Goldsberry Tops WTNM Hitters and Tusko Leads Pitching
Goldsberry of Albuquerque tops the West Texas New Mexico league batting race at .372, surpassing Vardon Gilchrist who slips to .369 as he sets a new record with 136 bases on balls. Joe Tusko takes the pitching lead with 12 wins and two losses, moving ahead of Dick Tross. Nell of Borger leads home runs with 42, two shy of the league mark, while Bauman ties the record with 44 after a three home run game.
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Gordon Goldsberry
Albuquerque
Vardon Gilchrist
Berger
Gilchrist
W.barnier Barnhill
Wink
Bill Evans
Amar
Chester Hill
Wichita Falls Cunker
Joe Tusko
Abilene
Dick Tross
Tross
Gordon Nell
Borger
Joe Bauman
Amarillo
Bauman
Nell
Gassers
Pampa
Blue Bonnet Laundrys Softball Triumph Over Shamrock
Blue Bonnet Laundry softballers defeated Shamrock Oilers 12 to 5 in Shamrock. Rip Fluscher limited Oilers to five hits while Bonnets pounded E. J. McKnight for ten, with homers by Willis James and A. H. Weaver and a grand slam triple by Bob Marquis.
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Blue Bonnet Laundry
Electric Service
San Angelo
Shamrock Oilers
Oilers
Shamrock
Rip Fluscher
E. J. McKnight
Willis James
A. H. Weaver
Bob Marquis
Bonnets
Texas Champs
Jackie Neel
Levelland Lobos Open Grid Practice Ahead of Season
Levelland's Lobos, led by coaches Gano Tubb and Marvin Wheeler, returned from a week at Lake Sweetwater with more than 20 players. Six lettermen return including Harkins Coffman Wise and Peeler. Road game sought for Nov 1 to complete a ten game schedule. district slate includes Abernathy Morton Sudan Olton Muleshoe and Littlefield.
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Levelland
Gano Tubb
Marvin Wheeler
Levelland Lobo
Lake Sweetwater
Sweetwater
Tubb
Wheeler
D. W. Harkins
Jeff Coffman
W. A. Wise
Kenneth Peeler
Bobby Eel
Stanley
Button) Wiliams
Lobos
DeWitt Brown
Tom Alexander
Noble Haliburton
John Morton
Bobby Blondell
Vernon Wright
Billy Arnwine
Donald Hamill
Ivan Tipps
Pete Morris
Kelley Ragland
J. T. Pugh
Winfred McRee
Lobo Stadium
Abernathy
Morton
Sudan
Olton
Muleshoe
Littlefield
Ule
Monahans
Denver City
Brownfield
Local A schools seek Sept 13 football game
Littlefield Wildcats seek a Sept 13 match with either home or away option or Sept 20 as a backup. Olton also seeks a Sept 13 game at Olton. Contacts: Coach J. S. Fike, Supt. Joe Hutchinson for Littlefield. Supt. L. F. Davidson for Olton. Coach G. H. Peters surveys Orion dances from a New Mexico camp. Fike laments losing nine starters from a past two year era.
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Littlefield
Ofton
Littlefield Wildcats
Wildcats
J. S. Fike
Joe Hutchinson
Olton
Mustangs
L. F. Davidson
G. H. Peters
Orion
New Mexico Mountains
Fike
West Texas
Parker Cops Midget Honors at Panhandle Speedway
Dallas speedster Ted Parker won four of eight events at the Panhandle South Plains fairgrounds midget auto meet, including the 20 lap final. Bud Camden led early in the final before Parker edged him by feet, with Corky Benson taking a heat and Jimmie Handleson earning Consolation honors. Count Von Tilius of Denver, Lloyd Ruby, and other notables placed in multiple events.
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Ted Parker
Dallas
Auto Speedway
Panhandle South Plains Fairgrounds
Parker
Bud Camden
Count von Tilius
Denver
Lubbock
Corky Benson
Jimmie Handleson
Wichita Falls
Red Dowdy
Clarence Brooks
Eddie Carmichael
Lloyd Knight
Amarillo
Billy Spencer
Lamesa
Camden
Ees von Tilius
Ruby
von Tillus
Benson
Mindanao Deep Depth Matches Oceanic Scale
The Mindanao Deep off the Philippines is measured at 35 400 feet deep, the deepest known depression on Earth's surface. The depth would fill by about two and a half Pike's Peaks.
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Pacific Ocean
Mindanao
Philippines
Third Pin Toppling League Formed Here
Lubbock keglers plan a busy season with a new Major league formed at a Hilton hotel meeting. Officers M A Cooper president P W Young vice president and Kenneth Kimble secretary treasurer will pilot six teams sponsored by Gerers Market Hub clothiers Aztec cafe McFarland Maison Birds Eye Frozen foods and Elwood service station. The 30 week scratch league opens in September with rosters drawn from top local averages and a home site to be chosen after a poll.
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Lubbock
Hilton Hotel
M. A. Cooper
P. W. Young
Kenneth Kimble
Reager’s Market
Hub Clothiers
Aztec Cafe
McFarland-Maison
Birdseye
Hunting Licenses On Sale At Courthouse
A full supply of hunting and fishing licenses has been received by County Clerk Louie F. Moore. Deputy county clerk Miss Dorothy Sledge will keep licenses at her Slaton residence after hours or on holidays for convenient pickup. Pamphlets of hunting and fishing laws will be available soon. Delays were due to pending federal migratory game birds legislation.
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Louie F. Moore
Slaton
Dorothy Sledge
Game Department
Hawaiian Hank Oana Is Texas League MVP for 1946
Hank Oana of the Dallas Rebels was chosen the Texas League's most valuable pitcher for 1946 by the Texas League Baseball Writers Association. He has collected 23 wins this season.
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Tulsa
Okla
Hank Oana
Dallas Rebels
Texas League Baseball Writers Association
Abie Edd Wrestles Ken Mayne in Wednesday Feature
Lubbock crowd to see Abie Edd meet Salt Lake City speedster Ken Mayne in a two out of three falls or 45 minute main event at Jumbo Webster field arena. The card also features Don Carver versus Floyd Hansen in a semi final bout and Billy Nichols versus Pat O Dowdy in a one fall prelim. Tickets go on sale Wednesday at Wylies drug store with city buses running to the ballpark.
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Abie Edd
Little Brother
Gus
Sled Allen
Salt Lake City
Ken Mayne
Jumbo Webster Field Arena
Grappler
Beaumont
Abie
Brother Gus
Leon Kirilenko
Mayne
Edd
Don Carver
New Mexico
Floyd Hansen
Hansen
Jack Carter
Billy Nichols
Syracuse
N. Y
Pat O’dowdy
Blue Border Wins Saratoga Springs Hopeful Stakes
John R. Bradley's Blue Border, the favorite, won the 42nd running of the Hopeful Stakes on closing day at Saratoga Springs New York.
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
John R. Bradley
Saratoga
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