All-Star Game Bargain Thrills At Baytown Park
Sports writer TOM MURRAY notes an American bargain in a Friday night Senior Teen-Age All-Star Game between Baytown and Pasadena. For 50 cents adults can see stars like Fred Huey, Johnny Beels, Barry Lancaster, and Wesley Hicks in a game expected to draw the season’s largest crowd at Oiler Park. The piece also recalls Ryne Duren’s strikeout spree and Willie Mays’ recent hitting feats against Brooklyn, tying local wallpaper to national headlines.
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Cross Channel
Baytown
Pasadena
Fred Huey
Johnny Beels
Barry Lancaster
Wesley Hicks
Oiler Park
Texas” League
Ryne
Duren
San Antonio Mission
Beaumont
Willie Mays
Brooklyn
Willie
Crandall's reckless plan saves game in ninth
Baseball note recalls Jim Crandall, New York Yankee class D manager, staging a safety play by placing the first baseman down the line. With two out in the ninth, Crandall halted a potential home run by routing the umpire to award a walk. The maneuver won the game as the slugger struck out. The piece also questions Orioles dealings with the Dodgers and tracks several Brooklyn and San Antonio players.
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Jim Crandall
New York Yankee
Crandall
Crandal
Orioles
Yankees
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Paul Richards
Preacher Roe
Billy Cox
San Antonio Missions
John Jancse
Harry Schwegman
Fort Worth
Roe
Cox
Cleveland
Januse
Schwegman
Richards
Erv Palica
Baltimore
Frank Keillert
San Antonio
Palica
Castof Kellert
Pasadena Stars Invade Tonight in Teen-Age Tilt
Baytown All-Stars host the Pasadena Senior All-Stars at Oiler Park at 7:30 p.m. with Fred Huey likely on the mound. Huey has a 3-2 record with 24 hits allowed in 32 innings while Barry Lancaster backs him behind the plate and Artie Oviedo starts at first base.
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Fred Huey
Big Firebailer
Ganders
Huey
Beck Leads Senior Swingers in batting derby
The Senior Teen-Age League tests question of better pitchers as batting averages from Thursday reveal Scarborough Red Sox star Johnny Beck atop the Senior League. Beck, a left handed power swinger, sits with 10 hits in 21 at bats and a 476 average, while Wesley Hicks of Hollaway Tigers follows at .400 with eight hits in 20 trips. Other top hitters include Fred Huey of Bayshore Yankee at .300 and James Bain of Scarborough Red Sox at .380. The plan is to play all stars. additional players from Culpepper Indians and Holloway Tigers are noted as reserves and infielders.
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Lancaster
Huey
Artie Oviedo
Oviedo
Johnny Beck
Scarborough Red Sox
Wesley Hicks
Speedy Hicks
Hicks
Bayshore Yankee
Fred Huey
Pfardrescher
Culpepper
Keith Mixon
Mixon
Tigers
Eddie Davis
Davis
Johnny Sanatanna
Santanas
Charles Mills
al Simmons
Culpepper Indians
Mills
Holloway Tiger
Red Sox
James Bain
Bain
Berry
Jerry Langford
Mike Schwendeman
Gordon Dodd
Clayton Kowis
James Alvis
Bayshore Yankees
Tigers Flere
Johnny Williams
Edilio Davis
Bob Lioyi
Senion League
AB KH Pel
Beck
Red
Sabes
Bains
Indians
Pos. AB Pet
Barry Lancaster
Artie: Quiedo
Johnny
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