50 Lap Feature at Channelview Speedway Tonight
Channelview Speedway hosts a 50-lap feature closing a 109-lap program with three 12-lap heats, an eight-lap Trophy Dash, and a 15-lap consolation. Gate over 2500 fans expected. drivers include Jumpin Joe Tilotta and car 31. Track conditions and recent races cited as the wildest yet with multiple rollovers. Buddy Rackley listed as ready despite bruises.
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Oilers Bring Weimar Truckers to Baytown Sunday
Baytown hosts the Weimar Truckers in a Sunday confrontation at Humble Ball Park at 3:20 PM. Weimar, a Texas semi pro power, meets Humble in a clash seen as a test for both teams. The Oilers blanked Ston 6 3 last night with Doc Hudson earning the win after relieving starter Jim Bloore.
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Humptlé Ball Park
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Ston
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Doc Hudson
Phiroy
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Jim Bloore
Warren ‘Veton
W. C. Dodd
Mallards and Lakers Win in Cage League Night
The Mallards beat the Blue Dew as Daw scored 18 points to lead the Mallards. The Lakers defeated the Globe Walkers 40 to 18 with Tommy Gentry scoring 14. Byers added eight for Globe Walkers. next games feature Wall versus Blue Devils and Lakers versus Mallards at 7 55 p.m.
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Giobe Watkewe
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Robinson Fighting For Lead In All Star Poll
CHICAGO Eddie Robinson, Chicago White Sox slugger, fights to hold the lead in the American League first base vote. Ferris Fain of the Athletics closed the gap to within 341 votes as the balloting began. Nelson Fox and Chico Carrasquel lead at other positions for the Sox, while Stan Musial tops overall with 271,848 ballots. Fox trails, followed by Ted Williams and Jackie Robinson.
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Chico Carrasquel
Stan Musial
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Ted Wiams
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Jackie Robinson
Braskiyn Doders
South Texas Golfers Invade City Sunday
Golfers from Baytown and seven cities including Houston Alvin Harlingen Beaumont Conroe and Lake Charles will compete at Bartown Country Club in the Scotch Foursome Tournament Sunday starting at 12 am Preliminaries lead to the Annual Weo men's Invitation Inter City Golf Tournament Tuesday A barbecue at Latte Shamrock costs 125 and is open to participants their wives and guests Entrance fee 70 cents
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Dodgers Rally Past Pirates In Nighttime Power Failure
Dodgers overcome a lengthened delay caused by a power issue at the Pittsburgh lights to beat the Pirates 8 to 4. Brooklyn surged from a late deficit with three runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh, finishing around 1:56 am EDT as New York held off the Cubs 9 to 6 in the NL race.
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Buffs Lose Even Though Mizzell Gets One-Hitter
United Press reports Harry Schaeffer pitched a two hit game to blank the Dallas Eagles 3 to 0. Tulsa’s Oilers beat Buffs 2 to 1 as Mizzell allowed two runs in the second inning. San Antonio crushed Oklahoma City 16 to 3. Shreveport and Fort Worth split a doubleheader, with Billy Geary and Frank Brown delivering big hits for Shreveport.
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L D. Meyers
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Oklahoma City
Shreveport Sports
Fort Worth
Fort W Nn
Billy Geary
Cats
Frank Brown
Ben Taylor
Texas Lawmen Close Conference On Crime In Dallas
Texas lawmen wrapped up a crime conference in Dallas with a plea for unity among officers. About 140 officers heard Vernon sheriff Ed Luther warn that informally organized criminals would “attack and eat us up” if cooperation faltered, while Glen McLaughlin of the Texas Department of Public Safety cited a safecracker’s manual to show how criminals aid each other. A Vernon conference is planned for July 10. Meanwhile a study from the American Optometric Association notes more than half of American industrial workers need eye aid for their jobs.
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Wubarger County
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Vernon
Glen McLaughlin
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Ira Ewell
Redfish and Shrimp Reports Stir Coastal Bay Activity
Bay reports indicate shrimping and redfish are active with calm weather needed to venture out. Grady Elliotet harvested six reds near the bulkheads past Five Mile Pass, and Jim Nelson’s largest red dressed at five pounds. Lloyd Shepherd reported four reds near Cedar Bayou Old Brickyard, averaging about 27 pounds per fish. Safety notes propose a red flag system for small boats to signal distress, while trout fishing remains sparse in Galveston Bay until July 4.
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Grady Elliotet
Five Mile Pass
Jim Nelson
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Open tennis hopes dim as Riggs blasts amateur stance
National Open concept faces slim odds, pro mogul Bob Riggs argues the amateur fathers block progress. He cites top pros like Kramer and Gonzales and says open events would boost the game, while USLTA and SACROSANCT club leaders resist, fearing loss of prestige and gate receipts.
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Wooster Baptist and St Mark's Clash in Church League Showdown
The Church League softball race tightens as Wooster Baptist and St Mark's Methodist, both 6-0, meet Monday at 9 p.m. in a showdown between the league's last unbeaten teams. Other Monday games feature Memorial Baptist, First Christian, and Baytown teams in tight matchups.
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Texas City Nine Forfeit Win Over Corpus Christi
Texas City Nine defeated Corpus Christi on a forfeit after a fifth inning dispute over a ball call by umpires D.M. Strong and Carl Cook. Texas City led 3-0 when the forfeit was declared following a pitch by Jesus Valenzuela to Giles Garic that was ruled a ball.
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Bad Tonsils Make Busby A White Sox Rookie Star
Texas native Johnny Busby, a 24 year old White Sox rookie, credits inflamed tonsils with shaping his big league path after a 1947 operation cut his weight from 275 to 138. He had football scholarship offers at TCU, but chose baseball and rose to lead in stolen bases while projecting as a speedy outfielder.
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United Press
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Fast Action Plug Lures For Veterans In Fly Fishing
Veteran readers learn that action matters most in plugs. The piece explains two lure types Freak and live action, advising beginners to stick to conventional lures while experienced anglers can experiment. It notes color is secondary to action and stresses testing lures by slow retrieves to judge consistent performance.
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Standings and Games From Regional Baseball Update
Standings show Shreveport 3 1 and Fort Worth 2 12 while today’s games list Houston at Tulse Beaumont at Dallas Shreveport at Fort Worth and San Antonio at Oklahoma City. Friday results include Boston and St Louis 7 Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 4 New York 9 Chicago 80 innings. Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 2 Frid ay results Boston 6 Chicago 5 New York 6 Cleveland 0 Detroit 7 Washington 3 Philadelphia 3 St 3. The history note recalls early steel rails production in 1878 and Cleopatra's Needles built in Egypt around 1831 B C.
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