Hectic Opening Atop U S Open Golf Championship
Bob Rosburg led with a 68 as USGA rulings shadowed Oak Hill opening round. Peter Thomson matched even par amid disqualifications and card corrections involving Burke, Cotton, and Ford while top names like Boros, Middlecoff, and Snead trailed in the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill Country Club
Bob Rosburg
Stanford University
Rosburg
Australia
Peter Thomson
Ed Furgott
Julius Boros
Cary Middlecoff
Henry Cotton
Jackie Burke
Doug Ford
USGA
Burke
Ford
Cotton
Oak Hill
Cooke Golfers Rally As Handicaps Lead Grow
In the Men s Handicap League at Par 3 Golf Club Cooke Oldsmobile Cadillac beat Sarasota Beer Industries 14 4 to widen its edge over second place Ben Hopkins Motors by five points. Bay View Laundry moved to fourth with a 14 4 win over Sarasota Federal Savings and Loan, while Sarasota Concrete held third after a 14 4 victory over J H Cobb Electric. Abstract Co of Sarasota and Roddy Kilowatt posted 14 4 wins with low net 208. Carl Smith had low gross 53 and Bryant Meeks low net 46. Scheduling notes list several 5 30 to 6 30 pm matches for tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Cobb Electric
Roddy
Ecetetenie
Sarasota le & Key Sarasota Federal Savings & Loan
Sarasota Beer Industries
Sarasota Sailor Coach Leroy Anderson Resigns
Leroy Anderson, respected Sailor baseball coach at Sarasota High, resigns to return to his native Tennessee and enter the building supply business in Athens. He led Sarasota to the Florida State Baseball tournament semifinals, with a win over Fort Lauderdale and a heartbreaker loss to Andrew Jackson of Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota High School
Leroy Anderson
Tennessee
Fort Pierce
Sarasota
Fort Lauderdale
Andrew Jackson
Jacksonville
Anderson
Athens
Key West Wins In High School Diamond Play
Key West captured its second straight Class AA title by beating Jackson of Jacksonville 8 to 3. Key West pitcher Stuart Yates struck out 10 and seven Jackson errors helped the victory. In Class A Fort Pierce defeated Gainesville 8 to 7 with Fort Pierce’s Vern Strickland Pat Richmond and Dennis Midgette doubling. Fort Pierce built an early 7 0 lead before Gainesville’s comeback narrowed the gap in the fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Pierce
Key West
Jackson
Jacksonville
Stuart Yates
McCarthy
Gainesville
Vern Strickland
Pat Richmond
Dennis Midgette
Ralph Martin
B. L. Brysn
Florida
Cornell Oarsmen Aim For Repeat After Coastal Prediction
Navy coach Rusty Callow praised Cornell freshman crews who upset Penn last year and now eye a third straight Intercollegiate Rowing Association win on Onondaga Lake. Coaches favored Cornell with 11 of 12 ballots, ahead of Washington and Princeton. The 1952 Olympic champions may challenge for a second Olympic eight berth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N.Y
Navy
Rusty Callow
Onondaga Lake
Cayuga Lake
Ky Ebright
California
Washington
Cornell
Ebright
Huskies
al Uildrickson
Cal
Princeton
Parison
Tigers
Callow
Florida Division All Four Teams Scheduled for Little League Action
Four Florida Division teams will play at Little League Park today as the Jaycees and the Optimists from the National League wrap up a three game set. The Sarasota Dairies and Citizens Bank clash with Elks and Kiwanis respectively in late games. Yesterday the Lions stayed atop the American League with a 13 8 win over Rotary, while the Sports notched their first National League win 4 2 over Sarasota Bank and Palmer Bank defeated Merchants 10 1. Pete Workizer had two safeties for Lions as Gary Shipman Lynn Mickler and Robin White added two hits apiece for Rotary. The Sports tallied three runs in the fifth to erase a 2 1 deficit behind winning pitcher Mike Lawler. Palmer batted Doug Grey for 10 runs on 11 hits with Nicky Cafero limiting Merchants to one run on one hit. Frankie Schultz led Bank with three hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Vance
Little League Park
Sarasota Bank
Howell
Curley Rivers
Florida
Jaycees
Sarasota Dairies
Elks
Citizens Bank Club
Kiwanis
Lions
Rotary
Lions Club
Palmer Bank
Merchants
Pete Workizer
Gary Shipman
Lynn Mickler
Robin White
Mike Lawler
Palmer
Doug Grey
Nicky Cafero
Frankie Schultz
Gillum
Otais Palmer Bank
Rivers
Hassler
Yom Sarasota Bank
Florida LeAove
Ab Sarasota Dairies
Citizens Bank
Kiwanis Lions
Os Palmer Bank
Yesterda
Gernert
Dick Gernert
Ted Williams
Bud Daley
Lemon
al Rosen
Indians
Ike Delock
Tom Hurd
Leo Kiley
New York
White Sox
Jim Wilson
Minnie Minoso
Gil McDougald
Grim
Dave Philley
