Conference Meet to Be Held Here This Friday and Saturday
Track and tennis stars from N M M I defend New Mexico Conference titles at the spring meet in Roswell with a strong chance to extend their four straight track titles. Panhandle Aggies and others field solid squads as preliminaries start Friday at 2 30 and finals Saturday at 9 0 0.
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New Mexico
Sa E
Institute
Brown
Broncos
Roswell
Panhandle
Okla
Aggies
Francis
Loy
Alimand
Barnard
Carr
Newcomer
Cramer
S. Fowler
Trinidad College
N. M
Panhandle Aggies
New Mexico Normal University
New Mexico Mines
C. M. Gregg
Institute Netters
Patterson
Lemming
Wolfe
Thomas
Hutchinson
N M. Mines and Normal
Johnson
N. M. Mines
Stockton
Lucero
Normal
Moynignan
New Mexico Boxers to Represent 200th Coast Artillery
New Mexico boxers from Taos Albuquerque Taos Glorieta Clovis Silver City will represent the 200th Coast Artillery regiment at the anti-aircraft center training center tournament May 21 26. boxers include Martin Trujillo Jesse Trujillo Adonis Cordova Bennie Valencia Bob Rutledge Jim Richards Walter Gentry. The regiment has an enhanced athletic program with volleyball baseball bowling and table tennis led by Lieut Cash S Skarda and chaplain Howden.
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Fort Bliss
Tex
New Mexico
200Th Coast Artillery Regiment
Martin Trujillo
Taos
Jesse Trujillo
Albuquerque
Adonis Cordova
Bennie Valencia
Glorieta
Bob Rutledge
Clovis
Jim Richards
Silver City
Walter Gentry
Lieut. Cash S. Skarda
Chaplain Howden
Aerial Maps Presented to Roswell Museum by Engineers
Jim Cooley announced that aerial maps from the Pecos River investigation will be prepared for display at the Roswell museum. The maps cover land along the Pecos from Alamogordo Dam north of Fort Sumner to the New Mexico Texas state line, created by HH M Stafford and Fred Scobey, engineers in charge.
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Roswell Museum
Hh’ M. Stafford
Fred Scobey
Jim Cooley
Cooley
Pecos River
Pecos
Alamogordo Dam
Ft. Sumner
New Mexico- Texas State Line
Anderson's Vote on Idle Ships Takeover Approved
Washington May 8 Rep Clinton Anderson voted with the majority as the House approved legislation 266 to 120 authorizing the President to seize idle foreign flag ships.
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Washington
Clinton Anderson
House
Hank Greenberg Begins Army Service At Fort Custer
Hank Greenberg the former Detroit Tigers outfielder reported for his first day in the army at Fort Custer Michigan where he received his 15000th uniform. He greeted draftees with humor and may join the fifth division and likely the 11th infantry. baseball value estimated at 333 dollars per game but paid as 64 cents daily. He may play camp baseball after duties begin.
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Fort Custer
Mich
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tiger
Detroit
Hank
Greenberg
11Th Infantry
Detroit Tigers
Major League Leaders Report by the Associated Press
Batting leader Slaughter of St Louis at .398 plus top marks in runs Lavagetto and Camilli of Brooklyn with 20. Ott Camilli Nicholson lead the RBI count at 19. Slaughter N L hits 33 while Lavagetto Jurges and Danning pace doubles at 7. Moore of Boston tops triples with 4 and Camilli Brooklyn has 7 home runs.
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Associated Press
Slaughter
St. Louis
Lavagetto
Camilli
Brooklyn
Ott
New York
Nicholson
Chicago
Jurges
Danning
Moore
Boston
American League Batting Leaders and Key Stats
Travis of Washington leads with 32 hits and 464 at bats. DiMaggio of New York has 23 runs, Keller of New York 26 RBIs. Kellner of Cleveland and Travis share 8 doubles, Walker of Cleveland has 4 triples. Gordon of New York and York of Detroit each hit 6 home runs.
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Travis
Washington
DiMaggio
New York
Keller
Kellner
Cleveland
Walker
Gordon
York
Detroit
Roswell Bowling Association to Hold Tournament
The Roswell Bowling Association will host a City Bowling Association tournament starting Monday May 19 with singles doubles and five member team events. Entries close May 16. The event will be conducted on a handicap basis.
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Roswell Bowling Association
City Bowling Association
New Meat Case At Gross Miller's Store Brings Modern Refrigeration
Gross-Miller's installation of a Friedrich See-All meat case enters service today. The case, with four layer insulated glass and a single front panel, provides maximum meat protection and clear shopper visibility. Special attention is given to the meat department.
