Slammer Snead tops International Trophy and Canada Cup
Sammy Snead wins the International Trophy with a final 68 to total 272, eight strokes ahead of Peter Thomson, as Jimmy Demaret and Snead pair to win the Canada Cup for the United States with a combined 560 strokes. Demaret contributes strong rounds to back the win, marking Snead's third straight tournament triumph.
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Dorado Beach
P. R
UPI
Sammy Snead
Jimmy Demaret
Sam
Peter Thomson
Demaret
Uncle Sam
Australia
WVU Baseball Closes Season With 17 10 Mark
West Virginia finished 17 10 after a 7 3 loss to Duke in the District 3 NCAA finals at Gastonia North Carolina. Butch Williams limited WVU to two hits through six and two thirds innings, leaving the Mountaineers with two hits and a late surge. Williams was relieved in the ninth.
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UPI
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Omaha
Neb
Butch Williams
Williams
Eight shot win for Snead as Ireland’s O Connor and Balding chase
Snead won by eight over Thomson with Christy O Connor of Ireland, Al Balding of Canada, and Ben Arda of the Philippines in the top five. The USA led the team race by 12 shots, while Australia held a seven shot margin on Canada for third, followed by Ireland and the Philippines.
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Thomson
Ireland
Christy O’connor
Canada
al Balding
Little Ben Arda
Philippines
USA
Australia
Relief pitching lifts Marlins to two games up in IL
Joe Schultz’s Charleston Marlins sit two games ahead in the International League after a 7-5 win over the Columbus Jets aided by strong relief from Bob Duliba and Bob Tiefenauer. Tiefenauer homered, while Orlando Pena, Rip Coleman, Ellis Burton and Fred Valentine led other MLB affiliated actions across the circuit.
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Charleston
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Bob Tiefenauer
Columbus Jets
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Tiefenauer
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Jersey City
Toronto
Syracuse
Rip Coleman
Bob Chakales
Ellis Burton
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Rochester Red Wings
Buffalo Bisons
Fred Valentine
Joe Durham
Buddy Barker
Barry Shetrone
Chuck Oerte
Columbus
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Watts
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SOB
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Leonard
Milliken Olivares
Mejias
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Umbricht Rf
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Jackson
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Herrera
McBean
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Olivo Watts
Schaive
McCarver
Pritchard
Gregory P
Gotay
Leppert
Milliken
Olive
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