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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1958
Page
5
The Lobos under Coach Willines opened 1958-59 with a 43-37 win over Big Lake, led 16-8 after the first, and 37-26 going into the final period. Mike Konstadt scored 11 and Guy Davis 22 as Lovington followed with a 57-43 victory. Next home game hosts Lamesa.
In the Ladies' Commercial Bowling League last Wednesday First National Bank Prescription Shop and Cliff's Restaurant each took 3 points from Richardson Oils Southwestern Bell Telephone and Coca Cola. Prescription led team series 1943 Cliff's topped team game 685. Mary Warden led individuals with 426 in series Leona Shumate had 163 best game. In Odessa Monahans ladies captured the traveling trophy Jo Herrington won Class C singles with 536 Lillie Busby 520.
The Lobo B team defeated Big Lake 27 25 to stay close to the varsity and then beat Lovington 39 24. Norman Smith scored 11 points against Big Lake and Enny Dickens added 10 versus Lovington as the B squad improved to 4 0. Also noted, Whitey Ford tied an American League strikeout record with six straight in 1956 and again on June 2 1958.
The Texas Sports Hall of Fame will induct four more sports figures on December 31. Joel Hunt, a mid twenties Texas A&M football star dubbed the Lost All America, joins honorees. Also honored are John Kimbrough, twice All-America at Texas A&M in 1939 and 1940, Fred Wolcott of Rice track fame, and Clyde Littlefield, noted athlete and coach at the University of Texas. Their addition brings the total inductees to 15.
Grandfalls Brine continues to lead the Merchants Bowling League as action saw Dunlap's defeat Grandfalls Brine 3-1 while Gulf beat KVKM 3-1 and Pearl downed Parsons & Smith 3-1. Top individuals include Jack Moore with 223 and Bobby Driggers with 212 pins. Driggers posted a 542 game. Parsons & Smith and Dunlap's vie for second. next week Grandfalls Brine faces Gulf, Parsons & Smith vs Dunlap's, KVKM vs Pearl.
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