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or PPrrOM (Tin.) BMCOKD-CHftOWICLE- Sunday, Mar 18, Todd Leads by One Stroke In Colonial By HAROLD V. RATUJT POET WORTH. May 18 Harry Todd, the blond beKer from Dallas who shed his amateur status less than two years ago, shot even par 70 today to edge 1 into a one-stroke lead at the end of the third round In the $15,000 Colonial National Invitation golf tournament. In Ws second year along the PGA tournament trail and winner of $2,150 all told, the big fellow gained tl)e top spot v'hen Slammln' Sammy $nead at Hot Springs, yesterday's 36-hole leader, faltered with a 72. Todd's NELSON MAKES LATE CLEVELAND ENTRY PORT WORTH.

May (IPl Nelson said today he would be an entry in the National Open at Cleveland' June 13-15 and was wiring it in tonight. "I knew entries had to be in by May 20 but filing my own had just slipped my mind," said the former open champion, when told that there was comment out of New York over his failure to get his name on the list 48 hours before the deadline. "I will wire It ia tonight and thanks for calling my attention to the oversight," he said. Nelson is here playing In the Colonial National Invitation tournament. Rebs Overpower Buffs As Cats Lose t'o Padres DALLAS, May The Dallas Rebels, overcoming their ariemio batting habits of tha past week, downed the Houston Buffs 6 tc4 today in a Texas League baseball game.

Fort Worth's defeat at the hinds of San Antonio, the victory boosted the Rebels within one game of the league-leading Cats. Dallas got a total of elsjht hits, Including home runs by Clint Conatser and Bob Jdoyer in the eighth inning, arid three doujbles. At Fort Worth, the San Antonio Missions managed a roaring seven- run rally in the eighth inning of their Saturday afternoon game "With the Port Worth Cats to win 10-6. Three pitchers were victimized by seven hits in the big round. Fort Worth had a 6-0 lead after the first two inntags.

"Tulsa Tommy" Warren notched his fifth consecutive Texas League triumph at Tulsa Saturday as he tiurled Tulsa's Oilers to a 5 to 3 decision over Shreveport before 2,078 fans. The Oilers pushed two runs across the plate in the eighth inning to break at 3-3 tie and go pn to win as Warren limited the Sports to tour hits and shut them cut after the third inning. Slamming out three terrific homenins. the Beausnont Exporters snapped the Oklahoma City Indians' four' game winning streak, 6-3, at Qklahoma City. The Exporters took an early lead when Bill Capps slammed out 'the Exporters first fourbagger with rione on in the first after Lynn Ratto had tiippled against the centerfield wall, coming hi for the first run on Jim Crosby's long fly to center.

was 211 for the 54 holes while Snead showed 212. In third place, a stroke behind Sammy, was George Schnelter of Ogden, Utah, who had a 72 today. Six players bettered or equalled par on the rugged Colonial Country Club course with Lloyd Mangrum of Los Angeles shooting a 68 as low man of the day. The field of 24 professionals and four amateurs will start the final round tomorrow with only three strokes separating five players. The scores for 54 holes: Harry Todd, Dallas, Sammy Snead, Hot Springs, George Schnelter, Ogden, Utah, 141-72--MS.

Bin Hogan, Hershey, 145-69 21t. Lloyd Mangnim, Los Angeles, Henry Picard, Cleveland, 215. Byron Nelson, Toledo, Fred Hass, New Orleans, Johnny Built, Roclf, Herman Barro, Whlteplams N. E. J.

Harrison, Little Rock, Ark. Bob Hamilton; Chicago, 216. Jimmy Hines, Chicago, 216. Harold McSpsden, Sanford, Toney Penna, Cincinnati, 216. Dick Metz, Chicago, Vic Ghezzl, Knoxville, Tenn.

Lawson Little, Los Angeles, Herman Kelser, Akroli, Ohio, A-Wllford Wehrle, Louisville, Ellsworth Vines, Chicago, 219. Demaret, Houston, 148-73 -221. Jimmy Thompson, Los Angeles, A-Royal Hogan, Fort Worth, Ed Colorado Springs, A-Reynolds Smith, Dallas Cochran, St. Louis Bill Akey, Fort Worth, 164-77-241. McCQSKY SWAPPED BY TIQIHIS TQ A's DETROIT, May 18.

(ff) The Detroit Tigers, plugging a defensive gap at third base and striving for more power in their impotent batting order, today traded Outfielder William Barney McCosky to the Philadelphia Athletics for Third Baseman George C. Kell. Retread your with FIRESTONE Hi-Bar Patented Tread Dciigo. Any make relteaded. W.

