Playoff Push Opens After Regular Schedule in Four Leagues
Yesterday's contests closed the second half for the Cactus Midget and Western Texas Eastern Junior leagues with six forfeits and no postponements. Playoffs begin tomorrow across four circuits, plus Lone Star Midgets finishing today. In a standout Cactus Midget tilt, Wolflin Pigeons beat Boys Ranch Hawks 30-27 as five players homered, while Bivins Bluejays forfeited to Pantex Kingfishers and St Marys Penguins upset Wilson Storks 21-16. The Western Junior action saw Bivins Wildcats defeat Sam Houston Rangers 16-7 and Boys Ranch Cowboys beat Wilson Rabbits 11-7 with Proctor leading the attack.
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Wolflin Pigeons
Boys Ranch Hawks
Cactus
Alvin Boney
Boys PR
Anch Wolflin
Hawks
Buddy Whippo
Kyle Davis
Charles Walker
Sid Walton
Floyd
R Gilbreth
Monroe Smith
Price
Bivins Bluejays
Pantex Kingfishers
St. Mary's Penguins
Wilson Storks
San Jacinto
Taylor Orioles
Winfred Kelly
Robins
David Alton
Donald Witcher
Lamar Cardinals
Sanborn’s Squirrels
Humphreys Highland Buffaloes
St. Mary's
Bivins Wildcats
Sam Houston Rangers
Boys Ranch Cowboys
Wilson Rabbits
Joe Proctor
Wildcats
Joe
Ed Jackson
Bob Berg
Jerry Dwight
Rangers
Mary Lou Ivey
Bluebonnets
Sis
Evgenne Donley
Eutone Donley
Wanzlee Youn
Ramblers
Margie Carter
Krites
Amazons
Sherwin Nance
Sherwin
Nancy O’brien
Mary Lynn Bell
Bobby Hulsey
Sanborn Flamingos
McKinley Larks
North Side Mustangs
Humphreys Highland Gunners
Humphreys Highland
Pleasant Valley Hillbillies
Amarillo College
Pantex Kinefishers
San Jacinto Robins
Taylor
North Field
Maverick Club
Biuins Wildcats
Taylor Bruins
Forest Hill Bulldogs
San Jacinto School
East Field
Earl Watson
Jim Hudson
Bill White
Margaret Wills
Tigers
Maverick Calves
Lawrence Griffith
Carroll Reese
Matt Hudson
Lone Star
Local Youth Baseball and Softball Results Across Leagues
Results from Texas Junior League and related girls and junior divisions show Maverick Calves beating McKinley Bobcats 8 2, Forest Hill Bulldogs rallying from 11 2 down to 18 run inning, and Margaret Wills Tigers 14, Amarillo College Coyotes 3. Playoffs and schedules span 3700 Taylor and San Jacinto fields with multiple leagues and forfeits noted.
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Texas
Maverick Calves
McKinley Bobcats
Forest Hill Bulldogs
North Side Stevedores
Margaret Wills Tigers
Amarillo College Coyotes
Taylor Bruins
San Jacinto Bearcats
Freddie Bryant
Don Hall
Maverick
Bulldogs
Edwin Snow
Cecil Hallaway
Sammy Wilson
Jimmy Davis
Tiger
Billy Adams
Leroy Bennett
Jackie Fyfe
Ronnie Walcher
Bruin Bearcat
Fyfe
Bruins
Melvin Herring
Tiny
Acker
Taylor
Walcher
South Side Kangaroos
Margaret Wills Hurricanes
Glenwood
Pantex Avengers
Badgers
River Road Spitfires
Jerry Barrett
Mills
Spitfires
North Georgia Marauders
North Side Mustangs
Lady of Guadalupe Greyhounds
Amarillo College Ganders
Pleasant Valley
Hillbillies
Panter Huskies
Margaret Wills Wolves
Maverick Steers
Gilbert Preciado
Greyhounds
Ruby Palacio Girls League
Sanborn Monsters
Margaret
YMCA-Church Loop Sets Playoff Date
Managers of the top four teams set August 4 as the start of the loop playoff. San Jacinto Baptist faces Polk Street Methodists in the opening best two of three at the Fair Grounds diamond. First Baptist defeated Polk Street Methodist 9-7 to move into third place.
