Ninth Inning Single Gives Clippers Victory Over Hubbers
In Corpus Christi, the Clippers rallied from a 2-0 deficit with five seventh inning runs and a ninth inning walk off hit by Preacher Williams. Earl Hamman scored the decisive run, after two singles and a costly error set up the finish.
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Clippers
Hubbers
Avalanche-Journal
Corpus Christi
Preacher Williams
Earl Hamman
Corpus Christi Clippers
Tubbock Hubbers
Bill Whitley
Hamman
Sugar
Ray Robinson
Bill Hain
Joe Christian
Keith Carpenter
Lubbock
Don Smith
Williams
Smith
Muniz
Fimrth
Hain
Roy Cato
Ron Lacey
Don Edinger
Lacey
Leo Posada
Whitley
Christian
Carpenter
Hal Lockwood
E. C. Leslie
Bill Lajoie
Charley Ferrante
Toth
al Zebrowski
Bobby Barron
Chuck Thomas
Gary Kolod
Munday
Scott, Hodde reach Hobbs finals in upset filled tourney
Defending champ Arlyn Scott of Odessa advances to the Hobbs Invitational final set after ousting New Mexico youths Bob Meiring and Chris Blocker. Henry Hodde Jr. shocks Marcelino Moreno 1 up in quarterfinals, then eliminates Buddy Branum to reach the semifinal showdown.
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Charles Gillespie
Avalanche-Journal
Hobbs
Arlyn Scott
Odessa
Marcelino Moreno
Midland
Scott
New Mexico
Bob Meiring
Roswell
Chris Blocker
Jal
Henry Hodde Jr
Hodde
Moreno
Buddy Branum
Branum
Lubbock
Hal Taylor
South Plains
Dave Lawson
Frank Freer
Lamesa
Freer
Ralph Johnson
Lawson
Frank McDonald
Max Hancock
Johnson
Billy Walker
McDonald
Jim Morgan
Loving
Chris Blacker
Buck Jordan
Henry Hodde
Marcelina Moreno
Hal Tastor
Luntiock
Hobbs Invitational Golf Results Feature Wide Bracket Play
Complete results from the Hobbs Invitational Golf Tournament list quarterfinals and later rounds across five flights. Notable names include Arlyn Scott and Hodde of Hobbs, Midland and Andrews players advancing, with multiple Hobbs entries in each flight and several close matches decided by one up or 2-1 margins.
Today's Sermon RBI Showdown Highlights Baseball Game
In a high scoring outing Lubbock hosts Corpus Christi 3 1. Muniz 3 Davis 5 Zehbrowski 1 Toth 1 Robinson 1. Smith Hain Whitley Williams Carpenter. Davis earns win while Robinson takes loss. Final time 2 40. Buddy- Walsh and Batten listed for fielding, no further context.
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E-Gosney
Hain
Rbi-Smith
Whitley
Christian
Carpenter
Williams
Smith
Hrsmith
S-Leslie
Gosney
Lubbock
Corpus Christi
Bb-Muniz
Davis
Zehbrowski
Toth
Robinson
So-Muniz
Homuniz
Zehrowski
Thacker
R-Er Munitz
L-Robinson
U-Walsh
Batten
Lubrocer
Leslie
Lassie
Queen of the Fairs star shines on Concord court
New Hampshire 1956 Queen of the Fairs Patty Buteau 17 Lancaster High School senior scored 1004 points in four years on the girls basketball team.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Patty Buteau
Lancaster High School
Britishers Win Curtis Cup Top Americans Upset In Meet
Britain defeats the United States 5 4 at Prince's course to recapture the Curtis Cup in a wind shaken contest. Polly Riley and Pat Lesser fall to Mrs. Roy Smith and Mrs. George Valentine as Angela Ward and Elizabeth Price deliver crucial wins. Margaret Smith and Barbara Romack were the lone American victors.
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Sterling Slappey
Sandwich
England
America
Roy Smith
George Valentine
Prince's
Muirfield
Scotland
United States
Miss Riley
Mrs. Smith
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
Angela Ward
Mary Ann Downey
Baltimore
Mrs. Valentine
Pat Lesser
Seattle
U. S
Miss Romack
Janette Robertson
John Beharrell
Joe Conrad
San Antonio
Tex
Goldman Wins Texas Amateur Title In Family Handoff
David Goldman Jr. of Dallas defeated Jim Hiskey of the University of Houston 2 and 1 to claim the Texas Amateur golf championship. It marked the first father son victory in the state’s 50 year history, with Goldman following his 1955 title and linked to former champ Ray Kenny as his uncle.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Dallas
David Goldman Jr
Jim Hiskey
University of Houston
David
Spec) Goldman
Ray Kenny
David Goldman
Goldman
Southern Methodist
Hiskey
Southern Methodist University
Warren Higgins
Terry Morrow
Nacogdoches
Herb Durham
Bobby Goetz
Arlington
Oklahoma A&m
O'Hara Watts
Texas
Goldman Sr
Watts
John Cain
Sweetwater
Texas Tech
Coaching School Prep Praised by Texas Coaches Executive
L. W. McConachie of the Texas High School Coaches Association reports the annual Coaching School in Lubbock shaping up well after meetings with Texas Tech, local schools, hotels, and the Chamber of Commerce. He notes smoother preparations and smiles from Tom Pruett as facilities and social plans for coaches wives are finalized for the five day event.
