Baseball Fading Out Under Spring Training Restrictions
Dallas May 8 More than 600 Texas high schools signed up for baseball this year but only about 400 are playing, 200 fewer than last year. Inter scholastic League voters backed nationwide spring training 436 to 238, signaling a likely end to state wide high school baseball unless summer play is adopted. Smaller schools lack the manpower and funds for summer programs, risking the game’s survival as spring football dominates.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Interscholastic League Favors Summer Baseball Plan Details
The Interscholastic League backs summer baseball but doubts inauguration. Big schools reject a state football playoff, voting down the AAAA versus AAA champion match. Class AA and City Conference ally against meeting smaller foes, while AAAA fears risking its reputation against supposedly weaker competition.
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Texas
Amarillo breaks through with third win of 1951 season
Amarillo won 11-2 in the second game after dropping the opener 11-5 to Clovis as the West Texas New Mexico League teams chase the lead. Albuquerque beat Berger 9-4, Abilene edged Lubbock 2-1, and Pampa defeated Lamesa 12-3 while Texas League action saw Fort Worth rally past Beaumont 17-7 and Dallas blank Shreveport 5-0. A bench-clearing incident occurred between Roy Parker and Don Haines after a run-down play.
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West Texas
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Dallas
Shreveport
Tulsa
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Houston
Twins
Pirates
Sherman Denison
Wichita Falls
Temple
Tyler
Texarkana
Austin
Gainesville
Roy Parker
Sherman-Denison
Waco
Don Haines
Parker
Waco tops Sherman Denison in rough contest for third
The Associated Press report notes Waco won over Sherman Denison, a game marked by a single fist fight and the threat of a second altercation, lifting Waco into third place in the Big conference race.
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Associated Press
Waco
Sherman-Denison
Colts threaten league lead with big win and chase
The San Angelo Colts hold a four game edge in the Longhorn League after a 17-2 victory over Midland. Vernon Dusters moved to second with an 10-8 win over Artesia while Roswell fell 11-3 to Sweetwater and Big Spring beat Odessa 7-2.
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San Angelo Colts
Colts
Vernon Dusters
Midland
Roswell
Sweetwater
Vernon
Artesia
Big Spring
Odessa
Oil Bowl referendum ends high school all star games
Wichita Falls voters cast 729 ballots with 53 to approve a measure prohibiting all star football games on high school property or with aid of high school officials. The Oil Bowl charity project faces eradication despite praise for its proper conduct.
Yankees May Release Fireman Joe Page If He Fails
Detroit May 8 The Yankees may release fireballing reliever Joe Page who helped make them champions two seasons ago. Page has not pitched since March 17 due to a sore shoulder but will get a nine day chance in the bullpen to prove he still belongs with manager Casey Stengel.
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Detroit
U.P
Joe Page
New York Yankees
Page
Casey Stengel
Stengel
Pretoria Museum Heads Egypt Emblem Faces Embalming Fact
Visitors remark on the mummified head of an Egyptian princess in Pretoria who still droops an eyelid after five millennia. The curator notes ancient embalmers began by removing the brain.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Kids Inc. softball season opens in three leagues
The 1951 Kids Inc. season began with two of three leagues underway and registrations hinting at three to five more leagues starting by next Monday. Coaches and players of the Cactus Midget Prairie Peewee and Girls Junior Leagues should check yesterday’s news for schedules, not phone inquiries. A potential scorekeepers school may be arranged at the Maverick Club if enough coaches express interest. Coaches for each league are listed with contact names and numbers to set up regular games, practices, or makeups. Yesterday’s results include Maverick Redbirds 23, Summit Blackbirds 11 in the Cactus Midget League. Margaret Wills Colts 22, Maverick Dogies 2 in Prairie Peewee. Humphreys Highland Crocodiles 12, Wolflin Ponies 4. Forest Hill Bruins 36, Wilson Cats 6. and a postponed San Jacinto Atomics vs Pleasant Valley Moles game.
