Nelson Hurls Hubbers To Win Over Lamesa Loboes
Nelson pitched six strong innings with 11 strikeouts to lift the Lubbock Hubbers to a 9 2 victory over the Lamesa Loboes in the opener. The win trims Borger Gassers’ lead to two games as Clovis beats Borger 4 3 and Hubbers announce a second game today at 3 38 p m.
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Nelson
Lamesa Loboes
Mack Turner
Avalanche-Journal
Little Ernie Nelson
Lubbock Hubbers
Hubber Park
Ubbers
Haudinessy
Hall of Fame
Hubbers
Lamean
Hodge
Owler
Pepper Martin
Gren
Ktalter Concon
Condon
Cola
Hack Miller
Sullivan
Fowler
Stone
Jackie Sullivan
Miller
Iino
Martin
Neal Rabe
Borger ‘Gassers
Borger
Clovis Pioneers
New Mexico City
Lubbock
Lamesa
Amarillo
Abilene
Clovia
Pampa
Albuquerque
Gwe Pet
Clovis Ay Ns Wm Eee
Lamesa Ae
Clovis Pampa
Chisox Split With Redlegs
Chicago White Sox break Boston Red Sox series by taking the second game after the opener, with Ted Lyons’s crew rallying in a 6-5 loss and the rival winning 3-1. Feller blanked the A's 5-0 for his 22nd win as Cleveland arms shutout Philadelphia. Browns rally past Yankees 9-2 as Greenberg stars for Detroit.
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Boston
Chicago White Sox
Red Sox
Ted Lyons
Rudy York
Earl Caldwell
Ted Williams
Bobby Doerr
Dom DiMaggio
York
Cass Michaels
Frank Papish
Chicago
Grove
Caldwell
Mayes
Harris
Dreisewerd
Zuber
Brown
Wagner
Kolloway
Michaels
Trosky
Platt
Wright
DiMaggio
Williams
Appiling
Pesky
Kennedy
Appling
Balk
Finals Set Today In City-Wide Net Meet At Dupre Courts
The Lubbock Recreation department hosts city-wide tennis finals at Dupre courts with three brackets. Houston Boyd faces Glenn Ivy for the men’s singles title at 4 p.m. La Moyne Line meets Lessie Boyd for the women’s crown at 3:30.
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Lubbock Recreation Department
Dupre Courts
21St Street
Avenue L
Houston Boyd
Glenn Ivy
Lessie Boyd
LaMoyne Line
Lubbock
Carl Schmidt
Ivy
Wayne Roby
Margaret Prady
Marjorie Cone
Boyd
Miss Line
Mrs. Strehli
Marion Key
All Square
Pat Wiman
Schmidt
Bechtel to Return to Texas Tech as Red Raiders Readiness Grows
Hubert Bechtel twice All-American end plans to return to the Texas Tech campus this fall and seek a berth with Coach Dell Morgan. He notes difficulty in securing housing for his family but expects to find a suitable home in Lubbock. Bechtel, a veteran and star passer with Freddie Brown, helped Texas reach top national rankings before spending time with the Navy and later rejoining Tech with three years of eligibility remaining.
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Texas Tech Red Raider
Hubert Bechtel
Red Raiders
Bechtel
Avalanche- Journal
Tech
Dell Morgan
Lubbock Westerners
Wichita Falls
Texas Tech
Navy
University of Texas
Associated Press
Dana X. Bible
Texas
Joe Parker
Post
Longhorns
Freddie Brown
Burkburnett
Brown
J. R. Calahan
Calahan
Detroit Lions
Steers
Hubert
Hub) Bechtel
Texas University
Lubbock
Lamesa Loboes Put Up For Sale In Local Auction
Lamesa’s West Texas New Mexico League baseball club is on the market for 6000 dollars, with 4000 already raised by fans. Board members including F. McClendon say proceeds cover player contracts and equipment, with escrow to fund future sports in Lamesa.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lamesa
Lamesa Baseball
F. OM. McClendon
Tehe
Andich
Mec
Gonatiers
MicClennen
Mham
Jercg Cp
Maurice Wusmphere
J. AR. Leuenberger
Mm van Wise
Johnny Lyons
Wvese
Ete
Savers Wall Pe
McClendon
Bereta Ss
Standings update for regional baseball leagues
EAST TEXAS LEAGUE leaders list Jacksonville eight to Sherman one with Henderson twenty four Paris three Texarkana five Tyler six Lufkin at Greenville Iain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Columbus five Milwaukee one Only game scheduled. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION Little Rock six Mobile two Atlanta three Nashville zero Birmingham four Chattanooga two Only games scheduled.
