The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 8, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 10, 1954 Page: 9 of 26
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point like this: If a major league
club took a Class D player, it
would be assumed that this player
was considered as good as one
from Class AAA and should have
the same draft price.
There appeared to be no senti-
ment favoring raising the draft
prices tor players in a classifica-
tion and above.
Another point discussed was
giving a club the right to obtain
a replacement for a drafted player
in this manner: If New York
drafted a Dallas player then Dal-
las would have the first player
New York sent to a Class A league
(the Texas League is Class AA).
Other topics included radio and
television restrictions, bonuses,
the farm system, optioning of
players, salaries and player limits
are the principal points being
touched upon.
of Springhill, La., but reared in
Eldorado, Ark., and has resided
in Fort Worth since 1928. He was
president of the Fort Worth club
from 1945 until Jan. 18. 1953.
Grayte Hewlett, president of
the Tnlss club, usd Howsrd
Green, president of the Big
State League, were considered
for the job but R. W. Burnett,
president of the Dallas club, said
Howlett never had been a can-
didate and did not want to
move from Tulsa.
Bonneau Peters, president of the
Shreveport club, and E. J. Humph-
ries. president of the Oklahoma
City club, made up a committee
to honor Gardner and Price by
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1954
Hurricanes
To Continue|
Title Push
Carr Junior High School's Gold-
en Hurricanes will continue the),
big push for the Sabine Area Jun- jJV
ior High basketball crowns with ' ff
a chance to cop one. possibly both, 11
of the titles. jfi
Cgrr’S undefeated eighth grade ,
squad Is a top favorite to wrinik ' ’
the crown in that class. This Carr , S • V .
team won' its opening conference ! V v '
game against Woodrow Wilson.of I." 4.
Port Arthur last week and is ex-
pected to go the rest of the reason I
without suffering a netback.
The eighth graders have won | &
—Six straight games. / I *
Carr’s ninth grade team, on the ;[
(Vine VtortH miffprorl a rii iVLn foil : I ' : v-V
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in its opening blue chip melee If Y'f
against Port Arthur, but is still i -.
regard.d as a serious Contender t; g<§
for the title.
Both Carr quints will resume
conference play on Tuesday. They iB .'.j,
will journey to Beaumont on that K
day to play that city’* Bdwie Jun- \ \J V
ior High. Carr cagers are favored if N*
to -win both,matches;——____
On Thursday, the Hurricanes
have two more games slated, both
against MacArthur. This game al-
so will be played in Beaumont.
MacArthur is rated one of tbe jL
toughest teams In the circuit, and
if the eighth graders win this tilt, i:
they’ll be very dose to copping the |
tr0T^ioCthrLhraL1L!^<h,<i? JS ' VISITS ORANGE—June Davis, recently employed as Lutcher
^ itohSh h 8 rt * b t ‘ SUrk High School head football coach and athletic dir visited
tne eig i . Orange Saturday for the first time since the school board chase
The Bowie game is slated to him for the job Davis, at right, is talking to a pair of Tiger gild-
start at 4:30 p.m., and the “ ’ ■*“ mt ~
Arthur game at.6:30 p.m.
vn 10 him for the job Davis, at l ight, is talking to a pair of riger grtd-
Mac- sters, Hogan Wharton (center) and Bobby Tiger. A small get-
"] together was held yesterday afternoon in the Tower Cafe to wel-
St. Mary’s To Play ,
In Tournament Today
St. Mat-y’s High School was
scheduled,to take part in a four-
team invitational basketball tour-
nament at Galveston today.
Both the A and B teams were
ticketed for action.
This is a one-day tourney With
i the finals slated tonight.
come Davis to Orange. School board members, city officials anti
Tiger sports fans greeted the new coach, (Staff photo by Ralph
Ramos).
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top District
Tilt, 7040
Coach W. R. Smith's highballing
Wallace Dragons got on a fast
express Friday night, and bopped
George Washington' Carver. 70-
40. in a District S-AA basketball
contest In Wallace gymnasium.
This was the opening conference
game for both quinta.
In the opener, the Wallace
Dragonettes suffered a 20-17 set-
back from Hebert of Beaumont.
The Dragons pulled the cord on
their bag of cage tricks early in
the game and pushed ahead im-
mediately. Houston's cagers got
off to a slow start, and by the
time they found the goal, the
Dragons were too far ahead to be
caught.
Wallace players scored 34 points
in the initial stanza, then added
12 In the second, 17 in Die third
and 9 <n the fourth to tack down
the crucial victory.
James Gardner led the Wallace
attack with 25 points. Herman
Samuel was second with II. and
J. W. (Scrap Iron) Moore was
third with 10.
