Leaders Hit Foreign Swing With Injuries Looming
The White Sox and Dodgers begin tours abroad amid minor injuries. Chicago leads the AL by two and a half, facing the Senators in Washington, while Brooklyn holds a 5.5 game NL edge and opens against the Cardinals in St. Louis.
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Associated Press
Chicago White Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Paul Richards
White Sox
Zoik Fgnkeees
Washington
Senators
Brooklyn
Cardinals
St. Louis
Gus Niarhos
al Zarilla
Howie Hudson
Ed Stewart
Harry Dorish
Sweyerville
Chicago
Chisox
Lou Kretlow
Richards
Connie Marrero
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Chuck Dressen
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Preacher Roe
Rums
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Don Newcombe
Flatbush
New
Medal Honors On Line Today In Amarillo Women’s Golf
Casey Medalist honors in both 18 and 9 hole divisions of the Amarillo Country Club Women’s Golf Tournament will be decided today. Last year winners found the laurels a jinx as Mrs. KR J Moore won the 18 hole crown with 82 but lost to Mrs. Art Querry in the first match, who then won the title. Miss Bobby Gray captured the nine hole bracket with 47 but fell to Mrs. J N Childers in the first round, who later claimed the championship. Match play starts tomorrow and ends Friday.
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Amarillo Country Club
KR. J. Moore
Art Querry
Querry
Bobby Gray
J. N. Childers
Partnership Putting At Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Municipal Golf ers Association hosts a partnership match play putting tournament at the Ross Rogers Course starting at 8 tonight. Entry is 50 cents, open to all putters. J. F. Nicholson and Rex Baxter Jr. won top honors last Tuesday night, beating Lt. Brady Perry and Jimmy Baker one up in the finals.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association Partnership
Ross Rogers
J. F. Nicholson
Rex Baxter
Brady Perry
Jimmy Baker
Martin Pitches 1 Hit Shutout In Texas League Action
Freddie Martin a 35 year old Houston right hander hurled a one hit shutout fanning eight as Fort Worth Cats fell 4 0. The loss kept Dallas Eagles five games ahead while Beaumont moved to third after a 4 2 win over Oklahoma City. Narleski won for Dallas, Shreveport beat Tulsa, and Beaumont climbed the pennant chase with Schaeffer holding Oklahoma City to two runs.
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Associated Press
Freddie Martin
Houston
Martin
Texas League Hall of Fame
Bobby Bragan
Fort Worth Cats
St. Louis Cardinal
Cats
Buffs
Dallas Eagles
San Antonio Missions
Ray Narleski
Dallas
San Antonio
Padres
Narleski
Missions
Beaumont Roughnecks
Beaumont
Harry Schaeffer
Oklahoma City
Schaeffer
Indians
Shreveport
Tulsa
Joe Bundy
Oilers
Kinaman
Pavlick
Gibson
Johnson
Entry Deadline Set for YMCA Invitational Softball Tourney
Deadline for entries is noon tomorrow for the YMCA Invitational Softball Tournament. It opens Monday night at Thompson and VA Parks. Teams may enter by contacting Homer Cowen or Bill Mobley. Entry fee is 12.50 per team. Trophies go to the winner and runner up. Three teams are signed up: Sacred Heart, Anderson Mattress, and Graham Hoeme. It is a single elimination event.
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YMCA
Thompson
VA Parks
Homer Cowen
Bill Mobley
Sacred Heart
Anderson Mattress
Graham Hoeme
Amarillo Hosts Lubbock In Doubleheader Tonight
The Amarillo Gold Sox host the Lubbock Hubbers in a twin bill at Gold Sox Field with two new pitchers on the roster. Ralph Joe Pate and Joe Kastner join the pitching staff as the team aims to climb from last place while seeking additional deals.
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Amarillo
Lubbock
Amarillo Gold Sox
Lubbock Hubbers
Gold Sox
Ralph
Joe” Pate
Pate
Tyler
Pat McLaughlin
Sox
Joe Kastner
Austin
Big State
Kastner
Albuquerque
Henderson
Joe
Les Mulcahy
Bob Mirovich
Hubbers
Nick Buonato
Buonato
Boston
Paul Walker
B-Sox Lead Stretches In West Texas League
Abilene Blue Sox with Walt Sessi powering an 11-6 win over Albuquerque Dukes, increasing their lead to three games. Clovis beat Lamesa 9-6 as Rosson earned the win. rain postponed Lubbock-Amarillo and Pampa-Borger twin bill.
