Full Schedule Set Today In Major Leagues
The opening day sees Phillies and Senators win as Braves and Athletics stumble. In the Amati League Indians face Browns in St Louis. White Sox host Detroit. Red Sox meet Phillies. Senators vs Giants in New York. Cardinals battle Reds. Pirates play Cubs. Giants meet Dodgers in Brooklyn. Patriots' Day doubleheader in Boston. Forecasted bad weather could reduce crowd sizes. Lou Boudreau to pitch opening day for the Indians against Ned Garver. Sherman Lollar and Jack Graham debut for the Browns. Hal Newhouser starts for Detroit against Allen Gettel. Red Rolfe leads the Tigers. Jack Onslow guides the White Sox. Joe Dobson faces Lou Brissie for Boston. Gene Woodling replaces DiMaggio for Yankees against Washington. Bob fman slated at second for Giants. Cal Abrams in left for Dodgers.
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Joe Reichler
New York
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Senators
Braves
Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Browns
St. Louis
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia
Senators
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Phils
Boston
Tribe
Lou Boudreau
Bob Feller
Ned Garver
Indians
Jack Graham
Sherman Lollar
Walter Dropo
Billy Goodman
Gene Woodling
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee
Washington
Dick Kryhoski
Kansas City
American Association
Ed Lonat
Casey Stengel
Sid Hudson
Larry Jansen
Giants
Joe Hatten
Ebbets Field
Bob Fman
Dodgers
Cal Abrams
Pioneers Invade Temple For Big State Opener
Austin's Pioneers open the 1949 season Tuesday at 8 p m in Temple against the Eagles in a Big State League opener. Ted Wyberanec faces Gorgeous George Estock on the mound as Temple debuts in the league with a new manager Barney White and Legion Stadium. Temple features former Paris players and a mix of veterans and newcomers. crowd expectations target around 3 000 to 3 500.
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Jack Gallagher
Austin American
Austin
Temple
Temple Eagles
Barney White
Legion Stadium
Eagles
Ted Wyberanec
George Estock
Estock
Disch Field
Waco
Paris
Earl Perry
Milt Schroeppel
White
George Sprys
Jim McDowell
Martin Rushing
Dutch Funderburk
Greenville
Dana
Aried
al Lawrence
Emory Hresko
Dave Sarver
al Younger
Wade Tate
Eddie Bachmann
Dick Brown
Fred Campbell
Wichita Falls
Spudder
Gainesville
Bill Hair
Lue Glenn Blackwood
Sherman-Denison
Twins
Texarkana
Austin Temple
Local Netters Open River Oaks Tourney Five Won Four Lost
Austin and University of Texas netters posted five wins and four losses at the River Oaks tournament in Houston to begin the event. The Texas squad saw wins by Kelley Roberts Startzman Mabry and others with several players losing by decision or default. Pancho Gonzales and other favorites were slated to take the court Tuesday as the tournament kicked off.
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Austin
University of Texas
Houston
Felix Kelley
Texas
Homer McCart
Jimmy Roberts
Dick Sutton
Beaumont
Howard Startzman
Compton Rees
Clarence Mabry
Hugh Sweeney
Frank McCarter
Clinton Nettleton
Rod Coffin
Jake Broyles
Texas Tech
Tom Cook
Chick Harris
Rice
Pancho Gonzales
Bitsy Grant
Bob Falkenburg
Texas longhorns top SWC, Falk resists NCAA bid
UT coach Falk says Longhorns sit 6-0 in SWC and may skip NCAA baseball tourney. He argues five weeks on the road, extra costs, and delaying players further into pro careers hurt the team and college finances. Last year Texas and A&M declined NCAA bid. Baylor accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Gallagher
Austin American
Ibb Falk
University of Texas Longhorns
Falk
Longhorns
Texas A&m
Baylor
Bibber
Arizona
Wichita
Kan
NCAA
Denver
Austin
Bobby Layne
Texas
A&m
Bibb
Baseball scores and matchups from Texas and National Leagues
Texas League results include Tulsa Shreveport 32 600 Okla City 0 Mond Results Dallas 6 Fort Worth 4 Shreveport 2 San Antonio 1 Tulsa 5 Oklahoma City 2 Houston 10 Beaumont 9 With Fort Worth at Dallas and other Tuesday pairings. National League results show Philadelphia Boston New York Cincinnati Chicago etc with scheduled games and pitchers noted. American League standings and games mention Washington Detroit New York Chicago Cleveland St Louis Philadelphia Cleveland games listed.
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Tulsa
Shreveport
City
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Houston
Beaumont
Phildiphia
Chicago
New York
Louis
Brooklyn
Clinemnati
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia
Jansen
Hatten
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Munger
Brecheen
Raffensberger
Softball Scores From Local Churches and Teams
Readable scores show mixed results across multiple teams such as Rawls Lumber defeating St. Device 16 to 0, Salvation Army leading West Austin Baptist 25 to 23, and Hillcrest Baptist dominating Guadalupe 18 to 0. Other listed games include First Baptist S setpoomans 8, Alto Trading Post 5, and Decker Baptist 8 with various nearby Christian groups posting scores.