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In Friday night's league games, Sanger downed Shepherd Grocery 8-5 behind the hurling of Red Johnson. The second tilt was a runaway, Cafe scoring a 25-5 victory over hapless Co-Ed Diner. Games in the league will begin at 7 p. m. for the first game, anfl the second will get underway upon conclusion of the first.

No inning Is to start after 8:30 In the first game. The schedule: May game: Knights of Pythias vs. Co-Ed Diner; secona game: Sftuger vs. Hamilton's Drug: May gome: Cafe vs. El Centro; secona game: Eagle Drug vs.

Little Majors. May game: Russell's vs. Hamilton's Drug; second game: Plaza vs. Hobte of Port Worth. May game: Sanger vs.

Mttle Majors; second game: Shepherd Grocery vs. Knights of PythUu. first game: Eagle Drug vs. co-Ed Diner: second game: Elus- scll'fi VB. El Centro.

May game: Shepherd VB. El Centro; Kecond game: Pla2a Theater. May game: Hamilton's vs. Cnfe; second game: Sanger vs. Eagle Drug.

May game: Rltv.ell's MS. Knights of Pythtas; second game: Shepherd vs. Co-Ed May game: Hamilton's Drug vs. Llltle Majors; second game: Plaza Theater. May game: El Centro vs.

Knights of Pythias; second game: Russell's vs. Sanger. June game: Shepherd vs. Hamilton's Drug; second game: Cafo vs. Little Majors.

Juno game: El Centro vs. Eagte Drug: second game: Plaza. June game: Sanger vs. Co-Ed Diner: second game: Care FAMOUS famous cattle brand of Texas' million- acre King "running shown here on. Jockey Warren.

Mehrtens' shirt. The insignia puzzled Eastern racing fans, who called It a "white Mehrtens is shown receiving the famed woodlawn vase after Assault, the horse owned by Richard J. Kleberg, had won the Preakness at Baltimore May 11. Assault also carried the "running on his blinker hood. (AP Wirephoto).

Assault's Brand Insignia Baffled Eastern Fans KINGSVILLE, May Knigcte of Pythias. TexaB ho Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, baffled Eastern racing fans eery vs. Engls Drug; second game: Russell's vs. Little Majors. June game: El Centro vs.

Co-Ed Diner; second gnme: Plaza Theater. Juno gome: El Centro vs. Little Majors; second game: Plaza. June gnme: Russell's vs. Co-Ed Diner; second game: Hamilton's Drur tg vs.

Eagle Drug, game: Sanger vs. Knights of Pythias: second game Shepherd Grocery vs. Little' 'Majors: Juno game: Cafe vs Eagle Drug; Theater. second game: Plaza Rained out games to be added to echedule In order rained out, except no team forced to play double-header. STANDINGS SATURDAY'S RESULTS AAJEiilCAN LEAGUE Chicago 5, New York 1, Detroit 2.

Philadelphia 0. Boston IB. St. Louis B. Washington nt Cleveland, postponed to Tjrmke destination before strike) NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 10.

Now York 3, second game posponed. rain. St. Louis at Boston, postponed, cold weather. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, postponed, wet grounds.

Cincinnati nt Philadelphia rain. TEXAS LEAGUE Tulsa 6, Shrevsport 3. Dallas 6, Houston 4. Ban Antonio 10, Fort Worth 6. Beaumont 6, Oklahoma Cilty 3.

HOW THEY STAND AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAM: Boston New York Detroit 1 Washington St. Louis Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia NATIONAL i TEAM: Brooklyn St. Louis Chicago Boston Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia 24 ia 17 13 13 11 0 7 AH tl IB 16 13 11 12 II 0 6 Pet. .621 .685 ,500 .443 .407 Pot. .640 .635 .505 .660 .522 .423 .201 TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LKAGUE (All Double-JhcadeTs.) Boston at New York at.

Cleveland. Washington at Chicago. Philadelphia at Stl Louis, NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh nt New York, doubleheader, Cincinnati nt Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston, double-hcndcr. St.

Louis at Philadelphia, doubJe- hoador. but made Texons proud by carrying little white insignia to victory. It was the "running the cattle brand of the famous' King Ranch. It was on Assault's blinker hood, and on the jockey's shirt. II not the first time, it.

was one of the few tildes a race horse carried R. cattle brand to victory in 'a major race. Eastern fans did not know what the mark stood for. It was referred to us a "white by some. The first brands III Texas were made by the rancheros during the Spanish occupation, and were originally horse brands.

They are numerous and widely recognized in the cattle country. They arc legally registered. The popular names given them by cowboys are often without logic, and sometimes unprintable. But designations usually make sense. For example, any design placed horizontally, or on its side, is known as "lazy" or "sleeping." The "lazy would be an on Its side.

