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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1950
Page
9
The Lee track team led by about 20 athletes is set to compete in the Beaumont Track and Field Meet. School contingents are expected to send representatives to the event with events beginning this afternoon and continuing into the evening.
Gander and Pasadena postponed baseball clash due to wet grounds as a centerpiece of a meet featuring 100 yard dash and broad jump. Notable performers include Charles Thomas Josh Hawkins and Lee candidates with Lee tied for third in district while Pasadena leads with five wins and one loss. Gander planned three games next week including Ball High and Galena Park makeup.
The Wichita Falls team pushed their lead in the Big State League by a full game as they extended their advantage amid late inning play. Spud Gers and Crouch contributed to the surge while Kathleen Mar gout 1652 is noted in the snippet and a $26.25 amount is listed in the context of the game.
Eddie Waitkus, back from a Chicago hotel room shooting, fields first base for the Philadelphia Phillies with his scar and strong build. He reports no pain, insists his eye and touch are the same, and notes Frank Wiechezo helped him run again as he recovers confidence for the season.
Light Heavyweight Joey Maxim dominated heavyweight Jack Marshall in a swift Dallas exhibition, with Maxim’s speed and offense outpacing the larger foe despite weights and legal summonses nearby. The event overlapped federal and state court summons, which took precedence as deliveries overlapped the card.
A Venezuelan delegation arrived in New Orleans last night to attend the Inter American Congress of Municipalities and will participate in sessions starting Tuesday. Separately a report notes infidelity as the stated cause in about a percent of American divorces.
Texas League standings show Fort Worth leading with 10 wins and 6 losses while Shreveport and Beaumont struggle. Thursday night results include Houston 5 Dallas 5 by curfew and Fort Worth 5 San Antonio 1. American League and National League summaries show Detroit and Chicago atop their divisions with multiple games noted and several weather affected matchups. In Athens Ga Morris Willie of Texas leads a Southern Intercollegiate Golf Tour opening round with a 67 aided by penicillin shot linked fever relief amid illness.
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