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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1952
Page
7
The Odessa Oilers, despite a league lead, struggle to draw crowds at Oiler Park this season and may need special promotions such as Ladies Night to boost attendance.
The West Texas New Mexico League saw upsets Tuesday night with Abilene edging Clovis 4 3 and Amarillo beating Lubbock 2 1 while Abilene defeated Borger 3 1. Pampa routed Albuquerque 13 7 as winners won all but two frames.
In San Antonio on June 18 Bobby Dykes defeated Pete Gil of Austin to claim the Texas middleweight title. Dykes stopped Gil in the sixth round before a crowd of about 6 000, one of the largest boxing crowds in the city’s history.
In a Monday mixed league night Clayton Furniture leads with 15 while Odessa Roller Rink sits nine behind. Team Two posted three wins as Lee's Drive Inn and Brown's Construction contested three games each. high male series by Steve Gray 511 and game 198, while Joann Bennett tops women's game 166 and high series 400.
In Heart of America tennis, top seed Bernard Bartzen a sergeant at Fort Sill faces Texas dark horse Clint Nettleton in the third round. Nettleton stunned Hugh Ditzler 6 2 6 1 yesterday while Bartzen defeated Don Mossburg 6 1 1 6 and Ed Doane 6 0 6 0.
The PGA Championship starts in Louisville with many headline names in the field while a large portion of entrants could exit by Saturday night. After 36 holes of qualifying, 64 survivors enter two rounds of sudden death match play, then 36 holes to decide the winner.
Austin gains a win as Winn earns his first start for the Pioneers in a 10-2 victory over Texarkana. Wichita Falls moves to the top with a 6-3 win over East Texans, becoming the new undisputed leader after a fifth straight win.
Kiwanis Tigers beat Cole Motor Browns 5 1 as Howard Bethel pitched four hits, homering in the first. Yankees outslugged iF O E Senators 10 4 with Walter Pierce and Ray McDonald combining on the mound. Bob Weaver homered for the Senators.
Johnny Bratton returns for an encore against Rocky Castellani in a 10 round middleweight bout at Chicago Stadium starting at 8 p.m. CST. Castellani from Luzerne, Pa., previously defeated Bratton by unanimous decision on March 28.
West Point announces that Dennis Lavender a golf coach and U S Military Academy veteran since 1947 will become a professional at Charlotte Country Club in North Carolina. Lavender a Dallas native accepted the position yesterday.
Tickets for the August 29 Dallas Texans versus Philadelphia Eagles game remain available by mail. Priced at 3.60, payments should be money orders or checks to Odessa Shrine Club, Box 574, Odessa. A 25 cent mailing fee is required. Tickets go on sale two weeks before at the high school administration building.
Top teen golfers from three states gather for the first Panhandle Junior Open at Phillips Country Club opening June 24. A team trophy and individual honors are planned with a pro junior and clinic on June 23. No entry fee and Texas Interscholastic League rules guide play.
Mrs. Herschel Ezell of Midland, winner of medalist honors in the Women's West Texas Golf Association tournament, is named president succeeding Mrs. Bill London of Brownwood. Ezell posted 76 to win medal honors in the tournament.
The Chickasha Chiefs beat Shawnee 6-5 to close the gap with leaders Pauls Valley in the Sooner State League. Lawton defeated by 8-3, McAlester swept Ward more 5-3, and Sherman Twins beat Ada 9-4 to cap a two game series. Next, Chickasha hosts Sherman while Shawnee visits McAlester.
Mee Murray of Rutland advances to the semifinal round at Troon Scotland after a 1 up win over Je Bisgood London lawyer and English champion. She will face Frances Stephens of England this afternoon.
New pressurized shaving foam promises instant lather without a brush for quick smooth shaves. Produces nine times richer foam by internal pressure, rinses clean, and offers about fifty shaves per can at 39 cents from four druggists.
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