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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1954
Page
6
Roswell defeats Sweetwater 13 4 at Fair Park to move back atop the Longhorn League standings. Nalley earned the win with eight hits allowed. Bauman hit his 22nd and 23rd homers as Roswell built a big lead and added two more wins later in the piece.
In New York a critic laments public relations in baseball after a rain-soaked 36 000 crowd endured a four hour delay. The column cites Ted Williams and Hank Thompson highlights while questioning management’s customer focus and noting Vic Raschi's absence for Cleveland’s pennant race.
Hank Williams delivered six solid innings in relief for Carlsbad as the Potashers defeated the Midland Indians 11-5 to seize third place in the Longhorn League, edging ahead by a half game. Elias Osorio belted his second four bagger in as many nights in the first inning to spark the early lead.
Illinois All American halfback Caroline studied but joined a spring scrimmage for practice kicking. In a game, he drilled a goal line extra point. Midland scored five runs in a win over Carlsbad eleven to five with notable fielding and hitting errors. Raul Dieppa and Pedro Osorio each drove in runs as Oliver Hardy andDiep pa scored on a pair of decisive plays.
Roswell visits Sweetwater while Carlsbad travels to Midland San Angelo plays Artesia and Odessa meets Big Spring in four district games tonight.
Two MLB games are listed today. Detroit faces Boston with Gromek and Garver pitching against Sullivan and Clevenger. Only the scheduled games are shown.
Yesterday results show Cleveland 2 to 7 Philadelphia 1 to 5 Chicago 5 to 6 Washington 3 to 0 Boston 7 to Detroit 4 Baltimore 7 to 2 New York 5 to 5.
Brooklyn defeated Chicago 6 to 4 while New York won 3 to 2 against Cincinnati. Philadelphia beat St Louis 11 to 8 and Milwaukee took a 5 to 4 victory over Pittsburgh.
Fort Worth defeated San Antonio seven to five in a rough game. Beaumont won nine to two against Oklahoma City, while Shreveport topped Tulsa four to one and Houston shut out Dallas six to zero.
Game results show Borger 8 over Albuquerque 6 Plainview 5 over Pampa 4 Abilene 10 over Lubbock 7 Amarillo 8 3 over Clovis 1 23. The brief scoreboard lists multiple district matchups and outcomes with team pairings and scores.
Odessa won 6-4 over Artesia as Ben Bonine pitched and batted strongly. Weeks left the game after a second inning collision with catcher Floyd Economides and was listed with a slight concussion awaiting observation. Bonine hit a two run triple in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie and secure the win for Odessa.
Connecticut officials assert that their birth records are the most complete among the 48 states, highlighting the thoroughness of state-maintained vital statistics.
In New York the National Open draws 1,904 golfers for 129 title spots at Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield New Jersey from June 17 to 19. Odds favor none of the entrants to win at 2000 to 1 while 15 to 1 says a player may fail to qualify. Ben Hogan tops the field as the expected champion in this major event.
The Rockets won 13 4 over the Spudders and head to Sweetwater tonight before a Midland road swing. Roswell then hosts a six game home stand featuring Big Spring Artesia and Carlsbad with a tight first place race ahead of Artesia and NuMexers.
Patty Berg wins the Triangle round robin invitational in Hot Springs Virginia by relying on precise putting to overcome errant driving in the 90 hole derby. She collects a $1,500 prize for the victory in the $7,500 event.
Umpire Al Mutart faced fans when two spectators rushed the field at San Francisco. He dragged one by the pants and coat, sending him to the stands as Reno Cheso was ejected after a third strike dispute. San Francisco Seals dropped the opener 8-4 to Portland but won the second 10-6. Adrian C. Pop Anson was noted for hit three homers in 1884.
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