Youth and veteran clash for Lubbock Invitational golf title
Trout Jr. faces 17-year-old Billy Maxwell in 36-hole final of the Lubbock Country Club Invitational. Trout won his semifinal over Edgar Doherty after a 22nd hole finish. Maxwell beat J. D. Carter in 13 holes. Finals tee at 9 am with a 2:30 pm second round. Admission free.
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Trout
Edgar Doherty
Lubbock
Maxwell
J. D. Carter
Duncan
Ohlo
Frank Dey
Plainview
Othe
Doherty
Strout
Kearon Haley
Wichita Falls Darkhorse
Oklahoma
Green
Jimmy Goldman
Goleman
Trubbock Club
Abilene
Sbirdie
Goldman
R. Farmer
Big Spring
Carl Lewis
Epleven
Kay Zeeshew
J. D. Taylor
N. M
Chick Trout, Jr
Bill Yaws
Bill Honey
Cliff
Ener
Bert Pinson
Zack Taylor
Clovis
Ray Cont
T. N. Russel
H. M. Chick
Bil Tatum
Will Aver
Glen Watson
Ack Powell
Wichita Falls
F. H. Arm
Jimmie Guthrie
FR. Danley
Nermin McNiel
Niell
L. D. Ropertsen
Harry Teerra
Mwelock
Tost
Chandler Faces Tough Decisions Facing Baseball Boss
Cincinnati August 10 Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler faces three public rulings. The key issue is Mickey Owen and his possible return to the Dodgers after Mexico play. Also under review is intermingling horse racing and baseball and John Galbreath's stake in Darby Dan racing tied to Pirates ownership. A Bermuda of labor and league rules looms with the American Baseball Guild election set for August 20.
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Cincinnati
U.P
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
Chandler
Mickey Owen
Brooklyn Dodger
Dodgers
Mexico
Owen
Harold Ruel
John W. Galbreath
Columbus
Pittsburgh Pirates
Darby Dan
Ruel
Galbreath
American Baseball Guild
Pittsburgh Pirate
Pioneers tie series as Cwik wins pitching duel 4 to 2
Clovis Pioneers evened their series with the Lubbo Hubbers 4 to 2 behind Walter Cwik who limited Lubbock to five hits over seven innings. John Gray started for Lubbock, and Ernie Nelson relieved for Clovis with six strikeouts. Rooney hit a homer for Lubbock, while Skidgel drove in three runs for Clovis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
Walter Cwik
Clovis Pioneers
Lubbtéck Hubbers
Bill Hewitt
Hack Miller
Big Lee Forrest
Pioneers
John Gray
Gray
Ernie Nelson
Nelson
Woldt
Dotlich
Chuck Novoteny
Evans
Jim Skidgel
Boyd Watkins
Cwik
Frank McAlexander
Phil Kuykendall
McAlexander
Pat Rooney
Rooney
Dick Woldt
Lubbock Abrh Pon
Kuykendall
Auesma Sullivan
Clovis Bean
Collins
Bauer
Wolat
Ib Novotney
Hewitt
Dobbs
Skidgel
Novotney
Lubbock
Sullivan
Stone
Bean
Dotrich
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Nick Strincevich
Pirates
Cc IQ
Nee Ailic Bine
Schmitz
Kush
Livingston
Strincevich
Lopez
eErrors
Johnson
Gustine
West Beats East Chicago in All American boys baseball
August 10 report shows West defeated East Chicago 10 to 4 in a game at field. The match featured 28.21] players from the city lineup and drew attention despite a rough start, as major league observers noted the strong showing by the home team.
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West
Chicago
Wwe
East
City
Blue Sox Tie Series With Oilers In Pampa Baseball
Abilene Blue Sox beat the Pampa Oilers 6 to 4 to even the series. Johnny Hall outpitched Warren Hacker and Foster White in a four run first inning and a late ninth inning set of two insurance runs. Pampa scored in the second third fifth and ninth innings.
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Pampa
Abilene Blue Sox
Pampa Oilers
Johnny Hall
Warren Hacker
Foster White
Sox
Abilene
Ulawis Wu Hall
Matthews
Hacker
White
Zizelman
Stranahan Edges Quick to Reach Amateur Final
In Duluth Frank Stranahan beat Smiley Quick 1 up after 39 holes in the Western Amateur. The match decided Stranahan will face Marvin Ward for the title after Ward defeated George Victor 9 and 4 in the other semi final.
