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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
6
New York report states June 18 heavyweight championship between Joe Louis and Billy Conn will feature a bell in each neutral corner synchronized with the timer to prevent any ending confusion seen in a prior Louis Baer bout.
Big Spring bats pound out seven runs across the second fourth and sixth innings to back starter Whelchel who blanked Amarillo through seven. Reynolds struggle early before Victoria finishes for the Gold Sox in a 10 4 loss with key hits from Hargrove Tenorio and Ross.
Qualifying rounds begin tomorrow at Wolflin Park Course for the Municipal Golf Tournament. Defending champion J R Brown and Wolflin Open winner Bill Jenkins will compete alongside Drew Crossett E W Dodd Walter Elder D M Smith Curtis Brown and runner-up W D Henson. J D Munn misses due to the National Open in Fort Worth. Course prep has the greens set for fast play.
Austin player Wilmer Allison already reached a semi final as the Texas state tournament moved to quarterfinals. UT star Warren Christner defeated teammate Henry Batter 7 5 6 2 and George Ball of El Paso beat Lucien Laborde Beaumont 6 1 6 4 to reach quarters. The last spot will go to the Rodgers Houston Driver El Paso winner.
Chicago White Sox rout Philadelphia Athletics 6 to 1 as Thornton Lee yields five hits in a strong seven innings. Johnson belts a home run, with Hoag, Kuhel, and Lodigiana driving in runs for a decisive victory.
Top seed Bobby Riggs entered from Chicago and advanced to the third round of the Heart of America tennis tournament in Kansas City. He defeated Bob O Malley 6 1 6 1 after a first round bye and will face Frank Thompson of St Louis in the next match.
In Randwick Australia Reston a favorite in the Farm Novice Handicap suddenly left the course. The horse jumped the fence and went home while bets were laid. Some bettors were saddened others gladdened by the unexpected action.
Charley Crowe's Hungry Hounds face Riley Strickland's Ham Bones in a post poned dinner tournament at Amarillo Country Club this afternoon. The match decides who pays for the post game dinner with club pro George Ausbach coordinating pairings by 9 this morning.
The schedule lists ME Dallas at Beaumont at 4 PM Fort Worth at Shreveport at night Oklahoma City at Houston at 2 night and Tulsa at San Antonio at night.
The 45th U S Open field crowds the Colonial Club as Byron Nelson, Lawson Little, Ben Hogan, Ralph Guldahl, Jimmy Demaret, Henry Picard and Gene Sarazen vie for the trophy. Analysts expect large crowds, potentially up to 25 000 for the final 36 holes, with Texas hopes high.
Rowena McGee was high scorer this week at Amarillo Women’s Gun Club indoor range posting 165 x 200. Carmen Bourassa 173 x 200 Vera Cole 146 x 200 Grace Vann 145 x 200 followed in standings.
Brig. Gen. R C Rodgers at Fort Riley said the army mechanized forces were as helpless as vegetable trucks and criticized slow progress since the October buildup. He described the Topeka parade as one of the most pitiful sights and blamed business leaders for favoring bomber fields and camps near their cities.
Fifty English schoolboys aged 17 to 23 arrive in Los Angeles as the advance guard of 7,000 RAF cadets heading to six American air schools. Capt L J Douglas-Martin greets them alongside squadron leaders T G Whitlock and R S Mills. They start training at Polaris Flight Academy in Glendale under Maj C C Boseley of Cal-Aero School.
Reichs fuehrer Adolf Hitler telegraphed condolences to the widowed Hermine and the former crown prince on the death of former Kaiser Wilhelm II. Railway passengers in Palestine numbered 931000 last year, up from 519000 in 1939.
St Louis Browns owner Don Barnes announced Fred Haney was replaced as manager by Luke Sewell. Sewell will take charge tomorrow under a contract for the rest of this season and all of next year. Terms were not disclosed. The move followed a two game win streak that lifted the club to seventh place.
National League games feature Passeau at Hamlin in Brooklyn Chicago and St. Louis at Boston with Warneke against Salvo. Vander Meer faces Blanton in Philadelphia, while Philadelphia at Chicago offers Knott versus Hallett. In the American League, Washington battles St Louis with Hudson vs Gatehouse, New York at Detroit pairs Donald with Newhouser, and Boston visits Cleveland to clash Milnar.
It is estimated that approximately 315 million dollars in gasoline taxes will accrue to the federal and state government from truck operations in 1941.
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