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Adolph W. Samborski, director of Intramural Athletics, ordered the first-round bouts put off until today because "an exceptionally large number of men in the 155 and 191 pound classes." These are the largest tournaments ever, he said...
...stiffness about the hips and a shorter backswing, he looked like the old Hogan. He was one under par for the first nine holes. When his strength began to ebb on the 13th, he leaned against a tree to pull himself together. On the 15th, he glared momentarily at what sounded like another movie camera. When he discovered it was only a lawn mower, he calmly lined up a 30-foot putt and sank it. His first-round score was 73, only five strokes off the pace...
...bosses to withhold membership payments from C.I.O. headquarters if Murray rejected the obviously unacceptable demands. As an added fillip, it approved a resolution indirectly accusing Murray's steelworkers of selling out labor by accepting the recommendations of President Truman's steel fact-finding board and abandoning first-round wage demands...
...amateur golfers s"et out to decide who would be U.S. champion for 1949, the tournament came to a water-logged stop. Rain beat down on Rochester's Oak Hill course. When play was resumed, it was too dark for Ted Bishop, the 1946 champion, to complete his first-round match-and he bowed early next morning to a Denver schoolteacher named John Kraft...
Lowell and the Dormitory Team defaulted in their first-round matches, and Adams and Kirkland will clash Monday to complete the semi-final round. The winner of this game will face Dudley in the finals either Tuesday or Wednesday...