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Stranahan
Ward Duluth
Minn
Frank Stranahan
Smiley Quick
Inglewood
Calif
Marvin
Bud” Ward
Spokane
Wash
Ward
George Victor
Chicago
South Plains youth faces veteran in Lubbock golf final
Sandy tatched Billy Maywell, 17, of Abilene meets Chick Trout Jr., a seasoned golfer and last year’s runnerup, in the Lubbock Country Club Invitational final. The 36 hole championship begins with a 9 a.m. morning round and resumes at 2 30 p.m. with the afternoon session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Maywell
Abilene
Lubbock
Chick Trout, Jr
Lubbock Country Club
Avalanche- Journal
Earl Scudday
Newcomers In Mat Debut Here At Webster Park
Promoter Sled Allen showcases three newcomers on a Wednesday wrestling card at Webster Park Arena. Benny Truedell faces Russian Leon Kirilenko in a best two of three falls bout while Sal Flores meets Floyd Hansen in a high profile semifinal. Pat O Dowdy returns to oppose Leo Jensen in the opener as tickets go on sale at Wylies Drug. A city bus will shuttle fans from the downtown station. Villanova pitcher Stan Chomaki is highlighted as a top eastern college prospect.
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Sled Allen
Webster Park Arena
Benny Truedell
Cock of the Walk
Leon Kirilenko
Mexico City
Salvador Flores
Floyd Hansen
Salt Lakety
O’dowdy
Hansen
Pat O’dowdy
Leo Jensen
Jackson
Miss
Jensen
Wylie’s Drug
Aggies
Brownfield
Jaycees
Prim Drug
Terry County
Southland
Jaycee Clu
Kelly
Jack Wilson
Moore
Wesley Scott
King
Hogan Fires 68 to Win Canadian Open by One Stroke
Ben Hogan of Hershey Pennsylvania shoots a four under par 68 in the final round to win the Canadian Professional Golfers Association Open in Winnipeg by one stroke over Dick Metz. Hogan finishes at 281 to Metz 282, with Snead and Vines tied for third at 283. Hogan earns $2,000, $600 more than Metz.
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Winnipeg
Little Ben Hogan
Hershey
Dick Metz
Arkansas City
Kas
Hogan
Metz
Sammy Snead
Hot Springs
Ensworth Vines
Chicago
Snead
Henry Ransom
Houston
Tex
Freddie Haas, Jr
New Orleans
Jim Ferrier
West Hurls Borger To Win Over Loboes
Borger Gassers beat Lamesa 10 to 4 as Tommy West limited the Loboes to five hits. A five-run fifth inning, highlighted by a Fowler homer and clutch hits, broke the game open. Ted Clawitter also homered for Borger. Lamesa’s lone big inning produced four of their five hits.
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Borger
Tommy West
Lamesa Loboes
Borger Gassers
West
Lamesa
Loboes
Gassers
Lubbock Hubbers
Clovis
Fower
Mabry
Johnston
Ragone
Ailstock
Wilcox
Palmer
Ted Clawitter
Lamesa Abrhpfpore
Alent
Borger AB
L. Gilchrist
Sturdivant
Fulenwider
Fowler
B. Johnston
V. Gilchrist
Decker
Nell
Il Clawitter
C Cox
Dossett
Oferta Ia
Clawitter
Cox
T. Johnston
T. Johnson
Awiitet Fowler
Gilchrist
Smith
Sigler
Tennis tourney opens with junior singles Monday
The city tennis tournament starts with seven junior matches Monday as about 29 entries are filed for the junior division. Pairings for seniors are extended a week with play to begin August 19 due to court shortages. Houston Boyd notes more pairings will be announced. seniors contact 4054.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Boyd
Boyd
Texas Tech
Dupre
Howard Rownd
David Hester
Tom Goodner
Vernon Bradley
Bobby Craig
Bob Brown
Tech
Betty Jo Tyson
Margie McAdams
Bobby Freeman
David Clark
Dupre Courts
Jean Gentry
Mary Slagle
Donald Jackson
Charles Curry
Williams Breaks Slump as Williams and Robinson Carry Yanks
Ted Williams homered twice and added a single to spark the Red Sox past the Yankees 7 5 in 12 innings but Aaron Robinson homered twice, including a go ahead shot in the 12th off Clem Dreisewerd. DiMaggio and Keller contributed key rallies as New York won 7 5.
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New York
Ted Williams
Yankee Stadium
Boston Red Sox
Aaron Robinson
New York Yankees
Williams
Red Sox
Yanks
Joe DiMaggio
Charlie Keller
Robinson
Clem Dreiseweld
Boston
Hughson
E. Johnson
Dreisewerd
H. Wagner
Bonham
Murphy
J. DiMaggio
York
Rizzuto
Stirnweiss
di DiMaggio
Henrich
Lindell
EK. Johnson
Melton Blanks Phillies 6-0 in Brooklyn win
Rube Melton pitched a three hit shutout as the Dodgers beat the Phillies 6-0 to extend their lead in the National League. Cookie Lavagetto and Howie Schultz homered, with Brooklyn collecting 13 hits and three triples. attendance 9,970.
