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Poge 4 The Abilene, Texas, Reporter-News
Wednesday Evening, April 26, 1950
Blue Sox Clip Hubs,
4-1, in Series Finale
By COLLIER PARRIS
Reporter-News Sports Editor
THEY SNICKERED I(AC D .
Giants’ Fiifh in Eddie Stanky and Alvin Dark Goiters Ready for
Produces; Spark Hew York to 8-4 Win Over Phils Sweetwater Event
without Tommy Henrich, who suf-
fered a recurrence of his knee tn- SWEETWATER, April 26—1 Every- | lured back. Fanning’s quartet will
jury in batting practice, thing is set here for the opening be composed of Stovall, James,
Detroit a Tigers won their fifth Thursday of Sweetwater’s nth an- Hodge, and Lou Turlo.
game in six starts, detesting the nu" Invitation Golf tournament. Hampton will appear in an ex-
Browns in a St Louis night game J The Lake Sweetwater course, hibition today at Breckenridge
Virgil Trucks had a one-hit shut- i scene of the annual event, has been where he will team with Joe Kirk-
out for seven innings but homers groomed and readied for the tour- wood, famous trick shot artist
by Hank Arft and Dick Kokos snd nament, which is expected to draw against amateur Jimmy Phillips
s double knocked him out of the more than 150 entries from this snd of Ranger and J. T. Hammett
box Art Houtteman stopped the other areas of the state. Breckenridge Country Club
Brownie uprising in the ninth to Don Cherry, who played out of The match will be a m pre
preserve Trucks' second victory Odessa last year and la now out | nine-nole af
Rain and wet grounds forced the of Dallas, is defending champion, fair, starting at Kirkwood
postponements of the Boston Red He has informed tournament offi-
Box-Washington snd Cleveland-Chi- cials he will be on hand to defend
eago games in the American his title. Last year. Cherry and
League and the Chicago-Pitts- Billy Maxwell, a student in North
burgh game in the National. Cin- Texas State. Denton, went 38 holes
cnnatl and St. Louis were not put to win^ver ^ rortier ADE
seneauled.____lene golfer. 1
By JOE REICHLER
Associated Press Sports Writer
They snickered when the New
York Giants traded away all that
Until Tuesday the keystone com-
bination had not driven in a run
nor cracked an extra base hit.
Hatten allowed only two singles
at Boston, as the Dodgers regis-
tered their fifth straight triumph
following their opening day loss
to the Phillies. He retired 23 men
in succession between Bob Elliott's
power to the Boston Braves for
defense-minded Eddie Stanky and
managed by Grover Seitz, are In Sullivan at short prolonged and Alvin Dark
. .... . .„ * — - . made possible the inning and theThey smiled knowingly when Sid
run Gordon returned to the Polo
SCORELESS INNINGS Grounds in a Braves' uniform and
Then came six fast scoreless almost singlehanded whipped his
innings, with Vega and Epperson former mates with • pair of home
-1- some mid - season-form runs One came with the bases
loaded
town for a series. Lon Edward
Alert, heads-up baseball In the
pinches made up for lack of bate
hits when the Abilene Blue Box
captured a 4-1 victory over the
Lubbock Hubbers Tuesday night to
end and even the series.
