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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1949

Page

18

Temple Eagles Rally to Beat Greenville Majors 6-5

Temple Eagles overcame a 5-2 deficit in the ninth inning to defeat the Greenville Majors 6-5 on Tuesday night. Vince Battle delivered a run scoring single with two outs and a full count to secure the win.

Temple Temple Eagles Greenville Majors Vince Battle

Godfrey Pitches Seven-Hitter In Fourth Austin Victory

Slim Jim Godfrey allowed seven hits and earned his fourth win as the Austin Pioneers routed the Waco Pirates 17 to 1. Al Lawrence and Emery Hresko sparked the offense with three and two hits respectively, while the Austin bats chased 3,545 fans through two hours and 25 minutes.

Austin Slim Jim Godfrey Waco Pirates Godfrey al Lawrence Emery Hresko

Giddings High Faces Rosebud in Bidistrict Clash

Giddings High School meets Rosebud in a bidistrict baseball game at 3 p m Wednesday. Royce Krakowsky, a top Central Texas back and standout pitcher, will lead the Giddings lineup as they defend the District 23A crown earned with a 9-2 win over Caldwell. The winner advances to face New Braunfels for the regional title next week.

Giddings Bill Brademan Giddings High Rosebud New Braunfels Royce Krakowsky Krakowsky Texas Caldwell

Firemen and Hutto All-Stars Set for Twin Bill

Austin Firemen facing Hutto All-Stars in a Wednesday double-header. John Depew and Gilbert Wallace to pitch for the Firemen. First game at 8 p.m. Firemen own a 14 win, 6 loss record this season.

Austin Firemen Hutto John Depew Gilbert Wallace Firemen

Hasty Standings and Tuesday Sports Results

Tuesday results show Cleveland at Philadelphia rain and Chicago at Washington rain while Boston beat Detroit 8 to 7 and New York led 13 to 3. Wednesday schedules feature Cleveland at Washington and Chicago at Philadelphia. Multiple minor league standings follow including Texas League and East Texas League with teams like Dallas, Oklahoma City, Shreveport, Beaumont, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.

Cleveland Philadelphia Boston Detroit New York St. Louis Chicago Washington Parish Hudson Judson Pieretti Shantz Newhouse Byrne Fannin Stobbs Dallas Okla City Tulsa Antonio Beaumont Ft Worth Houston Fort Worth Oklahoma City San Antonio Shreveport Texarkana Austin Wichita Fall Eee Temple Gainesville Ace Greenville Sherman-Denison Eee Vesday I Austin Waco Temple Wichita Falls Wedn Temple Sherman Waco York Wihneton Phdelphia Boston Louis National Jeu L Phildiphia St.uis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati New Yor Barney Werle Roberts Lively Kennedy Rush Spahn Hall Pollet

Six AA baseball teams certified for Texas state meet

Six teams have been certified for the Class AA schoolboy baseball tournament in Austin. Two more will be determined this week. Teams ready for the state meet June 6-8 include Bowie Denison Marshall Waco Austin and Beaumont. Beaumont beat Baytown 2-1 behind Norman Ward’s three hitter.

Associated Press Austin Bowie el Paso Denison Marshall Waco Beau

Second Half Opens as City Softball Resumes Play

City teams restart second-half competition with clean slates Wednesday night. In first-half closers Hillcrest Farms beat Texas Military District 12 0. Hyde Park Baptist defeated St. Martin’s Lutheran 7 2. Eagles beat Pan Am Aces 7 6 to break playoff tie. Kinney Avenue Baptist tied Govalle 7 7 before Kinney Avenue beat Govalle 7 4. Numerous other games and matchups listed.

