa College
Gallery
Odessan
Stoker Faces Tough Final Day in West Texas Golf
Odessa's Ray Stoker endured a rugged Sunday in the Men's West Texas Golf Tournament finals against Dr. Dean Strack. Stoker twice teed up new drives, hit a left handed shot from the rough, and battled a difficult round after a hot start, with Strack praising a remarkable left-handed blast from the rough.
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Dean Strack
West Texas
Odessa
Ray Stoker
Stoker
Strack
Ray
Finals Results Championship Flight Golf Winners
Dean Strack of Midland defeated Ray Stoker of Odessa 2 and 1 to win the Championship Flight. Consolation winner Frank Freer of Lamesa beat Jerry Corby of Odessa 1 up. In the First Flight Garry Littlejohn of Midland edged C. A. Rodgers of Lubbock 1 up, while Sam Keown of Odessa beat W. D. Mason of Andrews 5 and 4. Second Flight saw Walter Snead of Midland win over Curtis Mitchell of Odessa 4 and 3, with Bill Edwards of Odessa defeating Fred Chauncey of Lubbock up. Third Flight Tommy Withrow of Midland beat Jim Reese of Odessa 7 and 5, and H. C. Sawyer of Midland defeated Cecil Triplitt of Odessa 2 up.
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Dean Strack
Midland
Ray Stoker
Odessa
Consolation Frank Freer
Lamesa
Jerry (Punk) Corby
Garry Littlejohn
C. A. Rodgers
Lubbock
Sam Keown
W. D. Mason
Andrews
Walter Snead
Curtis Mitchell
Bill Edwards
Fred Chauncey
Tommy Withrow
Jim Reese
H. C. Sawyer
Cecil Triplitt
Fisherman Shows Great Patience
ST EARN S Ky AP Fishermen are patient folk. Jus Whitfield of Atlanta Ga is among thousands who fished the Yamacraw section of the Cumberland River during the spring walleye run. He said I ve been here four days I ve lost 62 lures and I haven t caught a walleye yet.
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Stearns
Whitfield
Atlanta
Yamacraw
Cumberland River
Virginia Tech Drops Two Players For Academic Shortfalls
Blacksburg Va UPI coach Frank Moseley said Pat Henry halfback and Dave Gillespie sophomore center were dropped from the Hokies football team for failing to meet academic requirements.
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Blacksburg. Va
UPI
Frank Moseley
Pat Henry
Dave Gillespie
Virginia Tech
Housing Needed for Tennis Tour Players in Odessa
Bob Clark, meet director, asks Odessa residents to house players during the Highway 8 Tennis Tournament on June 26 25. He notes Odessa players have been housed in other cities and provides contact options at the Park Dept FEderal 7 7388 and at his home FEderal 2387.
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Bob Clark
Masud Excels At Ruidoso Feature In First Showing
Masud captures top money in the Irfhth race at Ruidoso, holding off rivals as Jockey Don Morgan pushes the Hollywood, N. J. entry to victory. Heavy favorite Vandy's Flash also wins a co feature, returning $3.60, while about 3,300 spectators wagered an estimated $228,275 at the purses.
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UPI
Masud
South Plains
Hollywood
N. J
Don Morgan
Vandy's Flash
John D. Askew
Fayetteville
Ark
Open Golfer Cards Hole In One At Par Three
Denver UPI reports Al Feminelli of New York aced the 12th hole in the third round of the U S Open Golf Championship. His first shot went into the water before the second dropped into the cup for a par three.
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Strack
Stoker
Denver
UPI
al Feminelli
New York
Scots Advance to IL first section win in New York
Kilmarnock of Scotland defeated New York 3-1 before 11,704 fans at Roosevelt Field to claim the first section victory in the International Soccer League. Burney routed Nice 4-0 in the opener of the doubleheader.
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Jersey City
UPI
Kilmarnock
Scotland
New York
Roosevelt Field
Burney
Nice
Midland Doctor Proved A Steady Pro Am Contender
Midland orthodontist Dean Strack, joining golf greats like Billy Maxwell and Ernie Vossler, won the Men’s West Texas Golf Tournament despite scorching heat and a recent three year break from golf. He played 90 holes over two days, stayed composed after tough shots, and aims to qualify for the Odessa Pro-Am with Fort Worth pro George Alexander as his partner.
