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o Teenage Golf Star Wins Amateur Title By JAMES C. ANDERSON United Press Sports Writer Sacramento, Calif. TP) Jo anne Gunderson, a husky, 18 year old from Seattle, Wash., won the 57th National Women's amateur golf; championship to day with a convincing 8 and 6 victory over Mrs. Ann Casey Johnstone of Mason City, Iowa. Neither player could equal women's par of 74 on the 6,-368-hole Del Paso country club match during the championship finals. But Miss Gunderson, a five-foot seven, 140-pound slug ger who belts the ball like a man was just too strong for the 34-year-old matron from Mason City, particularly from tee to the green. She jumped into a lead on the very first hole of their sched uled 36-hole match by sinking a 20-footer for a birdie and she never was behind in the entire match. For the morning 18 holes, Miss Gunerson medaled 77 to SPORTS a tired 82 turned In by Mrs. Johnstone. In the 12 holes that it took Joanne to close out the match in the afternoon, she was one over par while Mrs. John stone was five over. Miss Gunderson, a freckle faced, red-blonde youngster who hits those tee shots out there 225-250 yards, won the covet ed National title on her second try. Going Into 'day's round, Mrs. Johnstone was seven under par. But she lost the touch against the long - hitting champion, splashing into the rough off the tees, spraying approaches in sand traps and putting badly. Aussies Pose Problems to U.S. Netters Chestnut Hil Mas. Iff) Au stralians Ashley Cooper and Neale Fraser dealt American hopes of recapturing the Davis Cup a severe setback today as they defeated the leading U.S. team of Vic Seixas and Ham Richardson, 6-3. 7-9, 10-8. 7-5, In a thrilling semi-final match of the National Doubles cham pionship. The second-seeded Aussies thereby qualified for the per ennial American-Australian fi nal tomorrow against top-seeded Gardner Mulloy and Budge Pat ty. They 'won their semi-final test today against fourth-seeded Australians Roy Emerson and Bom Mark, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2, before 4,500 fans at the Longwood Cricket club. Wimbledon champion Althea Gibson and Darlene Hard also made the finals of the week long tournament by whipping unseeded Jeanne Arth of New ark, NJ., and Pat Naud of San Mateo, Calif.; 6-3, 6-4. North Dakota Split Into Three Time Zones Bismarck, N. D. Iff) North Dakota found itself split into three time zones for the first time this year when part of the nation shifted to daylight saving time. The southwestern quarter of the state follows mountain time throughout the year, and until recently, the rest of the state stayed on central standard time. But this spring Minnesota passed a law placing that entire state on daylight saving time. North Dakota cities along the Minnesota state line decided to go along with their Minnesota neighbors and also put their clocks ahead one hour. Thus, until October, North Da kota will operate on central day light saving time in the east, central standard time in the cen tral and northwest portions and mountain standard time in the southwest. Sacramento, Calif. Iff) Jo anne Gunderson, Seattle, Wash., and Ann Casey Johnstone, Mason City, Iowa, recorded Friday vic tories to gain the Saturday fi nals of the 57th National Wom en's Amateur golf tournament. Joanne, a strappling 18-year-old with a powerful swing usual ly seen in a strong male player, won from Anne Richardson, Co lumbus, Ohio, 3 and 1 in her semi-final. Mrs. Johnstone, 34, mother of a five-year-old daugh ter, breezed by Carole Jo Kab ler, Sutherlin, Ore., 7 and 6. Casey turned a polished three-under-par performance on the Del Paso Country club course to walk away from the 19-year-old threat from Oregon. Miss Gunderson displayed even-par golf. Orioles Recall Mountie, To Play Against Sox Kansas City Iff) The Balti more Orioles today recalled left handed outfielder Lenny Green from their Vancouver farm af filiate and said he would report in time to play in Sunday's doubleheader With the Chicago White Sox. Green, 24, was hit ting .309 for Vancouver in the Pacific Coast league. f Sunday, August 25, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THIRTEEN COUNTED OUT Olympic boxing champ Pete Rade macher sprawls on canvas as referee Tommy Loughran counts him out in sixth round of title fight with world heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson (background) in Seattle. Although he was able to get to his knees, Rade macher couldn't beat the ten count, and Patterson re tained his title. Flanagan Stops Jones Kodak Employees Show Increase in Savings Rochester, N. Y. Iff) East man Kodak company employees saved $4.5 million more last year than they did in 1955, according to the 1956 annual report of the Eastman Savings and Loan asso ciation. James K. Killip, executive vice-president of the association which is linked to the firm, re ported that savings in the insti tution rose to a record $36, 900,000 up 13.9 per cent over 1955. Killip revealed that the asso ciation's assets reached $42 mil lion, making it fourth in amount of assets among the 159 savings and loan associations chartered by New York State. Boston English High School founded in 1821, is the oldest high school in the United States. Browns Rap Steelers In Pre-Season Game Akron, Ohio Iffl The Cleve land Browns took advantage of a weak Pittsburgh Steeler line tonight to win a 28-13 exhibition' professional football victory watched by 28,000 fans 'here. Cleveland iced the game in the third quarter with two spectac ular scoring drives. Cleveland Indians Buy Los Angeles Hurler Cleveland, Ohio (1PI The Cleveland Indians Saturday an nounced the purchase of right hander Vito Valentinetti from Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast league to bolster the pitching staff, weakened by many in juries this season. Valentinetti was expected to join the Tribe in time for tomorrow's double header against the Washington Senators here. Massive Sierra Blanca peak, which rises 12,003 feet in the mountains of southern New Mexico, marks the southernmost point of glaciation on the North American continent. Although the glacial ca never moved as far as Sierra Blanca, the moun tain developed an independent glacier, signs of which are still evident. St. Paul, Minn. Iff) Del Flanagan pounded out a unani mous 10-round decision .over Ralph (Tiger) Jones Saturday to jump back into top contention for a welterweight title fight with champion Carmen Basilio. Jones, who fought on even terms with . Flanagan through the early rounds, wearied and faded in the last three rounds as Flanagan finished in solid com mand. Flanagan opened up a small cut over Jones' right eye in the eighth round, and jabbed relent lessly to victory. Referee Johnny Stanton scor ed the fight 98-91 in favor of Flanagan while Judge Jim Per rault had it 99-92 and Judge John Deogtis scored it 99-90 for Flanagan.. "In the spring, a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" was written by Alfred Lord Tennyson. It was part of "Locksley Hall," a poem about an unhappy man's reflections on love. Portland Fight For Ed Machen Portland Iff) Promoter Tom my Moyer said Friday that Ed die Machen, number one chal lenger for the heavyweight title, would fight here Sept. 12. He said Machen's opponent would be Eduardo Romero, who recently dropped a decision to Pat McMurtry of Tacoma. 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