Exhibition game features Billy Martin with Fort Carson regimental team
Billy Martin and Ken Stonecipher lead Fort Carson regimental nine against the Lubbock Hubbers in an April 9 exhibition in Midland. The roster blends former minor and college players from Minnesota to Oklahoma, with Spradlin the lone Texan and Jack Isenhart noted as a Colorado injury caution. Mrs. Herman Smith discusses Sundown district track hopes while coach Smith plans fishing trips after the meet. Plainview and Pampa Oilers split a day-night doubleheader with heavy home run support for both sides.
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Martin
Ken Stonecipher
Kansas City
Yankee
Stonecipher
Fort Carson Nine
George Holland
St. Paul
Ron Spradlin
Kilgore
Spradlin
Dallas
Y. University of Missouri
del Dickinson
Ed Weiten
University of Oklahoma
Bill Roberson
Auburn
Burt Helgeson
Wagner College
Dick McGillis
North Carolina State
David Townley
Albright College
Jerry Miller
Illinois
Bill Burkholder
Carlos Isena
Bridgewater College
Southern California
Herman Smith
Sundown
Texas Tech
Ed Robertson
O'Donnell
Eagles
Avalanche-Journal
Plainview
Pampa Oilers
Ponies
Joe Fortin
Oiler
Paul Halter
Dick Hairston
Jack Hall
Jackie Sullivan
Tom Curley
Pampa
Bowden
Sonny Tims
Oilers
Halter
Fortin
Bruzga
Pete Carmona
Rae Slider
Hairston
Jack Hal
Lee Plainview
Carson Cake
Billy Martin
Fort Carson
Lubbock
Midland
Jim Jonoe Florence
Ala
Don Crowder
Covington
Glenn Brickey
St. Louis
Harrisonburg
Burkholder
Chicago White Sox
Albuquerque
Army
Sports Center staff open meet with key figures present
Bill Kelley of the Sports Center led the opening meet with most Sports Center staff on hand including Goober Keyes Carroll Berryman and Tipp Mooney. Tech was represented by Coaches DeWitt Weaver and See BETWEEN THE LINES Page 5.
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Bill Kelley
Sports Center
Goober Keyes
Carroll Berryman
Tipp Mooney
Tech
DeWitt Weaver
Hodges Campanella Homer Twice In Dodgers Exhi Win
Brooklyn Dodgers bomb New York Yankees 14 to 5 at Ebbets Field. Gil Hodges and Roy Campanella hit two homers each, Hodges driving in six runs in the exhibition game before 8,968 fans.
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United Press
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Gil Hodges
Roy Campanella
New York Yankees
Ebbets Field
Hodges
Tom Morgan
Jim Konstanty
Campanella
Don Larsen
Konstanty
Duke Snider
Larsen
Snider
New York
Morgan
Sleater
Chicago
Walker Cooper
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Jones
Perkowski
Davis
Amor
Chiti
McCullough
Consuegra
Donovan
Dorish
Martin
Courtney
Invitation Tourney Opens Friday at Lamesa CC
Two of the three former champions are expected in the field for the fourth annual Lamesa Country Club Invitation Golf Tournament. Buster Tuttle and Jack Williams likely enter. Billy Erfurth has turned pro and will not defend. Qualifying Friday with 10 entrance fee. Friday events include long drive contest bingo and buffet. Finalists play Sunday with prizes and trophies.
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Lamesa
Lamesa Country Club
West Texas
Buster Tuttle
Jack Williams
Plainview
Billy Erfurth
Erfurth
Williams
Memphis
Hogan
Ee Burke
Kiamesha Lake
N. Y
Snead
Souchak
Middlecoff
Hogar
Season Openers Set Major League Baseball Opens Monday
Major league baseball begins on Monday with Presidents Eisenhower to throw the ceremonial first pitch in Washington as the Senators meet the Orioles. The Redlegs face the Cubs in Cincinnati in the NL opener with 30,000 plus in attendance. Predictions vary on pennant favorites and World Series matchups, with books in Las Vegas listing the Indians and Braves as top picks in the pennant race.
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Carl Lundquist
New York
Eisenhower
Washington
Senators
Baltimore Orioles
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Chicaco Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Braves
Las Vegas
Nev
Syracuse Tops Pistons in Decisive Final Playoff Clash
Syracuse defeats the Ft. Wayne Pistons 109 104 to even the NBA final series at three games apiece. Dick Farley seals it with ten seconds left as Kerr lifts the Nationals over a late Pistons rally. Dolf Schayes scores 28 for Syracuse. Yardley 31 for Fort Wayne. riot tensions flare at halftime with fans storming the court.
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Syracuse
Dick Farley
Ft. Wayne Pistons
National Basketball Association
Nationals
Ft. Wayne
Pistons
Johnny Kerr
Nats
Frank Brian
Paul Seymour
Dolf Schayes
Kerr
Yardley
Baldwin George Yardley
Stanford
Fort Wayne
Flash Brian
Bob Holebregs
Wally Osterkorn
Sid Borgia
Weather Keeps Football Games Postponed Across Four Cities
Rain forces postponements in yesterday's results with Dallas at Beaumont Tulsa at San Antonio and Oklahoma City at Houston all delayed. Fort Worth at Shreveport was also postponed due to rain.
