Bowling notes from Lubbock and coast to coast
Local bowling column covers Red River fishing trip and Dexter Walthail, ABC tourney plans, and summer league standings at Lubbock Bowling Club. It notes Gifford Hill Western team results in Denver, players Bob Gressett and Bob Redford, and upcoming Caprock Hotel and ABC events with mixed league data.
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Red River
New Mexico
Wiley
Dexter
Frances Walthail
Lubbock
Lubbock Bowling Club
Denver
Colorado
Bob Gressett
Bob Redford
Glenn Evans
Chris Christensen
Lucas Insurance Co
Adkisson Refrigeration Co
Bell Muk & Ice Cream
McCormick Steel Co
Citizen's National Bank
McNeely Agency
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Moss Gordin Co
I.B.M
Taco Plant
Bardahl
Womble Olds
Johnson Connelley
Pontiac
Navy Marine
Baker Co
Hail Jenkins
Caprock
A.B.C
Fort Worth
New Olympic Village Built Near Melbourne
A new village of 837 houses has been established near Melbourne Australia to house members of the Olympic teams during the games. The development creates a dedicated living area for athletes and support staff close to event venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Abilene Dominates Texas All Star Baseball Team
Abilene state Class AA champions dominated the Texas interscholastic baseball tourney all star selections. Six Abilene players earned first team honors and one made the second squad as Highland Park Port Arthur and McCallum also claimed spots.
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Austin
Abilene
Paschal
Fort Worth
Highland Park
Dallas
Port Arthur
McCallum
Freddie Green
Jim Carpenter
Port Ar
Thur
Bruce Boyd
Larry Foote
Grene
Robert Carothers
Paul Gauntt
Carpenter
Jay Arnette
Glynn Gregory
Mike Collins
Altus Scott
Mantle Heads Balloting For 1956 All Star Game
Mickey Mantle leads the first voting tabulation for the 1956 All Star Game with 3 258 votes in center field. Yogi Berra trails with 3 120 as the ballot from Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick's office shows early NL leaders like Red Schoendienst and Stan Musial in front at their positions.
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Norman Miller
New York
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankee
Babe Ruth
Ford Frick
Red) Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Washington
Griffith Stadium
Ray Boone
Detroit Tigers
Schoendienst
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cubs
Duke Snider
Brooklyn Dodgers
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Roy Campanella
Dodgers
Dale Long
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ken Boyer
Rip Repulski
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Williams
Berra
Mantle
Yogi Berra
Yankees
Harvey Kuenn
Tigers
Musial
Mickey Vernon
Boston
Nellie Fox
Chicago
al Kaline l
Detroit
Youngsters Aim to Upset Hogan in U S Open Headlines
Two legends Ben Hogan and Sam Snead top the favorites list as the 56th U S Open opens at Oak Hill. A wave of younger stars including Gene Littler Mike Souchak Don Fairfield Don January Arnold Palmer Bob Rosburg and Shelley Mayfield challenge the old guard for golf's big prize.
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Oscar Fraley
New Rochelle
N.Y
Gene Littler
Radar Irons
Littler
Chunky
Ted Kroll
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Palm Springs
Calif
Tommy Bolt
Houston
Tex
Bolt
Peter Thomson
Mike Souchak
Bobby Locke
Lloyd Mangrum
Art Walls
Pocono Manor
Bob Rosburg
San Franciscan
Kroll
Jackie Burke
Kiamesha Lake
Thomson
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Freddie Haas
New Orleans
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Doug Ford
New York
Don Finsterwald
Bedford Heights
Ohio
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Souchak
Henry Cotton
Finsterwald
Burke
Maxwell
Snead
Mangrum and Haas
Rosburg
Hawkins
Wall
Ford
Cotton
Leo H. Petersen
Rochester
N. Y
Ben Hogan
Fairway Fraternity
Hogan
Oak Hill Country Club
Smead
Jack Fleck
Ed Furgol
Bobby Jones
Willie Anderson
Fleck
Furgol
Julius
Dutch Harrison
Porky Oliver
Johnny Revolta
Paul Runyan
England
Roberto di Vicenzo
Walt Burkemo
Frank Stranahan
Bob Toski
Little, Poker
California
Don Fairfield
Don January
Arnold Palmer
Shelley Mayfield
Plainview appoints Curry as Floydada Junior High coach
Floydada June 9 Special Bill Curry a 1956 McMurry College graduate has been named coach for Floydada Junior High School announced by I T Graves superintendent. Curry a Plainview native is remembered for standout play as a Plainview High School football end and four year letterman at McMurry.
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Floydada
Bill Curry
McMurry College
Abilene
I. T. Graves
Curry
James F. Potts
Andrews Werd
Becky Potts
Charles Tyer
Bob Alldredge
Hobbs
N. M. Curry
Plainview
McMurry
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Hartack
Stanton
Del
Bill Hartack
Delaware Park
Fabius
Steelers Pittsburgh
Russ Craft
Pittsburgh Steelers
National Football League
Aet
Oracle
Clemende
Deta
King's Jewelers
Broadway
Jewelers
13Th & L
Florsheim
Amet
eReef Yi
Jim Shaw
Southern Ilinois University
Ashland City
Tenn
Shaw
Mars
Benjamin
Dad
Draughon's
Business College
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