Oilers Set To Battle Shell In Pete Rupp Night
Baytown Oilers host Shell Oilers at Humble Ball Park at 8 p.m. in a benefit game for Pete Rupp recovering from surgery. Baytown seeks revenge after early-season struggles, while Fort Bend Jaybirds fall to 7-4 in Rosenberg as Hill drives a late rally for the Birds.
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Pete Rupp
Humble Ball Park
Baytown Oilers
Shell Oilers
Rupp
Oilers
Shell
Baytown Nine
Pasadena
Distney
Rosenberg
Fort Bend
Softball Playoffs In Church League Will Open Monday
Church League softball playoffs will open next Monday with a coin flip to determine first round matchups. St. Mark's Methodist sits No. 3 at 11-0, Wooster Baptist No. 2 at 9-2, Highlands First Baptist and Memorial Baptist tied for third at 8-3. The format pairs No. 1 with No. 4 and No. 2 with No. 3, forcing Highlands First and Memorial Baptist to hope for a higher seed.
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Lee Diamond
St. Mark's Methodist
Wooster Baptist
Highlands First Baptist
Memorial Baptist
Highlands First
Russell And Daves Reach Finals Of TAAF Net Tourney
Russell and Daves reach finals of the junior and girls divisions at the Baytown TAAF Tennis Tournament. Rollin Russell wins two singles matches without dropping a game to advance to the semi finals, while Bessie Bell Daves dominates Mary Lou Williams to reach the girls final.
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Russell
Daves
Rollin Russell
Baytown Taaf
Paul Wilkins
Tommy Roberts
Thurman Watson
Bill Dixon
Besse Bel Daves
Downing Henry Mary Lou Williams
Troy Long
Eddie Bollieu
Rex Reed
Don Fuller
Emery Hallman
Lilly Willams
Roberts
Watson
Judy Mathis
Eula Pearl Flynt
Vivian Bramlett
Jackie Roberson
Helen Bradberry
Lynn Taylor
Mary Lou Williams
Chili Kelley
Bessie Bell Daves
Highlands Mann Clash Sets Major League Junior Title Showdown
Highlands Pirates narrowed the gap on Horace Mann Giants after a 17-6 win over Cedar Bayou. A 3:30 pm Wednesday Lee Diamond matchup looms as Mann plays Baytown and Highlands aims to widen the lead, with Thursday’s Baytown Cedar Bayou curtain call. Donald Walker fanned 12 in Highlands victory. Jerry Adams and Jimmy Eddings homered, Glen Gassett tallied four hits. Bayou Yankees edged Highlands Tigers 9-5 in Minor League action led by a one hitter from Charles Porter and Robert Morgan.
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Highlands Pirates
Horace Mann Giants
Pirates
Cedar Bayou
Cardinal
Mann
Lee Diamond
Baytown
Highlands
Donald Walker
Jerry Adams
Jimmy Eddings
Glen Gassett
Corky Grube
Bayou Yankees
Highlands Tigers
Charles Porter
Robert Morgan
Speckled trout fishing slows with many explanations
Hunters and fishermen recall a slow bite with varied theories from bait scarcity to the moon. Bill Dillard reports clear, unsettled river conditions as pumps keep water moving. Dick Fannett finds a spot with a few fish, catching 19 cats and gaspergous in two trips, mainly in the Gou-Hole in the afternoon. Johnny Gross and Red Baird advise bass in deep reservoir holes, especially Goose Creek Bed, with recent bass from the deep area.
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Jim Nelson
Dick Fannett
Highlands Reservoir
Johnny Gross
Red Baird
Goose Creek
Johnny
Acosta And Rosenfeld Star In Hemphill Win
Hemphill Pontiac tops Franta 4-1 to tighten race for fourth in Major City Softball League. Witt hit well, Rosenfeld and Acosta delivered key hits, with Acosta also fielding sharply. Higginbotham falls 7-6 as General downed Higginbotham in a late rally. Elizabeth Blackwell noted as the first woman physician to earn a US diploma in 1849.
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Franta ‘Horlet
George’ Wilkerson
Chandler
Lorie
Dickie Rosenfeld
Acosta
Rosenfeld
Hemphillers
Iwo
Ed Issacks
Franta
Higginbotham
General “Tire
General
Webster Brinkley
Generals
Jimmy Johnson
Johnson
Luther, Choate
Rosse Johnson
Higginbothams
Brinkley
Elizabeth Blackwell
United States
Geneva College
Slaughter Plays On With Broken Finger for Cardinals
Enos Slaughter, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, reveals he broke the index finger on his right hand on July 2 in Cincinnati and has continued to play with a splint removed at times and a bandage. Despite the injury, he aimed to compete in the all star game and plans to keep playing while managing the pain and risk with careful handling of throws.
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Steve Snider
United
New York
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Roker
DiMag
Yankee
Johnny Mize
Johnny Hopp
Jack Kramer
Kramer
Casey Stengel
Joe Page
Kansas City
Ola Big Cat Mize
Hopp
DiMaggio
Bobby Doerr
Boston Red Sox
Doerr
Lon+Bondresau
Red Sox
Eddie Stanky
New York Giants
Stankey
Eddie
Mickey Owen
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cubs
Dutch Leonard
Phil Cavarretta
Dutch
Cavarretta
Hank Borowy
Detroit
Charley Keller
Tigers
Fred Down
Enos Slaughter
Cincinnati
Boston
Enos
Braves
Slaughter
Eddie Sawyer
Marty Marion
Cardinals
Butcher Turns Swimmer Completes 292 Mile Mississippi Swim
Sports calendar recalls John Sigmund of St Louis who left his butcher shop to swim the Mississippi. He dove at 7 22 p m on July 20 1940 and four days later reached Caruthersville 292 miles downstream. The note contrasts his feat with Esther Williams film pool imagery in a playful tone.
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John Sigmund
St. Louis
Missouri
John
Mississippi
Old Man River and His Own Powerful Strokes Had Carried Him To Caruthersville
English Channel
Beverly Hills
Encino
Sherman Oaks
Esther- Williams
Esther
Country Club Without Pro As Baytown Seeks Replacement
The Baytown Country Club is without a club pro after Kyle Alford left with his family for Brownsville to become pro there. A five member directorate committee was appointed to review applications, but the position remains open.
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Baytown Country Club
Kyle Alford
Brownsville
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