Rene Vega pitched five-hit base-
ball for the Blue Sox and lost his
temper, momentarily, when the
Hubbers spoiled his shutout with Juaniey b.ca
a hit and two walks in the eighth 1849 position at second
inning. 11 position
Dunn, formerly of Clyde and the
U S. Navy, I. scheduled to offer
his strong right-handed slants lo
the Oilers tonight .' _____
Manager Hayden "Stubby" pitching
Greer, sidelined by a pulled leg baseball. a ,
muscle last night, altered his line- In the top of the eighth, after They laughed as Will Marshall,
up and sent Alex Montesino to fanning Pitcher Epperson for the Buddy Kerr and Gordon continued
short. Ossie Santa Crus to third third time. Vega walked Buddy to star for the Braves while Stanky
and Charley Young back to his McCallum Bobby stole second on and Dark did nothing at bat or in the Athilde.” storm
They a very close play snd Wiley the field of distinguish themselves, the Athletics ,n Philadelphia It
worked pretty well. Montesino did Moore struck out for the third The laughs turned to jeers when
a dance around a grounder by time before Vega's pitching. But Stanky and Dark messed up a po-
Wiley Moore for the only Abilene Jackie Cook, who L. end 4"
fumble of the night, as compared Manager Sullivan, drew a-----
with an even dozen errors com- which Vega didn't approve of—and
mitted by various Blue Sox mem- Don Moore singled into short right
bers the night before
second inning single and Connie
Ryan’s ninth inning walk. Sam
Jethroe followed Ryan's walk
with a single, but Hatten got Mar-
shall to end the innig and the
game.
Vic Raschi became the first New
York Yankee pitcher to go the
route, pitching a 6-3 victory over
fair, starting at 2:30. Kirkwood
will give an exhibition on trick
shots immediately following the
match. Admission is free.
On the other hand, Marshall Ep-
person, a heavy-set lefthander,
gave up only three hits to the
Blue Sox in the neatest pitching
duel yet produced on Blue Sox
soil this season. But an error in
the second inning and another, in Abilene drew away to a one-run the count at one each, and Vega
the eighth, plus two walks and a lead that extended through the sev. walked Mike Dolley Intentionally
hit-batsman was all the indua- , ........
had replaced tential double play that cost the
walk— Giants * ball game.
All this happened during the
_______„ ........ an ciut first week of the season. But Tues-
field, scoring McCollum. Thst tied day started a new week-with
, different results.
was Raschi’s 12th victory over the
Mackmen. The Yankees played
trious Blue Sox needed.
OILERS TONIGHT
They may need a lot more to-
night, and for the next three
nighta, because the Damps Oilers,
Leaky Radiator
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Corner of 8th and Walnut
1-Day Drive-In Service
Maxwell, No. 1 player on the
I NTS Eagle golf team, will not be
present for this year's tournament.
He, along with other members of
I the NTS team, are making a north- | =
ern tour, playing top university
teams in that section.
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Fau eAvenucu uurougn tn sev-p F-mou mamne ovney mennany ; While Gordon, Marshall and
enth Inning when Walt Sessi drew to fill the bases Ben Halle hit a Kerr were held hit less by Joe Hat-
a walk, moved up on Gene Perez’ long fly to Ken Cluley in center ten as the lefthander pitched the
•ingle and was forced home when to end the rally and Lubbock'. Brooklyn Dodgers to a 3-0 triumph
Montesino waited out a walk with scoring for the evening, over Boston, Stanky and Dark
the bases loaded in the second inn- Vega demonstrated his temper were sparking the Giants to their
Ing An error bv Manager Jackie I by tossing his glove to the dirt a. first triumph of the season. The
McCallum came in sale on a play pair reached base five times as
at the plate, but he recovered suf- the Giants defeated the Philadel-
ficiently to pitch shutout ball after phia Phillies, 8-4. The pair also
| the Sox had scored three time. In excelled in the field
the eighth Stanky proved he was .till an
That started with Charley Young excellent leadoff batter by draw-
flying out to right. Julian Press- ing * pair of walks and singling in
ley drew a walk, was replaced by five trips to the plate. He scored
I Abb Fleitas as a runner at first twice. Stanky now has received
) Felix Cardenas walked, and Sessi seven free passes and scored five
was hit by a pitched ball, loading times in five games.
the sacks Ozzie Santa Crux came Dark walloped a home run and
through with a single through double in four times at bat to boost
third, scoring Fleitas with the win- his betting average to a lofty .421.
ning run. -— --------------
Reporter - Pews
Players shooting for the medal-
ist honors are to qualify Thurs-
day. On the same day the custo-
mary pro-amateur event is to be
run off, along with competition for
the Hodges Memorial trophy,
awarded to the winner of the inter-
city team matches
The Calcutta and barbecue is to
be Thursday night at the Lake
Sweetwater clubhouse.