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Billy Maxwell
Don Cherry
Ernie Vossler
Midland
Dean Strack
West Texas
Strack
Odessa
George Alexander
Fort Worth
Chicago Cubs Sign Another Bonus Baby
Paul Popovich age 19 from West Virginia University signed a Chicago Cubs contract for an undisclosed bonus. He finished his sophomore year with over a .400 batting average for the Mountaineers and will report Sunday to the San Antonio club in the Class AA Texas League. timore Colts announced Saturday.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
Paul Popovich
West Virginia University
Chicago Cubs
Popovich
Mountaineers
San Antonio
Timore Colts
Carlsbad Man Named Sophomore League President
Carlsbad owner C F Montgomery was elected president of the Sophomore League with headquarters moved from Midland. He urged an executive committee to oversee Carlsbad matters and curb bias. Paul Frost and others from Artesia and nearby towns attended. expansion plans and all star game venue changes were discussed.
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C. F. Montgomery
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Mid- Leland
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Carlsbad Club
Herbert Kokernot
Alpine
Paul Frost
Artesia
Crit McDonald
Lewis Gray
Odessa
Tootie Schnaubert
Thurman Tucker
Hobbs
Gregg Jordan
John McMullen
Albuquerque
Kokernot
Hobolds
Ieague
Two Collegians Inked By AFL
Dallas AP The American Football League will use two college undergraduates on its rosters despite a rule against it. Commissioner Joe Foss said guard Ernie Wright of Ohio State and tackle Jack Sherer of Miami would play for the Los Angeles Canaries and New York Titans, respectively, with both contracts approved. He noted they were signed with parental and school officials’ approval and that the policy will be enforced strictly going forward to avoid players dropping out of college for pro pay.
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American Football League
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Foss
Ernie Wright
Ohio State
Jack Sherer
Miami
Los Angeles Canaries
New York Titans
National Football League
Weill
Caprock League Franchise Approved by NBC
The Caprock League of Texas was franchised by the National Baseball Congress in Wichita. Vance Hall of Amarillo serves as league president. The league forms part of a non pro network with players of any age aimed at qualifying teams for the Texas tournament in Lubbock beginning August 5.
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Texas
National Baseball Congress
Vance Hall of
Amarillo
Lubbock
Yankees Sign All American Catcher Alan Hall
Alan Hall from the University of Arizona signed by the New York Yankees for a substantial bonus estimated at 75000 He will report to the Yankees farm club at Binghamton New York next week
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UPI
Alan Hall
University of Arizona
New York Yankees
Yankees
Binghamton
N.Y
Wade Reunion Slated Today
Wade reunion honors Wallace Wade on the Alabama campus as players and friends praise the longtime coach. Wade led Alabama from 1923 to 1930 with 61 wins and 13 losses, guided three Rose Bowls with two wins, then moved to Duke and later became Southern Conference Commissioner. The event marks his place in college athletics after a long career starting at Brown University.
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Ala
UPI
Alabama
Wallace Wade
Wade
University of Alabama
Tran
Red Elephants
Crimson Tide
Duke
Brown University
White Sox Sign Joe Ginsberg as Free Agent
The Chicago White Sox announced the signing of catcher Joe Ginsberg, 33, as a free agent. He played 14 games for Baltimore this season with a .267 batting average and left handed bat. To make room, Chicago will option catcher Dick Brown to a yet unnamed Triple A club.
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UPI
Chicago White Sox
Joe Ginsberg
Ginsberg
Baltimore
White Sox
Dick Brown
Wimbledon Tennis Starts Today
Wimbledon opens as pros debate entering the field next year at Paris talks. Noah Fraser and Barry MacKay head a strong seed list while Andres Gimeno looms as a threat. Mayfield and Hard eye titles as Maria Bueno leads the women's bracket.
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Paris
Noah Fraser
United States
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Fraser
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Davyson
Ohio
MacKay
Iade
Edison Mandarino
West of England
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Earl Buchhok
St. Louis
Kent
Beckenham
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
Australia
Ramanathan Krishnan
India
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Gimeno
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Darlene Hard
Montebello
Calif
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