Four challengers emerge in National Amateur golf race
At Minneapolis Country Club the field narrows from 64 to 16 as Frank Stranahan Willie Turnesa Fred Wampler and Gene Littler threaten defending champion Charlie Coe. Stranahan’s grasp on both British and U S Amateur titles adds spice while Turnesa Wampler edge through their early matches.
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Arived
Charlie Coe
Coe
Frank Stranahan
Willie Turnesa
Fred Wampler
Gene Littler
Stranahan
Bobby Jones
Lawson Little
Turnesa
Wampler
Purdue
Haggerty Pins Simunovich for 2nd Win in Row
Lucky Simunovich from Hawaii suffers losses in revenge matches at Quality Club grappling. Haggerty from the Yukon wins via backbreakers after an earlier decision, while Kovachs tops Simunovich with a 9:07 reverse leg lock. Dot Dotson defeats Ellen Olsen, and Kovachs dominates the Kovachs Simunovich bout.
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Hawaii
Haggerty
Lucky
Simunovich
Jim Bosic
Sandor Kovachs
Dot Dotson
Ellen Olsen
Yukon
Texas
Dotson
Miss Olsen
Kovachs-Simunovich
Kovachs
Elks organize dual leagues at Canton Recreation
The Elks organize two 12 team leagues for Canton Recreation to open Thursday Sept 7. American league teams include American-Gremminger Electric Ohio Tar & Asphalt GN Dairy New Era Potato Chips Ew ing Chevrolet Maloney Motor Baers of Canton Summers Furniture Mueller Plumbing Isaly Dairy Hamburg Inn and Homer Clothes. National league lists Welch Funeral Home Gasser Jewelers Ziegler Tire Office Equipment Dumont Sports Cozy Clothes Jones Drug Gross glaus Sheriff Canton White Motors Burkhardt Plumbing Geltz Flowers Guht Advertisers. Clayton Betz is bowling chairman for the season. Ed Bair is Maloney Class D president with Sam Campion as vp and Bob Copeland as secretary-treasurer. The league, capped at 825 average, bowls at 6:30 Mondays starting Sept 11 and captains vote to enter the County Champion of Champions tournament in spring.
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Elks
Canton Recreation
American
National
Gremminger Electric
Ohio Tar & Asphalt
GN Dairy
New Era Potato Chips
Ewing Chevrolet
Maloney Motor
Baers
Canton
Summers Furniture
Mueller Plumbing
Isaly Dairy
Hamburg Inn
Homer Clothes
Welch Funeral Home
Gasser Jewelers
Ziegler Tire
Dumont Sports
Cozy Clothes
Jones Drug
Grossglaus Sheriff
Canton White Motors
Burkhardt Plumbing
Geltz Flowers
Guht
Clayton Betz
Ed Bair
Maloney
Maloney Lanes
Sam Campion
Bob Copeland
League Leaders in National and American League Baseball
National League leads include Musial batting .358 for St. Louis and Kiner with home runs for Pittsburgh. Ennis drives in 101, Jethroe has 29 stolen bases, and Spahn records 155 strikeouts. Hiller leads Chicago with 92 wins and an .818 in batting. American League features Goodman batting .361 for Boston, Stephens with 109 runs and 120 RBIs, Kell with 165 hits, Doerr and Woodling tied for 9 triples, Rosen with 33 homers, Lemon fanning 122, and Trout 11 2 for pitching in Detroit with wins.
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St. Louis
Torgeson
Boston
Ennis
Philadelphia
Ashburn
Jethroe
Spahn
Hiller
Chicago
Goodman
Stephens
Kell
Detroit
Doerr
Woodling
New York
Rosen
Cleveland
DiMaggio
International League scores roundup
Syracuse beat Jersey City 6 to 2 while Jersey City fell 4 to 7. Rochester defeated Toronto 7 to 5 and Montreal crushed Buffalo 13 to 4. Springfield game at Baltimore postponed by rain.
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Syracuse
Jersey City
Rochester
Toronto
Montreal
Buffalo
Springfield
Baltimore
Dante Lavelli Shines as Browns Pass Receiver Again
Dante Lavelli shows peak form for the Cleveland Browns with two exhibition game highlight passes including a 51 yard score setup and an 18 yard touchdown. He aims to improve blocking while remaining a prime threat alongside Otto Graham. The Browns cut roster to 39 with retirement of Jimmy Joe Robinson and Soltau trade to San Francisco.
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Cleveland Browns
Green Bay
Toledo
Otto Graham
Lavelli
Graham
Browns
Jimmy Joe Robinson
Gordon Soltau
San Francisco
Patty to compete in national tennis championship
Budge Patty the French and Wimbledon champion will play in the national singles tournament starting next week at Forest Hills. Seeding and pairings will be announced at today’s draw by the U S Lawn Tennis Association. Patty, from Los Angeles, was left off the Davis Cup squad due to an ankle injury but reported a successful test on the taped ankle. Also fixtures include Czech lefty Jaroslav Drobny and Mexico’s Gustavo Palafox who helped Mexico beat Australia in Davis Cup interzone play.
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United States Lawn Tennis Association
Budge Patty
Patty
Los Angeles
U. S
Forest Hills
Australia
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
Gustavo Palafox
Mexico
Indians Stage Ladies Night Game on Sept 9
Cleveland fans will enjoy a new twist as the Indians host the St Louis Browns on Saturday September 9 marking the first ever ladies night in Cleveland. The game had been scheduled for afternoon play and will now be held at night.
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Indians
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Marshall College to Open Practice Sept 1 in Huntington
Fifty candidates invited to Marshall College football opening practice on September 1 in Huntington West Virginia. Seventeen are lettermen. Pete Pederson begins his first year as coach of the Big Green replacing retiring Cam Henderson.
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Huntington
W. Va
Marshall
Pete Pederson
Big Green
Cam Henderson
Dayton Boy in Spotlight at Grand American Trap Shoot
Dayton's Joe Devers, 19, tied for North American title with perfect 200 in yesterday's Grand American event. Ruth Ray won women's North American title with 199. G. A. Roose and Arnold Reigger also posted top scores as 45 shooters reached 100 straight among 740 entrants. Western zone led team competition with 984 of 1000 as central, eastern, southern divisions trailed.
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Little Fellows
Joe Devers
Dayton
Elko
Nev
Arnold Reigger
Seattle
Dr. G. A. Roose
Salem
Devers
Reigger
Roose
Young Devers
Ohio
Ruth Ray
Eugene
Ore
Thomas R. Frye
Findlay
Ronald H. Gaude
Natchez
Miss
Blanche Bowers
Benkelman
Neb
Joan Pflueger
North Miami
Fla
Mrs. Ray
G. A. Roose
Mrs. Roose
Flyers Open Fall Practice At Dayton With 43 Man Squad
A 43 man Dayton squad reported to head coach Joe Gavin for fall football practice at the University of Dayton. The Flyers have 16 lettermen and begin a 10 game schedule on September 23 at home against Youngstown College.
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Dayton
Joe Gavin
University of Dayton
Flyers
Youngstown College
Coast League scores roll in with varied margins
Pacific Coast League results show Los Angeles 4 Oakland 2, Hollywood 4 San Francisco 3, San Diego 5 Sacramento 4. Seattle Portland game noted as played on wet grounds. Middle Atlantic League Oil City 6 Niagara Falls 1, Butler 8 Youngstown 5, Erie 3 New Castle 1.
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San Francisco
San Diego
Sacramento
Seattle-Portland
Oil City
Niagara Falls
Butler
Youngstown
Erie
New Catsle
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Weston
Mass
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Jimmy) Johnston
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