Hennessey Wins 1958 ABC Masters Crown in Memphis
Tom Hennessey of St Louis won the 1958 ABC Masters title at the War Memorial, defeating Lou Frantz of Louisville by 40 pins. He plans a long layoff to golf and swimming with travel to Florida for a TV series, returning around August 1. The victory earns him 1000 dollars and a large Masters trophy, succeeding Dick Hoover who held the title for two years.
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Tom Hennessey
St. Louis
Lou Frantz
Louisville
Jight
War Memorial
Hennessey
Ming
Florida
Black Knights Play Giants In Exhibition Split From Pro Baseball
West Point collegians faced the New York Giants in an exhibition on the plains and kept amateur purity intact. The essay notes the tradition of college teams mixing with professionals while contrasting caution from NCAA leaders. Alfred University’s Saxons dominated Cortland State 106-25 in a dominant season finish.
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Plains
Black Knights
Amateur Athletic Union
NCAA
Walt Byers
Cornell
Colgate
Syracuse
Villan
Upstate
Alfred University
Cortland State
Alfred
Martinez In Shape For Welterweight Title Showdown
Vince Martinez, nearing peak condition, tightens defense against Virgil Akins in a welterweight title clash set for June 6 in St. Louis. Akins relies on a strong left hook to the midsection while Basilio plans a return from a Canadian fishing trip and possible New York baseball game before heading to St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
Vince Martinez
Virgil Akins
Akins
Basilio
Chittenango
New York
Minarcin Shuts Out Columbus In Four-Hitter
Rudy Minarcin pitched a four-hitter to lead Toronto to a 6-0 win over Columbus. The Maple Leafs moved within one game of Rochester in the International League standings as Rocky Nelson contributed his 16th homer and Stan Jok added his fifth.
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United Press International
Rudy Minarcin
Toronto
Columbus
Minarcin
Cincinnati
Boston
Maple Leafs
Rochester Red Wings
Rocky Nelson
Stan Jok
Dick Bunker
Miami
Rochester
Dick Ricketts
Red Wings
Havana
Buffalo
Vicente Amor
Hennessey Captures Masters Title with Perfect Record
Hennessey extended his Masters run to seven straight victories and an unblemished 7–0 record by defeating Frantz in a comeback win. Frantz started strong with a 285 but faded, while Hennessey balanced a 200 opening with key late frames to clinch the prize. Concluded on Page 15.
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Kegler
Frantz
Missourian
Kentucky
Don) Carter
Memorial Day Outboard Regatta Set With 100 Pilots At Onondaga Lake
Liverpool Outboard Club expects 100 plus speedboats and about 15 000 spectators for Memorial Day races on Onondaga Lake Between Hiawatha Point and Willow Bay Timed to start at 1 00 PM APBA sanctioning prizes awarded to top three in each class top contenders include Glenn Bauer from Cleveland in B hydro Jack Hall 1957 national champion in B Utility and Ray Minor 1957 high point champion from Montrose Also features D Utility and D Hydro with speeds up to 72 mph Two sets of racing families compete Dan and Allan Owen Dave and Bill Parker plus colorbearers Bob Burton and Sam Fish Officials include Dick Trenham Hal O Connor John Valachovic Eugene Potter Dick Howard Rose Marie Trenham and others
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Onondaga Lake
Glenn Bauer
Cleveland
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Jack
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Minor
American Power Boat Region II Group
Montrose
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Syracuse
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Geneva
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Schenectady
Eugene Potter
Utica
Dick Howard
Rose Marie ‘Trenham
Bob Burton
Cortland
Dan
Allan Owen
Dave
Bill Parker
Sam Fish
Liverpool
Amateur golf championship draws 100 entrants
A field of 100 amateur golfers from Onondaga County enters the Herald-Journal Amateur Championship at Bellevue starting Wednesday. Entries close tonight with no post entries. The 72 hole event progresses through Drumlins and Onondaga with final rounds June 6 and 7 at Lake Shore Club under USGA rules.
