Kirby's Bat Still Plagues Big State League Hurlers
Port Arthur star Jim Kirby leads the Big State League hitters with a .396 average and 28 hits in 41 games as he drives his team’s offense. Oscar Rodrigues, Joe Christian, and Danny Ozark chase him in runs and total bases while other sluggers like Palazzini Lajoie and Kneuper hunt for milestones.
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Port Arthur
Jim Kirby
Friend News Service
Hiet
Gardner
Oscar Rodriguez
Waco
Handy
Andy
Joe Christian
Corpus Christi
Danny Ozark
Wichita Falls
Spudder
Homer
Ozark
Julio Palazzini
Kirby
Rodrigues
Don LeJohn
Wichita Fas
Bill Lajoie
Elbert Isreal
Abilene
Williams
Ossie Walker
Gene Hurych
Leo Spencer
Ramon Salgado
Red Sox Lead Optimist Pee Wee Standings in Lubbock
The Red Sox top the Pee Wee League with an 11-3 record, four games ahead of second place. Dodgers and Yankees sit tied for second at 7-7. Tommy Nelson leads batting at .686, Doug Robinson trails at .539, and Charles Ewing owns a 30–2 pitching line as the league’s top hurler.
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Rbi Rotor
Arthur
Waite
Cowie
Wiehlta
Jetoria
Waco
Corpus Christi
Texas City
Abilene
Peome Mcompiete
Flayerolce
RAI Rover Kirby
Tolle
Palazzin
Rodriquez
Lelonn
Hermino Cortes
Joe
Christian
Davidson
Carpenter
Zx Oan
Bel Rio
Abile
Greene
Cc Us
Spencer PA
Swaringen
Ritchie
Davis
Lagole
Smith
Ema
Red Sox
Pee Wee
Lubbock Boys
Dodgers
Yankees
Tommy Nelson
Doug Robinson
Charles Ewing
Pirates Gu
Tommy Nelsn
Red Son
Doug Revunson
Deane Weight
Gage Pirntes
Tommy ‘Atemann
Piralen
Gharie Bains
Ing Te Rohingsa
Ny Hardin
Yanke
Stuart Eyes Record For Season Homers
Lincoln slugger Dick Stuart, already hitting 45 homers in 102 games for the Lincoln Chiefs, seeks the Western League season mark and then the all-time West league record. He pursues 49 to tie the circuit record and 72 for the all-time mark, aiming over the next stretch.
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Lincoln
Neb
Dick Stuart
Lincoln Chiefs
Stuart
Joe Bauman
Roswell
Minors Await Fund Vote Results in Baseball Leagues
In Columbus Ohio minor league president George Trautman says results of a mail vote by 27 presidents will arrive in about 10 days. The proposal seeks a $100000 fund drawn from the national association treasury to aid hard pressed teams and would be administered by Trautman. Vince McNamara of the Pony League sent the resolution. Seven other minor league presidents documented the effort.
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Columbus
Ohio
George Trautman
Trautman
Vince McNamara
Pony League
National Association Treasury
Carpenter to join Goodyear basketball team
Texas Tech center Eugene Carpenter from Big Spring will start with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in Akron on September 1 and seeks a spot on the company basketball squad. He was Techs high scorer in the 68 87 loss to Southern Methodist at Wichita last spring. Ex Raider Jim Reed begins work with Phillips 66 in Bartlesville this summer.
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Texas Tech
Eugene Carpenter
Big Spring
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
Carpenter
Red Raiders
Tech
Southern Methodist
Wichita
Kans
Jim Reed
Pine Bluff
Ark
Phillips 66
Bartlesville
Okla
Du-Wayne Blackshear
Mountainair, M. M
Triple Main Event Set For Wednesday at Fair Park Coliseum
A three bout card headlines Bob Orton versus Tokyo Joe with a no time limit. Hans Schnable faces Art Nelson in the second bout and Hal Burdett teams with Rip Rogers against Dizzy Davis and Gene LaBelle in the third. Ticket lines and advance pickup noted.
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Bob Orton
Tokyo Joe
Sled Allen
Fair Park Coliseum
Hans
Schnable
Art Nelson
Hal Burdett
Rip Rogers
Dizzy Davis
Gene LaBelle
Orton
Allen
Joe
Nelson
LaBelle
Davis
Burdgett
Rodgers
Burdgette
Rogers
Porterhouse Wins Lake and Flowers at Hollywood Park
Porterhouse captured the 27,300 Lake and Flowers Handicap at Hollywood Park by more than a length in six furlongs. The colt ridden to victory by top weight 124 pounds edged Scent and Moolah Bux with a 1 08 flat time near the track mark as 45,000 fans watched.
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Alan Kahn
Inglewood
Calif
Porterhouse
Hollywood Park
Llangollen
Swaps
Scent
Moolah Box
Moolah Bux
Monaghan Farms
Hurst Philpot
Cyclotron
Endaveer II
Close Race in Optimist League Action and Packers Signings
In the Optimist Junior League the race remains tight after 10 games with the Red Sox at 6 4 leading the Yankees and Dodgers tied at 5 5. Merlin Garrett holds a .625 batting mark while Don Ewing of the Pirates carries three wins and no losses. In Green Bay Wisconsin Halfoackohn Popson and guard Bob Margotto have signed to join the Packers for the coming season. Popson played at Furman University and Margotto is a Wisconsin State College graduate.
