Carruth-Sparks Maintains Lead In Pony League Action
Carruth-Sparks beat Smith Drug 4-2 to stay undefeated at 4-0 as Camacho limited Drugeists to three hits. Morgan Camacho fanned two in relief, with Sparks Doublen Scallorn and Graves contributing key doubles for the winners. Williams-Auto topped Tucker Construction 4-2 as Watson held three hits with Peck relief, Lowder leading Tucker hits. Williams-Auto rises to 3-1 while Tucker sinks to 0-4. rematch set at Pony League Park.
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Carruth- Sparks
Smith
Williams-Auto
Tucker Construction
Tommy Camacho
Drugeists
Carruth-Sparks
Moore
Morgan Camacho
Morgan
Camacho
Byles
Sparks
Noble
Scallorn
Graves
Smith Drug
Watson
Peck
Woods
Tucker Woods
Lowder
Wills-Auto
Whitman
Hale
Tucker
Sims
Yar
Drugs Parkers Win Monday in American Little League
Corner Drug edged First National Banker 5 4 in a thriller as Jo Mac Allen scored the winning run on an error after a 4 1 Bankers lead. Jerry Tidwell pitched six strong innings for Corner Drug. Piggly Wiggly toppled Lindsey Roustabouts 12 7 with seven runs in the final inning, Bobby Smith earning the win.
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Piggly Wiggly
Lindsey
Bankers
Jo Mac Allen
Jerry Tidwell
Bill Shepherd
Larry Jordan
Tidwell
Allen
Ricky Camacho
Bobby Hudgens
Braves
Joe Martin
Dwayne Matthews
Bill Wood
Lindsey Roustabouts
Parkers
Bobby Smith
Clayton McLaurine
Kip Sanders
Lamesa Beats Local Summer Team 10 to 9
Andrews’ summer baseball squad lost 10-9 to Lamesa Friday night in the season opener. Lamesa rallied with six runs in the final two frames after trailing 5-4, with Bessire earning the win and Perrin taking the loss. Cummins struck out 10 over the last inning and posted three hits. Virgil Coffee and Cummins also had three hits combined. Local hitters Glen Williamson and Jackie Collins each had one hit.
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Perrin
Cummins
Lamesa
Virgil Coffee
Glen Williamson
Jackie Collins
Two U S duties: protect president and curb counterfeiters
The article notes two main duties of the U S Secret Service to protect the president and suppress counterfeiters. It also reports that railroads were the top diesel fuel users in 1956, consuming over 46 percent of the 180 million barrels sold nationwide and mentions sunburn lotion for pigs to prevent sunburn.
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U. S. Sporet Service
Braves and Cubs Light Up NLL Night In Plural Wins
The Braves crushed the Car], Ham Giants 17 to 3 as Stown homered for the first over-the-fence hit in the new park. Hill earned the win on the mound. The Cubs defeated Forrest Lumber Cards 13 to 2 with David Brown homering for the Cubs and Mike Peebles winning on the mound.
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Commercial State Braves
Herzberger Cubs
Braves
Ham Giants
Giants
McComb
Bruce
Page
Stawn
Stown
New Park
Hinton
Hill
Pipkin
Slaton
Payne
Moore
Brannon
Cubs
Forrest Lumber Cards
David Brown
Mike Peebles
Lindsey Thomas
Keyes
L Peebles
Hillis
Local Athlete Helps SMU Win Record
Gene Ells of Andrews is among 79 SMU varsity athletes who aided the Mustangs to a strong all sports record. SMU won 37 and lost 23 in conference play with 1 tie, the swimming team undefeated in league games and top ten nationally. The basketball team posted 41–9 in four years, winning three titles and tying for another, with a fourth nationally. Baseball and track both finished second in conference standings, the track squad reaching a high ranking for the first time. National recognition followed several SMU athletes their standout seasons.
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Dallas
Gene Ells
Andrews
Southern Methodist University Mustangs
SMU
Mustang
Cagers
Mus
Notable track and field and football stars shine at regional meet
Don Meredith set a new all time collegiate record for completion percentage while Dave Sherer led punters with a 45 yard average. Ron Smith earned All American honors as a diver and Bertil Holmgren stood out among top high jumpers. Filis of the track team won first at Worth Recre Field Meet with a fast time. The Soy meet at Dallas hosted regional trials and strong car ownership notes surfaced from local families as auto ownership trends grew.
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Tone
Don Meredith
Dave Sherer
Ron Smith
Bertil Holmgren
Cdn
Stewart
Filis
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Pony League
Bal Harbour
Florida
Leroy Collins
Many Lucas
Honolulu
Collins
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Neyner
New Jersey
Sanders
McLaurine
Larry Jackson
Frank McCammon
David McBeth
George Dozier
Warren
Joe Luna
Earl Scott
Dennis Porter
Mickey Hanson
Mike Hodge
Corner Drug
Airways & Kirby Sales & Supplies
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Are A
Shurfresh
Hunt
Hunt’s
Green Peas
Valentine
California
Tores
T-Bone
Campbell’s Tomato
Wilson
Chuck
W. Broadway
Andrews Country Club
Lynn Rice
Houstie Brewer
Brewer
W. A. Schaeffer
Jerry Dixon
National Triad
FACH
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