Baytown Oilers Win Nine Of Ten Games
Baytown Oilers defeated Sweeney Oilers 12 6 in a nine to six win as Len DeMasters hurled eight safeties and piled up five extra base hits. The expected late clash with Huntsville semi pro was set for Humble Ball Park at 3 pm.
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Baytown Oilers
Humble Ball Park
Sweeney Baseballers
Baytown
Clarence Pillow
Sweeny Oilers
Len DeMasters
Dall Pines
Rerstoe
Oilers
Jack Angle
Houston
Stele
Buffs Double Win Over Tulsa Gives Cats 10-Game Lead
In a Texas League doubleheader, the Buffs defeated Tulsa twice to fall further from first place as Fort Worth edged Beaumont 5 4 to widen the Cats lead to 10 games. Houston’s Eloy Joyce limited Tulsa to five hits as Charlie Kress homered for the Buffs in game one. Jerry Witte powered the nightcap with a park homer and Joe Presko picked up the win. Fort Worth broke a 3 3 tie in the eighth to beat Beaumont 5 4, with Carroll Beringer credited the win in relief. San Antonio closed within one game of the Indians by winning 2 1. Tonight’s schedule includes Houston at Tulsa and San Antonio at Oklahoma City.
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United Press
Houston
Fort Worth Cats
Buffs
Tulsa
Cats
Beaumont
Eloy Joyce
Oilers
Charlie
Kress
Jerry Witte
Joe Presko
Fort Worth
Bessimont
Carroll Beringer
John Rutherford
San Antonio
Indians
Wero Qound
Hudson
Hud
Dallas Eagles
Blece
Little West Santra
Shreveport
Viteo
Burnett Field
Bob McCall
Andy
Bush
Shr
Eport
Fort, Worth
Oklahome City
Dallas
Dodgers Beat Cards With ’49 Title Team
Dodgers field a veteran lineup and beat the St Louis Cardinals 7 to 4 to trim their league lead. Ed Reed earned his seventh win as Campanella homered for Brooklyn while Hermanski Cox Reese and Preacher held off the Cards. The Braves closed in on first place after beating the Pirates 6 to 5 on a ninth inning single by Sam Jethroe. Giants defeated the Dodgers 9 to 5 as Jones and Dark driven runs, Hank Thompson homered. Newhouser won his sixth as the Tigers beat the Red Sox 2 to 1 in Detroit. The Yankees beat the Browns 7 to 5 to stay a game and a half back.
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Brooklyn
Gene Hermanski
Esootfield
Billy Cox
Pee Ee Reese
Preacher
Cardinals
Joe
Edie Ka
Enos Slaughter
Mich
St. Louis
Campenella
Lucy
Jackie “Hinson
Fleaia
Braves
Pirates
Sam Jethroe
John 4H
Sain
Finis
Ralph Kiner
Paw
Wally Westlakes
Torgeson
Walker Cooper
Boston
Giants
New York
Shel&n Jones
Alvin Dark
Whitey Lockman
Hank Thompson
Prince Ent Newhouser
Tigers
Red Sox
Detroit
Newhouser
Yankees
Browns
Two Youths Killed In Flaming Air Crash Near Edgewood
In East Texas, two youths died in a flaming plane crash one mile southwest of Edgewood. Pilot H. C. Thornton, 21, and passenger Jerry Lynch, 17, were burned beyond recognition. The wreckage burned several hundred yards from a farmer plowing nearby. The incident yields a stark note on church membership in America.
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Edgewood
Texas
H. c. Thornton
Jerry Lynch
Musial Tops NL Batting With .366 Average
Musial and Slaughter lead the National League batting race as Cardinals’ stars Dylan Musial and Country Slaughter rank 1 and 2. Slaughter rose to second. Duke Snider climbs to third with a .340 average while Jackie Robinson slips to fourth. In the American League Kell holds a wide lead at .387, with Dropo at .368 and Hoot Evers at .361. Ted Williams leads home runs with 19. Rosen and Stephens pace RBIs and runs.
