VFW Hollaway Forces Hi City Into Teague Championship
VFW Hollaway beat Leggett s Drugs 8 to 4 to force a final tilt for the Hi City Teague championship. Andrew Balke drove in two in the second inning and later doubled, with Leith adding doubles and Balke scoring again. Gereld Orton and Stroud produced key runs as Hollaway surged late. The decisive game was set for tonight at 7 p.m. on Jamond No. 1.
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Tania
Leggett
Jamond No
Edays
Andrew Balke
Riba
Lily Bradbury
Che
Eaps Balke
Leith
VFW
Gereld Orton
Neeeoll Stroud
There's Life In The Old Boy Yet
A local baseball report recalls Heinie Schuble returning to play for Humble Oilers and VEW in a playoff game. Angels, Tepcett’s, and Holloway feature in third and fourth inning bursts, with a 71 win by VFW Holloway in the night’s outcome.
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Heinie Schuble
Gaylord
Jim
Humble Oiler
Eer
Vew
Angelo
Ac Ee
Cefe
Houston Post
VFW
Holloway
Fedele
Tegtt
Standings And Heinie Drive Run Despite Hit By Ball
Heinie scored a run in a tense moment as he was struck on the back by a thrown ball and still crossed home plate. The incident influenced the game standings and showcased resilience by the offense.
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Heinie
Sam And Leon Host Ball Teams In City Event
Sam Paine and Leon host tomorrow at 6 03 pm a barbecue for both their big and little nines at the new Memorial Baptist Church site on West Sterling. The Paine big nine in Bi City League finished top four and lost to Hallaway VFW in the first round. The Paine midget nine, played at Rochel le Stadium, won the junior city championship after a six-section tournament.
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Sam Paine
Paine Bros
New Memorial Baptist Church
West Sterling
Paine
Hallaway-Vefw
VFW
Leggett
Rochelle Stadium
Dude Mallory
Bill Hertmen
Leon
Great heavyweight title fight set at Yankee Stadium 1950
Joe Louis and Ezzard Charles prepare for the Yankee Stadium bout on September 27 1950. Imagined as the greatest heavyweight championship, the event mixes boxing with vaudeville style commentary. Round by round riffs track Louis’s forward shuffles and Charles evasive moves with dance metaphors and celebrity quips.
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York
UHP
Joe Louis
Bango Bomber
Ezzard
Dave
Feet
Charles
Yankee Stadium
Toe
Tony Galento
Charleston
Louis
Arthur Murray
Hzzard
Ben Jones
Ezerd
Meade
Fort Worth Cats, Roughnecks Compete in Tight Standings
United Press reports Fort Worth Cats extended winning streak but Beaumont Roughnecks kept pace. Pat McGlathys shut out Dallas Eagles 2 0 while Zeke Mangano earned two chances as Beaumont beat Shreveport 3 2. San Antonio Missions closed gap by beating Houston 7 2 and Dick Bokelmann and Jerry Witte homered for Houston. Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski gave birth to a son in New York City hospital.
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United Press
Fort Worth Cats
Beaumont Roughnecks
Pat McGlathys
Brooklyn
Fort Worth
Montreal
Chis van Curk
Dallas Eagles
Beaumont
Shreveport Sports
Zeke Mengano
Roughnecks
San Antonio Missions
Eagles
Houston Bulls
Dick Bokelmenn
Jerry Witte
Houston
Witte
Stokowsee
New York
Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski
Léopold Stokowski
New Yorke Hospital
Fishing Trip Shares Shrimp Haul and Trout Hopes Along Trinity Bay
Jim Nelson and Lloyd Shepherd recall a Sunday shrimping run near Double Bayou along Trinity River route shifting due to north winds. They harvested about 50 pounds of jumbo shrimp and 2 bushels of crabs, noting freshwater mixing with saltwater catfish and predicting possible trout if shrimp fishing continues. Reports from Ben Hill and Hed Plowden note shrimp a few miles offshore and crabs in the bay west of the Houston Ship Channel, with Mekay reporting the Gou Hole camp yielding several good catches recently.
