Oilers Open Home Stand Against Carlsbad
Odessa's Oilers seek to end a four game slide as Wes Ortiz starts tonight at Oiler Park against Carlsbad Potashers. Tomorrow night and through weekend, Artesia and Roswell visit with Rosters and big hits shaping the homestand.
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Odessa
Oilers
Oiler Park
Wes Ortiz
Carlsbad Potashers
Carlsbad
Artesia
Numexers
Big Spring
Ortiz
Ramon Lara
Gene Nalley
Roswell
Midland
Rocket
Joe Bauman
Tom Sawyer
Jom Pace
Barney Batson
Tony DiPrimo
Leroy Molden
Rockets
Sawyer
Paul Kelley
Maurice Proulx
Bauman
Earl Caldwell
Jim Pace
Vlews
Batson
Pace
Lara
Carroll Homestum
Bob Bauer
Weldon Day
Lagza
Pav Weeks
Hank Gonzales
Nailey
Jamie Fais
Gonzalez
Rosweil
Midland Artesia Battle For Second Title Clash
Midland edged Artesia 8-7 to narrow the gap for second place as the Longhorn League race tightens. Carlsbad crushed San Angelo 13-1 and Big Spring beat Sweetwater 20-11 while Odessa lost both to the Rockets who swept in a 149 run two game series. Vic Stryska took losses for Artesia both nights as Fornall pitched Carlsbad to his ninth win.
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Roswell
Artesia
Midland
Rockets
Odessa
Carlsbad
San Angelo Colts
Big Spring
Sweetwater
Indians
NuMexers
Vic Stryska
Jim Lankford
del Rio
Mike Rainer
Potashers
Osorio
Fornall
Colts
Pub Links Golfers Still Qualifying
A field of 170 public links golfers will compete over 36 holes for 17 places in the National Publinx Tournament at Cedar Crest July 17. The largest Texas Publinx field will play across Tenison Park and Cedar Crest with morning rounds at one course and afternoon at the other.
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Dallas
Cedar Crest
Tenison Park
Hlalf
Tenison
Perez Favored To Beat Bassett In Madison Square Garden Fight
Brooklyn lightweight Lalu Perez is 17-5 to defeat Philadelphia’s Percy Bassett in a 12 round featherweight bout at Madison Square Garden. The winner earns an October title shot at Sand Saddler per Robert Christengesry, NY Boxing Commission chair.
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New York
Lalu Perez
Brooklyn
Percy Bassett
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Sand Saddler
Robert Christengesry
New York Boxing Commission
World Committee For Boxing
Good Caddie Should Know All Clubs Watch The Ball
The Western Golf Association promotes a caddie manual Pin Pointers with a daily dozen of rules. Highlights urge caddies to know all clubs, stand still, keep quiet, watch the ball, replace divots, replace sand traps, and memorize hole yardages. It emphasizes politeness, preparation, and pace.
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Chicago
Western Golf Assn
Odessa Blue Sox open district play with rout of Monahans
Odessa Blue Sox beat Monahans 20 to 3 in American Legion baseball opener as Dale DeHart pitched a four hitter with five walks and nine strikeouts. Stice and Erwin led the offense with multi hit games while Monahans pitchers issued 16 walks.
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Leo Eastham
Odessa Blue Sox
Monahans
American Legion
Dale DeHart
Odessa
Larry Billhartz
Dick Stice
Gerald Erwin
Blue Sox
Stice
White Erwin
Bartzen Advances In SW Open Meet
Bernard Bartzen of San Angelo defeated Calhoun Dickson of Tampa 6-1 6-4 to push into the quarterfinals of the Southwest Open Tennis Tournament in Little Rock. Les Longshore of Anniston, seeded tenth, beat James Schulze of Commerce 10-8 6-0 to reach the quarters. John Leach of Los Angeles defeated Gene Land of Denison 8-6 6-4, and Jack Frost of San Francisco ousted Earl Kamrath Jr. of Houston.
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Little Rock P
Bernard Bartzen
San Angelo
Texans
Bartzen
Calhoun Dickson
Tampa
Fla
Les Longshore
Anniston
Ala
James Schulze
Commerce
Tex
John Leach
Los Angeles
Gene Land
Denison
Jack Frost
San Francisco
Earl Kamrath Jr
Houston
Across the Country Travel Ad Warns Against Speeding
A travel advertisement suggests speeders miss much and urges readers to notice broken fire plugs and damaged phone posts as signs of neglect and spots to explore.
Tennis Tourney Opens At Local High School Courts
Action began at 9 a.m. in the Texas District Development Tennis meet for boys and girls 14 and under and 18 and under. The event runs through Saturday with doubles and singles winners advancing to the state meet in Beaumont on July 23-24.
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Texas
Beaumont
Houston Shows Increase In Fans This Season
The Texas League reports Houston attendance rose this year, correcting an earlier down figure due to counting methods. Fort Worth and San Antonio also show gains while other clubs’ numbers remain unchanged.
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Houston
Fort Worth
Texas League
San Antonio
Lees Holds Two Stroke Lead At Oaks Tournament
Arthur Lees, British Ryder Cup ace, held a two stroke lead over Bobby Locke of South Africa at the Oaks tournament halfway mark in Birmingham. Lees carded a 68 for a 137 total, while Locke posted 72 after leading after round one as 48 players advanced to Friday’s final two rounds.
