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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1952
Page
7
Tyler downed Texarkana 5 to 2 as part of Tuesday results in the Big State League. Longview fell 4 to 0 to Waco, snapping a seven game win streak. Waco’s victory avenged a prior 10 to 3 loss to Longview.
The Amarillo Gold Sox executed a triple play against the Borger Gas sers in a West Texas New Mexico League tilt at Borger. Ed Brawley grounded to Joe Allen, who started the 5 4 3 DP with Jim Hayes applying the tag, then relayed to Connors and Mulcahy for the final out. Borger lost 8 to 5.
Dr. Cary Middlecoff, 31, fights hay fever while preparing for his first PGA Championship at Big Spring Country Club Louisville on June 18. A five year pro, he seeks the title after wins including the 1949 National Open, while noting fever and flu once hampered him. He trains with shots for hay fever and says results come only when he starts shooting.
The Chickasha Chiefs the McAlester Rockets and Shawnee Hawks are tied for third as Ada Herefords challenge for second after Ardmore and Chickasha losses while Pauls Valley holds first with a 12-3 win over Ardmore. McAlester beat Lawton 8-3 and Sherman defeated Shawnee 11-8 in the night games. Tonight Chickasha plays Pauls Valley Ada visits Ardmore Sherman goes to McAlester and Lawton meets Shawnee.
In Chicago at the stadium on May 7 college welterweights Chico Vejar of NYU and Chuck Davey of Michigan State clash in a professional bout. Davey, 26, undefeated in 32 with 22 knockouts, seeks titles while Vejar, 20, 42 fights with 32 knockouts, hopes for a Gavilan shot. Vejar was an 8 to 5 underdog.
North Texas State golfers defeated Texas Wesleyan College 4 to 1 42 in a non conference match Sunday at Denton. Stan Moses beat Joe Dogett 6 and 4. Joe Conrad beat Jack Hamilton 2 and 1. Moses and Conrad beat Dogett and Hamilton 5 and 4 in four ball. Monte Sanders beat Ray Jefferson 3 and 2. Marion Hiskey tied Willard Young and Jefferson and Young defeated Sanders and Hiskey one up.
Sugar Ray Robinson and Joe Maxim were due to sign contracts at the New York State Athletic Commission for a June 23 Yankee Stadium 175-pound title bout. The International Boxing Club announced a 30-30 gate split for both the June fight and a rematch in 90 days if Robinson wins. Robinson expects to weigh 158 pounds while Maxim aims to stay just under the 175-pound limit.
Lamar's elementary girls softball team routed Goldsmith 43 to 4. Winning pitcher Barbara Robbins struck out 11 and hit a homer, while Barbara Robbins, Claudia Shelton, Shirley Moore and Barbara Gordon added homers. Diana Kidwell took the loss.
Two Texas League clubs shift start times this week Fort Worth games move to 7 50 p m from 8 15 p m and Dallas games start at 7 45 p m instead of 8 p m Thursday’s first pitch adjusted to 7 45 p m to 7 50 p m.
Ernie Zalejski former Notre Dame halfback and Vince Kaseta who just finished at Tennessee signed contracts with the Dallas Texans of the NFL. Zalejski enters his third pro season after stints with Baltimore in 1950 and the Washington Redskins last year. He played Notre Dame against Southern Methodist in the 1949 Cotton Bowl.
The Paris Indians dominated Temple 21-6 in a 21 hit barrage after a two hour 45 minute game. Tyler split Texarkana 5-2 as Red Murff held the two teams to seven hits. Wichita Falls beat Austin 2-0 with two ninth inning runs, while Pioneer pitcher Dean Franks saw his no hit bid broken in the fifth.
Fort Worth held sole possession of first place after a 3 to 2 10th inning win over Beaumont. Landis Hemphill produced the decisive squeeze bunt scoring Odbert Hamric as Beaumont hurler Cliff Melton despite a no hit bid into the ninth.
Laredo moved one and a half games ahead after routing Corpus Christi 13 to 4. Regina Garza and Charley Lofland homered for the Apaches while four Corpus Christi errors aided Laredo’s six-run fourth. Ted Squillante homered twice for Harlingen in a 10 to 7 win over Brownsville.
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