Gander Netters Sweep Lamar 6 0 in Tennis Meet
Coach Lea LaBorde’s Robert E. Lise tennis team beat Lamar High Redskins of Houston 6 0 at Baytown. In number one singles Paul Viking edged Garth Carroll 6 4 6 4. Roberts and Fuller won doubles 3 6 6 0 6 3 noting Dixon Reed 6 1 6 1.
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Robert E. Lise
Lamer High Redskins
Houston
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Paul Viking
Garth Carroll
Tommy Roberts
Dave Davis
Lamar
Bill Dixon
Keith Miller
Don Fuller
Bobby Julinson
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Dixon
Rex Reed
Johnson
Miller
Little League Tryouts Begin Here Saturday Baseball
Gernert of Red Sox holds on to first by strong spring showing. He slugged two homers and drove in a third run with a sacrifice fly as Boston won 4 3 over Milwaukee in spring action. The Redlegs beat Detroit 4 3 at Lakeland, with Roy McMillan sidelined by a second injury in nine days.
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Sarasota
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Azaly
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Redlegs
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Roy McMillan
Tiger
Johnny Bucha
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Fila
Ray Herbert
Dick Donovan
Herbert
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
West Palm Beach
Sandy Amoros
Kent
Brooklyn Dodgers
Amoros
Dodgers
Plan Drawn Up To Select American Basketball Team
The U S Olympic Committee basketball subdivision drew up a tentative plan to select the United States entry for the Pan American Games in Mexico City next March. The plan calls for five players from service teams and the AAU, and four from colleges, replacing earlier method of seven players from each group. Maj Don A Rossi, Air Force, named Pan American team manager. James E Coogan named manager for 1956 Olympic entry in Australia. Harry Henshel noted the Pan American plan could also apply to the 1958 Olympics. Australian competition slated for November and December before the U S season.
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United States
Mexico City
U. S. Olympic Committee
AAU
Maj
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Air Force
U.S
James E. Coogan
New Haven
Pettit Leads West To Win In Shrine Classic
West All-Stars beat the East 81 73 in the Shrine charity game as Bob Pettit of LSU led scoring with 21 points and Bob Mattick added 18 for Oklahoma A&M. Frank Ramsey of Kentucky paced the East with 14 in a tight finish after a late East push. Pettit earned MVP honors.
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West
Bill Rosentreter
Kansas City
Nike Price
California
Texas Team Upsets Favorite In AAU Tournament
In St Joseph Missouri on March 23 the 25th annual Women s AAU tourney moved to second round play with three seeds alive. The upset of the day saw fourth seed Tomboys of Atlanta fall 37 to 81 to Cisco Junior College Wanglerettes of Texas. First round results included Beebe Arkansas Junior College crushing Houston Electro Tech 66 to 21, Nashville Business College beating Ohio Casualty 55 to 32, Washington DC PBI defeating Iowa Wesleyan 26 to 21, Virginia Beach Snow Whites over Martin College 36 to 34, Sevanna Oklahoma Little Dixie Queens routing Milwaukee Real Refrigeration 56 to 41, and top seed Hanes Hosiery of Winston Salem meeting Yazoo Master Mowers Tuesday after a bye. In consolations Cleveland Schraders beat Offutt Air Force Base WAFs 37 to 33 and Santa Fe Streamliners downed Missouri Valley Dredging 36 to 30. Omaha Commercial Extension topped St Albans Rockets 43 to 37 and Kansas City Midland Jewelry beat Atlas City United Broom.
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Electro Tech
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Omaha
Omaha Commercial Extension
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Rockets
Kansas
City Midland Jewelry
Atlas City United Broom
Fishermen Stage Ladies Day At Deep Sea Banks
A Baytown fishing party along the Texas Gulf Coast held a "ladies day" at the deep sea banks. The group hauled about 1200 pounds of catch including medium snapper, with no record big fish. Attendees included Dr and Mrs Herbert Duke, Dr and Mrs HH W Kilpatrick, Dr and Mrs Ham let J Davia and Buddy, Dr and Mrs George Bruce and Barton, and other couples, among them Tuey Peters.
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Herbert Duke
HH. W. Kilpatrick
Hamlet J. Davia
Buddy
George Bruce
Barton
G. Moore
Bert Black
M. C. Bray
Edgar Nicholson
J. R. Bet
Tom Blake
Hare
Myre
Tuey Peters
Baytown Little League opens 1954 camps and tryouts
Baytown Little League begins its 1954 campaign with 8 30 a m opening tryouts for 10 and under players at two sites Johns Humble housing area west league at the old commissary and Jaycee Park on the Lee College campus East league. Eligibility requires birth after July 31 1943 and 11 12 year olds tryouts to be announced later. Last year’s managers return and Deer Park wrest league area joins Baytown.
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Liberty
Dayton
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Bevo Francis team leaves court after altercation at Rockhurst
Bevo Francis led Rio Grande with 22 points but the 1953-54 game against Rockhurst ended in controversy as Rio Grande walked off with 2:31 left after Newt Oliver was assessed a third technical. Rockhurst won 56-50. Officials indicated possible NAIA action. Oliver criticized officiating and called his players gentle men.
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Rio Grande College
Bevo Francis
Newt Oliver
Rockhurst College of
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Ohio
Rio Grande
Francis
al Duer
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Rio Crande
Dyer
Rockhurst
Charlie
James
Jake McCloskey
Houston Relays spark for Baytown mile relay team
Baytown Gander relay squad, led by Vic Davis and Eddy Bussa, broke two relays records at REL Relays with times 3 24.7 and 3 27.8, while Davis also set a 44 yard dash mark. Coach Beverly Rockhold hails the squad as the best he ever had as they head toward Houston Relays Friday at Public School Stadium.
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Beverly Rockhold
Robert BE. Lee
Rockhold
Hop” Hooper
Brazosport High School
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Baytown Foursome
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Laredo
Baytown
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Davis
Michael Stewart
Eddie Bussa
Wallace Wilson
Jimmy Watson
SMU Plays Sooners In SWS Baseball
SMU hosts Oklahoma in a non conference game as a prelude to the Southwest Conference season. Oklahoma edged Texas Christian 2 1 9 1 Monday and Minnesota beat Texas 11 to 4 as rivalry wins highlighted by strong pitching and key hits. Texas and Minnesota set a rematch for Tuesday in Austin.
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Austin
Ben Hogan Among Many Golf Stars In Seminole Open
Palm Beach Fla March 2 UP top pros joined Ben Hogan and famous amateurs for the Seminole Country Club pro‑am final Florida winter tourney. Hogan skipped La Gorce events to rest and practice, carding an 11 under par 61 last Sunday. Amateurs include Henry Ford II. Burkemo and Blomquist shared La Gorce win with 68s. first prize at Seminole was 400 each for the leading pro duo.
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Seminole Country Club
Florida
Miami Beach
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Franklin, Mich
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Glendale
Calif
Henry Ford II
Burkerno
Blomquist
la Gorce
Ed Furgol
St. Louis
Lloyd Wadkins
Miami
Burkemo
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Fred Haas Jr
New Orleans
Busy Week For Gander Baseball
The Gander baseball team plans three away games this week after a league setback. Reagan Bulldogs handed the Ganders a 4-2 defeat in Baytown, with Baytown’s Ted Holt going 3 for 3 including a double and two singles. Vern Gunn relieved after the first inning. Reagan improved to six wins in seven games.
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Donnie Hallum
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