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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1954
Page
6
The third game of the Region and NCAA series was postponed to Wednesday as Texas and Oklahoma A&M split the first two games. Austin Jones delivered a 2 up performance to fuel the Texas effort.
Texas and Texas A&M split a rugged set with the Longhorns winning a key late rally and Aggies bouncing back on offense. The Oklahoma A&M and local league results are noted with multiple youth and junior leagues highlighted across Odessa.
Odessa Bronchos meet Dallas Adamson in the 1954 AA state baseball opener at Disch Field Austin. Coach Julian Pressly will start Carl Schlemeyer with Adamson set to counter with Red Jones or Nelson or Butcher. The team carries a 277 season batting average led by Alvarado Burke and Fannin with Schlemeyer as top pitcher.
The field includes Margaret Dupont of We rcampton Del and Heidi Stewart of Pasadena as top players advance. Hart and Bugis reach the third round while Duron and Miech also make strides in the Delisca event with several favorites moving through the bracket.
Trombley of Dallas paced Texas’ SAliIe qualifying round for the PGA Championship with 137. Jack Mann of Temple shot 139 to join qualifying. Raymond Crafford of Dallas presided over Texas PGA. Jackson Brad stew and Elrev Mart i of Houston also qualified. Alternate spots went to Sam Speer of McAllen and J C Hardwicke of Houston.
Odessa surged to a 13 4 victory over Sweetwater to climb out of last place. John Lagan pitched a complete game for Odessa as they rapped 17 hits led by Reto Fabian with five hits in six at bats and two runs batted in. Tony DiPrimio and Earl Caldwell added three hits apiece as Sweetwater's Mattson struggled early.
Dory Funk defeated Virtues Ctobegen in a main event fall to set up a title challenge next Tuesday against the world junior heavyweight champion Baron Michele. The Electric Street Arena show, presented by Pat ODowny, featured multiple bouts with notable exchanges and a crowd-pleasing finish.
Frank Kimbrough West Texas State head coach is selected to lead the East squad for Childress annual Cheenbelt Bowl on August 6.
The Waco Pirates beat first-place Trier 4 to 3 to move within one game of the Big State League lead. Corpus Christi won 7 to 4 over Harlingen to near the top, Austin edged Temple 5 to 4, and Galveston also won to claim its second straight.
Four Texas stars sign letters of intent to enter Baylor University. Merton Ficiav and Larrys Cowart from San Antonio Brackenridge join Jack Joyce and Carroll Overton from Palestine.
Dallas Eagles of the Texas League option pitcher Dick Stryvska to Galveston of the Rio State League on a 24 hour recall. Stryvska, 27, played for Dallas part of last season and part of this season.
Shell TXL and Sun One rolled to lopsided wins in City softball action. Mack Keith struck out the Beck Construction attack as Shell won 13 2 with John White homering twice. Gavlon Broadstreet took the loss. Sun defeated its opponent 12 0 as Jack Dunlap homered after a three hit night with Jimmy Merriman adding a bases loaded homer. Herbert Lippe took the loss. Tonight Marine Reserve faces Magnolia and Philips meeting Phillips Goldsmith.
Unbeaten Paul Jorgenson of Port Arthur won his 16th straight by split decision over Eddie Berteling of Galveston in a bout last night.
British heavyweight champion Don Cockell defeated Harry Matthews by a 16 round decision in London. Cockell, weighing 210 1 2 pounds, used his bulk to press and scored with head and body blows despite low blows warnings. He plans to scout Rocky Marciano in New York in two weeks.
James J. Braddock predicts Rocky Marciano will knock out Ezzard Charles within 10 rounds in a Yankee Stadium bout set for June 17. Braddock, known for smart boxing, notes Marciano can take and dish it out, while Charles weighs in at Monticello at 198 pounds with 10 pounds extra to manage in training.
German heavyweight champion Heinz Neuhaus delays his July 6 non-title bout with Dan Bucceroni in Milwaukee to secure a visa. Neuhaus will travel from Dortmund after resolving immigration paperwork.
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