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New York
Stan Musial
Country Slaughter
St Louis Cardinals
Mo Musial
Slaughter
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Snider
Dodger
Jackie Robinson
Andy Pakfo
Chicago Cub
Robinson
George Kell
Detroit Tigers
Walt Dropo
Boston Red Sox
Kell
Dropo
Hoot Evers
Detroit
Mark
al Zarilla
Johnny Pesky
Red Sox
Ted Willams
al Rosen
Cleveland Indians
Ie Williams
Tearemate
Vern Stephens
Wiliams
Stephens
Junior Baseballers Poised For Openers
Baytown Re Creation Council sponsors a four district junior baseball program opening Monday. District 2 features Highlands and Lee High staffer Pete Sultis as commissioner. Nearly 200 boys, ages 11 and under and 12 to 14, will play 24 games per league with minor league prelims daily through July 27 at the Lee diamond.
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Joop
Fear
Baytown Recreation Council
Red’ Feather Agency
Community Chest
Dan Stallworth Jires
Pete Sultis
Robert Hl. Lee High Athletic
Anson Jones
Lamar
Sant Houston
Ashhel Smith
Alamo
Cedar Bayou
Baytown
Sun
Highlands Merchants
Sultis
Hoy
Tech Service Captures First Round In Hot Water League
The Hot Water League softball race begins its second round Monday with Tech Service holding the first round title after nine wins and two losses. Baytown Refinery’s Pipe Department placed second. a Utilities Department team joins the field to replace Accounting. Games start 5 10 pm with no innings after 6 20.
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Tech Service
Baytown
Refinery ‘Em
Utilities Department
Accounting’ Department
Lee Diamond
Memorial Baptist Upsets St Mark in Church League Upheaval
Memorial Baptist stunned St Mark's Methodist 3–0 to pull into a three way tie for third as Highlands First Baptist and Central Baptist climbed the standings. Highlands blanked First Presbyterian 7–1, Central Baptist Hist defeated Cedar Bayou, Temple Baptist beat Stewart Heights 18–8, First Christian won 4–? Baytown Second Baptist, and Grace Methodist routed Cedar Bayou 16–0. Two makeup games were set for tonight on Lee Diamond including St Joseph versus Stewart Heights at 7:30 pm.
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St Mark's Methodist’ Soft
Memorial Baptist
St . Marie's
Memories Baptist
St Mark
Lee Diamond
St. Joseph
Stewart
Heights
Baytown
Baptist
Presbyterien
WL -Enginsotag -Highlands
Devtwees
Central “Baptist Roses
St Martk
Wooster
Cedar Bayou
Cedar Bayou Meth
Challenger Sought To Fight LaMotta At Peto Grounds
New York report says with Rocky Graziano injured, the International Boxing Club sought a substitute challenger to face Jake La Motta for the world middleweight title at the Polo Grounds on June 25. Ray Robinson, the National Boxing Association's No 1 middleweight, left the field and two contenders Laurent Dauthuille of France and Tiberio Muri of Italy were mentioned as possible rivals.
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NEW_YORK
Rocky Graziano
International Boxing Club
Bey
Jake‘ Lamotte
Peto ‘Grounds
Baseball figures praised by Barrow in aging era legend
A fragmented reminiscence notes Barrow praising Yankee legends and fielding prowess. Mentions Ruthian and Bresnahan eras, Rube Waagen, Combs, and Roger Bresnahan with emphasis on left handed throwing and long baseball memory spanning over 50 years.
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Roger, Bresnahan
Rube Waagen
Fearless Fraley Aims For Intercollegiate Rowing Glory
A lively, humorous account of the Annual Intercollegiate Rowing Championships held along the placid Ohio. Veteran Fearless Fraley recalls old methods and new experiments to gauge winners, including strange phrases like catch a oar wrong and shoot the slide, as crews prepare for the race in Marietta.
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Mile ‘Creek
Marietta
Otb
tHie-placid- Ohio
Placid
Ohio
Sioox
Mite Creek
Ball And Chain Tennis Tournament Tomorrow
A doubles tennis tournament titled Ball and Chain will begin at 4:07 pm tomorrow on Humble courts. The Humble Tennis Club invites sign ups. about eight doubles teams are expected to participate. The note mentions Civil War general Phillip Sheridan as the first president of Washington Park race track in Chicago.
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Humble
Humble Tennis
Pabaalili
Phillip Sheridan
Washington’ Park
Chicago
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