Cleveland Sweeps Browns In Twin Bill 9-6 7-5
Cleveland defeats the St. Louis Browns in a doubleheader scoring 9-6 and 7-5. The two games showcase decisive wins by Cleveland.
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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1950
Page
7
Cleveland defeats the St. Louis Browns in a doubleheader scoring 9-6 and 7-5. The two games showcase decisive wins by Cleveland.
Chick Trout shot 72 on the Lubbock Country Club course Sunday and finished 283 over 72 holes in a four man event. He teams with Jim Golaman to face Byron Nelson and Herb Schroe ne in an exhibition. Trippe outpaced Trout with 285 while Marshall totaled 286 and Amos Howard 289.
Veteran golfer Chick Trout fashioned a sub par 783 at Lubbeck Country Club as the 72 hole tournament nears Friday night. Raymond Mar Clap champion sits three strokes behind Trout at 286 with a large pack close behind including Lindsey Telford Bill Bartlett Tripp and A H Howrach among the leaders.
Lubbock Black Hubbers defeated Kermit Oilers 14 to 8 at Rosenthal Field in the season’s home opener. John Childress pitched seven innings before Leroy Molden finished, while D C Kinner led the Hubbers with two homers a triple and a double.
Lubbock Wolves toppled Arnett Benson nine 14 to 4 in a Cotton Belt exhibition. Sunny Arthur collected a single double and triple in four trips, Walter Bumpass added two singles and a double, and Cecil French hit two doubles with a single. Collard Loyd Arthur combined on the mound for the Wolves with 14 strikeouts, while Loyd whiffed eight in five innings. Spinks and Durham pitched for Arnett Benson as they allowed 15 hits. Regular Cotton Belt League season opens next Sunday with eight teams expected.
Partially readable OCR fragment lists individuals with numbers: 364 Guy Brown 370 Harry De laney 371 L Gibson 373 K N Clapp 379 Gilmer Aycock 384 Tom Ingram 386 and Robert Moxley 393.
Betsy Rawls defeated Polly Riley 4 to 3 to capture the Texas Women's Golf Association championship at Brae Burn despite windy conditions. Rawls, a University of Texas graduate, held a 1-up morning lead and finished 15 holes of the afternoon with only one dropped. Riley, a Curtis Cup player from Fort Worth, completed the day with a 76 in the morning and failed to overcome Rawls's steady play.
The Southwest Conference baseball standings show Texas tops with 6-1, Texas A&M second at 3-1, while Baylor fades after three straight losses. Texas Christian wins then drops Baylor 4-1 and 3-1, with Rice sweeping South Methodist 2-0 and 8-5. Next weekend Texas A&M visits College Station for three games with TCU and Texas vs Baylor.
An Oklahoma wrestler topped rivals at the Jun Weat event in Vannat during the Pug Seven tournament. He defeated notable competitors including Mike DiBiase and Nenovian in a close match, with the outcome influenced by referee decisions.
Four changes occurred today in the American Bowling Congress tournament events in Columbus. Pete Kanvik of Madison led with 672 on 213 236 223, while Frank Jordan posted 149 196 310 and Ray Farnes 224 216 220 for 670. Farnese captured fourth in all events with 345 870 808 for 1823. Connie Schwoegler of Madison finished seventh with 207 from 390 377.
Arlington Downs hosts Dig Car Auto races with 13 drivers entered as of Apr 23 1949 and scheduled for next Sunday at the Arlington track. The event headlines the 1949 National Association champion competition.
The 1954 Encore Games, featuring many Olympic events, were staged in Canada marking a major international gathering.
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