Randolph Amateur Open Final Set for Tomorrow Morning
The first annual Randolph Amateur Open concludes with Bohardt versus Eyman in an 18 hole championship at 8:30. Public may attend free as Bohardt seeks to add this title to his long list of local golf honors.
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Paul Bohardt
Jack Eyman
Bohardt
Tucson
Eyman
el Rio
Old Pueblo
R. E. Ellison
Wayne Wadsworth
Jack Stewart
Gil
Art Brown
Texans Still Hit Homers In Arizona League Action
El Paso Texans built a strong lead and in an 11-3 win racked up 17 hits aided by home runs from Ventura Morales and Pinky Vargas. Juarez beat Phoenix 10-9 to stay in pursuit while Tucson defeated Bisbee 7-6. Don Trower sparked the Phoenix rally with a triple and ended the game striking out.
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Associated Press
el Paso Texans
Texans
Chihuahua
Juarez
Phoenix
Tucson
Bisbee Douglas
el Paso
Ventura Morales
Pinky Vargas
Indios
Senators
Don Trower
W. L
G.B
Escees
Bisbee-Douglas
San Diego
Oakland
Baseball booster Lasker dies at 72 in New York
Albert D. Lasker, 72, credited with promoting major league baseball and guiding government oversight after the 1919 Black Sox scandal, died of cancer in New York. He had been ill since February and died at Harkness Pavilion, Presbyterian Hospital.
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New York
Albert D. Lasker
Lasker
White Sox
Harkness Pavilion
Presbyterian Hospital
Pokes Set For Long Home Stay In Hi Corbett Field
Tucson faces a lengthy home stand with 11 straight games at Hi Corbett field starting against Juarez. Juarez, co‑leader with El Paso, visits for three games before El Paso returns for four nights and Phoenix closes the run.
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Tucson Cowboys
Hi Corbett Field
Juarez
el Paso
el Paso Texans
Old Pueblo
Tucson
Phoenix
Fifth Place Again Totals 41132711 a-Grounded out for Godshall in 9th
In Tucson Bisbee Douglas game notes show R Healy Barnett and Serrano among hitters with Serrano driving in two runs. Osorio and Cantu homerun contributions, Fraide and Jameson also contributing. Pitchers Funk Myers allow seven and six earned runs respectively. Final 7 6 Tucson lead over Bisbee Douglas.
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Bisbee
Tucson
A-T
Bisbee Douglas
Don Jameson
John Healy
Healy
Bill McDaniel
Jameson
McDaniel
Lonnie Myers
Myers
Bill Funk
Bill Choukolos
Tony Barnett
Herb Souell
Bill Scapetone
Choukolos
Copper Kings
Kings
B-C
Godshall
Bisbee- Douglas
Saédebbba
R—Healy
Barnett
McDaniels
Scopetone
Cantu
Serrano
Osorio
Sanderson
Valenzuela
E—Healy
RBI
Souell
Fraide
Sac—Morales
Sunseri
Funk
Gaitan
A—Pressier
Sallas
Er—Tucson
Bisbee-Douglas
Tucson Bisbee
Abhor Cantu
O Soriano
Sand’son
M'Daniels
Val’zuela
Ogodshall
Morales
Oa Morales
Jim Dye Advances At Albuquerque Open Tennis
Jim Dye the top seed from the University of Arizona advanced to the third round of the New Mexico Open in Albuquerque with a 6-1 6-1 win over Truman Wingo after a first round bye. Second seed Bob Aesell of Denver won 6-1 6-1 over Joe Ferguson Jr. Winston Farquear of El Paso, seeded third, beat Harry Montgomery and Perry in straight sets. In women’s singles Marjorie Blair defeated Jean Hausare and Donna O'Dell beat Marie Cooley. Jr Boys first round results include Buzz Rogers over Dick Bideaux and Pete Burwick over Louis Sisneros.
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Albuquerque
Jimmy Dye
University of Arzona
Truman Wingo
Dye
Bob Aesell
Denver
Joe Ferguson Jr
el Paso
Winston Farquear
Harry Montgomery
St. Louis Perry
Marjorie Blair
Santa Ana
Calif
Jean Hausare
Tucson
Donna O'Dell
Arizona
Marie Cooley
Jr. Boys
Buzz Rogers
Phoenix
Dick Bideaux
Pete Burwick
Louis Sisneros
Mangrum Still Holds Lead In Western Open Golf
Lloyd Mangrum led the Western Open by two strokes at two under par 138 after 36 holes at Westwood Country Club. Tommy Bolt fell to second with 141 after a 73, while Robert DeVicenzo Jimmy Clark Ferrier Finsterwald and Jim Frisinia trailed with 68 and 69s as the field headed into the third round.
