Odessa 7 Roswell 4 as Ortiz limits Rockets in afternoon win
Odessa pitcher Wes Ortiz earned his 10th win, holding Roswell to eight hits in a 7-4 victory before 504 fans. Batson and Day homered for Odessa while Alvarez and Fabian drove Roswell RBIs. Roswell drops to 4 5 on the season and faces San Angelo next at Fair Park Stadium.
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Odessa
Tex
Wes Ortiz
Roswell Rockets
Rockets
Artesia
Midland
Roswell
San Angelo
Fair Park Stadium
Ortiz
Gene Nalley
Barney Batson
Oiler
Weldon Day
Batson
Pedro Moreno
Nalley
Pete Pestana
Wien
Alvarez
Pallman
Fiaccavicase
Sawyer
Wingate
Walley
Moreno
TOR
Enna
Peet
Cewsvave
Fabian
Sabena
Ana
E—Bauer
White
Weeks
Wilson
RBI
Holmstrom
Bauer
Chite
Day
Caldwell
S—White
Pace
Rosewell
So—Nalley
Pestana
Ho—Nalley
U — Proulx
Kelley
Indians Rally Wins at Artesia
Midland defeated Artesia NuMexers 5 to 3 to sweep the two game series. Roswell lost 7-4 at Odessa affecting the standings. Artesia led with two in the second and two singles plus three walks but Midland answered with a four inning rally including a fourth inning run and a decisive three run eighth inning.
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Artesia
Roswell
Odessa
Nu-Mexers
NuMexers
Midland
Indians
Pioneers Fall Twice as Pampa Tops Clovis in DH
West Texas New Mexico League doubleheader shows Clovis swept 14-3 and 6-5 by Pampa. Oilers gain within two percentage points. Albuquerque upsets Abilene 5-3. Lubbock edges Borger 15-7. Plainview nips Amarillo 4-3. At Abilene, Atkinson goes distance for Artesia as DiMaggio suffers loss.
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Clovis
Abilene
Grover Blacksher
Albuquerque Dukes
Dukes
Blue Sox
Blacksher
Lubbock
Borger
Plainview
Amarillo
Len Royle
Albuquerque
Ed Furgol Wins U.S. Open At Baltusrol In Tight Finish
Ed Furgol, 37, of Clayton Missouri, captured the U S Open at Baltusrol with rounds of 71 70 71 72 for a 284 total one stroke ahead of Gene Littler. The left arm disability shaped his unorthodox swing as Hogan finished five behind.
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Springfield
N.J
Ed Furgol
Clayton
Baltusrol
Gene Littler
Palm Springs
Calif
Furgol
Hogan
Ben Hogan
Utica
N.Y
Rockets Merchants Night Boosts Local Support
Roswell merchants back Rockets Merchants Night to boost attendance for the Odessa Oilers series opener. A large, diverse list of Roswell area businesses participates, aiming for a full house and a strong push in August as the team adjusts after a midseason plateau. Local fans and sports figures are noted at events around Roswell and Carlsbad.
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Roswell
Rockets
Odessa Oilers
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
The Associated Press lists American League batting leaders Avila Cleveland .384 Rosen Cleveland .345 Fox Chicago .328 House Detroit .325 Stephens Baltimore and Minoso Chicago .322 and pitching leaders Reynolds New York 8-1 .889 Keegan Chicago 10-2 .833 Stone Washington 5-1 .833 Consuegra Chicago 8-2 .800 Feller Cleveland McDonald Morgan New York 4-1 .800. In the National League batting Snider Brooklyn .373 Robinson Brooklyn .365 Mueller New York .364 Hamner Philadelphia .363 Jablonski St. Louis .360. Pitching leaders in five decisions Antonelli New York 9-2 .818 Collum Cincinnati 4-1 .800 Haddix St. Louis 11-3 .786 Grissom New York 7-2 .778 Meyer Brooklyn and Raschi St. Louis 6-2 .750.
