Faulk Shines in Women’s Pro Golf Boom at Open Tournaments
Mary Lena Faulk of Thomasville has surged in the 1950s women’s professional golf, winning two major events this season and driving publicity for the sport. Based at Sea Island, Georgia, she added the Western Open in Nashville after earlier triumphs over Louise Suggs and Mickey Wright at the Tears Open in Beaumont, Texas.
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Thomasville
Mary Lena Faulk
Miss Faulk
Sea Island
Mary Lena
Nashville
Tenn
Louise Suggs
Mickey Wright
Beaumont
Texas
Lena
Rockton
Georgia
Awith
Babe” Zaharias
Babe
Crackers Face Road Success In 1961 Southern Association Battle
Atlanta Crackers, under Los Angeles ownership, surge on the road with 20 victories and nine losses as they chase the Southern Association title. Ken Rowe and Koplitz bolster wins in Chattanooga and Shreveport bids, while Birmingham, Little Rock, and Macon remain in pursuit with key homer splashes and clutch runs.
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Crackers
Los Angeles
Porce de Leon Park
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Ken Rowe
Junior Golf Tourney Eaters Finals Today
The John Walter Junior Golf Tournament at Glen Arven Country Club crowns champions in six flights with Tommy James facing Tommy Vann for the championship after yesterday’s decisive wins. Consolation matches pit Watt against Calhoun siblings and the awards ceremony is slated for about 4 30 this afternoon at the club site.
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John Walter
Glen Arven
Tommy James
Marcus Calhoun
Tommy Vann
James
Jack Megahee
Vann
A Bowers
Jack Turner
Mason Hawkins
Bucky Baldwin
Johnny Jones
Turner
Baldwin
Rusty Hawkins
Benjie In
Maynard Brown
Glen Arven Golf Pro
Former College Coach Named Marshall County High Football Coach
Cliff Coggins, a former Mississippi Southern football star and ex Athens resident, has been named football coach for Marshall County High School in Guntersville Alabama. He succeeds Joe Chorba who resigned after 18 years to focus on private business.
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Guntersvile
Ala
Cliff Coggins
Mississippi Southern
Marshall County High School
Coggins
Athens
Cochran
Joe Chorba
Prep Baseballer On Hitting Streak
Holyoke outfielder Steve Wojnar of Holyoke High went 0-for-5 against Springfield Cathedral as his hitting streak reached 15 straight hits over three games.
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Holyoke
Mass
Steve Wojnar
Holyoke High School
Springfield Cathedral
Kiwanis Little League routs Davis Meter in Pony League play
Kiwanis team defeated Davis Meter 19 to 4 in a Pony League game halted after four innings due to darkness. Haslam limited Davis Meter to two singles while Haslam, Mills and Martin each had two hits. Williamson led Kiwanis with three hits in four at bats as 16 runs came in the fourth inning. Robinson-Smith beat Jaycees 13 to 8 behind two hits from Gulledge and key two-hit efforts from Blair, Simental and Peeples.
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Kiwanis
Davis Meter
Robinson-Smith
Jaycees
Bill Dodds
Larry Brander
Jim Haslam
Bradner
Charles Allen
Haslam
Larry Williamson
Willams
Jimmy Clements
Gary Blair
Billy Singletary
Bubba Peeples
Bowling Results From Alpha Summer League Standings
Thomasville Ball and Tackle leads the season with an 8 0 record after a 4 0 win over State Farm. Atlantic Coast Line beats Bentero 4 0 and Oak Grove Nursery defeats General Gas 4 0. Night high scores include John Vickers 248 and Charles Overmier 204 twice with Charles Biew 201. The Jaycees add two runs in the second and one in the fourth.
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Thomasville Ball & Tackle
Atlantic Coast Line
Oak Grove Nursery
Bowlero
General Gae
Thomasville
State Farm
Atlantia Coast Line
Bentero
Generel Gas
John Vickers
Charles Overmier
Charles Biew
Vickers
Blow
Overmier
Natle
Terrez
Atlent
Serlee
VEW
Red Elks
Jaycees
Lions
Exchange i
Blue Elks
Exchange
WFEW
Rotary
Kiwanis
Red Elke
Bolton
Garner
Jet
Cleland
Rlan
Moore Ingo bout talked could boost Johansson clash
Archie Moore could fight Ingemar Johansson in Sweden this fall if he beats Giulio Rin aldi this weekend. Doc Kearns says Johansson’s adviser Eddie Allbsuit agrees the bout would be big money and could set Moore up for a heavyweight title shot. Liston may be sidelined as both sides see an easy money path and a possible Moore Johansson bout could derail Liston.
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Monticella
N.Y
Archie Moore
Giulio Rinaldi
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Jack
Doc) Kearns
Archie
Eddie Abbqlsuit
Johansson
Doc
Floyd) Patterson
Moore
Ingo
Braves Sign Auburn Pitcher Umbach for Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves announce the signing of Arnold Umbach, a right handed pitcher from Auburn, Alabama, to join the Milwaukee farm club in Vancouver, B C. The club described the signing as a very substantial bonus and Umbach will report immediately to the Pacific Coast League affiliate.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Braves
Arnold Umbach
Jeerk Auburn
Ala
Umbach
Vancouver
B.C
Twins Bosses Plan Fishing Trip Before Key Talks
Calvin Griffith and Cookie Lavagetto head plans for a fishing and golf break as Minnesota Twins suffer a 13 game skid. Talks on personnel changes will follow, after a 3 game sweep loss to the New York Yankees left the club in the AL cellar.
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Paul
Minneapolis,minn
Calvin Griffith
Cookie Lavagetto
Minnesota Twins
Cookle
Griffith
New York
Lavagetto
Twins
New York Yankees
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Vernon Butler
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Lookout
Koplitz
al Koch
Shreveport
Frank Cipriani
Koch
Ronnie Hogg
Baron
Lumley
Dave Wickersham
George McCue
Barons
Roger
Lou Shissi
Jim Bailey
Macon
John Davolio
Nashville Southpaw
Mobile
Doug Hubacek
Mike White
Sam Mautey
Brown
Dad
Moore - Ingo
Johansson-Moore
Sonny Liston
Liston-Johansson
Braves
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Dune
N. Broad
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