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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1952
Page
9
Teams clash in a tight pennant race as three teams vie for second place in the CNl league. Prince leads the pack while Produce Nine and others jockey for position. General Tire and Culpepper meet in the nightcap as Market opens with an improved showing led by Priice.
BAYTOWN fishermen chase speckled trout at tulk heads Dow Reef Fishers Reef and Billious Reef while reporting plenty of croakers. George Garrett Bill Ross haul twenty speckled trout and about sixty croakers from Dow Reef. ten foot trawl yields ample bait shrimp and water clears though remains fresh. Slim Horton on Tri City Beach notes some specks and sand trout, while A J Miguel Harvey Lynch Rudy Paget report no trout but many croakers. Jessie Smith and C M Gregory test the Colorado River mouth find current conflicts and a missing log. Hunter Whitlock returns from Ennis with thirty four Georgia bream on fly rod, two pounds, yellow under gill tips, promising tough bite potential for local waters.
AGAGER New York June 17 reports warn of danger to light heavyweight title contender Sugar Ray Robinson before Monday night’s bout. Promoter Dempsey and trainer Max Schmeling note Robinson’s conditioning and sparring as Joey Maxim prepares for a 15 round title defense, with weight nearing 175 pounds and predicted tough battle.
June 17 in Sainsbury Paso details a 1932 era field led by Wall and other stars like Louise Suggs and Patty Berg, vying for a $5,000 prize in a 36 hole match play event amid high winds. The field features 125 players with Wall qualifying, while Suggs and Berg advance to a semi final stage, reflecting a strong women’s golf lineup.
Wild and wooly Little League Monday night produced a high scoring double feature. Earthman Tigers crushed Felton Giants 17 to 14 after an 11 run fourth inning highlighted four doubles and four singles. Johnny Santana and Steve McWilliams led Earthman with multiple doubles. A separate 12 to 12 draw ended by the clock after five innings, keeping Union Cards atop the standings.
San Jacinto Creamery aims to level the score with Bayshore Motors in tonight’s feature at Jayfee Ball Park. Bayshore edged Creamery 7-6 last weekend to stay unbeaten with two straight victories. A 6:15 p.m. start pits Paine Bros against Brunson Theater Brudkon after Paine-Boys 22-9 win Saturday night.
Chicago June 17 Notre Dame opposes the NCAA 1952 football TV program calling it illegal and socialist. NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers replied that objections have been raised and answered at recent conventions and that the plan with one game each Saturday and no blackout was overwhelmingly approved 185 to 15. Byers noted he sent a letter to President Cavanaugh addressing each point but saw no value in releasing it to the press.
In a tight Texas League clash, Beaumont Roughnecks beat Fort Worth 6 to 2 as Bob Bun day doubled with bases loaded in the ninth, driving in two and lifting Beaumont into second place. Tulsa topped Houston, Oklahoma City beat San Antonio, and Shreveport fell to last.
In Bronson Theater minors action last Saturday night two runners on base with two out sparked a dispute. Umpire Ed Noxon ruled the second runner out after passing the first, disallowing both runs. Managers Roger Read and Ervin Lawless argued it was an appeal play, while the umpire enforced the base race rule.
In Omaha Missouri and Holy Cross clashed for the 1952 college world series final, the Crusaders beating Missouri 7 to 3 to seize their fourth series title after earlier 1-0 and other round losses. Missouri began Dick Atkinson in the Big Seven champs, while Holy Cross expected to start Bogdan in a bid to repeat.
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