Gander Nine hosts Freeport in district clash
Gander Nine faces Freeport at 8 p.m. after two straight wins on the Peback trail. Lee defeated Texas and Pasadena edged Galena Park as Freeport and Pasadena chase standings in District NAA play.
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1950
Page
7
Gander Nine faces Freeport at 8 p.m. after two straight wins on the Peback trail. Lee defeated Texas and Pasadena edged Galena Park as Freeport and Pasadena chase standings in District NAA play.
Bayou Bears piled up a win at the Region Five Meet on Saturday. They earned one first place and several seconds to qualify for the state meet in Ans t Mey 5-4. Bishop led events with a first in the shot put and a strong discus showing. Walters nabbed seconds in jumps and helped in the relay, while other teammates filled key places.
Texas A and M beat Southern Methodist 1 0 and 3 2 as rainouts limited Texas aims. Baylor and TCU split two games leaving them with five and four wins respectively. TCU scheduled to visit College Station for a Friday Saturday doubleheader with A and M, while SMU plays Rice and Baylor faces Texas at different sites.
Beavers led Gander high scorers with 9.5 points and a regional broad jump record of 22 feet 10 and 3/4 inches. The Gan der foursome Brundrett Fayle Johnson and Beavers won the 440 yard relay in 43.3 seconds, surpassing the old mark. Beaumont Royal Purples and Bell Galveston led the team standings as the Gander squad prepares for the state meet in Austin May 5-6.
Mrs I G Sanders of Baytown won the third flight of the Texas State Women's Golf tournament at Brae Burn Houston. She defeated Mrs RL Strawn of Port Arthur one up in the finals, after a tight semi final. Earlier rounds saw Sanders win seven and six and five and three. A separate item notes Miss Isy Rawls of Austin won the crown by defeating Polly Riley of Fort Worth four and three with a 76 four over par. A stray paragraph mentions concerns about telephone equipment and electrical storms.
In a Texas League clash Salty Parker's Shreveport Spot upset the Fort Worth Cats 9 5 as Howie Aamen and Hugh Souter pitched. San Antonio dropped 9 5 at Shreveport while Tulsa beat Fort Worth 5 3. Houston edged Beaumont 6 5. Dallas beat Oklahoma City 4 2 in a rain delayed protest game.
In New York sports blurbs Alvin Dark signals self reliance at shortstop with Eddie Stanky, noting their rough but friendly split. Dark asserts no help needed while Stanky’s role wanes. Previous seasons with Braves cited, then quotes on Stanky as Dark’s aide. Also coverage of Jeff Heath’s Seattle signing, with Red Sox Bert Johnson noting prior misunderstandings and Heath’s compensation package.
The S&YU Notre Dame football pictures will be shown Friday night at Cedar Bayou School Cafeteria. A benefit dinner hosted by Cedar Bayou Methodist Men supports two local boys for the National Jubilee Boy Scout trip. price $22 per plate. Herman Cowley of SMU will commentate with either Matty Bell or Rusty Russell present. Notre Dame's 2 to 20 win over SMU is hailed as a top Southwest game. Joe Kilgore coordinates dinner arrangements with tickets available by Tuesday morning and a 6 pm Thursday deadline.
The Baytown Oiler nine won twice over the weekend and plans a trip to Plaquemine Louisiana next weekend. They beat Postoffice club of Houston 6 to 0 with Jess Burch pitching five hitless innings and Red Biggers and Len DeMaster handling the late relief. The Oilers then scored two runs in the eighth to win 2 to 1 against Baton Rouge Issos, while planning further games and travel.
Houston beat Beaumont 6 to 5 while Shreveport topped San Antonio 9 to 5. Tulsa finished 5, Fort Worth 2, Dallas 4 and Oklahoma City 2 as darkness ended play. Classified ads dial 8502 for Sunday listings.
In a regional tennis meet Rollin Russell was defeated on Saturday at Necogdoches. Coleman advanced to win the singles championship, while Russell will spend two more years at Lee College.
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