Baseballs, Homers, and a Rabbit Ball Debate Grows
A poll shows wide belief that today’s major league baseball is a modern rabbit ball, with labels recalling Bugs Bunny. Fans note surging homers, as the Braves post 13 in three games and the Texas league sees pitchers homering. San Antonio Missions reached 120 homers last summer and had 16 by spring, with 25 now vaccinated.
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Brer Rabbit
Bugs Bunny
Iever
Pelota
LSA
Boston Braves
Joie Rim
San Antonio Missions
Baseball rules loosened favoring hitters draw mixed cheers
Scouts managers and players bombard officials over the livelier ball and stricter strike calls. Pitchers and veteran outfielders lament reduced balance between offense and defense as the game favors hitters. Umpires inspect balls and enforce roughness limits while teams seek comment from Spalding on the current changes.
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Frank Mancuso
Theill
Spalding
Suggs Opens Lead in Coast Golf Meet
Chicago May 8 Miss Louise Suggs of Atlanta holds a four stroke lead over Babe Zaharias at the Skycrest Coast Weathervane tournament after shooting a 76 amid windy conditions. Zaharias trails with a 323 and the field includes Amy Berg and Bettye Mims Danell as the event moves to Ridgewood and Knobwood venues in the coming weeks.
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Chicago
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Babe Zaharias
Suggs
Admn
Alub
Skycrest
Pine
Abaries
Astroke Wige
Sues
Zaharias
Pally Berg
Skywest
Belly Jameson
Bettye Mims Danell
Alice Bauer
Alice
Marlene
Ridgewood
Cleveland
Knobwood
White Phins
N.Y
Iva
Surrea
Eine
Atha
Bia Tainigon
Ta— Rk
Debroit
Givi Y 'Bua
Aten Auller
Los Angeles
sDorothy Bilis
Indianapolis
Ster
Ward Gates
Los Angeler
Automen Edge Floresville In Tight Floresville Baseball
Automen secured a 9-7 victory over Floresville Sunday after leading briefly. Tommy Jock doubled twice while Howard Snarr added a double and a single. The Welding brothers of Floresville contributed four hits including two doubles, with Lennie Carter pitching four innings before relief by Kardaw and Ko.
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South Flores
Floresville
Tommy Jock
Howard Snarr
WT-NM League Recap and Regional Baseball Notes
Fragmented report outlines WT NM League results near Clovis and Pampa with Clovis, Wel, and Amarillo plays. Includes mentions of May 8 events, Penney’s wipe, and La Fayette station notes, plus local standings and team implications for upcoming games.
Missions Lose Start of Oklahoma City Swing With Trading Rumors
The San Antonio Missions open a two week stretch at Oklahoma City with 19 players after two outfielders were dropped. Hamner knee casted. Martin sought release and trade, left fielder Hudson to pitch opener, Mancuso homer, Tulsa beat Missions 3-2 as mistimed chances and early Tulsa scoring sealed the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Missions
Oklahoma City
Hill Marlin
Don Heffner
San Antonio
Heffner
Bob Riga
Hamner
Ramner
Bob Tarleton
Martin
Tommy Fine
Tulsa
Ram
Gus Mancuso
Frank Mancuso
Mancuso
Meifner Lanilay
Helmer
Tarleton
St. Louis Browns
Mal Hudson
Homer Gibson
Olklahoma
Missions
Suilay
Topalita
Grant
Anderson
Sealer
Ippolito
Aer Jaleh
Cross
Sullivan
Sautier
Baumer
Daz
Knoblauch
Topolito
Texas League Boxes Best Ray J BAc Flint Soi Muskete
Western League standings show Lions Cry Bel Denver JZ Tueble 1d l Giesios 0 16 Colo Springs ii Des Moines 1 h Tincala 5 Wirlita with scattered box scores and team abbreviations across a damaged lines page.
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Lions Cry
Bel
Denver
Tueble
Giesios
Colo. Springs ii
Des Moines
Tincala
Wirlita
Apaches Triumph in Pleasanton Baseball Clash
Ambiguous text captures an Apache team victory at Pleasanton in a baseball game. It mentions players such as Chana Lezain and Josel, with scattered names and numbers, but the fragmentary report limits clarity on date, score, and full details of the matchup or standings.
Voelkel's Wenoka Split Double Bill
Voelkel's defeated the Wenoka Indians 14 to 10 in the first game of a doubleheader at Tele. In the Sunday follow up, George Aldrete pitched to hand Rustemeler and Bergman a loss as the Indians won 4 to 2. The free hitting trial saw Merek, Sorod, Werad, and Rorlenee shine as Wenoka swept. Practice at Live Oak is set for 3 pm Friday.
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Voeikel
Wenoka Indians
Tele
Indians
George Aldrete
Rustemelér
Bergman
Seconids
Thar
Workel
Ares
Tryal Kame
Wea Merek
Lyle Sorod Rave Can Werad
Simon Rorlelenee
Twee Eich
Phe Tn Hina
Live Oak
Pam ‘Trenlay
Mexico Frontiers Rally Thins Field as Race Near Guatemala
Road race leaders press toward the Guatemalan border with 1307 kilometers left. Johnny Mantz leads by 11 minutes 27 seconds over Bill Sterling after three days, despite Sterling's two tire punctures. Sterling holds a slim edge over Tom Deal of El Paso, with Bradley and international driver Henry Bradley also in the top ranks. A crash near Zacatecas hospitalizes Bradley. Sents’ Lincoln and a Nash driven by Harry Sents have arrived or are accounted for in Durango classifications. Felice Bonetto, the first European, sits 18th overall with 15:21:24 for 2074 kilometers.