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Jacksonville
Sherman
Henderson
Paris
Texarkana
Tyler
Lufkin
Greenville
Iain
American Association
Columbus
Milwaukee
Southern Association
Little Rock
Mobile
Atlanta
Nashville
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Willow Brook Invitational Golf Set for Aug 30 to Sept 2
The eighth annual Willow Brook Invitational Golf tournament runs August 30 through September 2. The field is limited to a championship flight of 32 players and six flights of 16 players each.
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Tyler
Season Ends With Debt Clearance Plan And Yearly Report
The article states the team aims to finish the season debt free and publish a complete financial statement for the year at season’s end. It emphasizes fiscal transparency and orderly closure of the club's accounts.
Gold Sox Edge Blue Sox In Ninth To Take Opening
Amarillo defeats Abilene 4 to 3 as Jo hn ing Joe Bauman clubs a ninth inning triple after being walked twice. Lamprich homered in the fourth to put Amarillo ahead, Budny and Evans contribute in relief. Bauman’s shot breaks the deadlock in the final frame.
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Amarillo
Johin
Joe Bauman
Amarillo Gold Sox
Abilene Blue Sox
Harry Lamprich
Abilene
Blue Sox
Bauman
Benson
Bill Evans
Joe Budny
Amarilio
Tross
Quevreaux
Matthews
Budny
Evans
Lamprich
Gilchrist Leads West Texas-New Mexico Hitter Race
Young players Var don Gilchrist of Borger and Gordon Goldsberry of Albuquerque top the league batting list as of Aug 20 with .376 and .370 averages respectively. Scope tone slips to .369, Leo Thomas sits fourth. Nell leads doubles with 41 and Bauman holds 39 homers. Goldsberry nears the league triple record of 19 while base stealing pace shows Hayden Greer far ahead.
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Scopetone
Amarillo Gold Sox
Leo Thomas
Abilene
Scope
Amarillo
Lamesa
Jolin
Joe Bauman
Berger
Gordon Nell
Nell
Duke
Goldsberry
Hayden Greer
Jesse James
Albuquerque
Alex de la Garza
Thomas
Junior Golf Qualify Tuesday at Lubbock Country Club
Lubbock youth golfers start 18 hole qualifying for City Junior Golf with three age brackets 12 and under 13 to 15 and 16 to 18. Top 16 in each group advance to match play beginning Thursday with semifinals Friday and final Friday afternoon. Walter Granberry funds trophies and prizes. event aims to become annual.
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Lubbock
Epemen
Lubbock Country Club
Jimmy Goldman
City and Country Club
Walter Granberry
Helium Baking Co
Granberry
Pee-Wee All-Stars Open Series Monday
The Pee-Wee league opens a two out of three series Monday at the Boys Club to decide Lubbock's Pee-Wee baseball championship. Whites and Reds teams feature players from the Tigers White Sox and Red Sox Cards with rosters listed for each side. The final standings show White leading with 22 wins and 4 losses while Reds and Tigers follow. White Sox and Cards played an extra 4-4 game not included in final tallies.
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Boys Club
Lubbock
Reds
Tigers
White Sox
Red Sox
Chester Lindsey
Carroll Walker
Charles Brewer
Weddie Martin
Bobby Young
Kenneth Davis
Gilbert Garcia
Elisio Garcia
Ira Owens
Glenn Akin
Donnie Washington
Kysle Stanley
Edwin Stephens
Roy Ward
Michael Groves
Bobby Henderson
Bobby Jones
Jack Godfrey
Pinkey Owens
Richard Triggs
Jerry Collins
Duane Rampey
Carl Mullins
Jules dJourde
Benny McCullum
Buddy Farris
Perry Heard
Mikie Brady
Dick Cobb
Jimmy Washington
Delbert Henry
Charles Wright
Billy Diamond
Jack Weldon
Pee-Wee
Red
Texas Caddy Ousted In Columbus Tourney
In Columbus Ohio two blond Ohio boys reach a 36 hole final at Ohio State Scarlet course to decide the first National Caddy championship. Clarence Chick Hendrickson of Sandusky defeats Ralph Holguin San Antonio Texas 1 up to reach the final and Tom Nieporte of North College Hill Cincinnati suburbs eliminates Al Vaskovic of Binghamton New York 6 and 5 to set the other finalist. Vaskovic and Holguin play 18 holes tomorrow for third and fourth places.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Scarlet
Clarence
Chick) Hendrickson
Ralph Holguin
San Antonio
Tex
Tom Nieporte
North College Hill
Cincinnati
al Vasko
Series Confab Set for World Series Details
Baseball Commissioner A B Happy Chandler announced a Chicago meeting to arrange World Series details for Monday.
