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Nashville Banner from Nashville, Tennessee • 30

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Nashville Banneri
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Nashville, Tennessee
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i 1 Cert- PACB 30r-THE NASHVILLE BANNER THURSDAY JULY I 1948 Ars you bun tin sr acreage suit the Want Ads I HOGAN IS NO 1 CHOICE IN MOTOR CITY OPEN AUTO GLASS Installed Wiilt Ysa Tennessee Glass Co Chunk St and intend Am Dodgers Continue Raiding Their Farm Clubs In Effort To Halt Losing Streak Top-Rated Field Tees Off Today Furgol Wins Best-Ball Goinsto the Ball Game? By RALPH RODEN averages ahow that Campanella Brooklyn July l-CP-The floun- batting at a -325 clip for St 'Paul and had clubbed 13 rounddering Brooklyn Dodger hav trippert I yw ghuba decided con plucked two more players out oil gbubat a 23-year-old 180-pound centrate on meeting the ball and their far flung farm system In an lefthanded hitter has been burning forego attempting to put one out attempt to pump some blood into up the Southern Association In 74 of the lot every time up The pol-j games Shuba whacked out 109 hits I icy has payed off batted in 59 runs slugged seven The additions of Campanella and homers and owned a 389 batting shuba Increase to four the number! their sputtering machine Dodger Manager Leo Durocher announced following the Brooks A well rounded sports program will feature the-July 4 week end Bella Meade Club A 36-hola medal play handicap tournament is on tbe schedule Rounds may be played any time during the week end On July 5 a dog fight is slated as well as hole-in-one tournament approaching and putting contest for men and women and driving contest for both Tennis pro Bill Lufler has scheduled a mixed senior doubles round robin for Sunday July 4 Boys and girls under 15 will compete in a tournament Sunday and Monday Four age groups 8 9 and 10 will be divided into two teams and points will be figured on the par quota In the afternoon driving approaching and putting for men and women wall be conducted The cad dy driving contest is slated for oclock Swimming and diving will be conducted at the Richland pool during the afternoon hours Club champions men and womens will be decided over the week end at Woodmont Special events also will be conducted by Pro Pete mark Until tha current eeaion Shuba wn known as "homer or nothing batter He wst the talk of tha International League in 1946 when he belted seven homers in Montreal's first eight games but of players the Dodgers have brought up from then farm clubs less than two weeks The Dodgers raided their Montreal club of pitchers Hank Behrman and Paul Minner during the week of June 20 II 1 and 13j 14 and 15 and 16 SQdiQjggo participate in the free The Woodmont pool also twII be etyle swimming races and diving the scene of various aquatic events By FRANK KENESSON Detroit July 1 CP) The biggest little man in golf today methodical Ben Hogan of Hershey Pa who wear both the National Open and PGA crowns led a field of 120 of the nation's top-ranking lmksmen into the opening round of the first Motor City Open championship today at Meadowbrook country club Hogan top money man of the summer tour loomed squarely as the man to beat as 92 pros and 28 low handicap amateurs set out enblum plays winner of Eddie Mel-jon the initial 18-hole round of the meker-Dave Morse match Third 72-hole stroke play scramble over flight Carl Kleeman meets Dave jeadowbrooks htily 6616-yard par Monday morning at 10 oclock Therell also ba handicap racing for Ijoys and girls under 8 years of age The annual Red and Blue battle will feature the golf at Richland Morton Lebeck meets Harold Wein-Monday July 5 The membership bcrfer ln one semifinal Mose Ros- 25 Tacks Take along a pocketful of ftlELDAS hr extra pleasure! The mild taste and delightful aroma of Melba cigars adds lo the enjoyment of every game You can tell from the first puff that Melbas contain a generous