Freewill Nine Leads Church Softball League Standings
Freewill Baptist tops the league at 5 0 with Trinity at 6 1 and First Methodist 4 1. Goldsmith Baptist 4 and Second Baptist 3 2 also feature in the tally as the schedule unfolds at McKinney Park on Monday through Friday nights.
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Freewill Baptist
Tre
First Methodist
Goldsmith Baptist
Trinity
McKinney Park
Trinity Baptist
Goldsmith Baptist Ve
Second Baptist
Sherwood Baptist
Rape ‘Meth Stsereens
Gedale Monnay- Frecrl Baptist
Eastside Baptist
Calvery Baptist
Tueaday
Luke's
Belmont Baptist
Gold
Will Baptist
Crescent
Seed Baptist
Oldsmith Baptist
Sherwood Tist
Belmont_ Baptist
Crescent Baptist
Luke's Methodist
Gibson And Seeny Win Doubles Title At Bristol
Alfrea Gibson of New York partnered with Daphne Seeny of Australia to win the waterlogged women’s doubles at the West of England Championships in Bristol. They defeated Australia’s Mrs. Jennifer Head and South Africa’s Jean Forbes 6-3 6-4. This marks Gibson’s 19th title on her current tour.
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London
England
Alfrea Gibson
New York
Daphne Seeny
Australia
Bristol
Jennifer Head
South Africa
Jean Forbes
Miss Gibson
Odessa Pro Am Golf Meet Social Highlights
The Odessa $7 500 Pro Am golf tournament blends four days of golf with social functions for players and families. Events include cocktail parties a brunch bingo shows and prize presentations with driving contests and team putting tournaments across Wednesday to Sunday.
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Odessa
Texas
Oes
Odessa Pro-Amateur Golf Tournament Showcases Many Committees
The Odessa $7 300 Pro-Amateur Golf Tournament relies on numerous committees led by Bill Red Roden who also partners with Billy Maxwell. Notable groups include Finance, Publicity, Scoreboard, Special Events, Grounds, Food and Dance, Gate, Privileges, Pairing, and Registration with members such as Keith Harbour Inez Roden Elizabeth Griffith Mary Lou Smith Babe Griffith W C Smith Ted Roden George Adams Cody Harbour Shorty Hall Gus Carey Ann Lillie and others supporting the five day event.
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Odessa
Bill
Red) Roden
Billy Maxwell
Keith Harbour
Inez Roden
Elizabeth Griffith
Mary Lou Smith
Gwyn Cunningham
W. C
Charles Tims
Marshalls
Guy Anderson
Malvern McDonald
Weaver Cunningham
Shorty i Hall
Joe Coleman
Nelson Rees
Curley Oates
Shorty Hall
Blake Sweatt
George Rhodus
Russell Smith
Pete Gillespie
Frank Baker
Cubby Heaton
W. C. Smith
P. R. Williams
Cody Harbour
Bill Breeden
John Kirby
Gus Carey
B. G. Craig
Woody Sewell
Pat Tuggle
Ann Lillie
Ann Faulk
Vivian Rees
Margel Triplitt
Monahans Legion Defeats Lamesa in District Contest
Monahans American Legion baseballers won 10 to 7 over Lamesa Friday night in a district Legion game. Erwin Reeves pitched two hit ball through six innings to earn the win. Duane Campbell delivered two doubles and a single in four trips, while John Olivas went three for five to pace Monahans’ offense.
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Lamesa
Monahans
American Legion
Softball Meet Opens Week at Odessa Invitational
The second annual Odessa Invitational Softball Tournament begins Monday at East County Park with three 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. games. Texaco Service Center of Odessa faces Phillips Petroleum, Shell of Midland meets Webb Air Force Base, and Texas Company of Odessa plays Top Drive-In of Odessa. Defending champ Humble Oilers of Wink meets Texas Company in Tuesday action. The double elimination event ends Saturday night.
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Odessa
East County Park
Texaco Service Center of
Phillips Petroleum of
Shell of Midland
Webb Air Force Base
Big Spring
Texas Company of Odessa
Humble l Oilers
Wink
Cook Alliance of
Lions Lead Odessa Teen Baseball with Unbeaten Run
In Odessa's two Teen-Age leagues the Downtown Lions lead the Lone Star with a 4 0 record after a 20 10 win over Goldsmith. Roy Baker pitched for the Lions while Kerslin took the loss. McBride homered for Goldsmith. J L Rhodes Associates defeated Don Maxwell 9 4 with Frankie McCoy earning the win and Ronnie White the loser. The Athletic Club also tops the Big State League at 4 0 with Sears Food Day's Drive In and French Tool in the running. games are at West County Park with schedule notes for Monday and Tuesday nights.
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Downtown
Lions Club
Odessa
Lions
Goldsmith
Roy Baker
Kerslin
McBride
J. L. Rhodes
Athletic Club
Lidanesi
MTA Suc
Lone Star League
Big State
West County Park
Downtown Lions
Don Maxwell Co
Poly Goldsmith
Rhodes and
Maxwell
Big State League Athletic Club
Dotted Line Wins Delaware Oaks Narrowly
Dotted Line, a 10 to 1 King Ranch filly, surged from the stretch to beat two rivals by a neck in the $53,150 Delaware Oaks for three year old fillies.