Diary Doris Samuel was top
scorer for the Dragonettes, sink-
ing 8 points, and Ruby Nell
Northerly was second with 5.
' T1 r •
Richards'
Player Call
Is Answered
l"*
in
NIC* CATCH—R. B Ivy. 140 Young Cts, proudly display* a
fine string of bass he can ;ht 'as) week in oil field canals in Lou-
isiana. He used live bail. U’ho.o by T. L. Gunn).
Maas Hope Ts
New YeHk’sMMtery
NSW YORK (AP)—The Cleveland Indians hep*
to break the New York Yankee mastery with the
couple of newcomers purchased from the Bi ooklyi
Perhaps general manager Hank Greenberg hasn't
the Dodgers have dropped five straight world series
menu to the Yankees.
At that, the Indians may’
have come up with a real
sleeper in Rocky Nelson, the trai"*f*
first baseman they expect will, “w* ’ . m bf> „ ,
replace tha aging and ailing Luke , ’JS „V Kc*t Wor
Caster The well-travelled Nelson 1 V?*’ j '
I
j He is considered a fine
was purchased from the Dodgers’ j outf4eld d . flv
Montreal farm along with out- ! Sg1Tffg.'*™na3r.. -w. ,
fielder Galeard Wads. At 29. he Ust y**r and 85 ‘
reached his peak last year, batting I _ ____ ,
.310, slugging 34 home nins and . Indians rookie crop
leading the International League ! ^«vy with pinchers but the i
_ - ' Jose Santiago, the tittle Puerto I
Trcbert Finally Win* Rlcsn righthander Who refused to j
a • M . «, report togprlng training last ye
Over Aussie Net Star and was assigned to Dallas
ADELAIDE. Jan. • (AP)—Tony , tlW® &*d » 13-11 record in
Trabert finally defeated Austra- 1 Texas League bul is currently the|
Ha's young tennis sensation Lewi* ; No 1 pitcher in the Puerto Rican I
Hoad today. The victory came too j lv«H«f an 8-1 mark. Ke|
lata as far as the United States' [ Promises to report this spring,
hopes to bring back tha Davit { Another highly rated
Cup to thla country.
Trabert. the U.S champion.> from Beaumont. The 23-vesr-old I
swamped the Aussie 6-4. 6-2, 6-2 righthander hod a lft-12 record!
1 tto win the South Australian Ten- with the last place club and was
nis championship made up some- • voted the outstanding pitcher in
what for his five-set defeat by the Texas League. Howard Rode-
Hoad in the deciding match of the mqyer (9-5). Don Moisi (12-11)1
challenge round last week. Aus- and Leroy Wheat (0-1) are upj
tralia captured the cup. 3-2. ' from Tulsa.
Reeves Is Named New
Texas League President
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NEW YORK (AP)—The Chi--
c!i'>o White Sox have answered
51; nager Paul Richards’ call for
leithanded pitching help with the
purcha*e of four top flight minor
Icapue southpaws. i
The quartet is among It new-
comers v.-ho will report to the Sox’
new training camp at Tsmpa, Fla.
Tte rookie crop includes nine
pitchers, three outfielders and an
iniielder.
The rookie pitcher with the
expert among baseball men, most impressive record is -L r-k haven’t sken action. Games are
today was elected president of Har*hman, a. formar first b - slated <n that loop this wfeek.
th, Tex,, League succding TS '^“LTISg,Zm*X
J. Alvin Gardner, who resigned /ailed in brief bids for the New W *
after 24 years at the helm. I York Giants both at first base and “y'n’ . , ____ .
Reeves, former lawyer and now on the mound, did a terrific about Vidor beat out thg mange inae-
Navy, Vidor and Little Cypress Pace
Gty Cage League; Du Pont Team Falls
By HAROLD V. RATLIFF
DALLAS. Jan 9 (AP)-
John L. Reeves, an efficiency
Navy. Vidor Modern - Way
Cleaners and the^Little Cypress
Lions, after one week of City
Basketball League competition,
hold the No. I spots in the Indus-
trial division bracket.
Thus far. Church League learns
engaged in the oil business at
Fort Wor;.!—and whose e.peri- *
ence in i, cball consisted of be- •
irtg. pro.,. .■ .t of the Fort Worth •
club for ci ..it years—was unani- ■
mourl.v si :»d by club owners *
ot tile lta .» holding their annual
av.'-.mg louay. j '
Rl.-vss was discharged by the
Ere , n D(.,,-,ers, parent ajub .of
io/i i.w.ii, in a dispute kt 1953
but it uos me Fort Worth chib.
