Levelland Golf Spotlight Sees Upsets and Early Exits
Raymond Marshall loses to Al Holton in the Levelland Country Club Invitation while Billy Erfurth and Jim Reiger face unusual rule consequences. Medalists Dick Martin and Louis Burtner stumble in early rounds as 36 holes of finals loom with 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. tee times.
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Levelland
Raymond Marshall
Billy Erfurth
Levelland Country Club
Marshall
al Holton
Lubbock
Erfurth
Dick Martin
Dallas
Louis Burtner
Oklahoma City
Martin
Fen
Dick Jennings
Milo Clark
Roland Adams
Reiger
Kenneth
Seaa
Holton
Seers Gesceanse
Veers
Ralph Johnson
Bobby Wright
Braves Edge Pirates in 4-3 Narrow Victory
Milwaukee Braves ride Ebba St. Clair's clutch two-out fly to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. Don Liddle earned the win before Lew Burdette relief. Eddie Mathews hit his 28th homer, lifting Milwaukee to a close result in a tight NL contest.
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Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Ebba St. Claire
Andy Pafko
Milwaukee Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Braves
Don Liddle
Lew Burdette
Jim Waugh
Eddie Mathews
Mathews
Queen, Box
Hetki
Ees
Ue Ea
R — Ton
Pafko
Adstock
J. O'Brien
O'Connell
A Claire
Logan
O'’Connell
O'Brien
Hr—Mathews
Adcock
Liddie Logan
E. O'Brien
Smith
Burdette
So—Liddle
Ho—Liddle
Waugh Tin
Waugh
Liddle
Liddie
L— Waugh
A—Roberts Goetz
Dascoll, Secory
Yankees Wallop Browns for 13-2 Victory
By STAN MOCKLER Yankee pitcher Jim McDonald earned a 6-3 win record as he shut down the St. Louis Browns for seven hits allowed. He also contributed at the plate with two singles driving in three runs and a timely bunt to move a runner into scoring position in Saturday action.
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Campanella
Dodgers
St. Louis
Belardi
al Schoendienst
Stan Musial
Slaughter
Ray Jablonski
Reese
Snider
Hodges
Meyer
Cardinals
Robinson
Ben Wade
Dodger
Brooklyn
Hemus
Gilam
Scofeld
O Reese
Sendast
Musial
Sisler
Rice
Cox
Mever
Presko
Hughes
Miller
Birch
Wade
H Lowrey
Clark
Stan Mockler
Jim McDonald
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Yogi Berra
McDonald
Yankees
Irv Noren
Joe Collins
Bill Renna
Phil Rizzuto
Don Larsen
Gil McDougald
Hank Bauer
Jim Dyck
Berra
Renna
Rizzuto
Blyzka
Mike Blyzka
Yanks
Noren
Collins
McDougald
Johnny Groth
Dick Kokos
New York
Mdgid
Groth
Carey
Youns
Martin
Berry
Bauer
Kokos
Wertz
Silvera
Kyhskiiz
Dyck
Renna, If
Huntress
An] Rizuto
Lisen
Paetindaiga
Blyzkap
Yankees Extend Lead. White Sox Sweep Washington
In a tight race the Yankees stay four games ahead of the Chicago White Sox who prepare for a Sunday doubleheader. The Sox defeated Washington on Saturday to bolster their push.
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Yanks
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Washington
Chisox
Chicago
Rod and Rifle in Texas and New Mexico fishing notes
Local fishermen report strong catches across Texas and New Mexico with rainbow and German brown trout in Rio Pecos Chama and other lakes. Dan Fenley and party fished Pecos catching 50 in one night and 125 total. other Lubbock anglers report large catfish hauls and bass fishing. The piece also covers skeet champion Joe Kirk Fulton and various state hunting seasons and fishing conditions in multiple water bodies.
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Texas
New Mexico
Bill Bailey
The
Santa Fe New Mexican
Rio
Pecos
Chama
Dan Fenley
A J
Jim
John McDonald
Dan
Lubbock
Harry Adams
H. M. Chick
Jelly” Brown
South Plains
New Mexico Game and Fish Department
Eagle Nest Lake
George Hanson
Tom Holder
Taos
Blue Lake
Latir Lake
Red River
Santa Barbara
Cowles
Fenton Lake
Cebolla
Jemez
Silver City
West Fork
Gila
Wall Lake
Bear Canyon
Bluewater
Elephant Butte
Caballo
Conchas Dam
Tom Rogers
Finals To Be Held Wednesday Hobbs Junior Golf Tour
The Hobbs Com etry Club Junior Invitation Golf Tournament runs from tomorrow to finals Wednesday with four national open spots. Rex Baxter Jr. seeks to defend his title amid 65 entrants from Hobbs Amarillo Midland Odessa Lubbock Abilene and more. no entry fee and trophies for all winners.
