Yanks and Bums Face Opening Day Trouble in 1954
Opening day results show heavy slugging with 12 National League homers and 9 American League homers. Yankees fell 6 4 in 10 innings to the Senators as Mickey Vern hit a two run homer and Eisenhower visited to congratulate him. Giants beat the Dodgers 4 3 on three Al Dark Wilie Mays homers while Roy Campanella hit two for the Grays. Other NL wins included Cincinnati over Milwaukee 9 8 and Cubs 13 4 over the Cards. In the AL, Athletics defeated Boston 6 4, Detroit beat Baltimore 3 0 and Cleveland surged to 8 3 over Chicago.
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Ganders Stay Unbeaten After 4-1 Win Over Conroe Tigers
Gander Nine, led by Coach Pete Sultis, defeated the Conroe Tigers 4-1 at Baytown Tuesday night. Robert E. Lee Ganders remain atop District 13-AA with three league wins and no losses as Donnie Hallum and Vern Quinn helped pace the victory.
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Ike's Part In Opening Day Baseball Tops
Opening day brought a lively scene as President Eisenhower pitched to a rookie, watched the Senators vs Yankees, and congratulated Mickey Vernon after a 10th inning two run homer. The president improvised by tossing a ball to Cuba rookie Narango and autographing it, then returned to the game with a box score kept. Terms of the game noted Hallum as winning pitcher and Pardley as loser. The piece links Ike's lighter, public-facing baseball moment with a broader opening day mood across the nation.
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Last Chance To See Track Team Here Here
Baytonians can watch the 1954 Robert J. Lee track team perform at home Thursday as the Ganders compete in the District 14-AA meet at Memorial stadium Coach Beverly Rockhold calls his relay squad the best he has ever had. With three members back from the state champion mile relay team of 1958 they aim to break the national high school relay record despite weather and luck.
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Buffs Find Hard Going In Texas League First Round
The Shreveport Sports, unbeaten in seven, led the Texas League with a 12 hit, 12 to 5 win over Tulsa as Jim Ackert and Ed Mickelson homered. Dallas edged Houston 4 to 3 to stay 1.5 games back, Fort Worth lost to San Antonio after a late rally. Mission shortstop Witty Quintana hit his first pitch for a hit.
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Baseball Standings and Scores From Southwestern League
The article reports results across multiple games with Beaumont blanking Oklahoma City 4 0 behind Tarabilda on seven hits and Dallas Murff winning with two losses, plus Riggan's two run homer and other league results. The standings show teams like Philadelphia Detroit Cleveland Houston Washington and others with varying records as the schedule notes a midweek night off.
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Red) Murff
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Walt Jasinski
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Seven Teams Sign Up For Action In Baytown Softball
Baytown church softball league seeks one more sponsor as eight teams form the bracket. Play starts May 3 with entry due by April 19. Teams include Saint Mark's Baptist Temple Second Baptist Memorial Baptist Baytown First Baptist Wooster Baptist Gedar Bayou Baptist. Dan Stallworth handles entries. John Spurgeon is league vice-president.
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Longhorns Move Ahead In Southwest Baseball Race
Texas Longhorns beat Texas A&M 6 to 2 at College Station to move two games up in the Southwest Conference race. Tommy Snow homered for Texas, and Boyd Linker held the Aggies to two hits as Paul Mohr drove in two with a first inning slam. The Baylor-SMU game was postponed due to wet grounds.
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