Reader letter recalls Centre football legends and W G McMillan
A long letter from George C. Leftwich of Shallowater recounts favorite Southwest athletic memories. He cites W G McMillan and the Centre College football game on January 2, 1922, along with players such as Gene Rye, Kyle Rote, Emmett Weaver, Jim Weaver, and Bo McMillan. He mentions Fort Worth, Dallas, Matt Bell, and Bucknell alumni in oldgame lore.
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A&m Centre
Gene Rye
Waco
Kyle Rote
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Emmett Weaver
Jim Weaver
Walter Camp
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Texas Hotel
Fort Worth
Matty Bell
Bo McMillan
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Wilson
Honey Grove
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Bell
Sully Montgomery
Weaver
Jey Moran
Lloyd Trimmer
Bucknell
Christy Mathenson
Trimmer
Oklahoma
Herschel
Dawn
Hereford
West Texas State
George C. Leftwich
Shallowater
Yankees Stretch AL Lead With 6 0 Win Over Senators
Whitey Ford and Ryne Duren combined on a six hit shutout as the Yankees beat Washington 6 0 to widen their AL lead. Ford left with a forearm injury not serious after seven innings and Duren finished hitless over the last two frames. Gil McDougald, Jerry Lumpe and Bill Skowron led New York with three hits and a fourth inning homer.
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Willey Hopes For Trade To Stay With Braves
Milwaukee pitcher Willey, 26, faces minor league cut pressure as Fred Haney weighs 25-man roster limits. Willey prefers regular play and resists a return to Wichita, hoping to be traded or kept as a Braves option behind Spahn and Burdette. He keeps practicing while watching for Thursday’s deadline and contends Wichita would welcome him back but he wants to stay in the majors.
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Adcock Crandall homer helps Braves to 5 3 win
Milwaukee Braves defeat Cincinnati Redlegs 5 3 as Joe Adcock homered to tie the game in the seventh and Del Crandall followed with a two run shot. Hank Aaron had earlier driven in a run with a double.
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del Crandall
Harvey Haddix
Cincinnati Redlegs
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del Rice
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Crandall
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Bob Schmidt
Walter Alston
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Taussig
Giant
Willie Kirkland
Women's Southern Golf Tournament Opens in Dallas
The Dallas Athletic Club hosts the Women's Southern Golf Tournament next week with 15 states allowed in. Polly Riley Fort Worth Clifford Ann Creed Opelousas Mary Ann Downey Baltimore and others are in the field. The event runs from qualifying rounds Monday through match play all week as Downey tests the course.
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Memphis
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Bainbridge
Texas
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Beaumont
Silky Sullivan Delights Crowd At Pimlico Workout
Silky Sullivan stopped betting at Pimlico as about 15 000 fans watched the colt gallop a mile with Pete Kozar aboard. The three year old clocked 1 15 for three quarters and 1 44 for a full mile before being pulled up, prompting trainer Reggie Cornell to hint at a strong Preakness showing next week.
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Silky Sullivan
Pimlico Track
Silky
Pete Kozar
Night Ledger
Kozar
Reggie Cornell
Pimlico
Boat and Water Show Slated for Orange May 31
Blair Chapman of the Orange Boating Club announced the annual pool and water show will run May 31 to June 1 drawing an expected 10 000 visitors. The festival features a ski show, large boating display, parades on land and water, a Miss Water Sport contest, a nautical ball, greased pole climbing, and more. Miss Norma Rudeseal, last year’s Miss Water Sport, will crown the 1958 winner at the event.
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Blair Chapman
Orange Boating Club
Norma Rudeseal
Dau- Meal Bay
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