Bulldogs Face Cedar Bayou in Revenge Match at La Porte
The undefeated La Porte Bulldogs host Cedar Bayou Bears next Friday after a 19 18 win in 1951. La Porte won two games this season 7 6 over Deer Park and 7 0 at Aldine, while Cedar Bayou opened with 32 0 over Dickinson and 13 0 over Deer Park. Quarterback James Spradling and halfback Howard Woerner led the Bulldogs with Buddy Dodson returning briefly after an injury.
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George Prentice
la Porte
la Porte Bulldogs
Cedar Bayou
Bears
Bulldogs
Deer Park Deers
Aldine Mustangs
Aldina Wriday Nicht
Dickinson ‘Gators
Dickinson
Deers
James Spradling
Howard Woerner
Bulldog
Buddy Dodson
Mustangs
Day Racing Opens Sunday At Arrowhead
Day racing returns to Arrowhead Park Speedway Houston with a 35 day feature program. First race at 3 15 pm includes three 10 lap heats two 15 lap semifinals and a bi weekly twin bargain bit. Cecil Elliott to watch as the red hot wheel leads standings with 2093 points while Willie Williams 2943 and 2530 in second and third.
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Arrowhead Pack Speedway
Houston
Cecil Elliott
Willie Williams
Buddy Rackley
Ticket Sale Monday For Lee-Jeff Tilt
Dan Stallworth announced tickets for the Bee Ganler San Antonio Jefferson game will be sold Monday at the athletic office in the Lee administration building. Jefferson is not allocating tickets, leaving Baytown fans free to choose any seat in the South stands while North stand seats and season tickets remain available.
Sports Take Lead in Playoff Finals
Shreveport Sports move two games ahead in the Texas League finals after Ice Szekely fuels a 5 4 win over the Oklahoma City Indians. Szekely triples and later homers, Billy Evans drives in the decisive run, and Bud Lively secures the victory after a seventh inning rally by Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma
City
Shreveport
Ice Szekely
Szekely
Oklahoma City Indians
Secon
Shrevetor
Hush Sosoter
Bud Lively
Jim Atchley
Oklahoma City
Vernon Kennedy
Billy Evans
Indians
Frank Shofner
Sooter
Lively
Frank Shoffer
Scotch Foursome Play Sunday At Country Club
A Scotch Foursome Golf Tournament will get underway at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Bartown Country Club. All golfers interested in competing should notify the clubhouse no later than Friday morning.
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Scotch Foursome
Bartown Country Club
Temple Rips Sunset 33-7 in Texas high school football
Lubbock rolled Temple, 23 to 7, as Lubbock’s Westerners crushed Plainview 47 to 0 in a strong start while Temple rose to the top of Class AAA. Baytown and Port Arthur won, with Grand Prairie Galena Park Brownwood Edinburg and McAllen posting notable showings across districts.
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Temple
Asa
Grand Prairie
Galena Park
Brownwood
Edinburg
McAllen
Kilgore
Pasadena
Kerrville
Mercedes
Mission 66
Peeds
McCamey
Ferrell
Athens
Atlanta
Linden
Donna
AAA Pharr-San Juan Alamo
Albany
Hearne
Mexia
Giddings
Olney
Navasota
Groespeck
Spinner Play Inventor Bezdek Dies in Atlantic City Hospital
Hugo Bezdek, Czech immigrant and football pioneer who invented the spinner play, dies in Atlantic City hospital after a heart attack at his Ventnor home. Longtime coach at Penn State, he led unbeaten teams and helped develop star players like Killinger, Bedenk, and Higgins. He also managed the Pirates and coached the Rams.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Hugo Bezdek
Penn Siate College
Ventnor
N. Y
Bezdek
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cleveland Rams
National Agricultural College
Doylestown
Ebezdek
University of Arkansas
Penn State
Glenn Killinger
Joe Bedenk
Bob Higgins
Hardy Golf Meet Will Open Monday
The Annual Hardy Golf Tournament opens Monday at Baytown Country Club with 6 pm Sunday entry deadline. Pairings and flights set Sunday night, no qualifying rounds, players placed by handicaps or equalized. Entry fee is 1 dollar, and Pro Fred Marti will assign handicaps for those without one.
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Hardy
Baytown Country Club
Fred Marti
Humble Gun Club Hosts Sunday Barbecue for Members
The Humble Gun Club will hold a free barbecue for members from 12:30 p.m. to 2:36 p.m. Sunday at Camp Reber range. The regular Sunday shoot will follow the barbecue.