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Gross-Miller
Bowling league scores highlight close matches
P Corn rolled a 468 series and M Skaggs had a 183 high game as the Ladies League saw Roswell Drug take 2 of 3 from The Vogue. Will Lawrence won 2 of 3 against Purdy Furniture and LaMarr beat Dexter Hardware by the same margin. West Texas New Mexico League results show Wichita Falls 4, Amarillo 0. Pampa 9, Big Spring 6. Berger 7, Lamesa G. Lubbock 4, Clovis 3.
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P. Corn
M. Skaggs
Roswell Drug
The
Vogue
Will Lawrence
Purdy Furniture
LaMarr
Dexter Hardware
Spring Basketball Practice Starts at Roswell High
Roswell High began spring basketball drills with coach Corn announcing plans to add baseball to the late spring athletics. Key player Ben Kelly will anchor the next Coyote squad at center, joined by Raymond Ayalla Glen Dennis Luther Lund O C Graves Bob Hall Bill Thompson W C Coleman Lyle Miller Tom Dresser Hubert Martin Jim Bruin and Tom Hoover. A May 21 practice game between Seniors and Juniors is slated.
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Roswell High School
Corn
Fairgrounds
Ben Kelly
Coyote
Raymond Ayalla
Glen Dennis
Luther Lund
O. C. Graves
Bob Hall
Bill Thompson
W. C. Coleman
The Last Waner Leaves Pirates After 15 Years
The Waner brothers dynasty ends as Lloyd Waner is traded to Nick Strincevich after a 7 6 loss to the Braves in Boston. The Pirates also released Paul Waner last December while Big Poison Moe remains noted as a 338 hitter turned Dodger.
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Braves
Boston
Pirates
Lloyd Waner
Nick Strincevich
Buc
Paul
Big Poison
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tobacco Growers Fight More Taxes
About 300 tobacco growers jammed the House Ways and Means Committee room to protest proposed tax hikes on tobacco products. A Greenville North Carolina spokesman urged taxing coffee tea and golf balls first and insisted all farmers be treated equally. He noted broad farmer backing and urged rejection of higher cigarette and cigar taxes while other income tax changes were discussed.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
J. C. Lanier
Greenville
N. C
Lanier
Congress
Treasury
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Yesterday's Baseball Scores Network NL results update
Brooklyn edged St. Louis 4 to 3 while Boston defeated Pittsburgh 7 to 6. Chicago beat Philadelphia 1 to 2 and Cincinnati won 1 to 0 against New York.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Baseball Game Scores Dense Inning Summary
New York defeated Cleveland 7 to 5 and Boston edged Chicago 4 to 3 with 11 innings played. Washington beat Detroit 4 to 2 while St. Louis overcame Philadelphia 6 to 5 in 14 innings.
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New York
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Arizona-Texas League games end in 11th inning heartrender
Bisbee nips Albuquerque 11 to 7 in eleven innings while El Paso edges Tucson 6 to 5. The doubleheader produced dramatic late scoring and close outcomes marking a lively day for the Arizona-Texas League.
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Bisbee
Albuquerque
el Paso
Tucson
Toledo beats Milwaukee six to two in American Association clash
In a 12 inning game halted by darkness Toledo defeats Milwaukee 6 to 2. Indianapolis visits Minneapolis in rain while Louisville travels to St Paul with rain in the forecast.
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American Association
Toledo
Milwaukee
Columbus
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville
St. Paul
Baseball scores from Pacific Coast League games
In league results Seattle fell 0 to 4 as San Diego won 5 to 1. Portland defeated San Francisco 2 to 10. Oakland routed Sacramento 9 to 3. Hollywood edged Los Angeles 6 to 4.
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Seattle
San Diego
Portland
San Francisco
Oakland
Sacramento
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Associated Press
St. Louis
Brooklyn
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Pete Eswe
Washington
Team Ltd
Sacramento Seattle
Texas League scores show Fort Worth Routed Beaumont
In a Fort Worth game Beaumont was defeated 19 to 0. San Antonio and Oklahoma City played to a 6 to 4 result in Shreveport. Dallas won 1 to 0 as Houston beat Tulsa 7 to 5.
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Fort Worth
Beaumont
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Dallas
Houston
Tulsa
Southern Association Scores From Late Athletics Meet
Birmingham defeated Knoxville 9 to 2 and Atlanta beat Little Rock 3 to 1 in ten innings. Memphis routed Chattanooga 6 to 1 while Nashville triumphed 7 to 2 over New Orleans.