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Optimist Boys Club
Red Sox
Yankees
Dodgers
Merlin Garrett
Don Ewing
The
Pirates
Green Bay, Wis
Halfoackohn Popson
Bob Margotto
Green Bay Packers
Popso
Furman University
Margotto
Wisconsin State College
Patricia McCormick Plans Philippines Bullfights
Pat McCormick, a 26 year old American bullfighter from West Texas State College fame, plans to travel to the Philippines in August to stage bullfights. She aims to import 30 bulls from Portugal to Manila and will appear with Antonio Dos Santos and Pepe Luis Vazquez. She is listed to fight in Chihuahua and Tijuana in late July.
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Pat McCormick
Philippines
Laredo
Tex
Patricia McCormick
West Texas State College
Ened
Portugal
Manila
Antonio Dos Santos
Pepe Luis Vazquez
Chichuahua
Tijuana
Baja California
Wisconsin Guard Candidate for Phillips 66 Cage Team
Dick Miller, a 6-1 guard from the University of Wisconsin who averaged 19.1 points per game last season, is a candidate for the Phillips 66 basketball team for next season. Coach Gerald Tucker announced the offer after seeing him at the National AAU tournament in Denver where he played with the Milwaukee Allen Bradleys. Miller has joined Phillips Petroleum Co. with headquarters in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
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Bartlesville Okla
Dick Miller
University of Wisconsin
Phillips 66
Gerald Tucker
Miller
Wisconsin
Tucker
Denver
Milwaukee Allen Bradleys
Phillips Petroleum Co
Briggs Bidders Offer Executive Job For Tigers
Walter C. Briggs Jr. known as Spike, top Detroit Tigers official, faces multiple buyout bids from eight syndicates. He may stay in baseball but could depart as owner of the Tigers, with five bidders seeking his continued role in an executive capacity.
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Dave Diles
Detroit
Walter C. Briggs Jr
Spike
Detroit Tigers
Briggs Stadium
Briggs
Tigers
Higest
The
Tech golfers eye NCAA title after strong showing
Texas Tech's golf pros look toward the NCAA championship in two years as additions bolster the team. Captain John Farquhar led Tech to solid finishes, with a 614 team total and fine individual scores including Farquhar 151 and Cain 153. Westfall won a first round match while Kaplan fell short by two strokes.
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Texas Tech
Warren Cantrell
Red Raiders
Columbus
Ohio
Tech
John Farquhar
Amarillo
Bud Bradley
Stanford
Farquhar
John Paul Cain
Sweetwater
Don Kaplan
Borger
Bobby Westfall
Houston
Cougars
Purdue
North Texas State
Oklahoma A&m
Florida State
Notre Dame
Southern California
Louisiana State
North Carolina
Ohio State
Georgia
Oregon
Michigan
Michigan State
Cain
Westfall
Kaplan
Hal McCommas
SMU
Rick Jones
Frank Wharton
LSU
Beard
Scotties Stave Off Dodgers to Maintain Pony League Lead
The Scotties cling to the Southern Pony League lead with a 10-4 record, a half game ahead of the Louthan Dowell Dodgers who have played one fewer game. Holsum Stars sit two games back at 75 percent, while other standings and a note on a 15.3 percent gain in Mexican petroleum output appear in the page’s standings section.
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Scottie Stamps
Scotties
Louthan Dowell Dodgers
Holsum Stars
Fee
Bouthan Dowell Wolsum State Me Chippers Tba
Pioneer Gas Leads Legion League Race
Pioneer Gas tops the American Legion Junior League with a 6-2 record, one-half game ahead of Alderson Cadillac, and leads in batting at .351 while Furt Food holds .878 fielding. C. A. Perdue of Pioneer Gas hits .667 and Tony Chapa has four wins. Schedule notes list four fall track practice meets for the U S Olympic team in Oregon Santa Ana Ontario and San Francisco.
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Pioneer Gas
American Legion
Alderson Cadillac
Loop
Furt Food
C. A. Perdue
Tony Chapa
Los Angeles
Australia
University of Oregon, Santa Ana
Calif.) College
Ontario
Calif
San Francisco
Pet
Pioneer
Alderson
Avalanche Tournal
Alderenn
Reo
Furr
Brad Dunmar
Ton Chana
Terry Smith
Avalanche
Fen Verner
Alderaan
Hayes Aldridge
Ken Rodgers
Gau Ading
AL Perdue
Sai bin ‘Bosd
Douzin
Ron Thompson
Jim Heneon
Purr
Avalanche-Journal
Alderson Cadlilar
Alderson Crailtac
Dunbar
Whenty Ve. Alderson
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Harold Ure
Oral Young Pirates
Peterre Hur
George Es Ing. Vankeen
Meadowbrook
PGA
Warren Cantell
Jey Meture
Phars
Mackenzie Park
Mexican Petroleum Industry
Pioneer Gas Heads Legion League
Q Clothiers
Brady Iitative
Mezzanine Shoe Department
Renny
Nise
Gourd Foods
Ubbock Association of
Grady W. Bownds Agency
Casey-Delaney Company
JH. Brock & Company
Oliver L. Cases Agency
J. W. Chapman & Sons
LE. Davis Insurance Agency
Thord Dockray
Durham-Dunn Agency
Garrett Insurance Service
Clyde C. Jones Agency
Lubbock Insurance Agency
McFarland-Malson Co
Oldhan Company
Phillips Agency
Garnet Reeves Insurancy
Sanford Agency
Walker & Co
Smith & Lott Agency
A. L. Faublon Agency
Kennedy-Edwards Company
Guy L. McAfee
McPherson & Co
CII Peters Agency
Read & Company
Jel Watson Insurance Agcy
Weil Wright Company
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