Blue Darters Run Past Grandfalls 36 to 4 in Open Meet
The Monahans Blue Darters softball team crushed Grandfalls 36 to 4 in six innings. Clara Edwards struck out 13 while Laverne Clifford fanned two and walked five for Grandfalls.
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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1960
Page
4
The Monahans Blue Darters softball team crushed Grandfalls 36 to 4 in six innings. Clara Edwards struck out 13 while Laverne Clifford fanned two and walked five for Grandfalls.
The Yankees crushed the Red Sox 18 to 4 and the Tigers outpaced the White Sox 10 to 3 in American League play. The Giants beat the Cardinals 11 to 3 and the Braves toppled the Dodgers 15 to 3 in the National League. Winning pitchers were Acosta Sabin Sabia Salvas with losses listed for Edgerton Floyd Stevenson Hilger.
Pony League midway report shows Clifford Jones of the Cats 571 and O C Ward of the Swabbers 565 atop batting averages. Other leading hitters include MecPeak 429, Martinez 364, Sledge 455, Chaney 250, Cornwell 214, plus Oilers Gardner 385 and Zerbel 391, Eagles Homer 316 and Peace 300, and Cats Malone 391 with several 200s. An out of town wedding in Rocky Ford drew attention as guests parked around the First Christian Church then moved to the First Methodist Church for the ceremony.
The Gulf Pride Eagles beat the Prince Murphy Oilers 5 to 2 as Albert Garcia pitched effectively for the winners allowing 4 hits while Herbert Zerbel took the loss. Ronald Reese led the Oilers with two hits, and two errors aided two Eagles runs.
Jerry Mobley clinched the Pecos golf tourney with a 3 under par 105 on Sunday. Adair Ratliff and Bob Hellinghausen teamed to win the Class A title in the Knox-Peyton Partnership meet. Adair plays for Baylor, Jerry for Hardin-Simmons.
The Monahans American Legion baseball team hosts Odessa on Sunday at 3 PM at the high school field for its first league game. Other league teams include Lamesa and Big Spring. Jimmy Andrews pitches and Kenneth Bailey catches.
Two cars collided outside a Norwich restaurant as one driver was arriving for a safety supervisors meeting. Police and responders attended the scene, no details on injuries or charges were provided.
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