Hawkins 65 Paces Field In 1st Round
Fred Hawkins 32 from El Paso Texas led the Philadelphia Daily News Open Invitational at Cobbs Creek with a 65 as 131 players opened the 72 hole event. Bud Holscher and others fired 67s while Amateurs Devenzio Wallace and Smith led the nonpro group at 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Fred Hawkins
Eli Paso
Tex
Cobbs Creek
Hawkins
Frankins
Bill Casper Jr
Chula Vista
Cailif
Gay Brewer Jr
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cary Middlecoff
Mike Devenzio
Ambler
Fd Wallace Jr
Westmont
N.J
Harvey Smith
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Jin Turnesa
Ted Kroll
Ft. Lauiderdale
Fla
Apple Valley
Calif
al Besselrifk
Grossingers
N.Y
Bob Rogburg
San Francisco
Trinity Sherwood Goldsmith Win Odessa Church Softball
Trinity Baptist and Sherwood Baptist register victories in Odessa. Trinity beats Second Baptist 12 11 with A E Workman credited for the win and C W Day losing. Goldsmith tops First Methodist 21 9 as Henry Roundtree pitches. Shortwood defeats Eastside Baptist 19 14 with M L Kuykendall losing. Belmont Baptist vs Crescent Park Baptist and Calvary Baptist vs St Luke's Methodist scheduled tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Baptist
Goldsmith Baptist
Sub-Par Freer Leads West Texas Meet in Midland
Frank Freer of Lamesa shot a two under par 70 to take a stroke lead after the opening 18 hole round of the 72 hole medal play event at Midland. Gresh, Thompson, and Scott tied for second with 73s, while a large field from Midland and elsewhere competed for the championship flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Frank Freer
Lamesa
West Texas
Anu Ulhger
le Lien
Freer
Marty Gresh
Big Spring
Luke Thompson
Modessa
Arlyn Scott
Sleepy Wynn
Bob Wortman
Gresh
Scott
Ray Ferguson
Jimmy Russell
Graham
T. M. Shirley
Odessa
Bill Dean
Lawrence Bledsoe
San Angelo
James Underwood
Hezzie Carson
Luke McFarland
Don Turner
Red Covington
Buddy Smith
Graham Mackey
Bobby French
Don O'Neal
Brownfield
Buddy Branum
Richard Patton
Fort Worth
Henry Richards
Wichita Falls
Ross Brunner
A. G. Barnard
Breckenridge
Phil Lobstein
Brownwood
Bill
Red) Roden
Bobby Wright
Billy Bob Coffey
Bill DeWees
Blue Sox Play Here Saturday Twin Bill At Fly Field
Odessa's Blue Sox set to face Monahans American Legion in a two game district twin bill at Fly Field with Dean Ewart and Bobby Knight as probable pitchers. First seven inning game begins at 2 p m. A Sunday game against Lamesa follows. Admission 35 cents for adults.
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Dean Ewart
Bobby Knight
Odessa
Blue Sox
Monahans
American Legion Club
Fly Field
Lamesa
Athletic Club and French Triumph Clinch Big State League Wins
In Odessa Thursday night Teen-Age baseball, Athletic Club defeated Sears Food 10 to 0, and French Tool edged Day's Drive-In 9 to 7. J. White pitched a two hitter and homered for Athletic Club. Wilson Blakeley took the loss. A. L. Ward won for French Tool with James Mitchell and Roger Reid and Jerry Cooper homering in other games.
Sledge and Neely Set for National Schoolboy Tennis Final
In Charlottesville Eddie Sledge of Dallas faces Ned Neely of Atlanta for the national schoolboy tennis crown. Sledge, ranked fifth, upset top seed Don Dell of Washington 6 3 6 3 in the semifinals, while Neely the No 2 seed defeated Al Roberts of New York 2 6 6 1 6 1.
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Charlottesville
Eddie Sledge
Dallas
Tex
Ned Neely
Atlanta
Sledge
Don Dell
Washington
Neely
al Roberts
New York City
Morrow Aims for record at AAU 100 finals in Bakersfield
In Bakersfield at Memorial Stadium the AAU Track and Field championships begin a two night run with about 550 athletes including Bobby Morrow, Parry O'Brien, Mal Whitfield and Harrison Dillard vying for a place on the 1956 U S Olympic team. Nine finals headline the program with world records hoped for in sprints and middle distances. The 10 000 meter race serves as a final for Olympic selection.
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Bakersfield
Calif.ora
Bob Richards
Mal Whitfield
Harrison Dillard
U. S
Los Angeles
Parry O’brien
Bobby Morrow
Arnie Lowell
J. W. Myshburn
Lou Jones
Jim Lea
Armed Forces
Richards and Co
Horace Ashenfelter
Bud Held
Jcy Young
Fortune Gordien
U.S
Australia
Bakersfield College
Memorial Stadium
Abilene
Tex
Christian
Morrow
Lea and
Jones
Jack Davis
Lee Calhoun
Eddie Davis
Texas
Glen Davis
Joe Tyler
U.S. Navy
Dick Hart
Melbourne
Fabius heads favored in Ohio Derby event
Fabius and Canadian Champ headline a one horse field for the 40 000 added Ohio Derby at Thistle Down. The Calumet Farm entrant is noted Derby and Preakness winner with strong Kentucky Derby performance and a Belmont stretch lead, and the mile and an eighth distance fits his style.
