Mills Laud Ron Clarke Exploits At Oslo Meet
American runners dominated a two day international meet in Oslo as Ron Clarke of Australia dazzled spectators with world record feats. Marines Lt. Billy Mills called Clarke’s performances historic and rivaling Bannister’s mile breakthrough, noting Clarke’s 10 000 m clocking and earlier 3 mile record. Other Americans winning events included Theron Lewis, Ron Whitney, Blaine Lindgren, John McGrath, John Cramer, and a victorious 1 000 meter relay quartet.
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Oslo
Norway
Australia
Ron Clarke
Billy Mills
Tokyo
Clarke
Roger Bannister
Mills
Coffeyville
Kan
Schul
West Milton
Ohio
Bislet Stadium
Theron Lewis
New Orleans
Ron Whitney
Los Angeles
Blaine Lindgren
Salt Lake City
John McGrath
Pasadena
Calif
John Cramer
Everett
Wash
Lewis
Lindgren
Whitney
Otis Burrell
Collegians Turn Trans-Miss Into Their Private Affair
Six collegians moved into the Trans Mississippi Amateur Golf quarterfinals in Kansas City as Dick Norville, a 26-year-old oilman from Oklahoma City, posted four straight birdies and an eagle to finish 6 under par for 13 holes against Roger Brown. Jim Colbert, 24, Kansas City, winner of the Kansas state amateur, advanced after a 6 and 5 win over 15-year-old Tommy Watson.
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Kansas City
Dick Noreville
Oklahoma City
Roger Brown
Arkansas City
Kan
Jim Colbert
Missouri
Elkins
Herb Durham
Dallas
Jim Jackson
St. Louis
Dave Eichelberger
Waco
Tex
Eichelberger
Boutell
Porter
Ron Cerrudo
Cerrudo
Hardy
Larry McAfee
Lakewood
Colo
Colbert
Tommy Watson
Kansas City Country Club
Tommy
Big Three set to run in key weekend races
Native Diver Hail to All and Tom Rolfe headline three major races on Saturday. Native Diver seeks a 22nd stakes win in the Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park, carrying 124 pounds. Hail to All, the favorite in the Dwyer at Aqueduct, carries 127 pounds, while Tom Rolfe returns in the Citation Handicap at Arlington Park, with 126 pounds facing eight rivals including Pass the Word and Swift Ruler.
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Orlo Robertson
Associated Press
Native Diver
All
Tom Rolfe
Hollywood Park
California
Dwyer
Aqueduct
Comepetition
Arlington Park
First Family
Pass the Word
Swift Ruler
Mr. Clown
Church League Game Box Score Summary
In a church league matchup Webbites Watson Dunn Cole Jones Davis Harrison Bones With Adamson Norton Snider Higdon led for Meth team while Bradbury Burrell Averill Coughlin Hicks Lawrenz Swearinger Wiggins Wright Willhite paced WELLS squad. Westminster and Wesleyan also posted totals in the plate tally with final lines showing runs hits and errors across the bottom line.
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Watson
Sellers
Dunn
Cole
Jones
Davis
Harrison
Bones
With
Adamson
Norton
Snider
Higdon
Wells
Meth
Bradbury
Burrell
Averill
Coughlin
Hicks
Lawrenz
Swearinger
Wiggins
Wright
Willhite
Totals
Westminster
Gaeddert
Wallace
Kornhaus
Abbott
Boyer
Williams
M. Shepard
Worl
Sible
J. Shepard
Wren
Wellsville Midget Tourney at Spring HillLouisburg
Local softball results list PeeWee Girls 32 and PeeWee Boys 9 with teams including Wellsville and Bucyrus among others. Standings feature Wellsville numbers 18 17 and 217 in the event.
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Spring Hill
Louisburg
Wellsville
Bucyrus
Senior League baseball box score fragment
Ledger shows teams Rotary Eagles and Elks in a senior league game with partial player lines and totals. Reads incomplete lines for Meyer Hughes Reneau and others with runs hits and errors, plus final scattered totals and misread names indicating a 26 3 3 line for Rotary and 38 0 4 for Eagles with Elks 2 on defense.
