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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1951
Page
9
Tonight Hemphill faces Higginbotham in key Major City League race action at 7:30 and 9:00 p.m. Hemphill seeks crucial wins to boost playoff hopes while Higginbotham, stuck in last place, fights to improve standing as Culpepper eyes the fourth spot.
Troop 101 wins the Jaycee Scout Swim Meet placing ahead of Hemphill and Culpepper with Higwii also fielding a strong showing. The event renders a victory margin on a day filled with junior swimming competition at the Diamond ay venue.
The article notes regular play for the aftball League with First Baptist at 7 20 pm and Upper July 39 playoffs. It covers East Harris District Boy Scout swimming at Rossland Pool with Arnett trophy awarded for three consecutive wins, detailing junior and senior division results and individual event standings led by Troop 201 and Troop 202 with numerous named swimmers and records.
Hi City League opens playoffs Wednesday on Lee Diamond One with Paine Bros vs Leggett s Drug at 7 0 p m and VEW vs Glenn s Food Market at 9 p m Regular play ended last week Paine and VFW tied for first Glenn s and Leggett s tied for third Under rules the No 2 seed faces No 4 seed and No 2 seed also faces No 3 seed in opening round The draw has Paine No 1 VFW No 2 Glenn s No 3 Leggett s No 4 The series are best of three with two winners advancing to another best of three for the title Play resumes next Monday on Lee Diamond Two.
Representative Emanuel Celler announced a two week congressional probe into baseball focusing on antitrust issues and reserve clauses. He said many players fear reprisals from owners but favor abolishing the clause, with hearings in Washington to review salaries finances and territorial rights. The inquiry aims for objective results and may resume after the World Series.
Baytown Netters dropped a 4-3 decision to Dallas with Rob Middleton and Don Dixon winning singles for Baytown. Michael Wertheimer and others faced tough losses as doubles teams Adams-Schilling defeated Russell-Walker in a close match. An additional baseball style note mentions Lt Lind admitting to driving the wrong way on a one way street citing Korea era changes.
Buddy Rackley clinched his third consecutive feature victory at Champlview Speedway on Saturday night leading the 25 lap event from lap five in his 33 car. He also won the second heat and finished second in the trophy dash though a late tire denied him a possible dash win. Other winners included Quinton Steinman Cecil Hilliott and M J Burton with Sonny Stamin making an impressive debut before his car failed.
Hall of Fame welcomes Jimmy Foxx and Mel Ott as new inductees with plaque dedications. Dodgers face Athletics in the exhibition game after ceremonies attended by AL president Will Harridge, NL president Ford Frick, and Eastern League head Thomas Richardson. Ott’s 3121 lifetime homers set NL mark. Foxx noted for 527 homers in 24 seasons with multiple clubs.
South Houston high school girls beat Baytown Lassies 8 to 5 last weekend. Genia Ese Smith led with three hits in three at bats while Peggy Faulk went two for three. The Lassies are set to play La Porte in Seabrook tomorrow.
The Baytown Tennis Association event starts at Lee courts with junior, boys, and girls singles pairings listed. Notable matches include Wilkins vs Long and Fuller vs Long in junior and Fuller vs Long in boys, with several byes. The tournament runs through Saturday and division winners advance to the State Tennis Tournament in August.
Phil Cavaretta started as Cubs manager and delivered a win in his first day, guiding Chicago to an 8-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in 14 innings as the doubleheader opened. The second game was halted at 12-0 due to a curfew suspension in the seventh inning.
Houston Buffs beat Tulsa Oilers 6 to 4 on eight-hit pitching from Octavio Robert, staving off a late Tulsa rally. Beaumont’s 7–3 win over Dallas widens the Buffs’ gap as San Antonio shells Oklahoma City 16–1 to move within a half game of Dallas. Shreveport tops Fort Worth 2–1 as the American League schedule lists Dallas at Beaumont and Fort Worth at Shreveport tonight. The Power of Sympathy, the first American novel, appeared in 1788’s Independent Chronicle.
Schedule items show Tulsa at Houston Oklahoma City at San Antonio Fort Worth at Shreveport Dallas at Beaumont. Sunday results list New York 9 to 7 St Louis Cleveland 6 to 23 Philadelphia Washington 7 Chicago 6 5 Boston 10 Detroit 10 innings. A Fort Wayne note mentions a council meeting and a car getting stuck on a buckhole.
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