Baytown Sun golf tourney opens in men’s club event
Baytown Country Club hosts the first round in the men’s club tournament with many results from initial matches. Defending champ Pete Choate loses early while Milton Kelley advances to the semi finals after a 19 hole battle. Other flight results include wins by Bradshaw and O’Sullivan, plus numerous matches across flat, one up, and two up outcomes. Softball league games resume tonight on the two diamonds.
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Club Cham
Baytown
Feee Day
Nba Choate
Te Ee
Milton Kelley
B. Stewart
J. Clayton
M. W. Morgan
Milton Kelley Jr
Jyyd Maten
Kelley
Pete O'Sullivan
Barfield
Milton Kel
Bruce Wood
G. Sharpless
Hod.peily
Bradshaw
Allen Vance
and . Blair
Fred Williams
L. J. Cheate
W. Schneider
Don Harmon
Patterson
Ernest Haus-ip
Virgil Gordon
Co. Oo
Jimmy Rutter
Ren Sanders
Lowell Wanes
T. S
Ft Church
Exond
Baytown First Nix
Wooster Baptist
Baytown Second Baptist
Grace Methodist
St Mark's
T. Presbyterian
Pruett Wins Four Firsts In Boat Races
Baytown outboard racer Roland Pruett led a strong showing at Giants Bayou, taking four firsts in the Galveston Power Boat Association event. He won both heats in Class A and both heats in the free-for-all, with F A Palmer earning third in Class C and Class A heats, and Adis Shepherd finishing second in the second Class race.
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Baytown
Roland Pruett
Giants Bayou
Galveston Power Boat Association
Pruett
F. A. Palmer
Adis Shepherd
Schoolboy Baseball Title Goes On Line
Eight high school teams open the Interscholastic League baseball tournament at Disch Field in Austin. Matches include Tyler vs John Reagan and Laredo vs Bryan, with Crozier Tech facing Amarillo. Semi finals Tuesday evening and the championship Wednesday night.
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Austin
Disch Field
South Park
Beaumont
Bryan
Victor
Beamont
Tyler
Wao
Abilene
John Reagan
Houston
Laredo
Crozier Tech
Dallas
Ac Tta
Waco
Amarillo
Record Field Seeking Berths In Open Tourney
The field of golfers hoping to qualify for the U S Open in Dallas on June 12 begins action on 26 courses across the country Monday. A 27th course hosts a round with 1651 players vying for 132 remaining berths to join 30 others in the 162 player field. Ben Hogan won the title the past two years in Dallas. Montclair Nut was postponed until Wednesday due to weekend rains.
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New York
Dallas
Montclair
Nut
Ben Hogan
Veteran Yankee Johnny Hopp Granted Unconditional Release
Johnny Hopp, 35, utility infielder for the New York Yankees, received an unconditional release. The veteran was bought from Pittsburgh in September 1950 for 340,000 dollars, as reported by International News.
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Ine
Johnny Hopp
Yanks
Hopp
Pittsburgh
Annual City-Wide Tennis Tournament Opens Today
The Humbie courts host the annual city-wide tennis tournament with men's singles and junior singles pairings announced. In the 13-and-under boys division 48 entered but no pairings yet. 16 in 45-and-under also awaiting pairings. Main draws show seeds Leo LaBorde No1 and Hap Marshall No2 in men's singles. Russell leads junior singles as No1 with Don Dixon No2.
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Humbie
Leo LaBordenye
Rex Reed
Tommy Roberts
Paul Wilkus
Bill Dixon
Thurman Watson
Rob Middleton
Rollin Russell
Bill Read
Don Fuller
Don Dixon
Rayfora Strickland
Hap Marshall
LaBorde
Marshall
Billy Wiliams
Emory Hallman
George Tyler
David Lange
Paul Wilkins
Russell
Grimm Promises Braves Win Quick Under New Manager
Cincinnati dispatch reports Jolly Charly Grimm, arriving from Robertsville Missouri, takes over the Boston Braves promising fast improvement after replacing Tommy Holmes. The club, 9 to 4 winners over the Reds in the second game of a doubleheader, will call up Johnny Logen and trade Gene Conley and Buzz Clarkson to Milwaukee.
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Cincinnati
Jolly Charly Grimm
Boston Braves
Grimm
Tommy Holmes
Braves
Robertsville
Reds
Milwaukee
Wis
Grimms
Brewers
Lou Perini
John Quinn
Tommy
Holmes
Perini
Quinn
Frey Sets Speedway Record at Arrowhead Park Race
Art Frey, Air Force captain, wins the 25 lap feature at Arrowhead Park Speedway after a four month layoff. He clocks 7:32.75 to set a new track record, surpassing the old 7:40.05. Final daylight race. Thursday night stock events announced by promoter Roy Houston.
