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Sweetwater Reporter, Sweetwater, Texai
Wednesday, July 13,1949
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Here For Three;
•rones Swing Swatters
' Harold Webb brings his Mid-
land Indians to Sweetwater to-
day for a three-game stand with
the Sweetwater Swatters at
Sportsman Park. Both Midland
i>nd Sweetwater lost last night.
The swinging Swatters swung
too late as they went down for
the second time against Big
Spring, 4 to 2.
The Swatters, in both contests,
were either swinging and miss-
ing or the umpire was calling a
btrike.
Eddie Waitkus Might
Have Saved Day For
Nationals—Maybe
NEW YORK, July 13 (UP) —
Downcast National League fans
were asking each other today,
"Would it have been different if
Eddie Waitkus was in there?"
In the post-mortems that fol-
lowed the 11 to 7 American
League triumph over the Nation-
als in Brooklyn, lots of folks
figured the tide-turning play oc-
. un ed in the first inning when
Rookie Eddie Kazuk of the St.
Louis Cardinals was charged
with aii error for making a throw
i hat bounced out of the hands of
First Baseman .Johnny Mize of
i lie New York Giants.
The error was officially charg-
ed t>> Kazak but the consensus
among the seasoned observers
who saw this lUth annual classic
•■•as that any good big league
first sacker — and particularly
Waitkus of the Phils—would
have had the ball in his apple-
hand.
From that rniscue came four
big unearned runs and the Amer-
ican's victory margin. But had
the nifty-fielding Waitkus been
«.n the bag instead of in a Chi-
f-ago hospital bed recovering
from a gunshot wound in his
chest the National League would
have been out of the inning and
maybe out of trouble.
From then on the National
Leaguers had nothing but trouble
-doubled in spades. They went
nil to make five errors, more
than any team ever had made
in this mid-season classic, and
they also folded up on some very
line opportunities.
The heart-break guy of the
whole day was Don Newcombe,
the 240-pound Negro rookie from
the Brooklyn Dodgers, the first
man of his race ever to hurl a
ball in the All-Star series.
Newcombe, aware of his big
chance, sat fluietly in the dugout
•jtifore.the game and said—"This
is a mighty big day for me. Boy,
I'd sure like to get into this game
and win it."
Unfortunately, he got into the
;;ame and lost it. However, that
loss was no more than a statisti-
cal technicality because even in
defeat his fire-ball pitching was
of such an order that they were
lalking of him as "the National
League's Bobby Feller."
Mannie Rodriquez took over
where Julio Ramos left off and
defeated the Swatters, 4-2, last
night at Big Spring. Mannie
struck out ten Swatters. Ramos
struck out 14 the night before.
Lou Lockhart was the losing
Sweetwater pitcher. He gave up
four hits for four runs in three
innings. Lloyd Angella was his
relief in the fourth frame. Angy
allowed the Broncs only four
hits and no runs in going the
distance.
After Big Spring took an early
1-0 lead, the Swatters came back
in the second to make the score
read 2-1 in their favor. However,
in the third inning errors cost
the Swatters the ball game. The
Broncs tallied three runs and
that was the scoring for the
night.
Leading tne Swatters in hit-
ting, although crippled, was
Catcher Harry Bartolomei. Har-
ry hit two for four.
Pat Lorenzo, Bob Dahn and
Lockhart made errors for Sweet-
water.
The Midland Indians will be
hard to stop by the Swatters.
Midland is now tied for second
place in the league with Vernon.
The Swatters are three and one-
half games out of the first divi-
sion.
The box score:
Sweetwater— ab r li |><> e
Hassey, cf 4 0 1 3 0
Peeler, lb 4 0 1 10 0
Cuitti, 3b 4 0 1 0 0
Gyselman, 2b .... 4 0 0 4 0
Butcher, rf 4 0 1 2 0
Bartolomei, c .... 4 1 2 5 0
Lorenzo, If 3 0 0 0 1
Dahn, ss 4 1 1 0 1
Lockhart, p 2 0 0 0 1
Angella, p 1 0 0 0 0
x—Christensen ... 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 24 3
x—Struck out for Angella in
9th.
Hig Spring-
Gomez, If . . .
Mendez, cf .
Lopez, 2b ..
Stasey, rf
Pascual, 3b .
Vasquez, ss .
Baez, lb
Valdez, c . ..
