Satchell Paige Saves Contest For Ned Garver
Satchell Paige and LeRoy Paige helped Cleveland and St Louis key wins as a midseason clash shuffled AL standings. Eddie Lopat and Yogi Berra led New York past Detroit while Paige earned his third win in relief, extending a scoreless streak to 24 1 3 innings and boosting the Yankees to first place.
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Associated Press
Casey Stengel
Philadelphia
Niacionzi
LeRoy ‘Satchell Paige
Bobby Snauntz
New York
Allie Reynolds
Paige
Anybdy
Stengel
Rebif
Casey
New York Yankees
Taat
Yankees
Eddie Lopat
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
Satchemo Paige
Long
Sean LeRoy
Ned Garver
Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Joe Presko
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Chris van Cuyk
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Pittsburgh
Boston Braves
Garver
Skein
Joe Paige
Browns
Marty Marion
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis
Bill Veeck
Hornsby
Bobby Young
Bob Nieman
Ivan Delock
Yogi Berra
Ted Gray
Tiger
Larry Doby
Cleveland
Wynn
Lou Brissie
Mike Garcia
Deadline near for Joe Childress Fund contributions
The Joe Childress Fund deadline is noon Friday with checks to The Odessa American sports department to qualify for the fund. Childress and coach Lee Taylor depart for the National AAU meet in Long Beach after a Tucson workout stop. the fund stands at 994.39 dollars toward a 1,500 dollar goal with 500 still needed.
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Joe Childress
Odessa American
Childress
Lee
Pop) Taylor
Long Beach
Calif
Taylor
Tucson
Ariz
Helmerich and Payne Face Stanolind in Fastball Clash
In IRAAN special Helmerich and Payne meets Stanolind for a Trans Pecos Fastball League game tonight. Thursday’s lone contest pits Helmerich and Payne against Texas Natural in Iaan.
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Iaan
Iraan
Helmerich
Payne
Stanolind
Texas Natural
Two close Odessa Little League games produce separate winners
In the first game the F.O.B. Senators beat the Carter Yankees 12 to 10 in extra innings as Larry Glass pitched seven strong innings. Harold Busby took the loss, while Travis Thornton homered for the Yankees. In the nightcap Cole Browns beat the Kiwanis Tigers 5 to 4 with Darnell Wirt homering and Pepper Johnson closing out the win.
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Odessa
F.O.B. Senators
Carter Hardware Yankees
Cole Motor
Kiwanis Tigers
Larry Glass
Senators
Harold Busby
Travis Thornton
Yankees
Brown
Darnell Wirt
Cole Motor Barwns
Pepper Jahnson
Wirt
Johnny Henson
Johnson
Howard Betes
West County Park
Atletic Club
John Perry
Paul Cole
Carter Yankees
Glass and Ash
Busby
Pierce
Cole Browns
Johnson and Murphy
Bethel and
Henson
Sugar Ray Robinson Works to Reach Target Weight for Maxim Bout
Sugar Ray Robinson trained down to about 157 pounds as heat rises, aiming to around 158 for the June 23 light heavyweight title fight with Joey Maxim at Yankee Stadium. Manager George Gainford ordered rest to curb strain as Robinson weighs in lighter than Maxim by about 17 pounds, a repeat of his 1942 junior welterweight defense against Jake LaMotta.
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Pompton Lakes
N. J
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joey Maxim
Sugar Ray
Robinson
George Gainford
Maxim
Yankee Stadium
Jake LaMotta
Ray
Five TL Teams In Virtual Tie For Top Spot
The Texas League sees five clubs nearly equal atop the standings with Oklahoma City and Fort Worth at .525 through 32–29, Dallas at 33–30, and Beaumont and Houston at .523 with 34–31. Tulsa remains last at four and a half games back.
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Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Dallas
Beaumont
Houston
Tulsa
Oklahoma City and
Eagles
Shreveport
Buffs
Oilers
San Antonio
Missions
John Walters
Tulsa Oilers
George Eyrich
Jerry Witte
Jim Melton
Rudy Paynich
Dallas ‘Eagles
Bud Lively
Melton
Bragan
Dyck
Mitchell
Crowder
H. Smith
Curley
Jordan
Brown
Jarvis
Eurich
Morgan
Walters
Jndrith
Clark
Wild
Landis
Mossi
Vardley
Sullivan
Aylward
Lively
Livingston
Okla
City
Paynich
Baich
Taylor
O’donnell
Martin
Hopkins
Seminole High School Upsets Amerada In Softball Thriller
Seminole High School defeated the previously unbeaten Amerada nine 16 to 10 in Seminole City Softball. Metz LaFollette pitched the win for Seminole, allowing 10 hits, while Amerada’s O. F. Hurst and Bill Whorley allowed eight singles each. Two homers came from Seminole with Jack Harrell and Crandall Young hitting them.
