Casper Wins Flint Open In Rainy Final Round
Casper, on his 27th birthday, captured the Flint Open by one stroke with a 71 to total 285. He held off Arnold Palmer and Ted Kroll, who finished two back at 286 after solid 69 and 73 efforts amid a two hour rain delay at Warwick Hills Golf Course near Grand Blanc.
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Flint, Mich
Crosby and Cole- Bill Casper Jr
Casper
Apple
Valley
Calif
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Ted Kroll
Sarasota
Fla
Palmer
Kroll
Warwick Hills
Grand Blanc
Fommy Balt
Doug Ford
Balt
Tommy
Gonzales dominates at Tournament of Champions in New York
Pancho Gonzales leads the field in Forest Hills as he aims to extend his unbeaten streak in New York since 1941 and adds another round robin victory. Rosewall sits at 5-1, Sedgman and Segura duel for fifth, with top prizes in doubles and singles up for grabs.
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Forest Hills
N.Y
Pancho Gonzales
Lew Hoad
New York
Madison Square Garden
Gonzales
Pancho Segura
Frank Sédgman
Hand
Ken Rosewall
Rosewall
Tony Trabert
Rex Hartwig
Sedgman
Pancho Seguara
Ecuador
Trabert
Purdue Golfer John Konsek Faces Title Bid At Williams College
Purdue golfer John Konsek exuded confidence as he trails the qualifying leaders by four strokes in the 61st National Collegiate golf championship at Williams College. He vows to be tough to beat, while the field continues qualifying rounds through midweek. leaders posted 69s, others in the low 70s as 64 advance after the final rounds.
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Williamstown
Mass
John Konsek
Purdue
Konsek
Houston
Phil Rodgers
Bernie Magnus- Sen
Stanford
Dick, Whettle
North Texas
Ab Justice
Oklahoma State
Duke
Dick Siderans
Boxing Card Results Across Cities From AP Roundups
The Associated Press reports multiple boxing decisions across cities including Las Vegas New Orleans Bangor Charleroi New Bedford Ireland New York Sydney and Ireland. Willie Vaughn beat Artie Dixon in Las Vegas while Dave Dupas defeated Art Persley in New Orleans. Holly Mims topped Sammy Walker in Bangor and Bobby Gordon edged Charley Joseph in Charleroi. Willie Pep outpointed Pat McCoy in New Bedford and Willie Greaves defeated Otis Woodard in New York. Russell Sands beat Tom Romulo in Sydney.
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Associated Press
Las Vegas
Willie Vaughn
Hollywood
Calif
Artie Dixon
Long Beach
New Orleans
Dave Dupas
Art Persley
New York
Bangor
Maine
Holly Mims
Springfield
Mass
Sammy Walker
Charleroi
Bobby Gordon
Charley Joseph
Willie Greaves
Edmonton
Alla
Otis Woodard
Sydney
Australia
Russell Sands
Tom Romulo
Philippines
RCL Meeting Slated To Rule On Protest
A meeting at 7 38 p m Thursday in Beckley Newspapers Corp library will decide a protest from a Sunday doubleheader opener between Coal City and Mullens American Legion Post 166. Coal City won and tied Stamaford for second place, with managers Lacy and Thomas and umpires named to attend. An ACL Umpires Association meeting follows at 12 30 p m Saturday to assign duties and elect a president.
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Beckley Newspapers Corp
Nbrary
Jon
Johnny Stewart
Coal City
Mullens American Legion Post
Colts
Stamaford
Stewart
Cecil Lacy
Mullens
Bobby Thomas
Tive
Sam Greco
Mike Wasselchalk
ACL Umpires Association
BNC
Anh
Fayetteville Sports Program Change Receives Approval
A new athletic club to relieve the Fayetteville Community Service Club baseball program was approved by Little Men's and Junior Leagues managers. Robert C. Richie, FCSC president, expects the club to join as a member organization once formation is complete by January 1959.
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Fayetteville
Patel
Dodgers
Braves
Yankees
Red Sox
Ames
Rotary
Ansted
Lions
Legion Field
Thurs
Legion
Cardinals
Reds
American Red Sox
White Sox
Giants
Cards
Register Softball Rival Meet Promises Wry Clash At Ballard Stadium
A humorous softball showdown between The Register and the Post-Herald is set for noon Saturday at Ballard Stadium. An All-Star Register squad leads Willie Adams and Jim Rubin against Herald standouts led by Jack Dawson and Larry Wickline, in a battle likened to a contest of typewriters over bats.
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The
Register
Post-Herald
Ballard
Thes
Willie Adams
Jim Rubin
Pete Deck
Otto Price
Mike Kosco
Harold Stanbro
Bil Dawson
Dallas Boothe
Bob Miller
Bob Wills
Johnny Stewart
Jack Dawson
Herb Buckley
John Atkinson
Ken Farley
House of Delegates
Palausky
Larry Wickline
Wizard with a Winchester to perform in Bluefield exhibit
Parsons known as the Wizard with a Winchester traveled to Beckley with his wife and will stage his famous shooling exhibition in Bluefield, West Virginia, on Wednesday at 4 p m after a stop in Beckley on Monday.
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Parsons
Winchester
Beckley
Bluefield
W. Va
Elliott's Record Ruan Is Approved
NEW YORK AP Herb Elliott's 3:57.9 world mile record will be official after AAU approval with no objections. Pinky Sober, AAU track head and meet referee, said the record was accepted as an American mark and sent to IAAF for world recognition. The record, once tainted by older timing rules, now stands under revised IAAF rules with tenths measured. A Stockholm meeting in August will decide the world record during the European championships.