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Kids Inc
Cactus Midget
Prairie Peewee
Maverick Club
Cactus Midgets
Humphreys Highland Crocodiles
Charley Weaver
Margaret Wills Colts
Burd Turner
Maverick Dogies
Homer Daugherty
Pleasant Valley Moles
Albert Smith
San Jacinto Atomics
B. B. Holland
Wilson Cats
R. S. Helm
Wolflin Ponies
D. C. Whitlark
Forest Hill Rockettes
Charles Clemens
Glenwood Wrens
Bob Littau
Humphreys Highland Gremlins
Don B. Mirabal
McKinley Rangers
Betty Sumpter
Margaret Wills Fillies
E. R. Baker
Sanborn Lassies
L. H. Doose
San Jacinto Porcupines
Herman Ratten
Wilson Quail
Wayne Gilbert
Wolflin Owls
Clyde Stallings
Humphreys
Marvin Vaclav
Maverick
Colts
Vaclav
Don Ellerbee
Charles Day
Larry Sullivan
Benny Sherrod
Colt
Larry
Gary Gwyn
Roger Rountree
CROCS
Ponies
Andy Smith
Andy
Bobo Funderburg
Joe Ted Davidson
Larry Lupher
Bruins
CATS
Forest Hill Bruins
Bobby Hensley
Larry Thrasher
Scotty Lewis
Wales Wible
Golf Directors Meet for Amarillo Municipal Championship
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association directors will convene at 7 tonight at the Ross Rogers Clubhouse to discuss details of the upcoming Amarillo Municipal Championship. Six entrants posted scores in qualifying, including Nicholson 80 and Mullane 91, as 54-hole medal play runs through May 20 with a $4 entry fee.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association Partnership
Texas and Oklahoma Golf Teams Slated
Amateur golfers of Texas and Oklahoma will clash in Wichita Falls July 19-22 for the first annual match. The event was moved from this month to avoid conflict with the Mineral Wells tournament drawing many top area golfers.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Oklahoma
Sandies and Bronchos Clash in 1-AA Playoff Opener
Odessa Bronchos and Amarillo Sandies meet at Gold Sox Field at 3 pm in the District 1-AA championship opener. Last season Amarillo won 10-6 at home while Odessa claimed a 13-3 win at Odessa in the rematch. Either side will take a lead in the rivalry and district series, with two more games slated in Odessa.
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Odessa Bronchos
Amarillo Sandies
Gold Sox Field
Amarillo
Bronchos
Sandies
Odessa
Regan
Harris Kimbrough
Tommy Gruver
Lowell Hanna
Herbert Hill
Warren Spalding
Carter Returns in Team Skirmish at Sports Arena
Pro wrestling card features Jack Carter of Auckland teaming with Jack O'Reilly of Melbourne to face Gust Johnson of Seattle and Bill Parks from North Bay. Carter recently drew former champion Dean Detton in 1946, then was defeated in a rematch. Main event has Whitey Walberg versus Ray Clements. Semiwindup stars Leo Wallick against Frankie Hill Murdock. All bouts are best two of three falls.
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Jack Carter
Auckland
New Zealand
Jack O'Reilly
Melbourne
Australia
Gust Johnson
Seattle
Wash
Bill Parks
North Bay
Ontario
Carter
Dean Detton
Dory
Dean
Chicago
Whitey Walberg
Columbus
Ohio
Frankie Hill Murdock
Ray
Big Train” Clements
Leo Wallick
Detroit
Murdock
Texas Women's Public Links Golf Tour Set in Beaumont
The eighteenth annual Texas Women's Public Links Golf Tournament will be played at Tyrelle Park Municipal Course in Beaumont from June 4 to June 9. About 100 competitors are expected to enter the event.
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Publinx
Beaumont
Tyrelle Park Municipal Course
Portugal Boots Growth in Boot and Shoe Exports
Portugal has nearly tripled its boot and shoe exports since 1939, signaling a strong expansion in its footwear industry. The surge reflects rising demand and increased production capacity across the sector.
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Portugal
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