Fishing tales and travel notes from the Outdoor Corner
John Lee reports on a local fishing yarn sequence with Musser in Northumberland County and other anglers across Aransas Pass, Lake Kemp, Umbarger Lake, and Lake Boquilla in Mexico. The column notes ferry and road projects, dog travel directories, and a six day bass haul of 348 fish plus tips for traveling with dogs.
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Musser
Northumberland County
S. F. Cone
Tabbock
Aransas Pass
Aransas
Cone
Avanes
George Box
Lake Boquilla
Chihuahua City
Mexico
James Box
R. G. Box
Ben West
Buddy
Amazing values at The Sports Center
A local retailer promotes its sporting goods line for all occasions highlighting quality and affordable pricing aimed at shoppers seeking value.
Managers alter call in Western League game
In Colorado Springs, Don Gutteridge sent Paul Mauldin to pinch hit for the pitcher. Des Moines manager Harry Strohm protested, recalling Mauldin had been sold to Chattanooga and could not bat. Gutteridge admitted the point and substituted another pinch hitter who flew out.
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Denverp
Colorado Springs
Des Moines
Don Gutteridge
Paul Mauldin
Mauldin
Harry Strohm
Strohm
Chattanooga
Gutteridge
Duke Grand Slams Highlight Early Baseball Season
Duke University opens with seven games as John Carroll belts a grand slam against Clemson and Bill Werber Jr. follows with a grand slam versus Yale. The Blue Devils showcase early power and scoring capability.
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DUKE
Durham. C
Duke Univer
Blue Devils
John Carroll
Clemson
Bill Werber, Jr
Yale
Cubs roil spring heat as Cavarretta eyes run heavy season
New York dispatch reports Phil Cavarretta and the Chicago Cubs plotting a strenuous spring for 1949. He says the team will run a lot, needs power at the fence, and may rely on Ron Northey return and injuries shaping lineup with Jackson at third and Smalley at short.
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New York
Phil Cavarretta
Chicago Cubs
Sun
Pittsburgh
Cubs
Dodgers
Giants
Mesa
Ariz
Cavarretta
Phil
Spud Davis
Hard Rock Johnson
Ron Northey
Ransom Jackson
Roy Smalley
Hank Sauer
Frank Baumholtz
Gene Hermanski
Frankie Frisch
Surprising Coed Wins National Intercollegiate Golf Title
Mary Ann Villegas a 19 year old coed from New Orleans won the National Women's Intercollegiate Golf Championship in Columbus Ohio defeating Beverly Gammon Minnesota 1 up after 18 holes on the scarlet course at Ohio State University Rain pounded the course as 7500 fans watched Villegas who beat Polly Martin Kathy McKinnon and others to reach the final becomes the 1952 coed golf queen. Villegas heads to Chicago for the Women's Western Open while Gammon and OSU teammates had strong showings in the event.
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Tony Galli
Columbus
Mary Ann Villegas
New Orleans
St. Mary's
Beverly Gammon
University of Minnesota
Ohio State University
Miss Bruning
Miss Gammon
Dow
Minnesota
Miss Villegas
Gammon
Ioral Gammon
Pat Lesser
University of Seattle
Ion
Lesser
Judy Buicke
OSU
Chicago
St. Paul
Ohio State
Martin
Blicke
College of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Hobbs Country Club Hosts Invitational Golf Tourney
The Hobbs Country Club annual invitational begins Thursday and runs through June 22. Pro Dode Forrester and Gene Mitchell face two other pros in the Johnson Cup matches. Teams from Hobbs and Lubbock include captains Fenner Tubbs and D. D. Dobie with Abe Backman, Walter Thompson, and Ranchland Hill pros.
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HOBS
Hobbs Country Club
Dode Forrester
Forrester
Gene Mitchell
Lubbock Country Club
Hobbs
Mitchell
Lubbock
Fenner Tubbs
Abe Backman
Walter Thompson
Ranchland Hill Country Club
Midland
D. D. Dobie
West Texas
Mildred Burke Cuts Tour to One Month After Auto Crash
Promoter reports champion wrestler Mildred Burke must shorten her annual mat tour to one month after a prior automobile accident. She logged only 20 matches last winter. Burke’s stepson remains in a cast due to injuries from a flat tire incident linked to the wreck.
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Tampa
Fia
Mildred Burke
Red Head
Derby Dandy Trainer Jones Saddled 11 Derby Horses
Louisville trainer Ben Jones has guided 11 Kentucky Derby entrants since 1938, winning five races while finishing second twice and third once.
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Louisville
Nea
Ben Jones
Keeps Sugar Ray Laughing
Harry Wiley, a Harlem funmaker, trains Sugar Ray Robinson for the bout with Joey Maxim. In New York, Wiley recalls stunts and bets during camp, including a lake jump and Pee Wee Beale’s dramatic medal mishap, as Robinson’s spectacle-laden buildup continues.
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Harry Wiley
Robinson
Jack Hand
New York
Harlem
Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray
Joey Maxim
Harry
Basin
Murray Goodman
International Ravine
Pee Wee
Someody
Pee Wee Beale
Ray
George Gainford
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By John Lee
Associated Press
Troy Musser
Sportsman
Milton, Pa
Mishan
Channel
J. F. Manning
Snyder
W. C. Boyd
Springervill
Arizona
Robert Hooper
Crescent Lake
Revd
Lyan
Ravd
Boyd
Bedford Shearer
Conscious Dam
Tucumcari
N.M
Rover
Eane
Gaines Center Park Avenue
Asa
Canada
Lake Kemp
Seymour
Umbarger Lake
Canyon
Amarilla
Buffalo
Umbarger
Lubbock, Texas
Remington Rand
Thomas
Titers Office
Ourriders
Thomas Bros
Polly Martin
L-Ap
Kathy McKinnon
Florida Southern
Mabel
Gan
AM Cvaam Sa
Razor
Claire Doran
Polly Riley
Muirfield
Scotland
Miss Doran
Miss Riley
Tex
Avelenche-Journal
Bua CIA
Goodman
Cactus Max Sez
Mina
Max
FISE
FISK
Fisk Tire
Shook Tere
Best the
15Th Street
Texas Avenue
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