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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, February 24, 1959

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 24, 1959 the stars and Stopes Page if kills closing 67 ins Texas open As Johnston folds san Antonio a ves Ellis slogged through the mud to a four under Par 67 and grabbed first Money in the s2c .000 Texas open by two strokes sunday. A double bogey on the last Hole Cost defend ing Champion Bill Johnston. Provo. Utah the Crown. Ellis a stoop shouldered san Antonio native who re Sisters from Alde Cress n.j., forged from two strokes behind on the last round finishing with a 72-Hole total of 276. Tom nieporte. Bronxville. ., i Al r l finished with a two under 69 to j Vii act 1 13ccs be Johnston for second place each with 27s. Drive into Creek Johnston playing just ahead of Ellis and tied for the Lead starting the 18th Hole drove into a Creek. Took a penalty and wound up with a disastrous five. Ellis in his second year on the professional tour collected 1st in Jamaica Golf tourney Kingston. Jamaica upped Porky Oliver. Denver won the Jamaica open Golf tournament was in the Canadian open last summer. Johnston and Nieport each won $1,650. In the final round for a 72-Hole total of 277. Oliver admitting i putted Likely. 1 Vul Lex Alf. Tommy Jacobs Whittier. Calif. Cra2t-" turned in 34s on both nines the Leader at 54 holes took a 73 i during his last Roi and to walk offend fell to a 280 finish. W t.1 a four stroke Victory and the Field of 75 started sunday s1--0 last round with Jacobs 207 setting j Bob Watson. Ardsley on Hudson the Pace. Johnston was second at -t., who shared the Lead with 206 while Ellis nieporte. Mike Oliver at the end of the third Souchak Grossinger. ., and Al i round had to Settle for a 72 and an balding. Markham. Ont. Were tied i aggregate of 2sl Watson blew his i at 209. I chances when he took a seven Muddy course air suspension ride Golden Glover Leroy Roberts appears to be floating in midair As he Heads for the Canvas after being hit by a right hand Haymaker thrown by Charlie demons to their welterweight scrap demons went on to earn the decision in the Boot at  photo Souchak shot 72 for 2s1 and $1.000 while balding wound up with 73 for 2s2 and ss75. Rain that had made the 6.430 Yard Brackenridge Park course a three Over Par on the 12th Hole. Ernie Vossler Midland. Tex finished third with a 2s5, while pre tournament favorite Pete Coop or Lakeland. Fla. And Johnny Pott Shreveport in tied for Webb favored to beat Boyd by associated press middleweight again steal the show in boxing this week. The 160 Pounders Are featured in the wednesday and Friday night Tele vision fights. Spider Webb and Bobby Boyd clash in a return 10 Rounder at the Chicago stadium wednesday night. Webb knocked out Boyd in the sixth round when they Mot for the first time in the same Arena March 17, 1954. Boyd has won his last three fights but Webb is favored. Armstrong unbeaten Gene Ace Armstrong Winner of All 16 of his pro fights and now ranked fifth among the Middle weight contenders risks his per i act record against brawling Italo Scortichini the italian Champion at new York s Madison Square Garden Friday night. Scortichini who has campaigned in the . Before has a 41-22-7 record. Jose Torres new York another undefeated middleweight goes after his 10th straight Victory at new Vork s Sunnyside Arena. Thursday night. He meets Eddie Wright Philadelphia. Heavyweight contender Willie Pastrano Miami Beach Fla., eager to make up for a controversial de feat in his last Start in England meets welshman Joe Erskine in the top 10-Rounder at London s Empire Pool stadium tuesday night. Willie was stopped on Eye cuts in the fifth round last september by Brian London. Pastrano had won four consecutive England. Fights previously in another big Kuju Columbus Ohio up Joh Galbreath a Columbus