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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1940
Page
5
A compact guide highlighting mental golf strategy and club choice. It stresses planning distance, lie, terrain slope, and obstacles. It notes weighing missed shots against rewards, considering wind drift, and choosing clubs like brassie, 4-wood, or iron for long shots.
San Angelo June 7 Hezzie Carson of San Angelo won two match play rounds at the 34th Texas Golf Association tournament defeating stars Russell Crownover Stamford and Harry Todd Dallas Western amateur champion. Carson lost the Todd match on the 18th. Reynolds Smith Dallas beat Morris Norton West Texas champion 3 and 2 to reach quarter finals. Bobby Rigel Houston won 1 up in 19 holes over Walter Benson Jr. Moore San Antonio advanced with a 19-hole win over Benson. Schumacher Dallas, defending champion, reached quarter finals after beating Ivey Martin Fort Worth 2 and 1 and James Pritchett Colorado City 4-3.
The Amarillo Gold Sox crushed the Midland Cowboys 11 to 3 behind Chester Hill who improved to seven wins. D'Antonio and Hill paced the offense with key hits as Johnson struggled with control for Midland. The victory extends the Sox series lead and sets up a West Texas climate match with the Pampa Oilers.
The piece notes Dizzy Dean joining the Texas League scene as he resumes minor league play with Tulsa starting Sunday against Fort Worth. It highlights top pitchers like Young Lefty Pollett and Emmitt Fulenwider’s 23 home runs, plus league leaders Crider and Christie. A film screening and club notes follow, with golf results and upcoming Panhandle Sportsmen events.
Rookie Al Brancato drives in all Philadelphia runs with a single, double, and triple as the Athletics edge St. Louis 3 to 4 in the ninth. Berardino hits a homer for the Browns in the fourth. Brancato plates two, Moses and Clift add RBIs in a tight finish.
Snead, Little and Horton Smith share top honors in an open play trio, finishing tied. The report includes game scoring details with Camilli Durocher Craft Vosmik and others, and lists pitchers for upcoming major league matchups, plus a note on the Queen Mary liner’s tonnage.
New Yorks ninth inning surge edged Cleveland 5 to 4, halting Bob Fellers seven game winning streak. Feller suffered his third loss while the Yankees tied the game in the final frame and pulled ahead for the win.
Mrs. J. H. Ball of Wichita Falls captured the sixth annual West Texas Women's golf tournament title by defeating Mrs. Elmer Shows of Odessa 10 and 9. Ball delivered an accurate, powerful display with strong tee shots to secure the championship in Abilene on June 7. In other sports news, the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Philadelphia Phillies 10 to 4 for their third straight win, piling up 18 hits including eight for extra bases. Marty hit a home run, while Van Robays and Lanning fueled the Pittsburgh attack with multiple RBIs.
A club golf match at Country Club pits 36 Kiwanis players in two camps Young Hopefus led by Galen Battey against Old Guards captained by Wade Holman. Battey wins by two points after late surge by Bob Taylor and Bud Wilson, with final results listing Holman first in each pairing and noting a planned challenge to the Rotary Club.
Executives of Plains Sportsmen Club meet with Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club leaders Monday night at 8 at the Amarillo Hotel. Vice President Tom Troth says the session will cover routine business and all members should attend. The regular monthly meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 at the Amarillo Hotel.
Detroit wins 7 to 1 over Boston in the opening game as 19 year old Detroit southpaw Harold Newhouser limits the Red Sox to seven singles. Gehringer drives in two, while Bartell, Greenberg, Higgins, and Cramer add RBIs. Desautels contributes an error for the Red Sox. The piece ends noting an AAU college program on stick control and tandem-seating planes in the 120-165 horsepower class.
Dutch Leonard earned his seventh win of the season, limiting Chicago to nine hits as Washington beat the White Sox 3 to 2. Welander, Appling, Bloodworth, Walker, and Travis drove in runs for the Nationals, while Leonard and Silvestri the pitchers.
Dizzy Dean began his pitching comeback with Tulsa in the Texas League signing a contract that ends a nine year holdout. He wore a diamond belt buckle from his 1934 Cardinals glory and said the belt symbolized helping the Oilers win the pennant. Dean predicted he would join the Chicago Cubs in four weeks.
In St Paul and several cities teams posted varied results as rain damaged play. American Association games listed include St Paul 6 over Toledo 5, Indianapolis 5 over Kansas City 1, Milwaukee 5 over Louisville 4, with Minneapolis at Columbus postponed.
In New York on June 7, a seven‑horse field was named for the Belmont Stakes with a $47,680 purse. The 72nd running of America's oldest and longest three year old race is scheduled for tomorrow.
Chicago Cubs defeated the Boston Bees 5 to 3 for a fourth straight win. Bil Nicholson hit his third homer in two games. Reed notes show Crowded box with detailed line score and RBI tallies for Warstler Moore Ross Nicholson Herman Collins and others.
In St Louis on June 7 the Cardinals edged the New York Giants 4 to 2. Warneke earned the win while Hal Schumacher yielded all four runs in the first inning. Davia preserved the decision in the seventh, falling to retire the Giants' late rally. Medwick and Marion drove in runs for the Cardinals, with Dasher O'Dea also contributing key hits.
ST. LOUIS on June 7 Billy Southworth manager of the Rochester club of the International League was named manager of the St. Louis Cardinals succeeding Ray Blades who will step aside next Monday. Coach Mike Gonzales will manage the club today and through the weekend.
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