North Quintet Outmaneuvers South 36-31 in All Star Game
Clair Bee's North squad edged South 36 to 31 at Rose Field House Abi lene with Jewell McDowell of Texas A&M dazzling the crowd. Hancock of Prairie Valley led the North with sharp feeds and key plays, guiding a late push to hold off a South rally and earn MVP honors in a game watched by 2,500 fans.
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Jewell McDowell
Texas A&m
Hancock
Panhandle
Bill Frazier
Carey
Kenneth Pemberton
Stratford
Pemberton
Frazier
Luther Scarborough
Fort Worth Poly
Scarborough
Leonard Childs
Houston
Jeff Davis
Walter Kearns
Denton
Clair Bee
Texas
Texas Wesleyan
North
Campbell
Mt. Vernon
Landrum
Abilene
Prazier
Ftw Poly
Orona
el Paso
Prairie Valley
Habert
Throckmorton
Kearns
Miller
Croz Tech
Dallas
South School Fyft
Childs
J. Davis
Fountain
E. Mountain
Haley
Johnson City
Wimp
Curley Hayes
Tulsa
Shorty Lawson
Acc
Troy Tate
San Angelo
Lone Star Batters Have Field Day
Lone Star League pitchers wore down after heavy hitting by Tyler Trojans Davis Kelsey Kracher and Divers helped beat Kilgore 22 to 3. A fire broke out after the game at the park. Longview beat Lufkin 16-1 as Bryan edged Marshall 2-1 and Gladewater routed Henderson 9-1.
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United Press
Kilgore
Tyler Trojans
Davis
Kelsey
Kracher
Divers
Tyler
Smith
Trojans
Longview
Gold Sox Hold Off Hubbers In Tight Seven Inning Win
Amarillo's Gold Sox beat the Hubbers 5 2 in a seven inning game as Frank McAlexander and Chris Haskins homered. Joe Budny started for Amarillo and faced Roy Larue in a Friday night matchup at Gold Sox Field before 1 452 fans.
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Buck Fausett
Joe Budny
Hubs
Gold Sox Field
Budny
Roy Larue
Amarillo
Larue
Joe
Lubbock
Chris Haskins
Hubbers
Fausett
Sox
Frank McAlexander
Don Moore
Jackie Sullivan
Schumacher
Haskins
Earl Harriman
Jerry Folkman
Don Elias
Red Ramsey
Ramsey
Elias
Floyd Walker
Gatlin
Walker
Bruins Clinch City Title in Texas Junior League Play
The 3700 Taylor Bruins won the Texas Junior League pennant after a 7-3 victory over the Maverick Calves to become city champions. Jackie Fyfe pitched five hits with three strikeouts for the win, while Bob Byrd took the loss.
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Taylor Bruins
Maverick Calves
Bruins
Lincoln Rabbits
St. Mary's Trojans
Jackie Fyfe
Bob Byrd
Melvin Herring
Toby Dru
Ken Hutto
RN Sciacs
Waes Bruins
Sharp
Mr. Sharp
Ronson
Margaret Wills Parrots
Hillcrest Sparrows
Johnny Nichols
Rennie Argo
Sparrows
Billy Margolis
Glenn Millican
Ralph Roper
Bob Smith
Parrots
Paul Crews
Summit Blackbirds
San Jacinto Robins
Bobby Brazil
David Alton
Bobby
Robins
Alton
Don Harvey
Eddie Taylor
Blackbirds
Lynn Baker
Bobby Allen
Locke Barron Tied for Lead In All America Golf Meet
In Chicago on August 6 Bobby Locke of South Africa and Herman Barron of White Plains tied for the lead at 208 in the All America Championship worth 5000 dollars. Pete Cooper and Lloyd Mangrum followed one stroke back, with 13 players under 213 navigating the field while Ralph Guldahl slipped to six over par after a rough day. Patty Berg led the women’s open at 236, two strokes ahead of Babe Didrickson Zaharias.