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Herald-Journal
Bellevue Course
Drumlins
Bellevue
Onondaga
Lake Shore Club
Syracuse District Golf Association
United States Golf Association
Holiday Ball Games Highlight Busy State League Schedule
Nine area games mark the holiday baseball slate across divisions. Westvale Fairmount meets East Syracuse at Ellis Field with both teams undefeated, while Minoa faces Valley Merchants, and MacArthur Stadium hosts Liverpool against an aiming nine innings. Fulton plays Phoenix at Memorial Park and Central Square faces Baldwinsville as Oswego plays Parish on their fields. Port Byron hosts Fair Haven versus Legionnaires, Split Rock features Woodsport Watsons, and Hannibal travels to Auburn Taximen. All games start at 2:30 p.m.
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East Syracuse
Ellis Field
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Syrause
Minoa
Valley Merchants
Delphi Falls
MacArthur Stadium
Liverpool Cardinals
Ontario
Fulton
Phoenix
Memorial Park
Central Square
Legionnaires
Baldwinsville
B-ville
Oswego
Parish
Cayuga Division
Port Byron
Fair Haven
Split Rock
Woodsport Watsons
Auburn
Hannibal
Track Winners in County League Meets Attract Wide Sprint Wins
Baldwinsville cindermen defeated West Genesee 64 to 39 in a County League meet. Fayetteville Manlius beat Tully 55-48. West Genesee’s John Wilson won two events and anchored the winning relay. Dick Cardner of Tully and Steve Crossman of FM were double event winners.
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Fayetteville- Manlius
B’ville
West Genesee
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Tully
John Wilson
Dick Cardner
Steve Crossman
Major League Leaders Baseball Stats Sweep Across Leagues
National League leaders include Musial Mays Spencer Skinner Ashburn Torre with top batting marks. Home run leaders feature Mays Cepeda Thomas Banks and Walls. RBI leaders list Banks Thomas Spencer Cepeda Gernert and others. Pitching leaders cite Spahn Purkey Grissom Elston Friend. American League leaders include Ward Fox McGide Kuenn Cerv Jensen Maris Minoso with top stats.
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Elston
Friend
Turley
Yankees
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Sisler
Wynn
White Sox
Ford
USF Basketball Player Day Dismissed for Disciplinary Reasons
Center Art Day of the University of San Francisco basketball team has been dismissed for disciplinary reasons. Day will finish the spring semester but will not be allowed to reenter in the fall. He averaged 11.2 points per game last season.
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Art Day
University of San Francisco
USF
Minor Leagues Baseball Scores and Postponements
Baseball results from multiple leagues include Wichita 6 Charleston 2 and others in the American Association. Louisville 2 Indianapolis 1. Denver 10 St Paul 4. Omaha 8 Minneapolis 7. International League Rochester Montreal rain postponement. Southern Association Memphis 4 Chattanooga 2. Little Rock 6 Nashville 5 in 10 innings. Texas League San Antonio 6 Corpus Christi 3. Houston 4 Victoria 2. Austin 9 Dallas 4.
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Tryouts Announced for Solvay Geddes Senior League Team
Tryouts for a newly organized Solvay Geddes senior league team start at 6 p.m. today at West Genesee School diamond. Eligible boys ages 16 to 19 from Fairmount Camillus and Amboy districts must report to Lloyd Ward at the school.
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Solvay-Geddes
West Genesee School
Fairmount
Camillus
Amboy
Lloyd, Ward
SU Hosts Colgate Nine This Weekend
Syracuse University plans a weekend of action with Colgate at Lew Carr Field at 2 p.m. The baseball game closes the season as Bill Rybak takes the mound aiming to lift the Orange to a 9-9 record. Seven seniors including Beauvais Kuczala Crofcot Hilson bid farewell, while track athletes head to IC4A at Villanova for events led by Bryant Wood and Bob McSorley.
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Lew Carr
Villanova
Ted Kleinhans
Bill Rybak
Orange
Mike Beauvais
Fred Kuczala
George Crofcot
Jon Hilson
Philadelphia
Bryant Wood
Bob McSorley
Larry Twomey
Wood
Ben Johns
Bob Osborne
Warren Tilden
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