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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1954
Page
9
The Chicago White Sox visit Yankee Stadium for a four game set. The Yankees aim to win series as the Sox seek to maintain pace in the AL while hot pitching and timely hits fuel the matchups.
The third emmand dragrmn junior golf tour nament unfolds this week at Troan Golf Club course with 16 entries per flight. Saturday qualifiers determine flights for a nine hole route, with high school players holding at least one more year of eligibility eligible to compete and Johnston and Neil Scomters noted among top entrants.
U S star remains overshadowed as Bristol reports scattered results from a tennis meet. The piece notes players from Boton West Tadeo Americas and other names like Malcolm Fox of Baltimore Wayne Van Voorhees Palm Beach and Reno region competitors in a brief roundup with unclear placements.
Tempestuous Tommy Bolt of Houston fired a five-under 65 to grab a two-stroke lead in the Virginia Beach Open second round. The 72-hole event at the 969-yard course in Virginia Beach drew a 150-player field with amateurs and pros contending, including Palmer Lawrence and Johnny Palmer among the chasers.
Palmer Ponce of Texas posted a 64 to lead the opening round of the $15,000 event, shooting under par and impressing as a top professional newcomer in a strong field. Lawrence Geerkoabood and Nate Het Eloine also shown. fog delays affected early play.
Belgium defeats England 12 to 0 in a European zone quarterfinal match. Jacques Brichant and Philippe Washer secure singles wins, extending Belgium lead as the Italian and Swedish matches loom nearby.
Port Arthur over Evangeline Loop 7 to 4 as Ron Lanner and teammates pace the win. Alexandria loses 22 to 9 at New Iberia while Baton Hea te smothers Texas Dis Vote 2 and Lake Charles beats Lafayette 3 to 2 in other action.
Stock car racing returns to the Odessa Race Bowl with the trophy dash for fastest qualifiers the heat races and the 14 lap feature. Local drivers including Buck master Nolan Tram trein and Gerry Trwain vie in Hudson Chevrolet Olds and GMC entries with Sheeraike and Woodall among contenders.
Arizona meets Michigan State and Missouri faces Rollins College in the NCAA College World Series second round. Massachusetts plays Oregon and Lafayette versus Oklahoma A&M in consolation games. Arizona starter Carl Thomas starred with 12 1 Arizona win and seven RBIs on two homers and a double.
Six games and one tie were recorded Thursday night. D and L Yanks defeated Odessa 9 to 8 in Little League while American Browns beat FoE Eagles 16 to 2. Odessa Natural Gassers won 22 to 20 over J W Gaddy Pelicans. Exchange Club Barons edged Key Investment Lookouts 11 to 10.
Billy Erfurth of Lubbock and Ernie Vossler of Fort Worth were named finalists in the Texas Amateur Golf Tournament at Fort Worth. Erfurth advanced by beating Howie Johnson and Billy Phillips while Vossler defeated John Olver and Elvin Sprague to reach the final rounds.
Billy Pete Huddleston, Texas A&M star running back and sophomore standout, is hospitalized in Iraan with an infected kidney after being held in indefinite suspension for alleged membership in a banned secret organization. His condition is not listed as serious and fever was high at admission.
San Antonio dropped a Texas League game 9-4 to Oklahoma City while Fort Worth beat Beaumont 7-5 and Tulsa routed Houston 12-7. The loss leaves San Antonio a half game ahead of Fort Worth and one game up on Oklahoma City as the Missions prepare for a three game series with Tulsa.
Ft Leonard Wood Mo won the all fifth Army track and field championship with 12 first place finishes and 13614 points. Camp Carson Colo finished second with 932 points, Ft Riley Kan took third with 28 points, and Ft Sheridan Ill hosted with seven points.
Sweden moved ahead 2 0 in the European zone quarterfinals as Sven Davidson and Lennart Bergelin won opening singles matches to give Sweden the early advantage over Italy in Stockholm.
The Tyler Tigers move to sole lead of the Big State League after a close sequence of games. They pull ahead of Waco by one game, defeating Galveston 6 to 5, while Waco loses 4 to 3 to Bryan. Corpus Christi drops to third after a 2 to 1 loss to Austin.
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