Pioneers Face Public Fandom Amidward Baseball Blues
Austin fans debate the Big State League Pioneers amid a slow start led by owner E Knebel and manager Hank Dana. Letters from N A Mills and H W Henry praise efforts, note fan divides, and recall past seasons while predicting brighter days. calls for support continue as Disch Field buzzes with Little League echoes.
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Bill Lee
Ublic
Edebel
Austinites
Disch Field
Knebel
Austin
E. Knebel
Jack Knott
Hank Dana
Wichita Falls
Pioneer
N. A. Mills
Pioneers
Greenville
Schepps Signs New Pitching Sensation for Corpus Christi
George Schepps, Texas baseball club owner, announces signing James Lee Byrd a 17 year old left handed pitcher from McNeil High School Arkansas. Byrd has a no hit game and multiple one and two hit efforts, will report to Corpus Christi in the Rio Grande Valley League for season play. He has worked with Greenville in the Big State League under Tom Pullig. BYRD struck out 19 last Sunday in Waldo Ark.
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N. A. Mills
H. W. Henry
Little Rock
Ark
Austin
Alameda Drive
Pioneers
Dallas
George Schepps
Dizzy Dean
Schepps
James Lee
Sonny) Byrd
McNeil High School
Arkansas
Byrd
Corpus Christi
Greenville
Tom Pullig
Waldo
Arke
American Legion
Cardinal rookie Boyer shines in 2-0 win over Giants
Cloyd Boyer, 22, blanked New York through seven and two thirds as the Cardinals beat the Giants 2-0. Schoendienst drove in the first run with a fourth inning single and Musial scored on a fumbled ball and steal of home later, while Kennedy pitched well for the Giants.
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Giants
Polo Grounds
Bill Voiselle
Cubs
Roy Smalley
Dark
Smalley
Bill Serena
Babe Pinelli
New York
Cloyd Boyer
Rochester
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Max Lanier
Boyer
Monte Kennedy
Stan Musial
Red Schoendien
Schoendienst
Cardinal
Enos Slaughter
Slaughter
Kennedy
Musial
Hank Thompson
Johnny Lindell
Wes Westrum
Lindell
Thompson
White Sox Rally Past Athletics 10 7 in Eighth
Chicago White Sox erupted for five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 10 to 7 before 2 875 fans. Bob Hooper earned the win after a late explosion that included Cass Michaels triple and Hank Majeski scoring on a double.
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Chicago White Sox
Theiladelphia Athletics
Bob Hooper
Philadelphia
Cass Michaels
Hank Majeski
Michaels
Gus Zernia
Elmo Vale
Gordon Goldsberry
Mickey Haefner
Randy Gumpert
White Sox
Jack Bruner
Ferris Fain
Bruner
Fain
Luis Aloma
Mangrum Sues Turner For 103 000 Damages
Professional golfer Lloyd Mangrum filed a $103 000 damages suit Wednesday against E J Turner and his son E J Turner Jr alleging they beat him severely last November after a traffic accident keeping him from golf for months He was a leading money winner at the time of the attack.
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Lloyd Mangrum
E. J. Turner
E. J. Turner, Jr
Mangrum
Texas League attendance drops over twenty percent in first quarter
Dallas May 4. Texas League attendance fell 20 plus percent from the prior year with 994,805 paid admissions in the first quarter across 135 games. San Antonio led declines, down 41,041 from last year, as weather and economic conditions cited along with possible television impact.
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Gearu
Rice
San Antonio
Price
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Fort Worth
Houston
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Tulsa
Ate
Henrich Leaves Yanks For Physical Check Up
DETROIT May 24 Tommy Henrich New York Yankee first baseman will leave the club in Philadelphia Friday for an examination in Baltimore by Dr George Bennett of Johns Hopkins. Manager Casey Stengel had hoped to use the veteran Thursday against the Detroit Tigers but Henrich could not put pressure on his lame left knee.
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Tommy Henrich
New York Yankee
Philadelphia
Baltimore
George Bennett
Johns Hopkins
Casey Stengel
Detroit Tigers
Henrich
City and Church League Managers Map Second Half Plans
City and Church league managers met at the Austin Athletic Club to set entry fees and schedules for the second half. Forty four city league managers set fees of 30.50 for new teams and 48.50 for old teams with a May 2 deadline and June 5 start. Fifteen church managers approved 28.25 for new teams and 27.25 for old teams with same deadlines. church juniors and midgets vote for three rounds and no entry fee.
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Austin Athletic Club
City League
Church
Campbell Wins British Amateur Championship At St Andrews
Bill Campbell, the West Virginia lawmaker, defeated Willie Turnesa 1 up in the final to win the British amateur golf championship at St Andrews. Campbell sank a 3 foot putt on the 17th after a superb drive and approach on the 446 yard par five, claiming the title in late afternoon play. Other Americans advancing included Frank Stranahan, Dick Chapman, James McHale, Ed Grave, and Billy Joe.
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Scotland
Bill Campbell
West Virginia
Willie Turnesa
Campbell
Elmsford
N. Y
Royal and Ancient Club
Turnesa
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
N. C
James B. McHale
Philadelphia
Ed Grave
Gravely
Stranahan
Bob Neill
Big Bill
Neill
Chapman
McHale
Austin Clippers Face San Antonio Black Sox Friday
The Austin Clippers host the San Antonio Black Sox at Disch Field Friday night at 8 p m. Ding Dong Davidson will announce with Lavada Durst calling the action. Davidson pitches for a second win against the Black Sox as Sonny Miller starts for San Antonio in a game run by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Disch Field
San Antonio Black Sox
Sox
Clippers
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Durst
Ding Dong Davidson
Black Sox
Sonny Miller
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Semipros Sign Potter To DeKalb Blue Sox Pitching Staff
Nelson Potter, who left the Cincinnati Reds this spring, signed Wednesday to pitch for the DeKalb Blue Sox, a newly organized semi pro team.
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Dekalb
Nelson Potter
Cincinnati Reds
DeKalb Blue Sox
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