Orion Due To Get Second Chance At Myers Title
In Fair Park Coliseum Wednesday, Orion and Bob Orton vie for the Southwestern States title held by Sonny Myers after last week’s no contest due to a technicality. The card features Tokyo Joe vs Wild Red Berry and a tag midget bout with Little Beaver and Cowboy Bradley versus Irish Jackie and Tom Thumb, plus Nelson versus Golden Terror.
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Bob Orton
Beaver
Cowboy Bradley
Jackie
Tom Thumb
Golden Terror
Art Nelson
Orton
Nelson
The
Little Beaver
Canada
Tokyo Joe
Wild Red Berry
Pittsburgh
Shakespeare
Oklahoma Texas All-Staters Sign With Texas Tech
All-state players from Texas and Oklahoma join Texas Tech as scholarship recipients chosen by Coach DeWitt Weaver. Bill English of Oklahoma City is all-Oklahoma at center. Shelby Hudson of McCamey is on the Conference AA All-Texas team. Also signing are Jerry Creager of Pecos and Jerry Stockton of South Taylor.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
DeWitt Weaver
Bill English
Oklahoma City
All-Texas
Shelby Hudson
McCamey
Weaver
Jerry Creager
Pecos
Jerry Stockton
South Taylor High School
Abilene
English
Rex Irwin
Tech
Hudson
Roy Pope
Creager
Garland Matthews
Stockton
S. WY. Box
South Taylor
GAGE STAR TO PLAY FOR DENVER TRUCKERS THIS SEASON
Denver announces Jerry Vayda, NC captain last season, will join the Denver Chicago Truckers. Coach Johnny Dee lauds Vayda as the best guard they played against last year. Vayda stands 6 feet 4 inches and weighs 200 pounds.
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Gage Star
Denver
Jerry Vayda
North Carolina
Denver- Chicago Truckers
Johnny Dee
Truckers
Tartees
Navy Outfielder Smalley Wins EIBL Batting Title
Outfielder David Smalley of Albuquerque New Mexico won the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League batting crown with a .419 average this season according to official statistics released Saturday.
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New York
David Smalley
Albuquerque
N.M
Navy
Red Sox and Dodgers Lead Optimist Club Baseball
The Red Sox and Dodgers pace the Pee Wee League with 4-1 records while the Yankees are 2-4 and Pirates 1-5. In the Junior League the Dodgers lead 1-0 with Pirates 1-1, Yankees 1-1 and Red Sox 0-1. Play began last week as Tommy Nelson hits .765 in Pee Wee and Jerry Hurst .667 in Junior League batting.
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Red Sox
Dodgers
Yankees
Pirates
Tommy Nelson
Jerry Hurst
Red Sox Ceeeresese
Nickie Gage
Billy Hardin
Douglas Robinson
Jimmy McMahan
Joe Bob Leake
Kenneth Young
Darrell Hurst
Jerry Player
Aug. Hurst
Duane Dement
Jerry Smith
Rural Young
Harold Turst
Bill Nelson
Charles Ewing
John Hollingsworth
Doug Robinson
Yankees Tees
Don Ewing
Kenneth Hardy
Yankees Eeees
Merlin Garrett
Chippers Lead In Southern Pony Loop
With week three in the Southern Pony League, the Morton Chippers hold a half game lead over Halsum Bread Stars and Louthan Dowell Dodgers. Scottie Stamps sit fourth, followed by the TBA Chargers and Little Hubbers. Tom Ashton of the Chargers pitched a no hitter against the Scotties at Kuykendall Bennett Field, 42nd Street and Avenue U.
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Morton Chippers
Southern Pony League
Halsum Bread Stars
Louthan-Dowell Dodgers
Scottie Stamps Scotties
TBA Chargers
Little Hubbers
Tom Ashton
Scotties
Kuykendall-Bennett Field
42Nd St
Ave. U
Morton Foods Teh
Beeehs Ae
Seeeeernees
Louthan-Dowell
Saseeeeees
TBA
Chargers
Little Hubbers Ee Ey
Charters
Stars
Dodgers
Hubbers
Chippers
World’s Navies To Bring 10 000 Sailors To Olympics
Melbourne harbor trust chair A D Mackenzie says at least 24 warships from world navies will bring about 10 000 sailors to Melbourne for the Olympics in what may be one of the port’s largest naval invasions.
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Melbourne
Australia
A. D. Mackenzie
Andrews Trustees Reject Bids to Complete Embankment Stadium
The Andrews Independent School District board rejected bids to finish the 8,900 seat embankment stadium. Bids exceeded estimates by about 100000 dollars. Herman Krevitt Co. of Midland bid 288226 dollars, second low bid 303226 dollars from Charles Ramsey Construction of Lubbock.
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Andrews
Andrews Independent
Herman Krevitt Co
Midland
Charles Ramssey Construction Company
Lubbock
Krevitt Co
al Martin and Associates
Bryan
Cardinals Sign Louisiana Tackles for 1956 Season
Chicago Cardinals add two linemen Gordon Brown 245 pounds from Louisiana Tech and Russell Brown 256 pounds from Baton Rouge to join the 1956 NFL squad. Gordon played in Canada last year and starred at Louisiana Tech. Russell enters pro football without college experience.
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Chicago
Chicago Cardinals
Gordon Brown
Russell Brown
Gordon
Louisiana Tech
Canada
Russell
Baton Rouge
Five percent of training to drills in West Germany
West Germany soldiers will receive drill training comprising only five per cent of their total training under rules announced in Bonn by the Federal Defense Ministry.
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West Germany
Bonn
Federal Defense Ministry
Sweetwater Softball Team Scores 45 To 5 Victory
In Sweetwater Texas the Leathernecks beat the Bluebelles 45 to 5 in three innings of a City Recreation Girls Softball League game. The Bluebelles quit early amid a lopsided score as the Leathernecks set a potential local record.
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Sweetwater
Tex
Sweetwater Swatters
Longhorn Teague
Leathernecks
City Recreation
Bluebelles
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Allen
Orton-Moyers
Hal Burdett
Burdett
Meadowbrook
PGA
Warren Cantrel
Jay McClure
Mackenzie Park
Ralph Penney
Youll
Alton Abbott
Etetes
HERTZ
West Texas Hospital
D.bowen
K. N. Clapp
SEARS
Eo Cele
Athei i Lc Ihrer
Free Tower
Tower
Aynee
Pan Ram
Purpose Film
Monty
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