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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1954
Page
17
Red Clovis praised for poise and clutch pitching in a free-swing game as the Lubbock Hubbers and visiting clubs push through weather affected season. League notes highlight Sayles confidence and attendance trends, plus player stats led by Fernandez Hochstatter Leslie and Reagan.
In a tightly contested NL clash, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh traded runs with Pafko homering for the Pirates and Crandall driving in across the board. Logan, Aaron, and Nichols paced the offense, while Yochim and Littlefield battled on the mound amid the late innings surge.
Cincinnati scored five unearned runs in the third to beat Philadelphia 7 to 6. Reliever Frank Smith again closed out the ninth in a dramatic finish after Wright and Jones loaded the bases with one out. Smith had saved a 2 1 victory the night before by fanning Richie Ashburn with the tying runs aboard.
Al Mengert and Billy Joe Patton remained in contention at 216 while leaders Furgol and others trailed by five shots. Furgol battled tough, making early bogey but recovered with birdies as the final round approached amid radio chatter from Ankara after Turkey's elections.
West Texas New Mexico League totals show Lubbock edge Clovis 12 to 5 while Amarillo tops American Leacee Washington 5 to 1 and Abilene beats Plainview 7 to 6. Other results include New York defeating Boston 6 to 0 and Philadelphia 8 to 4 over Detroit.
The article lists scores and prizes for numerous golfers led by Eddne Claxton and Gene Littlerpen Springs with 284 and 265 totals. Dick Mayer, Lloyd Mangrum, Bobby Lockey, and Tommy Bolt are noted among top finishers, with others from New Orleans to New York and Canada earning medals and cash prizes. Texans Raymond Gafford and Pat Brady are mentioned in passing along with season punt records.
The 57th National Collegiate Golf championships begin tomorrow at Brae Burn with East-West matches and 18 hole qualifiers. Stanford and North Texas State are favored, with LSU Oklahoma A&M and Purdue close behind. Earl Moeller seeks a rare second title amid stiff fields including Don Albert and Bruce Cudd.
Jack Jarrett and Jack Markham posted the lowest qualifying scores in Saturday rounds, leaving the field tight as finals move to next Sunday in Lubbock.
The San Antonio Missions trail in individual leaders but the Padres lead the Texas League in batting runs triples home runs and RBI. Frank Keller is fourth with a .349 average tying Buzz Clarkson for 55 runs. The Padres hold a six point edge over Houston with a .274 team average and top counts in runs 388 triples 23 homers and 342 RBI. Houston leads in hits 661 doubles 124 and stolen bases 57.
Hubbers surged to a 7 2 victory after building a 4 run fourth inning. Pete Kousapan shined in his debut with three hits, while Bud Reagan, Rocky Leslie, and Kousagan added key hits. Clovis stranded runners late as Simmons closed the door on the Pioneer attack and tensions flared with Chisholm’s disputed calls.
Tom Curley hit a leadoff homer for the Ponies as Green tied the game with a round-tripper, driving the defeat for the ninth inning starter. Ed Arthur earned his eighth win in relief the next night after two solid outings, while Albuquerque manager Tom Jordan and third baseman Don Farber were ejected by umpire John Carleton for protests. Jordan left in the third and Farber in the fifth.
Bartley of Lubbock advances to the finals of the consolation bracket in the West Texas Golf tournament by beating Cotton Brooks of San Angelo 4 and 3. Red Covington of San Angelo moves on 1 up over Jay McIntosh. Fort Worth’s Ernie Vessler reaches the championship flight finals by defeating Jaci Williams of Plainview. Butch Mitchell of Lubbock falls in consolation quarterfinals to G C Osborne of Abilene 2 and 1. Edwards of Lubbock wins his third round in the first flight, beating D K Longley 2 and 1.
Asbury Methodist drops to 1 1 in the Texas Church league with a 9 6 loss at Mackenzie Park to Calvary Baptist. L W Fitzhugh struggled on the mound for Asbury while Paul Jacobs limited the Methodists to six hits. Cromer led Calvary with a double and a triple as Westminster Presbyterian and other teams posted wins in league play.
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