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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1944
Page
8
ET Ree defending champ Harrison Smith enters as golfers donate old balls for soldiers. Buckets at Southwestern Public Service Co. City Water Department and the Auditorium USO solicit stored balls for the USO to distribute to servicemen who cannot buy a new ball without turning in an old one.
Harrison Smith of Oklahoma City returns to defend his title at the Tenth Annual Tri-State Senior Golf Tournament to be held at Amarillo Country Club. A large field is expected with veterans back and new players Sparking excitement for the event.
Browns rally past Athletes 38 0 as Muncrief allows five hits and Kell errors to swing standings. Yankees beat Indians 5 1 at Municipal Stadium, tying for AL lead with .586. Tigers extend win streak to seven, 4 1 over Red Sox with York and Higgins homering. White Sox top Senators 5 2, climbing to seventh. Revolutionary War note mentions Liberty Bell hidden in Allentown church.
Jim Tobin pitched a three hit shutout as the Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati 4 0 in the first game of a four game series. Tobin earned his third shutout of the season.
Former world lightweight champion Beau Jack has been sworn in as an army private at Fort Benning Georgia, according to the public relations office.
AUSTIN June 2 cP R J Kidd athletic director of the interscholastic league said today 200 Texas high schools with men aged 30 to 37 and dependents will be deferred under a selective service ruling. Memo 115 allows placing or continuing in 2 A classification.
A dense schedule of radio programs across KGNC and partners includes morning shows like The Sky Pilot and Rise n Shine, farm updates, dance, news summaries, and blue network features. Featured acts include Pattie of Wits, the Boston Pops Orchestra, Grand Ole Opry, Five-Minute News, and national broadcasts from NBC CBS and Blue networks.
Claude Texas will field no regular 11 man squad this year due to manpower shortages from Mustangs in the armed services. J B Riddell said junior and senior students have volunteered, and the school lacks a coach for 1944. Fans hope enough players report in September to form a six man team for fall competition.
Carolyn Kelly leads junior division with a 69 to beat all boys at Amarillo Country Club family night putting tournament. Mrs. R. J. Moore takes women’s bracket with 70 while I. H. Davies posts 68 to top men. Davies earns two golf balls. other winners receive one ball each. Next tourney set for June 23.
J. R. Brown and D. M. Smith finished tied for first with 68 to share top honors at the Sunset Golf Course weekly putting tournament. Each received 2.50 in War Stamps. A five way tie for third followed with players shooting 72, including Cpl. Jack Fraser Bill Jenkins Bob Taylor P. F. S. McCullough and Dewell Brown.
Tippy Larkin of Garfield New Jersey defeated Freddy Archer of Newark by technical knockout in the eighth round at Madison Square Garden. Archer was forced to the ropes and rendered momentarily unable to stand. seconds carried him to his corner as he recovered for several minutes.
Willie Joyce of Gary Indiana upsets Henry Armstrong in a blistering ten round fight at Chicago Stadium in extreme heat. Armstrong sought his eleventh straight win but Joyce earned the decision. The piece notes there are over 1,150 War Department theaters in 615 Army posts.
New York officials announce a June 17 mixed doubles exhibition at the Polo Grounds featuring Alice Marble Mary Hardwick Vincent Richards and Frank Hunter as a highlight of the Fifth War Loan fundraising sports carnival.
Pensive, the Calumet Farm colt by Hyperion, seeks the Belmont Stakes after secure Derby and Preakness victories. Platter from George D. Widener’s stable and Who Goes There, winners of the Withers Mile, are his noted challengers in the 76th Belmont.
In Dallas on June 2 the Southwest Conference conference leaders announced a gentleman's agreement to avoid out of bounds kickoffs next season. James H. Stewart said mentors will pursue interpretation rules in September if the national committee does not act. Western Conference previously moved to eliminate such kicks, citing an unbalanced rule that favors the kicking team.
The Texas School for the Blind claims the national track and field championship with 72 points, edging Oklahoma and Pittsburgh. Superintendent W. E. Allen announced the mail-in meet results, after impartial event supervision and tallying at national HQ. Rodney J. Kidd of the Texas Interscholastic League directed the Austin meet.
A University of Washington sociologist survey shows Seattle has the highest death by own action rate among comparable American cities. Methods list gas 35 percent, guns 18 percent, poison 12 percent, hanging 11 percent, and jumping 8 percent.
A $1,000 War Bond Open will be held in Orange Texas with Sunset Grove Country Club as sponsor. The 36 hole medal event awards $200 in bonds to the low scoring pro and $50 to the low amateur, with flights as needed and equalized prizes. Qualifying rounds run June 25 to July 1, 18 holes each, final 18 on July 2.
Mrs. Sarah H. Bigelow of Bangor aged 96 is described as an accomplished pianist and needle worker. She is noted as the granddaughter of a Bunker Hill drummer and also keeps taxidermy skills.
The Prescription Drug Store in Amarillo promotes Marie Earle Cosmetics and Herbert Drug offerings. Phone number 2-3221 listed for customers seeking beauty and pharmaceutical products.
Qualifying rounds for the annual Amarillo Country Club golf event continue through Sunday. The event features the tenth annual Tri-State Golf Tournament at Amarillo Country Club from June 6 to 8, as promoted by Globe-News Want Ads.
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