Giants Clinch Game In N L Pennant Chase
New York Giants beat Brooklyn 3 1 at Ebbets Field to move into the driver seat in the playoff for the pennant. Pitcher Jim Hearn allowed five hits over nine innings as Andy Pafko homered for the Dodgers. Leo Durocher praised his players while Charlie Dressen weighed pitcher choices for a possible decisive game. The winner advances to face the Yankees in the World Series.
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Joe Reichler
Miracle Giants
Ebbets
Brooklyn
Giants
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Charlie Dressen
Polo Grounds
Brooks
Dresen
Resia i
Dressen
Carl Erskine
Clem Labine
Durocher
Sal Maglie
Sheldon Jones
Jones
Magiie
Maglie
Erskine
Labine
Philadelphia
Don Newcombe
Preacher Roe
Phillies
Hearn-Thomson -Irvin-Westrum-Stanky-Dark- Lockman
Jim Hearn
Atlanta
Ralph Branca
Andy Pafko
Dodger
Duke Snider
Jackie Robinson
Hearn
Campanella
Whitey Lockman
Thomson's 31st homer caps rout at Ebbet's Field
Giants rout Dodgers as Eddie Stanky Alvin Dark Wes Westram and Bobby Thomson star in a 4 double play game. Thomson belts 31st homer with a man aboard to erase Brooklyn lead at Ebbet's Field and Monte Irvin adds his 24th. Crowd of 30,707 senses a crusher.
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Eddie Stanky
Alvin Dark
Wes Westram
Bobby Thomson
Brooklyn
Bobby
Ebbet’s Field
Thomson
Carl Furilio
Monte Irvin
Sranca
Ex-Techsan Named To Coaching Staff
Lake Forest College appointed Walter Schlinkman a former Texas Tech fullback and 1947 graduate to the coaching staff. He will serve as assistant varsity coach in all sports, after stints with the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Cardinals.
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Ill
Texas Tech
Lake Forest College
Walter Schlinkman
Tech
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Schlinkman
Bowling Scores All Star League Winners at Peerless Lanes
Bowling scores from the All Star League at Peerless Lanes show Peerless Lanes won two and tied one with Zion 517 Mongold 462 Palmer 542 Laughlin 525 West 540. Custom Floors won one and tied one. KFDA won three with Oakes 585 Bishop 487 Rosie 583 Mackey 516 Green 561. Sir John Schenley won one with Forrister 500 Laidiey 568 Haile 548 Reager 6512 Lyles 602. Seagram's won four with Fletcher 564 Boxwell 170 Arnold 433 G Haile ic Kersten 573. Blackburn Electric forfeited.
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Don McMillian
Zion
Mongold
Palmer
Laughlin
West
Custom Floors
Brown
Ellis
Wood
Graham
Higs
KFDA
Oakes
Bishop
Rosie
Mackey
Green
Sir John Schenley
Forrister
Laidiey
SPL League Regulators Triumph in High Scoring Meet
Regulators lead with 3 wins and top scores from Jones 457 Vermillion 427 Upton 342 Washer 514 as Dynamos take 6 wins behind Buntin 1946 Ingram 425 Hoover 358 Marshall 480 Exciters claim 3 wins with Williams 244 Gammage 389 Brady 476 Ridings 519 Reddys sweep none Boyd 418 Burdekin 270 Price 383 Maxwell 465 Generators notch 2 wins Pendleton 432 Upton 290 Johnson 394 Norris 457 Re Lays win 1 Lovelady 364 Adair 355 Thut 364 Campbell 443.
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Peerless Lanes Regulators
Jones
Vermillion
Upton
Washer
Dynamos
Buntin
Ingram
Hoover
Marshall
Exciters
Williams
Gammage
Brady
Ridings
Reddy's
Boyd
Burdekin
Price
Maxwell
Pendleton
Johnson
Norris
Lovelady
Adair
Thut
Campbell
Santa Fe League Banner Bowl results show multiple teams victorious
In a dense meet summary from the Santa Fe League, teams including CHIEFS, SCOUTS, INDIANS, LIMITEDS, TULLANS, NAVAJOS, SUPER CHIEFS, FLYERS, DIESELS, EL CAPITANS, TEXANS, CAVERNS, LOCALS, ANTELOPES, RANGERS, and CANYONS posted wins. Individual event marks list various athletes such as Hill, Fischer, Veazley, Calder, McCullough, Jones, Simmon s, Kirksey, Bartholoma, Raymond, Curtis, Seacat, Rose, Brown, Duncan, Judkins, Gabert, Horn, Chappell, Elder, Swearengen, Wyatt, Wallace, Hamkison, Mock, Schecter, Roberts, Henvike, Heath, McNemar, Oli phantom, Coffman, Martin, Guthridge, Berg, Wheeler, Lupher, Robinson, Stuppi, Gaddis, Cernohoug, Mayback, Woodruff, Maixner, Kennedy, Billingslea, Eider, Price, Cook, Harmon, Bellett, and more, with scattered scores across many events.
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Horn
Chappell
Elder
Swearengen
Wyatt
Navajos
Wallace
Cox Ho Hamkison
Mock
Schecter
Roberts
Henvike
Heath
Smith
McNemar
Flyers
Oliphant
Coffman
Martin
Guthridge
Berg
Diesels
H. J. Wheeler
Gleason
F. K. Wheeler
Washburn
Robinson
EL Capitans
Lupher
E. H. Robinson
Stuppi
Gaddis
Cernohoug
Texans
McKiraha
Maixner
Kennedy
Billingslea
Johnson
Rogers
Canyons
Paul Eider
Price
Cook
Harmon
Bellett
Santa Fe Girls Reefers and Hoppers Sweep Meet
Santa Fe Girls Reefers won 2 Kirksey 317, Hensley 381, Lakson 372, Dickenson 283, Crossland 373. Hoppers won 11 Wheeler 366, Monzingo 379, Ward 286, Oliver 332, Harp 361. Caboodles won 2-Duke 425, Gabert 325, Young 356, Oliphant 155, Coffman 341. Gondolas won 1-Cernohourg 427, Walker 248, Cox 309, Fisher a.