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Humble Gun Club
Camp Reber
Pillow signs with Brooklyn Dodgers amid Baytown hype
Mickey Pillow, 19, ex Gander star, signed with the Dodgers this week at the Raleigh Hotel in Waco. He will report to spring training in Florida in February. The Baylor transfer plans to enroll at Lee College in the fall and intends to continue his education in the off season. His deal includes a $15,000 bonus and a base salary with potential for more, with assignment to Newport News in the Piedmont League for signing purposes. Pillow was a top football prospect at Baylor and starred in multiple sports at Lee High.
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Dodgers
Raleigh
Waco
Florida
Pillow
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Baylor
Lee College
Newport News
Virginia
Lee High
Crosby Buffs Beat Spring Branch 12-6 in Season Opener
Crosby Buffaloes defeated Spring Branch Bears 12 to 6 as Ray mond Stauffacher struggled for Spring Branch with two interceptions and one TD return. Albert Rucka scored Crosby’s first TD, and Bennie Zermens and Bobby Waiver added key plays. Crosby held ball longer, with Kratky and Carleton directing a balanced attack amid 19 penalties.
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Aubrey Banks
Crosby Buffaloes
Spring Branch Bears
Crosby
Buffaloes
Anahucc
Bears
Raymond Stauffacher
Stauffacher
Albert Rucka
Rice
Leo Rucka
Jordan’ Taylor
Gene O'Reagan
Kratscy
Peau
Carleton
Bennie Zermens
Bobby Waiver
Spring Branch
Kratky
Waivar
Bivins Knocks Out Wallace In Ninth Round TV Fight
Jimmy Bivins of Cleveland stopped 21 year old Coley Wallace with a right to the jaw in the ninth round at St Nicholas Arena to ruin Wallace’s rising record. Bivins then visited Wallace in the dressing room where Wallace tried to swing at him, prompting police to separate them.
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New York
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Coley Wallace
Bivins
Wallace
St. Nicholas Arena
Jockey Arcero Seeks Another Riding Title
NEW YORK Sept 20 1950 Eddie Arcaro seeks a record fifth riding title at Belmont Park aiming to reach $2 million in earnings for the year. He trails by about $35,000 and would hit the milestone by winning the $25,000 New York Handicap with Battlefield and the $25,000 Matron Stakes with Cerise Reine.
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New York
Eddie Arcaro
Belmont Park
Eddie
Battlefield
Matron
Giants Face Rougher Odds Than in 1957
Philadelphia dispatch reports the Giants face tougher odds than in 1951 as both teams have eight games left in the NL race. The Giants trail by four games while Brooklyn leads, with the Dodgers also in pursuit.
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Giants
Philadelphia
Dodgers
Brooklin
Battle Facts About World Title Fight
Philadelphia gives full rundown for Tuesdays heavyweight title bout at Municipal Stadium. Walcott of Camden battles Rocky Marciano of Brockton for the world championship in a 15 round event promoted by Norris and Taylor with an expected 50 000 in attendance and a gate near 550 000. Ticket range is 10 to 40 dollars with one theater TV option and a Voice of America foreign telecast. Walcott earns 40 percent of net and Marciano 20 percent with a return bout possible within 30 days if Marciano wins. Time listed as 1:00 p.m. EDT.
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Philadelphia
Jersey Joe Walcott
Camden
N. J
Rocky
Marciano
Brockton
Mass
Walcott
Municipal Stadium
Jim Norris
International Boxing Club
Herman Taylor
Voice of America
Theater TV
Standings Americans Now Write Million Checks Daily
Americans now write about 4 million checks daily and five billion a year, The American Magazine reports. Checks handle a large share of money exchange, accounting for a significant percentage of transactions.
Across the state high school grid results listed for classes AAAA to A
A sprawling OCR of football scores shows Odessa 27 Sweetwater 4, Oklahoma City Capitol Hill 44 Amarillo 12, Lubbock 47 Plainview 0, Midland 35 Lamesa 13, El Paso Jefferson 13 El Paso Cathedral 0, Fort Worth Poly 19 Dallas Adamson 13, Temple 33 Dallas Sunset 7, Highland Park 33 Fort Worth Paschal 0, Wichita Falls 13 Breckenridge 0, Austin 9 Fort Worth Arlington Heights 0, San Antonio Jefferson 32 San Antonio Burbank 9, San Antonio Tech 18 San Antonio Lanier 0, Corpus Christi Miller 13 Orange Baytown 25, Houston Lamar 13, Port Arthur 20 Port Neches 7, Galveston 7 Houston Milby 6, Galena Park 27 Pasadena 16 Beaumont 16 Houston S. Austin 6, etc. Highest fever record noted: 144°F patient survived at Memorial Hospital New York.
