Gander Nine Raps Freeport 7-3 In Loop Opener
Charlie Elliott starred for the Lee Ganders with two doubles in four trips and eight strikeouts as they beat the Freeport Exporters 7-3 in a District 12 AA opener in cold weather. Elliott also contributed two runs batted in, while Will Dodd and Bob Visser added key hits in a big fourth inning.
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Charlie Elliott
Lee Ganders
Freeport Exporters
Freeport
Elliott
Wae Ree Pree Elliott
Lee
Will Dodd
Bob Visser
Lanny Henninger
Ellitt
Henninger
Dodd
Port Arthur
Yellow Jackets
Bryan Et & P.m
Bryan
R.h.etlog
Abbott
Monteal
Stillman
Perkins
New Car In Channelview Field Tonight
Channelview Speedway short track set for a full night of racing as promoter Roy Huston confirms a new car in the field driven by Sonny McDaniel with R L Furnace. If Cecil Elliott’s car isn’t ready he will pilot McDaniel’s No 5. First race at 8 15 pm with three 12 lap heats a 15 lap consolation heat a 25 lap feature and a trophy dash. The season opened last week with 1600 fans as mishaps left several cars damaged ahead of a potential 2000 crowd tonight.
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Channelview Speedway
Roy Houston
Huston
R. L. Furnace
Sonny McDaniel
Cecil Elliott
Elliott
McDaniel
Risky Sit Near Boy at Game Baffles Fans
In Norway and at an Oklahoma University game a 12 year old boy Bobby Lacks was struck on the shoulder by a foul ball while seated near fans. He moved back into the stands as two more hard foul balls bounced off his boots. He headed home after a ball landed behind him near the grandstand.
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Norway
Bobby Lacks
University of Oklahoma
Bobby
Scotch Tourney Carded Sunday At Country Club
A Scotch foursome tournament will begin at 12 80 pm at Baytown Country Club with deadline to enter by 10 am tomorrow. Club members and families will be served a barbecued chicken dinner after play. An auction of teams will highlight the Higginbotham Ladies Inverness Tournament starting Monday and running through spring and summer.
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Baytown
Higginbotham Ladies
Yankee rookie Carey eyes top rookie honor
New York Yankees prospects shine in spring training with Carey seizing the second base slot and hitting .327 in 52 at bats. Dozens of managers hail his grit and hitting as he fills in for injured teammates while Billy Martin recovers. Eddie Sawyer calls him the American League rookie of the year in advance.
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New. York
Andy Corey
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Yanks
Skein
Gil MacDougald
Carey
MacDougald
Kansas City
Yankee
Bobby Brown
Army Medical Corps
Gerry Coleman
Marines
St. Mary’s
California
Lake
Mickey Mantle
Jackie Jensen
Phillies
Phils
Phillie
Eddie Sawyer
Detroit
Red Rolfe
Boston
Tommy Holmes
St. Louis
Eddie Stanky
Cincinnati
Luke Sewell
Five Records Set In Texas Relays In Austin Texas
Texas Relays opening day produced three records toppled and two new marks. Sophomore Charles Thomas of Texas cut a half second off the Olympic 200 meters record with 20.3, while Ronald Haynes of the U S Navy Olympic team ran 15 24 0 in the 5 000 meters. Hooper raised the 16 pound shot to 54 ft 4 1 4 in prelims and Kansas broke the mile relay mark at 10 06 0. Abilene Christian Paul Faulkner defended the javelin crown with 207 6 4. Heightened by wind, many event leaders look to Friday’s finals for further records.
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Austin
Texas
Charles Thomas
Thomas
Ronald Haynes
U.S. Navy
Haynes
Hooper
Kansas
Herb Semper
Jayhawks
Oklahoma Aggie
Victoria Junior College
Frederick Eckhoff
Mickey Wilburn
Charles Foreman
Bill Heard
Paul Faulkner
Abilene Christian
Neville Price
Oklahoma
Freeport
Henry Dickson
Houston
Lamar
Billy Teanes
Mitby
Golf Fans Watch Snead And Hogan In Masters Meet
AUGUSTA Ga P The Masters pair Sam Snead and Ben Hogan staged a dramatic third round with Snead two strokes ahead at 5 under 67 while Hogan chased from three behind. Bolt Ferrier Revelta trailed two behind in tied third as Revelta rose as a tournament sensation.
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Snead
Hogan
Augusta
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Skee Riegel
Timray Demaret
Hagen
Tommy Bolt
Dur~ham
Cedar Bayou Bruins Sweep District Track Meet
Cedar Bayou Bruins win District 67-B track title in Liberty with five firsts and strong seconds and thirds. Liberty’s Harold Griffin tops individual scoring with 27 points while Barbers Hill’s Charles Tier and Cedar Bayou’s Buddy Bender earn high honors. meet results list multiple event winners including 120-yard hurdles, shot put, sprints, relays, and jumps.