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ST. Louis
Lloyd Mangrum
Westwood Country Club
Mangrum
Tommy Bolt
Durham
N. C
Robert DeVicenzo
Jimmy Clark
Huntington Beach
Calif
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Don Finsterwald
Akron
Ohio
Jim Frisinia
Taylorville
Whitwell Edges Cheesbourg In Last Feet Finish
Memorial day crowd over 3000 watched R C Whitwell win three of five autos at the rodeo field oval. Eddie Germaine swept the motorcycle events while Poorman led the first 20 lapper, then Whitwell took the second. A major pile up halted the main and inverted the field, allowing Whitwell to claim the 40 lap title by inches ahead of Cheesbourg.
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Harrington
Rodeo Field Oval
R.C. Whitwell
Rogram
Eddie Germaine
Whitwell
Bill Cheesbourg
Cheesbourg
Johnny Thompson
L. E. Brown
Roger McCluskey
Bill Owens
Bob Poorman
George Koch
Tiio
Poorman
Harry Ethridge
Germaine
Everett Grondin
Bob Kessler
R. C. Whitwell
R. C
Oregon State Nips USC In Playoff
Corvallis host Oregon State and Southern California in a Coast conference baseball playoff final. USC beat Southern division titlists 12 10 yesterday, the series rests on today’s game one at 1 30 p.m. If USC wins, a second game follows. An overflow crowd of 4175 watched 19 USC hits and a five run ninth inning rally fall short.
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Corvallis
Ore
Oregon State
Southern California
USC
Yankees Split Doubleheader in Philadelphia in 10th Year Note
The Yankees split a doubleheader with the Phillies, extending their AL lead to eight games as Detroit fell to Chicago.
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New York ‘Yankees
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
Corbett Updegraff Duel Fore TCC Golf Crown
Dr Ed Updegraff meets J Knox Corbett in an 18 hole Tucson Country Club men’s championship match teeing around noon. Updegraff holds multiple Tucson honors and seeks his first TCC title while Corbett brings veteran Southwest credentials and a strong rival challenge. The final pits two leading amateurs as defending champion Hank Leiber exits in the first round.
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Ed Updegraff
Tucson
Tucson Country Club
J. Knox Corbett
TCC
Updegraff
Corbett
Southwest
Charley Lamb
Hank Leiber
Japanese Olympic team tryouts at Mitsuzawa stadium
Sixteen athletes from Japan compete in national trials at Mitsuzawa stadium to earn spots for Helsinki in the marathon and hop step and jump events.
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Yokohama
Mitsuzawa
Huge Memorial Day Betting Boom At Baseball And Races
Nearly 600000 fans attended eight major league double headers and racing at 13 tracks. Bets totaled 19.05 million dollars, surpassing 1946 Memorial Day highs, with Roosevelt Raceway alone taking 1.22 million. Baseball turnout fell from 1946 and 1945 records, while the White Sox and Indians led American league crowds at 36064.
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New York
Roosevelt Raceway
Westbury
N. Y
Chicago
Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
White Sox
Indians
Bills
100-Lap Features Set At Phoenix Racing Night
Two 100-lap auto features are scheduled at Phoenix venues with midgets at South Mountain speedway and a spring prix jalopy at Manzanita park. Twenty three cars are expected for the midget race led by Art Bisch, facing Bud Clemons and other coast stars. Manzanita will stage a 100-lap main, a 50-lap semi main, and a special clunker obstacle race.
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Phoenix
South Mountain Speedway
Manzanita Park
South Mountain
Art Bisch
Bud Clemons
Manzanita
Lefty Grove Extends Streak as Athletics Top Washington
Twenty years ago Lefty Grove earned his seventh straight win while the Athletics defeated Washington. Jimmy Foxx of the A s connected for his 17th homer in the victory.
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Lefty Grove
Athletics
Washington
Jimmy Foxx
The
A’s
Local Pros Eye Open Berths In Phoenix Qualifier
Tucson’s Dave Mose Johnny Long and Carl Allison travel to Phoenix to try for one of two Arizona berths in the 1952 National Open at Dallas Northwood. Mose seeks his second try, Long makes his first, and Allison aims to qualify after limited play.
