Chandler to crack down on Tigers minor league deals
Detroit News reports Baseball Commissioner Albert B. Chandler plans a month long crackdown on a series of Tiger minor league transactions with the Dallas club of the Texas League. The probe centers on nine players allegedly signed by Detroit and hidden in the minors amid bonus rule evasions.
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Weramune
Crys 2Ene
Detroit News
Albert B. Chandler
Detroit Tigers
Chandler
Detroit
Dallas
Tigers
Detroit Baseball Club
Billy As
Tiger
Evans
Agai
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Indians Defeat Ballinger 4-0 in Longhorn League action
Midland's Indians won 4-0 over Ballinger to hold third place in the Longhorn League. Vernon’s club trailed the leaders by one game after a 1 loss to Big Spring as other results saw Del Rio defeat Odessa 11-3 and San Angelo beat Sweetwater 12-8. In other notes, Warren Cantrell resigned as Midland Country Club pro effective October 1. Cuba started exporting avocados by air and sea.
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Ae Eee Midland
Indians
Ballinger
Vernon
Big Spring
del Rio
Odessa Broncs
San Angelo
Sweetwater
Midland
Warren Cantrell
Texas Pga
Midland Country Club
Cantrell
Budny Powers 10-0 Shutout Of Clovis Pioneers
Budny threw a two hit shutout for Amarillo as the Gold Sox rout Clovis 10-0 in Clovis. Joe Budny earned his 20th win and led a 15th homer by Dick Gentzkow and 13th by Ted Clawitter in a commanding 11-8 season edge. Clovis pitcher Darwin Dobbs worked multiple positions for the visitors.
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Gold Sox
Clovis
Lubbock
Sockers
Pioneers
Cheektowaga
Joe Budny
Sox
Ray Pannemann
Albuquerque
Dukes
Pampa
Suday
Gold Sox Field
Budney
Amarillo
Joe
Dick Gentzkow
Ted Clawitter
Gene Machado
Frank Pacheco
Darwin Dobbs
Clawitter
Marshall tops Bryan in late rally for 7 4 victory
Marshall finished strong to beat Bryan 7 to 4 as Dixie Howell connected for a homer and the Cougars piled up ten hits against Gene Bauer. It marks Bryan’s eighth straight defeat. Joe Pate earned win, Longview teammates supported with 15 hits in a 15 1 rout over Lufkin. A B Cross belted a homer in the eighth to lift Kilgore to a 9 8 win over Gladewater. Tyler defeated the Henderson Oilers.
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Marshall
Gene Bearden
Dick Fowler
Yankees
Browns
Joe Page
J Fa Stewart
al Evans
Washington
White Sox
Sid Hudson
Sox
Pirates Surprise of Major Leagues With Bold 1948 Comeback
The Pirates rise with a ragtag lineup led by Billy Meyer as they chase the league leaders. Pittsburgh beat the Giants 5 4 on a late Ralph Kiner two run single, while the Cubs stopped the Dodgers’ streak. The Red Sox and Yankees win in the AL as the Indians and A’s stumble, attendance hits 1,291,558 in Pittsburgh.
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Billy Meyer
Pittsburgh
Meyer
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Pirates
Dodgers
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Brooks
Braves
Brooklyn
Reds
Cincinnati
Cardinals
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Detroit
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Senators
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Washington
Giants
Buddy Kerr
Elmer Riddle
Ralph Kiner
Cubs
Borowy
Bruin
Burt Shotton
Gene Hermanski
Hermanski
Frank McCormick
Red Barrett
Grady Hatton
Redlegs
Kent Peterson
Iid Munger
Phils
Stan Musial
Ken Heintzelman
Blix Donnelly
Mel Parnell
Ted Williams
Junior Stephens
Art Houtteman
Lou Boudreau
A's
Ate
Fearne
Williams
Western Amateur Championship Round Two Heats Top Players
In tough second round action of the 48th Western Amateur Championship, California champion Dot Kielty and Marjorie Lindsay produced standout golf. Kielty beat Mrs. Charles Carey 4 and 3, Lindsay shot 1 under par for 14 holes to defeat Mrs. George Noble, and Dorothy Kirby advanced by defeating Mary Sargent 6 and 5. Betsy Rawls, Polly Riley, and Peggy Kirk figures also won. a toss-up match paired Betty MacKinnon with Caro Diringer.
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California
Dot Kielty
Long Beach
Marjorie Lindsay
Illinois
Decatur
Miss Kielty
Charles Carey
Oakland
Miss Lindsay
Olympic Club
Lakeside
George Noble
Dallas
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Patricia McPhee
San Mateo
Mary Sargent
Pebble Beach
Alice Bauer
Cal
Betty MacKinnon
Texarkana
Ark
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Ohio
Caro Diringer
Tiffin
Convicted Quarters Shipped to Huntsville Prison
From Potter County jail Wednesday morning five inmates were moved to the Texas Prison System transport. Harold T. Wilson received 5 years for burglary Ray Whitemore 9 years for forgery G L Seagraves 2 years for passing a forged check Walter F Kingston 2 years for burglary.