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Seminole
Seminole Hig School
Amerada
Metz LaFollette
O. F. Hurst
Bill Whorley
Jack Harrell
Crandall Young
LaMotta Murphy Fight Sparks Detroit Area Showdown
In Detroit, Jake LaMotta and Irish Bob Murphy collide at Olympia Stadium with the International Boxing Club predicting a shot at the light heavyweight title for the winner. Murphy, a 7-5 favorite, seeks a comeback win after a prior TKO loss to Maxim while LaMotta weighs about eight pounds heavier than Murphy.
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Detroit
Olympia Stadium
Bob Murphy
Jake LaMotta
International Boxing Club
LaMotta
King
Murphy
Bob
Joey Maxim
Jake
San Diego
Half-Pint Pitchers Star in Gulf Coast League
The Gulf Coast League features two tiny stars Manny Rodriguez of Harlingen and Ra mon Roger of Galveston. Rodriguez helped the Capitals beat Lake Charles 83 to win, while Roger shut out Laredo 2-0 and drove in runs with a 35-foot homer.
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Associated Press
Nich
Manny Rodriguez
Harlingen
Capitals
Lake Charles
Hogan backs Mangrum to win National Open
Ben Hogan predicts Lloyd Mangrum is the best bet to win the National Open as final practice rounds begin in Dallas. Hogan notes Mangrum is a strong thinker and excellent putter, while Hogan cites his own Open history and the USGA's record showing 72.12 strokes per 18 holes across eight Opens and a playoff.
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Dallas
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Lloyd Mangrum
Niles, Ill
Mangrum
George Fazio
Joe Dey
United States Golf Association
Ben
Dey
USGA
Rankin Scouts defeat Iraan Youth Center in fastball clash
Rankin's Boy Scouts beat Iraan Youth Center 14 to 10 in a fastball game yesterday. Jay Yocham earned the win and Johnny Burleson took the loss in the tense Arizona County showdown.
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Rankin Scouts
Iraan Youth Center
Iraan
Rankin’s Boy Scouts
Jay Yocham
Johnny Burleson
Hogan Prepares for NBCs Third Open with Wedge Focus
Dallas June 10 A golf pro explains the Hogan Snead difference Hogan spends over an hour on a Fort Worth course practicing a short wedge to the green He says he will need that shot three times per round at Northwood proving the value of patient practice in pursuit of a third straight National Open championship.
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Dallas
Ben Hogan
Sam Snead
Ben
Sam
Hogan
Fort Worth
Northwood
Snead Ties North Course Record Ahead of Open
In Dallas the field for the National Open began shaping up as Sam Snead, Li Mangrum and Ben Hogan led contenders. Snead matched the North course record with 31-33-64 in practice, while Mangrum flirted with it before finishing 33-35-68 after a rapid start and late wobble.
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Dallas
Li Mangrum
Ben Hogan
Snead
Mangrum
Northwood
Hogan
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West Coast
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Spec Gammon
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Ray Hendrickson
Flora Berggren
Rex Sporting Goods
Chuck Hughes
Elzie Ledbetter
Allan Ledbetter
Wm. R. Stevenson
B. B. Holder
T. C. Simpson
O. V. Alexander
Jo D. Price
Anonymous
Alma Ferber
Bob Daniel & Sons, Inc
Don Reed Slim Gabrel
Ed Martin
Griffin Plumbing Co
Jaycee
John Priddy
Dick Moore
Red Henneck
Ben Peeler
L. E. Pipkin
Engine Life Co
Georgia Evans
Odessa Bowling Center
W.A. Griffith
Ronnie McCain
C. W. McCain
E. L. Chafin, Jr
Wallace A. Scott
Howard Dye
Harold H. Young
Marguerite LaRue
Jack Hawkins
Fasert
Cotton Kirklin
Co. Oy Sheet Jeu
Norman Pursley
Masters’ Cafe
Petts’s Food Market
Gayle Dishong
Lowell Lybrand
Odessa Venetian Blind
Hosa On
Jim Samples
Pecos
American Business Club
Jaycee Oiler Park Collection
Ray Stapp
Paramount Land & Develop
Carl Sewell
I Farm and Ranch Supply
Odessa Oilers
Bowie Jr. High
Kimbell and Flack
Frank Morgan
W. C. Barrett
Capri Chapter
Tri
Leiland Jaynes
Fred Winger
Tinker Hendricks
Don Green
Joe Blount
Hubert Scruggs
Texas Oil Well Service
E. B. Overley
Alfred C. Glasswell
Cabo Blanco
Peru
NEA
Seminole High
Don Marwell Company
West 2Nd — Dial
Gulf Coast
Uta Ten Ka
North Grant
Adeline Tyne
Adeline
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Mustang
BSA
Cy Clinton
Odessi Tayloe Machine Works
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