Amarillo Greenies clash in Texas High School Tourney
In Dallas this afternoon Amarillo seeks victory as the Greenies 342 team average in 18 games supports their strong pitching. The rival Golden Outlaws from South Park of Beaumont loom as a tough foe in the annual Texas High School Baseball tournament.
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South Park
Beaumont
Greenies
Amarillo
Dallas
St. Louis Cardinals
Woodpeckers
Brooklyn
Walter Sikes
Dick Coon
Happs
Howard Yneck
Buckie Hayden
Ross Rogers
Sox Edge Wilson In Seventh Straight Mound Duel
Texas Junior League of Amarillo Kids Inc softball saw another upset as Forest Hill Bulldogs topple Margaret Wills Tigers after two weeks with a 15 11 loss and Bill Cooks Tigers snap a winning streak by defeating them.
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Mouse Williams
Amarillo
Kids, Inc
Forest Hill Bulldogs
Margaret Wills Tigers
Bill Cook
Tigers
Mee
Bruins
Bruin
Jackie Fyfe
Tiger Sammie Wilson
Fyfe
Taylor
Sammie
Margaret Wills
Leroy Bennett
Don Bird
Texas
Bulldogs
San Jacinto Bearcats
Stevedors
Kenneth Brewer
Forest Hills Moundsman
San Jacinto
Ronnie Walcher
Melvin Wright
Buddy Jones
Maverick Calves
Sam Houston Rangers
St. Mary’s Trojans
Boys Ranch Cowboys
Sanborn Squirrels
Humphreys Highland Buffaloes
Wilson Rabbits
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North Lamar Cardinals
Billy Carmack
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Leroy Bannister
Tom Bannister
Harold Crow
Jackie Crowell
Merrel Johnson
Boys Ranch Ten
Richard Gowers
Douglas Cochran
Jimmy Carlyle
Buffaloes
Wildcat Cardinal
Fred Berg
Bivins
Don Reed
Roy Wilhite
Dean Collins
Boys Ranch
Pleasant Valley Bombers
South Side
Kangaroos
Margaret Wills Hurricanes
East Side
Badgers
River Road
Spitfires
Manuel Ramos
Hurricanes
Mountaineers
Margaret Wills Wolves
Dwight Morrow Cobras
Humphreys Highland Gunners
Pleasant Valley Hillbillies
Pantex Huskies
North Georgia Marauders
Lady of Guadalupe Greyhounds
Maverick Steers
Amarillo College
Lee Burns
Charles Davis
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Greyhound
Herbert Bural
Campro
Frank Sanchez
Greyhounds
Marauders
Billy Snow
Amarillo College Gremlins
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Sanborn Grizzlies
San Jacinto Braves
Robert Whidon
Billy Acton
Rattlers
Gremlins
Lobos
Guyon Saunders
Duke Miller
Taylor Eagles
Lone Star
Boys Ranch Hawks
Bobby Palvadore
Maverick Club
North Side
Stevedores
McKinley Bobcats
McKinley
Amar
Pantex Huskes
North Side Mustangs
Pantex
Third
Summit Mountaineers
Summit
Sixteenth
Houston
Twelfth
Cleveland
Amarillo College Ganders
Humphreye Highland Gunners
Amarillo tops Lamesa in seventh inning upset
Frank Mekules delivered two-out hits in the seventh to lift Amarillo Gold Sox past Lamesa Lobos 8 3 after a tense duel. Mekules struck out 12 in the win boosting his season total to 29. Sturdivant backed by Crues late HRs, Seeds fired up the dugout pep talk, and Amarillo extended its winning streak seeking a seventh straight victory.
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Frank A. Godsoe, JR
Amarillo Gold Sox
Lamesa Lobos
Amarillo
Frank Mekules
George Sturdivant
Mekules
Sturdivant
Gold Sox
Lobos
Lubbock
Hubbers
Albuquerque
Bob Crues
Crues
Don Moore
Clovis
Bill Serena
Moore
Pampa
Serena
Albuqauerane
Gordon Nell
Berger
Joe Bauman
Bob Seeds
Crnes
Seeds
Oklahoma golfers lead open qualifier field in Oklahoma City
Four pros from Oklahoma and Texas led a 36 player field in the National Open golf qualifier in Oklahoma City. Jimmy Grantt of Twin Hills Club posted 70 70 for 140, followed by Lloyd Watkins of Odessa and Labron Harris of Stillwater at 144. Bill Witherspoon of Tulsa shot 71 74 for 145.