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YMCA
Shaughnessey
San Jacinto Baptist
Polk Street Methodists
San Jacinto Methodists
Fair Grounds
Polk Street Methodist
Baptists
First Baptist
Polk ST Meth Il
Franks
Nelson
Ferman
Sweetwater Gains on Second Place Midland
Sweetwater trailed Midland by more than ten games in the Longhorn League after a 17-2 loss to Midland. The Spring Broncs were defeated by Oressa 19-11 while Ballinger beat Vernon 8-3. Cowsar and Murphey hit home runs in Sweetwater’s 16-hit outburst.
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Associated Press
Sweetwater
Midland
Ris
Bic
Spring Broncs
Oressa
Ballinger
Vernon
Cowsar
Murphey
Prospective finalists vie in tag team match
Two likely finalists in the Southwest junior heavyweight championship, Al Getz and Billy Weidner, will head opposite sides in a Thursday card tag team bout at the Fair Grounds arena. Getz with George Bruckman and Weidner with Walter Stratton form a rival pairing announced by promoter Cory Detton.
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al Getz
Billy Weidner
Fair Grounds Arena
Getz
George Bruckman
Weidner
Walter Stratton
Weidner-Stratton Alliance
Cory Detton
Walter
Boston Billy
Art Brady
Tex Watkins
Gorilla Poggi
Salvador Flores
Saunders in Third Round of Net Play
Kalamazoo Michigan James Saunders of Amarillo advances to the third round of the National Junior and Boys Tennis Championship. He defeated Bernie Segal of Tampa Florida 7 5 7 5 and will meet Richard Norris of Milwaukee Wisconsin today.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
James Saunders
Amarillo
Richard Norris
Milwaukee
Wis
Saunders
Bernie Segal
Tampa
Fla
Major League Leaders Baseball Stats From The Season
National League batting leader Walker of Philadelphia at .348 with Gustine of Pittsburgh .329. Mize of New York leads homers with 25 alongside Kiner of Pittsburgh and Marshall of New York. Pitching lead Blackwell of Cincinnati 18-? Taylor of Brooklyn and Munger of St Louis and Bonham of Pittsburgh at 8-3. American League batting Boudreau of Cleveland .341 with MiMaggio of New York .337. Williams of Boston 23 homers Heath of St Louis 20. Pitching Harder of Cleveland 6-1 Shea of New York 11-3.
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Associated Press
Walker
Philadelphia
Gustine
Pittsburgh
New York
Kiner
Marshall
Blackwell
Cincinnati
Taylor
Brooklyn
Boudreau
Cleveland
MiMaggio
Williams
Boston
Heath
St Louis
Shea
Sturdivant Honored As Lobos Rout Oilers In Night
La Mesa Lobos celebrate "George Sturdivant Night" with a 22 to 9 win over Pampa Oilers in the series finale. Sturdivant goes 4 for 4 with two home runs a double and seven RBIs, receiving a traveling bag from Mayor Sam Richardson at home plate in the seventh inning.
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Lamesa
Lobos
George Sturdivant
Pampa
Oilers
White
Gregory
O'Connell
Bauer
T. Johnston
Haskins
B. Johnston
Pantex Upsets GEF Jones in Softball Playoffs
The Pantex nine defeated G. FE. Jones 11 to 7 ending their title bid. Sammy Sims led Jones with a first inning homer, while Ernest Fulkerson and Connie Polley hit homers for Pantex. Pantex advances to face the Studebaker Walter Irvin winner in the loop finals.