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Potter County
Texas Prison System
Huntsville
Harold T. Wilson
Ray Whitemore
G. L. Seagraves
Walter F. Kingston
Football Ready For Spotlight
New York reports the start of major college football seasons with attention on top programs like Notre Dame Purdue California and Texas The column imagines a first ten of powerhouses and notes growing media focus as leagues begin play plus a light anecdote about a golf caddie at Lake Geneva and Peggy Kirk.
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Sy Omeue One
New York
Voys
Notre Dame
Purdue
California
E Tech
Texas
Minnesota
Oregon
Penn’ State
North Carolina
Georgia
Warning Against Advertising Deal At Tri-State Fair
Rex Baxter fair manager warns the public against ad sales by individuals claiming ties to the Bill Hames Show, the carnival attraction at this year’s Tri-State Fair. Legitimate representatives will appear as chamber of commerce and Tri State Fair Association affiliates when they arrive.
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Hames
Legitimate Homes
Chamber of Commerce and
Tri State Fair Association
Rex Baxter
Beer License Suspended at Popeye's Place
The Popeye's Place license at 1311 North East Fight was suspended for 15 days after an agreement by D. W. Lowe liquor control board supervisor and operator L. G. Thomas. Authorities cited permitting intoxicated persons to remain on the premises. Police arrested several intoxicated patrons at the venue on August 21.
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Popeye's Place
North East Fighth
D. W. Lowe Liquor Control Board
L. G. Thomas
Fight
Favorites Narrow Escapes Mark National Amateur Golf Meet
Robert 1 survives two escapes to reach a clash with Riegel as Frank Stranahan and Johnny Dawson stay in contention. Don Spomer upsets 1948 champ Bishop while Richard Smart and Chick Evans vie for title influence amid a field of ex champions and rising contenders.
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Riegel
Robert E Clark
Edgewater
Colo
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Johnny Dawson
Don Spomer
University of Nebraska
Chick Evans
Chicago
Hezzie
Kit” Carson
San Angelo
Tex
Harvie Ward, Jr
Stranahan
Ham Carothers
Greenwood
Miss
Walter Cash
Dawson
George M. Trainor
Pittsford
Waco and Austin Triumph In Overtime Baseball Tilts
In Big State League action last night Waco edged Sherman Denison 5-4 in 14 innings as Frank Gibbs connected with Cliff McClain for the decisive run. Austin outscored Greenville 10-7 in eleven innings with five runs in the top of the eleventh. Gainesville swept Texarkana 7-3, Wichita Falls beat Paris 10-8. Jim Matthews and Tony Dibartolo homered for Gainesville.
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Austin
Pirates
Sherman Denison
Greenville
Gainesville
Texarkana
Wichita Falls
Paris
Frank Gibbs
Cliff McClain
Red Dial
Twins
Spudders
Jim Matthews
Tony Dibartolo
Bears
Three Billfolds Reported Lost in City
Two residents report losses Tuesday afternoon near Seventh and Polk and near Fourth and Fillmore. Margie Chambers says she lost a billfold with $9 and ID papers. Mrs. Charles H. Brooks reports about $200 in a wallet. M. T. Addison at Milner Hotel says a billfold with several checks and cash disappeared near Fifth and Polk.
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Margie Chambers
Virginia
Seventh and
Polk
Charles H. Brooks
Brownsville
Fourth and
Fillmore
M. T. Addison
Milner Hotel
Tri-State Fair signs advertise October event in Amarillo
Five large signs promoting the Tri-State Fair October 4 to 9 were placed on converging highways around Amarillo including Highways 66 87. The notice also advertises a separate racing opportunity involving a Thoroughbred breeding farm seeking a financial associate with substantial investment and collateral details.
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Amarillo
California
Globe-News
Boxer Bertolino and coach suspended for contract breach
Faddie Bertolino the Galveston light weight and his manager Vic A. Maceo were indefinitely suspended by deputy state boxing commissioner Louis Quintanilla for failing to fulfill a contract with the San Antonio Express and Evening News Athletic Association. Bertolino missed the agreed weigh in and cited an elbow injury as the reason. Dino Bleta of Canton Ohio was named as substitute opponent for Sallardo in the planned main event.
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Faddie Bertolino
Galveston
Vic A. Maceo
Louis Quintanilla
San Antonio Express and
Evening News Athletic Association
Quintanilla Sai
Bertolino
Lalo Gallardo
Mexico City
Quintanilla
San Antonio
Boying Commission
Dino Bleta
Canton
Sallardo
Austin Loses in Legion Tourney
In the American Legion sectional junior baseball tournament, Austin faced a setback after a postponed round in Hickory North Carolina and Jacksonville Florida. Tonight the loser of the afternoon tilt will meet Austin’s Texas team at 8 15 PM EST, with the outcome determining elimination.
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Hickory
Jacksonville
Fla
American Legion
Austin
Tex
Dick Bumbar
Jones Cafe
North Fillmore
Net
Jin
Monseven
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John Evans
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Gunn Bros
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Browning
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Harrison
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