Carlson Funk Triumph In Frenzied Two Ring Tag Match
Wrestling at Electric Street Arena capped Pat O'Dowdy's Tennor night show with Carlson and Funk winning the tag match as Dory Funk and Johnny Demchuck clashed in the southwest and Cowboy Carlson and Bob Cummings slugged in the northeast. Referee Al Cortez washed his hands as chaos ruled with kicked and pinned falls and loud crowds.
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Dory Funk
Cowboy Carlson
Bob Cummings
Electric Street Arena
al Cortez
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Pat O'Dowdy
Dory
Bon Cummings
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Biondes
Wid Bil Brooks
Chicago
Emer Larsen
British Columbia
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Bil
Mings
Carlsen Johany Demerick
Qualifying Set Thursday In Womens City Open
Tournament officials hope for enough entrants to have three championships with first and second flights. Friday featured long hitting and putting cone tests after first-round matches. smaller flights were scheduled with hopes for a nine- or single-flight structure.
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Torst
Southwest Salvage Earns 16 9 Victory
Southwest Salvage defeated an opponent 16 to 9 in a Tuesday night game at Center Here. Hoey led with strong play as the team prepares to visit Fort Stockton at 2 p m Sunday and seeks to build on the win.
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Carter Weechsen
Leite
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Tennis Meet Opens Friday at Odessa High Courts
The Texas District Junior Development Tennis tournament starts Friday at Odessa High School courts at 9 a.m. Boys and girls 14 and under and 18 and under race for state berths in July. Odessa entrants include Marilon Goodwin Genell Boyd Sherry Pebworth Freddie Baker Martha Harvey Peggy Freeman Xfere Morgan Billy Bane Sandra Sullivan Pat Shuleut and James Baker.
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Bob Clark
Marilon Goodwin
Genell Boyd
Sherry Pebworth
Freddie Baker
Martha Harvey
Peggy Freeman
Xfere] Morgan
Billy Bane
Sandra Sullivan
Pat Shuleut
James Baker
Carl Holder
Kermit
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Midland
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Yanks Advance at Wimbledon
At Wimbledon in London on June 25 Vic Seixas of Philadelphia and top seed Tony Trabert led Americans in second round singles. Seixas and Trabert won their Wednesday matches in straight sets, continuing U S dominance as Connolly rested after her Tuesday win.
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Philadelphia
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Trabert
Nicole Pientrangel
Maly
Owen Williams
South Africa
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Maureen Connolly
San Diego
Cali
Hirle
Parnell Sidelined With Sprained Forearm for Week
Boston Red Sox pitcher Mel Parnell will be out about a week with a sprained left forearm. Team physician Dr Timothy Lamphier said he will not rejoin the club until after their return to Boston on June 29.
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Boston Red Sox
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Teen-Age Baseball Report from Local Parks
Purser Pitches One-Hit in Reading & Bates win over Southside Gulf. Highland Methodist edges Lions Club 6-5. Optimist Spudders beat Salvation Army Red Shields 2-1. Electric Service Indians crush Worth Well Survey Sports 18-6. Athletics and Giants win in National League division. games resume Thursday with more Junior Teen-Age and Little League matchups across several parks and leagues.
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Electric Service Indians
Jan Dyson
Gary Hamilton
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Indians
Lloyd Alexander
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Frank Green
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All-America Club Set In Baseball
EAST LANSING Michigan June 25 UP All American listings of the American Association of College Baseball Coaches were announced by John I Kobs Michigan State coach and president of the association Only two players Baylor s Mickey Sullivan and Ohio University s Richard Murphy were repeaters from the 1953 honor squad Sullivan led this year s team with a .486 batting average Paul Giel Minnesota hurler reportedly signed a 50000 contract with the New York Giants slipped from the association s first team to the second squad Named to the first team were Jay Dean Oregon State first base Bill Nolan Seton Hall second base Warren Goodrich Stanford shortstop John Wyats North Carolina State third base Jerr Schoolmaker Missouri left field Dick Murphy Ohio University center field Mickey Sullivan Baylor right field Tom Yewcic Michigan State catcher and Paul Ebert Ohio State and Charles Heerlien St Johns Brooklyn pitchers Included on the second team were Donald Green Tulsa third base and Richard Porter Colorado State right field Travis Eckert Texas University and Robert Benge Baylor named to left field and catcher respectively on the third team
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New York Giants
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Seaton Hall
Warren Goodrich
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John Wyats
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Missouri
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Tom Yewcic
Paul Ebert
Ohio State
Charles Heerlein
St. Johns
Brooklyn
Donald Green
Tulsa
Richard Porter
Colorado State
Travis Eckert
Texas University
Robert Benge
Shawnee Hawks Clinch Sooner State Lead with Win
Shawnee hammered McAlester 7 6 on Tuesday as Gene Huyrd hit a three run homer in the eighth after Willard Fox and Ray Mitchell sparked a rally. Pauls Valley beat Gainesville 10 5 as Doug Alford and Tom Denny homered to boost the Owls' rival. Ardmore swept Seminole 5 1 and 11 4 to rise to sixth while Lawton pounded Ada 13 4 with 16 Ardmore hits.
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Giar dallo to fight Kilgore in 10 round bout noted
Philadelphia middleweight contender Joey Giar dallo will meet Billy Kilgore of Miami in a 10 round nationally televised bout at the Arena on July 7, announced Tuesday.
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Joey Giardello
Billy Kilgore
Miami
Fla
Giants Stretch National Lead To Two Games
Giants beat Milwaukee 3 to 2 to extend their NL lead to two games over the Dodgers as Monte Irvin pinch hit for the decisive run in the ninth. Willie Mays hit his 21st homer, Hank Aaron added his eighth four bagger, while Robin Roberts fanned 11 in a 4 to 1 Phillies victory over the Cubs.
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Giants Rally Streak Keeps Them Ahead In N L Lead
New York Giants surge to 18 wins in 21 games led by Monte Irvin and Willie Mays. A 3 2 late run win over the All Waukee Braves, plus prior clutch hits by Irvin and others, push the Giants two games up on the Dodgers.
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Nardico Faces Andrews in Televised Light Heavyweight Bout
Chicago fight night features Danny Nardico returning to light heavy after a rugged stint with heavier foes. He meets promising Paul Andrews in a nationally televised 10 rounder at 8 p.m. CST. Nardico, 48-4-4 with 34 KOs, is ranked seventh among light heavies.
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Danny Nardico
Paul Andrews
Nardico
Major League Leaders Batters National League
National League batting leaders highlighted by the Major League Leaders list include top performers in average on base and slugging. Names and positions are noted for standout seasons across teams.
Stock cars race Friday at Odessa Race Bowl
Charlie Jones is favored to win the weekly stock car races at Odessa Race Bowl Friday night after taking top money in Sunday’s district meet and feature. Competitors include Micky Wysong Perry Shoemaker Buck Buckmaster W Woodard James Null Nolen Trummel Jerry Irwin and others.
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Odessa Race Bowl
Jones
Micky Wysong
Perry Shoemaker
Buck Buckmaster
W Woodard
James Null
Nolen Trummell
Jerry Irwin
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