Battery Shortstop Leads Beaumont to State Meet
A pint sized shortstop Jimmy Dishman and righthanded Willard Sterning spearhead Beaumont High in the Texas Interscholastic League state tournament. The Royal Purples, 15-1 this year, boast seven 300 hitters including Lloyd Harper and solid pitching from four winners led by Sterning. Beaumont aims to avenge last year’s 12-2 finals loss and faces Waco in the opener.
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Lloyd Harper
South Park High
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Austin
Marshall
Royal Purples
Waco Tigers
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Don Thompson
Butler
Ed Barrow
Harper
Godwin
Jack Williams
Purples
Waco
Stephenville
Del Rice Suspended for Five Days by NL President
Ford Frick suspended St. Louis catcher Del Rice for five days and fined him 50 dollars after an altercation with plate umpire Scotty Robb during a game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Frick cited laying hands on an umpire and prolonging the argument as reasons.
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Smith seeks halt to Robinson welterweight title defense
Houston promoter Ralph Smith says he will petition the Texas State Boxing Commission to stop Sugar Ray Robinson from defending his welterweight title in Philadelphia this summer unless Robinson fulfills a contract to fight in Houston. Smith cites two prior breaches and notes he lost about $1,000 promoting the bout. he indicates court action could follow if needed, with statutes and NBA rules governing boxing in 43 states.
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Smith
Texas Commission
NBA
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Texas
No Sale Saigh Says of Musial Trade Rumors
Owner Fred Saigh of the St. Louis Cardinals states Stan Musial is not for sale or to be traded. He adds the club will not sell other players for cash alone, but may consider trades beneficial to the team. Saigh also defends past Dickson sale and cautions against blanket Musial deals.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Musial
Capitol Coach Quits Washington Capitols Coach
Arnold Red Auerbach resigned as head coach of the Washington Capitols in the Professional Basketball Association of America on Thursday.
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Health Magazine Criticizes Boxing
A health magazine editor from Chicago cites 38 boxing related deaths in North America since January 1 1946 and claims 50 percent of active fighters are punch drunk to some degree in a June issue article titled Death In The Ring.
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America
Thomas Gorman
Hygeia Magazine
Gorman
Ex Major Leaguers Denied Immediate Reinstatement
United States Court of Appeals denied three former major league players immediate reinstatement. Danny Gardella, Max Lanier, and Fred Martin, banned for five years after jumping to the Mexican League in 1946, had damages suits against Organized Baseball urged toward trial. The ruling upheld a lower court decision on temporary injunctions.
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Max Lanier
Fred Martin
St. Louis Cardinals
Learned Hand
Thomas W. Swan
Jerome N. Frank
Georgetown Black Pioneers Meet Round Rock Dragons Friday
Georgetown's Black Pioneers clash with the Round Rock Black Dragons at South Park Friday night starting at 8 15. The game showcases local teams in a Friday matchup.
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Black Pioneers
Round Rock Black Dragons
South Park
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