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Art Frey
Air Force
Arrowhead Park Speedway
Rew
Frey
Roy Houston
Stocks
Tommy Shifler
Bill Griswald
Bat Childers
Boots Hansen
Eddie Harow
Norman Pierce
Neil Lang
G. T. Daniels
Bob Holden
Hugh Porter
Carl Gilliland
Bill Griswold
Eddie Harrow
Bill Childers
Neal Lang
G.T. Daniels
Cecil Elliott
Cecil ‘Ellott
Joe Disher
Pilots Come Through As Pinch-Hitters Sunday
Chicago on Sunday saw the 16 player managers step in as pinch-hitters. Phil Cavarretta of the Cubs hit a triple off Dodger Ben Wade in the eighth, driving in two runs but Brooklyn won 3 to 2. Eddie Stanky of the Cardinals pinch-hit for Johnny Yuhas in the eighth and doubled, but St. Louis still won 8 to 7.
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Chicago
Phil Cavarretta
Cub Pilot
Dodger
Ben Wade
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Giants
Eddie Stanky
Johnny Yuhas
Letty Ken ‘Raffensberger
Reds
Andy Seminick
Vern Bickford
Lou Sleater
Washington
Browns
Nats
Bu Gray
Sither
Joe Black
Vicory
Cubs
Correction Sought Over Play Title at Harrison Baptist
Seniors at Harrison Chilhown Baptist Academy in Seymour Tenn call for a correction after a newspaper misnamed their senior class play One Foot in Heaven as One Foot in ell. The error prompted questions about the article’s accuracy and sourcing.
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Seymour
Tenn
Harrison ,Chilhown Baptist Academy
Five Baytonians Beat Ben Hogan in Golf Tourney
Five Baytown golfers were among more than 6009 players who beat Ben Hogan in a weekend golf tournament. Hogan scored even par at Northwood Club in Dallas, while Baytown entrants led by Blue Bradshaw and others earned medals. Also noted: Idaho census of 1870 counted 14,998 residents and water as the essential mineral resource.
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Baytonians
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Northwood Club
Dallas
Baytown
Mite
Blue Bradshaw
Pete O'Sullivan
M. C. Kelley
J. L. Patterson
Gad
Lowell Lamfers
T’ Beal Ben -Hogan
Lefty O'Doul May Replace Casey In 53 Yankees
Hallmark rumor says Lefty O'Doul may move from San Diego Padres to manage the New York Yankees if Casey Stengel retires. O'Doul, 35, leads San Diego to top form in the Pacific Coast League after long Seals tenure, and hints at interest in majors while San Francisco home base remains. He has produced major league stars from Seals rosters and is famed as a premier batting teacher, with high salary expectations cited.
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Casey
San Diego
Hal Woop
San Francisco
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
O'Doul
L! Accept
Lefty
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Seals
San Frantisco
Paul I. Fagan
Seals
Joe and
Dom DiMaggio
Bill Werle
O'Dould
San’ Francisco
Padres
Penicillin Not For Cows According To Tennessee Clinic
Dairymen at a University of Tennessee clinic, including nationally known cheese makers, concluded that penicillin used in cows inhibits the growth of organisms used in cultured dairy products. No place in the dairy industry for penicillin, they say, due to its effect on cultures.
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Knoxville
Tenn
University of ‘Tennessee
Hodges Kiner Begin Finding Fences Again
Dodgers Gil Hodges and Pirates slugger Ralph Kiner rediscovered power as they each hit multiple homers in recent games stirring a pennant race. Hodges rallied Brooklyn with a two run shot as Ben Wade earned his fourth win, while Kiner boosted the Pirates amid a tense NL scene. Giants, Cardinals, Phillies, and Braves also delivered key results in mixed fashion.
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New York
Ralph ‘Kiner
Gil’ Hodges
Casey
Mudville
Kiner
Hodges
Pittsburgh
Dodgers
Gil
Giants
Brooklyn
Cubs
Ben Wade
Cardinals
Philadelphia
Pete Castiglione
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Cincintati
Charley Grimm
Boston
Braves
Red Sox
Cleveland
Ala
Washington
Yankees
Indians
Browns
Athletics
Enos Slaughter
Rye Gat
New Yo
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