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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1954

Page

14

Rockets Open Two Game Series With San Angelo Here

The Rockets return home tomorrow night to face San Angelo in the opener of a two game series with Odessa to follow on Wednesday and Thursday. The note on Sertoma Night at Fair Park adds fan interest as officials report a strong start to Merchant's Night ahead of the Oilers opener.

Rockets San Angelo Odessa Artesia Sweetwater Midland Sertoma Fair Park Roswell Sertoma Club Rocket Merchant Oilers

Clyde Blackwell to defend title in Atomic City Championships

Clyde Blackwell is expected to compete in the Atomic City Championships at Los Alamos over the Fourth of July weekend to defend his title, after beating Matt Mitchell in last year's finals. The piece also notes strong all star football chatter and lists several players from Roswell, Carlsbad, Artesia, Las Cruces, and Hobbs, with Ali quiet in the Longhorn League office as President Harry James calls a healthy attendance at Sweetwater.

Clyde Blackwell Los Alamos Matt Mitchell North Roswell Lloyd Taylor Carlsbad Bob Forrest Larry Beadle Artesia Rudy Estrada Las Cruces Gary Sloan Hobbs Ali Longhorn League Harry James Sweetwater

Midland Triumphs Over Artesia 2 1 in League Clash

Ramos pitched nine wins against six losses guiding Midland to a 2-1 victory over Artesia. Waters hit a second inning homer for Midland while Riney laced a triple and Briner drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Artesia dropped from first place after Roswell’s win in Odessa. A major upset came later as On Your Own won the Gazelle at Belmont Park, with Evening Out second and Fascinator third.

Artesia Julio Ramos Midland NuMexers Roswell Odessa Ramos Paul Dobkowski Pat Waters Milland Joe Riney Rudy Briner Boca Seaase Uivanint Sechacan Diaz J. Goodell Riney RBI Waters Briner Dobkowski S— Briner Smartt New York King Ranch George D. Widener Maine Chance Farm

Longhorn League standings and results roundup

The Roswell and Artesia clubs share the top with .672 records as Midland and Carlsbad chase, while Odessa and Sweetwater trail. Tonight’s games feature Roswell at Odessa and Midland at Artesia, with Sweetwater visiting Big Spring and Carlsbad hosting San Angelo in a doubleheader recap.

Longhorn League Associated Press W. L. Pet Roswell Artesia Midland Carlsbad Big Spring Odessa Sweetwater San Angelo

Baseball standings and results recap across leagues

American League summaries show Cleveland leading with a .700 mark, followed by Chicago and New York. Recent results include Washington 5 Baltimore 2 and Boston 6 Cleveland 3. National League notes feature New York and Brooklyn atop the standings with multiple recent game scores across the circuit.

American League Associated Press Cleveland Chicago New York SR Reans A Washington Philadelphia Boston Baltimore Detroit Kiely Nixon Feller Houtteman Reynolds Ford Keegan Fornieles Trice Lima Gromek Garver McDermott Stobbs Pillette Chakales

Bombers Triumph 10-2 Over Amarillo AFB

Walker's Bombers beat Amarillo AFB 10-2 at the base as George Miller struck out 14 on a three hitter. John Leslie led the attack with a triple and a single driving in four runs. Fort Bliss Falcons had defeated the Bombers 7-3 Friday night to sweep the series.

Walker Amarillo Afb George Miller John Leslie Fort Bliss Falcons

Maroon Sets Ruidoso Track Record in 22.6 Seconds

New Mexico horse Maroon owned by R C Jones of Tatum wins the 440 yards in 22.6 seconds at Ruidoso Downs, breaking the 22.7 record set last year by Brigand as about 2,200 spectators watch. In the 11th race Two Sixty wins by a half length over Slash Six with Dishpan the only other New Mexico winner, taking the 870 yard seventh race. Parimutuel handle reaches $77,477.00 as fans and bettors react to the day’s fast times and close finishes.

Jiume New Mexico Maroon R. C. Jones Tatum Ruidoso Downs Brigand Two Sixty Slash Six Dishpan A. G. Robinson Alamogordo Bill Romand P.H. Herndon Greer Tex Cerca de Mejor Bob E Too Tony Kiss J.A. Stutts San Antonio Gregolette Wondrous Wise Bill Row Jr Pawhuska Okla Rocket Novio Hewista A. E. Rankin Phoenix Ariz Little Lolly Top Della E.R. Bailey Rocket Center Popbar G. Burrows Texola de Witt Nug Bar Ruth. A. McDonald Slash Lady Acres Jeff Burden Scottsdale Bardon—Turner No Savy—Dugdale Della Way—I. Garza Indio M—E. Garza Blue Music Kennedy Lady Fairfax Pierce Stevy—Longoria Wee Ariel—Turner Yes ‘Low Sly — Culbertson Run Johnny Run—Figueroa Bar Chip—Strauss Coleac——Pier Lerst Nugget— Claggett Wyowind—Radford Iona ‘Dugdale

Betty Jameson Wins Western from Suggs

Betty Jameson, a 37 year old from San Antonio, won the Western Open over Suggs 6 and 5 after leading from the start. The veteran produced steady play with a wedge and a rusty hickory shaft blade to claim her first tournament victory in 18 months.

Waukegan Ill Betty Jameson Louise Pat Jackson Suggs Miss Jameson San Antonio Tex

Roswell Rockets derail Odessa Oilers in 14 runs rout

Roswell moved into Odessa last night and methodically smashed the Oilers seven game winning streak, 20 to 4, before about 1,400 fans. Joe Bauman and Steve Nunez homered, each driving in five, while Sawyer earned his sixth win with 10 Odessa hits allowed.

