Thomson Leads U S Open as Hogan Fights On
In Rochester on June 16 AP reports Peter Thomson seized the U S Open lead with 70 69 139 while Ben Hogan stalked one stroke behind. Former champions Cary Middlecoff Ed Furgol Jerry Barber Wesley Ellis Julius Moose Boros Arnold Palmer Ted Kroll also in contention as 51 players remain after 36 holes. Defending champ Jack Fleck and others failed to advance.
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Rochester
N.Y
Australia
Peter Thomson
Ben Hogan
Oak Hill
America
Thomson
Hogan
Hawk
U. S
Cary Middlecoff
Ed Furgol
Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Wesley Ellis
River Vale
N.J
Julius
Moose) Boros
Arnold Palmer
Jackie Burke
Chick Harbert
Fleck
Sam Parks Jr
Fight results from major venues across the globe
At Madison Square Garden Cherif Hamia of Algeria outpointed Miguel Ber rios of Puerto Rico. Jim Pearsey of Orlando stopped Al Henry of Miami in New York. Abel Donnell stopped Keijiro Kazama in Tokyo.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Cherif Hamia
Algeria
Miguel Berrios
Puerto Rico
Orlando
Fla
Jim Pearsey
Miami
al Hentry
Tokyo
Abel Donnell
Hawaii
Keijiro Kazama
Illinois Trapshoot Gov Stratton Trophy Winner
At the 80th Illinois State Trapshoot the champion won the women’s and men’s handicap championships with 98 of 100 targets to claim the Gov Stratton trophy presented by Mrs Alleman.
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Illinois
Gov. Stratton
Steeleville Youth Softball League Formed
A four team boys softball league for ages 13 to 19 has been organized under the Steeleville Recreational Program with Danl Gibbs as coordinator. Teams are the Yankees led by John Katischuk, Tigers by Bill Muel ler, Cardinals by Don Schaack, and Dodgers by Connie Bramlet.
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Steeleville
Yankees
John Katischuk
Tigers
Bill Mueller
Cardinals
Don Schaack
Dodgers
Connie Bramlet
Baseball rulings and questions from readers in The Umpire
A Q and A column on baseball rules covers substituting a proper batter for an improper one, the infield fly rule and bunt, run-downs with multiple runners, and a late ninth inning plate appearance where a batter breaches base touching after scoring a run. Ed Skelly and John Waldrop provide explanations on legality and base path rulings.
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Beans Reard
Eams
Ed Skelly
John Waldrop
Bill Marshall
Litchfield Names Edwards Cage Coach
Litchfield High School today named William Edwards new varsity basketball coach. Edwards, a former St Louis University star, replaces Robert Horton who recently re signed. Edwards has been head coach at Staunton High School for the past four years.
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Litchfield High School
William Edwards
Edwards
St. Louis University
Robert Horton
Staunton High School
CARBONDALE LEAGUE Tuesday Pups and Jets play at 5:30
Schedule lists matches in Atom and Juvenile leagues with times and fields. Tuesday features Pups versus Jets at Field B and Bees versus Dons at Field C among others. Bears meet Blues at Attucks Park, Tigers face Yanks at Oakland A Park. Wednesday and Friday add Reds, Braves, Blues games at Attucks and Oakland parks. Monday shows Colts versus Cards and Phils versus Giants at Oakland Park.
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Pups
Jets
Bees
Dons
Owls
Bugs
Cubs
Sox
Bears
Blues
Attucks Park
Tigers
Yanks
Oakland
Reds
Braves
Colts
Cards
Phils
Giants
Oakland Park
Kansas Leads NCAA Qualifying Heats in NCAAs
Kansas topped the NCAA qualifying in the national championships with nine athletes reaching Sundays finals. UCLA followed with eight, USC seven, and California, Michigan State, Morgan State, Abilene Christian and Fresno State each had four. Additional qualifiers included Texas with three and several others with two. The Reading Indians and Cleveland Indians are noted in a separate league connection.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of Kansas
UCLA
University of Southern California
California
Michigan State
Morgan State
Abilene Christian
Fresno State
Texas
Manhattan
Minnesota
Duke
San Jose State
Pittsburgh
West Chester
Oregon
Stanford
Indiana
Yankee Keller Starts Breeding at Yankee Land Farm
Former Yankee outfielder Charlie Keller transfers to harness racing and names his Frederick Maryland nursery Yankee Land Farm. The first two foals Yankee Star and Yankee Queen were registered by the U S Trotting Association which approved the farm name. Keller plans modest breeding, selling yearlings at auction and racing only occasional retained fillies. He learned racing from Joe Eyler at Frederick Fairgrounds and will keep a limited operation.
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Charlie (King (Kong) Keller
New York Yankee
Yankee Stadium
Joe DiMaggio
Tommy Henrich
Keller
Frederick, Md
Yankee Land Farm
U. S. Trotting Association
Sport
Meadow Pace
Isabel Star
Yankee Star
Direct Rhythm
Meadows Media
Yankee Queen
Miller
Meadow Meda
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Litchfield
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Merkle
Connie Tuminello
Herrin
Carbondale League
Atom League
Bantam League
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Bats
Ly. Burns
Lynxes
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Reading, Pa
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Cleveland J Indians
Charlie Keller
Yankee
Charlene Mangan
Phyllis Bain
Murphysboro Speedway
Used Car Headquarters
Vogler Motor Co., Inc
Buick Special
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Midwestern
Aero Service, Inc
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Hertz Truck Rental Service
Hag
Move Ft Vour
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Ine Murphysbero
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Illinois Ave
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Neess
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John Barrymore
Sally Forrest
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Alexander the Great Technicolor
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