Rice Meets Sam Houston In Top SWC Baseball Contest
Rice and Sam Houston State College set for a non conference clash at Huntsville as SWC teams struggle in Tuesday action. Houston routed A&M 14 to 0, while Rice and Texas slipped in non title games. A&M, SMU and Texas prospects mix with upcoming series. detailed inning scores show Houston's 14 run output and SMU's 15 runs in the loss.
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Davey Favored Over Dreyer In Televised Welterweight Bout
Oakland headlines a 10 round welterweight bout between Davey and Gerald Dreyer airing nationally from the local auditorium. Davey enters as a 9 to 5 favorite and seeks a rematch with Kid Gayle for the world welterweight title. Dreyer, a veteran South Africa native, has recent KO wins and a history of sharp punching power.
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Exhibition Baseball Scores and Shoemaker Vacation
Exhibition games list several results from Baltimore to Cincinnati with scores. Star jockey Willie Shoemaker announces a vacation from April 7 to April 17, planning to ride again in Jamaica, after Bay Meadows duties. Nearby Laurel Park notes three wins by Jockeys Sammy Boulmetis and Nick Shuk, including a three-way dead heat for show in the opening race.
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Zernial Renna Power A's Rally Past Pirates In Spring Thump
Gus Zernial and Bill Renna powered the Philadelphia Athletics to a 17 to 10 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Zernial homered twice and drove in four runs while Renna added two homers and a double. The pair's 455 pounds of thunder fueled a strong spring showing as Eddie Joost eyed them as the league’s top right handed punch.
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Retired Season Echoes From Ted Williams and Sox
Newton Mass April 7 General Manager Joe Cranin and Manager Lou Boudreau of the Boston Red Sox said they are unworried by Ted Williams plan to retire after the 1954 season. Williams, in Chattanooga Tenn, outlined that his future lies with a fishing tackle business in Miami Fla and that he will retire after this year.
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Pirates End Costly Pettit Deal In Release
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Paul Pettit to Hollywood in the Pacific Coast League, ending a costly gamble from 1950 when they paid a $100,000 bonus. Pettit posted one big league victory and a 25-27 minor league record, while Ron Necciai, once a sensation, retired last March. Under a Stephani contract, the Pirates must pay Pettit $10,000 yearly through 1959, leaving an estimated overall loss near $118,000.
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England Beats United States 5 0 in Swaything Cup match
The United States men lost 5 0 to defending champion England at Wembley's Empire Pool Arena in the Swaything Cup world table tennis tournament. Egypt upset the U S women 3 2 in the Corbillom Cup competition in New Fieldhouse New Orleans.
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