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Associated Press
Walt Sessi
Abilene Blue Sox
Albuquerque Dukes
Sox
Dukes
Clovis
Pioneers
Lamesa
Lobos
Loos
Eulis Rosson
Lubbock
Amarillo
Pampa
Borger
Abbott
Joe Martinez
Martinez
Don Spence
Abilene
Albuquer
Abrho Feneion
Haller
Williams Cf
Harman
Abbott If
Rahmes
Maul
Schmidt Ss
Martin Cf
Rowland
I Spence
Hinson
Hill Baker Shared Tops In Junior Play
Don Hill and Jimmy Baker shared first in the first annual Jaycee Panhandle Junior Golf Tournament at Amarillo Country Club with eight over par 148s in 36-hole medal play. Rex Baxter Jr and Billy Colvin tied with 156. Baxter won the playoff. This year’s event is 18-hole medal play on Thursday at the Ross Rogers Course with five age groups and trophies for winners and runners up. Overall winner to state tournament. others pay expenses. Entry $1. open to area youths.
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Don Hill
Jimmy Baker
Jaycee Panhandle
Amarillo Country Club
Hill
Baker
Houston
Rex Baxter
Billy Colvin
Baxter
Ross Rogers
Amarillo
Texas Amateur Opens in Corsicana Field of Notables
Corsicana hosts the Texas Amateur Championship at Corsicana Country Club with two rounds of match play on Thursday and Friday and a 36 hole final on Saturday. Top entrants include L. M. Crannell Jr. Dallas Julian Arnold Corsicana Fred Moseley San Antonio and Don January Billy Maxwell Joe Conrad Buster Reed Grady Prim Wesley Fillis John Olver Jack Tinnin Don Ad dington Floyd Addington Don Metheson and others from North Texas Texas and Fort Worth.
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Corsicana
Texas
Corsicana Country Club
L. M. Crannell, Jr
North Texas
Dallas
Julian Arnold
YMCA Softball State Tonight Schedule
Tonight's church league games at VA Park feature Trinity Methodist against First Baptist at 7 15 PM. Industrial league has Phillips versus Borden Company at 7 15 PM and Southwestern Drug versus Shamrock at 8 30 PM. Civic league presents McMillian Mavericks versus Globe Mfg at 7 15 PM and American Legion versus VFW at 8 30 PM at Thompson Park. Christmas orders note Bavaria glass and pottery industry in 1950.
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Church
Trinity Methodist
First Baptist
VA Park
Phillips
Borden Company
Southwestern Drug
Shamrock
Fair Park
Civic League
McMillian Mavericks
Globe Mfg
American Legion
VFW
Thompson Park
Steers trample Huskies as Crutchfield shines in win
Maverick Steers rout Pantex Huskies 13-0 in Boys Intermedi ate League action behind Tommy Crutchfield who fanned eight. Glen Cockrell doubled for Huskies, but died at third after Crutchfield’s charge. Jimmy Sims hit a three run homer as Steers remain undefeated at 6-0. Anne Adams belts homer in Girls Apache Junior League makeup game as Sanborn Comets lead Horace Mann Wildcats 6-1 when called.
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Steers
Huskies
Tommy Crutchfield
Maverick Steers
Pantex Huskies
Only Kids, Inc
Ae Die Ek
Huskie
Glen Cockrell
Crutchfield
Cockrell
Anne Adams
Anne
Sanborn Comets
Horace Mann Wildcats
Rolando Vera Ups Shown In Monterrey Wrestling Card
Rolando Vera from Monterrey Mexico moves from curtain-raiser to second spot on Thursday at Sports Arena Promoter Detton announces he will face former Sandie star George Overhuls for one fall or 20 minutes Vera remains undefeated here and drew with Balk Estes last week Also on card George Curtis versus Jack O Reilly in a semiwindup Curtis won when Ivan Kalmi koff was disqualified and O Reilly drew with Joe Wallick Main feature is a rematch Ray Clements versus Frankie Hill Murdock Both had no falls last Thursday and a brawl ended in a no contest Additional one fall prelim planned.