Rodriquez, p
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Totals 33 4 8 27 5
Sweetwater 020 000 000—2
Big Spring 103 000 OOx—4
Assists: Cuitti, Gyselman 3,
Bartolomei, Dahn 2, Lockhart,
Angella: Lopez 3, Pascual 2, Vas-
quez 3, Valdez. Runs batted in:
Dahn, Gomez, Lopez, Stasey,
Pascual.
Two-base hits: Dahn, Gomez,
Stasey, Baez. Stolen bases:
Baez. Double plays: Vasquez to
Lopez to Baez. Left on bases:
Sweetwater 7, Big Spring 7.
Bases on balls: Angella 2, Rodri-
quez 1. Strike-outs: Lockhart 1,
Angella 4, Rodriquez 1. Hits off:
Lockhart 4 for 4 runs in 3 in-
nings. Wild pitches: Rodiquez.
Losing pitcher: Lockhart. Um-
pires: Tanousek, Murphy and
Boneska. Time 2:11.
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Longhom League
Big Spring 4, Sweetwater 2.
Odessa 15, San Angelo 5.
Ballinger 6, Midland 5.
Roswell 5, Vernon 4.
Texas League
Fort Worth 2, Texas League
All-Stars 1.
West Texas-New Mexico League
Amarillo 11, Lamesa 10 (13
innings).
Albuquerque 8, Lubbock 7.
Clovis 3, Pampa 2.
Borger 7, Abilene 3.
Major League All Star Game
American League 11, Nation-
al League 7.
STANDINGS
Longhnrn League
Team W L Pet.
Big Spring 54 24 .692
Vernon 41 36 .532
Midland 41 36 .532
Roswell 38 39 .494
San Angelo 37 39 .487
Sweetwater 35 43 .449
Odessa 33 43 .434
Ballinger 28 47 .373
West Texas-New Mexico League
Team W L Pet.
Albuquerque 48 30 .615
Lubbock 47 33 .588
Abilene 47 38 .553
Lamesa 40 42 .488
Borger 37 41 .474
Pampa 37 44 .457
Amarillo 35 45 .438
Clovis 31 49 .388
TODAY'S GAMES
Longhorii League
Big Spring at Odessa.
Vernon at San Angelo.
Midland at Sweetwater.
Ballinger at Roswell.
Texas League
Fort Worth at Beaumont.
Dallas at Shreveport.
Tulsa at Houston.
Oklahoma City at San An-
tonio.
West Texas-New Mexico League
Pampa at Clovis.
Lubbock at Albuquerque.
Abilene at Borger.
Lamesa at Amarillo.
HARDOFHEARING
A REVOLUTIONARY NEW ACCESSORY
An Injured Catcher
Harry Bartolomei is one of the
best catchers in Class D base-
ball. He was chosen as a unani-
mous choice for the catching po-
sition of the East team for the
Longhorn League All-Star game
to be played Monday night at
San Angelo.
At present Harry has a leg in-
jury.
It was a deplorable sight at
Big Spring last night, to see Bar-
tolomei hobbling around, doing
his best to win the ball game
for Sweetwater. And he did lead
the Swatters in hitting.
But Harry is in no condition
to play. If he is to play in the
All-Star contest Monday night,
the Sweetwater manager should
take him out of the lineup for a
rest.
Even the Big Spring fans were
rhubarbing the Sweetwater
team—for sympathy with the
catcher.
Harry couldn't help stumbling
around the way he did. In
spring training he broke his leg.
That kept him out of the first
part of the campaign. Another
leg injury is hampering his play-
ing ability now.
So, we say again, Bartolomei
should be taken out of the line-
up for a few days rest.
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.Marvin Peel Goes Home
Marvin Pee], who has been the
subject of injuries for the maj-
or part of this season, was put
on the voluntary retired list yes-
terday.
Peel left immediately for his
home in San Francisco. Marvin,
a regular catcher, said he would
be back next year to try-out for
the Swatters.
Peel was well-liked by Sweet-
water fans. Before leaving for
home, he stated—"I like the peo-
ple in Sweetwater and will be
glad to return next year."
Herb Parsons, Quick
Gun Handler, Will
Perform Here Sunday
Herb Parsons, reputed to be
the fastest and funniest gun-
handler in the country, will hold
a free public shooting exhibition
at Sweetwater on July 17, at 2
p. m., it was announced by the
Western Windmill and Blue
Goose Skeet Club officials, spon-
sors of the event.
