Firing Underway Tonight In Major City Softball Play
The Baytown 5 league opens with Franta facing Hemphill at 7:30 p.m. and General Tire meeting Humble at 9 p.m. on Lee Diamond One. Franta seeks season-long excellence, while Hemphill aims to continue hot form. Webster Brinkley starts for Tire. Humble may ride Clyde Huyes or John Spurgeon.
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Softliss
Franta
Hemphill
General Tire
Humble
Lee Diamond
Fang
Frenta
Hemphil
George W Hock Butcher
Culvepner
Lane
Ranert
Jesse Acosta
Harvey Bol
Tire
Webster Brinkley
Clyde Huyes
John Spurgeon
Gumble
Ray Traylor
Bokelmann Called Up by Cardinal Club
St. Louis Cardinals announced the purchase of Houston relief pitcher Dick Bokelmann, the Texas League leader with a 10 2 record. The 24 year old righthander posted 1 earned run in 56 innings for the Buffs, aiding their seven and a half game lead.
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ST. Louis Iupi
Houston
Dick Bokelmann
St. Louis Cardinals
Buffs
Cardinal
Jack Crimiau
Cardinals
Bokel- Bokelmann
Juniors to Compete in Bert Worth Casting Tournament
The Baytown Huntman Club junior cast plans to compete in the Casting Associations tournament in Bert Worth. Participants include Carroll Russell, John Russell, Terry Bons, with A. HB. Dunderry, Margo and Barhars, and Mrs. H. H. Havalso. They travel in three teams for rounds of set casting.
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Castine Baytown Huntman Club
Assoviatigs
Bert Worth
Za Jams
Carroll Russel Iser
John Russa
Terry Bons
Motorists Warn of How Carlay in Austin
Fragmented report notes motorists warned about a traffic issue in Austin with garbled text and unclear details, mentioning day and a registration-like element. No firm names, dates, or actions clearly readable.
Memorial and St Mark Win Opener in Church League
Memorial Baptist and St Mark's Methodist opened the Church League softball playoffs with wins. Memorial, led by Bob Warford's no hitter through five innings, defeated Wao Baptist 6 0, while St Mark's toppled Highlands First Baptist 9 3. Fri night rematches set up best of three for next week. Warford struck out six, walked three, and his team backed him with timely hitting including a 3 RBI double by Godkin and a 2 RBI homer by Bolster.
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Memorial Baptist
St. Mark’s Methodist
Memorial
Bob Watford
Wao Baptist
St Mark's
High Ds First Baptist
Memorial and Wooster
Tansle
St Marks
Highlands
Methodists
Warford
Eugene Godkin
Slavshell Watts
Godkin
Watts
Mark's
Highlands St
Reggie Dugat
St. Mark
Harvey Bolster
Foe Baptists
Johnny Johnson
Johnny Spurgeon
Who Said Nero's Latin Isn't A Dead Language
Knoxville high school drops Latin from the curriculum due to low enrollment. Principal Y E Evans notes only six students enrolled this year. Tennessee law requires 25 students for state funds to hire teachers.
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Eknonville
Tenn
Caesar
Knoxville
Y- E. Evans
Tennessee
VFW Softballers Reach Finals in Playoff Series
VEW earned a finals berth by routing Glenn's 19-$. It was VEW’s second straight win over Glenn's, eliminating them. In the Leggett-Paine series, Paine Bros won the first game but Leggett tied it with a 17-8 win. Deciding game set for 7:30 p.m. tomorrow on Diamond Two. winner faces VEW in the title series. Louis Carter pitched for VEW, while Glenn's Robert Renteria homered in the third.
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VEW
Glenn
Paine Bros
Leggett
Diamond Two
Champonship- Vew
Reepe
Buddy Duke
David Arnett
Chester Burchett
Bil Andrus
Louis Carter
Robert Renteria
Eagles Rally Buffs To Narrow Beaumont Gap
Texas League action saw Dallas Hal Erickson hold off Beaumont 3 2 as the Eagles cut the leaders’ margin. Joe Waxhall featured a four hit effort in a 2 0 win for Tulsa over Beaumont with Gorman extending scoreless innings to 42 before a Grammas homer. Fort Worth beat San Antonio 6 1 to tie for fourth. Houston, Oklahoma City, and Shreveport results noted. schedule unchanged.
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United Press
Tulsa
Joe Waxhall
Oilers
Beaumont
Tom Gorman
Bhl Guyn
Waco
Gorman
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Alex Grammas
Hal Erickson
Dallas
Eagles
Buffs
Erickson
Jerry Witte
Houston
Cats
San Antonio
Missions
Bill McCawan
Hugh King
Indians
Shreveport
Joe Budny
Dulles
Houston Food Prices Show Decline in June
US Labor data show stable overall retail food prices with declines in Dallas and Houston. Dallas down four tenths and Houston down eight tenths percent from mid May to mid June 1957. Vegetables, fruit fall 3.8 percent in Houston while fats and oils drop sharply. beverages rise. A.C. Thompson, 66, killed by a heavy paper roll in Dallas. Rio Grande Valley to get a TV station via Radio Corporation of America international division. Message compares evacuations by C-97 planes to hospital ships’ capacity.