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Southern Association
Birmingham
Knoxville
Atlanta
Little Rock
Memphis
Chattanooga
Nashville
New Orleans
Doyle shifts from Reds to Cards in tight pennant race
In New York on May 8 Jack Doyle, the Wizard of Odds, moves from the Reds to the Cardinals as they contend with the Dodgers and Reds for second place. Also noted are Noon Hour’s 12 to 1 upset at Churchill Downs and Cubs’ plan to acquire a Reds pitcher for Hank Leiber. Ben Bernie’s band will play at the Preakness testimonial for Earle Sande in Baltimore tomorrow.
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New York
Special News Service
Jack Doyle
Reds
Dodgers
Noon Hour
Churchill Downs
Cubs
Hank Leiber
Ben Bernie
Earle Sande
Baltimore
Recoup Department Follows Derbytown Cock Fight Report
Porters Cap faithful straggle back from Derbytown claiming partial refunds after a big cock fight near Louisville last Sunday. Birds from 11 states were entered.
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Porters Cap
Derbytown
Louisville
Louis Simon Encore Hangs On July 23
Sportswriter Mike Jacobs leans toward July 23 for the Louis Simon sequel. The Billy Herman deal figures drift between 20 000 and 65 000 dollars with AP citing about 50 000. Jimmy Wilson warns the Dodgers the Cardinals are tough and says they ride the bases hard and want to play football for keeps.
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Mike Jacobs
Louis-Simon
Billy Herman
Associated Press
Jimmy Wilson
Dodgers
Wilson
Cardinals face steady diet of pills and meals
The item riffs on sports figures and social scenes with mentions of the Cardinals, Prothro, Phil Phillies, Billy Herman, Brooks, Leone's, jockey Wendell Eads, Eddie Arcaro, Warren Wright, and gifts. It notes a meal after a debut and a two hour handshake spree, and references golf and tennis books by Berg and Jacobs. It ends with Frank Grayson weighing in on Philly scribes.
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Cardinals
Mebbe Prothro
The
Brooks
Billy Herman
Leone’s
Wendell Eads
Whirlaway
Eddie Arcaro
Warren Wright
Baseball Stars Shine In Varied Sunday Showdowns
Yesterday's stars included Bill Lee of the Cubs pitching five hit ball against the Phillies and batting in two homers. Pee Wee Reese of the Dodgers contributed with eighth and ninth inning singles driving in the winning run against the Cardinals. Ted Williams of the Red Sox hit two homers, including an 11th inning shot to defeat the White Sox. Ernie Lombardi of the Reds hit the lone homer in a Reds Giants game.
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Associated Press
Bill Lee
Cubs
Phillies
Peewee Reese
Dodgers
Cardinals
Ted Williams
Red Sox
White Sox
Ernie Lombardi
Reds
Giants
Speed A-Plenty At The Preakness
Pimlico is set for a fast Preakness pace with six or seven sprinters including Our Boots and Whirlaway. Front runners aim to open daylight before Kentucky Comet and the stretch kick. Our Boots clocks 1 38 for a mile between races, joining Dispose King Cole Ocean Blue as contenders for the mile and one eighth race with a $50 000 added purse.
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Whirlaway
Warren Wright
Kentucky Comet
Ben Jones
Royce Martin
Yucca Theatre Honors Mothers With The Great Lie Show
Yucca Theatre marks Mother's Day with a special presentation of The Great Lie starring Bette Davis and George Brent. The film opens with a Saturday prevue, runs Sunday through Tuesday, and mothers aged 60 plus receive guest tickets at the box office before Mother's Day.
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Yucca Theatre
Bette Davis
George Brent
Yucca
Roswell
No Miracle Teams In Baseball's Majors This Year
Baseball’s pennant races remain wide open with several upsets as the Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals stumble after long win streaks. Brooklyn Dodgers beat St. Louis 4-3 as Southworth shuffled pitchers, while New York Yankees top the Indians 7-5 on a rain-soaked diamond. Red Sox rally to edge White Sox 4-3 in 11 innings. Detroit falls to Washington 4-2. Browns outlast Athletics 6-5 in 14 innings. Reds squeeze Giants 1-0 on Lombardi’s single. Cubs blast Phillies 11-2. Tobin stars for Braves 7-6 over Pirates.
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Associated Press
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
St. Louis
Billy Southworth
Brooklyn
Indians
New York Yankees
Yanks
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Hank Greenberg
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Roy Cullendine
Ernie Lombardi
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Hal Schumacher
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati
Eddie Joost
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Jim Tobin
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
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McNally-Hall Motor Company
Roswell, N. Mex
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