Midget car season opens in Houston with big field
Houston opens its seventh midget car season at Bayard Park Stadium on South with $6000 stock cars and speeds to 150 mph. Promoters O D and Ray Lovely bring back prewar speed legends and attract entrants from San Antonio and Dallas as opening night draws top drivers from the north to join local talent.
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Houston
Pidgets
Biarfind Park Stadium
American Automobile Association
Houston Orites
O.D
Ray
Lovely
Impressatios
San Antonio
Dallas
Kom League Ball Club Is About To Go Broke
Miami Eagles director P F A Griffin says fans will decide if the Kom League franchise should be dropped. The fifth place team isn’t drawing, with two weeks to reach about 4000 attendance. the club has averaged under 300 and Griffin has sunk over 7000 dollars this year, calling it unprofitable.
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Miami
Okla
P.F. A
Pug
Griffin
Miami Eagles
Gust
Eagles
General Raps 15 Hits Against O'Brien Nine
The Dittman sluggers close gap on Humble after a 15 hit assault, while Humble loses to Culpepper Furniture. Dittman also defeated Gray Lumber 5-0 as Wilkerson allowed two hits. Mac Holland hit a first inning homer for Culpepper, and Gen Tire routed O'Brien's Grocers 13-1. Major City games resume with two makeups and a Humble-O'Brien tilt planned.
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Dan Shults
Dittman Boys
Humbles
Lee Diamonds
Dittman
Lee Diamond
Humble
O’brien
Dittman Sluggers
Gray Lumber
Culpepper Furniture
Hemphill
Higginbotham
General Tire
O'Brien
Grocers
Lane Leads in Balloting for All Star Choices and All Star Game
A. E. Lane tops the ballot as Culpepper and Higginbotham vie for spots on the All Star team to face Humble. In a separate game, General Tire routs O'Brien with 16 hits including two homers by Bob Tucker and Milner. Haynes goes four-for-four as Tire’s offense powers the win while pitchers Brinkley and Webster-Brinkley rack up strikeouts in a high scoring clash.
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Doug Adds
Patterson
Hopper
Adams
General Tire
Pat
O'Brien
Bob Tucker
Milner
Tucker
Miler
Tire
Tusker
Haynes
Hurley Webster Brinkley
Hemphill
Higginbotham
Hemphillers
Higginbothams
Hemphil
Hervey
Lynch
Dingles
Clyde Stevens
Culpepper
A. E. Lane
Humble
KREL
Byard Sooy
Galing
Sooy
Dittman
Pat Patterson
Don Well
Harvey Lynch
Webster Brinkley
Traist
Chap Chappell
Doug Adams
Pee Wee Thomas
Doug
Hap Mar O'Brien
Jack Williams
Tasker Haynes
Russell
Holder
Brinkley
Beno Baker
Hamilton
Choate
Cholcher
Willams
Bakae
Texas League Leaders and Standings Amid Arbuckle Range Data
United Press report lists Texas League leaders with names like Martinez Renteria Wilkerson Patterson and others, detailing batting averages runs and pitching figures. It notes standings leaders such as Humble Dittman Hemphill Klaus Robbe and fondly recalls sponsor ties while citing records for runs hits and pitching stats and listing several players with notable figures.
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Julio’ “Martinez
Renteria
United Press
Wilkerson and Patterson
Andress
McCamy
ABHBA
Storck
Petcaucier
Higginbotham
Wits
Klaus
Locklin
Gray Lumber
Sombrien
Cres S
Lockin
Thomas
Brown
Repulski
Enoblatch
Afarquis
Presko
Rutherford
Landrum
van Cuyk
Moore
Blackburn
Landrum Released as Manager of Port Arthur Hawks
Port Arthur Sea Hawks of the Gulf Coast League relieve Jess Landrum as manager. Business Manager Bil Landrum will act as manager with Charlie Harper serving as field captain. The Hawks sit in last place, 23 games behind the leaders.
Expert Angler Reads Water Signs to Catch Bass
Expert angler teaches reading water to locate food, cover, and comfort for bass. Temperature guides depth and lure choice from 55 to 75 degrees, with fish moving shallower in morning and evening heat. Weather and barometric pressure also influence feeding, demanding patient observation and long casts.
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J. Fred Eder
United Press Outdoors
Bass
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Gore
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Leon McCraw
Johnny Johnson
Joe
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Grrbe
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King's
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Burton's
Awine — Manischewitz Ballantine's Ale
Yuri
Scouts
Eens
Sam Perlman
Sam-Tex Package Store
Main- St
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Buck Turner Chevrolet
Max Altman
Man's Shop
Texas Ave
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Britton - Cravens Lumber
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