Brownfield All-Stars Meet Post in Area Tournament Opener
The Brownfield All-Stars of the Brownfield Babe Ruth League open the double elimination area tournament against Post in Post. Seven teams compete Monday through Wednesday with finals set for Saturday July 20. Composed of Hicks Nicholas Murphy Briscoe Tucker Foster Vera Nall Suggs Saunders Blankenship Perkins. Coaches Joplin and Nall.
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Brownfield All-Stars
Brownfield
Post
Lamesa
Slaton
Levelland
Frontier
Tri-City
Lamesa-Slaton
David Saunders
Billy Blankenship
Charlie Perkins
Joe Joplin
B.D. Nall
Brigand Handicap at Ruidoso Downs tops racing program
The $2500 added Brigand Handicap over 870 yards features Bull Rastus at 126 pounds world record holder and rivals Senor Sam Sena Vee Despacho Thirty Eight Jonk's Best No Boy and other runners. Senor Sam carries 122 pounds with Walter Hodges in the saddle.
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Ruidoso
N.M
Ruidoso Downs
Bull Rastus
Senor Sam
Sena Vee
Despacho
Custus Rastus
Dale Robertson
Match Wits
Walter Hodges
Jonk
No Boy
Thirty
B. Powell
Texas Tracer
A. Williamson
Fish
C. Detiege
Odessa Bronchos Star Players Highlight 1946 Texas High School Fame
A Dallas Morning News reader praises Odessa Bronchos 1946 state champions and eight to ten players who advanced to college gridiron glory. Byron Townsend is singled out as a brilliant high school running back and versatile athlete. Darrel Royal returns to Winged T tactics for Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo Vance
Dave Campbell
Odessa Broncho
Byron (Santone) Townsend
Kyle Rote
Thomas Jefferson High
San Antonio
Joe Coleman
Townsend
Pug Gabrel
Hayden Fry
Billy Moorman
Herman Foster
Texas U
Longhorn
Blair Cherry
Gabrel
University of Texas At
el Paso
Texas Western
Bobby
TCU
Fry
Larry Isbell
Adrian Burke
Baylor
Arkansas
SMU
Odessa
Steve Dowden
Gordon Headlee
Tommy Moorman
Jimmy Patterson
Sidelights on Rich Athletes and Generous Hospitality
The article notes how top athletes receive lavish treatment and free services. It cites figures like Arnold Palmer Ted Williams and Sam Snead as examples of fame wealth and generosity influencing how others interact with them. It recalls moments of praise devotion and even small gifts shaping public perception.
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Arnold Palmer
Superman
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston Red Sox
Kansas City
Roberto DeVicenzo
Ted Williams
Ted
Jim Krebs
Los Angeles Lakers
Sam Snead
Sam
Officiating and Plans Set for 1969 Little League Season
Coaches managers and parents gathered to reorganize the league for 1969. Don Skiles was elected vice president, Mickey McClure secretary treasurer, and a nominating committee named a president. The youngest group will be renamed Pee Wees for eight and nine year olds with teams limited to 15 players. A board of directors will oversee managers and ensure all boys play while preparing new diamonds for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Skiles
Mickey McClure
R. Robers
Fred Harwell
R.L. Sparks
Junior Biggs
Kenneth Ingram
Pee Wees
Tri-City wins tournament in Brownfield finals thriller
Tri-City All Stars from Denver City Plains Seagraves defeated Brownfield 16 to 12 in the finals at Brownfield Little League Park to claim the invitation tournament. Tri-City won four straight in a double elimination, overcoming Brownfield after a 7-0 early lead and a late Brownfield surge.
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Tri-City
Brownfield All-Stars
Brownfield
Little League Park
Denver City
Plains
Seagraves
Slaton
Levelland
Eddie Ryburn
Shannon Brooks
Mark Moore
Howard McCaleb
Bobby Adkins
Post
Frontier
Sundown
Morton
Whiteface
Lamesa
Scurry Rodeo Adds Matched Bronc Riding Event
Scurry County Rodeo introduces matched saddle bronc riding pitting four top amateur riders from South Dakota against four Texas riders. The four nightly matchups span four days with eight broncs per evening. A roughly $1000 winner take all purse is at stake. Sloan Williams of Hungerford serves as livestock contractor. Evening dances follow performances.
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Scurry County
Snyder
South Dakota
Texas
Sloan Williams
Hungerford
Flaming Arrow Archery Club to Compete in Odessa Meet
Members of the Flaming Arrow Archery Club of Brownfield will compete at a regional meet in Odessa on Sunday. Trophies will be awarded in several classes. More than 40 guests attended a club picnic with archery demonstrations and an after dark shooting display using gasoline lanterns. Free archery instruction will be offered by Sue or Jack Ingram to members. Grounds span 18 acres with multiple targets, and officials warned nonmembers to stay behind posted areas for safety.
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Flaming Arrow Archery Club
Brownfield
Odessa
Lamesa Highway
Sue
Jack Ingram
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Bud) Willingham
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