The "walking," or "flying" brands extend or add almost vertical lines at the top or bottom. The "running of the King Ranch has been In use since 1919. Mexicans in the area call it "the little snake." Assault, owned by Robert J. Kleberg, was bred oh the mJllion- acre King Ranch, and regularly carries the brand In races. Frogs Upset Ponies, 18-10 DALLAS, May Texas Christian Horned Frogs staged a burst of atomic energy In the eighth Inning here today to defeat Southern Methodi-st, 18-10, In a game the Mustangs thought they had wrapped up.

Steel's Blank Ags, 7-0 AUSTIN, May Charles Tankersley and Jim Godfrey collaborated op a five-hit performance here Saturday as'lhe Unlversi- of Texas longjiorns shut out the Texas Aggies. 7-0, to sweep their two-game scries. TEAM: Port Worth Sfln Antonio Tulda Beaumont Slireveport Houston Oklahoma City TEXAS LEAGUE 21 21 18 IB 11 12 Pet. .700 .621 .515 .355 .353 .258 Bears Have Chance to Take League Lead in Game at Grapevine Today In their second of five consecutive games away from home, the Denton 'Bears meet Grapevine today at 3 p. in a Braxos-Trinlty League contest for second place In loop standings.

Should Denton win and Keller, the leHg'je leader, fall to Decatur, the pears would then take over the top rung of the league with the same half-game margin by which they now trail. Denton players are scheduled to leave Denton at 12:30 p. from the east side of the court house square. The Bears tnke the field at 2 p. at Grapevine for a batting practice, followed by an Infield workout.

Starting pitcher for Denton will be Dude Pearson, and John Tlllery will do the hurling for Qi-apcvine, according to Grapevine Manager Jess Ifall. Bill Blake and Shorty Bridges will complete the Denton elbowing staff. Probable Denton lineup: Stuffy Bailey, catching; Pearson, pitching; Left Thompson, fire base; J. O. Cross, second base; Deeter Smoth- crman.

shortstop; J. D. Harper, third buse; Hack Richey. left field; Zeke Martin, center field; and either Dud Cudd or Cotton Nix in right field. Grapevine lineup: Junior Hodges, catching; Tillery, pitching; Butch Tillery; first Jack Hodges, second base: Jess Hull, third base; Red Hodges, shohstop; Jimmy Hudeiris, left field; Dennis'Hall, center field; and Othb Crocker- right Sid FordS Son DEALER Grain Livestock Wool HAULING: Local or Long Distance 215 Blount Street Texas Phone 1 145" Sports Scratch Pad By Harry Parks ast year when Denton played 4 several games, the lo-' cals were cousins for their small- town rivals And nothing pleased Grapevine more than defeating a bigger town like Denton which theoretically should have more players to pick from and therefore a better team.

Whether Denton's Bears are still cousins for (he Grapevine crew is one of the questions to be settled today, and any way you look at it, the outcome is as near a tossup as you can get It may not be a good game, but it'll be close. So far Grapevine has been depending mostly on tile hurling of John Tillei-y, the same elbower they used last year. We know the Bears can get some runs off him. and Dude Pearson is a better pitcher than any Denton possessed in the 1945 season, so the balance would seem to be in favor of Denton Were it not, the Bears would be the underdogs, because Grapevine won three out of four Irom Denton before. As a matter of fact, If we were going to guess, we'd say both clubs will get as many as four or five runs There's not much chance of a hurting duel shaping up; both teams possess a lineup of heavy swatters capable of hittinp any pitching in prospect.

Bill Adnms and Jack Gilbert, the two top-uotchers of Bill Cooper's LSC track champions, nre still working out for the AAU meet at San Antonio June 14 If they stay in shape, both stand an excellent chance of qualifying for the national AAU. The Knighls of Pythias of the City JLeague got their new suits last week, and they were really and red and socks to match Now that one rtocsu't have to be a member of the lodge to play on the team, an improvement ia play can be looked for, nnd nobody can room for a ment. say Hurt isn't tot of improve- Usually the local sportscribe can be depended on to know the various nicknames of athletes, but thjs one was new to us Of course we'd heard Ross Collins called "Rooster." but we were sturhped when the Abilene Reporter-News came up with this headline: "Hoss Collins Wins Lone Star Net Title." Is the guy a bronc buster too? Red Sox Break Hitting Slump; Trounce Browns ST. LOUIS, May Boston Red Sox pulled out of their batting lethargy rn impressive fashion today to wallop the St. Louis Browns 18-8 with heavy hitting that included a four-run homer by Ted Williams.