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Mexico
May
Johnny Mantz
Long Beach
Indianapolis
Bill. Sterling
U.S
Sterling
Mec
Tom
Deal
el Paso
Deal Jis
Henry Bradley
Peru
Bradley
Nash
Zacatecas
Lincoln
Harry Sents
Glen Aubrey
N.Y
Mexico City
Sents
Durango
Fresnillo
Zac Tecas
Semi Pros to Host Dual NBC Texas Championship Tournaments
The National Baseball Congress announced the fifteenth annual Texas semi pro championship will run in two divisions. East-North starts July 13 at Brenham, while West-South begins in Sinton with a later multi-city route. two division winners meet in a best-of-three for the Texas title.
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National Baseball Congress
Brenham
Sinton
Swuay
Derry
San Antonio
NBC
Texas
Lone Star
Angel
Feille
Weimar Herder ‘Truckers
Colonial Next For Champ Coe
Oklahoma's Charlie Coe, famed as a slim amateur, aimed for the Colonial Invitational at Dallas, to meet 35 pros. He led after the first 18 holes but faltered with two missed greens and pars on the final 18. The event raised funds for the Evans scholarship fund, the largest contribution in its history.
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Harold
Ratliff
Dallas
May
Aimatteu
Charlie Coe
Oklahoma
Fl. Worth
Oklahoma City
Goldwater
Phoenix
Aviz
Businessan
Cee
Coe
Dallas Country Club
Inneh
Con
Cribulivas
Evans
Chick Evans
Texas A and M Faces Texas as Conference Elapses
Texas and Texas A and M battle for position in the Southwest Conference with two weeks left. Texas leads at 10-1, Texas A and M holds second at 8-2. They each have two games this week before meeting twice to close the season. Last week Texas crushed Baylor 22-1 and SMU twice, while A and M beat Rice and SMU.
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Associated
Texas A
Texas
A. Aid MM
Southern Methodist
Rice
Longhorns
Texas Christian
Ft. Worth
Austin
Haytor
College Station
Bor Lee
Methodist
Texan Christi
Baylor
Southern
Sant
Houston
M. Vavier
Texas shoot results reveal mixed champions and ties
The report notes a Texas shooting event where Jacksonville topped the wast Texas esau wheel championship by defeating Tleney Acter of Dallaz with a final score of 99x100. Brad Alford and Dolio earned wing champion and close trophy honors, while Dublin Jack ville and Herman Ber of Dallas posted high placement in mall club and small range shoots. Adler claimed a second place in the event with a 14.0 score and O Tee Brunt, a professional, fired in the Industrial division.
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Pales Acana
May
SAN Fratk Dubin
Jacksonville
Esau
Tleney Acter
Dallaz
Brad Alford
Dolio
Tank
BA Birds
Peul
Dublin
Jackville
Herman Ber
Dallas
Hanorg
Adler
Tee Brunt
Elrafeht
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Harold Scherwitz
Automen
Hine
Meyigu
Stakitis
Yusler Hy
Ging Lamera
Wei
Fred Williams
Pampa
Clovis
Pinney
Labayette
Ali
Loy Finsey
Iunaday League
Stanrd Sunlay Atic
Kil Terak
Hele Laray
Binney
Te Tempter
Trads
Riga
Hudson
Okla
City
Walker Cross
Oilers
Provopio Hever
Cunker
Muevelaredia
Jack Baymer
Johnnny Pavlick
Walter Brown
Young Mal Meld
Danny Baich
Roy McMillan
Harry Donabediza
Rebbe
Knodlauch
Marionetti
Lutz
Topolita
Ippolita
Bowmer
Cress
Walts
Bor
Ath
Stonstone
Antonia
King Ranch
Manuel Mendiota
Bill Daniels
Louisville
Boyle-Se
ANALW
Texas League
Best Ray J
Flint Soi Musketer
Faumunt Wuseaume
Worth
Torney
Garrison Melignorio
Ory
Owens
D . Q Nevel Tyce
Tani Pt
Abilierea Ry
Abi Me
Mar Yila
Bauger UB
Drown
Margyant
Cy McDouald
Jalones
Sleouarure
Smith
Ony
Orla
Burtin
A.B. Westfall
Townston
Aevnes
Washington
Friarson
Sea
Lanfranco
Gleason
Abamibury
Bivereport
Siett—paltas Pork
Lanfran- Bon
Bensley
Ubrancou
Soter
Beaalogator
Dantrancon Hjent
Bangs
Beasley
Wyrgieontggretal
Peasing
Ailman
Tailtre Mane Balch
Ueviera
Becaons
KCK
Avi
Tam
Peter
Rune
Herrer
gHenara
Diarhern Htavionetly
Pleasanton
Crv
Voelkel
Wenoka
Felice Bonetto
Bonetto
Champ Coe
Hiry
Viale Tity
Roy
Sherbavick
Corpus
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