Clayton's Keep Leading Margin In Mixed Loop
Clayton Furniture stays atop Monday Night Bowling League with a 2-1 win over Team Two. Team Seven defeats Odessa Roller Rink 2-1 to stay in contention. Team Six dominates Lee's Drive In 3-0 and Sears Food beats Brown's Construction 2-1. Team Six 2148 tops team series. individual honors go to Lawrence Osborn 207 and Bill Duke 517. women winners Alice Hoffnagle 169 and Peg Headrick 477.
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Marion Replaces Hornsby At Brownie Helm
Bill Veeck appoints Marty Marion to manage the St. Louis Browns replacing Rogers Hornsby. Marion vows to use his best nine players, avoid a two platoon system, and aims to play 100 games at shortstop before eventual bench duties. Browns players welcome the change after Hornsby’s firing.
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Oilers Fall Short in Big Spring Showdown
Odessa’s Oilers lose 21-7 to San Angelo Colts in Angelo. Colt bats pile 25 hits led by John Taypan and Jake McClain who drive in seven and six runs respectively as Odessa’s pitcher Perez exits after three innings. In Midland, Big Spring edges Midland 1-0 on a first inning error and a Quintana triple scored by Pat Stasey.
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Turpin Tops Cockell. Seeks World Title Shot
Randy Turpin, age 24, earned the British national and Empire 175 pound crowns with an 11 round knockout of Don Cockell in London. He now holds four titles across two weight divisions and eyes a world championship bout, awaiting Robinson versus Maxim outcome and a potential London clash promoted by Jack Solomons after a 50,000 crowd at White City Stadium.
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Big Spring VFW Robbins Seek Semipro Baseball Games
The VFW Robbins of Big Spring announces readiness to playsemipro baseball against other semipro outfits. Interested teams should contact business manager E. D. Campbell at 622 Ridgelea St Big Spring or call 2812 J in Big Spring.
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U S Tennis Team Ready for Wimbledon Tourney
United States tennis players head to Wimbledon for a two week event starting June 23 with eight of the top ten U S men and six of the top ten women. Defending champions Dick Savitt and Doris Hart return alongside Maureen Connolly and Vic Seixas as key contenders with Frank Sedgman challenging in the men's field.
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Texarkana Threat Rises in Big State League Standings
Temple lost to Wichita Falls 5-3 as Texarkana moved to second place after a 41 victory over Waco. Austin won 4-3 to end a five game home stand, while Tyler topped Paris 4-3 and Longview edged 8-7.
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Oilers struggle through injuries as home stand looms
The Odessa Oilers, atop the Longhorn League, battle injuries among key players Pep Martin Leo Eastham Charlie Weber Marion Tredaway and Felix Castro as a six game home stand begins. Eastham pulled muscle and runners like Carl Perez fill in while the team's morale hinges on a strong home crowd.
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Hamner Takes NL Shortstop Lead in All Star Poll
Granny Hamner of the Philadelphia Phillies leads Al Dark of the New York Giants for the starting NL shortstop spot in the all star poll with 10 163 votes to Dark 9 052 Hank Sauer of the Chicago Cubs tops batting polls with 13 422 votes Stan Musial of the St Louis Cardinals trails with 12 943 Balloting for the July 8 Philadelphia game runs from last Friday to June 27 at midnight
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Odessa Legion Nine Defeats Midland Juniors 6-2
In a Tuesday practice game at Midland Odessa American Legion defeated Midland Juniors 6-2. Ghormley started for Odessa, Webster relieved, Jobe pitched for Midland. Houston Kirby went 4 for 4 to lead Odessa with Alvarado adding two hits. The clubs meet again in Odessa later this week.
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Amarillo Gold Sox topple Borger in 13 5 rout
West Texas New Mexico League action sees Amarillo’s Big Merv Conners homer three times and drive in multiple runs as the Gold Sox beat Borger 13-5. Lubbock wins 10-4 to regain a second place tie with Borger, Clovis stretches its lead with 17-4 over Albuquerque, and Lamesa defeats Abilene 11-8.
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Government Halts Phillies Ticket Tie In Plan
The Office of Price Stabilization forbids the Philadelphia Phillies from selling all star game tickets only at special park windows. The plan would force buyers to attend Phillies games to access July 8 tickets, effectively creating tie in sales.
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Braves beat Rockets 23-8 to stay tied for second
Sweetwater Braves slugged out a 23 to 8 victory over the Roswell Rockets Tuesday night to stay in pace in the Longhorn League. They remain tied with San Angelo for second place, four games behind league-leading Odessa Oilers.
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Texas Tennis In Quarterfinals
The Texas tennis championship at Austin advances four top seeds to the quarterfinals with Pancho Contreras and Sammy Giammalva among winners. Contenders include Bernard Bartzen Clint Nettleton and others as doubles and singles progress across divisions.
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Ervin Plumbing Caps Win Over Shell TXL
In City Softball League action Ervin Plumbing defeated Shell TXL 15-3 as Boyd Reese allowed four safeties while Mack Kieth took the loss. Phillips Well Service topped Blount Construction 12-8 with Henry Meeks tossing a six hitter for the winner.
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Duke Set as Favorite in 1952 College World Series
Duke’s Blue Devils enter the 1952 NCAA baseball College World Series in Omaha as slight favorites. Texas, led by coach Bibb Falk, and Duke clash as strong contenders while Penn State and Texas face opening games Thursday noon. The national meet runs at the new Omaha Stadium starting Thursday.
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