Crucial Tests This Week For U S Olympic Hopefuls
Los Angeles reports final tryouts for the U S Olympic team at the Coliseum with 15 athletes per event. Navy star Jack Davis set a 13.4 in the 110 high hurdles and Bobby Morrow tied the 10.2 100m record as AAU meet records fall. Several veterans show form while others drop due to injuries. Bud Held and Dave Sime are noted for potential inclusion.
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Los Angeles
United
Armed Forces
Australia
Bakersfield
Calif
Navy
Jack Davis
University of Southern California
Dick Attlesey
USC
Bobby [Morrow
Abilene
Christian Con
Bob Richards
Harrison Dillard
Lindy Remigino
Helsinki
Finland
Franklin
Bud
Olympic Committee
Held
Duke
Dave Sime
Blue Sox Defeat Lamesa 9 4 On Sunday Pitcher Two Hitter
Gerald Erwin tossed a two hitter and led Odessa's Blue Sox to a 9-4 win over Lamesa. Dean Ewart driven in four with two singles and a triple. Odessa improves to 5-0 in district play. The team travels to Crane Tuesday and hosts Monahans Wednesday at Fly Field.
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Gerald Erwin
Odessa
Blue Sox
Lamesa
Odessa American Legion
Dean Ewart
Crane
Monahans
Fly Field
Tommy McMorris
Ewart
Clubs May Fold In SW League
The Southwestern League will meet in Hobbs New Mexico on July 1 to decide if it will operate with 10 teams or drop clubs. Reports from a closed Saturday meeting indicate several teams face financial difficulties. President W J Green of San Angelo refused to name the troubled club.
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Lainview
Tex. WA
Hobbs
N.M
W. J. Green
San Angelo
Marlene Captures LPGA Crown in Sudden Death
Marlene Bauer Hagge of Asheville defeats Patty Berg on the first playoff hole to win the LPGA championship at Forest Lake Country Club in Detroit. Betty Jameson takes third with 73 and $765 prize. Berg earns runner up and headed to Des Moines Western Open.
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Detroit
Port
Marylene Bauer Hagge
Des Moines
Philley Fined by American League for Saturday Fight
Dave Philley of the White Sox was fined 250 dollars by the American League after a fight in Saturday's game with the Yankees. The incident occurred at the ballpark and the league announced the punishment today.
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Chicago
Dave Philley
White Sox
American League
Yankees
British drivers win Monza 1000 km in Ferrari
Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorn of Britain won the Supercorte maggiore 1000 kilometer road race at Monza with an average speed of 121.08 miles per hour.
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Monza
Italy
Peter Collins
Mike Hawthorn
Britain
World title fights set for Uruguay and Rome visits
The flyweight and bantamweight crowns move outside the United States this week. Pascual Perez defends the flyweight title in Montevideo against Oscar Suarez in a historic first in the city, while Robert Cohen meets Mario D Agata in Rome for the bantamweight title, the first Rome championship since 1933. Ludwig Lightburn returns tonight at St. Nicholas Arena to face Jake Josato after a layoff. Carmelo Costa travels from Brooklyn to box Chestnut in Washington on television, his first out-of-town bout.
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United States
Uruguay
Italy
Pascual Perez
Argentina
Oscar Suarez
Havana
Montevideo
Robert Cohen
France
Mario D’agata
Rome
Primo Carnera-Paulino Azcudun
Ludwig Lightburn
British Honduras
St. Nicholas Arena
New York
Jake Josato
Philadelphia
L. C. Morgan
Cleveland
Lightburn
Josato
Carmelo Costa
Brooklyn
Washington
Costa
New York City
Scott Captures WT Golf Title with 292 total
Odessa’s Arlyn Scott won the 28th annual West Texas men’s golf championship at Midland Country Club with a 292 total, two strokes ahead of Bill Roden who shot 71 in the final round. Frank Freer and Richard Patton tied for third at 300. Freer won the playoff to take third. flight results list additional match outcomes.
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Midland
Odessa
Arlyn Scott
West Texas
Lamesa
Frank Freer
Freer
Fort Worth
Richard Patton
Bill Lupradus
A. N. Brown
Moe Madison
Dr. Shapiro
Clay Counter
Bill Stallings
Richard Paschall
Bob Stewart
W. T. Smith
D. C. Underwood
Paul Campbell
Bob White
H. E. Schremmer
Ed Borys
Bill Quick
Frank Flournoy
John Castleman
James Reese
Russ Ramsland
E. M. Pritchard
Ed Chaffin
C. E. Phillips
Mayer Victor Wins Philadelphia Open in Sudden-Death Playoff
Dick Mayer, 33, of St. Petersburg Florida, won the 1956 Philadelphia Daily News Open Invitational with a sudden death playoff against Bud Holscher of Apple Valley California. Mayer claimed $4,000 first prize as the field split the top money. notable finishers included Arnold Palmer in sixth and Bill Casper seventh. Billy Maxwell led early but finished with 276.
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Philadelphia
Dick Mayer
St.Petersburg
Fla
Mayer
Bud Holscher
Apple Valley
Calif
Land Holscher
Tommy Bolt
Houston
Tex
Gardner Dickinson
Panama City Beach
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Bill Casper, Jr
Chula Vista
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Sam Giammalva Seen as Americans Best Wimbledon Hope
Houston teen Sam Giammalva, unseeded at Wimbledon, opens against Eduardo Argon of Uruguay. Analysts in London rate him America's strongest chance for a semifinal as Vic Seixas, Sven Davidson, Lew Hoad, and Ken Rosewall contend at the famed tournament.
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Wimbledon
England
Houston
Tex
Sammy Giammalva
United States
America
Harold Palmer
London Evening Standard
Samoy Giammalva
Vic Seixas
Sven Davidson
Seixas
Philadelphia
Davidson
Sweden
Giammalva
U.S
Bill Talbert
Eduardo Argon
Uruguay
Odessa Little Leaguers: American League opens play
The Odessa American kicks off a picture series introducing Odessa youth baseball. The American League features Kiwanis Eagles Odessa American and D&L Sports Center with Kiwanis leading the first half and the paper atop the second half at 20 record. Tonight at Hi-Spot diamond Kiwanis faces D&L at 6:30 and Eagles meet Odessa American at 8.
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Kiwanis
Eagles
Odessa American
D&l
Bobby Cochran
Jim Hapenney
Ace Bledsoe
Bob Pujal
National League
Dallas Eagles Extend Texas Loop Streak To Fourteen
Dallas Eagles push Texas League win streak to 14 with a 6 4 victory over Tulsa as Andre Rodgers hits his 14th homer in the run. Joe Kottany earns his fourth win in relief after a rocky start, with support from Pat Patrick and Murray Wall. Other results see Fort Worth routing Oklahoma City 15-5 and Austin 3 Shreveport 1. The Missions split a doubleheader with Houston, winning 6-5 then losing 4-3.
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Fort Worth
Dallas Eagles
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Eagles
Oilers
Indians
Austin
Shreveport
San Antonio
Houston
Missions
Joe Kottany
Pat Patrick
Murray Wall
Andre Rodgers
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Odessa Eeene
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Charles Wallace
Hagen Edmonds
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Mgr. Shelson Sanders Investments
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F. R. Mitchell
Charles McClure
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P. J. Carson
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Tommy Foster
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