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Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Lew Burdette
Curt Roberts
Gair Allie
Pirates
Bob Buhl
Cinnnati
Philadelphia
Hérm Wehmeier
Redlegs
Cleveland
Boston Sparmates
New York
Chicago
Bobby Feller
Art Houtteman
al Smith
Yankees
Bill Skowron
Gil McDougald
Mickey Mantle
Joe Collins
Bob Keegan
White Sox
Sherm Lollar
Baltimore
Washington
Connie Marrero
Dean Stone
Senators
Detroit
St. Louis
Giants
Willie Mays
Hofman
Billy Gardner
Westrum
Raschi
Rhodes
Marv Grissom
Deal
Roy Campanella
Associated Press
Avila
Rosen
Fox
House
Stephens
Minoso
Reynolds
Keegan
Stone
Consuegra
Feller
McDonald
Morgan
Snider
Brooklyn
Robinson
Mueller
Hamner
Jablonski
Antonelli
Collum
Cincinnati
Haddix
Grissom
Meyer
Shreveport Delivers Twin Bill Sweeps To Stay Top
Shreveport Sports maintain first in the Texas League with doubleheader sweeps over Tulsa 6-2 and 4-2 while San Antonio Missions beat Fort Worth 6-2 and 5-4. Beaumont wins and Dallas drops as Tulsa falls from fifth to seventh, with notes on key performances and Monday’s schedule.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
San Antonio Missions
Tulsa Oilers
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Houston Buffs
Tulsa
Charles Locke
John Jansce
Joe Durham
Indians
Dallas Eagles
Frank Gallardo
Red Murff
Houston
Snead Wins Round Robin Invitation with Low Rounds
Sam Snead captured the Round Robin Invitation at Westbury New York with rounds of 66 and 65 finishing strong to claim victory over a field competing across 90 holes.
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Sam Snead
Westbury
N. Y
Local high school scores and tonight's games
Odessa 7 Roswell 4 Midland 5 Artesia 3 Big Spring 14 Sweetwater 4. Tonight San Angelo at Roswell Artesia at Sweetwater Odessa at Carlsbad Big Spring at Midland.
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Carlsbad
Roswell
Artesia
Big Spring
Odessa
San Angelo
Sweetwater
Midland
Associated Press
Longhorn League
Weather Postpones Phillies at Detroit Game
Rain forces postponement of the Philadelphia at Detroit matchup. No rescheduled date yet announced.
St. Louis at New York Pairs Staley Hearn in Showdown
St. Louis meets New York as Staley faces Hearn in the 3 3 matchup. This scheduled game pairs teams in a high profile clash, highlighting pitcher Saintly Staley against Hearn as the centerpiece.
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St. Louis
New York
Staley
Hearn
Yesterday's Baseball Scores Across Leagues
Yesterday results show Brooklyn and Chicago tied 6 to 4. New York defeated St. Louis 7 to 6. Pittsburgh fell to Milwaukee 2 to 6. Cincinnati lost to Philadelphia 4 to 3 with strong early offense.
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New York
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago Tance
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Regional Scores Report From Various Cities
A compact tally lists results: Shreveport 6 to 4 over opponents, Tulsa 2 to 2, San Antonio 6 to 5, Fort Worth 12 to 4, Beaumont 14 to 1, Oklahoma City 4 to 9, Houston 3 to 2, Dallas 2.
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Shreveport Ee
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Houston
Tulsa Soascess
Beaumont
Dallas
Shreveport
Tulsa
Home Runs Spark Walker AFB Victory Over Amarillo AFB
Ed Young and Clarence Brown hit key homers in the eighth inning to power Walker AFB past Amarillo AFB 8 to 6. Chuck Oberdorf pitched the complete game for the win, giving Walker a split of the two game series. Line score shows Walker 8 runs on 17 hits with 3 errors. Amarillo 6 runs on 10 hits with 1 error.
