Nine-player trade reshapes big league rosters
The Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox pulled off a nine-player deal sending Hoot Evers Johnny Lipon Walter Dropo Don Lenhardt and others to new teams. Indians beat the Red Sox 6-0 while the Athletics upset Detroit 3-1. Jackie Robinson Gil Hodges and Furillo homered for Brooklyn as the NL race stays tight.
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Boston Red Sox
Tigers
Detroit
Philadelphia Athletics
Indians
Red Sox
Athletics
Evers
Lipon
Mike Garcia
Dropo
Alex Kellner
Lenhardt
George Kell
Boston
Dizzy Trout
Tiger
Bengals
Johnny Pesky
Fred Hatfield
Bill Wight
Luke Easter
Cleveland
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jackie Robinson
Carl Furillo
Gil Hodges
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Odessa Oilers Aim To Even Series At Oiler Park
Evelio Ortega pitches for Odessa as the Oilers seek to even the Longhorn League series with the San Angelo Colts after a 13-1 loss. The Colts exploded for seven runs in the fifth and five more in the eighth to seal the win at Oiler Park.
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Evelio Ortega
Odessa Oiler
Oiler Park
Odessa
San Angelo Colts
Oilers
Midland Indians
Evelie Ortega
Colt
Ortega
Shoopman
Russians Enter 1952 Olympic Games With 300 Athletes
Helsinki reports Moscow will send about 300 athletes to the 1952 Olympic Games from July 19 to August 3. Officials expect a strong showing across events with women likely leading the results in field events and several top soccer players along with swimmers runners and other field athletes making up the men’s team.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
Non-Pro Baseball Tourney Set Across Districts
Wichita Kansas reports a non pro district championship baseball tournament to be held at Rockwood Park starting June 21 with A F Lefty Johns named district commissioner. District winners advance to state divisional tourneys in Fredericksburg and Texarkana then collide for the state title and the national tournament berth in Wichita August 15.
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Wichita
Kan
Fort Worth
Rockwood Park
A. F
Lefty) Johns
Detroit Tigers
Fredericksburg
Texarkana
Betsy Rawls Crowned Queen Of Women's Pro Golf
Betsy Rawls, 24, wins the Transcontinental Championship and National Open to become the leading money winner with 9510.08 in earnings. The Texas pro beats Babe Zaharias, Patty Berg, and others at Deepdale and Scarsdale, posting a 590 144-hole total and breaking the tournament record.
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Great Neck
N.Y
Betsy Rawls
Babe Diriksen Ahamas
Austin
Tex
Wes
Miss Rawls
University of Texas
Zharias
Zaharias
Scarsdale
DeepsDale
Miss Berg
Patty
Marilynn Smith
Wichita
Kans
Louise Suggs
Carrolton
Betty James
San Antonio
Miss Jameson
Miss Suggs
Shawnee Schedule Moved to Gainesville Tex
Shawnee owner Irwin Owen plans to relocate the Sooner State League club to Gainesville Texas around June 20 due to poor advance ticket sales. Home games will be in Gainesville with the schedule unchanged. Owen invested over 39000 this season and expects net about 5000 after season-ticket refunds.
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Shawnee
Okla
Irwin Owen
Gainesville
Tex
Owen
Louisiana bill targets mixed race participation in sports
In Baton Rouge on June 3 a measure by Sen. B H Rogers would bar Whites and Negroes from competing together where admissions are charged. Rogers argues the rule mainly affects professional baseball and risks breaking up the Texas League if Negroes continue to play with Whites.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate
B. H
Jonnie) Rogers
Grand Cane
Shreveport
Texas League
Rogers
Television Question Reaches NCAA Again
New York report details the National Collegiate A A football television plan for 1952. The 10 member committee proposes limits on appearances, a 12 game Saturday network slate, and national coverage through 63 stations. Sponsors select games under these rules, with fixed weekly packages.
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New York
A.A
NCAA
Snail
Sorfie i
Midland Tigers Avenge Deficit to Beat Big Spring in Ten Inning Thriller
Midland surged from a 9-3 deficit with a five run seventh and tied the game in the eighth at Steel Park. Keith Nicolls earned his second win in two nights in relief, while Bert Estrada took the loss. The decisive tally came in the tenth on hits by Albritton Din ikle and de la Torre and an error by Ossie Alvarez.
