Snead Leads Open After One Over par 71
Samuel Snead, the man to beat in the 51st U S Open, holds a one stroke lead after opening 71 as 162 players faced a brutal first 18. Al Besselink and Clayton Heafner trail by one, with a field averaging 78.26 strokes amid fierce, hawk-eyed combat for weekend glory.
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Harry's Gains Softball Tie in City League Showdown
First place contenders Harry's and Appalachian square off Monday night to resolve a deadlock after Harry's edged Army 5 to 2 at Woodrow Wilson Playground. John Shanks pitched a three hitter for Harry's, with three early runs backing him. Army tallied in the second and fifth frames.
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Brooklyn Hex Upsets Cards
St Louis loses 2 1 to Brooklyn as Gil Hodges hits a ninth inning homer. Marty Marion calls it the strongest hex yet and notes 18 baserunners with 14 left stranded. Ray Campanella and Joe Garagiola play odd roles in the bizarre defeat.
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Fight Is Moved Indoors For Rain Delayed Boxing Show
The Madison Square Garden bout between Louis and Wee Saveld was moved indoors after rain halted plans at the arena. Both fighters stayed loose and cautious as seating arrangements were updated. Promoter Jim Harris predicted a near sellout and Louis remained the favorite with odds around 7 to 1. A quick knockout within six rounds was anticipated.
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Amigo Montcoal Baseball Playoff Set in Mullens
Amigo and Montcoal meet in Mullens Raleigh County League baseball tonight at 8 p.m. The game resumes a postponed showdown due to wet grounds last Sunday. Albert Shorter is likely to start for Amigo while Montcoal’s starter is not yet announced.
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Legion Kidds Win at Mullens in Slab Fork League
Legion and Kidds Grill stay tied for first after two games. J Warden held Otsego to two singles as Legion won 7 to 0 with four walks and two hit batsmen scoring four runs without a base hit. In the nightcap Kidds scored six in the sixth to pull away 7 to 0 over Moose raising a protest from Moose manager Alva Richmond. Carlos Gunter led with four singles and Dude Mullins homered for Legion.
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Regatta Trials Open as Colleges Screen La Belle Riviere
Twelve college coaches viewed La Belle Riviere at Marietta for an intercollegiate regatta with Washington and California as favorites. River current measured over three mph, forecast river rise to 22 feet by Saturday, driftwood present but flood risk not expected. Marietta, population 16 000, awaited the event as Pennsylvani and Syracuse arrived.
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Standings and results from the National League games
Brooklyn les St. Louis 1 New York 11 Cincinnati 6. Philadelphia 11 Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 8 Boston 4. Standings list Brooklyn 18 ? New York 30 26 538 Cincinnati 25 28 490 Chicago 22 27 449 Philadelphia 26 27 491. Today Brooklyn at Chicago and New York at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at St. Louis.
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Mabscott Triumphs 14-4 Over Tams in Five
Mabscott secured its second Raleigh County Industrial Softball League win by routing Tams 14-4 in five innings. Six runs in the first frame, followed by more runs in later innings, triggered the ten-run mercy rule. Line Stores:
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Merritt and Johnson Ward and Simpson in Friday schedule
Friday's schedule lists Midway at Tams and Worco at Mabscait with Merritt and Johnson and Ward and Simpson as participants or teams involved.
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Race betting in Malaya shifts to place payouts for favorites
In Kuala Lumpur a new place betting system aims to boost returns for place bets. A favorite named Jaunty was tipped to win but finished weak, paying back bettors only $4 on a $5 place ticket, as tracks move away from fixed $5 win returns. The Mets/Cubs style score snippets also appear among national games Chicago 9 Washington 7 first, 14-5 second.
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