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G. FE. Jones Electric
Pantex
Sammy Sims
Jones Crew
Ernest Fulkerson
Connie Polley
Studebaker
Walter Irvin
Gef Jones
Polk and Clark
Austin
Wilson
Coaches pick Rice to win SWC title in poll
Southwest Conference coaches name Rice Owls as favorite to capture the championship with four outright votes and predict a battle among Rice, Arkansas, Texas and SMU for the top spots. Baylor and TCU receive lower support as Texas and SMU loom large in pre season outlook.
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Dallas
Jess Neely Enach
Rice Owls
Jess
Rice
Arkansas
Texas
Southern Methodist
Neely
University of Arkansas
John Barnhill
University of Texas
SMU
TCU
A&m
Baylor
Barnhill
Louisiana State
Blair Cherry
Dick Harris
Bobby Layne
Sockers Open Road Session Starts Lubbock Tour
Amarillo's Gold Sox fall to second as Clovis Pioneers snap 22 game skid and open a nine day road trip. Cheekto waga Joe Budny to start opener vs Hubbers with recent 3 game win streak and 10-0 shutout last week. Lonergan and Heller expected to pitch subsequent games.
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Amarillo
Gold Sox
Clovis Pioneers
Sockers
Lubbock
Cheektowaga
Joe Budny
Hubbers
Budny
Hubs
Sox
Cheektowaga Joe
Albuquerque
Lefty Lonergan
Jimmy Heller
Lonergan
Bale Accepts Rice Post
Melbert Red Bale former Robert E Lee High School head coach becomes assistant football coach for Rice Owls this fall filling the vacancy created by Harry Stiteler's resignation to join Texas A&M. Bale was an All-Southwest Conference guard on Rice's 1934 championship team. Cork Eire protests ongoing gasoline shortages.
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Jess
Bob Woodruff
Baylor
Homer Norton
Texas A&m
Southwest
Houston
Melbert
Bale
Robert E. Lee High School
Rice Owls
Rice
Harry Stiteler
Pioneers Rally To Beat Amarillo In Tight 5-4 Finish
United Press reports Clovis Pioneers upset Amarillo 5-4 as Kramer and Smith pitched for Clovis against Mekules and Heller for Amarillo. Gold Sox outhit Pioneers 11-9. Clovis trails league leaders after late win. Lubbock crushed Abilene 13-4 while Lamesa beat Pampa 22-9. Dukes split a twin bill with Borger 12-11.
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United Press
Clovis
Pioneers
West Texas
Amarillo
Lubbock
Abilene Blue Sox
Lamesa
Pampa
Albuquerque Dukes
Twin Hill
Borger
Hubs Halted Thrice as Cliff Lowers In Tight Baseball Fight
Amarillo holds a 6-4 edge in the season series. Frank Mekules lost a tough one to Clovis last night as errors gave the Pioneers a 3-1 lead in the third. Sox rallied for three in the seventh to take a 4-3 lead, but tailenders answered with two in the ninth on Hal Jackson's homer and singles by Sam Samek and Darwin Dobbs.
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Heller
Amarillo
Frank Mekules
Clovis
Pioneers
Sox
Hal Jackson
Sam Samek
Darwin Dobbs Heller
Mel Kramer
Klein States Putting Meet Pro Churk
Klein will host his first match play putting tournament at the Ross Rogers Course starting 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Entry is 50 cents with no qualifying round and all links could enter. pairs will play until a champion is crowned.
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Churk Klein
Ross Rogers
Louisiana Legion Playoffs Open Tonight In Shreveport
The first of a three game series to decide the Louisiana State American Legion junior baseball champion begins tonight at Texas League Park in Shreveport. Jesuit Blue Jays of New Orleans face Andress Blue Devils of Shreveport in opening action.
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Shreveport
Louisiana State American Legion
Jesuit Blue Jays
New Orleans
Andress Bluebirds
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