Shell Nips Baytown in 14 inning affair
Shell Oilers defeated Baytown 2 to 1 in a 14 inning game after three Baytown errors in the top of the 14th. The Baytown Oilers, Livingston, and Ellington Field are set for a 3 p.m. game tomorrow as part of a packed week before the Houston Post Semi Pro Tournament starts next Saturday night.
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Vacant Lot Loop To Hold Tournament Weeklong Event
The Baytown Sun sponsored Vacant Lot Loop will stage a week long tournament starting Monday and running through Saturday at Rochelle Stadium. Daily games begin at 4 18 pm with two games each day. Teams include Newsboys Maulers Paine Bros and Sheriffs in round robin matchups. Deputy Sheriffs claim one championship.
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North Team Rolls to 200 Victory in All Stars Game
Tyler reports North squad led by Bobby Page of Leverett's Chenel beat the South 20 to 6 in the Annual Fast Tests Schoolboy All-Star Football Game. Linemen Doyle Nix Dewitt Ssroux Gore and Jimmy Garrett starred for North as Page and Nix earned standout honors. Tyler Junior College staff coached the winning side. South coached by Lee Smith trained at Palestine.
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Jimmy Garrett
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Lee Smith
Palestine
Beer shortage predicted for fall at Jim Nelson's Sporting Goods
A major arms firm reports a looming rifle shortage this autumn as 71.4 percent of deer rifles in top grades have already been made and delivered. Jim Nelson's Sporting Goods in North Main warns customers to prepare, noting the store offers both a budget part and a tenor plan to help hunters own rifles.
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Frid ay Standings and Friday Results for Cities
Friday results show Oklahoma City 1 Houston 1 Beaumont 2 Fort Worth blank San Antonio 4 Tulsa 3 Dallas 2 Shreveport 1. Saturday fixtures list matchups Oklahoma City at Houston Fort Worth at Beaumont Dallas at Shreveport Tulsa at San Antonio. Cincinnati leads Saint Louis 30 innings Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 0 Philadelphia and New York rain Boston at Brooklyn rain. Cleveland 6 Chicago 0 York 3 Philadelphia 1 Washington 1 Louis 4 Detroit 2.
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St Mark's Wins Vital Opener in Church League Series
St Mark's Methodist defeated Wooster Baptist 15-3 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three Church League softball championship. The next game is set for Monday at Lee diamond, with a potential deciding game the following Friday. Wooster, limited to six innings, allowed 12 runs in the seventh as St Mark's built a big rally including a home run by Sergie Dugat. Clyde Hughes pitched six one hit innings for St Mark's before Wooster rallied.
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Clyde Hughes
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Tasker Haynes
David Russell
Grady Harrington
Ladder Matches On Top Tomorrow at Humble Club
Humble Tennis Club will host ladder matches at 2 pm on the Humble courts. Pairings include men's singles Joe Dzilsky versus Paul Wilkins, Rollin Russell versus Don Dixon, Rob Middleton versus Lac LaBorde, men's doubles Russell and Middleton versus LaBorde and Marshall, junior singles Don Fuller versus Tommy Roberts, and Billy Williams versus BH Dixon.
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Rob Middleton
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Don Fuller
Tommy Roberts
Billy Willams
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Mizell Loses 1-0 In Pitching Duel For Houston
In a low scoring Texas League night, Wilmer Mizell limited opponents to two hits but Houston fell 1-0 to Oklahoma City driven by Duke Markell. Dallas edged Shreveport 2-1 as Abernathie and Coggin flirted with no-hitters. Fort Worth beat Beaumont 2-1 behind a Jack Maupin homer. San Antonio stayed 1/2 game behind Dallas with a 4-3 win over Tulsa. Chicago notes meters raise cash, 5635 units yielding 21019.73 after four days.
