Bayshore Near Leap With Key Games In Major City League
Bayshore Motors sits in fifth but just two games from first as the Major City League schedule tightens. Franta Motors vs Baker's Food Market Crosby leads a six game slate with a 7:30 p.m. first pitch on Lee Diamond one. Prince Buick faces Culpepper Furniture at 9 p.m. on the same diamond while Humble vs Bayshore on diamond two at 7:30 p.m. and General Tire vs Service Produce at 9 p.m. The race for four playoff berths remains decisive with only about a month left before the August 7 playoffs. Jerry Langford of Hap Malone's baseball school at Sam Houston Gate earned a bat in a recent quiz judged by Eddie Dyer.
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Franta Motors
Baker's
Crosby
Lee Diamonds
Franta
Baker
Lee Diamond
Prince Buick
Culpepper Furniture
Humble
Bayshore Motors
General ‘Tire
Bayshore
Jerry Langford
Baytown
Hap Malone
Sam Houston Gate
Eddie Dyer
St. Louis Cardinal
Houston
Eddie
Kenneth Humphrey
Foxy Matherne
Joan Williams
Rawings and Miceli Clash in 10 Round Welter Battle
New York June 30 Luther Rawlings of Chicago faces Joe Miceli of New York in a 10 round welterweight main event at the Eastern Park Arena tonight. Rawlings recently dropped a close 10 round decision to Johnny Saxton in Chicago.
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New York
Luther Rawlings
Chicago
Joe Miceli
Eastern Parkway Arena
Rawlings
Johnny Saxton
Vacation closure notice for printing shops
Printing shops announce their annual two week vacation period ahead of July. They request customers to anticipate needs and place orders early to ensure delivery before July 3.
Uncle Sam's Team Leaves For Olympics
LOS ANGELES June 30 1952 Uncle Sam's track and field team boarded planes for the 7000 mile trip to Helsinki for the Olympic Games. The 52 man squad will train in Princeton New Jersey after an Olympic benefit at Randall Stadium in New York. Leading the team is Mal Whitfield who owns two titles after a 46.9 clocking in the 400 meters in the Olympic finals. Whitfield is seen as a double threat with strong chances in the 800 meters alongside rivals George Rhoden and Art Wint.
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Los Angeles
Sam
Helsinki
New York
Princeton
N.J
Randall Stadium
America
Mal Whitfield
Ohio
Suggs Captures National Open With Record 254
Louise Suggs won her second Women’s National Open at Bala Golf Club, posting a 254 for 72 holes to set a new woman’s record. Marlene Bauer, Betty Jameson tied for second at 291, each earning $1,120. Beverly Hanson was fourth at 293. tied for fifth were Peggy Kirk and Betty MacKinnon at 285. Amateur honors went to Dorothy Germain Porter with 800 for the event.
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Philadelphia
Louise Suggs
Gol
Carrollton
Bala Golf Club
Marlene Bauer
Betty Jameson
San’ Antonio
Beverly Hanson
Fargo
N.C
Pegey Kirk
Ponte Vedra
Fla
Betty MacKinnon
Dallas
Fishing For Long-Nosed Gar Makes Strong Fight
By O. B. Bloyd Jr. Austin Texas June 28 With game fishing waning in heat Texas sportsmen seek the long-nosed gar as an intermission entertainment. Texas has three gar varieties the alligator noted for large weights the spotted usually under 24 inches and the long-nosed gar famed for its spectacular fight and strength up to 30 pounds.
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O. B. Bloyd Jr
Austin
Tex
Texas
Long-nosed gar fishing tips from Texas Fish Commission
Texas Fish Commission experts promote the long-nosed gar as a change in pace for sport anglers. The gar, found in Texas lakes and streams, surfaces often in hot weather and requires heavy tackle or strong line with a 30 inch wire leader. Advice covers rigs, baits, and fight technique, noting gar eggs are poisonous and conservation concerns keep numbers low. The article also notes historical gar oil use in Arkansas.
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Game and Fish Commission
Texas
Gar
Gatf
Arkansas
Snead and Ferries Inverness Winners in All Star Golf
Sam Snead paid tribute to partner Jim Ferrier for their victory in the Inverness all-star best-ball tournament. The Snead Ferrier team won $5,000 and finished with a plus 13 point score, beating Mangum Middlecoff who dropped to third. Ford and Oliver took second with plus one, while Demaret Burke, Nelson Riegel, and Heafner Furgol trailed with bids ranging from minus two to minus eight.
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Toledo
Sammy Snead
Big Jim Ferrier
Inverness
Lloyd Mangum
Cary Middlecoff
Senad-Ferrier
Mangum
Middlecoff
Doug Ford
Ed (Porky) Oliver
Jimmy Demaret
Jack Burke Jr
Byron
Nelson
Skee
Riegel
Clayton Heafner
Marty Furgolk
Snean
Ferrie
Ferrier
Greens
Inverness Course
Ford
Oliver
Middlecott
Demaret
Burke
Heather
Furgol
Sly
Tigers Aim to Break Last-Place Curse With Brisk Growth
DETROIT June 28 Fearless Fraley reports the Tigers edge toward breaking their last-place record as owner Speik Briggs plans a brighter future. Attendance leads last year and former stars like Schoolboy Rowe Pete Fox are returning, with Dizzy Trout to follow. Chuck Davey the rising welterweight is kept busy at home. Julius Boros eyes Detroit for the U S Open and Motor City Open, while golf’s big events attract strong crowds. Dick Metz notes golf fans demand quiet to protect concentration.
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Detroit
Fraley
Detroit Tigers
Speik Briggs
Tigers
Briggs
Tiger
Schoolboy Rowe
Pete Fox
Dizzy Trout
Boston Red Sox
Joe Louis
Motor City
Sugar Ray Robinson
Weither
Chuck Davey
Jake
LaMotta
Davey
Frank Hunter
Muzz Patrick
Gaye Stewart
Simday
Wes Fesler
Big Jones
Burgess Whi
Shirley Fry
John van Ryn
Paul Lehner
Rene la Coste
Chuck “Stebbs
Buddy Rosar
Howie Schultz
Bob Olin
Julius Boros
Red Run Golf Club
Dallas
Golf City
Dick Metz
Kansas
Metz
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Princespsereee
General Tire Tweens
Baker's Tee
Rawings
Miceli
Mathemes
Uncle Sam
Louise Suags
Curley Kayoe
Gigby Riggy
Nery Mucu
By Sam. Leff
Dan
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MY. Cruk
Kayoe
Arly
Wali
Snead and Ferries
W. Texas
By Oscar Fraley
W. Main
Jim Nelson Ee
Styles
Cole
Goodrich “Lithtukim
U. S, Coast Guards
South Bend
N. Main
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