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Texas High School Coaches Association
L. W. McConachie
Texas Tech
Chamber of Commerce
McConachie
Lubbock
Pruett
Tom Pruett
Corpus Christi
Fleck Fires 69 in Golf Day Observance at Oak Hills
Jack Fleck defending National Open champion shot 69 at Oak Hills Country Club on National Golf Day in Rochester New York. Faye Crocker of Montevideo Uruguay posted 80 while over 200000 golfers nationwide played and those with better scores earned special medals from the PGA. Fleck opened 34 then 35, Crocker went 41 and 39, with pastOpen and women’s champions noted in context.
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Rochester
N. Y
Jack Fleck
Faye Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Oak Hills Country Club
Professional Golfers’ Association
Fleck
Miss Crocker
Sime Smashes 220 Record In 20 Flat
Sime of Duke races to a 20.00 seconds 220 yard mark at the Central California AAA meet in Sanger California breaking the world record and beating Fresno State’s Mike Agostini who clocked about 20.4 seconds. Earlier Sime tied world records in the 100 yard dash and Navy sprinter Jack Davis tied the 120 yard high hurdles.
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Sanger
Calif
Duke
Dave Sime
Central California
Sime
Navy
Jack Davis
Southern California
Mel] Patton
Fresno State
Mike Agostini
Mike
Tech Football Schedule Set For 1956 Southwest Tests
Three Southwest Conference games are set for Texas Tech in 1956 Baylor visits Waco on September 29 Texas A&M comes to Dallas on October 6 and TCU plays in Lubbock on November 10.
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Texas Tech
Baylor
Waco
Texas Aem
Dallas
Texas Christian University
Lubbock
Four Tech basketball recruits join for next fall
Texas Tech announced the first four scholarship players for next season. One student posted a 96 high school average, another a 93, a third carried an 8 7 high school record, and the fourth posted only one B or lower grade across four years.
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Texas Tech
Gary Moore
Marathon
Iowa
Mt Washington Ski Ravine Extends Season Into June
Tuckerman's Ravine on Mt. Washington New Hampshire remains the region's only true snow bowl east of the Rockies offering skiing into June at times.
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MT. Washington
N. H
Tuckerman’s Ravine
Rockies
New Hampshire Ranks Fifth in Shoe Production in 1955
New Hampshire, among the smallest states, ranked fifth nationwide in footwear production for 1955.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Tech camp praised for compact, ideal facilities
McConachie lauds Texas Tech setup including air conditioned auditorium, coliseum, two practice football fields, and dorm rooms at 1.50 per day for visiting coaches. He notes weather favorable, but predicts fewer South Texas coaches traveling than West Texans, with last year near 2000 attendees and 1600 to 1700 desired this year.
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Tech
McConachie
Texas Tech
THSCA
South
Texas
South Texas
20000 Expected For Football Game In Lubbock
Eck Curtis says 18000 to 20000 will attend the football game at Polk Robison Coliseum. Tickets set at 2 with high school students admitted for 50 cents in the end zone. McConachie praises Polk Robison and outlines plans with lights, watches, a singer, an organ, a waving flag, and area bands to boost the event.
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Eck Curtis
Lubbock Schools
MecConachie
Polk Robison
Polk
McConachie
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Fran McDonald
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Jacque Stoltz
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B. Poole
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Johnny Rodgers
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Jack Russell
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Dick Kimbrough
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D. D. Bodie
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Ken Chambers
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Harry Pippin
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Harry Goble
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Woodrow Speck
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Bill Ford
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J. M. Bryant
F. F. Hardison
Eure Ice
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Frank Myers
Zack Gibson
Levington
Jack Lee
Iraan
A. G. Noble
George Graves
Luke Cole
Roy Green
C. M. McMasters
Bob Pritchett
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Jack Watts
van Horn
Tip Windom
George Laflin Hobbs
Mike Furrey
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