Sauer Drives Cubs Past Pirates With 20th Homer
Hank Sauer hit his 20th homer as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 to 5. The Indians swept Boston 8 to 3 as Lemon earned win number eight, part of a strong trio with Boo Lemon and Garcia. The Indians gained a half game on idle White Sox and Yankees.
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Shreveport Regains Lead as Buffs Fall to Tulsa Oilers
Shreveport regained first place in the Texas League after a 14 to 4 win over Dallas. Tulsa Oilers defeated Houston 6 to 4, Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 6 to 3, Beaumont dumped Fort Worth 8 to 2, and Mission pitcher Procopio Herrera took his first loss in five starts before a 5,359 crowd in San Antonio. Joe Szekely homered twice for Tulsa and Don Spencer and Harry Hesler led Shreveport with key long balls. The day’s results left Shreveport atop the standings while Dallas slid further from contention and San Antonio slipped to second.
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Coaching Vacancies Open At REL Cedar Bayou
Baytown Schools show three coaching vacancies with no official actions planned. The Lee Junior Varsity has an assistant coach opening under Coach Kudla, to be led by James Eilis and Lewis Davis. Cedar Bayou High became Cedar Bayou Junior High, leaving two head coach roles in football and basketball for the new school.
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Marciano yet favored as Adriatic battle nears
Monticello June 18 Rocky Marciano remains heavy favorite as he trains at Kutsher’s Country Club. Ezzard Charles, touted as his best all round challenger, shows強 progress but Marciano’s manager and trainer expect him to enter razor sharp. Charles holds height reach weight and experience edge while Marciano brings punch stamina and relentless aggression.
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Lassies and Highlands Clash in Key Softball Showdown
Baytown Lassies and Highlands meet at 7 pm at Robert E. Lee diamond in a Gulf Coast Women's Softball League game to test perfect 2-0 league records. Lassies, coached by F H B Long, carry a 17-1 season mark and will face South Houston, who handed them this season’s only loss last Friday night.
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Little League games moved to Wednesday to avoid Derby conflict
John Sylvester of the Little League confirms Friday June 18 games in East Little League are rescheduled to Wednesday June 16 with the Tigers vs Cards and Giants vs Dodgers. Rainouts from May 25 will be made up Wednesday June 23.
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