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Boys Club
Meyer
Hughes
Reneau
Brady
White
Kimes
Sheffield
Nesbitt
Stark
Randall
Tetwiler
Totals
Rotary
Gumm
Sheldon
Brown
Stevens
Horn
Kloster
Leitenaker
Wadkins
Geiss
Salb
Underwood
Eagles
Shisler
Pollom
van Fossen
G. Reynolds
Matthews
Bishop
Kersley
B. Reyes Nolds
T. Shisler
Bell
Elks
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Walter Hagen undergoes tracheotomy in New York
Walter Hagen a famed golfer of the 1920s, holder of two US Open and four British Open titles, underwent a tracheotomy at St Vincent's Hospital on Thursday. A spokesman said Hagen, 72, is resting comfortably.
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New York
Walter Hagen
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Hagen
Boswell Hospitalized With Severe Tonsillitis
Minnesota Twins pitcher Dave Boswell, 20, was hospitalized Thursday night with a severe tonsillitis attack. A team spokesman said he is expected to stay in the hospital about 48 hours.
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Minneapolis
ST. Paul
Joplin Woman Captures Tri-State Golf Title
Mrs. Janice Hayes of Joplin Missouri defeated Mrs. Beverly Gardner of Bartlesville Oklahoma on the second playoff hole to win the Tri-State Women's Golf Tournament. Leaders tied at 161 after 36 holes, 17 over par, with about 140 competitors from Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas. The 1966 event is scheduled for Hickory Hills Springfield Missouri in August.
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Independence
Kan
Janice Hayes
Joplin
Beverly Gardner
Bartlesville
Okla
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Hickory Hills
Springfield
Liberal's Invitational Softball Tourney Opens Tonight
Liberal hosts a continuous 18 team softball tourney from Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. Motif Homes of Oklahoma City is top seeded in a double elimination event running around the clock until the championship Sunday night.
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Liberal
Kan
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Motif
Oklahoma City
Senate to Hear Longstanding AU-NCAA Jurisdiction Dispute
Washington AP Sen Warren G Magnuson announced the Senate Commerce Committee will examine the decades old battle between the Amateur Athletic Union and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He warned against strangling athletic freedom and noted former general Douglas MacArthur once mediated peace. Both groups welcomed the move though no date was set.
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Warren G. Magnuson
de Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
Amateur Athletic Union
AAU
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Douglas MaceArthur
Devlin Leads Canadian Open After Brisk Second Round
Bruce Devlin of Hilton Head Island shoots 66 to reach 134 and a one-stroke lead over Jack Nicklaus in the Canadian Open at Toronto. Notable succumbers include Tony Lema with back pain and Howie Johnson with illness, while George Knudson headlines 69 to pace Canadians at 139 entering the final round.
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Toronto
Bruce Devlin
Hilton Head Island
S.C
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Joe Campbell
Peridido
Fla
Devlin
Tony Lema
San Leandro
Calif
Lema
Betty
Howie Johnson
Palm Springs
George Knudson
Mississaugua
Youth In Publinks Grind In 40th National Match
PITTSBURGH AP The 40th National Public Links Golf Tournament reached the 36 hole semifinal stage at North Park Golf Course. Leo Zampedro of Warren Ohio faces Al Bailey of Iowa State College while Arne Dokka plays Jim Schroder of San Francisco. Schroder defeated Rufus Grier and eliminated defending champion Billy MacDonald. Dokka, from Norway, then routed Bob Eichstaedt.
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Pittsburgh
North Park
Leo Zampedro
Warren
Ohio
al Bailey
State College of Iowa
Arne Dokka
Jim Schroder
San Francisco
Schroder
Rufus Grier
Dayton
Elimi
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Michel Jazy
Melbourne
Norville
Jim Wiechers
Menlo Park
Santa Clara College
Colebert
Dennis Elkins
Albuquerque
University of New Mexico
Oklahoma State University
Arizona State
George Boutell
Phoenix
Bob Dickson
Muskogee
Joe Porter III
Jim Hardy
Oklahoma State
Hutchhinson
Kaw
Wiechers
Church League
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R. Sundstrum
G. Depriest
L. Sundstrum
E. Payne
L. Depriest
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McCurdy
H. Sundstrum
Shepard
Briggs
Dean Berlin
Joplin Lady
Tri-State
US Senate
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Senate
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Ottawa Herald
DuPont New Car Wax
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Vista
Turtle
Harry Smith
Nuzman Lumber
Rotary Mower Sale
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