Baseball's 1953 ledger shows Braves surge and Yankees crown
Milwaukee and the Braves posted banner attendance and the NL all time high 1 826 397. Eddie Mathews led majors with 47 homers while Ted Williams returned strong for the Red Sox with 13 homers in 37 games. Harvey Kuenn topped rookies with 209 hits as Al Rosen led the AL with 43 homers 115 runs and 145 RBIs.
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Bowling Leagues Battle In City Compounds And Open Play
West Texas Gas Co. fell 3 0 to Watson's Studio led by Tom Taylor and Ralph Mitchell in the Employe League first shift. Tuco Plant forfeited to Southwestern Public Service. The Federal Em ployes edged Lutheran Laymen 2 1. Second shift saw Hobbs Trailers top City Finance 2 1 while Nunn Electric Supply beat Coca Cola 3 0. Quality Steel toppled Newsome Paint 2 1. A new ladies league started with Team 1 led by Aleen Brown 180 519 winning 214 over Team 2. Team 4 beat Team 3 2 1. Team 6 over Team 5 2 1. Team 7 defeated Team 8 2 1. Deluxe Delivery lost to Struve five 3 1 as Drennan beat McFarland Maisen 3 1. Gressett’s beat Gold Stockers 3 1. Ladies Commercial League saw DeLores Wooten 197 542 pace Lubbock Automotive to 8 0 win over Manhattan Cafe. Manhatten Cafe swept, Lubbock Tailoring beat Thomas Jewelers and First National Bank. Wat gon Furniture defeated Hemphill Wells 2 1. Ben L Cave led scoring 223 629 for Pruneski’s 2 1 win over Kerr Motor Co. Culver Hill 216 582 paced losers. West Texas Gas Co. remained top with 2 1 over Alschulers. T W Caden head Servis Gas topped Architectural Tile 2 1 while Walther’s stopped Coopers Jewelers 2 1.
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Ralph Mitchell
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Lazio baseball club appeals to president for manager
The Lazio baseball club of Rome asked President Eisenhower to intervene to prevent their American manager Kenneth Opstein from being sent back to the United States. Opstein, from Minneapolis, works for USIS and manages the team in his spare time. he has been reassigned back to the U.S. by the State Department.
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Minneapolis
Harrison Wins Hobbs Open With 195 On 54 Holes
Dutch Harrison of Ardmore Oklahoma captured the Hobbs Open at Hobbs New Mexico with a 66 final round giving him a 54 hole total of 195 to edge Doug Higgins of Fort Worth by two strokes. Higgins finished 197 with Fred Hawkins third at 199.
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Joe Conrad
San Antonio
Ralph Johnson
Winnie Higgins
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Elroy Marti
Houston
Dode Forrester
J. D. Taylor
Clovis
Bill Keith
Carlsbad
Dick Metz
Arkansas City
Kans
Jackson Bradley
Raymond Gafford
Dallas
Dick Turner
Amarillo
Chuck Klein
Jack Hardin
Kenneth Wright
Littlefield
Horace Moore
Brownfield
Sammy Speer
McAllen
Iverson Martin
C. L. Spence
Lamesa
C. A. Dewees
Big Spring
Sam Schneider
Lefty Stackhouse
Seguin
John Dear
Albuquerque
Nat Johnson
Joe Black
Abilene
Bill Oliver
Odessa
al Forrester
Jal
Joe Estrada
Artesia
Jimmy Gamewell
Midland
John Whitten
Little Rock
Ark
Otis Beck
Waco
Dave Bearse
Cape Cod
Mass
Carlile Tice
Las Cruces
Tom DeBaca
Dick Forester
Earl Scroggins
Longview
R. S. Cryer
Denver City
George Addison
E. C. Nix Jr
George Paulowsky
M. C. Scott
Lovington
Bud Phillips
Jack Keith
Hillcrest tourney opens as 89 enter medalist Trout tops field
Chick Trout Sr. shot 73 to win medalist honors at Hillcrest Country Club first annual club championship. 89 players qualified for multiple flights. Tourney runs through Nov. 3 with a stag dinner and awards that night. Reservations required. Midland leader Warren Cantrell attends sectional PGA meeting.
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Pro Roundup: Cardinals Top Steelers in Tight Battle
In a game continued from page 8, Don Stonesifer and Johnny Olszewski scored on short runs as the Cardinals led by late. Chicago suffered a third straight loss as Nick Chichillo recovered two fumbled punts setting up Cardinal scores and Bill Svoboda returned an interception. Final score 31-28.
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Baltimore Colts edge Bears 16 to 14 at Wrigley Field
The Baltimore Colts defeat the Chicago Bears 16 14 before 35318 fans as Baltimore scores two touchdowns and a field goal after leading 7 3 at halftime. Bears fail to rally with a late McColl TD reception.
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Lopat's All-Stars Triumph in Denver Showdown
Eddie Lopat's All-Stars defeated Paul Richards' team 148 to none as Eddie Mathews drove in four runs with two doubles and a homer at Bear Stadium before 13,852 fans. Cal Roberts, Giants rookie end, played college football at Gustavus Adolphus College.
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Villanova Defeats Boston College at Fenway Park
Villanova beat Boston College 15 to 7 in a rough Fenway Park matchup. Gene Filipski paced the Wildcats as BC recovered a fumble for a late scare and Jim Coghlin was ejected after a skirmish.
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Two Unusual Features At Football Tilt Between Midwestern Mexico
In Dallas a football game between National University of Mexico and Midwestern University of Wichita Falls will feature two odd elements. Mexican players will not wear numbers on their jerseys, making it hard to identify ball carriers or tacklers. Midwestern will showcase the only neon lighted band in the area, with 100 members carrying backmounted Model T coil powered lights. Half time will stage a neon light display and sombreros from Mexico City will be sold on the fairgrounds.
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Eight Clubs Ready In Big State Loop
Eight clubs indicated readiness for the 1954 Big State League race led by Waco Temple Austin Wichita Falls Galveston Tyler Texarkana and Paris Paris to be moved by owner A C Gonzalez to Bryan Texas City or Victoria Galveston joined recently after isle city interests acquired Bryan Bryan and Texarkana Bears operators Dick King and Ed Erickson will stay in Texarkana Gonzalez eyes Paris relocation while others seek entry from Corpus Christi Laredo Texas City Bryan Port Arthur and more seek a vacancy plan.
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George Schepps
Bucceroni Slade Bout Tops Week Boxing Card
Philadelphia’s Dangerous Dan Bucceroni meets St Louis’s Jimmy Slade in a 10 round headline bout at St Louis arena on Wednesday A nationally televised clash may position Bucceroni as a future challenger to Rocky Marciano Slade had previously appeared to beat Parker in a September duel but Parker was awarded a split decision further boxing schedule lists multiple bouts across cities this week in a busy program
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Gene Smith
Bill Bossio
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East Texas State Chases 24th Straight Win
East Texas State seeks its 24th consecutive victory this week against the University of Chattanooga in Tennessee after a 32 12 win over Lamar Tech. Southwest Texas faces Stephen F. Austin at Nacogdoches while Sam Houston State meets Lamar Tech in Huntsville in league play.
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Southeastern Louisiana blanks Stephen F. Austin 35 to 0
Southeastern Louisiana defeated Stephen F. Austin 35 to 0 in Hammond Louisiana. Ray Porta and Joe Johnson connected for three passing TDs as Southeastern Louisiana scored in every quarter led by a one yard run by Tommy Bell after an 80 yard drive.
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