Getz protests Harmon as referee in Southwestern bout
Getz lodges formal protest over Shadow Harmon officiating the final bout of the Southwestern junior heavyweight mat tournament at Municipal Auditorium. He claims Watkins used a sharp implement on Weidner and cites alleged negligence in the final fall. Detton will consider the objection as finals loom with Brady vs Weidner and Poggi vs McBain also scheduled.
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al Getz
Shadow Harmon
Municipal Auditorium
Pittsburgh Dutchman
Harmon
Oklahoma City
Sailor Watkins
Billy Weidner
Watkins
Weidner
Getz
McGuirk
Detton
Southwest
Jack League
Marmon
Art Brady
Gorilla Poggi
Billy McBain
Sikes Leads Consolation Set for City Golf Championship
Pro Walter Sikes announces a Friday night consolation tournament at Sunset course for golfers who lost in the City Championship Putting Tournament. Three flights compete with $5 merchandise prizes for the championship and first flights and $3 for the second flight.
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Walter Sikes
Sikes
Tourney on Tap Tonight at Ross Rogers Course
The weekly match play best ball putting tournament is set for tonight at Ross Rogers Municipal Course. Last week Art McKay Jr and Jerry LeMond won first place. entry fee is 50 cents and play begins at 8 30.
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Ross Rogers Municipal
Art McKay, Jr
Jerry LeMond
Indian Airlines suspend night flying amid monsoon season
Domestic carriers in India halt overnight flights during the monsoon period citing weather and safety concerns. Airlines have limited night operations until conditions improve and monsoon activity subsides.
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India
Blue Hose Invade Amarillo Tonight
Amarillo's Gold Sox host Abilene in a two game series at Gold Sox Field starting at 8 15. Abilene has won 11 of 20 against Amarillo in past meetings and now holds the edge in a tightened race. Steve Lagormarsino, Amarillo's top pitcher at 16 6, is set to start this important contest.
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Amarillo
Gold Sox
Abilene
Gold Sox Field
Blue Hose
Jack Immell
Pampa
Oilers
Sox
Steve Lagormarsino
Dyer Insists Cards Still in Flag Race
Manager Eddie Dyer of the St. Louis Cardinals said the team has not begun to fight as Brooklyn swept two games at Ebbets Field. The Dodgers won afternoon 7-5 and night 12-3 to extend their lead. Bruce Edwards starred with two triples, a double and a single driving in four runs.
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New York
Eddie Dyer
St. Louis Cardinals
John Paul Jones
Muviuitlncicas
Brooklyn
Howie Pollet
Dodger
St. Louis
Ebbets Field
Dodgers
Redbirds
Jackie Robinson
Whitey Kurowski
Enos Slaughter
Pollet
Pete Reiser
Carl Furillo
Bruce Edwards
Edwards
Hugh Casey
Vic Lombardi Dyer
Harry Brecheen
Brooks
Brecheen
George Munger
Giants
Yankees
Washington Senators
Phillies
Detroit Tigers
Kalamazoo, Mich
Cardinals
Cardinal
Dyer
Wilbur
Stanky
Saturday Evening Post
St. Louis Blues
Tech Homecoming Date Set For November 29
Texas Technological College moves Homecoming from October 18 to November 29 due to delays in finishing the new football stadium damaged by fire. The Tech eleven will play Hardin-Simmons in the Homecoming game instead of Baylor.
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Lubbock
Texas Technological College
D. M. McElroy
College Alumni and Ex-Students Association
Hardin-Simmons
Baylor
Ortega Gets Nod Over Tony Olivera
Manny Ortega 124 outslugged Tony Olivera 124 in El Paso Liberty Hall for a brutal 10 round decision. It was a split verdict as Olivera, the world bantam number four, fought back after an early Houston style assault.
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EL Paso
U.P
Manny Ortega
Texas
Tony Olivera
San Francisco
el Paso Liberty Hall
Olivera
Ortega
Tony
Nigeria expands soap industry to tackle shortages
Nigeria announces plans to build additional soap factories to address rising shortages and stabilize local supply. Government officials cite new plants as a path to lower prices and improve access for urban and rural communities.
Grzywacz shines as Loboes sweep Clovis in WT-NM League
West Texas star Stan Grzywacz allowed 11 hits across two games as Lamesa Loboes shut out Clovis 6-0 and 7-0. Lubbock lost to Albuquerque 11-5, Amarillo fell to Pampa 12-4, while Abilene Blue Sox swept Berger 10-0 and 6-4 with Bill Meier firing a three-hitter in the opener.
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Amarillo
Lamesa
Albuquer Er
Borger
Abilene
Clovis
New York
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
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Tulsa
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Midland Tee
Odessa
Vernon
West Texas
New Amarillo
Orger
Albuquerque
Shrevert
Fort Worth
Allinger
Big Spring
Sweetwater
Bar- Clevisger
Pampa
Associated Press
Stan Grzywacz
Loboes
Grzywacz
Blue Sox
Berger
Bill Meier
Oilers Dominate Amarillo With 20 Hits In Pampa Loss
In a one sided game at Pampa the Oilers scored 20 hits and 7 Amarillo errors helped them explode past the Hoss. Crues homered for Amarillo in the fourth inning, the only bright spot as Amarillo played with a patched lineup due to injuries and late arrivals.
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Abilene
Pete Zimitrovich
Blue Sox
Lamesa
Berger
Gold Sox
Pampa
Oilers
Tom Spears
Hoss
Amarillo
Sockers
Joe Bauman
Crues
Harry Lamprich
Frank Mekules
Parker to Retain Shreveport Post
Shreveport Sports manager Francis J. Parker is slated to stay on for 1948 as long as he desires, with Bonneau Peters, president of the Shreveport Club, stating Parker will definitely manage the team next season. Parker, who came from Tulsa in 1938, will begin his fifth season in charge.
