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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1950
Page
8
The June 8 Red Sox 29 Browns 4 game spurred debate over pitching aids in baseball. Proposals include reinstating the spitball, praised by Branch Rickey as easy on pitchers and effective, with critics noting high scores and waning interest.
Lamesa's defense shuts down Amarillo as the Lobos topple the Gold Sox 12-6 in the series opener. Cardinale and Byron homer for Amarillo while Lamesa turns four double plays and avoids homers, with Ed Arthur tossing for the Lobos. The teams meet again tonight at Gold Sox Field.
Lamesa tops the West Texas New Mexico League with a 26 6 record and Amarillo sits at 29 33 in the standings amid a busy schedule. Regional results list Clovis Pampa Lub bock and Borger games with multiple matchups across Texas and Oklahoma cities.
Borger will send Tommy Hale Paul Kaplan Jack Kaplan and John Farquhar to the state Jaycee golf meet in Houston after a 36 hole medal play event at Huber Country Club. Hale 78 72 Farquhar 78 83 15?4 Farquhar beat Salyer 78 to 83 for the fourth spot. Hale 16 Farquhar 14. Squad to Houston Saturday morning led by Maurice Seliger.
A Vienna ARI dispatch reports Hungary's imprisoned Catholic primate Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty is being moved continuously from cell to cell in three prisons as a security measure.
Abilene bats harnessed by Walt Sessi who slammed two homers and three RBIs to lift the Blue Sox past Borger 7-5. Vega left with a cold shoulder after a scoreless first, Lorena pitched final frames for the win as Abilene broke a 5-5 tie in the eighth.
The Dukes of Wellington announced the signing of left handed pitcher Pete Gooden from Chickasha Oklahoma to bolster their Red River Valley League mound corps. He started at Jacksonville and won his first two starts before suffering a broken finger.
The Chicago Cubs scored all three runs on five hits to blank the Boston Braves 3-0. Lefty Johnny Schmitz earned his third shutout of the season, improving to 7-3, while Vern Bickford took the loss at Braves Field.
Rain halted doubles and seedings shifted as UCLA dominates singles with three wins while Southern Cal faces a disastrous day. Earl Cochell and Herb Flam loom as co favorites to meet Tulane’s Jack Tuero in semifinals. Rice’s Chick Harris upsets eighth seed Gilbert Shea. Balbieri shocks Hugh Stewart, and Flam overwhelms Ken Crawford as UCLA stays strong.
Wally Moses delivered two runs as the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Browns 4-2 in St. Louis. Hooper earned the win for Philadelphia with a 6-5 record, while Widmar took the loss for St. Louis. Moses, Lenhart, and Dillinger drove the runs with timely hits, and Dillinger and Kokos added two doubles for the Phillies.
Bill Werle pitched well in relief and Pittsburgh hitters produced in the sixth inning to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5 to 3. Key plays included three RBIs from Bell and a 3B by Schenz as MacDonald earned the win and Roberts took the loss in a 8 3 game.
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