Elite Race Drivers Return to Half Mile EGP Speedway
Elite drivers and cars prepare for a Sunday race at East Grand Plains Lions Club half mile dirt track. Duffy Frauendorfer notes dust suppression ahead of trials at 2 p.m. with time trials, a Trophy Dash, heats, a consolation, Australian pursuit, and a 30-lap feature.
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East Grand Plains
T. C. Noe
Gallup
GMC
Paul Pearson
Wilbur Wallace
Portales
Buddy Taylor
Albuquerque
M.A. Harper
Guy Huckabee
Santa Fe
Wayne Martin
Aztec
Jimmy Nicholson
Roswell
George Guenther
Frauendorfer
Jim Taylor
Lubbock
Tex
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Everett Loveless
Olton
Bill Garrett
Carlsbad
Joe Taylor
Amarillo
Cragar
Dick Turk
Mercury Flathead
Gulf
Rotary
Canova
Donovan
Cox
Chaves
Gaunce
Elton Reese
Walker Sabrejets and Gulf Rotary Meet at Local Parks
Baseball action unfolds with Walker Sabrejets facing Kelly at South Field Elks Park and Gulf taking on Rotary at North Field Optimists. Batteries-Clay and Connell, Beatty and Linares show infield play as scoring moments appear.
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Kelly
South Field
Elks Park
Gulf
Rotary
North Field
Snenieg
Clay and
Connell
Beatty and
Linares
Minor League Clubs May Get Aid
Heads of 27 minor baseball circuits will vote on a proposal to create a $100,000 emergency fund to aid financially embarrassed clubs. George M. Trautman ordered an immediate vote after receiving a request signed by eight league presidents. A mandatory vote follows under association rules.
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Ohio
George M. Trautman
National Assn. of
Two Lightweights Will Pair Off In MSG Main Event
Two lightweights meet in a 10 round main event at Madison Square Garden with Joey Lopes of Sacramento facing Paolo Rosi of Italy. The bout airs on NBC radio and TV starting at 9 p.m. Lopes, 8-5 favorite, has won four of five this year including wins over Macias Jordan and stoppages of Smith and Davis. His only defeat this year came in a 10 round decision to Ludwig Lightburn on January 12.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Joey Lopes
Sacramento
Calif
Paolo Rosi
Rieti
Italy
NBC
Lopes
Jorge Macias
Don Jordan
Reuben Smith
Henry Davis
Ludwig Lightburn
Pugilist Rory Calhoun Among Eleven Children of Georgia Minister
Pugilist Rory Calhoun is listed as one of eleven children of a Georgia minister. The brief family note places Calhoun in a religious household with a sizable brood.
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Rory Calhoun
Georgia
Mantle Aims to Return for Yankees in Two or Three Days
Mickey Mantle, sidelined by a sprained right knee, hopes to return in two to three days for the New York Yankees in a pinch hitting role. He will rejoin the team in Washington after an X-ray showed ligament sprains but no bone tearing. Mantle may test the knee over the weekend and could be ready for Tuesday's All Star Game if cleared.
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New York
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Yankees
Washington
Boston
Mantle
Jimmy Piersall
Thomson Extends Open Lead With 72 In Britain
Grasping the British Open after 54 holes Peter Thomson of Australia held a three stroke edge over Flory van Donck of Belgium as he carded 72 in the third round at Hoylake England. All other challengers faded with the final round to come.
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Hoylake
England
Peter Thomson
Australia
Thomson
Flory van Donck
Belgium
Oklahoma City golfer tops Canadian Open field at Beaconsfield
Bo Winiger led the second round chase by firing a record equalling 65 at Beaconsfield on Thursday to grab a two stroke first round advantage over the field in the Canadian Open.
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Pointe Claire
Que
Bo Winiger
Oklahoma City
Sooner
Beaconsfield
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