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Fort Worth
Shreveport
Dallas
Beaumont
Tulsa
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Houston
Scoreboard Baseball and Minor Leagues Update
High School games include Amarillo over Mangum 11 to 4 and Mangum over Amarillo 2 to 4. Pampa beat Plainview 19 to 3. Pampa won 22 to 1. Southern Association results Nashville 9 Chattanooga 4. Birmingham 5 Atlanta 3. Memphis 8 Little Rock 4. Pacific Coast League San Diego 6 San Francisco 1. Los Angeles 3 Portland 2. Seattle 10 Oakland 7. Mobile at New Orleans postponed.
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Amarillo
Mangum
Okla
Pampa
Plainview
Nashville
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Atlanta
Memphis
Little Rock
Mobile
New Orleans
San Diego
San Francisco
Los Angles
Portland
Seattle
Oakland
Orioles edge Pirates in exhibition with 34 players used
Baltimore nips Pittsburgh 4 to 3 as Paul Richards and Fred Haney shuffle 34 players. Pitchers Rogovin and Littlefield pick up the decision. Gordon hits a homer for Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Richards
Fred Haney
Pittsburgh
Littlefield
Friend
King
Atwell
Shepard
Rogovin
Miller
Alexander
Johnson
H. Smith
Gordon
Box Score Second Game Highlights Pampa and Plainview
The record shows Plainview 104 Fortin 1001 79 1 and Pampa 301 401x 99 1 with players Coddington Higgins Hall Rupp Harrington Jost Palmer Halter and Biew in a defensive matchup. Lewis for Plainview and Ith for Pampa contributed in the scoring, while Fortin and Palmer are noted among others.
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Plainview
Coddington
Higgins
Hall
Rupp
Harrington
Jost
Palmer
Halter
Pampa
Biew
Ist
Lewis
Fortin
Ith
Tims
Eeseeestes Halter
Eovegesers Hairstonk
Sseese Fortin
Eeeeecees Bruzga
Seeesses Hall
Eeeeanseest Carmona
Ceeceeee
Bedwin
Eeeseesenes x
Dial
Seereesenees Frazier
Bowden
Lemons
Harvesters sweep Plainview in district baseball doubleheader
Pampa Harvesters routed Plainview Bulldogs 10-3 in game one and 22-1 in game two to claim two district 1-AA baseball wins. Mill Qualls and Wayne Sistrunk took losses for Plainview, while Bob Conway and Johnny Clanch starred for Pampa with strong relief and power.
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Pampa
Pampa Harvesters
Plainview Bulldogs
Bob Conway
Johnny Clanch
Mill Qualls
Wayne Sistrunk
Plainview
Conway
John Perkins
Harvesters
Qualls
Cayce
Perkins
Duncan
Sistrunk
Hodges
Clanch and Conway
Bonsal
Phillies Outfielder Del Ennis Breaks Left Leg
In Philadelphia on April 9 a late X ray confirmed Del Ennis of the Phillies fractured his left knee in a collision with Richie Ashburn. Ashburn sprained a knee and both players were sidelined. Ennis faces four to six weeks out while Ashburn rests at a Wilmington hotel and may miss the season opener against the New York Giants.
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Philadelphia
del Ennis
Philadelphia Phillies
Richie Ashburn
S& Ashburn
This Pont Hotel
Wilmington
New York Giants
Phillies
Thomas McTear
Ennis
Ashburn
New York Yankees
McTear
Temple University Hospital
Jenkintown
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Mike Curnan
John Blodgett
Hubert Nealy
Nealy
Fort Carson Army
Blodgett
Hubbers
Twin Bil
Joe Kelly
Bill Connelly
John Paulakonis
James Jordan
Don Crow- Bee
Lubbock Hubs
University of Colorado
Jack Isenhart
Colorado
Jack
Herman
J. B. Palmer
Doug Lewis
Jim Lemons
Joe Bowden
Virgil Frazier
Don Tierney
Sullivan
Pat Knox
Tierney
Pack Hogan
Snead Fa
Homer
Rip Yankees
Lamesa CC
Bosox
Giants
Richmond
Boston Red Sox
Don Liddle
Parker Field
Boston
Maglie
Liddle
Westrum
Nixon
Kinder
White
Washington Senators
Cincinnati Redlegs
Wash
Valentine
Podbielan
Bailey
Schmitz
Abernathy
Stone
Edwards
WP Schmidt
Augusta
Cary Middlecoff
Ben Hogan
Jack Burke Jr
Sam Snead
Mike Souchak
Orioles
Pirates
Cubs
Chisox
Billy Joe Patton
Patton
Fairway
Sandies
Lea
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