Lee Collins Stars In Narrow Win Over Galena Park
Lee Collins leads a tight district 12 AA game as the Dodgers defeat Galena Park's Yellow Jackets 5 2 in a late innings rally. Gerald Orton Bradbury contributed with a hitless stretch, while Galena Park pitcher Donald Abbott was sidelined by an injury, setting up a playoff tilt with Pasadena pending scheduling decisions by Lee.
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Lee Gander
Zeg
Galena Park
Yellow Jackets
Madan Vers
Ted
Lee
Gesa
Pasadena
Oi Ae
Suliia
Bob Collins
Ingh
Gerald Orton
Bradbury
Galena
Donald Abbott
Bradbury Shea
Casting Meet at Humble Day Highlights Baytown Club Event
The Baytown Hunting and Fishing Club stages a casting tournament Saturday near the Community House in Humble Day. Fourteen prizes across men women and junior divisions. Louis Kasmireski state champion caster to demonstrate. Outdoor movies planned. event runs to 11 am local time.
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Baytown
Pupuse Repair Facilities For All Car Makes E
A notice outlines repair facilities that service all car makes. It cites availability of parts, trained technicians, and warranty options. The brief emphasizes broad compatibility and customer service commitments.
Fishing Reports and Local Angling notes from May
Rod and Gun Fishing reports slow bite at Day Lake due to recent rains and high winds. Highlands Reservoir yielded bass and brown trout last week. a large white perch was reportedly snagged from a canal spill. Local anglers describe muddy water and nets affecting fish counts. Frenchie LeFaro, longtime Picketts Bayou fishing camp operator, dies after long illness. Harris County squirrel hunting season open with low activity. Houston Anglers Club hosts casting tournament at Hermann Park Pool on May 20 with several prize categories for amateurs.
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Dan
G. O. Gray
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Carel
Caroli
iShepi O'Brien
Shep Vous
Jona Christian
Frida Curtiss Parrish
D. R. tDod Walkirip
Old River
Pickets Bayou
Dot
Bill Eiderton
Bill
Daisy
West Beach
Galveston
Pete Petrie
Galveston Satay
Port Atansas
Tost
Frenchie LeFara
Picketts Bayou
Frenchie
Baytown
Harris County
Houston Anglers Club
Hermann Park Pool
Houston
Culpepper Faces Baker Cress In Preseason Tourney
Culpepper Furniture softballers seek the Annual Preseason Softball Tourney title in Baytown tonight against Crosby based Baker Food Market. N H Boyett will pitch for Culpepper with Donnie Dietrich for Baker. Culpepper edged Straus Frank Houston and Hil's Cleaners Houston to reach the final round.
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Baytown
Baker's Food Market
Crosby &L
Lee Diamond
General Tire
Jones Apothecary
Boyston
Culpepper
N. H. Boyett
Crosby
Donnie Dietrich
Beker’s
Straus-Frank
Houston
Hil’s Cleaners
Humble Baker
Higginbotham Meter
Franta
Mrs Truman to Spend Summer At Old Home
Mrs Truman plans a summer stay at the Little White House in Independence Missouri with her mother and daughter Farer leaving in about two weeks social engagements after May 19 are tentative and a social secretary notes the exact date remains undecided.
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iUm
Truman
White House
Independence
Missouri
James M. Helm
Afar- Serer
Buffs and Missions Triumph Over Tulsa Oilers 15-4
United Press reports the San Antonio Missions exploded for 19 hits to rout the Tulsa Oilers 15 to 4, gaining three games on the Texas League standings as Oklahoma City, Beaumont, and Dallas also posted wins. Omer Tolson opened with a homer, a six-run seventh inning sealed Tulsa’s fate, while errors plagued most clubs in a night of miscues.
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United Press
San Antonio Missions
Tulsa Oilers
Missians
Oiers
Oklahoma City
Houston
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Pailas
Shreve- Bork
Omer Tolson
Missions
Tulsa
Indians
Buffs
Buffaloes
Harry Schaeffer
Roughnecks
Dallas
Bil
Kiner Endorses Restelli and Diliaggio Swing Hitters
Pirates slugger Ralph Kiner singles out Joe Diliaggio of the Yankees and Dino Restelli of the Pirates as top young sluggers with smooth swings. Restelli flashed power in 1949 and 12 games with the Pirates. Kiner discusses his own swing flaws and future moves. Also notes US farmers deploying more machinery to aid defense production efforts.
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Joe Diliaggio
New York Yankees
Dino Restelli
Pirates
Buccaneer
Hiner
Stan Millitums
LeoDaxi
Ti Hiner
Restedi
Mment
San Francisco
Wallopinge
Einer
Longhorns Lose Snapping 54-Game Home Streak
Texas fell 3 to 2 at home to TCU, snapping a 54 consecutive Southwest Conference home wins record. Four Texas errors helped unearned runs to the Frogs, while Bill Looney’s three-run homer in the fifth inning provided the decisive blow. Bobby Groves pitched the full game for TCU in a six-hit effort. Baylor beat SMU 11 to 5 in 10 innings, drawing minimal attention from the Texas upset.
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Torento
Kineren
Pittsburgh
Johnny Mize
Rome
Walloping
Kiner
Ruth
Ike
Felder
Bill Meyer
United Press
Texas
Austin
Texas Christian
Longhorns
FCW
Horned Frogs
TCU
Baylor
Southern Methodist
Tcutcher
Bill Looney
Skein
Thea
Froggies
Bobby Groves
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