Odessa Tex Roswell Oilers Rockets Joe Bauman Steve Nunez Tom Sawyer Jimmy Dan Pace Bauman Nunez Wes Ortiz Gene Nalley The Pace Fabian Aioe Batson di Privato Fals Feller Fabian Wilson Molden Sawyer Bauer Alvarez Bell Wilson White di Primio Sb—Wilson Wingate Day S Batson Bb—Sawyer Sotelo So—Sawyer Lagan HO —Lagan

Late Scores From Texas League and West Texas New Mexico

Scores show Dallas 3 Beaumont 1 and Shreveport 7 Fort Worth 0. Oklahoma City 2 Houston 1, Tulsa 6 San Antonio 4. Plainview 6 Albuquerque 5 in 10 innings. Lubbock 12 Clovis 5. Abilene 7 Amarillo 6. Berger and Pampa also listed with results.

Associated Press Dallas Beaumont Shreveport Fort Worth Oklahoma City Houston Tulsa San Antonio West Texas-New Mexico Pampa Berger Plainview Albuquerque Lubbock Clovis Abilene Amarillo

Pac Coast League Scores In Extra Inning Shutout

San Francisco defeated Hollywood 3 0 in 12 innings as the Pacific Coast League action continued. Los Angeles beat Oakland 12 8 in 10 innings while San Diego edged Seattle 7 6 and Sacramento won 3 2 over Portland.

San Francisco Hollywood Los Angeles Oakland San Diego Seattle Sacramento Portland

International League scores Buffalo and Rochester win

In league play Buffalo defeats Richmond 4 to 2 while Rochester beats Montreal 5 to 2, with both games showcasing solid offensive outputs and balanced pitching for the winners.

Buffalo Richmond Rochester Montreal

Evers Delivers Pinch Hit For Giants Fifth Victory

Pinch hitter Hoot Evers belted a ninth inning three run homer with two aboard and one out to lift the New York Giants to a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Wes Westrum had driven in the tying run with a first hit of the season for Evers. Rip Repulski contributed an inside the park run earlier in the game.

New York

Dodgers Beat Cubs 6-2 as Robinson and Snider Power Win

Jackie Robinson blasted two homers and Duke Snider added his 17th as Russ Meyer beat Chicago for the 13th straight time, 6-2. Evers struggled in his latest at bats as the Giants cling to a one game lead over Brooklyn. The Cardinals led 2-1 heading into the ninth.

Brooklyn Jackie Robinson Duke Snider Brooklyn Dodgers Russ Meyer Chicago Cubs Evers Giants Dodgers Cardinals

Martin's Homers Power Big Spring Past Sweetwater

Pepper Martin hit two home runs to lift Big Spring to a 7-3 win over Sweetwater. Bert Baez earned the relief win for the second straight game, his tenth of the season. Ortiz took the loss.

Big Spring Tex Pepper Martin Sweetwater Bert Baez Martin Hernandez Ortiz Looney McKeena Baez Doe

Lee Eddy Yelp At Giles Order Of No Bonuses

National League president Warren Giles has notified all managers the payment of bonuses for outstanding performance on the field and wagering of any kind no longer will be tolerated. Leo Durocher Eddie Stanky and Charlie Grimm were named as targets and pledged to comply with Giles wishes.

Lee Eddy Giles New York National League Warren Giles Leo Durocher Eddie Stanky Milwaukee Charlie Grimm Durocher Stanky Grimm

Homer Off Southpaw Don Liddle in Seventh Inning

A fragment notes Homer hits off lefty Don Liddle in the seventh as Liddle and right hander Tom Poholsky pitched for the game.

Homer Southpaw Don Liddle Liddle Tom Poholsky

Carlsbad Sweeps Two Games at San Angelo

Carlsbad Potashers defeated the San Angelo Colts 15-5 and 6-4 to run the Colts’ losing streak to nine and ten games. San Angelo has won only one of its last 18. Dario Jiminez earned his seventh win. Hank Williams delivered a key relief outing to preserve the second win for Don Fornall.

San Angelo Tex Carlsbad Potashers San Angelo Colts Colts New Mexico Dario Jiminez Hank Williams Don Fornall

Braves Crush Pirates as Adcock Pafko Hit Homers

Milwaukee Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 11 to 2 in a game where four Pittsburgh pitchers faced the Braves. Joe Adcock and Andy Pafko each homered, Adcock matching his ninth and Pafko his sixth. Ed Matthews was absent as he flew to California to be with his ill father.

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pirates Milwaukee Braves Joe Adcock Andy Pafko Milwaukee Braves Ed Mathews Santa Barbara Calif Adcock Pafko

Reds Edge Phillies 7-6 in Unearned Rally

The Cincinnati Redlegs scored five unearned runs in the third inning after Wally Post hit a two run homer in the second to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 7 to 6. Steve Ridzik relieved in the third and held the Redlegs to one hit the rest of the way but the lead held.

Philadelphia Cincinnati Redlegs Wally Post Philadelphia Phillies Steve Ridzik Phillis Redlegs

Pole Vault Mark Sparks AAU Meet Records in St Louis

Rev Robert Richards of the Los Angeles Athletic Club cleared 15 feet 3 1/2 inches to set his ninth record in twelve events at the National AAU Track and Field Championships. Los Angeles AC won the team trophy with 124 points ahead of New York AC at 107 as Mal Whitfield captured the 880 yard run in meet record 1 50.8.

ST. Louis Robert Richards Los Angeles Athletic Club Amateur Union Los Angeles AC New York

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