AB’LENE GOLFERS
ENTER TOURNEY
At least 10 Abilene golfers have
already entered and others are
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Lamesa Moves Into
Lead in WT-NM Loop
By the Associated Press
Lamesa moved late the lead et
aid of three Pampa errors
Lubbock tied the count 1-1 in the
first of the eighth inning in its
game with Abilene. The Blue Sox
then roared back in the last of the
frame to puah over three runs for
the victory. It was a pitcher's bat-
tle up until then between Marshall
Epperson of Lubbock and Rene
Vega of Abilene. Epperson, p s •
Four Borger home runs helped | x Mills ■ •
the Gasser victory. Pitcher Jim Totals 91
Coin limited Clovis to eight hits. “Grounded out for Eppersor
walking none snd striking out ten. Montesino, H 3
around the loop in the four games. .Dick Dawsons with two home Veunz # :
number Albuquerque to its victory.Santa Crua, in ........
---------Perez,
%‛PeP. ib :::: 0
the West Texas-New Mexico
League Tuesday and Clevis was
shoved into a tie for third place
Lamesa trimmed Pampa 11-4 te
take over top spot in the loop, send-
ing Lubbock hslf s game behind to
second place Clovis dropped to a
tie with Borger in third.
Borger measured Clovis 14-1. Ab-
ilene defeated Lubbock 4-1 and Al-
buquerque pasted Amarillo 23-14.
In all, 72 rune were blasted out
Lamesa's victory came when the
Lobos collected nine hits off George
Payte, on the mound for Pampa,
and four unearned runs with the
Broncs Take
Command in
Longhorn
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making plans to enter the Sweet- ===-=----------------------------==
water Invitation Tournament which .....
begins Thursday and continues a
through Sunday,
Abilenians who are sure entries
are Dick Stovall, Paul Hodge, Dil- . 1
ras .... . 1 mus James, Lee Pinkston. Dsn 199/
Harlingen Winters, E G. Cockerell, Bob &
naillliycn Wins LUD Springer, Bill Couch, Hardy Loud- AW s
■ U •ermilk, and Bill Craig. (V
Morgan Hampton, Abilene Coun- Lo- ( , Aetir 7
III TGIIUy LUVP try Club pro, will take a team to e
Sweetwater composed of Pinkston,W
SAN ANTONIO, April 26. W— Winters and Springer to compete V:
Harlingen won opening day attend- for the Charlie Hodges trophy CARA /
arce trophy In the Rio Grande award scheduled for Thursday 0
V.ley League, the league ottice Foy Fanning, club pro at the / 1PW
Abilene Municipal course, whose / / N
Out of the orgy of base hits snd Lereannounced Tuesday. , team is defending champ for the l/Ph
runs Tuesday night came one Harlingen drew4 360 to bea out trophy, will enter a team, but he /T-hlm n ,
unique fest Bob Carson of Tulsa Brownsville, with its 1,930, and will not play himself due to an in- I
made the first snd second outs in Corpus Christi, with 1,909. -------------------------Mm
the same inning—the third. He led The attendance for the eight clubJ _ tad Comparonn
off as a pinch-hitter and seven runs opening days •mounted to 10,352 Southwark is London’s most Perfect and watch the
later came up again. The first which was under last year’s six- crowded borough, containing 151 ′′*“ B - - 14
Th. hatter, o our , । time he struck out. The second time club total of 11,199. ’ I persons to the acre.