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Hillcrest Baptist
Guadalupe
Decker Baptist
Grace “Uciuodist
King Named Head Coach of West Texas School
King a former Longhorn footballer who led Coleman Bluecats to state basketball in his first year was named head coach at the West Texas school last week succeeding Carl Russ. Amarillo grad Kyle Rose weighs semi pro baseball with a Colorado camp before likely playing for Weimar. Fred Benners expected to replace Gilbert Johnson as SMU passer will pitch this summer for a Dallas semi pro. Patt Powell urges naming Amarillo’s new 350000 stadium after Stan Mauldin. Austin league marks include 1907 44-0 win and 23 stolen bases in a game. John Gould, Wichita Falls reporter and Ken Gould’s father, was the official scorer.
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SMU
Dallas
Patt Powell
Amarillo Sports
Ustin
San Antonio
Austin
John Gould
Wichita Falls
Ken Gould
Dallas Fort Worth Baseball Scores And Highlights
Scores by innings show Oklahoma City defeating Tulsa 2 to 2 and Beaumont beating Houston 10 to 1. Names include Kennedy Lanner Speer Easterwood Landrum Cleary Benites Gerheauser Rozsek Murry Byerly Williams Nevel Melignana Probst Blanken ship Danie Zande Grodzicki Burrmeister with several players listed for each team.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Kennedy
Lanner
Speer
Easterwood
Landrum
Ess
Brag
San Antonio
Cleary
Benites
Gerheauser
Erway
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Rozsek
Murry
Byerly
Williams
Beaumont
Houston
Nevel
Melignana
Ose
Probst
Blankenship
Danie's
Orilla
Zande
Grodzicki
Burrmeister
Two Others Go as Pioneers Sell Nelson Davis
Nelson Davis, optioned by the Austin Pioneers to Bryan last week, has been sold to the Lubbock Hubbers of the Class C West Texas New Mexico League. Pitchers Bucky Winkler and Antonio Garcia left on a look basis from Lakeland and were returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Knebel
Nelson Davis
Austin Pioneers
Bryan
Lubbock Hubbers
Austin
Bucky Winkler
Antonio Garcia
Lakeland
Senators Rally in Ninth to Beat Athletics 3-2
Washington snapped a 2-2 tie in the ninth inning as Sherry Robertson and Eddie Stewart delivered pinch-hit doubles and Clyde Vollmer capped the rally with a single scoring Stewart. Rae Scarborough earned the win as Philadelphia pitcher Dick Fowler took the loss. President Truman attended the opener, predicting a Senators win.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Athletics
Truman
Senators
Sherry Robertson
Eddie Stewart
Dick Fowler
Buddy Lewis
Clyde Vollmer
Syracuse International League
Stewart
Rae Scarborough
Nats
Majeski
Sam Chapman
Pete Suder
Fowler
Cean
Vollmer
Chapman
Lewis
Hms Aerbi
Joost Ee
Ces
Suder
Fowler P
Brhuwe
Rbi Coat
Gis Inventanes
Lew
Robertson
Rosar
Fain
Dente
Robinson
Scarbrough
Scarborough
Heintzelman Dominates Braves In 4-0 Phillies Win
Lefty Ken Heintzelman pitched the Phillies to a 4-0 victory over the Boston Braves at Braves Field. Richie Ashburn and Del Ennis started the scoring with first-inning hits to back a patient attack, while Hamner, Waitkus, and Nichols contributed late runs. Heintzelman allowed five hits and sealed the shutout as PHI improved in cold, wind-swept conditions.
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Boston
Ken Heintzelman
Philadelphia Phils
Boston Braves
Braves
Phils
Johnny Sain
Richie Ashburn
Sain
Gran Hamner
Eddie Waitkus
Bill Nicholson
Eddie Miller
Heintzelman
Eddie Sawyer
del Ennis
Nicholson
Willie
Puddin
Sam
Eddie Stanky
Miller
Philadelphia
Abrhoa
Rbi
Ashburn
Hamner
Waitkus
Ennis If
Sea Ae
Jones
Nicholson Rf
Heintzelman P
Stanky
Oe Pe
Torgeson
Oe Wesnnae
Ussell Cf
Opts cc Cewss
Holmer Vf
Ee Eee
Gain
DB Cseneven
Dark
Iman
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Joe Dobson
Lou Brissie
A's
Brissie
Red Sox
Big State
Wyberance
Austin Wade Tate
Eddie Bechmann
T, Campbell
Ve Sarver
Younger
Mple
Gene Main
Dave Hoen
A. Miller
Hillard
P.K. Odiorne
State Grill
Sportopics
River Oaks
Bobby Locke
Frank Stranahan
Cavalier Specialists
Alvin Gardner
Texas League
al Vincent
Vincent Castino
Gerry Cote
Quebec
Yun Bok Suh
Korea
Clarence Demar
Joe Smith
Edinburgh
McAllen
The
Bibb Falk
Sewell
Leonard
Simmons
Meyer
Spahn
Bickford
Pet. Washagain
Detroi
Cleveland
St Louis
Philadipha
Feller
Garver
King
Stan Mauldin
Mauldin
Amarillo
Chicago Cardinals
West
Alamo Hotel
Sell Nelson Davis
A’s
Phillies
Levecea
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