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Shreveport
Francis J
Salty) Parker
Texas League
Shreveport Sports
Bonneau Peters
Shreveport Club
Parker
Tulsa
Tight Contests Are Longhorn Feature
The Longhorn League hosted tight games last night with two one run decisions and a four run margin. Big Spring beat Odessa 6-5 then the second game ended in a 13-13 tie at midnight. Midland won its fourth straight over Sweetwater 12-11 to stay three games behind Big Spring. Paul Cook pitched a five hitter for Ballinger in a 4-0 win over Vernon.
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Associated Press
Longhorn League
Big Spring
Odessa
Midland
Sweetwater
Paul Cook
Ballinger
Vernon
Revised Texas Line Pleases Blair Cherry
UT coach Blair Cherry reshuffles the line for fall to curb opposing backs as Harris and Magliolo anchor left side and Kelley and Mitchell lead right side. The revamped front features speed and strength with replacements across guard and tackle spots and a tough early schedule of North Carolina Oklahoma Arkansas Rice and SMU.
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University of Texas
Blair Cherry
Dick Harris
Joe Magliolo
Harris
Magliolo
Ed Kelley
Houston
Joe Mitchell
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Rice
Southern Methodist
Longhorns
George Petrovich
Letterman
John Bob Watts
Tom Collins
Kelley
Charles Jungmichel
Rudy Bauman
Jack Halfpenny
Ed Heap
Danny Wolfe
J. W. Neal
Max Jones
Cherry
Harlingen Hi-Way Inn Wins Texas Softball Title
Neel pitched a perfect game for Harlingen Hi-Way Inn as they defeated Lale Jackson 2 0 to capture the Texas Softball Association championship in Wichita Falls. Neel struck out 12, face few batters in an inning, and the Valle y team took the lead with a first inning rally highlighted by Willie Wilson’s triple and Layman Skinner’s RBI single.
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Wichita Falls
Jack Neel
Harlingen Hi-Way Inn
Texas Softball Association
Lale Jackson
Neel
Harlingen
Gene Faull
Joe Michner
Willie Wilson
Michner
Wilson
Layman Skinner
Lamesa Twists Clovis in Double Shutouts
Lamesa pitcher Stanley Grzywacz delivers a two game iron man effort for the Loboes defeating Clovis Pioneers 6-0 in game one and 7-0 in the final. He worked 14 innings, allowed 11 hits, struck out six, and walked four across both contests.
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Lamesa
Stanley Grzywacz
Clovis Pioneers
Lamesa Loboes
Smith
Bottarini
Grzyacz
Johnston
Wilson
Mendoza
Dobbs
Grzywaca
Dodgers Beat Cardinals Twice in New York Doubleheader
The writer details a miserable day in New York as the Brooklyn Dodgers overwhelm the St. Louis Cardinals in a day night doubleheader. He notes losses 17-5 and 12-3, praises players like Musial Slaughter Moore Kurowski Marion and Schoendienst, and laments atmosphere and personal misfortunes from subway mishaps to breakfast cream spillage.
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New York City
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Two Softball Tilts Tonight Feature Local League Play
Holden Service and Supply defeated Plains Implement 10 to 1 as John Conway hit a home run for Holden. In the second game Santa Fe topped Plains Plant All-Stars 3 to 0. Tomorrow at 7 p.m. Riss and Co. vs Pantex Independents and Vega All-Stars against Santa Fe Nutcrackers highlight the schedule.
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Holden Service and Supply
Plains Implement Co
Veterans Administration
John Conway
Holden Crew
Plains Plant
Phillips Petroleum Plant
Borger
Santa Fe
Riss & Co
Pantex Independents
Vega All-Stars
Santa Fe Nut
Metropolitan League Bowlers Set State Meeting at Banner Bowl
All Metropolitan Bowling League bowlers meet tonight at the Banner Bowl at o o clock to plan the coming season per secretary A. E. Womble. Cleveland Indian pitcher Allan Gettel raises saddle horses on a Virginia ranch and plans horse farming after his major league career.
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Banner Bowl
Metropolitan Bowling League
A. E. Womble
Loop
Cleveland
Grady Hatton Fights Through Knee Injury in Reds Log
Grady Hatton, Reds sophomore third baseman, powers a .307 August with 25 hits and five homers despite a taped knee. Manager Warren Giles says Hatton is hurt but cannot rest the hot bat. Hatton, 25, from Beaumont, began 18 games this month with only three subpar performances and starred Aug 11 with four hits including a homer. His 1948 knee fracture incident is mentioned in past injury context.
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Cincinnati
Grady Hatton
Cincinnati Reds
Grady
Warren Giles
Hatton
Reds
Giants
New York
Augie Galan
Redley
Beaumont
Pittsburgh
Major League Leaders By the Associated Press
The league leaders list shows NL batting Walker 347 and Galan 322. home runs Mize 34 and Kiner 35. pitchers Blackwell 19 5 and Munger 10 3. In the AL Boudreau 33 batting, Appling .329. Williams 25 home runs, Heath and Gordon 21. pitching Shea 14 and Reynolds 186. Bees under the floor of a north England cottage force tenants out.
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Associated Press
Walker
Philadelphia
Galan
Cincinnati
Mize
New York
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Blackwell
Munger
St. Louis
Boudreau
Cleveland
Appling
Chicago
Williams
Boston
Heath
Gordon
Shea
Reynolds
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Marty Marion
Red Schoendienst
Stinky
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