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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1950
Page
5
Maljamar won the protested game against Amerada in a replay starting from the misplay in the third inning. After the protest, Maljamar outscored Amerada 9 to 4, with Kelly pitching seven innings for Maljamar and Reese pitching for Amerada in the protest playoff.
The Lovington Lions defeated the Jakes 11 to 7 in a loosely played game. Donny Spradling pitched well for Jakes, allowing 11 total runs and 9 hits while Lowman pitched all six for the Lions. Both clubs committed multiple errors as the Lions led early and held on despite a late Jakes rally.
Mr and Mrs P M Blakney of Mallamar spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Joe Black in a social visit reported as a friendly domestic gathering.
Kenneth Kelley of Mallamar spent Sunday in Lovington visiting friends.
Rev and Mrs L W Hardcastle attended a workers conference at New Hope Baptist Church last week.
Paul Hudson returns to Hobbs and may join the Eagle team as a petition to the athletic board is prepared. His parents live in Breckenridge Texas and he works as a carpenter in construction while married with his own home. The Eagles aim for a third straight state title.
Chief B. B. Duncan announced Hobbs naval recruiting success with five local youths enlisting for four years. Robert Melvin Miller 19, Pete Bergin 17, Billy Wayne Martin 18, Bobby Charles Elam unknown age, all enlist August 4 for boat training in San Diego before North Island NAS transfer. James Edgar Bracken reenlisted for four years August 1, husband of Dorothy Louise Bracken.
Dee Schraeder struck out 14 Humble batters in seven innings as Buckeye won 14 to 0. He faced 25 hitters, allowed four hits, and received no walks. Gene Schraeder hit a solo homer in the seventh.
Buckeye loses a tight nine inning contest as Nowell Drug scores decisive runs in the eighth. Schroeder takes the loss. Nowell Drug four errors by Buckeye and six by Nowell create the late drama. A second item notes Guillermo San Sebastian traveling to England aboard the Batory after a sea rescue.
Milton Miller of Hobbs has returned from El Paso after being examined for the draft. An engineer by trade, he has 23 months of service and awaits further orders from Lea County Draft Board. His brother Robert is in San Diego taking training, while their mother and Milton plan a California visit on weekends.
Dick Fowler of the A’s pitched nine innings without allowing a hit against the St Louis Browns at Shibe Park. The A’s wins on Hal Peck’s ninth inning triple and Irv Hall’s single to drive in the decisive run, giving Fowler a hall of fame moment.
In southwestern Santa Fe officials declare war on prairie dogs after a ro dent transmitted infection strikes five family members. Lavon McDonald, 26, is treated in Albuquerque for a jaundice like liver illness believed to come from rodents. his wife, grandmother, and three children had mild symptoms. Authorities move against prairie dogs to prevent spread. disease is not Bubonic Plague.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Love and their children spent the weekend in Ruidoso enjoying a family trip and local sights.
Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson attended the funeral of Mrs. Willie Conusaura last week in Brownfield.
Jim Fairweather, son of Mrs. Lilly Fairweather of Lovington, Rankin, Texas, is reported improving after a bout with pneumonia that left him ill at his Rankin home.
New York promoter scene and boxing officials debate the middleweight title amid threats to vacate by October 1. Sugar Ray Robinson beat Char lie Fusari in Jersey City, while Lamotta may face Laurent Dauthuille under IBC terms as Eddie Eagan contests NBA orders. Negotiations stall over percentage splits.
Grant County Chamber of Commerce joins bid to attract the 311 million dollar National Quatermaster Laboratory to the region offering a free site. Earlier submissions came from Albuquerque and Portales as competition intensifies.
John Stewart comes back to Lowington after a summer with his parents in San Francisco. He will spend the winter with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Bizzy Forrester.
Washington news brief reports the U S House pauses a Monday session to consider a local DC issue banning goats from residential areas. The piece notes the topic is strictly local to the District of Columbia.
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