Slammin Sam Favored In 25 000 Tam World Championship
Slammin Sam Snead is the favorite to win the 25 000 Tam world championship at Tam O Shanter after a strong All American win. Competing against top players like Cary Middlecoff Jim Turnesa Jack Burke and Wally Ulrich the event features 72 hole medal play plus separate sections for women amateur and gal pros. Babe Zaharias returns from surgery to defend her title and Frank Stranahan seeks a third consecutive world crown in a 12 player field.
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Ben Hogan
Bobby Locke
George S$. May
Tommy Bolt
Cary Middlecott
Jim Turnesa
Jack Burke
Wally I. Ulrich
Babe Zaharias
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Lehr Ready to Return as Assistant Coach at Wildcats
Lehr expresses eagerness to coach football again after an 11 year gap and plans to join Carrier Mills Wildcats as an assistant coach. He notes the regional win goal in the territory and mentions star player David Ole will enroll at Southern Illinois University. Cole aged out last February affecting Wildcats' tournament timing.
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Eastern Grass Courts championships second round advances
Top seed Dick Savitt from Orange New Jersey and Australia's Frank Sedgman led 14 seeded players into the second round. Maureen Connolly, the national and Wimbledon champion, moved ahead in the women's division.
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South Orange N. J
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Australia
Frank Sedgman
Maureen Connolly
Illini football goodwill tour visits Carbondale
Herb Neathervy and Bill Rice will visit Carbondale for the annual Illini goodwill tour. They will dine at Jackson Country Club at 6 30 p m and show pictures of the 1952 Rose Bowl after dinner. Alumni may reserve by Monday with P port in Carbondale. tickets by mail or phone at Carbondale 437L. The dinner is stag with Bob Colborn arriving midmonth. Myron O Hara has joined Sangamo Electric in Carbondale.
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Herb Neathervy
Bill Rice
Carbondale
Illini
Bec
Jackson Country Club
Olney and Noble High Pick Basketball Coaches
Olney high school hired Don Miles before he played a season then he chose Indiana over Olney. Noble high school lost Maurice Taylor who left for Greenup to coach there.
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Olney
Noble
Don Miles
Indiana
Maurice Taylor
Greenup
Browns Rally Falls Short in Line Score Brief
St Louis defeated 59 to 17 as Kray and Littlefield led the Browns offense in a brief line score update. Batt contributed for Cleveland, with Ginsberg Cain and Nuss listed in the box.
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St. Louis
Kray
Littlefield
Batt
Ginsberg
Cain
Nuss
Makaiwa Leads Sectional Qualifier With 134 at National Amateur
New York star Charles Makaiwa from Hawaii fired rounds of 68 and 66 to post 134 and lead sectional qualifiers for the National Amateur Championship. The article also notes the Indian Ocean is about half the size of the Pacific.
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Charles Makaiwa
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Indian Ocean
Pacific
Paavo Nurmi The Great by Gayle Talbot
The piece recalls Paavo Nurmi as the greatest runner, arguing he would have beaten Zatopek in longer events and recalling Nurmi’s near miss at the 1932 Olympic marathon. It cites a 1946 interview where Nurmi describes training for the Los Angeles marathon and his Paris Olympic versatility.
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Paavo Nurmi
Zatopek
Nurmi
Paavo
Los Angeles
Two Golfers Score Rare Holes-In-One In NY Tourney
In Elmsford New York on August 6 two players defied 12000 to 1 odds by scoring holes in one in the World Telegram and Sun annual event at Knollwood Sets Club. Ernest Grauer saw his ball rebound into the cup after hitting a fence 12 feet beyond the hole while Ralph Maranelli sank his shot on the fly.
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N. Y
New York World- Telegram
Sun
Knollwood
Ernest Grauer
Ralph Maranelli
Record confession from athlete about chasing world marks
The speaker admits that competing to break world records felt unnecessary since the records largely rested in their own name. They express confidence they could have easily surpassed existing marks if motivated.
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