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Chicago
U.P
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Oil Loop Teams Set For Series Tussle
Levelland Refiners meet Seagraves Oilers in the Oil Belt league final series opener at Pat Carterfield. Bill Jones likely starts for Levelland with Don Reeves for Seagraves, while L D Jones and Lefty Courtney are reserves. Final games to be played September 1 in Seagraves.
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Avalanche-Journal
Levelland
Levelland Refiners
Seagraves Oilers
Shaughnessy
Pat Carterfield
Hi Haven
Bill Jones
Patsy Gentry
Don Reeves
L. D. Jones
Lefty
Bill
Oilers
Lefty Courtney
Reeves
Courtney
Odessa Links Meet Set for September Invitation Tourney
Odessa announces the Odessa Invitation Amateur Golf tournament will run September 5 to 8. A strong Texas and New Mexico field is expected with a large Lubbock delegation to challenge noted players including Jimmy Goldman Alfred Holton Chick Trout Jr Raymond Marshall Edgar Doherty Kay Bradshaw and Weldon Counts.
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Odessa
Texas
New Mexico
Lubbock
South Plains
Jimmy Goldman
Alfred Holton
Chick Trout
Raymond Marshall
Plainview
Edgar Doherty
Kay Bradshaw
Weldon Counts
Crosbyton Triumphs 12-6 Over Jaycees in Exhibition
Crosbyton softball team won 12 to 6 against Lubbock Jaycees at Webster Field behind six hit pitcher Charles Van. Billy Ashley hit two home runs to pace Crosbyton, while Tuffy Nabors Blackwell and Campbell led the Jaycees with two hits each. Nabors handled center field without an error in seven chances.
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Crosbyton
Charles van
Lubbock
Jaycees
Websterfield
Billy Ashley
Tuffy Nabors
Blackwell
Campbell
Nabors
van and Buck, Walthall and Sellers
Coach Haffernish Named Mercedes Junior High Coach
Harry L. Haffernish of El Campo is named Mercedes Junior High coach by Superintendent Leon R. Graham. Haffernish captained the University of Texas track team in 1941-42.
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Mercedes
Harry L. Haffernish
el Campo
Leon R. Graham
Haffernish
University of Texas
Dodgers Rally Past Reds 5 4 On Reiser Whitman Homers
Brooklyn Dodgers defeat Cincinnati Reds 5 4 as Pete Reiser hits his 11th homer and Dick Whitman adds his second in the ninth inning after Eddie Stanky start. Reds lead 4 2 before late surge in eighth and ninth.
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Cincinnati
Pete Reiser
Dick Whitman
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Eddie Stanky
Reiser
Whitman
Brooklyn
Gregs
Casey
Behrman
Lombardi
Edwards
Heusser
Mueller
Galan
Haas
Hatton
Libke
Walker
Greig
Gregg
Cubs Top Braves 8-2 to Take 2-1 Series Lead
Chicago 8 Boston 2 as Emil Kush relieves Passeau in the third. Rickert, Waitkus, and Cavarretta drive RBIs. Waitkus homers. Kush earns the win. Lee suffers the loss in Boston.
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CUBS
Braves
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Emil Kush
Claude Passeau
Boston
Lee
Wietelmann
Wallace
White
Brady
Passeau
Rush
Livingston
Rickert
Cavarretta
Waitkus
Holmes
Fernandez
Sturgeon
aWitkus
Hopp
Kush
Balk
Giants Pound Pirates In 8-1 Route At Pittsburgh
Giants batter three Pittsburgh hurlers for 12 hits in an 8-1 win. Voiselle allowed three hits and one earned run in his first start in two weeks, with Cooper and Lanning the Pittsburgh pitchers. Gordon and Voiselle drove in two runs each. Young and Graham also contributed RBIs. Attendance 5,260.
