Pioneers fall to Gainesville Owls in 6-5 heartbreaker
Austin Fans voiced doubt as the Pioneers lost 6-5 at Disch Field to Gainesville. The piece notes strong pitching and timely hitting lapses, discusses suspensions of Jim Reynolds and Dinty Moore, Estock's trade to Milwaukee, and mentions George Salcher playing for the Owls.
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Bill Lee
Pioneers
Disch Field
Canamen
Gainesville Owls
Gainesville
North Texas
Owls
Austin Pioneers
Jim Reynolds
Dinty Moore
Austin
Red Hot Pioneer
Salchers
George Salcher
Williams 1 Stroke Off Western Pace in Initial Round
In Dallas on May 1, 20-year-old college junior Claude Reed Jr. of North Texas State and Dallas contractor David Goldman led the Western Amateur midway after 36 holes with 70s on the 6,470-yard course. Morse Williams Jr. and others trailed by one stroke. Stranahan earns early match-play berth as 1949 champion.
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Dallas
Claude
Buster) Reed Jr
North Texas State
Denton
David
Spec) Goldman
Goldman
Reed
Charlie Coe
Oklahoma City
Dale Morey
Indiana
Joseph Lafortune
Tulsa
Ohlo
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Stranahan
Irvin Reaches Town Open Semifinals in Tennis Tourney
Scott Irvin, former Sewanee star and UT graduate student, defeated sixth seed Marlin King 9-7 12-10 to advance to the Town School Open semifinals. Tuesday quarterfinal pairings listed at Caswell Tennis Center include Bernard Gerhardt versus Rod Coffin at 2 pm, Jimmy Roberts against Clint Nettleton at 2:30, and Woodrow Sledge versus Charles Bludworth at 3 pm.
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Irvin
Scott Irvin
Sewanee
University of Texas
Marlin King
Woodrow Sledge
Charles Bludworth
Wakefield Wakefield back-and-forth rocks New York Chicago
NYY and CHW clash over Dick Wakefield who refused to report and salary terms. Weiss says contract sold to White Sox in good faith. Sox claim no agreement and Wakefield may quit. Lane criticizes Yankees and Wakefield attitude marring trade prospects and fan appeal.
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New York
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Wakefield
Dick Wakefield
Yankees
Sox
George ‘“Weiss
Chicago
White Sox
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Mich
A. B. Chandler
Johnny Ostrowski
Bip
Ater
Frank Lane
Ostrowski
Chicago Club
R'chard Wakefield
Chicago Ball Club
Lane
Weiss
Texas Longhorns Lose Sixth Straight After Rain Postponement
Texas drops to 6th straight loss as rain delays the Baylor game to Wednesday at 3 15 p m in Clark Field. In Friday action UT routed Baylor 22 3 while SMU beat Texas A M 8 1, preserving Texas lead in the SWC with 7 1.
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Clark Field
Texas
Waco
Baylor
Clyde Robinson
Fred Opeland
Bibb Falk
SMU
Dallas
TCU
Fort Worth
Falk
Murray Wall
Wall
Charlie Gorin
Jim Ehrler
Frank Womack
Texas A&m
College Station
Gorin
A&m
Aggies
Two Black Bass Caught At Once On Lake Travis
Austin angler R. B. Wright hooked two black bass at the same time using a Heddon chugger plug in the Hudson Bend area Sunday around 5 30 pm. The fish weighed four and three and a quarter pounds. Wright, a noted Austin sportsman, landed the pair after a five minute fight while casting from the bank. He operates the University Garage in Austin and spends much time fishing at his Lake Travis lodge.
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R. B. Wright
West 18Th Street
Austin
Lake Travis
Wright
Hudson Bend
Big Lake
University
San Antonio
Maroons Meet Victoria Tonight
Maroons travel to Victoria Tuesday for a District 14AA game at Riverside Park at 8 p.m. Austin seeks a third straight district win behind pitchers Billy Hees and Martin Wiginton. Elmer Smith Tom Curry and Travis Eckert pace the batting order as Austin eyes Friday home clash with the Buccaneers.
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Toney Burger
Austin Maroon
Victoria
Austin
Corpus Christi
Riverside Park
Burger
Billy Hees
Martin Wiginton
Buccaneers
Elmer Smith
Tom Curry
Travis Eckert
Maroons
Dauthuille Beats Belloise For Middleweight Title Chance
In Montreal on May 1, Laurente Dauthuille of France pummeled Steve Belloise in seven rounds to seize a potential shot at the middleweight crown held by Jake LaMotta. Belloise was dropped three times early and never recovered as the referee stopped the bout at the start of the eighth. The crowd of about 8,000 paid a gross of $44,353 amid noisy boos.
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Montreal
Laurent Dauthuille
France
Steve Belloise
Jake LaMotta
Dauthuille
Belloise
Tommy Sullivan
Crowd of A
Mustangs Upset Aggie Nine in 8-1 Win
MU pitcher Lee Weber held Texas A&M to seven scattered hits as SMU beat the Cadets 8-1 in Southwest Conference baseball. Center fielder Gerald Jensen made eight putouts backing Weber, and SMU erupted with a three-run fifth aided by Harold Salmon and Nils Nielson. Joe Whitley added a bases-empty homer in the sixth while Jed Jensen, Whitley, Edwards and Khudsen contributed two hits each.