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Ray McNally
Dave Mose
Johnny Long
Carl Allison
Tucson
Phoenix
Northwood Course
Dallas
Mose
el Rio
Lanky Cave
Medina Country Club
Chicago
Gunnar Nelson
Phoenix Country Club
Dave
del Urich
Randolph Many
Johnny
Randolph
Iup
Allison
Long
Carl
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Ernie Ball
TCC
Northwood
Dodgers and White Sox Stars Rally in Memorial Day Doubleheader
Gil Hodges ends a slump with eight RBIs as the Dodgers split with the Boston Braves 5-4 and 11-2. Minnie Minoso, returning from injury, belts three homers to pace the White Sox to 7-2 and 3-1 wins over the Cleveland Indians. Giants, Cubs, and Pirates also win while Senators and Athletics stumble in a busy baseball day.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago White Sox
Gil Hodges
Dodgers
Minnie Minoso
White Sox
Hodges
Babe Ruth
Boston Braves
Gil
Brooks
New York Giants
Minoso
Chicagoans
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Indians
Eddie Yost
Washington Senators
Senators
Yankees
Bobby Shantz
Bob Hooper
Philadelphia Athletics
Champs
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Bengals
Brownies
Joe Demaestri
Sid Gordon
Carl Erskine
Paul Burris
Burris
Braves
Johnny Schmitz
Sam Jones
Ward Trounces Stranahan In British Amateur Duel
Ward of Tarboro North Carolina defeated Frank Stranahan of Toledo Ohio by 6 and 5 in a 36 hole All America Turson Batly Citizen match at Prestwick Scotland, ending Stranahan's bid for a third British Amateur title.
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Prestwick
Scotland
Young Harvie Ward
Tarboro
N. C
Frank Stranahan
Ward Wins U S Inter Golf Title In Narrow Final
Ward defeats Stranahan 3 and 2 after a tight match in which Stranahan three putted and Ward capitalized with steady driving. The 11th American to win this trophy, Ward built a late run by holding steady on the fairways of the 6531 yard course as the two vie for the title.
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Stranahan
Ward
United States
Jesse Sweetser
Bobby Jones
Grand Islam
Matson Cops Two Firsts At Two Day Track Meet
BERKELEY Calif The finals of a two day meet serve as a pre trial for Olympic team selection and crown all army and Pacific association champions Ollie Matson of the University of San Francisco won both the 100 and 200 meter dashes with times of 10.6 and 21.5 while Big Tom Montgomery set a 56 pound weight throw record at 38 feet 514 inches. Bill Mathis and two army runners also posted strong results along with Ashbaugh winning the hop step and jump.
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Berkeley
Calif
Larmy
Pacific Coast
U. S
Big Tom Montgomery
San Francisco Olympic Club
Ollie Matson
University of San Francisco
Matson
Herb Turner
Alameda High School Flash
Army
Bill Mathis
University of Illinois
Far East Command
Mathis
Second Army
Billy Anderson
Walt Ashbaugh
Anderson
Compton
Ashbaugh
Cornell
NYU Wins IC4A Track Meet In 36 Point Upset
Five years ago NYU captured the IC4A track meet with 36 points while Michigan State finished second with 25 points.
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New York University
Michigan State
Little Mo Rallies To Win Surrey Grass Championship
Maureen Connolly the 17 year old American from San Diego won the Surrey Grass courts final in Surbiton England defeating Mrs Pat Todd of La Jolla 3 6 6 4 after trailing 2 4 in the final set The rain delayed the start and the slippery grass caused several tumbles as Connolly regained her poise to break Todd twice in the second set and win the decider.
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Surbiton
England
Maureen Connolly
San Diego
Calif
Pat Todd
la Jolla
Little Mo
Todd
Maureen
Mrs. Todd
Fight Hits Attendance as TV Shoves Aside Minor League Baseball
In Indianapolis activity drops as television draws fans away from the American Association triple A games. Only 665 witness the Indians versus Toledo after Kid Gavilan’s boxing bout, while three Association games draw 1 152 fans. Wednesday crowds hover near 700 despite Kansas City Blues moving games to matinee.
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Indianapolis
American Association
Kid Gavilan
Friizi Prudent
Canada
Toledo
Indians
Kansas City Blues
Midwest
Kim Faces Chu Chu Jimenez In Hollywood Bout
Welterweight Phil Kim of Honolulu battles Chu Chu Jimenez of Mexico at Legion Stadium in a 10 round or less matchup. A decisive win could set up a money bout with Art Aragon in Los Angeles soon.
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Hollywood
Phil Kim
Honolulu
Legion Stadium
Chu Chu Jimenez
Mexico
Kim
Los Angeles
Art Aragon
Baseball Standings and Tonight's Interleague Matches
National League results show Chicago leading at 7-11, Brooklyn at 5-11, Boston 4-2, and Philadelphia 3-2 among others. American League records include Chicago 7-3 and Cleveland 2-1, with tonight's slate featuring St Louis at Philadelphia Madison and Detroit at Washington Stuart among others.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Madison
Harrist
Yrd
Stuart
Steater
Mae
Chicago Ener
Detroit Ooo
Philadelphia St. Louis
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Jim Dye
Western
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Joe Dobson
Giants
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Joe Garagiola
Pittsburgh Pirates
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