Dodgers Sweat Out Foe Foe for World Series
Brooklyn holds a 12 game NL lead as Campanella belts two homers in a 6-5 win over the Yankees. New York gains share of pace with unearned runs aided by Washington’s misplays. Others include a Red Sox-A’s doubleheader split, Giants and Cardinals wins, and Cubs edge Pirates.
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New York
Roy Campanella
Cleveland
Beeston
Chicago
Washington
Gil Coan
Boston
Fenway Park
Philadelphia A’s
Red Sox
Walt Dropo
Vern Stephens
Fred Sanford
Satch Paige
St. Louis
Detroit
World Tourney Field Sees $12,500 Prize In Golf
In Chicago at Tom O'Shanter course the World Championship offers 12500 to the winner with 5000 more for a course record. Among 64 pros and 10 amateurs, Ben Hogan sits in a key position after a 35-33-68, tied closely with stars like Gafford Kroll Brosch Demaret and others chasing the title.
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Chicago
Tom O'Shanter
Lawes Annem Bm
Ketty Livis Uuila
George S. May
Ben Hogan
Texas
Hogan
Jean Ray Gafford
Dallas
Ted Kroll
al Brosch
Jimmy Demaret
Cary Middlecoeff
Dutch Harrison
Eric Cremin
Sydney
Australia
Jerry Barber
Lawson Little
Earl Stewart
Glenn Teal
Joe Kirkwood, Jr
Milwaukee
Ed Furgol
Jim Ferrier
Sam Snead
Clayton Heafner
West Texas New Mexico League and Major Scores
Friday results from the West Texas New Mexico League show Amarillo defeating Pampa 13 to 4 while Abilene beat Clovis in 10 innings. National and American League results include Brooklyn over New York 6 to 5 and Philadelphia 6 Chicago 5. Texas League standings list Houston 80-48 and Dallas 68-58 among others.
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West Texas-New Mexico
Pet Abilene
Kirke
Lubbock
Lmtngor
Ut Pampa
Amarillo
Eis Dseens
Borsa
Vieiess Veseeves
Pampa
Albuquerque
Lamesa
Berger
Abilene
Clovis
WL Pet
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Cncinnati
Phila
Chicago
St. Louis
Pitts
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
St _ oe
Washington
Houston
Ft. Worth
Dallas
City
Antonio
Tulsa
Beaumont
Shreveport
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Gainesvill
Texarkana
Temple
Wichita F
Sherman
Tyler
Austin
Waco
Gainesville
Sherman-Denison
Wichita Falls
S.angelo
Vernon
Roswell
Midland
B. Spring
Sweetwate
Odessa
Artesia
San Angelo
Sweetwater
Big Spring
JCs Into Finals In Civic League Playoffs
The Jaycees advanced to the Civic League finals by defeating American Lion 10 to 10 at Thompson Park. Plains Machinery routed Western Stockyards 27 to 2 to tie their series at one game each, with a decisive game set for tonight to face the Jaycees for the league title.
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Jaycees
Ywca Civic Softball League
American Lion
Thompson Park
Plains Machinery
Western
Hemsley Fired as Texas City Manager in Gulf Coast League
In Texas City on August 10 Rollie Hemsley longtime major league catcher and two time champion as a manager, was fired from his post guiding the sixth place Gulf Coast league club. A club spokesman said Hemsley asked for outright release while Hemsley denied quitting and said he had been fired. Pitcher Bill Rogers named new manager.
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Texas City
Rollie Hemsley
H. Thornton, Jr
Hemsle
Hemsley
Bill Rogers
Hew
Dukes Take Second Place In West Texas League
Albuquerque moved into second in the West Texas New Mexico league by sweeping Lamesa in a doubleheader as Steve Lagomarsino starred with pitching and bat. Borger beat Lubbock twice to seize fourth. Amarillo routed Pampa 13 4 and Abilene edged Clovis 8 5 with late runs.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
Lamesa Lobos
Lubbock
Borger Gassers
Dukes
Lamesa
Borger
Amarillo
Pampa
Abilene
Clovis
Steve Lagomarsino
Monk Webb
Morris Card
Leon
Rowland
Rosin
Myers
Randall and
Pennington
Sunset Putting Offers Bargain
The Sunset Golf Course hosts a weekly partnership match-play putting event with a 50 cent entry. Teams compete in multiple rounds with losers entering a consolation round. Last Friday Lt. Eugene Novikoff and Lindley Gilbert beat Bob Harvey and G H Sea cat 4 and 3 for the title. Montie Townsend and Bus Dugger won the consolation final 1 up over Co J Moreland and Don Riley.
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Sunset Golf Course
Eugene Novikoff
Lindley Gilbert
Bob Harvey
G. H. Seacat
Montie Townsend
Bus Dugger
Co. J. Moreland
Don Riley
Home Study Leads Margaret Sheehan to Top in Class of 1951
Margaret Sheehan of Hudson Massachusetts never attended high school but earned the highest honors in the class of 1951 through home study and was awarded her diploma at special ceremonies held in her own home due to a back ailment.
