Palmer Collins Face Off In Houston Classic Playoff
Arnold Palmer and Big Bill Collins tied at 280 after 72 holes in the $35,000 Houston Classic playoff for first money. Palmer, Masters champion, finished with a 1 over par 73 and a final 72. Collins shot 75, missing a 15-foot birdie at the final green that would have won. Jack Fleck missed the playoff with a six-inch birdie attempt on 18 and finished third with 281. If Palmer places second he still collects a career-high year in earnings. A crowd of about 12,000 watched the final round at Memorial Park Golf Course.
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McCormick On Way To Paying Big Dividend
San Francisco pitcher Mike McCormick, 6-2 and about 185 pounds, has a strong start with three wins and no losses including two shutouts. He blanked Milwaukee on four singles as Candlestick Park drew 41,943 and the Giants won 5-0 to move within one game of first-place Pittsburgh. He previously beat the Dodgers 1-0 and the Cardinals 6-1. He credits good form and added strength, with fastball as his main weapon.
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Charleston Mountain Lions Seek State Meet Records
West Virginia high school track fans anticipate the state meet at Laidley Field on May 21 with Charleston as the heavy favorite after sweeping the Gazette Relays. Huntington’s Jim Eddins and St. Albans’ Al Bailey threaten state marks in pole vault and high jump, while Clarksburn’s Danny Pettrey nears the 100-yard dash record. Charleston leads the standings with 88 points, chasing more records as other schools trail in the Huntington Relays setup.
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Lingaas Confesses Boxing Win Over Johansson
New York AP Norwegian carpenter Bjarne Lingaas, now in Brooklyn, admits he beat Ingemar Johansson as amateurs in Oslo in 1952. He debuts professionally at St Nicholas Arena beating Al Thomas and seeks a six rounder at Madison Square Garden on May 20.
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Roger Craig Injured Again in Dodgers Loss
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roger Craig injured his right shoulder in a 6-5 defeat to Cincinnati. Pinson knocked him out of the game in the eighth inning, leaving Craig with a stiff shoulder and a 1-1 record this season.
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Calumet Aims Three Entrants In Derby Trial
Calumet Farm will enter three horses in the one mile Derby Trial at Churchill Downs. Hillsborough Pied D Or and Fango join a 12-horse field as trainers Ben and Jimmy Jones lean on the Trial to prep Derby hopefuls. Spring Broker carries 119 pounds, with other contenders including Command Pilot Yomolka Orbit s Top Effonsyi Beau Purple Son ing s Sin Bourbon Prince Cuvier Relief.
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Thornton Rolls 290 in Bowling Congress
Floyd Thornton of Davenport Iowa starred with a 290 game in the American Bowling Congress tournament in Toledo Ohio his 579 total was a career high sandwiched between 138 and 169 games tying Boss Bosco Akron for the second highest singles in this year’s ABC event Louis Facsko Lorain Ohio has the high game with 300 and Evansville Indiana’s Ronald Weigand and Robert Bellew rise to fifth in doubles with 1298 while Forrester Aquatic Gardens Tampa posts the top team score at 2860 in open division.
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Lown and Staley Lead Chicago Wins Again
New York AP reports Gerry Staley and Turk Lown emphasize the value of steady pitching as Chicago teams secure three wins. Staley and Lown delivered key performances to boost the club’s early season fortunes.
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Tech Bears Beat A B Tech by Eight Three
West Virginia Tech extended its win streak to 11 with an 8 3 victory over Alderson Broaddus. Kenny Knapp pitched nine innings for the complete game win, allowing six hits and fanning seven as Adkins led a five hit Tech attack with a triple driving in a run. Tech scored six in the fourth and two more in the eighth to seal the win.
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Athletes debate Thomas record at Penn Relays
New York AP reports Thomas may have set an American high jump mark using an asphalt composition takeoff similar to a Soviet objection last year. AAU officials trial the jump, with IAAF decisions pending after summer votings and notes on spike types and surface compatibility.
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Hitters Cause Of Tigers Flop
NEW YORK AP The Detroit Tigers went from 5 0 start to a slump as the Bengals lost six games since April 26 tying for fifth place. Manager Jimmy Dykes blamed the team batting average falling from .246 to .202. He praised pitchers, especially Tara Morgan in relief, but lamented the hitters.
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