Stranahan Wins British Amateur Golf Title at St Andrews
Frank Stranahan of Toledo Ohio captured his second British Amateur championship with an 8 and 6 defeat of Dick Chapman of Pinehurst North Carolina in the 36 hole final at St Andrews Scotland. Rain and wind accompanied the match as Stranahan built a three hole morning lead and extended it to seven up before coasting to victory. Chapman, a former U.S. champion, struggled through the week-long event.
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Wakefield Heads For PCL Acorns
Ann Arbor Michigan May 27 Dick Wakefield resigned to a minors session yet plans to join the Oakland Acorns in the Pacific Coast League He vows to return to prove Yankees GM Weiss wrong and to aid younger players while aiming to hit .400 in the PCL to show his former evaluators misplaced judgment
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Racers Seek Place In 500 at Indianapolis May 27
At Indianapolis qualifying for the 500 mile Memorial Day race, drivers post fast times including Walt Ader 129.940 mph in the Sampson Special, Bill Schindler 132.690 in the auto shippers special, and Lee Wallard 132.436 in a Blue Crown. Joe James posted 124.176 in the Bob Estes V-8 Special while Cliff Griffith ran 129.014 in a Saratoff Special. Remaining spots could fill today as 33 cars have qualified and 11 places remain to be filled by faster entries.
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Galcador wins English Derby at Epsom Downs
The French bred Galcador won the Derby at Epsom Downs as favorite Prince Simon finished second. Stablemate Double Eclipse placed third while Telegram Two, Rising Flame, and Castle Rock followed in the mile and a half classic. Galcador won by a head after Prince Simon led most of the race.
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Break Records In PCC Track
BERKELEY Calif May 27 U P The west s leading track and field stars lifted the curtain on today s Pacific Coast conference championship fresh from three record smashing efforts in a warmup exercise Towering Dick Attlesey University of Southern California broke two coast marks yesterday when he ran the high hurdles in 14 seconds flat and the lows in 23 1 In the high timber department he had shattered a two year record set by Craig Dixon of UCLA Otis Chandler Stanford s muscular shot putter shattered his own records and almost a world record with a 57 feet 434 inch heave Close Team Battle But many spectators focused on a bigger battlea team affair between closely matched USC and Stanford The Indians qualified 17 men for the finals while the Trojans drew 14 places Other teams fell short of the race set by the two rivals California nailed down 19 spots while Oregon qualified in 7 Oregon State 4 Washington State 3 Idaho 1 Montana 1 For Attlesey the PCC prelim was the third in a weekly record cracking spree Two weeks ago the Trojan giant bettered the world high hurdles mark with a 13 5 effort in Fresno s west coast relays At Modesto last week he set a new California Relays record with a 13 9 Chandler husky son of the publisher of the Los Angeles Times with his latest effort was confronted by only two records which barred his way to history s greatest shot put toss One was set by Jim Fuchs of Yale another by Charley Fonville of Michigan both with records of better than 58 feet up for approval.
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Druggists Triumph in AA Softball Over Mustangs at Santa Rita Park
Greenwald Drugs opened with a four run first inning off Ben Daniels and held off a Mustangs rally to win 6-1. Eddie Gallego and Howard Edwards led the offense with key hits as Dan Daniels struggled early, while Felix Carreon allowed five hits for the win. The night also featured Rarick's Indians rallying for a 13-5 win and the Old Pueblo Beauties routing Tucson Girls 14-2.
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Wildcats Meet Apcos In Preview Of Austin Trip Tonight
Arizona faces the Casa Grande Apcos at Randolph Park aiming for a 28th win as it heads to Austin Texas for a three game series with the Longhorns. The Apcos feature five former Arizona players and veteran pitching by Robbin Risher anchors the Wildcats, who boast a 326 team batting average with Johansson at .397.
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Snead Leads Meet On 37th Birthday
Sam Snead, at age 37, led the Colonial National invitation after two rounds at Fort Worth Texas. He carded a two over par 72 to reach 138, one stroke ahead of Ed Oliver of Seattle with Skip Alexander of Knoxville tied at 140. Hogan’s 150 ten years earlier marked a near miss for Open qualification.
