Oilers Face Shell and Island Club in Baytown Card
The Oilers meet Shell Oil at Humble Ball Park at 8 p m for the first game of a three game homestand. Hervey Whitehead brings Galvestom Beach Club to town for an 8 p m Saturday tilt and Sunday hosts Port Arthur Grocers at 3 p m. Baytown has won five of six and aims to avenge a 2 3 loss to Beach Clubbers while already beating Shell and Port Arthur this season.
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Leggett Drug Tops Hi City Loop in Softball Thriller
Leggett Drug moved to the lead in the Hi City softball standings by defeating Paine Bros 7 to 6 in a single game. Key hits from Tommy Gentry Bert Kiber and Henry Middaugh fueled Leggett s rally in the left inning and Jack Bante homered for Leggett. Paine s Red Bender led the attack with a single and a run driven in three trips. Gentry and Middaugh each had two hits for Leggett while Paine matched with multiple players contributing. Gale Scott reports from Omaha.
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Mack May Sell A's For $5,000,000
Philadelphia reports Mack and the Athletics management await a definite offer from a wealthy syndicate led by James P. Cisris to buy the club’s stock and assets for about 5 million dollars. The group previously bought the Philadelphia Beagles of the NFL and other local interests.
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Church League Softball Schedule Sparks Evening Games
Four church league softball games go on tonight with Cedar Bayou Methodist facing Temple Baptist at 1 30 AM and Highlands First Baptist meeting Central Baptist on Field One. On Field Two Grace Methodist plays Stewart Heights Baptist at 7 30 PM and Highlands Second Baptist meets Dist Presbyterian at 9 AM. In East Lansing a tragic accident leaves Timothy Anderson missing a finger after his father’s artificial leg was clipped during a Homecoming celebration.
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Homer Peel Dies Suddenly Of Clot in Texas League
BORT WORTH UP Homer Peel a Texas League immortal player and manager died in Ennis hospital from a blood clot. The long time league figure played and managed in Houston Fort Worth Shreveport and Oklahoma City and later owned Temple and managed Sherman Denison. Peel highlighted the league with eight 309 or better seasons and led the circuit in hitting in 1932 and 1937. Friends said his death after several days in the Ennis hospital was unexpected.
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Weatherly Signs Bears Contract From Rice Team
Chicago Bears president George Halas announced the signing of Gerald Weatherly, Rice center from the Southwest Conference championship squad. Weatherly, 21, 6'5", 215 pounds, was voted Cotton Bowl subtending player and one of three reserves allowed to remain after the Walter League meeting.
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Longhorn Nine Set For Try At Second National Crown
The Texas Longhorns won District 6 over Arizona two games to one to clinch a berth in the NCAA baseball finals in Omaha. Texas overcame an early 5 0 deficit as Dick Corrigan walked four in the fourth inning and Arizona errors helped the comeback. Frank Womack sparked the rally with a fifth inning error followed by a triple in the next inning to push Texas ahead.
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Leaders In Texas League Batting and Pitching Stats Report
Texas League leaders listed through Thursday with top batting marks by Saucier Storck Klaus Farretto Wrons. Marquis Morton lead runs, Klaus and Locklin top two base hits, Repuskd and Brown double others. Home runs led by Lament White with 17 and 22 respectively. Fonty and Ta sum lead stolen bases. Van Cuyk Landrum lead in innings pitched and complete games. Van Cuyk 9 games won each with Rutherford Auman Blackburn Moore tying. The roll top desk note closes with Abner Culler’s 1850 invention reference.
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Browns Suffer Devastating Defeat as Sluggers Shine
Yankees pound Detroit 14 4 to widen AL lead. Giants win sixth in a row, Cubs fall at Chicago. Cardinals crush Braves 18 6. Reds rout Phillies 18 4 as Raffensberger earns fourth straight win. Bobby Doerr homers three times and drives in eight in Boston's 29–0 massacre of the Browns.
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Jax Hurler Secures Rare Thirteenth Victory This Season
Jacksonville pitcher Bob Wonton earned his 13th win of the Gulf Coast League season, defeating Lake Charles Lakers 1 to 0 as Upton continued his steady run. The lead remains with the team as the outing underscored Wonton’s consistency and the squad’s top standing.
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What Is Phonevision and Its TV Telephony Twist
A historical note explains phonevision as an experimental TV feature coming to Chicago this fall. Viewers watch a standard telecast blurred until they call their telephone operator to activate frequencies, with charges added to the phone bill. The piece ends with an ad for Rovar Appliance Co offering installation and maintenance help.
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Tournament action with arid-4 victory implied
The report notes multiple match results from a tournament including a hometown rival Pat Garner and opponents Mrs. Dorothy Langkop of Dallas and Boabby Dawson of Piedmont. Beverly Harson of India California also advanced to the quarterfinals with a decisive win.
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