Texas Schoolboy Baseball Sees Record Dallas Invite
The Interscholastic League sponsorship boosted Texas high school baseball with a record Dallas invitation tournament. P. C. Cobb reports 7,000 paid admissions over three afternoons and five evenings, $1,600 in expenses, and leftover funds to prorate to teams. Scouts from 11 of 16 major league clubs attended. Highland Park became the first to skip an inning, ending Crandall six outs early under the five inning rule.
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P. C. Cobb
Cobb
Happ Morse
Phillies
Texas
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Tog
Highland Park
Highlanders
Crandall
Gold Sox and Gassers end tough six game series
The Gold Sox beat the Borger Gassers 13 to 6 in Borger to finish a six game set. Steve Lagomarsino walked 11 and hit another, but the Sox slugged two homers and six doubles led by Frank Okrie and Bobby Decker. Lead remains with Amarillo as they head home for a doubleheader with Albuquerque.
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Lubbock
Borger
Gold Sox
Steve Lagomarsino
Sockers
Bill Hair
Bill Watling
Frank Okrie
Okrie
Bobby Decker
Lagomarsino
Amarillo Gold Sox
Albuquerque Dukes
Sam Mele
Red Sox
Cleveland
Don Gutteridge
Bobby Doerr
Hal Peck
Lou Boudreau
White Sox
Yankee
Chicago
New York
Gassers Break 2019 Victory Hype After Sunday Home Run Bash
The Gassers and their followers grow tired of Amarillo after a 2019 victory highlighted by 11 home runs on Sunday. The outcome and reaction follow the predicted pattern from that event.
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Amarillo
Young Players Eye Early Lead in Amarillo Club Invite
Five annual tournament at Amarillo Country Club opens with Thursday qualifiers. John Evans Art McKay Jr and Don McCormick rank as top threats with Evans the previous club champion and McKay co medallist who fell to John Munn in finals. McCormick moves close behind the leaders.
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Amarillo Country Club
John Evans
Art McKay
Don McCormick
Evans
John Munn
McKay
Munn
McCormick
Buster Sharp
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
Jodn Stockton
All Star Selections Narrow To Major League Standouts
Oscar Fraley selects NL stars from Giants and Cardinals with Enos Slaughter and Hank Greenberg among top picks. AL cards include Joe DiMaggio Ted Williams and Bobby Feller as pitching and hitting leaders guiding the 36 19 NL 41 10 SL pitchers tally.
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Phillies
Reds
Dodgers
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
A's
White Sox
Red Sox
Senators
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Nationals
Big Jawn Mize
Giants
Phils
Emil Verban
Eddie Miller
Buddy Kerr
Bob Elliott
Boston
Enos Slaughter
Hank Greenberg
Pirates
Johnny Hopp
Braves
Walker Cooper
Brooklyn
Bruce Edwards
Warren Spahn
Schoolboy Rowe
Hank Borowy
Cubs
Joe Hatten
Harry Brechen
St. Louis
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati
George McQuinn
Yanks
Joe Gordon
Lou Boudreau
George Kell
Joe DiMaggio
Stan Spence
Washington
Ted Williams
Buddy Rosar
Mike Tresh
Bobby Feller
Hal Newhouser
Tigers
Preddie Hutchison
Dizzy Trout
Frank Shea
Jack Kramer
Bob Snook Leading Softball Slugger
The YMCA Church softball schedule news notes Bob Snook as a leading slugger as the first half ends Friday. The revised schedule lists games for June 10 through June 13 featuring Sacred Heart, San Jacinto Methodist, Polk Street Methodist, Tenth Avenue Methodist, First Presbyterian, West Amarillo Christian, First Baptist, Summit Baptist, and other local teams.