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Warren Giles
Leo Durocher
Bobby Hofman
Dusty Rhodes
New York
St.Louis
Wes Westrum
al Dark
Giles
Leo
Bill Taylor
Hank Thompson
Vic Raschi
New
Ed Young
Clarence Brown
Walker Afb
Amarillo Afb
Chuck Oberdorf
Amarillo
Walker
Stewart
Katchinsky
Knight
Oberdorf
Spears
Track Record Broken Again At Ruidoso Downs
Bar Chip became the second horse in two days to set a track record at Ruidoso Downs with a 46.6 for four furlongs in the third race. Bar Chip, owned by W. Johnson of Phoenix, paid 7.30 4.10 3.10. Linda D. owned by F. Turner of Midland finished second after a claim on the far turn in race ten. The day’s parimutuel handle reached 104982 and about 3800 spectators attended.
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Bar Chip
Ruidoso Downs
Maroon
W. Johnson
Phoenix
Moon Deck
Florida Ariel
Ariel
Linda D
F. Turner
Midland
Roswell Legion Edges Tucumcari on Late Rally
Brown and Williams delivered key RBI hits as the Roswell American Legion beat Tucumcari 7-6 on the NMMI diamond. Brown swiped home in a late inning rally after Pinkney reached third on a passed ball, setting up the winning sequence.
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Jerry Brown
James Williams
RBI
Roswell
American ‘Legion
Tucumcari
NMMI
Clovis
Fair Park
Tacum
Brown
Pat Pinkney
Pinkney
Record Set Phoenix Ex-Boxer Ends Endurance Ride
Buddy Dyer a blind former boxer from Dallas Texas ended a motorcycle endurance ride in Phoenix after 212 hours and 40 minutes setting a world record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Buddy Dyer
Dallas
Tex
Stanford Opens 1953 Golf Championship Defense At Brae Burn
Stanford University began defense of its national collegiate golf title at Brae Burn Country Club in Houston with three-fourths of the 1953 team present. Williams hit a RBI single, Pinkney scored, and Sherman Pruit pitched a four hitter for his third straight win. The line score shows Tucumcari 644 Roswell 774 with Gares, Nelson, Pruit, and Keltner contributing for the Cardinal.
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Houston
Tex
Stanford University
Williams
Pinkney
Sherman Pruit
Tucumcari
Roswell
W. Gares
D. Gares
Nelson
Pruit
Keltner
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Colts
Artesia NuMexers
Pampa
Pat Waters
Tom Barton
Ben Jones
Waters
Ralp Atkinson
Barton
Jones
Atkinson
NuMexer
Barty DiMaggio
Hughes
Ikea
Pea Marton
iTerrasi
Dobkowski
Watts
iSullivan
Herron, Rf
J. Goodell
DiMaggio
Boyd
Omgiane Osc Coccas
Keith
S—Dimaggio
Terrasi
So—Dimaggio
Hp—Atkinson
Herron
Jack Hand
AP Sports
Carl Purillo
Labine
Carl Erskine
Milliken
Wade
Lees
Max Sarkent
Milwaukee Brave
Burdette
Roberts
Allie
Buhle
Gus Bell
Tex Kluszewski
Wehmeier
Cincy
Art Fowler
By Walt Ditzen
Buck Lanier
Jack Barron
Iis
Ruidoso
Jack
Bulldogs
Jack Mast
Ned Nickson
Baker
Charles Scott
Bob Bear
Jack Fuqua
Marshall l
Bob Atha
Shorty Hull
Conoco
Larry Billiards
Huff Jewelry
Owl Drug
Ball and Ray
the Model
Walker’s Cleaners
Palace: Cleaners
Reliable Pontiac
Roswell Ice
Powers Oil Co
Sears Roebuck
Knndles
Kessel’s Variety
Ginsberg Music
Whitehouse Grocery
Joe Bauman
Texico
F. W. Woolworth
Kress
Kiney Shoe
Chuck Lawey
Cobean Stationery
John Miller
Ace Package Store
Nee Saas
W. L
Boston
Legion
Driv-A-Kar, Inc
The
First
Naional Bank of
Rosell
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Roswell, New Mexico
Safeco
Companion Company
General Insurance Company of America
Robert V. Ely
Rtional An G Company
Kentucky
Stagg Dist. CO
Frankfort, KY
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