Campbell Leads Amateurs In O'Shanter World Tourney
Billy Campbell tops the amateur field at Tom O'Shanter's world tournament with a 73 in the final round to a 54 hole total of 209. Frank Stranahan trails by two with 211 while John Levenson sits 10 behind Campbell. Betty Jameson clings to first with 224 as Patty Berg and Louise Suggs chase. Babe Zaharias finishes fourth with 232 after an early drop.
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Chicago
Bill Campbell
Tom O'Shanter
Campbell
Huntington
W. Va
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Pight
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Patty Berg
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Babe Zaharias
Tampa
Fla
Missions Extend Texas League Lead With 13 5 Victory
The San Antonio Missions defeated the Fort Worth Cats 13 to 5 in San Antonio. The win marked their second straight over Fort Worth, who share the league lead with the Dallas Eagles. Early offense came from home runs by Chuck Grant and Joe Torpey, with Harry Hesler and Babe Martin adding run-scoring shots as the Missions racked up 18 hits.
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Tex
San Antonio Missions
Fort Worth Cats
Cats
Dallas Eagles
Chuck Grant
Missions
Joe Torpey
Harry Hesler
Babe Martin
Fort Worth
Melton
Mondorf
Hunter
Bragan
Medlinger
Martin
Hopkins
Artesia
Artesia Drillers
Sweetwater ‘Braves
Braves
Paul Halter
Billy Haley
Joe Bauman
Bauman
Sweetwater
Langdon
Finley
Armin
Fernandez
Mills
Brimer
Drillers and Oilers lead Longhorn League hitting race
The Odessa Drillers and Artesia Oilers vie for Longhorn League honors through Aug 4 with Artesia batting .299 to Odessa .296. Bauman leads with .382 and Briner .370 follow, while Quintana and Parker pace pitching for Odessa and Roswell respectively. Ortega and Nicolls lead in wins for Midland with 19 each.
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Odessa Oilers
Artesia. Drillers
Drillers
Oilers
Artesia
Big Joe Bauman
Rudy Briner
Leo Eastham
Ben Kurntana
Fred Parker
Evelie Ortega
Keith Nicolls
Midland Indians
Ortega
Edge
Nicolls
Big Spring
Vernon
Bauman
Briner
Eastham
Odessa
Buck
Sweetwater
Taypan
San Angelo
Staser
O'Keefe
Midland
Loyko
Greer
Roswell
Haley
Martin
Pichan
Halter
McClain
Quintana
Bruner
Ackers
Hughes
Bossenberry
Alvarez
Brown
Gonizales
Dieppa
Wehunt
Parra
Grantham
Parker
Reguerra
Perez
Nicalls
San Anbeelo
Oilers Second in Attendance in Longhorn League
Abilene led attendance with 331 957 at three quarter mark announced by President Hal Sayles. Attendance rose 8708 from last year. San Angelo tops with 60 668 through Aug 4, followed by Odessa with 53 269 through Aug 2.
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Abilene
Hal Sayles
San Angelo
Odessa
Layne Seeks Title Shot After Decisive Walcott Win
Rex Layne, the Utah heavyweight, has earned a title shot claim after defeating Jersey Joe Walcott in a 10 round Pier-Six bout. He previously beat Walcott in 1950 and outpointed former champion Ezzard Charles, while Charles dismissed Layne’s crowding aggression as the bout’s decisive factor..Manager Marv Jenson urged a Walcott fight now, either here or in the East, as Layne asserts he is stronger than when he defeated Walcott before. Charles’s camp reacted coolly, with Charles noting Layne never hurt him and Mintz blasting Dempsey as referee.
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Utah
Rex Layne
Ezzard Charles
Joe Walcott
Layne
Walcott
New York
Charles
Pittsburgh
Marv Jenson
Jenson
Jake Mintz
Dempsey
Calu Met Farm’s Mark-Ye-Well Wins American Derby
Calu Met Farm’s Mark-Ye-Well captured the $148,400 American Derby at Washington Park, emulating his Arlington Park triumph from three weeks earlier.
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Chicago
Calumet Farm
Washington Park
Arlington Park
Maxwell Seeks title in Lubbock golf finals for tourney
National Amateur champion Billy Maxwell will face Jack Williams of Plainview in the Lubbock Country Club tournament final. The pair advanced after Maxwell beat Ken Clark of Dallas 3 and 2 and Williams eliminated Joe Jiminez of San Antonio and Ernie Vossler of Fort Worth.
