Hubbers blank Gassers for fourth win in 2 0 victory
Lubbock’s Hubbers beat the Borger Gassers 2 0 behind Ossie Kolwe and Royce Mills six hit shutout. Gordon Nell doubled to start the sixth and Euell Cox led the Gassers with three singles. Mills relieved in the seventh as J W Clover batted for Jamison.
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Raider Golfers Defeat HSU in Lubbock Duel
Tech golf team defeated HSU 17 to 1 at Lubbock Country Club as Bill Baxter led in front nine but faltered back nine while E. H. McKinney Jack Walker and Joe Horne swept their matches. McKinney posted the low 18 hole score of 72.
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Erratic Scoreboard Snippet From City Games
Result fragment shows uneven scores and postponed games across venues including Fort Worth, San Antonio, Brooklyn and Detroit with unclear team names and mixed spellings, hinting at a busy but incomplete schedule.
Gold Sockers Blank Loboes In 12-8 Victory
The Gold Sockers defeated the Lamesa Loboes 12 to 8 in Amarillo as Bobby Decker chimed in with three hits and two doubles while manager George Sturdivant contributed three hits. Centerfielder Parl Fowler hit a homer in the ninth and Palmer’s errors helped fuel the late rally. The Loboes, with Malyka in left field, could not contain the Gold Sox offense in the two game set.
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Seagraves Seminole Tilt in Oil Belt Semipro Action
Seagraves and Seminole, both undefeated, meet in the Oil Belt semipro baseball schedule. Seagraves opened 1947 with a 0-4 loss to Slaton, while Seminole and Levelland were 3-1 last Sunday. Sundown hosts the Levelland-Seminole game today.
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Seminole
Keeton and Marcy Lead Lubbock Gun Club Shoot
The weekly skeet and trap shoot at the Lubbock Gun Club saw Marcy Keeton top the skeet standings with a 920 average and Art Johnson Jenry posting a .900. Other notable scores included J. Cramer 860 H. B. Davis .790 and Damon Thomas with a west trap high. The regular Sunday range shoot is set to begin at 2 PM today per officials.
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Jackie Robinson Wins Early Respect With Dodgers Debut
New York reporters note Jackie Robinson is winning acceptance from Brooklyn teammates after his debut with the Dodgers. He shows speed and on-base ability, though not power, and Montreal veterans on the club ease his transition. Teammates believe he can help secure a pennant and World Series earnings.
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Longhorns Capture Sprint Relays At Drake Relays
Baylor's Bill Martineson edged Indiana's Charles Peters in 9.8 seconds for the 100-yard dash at Drake Relays as Texas stars dominated sprint events. Harrison Dillard set a Drake record in the 120-yard high hurdles in 14.1 seconds. Texas won the 440-yard university relay and the university half-mile relay, with Thompson shining in multiple events.
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Oral
Babe Ruth Day honors the legendary slugger
Sports fans remember Babe Ruth on Babe Ruth Day noting his career from 1914 to 1935 with the Yankees and Red Sox. Ruth hit 714 home runs in 2502 games while compiling a .342 lifetime average and 1330 strikeouts with 2056 walks.
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Getz Lipscomb In Mat Feature At Sled Allen Arena
Getz and Lipscomb two top South Plains wrestlers collide in a two of three falls main event at Sled Allen arena. Getz the Pittsburgher carries one loss from 1946 era while Lipscomb is undefeated in Lubbock aside from a disqualification. Rex Mobley faces Jack Carter in the semifinal followed by Ace Freeman vs Billy McBurn in the curtain raiser.
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New Zealand
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New York City
Blue Bonnet Softball Nine Defeats Midland All Stars 4 1
Blue Bonnet of Lubbock beat the Midland All-Star softball team 4 to 1 in Midland. J D Brown pitched five-hit ball with 18 strikeouts as Willis James hit a triple and single and Roy Butler added two singles. The lone Midland run was unearned.
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Lubbock
J. D. Brown
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Brown
Willis James
Roy Butler
Miss Pearson Wins 26th Texas Women's Golf Title
In Corpus Christi 26 year old Miss Pearson beat Mrs Frank Goldthwaite 2 up in the 36 hole finals, played in mud and rain at Corpus Christi Country Club to claim the 26th annual Texas Women's Golf Association tournament title.
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Longhorns sweep Frogs in 12-1 win at Fort Worth
Texas Longhorns baseball team dominates TCU with a 12-1 victory in the second game of a Southwest Conference series in Fort Worth. Horns build lead early and cruise to win.
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Indians Beat Detroit 6-0 Behind Feller Shutout
Cleveland star Bob Feller pitched his second straight shutout, a three hit 6 to 0 win over the Detroit Tigers. He outdueled Hal Newhouser as the Indians seized a 3-0 lead by the eighth inning and added three insurance runs off Rufus Gentry and Ny Gorsica. The crowd of 41,925, including many women and children, watched Feller overcome an earlier day with strong control and timely hitting for Cleveland.
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Brooklyn Tops Giants for Lead in National League
Brooklyn capitalized on early runs and Gene Hermanski and Pete Reiser’s hits to beat the New York Giants 7 to 3 before 33 565 at Flatbush. Vic Lombardi pitched three-hit ball for his first 1950 season win, helping the Dodgers stretch their hold atop the league standings.
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American League Totals Marked by Narrow Wins
AP report shows several tight baseball results with Williams and Cullenbine homer threats for Washington Reston and Cleveland while Reynolds New York and Kremer St Louis post a 2 to 0 score. batters Brooklyns Rowe Philadelphia Sewell and Pittsburgh’s 30 1 000 battered.
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Faultless Phalanx Lead Likely Derby Field in 73rd Run
Louisville reports a Derby field of about 15 led by Faultless and Phalanx as Colonel Matt Winn notes 10,000 to 20,000 more spectators may attend than last year. Jockey Eddy Arenzo could become the first to ring the bell four times if Phalanx wins, while Ben Jones eyes a fourth Derby winner for his training.
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Hitting Leaderships In Texas Loop Scattered
In the Texas league leaders are spread out. Chester Wieczorek of San Antonio has 20 hits in 53 at bats for a .377 average. Leo Thomas of Fort Worth leads with 14 hits in 31 at bats for .452. Santomaure and Rosen of Beaumont post 17 hits in 39 at bats for .436. Tom Warren and Eddie Cole each have three pitching wins. Frank Shone of Beaumont leads with five stolen bases.
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Rosen
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Tulsa
Eddie Cole
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Hal Epps
Houston
James Robinson
San Ant
Russell Burns
Frank Shone
Lubbock Black Nubbers Face Fort Worth Giants in Exhibition
Lubbock's Black Nubbers, undefeated in early meets, meet Fort Worth's Black Giants in an exhibition draw card. Manager James Roy Lewis states John Big Train will toe the rubber for Lubbock against the visiting Giants.
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