Enter Black Knight Tourney Seventies Set for Golf Open
Raleigh County Open Golf entry deadline extended to Saturday due to late entries. Seventy four entrants so far, near last year’s total. organizers expect around one hundred. Entries include 21 notable players and many caddies from Glen White course. Tournament runs July 19 to August 1 with rounds, flights, and the R. Burmeister cup as grand prize.
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Feigley
Frank Clements
C. W. Hogg
L. J. Scherer
J. T. Lynch
Walteree
Boyd Painter
W. H. Jinnis
Hulett Smith
A. Z. Lil
Lee Brannon
Bill Darlington
Torrico
Robert Yaple
Joh Koiner
Paul Meade
Junior Oompson
John Jackson
Sydney Larrick
George
Knight Country Club
Harrison Hatcher
Earlley
Glen White
BGA
R. Burmeister
West Virginia Sport Parade Recap Of Beckley College Finals
The West Virginia Sport Parade reports Beckley College hosts finals in a golf class event with notable entrants. Alpha Lawson of Clarksburg shines by a 70 par, Jack Hoblitzell shows strong form, while veterans and youth mix in the field with discussion of putting and scoring in the tournament’s quarter and finals rounds.
Kansas track star Dick Kearns wins decathlon
The Associated Press notes Colorado hurdler Dick Kearns is among the hardest men to shut out in American track. He has placed in every race he has run in the past years, and at the 1937 Kansas meet he won the decathlon.
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Associated Press
Colon Dick Kearnsty
Colorado
Kansas
Indian Boy Scout Troop Formed on Kickapoo Reservation
The Indian Boy Scouts, under Rev J Preston Myers, organized a troop on the Kickapoo reservation as reported by Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Aton
Kas
Kickapoo Reservation
J. Preston Myers
Glass Worker Alpha Lawson Wins West Virginia Amateur Title
Alpha Lawson a 25 year old glass worker and former caddy from Clarksburg defeated Jack Hoblitzell of Parkersburg 5 and 4 to win the state amateur golf title at Old White. Tom Brand, winner in 1935 and 1936, beat A R O'Neal 1 up before Lawson's decisive victory. Brand led O Ne al until the 16th and 17th holes and finished 1 up. Lawson, who works at Hazel Atlas Glass and learned golf as a caddy, posted a par 70 in the title run and led Hoblitzell four up at the turn.
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White
Alpha Lawson
Tom Brand
Brand
O'Neal
Charleston
Kingwood
Hoblitzell
Old White
Lawson
Clarksburg
Hazel- Atlas Glass Company
R. J. Foley
Alfy
Tom
Bobby Lowe
Fairmont
Parkersburg
Jack
Hoblitzel
Committee OKs Bankruptcy Law
Washington The House Judiciary Committee approved the Chandler bill to overhaul national bankruptcy laws. Roosevelts administration supports the measure, which would empower the securities commission to intervene in corporate reorganizations and require independent trustees in large liabilities. The bill also aids wage earners by allowing debt repayment from future earnings under court supervision.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Securities Commission
Chandler
D-Tenn
Whitcombe Leads British Open After Second Round
Reginald Albert Whitcombe, youngest of England’s three golfing brothers, shot 70 at Carnoustie to take a two stroke lead at 142 halfway through the British Open. Ed Dudley is two back at 144, with Charles Whitcombe and Denny Shute among pursuing rivals as North Americans rally to stay within reach.
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Carnoustie
Scotland
Reginald Albert Whitcombe
England
Shaggy Heath
Ed Dudley
Whitcombe
Dudley
United States
Gene Sarazen
Tony Manero
Kirkwood
John W. Bailey
Battle Creek
Mich
Robert Sweeny
Charles
Bill Branch
Horton Smith
Walter Hagen
Bobby Locke
South Africa
A. J. Lacey
David Rees
Fred Robertson
Ralph Guldahl
Sam Snead
Guldahl
Snead
Britons Tie Snead After Fourteenth Finish at 35
A British contender completed the 14th hole in 35, totaling 74 for the round, finishing one over standard figures as Snead also showed strong play.
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Snead
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E. W. Dunkley
Boston College
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Jimmy Lear
Ann Hoblitzell
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Scouts
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Clark Griffith
Bill Terry
Joe McCarthy
James Roosevelt
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America
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Ok’s Bankruptcy Law
London
Englan
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Denny Shute
U. S
Henry Cotton
Alf Padgham
Neville Street
Fletcher's Castoria
Noxzema
Pond
Johnson’s
O. K
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J. & J. Baby
Prince Albert Tobacco
Rewco
National Distillers Products Corporation
New York
Eckle Fruit Market
Neville St
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Doz
California
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Ibs
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Chuck Roast
C. Q
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