Locke And Demaret Share Columbus Open Lead
In the Columbus Open, Timmy Demaret and Bobby Locke both carded 138 after 36 holes, sharing the lead while George Payton and Tommy Wright chase with 139 and 140 as darkhorses stay in contention. Payton faltered with key short misses, but remains in striking distance along with Wright.
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Fritz Howell
Associated Press
Columbus
Timmy Demaret
Calif
Bobby Locke
George Payton
Curly
Hampton
Locke
Ton
Payton
Demaret
Tommy Wright
Knoxville
Tenn
Marshall Will Defend Plainview Golf Title
Marshall Shell, the defending Plainview Invitational champion, returns to defend his title as about 109 golfers tee off in the second annual Plainview Country Club event. Club pro Gene Mitchell notes $1,000 in merchandise prizes. rivals include Jack Williams, Chick Trout Sr., Jack Garrett, Obie Bristow, Art McKay, and C. F. McGinnis. The course record 63 by Marshall last year highlighted the field.
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Nview
Raymond Mershell
Plainview
Plainview Country
Gene Mitchell
Jack Wiams
Marshall
Hobbs
N. M
Lubbock
Chick Trout, Sr
Amarillo
Jack Garrett
Amarilo
Obie Bristow
Big Spring
Art McKay
C. F. McGinnis
Pampa
But Why Not Downs Favored Fervent To Win At Arlington
But Why Not won the $93,000 Arlington Classic before 27,009 fans in Chicago, defeating 4-5 favorite Fervent by three quarters of a length. Owned by the King ranch and ridden by Jay Warren Mehriens, she paid $12.20, $4.00, $3.00. Cosmic Bomb finished third, paying $4.20. But Why Not became only the second filly in 19 years to win the race, leading almost from the start and overtaking Fervent shortly after the start.
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Chicago
Fervent
King Ranch
Jay Warren Mehriens
Cosmic Bomb
Becam
City Tennis Tourney Opens Monday With Pairings Set
Lubbock city tennis championship draws 21 men and women entries for the weekend, with play starting Monday at Dupre and Meadowbrook courts. Notables include defending champion Glenn Ivy and 1946 finalist Houston Boyd. First round matches feature Jack Smith versus Charles Beal and Edwin Scudday against B J Beaver, with other pairings on both courts and byes awarded to several top players.
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Lubbock City
Dupre
Meadowbrook
Glenn Ivy
Houston Boyd
Jack Smith
Charles Beal
Edwin Scudday
B. J. Beaver
Jeff Davis
Bud Hyberg
H. A. Spubler
Jim Reynolds
Hubert Burgess
Pat Wiman
Ivy, Boyd
Henry Cunningham
Jack West
Francis Hightower
Glenn Gay
Dave Hester
Wilford Beene
Harvey Mason
B. T. Rucker
Doc Blanchard
Country Club Hosts Mixed Foursome Play At Lubbock
The Lubbock Country Club hosted a nine hole mixed foursome with Caldwell McRee and Schroeder Haynes tying for low gross at 43. Patterson Caldwell claimed low net with 35 while Young Schroeder was runner up with 36. Mrs Trout won the ladies putting contest as Spash and Tubbs tied for second. Hutson Tubbs deadlocked for first in the men’s contest. Schroeder notes mixed foursomes will recur biweekly starting August 8 and mentions a junior tourney qualifier led by Bob Smith with first round pairings announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Caldwell
F. L. McRee
Herb Schroeder
David Haynes
Lubbock Country Club
T. E. Patterson
Charley Young
Herb’ Schroeder
C. M. Trout, Sr
George Spash
Fenner Tubbs
B. F. Hutson
Schroeder
Bob Smith
Smith
Bill Burnett
John Raley
George Canon
Hooper Stiles
Ross Mitchell
Ted Forsythe
John Trout
Chick Trout, Jr
Bedford Raley
Optimists Lead In Junior League Cards and Pee Wee Tie
With two rounds complete the Optimists hold 11 wins and three losses atop the Junior League, while the Pee-Wee leaders the Cardinals and White Sox are tied in a four team circuit. Tigers sit third at eight and seven as Kiwanis and ABC prepare to clash in the next round.