amount of choice HAVANA blended with other fine tobaccos Buy a few today! You'll enjoy them Nolo tho long ash fourth straight loss yesterday that Negro Catcher Roy Campanella and Outfielder George (Shotgun) Shuba are on their w-ay to Brooklyn Campanella was recalled from St Paul of the American Association and Shuba was purchased from tho Dodgers Mobile Southern Association club At the same time Durocher said that 20-year-old Preston Ward rookie first sacker had been sent to Mobile on option subject to 24-hour recall A atocky receiver Campanella will be the Dodgers No 2 catcher understudying Bruce Edwards Gil Hodges who has shouldered the brunt of the Dodger catching chores has been shifted to first base in order to utilize to the-utmost his and Edwards' power at the plate Campanella also hits a long ball He broke Into organized ball with Naahua of the New England League 1946 and batted 290 while hitting 13 home runs Last year he was with Montreal and again hit 13 homers while batting 273 Ju3t before the start of the current season the Dodgers transferred Campanella from Montreal to their own roster On May 17 the Dodgers shipped Campanella to St Paul Campanella began banging the -JOllM ing SL Paul He clouted eight homers ln seven games Latest RIDE SMOOTHER ON US ROYAL Ail Ridel TOTAL LADES 35-36-71 layout At stake in the four-day test 18 holes each day ii $15000 in prizes $2600 to the winner but the most coveted prize of the tournament already is firmly in the hands of slender Marty Furgol 30-year-old North Hollywood Calif pro playing out of Albuquerque Furgol teamed with Patterson Detroit amateur yesterday to win a best-ball pro-amateur feature with an eight under par 33-30-63 He pocketed the keys to a bright yellow (Lincoln) convertible priced at $3600 The prize was put up by the Detroit Automobile Dealers Association whose members constituted To Introduce Sesectedo DOUBLE EDGE BLADES "Sealected" and guaranteed for i 2 tor festUteT om tyjfy limited effort up today! 121721 Broadway 5-6627 i NOW'WITH' Harrison in semifinal Milton Lockenbach engages Fein-berg Women Mrs Bernard Werthan meets winner of Elaine Morris-match Second Mrs Steiner plays winner of Mrs A Love-man-Mrs Joe Morsp Jr match Harold Eller Old Hickory pro plans a mixed two-ball foursome for Sunday afternoon The following day a hole-ln-one event flag tournament and qualifying for the club championship will take up most of the day Welch Shadow Battle Tuesday A return battle forthe woHdg juhioF'-fieSxTW eight between Herb Welch and Rat OBrien the former Gieen Shadow will headline Promoter Nick Gulas wrestling program next Tuesday night at the Hippodrome It will be the final settlement of a bitter feud and it will clear up once and for all the controversy over the junior heavyweight crown When Welch unmasked the Shadow here recently the Shadow won the decision by pinning Welch after the champion had ripped the mask off his face Welch contended that the match was over when he lifted the match and the championship was held up by the Tennessee Athletic Commission Now the commission has ordered the return match and their battle Tuesday night will settle all the differences between them The other match on Tuesday night's card will be a tag team SEWELL iGempiziy Sandlot Baseball WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS Jttwlaf Vela 7 Kens I Roland Potter Co Nashville Distributor play ith 48 of the top pros Furgol carded- a six-under-par 33-32-65 with his own ball to lead his combination to a one-stroke edge over A1 Smith 32-year-old Winston-Salem pro and amateur Don Dawson who had 32-32-64 Smith had an individual 67 Four other pairs tied for third with 65s They were led by Pros Sam Byrd of Detroit George Schoux of Mamaroneck George Sohneiter of Ogden Utah and ONeil (Buck) White of Battle Creek Mich Hogan playing with Jack Stiles as his amateur partner was among three teams with a beet ball of 66 The Open champ's pereonal 68 didnt hurt Ben's rating ae top man going into the