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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1935
Page
9
The 1935 city league season’s first half shows the Fireboys ahead at the plate, with Mercantile Telephone close behind. Barstow brings up the rear at .237, per a table compiled by league scorer Charles F. Manahan.
Mrs A F Wilderman of Mon vhans and daughter Mrs Norris Lovet of Corsicana were shopping in Pecos Tuesday.
Second half Wadleys 4 Firemen 3 standings show Wadleys Fireboy 0 1.000 1 .000. Games scheduled list Merc. Tel. vs Mentone on June 27 Conoco vs Barstow on June 28 Fireboys vs Mentone on July 1.
Odessa announces night football for the upcoming season with lights to be erected on the field. The facility will be sub irrigated and sodded in preparation for fall play.
Mrs A G Van Horn and Gage Van Horn Jr with Mrs Marion Ailes and Peggy Laird Ailes spent last Saturday in El Paso on business. Mrs Jack Turner left Friday to visit her mother in Houston for about a month.
Pecos fans will see three all star softball games at Alkali Park during the rodeo celebration. The Pecos city league all star team, chosen by fan polls in the Enterprise, will face Wink and Midland teams on consecutive evenings beginning Tuesday. Admission rates apply with proceeds benefiting the Pecos Boy Scout fund and the Legion rodeo committee.
The writer records shooting two 37s on the Pecos course one last Saturday and one last Monday both witnessed. A gale blew at the country club Monday afternoon as Earl Bell teed on No 8 and buried his ball in dust 325 yards away after wind aided the kick.
The new ladies golf club at Pecps Course held the first afternoon event Monday with hosts Mrs John Ivy and Mrs Whit Waide. About 390 members attended as golfers played golf and bridge and swam, with dinner served at dusk.
Abilene country club posts notice of an invitational tournament running July 4 to 7 inviting Pecos club members. Entry fee is 2 dollars. Tex on is listed as hosting a separate tournament in July with unclear dates.
Local notes praise Alpine for a highly competitive field with several standout players. Names mentioned include James Parker, Williams, Tar Terry, Doc McGhbers, Gilley, Coach Javes, George Baines, and Hayward Shua among others, signaling strong local talent.
A revitalized Wadley team opened the second half of Pecos league play with a 4 to 8 win over the Fireboys. Stubblefield pitched well for Wadley vs Morrison for the Firemen. Firemen led with three runs in the third, Wadleys answered with three in the fourth and four total runs.
Steady progress reported this week on three Reeves county wildcat wells. Milier Babeocek TM et al spudded last week and reached 320 feet in a rank wildcat in section 29 block 56 PSL twenty miles northwest of Toyah. Slack and White drill SOC feet in section 20 block 56 PSL. Herbert Oil Co. well seven miles south of Pecos in section 17 block C-6 H&GN RR survey depth reached BLOBS.
Umpire Harry Clinton, a veteran at Alkali Park, is known for his firm rulings and calm demeanor behind the plate. Once a standout pitcher on the All Army team in 1913, Clinton’s baseball career spans decades and a reputation for unyielding calls and field presence.
The Pecos group traveled to Alpine for the invitation golf tournament last Sunday finishing with praise for hospitality. Jack May and John Ivy reached the championship flight, Ivy losing to Tar Terry of Alpine and May falling on the 19th green to Floyd Williams. Whit Waide beat Paul Jette Jr. of Wink in 18 holes, Jack Hawkins defeated Harris of Fort Stockton, but none completed the route. Alpine’s James Parker won the championship. Charles Thompson, Pecos pro, accompanied the team. 32 contestants.
Mrs. W. E. Baird and her daughter Louise of Kermit spent last Tuesday in Pecos for shopping and visiting friends.
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