Durocher Suspension Shakes Giants on Western Swing
The Giants face a 3 night suspension for Leo Durocher after a run in with umpire Augie Donatelli. He misses six games through Aug 23, with Fred Fitzsimmons taking over. Giants trail Dodgers by 7 1/4 games as Bowa, Irvin, Mays, Maglie, and Thomson cope with injuries and slumps. Dodgers open western swing in Cincinnati. Yankees host White Sox. Raschi wins 14th, Trout loses. Cubs beat Pirates 4 3 on Dickson's miscue.
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Eagles and Texans Exhibition in Odessa Aug 29
The Philadelphia Eagles will play the Dallas Texans in an exhibition game at Broncho Stadium in Odessa on August 29 night. Tickets cost 3.60 dollars and are on sale at the school administration building at W Eighth and N Lee. Booths operate 9 to 5 weekdays and 9 to noon Saturdays.
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Continental Spuds Jeff Davis Wildcat
Continental Oil Company has spudded an 11,000 foot Ellenbur well in the Jeff Davis region. The operation targets oil and gas production with initial drilling underway as crews set casing and prepare for early evaluations.
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Playoff Contenders To Meet Sunday In Big Spring
Longhorn League clubs still in Shaughnessy contention meet Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in the Settles Hotel, Big Spring. Hal Sayles says plans cover eligibility certification and a Tuesday midnight deadline for new players. Playoffs begin Sept 9 or 10 with two series.
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Wildcat Drilling Advances in Jeff Davis County
In Jeff Davis County about 20 miles southeast of Balmorhea, No. 1 Mrs. L K McCutcheon in section 18 block 11 GH and SA survey has drilling continuing below 315 feet in shale. Drilling progress was noted Monday with the well positioned 811 feet from the west line and 1 239 feet from the south line.
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Broncs Edge Drillers 12-11 In 10 Innings
Big Spring nips Artesia 12-11 in ten innings as ARTESIA blows a lead. Costa delivers the fielder's choice scoring Grimes in the 10th for the winner. Bronc rally ties it in the ninth after a six-run Artesia burst.
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Colts Top Vernon 7-0 in San Angelo Baseball
San Angelo Colts blank Vernon Dusters 7-0 for the second straight win. J B May pitched three hit shutout ball until the ninth as Vernon left 2 on with two out. Sosa and McLaughlin featured for the Colts with 15 team hits.
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Out-of-town Fans May Order Dallas Philadelphia Game Tickets
Out-of-town fans can order tickets for the Dallas Philadelphia game on August 29 by mail. Tickets cost 3.60 dollars with a 0.25 mailing and handling charge. Make checks or money orders out to the Odessa Shrine Club and mail to Shrine Club Box 574 Odessa.
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Rockets Knotted Series With 7 1 Loss In Nightcap
Odessa Oilers fall 7 1 to Roswell Rockets as errors haunt Oilers and Alonso outscores. Elwood Grantham or Milton Balat may start for Roswell. Les Palmer leads Roswell with four hits while Villarreal shines for Odessa. Tonight features Pepper Martin’s return to the lineup.
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Roberto Fabian
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Big State League Night Sees 20th Win For Waters and Rivalry Tightens
Joe Waters of Paris tied for the league’s second most mound wins with 20 as Waco Abshire failed to claim top honors in a 3-2 loss to Wichita Falls. Temple remained in first with a 13-1 win over Paris while Tyler split with Texarkana. Longview beat Waco 10-8 in 11 innings and led the standings with Don Carline contributing a key double. Tyler defeated Texarkana 6-2 in Bert Garcia’s five-hitter, and the Bears won 5-3 in the nightcap.
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Seahawks Increase Gulf Coast Lead In Lost Gulf Coast League
Port Arthur Elbowed up three and a half games on first with an 8-2 win over Laredo as Bill Radulovich homered twice and Bill Creech pitched strongly. Texas City doubled up Harlingen 12-10 and 4-3 to drop Capitols to third. Ker mit Luckenbach hit a grand slam to lift Corpus Christi past Lake Charles 7-5, while Galveston beat Brownsville 8-5.
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Middlecoff Wins Kansas City Open in Playoff
Cary Middlecoff the Memphis dentist captured the $15,000 Kansas City Open title after a 6 under par 66 as he beat Jack Burke Jr. by six strokes. Middlecoff finished 72 holes tied with Burke at 276, then won a three way playoff to claim the crown. He earned 2400 dollars plus a share of gate receipts from about 2000 fans.
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No More Flying On Fly Field
Odessa High School athletic director Julius Johnson asks model airplane flyers to stop using Fly Field as an airport due to gasoline spills killing the grass and requests they discontinue activity until after football season.
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Umpire Bill Jackowski Joins National League Staff
In Cincinnati on August 19 Bill Jackowski described as the most efficient umpire in the minor leagues joined the National League umpiring staff. League president Warren Giles also announced veteran umpire Lou Jorda 59 has an indefinite leave after being struck above the heart by a foul ball on August 7 in New York. Jackowski will work his first NL assignment Tuesday night in Pittsburgh joining Bill Stewart Art Gore and Augie Guglielmo for the Phillies Pirates game.
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Southern Association Scores and Baseball Results
Atlanta defeated Chattanooga 9 to 3, Nashville beat Birmingham 1 to 0, Mobile won 6 to 1, Little Rock lost 1 to 7 against New Orleans, Memphis fell 4 to Arizona Texas. Seag Tucson 1 Juarez 0, Bisbee-Douglas 4 Chihuahu El Paso 13 Phoenix 10.
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Baseball Boxscore Summary Odessa vs Roswell
Box score details show RBI by Palmer Crawford Huppert West and 2B hits by Grantham Weber Crawford Palmer Fabian Dieppa. Errors listed, double plays by Dieppa Weber Eastham and Fabian Eastham. Strikes and walks outline Parker Alonso Perez and team pitching notes. Final time 2 20. Loser Parker.
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