Two Defeats For Sports In Texas League Action
The Associated Press reports mixed results as Northern teams returned home in the Texas League. Oklahoma City routed Shreveport 11 4 behind strong hitting, Dallas blew a six run lead before Houston won, and Fort Worth split with San Antonio after a 12 inning duel. Dee Fondy homered for San Antonio and Bobby Austin earned his 15th win. The same teams meet again tonight.
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Shreveport
Fort Worth
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Tulsa
Beaumont
Dallas
Houston
Dee Fondy
San Antonio
Andy Sierra
Bobby Austin
Austin
Sierra
Mike Garcia
Indians
Mike Deem
Bowling's New Ball for Children Bridges Family Fun
Chicago July 26 NEA A junior league of bantam sized keglers the Comanche No 2 team at Beverly YMCA completed a six week season with 90 percent attendance. Players aged eight to 11 used custom fitted eight and 10 pound junior balls while fathers coached and kept score. The program sanctioned by the American Junior Bowling Congress sparked Father and Son competition with plans for a second season in 1948 49 as parents praise the shared sport and potential for youth recreation.
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Beverly
James Mason
Toaman
Robert Freitag
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Catherine Fellmeth
Chicago City
Catherine
Arthur Cromer
A. L. Lindbloom, Jr
Arthur
Hogan fires eight under par to win Reading Open
Ben Hogan, a Hershey native with Texas twang, shot 31 33 4 to overtake Freddy Haas Jr. of New Orleans and claim first place money of 2600 in the Reading Open. His 72 hole total stood at 269.
First Baptist Collegians Rout Polk Street Methodists 10-6
In a YMCA Church Softball League tilt at Thompson Park the First Baptist Collegians upset Polk Street Methodist 10 to 6. Max Humphries struggled on the mound for Polk Street while First Baptist moved their record above .455 with a late surge after an early advantage.
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Howard Willis
Arvill Martin
Magnolia
Phillips Petroleum
Phillips
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Shamrock Oilers
Shamrock
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First Baptist Loyalty
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Summit Baptist Loyalty
San Jacinto Methodist
Pierce Street Baptist
Tenth Avenue Methodist
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Amn Southwestern Drue
Magnolia Petroleum
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Borden
Shamrock Oil
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Ymca-Church
Pleasant Valley Christian
Industrial League
Civic Club
Lefaguf
San Jacinto Kiwanis
Indictment spool continues in Conley flight case
The hearing resumes as prosecutors contend Louis Bob Conley fled to avoid prosecution while defense questions whether the indicted man matches the grand jury’s target. Mrs. Conley testifies briefly amid debate over her competence and ties in Brockton divorce records.
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Simpson
Louis B. Conley
Conley
Harold S. Moore
North Polk
Moore
Davidt S. Binion
Fort Worth
Frank Potter
Binion
Morris Harrell
F E. A. Simpson
Olympic Games Out of Debt Debut Nears in London
London reports the 1948 Olympic Games have earned about $2,000,000 in ticket receipts with potential to reach $3,200,000. Two soccer matches serve as a preview as events begin, while US track teams lobby Wembley for practice on a newly laid but unfinished track awaiting final touches.
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Holland
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Afghanistan
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Wembley Stadium
Ringer Event Boosts Funds for City Ladies Golf Tourney
The Amarillo Municipal Ladies Golf Association held a Saturday ringer at the Ross Rogers Course to raise funds for the upcoming City Ladies Tournament. Players paid 25 cents for chances at a 96 cent golf ball, won by Harold Smith, Earl Batson, Colby Davies, Harold Parker, Jim Sanders and Don Loden.
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Amarillo
Texas Net Star Wins Fort Hunter Invitational Title
Bernard Bartzen of San Angelo Texas defeated Jimmy Evert of Fort Lauderdale Florida 6-2 6-2 6-1 to win the Fort Hunter Invitational Men’s Singles. Bartzen and Evert then won the doubles crown defeating Tom Mulloy Panama City Florida and Tom Chambers Hollywood California 6-4 4-6 6-2 6-6 3-?
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Fort Hunter
Bernard Bartzen
San Angelo
Texas
Bartzen
Jimmy Evert
Fort Laureldale
Fla
Tom Mulloy
Pama City
Tom Chambers
Hollywood
Calif
Lightning bolt shocks, but spares man. Conley indicted again
E C Spiller of 3704 East Fourteenth was knocked down but unhurt when lightning struck near him while repairing a fence. In Boston a federal case continues against Conley with witnesses and a second indictment sought for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. He was arrested June 11 on the flight charge and is free on a $2,500 bond, with a $10,000 bond ordered by a federal judge.
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East Fourteenth
Mr. Spiller
Boston
Brockton
Conley
Bertha LaCroix
Massachusetts
Stymie Retired After Monmouth Injury Ends Racing Trail
Stymie the record money winner of horse racing has been retired after a fractured sesamoid in the right forefoot from the Monmouth Park Handicap. Trainer Hirsch Jacobs said the seven year old will be sent to Kentucky for breeding after recovery. Jockey Bobby Permane said the horse appeared off his finish and it marked his last race.
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Stymie
Brooklyn
Hirsch Jacobs
Blue Grass
Kentucky
Bayard Sharp
Bobby Permane
Jacobs
Yester
Superior Extends Lead With 5-3 Win Over Vega
The Superior Manufacturing Co. baseball team tightened its hold on runnerup in the Caprock League by defeating Vega 5 3 on the Price College diamond. Carl Buchanan pitched a five hit complete game. Vega pitcher Ed Mathis started strong but was wild and exited in the fifth as the only homer of the game landed in the same inning.
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Superior Manufacturing Co
Vega
Price College
Carl Buchanan
Ed Mathis
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