Bonham Motors to face Wolfe City in junior league opener
Bonham Motors meets Wolfe City tonight in Bonham Junior League action to kick off the season on the diamond. RL Lawrence and W sponsors back a squad led by Don Campbell and Burr Smith with strong pitching and catching, while Wolfe City relies on local high school grads aiming for the title.
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Honey Grove
Rober Clark
Lawrence
Don Campbell
Burr Smith
Jerry Moore
Robert Taylor
Ronnie Hopkins
Dismas Childress
Gary Childress
Richard Richardson
Kenny English
Cecil Bethel
Carl Payne
Marrett Dickson
Richard Danner
James Ross
Ben T Law- Lawrence
Thomas Vassar
Harry Haggard
Richard Haggard
Dickie Junan
Jerry Yarborough
Wolfe City
Bonham High School
Bonham Motors
Kiwanis
McDevitts Long Shot Lift Dodgers Near NL Lead
Brooklyn Dodgers celebrate a rookie Danny McDevitt who won his first big league start at Crosley Field striking out 11 in seven innings and driving in the winning run with a squeeze bunt as Pittsburgh tops Milwaukee and Cincinnati falls to fifth place in the NL standings.
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Simpe
Danny McDevitt
McDevitt
St Paulo
Brooklyn
Guy McDevitt
Cincinnati Redlegs
Southpaw
Bucs
Braves
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
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Sandy Koufax
Gimoli
Fone
Zoy Campanella
Charley Neal
Devitt
Neal
Redlegs
Gene Freeze
Bob Skinner
Freee
Roman Megiss
Saigie Mejias
Andy Parke
Pirate
Hank Foens
Skinner
Foo
Pau
Smiths Tount Releser
Bot Purkey
Gene Baker Hetuets
I Rey Schoendienst
Dallas Strengthens Lead in TL Race
Dallas surged to a 6 1/2 game lead in the Texas League with a 4-3 comeback win over Shreveport as Dick Getter and Don Taussig sparked a ninth inning rally and Wiley Moore drove in the deciding run. Tulsa and San Antonio fought to a 2-2, 10 inning tie. Houston defeated Fort Worth 6-1 and Austin beat Oklahoma City 1-0.
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Behting
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San Antonio
Eagles
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Shreveport
Oilers
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Austin
Oklahoma City
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Don Taussig
Wiley Moore
Alex Cosmidis
TENAS
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Autsin
Okla. City
San Antonioo
Calle Fer
Uegan
Oklahoma
Dodgers Ace Podres Faces Weeks Lost After Suspension
Brooklyn manager Walt Alston served the second day of a three day suspension. Johnny Podres may be out for several weeks after an arm injury and X rays at Christ Hospital. Sandy Koufax also underwent tests with uncertain return. Pee Wee Reese was fined for a separate incident. Dodgers fear longer absence for their two aces.
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Walt Alston
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Southpaw
Johnny Podres
Alston
Frank Secory
Bill Baker
St Loui
Pee Wee Reese
Secory
Podres
Sandy Koufax
Christ Hospital
Bonham il Plays Soccer in Germany
Army Specialist Third Class Robert E Hinds, son of Mr and Mrs QC Hinds, plays for the Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion team in Kaiserlautern Germany on the 27th. A radar operator with Battery CC, Hinds entered the Army in September 1955 and arrived in Europe February 1956. He is a 1955 graduate of Amon Carter High School in Fort Worth.
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Kaiserlautern
Germany
AHTNC
Robert E Hinds
QC Hinds
Bonham
Hinds
Fort Buss
Europe
Amon Carter High School
Fort Worth
National League Standings and Tuesday’s Probable Pitchers
The National League table shows Milwaukee leading with 330 runs scored and 23 losses, St Louis and Philadelphia close behind. Tuesday’s schedule lists night games Philadelphia at Chicago Sanford versus Hillman, Brooklyn at Cincinnati Newcombe versus Jeffcoat, New York at Milwaukee Miller or Antonelli versus Spahn, Pittsburgh at St Louis Kline versus Jackson, plus unlisted games and possible pitchers for Kansas City at Washington, Chicago at Baltimore, Detroit at New York, and Cleveland at Boston.
