Oilers Open 1952 Season Against Livingston Here Sunday
Humble Oilers kick off the 1952 baseball season against Livingston at 3 30 p m in Humble Ball Park. Manager Jess Burch or Travis Davenport will start on the mound. Davenport can also play third base. The article lists new Oilers players including Hicks Sparacino Kane Pitts Gault Sears Merle Burch Littlejohn and Flanagan with roles and past teams.
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Jess Burch
Humble Oilers
Livingston
Humble Ball Park
Melvin Berry
Manager Burch
Travis Davenport
Davenport
C. M. Hicks
Jacksonville Sn
Frankie Sparacino
Shell
Billy Joe Kane
Ellington Field
Roy Pitts
Seibert Gault
Ken Sears
San Antonio
Borger
West Texas
New Mexico
Merle Burch
Oilers
Oliver Littlejohn
Billy Joe Flanagan
Houston
Gander Nine Wins Sixth Game In Row
The Lee Gander baseballers unleashed an all hit attack and a long homer by Pitcher Charlie Elliott to defeat the Texas City Stingarees 8 3. It marked Lee's sixth district win with no losses and sets up a final conference game before the playoffs. Elliott added two RBIs with the homer in the third inning and pitched five hits allowed.
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Lee Gander
Charlie Elliott
Texas City Stingarees
Lee
Gander
Pasadena
Eagles
Humble Ball Park
Elliott
Billy Satterwhite
Will’ Dodd
Bob Visser
Match Race to Highlight Arrowhead Speedway Program
Arrowhead Speedway opens at 2 20 p m with an eight lap match race featuring four fast stock cars. Promoter Roy Huston plans weekly Sundays with losers dropping out and new cars added. Also on the program are three heats a trophy dash a consolation and a 25 lap feature. Improvements are ongoing to make Arrowhead the finest in the area.
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Arrowhead
Roy Huston
Huston
Franta Meets Prince For Softball Tourney Championship Tonight
Franta Motors faces Prince Buick in the championship of the Annual Pre-Season Softball Tournament at 9 p.m. on Lee Diamond One. Prince Buick clinched the finals with a 4-3 win over Humble, Perry Beauchamp driving in all Prince runs. Brinkley pitched well for Prince, limiting Humble to three hits. Humble's Savage and Tate produced their team’s runs with a triple and two singles. Franca advanced by beating Bayshore Motors 17-2 and Mearns beat Culpepper 8-6 in consolation play.
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Franta Motors
Prince Buick
Webster Brinkley and Co
Lee Diamond
Mearns Chevrolet
Liberty
Hill Cleaner's
Houston
Diamond
Humble
Perry Beauchamp
Prince
Brinkley
Humbles
Toucher
I 'Franta
Bayshore Motors
Hil Cleaners
General Tire
Houston Nine
Tire
Eddie Milner
Julia Martinez
Hill
Cato
Bob Tucker
Mearns
Culpepper
UT Tightens Hold On Baseball Lead
Texas tightened its grip on the Southwest Conference baseball lead by crushing Rice 13 to 7 in Houston. The Longhorns await a second game of the series against Rice on Saturday as Texas A and M trails at 3-2. Baylor seeks to improve to 3-3 against Texas Christian while Texas A&M meets Houston in a non-title game.
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United Press
Texas
Rice
Houston
Longhorns
Texas A
Longhorn
University of Houston
Baylor
Texas Christian
Service Produce Enters Major City Softball League
Baytown area grocers Service Produce joins the Major City Softball League this season under manager Jack Rhombs of Hathaway's Grocery. The schedule retains Tuesday openers with two Diamond divisions and adds Service Produce to meet the idle team at 9 p.m. on Lee Diamond No. 2 all season.
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Service Produce
Baytown
Dan Stablworth
Lee Diamond No
Jack Rhombs
Hathaway's Grocery
Ball Club
Diamond One
Prince Buick
Humbles
Bayshore Motors
General Tire
Diamond Two
Culpepper
Franta’ Motors
Big Game Hunt Film Shown Monday By Jack Roach
Outdoor writer Jack Roach discusses his African safari film and dangerous moments in Kenya Uganda and Northern Rhodesia in a Baytown Sun preview. The 2 hour 4000 foot film screens Monday at 8 p.m. at the Community House with Roach narrating live and plans for future expeditions.
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Jack Roach
Africa
Jim
Nelson
Baytowna-Sun
Baytown
Jack
Thad Felton
Thad
Kenya
Tanganyik
Rhodesia
Uganda
Lake Victoria
Eieidrino
Mikan caps Lakers title run with 22 points
Minneapolis reports George Mikan closed another sparkling cage season as the Lakers beat the New York Knickerbockers 82 to 65 in the NBA playoff finale. Mikan dominated the boards and scored 22 points to seal a fourth championship in five years for the team.
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Minneapolis
George Wika
Minneapolis Lakers
National Basketball Association
Mikan
Lakers
New York Knickerbockers
Weiner Signs To Play With Dallas Texans
Art Weiner former North Carolina end who coached at Kings Mountain North Carolina last season signed a contract to play with the Dallas Texans of the National Football League. He starred as a freshman in 1950 for pass catching and then moved from pro football to a high school coaching post last year.
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Dallas
iLp
Art Weiner
Dallas Texans
North Carolina
Kings Mountain
N. C
Baytown Lassies Triumph 13-5 Over Cloverleaf Nine
Doris Hunt led with three hits for the Baytown Lassies who defeated Cloverleaf 13 to 5. Barbara Nelson added two safeties as Genia Rae Smith earned the win on the mound for Baytown.
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Baytown Lassies
Doris Hunt
Baytown Lassie
Cloverleaf
Barbara Nelson
Genia Rae Smith
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