Olver Wins Medal Playoff at Amarillo Country Club
John Olver defeated Jim mie Moore 1 under par in a close playoff to claim medal honors in the Amarillo Country Club annual championship. Both tied at 71 in qualifying. Olver surged with birdies on the back nine to take a three stroke lead by the 18th.
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Jimmie Moore
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Dingdong
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Oliver
Isssss
E. B. Johnson
Paul Gore
Maches
Gene Klein
Frank Taylor
Bill Perdue
H. W. Allen
Riley Strickland
Wayne O'Keefe
Don Marsalis, Jr
Johnny Boyce
John Collins
P. S. Sapp
Inverness Invitational Four-Ball Show Returned in 1940s
Inverness hosts the four day Inverness Invitational Four-Ball golf event starring 16 leading pros in a round robin plus/minus scoring format. Defending champions Piccard and Revolta return as Hagen and Nelson join an all star field including Snead Ghezzi Sarazen and Demaret. A Friday opening clinic precedes the round.
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Toledo
Inverness
Henry Picard
Johnny Revolta
Walter Hager
Ky Lafoon
Harry Cooper
Horton Smith
Sam Snead
Vic Ghezzi
Ben Hogan
Piccard
Revolta
Hagen
Byron Nelson
Jimmy Thomson
Snead
Ralph Guldahl
McSpadden
Lawson Little
Gene Sarazen
Clayton Heafner
Ed Dudley
Billy Burke
Chicago
Dick Metz
Jimmy Demaret
Seven in 6th Is Big Rally By Hubbers Over Gold Sox
Lubbock Hubbers rallied in the eighth to stun the league leading Gold Sox 11 to 4 in Amarillo. Dorman bled seven runs on two hits, two errors, and two steals after trailing 4-2, with Dorman relieved by Edgar Lynn in the sixth.
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Castino
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Charley Keller
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M'Casky
Rolfe G’hriar
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Winening
Hadley
Benton
Betty Weeks Joins Mann's Cakes Bowling Team
Betty Weeks a left handed bowler from Pampa joined Amarillo's Mann's Cakes women's team sponsored by Mann Bakery. After a last minute substitution she joined permanently as Neal Mann and Coach Ruby Wagner pressed. Next Saturday night the Cakes face Wichita Falls in a key match opening a Class B tournament for men.
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Mann's Cakes
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Neal Mann
Ruby Wagner
Betty
Wichita
Here's How Jimmy Demaret Holds Pitch Shots
The article describes Demaret's golf technique with pitching irons. It notes a closer stance, ball position further back on the right foot, quick wrist action, and a relaxed right side at impact. It mentions left-side transfer and forearm involvement in pitching. It also briefly references three U.S. highways under construction in Connecticut New York and Pennsylvania.
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United States
Connecticut
New York
Penn
Sylvania
D Antonio to Rest for Am arillo Sox
Joe D Antonio the Am arillo Gold Sox second sacker will take a rest under a doctor s care after an injury from an infield practice. Henry Parma will replace him, noted as a strong base runner who played for the Sox and Midland Cowboys. The physician expects a possible return in about a week.
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Amarillo Gold Sox
Amarillo
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Sox
Midland Cowboys
Joe
Home Runs Lift A's Past White Sox 3-2 in Philadelphia
Bob Johnson and Sam Chapman hit homers as the Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 in Philadelphia. Kennedy, McCoy, Kubel, Rosenthal, and Chapman contributed RBIs in a tightly played interleague matchup with errors noted and 3-2 final.
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Sam Chapman
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Red Sox rally past Indians 9-5 in eighth inning surge
Boston overturns a 5-3 deficit with a six-run eighth inning led by Doerr Weatherly and Foxx. Tabor belted a home run and Bagby earned the win while Mulnar took the loss.
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Texians Set For Practice At Malin Field This Evening
Texians baseball team will hold a 6 o clock practice at Malin Field, manager Speed Ravey announced. The scrimmage against the San Jacinto Boosters is scheduled as a late addition to the program. Sunday’s game will be at Skellytown in a regular schedule.
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Medwick Sold To Brooklyn Dodgers For Four Players
St Louis announces sale of outfielder Joe Medwick and pitcher Curt Davis to the Brooklyn Dodgers for four players and a cash payment. Brooklyn players named include Ernie Kay Carl Doyle Sam Nahem on option to Louisville and Berthold Haas on option to Montreal.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Brooklyn
Ernie Kay
Carl Doyle
Sam Nahem
Louisville
Berthold Haas
Montreal
Fifteen Year Old Girl Enters Golf Quarterfinals
Phyllis Otto, 15, Iowa state champion from Atlantic, reaches the trans Mississippi quarterfinals after beating Mre Chador Kent 8 and 6 in the second round. She faces Kay Pearson of Houston next, as top women pros like Betty Jameson and Marion Miley also win to stay in the hunt.
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Kay Pearson
Houston
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Echo
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
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Miss Miley
Derringer Wins Fifth Straight Under Lights
Cincinnati star Paul Derringer earned his fifth consecutive win, defeating Kirby Higbe and Si Johnson as the Reds edged the Phillies 2 to 1 under the lights in Cincinnati on June 12.
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Cincinnati
Big Paul Derringer
Cincinnati Reds
Kirby Higbe
Si Johnson
Philadelphia Philles
Dodgers Rally Past Pirates in Narrow NL Race Win
Brooklyn Dodgers hold slim lead in the National League pennant chase by scoring twice in the eighth to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 to 4 before 20 179 fans. The game highlighted a two run inning and Fireman Mace Brown earned the win. The article notes a 1917 WWI loan fact for context.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Mace Brown
Pittsburgh Pirates
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