Friend Extends Shutout Streak To 27 Innings
Pittsburgh defeats St Louis 2 0 as Bob Friend wins his 11th game. He extends his scoreless-inning streak to 27 through seven innings before weather halted play. Lee Walls homered in the second to provide all the scoring amid a rain delay of 1 hour 24 minutes.
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Pittsburgh
Bob Friend
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirate
Herman Wehmeier
Friend
Cardinals
St. Louis
Lee Walls
Frank Thomas
Wehmeier
Jackie Collum
A Hatton
Collum
Nuovo
Jth
St. Lain
Groat
del Greco
So—Wehmeier
Ho—Wehmeier
Colum
L—Wehmeier
Landes
Goetz
Dascoli
Secory
Three Oklahoma Coaches Set For Oil Bowl
Harold Story of the Oil Bowl announces three Oklahoma coaches for the 19th annual game. Earl Sullins of Ponca City Bobby Goad of Tulsa and Blue Gaither of Stroud will mentor the Oklahoma squad in Wichita Falls.
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Wichita Falls
Harold Story
Oklahoma
Earl Sullins
Ponca City
Bobby Goad
Tulsa
Blue Gaither
Stroud
Trans Mississippi golf tourney opens in Oklahoma City
Defending champion Jimmy Jackson of St Louis leads more than 300 top amateur golfers into the 53rd Trans Mississippi tournament at Oklahoma City Country Club. The event runs all week with a 36 hole final next Sunday and match play starting Wednesday.
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Oklahoma City
Jimmy Jackson
St. Louis
Oklahoma City Country Club
Paris
Empire Machinery Unbeaten In Dixie League Action
Empire Machinery remains unbeaten in four games as it threatens a runaway first half in Dixie League play at Odeana Tittle Tascua.
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Dixie
Empire Machinery
Lambeau selects 1956 College All Stars to face Browns
Coach Curley Lambeau announced the 51 man college All Star squad for the August 10 game at Soldier Field. The list includes Jim Brown UCLA Don Chandler Auburn Forrest Gregg Southern Methodist and 50 others from Navy West Virginia Ohio State Notre Dame and more. The players report July 19 at Northwestern for a two week camp and practice begins the next day.
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Chicago
E. L. (Curley
Lambeau
Cleveland Browns
Browns
Chicago Tribune Charities, Inc
Soldiers Field
M. L. Brackett
Auburn
Jim Brown
UCLA
Harold Burnine
Missouri
Bob Burris
Oklahoma
Preston Carpenter
Arkansas
Howard Cassady
Ohio State
Don Chandler
Florida
Joe Childress
Erik Christensen
Richmond
Leon Clark
Southern California
Frank D’agostino
Art Davis
Mississippi State
John Dittrich
Wisconsin
Gary Glick
Colorado A&m
Don Goss
Southern Methodist
Henry Moore
Lenny Moore
Pennsylvania State
Earl Morrall
Michigan State
Cecil Morris
Bob Moss
West Virginia
Dick Manley
Purdue
Frank Pajaczkowski
John Palack
Pittsburgh
Bob Pellegrini
Maryland
Hugh Pitts
Texas Christian
Jerry Reichow
Iowa
Larry Ross
Denver
Don Schaefer
Notre Dame
Bob Skorowski
Indiana
Jim Taylor
Baylor
Ed Vincent
Towa
Vere Wellman
Wichita
George Welsh
Navy
Jim Wolf
Louisville
Snider Homer Powers Dodgers To 3 2 Win Over Braves
Duke Snider hit his 15th homer in the eighth inning to spark Brooklyn past Milwaukee 3 2. Ransom Jackson’s first inning two run triple gave the Dodgers an early lead as Roger Craig held until the late innings.
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Brooklyn
Duke Snider
Milwaukee Braves
Dodgers
Braves
Ransom Jackson
Hank Aaron
Roger Craig
Milwauref
Gillam
Bruton
Reese
Mathews
Snider
Aaron
Jackson
Thomson
Nelson
A Covgton
Cimoli
Torre
Hodges
Crandall
Cam'nella
eBurdette
Furillo
Logan
Craig
Tanner
Sabine
Dittmer
Conley
Ce Adcock
Johnson
Jolly
Rice
Milwaukee
O’connell
Adcock
Gilliam
E-Aaron
RBI
Hr—Adcock
S—Craig
O'Connell
Labine
So— Conley
Ho—Conley
Ind
Inn
RBR
W—Labine
L—Johnson
Vu—Jackowski
Ballanfant
Crawford
Gore
Volleyball League Opens Monday With Six Teams Competing
The Men’s Volleyball League sponsored by the City County Park and Recreation Department starts Monday night with six teams Burnett PTA Tenth Street Barber Shop High School Men Odessa Jaycees Rusk PTA and the Fire Department. Games run Monday Tuesday and Thursday at 8 and 9 pm with each team playing 15 games ending August 13. Trophy awards include first second and third place plus a sportsmanship trophy. All games are at lighted courts north of the Auditorium in West County Park.
