Topflight Pros Tee Off in $10,000 Open
A field of 33 top professionals and nine amateurs tee off at the Claumet Country Club in Chicago for the Victory National Open. Harold McSpaden and Walter Burkemo win the pro-amateur title while Ky Laffoon and Babe Jeese take the pro-woman crown. Byron Nelson and Chick Vanis claim the senior trophy with a two-stroke margin over McSpaden and Arnold Minkley.
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Chicago
Sns
Claumetountry Club
Promateur
Harold
Jaz” McSpaden
Walter Burkemo
Manston
Ky. Laffoon
Carol “Babe” Jeese
Portland
Ore
Byron Nelson
Chick Vans
Nelson
Chick
McSpaden
Mnior
Arnnold Minkley
Hicazo
Mepaden
Mink
Giants scout backs rule on teen signing in baseball
New York Giants scout Bill Pierre in Daytona Beach argues for a general rule banning signing of teenagers who have not completed schooling. He says the club would not interfere with college and high school players already signed, amid teams signing young athletes.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Bill Pierre
New York
Ow York
Giants
Hoaling
Hid ‘Hool
Oilers snap 13 game skid with 20 11 win
Olean Oilers halted a 13 game losing streak in Pony League action by routing the Erie Sailors 20 to 11. Prett led the Oilers with four singles in a 19 hit effort. Lockport beat Wellsville 6 to 2 to end five game slide. Hornell fell 8 to 2 to Batavia while Bradford Blue Wings downed Amerstown 11 to 2.
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Buffalo G?p
Olean Oilers
Erie Sailors
Prett
Oilers
Lockport
Fraight
Wellsville
Hornell Plates
Batavia Clippers
Bradford Blue Wings
Amerstown
A A U Meet Opens With Texas Speedboys At Randalls Island
The two day National A A U championships begin at Randalls Island New York with about 300 junior contenders including Perry Samuels and August Erfurth from Texas San Antonio High School leading the sprint and hurdles fields. Missouri freshman Bob Crowson tops the 200 meters and faces a strong field with former champions and high school stars from across the nation.
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Randalls Island
Perry Samuels
August Erfurth
San Antonio
Tex
Samuels
Southwest
Zane Moon
Kemmerer
Wyo
Rocky Mountain A.A.U
Crowson
Missouri
Barney Ewell
Herb Thompson
Eulace Peacock
Pit
Charley Parker
Fort Benning
Ou.r
Meteor
Texas
Minor League Baseball Results Across Leagues
Scores from American Association with Milwaukee over Indianapolis and St Paul beating Columbus. Southern Association shows Santa over Chattanooga and Nashville over Birmingham. Eastern League games Albany over Hartford and Utica routing Binghamton. Pacific Coast League San Diego over Seattle and San Francisco defeating Los Angeles, with Oakland beating Hollywood. Weather and postponements noted for several games.
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San Diego
Seattle
San Diezo
San Francisco
Loe Anceres
Fortiang
Sacramento
Oakland
Hollywood
Ten Soldiers Qualify for Brussels Golf Championship
Bournemouth England reports the top ten players from the U S ring British golf tournament finished yesterday at Eens Park. Pfc Charles Tipperman led with 76 50 156 and is slated to join the European theater championships in Brussels next month. Other low scorers include Joe Fiori Sid Raymond Ralph Schneider William Stembler Louis Bastonbury Sam Moskowitz James Erwin Robert McKendrick and Robert Whiting with scores from 161 to 169.
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Ipperman
Henry Picard
Harrisburg,a
Nother Pro
Joe Fiori
Garrison
Ralph Schneider
Cleveland
Birmingham to bar playing undereducated schoolboys
Commissioner A B Chandler discussed a proposed rule with Birmingham high school coaches to forbid playing schoolboy athletes who have not completed their education.
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Birmingham
Ala
A. B. Chandler
Birmingham Highchool
Cambria Signs Six-Foot Pitcher From Baltimore Area
Washington Senators signed 1 year old Fred Traut a Polytechnic High School pitcher from Baltimore to report to the club farm at Williamsport Pennsylvania in the Eastern League Senator Scout Joe Cambria said the six foot three and a half inch player weighs 185 pounds and has a fast ball and smooth delivery.