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W. J. Pet. GR
Milwaukee
St Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Sanford
Hillman
Newcombe
Jeffcoat
Miller
Antonelli
Spahn
Kline
Ackson
Kansas City
Washington
Terry
Amernathy
Baltimore
Pierce
Moore
Detroit
Hoeft
Shantz
Cleveland
Boston
Lamon
Brewer
Chicago New York
Cubs and Tigers open Pony League season with doubleheader win
The Cubs beat the Reds 8 0 on tight pitching by Wade while Hammond Newell split mound duties for nine Cubs hits. In the second game the Tigers plated 13 runs on seven hits against Woods Sloan and Harjo as the Braves were held to four.
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Tigers
North Texas
Reds
Wade
Hammond
Newell
Woods Sloan
Harjo
Braves
Norman
G Partridge
H E Burk
Ss Reeves
Lynch Wade
Gilbert
Arier
Grailicks
Rf Priddy
Newgrnham
H E Hopkins
Cf Washerlesky
Watson
Sf Duncan
Jones
If Duff
P Ford
R H Yarborough
Rf J. Brooks
Bonham Dedicates New Diamond Field Big Hunk of America
The Bonham community dedicates a new baseball field named Big Hunk of America with Rev Ben Hearn calling it a place where boys learn to play by the rules and enjoy youth. The ceremony honored R L Lawrence's leadership on construction as four teams and managers attended between games Monday night. Bleacher seating remains incomplete but flooring is due to arrive, and field work continues on a smooth fast surface.
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America
Ben Hearn
Bonham
The
First Christian Church
Mr Hearn
Richard Morgan
Episcopal
Buster Thornton
R L. Lawrence
R L
Thornton
Martinez Aims for British Champion Bout in July
Jersey City report says welterweight contender Vince Martinez of Paterson NJ, fresh from beating Kid Gavilan, plans a fight with Peter Waterman the British champion in Newark as a June or July bid. He also seeks Carmen Basilio’s world title if possible.
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Jersey City
Vince Martinez
Kid Gavilan
Peter Waterman
Newark
Martinez
Patterson
N J
Carmen Basilio
Ward Withdraws From Trans Miss Qualifier After Amateur Status Mix
Dallas born Harvie Ward, national amateur champion, did not compete as 130 players chased Jack Moore’s 3 under par. Ward withdrew after officials faced a clash over his amateur status as San Francisco dealer Ward had lost amateur standing two weeks earlier by the USGA for accepting travel expenses.
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Dallas
Harvie Ward
Jack Moore
Ward
Trans-Miss
San Francisco
US Golf Assa
Thursday Pony League Games Delayed to Saturday
Thursday night games in the Pony League are postponed due to many players attending the Netsex Trails Council summer camp on Glover River. Saturday will feature Cubs vs Tigers in the first game and Graves vs Reds in the second.
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Pony League
NeTsex Trails Council
Glover River
Cubs
Tigers
Graves
Reds
Irish Cagers Return to Garden for NYU Rivalry
Notre Dame basketball will return to Madison Square Garden next season to renew its longtime rivalry with New York University as the feature game on a Garden double header in February. The teams last met in the Garden in 1934 as part of the arena’s first college basketball program.
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Notre Dame
Subway
Madison Square Garden
New York University
Garden
the Garden
Sports Sell Lutz to Tulsa for Bowland and Benedict
The Shreveport Sports sold outfielder Mike Lutz to Tulsa and acquired catcher Art Bowland and pitcher Hoyt Benedict from the defunct Plainview club of the Southwestern League Bowland had been playing manager at Plainview.
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Shreveport
Shreveport Sports Today
Mike Lutz
Tulsa
Art Bowland
Hoyt Benedict
Plainview Club
Bowland
Plainview
Yankees stumble at home as Tigers visit for opener
New York Yankees struggle at home this season with a 10 win to 10 loss record in 20 games while road success stands at 23 victories. They begin a home stand tonight against the Detroit Tigers seeking better results on their turf.
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New York
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Cards Sign 245-Pound Lineman Konovsky for 1957 Season
Chicago Cardinals managing director Walter Wolfner announced the signing of 245-pound former Wisconsin tackle and guard Konovsky, who played for the Cards last season before entering military service. He was slated for discharge in August.
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Bob Konovsky
Wisconsin
Chicago Cardinals
Walter Wolfner
Konovsky
Cards
Redskins Sign Dee and Peters to 1957 Roster
Washington Redskins added Holy Cross star Bob Dee to the 1957 roster after he served two years as a Marine lieutenant. The team also signed veteran tackle Volney Peters, a six year NFL veteran.
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Washington Redskins
Holy Cross
Bob Dee
Skins
Dee
Volney Peters
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