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Bob Barfield
S. Cedar Bayou
Barbers Hill
Charles Tier
Cedar Bayou
Buddy Bender
Deyton
Crosby
Saratoga
Vernon
Wood
Jerry Mercontel
Sam Goss
Jerry Boone
Dayton
Bernard Dugat
Lonnie Grover
Wentworth Eaton
Melvin Jasek
Hit Bishop
Jimmy Griffin
Liberty
Albert Kratky
Charles Iter
Kenneth Creel
Hic Bishop
Wilson
Tranhan
Harald Griffin
BJ. Odom
Billy Phillips
Earl Minter
Lynn Enderli
Dan Miller
Bobby Navier
Geder Bayou
Jimmy Tadtock
Bernard Cochran
Jerry Alexander
Jeppy Busch
Harold Griffin
Charles Ter
Herbert Bishop
Sdm Goss
Hathel Istre
Bobby Naviar
John Byerly
Robert Serres
William Flowers
Frank Woods
Barkers Hill
Johnnie Frazier
George Baumbach
Mercid Griffin
Sam Rizzo
Lloyd Billingsley
North Side Kids To Have Ball Diamond
Jim Clement and the C Wallace Plumbing Company will build a baseball diamond for the North Side youngsters on Scawn’s two acre tract between JL G Sanders home and the First Christian Church. Albert B Scawn B B Williams and Bob Matherne plan to supply backstop benches and other needed items. Wallace Stadium will operate this summer for that neighborhood, similar to Rachelle Stadium on East Texas Avenue.
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Jim Clement
C. Wallace Plumbing Company
Albert B.scawn
B. B. Williams
Bob Matherne
Scawn
JL. G. Sanders
First Christian Church
Clement
C. Wallace
Humble
Williams, Matherne
Matherne
Satchel Paige Fined $100 For Missing Game
SAN ANTONIO. Satchel Paige ageless Negro relief hurler for the St. Louis Browns was fined $100 by manager Rogers Hornsby for failing to show up for an exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Corpus Christi Texas. Paige claimed transportation difficulties but Hornsby said failure to report at any game means an automatic $100 fine.
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San Antonio
Satchel Paige
St. Louis Browns
Rogers Hornsby
Pittsburgh’. Pirates
Corpus, Christi
Tex
Paige
Hornsby
Hooper Aims for Olympic Shot Put Berth at 6-3
Darrow Hooper of Texas A&M trains under Coach Andy Anderson aiming for a U S Olympic weightman spot. The 6'3" junior, NCAA shot put champion, has progressed from 52-2 to 54-5 feet, inching toward his 54-5 mark while balancing football duties and academics.
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Sy ED Fite
Uri
Darrow Hooper
Texas A
NCCA
Aggie
Andy Anderson
Hooper
Austin
Party O'Brian
Southern California
Rice Winswerth In Regional Golf Meet
Lee High's Allen Rice Jr scored 380-85 to take runner-up medalist and reach regionals in Houston. Freeport's King-Hill led with 76-60 to spark Exporters to team title 672 as Ball High, The Gander, Texas City and Pasadena trailed in 708, 731, 807, 835 respectively. Hill and Rice advance to singles, while top two teams move on.
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Lee High
Allen Rice Jr
Houston
Freeport
King-Hill
Hill
Wayne Talbert
Terry ‘Tangler
Don Gorrell
Ball High
Pasadena
Rice
Lee High dominates district tennis titles in girls and boys events
Lee High nurses two titles as Bessie Bell Daves wins the girls singles crown by defeating Marilyn Sepohl of Ball High and Rollin Russell with Rob Middleton capture the boys doubles. James Schmidt of Bull High beats Don Dixon for the boys singles title while Dixon earlier wins a round. Regional meet set for April 17-18 at the University of Houston.
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Robert E. Lee Ganders
Bessie Bell Daves
Lee High
Katherine Hill
Texas City
Marilyn Sepohl
Galveston
Ball’ High
Miss Sepohl
Lee
Leo LaBorde
Miss Daves
University of Houston
Rollin Russell
Rob Middleton
John Dawson
Charles Fox
Ball High
Herschel Zinn
Jerry Wells
James Schmidt
Bull High
Don Dixon
Dixon
Nolan Kitchens
Schmidt
Finding House Ought To Be Easy Chore
The 1950 census reports Texas had 58,702 vacant non-dilapidated living units, about 25 percent of 2,394,009 total dwellings, making housing seem easier to find than expected. The Census Bureau notes vacancies as of April 1950 across the state.
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Washington
Texas
Bureau of the Census
Destruction Derby Luna At Arrowhead
Destruction derby promoter Roy Huston organizes Luna at Arrowhead Park Houston Sunday. Cars race in 12 heat laps and 8 lap trophy dash with 2,000 fans expected to watch in covered bleachers at the asphalt track.
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Arrowhead Park
Houston
Roy Huston
Yau
San Antonio Team Finie And Mahoney 5a to Texas League
New York convention leader Jan Demarest announced that more than members and their families expected to attend the regional convention in San Antonio. The event centers on the Texas League club and related league activities as discussed by the Legion national staff.
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Finie and Mahoney
San Antonio
San 3
Legion
New York
Jan Demarest
Valemander
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