Dittman and Humble square off in Major City League title
Dittman and Humble open their best two of three for the Major City League bunting at 8 p m Thursday on jce Gamond field. Dittman defeated Culpepper 5 1 while Humble beat General Tire 9 5. The Tire game saw Humble surge early with an opening rally highlighted by Julio Martinez Rudy Pagel and Vic Dias. Beauchamp and Spurgeon produced later runs as Humble held on. Dittman jumped ahead with two early Culpepper errors and kept the lead with timely hits from Pat Patterson Hock Butcher and Tor Lamb. Wilkerson matched Boyett in a strong pitching duel through five innings before Dittman pulled away in the sixth. The series moves to the second game tomorrow.
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Dan Shults
Dittman
Humble
Jce Gamond
Iird
Bumble
General Tire
Culpepper
Martinez
Edwin Beatchamp
Spurgeon
Reg Traylor
Bob Tucker
Traylor
Hoot Hamilton
Leo Pagels
Rudy Pagel
Hurble
Pagel
Tasker Haynes
Hart Crump
Edwin Beauchamp
Crump
Haynes
Beauchamp
Cramp
Tucker
Humbles
Leo Pagel
Reggie
Dugat
Leon McCraw
Tretter
Tire
Gospepper
Dittman Boys
Hav Marshall
George Wilkerson
Doug Adams
Adams
Ike Winningham
David Conway
N. H. Boyett
Dittmans
Pat Patterson
Hock Butcher
Bob Kalbitz
Tor Lamb
Hi City Loop Playoffs Open on August 9
Regular play in the Hi City Len e softball race ends with three games on August 9 at Lee diamonds. UD VFW Holloway and Leggetts Drug tied for third. Fuller Brothers and Paine Bros lead. Playoff round begins Wednesday. Diamond one Paine Bros vs Zack's Pharmacy at 7 30 pm. Maggett's Ding vs Kiwanis at 9.
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Lee Diamonds
Vfw-Holloway Og Leggetts Drug
Fuller Brothers Servic Station
Paine Bros
Fuller Brother Service Station
Black's Pharmacy
Hijuusc
Diamond
Zack
Holloway
Fuller Brothers
Leggett
Ed Filer Brothers Asaaet Fine Bros. Sere Bacl’s Pharmacy
One Church League Softball Schedule Changes Highlighted
Tomorrow's games include Cedar Bayou Baptist at Cedar Berou and Second Baptist vs Wooster Baptist. Cedar Bayou Methodist also scheduled, but rain postponed Cedar Bayou Baptist doubleheader. St Mark's moved to second after a 10-3 win. First Christian beat Memorial Baptist and Presbyterian standings update listed.
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Cedar Berou Baptist
Cedar Bayou Methodist
Lee Diamond
Bigeown Second Baptist
Wooster Baptist
Second Baptist Nine
First Baptist
Ced- Bayou Baptist
Cedar Bayou Baptist
Baytown
Acis
St. Mark's Fehodist
Cedar Bayou Metho
Presbyterian Ee
Ands
Second Baptist
Pterist Baptist
Race Methodist
Pst Christian
Ee Second Baptist
Bayou Methodist
St Bayon Baptist
Voting Brisk For Trophies In Major City League
KREL Sports Announcer Byard Sosy announced brisk voting for the Major City League awards with Dittman’s George Wilkerson leading the Most Valuable Player ballot while Bob Tucker and Hock Butcher of Dittman’s contend for MVP. Postcards to Byard Sony at Radio Station EREL Baytown vote. trophies and medals for the all league team and sportsmanship awarded by local sponsors.
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KREL
Byard Sosy
Sooy
Dittman
George Wilkerson
Tire
Bob Tucker
Hock Butcher
Byard Sony
EREL
Baytown
Wortian Hergrave
Robson Jewelry Store
Albert Kiber
Tri-City Cafe
Holt’s
All- Reacwe
North-South Grid Classic to Be Broadcast by KREL
KREL will air the North-South All-Star grid classic from Austin next Friday with play by play, featuring Baytown fans and South eleven stars. Johnson, Robert E. Lee’s 1969 back and Rice standout, headlines, and Tommy O’Brien of Beau mont will announce. South team stalwarts include Tomie Werd of Ball High, John Paul Ott of Dayton, and Leo Rueka of Crosby.
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KREL
Baytown
Austin
Johnson
Robert E. Lee
Rice
Tommy O'Brien
ETRM
Beaumont
Tomie Werd
Ball High
Galveston
John Paul Ott
Dayton
Leo Rueka
Crosby
Standings From Tuesday Night Games Across Cities
Shreveport defeated Fort Worth 2 to 1 while Beaumont beat Delles 7 to 5. Houston and Tulsa played in rain, as did San Antonio vs Oklahoma City. Tonight feature games include Beaumont at Houston Fort Worth at Dalles Tulsa at Oklahoma City and Shreveport at San Antonio.
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Fuesday
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Delles
Houston
Tulsa
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Dalles
Detroit Holds Lead as Tigers Top Yankees in Contending Clash
Dizzy Trout, age 35 from Indiana, came off the shelf to start and beat the New York Yankees 7 to 3, with Vic Wertz delivering two homers. Detroit widened its AL lead to one and a half games as Cleveland closed in, while the Dodgers and Phillies won in the NL and the Reds split with Philadelphia.
