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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1951
Page
7
The Ganders stay in the race for the district title with a win over Galveston, tying for second place and leaving Freeport and others in contention. Ball Park hosted the match as the district remains tight with five games to go and key showdowns upcoming.
Five Fort Skateball players were assigned to other teams by the Brooklyn organization. Arturo Freese and Peter Smith to the Western League, Pavielger to the Piedmont League, Riz to Miami, and others mentioned in the shuffle. Kenny Blitchett led General Tire in the Classic Bowling League with 256 high game and 21 top series as General Tire tied Jas per Katribe 2-2. Mac McGuire and Jack Jackson propelled Schlitz to a 4-0 win over Budweiser with McGuire posting a 537 series and Dackser a 198% high game. Skip Turnham posted a 188 single and 339 high series in the Huggins Lumber Weingarten match, though Weingarten lost 1-3.
United Press reports the San Antonio Missions surged in the Texas League, lifting their record to 22 and four losses while hitting .168. In other action, San Antonio beat Houston 4 to 2, Fort Worth defeated Dallas 5 to 2, Oklahoma City topped Tulsa 5 to 4, and Shreveport edged Beaumont 4 to 1 in a clean game.
Baytown Lassies defeated Porte for a second straight time last night by a 68 65 score. Fegsy Favik struck out five with a home run. Genia Rae Long earned the win, relieved by Pat Ball in the fourth. The Lassies will join a league at Galena Park, opening play June 6.
Ray George, a 260 pound football strategist known for molding lines, was named head coach at Texas A and M. He joined A and M last January as an assistant to resigned Harry Stiteler, with the Athletic Council approving the move. George came from USC where he was line coach for five years and helped develop its forward wall. He is a 1939 USC graduate and assumed duties immediately on a year to year basis. The Aggies expect a strong bid for the 1931 Southwest Conference title.
O L Wilson finally landed a four pound bass at Highlands Reserve, a standout in a string of poor weather fishing weeks. The contest remains wide open with a two pounder as a potential late entry while Froggy Robinson is out fishing and Sue notes white perch biting at night. Local council discusses life preserver requirements for small boats at Roseland Park, noting Coast Guard rules apply and fines can reach 800 dollars. Red Plowden’s 22 foot inboard shows courteous boating as Roseland Park hosts boaters amid calm waters.
New York Yankees fans got their first real look at rookie Mickey Mantle as he laid down a drag bunt in a 5 to 4 victory over the Athletics. Mantle's speed drew astonished reactions from 275 spectators as New York led 4 to 2 in the seventh inning.
The article recalls the 50th anniversary of the American League's formation with key figures like Ban Johnson Connie Mack Charles Comiskey and Chick Sommers shaping the split from the National League. It chronicles early feuds and moves including Mack to Philadelphia Lajoie prize theft and Cy Young lure to the NL. It also notes a New York Yankees spring story with Mantle Stengel and a Maine train station cat Puff riding the rails at Wisner Nebraska.
Experts zero in on Bill Wight Ray Scarborough and Henry Taylor as the Red Sox hoped their pitching trio would lift the club from second division status After a rough spring Wight and Scarborough cited improved form and team support while manager Steve ONeill backed Taylor saying the right arm is back to form and ready to deliver.
The Baytown Humble Oilers host Erlington Field at 8 pm in an exhibition game on the Oiler diamond with no admission. Friday they welcome Shell Oil for a regular season match. Shell defeated Humble last week in the season opener.
SEL YORK 1¢ inning game yesterday between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves ended 2 to 1 in favor of Brooklyn. The two clubs had previously tied in a 26 inning marathon on May 1, 1920, the longest in major league history by elapsed time at five hours, 19 minutes.
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