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Jim Nelson
Lloyd Shepherd
Trinity Bay
Double Bayou
Cross Bayou
McKays Place
Cove
McKay
Cove Lake
Old River
Trinity River
Nelson
Anahuac
Bay
Ben Hill
Barton Clark
Reds Bayou
Plowden
Third Beacon
Houston Ship Channel
Mekay
Eports
Coach Really Is Building Character at Cushing Junior High
Principal George Rush plans a masic physical education course next term to cultivate voices alongside muscles. Athletes will alternate gym and music room days to develop singing and blocking, aiming to create mighty musical athletes.
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Cushing, Okla
Cushing Junior High
George Rush
Rush
Justice Says No To Pro Football After College Glory
Chapel Hill NC Charley Justice decides not to play professional football after questions about joining the Washington Redskins or Richmond Rebels. He will stay at the North Carolina Medical Foundation, turning down offers reportedly exceeding $10,000 for six home games.
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Chapel Hill
Charley
Choo Choo
Justice
North Caroline
North Carolina Medical Foundation
Washington Redskins
National Football League
Richmond Rebels
Richmond
Oilers Bid For Place In Money In Houston Post Tourney
Oilers manager Clarence Pillow and veteran players chase a toe hold on the Houston Post championship as they face Southern Pacific tonight at 9 p m in Houston Buff Stadium. Pillow likely pitches Jess Burch for Baytown's money bid after SP upset Latin American All-Stars in the semipro tourney. Baytown earlier beat Conroe 4 1 in the first round. Also noted were Fort Bend Jaybirds versus Beach Club Galveston and Columbus Red Birds 4 Angelo's Cafe 2 plus Shell 4 Yoskum 3 in other late scores.
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Clarence Pillow
Houston Post
Southern Pacific
Houston Buff Stadium
Pillow
Jess Burch
Baytown
Conroe
Fort Bend
Jaybirds
Galveston
Columbus Red Birds
Angelo's Cafe
Yoskum
Church Title Play Opens Friday Night
Championship playoffs in the Church Softball League begin Friday night at the Leeiamonds field. Four teams vie for the title: Central Baptist Highlands First Baptist St Mark's and St Joseph's. Central Baptist routed Stewart Beights 14 1 in five innings under the 10 run rule.
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Church
Leeiamonds
Central ‘Baptist
Highlands First Baptist
St Mark’s
St Joseph's
Central
Baptist
Stewart Beights
Stengel Gambles On Raschi In Crucial Series
Yankees manager Stengel bets on sore knee Raschi for a key series with Detroit’s Art Houtteman. Rolfe’s Tigers stumble as Hal White struggles. Indians gain ground by beating Washington, while Boston, St Louis, and the Giants win in national League action. Firbey to coach Commerce for Cecil Pirkey.
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New York
Casey
Stengel
Vic Raschi
Tiger
Art Houtteman
Yankees
Red Rolfe
Hal White
Yankee Jfriamps
Detroit
Raschi
Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Washington
Boston
Ton
St. Louis
Phigh Boston
Casting contest held in Baytown with local firms
A Baytown casting contest features firms such as Lacks Wilkie Baytown Hardware and Texas Hardware. George K Cheney named hindr man of the casting contests with President Benjamin and mentions of Mary Caroline as linked to the first wife.
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Willing Baytown
Lacks, Wilkie
Baytown Hardware
Weirh
Auto
Rosamond
Benjamin
Jmary
Caroline
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Lewis
Walter Johnson
Hzard
Fred Astaire
Cincinnati
Ezard
Sam Jethroe
Bob Casey
Texas
Civil Department
Lloyd
Ivy
Remington
Oilers
Man
Rey
Wayne Say By
Tore
Floyd Burns Marine
Texas Ave
Wolverine
Marina
Goodyear
Goodyears
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