Pair Top Card Of Monday Fight Show
A featured 10 bout card at the Sports Arena pits Texas Golden Gloves champ Pete Perez against former Kentucky holder Leslie Burton in a 135-pound welterweight clash Monday night. The evening includes Air Force and local clubs in 160, 132, 147, 150 and 145 pound bouts with three two minute rounds each. Tickets go on sale at Maxor Drug and Fisk M&P Building ranging from general admission to ring side.
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Texas
Pete Perez
Burton
Kentucky
Howard Lee
Amarillo
St. Clair Carter
Hayward Bryant
AAFB
William Renne
Bill James
Borden's
Kenneth McDaniels
Lamar Amy
John E. James
Eugene Robinson
Roosevelt Davis
Rowland Fabian
Isaac Lee
Carroll Stafford
Borden’s
Ralph Gonzales
Plainview Boxing Club
Charles Bennett
William James
Merle Johnson
Vic Castro
Dean Webb
Carl Hopf
Ladell Pugh
Maxor Drug
Fisk M&p
Probable Pitchers Listed For National League Games
The Associated Press lists weekend probable pitchers for NL games including Boston at Pittsburgh with Surkent and Jester against Main and Hogue or Fisher. New York at Cincinnati with Jansen and Kennedy against Perkowski and Hiller. Philadelphia at Chicago with Drews and Fox against Hacker and Rush. Brooklyn at St. Louis with Roe against Presko.
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Associated Press
National League
Boston
Pittsburgh
Surkent
Jester
Main
Hogue
Fisher
New York
Cincinnati
Jansen
Kennedy
Perkowski
Hiller
Philadelphia
Chicago
Drews
Fox
Hacker
Rush
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Roe
Presko
Cleveland
Washington
Garcia
Gromek
Marrero
Gumpert
Grissom
Kretlow
Antz
Hooper
Detroit
Houtteman
Newhouser
Raschi
Morgan
Garver
Bearden
Trout
McDermott
Wilson Sparks Sox To 5 4 Victory
Rookie Archie Wilson pinch hit the winning run and made a game saving catch to spark the Boston Red Sox past the Detroit Tigers 5 to 4 before 11 394 at Ben Belerenway Park. Wilson scored the deciding run in the eighth and snared Fred Hatfield’s routine single to end the Detroit threat in the ninth. Clyde Vollmer powered Boston with a three run homer in the second inning as Sid Hudson earned his seventh win. Detroit starter Bill Wight took the loss, his fourth in eight starts.
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Bill Gill
Boston
Archie Wilson
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Woo Ben Be
Renway Park
Wilson
Sammy White
Senator Castoff
Detroit
Fred Hatfield
Clyde Vollmer
Vollmer
Bill Wight
Sid Hudson
Dick Garnett
Texas
Hudson
al Benton
Wight
Dallas' Best Pitchers Hoskins Erickson Lead Texas League
Dallas pitchers Hoskins and Erickson share 27 of 54 Dallas wins as Jose Santiago adds seven wins. Hoskins 13-5 with 1.97 ERA, Erickson 14-7 at 2.73 ERA, Santiago 7-1 at 3.22. Fort Worth’s Elroy Face tops strikeouts with 90. Landrum 84, Gray 78.
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Dave Hoskins
Harold J. Erickson
Dallas
Jose Santiago
Hoskins
Erickson
Santiago
Joe Budny
Shreveport
Tom Reis
Tulsa
Mike Clark
Houston
Elroy Face
Fort Worth
Joe Landrum Jr
John Gray
Beaumont
Landrum
al Papai
Texans Sweep Skeet Meet at World Championship
July 12 and the World Skeet championship saw Texans take the top three spots led by Clarence Edwinson who hit 150 of 150. Cecil C. Jones finished second with 149 and Charles Michaelis was third with 148.
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Oslo
Clarence Edwinson
Cecil C. Jones
Charles Michaelis
Senators Nip Chisox 2-1 in Washington comeback win
Washington Senators beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 as two defensive miscues by Sam Dente help set up runs in the fifth. Chuck Stobbs pitched well despite trouble in the first and allows seven hits while Moreno earns the win with six and two thirds innings.
