Americans Press In Wimbledon Tennis Meet
Doris Hart leads a five member American women's group into the quarter-finals of Wimbledon. Herbie Flam is the lone American survivor in the men’s singles with a semifinal spot looming after defeating Vic Seixas. The doubles lineup also features Savitt and Rosewall and others as play continues.
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Doris Hart
Coral Gables
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Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
Frank Sedgman
Mervyn Rose
Miss Hart
Pat Todd
la Jolla
Maureen Connolly
San Diego
Thelma Long
Australia
Shirley Fry
Akron
Jean Walker-Smith
Britain
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Jean Rinkel-Quertier
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Italy
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Budge Patty
Los Angeles
Tony Mottram
Geoff Paish
Ham Richardson
Baton Rouge
Iah Ayre
Seigs
Eric Sturgess
South Africa
One Legged Hurler Wins For Corpus
Bert Shepard an American Air Force veteran and one legged pitcher joined the Corpus Christi Aces on a five day trial and delivered a seven hit shutout ball plus a double and a single with two runs scored in an 11 3 win over Brownsville. He also starred on defense as Corpus Christi led the Gulf Coast League. Port Arthur split with Texas City 5 4 in the second game of a series to stay three and a half games ahead of Harlingen, which beat Laredo 9 0 behind Roger Powell's four hitter.
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Kermit Winkler course draws large field for sixth annual invitational
The Winkler County Country Club in Kermit hosted 126 golfers for the sixth annual invitational. Young players impressed as 13-year-old Danny Mason from Monahans nearly won a flight, while area clubs consider Odessa adding an 18 hole course to meet growing demand.
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Permian Plastic Co
Odessa
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Winkler County Country Club
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West Texas
Mickey Hubbard
University of Oklahoma
Monahans
Wendy Green
Luke Thompson
Big Spring
Neal Sconiers
Iraan
Danny Mason
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Ralph Benge
Benge
Bill McMurry
Seminole
W. O. Satterwhite
T. P. Westbrook
Satterwhite
Westbrook
P. S.westbrook
Ed Everest
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Winkler Country Club
Texan swimmer halted by playful porpoise near Catalina Channel
Roy Sutter a 38 year old Texas chicken rancher began a Catalina Channel swim at 3 am CST aiming at 41 miles to Santa Monica for a 2000 prize. A porpoise struck him two miles out causing injuries and he was taken back to Catalina Island for treatment. It was unclear if he would retry today.
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Catalina Island
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Roy Sutter
Catalina Channel
Sutter
California
Jimmy Crowell
Crowell
Emerald Bay
Santa Monica
Fort Worth
Carlson Defeats Morelli In Promoter Pat O Dowdy's Wrestling Card
Carlson gains a win over Morelli in the non title mat feature after Morelli fouled referee Detton during a third fall leg stretch. Detton disqualified Morelli, awarding the third fall to Carlson. opening and semifinal bouts also described with substitutions and results.
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Morelli
Tony Morelli
Cowboy ‘Carlson
Pat O’dowdy
Dory Detton
Detton
Amarilo
Wyoming Cowboy
Odessa
Vic Weber
San Angelo
Ken Bonales
Mexico City
Ace Abbott
Johnny James
James
Abbott
Bob Geigel
Massai Kimura
Geigel
Albuquerque
Lafest Transactions In Longhorn Loop
Longhorn League player moves include Artesia Ervin Armin added via assignment from Clovis in the West Texas New Mexico League. Odessa Benjamin Quintana moved from Laredo of the Gulf Coast League, Gilberto Garza Trevino placed on ineligible, and many other signings or assignments across multiple leagues.
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Artesia
Ervin Armin
Clovis
Odessa
Benjamin Quintana
Laredo
Guillermo Galenda
San Angelo
Gilberto Garza Trevino
Sweetwater
Jon Dee Mille
Chickasha
Gustavo Ungo
Decatur
Vernon
Pat McLaughlin
Stephen F. Logomarsino
John C. Andrews
Oklahoma City
Edwin L. Bucinski
Jerome Madalena
Albuquerque
Ernesto W. Klein
Farm League Tilt Sees Electric Service versus Optimist Club
The Odessa Little League Farm League schedules a 6 p.m. game between Electric Service and the Optimist Club. The match will be played at the Hi-Spot diamond.