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New York
Herb Elliott
Pinky Sober
Elliott
Bakersfield
Calif
International Amateur Athlete Federation
Sober
John Landy
IAAF
Landy
TAAF
Stockholm
Young Greaves Beats Woodard in 10 Round Victory
Wilfie Greaves, 22, from Edmonton, outpointed Otis Woodard of New York over ten rounds at St. Nicholas Arena. The Canadian middleweight champion, on a six-fight win streak, targets Dick Tiger next before a Calgary Stampede bout against Ralph Jones or Chico Vejar.
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Neaw York
Wilfie Greaves
Farm Bay
Edmonton
Alberta
Otis Woodard
New York
St. Nicholas Arena
Dick Tiger
Nigeria
Willie
Ralph Jones
Yonkers
Chico Vejar
Stamford
Conn
Calgary
Senators face Millers in pivotal showdown at Minneapolis
Denver and Charleston jostle for first place as Minneapolist hosts a two game set. Chuck Dahler to pitch for Charleston while Art Schulz leads Minneapolis with a 1 hit inning spree. Charleston trails by a half game after a 9-2 defeat to Wichita and Denver lost 5-3 to Wichita in another top-division tilt.
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Minneapolis
Charleston Senators
Chuck Dahler
Minneapolis Millers
Millers
West Virginians
Denver
Wichita
Senators
Charleston
Art Schulz
Jim
Abric
American Association
Twler
Clinton
Walters
Smith
Taylor If
Schulz
U'tett
Robbins
Omaha
Indianapolis
S'ford
Mberg
Big Minneapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Green
Terwit
Niger
Osborne
Terwilliger
Sam
Ford
Jo Smith
Malmberg
Nea
Ao Stump
Umphlett
Sain
Harry's Captures Babe Ruth Lead iL And B Wins
Harry's earned its seventh victory in eight starts to pull into a half game lead in the Beckley Babe Ruth League. They defeated Modern 6 to 2 as Bays Buick toppled Eric's 10 to 1 in the nightcap. Taylor led the offense with a two run triple, while Smith and Bournes paced Modern.
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Harry's
Babe Ruth
Harry
Modern
Buick
Eric
Bill Monroe
Taylor
Smith
Bournes
Rays Buick
Beckley Trading Post
Bob Ball
Ball
Blankenship
Dodgers
Giants
Black Knight and White Oak Tie In Golf Match
In Oak Hill and Beckley clubs, Black Knight and White Oak battled to a 24 24 tie. Harry Ellis of Black Knight led with par 72, while Joe Stoddard Ned Payne and Stan Zontek posted 74s and 77s for other top scores. The scoreline lists multiple pairings with wins by Black Knight and White Oak in the intra-club event.
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Oak Hill
White Oak BK
D. Tom Martin
J.C. Clay
Country Club of
Black
Knight Country Club
Beckley
Black Knight
Harry Ellis
Joe Stoddard
Ned Payne
Stan Zontek
White Oak
Bill McKnight
E. B. Wray
IBK
C. E. Watkins
Mike Delridge
Jim Hess
John Duda
Tom Turner
Jim Thompson
C. P. White
B. F. Puckett
D. Hoppy Reid
Cotton White
Joe Salango
Bill Teubert
Beckley BR League Modern Marry Barkdale 2b 41
Beckley BR League Modern Marry Barkdale posts a 41 hit line with numerous players contributing. Starrs like Bournes, Whitn, and Karbonit bolster the offense while Monroe earns the win. Wikle allows key runs as the defensive effort includes multiple players, with late-inning adjustments and defensive miscues noted.
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Beckley
Modern Marry
Barkdale
Taylor
Thompsn
Karbnit
Bournes
Whitn Db
Wikle
Leachess
Smith
Tucker
Hinsley
Charmon
Rose
Harvey
Fragile
Pruett
Monroe
a-Moye
Woods
Moye
Harry
Taylor J
Er Hinesley
Karbout
Wikie
Leach
Whitten
Karbonit
Hinesley
Minton
Tyler
Althea Gibson Defeats Hiller To Defend Wimbledon Crown
Althea Gibson of New York began defense of her Wimbledon women's singles title with a 6 0 6 2 victory over Mary Hiller of Australia in the second round. Gibson advanced past a first round bye and dominated on center court as the crowd watched in hazy sun.
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Wimbledon
England
Althea Gibson
New York
Mary Hiller
Australia
Miss Gibson
Ays Ule
Dles Gray
Shumate
Hays
Eric
RBI
Christian
Robinson
Bennet
Lowe
Caudill
Coleman
Ree
Sarrett
Tyree
Furrow
Reg
Bright
Bennett
Hep
Fragite
Minton
Intercity Softball clash at Calloway Heights trading post
In Movle 36360 Calloway HeightsTrading Post faced Sprague in a tight softball game. Key players Freeman and Brown led with RBIs while J Ball and Lee pitched solidly. The Trading Post totaled 28 runs to Calloway's 1, with multiple players contributing in a high scoring affair.
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Calloway Heights
Movle
Brown Ss
Whaley
Thompsn Uf
Jamison
Sprague
RBI
Freeman
Brown
Thompson
J Ball
Boh Ball
Smith
Molish
E. Davis
S. Ball Whaley
W. Hutchinson
James Mandeville
J. Ball
B. Ball
Bert Ball
Trading Post
Calloway
Lee
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Bob Thomas
D. Doe Ressa
L. D. Clark
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Steve Brodie
Sinniey Ae Ahia
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Seaton
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Hiller
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William Holden
Deborah Kerr
Glen Jean
Family Night
Carload
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Frank Sinatra
Mitzie Gaynor
Woman OF the River” Technicolor
Sophia Loren, Gerard Oury
Tommy Steele
Hunter Hancock
Gloria Costello
Ross Ford
Ac Murray
Weldon
Fricsh
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