Baseball Shuffle Near Fourth of July Leads to Title Talk
Leaders Friday July fourth show the Cardinals and Tigers atop the standings with 4 1 decisions over the Cubs and a strong pair of wins by Max Lanier and Harry Brecheen. Philadelphia splits with Boston as Sid Gordon drives a Braves surge and the Giants over Dodgers keep a tight hold on fourth. Yankees hammer Washington in a 36 9 blowout while the Browns rally behind Lenherdt and Wood as the pennant picture shifts across leagues.
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St Louis Browns
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Ken Wood
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Baytown Lone Star League clash in district series
The Humble Ball Park hosts a three or two of three district baseball showdown as Baytown fights for the title against St Thomas of Houston and three other district rivals Pasadena Galena Park Crosby in a round robin race. Orton and the Astros crew lead the mound matchup with St Thomas looming. Teams in contention include Pasadena Galena Park Crosby and Crosby with five hopeful wins remaining in the schedule.
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Ralph Erwin
Alton Nulty
Lon Ciuti
Hunting and Fishing Club Plans Film Tonight
The Baytown Hunting and Fishing Club will meet at 7 20 p m today at the Community House Club Officer W W Waligore announced A film titled Ply ing Fisherman by Eastern Airlines will be shown The club will discuss future activities hear a committee report and plan a skeet contest on July 20 an official National Skeet Association affair
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Gray Higginbotham Make Up Game In City League
Gray Lumicher's softball team meets Higginbotham at Lee diamond for a major City League make up game tonight. The contest was postponed by rain last week.
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Gray Lumicher
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Baytown Boat Jockeys Dominate Lone Star Racing Meet
Baytown Boat Club drivers swept 20 of 36 finishes and won six firsts at Beaumont in the Lone Star Boat Racing Association. Adis Shepherd earned three firsts and a third, while Rea Pruett took two heat wins in the DE class and another first in a free-for-all heat.
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Beaumont
Baytown Boat Club
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Pruett
Herschel
Read
Sam Prince
Lawrence Strauch
Strauch
Rolland Pruett
Bil Stripling
Red Pruett
Bill Stripling
Rea@ Pruett
Stripling
Homer McKinney
City Tennis Tourney sees LaBorde Foley Marshall reach quarters
Leo LaBorde Hap Marshall and Bob Foley advance to the men's singles quarter finals at the Annual City Tennis Tournament. The final spot will come from the Bob Middleton Bob Barfield match later this week. In weekend play Middleton and Russell win junior doubles. Bien doubles underway. Marty Martzel breaks leg but returns to pitch next day.
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Hap Marshall
Bob Foley
Bob Middleton
Bob Barfield
Middleton-Barfield
National All Stars Loaded With Dodgers
National League manager Briney Burt Shotton chose seven Flatbushers for the All Star squad including two Dodgers as pitchers Don Newcombe and Preacher Roe. Starters chosen by fans include Musial Robinson and Campanella with many Dodgers and Cardinals infield and outfield roles. TheNL hopes for its first All Star win since 1950 despite high Dodgers representation and strong batting averages across the roster.
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United Press
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Don Newcombe
Preacher Roe
Dodgers
Larry Jansen
Giants
Robin Roberts
Phil. Hes
Ewel Blackwell
Reds
Kim Konstanty
Phillies
Warren Spahn
Braves
Bob Rush
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Stan Musiel
Jackie Robinson
Marty Marjon
Willie Jones
Phils
Roy Campanella
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Texas League clubs split doubleheaders in July fourth action
Eight Texas League teams played a full twin bill slate, each side posting a split. Oklahoma City beat Oklahoma City? and lost the nightcap, Tulsa split with Dallas, Shreveport beat Houston, Beaumont swept San Antonio in the second game, Fort Worth fell to Oklahoma City, and Houston shut out Shreveport. Tonight’s games feature Dallas at Fort Worth and Oklahoma City at Tulsa.
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Oklahoma City Indiant
Chris van Cuyk
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Oilers
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Herring
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Geston
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Padres
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Oklahoma City
van Cuyk
Big Bob Lemon
Fred Marsh
Leroy Wheat Lemon
Eng Marsh
Wheat
Tulse
Dallas
Walt Post
MacLeland
San Antonio
Mangrum Wins Motor City Open Over Snead
In Detroit Sam Snead snubbed by Mangrum after Mangrum beat him by a stroke to win the Motor City Open. Mangrum finished at 274, edging Snead as Houghstead led earlier by three, with Mangrum thanking Snead jokingly for missing the easy four-foot putt that would have forced a playoff.
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Sam Snead
Lloyd Mangrum
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Golt
Snead
Hough
Unbeaten Leggett Seeks Sixth Win In Hi-City Tonight
The Leggett Drug softballers aim to extend a five game league winning streak by facing Paine Brothers at 7 30 p m on Lee diamond two Hi City games include VFW vs Holloway at 7 30 on diamond one Fuller s vs Black s Pharmacy 9 00 p m on the same field VFW four wins one loss is favoured to upset Leggett s Paine Brothers tied for third with Black s Pharmacy and Fuller's Service Station in Hi City standings
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Ang Muller
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Marchildon Returns to Majors After Psychiatry Drive
Buffalo report notes Phil Marchildon, former Athletics star, slips back into the major leagues with the Red Sox amid a tale of fan devotion and psychiatry. Once a top AL winner in 1947, he battled a mental haze that slowed his career, then regained form during spring training after wartime service and a sale to the Red Sox.
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United Press
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Philadelphia Athletics
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Boston Red Sox
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Marchildon
Tire
Fishing Contest Correction And July Angling Notes
A Saturday column correction credits Pat Anderson with winning first place in June’s fishing contest, not J D Avant. Both registered July fish. Avant leads by four ounces. Reports cover jetty and deep water catches at Texas City, with several anglers weighing two pound plus specks and a three pound eight ounce largest.
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J. D. Avant
Avant
Anderson
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