The batters made mockery of he popped out. -----
EARAE the league s reputation for fancy | A grand-slam home run hv Jack
22873 throwing and in just three and Conan was the Dig blow-in act1
?!!!• "Ten intersepretea game was at inbloup l.n. Houston: bis
Tulsa, called at the beginning of by Joe Frazier and Charley Grant
the ninth to allow the Oilers snd -- - 7 .
Oklahoma City to cstch s train. On
May 28 they'll resume the game
and Tulsa will be ahead, 11-6.
In other games, San Antonio
spotted Houston s seven-run first
inning snd came back to win, 8-7;
Cardenas scampered to third on 80 BASE HITS
the hit, and scored after a long 21 PAPE 10
fly to center by Peres. Santa Cruz, i
held at first, attempted to steal
while Vega was batting and Don
Moore overthrew second base, as
Sessi scored the fourth Sox run.
Vega ended the attack by ground-
ing out to third.
LUBBOCK
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Haile, if
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| Totals
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EDDIE STANKY
...excellent leadoff man
ALVIN DARK
... batting a lofty .421
Batters’ Night
In Texas Loop
By WILBUR MARTIN
Associated Press Staff
,.. The Texes League is known ss
• ‘ • • "pitcher's league" but not be-
010 cause of such doings as Tuesday
• • • night when 25 pitchers gsve up a
4.331 total of 80 base hits.
helped San Antonio overcome the
lead.
unyin Ea=E
ice Cook. Left on bases: Lubbock
lene 8. Bases on balls: Epperson 6
4 Strike-outs: Epperson $: Vega ,
' RMSPZAF EESA I E
Fort Worth came from behind to
Beaumont faced four Shreveport
pitchers in the eighth inning, got
four hits and four runs that won
the game.
A three-run outburst by Dallas
went for naught as Fort Worth |
rallied to win and cut Shreveport’s
pace-setting margin to one game.
The .
SCORE BOARD
I I Big Spring'. Brones, who led the
Longhorn Loop all the way last sea-
son, climbed back atop the stand-
lags for the first time this year
| Tuesday night when they took s 6-3
wia from the San Angelo Colts.
The Broncs jumped from third
to first with the win over the Colts
ss first snd second plseo Roswell
and Odessa lost.
Roswell was blanked 7-0 by Mid-
load and Sweetwater rose up to
down Odessa, 10-6.
Twirling the shutout for the Mid-
land Indians was Ralph Blair who _
* Iked up his third win in four
b arts. Blair limited the Rockets to Chicago at
seven scattered hits
Lee Gatewood’s relief pitching
was responsible for Sweetwater’s ureenvug , w
win over Odessa. Gatewood came , test ’
in the third and was touched for 841
one Mt through the last seven Henderson a
frames. ** Gui
Big Spring pitcher Bert Garris Lufin € P
gave up his first run of the season ***** ■
last eight at San Angelo but be
was effective enough to held the Del me s Mswc-
Colts down, 6-3 Pat Stasey hit . .... "9". IPYO ANY
twe run homer for the Broncs in___(rars Tresdani
the eighth to lee the game for the DAMA
new league leaders Lamesa.-.---------.".
The seasea's first doubleheaderEt.................
was played at Vernon last night saleos *
, and the Vernon Dusters salvaged Auquerous
both games from the hapless Bel Pa—
linger Cats, 8-3 and 7-6.
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
utimi*
Clovis 1. Borger 14
mown C 17 "
Dallas 2, PSP WAN"*
Oklahoma City % Tulsa 14 (Game call-
at » time ume. To be resumed
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DALLAS. April 26. n—Thanks
an opening day turnout of 53,578 at Font" Worth
Dallas, the Texas league is ahead Tuss
of laat year in attendance for the | Donee
" five gomes played by each Wicdommte
League Secretary Milton Price dahoma SMerieam tree.. *
announced Tuesday that 139883 TEAMS (Thru Tuesday’s Gamer)
fans had seen the first five games patron
compared to 128,192 in 1949, an in- New. York
crease of 11.691.