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Santa FE Girls Banner Bowl Reefers
Kirksey
Hensley
Lakson
Dickenson
Crossland
Hoppers
Wheeler
Monzingo
Ward
Oliver
Harp
Cabooses
Duke
Gabert
Young
Oliphant
Coffman
Gondolas
Cernohourg
Walker
Cox
Fisher
Texas League scraps curfew for next season
A Texas League vote ends the 11:50 pm curfew allowing games to run late. Umpires may stall play to extend ball games, risking late box scores and reduced publicity for baseball. The piece also discusses coverage disputes involving the University of Texas and critiques of high school sports emphasis.
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Dallas
Associated Press
Mizell Will Go For Butts Again
Wilbur Mizell from Vinegar Bend Ala will start for Houston against Birmingham right-hander Ralph Brickner in a pivotal Dixie Series game. Houston trails 2 2 after Birmingham tied the series with a 3 2 win highlighted by George Wilsons two run homer in the sixth. The teams return to Houston for game five Thursday in the best four of seven set.
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Ala
Texas
Alabama
Wilbur Mizell
Houston
Wilbur
Vinegar Bend
Barons
Ralph Brickner
Little Vinegar Bend
George Wilson
First Thanksgiving Feast on Allen Island Maine
The first New England Thanksgiving feast took place in 1607 on Allen Island Maine, predating the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock. An earlier 1594 attempt to establish Popham Colony failed along the Maine coast thirteen years before Plymouth.
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Allen Island
New England
Plymouth
Mass
Plymouth Rock
Popham
Maine Sea
Tag Match Set At Mat Opener
A pair of new alliances form for the Thursday Sports Arena card opening. Mexico’s Ray Duran teams with Ray Clements of Lubbock to face Bob Cummings of Seaside Oregon and Billy Weidner of Amarillo in a one fall or 20 minute bout. Cummings and Weidner were featured together two weeks earlier. Ace Freeman meets Dizzy Davis, while Alex Kasaboski challenges Gary Guerrero. The card completes after last week’s Tri State Fair layoff.
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Ray Duran
Mexico
Ray
Big Train
Clements
Lubbock
Bob Cummings
Seaside
Ore
Billy Weidner
Amarillo
Cummings-Weidner
Duran
Cummings
Ace Freeman
Dizzy Davis
Houston
Alex Kasaboski
Gary Guerrero
Chisox Browns In Big Deal Reported By Sun Times
The Chicago White Sox reportedly closed a 300000 dollar eight player trade with the St. Louis Browns. Sox receive Sherman Lollar Al Widmar Tommy Upton Ray Coleman. In return they give Jim Rivera Joe Demaestri Gus Niarhos and Dick Littlefield.
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Sun- Times
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Sun-Times
Sox
Sherman Lollar
al Widmar
Tommy Upton
Ray Coleman
White Sox
Jim Rivera
Cards Yans Play Thursday In inter city clash
Price College Cardinal team renews rivalry with Amarillo High Vannigans, now called the Whites, Thursday night at Amarillo Stadium. Price has lost three games 39-13 32-6 26-6. Whites have won three by shutouts 39-0 31-0 14-0 and have a strong soph roster. Golds face Portales Rams Friday at Portales.
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Amarillo High Vannigans
Amarillo Stadium
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Childress
Golds
Portales Rams
Portales
Giants Fans Hold Fast To Superstitions At Hotel
New York Giants stars and coaches stay at Henry Hudson Hotel as superstition rituals spread through the team. Lanky Larry Jansen guards his ink-stained bed spread while Frank Garrahan eats pig knuckles and sauerkraut ahead of pivotal games. Eva McCarthy tends Maglie’s room, keeping a lit pile of lucky socks away from the laundry.
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U.hi
Larry Jansen
New York Giants
Jansen
John Paul Stack
Henry Hudson
Giant
Stack
Frank Garrahan
Garrahan
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Eva McCarthy
Sal Maglie
Maglie
Miss McCarthy
Amarillo Municipal Golf Association Weekly Partner Match
Regular tourneys are ending but the Amarillo Municipal Golf Association will hold partnership match-play events each Tuesday as weather allows. Tonight’s match starts at 8. Entry is 50 cents and partners are drawn. last Tuesday Doug Roush and Jack Bush beat Dub Kleipeter and Bill Jenkins 3 and 2 in the finals. consolation went to Joe Dunlap and J. A. Prestridge over Mrs. Bob Copeland and Ardine Allen.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Doug Roush
Jack Bush
Dub Kleipeter
Bill Jenkins
Joe Dunlap
J. A. Prestridge
Bob Copeland
Ardine Allen
Coach of Year Caldwell Leads Princeton Tigers 1950 Season
Charlie Caldwell was voted Coach of the Year in 1950 as his sensational Princeton Tigers went undefeated. He notes no sure path to an unscathed season but endorses Prestone anti-freeze for winter protection, claiming one shot lasts all season and guarantees safety regardless of temperature.
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Charlie Caldwell
Princeton Tigers
Charlie
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