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Shreveport
Bill Abernathie
Cliff Coggin
Eddie Knoblauch
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Roughnecks
Jack Maupin
Harry Schaeifer
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Peete Mondorff
San Antonio
Tulsa
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Loughran weighs in on past and current boxing champs
Still-handsome Tommy Loughran, denied the heavyweight title 27 years ago, says today’s fighters would rise in any era but not necessarily win titles. He believes Jersey Joe Walcott is past his prime and that Louis would beat Walcott in a rematch. He also predicts Turpin would beat Sugar Ray Robinson in their Polo Grounds rematch on September 12.
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Loughran Praises Murphy as Greatest Fighter of 25 Years
Oscar Fraley quotes Tex Loughran praising Irish Bob Murphy of San Diego as the best fighter in the last 25 years. Loughran cites Turpin’s aggression against Robinson, notes Murphy’s lack of one punch knockout power, and reflects on era changes from 15 fights yearly to modern sport. He predicts Murphy could beat Maxim if they fought light heavy.
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Bob Murphy
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Baytown Netters To Junior Olympic Tourney Monday
Baytown's young tennis group will compete in the Junior Olympics tourney opening Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Public School Stadium. Kathleen Grant and Besse Belle Daves play doubles for the girls. Don Dixon competes in boys singles with Rob Middleton and Rollin Russell in doubles. In the 14 to 15 group Emory Hallman singles. Don Fuller and Tommy Roberts doubles. Bill Dixon plays 13 and under singles. Kenneth Kitchell and David Lange doubles.
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Kathleen Grant
Besse Belle Daves
Don Dixon
Rob Middleton
Rollin Russell
Emory Hallman
Don Fuller
Tommy Roberts
Bill Dixon
Kenneth ‘Kitchell
David Lange
Texas League leaders show standout stats this season
Nieman OC leads batting at .311 with 119 RBIs and 34 hits. Witte Hn tops home runs with 33 and 73 runs scored. Temple Ti drives 23 steals and 135 points in hits. Markell OC leads innings pitched at 227 with Papal Hat 218. Turley SA adds 18 complete games. Sharman PW 47 RBIs.
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Markell
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SWC footballers drill on Memorial Stadium sod
Players from six SWC schools train at Lee Memorial Stadium in Baytown, prepping for fall freshman and varsity duty. Notables include Paul Parkinson Texas bound, Shemwood Hensley and Roger Garr SMU, Tommy Brundrett TOU, Bob Stout Aggieland, Rosse Johnson Rice, plus Baylor’s Glen Jones and Texas alumni John Adams and Glenn Lippman. Three Gander entrants Swede Stolhandske Mosk and Gary are not pictured.
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Baytown
Arkansas
Lee Memorial Stadium
Paul Parkinson
Shemwood Hensley
Roger Garr
SMU
Tommy Brundrett
TOU
Bob Stout
Aggieland
Rosse Johnson
Rice
Johnson
Glen Jones
Baylor
John Adams
Texas Longhorn
Glenn Lippman
Agnie
Tom
Stocks Roll Tonight At Channelview Oval
Stock cars race at Channelview Speeder starting 5 15 am, lasting over two hours with about 3006 fans expected. Event highlights include death by own action trophy dash after three 12 lap heats, plus a 15 lap consolation steeplechase and 25 lap feature. Roy Huston says all cars must be in pits before first race. a referee will rule all disputes with final decisions.
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Austin And Reagan In Title Go Today
SWEETWATER Texas Austin and Reagan play for the American Legion junior baseball state title after a field washout in Lubbock moved the games. Austin defeated Reagan 35 to 1 in the first game of the double elimination tournament, with a potential rubber game planned today if Reagan wins.
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Boat Racer Run Sunday At Aransas Pass
Baytown boaters will shoot to share a prize at a 1 a.m. Sunday race in Aransas Pass. Corpus Christi backs the event with entrants including O. B. Aytor Henswt Fred Palmer PD ua EL Pruett Bill Steipling Jen T. A. Shephens Jee and Ed Chandler.
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Harlingen Nine Ga Full Game On Copa
Harlingen gained two full games to challenge Coral Aces for the Coast League lead. The Caps defeated Corp, 6 to 4, on Jackson's sight-hit and late inning relief. Brownsville also won, with Gerreston and Lereie contributing in the seventh.
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