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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1952
Page
17
National championship speed boat races will be held today at Buffalo Lakes in Lubbock. Competitors from several clubs are expected to race for top honors amid favorable conditions and strong field.
Artesia Drillers slugged 17 hits to crush Sweetwater Braves 18-7. Bill Haley and Joe Bauman led the offense. Bauman belted his 30th homer with a man on in the third and also drove in two in the first. Haley had five hits in six trips and five RBI.
Baseball results show St Louis and Cleveland split, Detroit loses, and Brooklyn with a high scoring win. In the Texas leagues, Artesia defeats Sweetwater and Odessa tops Midland, while other regional games include Longview and Waco victories. Friday’s slate features Boston and Philadelphia taking key wins, with several doubleheaders and suspended games noted.
Santa Fe Salvador Perez named director of athletics at St. Michael's High School and takes on head basketball and baseball roles. Paul Garcia is promoted to head football coach and will also lead track. Perez has coached all squads except track, while Garcia has been an assistant and coach of the Horsemen B squads.
The Roswell Rockets Vernon Duster game was postponed by rain. The Rockets open a two day stand in Sweetwater tonight, then travel to Odessa for two, before returning home for six days. Artesia and Vernon will play a double header here Monday while no game is scheduled tomorrow due to wet grounds.
Odessa widened its Longhorn League lead to four games with a twinbill sweep over Midland 2-1 and 5-4. Svelio Ortega earned his 15th win, while Bob Martin and Leo Eastham homered for Odessa. Marion Tredaway delivered a bunt squeeze for the winning run in the second game. In Helsinki, the 1952 Olympics open with 70,000 spectators as Russia and the U S field the two largest teams among 69 nations.
Monia Moon owned by C. L. Gray of Clayton won the Sunny Toots Memorial Handicap at La Mesa Park. The favorite K. C. Katy finished out of the money as Monia Moon completed five furlongs in 1:02.8 and paid 19.90 to win, 12.00 for place, and 5.10 for show.
Longhorn league transactions list changes in Artesia Big Spring Odessa Roswell and San Angelo. Players include Robert Heles placed on temporarily inactive list Oscar Reguera signed as free agent Charles Ratliff released Osmaro Baez released Fred Parker signed William Fuqua and Guillermo Galindo contract options Ardmore club Milon Balat signed as free agent Gilbero Garza Trevino contract conditionally assigned to Lamesa.
Big Spring Broncos exploded for four hits off two San Angelo pitchers to defeat the Colts 9-1 in San Angelo. Reggie Corrales pitched for the Broncos in the Sunday rematch, while Cotton Russell was slated for San Angelo. Bert Baez earned his 10th win with six solid innings before allowing two singles in the ninth. Gabor pitched for San Angelo.
City police investigated an alleged cutting at the Green Lantern tavern on North Main. Louis Gallegos admitted using a penknife to cut Dee Tito Mendiola twice in a quarrel over a girl. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and posted a $750 bond.
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