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Hudson, Mass
Margaret Sheehan
Sheehan
Blaik to Stay at West Point as Son Faces Expulsion
West Point grid coach Red Blaik remains in charge after a cribbing scandal that implicates 90 cadets including his quarterback son Robert Blaik. President Truman probes athletic operations at service academies while Gen Irving supports Blaik staying on.
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West Point
Earl Blaik
Blaik
New
Truman
White House
Army
Robert Blaik
Academy
Newsmen
John Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Dallas Swans End Road Losses With Beaumont Win
Dallas snapped a road-trip skid by beating Beaumont 7 1 to climb back to second in the Texas League. San Antonio moved up to third, Fort Worth dropped to fourth, and Houston led with an 8 5 win over Tulsa as the race tightens for first division berths. In games elsewhere, Shreveport shut out Fort Worth 5 0, while San Antonio edged Oklahoma City 2 1 in a thriller. Dallas travels to Shreveport, Fort Worth to Beaumont, Oklahoma City to Houston, and Tulsa to San Antonio tonight.
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Ransom .Jackson
Cubs
Gincy
Howie Fox
Joe Hatten
Turk Lown
Chambers
Pollet
Sally Hemus
St. Louis
Yanks
Goan
Julio Moreno
Yogi Berra
Gene Woodling
Joe DiMaggio
Berra
DiMaggio
Joe Ostrowski
Dropo
Boston
A’s
Leo Kiely
Maury McDermott
Bobby Shantz
Alex Kellner
Ted Williams
Clyde Vollmer
Vern Stephens
Billy Hitchcock
Lou Limmer
Marlin Stuart
Sanford
Pat Mullin
Dick Kryhoski
Paige
Satch
Jerry Priddy
Associated Press
Dallas
Beaumont
Roughnecks
San Antonio
Eagles
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Cats
Houston
Tulsa
Behrman
Baldwin
Taylor
Martin
Industrial Output Surges 22 Percent Above 1949 Levels
Industrial production in the United States during the last quarter of 1950 ran 22 percent higher than the same period in 1949, signaling a strong expansion in overall manufacturing activity. The report highlights breadth across sectors with notable gains in core industries and sustained momentum into the new year.
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New York
United States
Cotton use in insulation wire runs near one thousand bales a year
Chicago reports that American manufacturers utilize about 1000 bales of cotton annually to produce insulating wire for electrical applications.
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Chicago
Jamaica opens real estate sales to American investors
Kingston Jamaica moves to ease investment limits for aliens permitting American real estate agents to sell property in Jamaica. The policy change expands buyer access and aims to boost local market activity.
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Kingston
Jamaica
First Cuban postage stamp issued by American Military Government
The American Military Government issued the first regular postage stamp for the Republic of Cuba by an order dated July 26, 1899. Globe-News ads promised results with wait advertisements.
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Cuba
Havana
Republic of
Globe-News
Kids, Incorporated stadium clash seals big league win
Landergin Eagles win 25 to 1 over Forest Hill Seagulls despite ten runs scored in the fifth inning. Jimmy Bryant hit the Seagulls lone homer while Bill Reid connected for a true circuit for the Eagles. Eagles advance to face Wolflin Kingfishers in semifinal play at Maverick Club No 2.
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Landergin Eagles
Lone Star
Forest Hill Seagulls
Jerry Herring
Terry
Jimmy Bryant
Eagles
Bill Reid
Wolflin Kingfishers
Maverick Club No. 2
Bivins Magpies
Maverick Club No. 4
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Dodgers
Yankees
Jack Hand
Brooks
Cliff Chambers
Campanella
Sheldon Jones
Clyde King
Dodger
Monte Irvin
Dave Williams
Giants
Art Gore
Billy Cox
Young Nichols
Phils
Bubba Church
Sid Gordon
Chet Nichols
Boston Braves
Patt Powell
Plainview
Plainview Country Club
Raymond Marshall
Jack Garrett
Buster Reed
Denton
Ross Mitchell
Jack Williams
S. Reed
Mitchell
Chris Gers
Reed
Jcs
Paul Jones
Bond
Bourbon
Echo Spring
Cascade
Gordon Gin
OLD Forester
Belmont
Mex
D.W
Catudal
Hochstatter
Brown
Vega
Perez
Lubbock Seacese
Zolliecoffer
Morino
McBride
Dennis
Pilarski
Marti
Spence
Cantrell
Hinson
IND
Navarro
Noland
Reyes
Lagoarsino
Son
Dallas Swans
Skein
Otrives
Scepeay
Avrea
Jolly
Williams
Landis
Cline
Zachary
Bragan
Delguercio
Souter
Bostack
Albers
Aylward
Gorman
Mancuso
F.H.A
Wood-Webb
Lis Service
Abernathy Jewelers
West 10th _ Ph
Croton
PABST
Schlitz
Prager Beer
Gialt
South Fillmore
Mulkey Bros
Phillips
18Th
By Bob Foight
Maverick Club
Dale Gullette
Britt
Ralph Dykeman
Dykeman
Magpies
Humphreys
Kids, Inc
KODAK
L A OY Ave
Italy
Atlas Prager
Seagram's
Glenmore
Tom Moore
Guckenheimer
Hill & Hill
Bellows Club
Straicht Bourbon
Linefield
Melrose
Nelson Drug
West
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