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YMCA Team Aims for Big Coast Swim Meet Showdown
Tucson youths led by Larry Monier compete in the YMCA Pacific Southwest swimming and diving championships at Occidental College pool in Los Angeles. Seven Tucson contenders faced about 400 western youths, after sweeping 17 of 18 events against an Albuquerque YMCA team last week. Coach Chick Hawkins predicts medals in medley relay and breaststroke events as local hope grows for summer statewide meets. Participants include Monier, Bir, Flood, Secrist, Barr, Tieman, and Lee Secrist, ranging from ages 8 to 16.
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Post Office Clerks to Meet Carriers in Annual Softball Game
The Post Office Clerks and Carriers clash in an annual softball game at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Santa Rosa park. Ed Soto will hurl for the Clerks and Frank Ormsby for the Carriers. The Clerks won last year in ten innings for $7.
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1950 NCAA Teams Now Being Picked
New York May 27 1950 The first two regional representatives for the 1950 NCAA baseball championship are to be decided this weekend with a third possibly chosen Monday District 5 features Nebraska vs Bradley in a best three for the district title while District 8 pits Washington State against Stanford in a Pacific Coast playoff Washington State won the opener 3 2 aided by two 360 foot homers Don Paul and Gordon Brunswick Also Rutgers and NYU face Princeton and Fordham as districts 2 and 3 close in on playoff selections Virginia Tech is ineligible for the NCAA tourney due to sanctions and the Texas Arizona playoff in district 6 runs June 5 7 in Austin.
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New Marks At IC4 A Meet Spark Hope Of Four Titles
At the IC4 A track meet in New York on May 27 Seton Hall star Andy Stanfield could win four titles matching a rare feat from Jesse Owens era while Yale and NYU push for the team crown. Jim Fuchs of Yale eyed a 60 foot shot put as Meredith Gourdine edged him in the hurdles and Fuchs set a meet record. Yale led in finalists with 9 Elis in the final, NYU with six finalists, and Michigan State the defending champions had ten qualifiers.
Walcott Faces German Challenger in Mannheim Show
In Mannheim Germany on May 27 a German boxer Hein Ten Hoff challenges Jersey Joe Walcott for a shot at the world heavyweight title. Walcott favored to win as about 60 000 spectators expected with GI soldiers among the crowd.
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Art Lilly Leads A-T Loop Batting Race
Art Lilly manager of the El Paso Texans leads the Arizona-Texas league with a .457 average through May 22, ahead of Dick Smith .422 of Bisbee-Douglas and Don Mason .419. Mendoza sits fourth at .413 with 59 RBI and 72 hits, while Len Noren shares 102 runs and 102 total bases. Baylor—excuse me, Buck Elliott and Ted Dean top doubles and steals, and Morales rises with a 7-1 pitching mark.
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Cowboy Quiz Benton Washburn Wins Free Passes
Benton Washburn of 3869 E Grant Jd answered yesterday's Cowboy Quiz with the sport figure name Andy High and predicted Tucson would score seven runs, winning two free passes to a future home game. The jockey who became a trainer rode Zev, Flying Ebony, and Gallant Fox to Kentucky Derby glory.
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Arizona Wildcats versus Casa Grande at Randolph Park
Today at pP.m a baseball exhibition at Randolph Park features the University of Arizona and Casa Grande Apco s. The outcome and other details are not provided.
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Gorgeous George Riot After Wrestling Match
CHICAGO May 27 A riot broke out after a wrestling exhibition at the International amphitheater when Gorgeous George was declared winner over Don Eagle an Iroquois Indian Eleven police arrested John H Burns 25 a structural steel worker charged with disorderly conduct Eagle threw a punch at referee Earl Mollohan which led to a scuffle involving 5200 spectators and a dressing room chase
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Babe Zaharias Drops to Fourth in Eastern Meet Lead
Betty Jamesson led the Women's Eastern etee with a 70, while Babe Didrickson Zaharias, favored, ranked fourth with 74 in Newton Massachusetts on May 27.
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Cowboys Shift Dates in Interleague Series
The Tucson Cowboys and Bis bee Douglas arrange two shifted series with a June matchup moving to Douglas on June 68 and a July series relocating to Tucson in July.
Hansen Upset Wins D M Net Tennis Title at Davis Monthan
Lt. Richard Hansen defeated Capt. James Silliman 6 1 6 2 to win the Davis Monthan air base 1950 tennis singles championship. Hansen and Lt. Robert Kane teamed to beat Maj. George Lockhart and Silliman 6 6 8 2 in doubles as the competition continued tomorrow to crown champions.
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