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Keith Thomas
San Angelo
Colts
Juan Guerrero
Mike Lopez
Guerrero
Garland Fuqua
Odessa
Martin
Poa Dooley
Ceeceses
Kowalik
Wscececeves
Follett
Esaeeeed
Tredaway
Fabian
Loyko
Sooner
Eastham
Weber
Castro
Batson
Cceseese
Ortiz
Cccccocosel
E Crocker
RBI
Copetilla
Solis
Tayoan
Christman
McClain
Crocker
Dooley
Sac
Lopez
Fuqua
Thomas
Sadowsky
Sykes
Valentine
BIG Spring
Midland
Warriors
Dave Albritton
Bert ‘Estrada
Tribe
Albritton
Gahlen Dinikle
Julio de la Torre
Ossie Alvarez
de la Torre
Witty Quintana
Keith Nicolls
Estrada
Steel Park
Ten
McKenzie
Nicholls
Tanner
Guerra
Arencibia
Valdes
Iraan Youth Center Beats Rankin 20-12 in Fastball
Iraan Youth Center downed Rankin 20 to 12 in a fastball game. Johnny Burleson earned the win and hit a grand slam in the second inning, while Larry Smith took the loss. In another Trans-Pecos league game, H and P beat Texas Natural 10-9 with Roy Garrison winning and C Clyburn losing.
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Iraan Youth Center
Rankin Boy Scout
Johnny Burleson
Larry Smith
H and P
Texas Natural
Roy Garrison
C. Clyburn
Sooner State League Inches Toward First Place Lead
The Sooner State League narrows as Ada and Pauls Valley share the lead with Chickasha within a half game. Ada toppled Chickasha 43 after a nine inning rally, Herefords scoring three in the ninth. Pauls Valley beat Ardmore for the second straight day.
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Ada
Pauls Valley
Chickasha
Herefords
Ardmore
Amerada Tops Denver City in Seminole softball
Amerada defeated Denver City 14 to 3 in Seminole City Softball League action. Hurst and Worley limited Denver City to two hits while Lam bert and Scott shared pitching for Denver City as ten errors aided Amerada’s offense.
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Amerada
Denver City High School
O. F. Hurst
Bill Worley
Danl Lambert
Doyle Scott
Denver City
Seminole Loop
American Legion
Seminole High School
Robert Shirley
Jon Wilson
Drillers blank Vernon 4 0 to start series
Artesia Drillers top Vernon Dusters 4 0 as Melvin Miller twirls a six hit shutout in Memorial Stadium. Audie Malone allows two baserunners after the fourth inning as Drillers capitalized on three Vernon errors with unearned runs. Bauman Harrow and Alonso pace Artesia with key hits and strong defense turns.
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Carlsbad
New Mexico
Jim Ackers
Miller
Lou ‘Ehlinger
Ackers
Pichan
Harrow
Oliveri
Artesia
Malone
Paul Halter
Vernon
Briner
Niedson
Braves Topple Roswell 4 2 in Tight Six-Hit Pitching Duel
Ermie Sadler pitched six hits to lead the Sweetwater Braves to a 4 2 win over the Roswell Rockets. Both teams were error free and tied 2 2 through seven innings before Sweetwater pulled away in the eighth. Carlini Traspuesto led Braves with three hits. Alonso took the loss for Roswell. The teams meet again tonight.
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Roswell
Ermie Sadler
Sweetwater Braves
Roswell Rockets
Braves
Emil Carlini
Charlie Tuttle
Tony Traspu
Outstanding Sculler Out of Helsinki Olympics
Jack Guest Jr a UPenn freshman will not compete in the Helsinki Summer Olympics, his father said last night. The promising sculler was considered one of Canada's brightest prospects.
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Toronto
Jack Guest
University of Pennsylvania
Helsinki
Finland
Canada
Young Rowing Hope Out Of Olympics With Back Injury
The unnamed junior rower, son of a 1930 Diamond Sculls winner, will miss the July 15 to Aug. 3 Olympic season due to a recurring back ailment. The elder Jack remains noted for the 1930 victory. The six foot athlete faced a severe back issue two months ago.
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Jack Jr
Jack
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