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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1954
Page
15
Sam West recalls fishermen facing high winds and low water on Conchas and Possum Kingdom while anglers report big bass, red ear sunfish, and abundant tarpon at Rockport. Justice Douglas and the Glenns credited with a lion capture in Arizona, raising local astonishment at wildlife in the Southwest.
Donald Dewbre is undefeated in three decisions and David Moore has one loss in five outings for the Pirates who top the Mid get league. Moore hits .263, third in the league, trailing Floyd Browning and Leroy Cox. In the Junior league the Pirates hold a one game edge over the Yankees and Red Sox, leading the Dodgers by two games, with Billy Adams and Toby Mc Clendon contributing heavily.
Local voters lag in returning ballots for the major league All Star game in Cleveland next month. Stan Musial leads the National League left field with five votes and Al Rosen tops American League first base with five votes. full polling details follow with several players tied or closly ahead. Ballots may be sent to The Avalanche Journal sports department with results wired to Chicago to decide the managers Casey Stengel and Walter Alston.
Pat Lowry of Toledo defeated Joe Miceli of New York in a welterweight bout at the Sports Arena. The decision, with judges 99-94 96-91 and 95-95, gave Lowry his third win in four fights this year amid 1 800 cheering fans.
Four teams Farr's First National Bank Elks Lodge and Livesay Real Estate compete for the Pony League championship on the new field at 24th St. and Quaker Ave. Games begin with delayed start on lights and run as doubleheaders then single evening matches each night through the week. Players are 13 and 14 years old and the public is invited to attend.
Benny Day a former lefthanded pitcher for the Lubbock Hubbers and Pampa Oilers will take the mound at 3 p.m. today for the Lubbock Boosters in a game against the Dickens Independents at Chapman Field. The Boosters seek to even their 1-2 season record and invite teams to call Lee Webb at 4-8208 for games.
National Public Links qualifying begins Sunday with Dal las Galveston and San Antonio hosting 36 hole sectional rounds. Dallas hosts 173 golfers competing for 17 spots while more than 2 000 players nationwide seek 200 places in the Dallas July 10 17 event.
The Post Weed Bees will be without co manager and second baseman Louis Mills when they face the tri Service Drillers of Snyder at 2 30 p m Sunday on the Post Tex Mill diamond Mills broke his left leg in a Snyder game Sunday afternoon after a baseman slid into him during a attempted double play He was taken to a Snyder hospital and later to Garza County Memorial Hospital Mills a former Post High School athlete works at the post office Post won 21 8 for their fifth win in seven starts Sunday’s mound duties will be shared by Billy Ramage or Alton Taylor with Paul Duren catching.
The report notes mid water temperature around 31 degrees, surface at 49 degrees, barometer 30.09, and a slow falling tendency. Bait used includes worms and mini news, with fishing depth five feet. Some bluegill digger stock is declining to spawn but spawning continues this month and next. deeper water near shore yields some catches.
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