Champions defend titles in AAU Senior Women meet
Champions in all eleven events will defend their titles at the National AAU Senior Women's Track and Field meet in San Antonio. Tuskegee Institute leads with strong showings in the Junior class and relays, while Stella Walsh and Alice Coachman pace individual sprint hopes as the event unfolds. A cotton rat studies food consumption and tooth decay are noted in a separate line.
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Boy Catches 4.5 Pound Bass In Nashville Lake
Nine year old Jimmy Inman caught a four and a half pound large mouth bass with a 20 cent rod a 50 cent lure and twine from a dime store in Centennial Park lake near central Nashville Tennessee.
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Golf Meeting Highlights 50th National Tournament
Ann Arbor Mich June 28 The setting for a turning point in the 50th National Collegiate Golf Tournament was the University of Michigan course as Charles Babe Lind of Denver and Charles Coe of Oklahoma faced each other. Lind is the 1496 NCAA runner up and trans Miss amateur titlist while Coe is the 1947 trans Miss champion and a top contender from last year’s NCAA.
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Babe) Lind
Denver University
Charles Coe
Oklahoma University
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California overwhelms Yale in NCAA championship opener
In Kalamazoo Michigan on June 28 California crushed Yale 17 to 4 in the opening game of the National Collegiate baseball championship series. The 17 runs showcased a dominant offensive performance from California while Yale struggled to contain the opponent’s batting early in the tournament.
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Waycross Bears Visit Thomasville Tigers in Georgia Florida Loop
Waycross manager LeGrant Scott returns with the undefeated Bears for a Thomasville visit. Galey and Leeper pace Waycross pitching while Frew and Dimtriadis vie for starting nods on Mullens roster. Roster notes spotlight rookie spark and veteran Anderson at first.
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Feminine golfers lead National Women's Open action in Greensboro
In Greensboro, Simon Bures led the women's field into the third round of the National Women's Open. Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill and Polly Riley of Fort Worth shared 36-hole lead at 149, with Louise Suggs two strokes back at 151. Patty Berg and Grace Lenczyk both shot 81 to fall back from early ties.
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Thomasville Tigers Lead Georgia-Florida League In Batting
Thomasville Tigers top the Georgia-Florida League in batting at .288 and sit third in fielding as they face the Waycross Bears tonight at Municipal Stadium. Ray Bowden and Lamar Weeks contend for shatting honors while John Grice drives in runs and doubles pace the club. Ken Markham leads Tiger pitchers with seven wins as the Tigers fight through rain delays and a heavy schedule.
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Dimaggio Leads In All Star Baseball Poll
Chicago June 28 AP confirms final tabulation soon to be announced with 1 802 794 votes cast. Balloting began June 6 for starting lineups except pitchers for the American and National leagues in the all star game at Chicago July 8. Joe Dimaggio of the New York Yankees heads the poll.
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Feller Dodgers Indians Beat Chicago in Strong Showing
Feller allowed only six hits and drove in three with a double in Cleveland's 9-3 win over Chicago. He also singled in the eighth and scored on Les Fleming's hit. The Yankees stretched their AL lead to 3 1/2 games as Mickey Haefner shut out the Red Sox 3-0. Detroit trounced St Louis 12-2, Brooklyn added to the NL lead with an 8-5 win over the Braves, and Skeeter Newsome hit a grand slam as the Giants beat the Phillies 6-4. St Louis beat Cincinnati 6-5 in 11 innings on Whitey Kurowski's single with the bases loaded. Pittsburgh beat Chicago 12-8.
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Kee’s Center Fielder Tops Ballot With 139,214 Votes
The center fielder was named the most popular player on 139,214 ballots. His rivals in the individual race included Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals with 721,818 votes, Lou Boudreau of the Cleveland Indians 106,398, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox 684,322, and Johnny Mize of the New York Giants 658,273.
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New York Giants
Bears Sweep Chattanooga in 3-2 Win to Lead Standings
Mobile Bears defeat Chattanooga 3-2 to extend a five-game lead in the southern division. Pat McGlothin earned his tenth win with an eight hit outing as Cal Abrams sparked the offense with a triple double and single.
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Snead Still Leads Par as Chicago Tourney Advances
Sammy Snead, 35, from Hot Springs Virginia, tops the Chicago Victory Nation golf tourney by 12 under par after 36 holes, three strokes ahead of Virginian George Payton of Hampton as the semi-final field tightens toward an all Virginia final.
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