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Baltimore
Fred Traut
Polytechnic Highchool
Washington Senators
Wilamsport
Joe Cam- Tia
Cambria
Girl Softball Triple Header At Burnetay YMCA Field
A girls softball triple header is set at the lighted Burnetay YMCA field. At 6 30 P M Crouse Hinds faces Prosperity in the opener followed by Easy Washer versus L C Smith and then General Electric meets EN a Pottery in the nightcap.
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Y.M.C.A
Burnetay
Crouse Hinds
Prosperity
Easy Washer
L. C. Smith
General Electric
General Don Returns After Dover Stakes Run
Miss G Rossiter’s horse General Don who finished second as the beaten favorite in the Christiana Stakes has returned to the Stanton course. General Don came down to compete in the $7,500 Dover Stakes on Saturday at Delaware Park.
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Miss G. Rossiter
General Don
Delaware Park
New England
Stanton
Light Globe Diet For 3d Sucker
Babe Benning Mobile veteran third baseman performs glass eating stunt again though he says he has sworn off. He learned the trick from a circus performer as a kid and admits eating several bulbs in earlier decades. He notes no red points on light clothes.
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Memphis
Babe Benning
Mobile
Benning
Sports Echoes Through the Years
A dated recap notes Billy Conn in England for a box tour of U S Army camps. Leo Durocher fined 50 and suspended three days for incident with umpire Dunn. Cornelius Warmerdam set a world pole vault record of 15 feet 1 1/2 inches to win the AAU title. Max Baer married Mary Ellen Sullivan in Washington DC.
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Corp
Billy Conn
England
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dunn
Cornelius Warmerdam
Max Baer
Mary Ellen Sullivan
Washington, D. C
Segura Cruises To Semifinal In Northwestern Tennis
Francisco Segura of Miami Florida advances to the national collegiate tennis semifinals at Northwestern University after a 6 2 6 3 victory over Howard McCall of Georgia Tech. Bernard Bartzen and Stan Clark also reach the semis with wins over Pepperdine and Wayne University respectively.
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Francisco Sextura
Stan Clark
California Tech
Frank Mehner
West Point
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL Cins
Francisco Segura
University of Miami
Fla
Bernard Bastzen
William and Clary
Segura
Ecuador
Howard McCall
Georgia
McCall
Bartzen
Nick Burzolich
Pepperdine College
Merner
Robert Ryland
Wayne University
Clark
Carroll McCarter
Texas
Flam Faces First Test in National Interscholastic Tennis
Herb Flam of Beverly Hills Calif enters the National Interscholastic tennis tie facing Sidney Lennartz of Erasmus High School after edging Dick Sa of El Paso 2 5 3 7 5. Top seed Roger Pay of Andover Academy defeated Dean Mathey as the tournament advances toward potential matchups with Patatens San Marino and Frederick South of Deere.
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Herb Flam
Philadelphi
Hero Flam
pS-yearnid
Beverly Hillsn
Calif
Detacle
Jrerson
Dick "Sa
el Paso
Tex
Defea
Sidney Lennartz
Erasmus High School Pty
Dean Mathey
Deerfeld
Mass
Longdens in 50th Santa Anita Win
ARCADIA Calif Johnny Longden with 50 winners in 196 starts leads Santa Anita jockey standings through Wednesday’s races Jackie Westrope closes in with 40 firsts in 185 mounts WH Bailey third with 35 wins in 216 races
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Arcadia
Calif. G
Johnny Longden
Santa Anita
Jackie Westrope
WH Bailey
Golf Ball Flies Into Bird's Nest in Idaho Match
Twin Falls Idaho Walt Smith of Nampa faced a rare mishap during the Idaho Amateur Golf Tournament. His opening tee shot on No 4 veered into trees and landed in a bird's nest, costing him a stroke.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Walt Smith
Nampa
Smith
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