Gromek Shines As Indians Top Yankees 1 0
Steve Gromek pitched a four hitter in a 1 0 victory over the New York Yankees boosting Cleveland’s morale and giving manager Al Lopez a fifth starter in the rotation. The Indians scored in the second on Birdie Tebbetts RBI single after Mitll and Boone opened the frame with one outs.
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Clutch) Vollmer
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Don Mueller
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Randy Jackson
Dee Fondy
Gorgeous George Returns Monday in Odessa Wrestling Card
Gorgeous George returns to the Odessa ring Monday night meeting George Curtis in the feature bout on promoter Pat O'Dowdy’s three-match card. The main event is best two falls with a one-hour limit, while Tommy Martindale faces Alex Kasaboski in the semifinal and Scotty McFarland battles Benny Trudell in the opener. Tickets are by phone at 818 E. Eighth.
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Odessa
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Pat O’dowdy
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Curtis
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Alex Kasaboski
Scotty McFarland
Benny Trudell
Texas Tech to Plead Case to SW Circuit
Texas Tech will plead its case before the Southwest Athletic Conference in Dallas on Friday and Saturday while another Tech representative attends Border Conference meetings in Tempe Arizona. Faculty chairman J W Davis and Athletic Director Dewitt Weaver will present Techs case for admittance to the Southwest Conference. F W Sparks and Polk Robison will represent the school at the Border Conference meet.
K State Adheres to Big Seven Recruiting Rule
Kansas State athletics director Laurence Mullins said the university will follow Big Seven recruiting regulations despite Oklahoma University leaders saying the rule is not strictly followed. Mullins noted that coaches or athletic directors may not initiate contact with high school athletes, while Oklahoma officials argued for flexibility in visits where promising athletes are found.
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Xans
Laurence ‘Mooni Mullins
Kansas State College
K-State
Oklahoma
Mullins
George L. Cross
Oklahoma University
Cress
Austin Elementary Girls Rally Past Sam Houston 35-16
In elementary girls softball Austin defeated Sam Houston 35-16. Six home runs were hit by the winning team as Kay Knight and Joan Medford pitched for Austin.
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Sam Houston
Kay Knight
Joan Medford
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Saturday
National League scores St Louis 9 New York 4 Chicago 2 Boston 0 Brooklyn 5 Cincinnati 4 in 10 Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 0. Texas League results Fort Worth 3 Beaumont 2 Tulsa 6 Houston 4 Oklahoma City 6 San Antonio 1 Dallas 7 Shreveport 2. Southern Association Nashville 8 Little Rock 2 Chattanooga 10 Memphis 6 Mobile 7 Atlanta 4 Birmingham 9 New Orleans 3. Gulf Coast League Laredo 13 Corpus Christi 4 Harlingen 10 Brownsville 7 Port Arthur 4 Galveston 3 Lake Charles 7 Texas City 0. Big State Tyler 5 Texarkana 2 Waco 4 Longview 0 Wichita Falls 2 Austin 0 Paris 21 Temple 6. West Texas New Mexico Clovis 15 Albuquerque 8 Pampa 6 Lubbock 4 Borger 8 Amarillo 5 Lamesa 15 Abilene 5. Arizona Texas League Juarez 9 Chihuahua 7 Phoenix 8 Tucson 4 El Paso 7 Bisbee-Douglas 4.
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Ardmore
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Detroit
Oilers blast Roswell 15 6 in Broncho track night win
Odessa High School honors state champions at Oiler Park as the Oilers beat Roswell 15 to 6. Juan Guerrero will start tonight while Roswell leans toward Andy Alonzo or Jim McLure. Wes Ortiz earned his second win with six strikeouts and eight walks.
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Roswell Rockets
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Oilers
Juan Guerrero
Roswell
Andy Alonzo
Jim Mclure
Wes Ortiz
Ortiz
Wes
Ledger
Ron Peterson
Jack Kirk
Peterson
Kirk
Leo Eastham
Elementary Track Meet at Broncho Stadium Saturday
The elementary track and field meet returns to Broncho Stadium with preliminaries at 8:30 a.m. and field finals at 10:30 a.m. Races include 50 and 75 yard dashes for all grades, relays, jumps, and throws across fourth through sixth grades. Julius Johnson directs, Lee Taylor starts, John Malaise records, Jim Cooper clerk.
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Insee VV Aak Preewawapewens
Julius Johnson
Lee Taylor
John Malaise
Jim Cooper
Houston Nine Defeats Tulsa 15 6 In MVC Baseball Clash
The University of Houston crushed Tulsa 15 to 6 in a Missouri Valley Conference game. Houston needs only one more win against Tulsa to tie with Oklahoma A&M in the conference standings. The Houston-Aggie series winner advances to meet St. Louis, the Valley champions.
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Okla
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Texans
Oklahoma A&m
St. Louis
San Jacinto 23 Alamo 2 in Girls Softball
San Jacinto Elementary defeated Lamar 23 to 2 in girls softball. Suellis Smith earned the win and homered, joined by Susan Hardwick in the roundtripper. Alamo pitchers Neva Sikes Loretta Gardner and Delores Camel faced the loss.
