Odessa Oilers Seek Strong Turnout As Baseball Returns
Odessa fans are urged to support the Odessa Oilers who lead the Longhorn League standings after their return home Saturday. The piece notes airless crowds, calls for attendance, and mentions manager Zeke Bonura potentially losing his Midland job, plus golf events at Odessa Country Club including National Golf Day with Hogan as the draw and a hole-in-one by Pat Tuggle at the course.
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Clovis Loses to Pampa in WI NM League Action
Pampa beat Clovis 11 to 4 as Max Molberg pitched all nine innings for the Oilers. Albuquerque edged Abilene 9 to 8 on Art Cuitii two homers, Hal Abbott winning. Lubbock topped Borger 3 to 2 with Ted Gardner fanning 11. Amarillo defeated Lamesa 7 to 3 to stay near the top.
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Abilene Reyes and Carrier Lead Franklin Contest
Fragmentary scoreboard text shows Abilene Reyes and Carrier with support from Forkin and Alhumanitia in a multi team page. Other lines reference Folkman Abbott Curtti Webb Gazella Rowland Spence Drake Decker Gardner Palmer and places Borger Lubbock with incomplete scores and outcomes.
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Longhorn Baseball Tangles with Roswell and Others Across Leagues
Texas league standings and results show Odessa, Roswell, San Angelo and others posting scores. Monday results include Roswell 6 San Angelo 1 and Odessa 4 Vernon 1. schedules list Artesia at Midland and San Angelo at Roswell.
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Hogan to play National Golf Day at Northwood Club
Ben Hogan headlines National Golf Day at Dallas Northwood Club on May 31 with about 300000 golfers in a one day match to raise funds for the USO and a National Golf Fund. Prolific courses and hazards test Hogan on a revamped 6779 yard layout with 18 holes and a $1 entry fee.
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Dallas Eagles Rally Past Fort Worth in Texas League Showdown
Dallas erased a 2 0 deficit in the eighth inning and exploded for nine runs to beat Fort Worth 11 to 5. The win moved Dallas to second place, while Fort Worth dropped to sixth as Beaumont held first. Other Monday results included Beaumont over Houston in 11 innings, Tulsa topping Oklahoma City, and San Antonio splitting with Shreveport.
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Elite Field Set For Memorial Day Indy 500
Indiana speedway prep hit peak as Chet Miller led qualifying with a 139.034 mph four lap average and a 139.600 mph single lap. Miller’s Novi Special faced carburetion issues but promises up to 142 mph when fixed. The field averaged 135.504 mph, fastest ever, with six others totaling seven qualifiers on Monday.
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Harlingen Fights to Split Doubleheader for Second in Gulf
Harlingen held second in the Gulf Coast League after sweeping Port Arthur in a doubleheader 4 to 1 and 7 to 4. Galveston beat Laredo 6 to 5 at Laredo while Brownsville crushed Lake Charles 14 to 3, and Texas City edged Corpus Christi 3 to 2. The Lion City sweep left splits and back-and-forth scoring across several games with key homers from Squilante, Perez, Sessi and Gifford.
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Johnny Bright Confesses Fatherhood Following Drake Graduation
Des Moines May 27 Johnny Bright All-American halfback admitted after graduation from Drake University that he is the father of a nine month old boy born last August 20 to Wilma Mae Kempt. He agreed to pay hospital expenses and asked sole custody of the child. Bright, who faced public statements about an on field injury, will play for the Calgary professional team in the Canadian League this fall for a reported $15000.
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McLendon Begins Letter Campaign Against Baseball Monopoly
Gordon McLendon, after suspending Liberty Broadcasting System two weeks earlier over a baseball broadcasting lapse, starts a 6000-letter drive to radio stations and lawmakers. He urges the Justice Department to sue to end anti trust violations by the major leagues and restore free broadcasting in baseball. He informs Rep. Pat Hillings and says other congressmen have shown interest.
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Texas League Umpires Injured Prompt Emergency Umpire Signing
DALLAS May 27 news says Texas League umpires Bud Newman and Bob Smith are sidelined by injuries. Veteran umpire Andy Andrews of San Antonio is signed as emergency umpire for the rest of the season, announced by League president Alvin Gardner.
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Mobilization of Deeper Moral Forces Urged by Harriman
W Averell Harriman, Mutual Security administrator, calls for a global mobilization of deeper moral and spiritual forces to achieve lasting world peace.
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