Major City Softball Race Opens May 9 In 16 Team Field
Major City League softball begins May 9 to allow more make up time, expanding to 16 teams with eight from the Major City League and eight outsiders. The eight returning clubs Gray Lumber Higsinbotham Dittman Keystore Humble Culpepper Hemphill General Tire will compete, with Hi City League entries from O'Brien Grocery and National Guard exploring participation. Vic Dies of Humble chairing the pre season tournament committee.
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Vic Dies
Humble
a_committee
Meator
Harris County
San Jacinto River
Orrive
Chapnelview
Leegus
Golde Grube
Humbie
Aiajor
Gray
Lumber
Higsinbotham
Dittman
Keystore
Culpepper
Hemphill
General Tire
O'Brien Grocery
National Guard
Beavers Nettles Dominate District 12-AA Picks
Beavers and Nettles headline the district 12-AA first team chosen by six coaches. McGowan Dupre Smassi plus Beavers Nettles secured top votes. second team includes Ward Dickey Walker Jackson Brown and Choate among honorees.
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Nettles
Ebert
Lanny Lanthrip
Freeport
Lee
Barry Nettles
Powere Beavers
Pasadene
Paul McGowan
Texas City
EG. Dupre
John Smssi
WicGowan
Dupre
Smart
Tomie Ward
Ball High
Jimmy Dickey
Joe Walker
Bill Jackson
Galera Park
Charlie Brown
Reds Seek Power as Giles Probes Clubs for Help
Tampa March 31 Luke Sewell says the Cincinnati Reds must add power and pitching to improve. President Warren Giles travels to scout options with Branch Rickey and Tulss farm club contacts, aiming to upgrade the roster before the season. Sewell remains hopeful, predicting more wins than last year.
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Fla
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Reds
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Jen
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The
Red
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Vero Beach
Hemphillers Capture City Cage Crown
Hemphillers won the City Basketball League title by defeating Channelview 10 25 at Baytown JH. It is the second straight crown for Hemphillers, giving them a league record of 12 victories and one defeat. They close the season Friday against National Guard. Tonight Baytown gym hosts Humble versus Tower at 7 15 pm. DeHart Hemble and Tower play their final game.
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Hemphillers
National Guard
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Tower
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Hemble
Bowling high scores in Classic League action
Smokey Haisler of Humbie Esso rolled a 276 single and 625 series as his team Esso tied General Tire 3-2. Weingarten's BE posted a 209/535 while Gipson Furniture beat Stecie McDonald 3-1 and C H Dolph posted a 358 series.
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Humbie Esso
Esso
General Tire
Guggins Lumber
Weingarten
BE. Wunsci
Gipson Furniture
Stecie McDonald
McDonald
C. H. Dolph
Humble Essei
Eofal MacClendon
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Sil
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Wunsch
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Fs Steele
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Rhodes
Pillow
Allernen
Kerkowski Ait
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Gipson
Furnivere
Britt
Gomer
Nartheyav
Kubler
Training Camp Briefs Show Cardinals Power in Spring Games
ST PETERSBURG March 21 The St Louis Cardinals hitters led by Musial and Slaughter pounded extra base hits in a 44 to 5 rout of the Phillies. Staley pitched four scoreless innings as St Louis ran their exhibition win streak to four. Other camps reported: Connors delaying Montreal return, Giants rally without homers, Braves to get two starters back, Kell homers as Tigers top Yankees, Byrd no-hits four for A's in 7-1 win over Memphis.
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Slaughter
Musiai
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Cards
West Prem Beach
Harry Byrd
Philadelphia Athletics
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A’s
Memphis Chicks
Southern Association
Joe ‘Tipton
Lee Gander Baseball Hosts Jeff Davis Tonight
Coach Pete Sultis leads the Lee Ganders at Humble Otter diamond against Jeff Davis of Houston at 3 p.m. starting pitcher Cotton Timmins is probable with others expected to see time as Sultis experiments. The Ganders sit 1-1 in non district play after beating Milby 8-4 and losing to St Thomas 4-2. Lee also welcomes South Park of Beaumont to Oiler park Friday in another non conference tilt.