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Hobbs
Hobbs Cometry Club
Rex Baxter Jr
Amarillo
Raymond Leggetts
Midland
Baxter
Lubbock
Odessa
Big Spring
Roswell
Eunice
Iraan
Carlsbad
Abilene
Dave Moody
Neal Scomers
John Farquhar
Floyd R. Smith
Robert R. Madden
Bobby Westfall
Bob Holcomb
Steve Noble
Henry Whitley Jr
Alvin Neal
Dode Forrester
Green
Women's AAU Meet Opens Friday in San Antonio Spotlight on Stella Walsh
San Antonio hosts the Women's National AAU championships at Alamo Heights Stadium Friday and Saturday. Notable entrants include Stella Walsh leading a field of champions such as Catherine Hardy of Ft. Valley Gina Darnowski Mabel Landry Amelia Bart Janet Dicks Marjorie Larney and Mézron Brown. Walsh will race for a Berkeley team as other winners from 1952 also compete across events including sprints hurdles jumps and throws.
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San Antonio
Stella Walsh
Iyhead
Alamo Heights Stadium
Catherine Hardy
Ft. Valley
Constance Darnowski
Rooklyn
Mabel Landry
Chicago
Amelia Bart
Providence
R. I
Janet Dicks
Harrisburg
Marjorie Larney
New York
Ron Brown
Deer Park
Texas
Walsh
Berkeley
Enos Slaughter Plays in Two World Series Wins
Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals appeared in the 1942 and 1946 World Series and contributed to both championships. In the 1946 series he scored the winning run against the Boston Red Sox.
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Enos Slaughter
Cardinals
Red Sox
Front Runners Hold Big Leads Across City Softball Leagues
City League leaders Avalanche Journal and others sit atop divisions as teams trade wins and losses.J. Y. Jordan pitched a no hitter and a six hitter this week while Nina Hobbs returned to the mound and Thomas Trinket, three no hitters, had started at first due to an arm injury.
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Modern Manor
Presbyterian Emmanuel
New Deal Churches
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Westminster Presbyterian
Bell Dairy
Avalanche Journals
Bennett Motor
Southwestern Bell
New Deal
American Church League
Presbyterian & Emmanuel
National Church League
J. Y. Jordan
Bill Lingle
Willie Turner
Nina Hobbs
Thomas Trinket
Avalanche-Journal
Ken Bozeman Auctioneers
Tennessee Dairy
Payne Oil Co
Eethet
Morton Quality Foods
Peeeaee
Hemphill Wells
Lights Up Wins Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Park
Lights Up, a six year old Kentucky bred horse trained to victory by Jack Westrope, won the $100,000 Sunset Handicap at Hollywood Park after a stretch duel with Endowment. Endowment paid $51 to place and $6.50 to show, while Lights Up returned $15.60 and $11.60. Fleet Bird of Calumet Farm, with A Gleam and Dixie Lad, finished two lengths back in third. Time was 2:41 1/5 for 1 5/8 miles, just off the track record.
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Inglewood
Calif
INS —C. H. Jones and Sons
Lights Up
Hollywood Park
Jack Westrope
Clifford Movers
Endowment
Fleet Bird
Calumet Farm
A Gleam
Dixie Lad
Calumet
Florida Colleges Post Strong 1952 53 Hoops Records
The 1952 53 intercollegiate season saw every University of Florida athletic team finishing with more wins than losses. The report highlights overall success across programs and reflects a strong academic year in Gator athletics.
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University of Florida
Doyle Traylor and James Duncan Named to Texas Oil Bowl Squad
Doyle Traylor of Temple and James Blain Duncan of Terrell were selected for the Texas squad to play Oklahoma in the Oil Bowl in Wichita Falls on August 21. Traylor was an all-state quarterback and on the All-America schoolboy team, earning recognition as Texas’ outstanding schoolboy player last season.
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State Game and Fish Commission
Panhandle
Texas
Pecos River
Wichita Falls
Doyle Traylor
Temple
James Blain Duncan
Oklahoma
Traylor
Armadillo Classified As Sloth Relative
A curious claim notes that the armadillo is a member of the sloth family, reflecting a misunderstood animal relationship.
