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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1948
Page
6
The Browns halt a six game losing streak to finish away from danger while Amarillo climbs to second place. Gassers slip to fourth after a tough period. Local teams vie for position as the standings shift.
Huber Park Borger June 7 Borger spoiled Joe Budny earned run record yet the Gold Sox won 13 11 in a bone dry wind blown game Budny earned his eighth win of the season Amarillo moves back into second place in the WTNM League as the Gassers drop to fourth
Amarillo’s Gold Sox pare to 15 players under the league limit led by Buck Fausett and Bob Seeds as they seek one more solid pitcher and an experienced catcher to backstop Jack Mayfield. Rumors tie Bus McMillen to the lineup, with Halter able to cover third, while Daryle Hiliason is sent to Salem.
Ned Garver pitched the St. Louis Browns to a 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees, ending a six game skid. Lindell, Lehner, and Rizzuto homered, while Moss led a 12-hit attack aided by a fourth inning rally and a key bunt by Binks. Shea took the loss for New York.
Philadelphia report notes lightweight champion Ike Wilkes and Beau Jack, a former sand shoeshine boy from Augusta, are slated for a 15 round middleweight title bout in the city on July 2.
Scarborough pitched four hits for Washington as the Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox 7-1 before rain halted play with one out in the seventh. It was Scarborough’s fifth win as Washington moved into fourth in the American League. Baker hit a three-base tally for Chicago. Christman, Stewart, Gillenwater, Kozar and Coan drove in runs for the Senators.
Solunar Tables calculated for this area list best hunting and fishing times. Major periods last 1 to 2 hours and minor periods occur throughout the day with specific hours for each day of the week.
C N Headrick known as Junior at the Amarillo Country Club hit his fourth golf hole-in-one yesterday afternoon on the 13th green with a No 8 iron. A sixsome and spectators including Gus Leftwich watched as Headrick, playing with Verne Campbell and Eric Jordan, eagled the shot despite rain. He finished with a 78 after parring the last two holes. Headrick already has aces at the Country Club and one in Phoenix, Arizona.
Guaymas Sonora reports that baseball eclipses bull fighting in the west coast and border cities of Mexico as fans flock to beisbol. The shift signals a strong popular interest in the national pastime over traditional events, with locals embracing the sport amid growing enthusiasm.
New York Giants overcome Pittsburgh Pirates 9 to 5 as the late innings turn the tide. Boddy Thomson and Wes Westrum homer for the Giants, while Munger suffers the loss.
Rocky Graziano enters the Newark Ruppert Stadium fight as a 5 to 12 favorite over Tony Zale, boasting eight years younger, a recent knockout win, and a $350,000 fight purse. Zale weighs 160 pounds after training and will spar without actual rounds. Guards, referees, and New Jersey commission details accompany the buildup as boxing fans anticipate a likely knockout.
Bobby Locke of Johannesburg urges Eric Moore and Sandy Guthrie of Cape Town to try their luck in the United States. Locke notes South Africa has five upcoming tournaments with $20,000 total purses and expects more events to push combined purses to $40,000 or $50,000 as he speaks during the Colonial National Invitation week.
Forever Ampere a 30 year old turtle from A Bomb by Nuclear Fusion won the 13th Johns Hopkins Hospital Turtle Derby in Baltimore securing 500 in nickels. The Radio Isotype Laboratory at Sinai Hospital entered the winning creature and 200 entries came from hospitals and medical schools across the East.
Tulsa and San Antonio games spark limited scoring as Hatler Gilmore Westkamp and Byerly lead scoring for their squads. Dallas and Fort Worth suffer tight losses with final counts reflecting defense and missed opportunities.
Betsy Rawls a University of Texas student from Austin led qualifying in the fifteenth annual Texas Women's Public Links Golf Association tournament at Memorial Park in Houston with a 36 40 76 on a 5527 yard par 75 course. She finished five strokes ahead of H W Tyson the Houston city champion last year who shot 38 43 81. Helen Brunner Dallas placed third with 85 followed by E H Wohlfahrt Houston and Jack Watson Harlingen with 86 others Turner Baytown Burns Dallas tied with 88.
Clovis Pioneers beat Albuquerque Dukes 10-9 on June 7 behind George Matthews strong pitching. The game tied 9-9 in the ninth when Lee Zamora walked Frank Pacheco with the bases loaded to score the winning run.
Jim Russell powered the Boston Braves to a 9 5 triumph over the Chicago Cubs with two homers and two doubles driving in five runs. Phil Masi added a circuit blast, and Red Barrett earned the win while Ralph Hamner and McCall took the loss in Chicago.
Lamesa Lobos beat Abilene Blue Sox 10 to 0 in Abilene as Cris Haskins threw a three hit shutout. Vernis Copeland led the Lobos with 16 hits while Lynn Glica collected two of Haskins scattered hits. This was Haskins fifth win and third loss this season.
The Lubbock Hubbers upset league-leading Pampa Oilers 3-2 as two third inning doubles powered the win. Jackie Sullivan doubled to score Jack Wilcox, and Floyd Walker drove Sullivan home for the decisive runs. A horse named Pail of Water is also noted in the report.
Promoter Cory Detten books George Curtis and Frankie Hill Murdock to face Ray Clements and Pat O'Dowdy in Thursday’s mat card. Murdock and Curtis meet next week in a tournament quarterfinal. The headliner features Olan Boynton and Gil Knutson, with Kohen versus Hickson in a semifinal rematch after a 15 minute draw.
Memphis veteran Pal Moore now 53 recalls a 300 fight career from 1912 to 1930 and laments modern boxers neglecting footwork. He says the game lost its edge as fighters train fists before feet and notes he never won a title despite fighting 12 champions.
Lafayette, Ind. Keith Carter broke two world and three American swimming records in four days boosting his Olympic team chances. He set 110-yard freestyle American mark at 57.5 seconds, world records of 59.4 for 10-yard breast stroke and 1:05.2 for 100-meter breast stroke, plus American marks of 25.2 for 50-meter freestyle and 1:38.1 for 150-yard breast stroke.
The passage describes radio listening among peons for baseball play-by-play. It notes players as minor heroes, fan enthusiasm, and outlines the winter season from Nov 15 to Feb 15 and summer from Apr 15 to Aug 15. It also mentions Broker's Tip winning the 1933 Kentucky Derby.
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