Fort Worth Cats clinch playoff berth in late-season rally
Fort Worth Cats surge to an 8 4 win over Tulsa and San Antonio loss seals a Shaughnessy playoff berth. Mike Lemish pitched eight strong innings for Fort Worth as Dallas and Oklahoma City chase, while Houston and Oklahoma City vie for second. Luis Arroyo struck out 17 in Houston’s 8 4 win over San Antonio.
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Harmon wins Houston junior golf title at Memorial Park
Don Harmon, 17, Robert E. Lee High School senior, defeated Tommy Driscoll with a 12-foot birdie on the 11th hole to capture the Houston junior golf championship at Memorial Park. The Baytonian concludes his summer with a sweet victory amid near misses in prior events and heads to next spring on the Lre golf team.
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Lee Defense Plots Week of Drill for Redskins
Lee High School football coaches analyzed the first week of practice, planning for the Sept. 16 kickoff against Lamar in Houston. The squad showed progress but faces work, with emphasis on both offense and defense and potential two platoons at season start.
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Indians And Giants Prohibitive Favorites
The Indians hold a commanding Labor Day lead in the American League after a 4-2 win over the White Sox as the Yankees fall to the Senators 5-4. The Giants stay four games ahead in the National League despite a 7-4 loss to the Dodgers. Bobby Avila and Vic Wertz fueled Cleveland’s victory while Ray Narleski earned his third win. Dodges relief and big innings help them tighten the pennant race.
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West Pro Race Wide Open Lions Rams and 49 ers Look Strong
National Football League exhibition action shows the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, and San Francisco Forty Niners in strong form as the season opener looms. Lions beat the Giants 28 to 13, Rams and Niners rolled to big wins as Bears edge Redskins 29 to 20 and Eagles top Packers 33 to 0 in Norman Ohio.
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World Series to Owe Fall Start Dates Revealed
Base ball Commissioner Ford Frick announced the 1954 World Series will begin September 29 at the National League park with the second game there. The third and fourth games move to the American League park, with potential games five and beyond in the NL park. If pace and travel constraints apply, no day off for some teams. Milwaukee Braves and New York clubs may trigger travel days. In Indianola Mississippi a five year old cow has given birth to seven calves, including three sets of twins and a single birth.
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Conference to Study Recruiting Violations Next Sunday
Dallas September 6 UP Southwest Conference officials will meet in special session next Sunday to study recruiting and subsidization of athletes. Dr. H E Bray of Rice, conference president, announced the gathering and will hear several reports on inquiries into alleged violations. The panel may consider punitive or legislative action but aims to prepare for possible decisions at the December winter meeting.
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Forest Hills Win Predicted For Hartwig
Rex Hartwig, 24, Australia, favored to beat Vic Seixas of Philadelphia in the 73rd US tennis championship final. Louise Brough and Doris Hart contest the women's singles final, with Brough dominant in semifinal. Seixas defeated Hamilton Richardson to reach the final, while Hartwig defeated Ken Rosewall and overcame shoulder injury to return to top form.
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Tommy Bolt Wins Rubber City Open in Akron
Tommy Bolt of Houston captured the Rubber City Open title at Firestone Country Club with a 23 under par 265 total, earning 2400 dollars after four steady rounds including a 62 course record. A pair of 69s helped him stay in front as the field narrowed to 60 pros and 10 amateurs. His final round included two 32s.
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Joe Bauman's 72 Homer Season Sets Pro Ball Record
Artesia New Mexico September 6 1954 Joe Bauman the 6 ft 4 in 248 pound longballer finally reached major league glory in a Roswell Rockets brief rise after hitting three homers to lift his season total to 72 a mark that surpassed the 49 set by Joe Hauser and tied by Bob Crues Bauman batted left handed against Jose Gallardo and cleared the fence twice in a three homer night then added another with one on base and another solo shot to cap a historic year Bauman who began in 1941 with the Boston Braves rookied as a star but never rose above Hartford cited retirement after a few more seasons and a Roswell service station venture while his fans toasted his season high marks and the possibility of a Cooperstown Hall of Fame welcome.
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Four Elevens Open Bayshore Area Football Season
Friday marks the start of 1954 high school football in the Bayshore area as four teams La Porte Deer Park Crosby and Barbers Hill open their seasons. Most have home games with Baytown fans set to travel to Houston for Robert E Lee versus Lamar High. Local hype centers on La Porte v Deer Park for the South Channel Championship and Barbers Hill hosting Willis while Baytown awaits Thursday night kickoff.
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Atlanta Crackers Clinch Southern Association Pennant
Atlanta wins the Southern Association title as they beat Mo le on Sunday to seal the pennant. Donovan pitched six hit and homered, pacing the clinching victory. It’s the first flag since 1950 and Whitlow Wyatt’s first season as manager.
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