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San Jacinto Methodist
Polk Street Methodist
Tenth Avenue Methodist
First Presbyterian
West Amarillo Christian
First Baptist
Summit Baptist
Bob Snook
Polk St. Meth
Ato
Mark Koenig
San Jac
Eblen
John Conway
Bill Reeves
T. J. Woodward
Steve Hal
Summit
R.A. Winters
Jim Craighard
Standings and Tonight's NBA Schedule Snapshot
New York lead with 26 wins and 18 losses, followed by Brooklyn 19 ss. Boston 20 565 and Chicago 20 545. Today's games include Chicago at Boston, Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at New York, and St. Louis at Philadelphia.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago Avess Ae
Philadelphia Scielle Oe
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Clovis
Amarillo
Borger
Albuquerque
Mesa
Abilene
Pampa
Lubbock
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
St Louis
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Tulsa
Big Spring
Vernon
Midland
Odessa
Ballinger
Sweetwater
Walter Irvin Motor Co and G E Jones win Pantex doubleheader
In the Pantex Softball League doubleheader at Pantex diamond Walter Irvin Motor Co defeated West Texas Barber College 26 to 8 in the opener. G E Jones Electric topped Service Supply 18 to 9 in the nightcap with Chelstop and Wilson catching for G E Jones and Smith and Parson for Service Supply.
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G. E. Jones
Walter Irvin Motor Co
G. E. Jones Electric
Pantex Diamond
Carmen
West Texas
Barber College
Service Supply
Lamb and
Day
Rankin and
San Jacinto Baptist Clinches YMCA Softball Title
San Jacinto Baptist Church secured its ninth straight win and top spot in the YMCA Church Men's League after a 19 to 2 rout of First Baptist. G R Mills pitched masterfully as San Jacinto tallied 19 runs on eight hits with nine errors and ten walks. Chisholm pitched all nine for First Baptist. Summit Baptist beat West Amarillo Christian 14 to 13, as J Odom limited Christians to eight singles while teammates committed 10 errors.
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San Jacinto Baptist Church
YMCA
First Baptist
G. R. Mills
San Jacinto
Chisholm
Summit Baptist
West Amarillo
J. Odom
Summit
Odessa Dominates Midland In One Sided League Game
Midland, the league leader, was routed by Odessa 37 to 5 in a game described as more football than baseball. Sweetwater edged Ballinger 22 to 20 while Big Spring beat Vernon 6 to 5 in a closer affair.
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United Press
Longhorn
Midland
Odessa
Sweetwater
Ballinger
Vernon
Big Spring
Ex Cards Fly Again F Anan i n New York
Ex-Cardinal players shine for rivals as Bernie, Mize and Hopp lift teams. Giants beat Pirates 13 10 in New York. Athletics topple Tigers 11 8 in Detroit. Phillies edge Cardinals 2 1 in 15 innings. other scores include Reds at Brooklyn 9 6 and White Sox rally past Yankees 9 8.
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Cardinals
Charley Barrett
Braves
Chicago
Hank Borowy
Boston
Cracklin
Charley
Eddie Dyer
Billy Southworth
Bill
Phils
Harry Walker
Johnny Hopp
Johnny Mize
Giants
Pittsburgh
Walker Cooper
Mize
Willard Marshall
Philadelphia
St. Louis
George Kurowski
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Benny Zientara
Athletics
Tigers
Detroit
Amarillo Red Sox Meet Hubs Tonight
The reorganized Amarillo Red Sox face the Lubbock Black Hubbers tonight at Gold Sox Field at 8:30. The Red Sox, built from former San Antonio players, won 12 3 over the Santa Fe Giants of Clovis in their latest outing.
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Amarillo Red Sox
Lubbock
Turnesa Welcomed Home After British Amateur Win
New York greeted Willie Turnesa with jubilation as he returned from England carrying the British Amateur Championship Trophy. The 18 year old Westchester County golfer drew parallels to Bobby Jones in the reception and enjoyed a hero’s welcome.
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New York
Bobby Jones
Willie Turnesa
Westchester County
England
Baltimore Bullets Change Cage Loops
New York reports the Basketball Association of America gains the Baltimore Bullets from the American Basketball League and loses the Cleveland Rebels. Podoloff announces Baltimore receives a franchise and will play home games at a 4000 seat coliseum. Rebels withdraw and league accepts the notice from Albert C. Sutphin.
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Basketball Association of America
Baltimore Bullets
Cleveland Rebels
Maurice Podoloff
Baltimore
Bullets
Coliseum
Albert C. Sutphin
Rebels
Cleveland
Sutphin
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