State Amateur Golf Tour sees new challengers emerge
The 1950 West Virginia State Amateur Golf Championship upended expectations as Billy Campbell and Ed Tutwiler Jr. lose early and newcomers like Frank Harned Bill Loving Rendleman Clayton Sarver Mobley Wiechmann rise. Harned defeats Tutwiler in the semis. Campbell ultimately wins after a 39-hole test.
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Huntington
Billy Campbell
Mr. Hope
Ed Tutwiler Jr
Campbell
Tutwiler
Ernie Hoffer
Wheeling
Frank Harned
Harned and Loving
Bill Réndieman
Hartington
Dick Foutche
Lmann
Logan
Rendleman
Sarver
Fritz Bannerot
Welli
Jack Peck
Harned
Mobley
Wiechmann
Hodges Ahead of Ruth Pace Sparks Brooks Lead in NL
Hodges sits 27 homers in Brooklyn’s first 738 games, five games ahead of Ruth’s pace. Hodges and Pafko homered as Brooklyn beat the Giants 6-4 at Ebbets Field. New York leads the AL after an 8-2 win over Washington. Chicago shut out by Detroit 8-0. Ted Williams and Doerr homer in Boston’s 8-3 win over Philadelphia. Kuzava records first complete game for the Yankees against Washington. St Louis 10-2 over Chicago to pull within a half game.
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Gil Hodges
Brooklyn
Dodger
Babe Ruth
Hodges-Ruth
Imonth
Brooks
New York Giants
Hodges
Gil
Larry Jansen
Ebbets Field
Andy Pafko
Jansen
Giants
Don Newcombe
New York
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Freddie Hutchinson
Boston
Philadelphia
Ted Williams
Bobby Doerr
Walt Masterson
Bob Kuzava
Yankees
Gil Coan
Kuzava
Gerry Coleman
Hutchinson
White Sox
Yanks
S. Masterson
Chuck Stubbs
St. Louis
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Mele
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Kuzawa
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Patho
Muellar
Irvin
Pafko
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Warneke
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Lipon
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Passarella
Giants Roll Over in Cliff Chambers Victory Stretch
Cliff Chambers earned his third straight win with a five hit effort as the Giants continued their surge. The box score notes a strong outing and support from the lineup.
Charles Walcott Title Fight Draws City Interest
Pittsburgh prepares for the first heavyweight championship in the area with Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott drawing ticket demand pegged at 25 000 plus. Charles, linked to Cincinnati but raised in local rings, is seen as a hometown draw alongside Walcott and promoter Jack McGinley expects substantial crowds and revenue. The PGA scene closes with on course uproar over a Snead protest and a potential finals shuffle between Burke and Burkemo, while a visiting golf writer mocks fan knowledge after a question about Vines and Burkemo.
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Loving
Harned
Miami University
European Command
Air Force
Erlangen
Nurenburg
Germany
Bob Wilson
Beckley
Wilson
Special Services Office
Ronceverte
Special Services i
Badwhesse
Waater
Campbell
Bell
Pittsburgh
PGA
Ezzard Charles
Joe Walcott
Joe
Jack McGinley
Charles
Cincinnati
Jack
Walcott
Marty Fargol
Sam Snead
Marty
Lloyd Mangrum
Jackie Burke
Snead
Burke
Burkemo
Ellsworth Vines
Walter Burkemo
Vines
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