Williams had drawn four bases on balls, three of them intentional, when he came to bat in the fifth with the bases loaded. Tlie Boston star then slugged Ellis Kinder, the Brownies' third pitcher, for the grand slam blow, his seventh circuit hit of the season. Glen Russell hit a homer earlier in the same Inning, Dom DiMaggio scoring ahead of him. Mickey Harris, Boston's unbeaten pitcher, registered his seventh win of the season in the contest which drew 11,291 paid fans, although he was touched for 12 safeties, including two home runs by outfielder Chct Laabs. Orval Grove gave a masterful pitching exhibition Saturday at Chicago when he limited the New York Yankees to three hits in hurling the Chicago White Sox to a S-l victory over the Bronx Bombers.

A homt run by Charlie Keller, his third in as many games, and his seventh of the season, saved the Yanks from a shutout, in the ninth inning. Benefiting by two unearned runs, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 2-0 Saturday at Detroit us Freddy Hutchinson of DcU-oit and Louis tBono) Newsom of-the each scattered four hits. Washington nt Cleveland was canceled to allow the teams to make their next destination before the train strlkn. Hit-Happy Cubs Pummel Giants In 19-3 Rampage NEW YORK, May their fiercest barrage of the season, the Chicago Cubs unmercifully pummelled five New York flingers for 18 hits to bury the Giants under a 19-3 score in today's opener of a scheduled doublehcader. Rain came to the rescue of the Giants, forcing the postponement of the second game, Bill Voisellc was the first New York chunker to to feel the Bruins' power, giving way to Bob Joyce in the first Inning after facing seven men and giving up four hits snd as many runs in the Cubs' six run frame.

Joyce followed Voiselle to the showers In the second frame ta be succeeded by Mike Budnick, Jack Kraus and rookie Jack Garden in that order. Lefty Johnny SchnUtz registered his second victory over the Giants by holding the Oilmen to five hits. A two-rim homer by Buddy Kerr in the fifth and another round tvipper by Buddy Blattner in the seventh prevented the southpaw from whitewashing the Polo Grounders for the second successive time. All other National League contests were postponed. St.

Louis ht Boston was called for cold weather; Pittsburgh at Brooklyn was postponed because of wet grounds, and Cincinnati at Philadelphia was postponed because of rain. Hampden Wins Withers Mile Over Natchez NEW YORK, May three-year old and Lord home out of the ruin today, so, It was practically no trick at all for Hompden to waltz to the wire in the ancient Withers mile at Belmont. The Delaware-owned dandy who was third behind Assault in the Kcntuck Derby two weeks ago and third again back of the Texas terror and Lord Boswell In the preak- ness last Saturday, was just about all by himself this time as he ambled home five lengths in front of Mrs, Walter Jefford's Natchez, the highly-touted Ripped showed little of his usual "zip-pey" and wound up fourth. Mrs. Elizabeth Graham's Perfect Bahram was third.

23 North Texas Athletes Win Sports Letters Twenty-three of the North Texas state athletes who helped the Eagles to cop a trio of sports titles (his spring have been recommended lor letter awards, according to Coaches Pete Shands of tennis, Bill Cooper of track, and Fred Cabb of golf. All four members of the tennis squad lettered, five of the links team, and 14 from the track aggregation. It was the first time In history that the Eagles won cham- pionships In golf, and tracfc, all In the same season. Ross Collins, left-handed net star and also a wrong-handed golfer. led the candidates receiving numerals with one in tennis and anotljer lii golf.

It was his third net letter and his second In golf. Golfers nominated for letters were Collins, Jack Spencer, Bill Turner. Claxton Bayzor, and George Stanley. Joe Barns, Bill Markby, Red Martin, and Collins were tennis lettermen. In track, the numeral winners were Bill Adams.

Jack Gilbert, Welby Williams, Leo Kay, Glen Ellison, Max Goldsmith. Joe Coquat, Norman Spray. Richard Jansen, Ted Crumbley, J. W. Jones, Prank Landers, Edgar Harrison, and Bill Patterson.

Barbara Hertz Wins Bowling Tournament Miss Barbara Hertz of San Antonio won first pluce In the Texas State College for Women bowling I tournament at, the Varsity Alleys, with a three game score of 153, 143, and 165. Miss Hertz will be presented with a siieclal-made bowling ball by Varsity Alleys. Miss Mary Naylor at Palestine, with a second plnce score of 107, 117. and 114, will be presented with pair of bowling shoes, others who placed In the tournament were Doris Brumlt of Dallas, third, and Lucille Belser of Fox, fourth. Avoid Transportation Tie-Ups Now You Can Fly Anywhere in the UNITED STATES CANDA MEXICO Avoid the Crowds Travel iti the Clouds It's modern, clean, refreshing for BAHNMAN AVIATION COMPANY Oran Crouch 11.

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