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College Station
Big Lee Weber
Texas Aggies
Cadets
Weber
Gerald Jensen
Aggies
Mustangs
Harold Salmon
Nils Nielson
Bill Edward
Jack Rhnudsen
Wichita Falls Wins in Ninth First Pick After Ninth Inning Rally
Wichita Falls Spudders rallied for two runs in the ninth to beat the Austin Pioneers 5 to 4 at Disch Field. Bill Monahan pitched seven hits for the Pioneers and rookie catcher Billy Perkins sparked offense with two hits including a triple. The two teams meet again tonight with Jersey Jim Godfrey opposing Irvin Tassin.
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Wichita Falls
Pioneers
Kermit Westerholm
Austin Pioneers
Spudders
Disch Field
Jim Godfrey
Irvin Tassin
Max Patkin
Bill Monahan
Billy Perkins
How They Stand Tuesday's Baseball Scores
Boston, Philadelphia, and St Louis games highlighted a busy set of Tuesday matchups with tied standings and late drama. Perkins and Seltzer led Austin past Wichita Falls as Riney delivered a costly error and a decisive ninth inning RBI single for a 4 3 victory.
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Rbi Wauster
Meche
Konyar
E. Neal A-Mcclothia
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Murphy
Eee Sarver
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Sanders
Samela
Perkins
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Neal
sSelt- Neal
Ltzer
Lawrence
Samela-Wooster-DuBois
Wichitasey
DuBois
Unassist- Falls
Austin
Cards Rally Past Dodgers For 3-2 Win In Ninth
St Louis trails 2-0 before a two out ninth inning surge. Schoendienst drives in Diering, Howerton adds RBI on a single, then Ramsdell wild pitch brings home the winning run. Hatten and Lanier pitched well until the decisive frame. Musial appears in lineup after knee sprain.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Willard Ramsdell
Brooks
Brooklyn
Joe Hatten
Redbirds
Hatten
Chuck Diering
Enos Slaugher
Diering
Marty Marion
Steve Bilko
Eddie Kazak
Johnny Blatnik
Schoendienst
Bill Howerton
Ramsdell
Max Lanier
Lanier
Stan Musial
Musial
Ibi
Bikot
Piapa
Hine
Pester
Nier Boyer
Nape
Toest
Thers
Stewart
Conlan
Texas League Van and Bragan Stephens Hoch in Play
Texas League match features Van, Bragan, Stephens, and Hoch in a tight contest. Key players contribute early scoring and defensive stops as both sides press for control.
Arkansas Golfers Defeat SMU 5 0 in Fayetteville Match
University of Arkansas golfers went undefeated in a 542 to 42 win over Southern Methodist in Fayetteville on May 1. Welling Eisenmann beat Bradley Smyth 4 and 3, Randy Warner triumphed over George Finley 2 and 1, with Eisenmann and Warner also winning their doubles 2 and 1. Warner Marks defeated Ross Mitchell 4 and 2, while Maselyne Marks beat Mitchell and Mann 3 and 2.
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Ark
University of Arkansas
Southern Methodist
Welling Eisenmann
Bradley Smyth
Randy Warner
George Finley
Eisenmann
Warner
Smyth
Finley
Warner Marks
Ross Mitchell
Siscema Wny
Maselyne Marks
Mitchell
Mann
Pioneer Graham Sold to Phoenix
Edward Graham was sold back to the Phoenix club by the Pioneers on Monday to meet the May 8 player limit. The right hander joined from Utica Pennsylvania and made one appearance with the Pioneers allowing a walk and a single. Ray Sanders, recalled from Pensacola, reported in Austin and may be ready for action Tuesday.
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Edward Graham
Phoenix
Ariz
Pioneers
Jack Knott
Suna
Graham
Utica
Gainesville
Ray Sanders
Pensacola
Fla
Austin
Fast Austin Cinder Meet Set Thursday
East Austin track meet brings teams from Chalmers Metz Palm Pan-American Center Santa Rita Zavala Zaragosa playgrounds. Events include 50 75 100 yard dashes 440 relay football relay baseball throw shot put broad jump high jump. Guerrero Pan-American center director leads meet.
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East Austin
Chalmers
Metz
Palm
Pan-American Center
Santa Rita
Zavala
Zaragosa
Zaragosa Park
Oy Guerrero
or =raser
Joyce Walker
Cecila Borough
Lalo Campos
Reagan Carpenter
Catarino Gonzales
Marcelle Harrison
Elias Hernandez
John Marae
Gilbert Ramiro
John Ates
Giosa defeats Greco in Philadelphia welterweight bout
Veteran Eddie Giosa spoiled John ny Greco’s Philadelphia debut with a unanimous 10 round decision. The Canadian welterweight champion faced a tough night as Giosa controlled the action in the arena finale.
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Giosa
Greco
Philadelphia
Eddie Giosa
Johnny Greco
Bears Sign Janaszek Fullback From Dayton University
Chicago bears announce the signing of Raymond Ripper Janaszek a Dayton University alumnus who averaged 6.4 yards per carry last season.
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Chicago
Raymond
Ripper) Janaszek
Dayton
Ohio) University
Chicago Bears
National Football League
Saddler Acevedo Bout Postponed in Minneapolis
A planned 10 round featherweight bout featuring Sandy Saddler and Miguel Acevedo in Minneapolis on May 11 was postponed by Saddler's manager. The match was a high profile collision between top contenders in the featherweight ranks.
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Saddler
Minneapolis
Sandy Saddler
Miguel Acevedo
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