Indians New Rookie Bearden Earns Start Berth
From a weak hitting squad to a strong mound corps, the Cleveland Indians have found rookie Gene Bearden a top starting pitcher to partner with Bob Feller and Bob Lemon. Bearden has won five games and lost one, signaling a quick rise for the Arkansas left hander on the 1940s team.
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Associated Press
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
Gene Bearden
Bob Feller
Bob Lemon
Amarillo Sandies crown three district titles in 1947 48 season
Amarillo High School finishes a historic year with football basketball and baseball district championships. The Golden Sandies dominate class AA play, capping a 47 10 season with nine football wins, 22 basketball victories and 16 baseball wins. Key stars include Sam Attebury Denny Willis Jack Glasgow Gene Wright Jim Sharp Bill Bybee and Arthur Lamb.
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Wichita Falls Coyotes
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Harvesters
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Crozier Tech
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Sam Attebury
Abilene
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Denny Willis
Jack Glasgow
Gene Wright
Jim Biggs
Fd Hagan
Clifford Bradley
Arthur Lamb
Jim Sharp
Bill Bybee
Doyle Watson
Indians Pacing as Pitchers Lead Early Season Run
Helena lefthander Mion has five wins and one loss with 32 hits allowed in 50 innings. Feller has five wins and two shutouts. Lemon leads with eight wins and three shutouts. Gromek, 28, tossed a six hitter in his first start, teaming with Lemon for two Indians victories over the A’s to stretch their lead to two and a half games. Yankees close to pace. Cardinals regain NL lead after split with Phillies. Giants stumble to a split with Pirates. Dodgers pass Reds. Sain leads Braves past Cubs. Red Sox climb into a tie for fourth with twin bill sweeps of Detroit. White Sox beat Senators twice to snap seven-game Nationals skid.
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Poly of
Fort Worth
Jimmy Helller
Gold Sox
Borger Gassers
Lubbock Hubbers
J. R. Brown
Bill Keith
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Jimmy Moore
John Olver
Howie Amarillo Country Club
Howie Polle
Mort Cooper
St. Louis Cardinals
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Cubs
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Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
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White Sox
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Washington
Safety Lesson In Statistics On Traffic Dangers
Roy Greenhill of Neely Greenhill Lowndes cites Travelers data showing 32,500 national traffic fatalities last year with 10,940 pedestrians. Amarillo groups push a safety campaign as pedestrian deaths reach 33.7 percent. auto passengers 32 percent with 19,400 deaths. Other deaths include horse-drawn vehicles trains street cars other vehicles object collisions bicycle crashes non collision and miscellaneous totals.
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Greenhill
Neely- Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Travelers Insurance Companies
Amarillo
Police Department
Amarillo Safety Council
Baseball Scores and Schedules Across Leagues
Major matchups include Berger at Pampa and Lubbock at Lamesa with AMERICAN LEAGUE games Chicago at Washington and St. Louis at New York. NATIONAL LEAGUE schedules Boston at Chicago and Philadelphia at St. Louis. TEXAS LEAGUE features Oklahoma City at Houston Tulsa at San Antonio Dallas at Beaumont Fort Worth at Shreveport. LONGHORN LEAGUE lists Sweetwater at Vernon Odessa at Ballinger Del Rio at Midland San Angelo at Ble Spring.
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Borger Ee
Amarillo
Lubbock
Albuquerque
Abilene Seers
Clovis
Lfeaguf
Cleveland
Philadelphia
New York Steerer
Detroit Pee Weee
Wasing
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Dallas
Shreveport
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Midland
Ain Ballinger
Vernon
Odessa
San Angelo
Sweetwater
del Rio
West Tenas
Amar Lo
Berger
Lubb
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Vernon Odessa
Ballinger
Clovis Amarillo
Lamesa
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Houston
Tulsa
Stout Wins Golf Weekend Stakes at Ross Rogers Course
George Stout took first with a net 62 in the Ross Rogers Golf Course Weekend Stakes. J G Risley tied for two balls with nets 71 twice while also appearing in the winning group. Other ball winners include Wood, Walker, Moreland, Ammons, Smith, Ledyard, Andrews, Murphy, McNaughton, Campbell, Bankston, Tobin, Merry, and Keith with varied nets.
