City TAAF Tennis Tourney Kicks Off at Caswell
The 1950 Austin TAAF tennis tourney advances toward Galveston with winners set to join the state event. Pairings announced include Junior Boys and Girls singles and doubles, with many byes and matchups such as Joe Ireland vs Arival Bohn and Carita Calkins listed among the entries.
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City
Galveston
Austin City
Joe Ireland
Arival Bohn
Gree Murray
Lem Scarborough, Jr
Jerry Copeland
Frank Grant
Reese Miller
Joe Hall
George Ebb
John Anderson
Carita Calkins
Cynthia Heath
Mary Jane Eckhardt
Jo Betsy Lewallen
Eleanor Manuel
Webb-Ireland
Scarborough-Hall
Grant-Bohn
Copeland-Murray
Catkins-Manuel
Heath-Lewallen
Eckhardt
Oye
Urence Becker
Kib Barrett
Tom Manuel
John Rosenquist
Glen Weise
Tommy Campbell
Arthur Rhodes
Nicki
Adele Black
Sue Hood
Egg
Wanuel
Rhodes-Weiss
Garrett-Weiner
Odes
Bill Drake
Dick Bunler
Richard Keeton
Cerr Prichett
Dick Spangier
Robert Shelby
Ethel Broder
Spangier-Pritchett
Standings and Tuesday Schedule From Regional Games
Local standings show Greenville and Gainesville atop regional lists with several matchups on Tuesday. The schedule lists Greenville at Austin, Arkansas at Wichita Falls, and Herman-Denison at Temple along with other city pairings and night games across the circuit.
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Greenville
Austin
Aco
Gainesville
Exarkana
Wichite
Paris
herman-Denison
Tempie
Ouston
Dallas
Antonio
Fort Worth
Umont
Tulsa
Ahoma City
Shreveport
San Antonio
As. Beaumont
Secoma City
Houston
New York Attendance Dips in Major League Baseball
New York reports MLB attendance down about 12 percent from last season, a drop nearing one and a half million spectators. The decline affects overall gate receipts and fan turnout across clubs.
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New York
Rain Helps Pirates Win In One Night Major League Tilt
Rain wiped out Eddie Waitkus two run homer in the top of the seventh and gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 2-1 six inning victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The loss knocked Philadelphia from NL lead while moving St. Louis Cardinals closer to first place. It was the only game played Monday in the majors.
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Pittsburgh
Eddie Waitkus
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phils
Phillies
Philly
St. Louis Cardinals
LaGrange Demons win 8-7 in 11 against Bryan Bombers
LaGrange Jaycee Demons beat Bryan Bombers 8-7 in 11 innings to run their recent stretch to seven wins in nine starts. Pitchers Joe Mac Gresham Leon Rosenberg Cotton Davidson and Hubert Powell earned the win with Powell coming in from left field.
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LaGrange Jaycee Demons
Bryan Bombers
Joe Mac Gresham
Leon Rosenberg
Cotton Davidson
Hubert Powell
Demons
Powell
Jaycee Demons
Meimar
Brenham
Fair Park
Peyton Sales Company Club
Hank Doty
Houston
LaGra
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Cyr
Gresham
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Tigers Clinch First With 9-4 Win Over Dodgers
The Tiger Sub Juniors claim top spot in the C and C Sub Junior League by beating second-place Dodgers 9-4. In North Austin, Cards led early but Sports rallied to win 6-5 in late innings.
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Dodgers
North Austin
Bozarth Caps Medal In Georgetown Meet
Curtis Bozarth of Lampasas shot 69 to win medalist honors in the Blind Handicap Golf Tournament at Georgetown. Sixty entries tied for second with 72, while Bozarth and Charles Morris of Lampasas took low ball honors at 66. Jack Logan of Georgetown won the driving contest. Edmund L. Evans of Georgetown and W. O. Cargill of Temple led in pitching.
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Curtis Bozarth
Lampasas
O. O. Hunt
George Seaholm
Shelby Fox
Temple
Bozarth
Charles Morris
Jack Logan
Edmund L. Evans
W. O. Cargill
G. J. Machis
Belton
Scond
Elgin Nines Tops Brackenridge 12-0 For Cup Lead
Elgin moved ahead in the American Statesman Cup Race by blanking Brackenridge Apartments 12-0 at House Park. Earl Seago allowed 11 hits while Elgin capitalized with two in the second, two in the seventh, and two in the eighth. Ken Sakewitz belted the only homer as Ralph Lundgren, W E Arbuckle and others scored.