This was done despite the factPhiladelphia
that there were seven rainouts this
season compared to five for the
same time last year.
Dallas and Beaumont were the
only clubs to show gains over last
year but Dallas' was so big it car-
ried the whole league ahead. Dal-
las had 37,166 more. Beaumonts
showed s gain of 1,848. Dallas also N
won the opening day attendance
trophy in a breeze Second was
Beaumont with 6.703 and Shreveport
was third with 6,490.
The combined opening day at-
tendance for the league was 85,218
a new record. The previous high
mark was 70,424 set in 1928.
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National All-Gauge Sheet title for
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big Pan-American Skeet Shoot here
this weekend The big entry list
includes most of the nation’s top
shooters
defeat Dallas, 7-3, and Beaumont
knocked off Shreveport, 7-4.
A shift in sites Wednesday to-
night sends Tulsa to Dallas; Okla-
homa City to Fort Worth. Houston Tigers Taa ACHE
to San Antonio and Shreveport 1 , 9 o
to Beaumont. 16-7 in Gome Here
to Beaumont.
Trent Winner
In County
Track Meet
The Snyder Tiger, romped to a
16-7 win over the Abilene Chris,
tian High Panther, here Tuesday
afternoon in a non-conference
baseball tilt.
Third baseman R. Weber paced
the Tigers to victory, collecting
three hits in four trips.
The Tigers used two pitchers,
R. Weber snd J. Bowers with Web.
er being credited with the win. |
ACHS sent three twirlers to the
mound. James Williams, Harold
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Lathery Leerse Time 6.2.
TEAMS frs ”•*’• Car L - 440-yard relay-1. North Park: 2.
Big Spring ... ... .... 3. Trent: 3 South Taylor: 4. Merisel
.............1 1 2 Time 54.2.
odesa.,7::....:1 : Chinning ber-1 Meador. South
Yemen ..............1 7 41 Taylor: 2 Moore, Noodle: 3. Good-
”";........: 1 30 win. Trent; 4. Erwin, Hawley.
Ballinger I IS 01 Time 18.
<vsr. Brosd jumpGraham Trent: 2.
TEAMS " W L. PA Moore, Noodle: 2 McDermott.
-----N I 2 North Park, distance 16.2
s sC The meet was under direction of
• set Albert Cade, grade school coach
J Merkel
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Harlingen Cops
, # Attendance Trophy
I BAN ANTONIO. April 26. (P)
1 £ Harlingen copped the opening day
4 m Rio Grande Valley League atten-
• 300 dance trophy with a gate of 2,360,
., ′ Brownsville was second with
s' "et 1,930 and Corpus Christi had 1,909, I
* 19 a league spokesman said Tuesday
Attendance for the eight club
opening days amounted to 19.325
which was under Isst year's six-
club figure of 11,199
Del Rio bed 500, Donna-Weslaco
471, Laredo 1.063, McAllen 1,088
and Robstown 1,004 for the openers
this year.
I MERKEL. April 26. (RNS)—Woosley, and Tommy Morris, wil-
I Treat won first place in the annual liams was the loser.
Taylor County Grade School In- Don Stewart of ACHS got two
: terscholastic track and field meet panther, bmrenats to lead the
held here Tuesday The Panthers will engage the
Trent amassed 28 points for the Abilene American Legion team
title, followed by North Park with Friday in their next team
11H South Taylor with 9%. Noodle--game.
and Wylie, six each Other teams
were entered from Elmdale, Haw- 4
| ley and Merkel ■
I Graham of Trent was high point B
man of the meet with 12 points. B
taking first in the 100-yard dash. B
first in broad jump and third in the B
50-yard dash Complete results arc B
as follow. B
100-yard dash 1 Graham Trent: B
2 McDermott North Park 3 Gay. B
Wylie Time 114 B
50-yard dash—1. Goodwin, Trent: s
McDermott. North Park. 3 Gra- 9
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