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NSW York
Dizzy
Fearless Fraley and Musial figure talk in sports notes
St Louis star Musial hit 512 last season against the Dodgers in a line of talk about power and stats. Manager Burt Shotton comments on the Mets and Yankees as Old Cleveland races and Boston battles in the American League. The London based British women's golf efforts, Curtis Cup hopes, and a potential U S Women's Open in Wichita are discussed amid talks of exhibition tours. University of North Carolina football fortunes are tied to Charley Justice and Carl Snevely’s return, altering expectations for the coming season.
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New York
Fraley
Sten Musial
St Louis Cardinals
Bracken Dogers
Brooks
Burt Shotton
Cleveland
Burt
Boston
Washington
Fred Corcoran
Chicago
England
Elso
Wichita
Kansas
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Patty Berg
British Isles
University of North Caroline
Charley
Choo Choo
Carl Snevely
Ernie Liberati benched again in Chapel Hill context
Oscar Fraley notes Ernie Liberati, a Philadelphian, remains sidelined while Dick Bunting, Notre Dame hero, is also mentioned. The piece touches on football rivalry, training, and fan attention with casual, reader friendly tone and local color.
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Chapel Hill Express
Ernie Liberati
Dick Bunting
Notre Dame
Bunting
India
Tibet
Hertemen
Hal Brasington
Darlington, South Carolina International Raceway
Brasington
Florence
South Carolina
Jack Horner
Durham
North Carolina
Morning Herald
Tommy
Peaheld Walker
Wake Forest
Welker
Duke
North Dorham Grammar School
Tuesday Baseball Scores Across Leagues
Tuesday results show Cleveland 8 Washington 2 and Chicago 8 Philadelphia 1. Detroit 7 New York 3 and Boston 7 Saint Louis 3. Other scores include Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 44 and Brooklyn 21 3. Pittsburgh 12 1. St Louis 8 Baster I Chicago at New York.
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Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
Boston
Saint Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St Louis
Baster I
Brooks
ARS
Chicago Teres
Pittsburgh Verrens
Steer Share Of OU Texas Grid Tickets Sold Out
Texas officials announced allots of 27060 tickets for the Oklahoma game on October 14 at Dellas sold out on first general sale day. Early orders and July priority requests fueled the sellout with remaining Cotton Bowl allotment set at 2709 for Oklahoma and 2200 for Cotton Bowl bond-holders. Some seats remained for nine other games.
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University of Texas
Texas
Oklahoma
Dellas
Maazer
Ed Olle
Olle
Aera
Last Casting Contest Scheduled Next Tuesday
The Beytown Hunting and Fishing Club will stage the final bait casting contest at 8 pm next Tuesday at Bumbie Ball Park. A Shakespeare rod is awarded to the angler with the highest average across all three meets.
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Beytown
Hot Scramble For Playoff Berths In Texas League
Mystery lingered over which four teams reach the Texas League post season as Beaumont Roughnecks beat Dallas Eagles 7 to 5, leaving Oklahoma City a half game back after San Antonio rainout. Schoolboy Rowe pitched Shreveport to a 2 1 victory over Fort Worth, while Houston at Tulsa was postponed. Only three games separate third from sixth place in a tight race.
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United Press
Texas’ League
Beaumont Roughnecks
Dallas Eagles
Worth
Texsa
Eagles
Oklahoma City Indians
San Antonio
Schoolboy Rowe
Shreveport Sports
Fort Worth Cats
Felines
Beaumont
Houston
Tulsa
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Liberty to Broadcast Pro Grid Battles Nationwide Radio
Liberty and New York Yankees owner announce coast-to-coast broadcasts of every Yankee direct game this fall. More than 300 Liberty stations will air the pro football action reaching 96 percent of the population via dial. Gordon Tendon and Teith Collins hail the plan as a major boost for professional football.
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Dallas
Liberty Benetegeries
Liberty
Gordon Te. Tendon
Teith Collins
New York Yankees
KREL
Baytown
Yankees
Collins
Yanks
America
High Justice Garwood Criticizes Washington Over War Prosecutions
Texas Supreme Court associate justice W. St. John Garwood lashes the federal government for delays in vigorous wartime prosecutions. He blames overall inept handling, especially by the Department of Defense, and says changes should be made soon.
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Belliare
W. St. John Garwood
Texas Supreme Court
Washington
Gerwood
Department of Defence
Parents of Bayou Pep Squad Meet Tomorrow
Bayou pep squad parents are invited to Cedar Bayou High School auditorium at 7 30 pm tomorrow to help organize the Blue Battalion for the coming year. Mrs D F Deckard urged parents to attend and assist sponsor Mrs Mildred Smith and other teachers with the pep squad setup.
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Cedar Bayou
Blue Battalion
D. F. Deckard
Mildred Smith
Smith
Barr's Watch Shop Moves to 3S N Gaillard
Barr's Watch Shop announces relocation to 3S North Gaillard behind the New First National Bank, upgrading to a larger location. The shop offers improved watch and clock repairing services and invites customers to bring their timepieces for service.
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Barr’s
N. Gaillard
First —National_ Bank
Mrs. Hill
Merle Norman
Aron Paine Tilt to Junior Meet SF Showdown
Undeclared doubleheader headlines a junior softball meet at Rochelle Stadium featuring Avon Street Sluggers and Paine Bros Midgets. Paine Bros beat Baytown Stars 24 4 while Aron-Paine beat Martin Additions Tigers 18 3 as teams chase a spot in today 4 30 p m final.
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Rochelle Stadium
Rith
Avon Street
Paine Bros
Paine
Baytown AD “Stars
Arons
Martin
Tigers
East Jack
Sheriff Deputies
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