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Dallas
URI
US Department of Labor
Houston
USDA
A. C. Thompson
Thompson
New York
Radio Corporation of America International
Rio Grande Valley
Hunting And Fishing News From The Bayou
In hot weather fishing remains lively as anglers seek cool spots. Vernon McMannus and friends returned with a coke box full of trout from Fisher Reef area weighing 22 pounds total, the largest four pounds. Nearby the Peters duo report catching 40 specks over two weekends, with dressed trout weights up to five pounds. Uncle Joe Issacks showcased redfish prowess with a four and a six pound catch at Cedar Bayou, plus a near four pound flounder. The July bass contest narrows to Roy B. Johnson leading with a five pound twelve ounce bass, with Hy Head and Wallace Wilson also among top finishers.
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Vernon McMannucus
Fisher Reef
Tommy Reynolds
Bruce McManus
W. A Read
Jim Nelson
Vernon
A Peters
Jack Smith
Houston
Otto Smith
Corsicana
Uncle Joe Issacks
Cedar Bayou
Devils Elbow
Joe
Johnson
Roy B. Johnson
Roy
Wallace Wilson
Eidom Behind Black As Teams Prep For All Star Contest
In San Antonio coaches select tentative starters for North South all star games tied to the Texas High Coaches Clinic. Undetermined choices loom after day of workouts with four coaches, plus a second day planned for summer squads. Names span Duncan of Cayuga Everitt of Cleveland and others from Texas City Big Sandy and San Antonio with positions listed for backfield centers and quarterbacks.
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Eidom
San Antonio
Texas High
Forrest Andersom
Bradley
Duff Wells
Tulane
Paul
Bear Bryant
Kentucky
Frank Howard
Clemson
Deincan
Stridon
Bee Tin
Anderson
Helly Jia Duncan
Cayuga
James Everitt
Cleveland
Duncan
Austin
Buddy Simmon
Houston
Sam Houston
Tommy Hill
Houston Lamar
Glen Dyer
Linton
Douglas Hart
Alamo Beigats
Everitt
L. G Dupree
Texas City
Thomas Latoot
Big Sandy Livingston
Bill Dalton
South San Antonio
Tommy Presley
Harlingen
Erwin Schroeder
Brenham
Positio
Duane Nutt
Corsicana
Edldie Herrier
Bob Page
Levretts
Richard Bark
Temple
Frank & Fer
Arthur
Hence
Larry Granston
Lamar
Morris Stone
Kerrville
Billy Quinn
San Antonio Jefferson
Billy Charles Jones
Longviews
Leighton Younger
Bill Goithardt
Harlandale
Bruce McCamber
George West
DY Howard
Joe Boring
Dalles Sunset
Ms Watson
McLean
Mae Taylor
Lubbock
Tommy Fields
Wichita Falls
Gene Renfrow
Littlefield
Rick Spinks
Kermit
Two Big Trades In 51 Helped All Sides Five Clubs
Summary of major 1951 trades involving five clubs with praise from executives. Indians manager Lopes says Lou Brissie satisfied relief need after surrendering Orestes Manoso to White Sox who acquired Gus Zernial from Athletics in a three way deal. Cubs Dodgers swap sends Andy Pafko to Chicago and yields four Brooklyn players. Pafko injury cushions impact while Schmitz struggles but Dodgers gain in long run.
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al Lopes
Indians
Lou Brissie
Bank Green- 7K
Orestes Manaso
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Brissie
Minoso Dadiy
White Sox
Gus Zernial
Sox
Jimmy Dykes
A’s
Boston
Brink
Andy Pafko
Cubs
Bubs
Wayne Terwilliger
Rube Walker
Johnny Schmitz
Brooklyn
Gene Hermanski
Joe Hatten
Hatten
Fearless Freler notes shift in big league home runs
The season shows a drop in major league homers while pitching rises. NL homer totals hold steady, but the American League lags. Boston, managers, and coaches weigh in on young players, twins in minor leagues, and Derby and racing news amid a busy sports season with multiple names and places.
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New York
Freler
A&M Ducats For Turkey Day Game Sold Out
Texas A and M announced that all share of tickets for the 1951 Aggie Texas Longhorn Thanksgiving game are completely sold out four months before the November 23 clash at College Station. Remaining are individual tickets for other Aggie home games against Oklahoma Baylor and Southern Methodist. The Department of Agriculture notes about 20 million cubic feet of gross storage in 11,600 locker plants for perishable fonds at zero temperatures.
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College Station
Texas A and M
A and M
Aggie
Oklahoma
Baylor
Southern Methodist
Department of Agriculture
Monday Standings Report From Regional B League
Standings show Tulsa 2 Beaumont 0, Dallas 4 Houston 2, Oklahoma City 2 Shreveport 1, Fort Worth 6 San Antonio 1. Tuesday schedule lists Houston at Dallas, Beaumont at Tulsa, San Antonio at Fort Worth, Shreveport at Oklahoma City.
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Houston
Dallas
Beaumont
Tulsa
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
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