W. B. Pickens Hillcrest Farms Texas Military District C. Jennings G. Elliott Hyde Park Baptist St. Martin's Lutheran W. H. White Eagles Pan-Am Aces B. Armstrong J. Henneck Aces Eagle Tarrytown Decker Branch Baptist J. Donohoe J. Gardner Kinney Avenue Baptist Ovalle Baptist Govalle Baptist B. Wheeles

Owls Nip Twins to Take Series in Gainesville

The Gainesville Owls defeated Sherman Denison 6-2 to win the two game Big State League series. Lou Goldstein doubled for a fourth inning run and Windy Donaldson added a sacrifice fly. The Twins answered with two runs in the sixth before the Owls exploded for five runs in the eighth on walks, errors, and hits by Donaldson and Oscar Williams.

Gainesville Gainesville Owls Sherman Denison Owls Lou Goldstein Donaldson Twins Dean Stafford Jake Sautar Easy Caballero Don Stokes Oscar Williams

Linam Plans June Welterweight Bout After May Calloff

Texas welterweight Bert Linam stays active for June in New Orleans opponents may be Chuck Taylor or Livio Minelli. Promoter Louis Messina asked if Linam would take on Taylor or Minelli, both top contenders or former title challengers. Linam, 22, has been idle since a recent knockout of Buster Price in New Orleans.

Texas Bert Linam New Orleans Charlie Nohra Linam Chuck Taylor Livio Minelli Nohra Louis Messina Taylor Minelli Sugar Ray

Aggies Add VMI To 50 Grid Schedule

College Station May 24 Aggies signed a one year contract for a night football game with Virginia Military Institute to be played October 14, 1950. It will be the first meeting between the schools and may lead to a return game at Lexington in 1952 per Athletic Director Bill Carmichael.

College Station Texas A&m Virginia Military Institute Bill Carmichael Aggies Lexington

Branca Keeps Winning as Dodgers Hammer Pirates

Jackie Robinson hit two home runs driving in four runs while Ralph Branca pitched the Brooklyn Dodgers to a 6 1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. It marked Branca's seventh straight win despite rain delays and a crowd of 29 625.

Pittsburgh Jackie Robinson Ralph Branca Brooklyn Dodgers Pittsburgh Pirates Branca

Reds edge Phillies in 11th inning for 4-3 win

Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in 11 innings as Johnny Rozzelle rostek or a similar baserunner scored on Ray Mueller's bunt for the decisive run before 16,111 fans at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Cicinnati Reds Johnny We. Rostek Ray Mueller Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Rbi Hamner Ashburn Eewe Ennis Waitkus Eee Seminick Nicholason Jones Miller Meyer Blattner Eee Trinkle Eee Konstanty Pata Simmons Rbi Adams Seene Stalicup Litwhiler Tees Merriman Cf Sauer If Wyrostek Bloodworth Kluszewski Uelier Vander Meer Dobernic Ress Peterson Gumbert Mueller Ahaa Stallcup Adams Stallcup Kluszewseyer Simmons Konstanty A Meer Ho—Meyer Trinkle

Unusual becomes common as Bachmann and Azendzian loom

Austin sports column praises Eddie Bachmann for stellar defense and a quick double play. It notes Eddie Azendzian shifts from second to third, facing criticism for a rough throwing style, while highlighting his utility value and pronunciation guidance Rendzian.

Jack Gallagher Austin American Sports Eddie Bachmann St. Louis Swiftie Eddie Austin Bachmann Hank Dana Eddie Azendzian Azendzian al Lawrence Emery Hresko Lawrence Rendzian

Pioneers Begin Air Coverage Of Road Trip To Temple

The Pioneers launch a seven game road swing at Temple Friday with Western Union wire coverage and KVET announcer Carl Mann. Twenty sponsors back the program as Austin plans a shift from the Bombers.

Eginning Austin Temple Pioneer Western Union KVET Carl Mann Felix Penso Bryan Pioneers Austin High Johnny Kitchen John Cavileer Bobby Warren Bobo Smith Johnny Salyer Cavileer Warren Salyer Christy Walsh Frank Leahy Dallas Ward Bowden Wyatt James Glassford L. J. Armstrong Harry Hughes Dan McGuigan Bert Huffman D. X. Bible

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