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Chicago
South Africa
Bobby Locke
Herman Barron
White Plains
Barron
Locke
Bobby
Pete Cooper
Gainesville
Fla
Lloyd Mangrum
Tom O’ Shanter
Ralph Guldahl
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Denver
Sikes Sponsors 36 Hole Medal Play Putting Event
Pro Walter Sikes will sponsor a 36 hole medal play putting tournament at Sunset Golf Course Friday night. Open to all linksters with brackets for men and women. Putt time runs from 7 30 to 9 oclock and entry is 50 cents.
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Walter Sikes
Sunset Golf Course
Coaches End Session Today Ends TX high school coaches meeting
Abilene August 6 The Texas High School Coaches Association board meets to close the training school with 1045 coaches, hire an executive secretary, and confirm officers. Joe Coleman of Odessa High becomes president succeeding Gene McCollum. Mace Stewart named vice president. new Region 1 4 5 8 board members named. No discussion of UIL athletic program legislation.
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Abilene
U.P
Texas High School Coaches Association
L. W. McConhachie
Joe Coleman
Odessa
Gene McCollum
Port Neches
Mace Stewart
Longview
Wilson
Denver City
Jack Graves
Palestine
Herbert Hopper
Freeport
Clyde Wager
Ysleta
P. F. Shotwell
Paul Snow
North Side
Fort Worth
Leo Jackson
Cameron
Grady Hester
Corpus Christi
Texas Interscholastic League
Longhorn Football Team Opens Training Sept 1
The University of Texas Longhorns will begin fall football training September 1 with a photography day for the squad and individuals on August 30. The team opens against LSU at the enlarged Memorial Stadium on September 18.
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Austin
University of Texas Longhorns
Louisiana State University
Memorial Stadium
New Orange Bowl Stadium Capacity
The official capacity of the enlarged Orange Bowl stadium is 60,132 seats, reflecting the post expansion size and spectator limits for the venue.
Pikes Peak Golfers Reach Semifinals
In Colorado Springs the Pikes Peak Amateur Golf Championship moved to semifinals with Dick O Connor edging Dick Pringle and facing Bob French of Odessa. French defeated Doug Edwards 3 and 2, while Eddie Skaggs of Wichita meets Keith Fowler of Bartlesville after Skaggs beat W R Olson 3 and 2. Fowler beat Buster Reed 2 up.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Pikes Peak
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Dick O'Connor
Dick Pringle
Tulsa
Okla
Bob French
Odessa
French
Doug Edwards
Eddie Skaggs
Wichita
Kan
Keith Fowler
Bartlesville
Skaggs
W. R. Olson
Fowler
Buster Reed
Denton
Hermanski's 3 Home Runs Boost Dodgers in Cubs Victory
Gene Hermanski powered three home runs and five RBIs in a 6 4 Dodgers win over the Chicago Cubs. The Dodgers climbed into second place by a fraction, trailing the Braves by four and a half games.
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Associated Press
Dixie Walker
Braves
Hermanski
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Gene
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
Athletics
Indians
White Sox
Chicago
New York Yankees
New Yorkers
Tigers
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Browns
St. Louis
Cubs
Cardinals
Giants
New York
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phillies
Philadelphia
North-South All-Star Grid Clash Promises Big Night
The 14th annual Texas Coaching School North South All-Star game headlines Abilene with top 1947 stars, featuring Townsend heads Odessa and Dodd led North against Bell coached South. Expected crowd 10 000 to 13 000. game set for 8 15 PM.
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Abilene
Texas
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist University
Houston
Bobby Dodd
Rebels
Byron “Santone” Townsend
Odessa
Townsend
Gordon Headlee
Dodd
Henry Stollenwerk
Waxahachie
Glenn Lippman
Ef] Campo
Paul Williams
Lufkin
South Pol North
Texas PGA Tourney Set at Dallas Tenison Park Course
Graham Ross announced the 1949 Texas Professional Golfers Association tourney will be held at Dallas Tenison Memorial Park Course with a $3,000 women's event joining the men’s meet, beginning May 5. The SPEBSQSA chose Omaha as its 1950 convention site for long range planning.