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Cardinals
White Sox
Tigers
Kiwanis
ABC
Rotarians
Elonas Methodist
Saycees
Baldridge Trails Blue Bonnet in South Plains standings
The South Plains softball race tightens in the final week as Baldridge trails Blue Bonnet by a half game with Baldridge having three remaining games and Blue Bonnet two. Primm Drug holds third place. Tahoka must sweep its three remaining games to reach playoffs while Plainview needs one loss to miss. County League playoffs loom with Piggly Wiggly Cloverlake and Jaycees in action. A managers meeting at Wharton Motor in Tohoka today at 3 to set playoff site and eligible players.
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South Plains
Baldridge Bekery
Blue Bonnet Laundry
Blue Bonnet
Baldridge
Tahoka
Primm Drug
Plainview
Tahoke
Piggly-Wiggly
Cloverlake
Jaycees
Building Trades
South Plains League
Wade Holland
Wharton Motor Company
Tohoka
U.S. Plans 500 Athlete Olympic Team for 1948
New York reports a US Olympic committee meeting on Monday will decide to send about 500 athletes to London for the 1948 Games backed by roughly 475000 dollars. The decision follows wartime postponements and the 1936 Berlin Games, with logistics and financing the main hurdles.
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New York
Europe
United States Olympic Committee
Berlin
Tokyo
Helsinki
London
DiMaggio Overtakes Boudreau For AL Batting Lead
Joe DiMaggio tops the American League batting list with a .344 average through July 24, edging Lou Boudreau who slips to .380 in the AL race. Ted Williams and others follow as Mize leads NL with .323 and remains tied for home runs with 28. DiMaggio and Pesky share hits at 115 each. Baumholtz leads NL with 114. Boston and New York teams top hitting in their leagues.
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Milton Richman
United Press
New York
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
DiMaggio
Harry
Ted Williams
Dimaggio Red Sox
Cores Kell
Tigers
Luke Appling
White Sox
Walker
Frank Gustine
Pittsburgh
Johnny Mize
Augie Galan
Cincinnati
Walker Cooper
Giants
Mize
Harry Bercheen
Ralph Kiner
Willard Marshall
Jeff Heath
Browns
Williams
Shall
Joe DiMaggio Spear
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Johnny Pesky
Red Sox
Frank Baumholtz
Reds
Boston Braves
the Tankeesigh
Blue Bonnet Softballers Fall in Tight Duel
In Ban Angelo San Angelo Electric Service beat Blue Bonnet Laundry 3 to 1. Weaks pitched five hits allowed and struck out eleven while Junior Brown yielded six hits and nine strikeouts. Blue Bonnet scored first on an infield hit by Roy Butler in the fourth as Joe Randol was hit by a pitch.
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Blue Bonnet
San Angelo Electric Service
Ban Angelo
Ralph King
Thengelo Electric Service
Blue Bonnet Laundry
Lubbock
Junior Brown
Roy Wesks
San Angelo
Brown
Roy Butler
Joe Randol
LAMESA POLOISTS TOP COLORADO SPRINGS IN semi final
In Colorado Springs, Southern Hills polo team defeated San Antonio 6 5 to reach the Broadmoor final. Earlier Lamesa beat Colorado Springs Ramblers 10 3 as Jim White scored on a single. San Angelo tied the game in the fifth on Clovis Olsak infield single to third, then Bowman's inside the park homer decided it in the sixth.
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Lubbock
Texas
Avalanche
Lamesa
Colorado Springs
Colo
Southern Hills
Colo Do Springs
San Antonio
Tex
Colorado Springs Ramblers
Jim White
San Angelo
Clovis Olsak
L. C. Abbott
R. L. Bowman
Gle
King
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Wanda Rosenbrough
Betty Weaver
South Court
Susie Blackwell
Alfred Strehli
Warne Boy
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Rucker
Beudday
Houston
Lindsey Telfornsreiph
Glenn Gey
Betty ‘Trson
Alene Cunningham
Carla von Roeder
Easle Blackwell
Alfred Strenk
Riede “Rotetrourh
Henry Cunainewene Cunningham
Mouston Bord
Jim Reynolda
Alfred Strehit
Country Club
Peewee
U. S
Infantry
U. S. Regular
U.S. Army
U. S. Army Recruiting Service
Federal Building
West Texas
Fisk Tires
FISK
Ae Fisk West Texas Best Tire
15Th Street
Texas Ave
Primm
Tiesdas
Thoman Tinkere
Gunbgem Foundry
U.S
Draughon
Business College
Bosch
Magneto
Bray
Bluebonnett Ban
Angelo ‘Brown
Aks
Malish
Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama Medical College Library
the Baker Company
14Th St. & Ave
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