Odessa Oilers Open Three-Game Set With Braves At Home
Odessa Oilers host the Sweetwater Braves in Oilers Park to extend their lead in the Longhorn League standings. Manager Bob Martin may start Wes Ortiz, a 2 2 rookie right-hander, as Odessa aims to rebound after sweeping Vernon 8 7 behind Marion Treadaway’s game winning two run single in the seventh.
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Sweetwater Braves
Oiler Park
Mgr
Bob Martin
Wes Ortiz
Oilers
Vernon
Odessa
Evelio Ortega
John Follis
Marion Treadaway
Roberto Fabian
Treadaway
Audie Malone
Eddie Baski
Malone
Barney Batson
Roman Loyko
Batson
Joe Nicolson
Rob Martin Mitnis
Felix Castro
Forlis
John Reimold
Martin
Fabian
Castro
Ortega
Nicolson
Loyko
Vernon Ehblinger
Reimold
Folkis
Meal
Oliveri
Niedgson
Carerras
Cee Seeeese
Bask
Eeeeree
O Malone
Treadawa
Batsen
Neal
Follis
Niedsen
Baski
Banki
Sample
Hutchins
Ee Econ Eee
JU Casi
Eee
Eenee
Ortexa
Tennessee Milk and Stanolind Win Odessa Softball Tilts
Tennessee Milk defeated Ervin Plumbers 10-6 as Ervin could muster 12 hits but failed to string them together. Stanolind beat Blount Construction 5-3 behind Art Culliser, who allowed eight hits. Claude Black took the loss for Ervin and James Rappe the loss for Stanolind. Tonight Shell Oil Co TXL vs Phillips Goldsmith opens, followed by Phillips Well Service vs Gib Jackson.
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Odessa City
Tennessee Milk
Ervin Plumbers
Stanolind
Blount Construction
Ervin
Hank Moran
Claude Black
Art Culliser
James Rappe
Shell Oil Co. Txl
Phillips-Goldsmith
Phillips Well Service
Gib Jackson
Sinton to Host First Annual Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament
Sinton Chamber of Commerce to stage eight of the state’s strongest service and semi-pro baseball teams in the first annual tournament starting May 22.
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Sinton
Rockets and Colts split twinbill in San Angelo
Roswell Rockets defeated by San Angelo Colts 13 to 4 in game one as Wayne Crawford homer sparked a 19 hit rockets attack. In game two the Colts rallied with four runs in the first inning to beat Roswell 7 to 2. Jim McClure earned the win for the Colts, Cotton Russell logged his third victory in relief, drawing 1,725 fans.
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Roswell Rockets
San Angelo Colts
Rockets
Colts
Bob Weaver
Wayne Crawford
Rocket
Ed Fenelon
al Monchak
Cleur
Roswell
Colt
Indio Beltran
Weaver
Jimmy McClure
Cotton Russell
Crawford
Beltras
Midland Eldians Edge Artesia 8-7 in ninth inning finale
Keith Nicolls struck out Eldn Pichan with two on in the ninth to seal an 8-7 Midland win over the Artesia Drillers. Midland scored two in the ninth as Artesia threatened. final score 8-7 with Nicolls earning the win and Brown, Riley, Miller, Briner behind.
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Keith Nicolls
Eldn Pichan
Artesa
Midland Eldians
Drillers
Nicolls
Pichan
Gan
Midland
Nicolls and Brown
Riley
Miler
Briner
Babe Zaharias Recovering After Hernia Operation
Beaumont May 22 Babe Didricksen Zaharias is reported improving steadily after a hernia operation. The athlete said she had good and bad moments but hoped to return to competition soon after the procedure on Monday.
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Babe Zaharias
Beaumont
Babe Didricksen Zaharias
Lauman Sets Swift Pace In Home Run Streak
Artesia first baseman Joe Lauman leads early in the Longhorn League with 13 homers in 27 games, ahead of Tom Jordan’s 1950 pace. If kept up, Lauman could approach the league record of 69 homers in a 140 game season.
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Abilene
Joe Lauman
Artesia
Tom Jordan
Roswell
Lauman
Jordan
Bauman
Amarillo Gold Sox
Little Rock Travelers
Amarillo
Batman
Elk City
Okla
Two Shutouts Highlight Big State League Action
Austin pitcher John Andre blanked Longview 3 0 on a three hit shutout while Johnny Murff of Tyler held Paris to five hits in a 2 0 win. Temple crushed Texarkana 12 3 and Wichita Falls defeated Waco 6 1 as Eddie Bowles and Al Lamacchia led five and six hit efforts respectively.