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Philadelphia
Rube Melton
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Cookie Lavagetto
Howie Schultz
Brooklyn
Melton
Edwards
Raffensberger
Seminick
Schultz
Reiser
Lavagetto
Stankey
Reese
Furillo
Stanky
Schulz
Newsome
Texas Mines Muckers face toughest schedule in school history
Texas College of Mines, under coach Jack Curtice, will play a brutal 1946 slate including Drake, Baylor, Brigham Young, Houston, Arizona, and New Mexico A&M with multiple home dates in El Paso. The schedule lists key non Border Conference games from Sept 27 to Dec 7.
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Texas Miners
EL Paso
Tex
U.P
Texas College of Mines Muckers
Jack Curtice
Drake University
Baylor
Brigham Young U
University of Houston
Drake
University of Arizona
Tucson
West Texas State Teachers
University of New Mexico At
Arizona State
Tempe
Hardin-Simmons University
Brigham Young University
New Mexico A. and
Baylor University
Holguin Wins Texas Caddie Golf Final in San Antonio
17 year old Ralph Holguin of San Antonio defeated Mario Garcia of San Antonio 14 to 12 in the 36 hole finals to settle a shaky start and reel off pars in the Texas Caddie Golf championship.
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San Antonio
Ralph Holguin
Mario Garcia
Mulloy and McNeill Reach Eastern Grass Court Finals
Gardnar Mulloy of Miami and Don McNeill of Orange advanced to the finals of the Eastern Grass Court Tennis championships at Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange New Jersey.
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South Orange
N. J
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Don McNeill
Orange
Orange Lawn Tennis Club
Softball tourney advances as Legion and Geophysics drop out
Tech Aggies and Brownfield Jaycees win key games in the TAAF District City league tourney. LAAF Vets edge United Geophysical Doodlebuggers 10 9 amid late rallies. Hobbs Trailer nine vs Bordens, Littlefield vs Floydada, and Sunbeam Laundry vs SPAAF Oilers slated for today.
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Laaf Vets
United Geophysical Doodlebuggers
Bugs
Joe Onstead
Vets
Byrom
Bill Cope
Gene Collier
Onstead
United
Hobbs
Bordens
Littlefield
Floydada
TAAF
Sunbeam Laundry
SPAAF
Oilers
Brownfield JC
Southland
O. Moore
Kelly
J. L. Taylor
Cleo Wrisht
Martin
Spills Spice Race Program At Dallas Track
Ted Parker of Dallas dominated the midget field at the Panhandle South Plains fairgrounds oval winning the helmet dash and the 25 lap final. He outpaced J Booth Oklahoma City Don Brown Wichita and Corky Benson. The program featured several spills with over 2 500 fans in attendance and no serious injuries reported. Cotton Musick tried for top money but retired with car trouble and will return next week. Swat Smith raced the 25 mile final and finished fourth in his first local event and plans to return seeking a win.
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Ted Parker
Dallas
Panhandle-South Plains Fairgrounds
J. Booth
Oklahoma City
Don Brown
Wichita Kans
Corky Benson
J. T. Wolfe
Lubbock
Cotton Musick
Swat Smith
Thomas Climbs In Batting Race
Abi line Thomas surged to second in the West Texas-NM league batting race with a weekly clip above .500 and a 13 point rise to .369. Scopetone led at .387 while Berger Gilchrist stayed third at .366 as Abilene’s Blue Sox pace team batting at .316. Nell of the Borger Gassers boosted RBI to 128 and 31 homers, while Goldsberry and Carr traded triple-leading marks. Evans boosted to 244 strikeouts as Garland reached 216.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Scopetone
Amarilo
Abilene
Leo Thomas
Scopetone
Thomas
Berger
Vardon Gilchrist
Hayden Greer
Nell
Gordon Nell
Borger Gassers
Johin
Joe Bauman
Amarillo
Gordon Goldsberry
Albuquerque
al Carr
Abilene Blue Sox
Dick Tross
Bill Evans
Lubbock
Pampa
Bill Garland
Evans
Legion Juniors Face Ropesville In Exhibition This Afternoon
Lubbock's American Legion junior baseball team hosts Ropesville Juniors in an exhibition game at 3:00 this afternoon. Admission is free, with voluntary donations accepted at the field to help cover expenses.
Last Rites Held For Tony Lazzeri In San Francisco
Funeral services for Tony Lazzeri a 42 year old former New York Yankee star were conducted in San Francisco. En tombment occurred at Sunset mausoleum in Berkeley after Lazzeri was found dead at his home with physicians citing a heart attack or fall as the probable cause from the prior day.
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San Francisco
Tony Lazzeri
New York Yankee
Sunset Mausoleum
Berkeley
Lazzeri
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Onstead and
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Dallas Ted Parker
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