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George Stout
J. G. Risley
Risley
Stout
R. E. Wood
Grady Walker
C. J. Moreland
Bud Ammons
Harold Smith
Russell Ledyard
Dale Andrews
Pat Murphy
J. R. McNaughton
Lee Campbell
Tony Bankston
M. P. Tobin
L. E. Merry
Jack Keith
Fort Worth star Cotton Russell helps Hubbers crush Oilers 8 4
Fort Worth high school baseball ace Cotton Russell tamed the Pampa Oilers in an 8 4 Lubbock Hubbers win. Russell, signed by the Dallas Rebels, limited Oilers to seven hits after finishing high school last year. Berger beat Amarillo 13 10. La Mesa over Abilene 6 4. Albuquerque over Clovis 7 5.
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Cotton Russell
Pampa Oilers
Lubbock Hubbers
Lubbock
Young Russell
Dallas Rebels
Oilers
Berger
Amarillo
Lamesa
Abilene
Albuquerque
Clovis
Odessa golfer Billy Roden wins eighth Odessa Invitational
Billy Red Roden of Odessa captured the Odessa Invitational by defeating Dallas’s Dick Martin two up with one hole to play, marking the first hometown victory in the event’s eight-year history.
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Odessa
Billy Red Roden
Rowen
Dick Martin
Dallas
Dirt Track Racer Injured in Spill at Milwaukee Race
Dirt track crash at State Fair Park left Duke Dinsmore of Osborne Ohio in critical condition with possible skull fracture after a seventh lap spill in the 100 mile AAA dirt track championship Emil Andres of Chicago won in 1 hour 10 minutes 19.73 seconds Rex Mays injured but recovered Mac Hellings Los Angeles finished second Ted Horn Patterson New Jersey third Myron Fohr Milwaukee fourth.
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U.P
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Osborne
Ohio
Emil Andres
Chicago
Dinsmore
Rex Mays
Glendale
Cal
State Fair Park
Mac Hellings
Los Angeles
Ted Horn
Patterson
Myron Fohr
Court ruling bans daylight saving time in Kentucky
A court ruling declares daylight saving time illegal in Kentucky, upending state time practices and prompting reactions from residents and local officials. The decision centers on whether state or federal law governs time changes, with potential impacts on schedules, commerce, and daily life.
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Kentucky
Shreveport Drops Back After Dallas Rout In Texas League
In a Texas League update the Shreveport Sports fell to sixth after a 10-2 defeat by Dallas. Fort Worth and Houston held steady while Tulsa beat Houston 8-3 and Beaumont edged Fort Worth 5-4. Dallas moved up with a 20 hit attack and Floyd Giebell’s three hitter.
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Associated Press
Shreveport Sports
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Tulsa
Beaumont
Buffs
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Floyd Giebell
Rebels
Harry Hatch
Pete Lewis
Johnny Hernandez
Procopio Herrera
Jake Henson
Oilers
John Grodzicki
Dave Thomas
Charlie Kress
Shreveport
Odds Against Grand Slam for Stranahan
By HUGH FULLERTON Jr New York June 7 Odds favored Stranahan to miss Bobby Jones grand slam but the Toledo star is in top form and may contend for the US Open title. He leads at Los Angeles Open and plans to approach Riviera layout with confidence. Also a Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy charms hotel crowd and a playful coed asks him to sign as Admiral.
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Muscles Stranahan
Bobby Jones
Bright
Toledo
Bobby
Jones
Stranahan
Ben Hogan
Rivera
Notre Dame
Frank Leahy
University of Mississippi
Frank
Ames wins Lufkin Country Club invite over Joyce Jr.
F E Ames of Beaumont captured the annual Lufkin Country Club invitation by one up over Gerald Joyce Jr of Palestine. The players were even through 17 holes of sub par golf before Ames secured the victory.
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Lufkin
F. E. Ames
Beaumont
Lufkin Country Club
Gerald Joyce, Jr
Palestine
Ames
Athletic Chimp Fails at Baseball at Marsalis Park Zoo
Doug the half grow chimpanzee at Marsalis Park Zoo in Dallas is the leading animal athlete in football tennis wrestling and more but cannot learn baseball. Zoo superintendent Walton Carlton recounts a failed attempt to teach him baseball after a bat incident, leaving Doug to pass the summer with basketball while people pursue baseball.
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United Press
Doug
Marsalis Park Zoo
Dallas
Zoo
Walton Carlton
Carlton
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