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Cleveland
Fabius
Thistle Down
Calumet Farm
Ohio
Needles
Murray's Three Hitter Wins for Shawnee
The Associated Press reports Shawnee backed Bud Murray's three hitter with a 10 hit attack to beat Ponca City 12-2 in the Sooner State League. Seminole defeated Paris 9-2, Lawton toppled Muskogee 11-4, and Ardmore edged McAlester Rockets 5-4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shawnee
Bud Murray
Ponca City
Seminole
Paris
Lawton
Muskogee
Ard
McAlester Rockets
Carter Wins Unanimous Decision Over Salas at Olympic Auditorium
Former world lightweight champion Jim Carter of New York edged ex-champ Lauro Salas of Monterrey, Mexico, in a ten round unanimous decision at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Jimmy Carter
New York
Olympic Auditorium
Lauro Salas
Monterrey
Mexico
Davis Gains Tie For Lead In Local Little League Play
In Thursday action, Odessa American tops Niwanis 5-1 as Gary Schur fans 14 and four hits him. Davis Clothiers rally past Empire Machinery 12-11 with six walks and a late burst. Reggie Pippin gets the win. Dixie League sees Johnson Brothers 11-1 over Model Shop Pat Brown two hitter. Southern League fixtures Odessa Natural Gas 7-3 Retail Merchants Evening Lions 11-2 Gaddy Gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa American
Melvin Davis
Reggie Pippin
Johnson Brothers
Model Shop
Pat Brown
Odessa Natural Gas
Retail Merchants
Evening Lions
Gaddy Gas
Richard Duzar
Odessa Natural
Martin Vaughn
Harlan Hinds
Robert Ray
Gerald Henry
Gaddy
Burleson PTA Dominates Ladies City Volleyball Standings
Burleson PTA One has won all 12 games and leads the competition for the Ladies City Volleyball Championship through Thursday night. Burleson Two faces Broiler Burger tonight to decide third place. Southwestern Bell Telephone is likely second. Rusk PTA earns the sportsmanship trophy for fair play across both rounds.
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Burleson Pta One
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Burleson Two
Broiler Burger
Rusk Pta
Shell Of Midland In Softball Finals
Four teams remain in the Odessa Invitational Softball Tournament at East County Park after Cook Appliance Big Spring beat Texaco Odessa 2 1 and Shell Oil Midland defeated Blue Top Odessa 5 2. Friday brings Phillips Odessa vs Cook Appliance at 8 p.m. with the winner facing Blue Top at 9 30. Saturday’s finale has the Friday night winner meeting Shell Oil at 8 p.m. with a possible 9 30 tiebreaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
East County Park
Cook Appliance
Big Spring
Texaco Service Center
Shell Oil of
Midland
Blue Top Drive-In
Phillips
Cook
Blue Top
Shell Oil
Okie Haygood
Darrell Snyder
Henry Gunlock
Micro-Midgets Race Saturday At County Coliseum
A motorcycle will race against a micro-midget on Saturday night inside the County Coliseum on the 12th mile track. The program includes seven events such as trophy dash heat races consolation Australian pursuit and feature with admission 50 cents for children and 1 for adults.
State TAAF Boxing Tourney Opens in Ector Auditorium
The 1956 State TAAF Boxing Tournament opened at Ector Auditorium with nine bouts. Tonight the second round begins at 8 and aims for about 15 bouts while finals are set for Saturday. Notable results include Odessa’s Bill White stopping Reyes and Doyle Edmiston defeating Larry Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Eddie Davis
Midland
el Toro Reeves
Larry Brooks
Odessa
Bill White
Reyes
White
Ted Witte
Brooks
Waterloo
Doyle Edmiston
Edmiston
Hardins - Simmons
Marines
Ed Lindshorst
Lindhorst
Dean McDowell
Reed Thacker
Big Spring
Blanton Dees
Hacker - Dees
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Trinity, Sherwood
Goldsmith
Fred Hamilton
Bill Hightower
Ector County Coliseum
Neely Clash
Dads Club
T.A.A.F
Texas Amateur
Ector County Park and Recreation Department
Ector County Auditorium
Murray
Carter
Spice
TAAF
Felimino Herrera
Jerry Rhea
County Auditorium
Rhea
Pecos
Davis
Burleson No. 1
H. C
Fac Rand
Lewes
Briggs & Stratton
Clinton Motors
Shell of Midland
By Tom Williams
Wrnter
Texaco
Bill Herron
Ion
Woody Woodall
Tom McCarthy
Jim Spence
Bob Delcour
McCarthy
Don Carter
Delcour
Bill Palmer
Troy Wetsel
Gunlock
Don White
Don Hewitt
Shell
LeRoy Gill
Joe Simms
Tom Warner
Dick Stacy
Larry Martin
Martin
Hewitt
Brown
Don Belew
Dale Williams
Texaco Service
Thespark
Mpen House
D & L Sports Center
Johnson Sea Horse
America
Consumers Report
Great Motors
Crestliner
Feathercraft
Cadillac
North
Grant
Oscar Chrapada
Dee
Norman Barron
Vis Onbeesa
Deo Fee Littine
San Anesteed Thacker
Bie Speinee
Spud Green
UO Andrews
Tro Gover
Buddy Martin
Big Spring Oh
Doyle Edminson
Lares Brooks
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