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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1950
Page
13
Fort Worth hosts the Texas League 10th annual all star classic with a strong North lineup led by Bob Lemon and Mike Saucier for the South, while Fort Worth Cats face a slump as Beaumont’s standouts join the rosters. Attendance is expected light despite a rebuilt stadium.
The eight-team league risks withdrawal due to slim talent but Morris notes four new players have eased the issue. Greenville sits fourth while Sherman Denison is seventh in the standings.
A paid political ad promotes J L Bagwell claiming lifelong district ties and decades of legal service. He states 21 years as assistant district attorney and time as Armstrong County judge with practice in local criminal courts. He urges voters to choose experience over other candidates.
The Gold Sox beat Pampa 12-8 to extend Lamesa’s lead in the West Texas New Mexico League. Lamesa won 5-2 at Albuquerque then lost 5-3 in the second game. Rain halted Amarillo vs Pampa after seven, and Berger beat Lubbock 11-0 after seven. Abilene rallied to defeat Clovis 8-7 in the ninth.
Northern boys favored to win the Texas League All Star game in Fort Worth while last night’s results soured standings. Dallas edged San Antonio 1-0. Shreveport beat Tulsa 9-1. Houston toppled Fort Worth 3-1. Beaumont narrowly defeated Oklahoma City 7-6. McLeland allowed 12 hits but survived for 14th win. Aylward drove in Lou Morton for the lone run. Beaumont’s three eighth inning runs closed the gap to six-and-a-half games behind Fort Worth. Witte’s two RBIs sparked Houston in the first. Tulsa’s Rowe held Shreveport to three hits and belted a three-run homer as the Braves surged in the seventh.
Kenny Adkins fired a two hit shutout with 13 strikeouts as the Wolflin Dukes defeated Horace Manns Hubbers 6-0 to stay tied with Bivins for first in the West Texas New Mexico League. Hitting spark came from Bugs Boney Boogie Burkett and Joe Williams.
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