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West County Park
10Th
West County Road
Odessa Jaycees
Rusk Pta
Fire Dept
Burnett Pta
Tenth St. Barber Shop
Jaycees
Fire Department
Burnett
County
W. County Road
Odessa College
John Priddy
D&l Sports Center
Elliott
County Park Department
Ector County
Dad's Club
DeMarco Beats Vince Martinez at Fenway Park
Tony DeMarco earns a unanimous 10 round decision over Vince Martinez at Fenway Park. DeMarco strengthens his case for a welterweight title shot as both fighters weighed 146 pounds for the bout.
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Boston
Tony DeMarco
Vince Martinez
Fenway Park
DeMarco
Martinez
Eagles Host Midland in Semipro Baseball Clash
The Odessa Eagles formerly the Chiefs face the Midland Tri Service Drillers in a 3 p.m. game at Fly Field. Manager Eddie Hammond announced the team name change tied to new uniforms. Southpaw Mason Thurman is set to start, with Gale Morris Gary Hinds Roy Marin Don Phillips Houston Kirby Joe House Pat Gibson and Fred Hansard in the lineup.
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Odessa Eagles
Chiefs
Midland Tri- Service Drillers
Fly Field
Eddie Hammond
Order of Eagles
Hammond
Mason Thurman
Eagles
Gale Morris
Gary Hinds
Roy Marin
Don Phillips
Houston Kirby
Joe House
Pat Gibson
Fred Hansard
Robinson drives in go ahead run as Reds top Giants 3 1
In New York on June 16 rookie Frank Robinson delivered a bases loaded sacrifice fly in the seventh to break a 1 1 tie and spark Cincinnati to a 3 1 victory over the Giants. Robinson also counted the first run with a two out single in the fourth as Al Worthington scattered hits until Johnny Temple delivered a go ahead run in the eleventh. Temple beat Mays on an 11th inning sac fly.
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New York
Frank Robinson
Innning
Cincinnati Redlegs
New York Giants
aDnoa Annee Temple
Brandt
Thurman
Castman
Bell
Wilsonrst
Klus’ski
Maye
Robinson
White
Burgess
Sari
Jablonski
aSch
McMillan
Hofman
cFrenzier
Spencer
Freeman
Rhodes
Fowler
Mangan
Acker
Bressoud
eBridges
OULO
Grammas
Sarni
Spence
Crowe
Bridges
Cincinnati
Temple
Wilson
F‘white
RBI
Mays
Sbell
Kiuszewski
U—Boggess
Dixon
Gorman
Cubs Phillies game postponed by weather in Philadelphia
The Saturday game between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies was called off due to wet grounds and threatening weather. A Phillies spokesman said it would likely be played when the Cubs visit Philadelphia in July.
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Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
Cubs
Lown
TAAF Boxing Meet Adds Novice Class
Tournament director Eddie Davis announced the State TAAF Boxing Tournament will add a novice division to boost entries. Open class entries are behind expectations, with about 36 open boxers planned. We have plenty of novice fighters in the area to fill nightly cards, some offering better fights than open class bouts.
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Eddie Davis
TAAF
Davis
Big Spring
Fort Worth
Lubbock
Midland
Pecos
Andrewa
Crane
Odessa
San Angelo
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David E. Cantrell, M.D
Healdron, Oklahoma
Monahans Legion
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She
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E. J. Rogers Sr
Rex Baxter
Floyd Addington
Jack Munger
Joe Conrad
Ed Merrins
Roy Moore Jr
Ai Justice
Leon (Spanky) Moody
el Reno
Okla
Jim Vickers
University of Oklahoma
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Howard Keel
California
Phil Harris
Trans
Ector County Coliseum
Tokyo Joe
Bob Orton
Art Nelson
Rip Rogers
Dizzy Davis
Rito Guzman
Ph. FE
West 22Nd St. Heer
Sports Desk
Kmid-Tv
Sports Whirl Kosa-Tv
Pet O'Dewdy
WAT Ssesen Sew Wees
Johnson Brothers
Melvin Davis Clothiers
Model Shop
Tavarez
Coggins
Davis Clothiers
Ramon Carrasco
Sonny Woods
David Brown
Southside Park
Kiwanis
Odessa American
Jerry Holderman
Maurice Hubbard
Roger Muns
Larry Jernigan
Danny Hapenney
P.m
D&j
National League Glass Pharmacy
Frank Green's
Athletic Supply
Abel Lumber
Cecil “Ereidler
Glass
E. V. Rogers
Athiletic Supply
Jerry Johnson
Abel
James Dean
Charles Findley
Green's
Bellaire Park
Green
Southeen League
Odessa Natural
Gaddy Gas
Cece
Harlan Hinds
Odessa N.tural
Tommy Morris
Evening Lions
Tommy Schaffner
Martin Vaughn
Gerald Henry
Gaddy Gar
Texas League
Worth Well
Jaycees Occeee
Ceee
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Ferpeeeeae
Salvation Army
Robert Green
Joel Thompson
Eugene Mitchell
Jimmy Briggs
Billy Tuggle
Reds
Giants
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