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Texas
Dallas
Tenison Memorial Park
Texas Professional Golfers’ Association
Graham Ross
Ross
Texas Pga
Spebsoqsa
Omaha
Neb
U?i
Spebsqsa
Society For Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Women Stars Shine as 1948 Olympic Contenders
At Wembley Aug 6 1948 domestic and international athletes shape the Games. Dutch housewife Fannie Blankers Koen leads in track with two golds already and others like Ostermeyer Draves Harup pursue more medals while the United States dominates men’s track and rowing events with high divin and swimming victories shaping overall standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Blankers- Koen
Micheline Ostermeyer
Victoria Draves
Karen Harup
Arthur Wint
Jamaica
Whitfield
United States
Herb McKenley
Thames
Sammy Lee
Draves
High Tower
Miss Harup
America
Sweden
Belgium
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Australia
Hungary
Brady Fails To Make Weight In Main Event
Milwaukee grappler Karl Gray won by forfeit over Art Brady after Brady could not meet weight limits. Referee Jack Carter disqualified Gray for illegal tactics, giving Brady the second fall. Brady had won the first fall in 25 minutes with a reverse crab hold.
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Karl Gray
Milwaukee
Wis
Art Brady
Huntington Park
Cal
Sports Arena
Brady
Jack Carter
Gray
George Lopez
Boston
Billy Weidner
George Curtis
Vicksburg
Miss
Curtis
Gorilla Poggi
Argentina
Hank Harrell
Billy Hickson
Harrell
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Frank A Godsoe, JR
Lone Star
Wilbur Thompson
California
Wembley Stadium
Thompson
Francis Delaney
San Francisco Olympic Club
Jim Fuchs
Yale
News-Globe
Gold Sox
Albuquerque
Pampa
Berger
Oilers
The
Twentieth and
Lincoln
Jays
Taylor
Roosters
Peewee
Humphreys Highland Spitfires
Guadalupe Hornets
Sonny Barron
Gilbert Apodaca
Bob Cruz
Hornets
Paul Alonzo
Spitfires
Bobby Buchanan
Donald Carver
Bivins Rams
McKinley Pirates
Jimmy Hobbs
Pirates
Tommy Crutchfield
Don Westfall
Joe “Owl
Tim
David Lard
Rams
O. K Lewis
Bryan Collins
Maverick Club
Atoms
Margaret Wals
Taylor Cardinals
Guadelupe Greyhounds
Amarillo College Ganders
Hounds
Santos Solis
Ganders
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Margaret Wills Canaries
Wilson Bluebirds
Summit Pelicans
Sanborn Orioles
Canaries
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McKinley School
Orioles
Summit
Margaret Wills
Wynonah Boyd
Janell Beck
Joan Ratliff
Mary Pierson
Althea Jacobson
Sam Houston Ramblers
Virginia Counts
Delores Bradford
Nancy Gannere
Holly
Christine Garrett
Jessie Reed
Margie Baird
Pat Beock
Ramblers
Elizabeth Brock
Pat Thomas
Hollys
Amazons
Pantex
Dwight Morrow Comets
Joyce Ramsey
Helen Palacio
Ruby
Sally Garcia
Comets
Red” Lawrence
Mary Ann Hinson
St. Mary’'s
Sanborn Blue Bonnets
Sikes
Bluene
Pilsener
Sas City, MO
WES Tex Beer CO
Longhorn
Jack Phillips
Dowell
Saratoga Cafe
Sports Enterprise
Georgia
Harrison Dillard
Roy Cochran
London
Dillard
Baldwin-Wallace College
Cochran
Los Angeles
A. C
Olympic Stadium
Wembley
England
Mal Whitfield
France
Norway
Eire
New Mexico
Clayton, New Mexico
Sale
Ray Leighton
Clayton, N.M
Kinsey
Dixie Bell Gin
Burtons Gin
South Fillmore
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