Humble Hemphill Battle Tops Muddy Diamond Card
Humble and Hemphill clash at 9 p.m. on diamond two in a key Majority League game tied for the league lead with 5 wins and 1 loss each. Dittman seeks second place by beating Higginbotham, while Tire and Culpepper contest for position and playoff momentum. Kelly Nem e enters as Rio Grande Valley League president amid board shakeup as district NCAA playoff series between Texas and Arizona faces rain delays.
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KREL
Humble
Hemphill Pontiac
Diamond Two
Dittate Vy Higginbotham
Dittman
Higginbotham Unjos Humble
Bhemoppill
Samphill
Glamond
General Tire
Gulpepper
Wee Greg Lumber
O'Brieney
O’brien Rey
Culpepper
Tre
Sarlingen
Gqib
Kelly Nem
Rio Grente Valley League
Genacke
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Byrd
League
Fosley
Nemeck
Sod
Posses
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Arizona
Murtay Wall
Nd Tathon
Atta
Fishing Facts And Fiction From The Gulf Coast Waters
Jim Nelson profiles anglers with a full ice box of black bass weighing up to five pounds each. The Hull East Texas private lake find produced a limit of 30 bass in two hours. Johnny Leslie reports Black Lake Louisiana's bass action, with about 40 fish from one to five pounds. Jim Anderson recalls Lake Apopka Florida, nine bass over four pounds. Trinity River rises due to recent coastal rains, threatening fresh water blue cat fishing near Galveston.
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Jim Anderson
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Trinity
Dallas
Savold Woodcock Title Bout Tonight
Savold a slight 7 to 5 favorite to beat Bruce Woodcock in their 35 round bout at White City Stadium London tonight for partial recognition as world heavyweight champion. British fans pack 50 000 seats while U S authorities withhold full recognition and Exzard Charles is the U S champion in 47 states.
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Ohio
U.S
New York State
Gil And Burke Tangle Tonight At Olympiad
Army Air Force troops back Johnny Burke at Ellington Field as he battles Austin middleweight Pete Gil in a 20 round main event at the Olympiad Arena. Burke, a Navy and Air Force veteran with a 23 fight win streak, faces Gil, who boasts 17 knockouts in 24 fights and aims to redeem a recent loss to Ralph Helms while a motorcade from Austin supports their boxer.
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Wase
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Salt Lake City
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Air Force
Alabama
New York
Barron Pate
Rocky Graziano
Graziano
Burt Yecord
Connie Mack Loses Hope For A's Pennant Dream
Veteran manager Connie Mack laments a failed 1948 season with the Philadelphia Athletics. He cites a weak pitching staff led by Fowler Coleman Kellner and a high homer rate, acknowledging a dire uphill path to a pennant in 1995. A separate Macon report notes a moonshiner busted for operating above a still.
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Joe Coleman
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Kittens Out In Front By Seven Games
Fort Worth's energetic Cats extended their Texas League lead to seven games by defeating the San Antonio Missions 5 to 2. Frank Biscan started and was backed by a late seventh inning, while Bob Austin scattered nine hits for the Padres. Pete Lewis launched a two run homer for Shreveport in a 5-2 win over Oklahoma City. Two Texas League games were rained out, with tonight's schedule including Dallas at Houston and Fort Worth at San Antonio.
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San Antonio Missions
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Bob Austin
Padres
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Shreveport Sports
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Hugh Scoter
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Dallas
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
49 Home Run King Will Join Buffs
Houston based Houston Buffs announce Jerry Witte will join the club for the rest of the season after Buffs purchased his contract from Rochester. Witte led the Texas League with 30 homers and 121 RBIs last year, shifts include Chuck Kress moving to outfield with Witte taking first base.
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Jerry Witte
Houston Buffs
Buff
Allen Russell Witte
Rochester
Russeli
Russell
Chuck Kress
Witte
Dallas Rebels
Tigers Triumph as Trout Shines in Pitching Duel
Detroit beat Washington 7 2 to 4 as Dizzy Trout started and won, Hoot Evers drove in five runs with a homer and triple. Ted Grey earned relief in the only inning he faced. Washington dropped its sixth straight, while Detroit moved within a game and a half of the Yankees in the pennant chase.
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Davie Bell
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