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Newspaper

Lovington Leader

Location

Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1956

Page

8

Clovis Pioneers near-SWL stay renewal for 30 days

In Clovis New Mexico stockholders voted to keep the Clovis Pioneers in the Southwestern League for 30 days as the club seeks 4600 to cover payroll. League president W J Green offered personal support and will visit on June 9 to promote plans. The team owes 25000 to the league but hopes base squadrons will buy season books and boost promotions.

Clovis New Mexico Clovis Pioneers Plainview Texas Southwestern League W. J. Green Green Piedmont Georgia Eedy Jones Pioneers Clovis Air Force Base

FREE ROLL OF FILM PROMO AND LOCAL ADS

Classified ads offer free film with first order and cheap rolls, photo shop mail order from Lubbock, Texas. Other notices include a preaching event by C L Ringwald, commercial mowing services in Lovington, help wanted for a live-in caregiver, Father's Day gifts at Dunn's Trading Post, a lost Fox Terrier named Spotty, and local ads for lawn mower sharpening and sewing machines from Marshall Furniture.

Estacado Photo Shop P.O Lubbock Texas Dunn's Trading Post Narelco Dunn’s Trading Post

Standings and results from the National League

The National League standings show Milwaukee leading with 19 wins and 10 losses, followed by St. Louis and Pittsburgh. Cincinnati, Brooklyn, and New York trail, with Philadelphia, Chicago near the bottom. Thursday results: Milwaukee defeated Chicago 15 to 3, Pittsburgh beat New York 3 to 0 in 8 innings due to rain, and St. Louis topped Cincinnati 9 to 3 in a night game.

Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Chicago

Baseball Standings Card for 1929 Season

The table lists teams including New York Chicago Cleveland Boston Baltimore Detroit and Washington with records and percentages. It shows wins losses and games behind in a compact standings snapshot.

W. L. Pet New York Chicago Cleveland Boston Baltimore Detroit Washington Kansas City

Montreal Toronto Rochester Columbus Havana Buffalo Miami Richmond Rochester Buffalo

A compact score line list records multiple hockey matchups with teams Montreal Toronto Rochester Columbus Havana Buffalo Miami Richmond Rochester and Buffalo. Scores appear alongside each pairing, showing varying results across games.

Montreal Rochester Toronto Columbus Miami Richmond Buffalo Havana

Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Figures

The roundup lists top hitters from the National and American Leagues including Long and Boyer of Pittsburgh and St Louis Aaron and Walls. Mantle Berra and Lollar head the batting leaders with .414 to .320 while pitchers Lawrence Ford Lemon and Brewer post strong 5 decision records and high winning percentages.

Long Pittsburgh Boyer St. Louis Aaron Milwaukee Walls Moon Mantle New York Maxwell Detriot Berra Lollar Chicago

Texas League scores: Fort Worth tops Shreveport 4 Oklahoma City beats Austin 2 Tulsa conquers San Antonio 4

Houston at Dallas postponed due to rain and wet grounds. Fort Worth defeated Shreveport 4 1 Oklahoma City won 2 1 Tulsa prevailed 4 1.

Fort Worth Shreveport Oklahoma City Austin Tulsa San Antonio Houston Dallas

Western and Southwestern League Scores Card

The Western League results show Des Moines over Sioux City 4 2 Lincoln 1 Topeka 9 0 Pueblo defeats Colorado Springs 9 4 Albuquerque 7 Amarillo 4. In the Southwestern League Roswell 8 Pampa 3 Plainview 14 Clovis 12 Hobbs 5 Ballinger 4 Midland 3 El Paso 1 Carlsbad 10 San Angelo 2.

Des Moines Sioux City Lincoln Topeka Pueblo Colorado Springs Albuquerque Amarillo Roswell Pampa Plainview Clovis Hobbs Ballinger Midland el Paso Carlsbad San Angelo

Indianapolis Win Sets Record Purse for 1956 Race

Pat Flaherty of Chicago won the 500 mile Indianapolis Speedway classic and took more than $93,000 in prize money. The overall purse reached $282,000, a new record, with runner up Sam Hanks earning nearly $33,000 and Don Freeland finishing third for $20,000.

United Press Pat Flaherty Chicago Flaherty Sam Hanks Pacific Palisades California Don Freeland Los Angeles

Pampa Oilers Stay in SW League Despite Earlier Move

Pampa Oilers vote to continue in the Southwestern League and finish the schedule with support from the Chamber of Commerce. The 10 club Class B League president says every effort will be made to help the club after a Monday ruling to cease play after June 1.

Pampa Texas Oilers Chamber of Commerce

Midland Indians blank Hobbs in 5 1 victory to open series

The Midland Indians defeated Hobbs 5 1 on nine hits as Bill Thompson allowed six hits and contributed offensively. Hobbs pitcher Jim Grimm lasted four innings before relief, Yan Chinique finished the game for Midland. The win sets up a rematch in Midland and a trip to San Angelo for a three game set with the Colts.

Midland Indians Hobbs Sports Midland Jim Grimm Oscar Chinique Indians Bill Thompson Hobbs San Angelo Colts Grimm Chinique Leaone Thompson Jackson Sports Ballinger Westerners Eugene Lippold Tony Yorke Lippoldt Dan Dobbek Patato Pascual Pete Aldazabal Hank O’neal Ossie Alvarez Chuck Forbes Dobbek Angel Oliva Yorke

New Home Of Auto Glass Hosts San Angelo Clots Friday

Ballinger edged the San Angelo Clots 14 to 13 in a low scoring game. Key players included Hobbs Leach Hess Oliva Seaone Payne and Jones with final lineups noting Lippold and W-Olivia and 1-Leach.

Auto Glass Lippold Leach Jones Hess Oliva Seaone Payne Olivia South Main Leroy Knox Lovington

Artesia Gridirder Chooses New Mexico A & M

All-State football player from Artesia will enroll at New Mexico A M College this fall. Bob Cerny, 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds, was first team tackle on the All-Southern eleven and will play in the All-Star game at Albuquerque in August. Patterson, a 215-pound tackle from Palo Duro High School in Amarillo, Texas, also plans to enroll at A M.

United Press Artesia New Mexico A & M College Tony Cavallo Las Cruces Bob Cerny A&m Cerny Albuquerque Artesia High School Cavallo Paio Duro High School Amarillo Texas Jim Patterson

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