Pasadena Closed Tennis Semi-Finals Spotlight Tomorrow
The 35th Pasadena Closed Tennis Championships run at Pasadena City College with men's singles semifinals at 1 pm featuring Merwin Miller, Fred Houghton, Ed Singleton, and Stan Clark. Men's doubles 2 pm, mixed doubles 5 pm, junior vets 3 pm, and early junior rounds start at 9 am with finals planned Sunday.
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Cornell Crew Chosen Favorite to Win IRA Regatta
Cornell varsity crew with veterans is nearly unanimously picked by 13 collegiate coaches to win the national intercollegiate rowing regatta on Saturday. Cornell swept varsity junior varsity and freshman races last year and faces strong bids from Washington and Princeton in Syracuse.
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Wilkinson likens football church in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma football coach Bud Wilkinson told an Episcopal Church group there is no NCAA to stop proselytizing by Christians. He tied the idea to pay rules targeting college athletes and urged that good teams and churches share the same building blocks: personnel, coaching staff, and will to succeed.
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Minnesota Clinches NCAA Baseball Title With 12-1 Win
Minnesota thrashed Arizona 12-1 last night to clinch the NCAA college baseball championship in Omaha. The victory capped a dominant tournament run by the Golden Gophers, led by a sharp offense and strong pitching.
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Hollypark Handicap Preview From Jockey Ernie Mason
Trainer Ernie Mason fields the Hollypark Handicap on Saturday June 16 with social climber as best bet and teliyar as best chance. Longshots include Mr Mustard Wonga Kiowa Red Jones Boy Telyar The Character Blen Host and Black Widow.
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Black Widow
Burke Surprises Golf Rule to Adjust Open Score
At the U.S. Open Burke corrected a misread scorecard after a bogey 5 on 18, avoiding disqualification by a committee ruling. Ford faced a two-stroke penalty for a second ball drop. Hogan posted 72 while Snead Littler and Worsham also struggled.
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Ford
Doug
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Gene Littler
Lew Worsham
Olympic trials on the line at All-Service Championships
Top U S attack forces compete tonight and tomorrow at the Los Angeles Coliseum in the All-Service Championships for Olympic trials berths. Notables include Bob Mathias, Kim Mathias, Lou Jones, Tom Courtney, Wes Santee, Parry O Brien and Des Koch among others. nine events tonight with more tomorrow. first three finishers advance to the Olympic trials June 29 30.
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Army
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Lou Jones
Tom Courtney
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Dick Forester
Bob Rittenburg
Joah Culbreath
Cordell Brown
Joe Tyler
Dean Thackwray
Hal Higdon
Des Koch
Parry O’brien
Martin Engel
Jim Mathias
Althea Gibson Captures 10th Straight Tennis Title
Althea Gibson of New York won the women's singles at the West of England lawn tennis championships in Bristol defeating Daphne Seeney of Australia 6 2 10 8. It was Gibson's tenth consecutive tournament victory.
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New York
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Australia
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Needles Leads Belmont Field for 88th Stakes
Kentucky Derby winner Needles heads nine three year olds in the 88th Belmont Stakes for 100000 added, with post position four and Dave Erb riding. The Florida bred colt, cost 20000 dollars, has earned 487055 and seeks a Triple Crown bid. Televised on KNXT KNX from 1 30 to 2 p m PDT with post time 1 50 p m.
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End of School Sports Roundup From Pasadena PCC Faces Prospects
Pasadena City College coach Mickey Anderson looks to a strong 1956 staff as eligible players return in September. The Lancers boast a deep backfield with Jim Maxfield and Ross Matranga at QB, plus Hal Sellers and Fred Lovato at halfback and either Flisero Agrilar or Ron Buchanan at fullback. Front line experience includes John Hardy, Dave Muerhlberger, Dave Kruse, John Helms, Al Morales, Al Vurazic, Dick Douglass, Dave Lucy, and Jim Meza. Tommy Nelson urges Althea Gibson for the Wightman Cup, Kent Hadley pursues offers after stints with USC and major leagues, Bob Poynter is honored as Athlete of the Year in Pasadena track, Jackie Robinson faces trouble with Brooklyn, Lee Walls stars for Pittsburgh, and Lyle Lattrell is one of six bachelors on Washington.
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Terrang and rival stars set for El Dorado Handicap
Terrang 126 pounds leads the field at Hollywood Park as he seeks a second stakes win at the meeting in the El Dorado Handicap. No Regrets and Count Chic rate his main threats with Bold Bazooka making his first distance run of the year. Lucky Mel captured the Westchester Stakes, Olympia colt’s time tied the meeting best, while jockey Gordon Glisson faces a four month layoff after a Honeymoon Stakes fall.
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U S Leads Britain in Wightman Cup Opener
Beverly Hills star Louise Brough defeated Angela Mortimer 3 6 6 4 7 5 to give the United States a 10 over Britain in the Wightman Cup opening singles match in Wimbledon England
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American Association Scores Charleston 19 Omaha 0
The Charleston team routed Omaha 19 to 0 in a game noted for a lopsided scoring margin. Denver beat Louisville 20 to 4 as another result, while other games were postponed.
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Higgins Named MVP on 1956 Parochial Baseball Teams
Larry Higgins of St Francis High School tops the 10 Pasadena area selections on the 1956 all Parochial League baseball teams. St Francis places three on the first team with Higgins joined by Bob Magaw and Richard Paulus. Other honorees include Tony Ankerson, Pete Commales, John Rodriguez, and Joe OConnor among multiple parish players from Mater Dei, Mary Star, Pomona Catholic, and San Gabriel Mission.
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St. Jone
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