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Billy Maxwell
Jack Williams
Plainview
Clark
Vossler
Wesley Ellis
Tree
Seattle
Odessa
Arlyn Scott Ross Mitchell
Rex
Vultures Capture Softball Crown in Odessa
The Vultures won the Odessa American Carriers league title by beating the Confederates 20 to 4 in a deciding playoff after tying earlier with a 27 to 13 win over the same team. Other finals saw Kermit 17 Longhorns 15 and Monahans 24 Hot Rods 13. An All-Star game at West County Park featured carriers from the circle of teams, with a 12 to 7 victory and a listing of players and managers from Kermit and opponents.
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Odessa
Confederates
Confederate
Kermit
Longhorns
Monahans
Hot Rods
West County Park
Doys
Johnny Virdon
Stan Culwell
Demoye Danilo
Gordeon Bolte
Jerry Schelholm
Jerry Gibson
Jerry Paul‘ette
Don Baines
Charles Steed
Howard Graham
Bill Gillham
Milton Ross
Harold Whitling
Soco Wylie
Danny Burge
Lloyd Grissom
Johnny Nickleson
Jerry Williams
Ronnie Smith
E. C. Jenkins
Lefty Wilson
Wendell Weaver
Gerald Speed
John ‘Roth
Freddie Martinez
Bobby O’neal
Crannell Wins Two In McKinney Meet
Defending champion L M Crannell of Dallas opened with a 4 and 3 victory over George Finley of Dallas and then won 2 and 1 against Dick Whitzel of Dallas in the McKinney Country Club invitation golf tournament Crannell led as defending titleholder while Buster Reed of Dallas and North Texas State College dropped both flights in the opening rounds
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McKinney
L. M. Crannell
Dallas
McKinney Country Club
George Finley
Dick Whitzel
iDallas
Buster Reed
North Texas State College
Ten Teams Entered In Pro Am Tourney
Odessa hosts its fourth annual 7500 dollar Pro Am golf tourney September 4 to 7 with ten teams entered so far. Invitations sent to Burke Bolt Metz Demaret Klein Riegel Bulla Nelson and Harrison. many others may join. Defending champs Todd and January expected to play together again. format is 72 holes with 18 holes daily and 1500 prize for the winning pro.
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Odessa
Southwest
Jackie Burke
Tommy Bolt
Dick Metz
Jimmy Demaret
Chuck Klein
Skee Riegel
Johnny Bulla
Byron Nelson
Dutch
Rebel All Stars Defeat North Squad 26 to 7 in North South Game
Jimmie Dickey of Galena Park sparked the South with key second half passes as Rebel All Stars upset North 26 7 before 16604 at Fort Worth. Huddleston opened scoring for North, but Dickey and Johnson plus strong late defense sealed the South victory and earned Dickey MVP honors.
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Fort Worth
Dutch Meyer
TCU
Jimmie Dickey
Galena Park
Dickey
Billy Pete Huddleston
Huddleston
Texas A&m
Wichita Falls
South
Jim Tatum
Yankees
Billy Pete
Oval
Rusty Gunn
Earl Johnson
Jerry Hall
Esesee
North
Sanford
Johnson
Graham
Touchdown
Gunn
Midland Bears Rally Past Oilers In 6-4 Victory
The Midland Indians extended their win streak to eight with a 6-4 victory over the Odessa Oilers. Eddie Jacome earned his 15th win, striking out two as Midland secured key runs including homers by Eastham and De La Torre.
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Midland Indians
Odessa Oilers
Eddie Jacome
Oilers
Indians
Bill Brown
Carl Barbour
Marion Treadaway
Lefty Loyko
Julio de la Torre
Leg Eastham
Fred Parker
Carlos Perez
Odessa
Fabian
Castro
Parker
Perez
Abrhoa Bossemberry
Hughes
Temes
Namnd
O'Keefe
de la Torre
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Dinkel
O Barbour
Cseeses
Jacome
Scoeseeess
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Weber
RBI
Loyko
Eastham
Cearley
Brown
Barbour
DP Hughes
Bossenberry
da la Torre
Dieppa
Ho—Parker
Loser
U—Hutchens
Eckstine
St. Louis Browns Recall Cliff Fannin from Texas League
The St. Louis Browns announce on Saturday night that right handed pitcher Cliff Fannin has been recalled from their San Antonio club in the Texas League. Frank Studdy Overmire has been optioned to Toronto of the International League.
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St. Louis Browns
Cliff Fannin
San Antonio
Frank
Studdy) Overmire
Toronto
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