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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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