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Alamo Girls
San Jacinto Elementary
Lamar
Suellis Smith
Susan Hardwick
Alamo
Neva Sikes
Loretta Gardner
Delores Camel
Sooner State League Scores And Wednesday American League Schedule
Sooner State League results list Pauls Valley over Ardmore 12 to 3 and McAlester defeating Lawton 8 to 3 along with Sherman beating Shawnee 11 to 8 and Ada over Chickasha 10 to 0. Wednesday in the American League shows Cleveland at New York Chicago at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington Boston at Chicago Brooklyn at Cincinnati New York at St. Louis and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
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McAlester
Lawton
Sherman
Shawnee
Ada
Chickasha
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Rusk Girls Roll to 60 15 Victory Over Zavala
Rusk defeated Zavala 60 to 15 in a girls elementary softball game played yesterday. Numerous home runs highlighted the slugfest as Rusk offense overwhelmed Zavala.
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Rusk
Zavala
Trial Delayed for Communist Leaders in New York
The conspiracy trial of 16 second-string Communist leaders was adjourned until Thursday morning to allow one defendant to travel to Atlanta for legal advice from Eugene Dennis, a former party official imprisoned for a former party role.
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Atlanta, Ga
Eugene Dennis
Teen driver trainee points car into curb crash
A 17 year old female learner driver in Lincoln Nebraska lost control at the wheel and crashed through a curb. She crushed two bicycles snapped two porch supports and punched a 12 by 6 inch hole in a brick apartment wall.
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Lincoln, Nebr
Odessan's Father Dies in Dallas Ranch Operator Burl Willingham
Burl M. Willingham 62 of Dallas died Monday in Dallas. He owned and operated three ranches in Texas and Oklahoma and was the father of Mrs. Beryl Howard of Odessa.
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Dallas
Beryl Howard
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Odessa
Willingham
Texas
Oklahoma
Barbecue Postponed by Texas Manufacturers Association
The Texas Manufacturers Association barbecue at the County Barns scheduled for Thursday has been postponed indefinitely, announced by local officers of the organization.
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Texas Manufacturers’ Association
Odessa American Seeks Help For Joe Childress Olympic Fund
The Joe Childress Olympic Fund totals 111 dollars with contributions from Carter Hardware Bill Shoopman Spec Gammon Nelson Patton and others. The drive supports Childress and coach Lee Taylor to reach the Olympic semifinals in Long Beach June 20 and 21 with finals possible in Los Angeles June 28 if he advances. Checks go to Childress Fund and are mailed to The Odessa American sports department.
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Odessa American Sports Department
Carter Hardware
Bill Shoopman
Spec Gammon
Nelson Patton
Toe Heehee
State Champs Broncho track team hosts steak dinner
The Broncho track team will be guests at a steak dinner tonight at 6:30 p.m. at County Park and will then travel to Oiler Park. The squad includes Swain Adams John Aldridge Harold Albeorn Rogers Berry gren Carl Boone Wiley Burk Joe Childress Walter Cooley Keith Decker Don Gilliland Milton Gillespie Dave Gober Tommy Harris Billy Joe Har ville John Held Weldon Hol ley John Ikard Charles Kerr Troy Moody Jimmy Orren Don Sheppard Larry Smith Ted Spence and managers Mack Ty ler Joe Mike Hale and Jimmy Whetstone.
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Oiler Park
Swain Adams
John Aldridge
Harold Albeorn
Rogers Berrygren
Carl Boone
Wiley Burk
Joe Childress
Walter Cooley
Keith Decker
Don Gilliland
Milton Gillespie
Dave Gober
Tommy Harris
Billy Joe Harville
John Held
Weldon Holley
John Ikard
Oiler bullpen adds rookie West as Hayes signs with Odessa
Odessa Oilers bolster roster after signing left handed pitcher Leon Hayes from Oklahoma City Texas League. The deal follows return of Kermit Luckenbach and Pete Gomez to Cori ous Christi. Oiler manager A D Ensey expects Hayes to strengthen the staff while Bosiness details circulate.
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Eastham
Batson
Lefty Loyko
Charlie Weber
Weber
Charlie
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Monchak
Bell
Bobby West
Odessa Oilers
Leon Hayes
Midland
Hayes
Oklahoma City
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Kermit Lucckenbach
Pete Gomez
Corious Christi
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Gomez
Short
Colts Down Braves In Opening Inning Rally
San Angelo defeats Sweetwater 4 to 3 as Rog Garza pitches seven strong innings and Matt Dooley opens with a single. Three first inning unearned runs due to Braves errors pave the way for the Colts win at San Angelo.
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Artesia Drillers
Paul Halter
Big Spring Broncs
Halter
Driller
Broncs
Drillers
Enrique Gonzales
Bert Baez
Buddy Grimes
Fidel Alvarez
Ray Riley
San Angelo
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Donley
Dooley
Jake McClain
Charlie Tuttle
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Mark Christ
Cotton Rus
Steve Follett
Pete Carmona
Wally Arbuckle
Tuttle
Emil Carline
Armando Traspuesto
Luis Suarez
Follett
Vernon 9 Midland Indians 7 in tenth inning
Vernon Dusters rally to beat the Midland Indians 9 to 7 in ten innings. Joe Nicol homered with a man aboard to seal the win after a late Indians surge tied the game in the ninth.
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