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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1950
Page
7
The Mustangs have a 1950 schedule card listing major city games. Opponents include Ohio State and Missouri, with tech and other entities appearing in the slate. Details confirm competitive showdowns across campus venues and notable matchups for the season.
The writer previews SMU football plans and rival dates. He notes a night opener versus Georgia Tech on September 23, a September 30 visit to Ohio State, a trip to Columbia to face Don Faurot’s Missouri, a home game with Oklahoma A&M, and a October 21 night clash at Rice in Bird Stadium.
Dittman faces General Tire in Tuesday night action on diamond one as a key matchup in the City League softball schedule. The article notes other games, rainouts from last Thursday, and tight standings with Humble and O'Brien chasing Dittman for top spot and Culpepper/Hemphill battling for fourth.
Houston Lamar Temple and Denison shape up as strong district rivals for Lee Ganders with Temple and Waco expected to contend. Denison consistently wins district titles while Lamar, led by Larry Graham, is boosted by a veteran backfield. Arkansas coach Otis Dengies says Parker’s team will be competitive in 1950.
Baytown Oilers set to travel to Rosenberg Thursday to face a city team, host Denver Harbor in Houston Sunday night at Humble Ball Park for Surprise Night, and play another home game next Sunday at 2 pm with Aungelo's Cafe of Houston providing opposition. Oilers drill Tuesday nights for the Houston Post Tournament as Clarence Pillows plans a strong bid. Fed Biggers won a six hit game for Houston, Baytown hitters racking 16 safeties. McBerg led with three hits, Pete Rupp and Joyce Rawe each collected two.
Rollin Pruett dominated the Old River event with five firsts and a second in Jevcee sponsored races. Baytown crews edged ahead with multiple wins across 14 heats including Class M Class A and EB events. Pruett secured top finishes in several heats and the Free-for-all, while Read and Upchurch also posted podiums.
The Felton Legionnaire baseballers open their bid for the county championship facing St Thomas of Holston at 8 p.m. in Humble Ball Park. Charles Elliott starts for Baytown against Milton Spacek with Gerald Orton ready to relieve if needed. Baytown has won its last eight games.
New York baseball scene crowns Walt Dropo of the Boston Red Sox as the lead in a record smashing day with 37 homers. Ted Kluszewski Joe Adcish Roy Smalley Gus Bell and Wes Westrum also homered twice as the show eclipsed a prior 31 homer season mark set just three weeks earlier on June 25.
A full week of action is planned for junior league baseballers per Director Pete Saldis. Make-up games Friday between Highlands and Hemphill, and Saturday features a double-header with Baytown Sun and Jake Bannarr starting at 2:30 pm. Highlands was to meet Baytown Sun today. Tomorrow Jake Kannarr faces Hemphill. Kannarr’s nine defeated Hemphill 4-2 Saturday. All games are on the Lee diamond.
Three teams lead the Church League softball standings with one game tonight likely to reshape the top. Highlands First, St. Joseph, and Temple Baptist each own seven wins and one loss as High lands First Baptist faces St. Joseph at 7 30 p m on Lee diamond. Central Baptist sits fourth at seven and one, meeting Wooster Baptist at 7 20 p m on diamond one. Grace Methodist vs Highlands Second Baptist closes the slate at 9 p m on diamond two. Makeups from Saturday saw Temple Baptist beat Memorial Baptist 2 1 First Presbyterian 10 4 over Cedar Bayou Methodist Stewart Heights Baptist 21 6 Cedar Bayou Baptist and Central Baptist win by forfeit.
Uruguay wins the world soccer championship at the Municipal Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The upset over Brazil before about 160 000 spectators marks Uruguay's third title in a dramatic international tournament.
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