Open Golf Tilts Get Under Way
Pinehurst North Carolina hosts the 48th North and South Open with a $7 tee party as 110 players compete over four rounds at Pinehurst No. 2. Sam Snead is the favorite after winning the Mid Atlantic PGA event, with challengers including Grout Klein Goldbeck and Mayer among others.
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N. C
Big
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Slammer
Portsmouth
Snead
Pinehurst Country Club
Jack Grout
Columbus
Ohio
Harrisburg
Chuck Klein
San Antonio
Tex
Bill Goldbeck
Mt. Kisco
N. Y
Johnny Weitzel
Michael Krak
Cleveland
Fairley Clark
Fort Bragg
Goldbeck
A. B. Mayer
Old Greenwich
Conn
Dick Mayer
Wally Ulrich
Austin
Minn
Aiken
S. C
Bobby Knowles
New England
Ulrich
Knowles
Clayton Haefner
Jim Ferrier
Jimmy Turnesa
Johnny Palmer
Chandler Harper
Bob Hamilton
Vic Ghenzzi
Julius Boros
Dave Douglas
Chick Harbert
Claude Harmon
Frank Stranahan
Sam Arzetta
Dick Chapman
Bill Campbell
Jim McHale
Ted Bishop
Mal Galletta
Ice ship idea originator in World War II era
C W A Geoffrey Pike an English scientist who died February 23 1948 proposed the iceberg ship concept later called Operation Habakkuk to the government Tests after construction at Lake Jasper in the Canadian Rockies were disappointing and the plan was abandoned
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C. W. A. Geoffrey Pike
Lake Jasper
Canadian Rockies
Washington Lee Faces Tech In Homecoming Battle
Washington and Lee hosts Virginia Tech in a key football clash as the Generals seek to retain the Southern Conference title with star quarterback Gil Bocetti back from injury. Virginia aims to halt W L's momentum with early-season nerves and injury lists affecting several rosters.
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Lexington
Washington Lee
Generals
Virginia Tech
Washington and Lee
Tech
Bill Chipley
George Barclay
Barclay
Gil Bocetti
Tennessee
Allen Learned
Virginia
Art Guepe
Winchester All Star Girls defend title in win over Leesburg
Winchester All Star Girls defeated Leesburg 1630 to 158 in a bowling match as Mabel Grim rolled a 365 set and Louise Gill 348 for the visitors. In nearby leagues, O Sullivan Plant led by Paul Cadwallader and Lloyd Cofell edged American Legion 1745 to 1620 with a 595 second game.
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A” League Lions Club
L & M Buses
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Buncutter Tire Co
Elliott Motor Lines
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Home Benis. Life Ins
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O'Sullivan Office
National Fruit
Ind
Lester Keiter
Jess Kiracofe
Julian Buncutter
Paul Caballader
Lloyd Coffelt
Jess Kiracore
O'Sullivan
Joe Allder
Alonzo Whitlock
Everett Holsinger
Lions Club
Jack Jones
Home Beneficial Life Insurance
O’sullivan
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Clem Babb
Kenneth McDonald
Northern Virginia Power Co
Orts
Les Keller
Wallace Dill
John Lee
Elliott
Charles Renner
Sarah
Cage Schedule To Get Started
NEW YORK, Washington and Rochester clash in Rochester tonight opening the 368 game NBA schedule. The Los Angeles Lakers face Baltimore tomorrow night with Baltimore adding Red Rocha Harry Boykoff and Dick Meehen. Mikan returns as star and was named Player of the Year.
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Baltimore Bullets
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Fort Wayne
Lakers
George Mikan
Mikan
Associated Press
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Harry Boykoff
Dick Meehen
Don Rehfeldt
Wis
Co. team defeats National Fruit in three straight, nears first place
Willie Slonaker rolled 134 with six spares as the Co. team trounced National Fruit .Co. three straight, closing to within two games of the league leaders. The performance tightens the race for top honors in the standings.
Hall of Fame All-America team to be chosen at Brown Rutgers game
At New Brunswick before the Brown Rutgers clash a halftime show will feature legendary football figures such as Pudge Heffelfinger Homer Hazel Fritz Pollard Harry Stuhldreher Eddie Mahan George Pfann and Trampy McLaren. These stars will be introduced and their feats recounted as part of a efforts to raise about 4 million dollars for a nearby football hall of fame with funds from the game and other colleges.
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New York
Newack
N. J
Harvard
Pudge Heffelfinger
Homer Hazel
Fritz Pollard
Harry Stuhldreher
Eddie Mahan
George Pfann
Trampy” McLaren
Ken Strona
Football Hall of Fame
Rutgers
New Jersey
SMU Retains No 1 Ranking Amid AP Poll Shuffle
The unbeaten Southern Methodist University holds the top spot in the fifth AP poll with 2,574 points and 153 first place votes. Army, California, Illinois and Ohio State follow as Ohio State makes the biggest move to fourth while Kentucky and California drop. The top ten faces a busy weekend with SMU facing Texas and other key matchups shaping the race.
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Miami
Princeton
Illinois
Associated Press
Mustangs
Army
Columbia
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Kentucky
California
Buckeyes
Michigan
Cornell
Big Red
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Wildcats
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Hurricanes
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SMU
Texas
Penn
Washington
Southern Methodist
Rine Army
I.llinois
All-Time Stars Inscribed for Record Feats
A proposal calls for a dedicated place to inscribe the names of legendary players and prescribe the true records of their greatest feats, recognizing enduring achievements beyond current standings.
Tidal waves and their misleading name explained
The text notes tidal waves are not caused by tides and that destructive sea waves stem from undersea earthquakes or severe storms. It adds a factoid that about 3,500 coffee berries are needed to produce one pound of roasted coffee.
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