Empire Broom Leads Oiler Tournament Showdown
Empire Broom faces Humble Oilers at 7 p.m. Monday in Tim Stadium as the Houston baseball tournament heats up. The Oilers, aiming for a crown, beat Baytown 24 to 1 in recent results and will rely on Jess Burch on the mound against former pro. Baytown, Galena Park, and Livingston also posted tourney results as 14 teams start the event.
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Nelson tops Hat Mark gun club shoot at zone highway
Nelson won a rifle and pistol shoot on Highway 146, posting 300 points. Marshall took second with 208 and Deue was third with 195 as the top marksmen competed in the event.
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General Tire Softballers Win Liberty Tournament
Jerry Witt pitched five hits as General Tire beat Mearns Chevrolet 5 to 4 to clinch the Liberty softball tournament on Saturday night. Milner and Tucker sparked the offense with timely hits, and Witt earned MVP honors after guiding two tourney wins. The Tiremen resume play amid a hectic travel weekend and are set to meet Baytown and St. Mark's for the mythical city championship later this week.
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Ganders Set Record In Galveston Exhibition Dinner Feats
1952 Robert E. Lee Ganders stage a record eating display at a Galveston seafood dinner hosted by L G Sanders and Mose Sumner. Fred Conant leads with a dozen and a half fried shrimp two fish and pie and ice cream. Coaches plan weigh ins and training as the season nears with a Sept 12 game at Baytown against Texarkana.
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Mighty Scarce Hits In Texas League Play
The Texas League, a pitchers league, saw 47 hits with no home runs Sunday as Dallas and Fort Worth kept a pennant race tight. Dave Hoskins of Dallas notched his 20th win with a three hitter, while Tulsa’s Leo Cristante fell in the ninth. Fort Worth beat Houston 2 0, Shreveport edged Oklahoma City 3 2, and Beaumont won 1 0 at Tulsa.
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Savitt Seen as Threat to Australia's Davis Cup Claim
Toronto report notes Dick Savitt, bright form after winning the Canadian singles title by crushing Kurt Nielsen 60 61 61 in the final. The former Wimbledon champion, tall and rangy, has long been viewed as a potential challenger to Australia’s Davis Cup team led by Frank Sedgmann and Ken McGregor, though recent matches have been inconsistent. Last Canadian champion was Brendan Jacken of Montreal in 1950, with Tony Vincent of New York the previous holder.
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Funeral Services For Famed Celtic Player Davey Banks
New York August 2 funeral services were set for Davey Banks 51 once a member of the original Celtics professional basketball team. Banks and Alfred Elfeld of Brooklyn were killed in a Sunday auto crash near Troy New York when their station wagon failed to negotiate a turn and overturned. Banks lived in Mineola New York and played with the Celtics from 1925 to 1960 alongside Joe Lanchick Pete Barry Nat Holman Dutch Dehnert and Chris Leonard.
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Golf Champion Westland Aims for Congress Seat After Amateur Win
Seattle veteran Jack Westland, 47, won the U S National Amateur at Seattle Golf Club 3 and 7 over Al Mengert of Spokane. He plans to defend his title next year and run for Congress, potentially becoming the first U S golf champion to sit in the House. Westland remains focused on real estate and insurance work and politics, saying he cannot tour full time.
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Women Start On Tricky Course At National Qualifiers
Portland, Aug 25 The nation’s top women amateurs, about 150 players, begin their qualifying round at Waverly Country Club. Defending champion Dot Kirby and Barbara Romack express anxiety over the course greens as 61 advance to match play from the 150 entries.
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Dodgers Lead Pack as NL Clash Sparks Rivalry
Brooklyn taunts the Giants and Cardinals after a 10-4 win over St Louis while matching the Dodgers’ 19 straight wins and a 3 1 2 game NL lead. In the AL the Yankees push ahead of Cleveland as Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago post key results.
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Featherweights Clash in Boston Garden Title Fight
Tommy Collins of Boston faces Glen Flanagan of St Paul in a scheduled 15 round duration championship bout in the Boston Garden. Collins is a 5 to 1 favorite and predicts a knockout before five rounds while Flanagan sees a 10th round kayo or win in 15.
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St Marks Bows Out In Finals In Dallas Pitcher Shuts Down Opponents
St Mark's Methodist church softball team finished as runner up in the state church league tournament at Dallas. Heights View Baptist of Dallas defeated St Mark's 1 to 0 in the final on a walk and sacrifice sequence. St Mark's earned a finals berth by beating Sacred Heart of Corpus Christi 5 to 0 earlier, with Clyde Hughes winning on five hits. John Thames and others made the all star team.
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No Comment From FBI On Kiner Threat
An FBI refusal to comment on an extortion probe targeted at Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Ralph Kiner is reported. An anonymous caller threatened Kiner unless funds were delivered to a suburban school, with agents staging a meeting while the suspect did not appear. Kiner, who later played, noted the scare amid his strong hitting, and his wife Nancy Chaffee Kiner learned of the note by radio.
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