Snead Keeps U.S. On Top In Canada Cup
Sam Snead fired a 67 to push the United States ahead in the Canada Cup at Portmarnock, extending his 54 hole lead to 206 and edging Belgium’s Flory Van Donck by three. Arnold Palmer struggled with his putter as Gary Player and Peter Thomson trailed, while Ireland hosted the event’s final round as Australia prepared to defend the title.
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Sam Snead
Arnold Palmer
Sam
Palmer
Portmarnock
Irish Sea
Snead
Belgium
Flory van Donck
Yorks
Gary Player
Bobby Locke
Australia
Peter Thomson
Kev Nagle
Ben Hogan
van Donck
South Africa
Stead
England
Harry Weetman
Thomson
Locke
Ireland
Murphysboro Hits Lead Egyptian Baseball Loop Halfway in Season
Murphysboro holds a one game lead over Du Quoin at the season midpoint in the Greater Egyptian Baseball League. Top hitters include Bob Hill Murphysboro .476 Rocky Crossin .400 Harold Korando Chester .381 and others. Upcoming Sunday games feature Murphysboro hosting Walsh Du Quoin at Chester Neunert entertaining Anna. Standings show Murphysboro 6 2 .750 Du Quoin 5 3 5 Neunert 4 3 561 Chester 3 4 429 Walsh 3 5 .37 Anna 2 6 250.
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Murphysboro Red Wings
Jo Quoin
Mercarts
Chester V F.W
Bob Hill
Murphysboro
Rocky Crossin
Harold Korando
Chester
Jim Shields
Bill Pierson
Cletus Hubbs
du Quoin
Lindall Martie
Lewis Glidewell
Rich Spiller
Jerry O'Connor
Walsh
Neunert
Anna
Two All-Star Nines Named for Greater Egyptian League
The East West All Star game in the Greater Egyptian Baseball League names two 15 man squads for a night contest at Chester's Cole Memorial Park. West stars hail from Chester Neunert and Walsh with six alternates. East players come from Anna Du Quoin and Murphysboro with alternates.
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Chester
Cole Memorial Park
Neunert
Walsh
Murphysboro
du Quoin
Anna
Larry Costilow
Harold Korando
Harold Lawder
Jerry O’connor
Jim Shields Neunert
Leonard Clendenin
Roger Guetersloh
Jerry Qualls
John Shields
Charles Taylor Walsh
Glen Bollinger
Jerry Brunhofer
Carl Kempfer
Bob Schmoll
Rich Wiegard
Charles Klindworth
Ed Thies
Ken Shields
Chuck Walier
Jerry Isom
Leroy Kempfer
Anna — Tony Ferrell
Joe Lee
del Mowery
Pat Patterson
Don Tripp
Rocky Bridges
Roger Buyan
Gene Eisenhauer
Lindall Martie
Richard Spiller
Charles Cooper
Lewis Glidewell
Kin Lavender
Mike Mileur
Bill Pierson
East
Tom Henderson
Bob Kendrick
Cletus Hubbs
Ton Velasco
Bob Hill
Jim Williams
Robert Pautler
Ed Koenig
Bill Lee
Barney West
Americans Darlene Hard and Barry MacKay Reach Wimbledon Quarters
In Wimbledon, Darlene Hard and Barry MacKay advanced to the quarterfinals as play paused by rain. MacKay defeated Jorgen Ulrich 6-2 6-2 8-6 while Hard beat Anna Dmitrieva 5-7 6-2 6-1, with Pietrangeli and others also advancing.
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Wimbledon
England
Barry MacKay
Darlene Hard
Earl
Butch) Buchholz
St. Louis
Bert Gaertner
South Africa
MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Denmark
Jorgen Ulrich
Italy
Nicola Pietrangeli
Jack Frost
Monterey
Calif
Frost
Pietrangeli
Miss Hard
Montebello
Soviet Union
Anna Dmitrieva
Moscow
Angela Mortimer
Britain
Sandra Reynolds
Renee Senuurman
Miss
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Karen Hantze
San Diego
Ann Haydon
Miss Schuurman
Janet Hopps
Seattle
Don Candy
Laver
Pierre Darmon
France
MISS THRIFTWAY WINS HEATS IN DETROIT RACE
Detroit June 25 AP Bill Muncey driving Miss Thriftway won the first and third heats of the Detroit Memor ial powerboat race on the Detroit river The third heat saw Miss Thriftway average 101 095 mph becoming the first to exceed 100 mph Kolroy finished a quarter of a mile behind Evans was third in Nitro gen Crawford carded 36 25 71 at Broadmoor course.
