Sox Sign Up and Baseball Star Moves Between Sports
Disjointed report notes a Baylor football star transitioning to professional baseball and mentions Isbell in a fledgling contract. It references a sizable offer and a move affecting the Southwest region, alongside a divorce case involving Marlon Bell and actor Thomas E Charles II with support issues.
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Baylor University
Gethrest
Wes
Boston
Isbell
Baylor
Cp Bangeles
Marlon Bell
Wvorce
Thomas E. Charlesii
40 Cars Race Night at Channelview Speedway
Around 40 cars are set for Channelview Speedway stock car races with 8 p.m. opening. Three heats a trophy dash a consolation steeplechase and a 25 lap feature headline a strong program as top locals like Buddy Rackley Cecil Elliott Quinton Steinman Bill Childers M. J. Burton and Bill Griswald appear. Childers recently won the Channelview feature and another track the following day.
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Jack Baldon
Buddy Rackley
Cecil Elliott
Quinton Steinman
Bill Childers
M. J. Burton
Bill Gr
Biggers Or Burch To Toe Mound In Key Oilers Game
Baytown Oilers face Southern Select of Houston at Humble Ball Park at 3 p.m. with Biggers or Jess Burch on the mound. If Biggers starts, Burch may relieve as he tires. Southern Select owns a 6-2 Houston Metropolitan League record. Fraga of UH clean-up batter, and Rosenberg beat Baytown 12-5 last night as Flanagan pitched all nine.
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Red Biggers
Jess Burch
Baytown Oilers
Southern Select of
Houston
Humble Ball Park
Biggers
Burch
Southern Select
Felix Fraga
University of Houston
Otters
Livingston
Travis Davenport
Baytown
Rosenberg
Oilers
Billy Joe Flanagan
Stebert Gault
Special Races Sunday At Arrowhead Speedway Houston
Arrowhead Speedway in Houston features an eight-lap match race among last six weeks feature winners Cecil Elliott Tommy Manguin Billy Wade Bil Childers Buddy Rackley and Willie Williams. Promoter Roy Huston adds a destruction derby to close the show expected crowd 3000 in covered bleachers after a 3 p.m. start with three heats trophy dash consolation and a 25-lap race.
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Arrowhead
Houston
Cecil Elliott
Tommy Manguin
Billy Wade
Bil Childers
Buddy Rackley
Willie Williams
Roy Huston
Huston
Gray Elected 1953 Gander Track Captain
Eddie Gray has been elected Lea Gander track and field captain for next year. A two year letterman in track football and basketball he anchored the mile relay team that finished second at the state meet. Gray also ran the 440 yard dash and helped in special relay events at invitation meets under coach Beverly Rockhold.
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Lea Gander
Gray
Lee
Beverly Rockhold
Memorial Baptist Moves Into Lead in Church League
Memorial Baptist rallied for four runs in the sixth to edge Central Baptist 4-2 for its second win without a loss, putting Memorial Baptist atop the church league standings. Highland First Baptist Wooster and Baptist Temple also won 1-0, while Wooster debuted with a 22-8 win over Grace Methodist. Other games saw First Presbyterian defeat St Mark's Methodist 18-5 and Highlands First Baptist beat Baytown Second Baptist 8-7. Monday night fixtures include Lee Diamond One First Christian versus St Joseph and Temple Baptist versus Baytown Second Baptist, with Lee Diamond Two pitting Baytown First Baptist against Grace Methodist and Highlands First Baptist facing Wooster at 9 p.m.
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Memorial Baptist
Central Baptist
Highlands First Baptist
Wooster Baptist
Baptist Temple All Beast
Grace Methodist
First Presbyterian
St. Mark's Methodist
Baytown Second Baptist
Lee Diamond
First Christian
St. Joseph
Temple Baptist
Baytown First Baptist
Wooster
Wok Memorial Baptist
Highlands
Baptist Temple
St Mark's
Baytown
Technical Service Keeps Hot Water League Lead
Technical Service, despite injuries, swept two wins led by Reggie Dugat to stay atop the Humble Refinery Hot Water softball standings. They beat P. T. Laboratory 10-2 and shut out Carpenters 15-6, with Electricians nabbing a tight 5-4 win over Carpenters earlier.
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Wayne Lewis
Technical Service
Reggie Dugat
Humble
Ed Sheffield
P. T. Laboratory
Carpenters Department
W. E B. Lavell
Electrical Department
Carpenters
Joe Hazelwood
George Wilkerson
W. R. Mel Manus
Engineering Department
George Barclay
Louise Kloesel
L. L. Tiemann
Hill Beckman
Inspection Department
T. J. Kenecny
Light Ends
L Technical Service
Elec- P. T. Lab
Luke
Res
Orton Chosen Captain Of Lee Ganders Baseball Team
Gerald Orton, a two year letterman and key third baseman pitcher, will captain the Robert E. Lee Ganders next season after being elected by teammates yesterday. The 1952 season saw most of the regulars graduate, but several lettermen and reserve players were announced for 1953 alongside Orton.
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Gerald Orton
Lee
Robert E. Lee Gander
Orton
Letterman
Ganders
Pete Sultis
Donald Abbott
Kenneth Welch
Charlie Elliott
Ted Holt
Big Satterwhite
Louis Carter
Hen Dan
James Huey
Aston McNulty
Bill Brown
Mickey Pillow
Bill Bradbury
Lanny Henninger
Bob Visser
Will Dodd
James Englert
Don Hess
Jessie Head
Vern Guinn
Snead Opens Palm Beach Meet with strong showing
Snead dominates early in the Palm Beach tournament round robin after 54 holes, with a plus 0.53 score. The event features a $3,000 first prize, and Rochelle N appears as a contender, though details are unclear due to garbled text.
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New “Rochelle
Virgin’ Ia
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