Kroll Leads Flint Open Into Final Round
Ted Kroll owns a two stroke lead entering the Flint Open final round at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc. He has hit 50 of 52 greens, with a par rough second round 69 giving him a 211 total, two ahead of Tommy Bolt and Jack Fleck who each shot 69 to reach 213. Julius Boros and Bill Capser Jr. sit one back at 214 while Bob Rosburg is at 216.
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Sarasota
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Grand Blanc
Jack Fleck
Rochester
Mich
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Julius Boros
Mid Pines
N. C
Bill Capser Jr
Apple Valley
Calif
Rosburg
Palo Alto
Smokehouse Amigo Split Doubleheader In Weekend Games
In a doubleheader, Smokehouse and Amigo traded wins with late rally drama. Tex Williams led Smokehouse with a homer and four RBIs, Todorovich preserved the comeback in relief, and Crouch and Skiles added two hits apiece. In the nightcap, Amigo looked set for a first win before Smokehouse tallied seven runs in the final four innings, with Chandler earning the win. Stamford games featured Tyler tossing seven strong innings for the Sluggers, Freddy Hairston delivering a homer and a key triple, and Coles closing out Oceana for a Sluggers victory. Coal City rallied late in Mullens, but Mullens held on as Ballard and Salyers combined on the mound.
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Smokehouse
Stamford
Coal City
Matlens Legion
Amigo
Beckley
Todorovich
Hayniek
Redbirds
Tex Williams
Bill Skiles
Pete Crouch
Gene Ingersoll
Willie Joe Chandler
Tyler
Bob McClain
W. Cline
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Jimmy Freeman
Red" Reeves
Luther Hairston
Leonard Townes
Hairston
Luther
Freddy
Coles
Talmadge Cheetham
Oceana
Fred Kilpatrick
Mullens
Mullens Athletic Field
Bobby Cuthbert
Ken Wheeler
Delane McGraw
Harry Ballard
Cuthbert
Darvin Salyers
Hurley Blankenship
Balland
Malcolm Cook
Salyers
Ballard
Moody Waddell
Scotty Cutfibert
Oxey Mills
Sonny Phillips
Waddell
Nicklaus Wins Amateur Tourney at Trans Miss in 9 and 8
Jack Nicklaus, 18, defeated Richard Norville of Oklahoma City 9 and 8 in the Trans Mississippi Amateur Golf Tournament at Hutchinson Kansas. Nicklaus drove long, then rolled in solid putts to dominate the match and finish with a wide margin. The story also recalls former ELBL stars Red Rolfe and Tony Lupien remaining active in coaching and athletic administration at Dartmouth.
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Kan
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus, Ohio
Richard Norville
Oklahoma City
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Norville
Ohioan
NEW York
Robert
Red) Rolfe
Yankee
Dartmouth
Tony Lupien
Boston Red Sox
Harvard
Smokehouse of Beckley strengthens Raleigh County lead
Smokehouse of Beckley stays unbeaten in the six team Raleigh County Baseball League after sweeping Amigo at Redbird Stadium. George Todorovich and Mark Haynie held Amigo to three hits in an 11-4 opener while the nightcap saw Beckley win 19-1. Stamford and Coal City remain threats after Sunday doubleheaders as Coal City and Stamford split with Mullens American Legion Post 106 and Stamford topped Oceana Merchants 2-0 then 10-2.
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Bannee Oor
Julius Boros
Coal City
Mullens Legion
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Veveeven
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Arnold Palmer
Pet
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Smokehouse
Art Wall Jr
Stenaford
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Naepenes
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Beeen
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Doug Sanders
Dick Mayer
Dave Ragan
Mike Souchak
Jay Hebert
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Beckley
Stamford
Patsy Fragile
Redbird Stadiun
George Todorovich
Mark Haynie
Versatility Key In Davis Career
Bakersfield AP notes Glenn Davis, a 23 year old Ohio State senior, has claimed three world titles reflecting a lifelong prowess in track. From Barberton High School to OSU he set records in 400 meters and 440 yard events, plus top times in hurdles and long jump, eyeing the 1960 Olympics while planning a career in auto sales.
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Boxing Notes Recap of Featherweight and Middleweight Bouts
The Associated Press reports Wille Pep of Hartford boxes Pat McCoy in New Bedford to bolster title chances versus Hogan Bassey. Canadian middleweight champion Wilt Greaves faces Otis Woodard in New York. Rory Calhoun seeks another TV win over Bobby Boyd in Chicago. Jack Barrett stacks MSG with tenrounders headlined by Ortiz vs Busso, plus DeCola vs Ippolito and Russo vs Cummings. all welters.
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Kid) Bassey
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Charley Cummings
Philadelphia
Andres clinches third straight 100 mile motorcycle title
Brad Andres, 23, of San Diego, won his third consecutive national motorcycle championship at Laconia New Hampshire on the Belknap Recreation Area course. His time was 1 hour 45 minutes 2.64 seconds, just over two minutes off the 1936 course record. Dick Mann of El Sobrante, California, finished second, 15 seconds back, with Tommy Morris of Jacksonville, Florida, in third.