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Rolando Vera
Monterrey
Mexico
Little Caballero
Detton
George Overhuls
Vera
Balk Estes
Overhull
Rolando
Sandie
George Curtis
Vicksburg
Miss
Jack O'Reilly
Melbourne
Australia
Curtis
Ivan Kalmikoff
O'Reilly
Joe Wallick
Ray
Big Train” Clements
Frankie Hill Murdock
West Texas New Mexico League Standings and Tuesday Schedule
League standings across West Texas New Mexico and Texas leagues show Albuquerque atop the WTL with 34 14 .696, Lubbock 36 11 .766, Pampa 20 22 .476, Amarillo 15 32 .319. Tuesday games list Lubbock at Amarillo and other matchups. Texas and longhorn leagues feature Dallas 39 22 .639, Houston 37 26 .587, and Shreveport 26 41 .388. schedule includes Dallas at San Antonio and other regional pairings.
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L Pet
Bbubho
Seaakses
Albuquerque
Lubbock i
Lamesa
Ode
Pampa
Cena
Amarillo
Bae
Lubbock
Abilene
G. Lamesa
Clovis G. Pampa
Borger
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Boston
Cincinati
Chicago
St. Louis
Phila
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Pittsheigh
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Cleveland
Dallas
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Houston
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San Anto
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San Antonio
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Vow Oeed
Austin
Wichita Falls
Temple
Gainerville
Sherman-Denison
Waco
Texarkana
Tyler
Big Spring
Roswell
Midland
Artesia
Odessa
Vernon
San Angelo
Sweetwater
Washington district clerk protests denied salary rise
Miss Ardis Barbour, clerk of the Washington fire and lighting district, opposed a salary increase from 75 to 125 dollars a year. She said the raise is altogether too much and noted she took the job for no pay as a public spirited citizen.
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Washington, RI
Ardis Barbour
Washington
Mead's Plowboys Clash For First In YMCA Softball
Mead's Bakery and the Graham Hoeme Plowboys, undefeated in the YMCA Commercial Softball League, meet in a first place clash at Gold Sox Field Friday night at 8:30. Each team has five straight Commercial Loop wins. Tickets are 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
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Mead's Bakery
Graham- Hoeme
Gold Sox Field
Greenbelt Meet heats up at Childress Country Club
The 24th annual Greenbelt Meet runs Thursday through Sunday at Childress Country Club with host pro Jack Earle, formerly George Ausbach’s assistant at Amarillo. Playland opens Saturday at 4900 North East Eighth, hours 1 to 11. Odessa and Wichita Falls baseball, all state awards, and Texas A&M football links noted.
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Childress Country Club
Jack Earle
George Ausbach
Amarillo Country Club
George
Dick Turner
North East Eighth
Aviatrix Club
Odessa
Austin
Bronchos
Garland Puqua
Frank Gee
Tommy Warner
Wichita Falls
Bob Cole
Aggie Baseballers Are Due in Omaha
The Texas Aggie baseball team was to arrive in Omaha by chartered plane to compete in the NCAA Local greeters. Optimists Club planned to greet the Texans at the airport, with other welcome forces for Southern California Princeton and Oklahoma arriving today. Arrivals yesterday and earlier today included Utah Tennessee Springfield and Ohio State.
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Omaha
Neb
Texas Aggie
Optimists Club
California
Princeton
Oklahoma
Utah
Tennessee
Springfield
Ohio State
Brewer No-Hits San Jacinto in Junior League
Ken Brewer pitched a four inning no run no hit game as the Forest Hill Giants blanked the San Jacinto Indians 3 to 0. Brewer struck out ten straight batters in a rain affected game. Jerry Flynn was saddled with the loss as three few hits finished the scoring. Six other junior league games were washed out.
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Ken Brewer
Forest Hill Giants
San Jacinto Indians
Brewer
Jerry Flynn
Musial Gains On Robinson In NL Batting Race
New York June 12 Stan Musial closes on Jackie Robinson in the National League batting race. Robinson drops 33 points to .370 while Musial sits second at .366. Red Schoendienst climbs to third at .350 and Roy Campanella moves to fourth at .343. Richie Ashburn sits fifth at .341 as Bob Elliott and Ralph Kiner follow near .339 and .337 respectively. Dick Sisler, Frank Baumholtz, and a tie of Al Dark and Pee Wee Reese round out the top ten.
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New York
Stan Musial
Jackie Robinson
St. Louis
Robinson
Musial
Red Schoendienst
Cardinal
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn
Richie Ashburn
Phillies
Bob Elliott
Boston
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Dick Sisler
Phils
Frank Baumholtz
Chicago
al Dark
Pee Wee Reese
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