A self-taught wizard with a
Winchester, Parsons has been
shooting since the age of eight,
and in his exhibition performs
spectacular shots with an ar-
senal of ten rifles, shotguns, pis-
tols and revolvers.
Where many shooters hold
their breath when getting off a
shot, Parsons accompanies even
his most difficult leats with a
steady barrage of humorous com-
ment. The difficult accomplish-
ment of talking while shooting
was mastered by Parsons after
threo years of daily practice.
Shooting under the joint spon-
sorship of Winchester-Western
and the Blue Goose Club, Par-
sons throws three clay pigeons
behind him, between his legs,
reaches for his Model 12 shotgun,
swings around and shatters them
before they reach the ground. He
also throws a wood block into
the air and while it is kept danc-
ing, splinters it with four shots
from a .22 rifle. One of his most
difficult shots is to fire a .22
rifle, ejecting the tiny empty
cartridges into the air and using
them as targets for his unerring
bullets.
Parsons will supply informa-
tion on all types of shooting at
the end of his exhibition, and
will assist anyone with a shoot-
ing problem, or answer any ques-
tions relating to the sport. Safety
in the handling of firearms is as
important to him as his spectac-
ular shooting, and his whole pro-
gram stresses firearm safety as
well as entertainment.
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FIRST SCORE IN ALL-STAR GAME—George Kell of the
American League crosses home plate with the first run of the
all-star game at Ebbets Field, New York City. Joe DiMaggio
singled in the first inning and Kell scored from second base.
Catcher is Andy Seniinick, National League. Eddie Joost waits
turn at bat. (STEA Telephoto.)
Claude Horton Is
Now With Tribe
By BUD WOR8HAM
Look out, you Sweetwater
Swatters!
The Midland Indians have
signed Claude Horton to their
pitching staff. Webb made the
deal a few days ago with the
veteran Texas League hurler.
Fort Worth Cats Whip
Texas All-Stars, 2-1
Dukes Win Again,-
Freddie Loses As
Borger Downs Sox
Rv United Press
The Albuquerque Dukes were
letting it be known today they
won't give up the place' they
have been holding at the top of
the West Texas-New Mexico
League.
The Dukes staved off a four-
tun ninth inning rally last night
to beat the Lubbock Hubbers,
their tormentors, 8 to 7. And
lengthen their lead to two full
games.
Meanwhile, third-place Abilene
was having its troubles with the
Borger Gassers. The Gassers
gave Pitcher Jack Venable good
support at the plate and in the
field to beat the Blue Sox, 7 to
3. Fred Rodriquez suffered the
defeat on the Abilene mound.
The cellar-dwelling Clovis Pio-
neers edged the Pampa Oilers, 3
to 2, in a loosely played game.
The oddity of the night was
turned in by the Lamesa Loboes.
The Loboes used six pitchers in
a vain attempt to outdo the Ama-
rillo Gold Sox in a 13-inning
marathon. Amarillo won, 11 to
10.
FORT WORTH, Tex., July 13,
(UP)— The Fort Worth Cats to-
day enjoyed the distinction of
being the first regular club to
slap down a Texas League All-
Star team.
It took superb pitching and
timely hitting to give the league-
leading Cats a 2-1 victory over
a tough All-Star team that didn't
want to give up last night.
If there was a "goat," All-Star
centerfielder Milt Nielson was
the unlucky player. He figured
in both Fort Worth scores.
Nielson's throw that went
wide of the plate in the fifth
permitted Cat shortstop Al Car-
rasquel to score on Walt Fiala's
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This new Aconsticon wrist ear gives you in-
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hearing that has never before been possible
because you wear it on your wrist.
Come in—to Clinic Thursday for free try-
out, or if you can't come in, call Mr. Homm«r
for demonstration at your home.
BETTER HEARING CLINIC
MR. J. C. HAMMER
"An Acoustician"
Will demonstrate this new "Wrist Ear"
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Cllt'RCH SOFTBALL LEAGUE
First Methodist softballers
were lucky last night. They were
credited with two victories.
The Methodist team, last in
the standings, won one game by
a forfeit over the First Christ-
ian squad. The Methodists play-
ed a make-up game with the
Nazarenes, the former club
winning 9 lo 5.
Another game was played be-
tween Lamar Baptist and a
team not listed in the score-
book. Presumably it was a prac-
tice game. The score-keeper
made rio indication of this, or
who the other team was. Any-
way, Lamar Baptist lost, 7 to 11.