tournament proper Ranked alongside Hogan among the favoiitce at this stop on the summer tournament swing were battle between Mike Chacoma andlJunmy Demarct of Ojai CaUf Rowdy Red Roberts 1 I former Detroit pro who hooked up crowned Southern champions end with Ben in a partnership that Tex Riley and Del Wavne a 200- ran away from the field at last pound newcomer from Detroit who Weeks Inverness Invitational event comes highly recommended at Toledo sturdy Jim Turnesa of Tickets for Tuesday nights' the famous Elmsford golf-matches are on sale at 517 Church ing family serious Bobby Locke of Johannesburg South Africa home pro Melvin (Chick) Herbert And hard-hitting Stewart (Skip) Alexander of I-exington hnpiter and Dr Cary Mtddle-coff of Memphis puked up a late following after firing five-under par practice rounds of 66 Street Earl Shannon of the Providence Steamrollers of the Baskefbail Association of America set what is believed to be a record when he dunked a 61-foot field goal against St Louis at Providence Discover Sterling's True Pilsner Flavor of-' Compare Beers 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Handicap at Arlington park Chlr ago ISi-yuarterbrk Tom Farris released by Chicago Bears Monday snapped up by Chicago Rockets of rival AAC iU tr? ahead Ml Tool TROPICAL WORSTED SUITS Choic oj our entire Block of tropicali $3950 Valuta OT s3375 Ifeeo cxl in tbeie sli-woot fmpca's fat tha full leaven's wejr usual nd-of-seevon pccet feel th fsbre between your finger 'p coet on tee how cool it fee't Choose from toid ten blue or broum herl ne ttr-pet or p'eult -a I colori Regular Longs itsortt StOuH Clnrnnati (UN a a Bill Mayor Pitrhar Kirby Higbe Trainer Dr Charles Jorgonaon fined total of $li)0 in 11 1 tabu rgh-Cinnln-natl rhubarb last Tuesday night Mobile lb Naahvillaa Kor mit Stengel New Orleans Mil ton Walkor roach Alabama Slat junior doubles finals but Stongol least 4 2 4-4 to Alan Wicker sham in singles semis Prlncaton Ju in Unbeaten Washington crow remain favorite in Olympia rowing try euts Six of olovon crows break 1916 mark In reaching semis Palo Alto Calif LTN Southerners llarvlo Werd (North Carolina) Je Moore (LSli Wendell Barnes iLSI'1 Jim McNair (Duke) Urtrher Wad Jr Ihike) and Art Hall Jr (Duke! reach round of 32 in NCAA Golf tournament Fort Worth Hack On Top in Texas Tula Okie July 1 (A' Fort Worth took 9-2 win over the Tul-a thirra hero tonight and regained the lead in Trzaa Lengye stand Ingt Tbs Cats ataged a four-run flurry In the sixth inning capped hv Wait Tialaa three-run homer off Klithandrr Jun Avrra lb mrr Mstney 1 ort Worth outfielder added another round-tripper In tba ninth with one mate aboard It came off Dave Sheehan who bad relieved Avrra Jibn Ieine Oiler serond-earker was i ted from the gams in tbe fifth fur protratlng too strenuously on a bail and strike decision He was replaced by Manager A1 Compare Sterling with njr other premium quality beer They look alike But there really a big difference Herea why: Sterling is a Pilsner beer made the true Pilsner way It brewed from grains and costly beef grains alono then it leisurely aged to bring out the full mellow all-graio flavor No wonder millions prefer Sterling to sny other beer Give this Premium Quality Pilsner a real trial Then see if you retlly enjoy a heavy beer The next time you buy beer ask for Sterling and enjoy the old-fashioned flavor of Americas Choicest Pilsner Sterling Brewers Inc Evansville Ind Other Cool Summer Suits HA'PfL Pram HASPCL See rturVeH and Cordt 20 50 MIRROR TEST Rev cn Trop ca' 1150 Cord 50 Men's Drees Ifclrtt wbr end fxy bceedr 'em Care Cd Wn(i fuMec end Truvai Va'uee from $1 XI fo ex 4th ef July Special $295 Paiemst -ttr pad and P' an hroerWoth ret A and 4th ef uly Spatial $2 95 MENS and BOYS SWIM TRUNKS HUDSON SERVICE fr llssdew MY Vf Mfl4lift tt Mf fttMf THORNTON MOTOR CO HUDSON BAITS AND SE1VICI 204-219 Weedlead pk 4-ISTI PSBMUA1 QUliny PISNER -Out fha H'lfc District' I A.

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