Gander Nine Beat Milby 8 4 In Opening Tilt At Oiler Park
The well seasoned Robert E Lee Ganders opened the 1950 season with an 8 to 4 victory over Milby at Oiler Park. Milby took an early 1 0 lead but the Ganders answered with four runs in the fourth inning and added two more in the fifth. Cotton Timmins pitched four innings, Clifton Price and Charles Elliott finished the game. The Ganders, noted for strong fielding and timely hitting, travel to Houston to face St Thomas Friday.
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Cotton Timmins
Bubha Choate
Beauchamp
Ganders
Athol ‘“Price
Peage
Milby
Houston Boys
Cozeh Sultis
Cotton ‘Timmins
Clifton Price
Charles [Elliott
St. Thomas of
Houston
Lee Nefters Blank Ball Tennis Team Triumphs and Falls
The Hobert EL Lee blanked Ball High of Galveston 6 6 in boys play on Humble courts while suffering losses in several matches. Coach Leo Zbord said the teams will rematch Ball High next Wednesday on the island. Boys results include Russell over Donski Dalbosco 6 3 7 8 6 8, Middleton over Clement Dalbosco 6 4 6 2, Dixon over Farley 6 0, Weaver over Janeach 6 3 3 8 8, and doubles Russell Middleton over the Dalboscos 6 2 6 3. Girls results show Barker losing to Myers 6 2 6 4, Horn losing to Sykes 6 0 6 8 6 1, Pollock losing to Richards 18 1, and Grent Timmons doubles losing 6 4 - Lindsey
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Hobert EL Lee
Galveston
Lee
Leo Z.s Borde
Ball High
Ronald Russell
Donski Dalbosco
Reb Middleton
Clement Dalbosco
Don Dizon
Hobby Far~ley
Ig Lewis” Weaver
ACC Gridders To Meet Four Conference Champs
Abi line Christian College announces its 1950 football schedule 10 games. Head coach Arthur M Coleman confirms games with Vic Murry Texas Conference champion, Sul Ross State New Mexico Conference champ, Midwestern, Gulf Coast Conference titlist, and West Texas State Lone Star loop champion.
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Abilene
Abilene Christian College
Arthur M. Coleman
Texas
Vic Murry
Rval
Wildcats
Sul Ross State
New Mexico
Hesto Pesas State
Middlecoff Takes Lead At Seminole
U S Open champion Cary Middlecoff led the Seminole pro am by 36 holes with 137, sharing the professional lead and top best ball with Amateur Robert Huntington. Henry Ransom also tied for the pro lead as Lew Worsham and Diol Afayer trailed by two strokes at 138. Jack Burke Jr and Dutch Harrison were three back.
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Middlecoff
Henry Ransom
St Andrews
Illinois
Lew Worsham
Oakmont
Pennsylvania
Diol Af
Electronic Umpire For Dodgers Aims To Judge Pitch Velocity
Brooklyn Dodgers install an electronic umpire at spring training in Syracuse to call strikes and balls with a light lamp system. The device measures pitch speed and strike zone when pitches pass home plate, aiding scouts in evaluating young pitchers and batters.
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Leg H. Petersen
United Press
Vero Beach
Flo
Electronic Age
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
General Electric Company
Electronics Park
Syracuse
New York
Branch Rickey
Home Plate
Rookies Getting Raves Now But Old Pros Soon Will Carry Load
Rookies draw early praise in spring training but seasoned veterans are expected to shoulder the bulk of workload during the season. The piece highlights Ted Williams Musial Kell Robinson and other stars, noting their postwar records, batting average trends, and all-time production leaders shaping 1950 expectations.
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Snider
United Press
New York
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Bian
Louis Cardinals
Ralph Hiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Heal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
Newhouser
Hurlin' Hal
Mel Parnell
Boston
Don Newcombe
Brooklyn
Vic Raschi
New York Yankees
Williams
Musial
George Kell
Tigers
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Kell
Old Juke Appling
Chicago White Sox
Robinson
Musi
Joe DiMeggis
Yankees
Enos Slaughter
Cards
Johnny Pesky
Red Sox
Elmer Vale
Philadelphia Athentics
Tommy Holmes
Boston Braves
Kiner
Jtead
Vern Stephens
Bobby Doerr
Tommy Hentich
del Ennis
Phillies
Joe Gordon
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Indians
Wrewhbouser
Warren Spahn
Braves
Allie Reynolds
Freddie Hutchinson
Detroit
Hubber Owner Purchases Donna Club in Lubbock
Donna club bought by M I Wilkinson, oilman and owner of the Jaubbock Hubbers, to act as a farm club for West Texas New Mexico League team. Wilkinson deposited $1800 player guarantee and arranged park and local reorganizing efforts after the Teague club’s previous failure last year.
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M. I. Wilkinson
Jaubbock Hubbers
Wilkinson
Donna Velub
Rio Grande Valley
Donna Club
Teague
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