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Birmingham
Eng
Arthur Lees
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Lees
Locke
Dawson's No Hit Game Sparks City
Dawson hurled a no hitter for Continental Conoceans in a 5-1 win over Continental Seismograph. He struck out 12 batters as Herbert Lippe took the loss. Beck Construction defeated Phillips Goldsmith 14-11 with Robert Rigsby the winning pitcher. Tonight's games feature Phillips vs Shell TXL and Sun Oil vs Magnolia at East County Park.
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S. Dawson
Continental Conoceans
Continental Seismograph
Dawson
Herbert Lippe
Beck Construction
Phillips Goldsmith
Robert Rigsby
I. Carter
J. Davenport
Beck
East County Park
Phillips
Shell Txl
Sun Oil
Magnolia
Rebels Pacing NCAA Tourney In Quarterfinals
Eight top college golfers reach the National Collegiate title quarterfinals in Houston with Texan survivors A J Triggs Benny Castreo and Floyd Addington. Purdue’s Don Albert is the lone north of Mason Dixon line finalist and matches include Triggs vs Albert and Addington vs Merrins with two more to advance to Saturday finals.
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Houston
A. J. Triggs
Benny Castleo
North Texas State
Floyd Addington
Southern Methodist
Louisiana State
Eddie Merrins
Cecil Calhoun
Don Albert
Purdue
Mason- Dixon Line
Hillman Robbins
Memphis State
Joe Correll
North Carolina University
Albert
Triggs
Addington
Merrins
Castreo
Robbins
Calhoun
Correll
Ed Wallace
Pennsylvania
Warren Dailey
Stanford
Tommy Cruse
Lee Pinkston
Texas
Bobby Moncrief
Stan Moses
North
Texas State
Fred Jones Jr
Ohio State
Jim Mangrum
LSU
Allen Mundle
Oregon
David Love
Frank Stevenson
Georgia
Ab Justice
Oklahoma A&m
Tom Towry
SMU
Fred Brown
Dick Norston
Joe Walser
Schoolboy Tennis Semifinal Matchups Set
Defending champion Mike Green of Miami Beach faces Maxwell Brown of Louisville in the National Interscholastic Tennis Tournament semifinals in Charlottesville Virginia. Gregory Grant of South Pasadena meets fourth seed Donald Dell of Washington in the other semifinal.
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Charlottesville
Mike Green
Miami Beach
Fla
Maxwell Brown
Louisville
Gregory Grant
South Pasadena
Calif
Donald Dell
Washington
Coors Maintains Bowling Lead With 4 0 Victory
Coors Beer blanked Nelson Supply 4 0 to hold the Mixed Summer Bowling lead while Lone Star Beer stayed two games back by defeating Hazel Hendricks 4 0. Day's Drive In beat Schlitz Beer 3 1 2 to 1 2 and Jax Beer won 3 1 over Earnest Broughton. Lone Star swept team honors with a 658 game and 1885 series. Coors was second with 652 and 1813.
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Coors Beer
Nelson Supply
Lone Star Beer
Hazel Hendricks
Day
Schlitz Beer
Jax Beer
Farness Broughton
Lone Star
Coors
Jane Matthews
LaVerne Sturdivant
George Horton
Floyd Amburgey
Amburgey
Bob Noah
Marion McCoy
Iean
Sobbiec
Jax Beer c
Earnest Broughton
Pta
Netlzon
Hazel
Worsham Named Pro at Coral Ridge Country Club
Lew Worsham, 1947 U S Open champion, was named club pro at Coral Ridge Country Club in Lauderdale Florida. Able announced the appointment while noting Worsham will keep his Oakmont Country Club post in Pennsylvania.
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Ft, Lauderdale
Fla
Lew Worsham
Coral Ridge Country Club
Robert C. Able
Worsham
Oakmont
Pa.) Country Club
Shreveport Extends Texas League Lead With 7-3 Win
Shreveport beat Oklahoma City 7-3 Thursday night to widen its Texas League lead to two games. Dallas edged San Antonio 3-2 while Fort Worth defeated Houston 7-2 and Ziggy Jasinski powered Beaumont past Tulsa. Les Fleming drove in Dallas's winning run in the ninth.
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Shreveport Sports
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Iback
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Ee Beaumont
Tulsa
Shreveport
al Papai
Bob van Eman
Indians
Les Fleming
Beaumont
Eagles
Karl Spooner
Ziggy Jasinski
Oilers
al McNeilance
Fleming
Buzz Clarkson
Women's Collegiate Golf Championship Semifinalists Named
Four players reached the semifinals of the 10th annual Women's Collegiate golf championship in Greensboro. Nancy Reed of Peabody College upset UP Medalist Marlene Gesell of Minnesota 4 and 5, while Barbara McIntire of Toledo University edged through after earlier troubles. Pat Lesser of Seattle University defeated Miriam Cook of LSU 8 and 6 in the quarterfinals.
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Greensboro
N.C
Marlene Gesell
University of Minnesota
Miss Gesell
Nancy Reed
Peabody College
Nashville
Pat Lesser
Seattle University
Miriam iCook
Louisiana State
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Fannin Elementary
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