Indians Rally To Edge Yankees In Series Opener
Cleveland with three game lead in the pennant race beat New York 2 1 in the opener of a key three game set at Municipal Stadium. Bob Lemon out pitched Vic Raschi as Dale Mitchell and Jim Hegan supplied the decisive runs. A near scuffle erupted in the seventh when Bob Avila clashed with Gene Woodling.
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Sated Press
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
al Lopez
Yankees
Indians
Adrill
Aneaa
New Eoik
Bob Lemon
Yanks
Early Wynn
Cleveland
Municipal Stadium
Lopez
Mike Garcia
Ed Lopat
Lopat
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Overmire
Allie Reynolds
Bob Kuzava
Overmmire
St. Louis Browns
Tribe
Lemon
Vic Raschi
Bob Avila
Gene Woodling
Hank Bauer
Dale Mitchell
Avila
Harry Simpson
Mitchell
Jim Hegan
Woeoedling
Yank
Lee Indians
Page Il
Mixed Foursome Slated Sunday At Amarillo Country Club
The Amarillo Country Club Women’s Golf Association sponsors a mixed foursome Sunday for members only. Players will alternate shots with partners’ balls after each drive, using the best ball format for the remainder. No entry fee.
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Amarillo
Semifinals Today In Amarillo Junior Golf Tourney
Rex Baxter Jr leads the field at Ross Rogers Course as semifinals begin with Baxter facing Bobby Sanders after yesterday’s opening round wins. Other matches include George Aulbach Jr against Bobby Westfall while Don Gatlin and James Smith were eliminated.
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Rex Baxter, Jr
Amarillo City
Ross Rogers
Baxter
Don Hill
Jimmy Baker
Sam Mitchell
Hill
Mitchell
Baker
Bobby Sanders
Jimmy Russell
Bobby Westfall
Don Gatlin
George Aulbach, Jr
James Smith
Sanders
Aulbach
Westfall
Baseball Journal Reveals Durocher Controversy and MacPhail Claims
In a 1951 feature, MacPhail says he could have signed Leo Durocher and notes Brooklyn owners John Smith and Walter O'Malley allegedly gave permission to pursue him. The piece cites quotes from Chandler and Rickey, details hotel records, and outlines a probe into baseball conduct, with continued coverage promised Monday.
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MacPhail
Joe Trimble
St. Petersburg
Durocher
Brooklyn
John Smith
Walter O'Malley
New York Athletic Club
Yankees
O'Malley
Smith
Rickey
Leo
Dressen
Chandler
Lou Smith
Cincinnati Inquirer
Ohio
Tampa
Fla
Havana
Messrs
Engelberg
Immerman
Generals Lose In State Meet In Waco
In the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation girls softball tournament Fort Worth s Wooten Motorettes defeated the Amarillo Generals 6 0 in the first round. Other first round results included Butter Nut Bakery Tyler 10 Texas City 8 Southern Pacific Houston 6 Hammond Tile Waco Padgetts Waco 1 Port Arthur 0.
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Waco
Texas Amateur Athletic Federation
Wooten Motorettes
Fort Worth
Motorettes
Amarillo Generals
Butter Nut Bakery
Tyler
Texas City
Southern Pacific
Houston
Hammond
Padgetts
Porth Arthur
Amarillo Edges Mattressmen 1-0 in 12 Innings
McLean August 24 Special Anderson Mattress team from Amarillo was eliminated in a Panhandle Softball Tournament game played Thursday night after a 12 inning 1-0 loss. Berger delivered the deciding run as Chief Vega held the Mattressmen to eight hits while Amarillo’s Bill Kiser pitched a six hitter.
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Mclean
Anderson Mattress
Amarillo
Berger
Chief Vega
Bill Kiser
Sox Top Gassers 14-21 at Borger Tonight
Amarillo's Gold Sox visit Borger's Gassers for the season series finale at Huber Park with a 10-10 standoff possible. Doc Fletcher earned his 12th win as Crawford Howard hit his 29th homer, while Borger captain Lloyd Brown fields a short roster and Adrian McBride may see action. Game starts at 8:15 p.m. with Albuquerque Dukes and Clovis on deck.
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Newe-Globe
Amarillo
Gold Sox
Borger
Huber Park
Sox
Berger
Larry Mann
Amarilloans
Lloyd Brown
Adrian McBride
Albuquerque Dukes
Clovis
Pat McLaughlin
Gold Sox Field
Murray
Neuendorff
Akins
Howard
Dean
Connors
Mulcahy
Fletcher
Seveerd
Po Banks
Duffield
Leon Harat
Manning If
Fleitas
Perry
See Perez
Mills
Ee McBride
Seee
Dennis
Conners Fletcher
Banks
Manning
Akins Perry
Cluel
McBride
McBride Oy Duffield
Hotel and Crain
Lions Giants Clash in Dallas Exhibition Showdown
New York Giants meet the Detroit Lions in an exhibition clash before about 65 000 fans at Dallas. Doak Walker and Kyle Rote headline a Texas laden lineup as both teams seek early form for the coming season with a Lions Redskins game set for Amarillo next week. Tickets priced 6 and 4 80 available at local outlets with mail orders closing Tuesday morning.
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Dallas
New York Giants
Detroit Lions
Doak Walker
The
Lions
Kyle Rote
Giants
Southern Methodist
Walker
Washington Redskins
Amarillo Stadium
Amarillo
Pro Football
Harrison
Lubbock
Phillips Wins 25-13 In Industrial Softball Playoff
Phillips out-pounded Magnolia 25 to 13 in the YMCA Industrial Softball League playoff at VA Park. Phillips produced the decisive offense to secure the victory and advance in the league playoffs.
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Phillips
Magnolia
YMCA
VA Park
No Contest Ruled In Mat Headliner
In a Sports Arena bout Frankie Hill Murdock defends his junior heavyweight Southwest title against Dory Funk. A brawl involving referee Charlie Simmons leads to no contest and fines recommended by the state commission. Funk and Murdock split falls with Murdock winning the second. semi windup draws between Ace Freeman and George Lopez.
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Monk Owens
Sports Arena
Frankie Hill Murdock
Southwest
Dory Funk
Charlie Simmons
Dallas
Funk
Murdock
Simmons
Ace Abbott
Gene Blackley
George Drake
Rolando Vera
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Tribe Trips
Ralph Roden
Amarillo Globe
Texas
Baseball Journey
Arthur Mann
E. Low Company, Inc
Canara
Insu
Norris Ewing
HE Travelers
Hartford
Barfield
Seidlitz
Reppert Lumber CO
Icars
Mulkey Bros
18Th
Polk
PABST
Schlitz
James E. Pepper
Prager
Echo Spring
South Fillmore
Anderson
Vance Hall
Sporting Goods
A Polk
Dial
Harry Gilstrap
Doc Fletcher
Crawford Howard
Les Mulcahy
Doe
Royce Mills
Moe Bride
Joe Duffield
Globe-News
Croton
Abernathy Jewelers
Westlith
Usaeo
16Th
Memroe
Fiimere
Lawrenceburg
Ino
OLD Quaker Distilling Company
Indiana
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