sportsman and business Man who owns the Pittsburgh pirates has two invest ments called big  one is former Cincinnati slugger Ted Kluszewski now with the bucs. The other is big Klu a 2-year-old on  breath s Darby Dan horse farm. Betsy Rawls cards 285 for Lake Worth title quagmire in places for three Days i fourth place with 2s7s. Ceased sunday morning. The final the winners round was played under somber i e l a on o skies but the still Muddy course b. To. A-.,. Lake Worth Fla. A Betsy Rawls Spartanburg s.c., gained her first tournament Vic tory of the year with a one stroke Triumph sunday Over Louise Suggs. Sea. Island ga., in the 72-Hole Lake Worth women s open. Miss Rawls finished five Over Par at 285 for first prize of $1.247. She had a final round of 37-37 74 Over the 5,654-Yard, Par-70 Lake Worth Golf club course. Miss Suggs was out in 39 and Back in 36 for a 75 and 286 total. She collected s961. It was nip and tuck until the 17th Hole. On no. 14, miss Suggs Sank a 35-foot Uphill putt for a Bird and got All Square on no. 15 when miss Rawls three putted from 15 feet for a bogey. The winners Ellis Bill si.09 m.j., Popw huh. $-7-7f put a map a s  itt5-m-tlt3 17 l�., t4to-4.i j j7 273  23s jii.i5j a missed three foot putt by miss Suggs on no. 17 resulted in the final outcome. Patty Berg. St. Andrews. 111., shot a 73 to finish third at 291 and 1 Barbara r o m a c Sacramento. Calif., made her Best showing by dirt.  a. Ott. 79.Ti-ss.7 since turning pro with a 72 and c8s hair. Pita. A. 73.7. 20 Sam Khilji Calif. 75-72-i Fejt . Cjtlif., 7i-7i-45-73 r.  7 -�-7l.72 . 71 t7-7� Kel t a Tifi to 13 295 total for fourth. U it Tow. 31the winners by a Rivtis. A i utter. . 7 4. 74 2s5 csi.2r Uriu so. So Licud. 61., t-3 j  a. Is it arise Calif. 74.Ti.ft-r? 2ss Patt St i. 7l-"-73 a Jin to atm. Len Rfael . -�5 in Birts kijt.,. Lit. . N-�5 $5wi Ti-72.Ti Siekie Pat. Oily City. Cilil., 77-7i.t4-7 25 u3i birr 2 mid -t4.r3-74 Ruid. W a. 7s-7, a to. T pm c a  at Frt to to i to slf2 Jin is rat , n.y., 71 77 to. 72 21 s?2j  in i i.  to. H.j., 73-79-7. 72 2w b Olmedo Southern California senior and the spark behind the . Davis cup Victory in Australia eliminated big Barry Mackay Day ton. Ohio a fellow Davis cupper. 6-2, 8-6, 6-4. The Victory of the  As Olmedo is known because of his inca ancestry was no Surprise. He had whipped Mackay in their last three  monday s final Savitt was  his third National indoor Crown. He went All the Way on the boards in 1352 As Well As last Vear. This was Olmedo s dust indoor Effort. Considering his youth and comparative in experience. Buchholz gave Savitt a fairly Good tussle but he was handicapped by a jittery temperament this Cost him a Good Many important Points As Savitt hammered him into submission with a mighty barrage of steam ing ground strokes and net smashes. The sellout throng thought Buchholz might upset the Veteran when he followed Savitt s service break with a break of his own Early in the first set however Savitt cracked the kids delivery again in the seventh game to 5sin the necessary Edge there were three More Breaks in the second set two for Savitt and the Champ came up with three against one in the third. Buchholz. No. 9 in the National ratings practically was blown off the court in the final stages. Turning Point in the Olmedo Mackay match Arne in the second set Mackay held two Iet Points in the 10th game had he captured Ane of these he might have been inspired to further efforts. But he hit out twice to make it 5-5. Then in the 13th game he double faulted twice to give Olmedo a break that meant the set for a Orst timer on Wood. Olmedo was astonishing. His Catlike Speed enabled him to make Many amazing recoveries Mackay Nad the big service but he could t control it consistently Olmedo had just about every thing including some great forehand place ments  
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