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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1952
Page
7
Fort Bend Bulldogs fall to Baytown in a tense county tournament clash as Jed and Flanagan power the offense with key runs and a trio of runs in the gap. The Oilers face elimination while Merchants linger, eyeing Tuesday action.
Jimmy Clark, 34, Laguna Beach, Calif., clinched the Fort Wayne Open with a 63 to Jim Turnesa 70 in a one stroke playoff for a $2,490 top prize. Clark leads by two after nine holes and seals victory on the 17th after a duel on the greens. Sam ONeall won the amateur playoff by one stroke over Wendell Aldrich.
Virgil Trucks pitched a second no-hitter, a 1 0 victory over the Yankees, memorializing Dr. Robert F. Hyland who treated him before his December 1956 death. Indians top Washington 7 2 as Bob Lemon earns his 15th win. Dodgers gain 10 12 game lead after beating Cardinals in day night doubleheader. Giants fall 3 0 to Reds as Ken Raffensberger beats Larry Jansen. Phillies beat Cubs 6 3 with Granny Hamner three run homer in 10th.
The Dallas Eagles maintained a two game lead in the Texas League after a loss to Tulsa as Oklahoma City and Fort Worth rallied. Oklahoma City defeated the Indians 11 to 2 with two big innings, while Dallas’ Jose Santiago pitched a four hitter in a loss for the Oilers. Russell Burns homered for the Indians, and Odie Hamme had three hits for Tulsa. Shreveport beat Beaumont 4 to 1 as Great Dunlap homered for the Sports. Houston dropped a 5 to 3 decision at San Antonio, with Wooldridge and Wild holding Houston to ten hits.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Aug. 26 IP Outfielder Bill Skowron of Kansas City, ticketed for a trial with the parent New York Yankees next spring, won the designation Tuesday as the American Association's Rookie of the Year. Named on six of eight ballots, the 21-year-old Skowron has a 240 average in his second pro season. The 200-pound Chicago right-hander, who played football for Purdue, also hit 28 homers and driven in 120 runs this season.
Bristol Va August 26 Bill Bell a 205 pound right hander from Gastonia North Carolina will be the next Class D pitcher to add his name to the Pittsburgh Pirates roster His own record and the guidance of a seasoned advisor point to a rapid rise as he moves toward joining professional baseball’s major league team
New York August 26 Oscar Bobo Olson a 2 to 1 favorite faces Eugene Hairston in a ten round middleweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Trainer Sid Flaherty touts Olsons neck strength from years of neck building and claims Olson can beat Robinson in the future.
U S and Canada hold the first official professional golf event for the Hop k ins international trophy in Montreal beginning Monday with six 36 hole foursomes. Teams include Julius Boros and Doug Ford vs Bobby Locke and Jules Huot, among other pairings, with 27 points at stake and prize money for medals and birdies.
Brooklyn manager Charley Dressen said he would promote Ken Lehman from St. Paul to replace injured outfielder Dick Williams. Williams suffered a dislocated shoulder during a Monday night loss to the Cardinals after an unsuccessful somersaulting catch. He was taken to Jewish Hospital for X rays.
Finals set for Wednesday after Tuesday semis in the second Bay Town Invitational. Notables include Alan Graham defending 18 and under champion beating Bill Dixon 6 1 6 4 to face Don Fuller. Henderson and Wertheimer advance in doubles with Graham.
The Brown Bombers, named for Deputy Sheriff Mo M. Brown, defeated Galena Park 20 to 8 in game three to win the Deputy Sheriffs baseball league championship in Harris County. David Case and Johnny Beck hit two homers each, Kenneth Woods hit a grand slam, and Barry Lancaster added another. Duke Jones pitched most of the game, with Paul Ray Como finishing the ninth. Vic Dias assisted in coaching as Sheriff C V Kern and family attended. A wrestling announcer Paul Bosch appeared at the PA mic as Baytown celebrated the season close. Eight die in a pre-dawn restaurant fire in Sapporo, Japan, on August 26.
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