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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1952
Page
7
Sports notes recounts superstition among baseball stars including Bobby Thomson Yogi Berra Peewee Reese Whitey Ford and Ralph Branca. Also discusses local country club expansion plans at a 2 yard pro and clubhouse renovations with golfer chatter and a humorous take on readers’ circles.
Porte High School youths compete in the Region Five meet at Public School Stadium in Houston with nine Bulldog entries led by King and Kling. State finals in Beaumont are set for May 1 to 3, with district and regional winners advancing to the state event.
De La Porte High School baseball resumes play after rain forced a layoff. The Bulldogs and Wildcats were to meet in district competition, each seeking an early season win. both teams had mixed results in their earlier meetings and aim to rebound this week at the DuPont diamond.
Ed Wunch paced the Classic Bowling League with a 565 series to carry Bud Weiser to a 3-1 win over Jasper Katribe. Smokey Hassler rolled a 222 for Katribe, while Hassler added a 557 second series. Schlitz split with Steele McDonald 2-2, and General Tire mirrored with Weingarten.
The Gulf Coast League begins its 1952 season Wednesday night as Corpus Caristi and Galveston emerge as top bets for the September championship. The league runs along the coast from Lake Charles Louisiana to Brownsville Texas over more than 400 miles.
The Ganders host Conroe Tigers in a district clash at 8 p.m. on the Humble diamond. Lee's veteran squad riding a mix of wins and losses aims to extend its status as a top district contender with Charlie Elliott starting on the mound. The matchup marks Lee’s first home district game this season amid a district that also includes Freeport Galena Park Texas City Pasadena and Ball.
Oklahoma City and Fort Worth shared top honors in four-city Texas league action after last night’s results. The Buffs won 5-0 as Papai pitched four hits. Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Shreveport, and Dallas each hold two wins and one loss. Houston and San Antonio also posted wins. standings tightened as home openers opened the season.
Report from Highlands Reservoir describes muddy water and thousands of German carp in shallow reeds. Hunters used sticks hands spears and nets to harvest hundreds of pounds. Eddie Krenick W R Meredith and T G Cooley led the first catches, with Gene Elliott and partners adding hundreds of pounds. Game warden says any legal method allowed. aim is to remove carp. Deer reportedly got water as Bandera trip sees rain and river muddiness raises trout concerns.
Texas game officials abandon plans to transplant fighting trout to Texas streams and pivot to wall eye pike. The proposed three state swap would send Texans wild turkey to North Dakota, North Dakota to Minnesota, and Minnesota to Texas for pike. If this fails, other options will be tried as Tennessee has success with pike.
In the annual United Press preseason poll of 167 baseball writers the Cleveland Indians were chosen to win the American League pennant and the Brooklyn Dodgers the National League pennant. The Indians led with 1246 points over the Yankees at 1225 and drew 86 first place votes while New York had 72.
Texas League opening attendance record may belong to the Houston Buffs after they drew 7,581 paying fans for their opener against San Antonio, surpassing Dallas's 6,235 from the prior Saturday.
Hall of Wood reports Dallas Texans may pursue California star Les Richter, a 230-pound versatile all around player who has excelled as linebacker guard full back kicker and scorer. Richter demands higher pay than offered or threatens to play rugby in Canada.
The major leagues opened an exciting season with 250000 fans attending, weather improving after a rain weekend. Managers began with high stakes, aware pennant races often hinge on the final days, and this opener set a fast pace toward May through September.
A large crowd gathers in Chicago as Sugar Ray meets Graziano indoors. Promoter Taterna pushes the event, expecting strong advance sales well before dusk.
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