Warren Homeruns Propel Telephoners Past Corner Drug
Terry Warren hit two homers as the Telephoners edged Corner Drug 8 to 7 in AL action. Steve Bryant drove in the winning run for the Telephoners in the 4th, with Gene Hatcher and Mike Jones combining for the win. Warren led Piggly Wiggly grocers with three hits, including two homers, in a 9 to 2 victory over Andrews Cleaners Lelands TV.
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Taylor
Jordan
Charlie Rogers
Kent Monahans
Rogers
Dusty Gray
Mike Alexander
Terry Miller
Gray
Alexander
Steve Bryant
Telephone Co
Gene Hatcher
Mike Jones
Jones
Billy Neal
Hatcher
Steve Byrne
Mark Strawn
Miller
Warren
Monty Morrow
Greg Jenkins
Gene Nessel
Grocers
Larry Davis
Cleaners TV
John Tochterman
le Roy Springer
Richard Baird
Charles Springer
Morrow
Gray Jenkins
Teen-Age Team Opens Season With Victory in Loop
Superior Welding defeated Wink 8 to 6 in the opening game of a four team loop that includes Jal and Kermit. The win sets up a likely tougher test against Kermit Friday as the league features boys eligible for next year’s high school sports. Many Superior Welding players also played on the high school baseball squad this spring.
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Superior Welding
Wink
Jal
Kermit
Andrews takes late lead in Pony League win
In a Pony League contest Andrews black and gold defeated Superior Welding 7 5 after taking an early four run lead. Batty finished for Andrews with Thorn earning the win after allowing three hits while Decker took the loss. Key moments included home runs by Bates and Curtis Robinson and a Jimmy Martin homer for Superior Welding.
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Larry Thorn
Car
Batty
Andrews
Kenneth Decker
Dan Bates
Roger Byles
Bobby Hudgens
Roy Sparks
Jimmy Martin
Bates
Curtis Robinson
Charlie Gore
Martin
Gore
Byles
Dan Abshier
Thorn
Pony League Park
Kermit
Giants Run Nine Straight In National League Action
Giants capture their ninth consecutive win as Johnny Smith collects eight hits and Jerry Carruth earns the win while Jerry Yarbrough mushes a homer and Gerald Welborn drives in the lead. Cubs fall 7 4 as James Baucom goes the distance. Braves top Pirates 6 3 with Kenneth Gibson two bagger leads. Tuesday recap notes Pirates advance past Braves as Lonnie Upton and Gutierrez factor in loss.
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Magneto Service Pirates
Commercial State Braves
Johnny Smith
Terry Niblett
Milton Carruth
Ronnie Mahurin
Jerry Carruth
William Haynie
Giants
Mike Crawford
Cubs
James Baucom
Braves
Rodney Holmes
Gary McWilliams
Jim Streety
McWilliams
George Clark
Kenneth Gibson
Pirates
William Cooper
Phillip Gutierrez
Lonnie Upton
Gutierrez
Donnie Turpin
Streety
Holmes
Johnny Black
Craig Hopkins
Golf Power Through Controlled Swing
Distance hinges on clubhead speed and proper deceleration. Hit golf shots with about three quarters of your strength. Generate speed with hands and big body muscles, then decelerate hands to match slower, larger muscles for a long straight ball.
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Woods
Spadefoot Toads Breed in Temporary Rain Ponds
The spadefoot toad of North America breeds in temporary pools formed by heavy rains. Tiny eggs hatch in about one and a half days, enabling rapid tadpole development.
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North America
Corner Drug snaps two game skid to stay atop league
Corner Drug rallied from behind to beat Andrews Cleaners Lelands TV 11 to 7 in American League action Tuesday night. Kent Monahans pitched all nine for the druggists, while Alexander led Cleaners TV with two hits. The Bankers topped Underwood Butane 7 to 5 as hitting figures piled up for both sides.
