Tarpon Tourney Triumph Off Manasota Beach
A fishing party led by Capt. Sam Hall Jr. and Capt. Frank Roberts Sr. hauled in a 68 pound tarpon near Venice. Red Ermisch and Dick Miller won earlier catches. the group pursued tarpon through 2:45 a.m. to 6 a.m. with several boats and a 78 pounder finally brought in by Dick Miller after a 25 year drought in the competition.
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Manasota Beach
Venice
Red Ermisch
Wkxy Cith
Dick Miller
City Pier
Sam Hall Jr
Frank Roberts Sr
Wilson Lauck
St. Armand's Key
John Marks
Reading
Tarpon Grounds
Lauck
Capt. Roberts
Morning Star
Ermitsch
Hall
Jonah
Sarasota
WKXY
Lou Durkin
Tommy Dick IL
Red
THE
NEWS
Catherine Kirkpatrick
Ripley
Tenn
L.M. Kirkpatrick
Fred Rueger
W.T. Barghausen
David Queen
Haines City
Fla
Leslie More
Mar Vista
Joanne Zenner
Dale Brye
Middlecoff Wins Western Open in Portland Thrilling final round
Dr Cary Middlecoff of Memphis clinched the 52nd Western Open at Portland Golf Club with a 63 final round for 272 total, 16 under par, earning $2,400. Mike Souchak led after 54 holes but finished second at 274. Gene Littler and Boly Rosburg tied for third at 275. Souchak won $1,800, Littler and Rosburg $1,300 each.
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Portland
Ore
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Tenn
Mike Souchak
Husky Durham
N.C
Middlecoff
Portland Golf Club
Souchak
Kiamesha Lake
N.Y
Gene Littler
Palm Springs
Calif
Boly Rosburg
San Francisco
Littler
Rosburg
Local Baseball and Club Events Shaping Monday Schedule
Monday athletic slate features Sebring American Legion facing Sarasota American Legion at Payne Park. Optimists meet Sports at Little League Park. plus a Sportsmen's Club dinner and Sportsman of the Month award at Sarasota Bay Country Club. Evening games include Sarasota Bank versus Jaycees at Little League and Moose against Medics at Payne Park.
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Sebring American Legion
Sarasota American Legion
Payne Park
Optimists
Little League Park
Sarasota Bay Country Club
Sarasota Bank
Jaycees
Flrst Presbyterian
Mennonite and Episcopal
Pine Shores Presbyterian
Barkus
Lawyers
Merchants
Palmer Bank
Rotary
Lions
Moose
Medics
Sarasota Dairies
Kiwanis
Little Lague Park
Elks
Citizens Bank
Tarpon tournament spans wins and near-misses
Red Ermisch and Lou Durkin share the tarpon spotlight but no clear winner emerges as Dick Miller and others post large catches. The edition touts a 24 page Special Fishing section with a new leader Ada McCray and a map to locate waters near Boca Grande Pass.
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Red Ermisch
WKXY
Lou Durkin
NEWS
Ada McCray
New Martinsville
W. Va
Henry A. Platt
Detroit
Mich
Mar Vista
Earl Dibbs
Boca Grande
Bruce Snyder
Valdosta Air Force Base
Pass
Englewood
Snyder
Boca Grande Pass
Sarasota Junior Legion Routs Bradenton 13-5 in Youth Baseball
Sarasota Junior Legion defeated Bradenton 13-5 for its fourth straight win. Gary Wisener earned the win with two innings of relief for Johnny Greene and Buzz Mercer led the offense with two triples and a single in three at bats.
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Sarasota
Jerry Campbell
Mercer
Wisener
Bradenton
Lidloud Strickland
Saba
George
Levins
Autos and Medics win Babe Ruth League games at Payne Park
Autos beat Moose 12-0 behind Billy Morton two hit pitching and Randy Patterson two for four with a double. Medics strike Realtors 16-11 as Jim Eadens and Leslie Billib each go five for five, Bill Wittie hits three doubles, Gary Brouchard earns the win with 11 strikeouts in a 17 hit attack.
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Payne Park
Autos
Moose
Medica
Realtors
Billy Morton
Med
Randy Patterson
Bill Shulk
Medics
Jim Eadens
Leslie Billib
Bill Wittie
Gary Brouchard
Braves Surge Continues as Buhl Shuts Out Dodgers
Milwaukee beat Brooklyn 4 0 as Buhl allowed five hits to extend the Braves home stand to nine wins in 12 games. Red Sox sweep doubleheader from White Sox 5 2 and 8 2 to reach 11 losses three defeats at home.
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Braves
Bob Buhl
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Boston
Pinky Higgins
Ed Roebuck
Ed Mathews
Jim Hughes
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Vern Law
Pirates
Bob Rush
Lino Dinoso
Clyde McCullough
Sunday baseball scores roundup
Detroit 6 Baltimore 4. Washington 12 Kansas City 1. Baltimore 2 New York 0. Boston 8 Chicago 5. Chicago 2 Cleveland 5. New York 3 Cleveland 0. Baltimore 2.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Kansas City
Washington
Baltimore
St Louis Defeats New York in 97 to 2 Win
St Louis dominated New York 97 to 2 in a decisive basketball or related contest. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh posted strong records while Philadelphia and Chicago held even marks as Milwaukee and Brooklyn trailed.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Milwaukee
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Butts To Speak To Sportsmen
Wally Butts the University of Georgia football coach will address the Sportsman Club of Sarasota at the Sarasota Bay Country Club tonight at 7 p.m. The Sportsman of the Month for June will be announced at the gathering.
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Wally Butts
University, of Georgia
Sportsman Club of
Sarasota
Sarasota Bay Country Club
Butts
First Home Run at Forbes Field by Mike Mitchell
Cincinnati outfielder Mike Mitchell became the first batter to hit a fair ball out of Forbes Field in Pittsburgh less than a month after the park opened in 1909. The historic blast marked a milestone for the new ballpark and its early season memories.
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Forbes Field
Mike Mitchell
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
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