Sun Sox close in on first-half title in Florida State League
The Sun Sox beat Daytona Beach 6-1 as they near the half-season crown, leading St. Petersburg and Lakeland by six games with seven games left. Haley Young plated three runs, Tom Hoagland fired a seven-hit gem, and upcoming doubleheaders with Yankees entertainer Max Patkin heighten the week.
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Lakeland
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Local Sports Spotlight for County Summer Recreation
The county summer recreation program features golf tennis and swimming today with advanced tennis on courts 9:30 to 11:30 am and 12 to 18 golfers coached by Pat Hall at Bobby Jones Golf Club starting 10 am. Tennis returns Thursday and Tuesday with beginners 9:30 to 10:30 am and intermediates 11:45 am. Registrations are at Community House 9:30 am to 5 pm.
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Pro Pat Hall
Bobby Jones Golf Club
Dressen Debut With Detroit Tigers Jolts Club
Charley Dressen begins his first major league managing tenure since 1958 as he takes over the Detroit Tigers after a late night shift. He promises a quick clubhouse meeting and says it will take a few days to straighten the team after a coaching staff overhaul led by GM James A.
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Tiger
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Washington Senators
Early To Start Against White Sox
The White Sox dropped Wynn after last season where he was 7-15, giving him 299 career victories. He had car trouble on the drive from his home in Venice.
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Wynn
Venice
Nicklaus Praises Tough Open Course At Brookline
Defending champion Jack Nicklaus said he was driving poorly and putting badly but expected improvement by Thursday when the U S Open tees off at Brookline. He noted the course’s difficulty and backed the layout while declining to predict a repeat Open win.
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Nicklaus
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Tuttle Edges Baptist in Slo-Pitch Softball Thriller
Tuttle Mennonite scored five runs in the first inning and held First Baptist to four. Marlin Yoder led the winners with three hits in four at bats, while Glen Turnes went three for three for the losers.
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First Baptist
12Th Street
Marlin Yoder
Glen Turnes
Five Fish Divisions Still Await Entries in Summer Event
The Summer Game Fish contest shows slow entries as anglers line up in divisions led by William G. Lantz with a 239 pound shark and Clarence Owen for speckled trout. D. B. Warren tops redfish at 12 pounds while Sally Armour, 12, from Daytona Beach, catches a 118 pound tarpon aboard Capt. Jack Gilbert's Lil' Martha in Boca Grande. Entries are urged at local camps, tackle shops, or the Chamber of Commerce.
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William G. Lantz
Cobra
Faran Snedeker
E. F. Johnson
Pompano
Harold Merriitt
Clarence Owen
Charles Owen
D. B. Warren
County Tarpon
Silver Kings
Sally Armour
Daytona Beach
Boca Grande
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Armour
Carl Buckelew
Nokomis
Red Smith column mocks quotes and golfed quips
Col. Red Smith of West Point Way writes about readers misattributing quotes and the struggle to place punctuation in sports commentary. He laughs at misread lines and cites figures like Thomas William Meany and Ulysses Tony Lupien while noting the editors and readers who pepper his work with jokes.
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Red Reeder
West Point
Wisconsin
Sparse Grey Hacker
Iishing
Thomas William Meany
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Polo Grounds
Robert Oscar Fisher
Yankee Stadium
Ulysses Tony Lupien
Harvard
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