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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1950

Page

14

Dittman And Higginbotham In Make Up Tonight

Dittman and Higginbotham square off at 7:30 pm tonight in a Major City League make up game at Lee Diamond One. No contests Thursday due to graduation exercises at Memorial Stadium. Gray Lumber defeats Higginbotham 7-4 as Higginbothams suffer another late setback. Dittman falls 3-2 to General Tire.

Ay Dax Dittman Boys Higginbotham Lee Diamond Memorial Stadium Dittman Urstal Zunerys Gray Lumber Gerere Tire Tire Webster Brinkley George Tersor Humble O'Brien Hemphill Pontise Cal Fepper

Stranahan Blasts into 4th Round at St Andrews

Stranahan, the 1948 champion, defeated David Anderson of Scotland 5 and 4 to reach the British Amateur Championship fourth round at St Andrews. Other Americans advancing include Dick Chanmen, Jimmy Mc Hale, and Ed Gravely, who beat Scottish opponents in tight matches.

ST. Andrews Scotland Frank Stranahen David Anderson Scotlang Rover St Andrews Club Strananan Anderson Dick Chanmen Pinehurst North Carolina William White Jaw Jimmy McHale Philadelphia Fred Crisp Ed Gravely Rocky Mount Earl Muirhead

Gray Takes Top Honors in Business Men's Golf

Lumberman Elmer Gray won blind bogey on Business Men's Day at Baytoom Country Civ course. Jake Rutter took second, Lowell Lammers finished third. In Ladies Day, Feye Wilkins led, Ella Mooney was runner up, Alta Humphries placed third.

Elmer Gray Jake Rutter Lowell Lammers Feye Wilkins Ella Mooney Alta Humphries

Josephine Poised to Hatch First Captive Whooping Crane

Josephine the female whooping crane at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in South Texas awaits hatching of the first captive born chick. Crip her mate and the pair has kept to egg sitting amid observers. Only 37 wild cranes survive. the birds stay at the refuge due to wing injuries preventing migration northwards.

Josephine Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Texas U.S. Department of Interior

Giants Sign Texas A and M Southpaw Moris

Bruce Moris, a 20 year old southpaw from Nordheim Texas A and M, signed with the New York Giants yesterday. Giant Scout Johnny Hodson said Moris may be farmed out to Enid Oklahoma. Moris has shown good form but has spent most of this season on the bench due to wildness.

New York Giants Texas A&m

Alma Morgan Defeats Opal Turner In Tourney

Alma Morgan a Baytown golfer and one of five local competitors won her first round 5 4 over Opal Turner in the 15th Rio Grande Valley Women's Tournament. Flay continues through the week as Morgan also earned medalist with a 77. Higginbotham qualified for the second night with 296 and won her match yesterday. Opal Turner’s defeat places her in the first flight.

Alma Morgan Baytown Rio Grande Valley Vitory Opal Turner Janie Higginbotham Vera Spalding Sylvia Jared Flay Morgan Selso

LaBorde Reaches Houston Net Tourney Quarterfinals

Leo LaBorde, Baytown’s top tennis figure and Lee High coach, advances to the Houston City Tournament quarterfinals after a three-match run. He faces Howard Starte wean at 5 pm with doubles today featuring Major Jack Bonner and Bob Berfield. The report notes Rogers, a former Wisconsin No. 1, was defeated 4-6 6-2.

Leo LaBorde Lee High Baytown Howard Startewean Houston City LaBorde William Rogers Rogers University of Wisconsin Jack Bonner Bob Berfield Cedar Bayoucoreh

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