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Temple
Westerners
Plainview
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Breckenridge
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Arlington
Garland
Giddings
Elgin
Baytown
Port Arthur
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Lamar
Port Neches
Waco
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Corsicana
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Pascalit
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Capitol Hill
Amarilla
Midland
Lamesa
el Paso Jefferson
el Paso Cathedral
Fort Worth Poly
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Ighland Park
Paschal
Austin
Arlington Heights
San Antonio Jefferson
San Antonio Burbank
San Antonio Tech
San Antonio Lanier
Corpus Christi Miller
Orange
Galveston
Houston Milly
Galena Park
Pasadena
Beaumont
S. Austin
Phillips
Brownfield
Perryton
Spearman
Guymon
Okia
Dalbart
Floydada
Crosbyton
Dumas
Tulsa
Canyon
Kress
Crowell
Paducah
Memphis
Canadian
Graham
Childress
Quanah
Wellington
Burkburnett
Holliday
Seymour
Monday
Haskell
Hamlin
Rotan
Reecee Tanson
Robyn Stamford
Ranger Tealinger
Colorado City
Slanton
Seagraves
Denver City
Tohoka
Spur
Ralls
Post
O'Donnel
Orton
Muleshoe
Hereford
Levelland
Littlefield
Andrews
Pecos
McCamey
Monahans
Alpine
Crane
Seminole
Winters
Merkel
Coleman
Eastland
San Saba
Lake View
Comanche
Waco B
Gerland
Brady
Cisco
Lake Worth
White Settlement
Nocona
Henrietta
Albany
Olney
Bowie
Electra
Handley
Decatur
Terrell
Athens
Giamond Hill
Hillcrest
Carrollon
Groesbeek la Porte
Aldine
Humble
la Marque
Huntsville
Livingston
Hillshare
Waco Tech
Mart
McGregor
Marlin
Franklin
Gatesville
Belton
Killeen
Taylor
West
Rosebud
Georgetown
Hamilton
Gonzales
South San Antonian
Shantz 24th Victory Drops Yankees to Indians
Athletics ace Bobby Shantz pitched a 2-0 shutout over the Yankees, extending his scoreless innings streak at Yankee Stadium to 29 as Philadelphia’s Jimmy Dykes comments frame the pennant race. Windup details highlight Dykes ejected for disputing balls and strikes. The loss tightens New York’s lead to 1.2 games with eight left. Indians, Dodgers, and Cubs also win or impact standings amid a tense pennant chase.
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Yankees
Indians
Carl Lundquist
New York
Jovia
Jimmy Dykes
Athletics
Cleveland
Fighting Pilot
Bobby Shantz
Yankee Stadium
Grieve
Yankee
Tigers
Game Losing Error By Hartung Costs Giants Pennant Hope
In Philadelphia Leo Durocher spoke of the team’s mood after a 2 0 loss to the Phillies. Clint Hartung muffed a fly ball in the first inning allowing two runs as Richie Ashburn scored on a single. Hartung’s miscue widened Brooklyn’s lead to four games with eight left, making the pennant chase tougher. Curt Simmons beat Sal Maglie. Hartung, moved to right field for his contrasting hitting, had a pop foul and one of Simmons eight strikeouts before being pinch hit for.
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Yankees
Indians
CBS
Curt Simmet
Phils
Dodgers
Braves
New Yorkers
Shantz
White Sox
Dacey Jey
Wynn
Eighsith
Langs
Bobby Avila
Clint Hartung
Mel Clark
Ashourn
Nets
Det Ennis
Asheu
Cloud
Joanhy & Black
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Ward
Boston
Brookley
Eddie. Sz
Pittsburgh
Hermzmeier
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Red Sax
Mickey Vernon
Brom
Philadelphia
Giants
Leo Durocher
al Corwin
Philadelphia Phillies
Clint.Hartung
Richie
Ashburn
Mel Clerk
Hartung
de Ennis
Curt Simmons
Sal Maglie
Phillies
Simmons
Jeoal in ee coal 5 dar ar di
Jeoal in a coal area reports a five inch rainfall event with damage noted at several sites. Local crews work to clear debris as authorities assess road conditions and potential land slips. Residents brace for possible follow up storms.
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Jim Bond
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