Thursday's schedule — Con-
solidated versus Nazarene.
Friday — Highland Heights
Methodist versus Lamar Bap-
tist. .
Splinters Block -
With 4 Shots In
Only 3 Seconds
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Hil
single. In the sixth Nielson mis-
judged what apparently was a
single by Sam Diblasi, and it
went for a double. Diablasi cross-
ed the plate a few moments lat-
er on manager Bobby Bragan's
one-base knock.
But Nielson also helped push
across the All-Stars' only run,
which was unearned.
Solly Hemus of Houston, lead-
ing off for the Stars in the first,
poked one past Preston Ward at
first and the official scorer mark-
ed it down as an error.
Nielson got an infield single
on Southpaw George Doekins'
next pitch and Hemus went to
third on a fly to right field by
Ben Guintini of Dallas. Hemus
was safe at third when Boh Bun-
dy dropped the throw in. He
scored on Oklahoma City's great-
est contribution to the game, a
single to right by Herb Con-
yers.
I A regular team will not be re-
quired to play an All-Star Tex-
as League outfit in the near fu-
ture.
The Cats whipped the All-
Stars, 2 to 1, in the ninth renew-
al of the classic last night after
league directors had voted to re-
turn to the old system of North
and South teams.
Ordinarily, the team leading
the league on July 4 automati-
cally goes to bat against the All-
Stars.
Club owners, holding a 3-%
hour session, agreed to go back
to the old system to prevent
working a hardship on any one
club.
However, the team leading the
league on July 4 will become
host for the classic.
They also decided to move up
the start of the season one day
to give everyone a rest on the
day after the All-Star game.
Mrs. H. M. Schoeps of Fnnis,
Texas, placed the day's receipts
from her grocery in a pasteboard
box, then forgot the money was
in the box and burned up $300.
Sweetwater fans know very
well who Horton is—and how
he can pitch.
Horton was with the Sweet-
water "Sports" last season and
had one of the most impressive
records in the league.
Horton started 11 games and
finished 10 of them. He won
eight and lost two, compiling an
earned run average of 2.41. In
the 10 complete games he pitch-
ed, Horton struck out 84 batters
or if you wish to break it down,
he whiffed 84 men in 86 innings
on the mound. He issued only 13
bases on balls all season.
A pitcher like that can do noth-
ing but helo Midland.
Horton was sold to Wichita
Falls at the end of last season
when it was apparent that the
Sports could not make the first
division.
The veteran pitcher tried to
make a deal to buy the Sweet-
water baseball club this winter.
However, the deal didn't go
through. Horton stuck around
here several days in an attempt
to buy the Sweetwater ball club.
He has been in Fort Worth
working. Twice weekly he has
hurled for a semi-pro club-
making $2.ri per game.
Harold Webb, the Midland
manager, recently look a trip to
Cow town and purchased Hor-
ton.
Also Webb signed another
veteran—Wyman Hunnicutt, an
infielder- outfielder, who had
one of the best records in minor
league baseball for the 1947 sea-
son.
He was with 121 Dorado in the
Cotton State League. Hunnicutt
batted .33,0 for fifth place in the
league. He hit 32 doubles, five
triples, and 18 home runs. He
batted in 101 runs.
The Midland Indians will be
at Sportsman Park tonight.
Again we say, look out Swat-
ters!
MAY SIIIKT FRANCHISE
FORT WORTH. July 13 (UP)
J. Walter Morris, president of
the East Texas League, will
meet with loop officials at Tyler
Thursday night to discuss the
fate of the Henderson club.
Shifting of the Henderson
franchise to Jacksonville or
some other town was expected to
be considered.
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Herb Parsons, sizzling-triggered West
ern-Winchester exhibition shootei.
uses .22 rifle to make match sticks
of wood block flung into the air. In
serfs show results of four quick shots
Weather May Be Hot,
But Those Big Spring
Broncs Are Much Hotter
By United Press
Those Big Spring Broncs don't
mind the weather. Their base-
ball is hotter.
The Broncs coasted to a 4 to 2
win over the Sweetwater Swat-
ters last night to increase their
Longhorn League over the Ver-
non Dusters to 12 and one-half
games.
Vernon came out on the short
end of a 5-4 score with Roswell
in an eight-inning game halted
by rain. The snrnnrl camp of -
scheduled doubleheader was call-
ed off.
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