Sam Snead’s rise and restless drive in golf lore
United Press Sports Writer profiles Sam Snead, the three time PGA champion, tracing his start after a West Virginia hillside cross handed swing, his bold approach to putters, and a tough summer with a $35,758.83 year earnings. It notes Open near-misses in 1937 and 1939, his putter experiments, and his self reliant philosophy.
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Scott Baillie
United Press
New York
Sam Snead
West Virginia Hills
Samuel Jackson
Homer
Snead
Greenbrier Club
West Virginia
Walt _Sturkemp
Aery
Sam
Ralph Guldahl
Lew Worsham
Bobby Locke
PGA
Columbus
Lloyd Mangrum
Mangrum
Gnead
Local Golf League highlights Fey Insurance and Baksa Service Station
Fey Insurance and Baksa Service Station won in City Golf League play at Cherry Ridge. Fey Insurance placed second in White Division, Baksa Service Station second in Blue Division, with Fey Insurance beating Timms Aces 84-143 and Baksa Service Station defeating Elyria Hardware by the same score. Elyria Dairies beat General Motors 64, and West Side Lumber lost 64-31 to B F Goodrich Chemical. Ted Prosak led West Side Lumber with 35, others carded 37s and 38s. Gur ney had an eagle on No 1. Prize winners included Stan Dudek Baird and others. Team standings show Fey Insurance second in White, Baksa second in Blue.
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Fey Insurance
Baksa Service Station
Cherry Ridge
Timms Aces
Elyria Hardware
Elyria Dairies
General Motors
B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company
West Side Lumber
Ted Prosak
West Side
Meister Real Estate
Memo's Tavern
Western and Southern Life Insurance
Timms Turfriders
Toggery Shop
Lorain County Refrigeration
Savitt and McGregor Set For Wimbledon Final Match
Rangy Dick Savitt of Orange New Jersey, a tennis star who never took a lesson, faces Danny Ken McGregor of Australia for the Wimbledon men’s singles title. Savitt had already defeated McGregor once in four sets at the Australian championships, as American hopes also rested on Art Larsen or Budge Patty.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Danny Ken McGregor
Australia
Savitt
U. S
McGregor
U.S
Art Larsen
San Leandro
Calif
Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Frank Sedgman
Patty
Doris Hart
Jacksonville
Fla
Beverly Baker
Santa Monica
Shirley Fry
Akron
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Erhart Nine To Play Columbia On Sunday
Erhart Kramer's team hosts Columbia Gar man’s in an independent game set for Sunday at 2 p.m. The clash pairs Columbia, a Lorain Medina County League member, against Erhart, a former circuit member, in a locally hosted tilt. Cascade Midgets beat Roosevelt 14 5 at Cascade Park Thursday afternoon led by Moore Andrews Wilbert with three hits each. Fritz Slumske and Doman keyed offense for Cascade and Roosevelt respectively.
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Erhart
Columbia
Erhart Kramer
Columbia Garman’s
Lorain-Medina County League
Ascade
Cascade
Cascade Park
Roosevelt
Gary Slumske
B.i Larson
Moore
Andrews
Wilbert
Fritz
Slumske
Doman
Glass
Mittler
Szlempa
Line Scores Of Major Loop Games FRy Tinted peat
National League game line scores show Mittsburgh vs opposing team with pitching notes and final tallies. Fox earned the win, Howell and Pollet contributed in relief, while Garaglols and Queen also appeared. Pollet took the loss.
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Hies Wageren
Mittsburgh
TY Fox
Howell
Pollet
Queen
Garaglols
Ex-Yankee hurlers toil for other clubs
New York Yankees groomed pitchers on their farm but ship them off to rival teams. Casey Stengel would like to have some of these home grown hurlers back. The list includes Frank Hiller with the Cubs and Mel Queen with the Pirates among others, while a few Yankees in staff include Raschi Shea Morgan.
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NEW York
W.P
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Stengel
CUBS
Frank Hiller
Pirates
Mel Queen
Giants
Allan Gettel
Phillies
Milo Candini
White Sox
Randy Gumpert
Ken Holcombe
Browns
Duane Pillette
Dick Starr
Tommy Byrne
Tigers
Gene Bearden
Hank Borowy
Senators
Don Johnson
Bob Porterfield
RED Sox
Bill Wight
Paul Hinrichs
Yankee
Vic Raschi
Frank
Spec) Shea
Tom Morgan
Allie Reynolds
Ed Lopat
Joe Ostrowski
Bob Kuzava
Jack Kramer
Stubby Overmire
Faulkner Extends Two Stroke Open Lead
Faulkner led by two strokes entering the final rounds at Portrush after shooting 142 for two rounds. Frank Stranahan stood nine behind with 150, while Sgt Charles Rotar qualified with 152. Eliminated were Art Clark and Al Zimmerman after posting 155 and 164 respectively.
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Portrush
Northern Ireland
U.P
Max Faulkner
Cans
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Faulkner
Rotar
Charles Rotar
Canton
Art Clark
Huntington
W. Va
al Zimmerman
Portland
Ore
Toggery Triumphs 13-8 In A Batting Burst Over Gas Company
Toggery Shop scored five runs in the eighth to erase an 8 8 tie and defeat Ohio Fuel Gas 13-8. Starling hits came from Stan Machock with four in five, while Louie Nettleton pitched for Ohio Fuel Gas and took the loss. Leifer started for Toggery. Gast relieved for the win.
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Toggery
Toggery Shop
Ohio Fuel Gas
Phil Leifer
Les Gast
Louie Nettleton
Stan Machock
Illinois End Signs With Pro Cardinals
Tony Enmek, former University of Illinois end, signed with the Chicago Cardinals. Klimek, 25, was named MVP at Illinois last year and earned All-Big Nine honors.
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Chicago
Tony Enmek
University of Illinois
Chicago Cardinals
Klimek
Illinois
Loop Game Scheduled by Ridgeville Softball League
Elyria Ohio July 18 1981 two of three teams tied for last in the Ridgeville Class B softball league meet for a loop game at Ridgeville field Sunday night. The game starts at 8 30 with another scheduled 7 15 start to be announced later.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Chapin Truck Line
Knights
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