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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1954
Page
8
TURIN Italy Sept 4 UP Russia and Hungary each won two events in the European swimming championships while the Netherlands advanced to the final round of water polo with a 7 to 6 victory over West Germany.
Wilhelm delivers the winning run for the Tigers in a 4 to 3 win at Baltimore as Ted Williams belts his 362nd career homer. The Red Sox top the Athletics in Philadelphia in a separate noted achievement.
United Press Sports reports the Giants hammer the Dodgers as Hoyt Wilhelm stars with three scoreless innings and a key late escape. Chicago, Cleveland, New York, and Milwaukee win or stay close, while Cincinnati fights through chaos in a 3-2 stretch duel. Pennant momentum narrows to critical margins.
In Big Spring Texas on September 4 Joe Bauman of Roswell failed to hit in four at bats as he pursues a 70th homer this season. The 32 year old lefty was retired on four outs and Big Spring won 2 to 0. He remains tied with Joe Hauser and Bob Crues for most homers in a season.
The Baytown Oilers erased a 2-0 deficit by exploding for 14 runs in the seventh inning to beat the All-Park Finance boys 14 in the final of the Baytown baseball tournament. Merle Burch delivered a triple as Houston’s Travis Davenport pitched the complete game for the Oilers.
The Gander gridiron squads prepare for a busy weekend with scrimmages against exes from Baytown and Cedar Bayou and intra squad drills. Lamar backs Fred Cochran Jim Morris Kenneth Daw lead the exes attack while H T Worris Joe Schiraldi Norman Adams Mike Hennessy and Jerry Marcontell anchor the line. Joe Robbins Tom Locridge Cedar Bayou standouts show promise in backfield with emphasis on defending the single wing offense as the Ganders work to sharpen passing and run plays.
United Press reports Nederland and Yoakum began the 1954 Texas interscholastic league football season with decisive wins. Nederland defeated Galveston Kirwin 21 0, while Yoakum triumphed 39 20 over Bobstown in a South Texas thriller. Other Class AA results included Perrston over White Deuce Al 6 0 and Slaton over Amherst 20 13. Class A games featured Ralls losing to Lorenzo 20 13 and Cross Plains beating Baird 12 7. The report notes top Class AAA, AAAA action starts next week.
In a Texas League race, Fort Worth can secure a tie for a first division berth by beating Tulsa Saturday. Tulsa beat Dallas 3 0 to conclude a tough season for Dallas as Buzz Clarkson hit his 39th homer. Houston led the circuit with 70.3, while Shreveport drew 8,276 fans and posted a 70.3 setback. Bob Prentice and Joe Szekely drove in runs for Tulsa as Jim Brosnan and Willard Schmidt held the Shippers in check until late.
Philadelphia reports Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hits his 362nd career homer off Arnold Portocarro of the Athletics to move into fifth on the all time list, surpassing Joe DiMaggio and trailing Ruth Foxx Gehrig with Ruth at 714, Foxx 534, Gehrig 493.
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