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Andrews Cleaners-Lelands TV
Bankers
Underwood Butane
Cleaners TV
Cecil Martin
Dusty Gray
Lynn Taylor
Terry Miller
Martin
Gray
Billy Neal
Taylor
Jim Jordan
Mike Alexander
Alexander
Kent Monahans
James Baird
Monahans
Jordan
Jim Salmons
John Tochterman
Larry Davis
Charles Springer
LeRoy Springer
Mike Baird
Larry Martin
Steve Bales
Gary Goldsmith
Eugene Sawyer
Joe Phillips
Bobby Matthews
Randy Griffith
Robert Hightower
Richard Hamilton
Underwood
David Cole
Bobby Carnes
Danny Willey
Piggly Wiggly
the Telephone Co
Local golfers place in West Texas meet at San Angelo
Two local golfers finished among the top in the Men's West Texas at San Angelo after a wet first round. Jerry Dixon took third with 772-69 for 216 total, while Ed Hopkins won with 209 after a final 66. Housty Brewer claimed fourth in the first flight with 228.
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San Angelo
Jerry Dixon
Ed Hopkins
Housty Brewer
Giants Beat Phillies 3 1 In National League Showdown
Dwayne Haynie led the Giants with a homer double and single as they edge the Phillies 3 to 1. Ronnie Mahurin pitched a one hitter for the win while Ruben Diaz allowed four hits and struck out 11.
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Hollis Hall
James Baucom
Cubs
Mike Crawford
Brad Young
Ruben Diaz
Snuffy Tom
Gilbert Luna
Luna
Giants
Phillies
Ronnie Mahurin
David Lambert
David Eggleston
Jerry Yarbrough
Smith Drug No-Hits Brownies Well Services Pony League Game
Bobby Smith pitched a no hitter for Smith Drug as Cass Fitts defeated Brownies Well Services by Rodney Monahans winning on the mound. Smith walked five and fanned 14 while Steve Reed allowed four hits and ten strikeouts for Brownies. Brownies plated a first inning run but Smith Drug pulled away with late scoring.
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Pony League
Cass Fitts
Carruth & To
Bobby Smith
Smith Drug
Brownies Well Services
Brownies
Smith
Steve Reed
Donny Cook
Jerry Averyt
Dennis Cowan
Bert Griffith
Fertile Islands of Hispaniola Named by Geographic
The Dominican Republic, occupying eastern Hispaniola, is praised for rich soil. National Geographic notes soil fertility allows sugar cane to regrow from old roots and even green fence posts can sprout into trees amid Caribbean storms.
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Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
National Geographic Magazine
Calvary and Methodists Win Softball Games
Calvary Baptist beat First Baptist 6 to 3 with Bert Wallace winning and Sheril Ivy losing, Latham hitting a first frame home run. Methodist teams crushed Nazarene 7 to 2 as Leon Petty earned the win and Dave Fukes took the loss, with G. C. Black hitting a seventh inning homer.
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Calvary Baptist
First Baptist
Bert Wallace
Sheril Ivy
Latham
Calavery Baptist
Methodist
Nazarene
Leon Petty
Dave Fukes
G. C. Black
Street Name Changes in Paris Confuse Visitors
In Paris a street nickname evolves along a route from Rue St. Honore to Rue du Faubourg St Honore and on to Avenue du Roule. The draft system misleads strangers while locals memorize landmarks like statues to locate changes.
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Paris
Avenues Des Ternes
Avenue du Roule
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Corner Drug
Lynn
Johnny Smith Motor Forrest Lumber Co. Commercial Bank
Magneto Service Posey Trucking Pony League
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Cass-Fitts Brownie
Nylon Tire Sale
Phillips 66
G. D. Shaw
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Phillips
Idan
Phill
Haynie
Salon OF Beauty
Janet Holcombe
Sallye Armstrong
Wayne Cole
Alma Pye
Kathleen's
Alma
Wayne Cole, Stylist
Pat Swift
Erma Wright
Merle Norman
N. W. Ave
Drug
Rodney Monahans
Kenny Lindsey
Carruth
Roger Edge
Lamar Peebles
James White
Dickie Carruth
Wesley Spence
Lindsey
Kenny Thompson
Mike Turner
Fertile Islands
Calvary
Methodists
E.R. Anthony
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