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Odessa
Benny Davis Enters West Texas TAAF Boxing Meet
Benny Davis, Odessa Golden Gloves bantamweight champion, entered the West Texas TAAF Boxing Tournament set for Oiler Park on July 25. The field includes last winter’s champions Robert Rigsby Gerald Reaves and Bruce Price, with the eight champions earning trophies and trips to the state TAAF meet in Fort Worth mid August.
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West Texas
TAAF
Oiler Park
Davis
Odessa
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Gerald Reaves
Bruce Price
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Reaves
Price
Fort Worth
Odessa American Amateur Boxing Association
Odessa Tigers Hit Four Night Road Trip Schedule
The Odessa Tigers formerly the Black Oilers travel for four straight night games. G. C. Payne starts tonight in Monahans, Albert Wynn is the Wednesday pitcher in Crane, Thursday in Kermit, and Friday in Hobbs. Home game Sunday at Oiler Park vs Hobbs at 3 p.m.
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Black Oilers
G. C. Payne
Tigers
Monahans
Albert Wynn
Crane
Skeet Shoot Opens in Dallas Thursday Pan American event starts with 150 shooters
The Pan American Open Skeet shooting championships begin in Dallas with more than 150 contestants from Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana expected. The four-day event includes 100-target 410 gauge 28 gauge and 20 gauge races plus all gauge championships and a $7500 purse for a 100-target guns handicap race.
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CIO Oil Workers Postpone Sinclair Refinery Strike
New York CIO Oil Workers International Union postponed indefinitely a planned strike by about 10,000 Sinclair Refining Company employees after negotiations ran past the deadline set for midnight. The labor action was halted as talks continued without a final agreement.
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CIO Oil Workers International Union
Sinclair Refining Company
Amarillo Ball Park Burns Early Today
Fire at the Gold Sox home park in Amarillo destroyed the grandstand with only the south stands standing. Potter County owns the facility leased to Pete Knapp of the Amarillo Gold Sox. Cause of the blaze is undetermined and damage estimates were not yet available.
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Gold Sox
Potter County
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Amarillo Gold Sox
Attendance Up In Texas Loop
The Texas League expects over 1.25 million paid admissions if current pace holds. At halfway, 643,344 have attended games, up 17,291 from last year and 234 percent higher overall. Fort Worth and Shreveport lead gains. Beaumont Dallas Oklahoma City also rise.
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Milton Price
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No-hitter by Bob Feller powers Indians win over Tigers
A recap of the day exacting note on Bob Feller pitching his third career no hitter as Cleveland defeats Detroit 2 0 in a bold display. The column also recalls past sports milestones including a tennis upset in South Africa and record mile time by Haegg.
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Associated Press Today
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Indians and Yankees Lead AL All Star Squad
Cleveland placed seven players and New York six on the 25 man American League roster for the July 8 game in Philadelphia. Manager Casey Stengel chose six pitchers and filled remaining spots with stars including Hegan Doby Avila Rosen Bauer Pascagino and DiMaggio. Mantle Berra Rizito and more highlight the lineup as first year selections include Garcia Avila Rosen Bauer Yost Paige Jensen.
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TAAF Boxing Meet to be Held in Odessa
Open class fighters in the Permian Basin may enter the district TAAF meet in Odessa on July 25. Fill out the entry blank with name weight and address and mail to The Odessa American sports department.
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Tickets On Sale for Dallas Texans at Odessa Aug 29
The Odessa Shrine Club announces tickets for the August 29 Dallas Texans versus Philadelphia Eagles game at $3.60 each. Money orders or checks payable to Odessa Shrine Club should be mailed to Box 574 Odessa. Mail orders must include 25-cent mailing fee. tickets on sale about two weeks before the game at the high school administration building.
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Odessa Shrine Club
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Tulsa Oilers Reach Fourth with Six-Hit Win Over Oklahoma City
Tulsa's Oilers broke a half season bottleneck by beating Oklahoma City 2-1 to move into fourth place. Six-hit hurling powered the win as Leon Boulk shut down Oklahoma City on six hits while others managed little against strong pitching from Fort Worth Dallas and Shreveport foes.
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Shreveport
Houston
Joe Budny
Waco Hurler Loses After 3-Hit Game in Lively Tilt
Waco pitcher Fred Martin allowed three hits but took the loss as Austin defeated the Pirates 3-2. Martin hit a batter and surrendered a sacrifice and a hit in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie, ending his strong outing on a sour note.
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