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Oretapoma City
Texas
Jimmy Grantt
Oklahoma City
Twin Hills Club
Lloyd Watkins
Odessa
Tex
Labron Harris
Stillwater
Oklo
Bill Witherspoon
Tulsa
Baylor star Wilmer Martinson weds Gloria Abel in Hillsboro
Wilmer Bullet Bill Martinson, Baylor University's top track star, married Miss Gloria Ann Abel of Houston at the First Methodist Parsonage in Hillsboro by Rev. Jackson C. Oglesby on Thursday night. The ceremony joined two notable Texas residents and sports figures in a quiet hometown setting.
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Hillsboro
Wilmer
Bullet Bill
Midland Invitational Golf Tournament winner
In Midland on June 3 17 year old Bill Maxwell of Abilene won the Midland Invitation Golf Tournament defeating Van Lignon of Midland 5 and 3.
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Midland
Bill Maxwell
Abilene
van Lignon
Wild Wins San Angelo Title at Club Invitation
Claud Wild Jr of Austin captured the eleventh San Angelo Country Club Invitation by defeating Dallas medalist Buster Reed 2 and 1 after 18 holes in San Angelo.
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Wild
San Angelo
Claud Wild Jr
Austin
West Texas New Mexico League hits home run spree
AP reports 14 home runs in four games with high scores across the league. Standouts include Leon Mitchell Berger with 3 homers, Grover Seitz and Tony Range each two for Pampa, and multiple players from Clovis, Amarillo, Lubbock, Borger, and Albuquerque.
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Associated Press
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Albuquerque
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Dallas
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Vernon
Big Spring
Midland
Lobo Clouter Misses Out In Extra Base Smash
In the second game of the series scheduled for 8:30 tonight, Lobo Clouter again falls short of a base smashing milestone. Steve Lagemarsino, holding a 5 2 record, is set to pitch.
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Lobo Clouter
Steve Lagemarsino
Morris Rough On Gamblers in Baseball Leagues
AP Sports Editor recalls J Walter Morris seeing no more trouble from gamblers in his leagues. He hired detectives to expose the Evangeline League gambling scandal, leading to five men being expelled. Morris urged managers to track players and their associations, and recounted his long baseball career from Texas to league leadership.
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Associated Press
Dallas
J. Walter Morris
J. Walter
Morris
University of Texas
Memphis
Tenn
Nelson Faces Pressure In War‑Era Golf Stars Clash
Nelson is under fire from fellow pros during Goodall Round Robin as critics say he ducked out of competition. The piece notes feuds among Lawson Little, Toney Penna, Johnny Bulla, Freddie Haas, and Jug McSpaden, plus Bobby Locke’s rising form and Sam Snead’s nerves on greens in Newton, Massachusetts.
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Oscar Fraley Newton
Mass
U.P
Lord Byron Nelson
Fairway
Nelson
Lawson Little
Toney Penna
Sparmates
Miami
Johnny Bulla
Freddie Haas
Augusta
Jimmy Demaret
Jug McSpaden
Goodall
Jug
McSpaden
Demaret
Bobby Locke
Ben Hogan
Locke
England
United States
Sam Snead
Snead
Texas Sports Bribe Bill Up Passed by Texas Legislature
The Texas legislature has passed a pure athletics bill targeting bribery of professional or amateur athletes. If signed by the governor, the measure adds a one to five year penitentiary sentence and takes effect 90 days after adjournment, which is expected June 6. The bill is authored by Reps Woodrow Bean and William Jameson of El Paso and was approved by the Senate last night.
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Baylor
Bill Martineson
Bill
University Athletic Department
Martineson
Austin
Texas
Woodrow Bean
William Jameson
el Paso
Senate
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