'?«t season. Fitching for pendents. 48-38. In the opening
"3 of the Southern Assoei- ' srr>e. and the Navy roared from
f» irrhman turned in 23 vie- behind in the fourth period
oy. inst only seven losses W>«# out the Du Pont Employes Kym).
pendents, flicking in 16 tallies, fol-
lowed by Mickey McNamara with
10 and Claude WUaon with 6
W. Behne was the big gun be-
hind Navy's drive, slashing the
nets for, 15 points. Carrol Sund-
gren was second high with II,
R. E. Jimerson led Du Pont In
scoring, hitting 12 points. Glenn
Foster was second high with 9.
and Do ig Smith was next with 7.
This week's schedule ia as fol-
lows (two games will be played
nightly, starting at 7 p. m.):
Tuesday — Little Cypresa vs.
Oilers: Vidor vs. Navy (Navy
:<1 (our more triumphs in *• 'creational Association (DERA)
of Is. This prompted the cam by 40-38.
>x to shell out a reported Clifford Ward oaced Vidor In
) tor his services. | scoring, sinking 20 points. Keqry
other three new southpaws Houseman was second with 14,
»a, Jocky Thompson and. and Louis Server was next with
5.
Homer Diilion led the Inde-
Hal . ..' .son—also have played in
Ue b.g leagues. Sima, drafted
------SU M |--y• ATLANTIC CTV. ». J
the Cuban League, sporting a 7-3
record. Thompson, another draf-
tee, had a 10-4 record at Haiti-
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more Ust season The former Fhil- laxt year’s 801 -
adelphia Phtllic will be 34 next ^ion The Jack
week. Hudson, who once toiled! L_ Kni„ht (tabi<. w„ the most
,0r ,hn ,S.t ,^OUiMrOWn/i; a,ni successful. It earned $60,070. re-
overall 11-10 record wdh Chari- j wltint majnly frofn J7 victortee
eston and Toronto.
Uw y..... biireveport seconded it.
T.ie new president will work
it! il a contract—by his own
clio. , lie said he wanted none
F:: .red to “be president of
•" 1 sw* until t am fired or
i .! Gardner .ad two years
u> i.. . on his con .act when he
itS'uied along w ith Milton
Price, secretary a id executive
vice president, with the state-
ment that their private inter-
rsls—the oil business—had ex-
panded until they could not
conduct it and five proper time
to the league.
Reeves, who said he would
transfer the league office from ,^?,alV"lTaft was'a.Ved" tod^'
Dallas to Fort Worth as soon as * ‘"1 rtran wa* a,rert toaa
possible, will employ an assistani
and secretary but added that he
didn't rt this time have anybody
in mind.
He was given $16,000 a year to
conduct h/s office. From this he
will pay operating expenses and
employ any help desired.
Gardner had been drawing $10.- ' sentiment for establishing a draft
000 a year as president and Price Price on the basis of value of the
(AP)
—The 50-day thoroughbred race
meeting here was the most suc-
cessful ever held at the resort
course. A record attendance of
Wednesday—Knights of Colum-
bus vs. First Methodist: First Bap-
tist (Bridge City) vs. St. Mark's
Methodist (Carr gym).
Thursday — First Methodist va.
First Baptist! Pride* City);
Knights ot Columbus vs. Bt. Paul's
Methodist (Carr gym).
Friday—Vidor vs. DKRA: Navy
! va. Orangelield (Navy gym).
STANDINGS
Industrial League
Teams—
W.
L.
Ret.
Navy
........7^7. 1
0
l.ooo
Little Cypress
....... 1
0
1.000
Vidor
1
0
1 000
Du Pont
....... 1
1
.500
Orangefield .
............. 0
1
(MM)
Oilers
........... 0
0
(MM)
Independents
0
2
.000
• Automobile
Pqblir Liability
• Glass Breakage
Workmen’s
Compensation
• Boiler
Bonds • Fire
• Windstorm
• Mariam
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Baseball Draft
Aired by Group
DALLAS, Jnn. 9 (AP) «— The
>day as
committee from the minor
inis started work on revising
t c major-minor league agree-
nr nt.
Leslie O'Connor, general coun-
sel of the Pacific Coast League,
said no definite action would be
taken at the meeting here.
He said there seemed to be
dedicating the 1954 all-star game
—at Fort Worth July 23—to them
and presenting them with scrools
on that occasion.
Other business transacted at the
meeting was adoption of a sche-
dule, ior ,1954_I1 will be e 161-
game affair opening April 8 and
closing Sept. 6. Home stands will
be shorter this year, the clubs
asking this because they said
they had found that long stands
“wore the fans out” and hurt at-
tendance. };
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Browning, J. Cullen. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 8, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 10, 1954, newspaper, January 10, 1954; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth557033/m1/9/?rotate=180: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.