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Bill Muncey
Seattle
Miss Thriftway
Detroit
Muncey
Kolroy
Norm Evans
Nitrogen
Wilmington
Del
Dick Stigman Leads Indians Past Yankees 4-1
Cleveland ace Dick Stigman fired 10 strikeouts over seven shutout innings as the Indians edged the New York Yankees 4-1. Vic Power and Harvey Kuenn homered, powering Cleveland to victory while Kuenn extended his hitting streak and batting average.
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Cleveland
Dick Stigman
New York Bats
Yankees
Indians
Vic Power
Harvey Kuenn
Stigman
Yanks
Ralph Terry
Power
Kuenn
Bobby Richardson
Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Bob Cerv
Ryne Duren
Cerv
Smith Leads Early At NCAA Golf Championship
Colorado Springs Colorado Stanford's Steve Smith opens a 4 up lead after nine holes in the 36 hole final against defending champion Dick Crawford of Houston. Smith birdied twice and was over par only once on the front nine at the 7085 yard par course.
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Steve Smith
Stanford
Dick Crawford
Houston
Smith
Legion Loop Leaders Meet Again Monday
Murphysboro Carbondale and Herrin junior American Legion baseball teams set a busy week with three local league games each and Murphysboro eyeing a 4th of July tournament in Redport Indiana. Du Quoin hosts Murphysboro Monday as the leaders look to regain first place with Murphysboro at 6-0 and Du Quoin at 6-1.
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Murphysboro
Carbondale
Herrin
American Legion
Redport
Ind
Indiana
du Quoin
Benton
Owensboro
Rockport
Short note on race driver Grob in 1934 Chevrolet
Grob drove a 1934 Chevrolet coupe in a top elimination race south of Herrin on Sunday. The contestant sought first place in the class and delivered a strong showing in the event as competitors vied for the lead.
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Herrin
Grob
Berlo Wins American Oaks at Belmont Park
Berlo the Foxcatcher Farms favorite drew away in the final eighth of a mile to win the Coaching Club American Oaks for 3 year old fillies at Belmont Park. Jockey Eric Guerin led Berlo to victory by three quarters of a length over Sarcastic with Rash Statement third in front of 35 278 fans.
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Berlo
Foxcatcher Farms
William du’ Pont, Jr
Delaware
Belmont Park
Coaching Club
Helipplis-Faberose
Rosemont
Berle
Ogden Phipps
Hal Price Headley
Eric Guerin
Next Move
Edward Seinfeld
Cain Hoy
Make Sail
Sarcastic
Pirates Rally Past Cubs For 7-6 Victory
Pittsburgh climbs to first with a 7 6 win over Chicago as Moe Drabowsky fails to finish. Paul Giel earns his first win of the year in relief after a 22 3 inning spell. Don Zimmer and Jim Hegan drive Chicago's early lead with a fourth inning shot. Burgess delivers the decisive run in the seventh. Cubs suffer their ninth straight defeat, the NL's longest skid this season. The loss goes to Bob Anderson.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cubs
Pirates
Moe Drabowsky
Joe Gibbon
Paul Giel
Gibbon
Bob Ander
Don Zimmer
Jim Hegan
Zimmer
Hegan
Gino Cimoli
Smoky Purgess
Don Hoak
Billy Mazeroski
Gene Baker
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Vist
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Peggy Castle
Lily Merrill
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Drag
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Cessna
New Southern Illinois Dragway
Chevrolet Motor
New York
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Henry Moreno
Irving David
Chalvedere
Bill Hartack
Chalvedele
Rash Statement
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Rocky Nelson
Drabowsky
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Tappy
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