Layne Vows Knockout Bid Against Ezzard Tonight
Rex Layne pledges to KO Ezzard Charles in their 10 round battler at Municipal Stadium Ogden Utah with 25 000 fans expected and a 200 000 gate. Charles eyes a rebound win to stay in title contention as Dempsey referees. Layne remains favored near ring time despite mixed expectations from boxing writers.
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Ezzard Charles
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Harry Matthews
Zach Fighter
Jack Dempsey
Swimming Meet Opens Tonight for Junior Olympics
The Junior Olympic Swimming and Diving Championships begin tonight at the high school pool with six teams Odessa Midland San Angelo Lubbock Crane and Pooté Varying prelim times kick off and rules tighten entries limited to three events per swimmer and one relay per city.
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Lubbock
Crane
Pooté
Bob Clark
Watermelon Feed For Baseballers In Odessa Leagues
The 12 sponsors of Odessa Little Leagues Farm and Pony League will host a watermelon feed at 7 p m Tuesday at the County Barns. Players may bring parents and must obtain tickets from their managers. Players are asked to turn in their uniforms at the Hi-Spot Youth Center by noon Monday.
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Friday Schedule Highlights From Major League Night Shows
Friday brings Brooklyn at Philadelphia, New York at Boston, Chicago at Pittsburgh and St Louis at Cincinnati in night games. Thursday results include New York 83 over Brooklyn in a day night double header, plus Boston at New York and Philadelphia at Washington. Wednesday results list Tyler and Paris wins, Texarkana and Wichita Falls scores, with Temple at Waco postponed by rain.
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Oilers At Midland For Game Tonight
Midland Indians beat Big Sprint Broncs 11 to 5 in a seventh inning surge. Israel Ten earned his 15th win, while Reggie Corrales took the loss after a tight start. Menapace and Valdez contributed on offense for Midland.
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Odessa Triples San Angelo. Colts Fall 6-3 in Midland
Odessa extended its win streak to eight with a 6-3 victory over San Angelo as Carlos Villarreal allowed 10 hits over nine innings. Don Gabor pitched for the Colts, while Raul Dieppa and Felix Castro fueled the Oilers offense with key hits and a homer by Bill Cearley. The win tightens Odessa’s lead while Midland hosts Saturday and Sunday rematches.
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Roswell Rockets down Sweetwater 3-1 to sweep series
Milton Balat pitched seven strong innings as Roswell defeated Sweetwater 3-1 in Artesia. Roswell broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth on a Stubby Greer single, Al Monchak single, and Elwood Grantham double. Balat earned his fourth win. Grajeda took the loss after Roswell had led 1-0 on Grantham’s sixth inning homer.
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Tulsa Edges Toward Fourth Place in Oilers Series
Tulsa beat Beaumont 6 to 1 to pull within half a game of the Texas League first division lead. Oklahoma City lost 6 to 5 to Shreveport, leaving Tulsa two of three in Beaumont and heading to Shreveport to face the Sport club. Dallas swept San Antonio 6 to 1, and Fort Worth beat Houston 5 to 4 in extra innings.
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KOSA to Air Texans Games This Football Season
Odessa radio station KOSA will broadcast all Dallas Texans regular season games using a feed from KLIF Dallas. The schedule lists game times in Odessa with matchups including the Giants Packers Bears and Rams across September to December. Local listings show Chicago Dallas and Philadelphia venues among the broadcasts.
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Brooke and Sinton Series All Even
Sinton Oilers and Brooke Army Medical Center split two games in a semipro baseball series. After a 9 to 2 Oilers win Thursday, each team has two victories and the series heads to a best of seven. The next two games will decide if a sweep or a seventh contest is needed.
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Oilers
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Brooke
Pinkston tops Lubbock Invitational with 64 at front
Lee Pinkston, 20, UT golfer, shot seven under par 64 to lead the Lubbock Country Club Invitational first round. He’s followed by Billy Maxwell 69, Billy Erfurth 71, and defending champion Chris Gers who skipped qualifying. A field of 336 qualifiers features players from seven states and 48 cities.
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Midland Teams In Meet Finals
An all Midland Little League final is set for 3 p m with Midland North facing Midland South. Earlier Midland South defeated McCamey and Midland North beat Crane in Odessa. Fred Hedger earned the win for Midland North in the 10 7 victory over Crane while Gary Parker took the loss.
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Midland South
McCamey
Crane
Odessa
Fred Hedger
Gary Parker
Odessa bids to host Texas coaches clinic in 1953
Odessa and Midland officials outline housing plans to host the Texas High School Coaches Association clinic in 1953. Odessa offers housing for up to 800 900 people with Midland support and local volunteers, while concerns persist about facilities and travel for attendees.
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Odessa Chamber of Commerce
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Texas
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All-Star Gridders In Action Tonight
Texas coaching school features the 20th annual North-South All-Star game at Texas Christian University. South led by Dutch Meyer fields a spread offense while North coach Jim Tatum runs a split-T with a larger line. Notable players include Pat Tolar, Jerry Hall, Don Sanford, Ronnie McFeron, Jack Kirkpatrick, Billy Huddleston, Eugene Parker, Rusty Gunn, and Delano Womach. Attendance expected 10 000 to 15 000.
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Odessa listeners choose football or baseball on air
KECK will carry the Texas High School Coaching School game from Fort Worth at 7 30 p m while KRIG airs the Odessa Oilers vs Midland game from Midland at 8 15 p m.
Pro Game Tickets Still Available For Dallas Eagles Clash
Almost 10 000 tickets were sold for the Dallas Philadelphia pro football game with many left at the administration building corner N Lee and W Eighth priced at 3 00. The Texans and Eagles meet at Broncho Stadium on the night of August 29.
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