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Lee
South Park of
Beaumont
Oiler Park
Barbecue Honors 1949 Gander Grid Team At Home
Friends and followers plan a 6 p.m. barbecue at Thad Felton’s 1418 East James Close to honor the 1949 Gander grid team and the 1942 Robert BH Lee Gander squad. Mose Sumner, a retired Baytown businessman, helps organize the event in Fullerton Cal. Bobby Feller struggled in a recent start as the Angels beat Cleveland 7 to 5 with Ray Murray hitting two homers and a triple for the Indians.
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Lee Gander
Thad Felton
East James
Mose Sumner
Baytown
Fullerton
Cal
Bobby Feller
Feller
Bon Angeles Angels
Indians
Ray Murray
Kesse Chosen To Play in North South Game
David Johnson known as Kasse, star back from Robert E. Lee, is picked for the South squad in the 16th Annual Worth-South All-Star game to be held in Austin in August. Coach Dan Stallworth notified of the selection. Johnson helped Lee win eight, tie one, lose one last season and previously starred on the 1948 Gander eleven.
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Kasse) Johnson
Robert B. Lee
Austin
Dan Stallworth
Johnson
Ganders
Lee Gtridders
Gander
Port Arthur
Lst
Tom
Tom Peacock
Bill Taylor
George Walmsley
Texas High School Coaches Association
Beaumont
Fresh water bass and perch catches boost March fishing
Local reports note rising fresh water catches in the Concord gravel pits and Highland Reservoir with bass weighing 5 pounds 13 ounces and 4 pounds 10 ounces. Angler A J Everette and Roy Johnston feature among top catches as spring lures prevail and minnows disappoint less. Consistent angler Hunter Whitlock adds a dozen white perch from reed patches near the reservoir. The Houston Sports Show hints at seaside trout lingering offshore near Seabrook as live shrimp remain scarce. A Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission wildlife exhibit draws interest with live specimens and free copies of Texas Game and Fish magazine.
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Concord
Liberty
Everette
Roy Johnston
Highland Reservoir
Hunter Whitlock
Mission
Texas
Texas Game ‘and Figh
Tyler Apaches Favored In JC Tourney
Hutchinson Kan March 21 JE The favorite's role in the 1950 National Junior College Basketball Tournament went today to a team that beat its last two straight games. Tyler Texas Apaches dropped these two games they won 3 in a row, the nation's best college streak this season. In addition influenza and injuries that attacked the team's effectiveness recently are things of the past now. Losing out in its regional journey Tyler gained the national meet only through a late invitation. In the opening round the Apaches face a slick aggregation from the Virginia Minnesota Junior College which has an 18 2 record. Pisy starts early this afternoon among the 16 entrants. In the tp pam City College of San Francisco which won 24 while dropping 6 games meets Flint Michigan Junior College 14-2.
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Texas
Virginis
Minnesota
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Flint
Michigan
Junior College
Schoolboy Coaches Support AAA Classification Shift in TIL Poll
AUSTIN March 2. Texas high school coaches backed reclassifying divisions per the Texas Interscholastic League poll reported in the Interscholastic Leaguer. Results show 714 in favor of an age limit of 19 and a 16 semester rule change, with write-in support for a Class AAA for schools over 1000, and alternative classifications for other enrollments. League votes on spring football training also discussed.
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Austin
I. W. McConachie
Texas High School Coaches Association
Lee Tennis Team To Isle Tomorrow
The Robert E B Lee tennis team will meet Ball High at 2 30 pm tomorrow in Galveston. The Lee netters beat the island racquet swingers earlier this season but the Lee girls failed to win two matches from Galveston. Highlight is a singles match between Rob in Russell Lee s No 1 and James Schmidt state champion last year in the 10 year old and under class. Coach Leo Laborée says Lee will host Beaumont Saturday with two boys having reached state doubles finals last season.
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Ball High
Galveston
Lee
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James Schmidt
Leo LaBorée
Beaumont
Beaumont Potters
Barbers Hill Track Meet Spotlight on Thomas at Barbers Hill
Cleveland sprinter Charlie Thomas heads the Barbers Hill Invitational as the Second Annual Barbers Hill Track Meet unfolds at 1 pm. Teams include Anahuac Santa Fe Tomball Humbie Day Bayou Crosby Winnie-Sitewell Liberty and host Barbers Hill. Four Class B district champions join, with trophies for winners and runners-up and gold ribbons for top three in each event.
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Barbers Hill
W. C. Underwood
Barbers Hill Eagles
Anahuac
Santa Fe
Tomball
Humbie&b
Charlie Thomas
Cleveland
Thomas
Thas
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