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Brackenridge
House Park
Earl Seago
Bracks
Stanley Perhouse
Johnson
Abramson
Arbuckle
Seago
Ralph Lundgren
W. E. Arbuckle
Ken Sakewitz
Elgin Pershouse
Aie Creppom
Tee Johnson
Lundgren
Gustafson Tee Abrahamson
Burke Wees Brackenr
Cass ’ Whee
Rbi
Erguson Setere Yatt
Unson
Williams
McGowan Meredith Tae
Brackenr
Abrahamson
Per
Austin Area Sub-Junior and Junior League Baseball Schedule
Today’s schedule shows multiple local youth leagues lineup at Park venues including House Park Gillis Playground Metz Park Zaragosa Park and State Hospital with games from 10 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. Major events include American Statesman Cup Race DPS vs Georgetown and Pioneer Baseball Austin vs Greenville plus city softball and tennis playoff activities.
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C&s
Indians
Yankees
House Park
South Austin
Dodgers
Cardinals
Gillis Playground
Metz
Youth
Horseflies
Metz Park
Austin
Pan American Aggies
Santa Rita
Zaragosa Park
North Austin
Cubs
State Hospital
Dr. Pepper
Lions
DPS
Georgetown
Greenville
Disch Field
Church
Butler
Super Sub Junior Loop Opens Today
The Optimist announces the Aust in Recreation Department organized league for boys age 8 to 12 not on a hardball team. About 40 players will join with workouts set for Tuesday and signups at Baker School grounds with Bobby Joe Clark or Ben Procter.
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Austin Recreation Department
Austin Optimist Club
Baker School
Bobby Joe Clark
Ben Procter
Ferrier Defeats Snead In 21 Hole Open Playoff
Jim Ferrier, the Australian pro based in San Francisco, won top money in the St. Paul Open by defeating Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, after a Sudden-Death playoff that extended to the 21st hole. Both finished 18 holes even at three under par 69, with par fours on the 19th and 20th holes.
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Snead
St, Paul
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Flam Beats Schroeder In Clay Court Finals
In 50 minutes Herb Flam defeated Ted Schroeder in straight sets 6-1 6-2 6-2 to win the National Clay Courts tennis meet final held in River Forest Illinois. Flam, the national collegiate champion, overpowered the top ranked amateur and Davis Cup veteran Schroeder in the title match.
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River Forest
Ted Schroeder
Herb Flam
Elgin Grabs Finals Spot in Taylor Outlaw Softball
Elgin defeated Don Smith of Taylor 3-1 to reach the Taylor Outlaw Softball Tournament finals. Rockdale beat Norman's Greasing 6-4 in consolation play as Beyersville faces Hutto in a semifinal at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Taylor Outlaw
Taylor
ANS
Don Smith
Rockdale
Norman
Beyersville
Hutto
Former Longhorn hurler shines in Rio Grande Valley League
Dick Midkiff earned his 12th win of the season with a 3-0 shutout of Harlingen. Chuck Kelsey, a former Steer pitcher, limited hits as Midkiff dominated. Fred Branson, a former Pioneer in center for Paris, hit a grand slam and drove in eight in a 12-10 win. Monty Stratton pitched for George Schepps’ clubs in Greenville and Corpus Christi, earning $800 after a 15-5 victory, while Frank Anderson starred for Tex Vanzura’s Seven Up Battlers in an All-Star appearance.
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Dick Midkiff
Boston Red Sox
Harlingen
Midkiff
Charles
Chuck) Kelsey
Steers
Paris Panthers
Longview
Fred Branson
Branson
Lake Charles
Austin Bunker
Bill Monahan
Galveston
George Schepps
Greenville Majors
Corpus Christi Aces
Rio Grande Valley Loop
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Schepps
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Stratton
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Greenville
Austin
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Tex Vanzura
Kitchen Pitches 2-1 Tiger Victory In City Tourney
North Austin Seven Up Tigers edged Rice-Williams Cleaners 2-1 at Civitan Field in the opening game of the City Little League double elimination tournament. Sam Bowman scored both Tiger runs aided by George Brown’s RBI triple. Rice-Williams pushed across a run in the fifth, with Kitchen returning to close after relief by Robinson.
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North Austin
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Rice-Williams Cleaners
Civitan Field
Lions Park
South Austin Exchange
Kenny Mourland
LaRue Robinson
Kitchen
Robinson
Rice-Williams
Matt Martinez
Rice- Williams
Marvin Reynolds
Sam Bowman
Tiger
Bowman
George Brown
Baseball Box Score Summary
Batter details and pitching lines show a game with Kitchen earning the win over Martinez. Key hits include Brown and Brown Jr. DP by Robinson, Babcock, and Greeven. Seven-Up and Rice-Williams each logged four and seven innings respectively with several players contributing defensively and on base.
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Rice-Williams
Bob—Kitchen
Martinez
Kitchen
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H&r
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Kitchen Reids
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