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Giants
Pittsburgh
Bill Voiselle
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
New York
Voiselle
Cooper
Lanning
Heitzelman
Hallett
Salkeld
Brown
Gordon
Young
Graham
Fletcher
Marshall
Whitehead
Russell
Heintzelman
San Angelo Wins State Softball Title In 1-0 Tilt
San Angelo captured the state TAAF softball tournament crown with a 1-0 victory over Grand Prairie. The winning run came in the ninth when R W Or an hit a double scoring Barnel Nalish. Roy Weeks pitched a five-hit game for the win while Forrest Kennedy took the loss. Dallas beat Galveston 6-4 for third place after two decisive runs in the 10th inning.
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Austin
San Angelo
Grand Prairie
R. W. Rowan
Barnel Nalish
Roy Weeks
Forrest Kennedy
Dallas
Galveston
Roland Ferguson
Russell Rae
Legion Nine To Meet Amherst Club Today
The Lubbock American ace senior team meets the Amherst American Legion nine at 3 pm this afternoon at Chapman Field. Big Walter Williams, an AAF veteran, is expected to pitch for the locals.
Local Fighter McDowell Prepares for Sept 3 Austin Bout
Bill McDowell a Lubbock resident and former Dallas fighter trains under Bert Kahn after Navy discharge. He faces Texas state light-heavy champion Tommy Attra in Austin on Sept 3 and later meets Frankie Augustain in Los Angeles on Sept 13. McDowell built a strong record in New Orleans Dallas and Houston before service.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Bert Kahn
Bill M McDowell
Dallas
McDowell
Navy
Kahn
Tommy Attra
Austin
Frankie Augustain
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Houston
Armed Services
Bronx Steve Belloise
100 To 1 Shot Scores Great Turf Victory
Eternal Reward a brown colt trained by Bobby Campbell won the $102,250 American Derby at Washington Park in Chicago racing at 101.80 to 1. The challenger surged to victory by two and three quarters lengths ahead of Pellicle with The Dude close behind in third.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Bobby Campbell
Forever Yours
Hal Price
Pellicle
al Gaul
the Dude
Oklahoma City Driver Wins Thrilling Midget Feature
Jay Booth tops a packed Panhandle South Plains show edging Cotton Musick for top money in the 20 lap final. Red Dowdy places third with Eddie Carmichael also in winning mix in the helmet dash. Ted Parker dominates heats and semifinals but settles for near top honors in the feature.
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Jay Booth
Oklahoma City
Panhandle-South Plains Speedway
Cotton Musick
Red Dowdy
Dallas
Eedie Carmichael
Dowdy
Bud Camden
Ted Parker
J. Y. Wolfe
Jay Kooth
Oklahoma Citys
Red. Dowdy
Wichita Kans
Corky Benson
Lubbock
Eddie Carmichael
Jimmy Handelson
Wichita Falls
Dusty Rhodes
Cotton Musicx
Hogan Faces Oliver In PGA Final Shaped By Heavyweight Lightweight Showdown
In Portland, Ben Hogan and Ed Oliver advanced to the 36 hole final of the 1946 PGA Championship. Hogan, 135 pounds, defeated Jimmy Demaret 10 and 9 after 11 under par rounds. Oliver, 207 pounds, defeated Harold McSpaden 6 and 5 and eliminated defending champion Byron Nelson 1 up in the quarter finals.
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Portland
Ore
Belin
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Porky? Oliver
Wilmington
Del
Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Tex
Oliver
Harold McSpaden
Sanford
White Hogan
Byron Nelson
Amateur Links Meet Enters Final Round
Frank Stranahan of Toledo and Smiley Quick of Inglewood advanced to the 36 hole final of the Great Lakes Amateur Golf tournament in Lake Forest Illinois. Stranahan beat Jim Frisina 2 and 1 and then Palmer Maxwell 6 and 4. Quick defeated Sid Richardson 6 and 5 and Bill Cambell 4 and 2 to reach the final.
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Lake Forest
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Smiley Quick
Inglewood
Calif
Great Lakes
Stranahan
Jim Frisina
Taylorville
Ill
Palmer Maxwell
Highland Park
Quick
Sid Richardson
Northwestern University
Bill Cambell
Huntington
W. Va
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
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