U.S. Women Favored In Wightman Cup Opener
Veteran Louise Brough of Beverly Hills plays Britain’s Angela Mortimer in the opening match as the U S women are favored to win the Wightman Cup for the 20th straight time. Britain has not won since 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INL
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Britain
Angela Mortimer
How They Dip AMER Thursday's Results Summary
Scores from AMER and International Leagues show multiple games with rain postponements. Notable results include Little Rock 15 Nashville 21 and Havana 9 Buffalo 6, plus Montreal 7 Columbus 45 and Richmond 4 Toronto 2 with several games postponed due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Charlotte
Savannah
Columbia
Columbus
Macon
Knoxville
Southern Agre Danios
Resul
New Orleans
Kireanghen
Nashville
Little Rock
Mobile
Atlanta
Attanooga
Montreal
Richmond
Toronto
Havana
Buffalo
Miami
Rochester
Salo
Kester
Weather and schedule update for multiple city pairings
Weather rain postponed Indiana game was moved. Charleston and Denver meet while Louisville travels to Omaha and Wichita faces Minneapolis. Indianapolis at St Paul also listed with post ponement affecting several city matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Omaha
Denver
Louisville
Wichita
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Moose Upset Venice 7-6 in Babe Ruth League Game
Vance Despoiler Moose defeated Venice 7-6, scoring the winning run in the seventh. It was Venice first loss of the season. Barkus beat Autos 3-1 as Jimmy Vance spoiled Jack McDonalds no hitter with a single.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose
Venice
Barkus
Jack McDonald
Jimmy Vance
McDonald
Indians Rally Slips As Yankees Extend Lead
Cleveland pitcher Bob Lemon struggles as the Indians lose 10-9 to Boston while New York wins 5-1 over Chicago. The Yankees push their AL lead to five games as Mantle belts his 22nd homer, and trades swirl with Giants and Yankees making several roster moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
Washi Huriday
New York
Chi
Boston
Creverend
Washington
Itimore
Orlando Slips From FSL Lead After Loss Streak Ends
Orlando halted an eight game skid with a 5 1 victory over Palatka but Cocoa and Daytona Beach pulled ahead in the Florida State League race. Cocoa beat St Petersburg 10 5 and Daytona Beach defeated West Palm Beach 4 0 while Gainesville topped Leesburg 6 2.
Legion Nine Practice Listed Ahead of Fort Myers Opener
The Sarasota American Legion Junior baseball team holds its final practice before Sunday's season opener at Payne Park Fort Myers. Manager Rudy Rutan says uniforms will be issued after the drills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota American Legion
Fort Myers
Payne Park
Rudy Rutan
Also Mentioned on This Page
N. Y
U. S. Golf Assn
Middlecoff
Jimmy Demaret
Jackie
Doug
Furgol
Boros
Ernie Ball
Jay Hebert
Wesley Ellis
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Gene Littler
Jack Fleck
Davenport
Iowa
San Francisco
Oak Hills Country Club
Ben Hopkins Motors 2Nd
Athens, Tenn
IAA
Zimmerman
Haralson
Bucm
Corbett
Shin
Laffley
Egan
Mickler
Rfhite
Barris S
Jernigan
Resh
Guantt
Bonnet
Brown
Rteens Kneffer
Tulot Ec Howell
Girt Sports
Vance Lanier
Pwnenee
Clemmens
S Musselman
Rf Meses Re Mids
Saraso
Schutz
U.S
Amer
Augusta
Birmingham
Memphis
Reetenagen
Graceville
Itview
Dothan
Donalsonville
Fort Walton Beach
Panama City
Pittsburgh Cincinni
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Chicago
New
Ork
Philade Huriday
York
Cincinnati
B. Chicago
American Association
Vance Despoiler
Robert Kubes
BR Hancock
Haag
Amen Kubes
Ono Shirah
Mirf Hare
Robinson Timi
Ball
Bowen
Saneognnes
Dandridge
Wimbish
Kelly
Ayne
Ecco
Kurtz
Seroronah
Saba
Dudley
Hooper
Garrett Adams
Vancess Garrara
Morton
Hatselb Archibald
French
Yank
New York Yankees
al Lopez
Tribe
Yankees
Bob Lemon
Early Wynn
Herb Score
Mike Garcia
Wynn
Garcia
Score
Boston Red Sox
Bob Grim
Mickey Mantle
Yanks
Vyho
Clevelan
Milwaukee Braves
New York Giants
Jackie Jensen
Red Sox
Giants
St.Louis Cardinals
al Schoendienst
Bill Sarni
Jackie Brandt
Dick Littlefield
al Dark
Whitey Lockman
Ray Katt
Don Lidgle
Jim Constable
Ed Bressoud
Bressoud
Braves
Eddie Robinson
Kansas City
Lou Skizas
A's
A’s
Ed Burtschy
Bill Renna
Norm Siebern
Billy Hunter
Orlando
Associated Press
Cocoa
Daytona Beach
St. Petersburg
West Palm Beach
Palatka
Leesburg
Bill Pleis
Marshall Renfroe
Mike Tagliaferro
Felipe Alou
Howie Becraft
Gene Bennett
Becraft
Dan O'Connell
O'Connell
Legion
Phil
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!