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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1950

Page

18

Pioneers fall 4 3 to Waco in tight baseball tilt

Austin Pioneers lose 4 3 at Disch Field to the Waco Pirates as 1 714 fans watch. Eleven walks aid Waco while Austin strands 11 runners. Murphy and Campbell fail to deliver late. Sarver starts scoring in first. Powers homers for Pirates in fourth.

Hank Dana Austin Pioneers Waco Pirates Disch Field Bill Monahan Waco Pioneers Canamen Bucs Corker Bob Murphy Pioneer Dana Murphy Skip Baas Fred Campbell Bill Walker Invaders Dave Sarver John Powers Sarver Manuel Salvatierra Powers Pirates Austin Jack Wadsworth Campbell Gene Bussman Wadsworth Oran Davis Ray Sanders Pko Carswell Owers J ‘Azek Szeley Angelas Unnels Arison Bove Ancken Gerry P Bussman Ie Leonard Ea Bumgarner Ieee Katres Ape Austin Ab Ibi Rel Bell Vangelas Pazek Ae Bassadsworth Bac Leary Fexarkane Temie Cam Carlson Bell M. van

Texarkana Beats Temple 10-9 In Big State League Thriller

Texarkana Bears top Temple Eagles 10-9 in a late rally bid as Bill Sinton injures a leg sliding into second in the seventh. Lou Fitzgerald and Frank Carswell start a two run first with help from George Achie and Joe Steebly. Leo Ferguson later drives in a run with a double as Texarkana adds three in the third and six more runs across the next innings.

Temple Texarkana Bears Temple Eagles Texarkana Bill Sinton Lou Fitzgerald Frank Carswell George Achie Joe Stekeley Leo Ferguson Bears Pete Runnels Bob Terry Walk Sinton Fitzgerald

Gainesville Nips Greenville 10-9 in Big State League thriller

Gainesville erased a four run deficit to edge Greenville 10-9 after Greenville led 5-1. Moe Santomaro hit a Greenville homer in the fourth as Cleveland? No, not Cleveland. Orioles? Wait.

Gainesville Greenville Gainesvile

Pete Gil Knocked Out by Ralph Helms in Houston Show

In Houston on May 9 Ralph Helms 157 of Salt Lake City defeated Pete Gil 153 of Austin by knockout at 57 seconds into the fifth round after a knockdown and sustained punches. Preliminary bout results include Carl Scobe 210 Corpus Christi stopping Pete Lapis 196 Salt Lake City in 2 58 of the fourth, and several other decisions and knockouts featuring Houston and Salt Lake City fighters.

Houston Ralph Helms Salt Lake City Pete Gil Austin Gil Carl Scobe Corpus Christi

Dallas Eagles Defeat Beaumont Nine 3-0 in Texas League

Rinaldo Ardizola pitched two-hitter for Dallas as the Eagles scored in the fifth sixth and seventh innings for a 3-0 win over Beaumont. Dick Aylward scored the first run on Klaus s fly Heinz Becker drove in Klaus with Beckers single, Buck Frierson and Klaus the other RBIs.

Dallas Rinaldo Ardizola Beaumont Eagles Dick Aylward Bill Klaus Heinz Becker Buck Frierson Klaus Becker Fitzgerald Dodson Mackinson Melignano Courtney Ardizola Aylward

Sherman Rally Defeats Wichita Falls in Big Win

Rookie pitcher Marvin Holleman doubled with two outs in the ninth to drive in the final run as Sherman-Denison crushed Wichita Falls 12 to 1. Stafford opened the scoring with a first circuit homer and the team added two runs in the third.

Wichita Falls Sherman Marvin Holleman Sherman-Denison Stafford

Fort Worth Cats Rout Shreveport 6-2 Behind Rookie Rutherford

Fort Worth rookie John Rutherford pitched five hits to pace the Cats to a 6-2 victory over Shreveport. O'Neill and Bennetts with Rutherford and Staples contributed as Fort Worth won its fifth straight game in front of the home crowd.

Fort Worth John Rutherford

Nine Bears Earn Basketball Letters From Baylor Team

Nine men, six seniors, received varsity basketball letters for Baylor's Southwest Conference Co Championship. Four seniors Heathington Hickman Stack Preston earned fourth letters. DeWitt Cobb earned third. Sophomores Ralphinson Mullins Hovde complete the group.

Waco Baylor Bill Heathington Bill Hickman Bill Stack Odell Preston Bill DeWitt

USGA Open Championship Debuts in 1894

The first open championship of the US Golf Association was staged in 1894 marking the inaugural national event for American golf. The competition featured early formats and set the stage for future national titles.

USGA US Golf Association

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