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Brad Andres
San Diego
Calif
Andres
Dick Mann
el Sobrante
Belknap
Tommy Morris
Jacksonville
Fla
Better Baseball Deal Sparks Sandlot Swindle
Ardmore Oklahoma story notes Bob Fraley offering 10 cents for baseballs knocked out of the park during sandlot games. He discovers the hometown pro team is paying 25 cents per ball and kids are returning them to that park, not Fraley’s.
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Ardmore
Okla
Bob Fraley
Fraley
Senators Take Pair in road tilt with Millers
MINNEAPOLIS Minn February second place Charleston opens a 14 day road trip against the Minneapolis Millers at Nicollet Park tonight. Jim Stump faces Ted Bowfield in the Millers rotation. The Senators swept a doubleheader from St Paul yesterday 6 0 and 3 2. Charleston strengthened a 96 showing in its home stand and a three game streak. Davie threw shutout the first game to move to four wins with eight triumphs over St Paul. Shantz and Samford sparked a big seventh inning with consecutive hits. Davie belted a long single to right center. Negray wild pitch allowed Shantz to score, Terwilliger hit a sac fly. Delsing, Taylor and Osborne drove in more runs. Lett earned his first Charleston victory in relief. St Paul managed limited hits but made seven bases on balls and an error. Groundouts noted, detailed lineups and pitching changes.
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Minneapolis Millers
Nicolett Park
Jim Stump
Ted Bowsfield
Millers
Senators
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Saints
Jerry Davie
Wilmer Shantz
Ronnie Samford
Davie
Rob Wilson
Shantz
Samford
Wilson
Ron Negray
Wayne Terwilliger
Jim Delsing
Bill Taylor
Larry Osborne
Lett
Wyman Carey
George Spencer
Record Time Is Controversy On Elliott's Mile
Australian Herb Elliott ran 3:57.9 to win the AAU mile, challenging the 3:58 standard set by Johnny Landy. IAAF rules and tenths versus fifths of a second spark debate on world record recognition. Merv Lincoln finished 3:58.5 as Elliott pressed for a sub four minute mile amid federation dispute. Eddie Southern matched 45.8 in the 440, aiming to equal the world mark. Davis’s 45.7 at Berkeley awaits approval.
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Cornell Stronger For '59 Contest
Cornell rowing ascends after sweeping the 56th IRA varsity race on Onondaga Lake. Coach Stork Sanford, with four straight IRA varsity titles, returns a deep crew led by four varsity regulars. Navy finished second, MIT paced by a fast start, and Penn placed sixth as Syracuse and California trailed in the field.
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Topnotch Track Team To Face Soviet Union
The United States named an Olympic caliber track and field team to face Russia in Moscow next month. AAU officials and coaches selected the squad after a long meeting. They leave July 20 and most members placed first or second in the recent AAU championships. Coaches named were Larry Snyder, Payton Jordan, and George Eastment.
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Calif
United States
Moscow
Amateur Athletic Union
Russia
Larry Snyder
Ohio State
Payton Jordan
Stanford
George Eastment
Manhattan College
Berger Wins AAU Weightlifting Crown
In Los Angeles Isaac Berger from York Pennsylvania, a 132 pound lifter, won the National AAU weightlifting championship. He set a world record, lifting a total of 796 pounds in three lifts, breaking the previous mark held by Mineav of the Soviet Union.
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York
Russia
Isaac Berger
Soviet Union
Mineav
Peachy Takes MA Net Crown in Girls 18 and Under
Fern Lee Kellmeyer of Charleston West Virginia won the Middle Atlantic States girls 18 and under tennis title in Haverford Pennsylvania. Seeded sixth she defeated Wendy Stone of Oyster Bay New York 11 9 6 3 after trailing 9 8 in the first set and 3 1 in the second.
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Fern Lee
Peachy) Kellmeyer
Charleston
W. Va
Miss Kellmeyer
Wendy Stone
Oyster Bay
Long Island
New York
Berg Captures Seventh Western Open Crown
Patty Berg of St Andrews Wisconsin won her seventh Women's Western Open at Kahkwa Country Club Erie Pennsylvania. She secured the title for the second straight year finishing with a 72 hole total of 293 after a final round 75 to win a 950 prize. Beverly Hansen earned 651 for second with 297 and Louise Suggs finished third with 299 earning 558.
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Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Kahkwa Country Club
Beverly Hansen
India
Calif
Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Miss Hansen
Miss Suggs
Helen Defeats Keystone Nine In Babe Ruth League
Helen overcame a Keystone lead with a big fifth inning rally to win 18 to 9 Saturday night. Douglas Hungate contributed two doubles driving in four runs, boosting Helen to 58 wins for the season while Keystone fell to 4 and 4.
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