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Washington
Washington Senators
Chuck Stubbs
Sam Dente
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Dente
Julio Moreno
Eddie Yost
Jim Busby
Moreno
Jackie Jensen
Yost
Eddie Robinson
Sam Mele
Bud Sheely
Tom Wright
Ray Coleman
Lefty Stobbs
Jensen
Ken Wood
Vernon
Chicago
Washington & Abhon
Robnson
Stewart If
Runnels
Melerf
OiSnyder
Sheely E
Keller
A Brown
Lollar
Stobbs
Wright
Dorish
Sheely
Rodriguez
Brb
Stobba
So—Stobba
HO Stobbs
U—Robb
Grieve
Passarella
Houschick
Paris Slugger Tops Big State League Leaders
Bob Frierson of Paris led Big State League batting with a .392 average in 339 at bats, followed by Robert Vaneman of Wichita Falls at .389 and Jim Kirby of Paris at .374 in 155 trips. Temple led fielding at .970, with Paris second at .293 team batting. Joe Waters of Paris went 14-2 as a pitcher, while Gale Pringle of Tyler was 11-3 and Jack Bumgarner of Texarkana 9-2.
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United Preas
Bob Frierson
Paris
Robert Vaneman
Wichita Falls
Jim Kirby
Temple
Texarkana
Tyler
Joe Waters
Gale Pringle
Jack Bumgarner
Groom Seeks Football Opponent for November 21
The Groom Tigers seek a Class A or RB opponent for November 21. Any school wishing to play on that date should contact Coach Fred Reynolds. Judson Williams has been hired as assistant mentor.
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Groom
Groom Tigers
Fred Reynolds
Judson Williams
Southwestern Golf Meet Draws Youth and Veterans in Hobbs
The first Southwestern Junior Invitational tees off Tuesday at Hobbs Country Club with qualifying rounds for the USGA National Junior Tournament in New Haven. Rex Baxter Jr and John Farquhar of Amarillo are entered.
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Hobbs Country Club
United States Golf Association
New Haven
Conn
Rex Baxter, Jr
John Farquhar
Amarillo
Amarillo Country Club
Lafayette Franks
United Cerebral Palsy Fund
Moore County
Lafayette
H. B. Bishop
Moore County Golf Association
Wayne Fergus
Don Morton
Ira Lee
Montie Townsend
Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Amarillo Women's Municipal Golfers Association
Sunset Course
Plainview Country Club
Amarillo City
Lubbock Country Club
Amarillo Country Club Father and Son
Panhandle Womens Golf Association
Rome
Major Leaders The Ancient Graders and Romans Played Football
The article notes that ancient Greek and Roman societies engaged in a form of football, highlighting early athletic practices among leaders of those civilizations.
Seek Challenger for Wrestling Crown
Elimination matches decide who faces Danny McShain for the junior heavyweight title. Cowboys boy Carlson battles the Masked Marvel and Tony Morelli meets Dory Funk with the winners meeting next week to earn a shot at McShain at the Sports Arena. Tickets via 2-7721 or 2-1392 and Henry Blackburn's Sporting Goods. Event starts 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Sports Arena
Cowsboy Carlson
Marvel
Tony Morelli
Dory Funk
Danny McShain
Cowboy Carlson
Morelli
Funk
Southwestern States
Tony Here
En McShain
Dory
Hollywood Pro
Champ
McShain
Henry Blackburn
Sporting Goods
Polk
Baseball leaders shine in Longhorn League action
Artesia star Joe Bauman leads in hitting with a 403 average and powers the league in total bases home runs and runs batted in through July 6. Ortega of Odessa dominates the pitching column with 19 games 13 complete 146 innings and a 14 3 record.
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United Preas Artesia
Joe Bauman
Odessa
Ortega
Bauman
Eastham
O'Keefe
Midland
Nicholls
M. Rodriguez
Artesia
Jacome
Guerra
Big Spring
Roswell
Follis Weds Lois Charlton in St Louis Cardinial Era Note
Jim Bottomley drove in a dozen runs in a 1924 game for the St. Louis Cardinals. Follis, a Sox infielder, married Lois Charlton in a notable 1920s baseball-era event.
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Jim Bottomley
St. Louis Cardinals
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