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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1956

Page

9

Antelope Permits Planned For West Texas See SOUTH PLAINS SPORTSMAN

Technicians of the Game and Fish Commission survey prong horn antelope herds in Texas West of Pecos and Panhandle areas to justify a public hunt. They plan to remove 800 in West of Pecos and 350 bucks in the Panhandle with a deadline August 31 for permit applications. Non residents may qualify if resident hunters don’t use permits. A biologist recommended removing 350 Panhandle bucks and notes herd counts and ratio. A second feature covers Long John Silver the one leg crow at Burson Lakes and local fishing reports at Possum Kingdom with notable catches.

Game and Fish Commission Texas Obj Ie Pecos Panhandle Vernon Skaggs Austin Skaggs Commission Panhande Jackson Gene Howe Wildlife Management Canadian Dalhart Hunt Number Vega Miami Amarillo Witl Long John Silver Treasure Island Long John Silver Burson Lakes Silverton Clarendon Arrow Head Dusty Taylor Taylor and Hudson Long John Farlier Beth Davis Dylite Weber P K Possum Kingdom South Plains Lubbock Morrison Supply Vick's P K Leonard Cole W.A. Hogan Guy Copeland Morison Supply

Lubbockite’s 365-Pound Sea Bass Fish Tale Goes Big

Lt Garnett Reeves Jr a Lubbock native now serving as navigator with Joint Task Force Seven caught a 365 pound sea bass near Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands using a five gallon drum as a cork a chain loader and an eight inch hook. He and Lt M C Logsdon also hunted a five foot Moray eel by skin diving earlier. Reeves a 1954 Texas Tech graduate and Eagle Scout returns to Lubbock in September after a year with the U S Army Air Force reviewing his remarkable catches with witnesses.

Leo Healer -sche-Tournal Reiter South Plains Task Force Seven Reeves Eniwetok Marshall Islands M. C. Logsdon Lubbock High School Texas Tech Texas Techs Tech U. S. Army Air Force Joint Task Force Seven Lubbock Air Corps L Reeves Buffalo Lake Garnett Reeves Jr Army Navy Marshalls Texas Gulf MR. Moray M. 0. Lodgsdon Albuquerque Eniwetok Lagoon Logsdon Ed Rowbury Idaho Falls Idaho A. J. Chopp Perry Okla Emile Brogdon Waco Earl Scott Detroit

Red Sox Yankees and Dodgers lead ABC Branch Boys Club leagues

In the ABC Branch Boys' Club action the Red Sox Yankees and Dodgers top their leagues with one week left before All-Star Games starting August 20. Red Sox Pee Wee lead at 13-6 and Cassady injures a bruised foot in Fridays All-Star game prep.

Red Sox Yankees Dodgers ABC Cassady Ypsilanti Mich Howard Hopalong Cleveland Browns Dopgere Detroit Lions

English-Bred Colt Wins Narrow Photo Finish at Meadowland Handicap

Mahan a five year old English bred colt won by a nose in the Meadowland Handicap at Washington Park for 15,875 dollars. Owned by Hasty House Farms and ridden by Willie Shoemaker, he set a new track record for one mile eight and a half furlongs on the turf completing the distance in 1 48 and two fifth seconds.

Chicago Mahan Washington Park Hasty House Farms Willie Shoemaker Happy Mister Black

Local Casters State Club Meet At Wagner Park Today

Members of the Lubbock Casting Club compete in a 2 p.m. tournament at Wagner Park as part of a season series to determine club champions across casting divisions. Members record their best three scores and average them to crown champs. spectators are welcome with no admission.

Wagner Park Lubbock

Lubbock Swimming and Diving Championships Set at Clapp Pool

Preparations are complete for the annual Lubbock Swimming and Diving Championships to be held at K N Clapp Pool Saturday August 25 beginning at 8 a m The meet is sponsored by the City Parks and Recreation Dept in cooperation with the Lubbock Amateur Athletic Inc Five divisions junior boys junior girls senior boys men and women compete in 33 events Trophies awarded to first and second place in each event and individual awards to the high point person in sash division.

ED Higgins Tulsa Oklahoma Lubbock Casting Club Lubbock K. N. Clapp Pool City Parks and Recreation Dept Lubbock Amateur Athletic Inc

Stevenson Wins In Junior Golf Meet At Taconic Club

Stevenson's upset run culminates in the ninth USGA National Junior Championship title at Taconic Golf Club Williamstown Massachusetts defeating Jack D Rule Waterloo Iowa 3 and completing seven wins in four days. The 16 year old Long Beach California senior outsider upset star names including tournament favorite Jack Nicklaus of Columbus Ohio and Edward Pfister of Buffalo New York en route to the victory.

Stevenson Williamstown Mass Harlan Stevenson Long Beach Calif Jack D. Rule Waterloo Iowa Taconic Golf Club Jack Nicklaus Columbus Ohio Edward Pfister Buffalo

U S Swimmers Impress in Trials Ahead of Melbourne Olympics

Detroit August 11 U P swimmers from the United States set multiple age group and national marks during the Olympic trials. Team Coach Bob Muir praised the squad as real competitors who peak in actual Melbourne competition. Dan Ferris noted the trials showed needed strength for the Games.

Detroit U.S Dan Ferris Amateur Athletic Union Melbourne Bob Muir Muir Pat Keller McCormick Buffalo George Breen Bill lYorzyk Northampton Mass Gary Tobian Los Angeles Don Harper Palo Alto

Ozark Takes Over Big State Bat Lead

Ozark, the Wichita Falls player manager, surged to the Big State League batting lead with a .366 average after a strong week. Jim Kirby of Port Arthur trails at .359, with Julie Pajlazzini and Don LeJohn among other top bats. Rudy Mayling leads homers with 28, as Joe Christian tops RBIs with 123. Ramon Salgado heads pitchers at 19–8.

Danny Ozark Wichita Falls Ozark Jim Kirby Port Arthur Julie Pajlazzini Don LeJohn Rudy Mayling Abilene Corpus Christi Joe Christian Ramon Salgado Waco Searl Greene Corvus Christi Jim Hardison Ben Swaringen Evans Killeen

Strong Transfer and Woody Tire Clinch Final Tilts

Strong Transfer, the league champion, crushed Matches Construction 24 to 3 while Woody Tire edged Pioneer Fence 6 to 2 in the final Southwest Pee Wee League action. Jan Hansen led Strong Transfer with four of fourteen hits. Dorian Clawson earned the win and Tommy Toombs took the loss. Lonnie Brooks homered and tripled for the winners.

Woody Tire Co Strong Transfer Matches Construction Woody Tire Pioneer Fence Jan Hansen Glen Crossland Hansen Dorian Clawson Tommy Toombs Lonnie Brooks

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