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John Andre
Longview
Johnny Murff
Tyler
Paris
Temple
Texarkana
Wichita Falls
Waco
Andre
Innnings
Ralph Alberts
Murff
al Lamacchia
Spudders
Big Spring Broncs Clobber Sweetwater 23 4 In Baseball Sweep
Big Spring drove 21 hits and built big innings to overwhelm Sweetwater 23 to 4, sweeping the three game series. Arencibia Quintana and Alvarez led the onslaught with a triple a double and an inside the park homer as Sweetwater errored eight times. Grajeda Miller Sadler and Traspuesto pitched for the Braves as Big Spring crossed six in the second and eight in the fourth.
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Big Spring Broncs
Sweetwater Braves
Broncs
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Braves
Broves
Gil Grajeda
John Miller
Ernie Sadler
Arencibia
Valdes
Grajeda
Miller
Sadler
Traspuesto
Tight race in WTNM Loop after Lamesa win
In the West Texas New Mexico League, Lamesa beat Albuquerque 8 to 4 to pull into a tie for second with Albuquerque, two and a half games behind Clovis, while Lubbeck handed Clovis an 8 to 6 defeat via four double plays. Berger topped Pampa 7 to 1 and Amarillo edged Abilene 14 to 13 in a high scoring day highlighted by Merv Connors’s ninth inning homer breaking a 13 13 tie. Bob Falk delivered a bases loaded three run triple in the seventh to push Lamesa ahead 7 4.
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Lamesa
Albuquerque Dukes
Albuquerque
Clovis Pioneers
Clovis
Lubibeck
Berger
Pampa
Amarillo
Abilene
Merv Connors
Bob Falk
Tower Food tops Tuesday Night Mixed League
Tower Food regained first place with a 2-1 victory over Virtues in the Tuesday Night Mixed League. Pete's 7-11 Grocery swept the Model Shop 3-0 to join a four way tie for second with the Model Shop Virtues and Electric Service. Charley Gay led men with a 247 game and 644 series. Saddie Walton led women with 190 and 559. Pete's Grocery posted a 940 game and 2636 total.
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Model Shop
Electric Service
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Charley Gay
Saddie Walton
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Marguerite LaRue
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Jack Hawkins
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Carter Hardware
J. H. Marks Trucking Co
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Eae
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Pat O’dowayv
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Chuck Hughes
John D. Noble
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Ee Teeee
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Dick Moore
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Odessa
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Eigt
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Ardmore Indians Fall Short in Sooner State Loss
Ardmore Indians lost 13-12 to Shawnee in Sooner State League action marking their 24th defeat of the year. McAlester fell to Pauls Valley 9-1, while Sherman Twins beat Chickasha 9-7 on a bases loaded double by Bob Skinner. Lawton shut out Ada 4-0.
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Shawnee
Indians
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Beaumont Beats Shreveport in Texas League Twin Bill
Beaumont snapped a pair of losses to Shreveport with 5-3 and 3-1 wins in a Texas League doubleheader. Tulsa defeated Fort Worth 5-0, Jerry White homered to back Mike Clark in Houston 2-1 over San Antonio, and Dallas beat Oklahoma City 8-6 to extend a four-game run.
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Fort Worth
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Tommy Reis
Jerry Whte
Mike Clark
Houston
San Antonio
Clark
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Willie Pep Defeats Claude Hammond in Miami Beach Bout
Willie Pep won a clear ten round decision over Claude Hammond of North Bergen New Jersey in Miami Beach on May 22. Pep used sharp jabs and movement to neutralize Hammond's rushes and delivered the decisive right hand in the fifth round that dropped Hammond to the ropes.
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Thurslday
Claude Hammond
North Bergen
Hammond
Little Willie
Hartford
Conn
Hamlmond
Pep
Theother
Tag Team Duel On Tap Monday At Roller Rink
Promoter Pat O Dowdy presents a six man tag at the Odessa Roller Rink 818 By Eighth with Dory Funk George Curtis and George Shindo vs Alex Kasaboski Bob Giegel and Bill Sledge. Action begins 8 30 pm with Sledge Shindo one fall then Kasaboski Funk then tag team. Admission 2 ringside 150 reserve 1 general 50 cents under 12.
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Pat O’dowdy
Odessa Roller Rink
Dory Funk
George Curtis
George Shindo
Alex Kasaboski
Bob Giegel
Billy Sledge
Sledge
Shindo
Kasaboski
Funk
Belmont Stakes Is Test of Champions
New York May 21 report says the Belmont Stakes on June 7 may have a small field. Four of the top five Preakness finishers could race, led by Blue Man the likely favorite, with few challengers unless added rivals emerge from May 31 Peter Pan and Jersey Handicap results.
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Count Fleet
Blue Man
Belmont
Garden State
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