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Sloth
Little Imp Triumphs in Governor's Handicap at Narragansett
Little Imp, the outsider in a six horse field, defeated Soldier Son the 9 to 10 favorite by a length and a quarter in Narragansett Park's governor's handicap. Rush Prince finished third, five lengths behind Soldier Son over a sloppy track in the mile and an eighth race valued at 11 500 dollars.
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Pawtucket, R.I
Little Imp
Soldier Son
Narragansett Park
Rush Prince
Armadillo Weighs 10 to 17 Pounds
The animal's weight in the report ranges between ten and seventeen pounds, indicating a notable size for an armadillo. The description emphasizes a broad weight span and avoids additional context about habitat or behavior.
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Jimmy Joe Reiger
Lubbock City Recreation Dertment
John Markham
Markham
John
Jack Woods
Woods
Pirates
N.Y
Wayne Belardi
Ebbets Field
Russ Meyer
Ed Hughes
Billy Cox
Junior Gilliam
Pee Wee Reese
Stu Miller
Cardinal
Joe Presko
Duke Snider
Jackie Robinson
Gil Hodges
Roy Campanella
Carl Furillo
Cliff Chambers
Brownfield
Wolfforth
Hurtwood
Bob Galey
Abe Beckman
Ranchland Hill Country Club
Chambers
St. Louis Co
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Musia
Tablonski
Furillo
Berardi
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Jablonski
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Egrorer
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Willard Marshall
Philadelphia Phillies
Jackie Collum
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Reds
Jim Konstanty
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Phila
Bridges
Wikus
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Mishil
Lopatac
Ladrith
Jones
McMinis
Kznskiss
Knstatip
Hansen
a-Ryan
Prrson
Givno
Stanty
Peterson
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Boggess
Pinelli
Engela
A—S
Hoyt Wilhelm
Whimp
Lown
Leonardo
Smpson
Pollet
Fondy
Kiner
Sauer
Jackson
Cavaretta
Lockman
Dark
Thompson
Irvin
Thomson
Westrum
Wilhelm
E—Smalley
Ibi
Metkovich
Smalley
Serena
Fonds
Spencer
BB Hacker
Hearn
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Jansen
Ho—Hacker
Daoeners
Simpson Q
Hacker
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L— Hacker
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Gorman
Donatelli
Conlan
St. Cincinnati
Bell
Kluszewski
Greengrass
Mars
E—Kluszewski
Waitkus
RBI
Gree
Kazanski
Lopata
Wallop Browns
Rod
By Bill Hart
Curtis Lebow
Abernathy
Missus
Harold McCune
Glennon Selke
Mack
Lake Nosworthy
San Angelo
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Lebow
Joe Doran
Sgt
Ray White
Sweetwater
Doran
Joe Kirk Fulton
Fulton
Miranda
Ie Ek Rei
Pets
Kokos Collins
Wate
Collina
Shenna
Eee SB
Mc Dougald
Dvck
Kronecki Carey
Coline
Bb— Larsen
Go Ceonald
Paren Ee
Me Ae Ee
Odie
Ia iv McDonaid
L Larsen
Napp
Passarella
Grieve
Bosox
Detroit
Hoot Evers
Sammy White
Boston
Detroit Tigers
Briggs Stadium
Milt Bolling
Ted Lepcio
Billy Goodman
Evers
Dick Gernert
Floyd Baker
White
Ivan Delock
Billy Hoeft
Orr
Kuennse
Bogan
Kell
Delock
Herbert
Baker White
Bolling
Kuenn
Batts
Lund
Nieman
Delsing
Kue Priddy
Southern Hills Country Club
Tulsa
Sam Gmeth
Monmouth Park
Gelf
Dedmiston
Baker Company
Beuwwier
Employees League
Veterans Administration
West Texas Gas
Bell Dairy Products
Modern Manors Shoppers
Woody Tire Co
Arthur Lay Produce Eae
Trinity Baptist
Asbury Methodist Redeemer Lutheran
College Ave. Baptist
First Baptist
Arnett Benson Baptist
Seneee
Pet Presbyterian & Emmanuel
First Christian Tebeee Eens East Side Baptist
Esse Oweee
Shepherd King Lutheran
Highland Baptist
Sunset Handicap
Thriftway
Thriftway Leas
United Finance & Thrift
United Finance & Thrift Corporation
Broadway
Lubbock, Texas
Chevrolet
Kuykendall Chevrolet
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