Texas PGA Opens With Open Pro Amateur Event In Amarillo
Fort Worth pro Henry Ransom leads field at Amarillo Country Club while Jack Burke and others practice. Amateurs may enter with up to 14 handicap, $2 fee split for charity and prizes, 50 30 20 split among top teams. The event runs Thursday through Sunday with Texas Cup Matches closing.
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Texas
Ransom
Henry Ransom
Fort Worth
Glen Garden Club
Texas Pga
Jack Burke
Houston
Florida
Burke
Morgan Baker
Morgan
Carl Baker
Dallas
Amarillo
George Ausbach
Sam Schneider
Corpus Christi
John Olver
Graham Ross
Glen Lakes
Ted Menefee
San Antonio Country Club
Larry Nabholtz
Lakewood Country Club
Bob Byrnes
Colonial Club
E. P. Halloway
Corsicana Country Club
Ewing Richardson
Edwin Juelg
Lewis Nash
John Bredemus
San Antonio
Fred Fuller
Downstate
Texas P.G.A
Amarillo Country Club
P.G.A
Fort Worth Glen Garden
Larry Nachholtz
PGA
Denver
Jack Munger
New Golf Era Dawns Here In Amarillo
The Amarillo Country Club hosts a Texas PGA approved course for the week’s tournament marking a new era in Amarillo golf. Officials say the fairways meet tournament standards with no winter rules, car stickers are on sale, and a Texas Cup Matches format will feature pro advantage over amateurs.
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George Lindsay
Amarillo
Panhandle
Amarillo Country Club
Texas Pga
L. G. Wilson
Larry Nabholtz
Nabholtz
Horace Gooch
Gooch
College Track Aces in NCAA Aim at Four World Records
Palo Alto California hosts 225 athletes for the 20th NCAA meet at Stanford. Four world records loom as stars from Oregon California Indiana LSU Texas NYU Idaho USC and others vie for top marks. USC seeks to extend its six straight NCAA titles with many individual standouts, while Billy Brown leads LSU and Norwood Ewell headlines a Baton rivalry.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Stanford University
National Collegiate Athletic Association
United States Army
Billy Brown
Louisiana State
Minneapolis
Brown
Norwood Ewell
Pennsylvania State
Ewell
University of Texas
Carlton Terry
Fred Ramsdell
Jesse Owens
Leslie MacMit
California
Indiana
Stanford
U.S.C
Trojans
Yankees Rally To Down Indians For Eighth Straight Win
The New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 6 to 4 to extend their winning streak to eight. Joe DiMaggio extended his consecutive hitting streak to 29 games as rain paused play in the fifth. Vernon Gomez left after five with Al Milnar unable to seal the win. Johnny Murphy earned the victory for New York while Milnar took the loss.
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New York
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Joe DiMaggio
Vernon Gomez
Yankees
al Milnar
Indians
Lou Boudreau
Gomez
Johnny Murphy
Joe Gordon
Boud
Uss
Sturm
Kellner
Dickey
Walker
Rolfe
Heath
Henrich
Campb's
DiMaggio
Trosky
Rosar
Mack
Russo
Hemsley
Gor'n
Milnar
Keller
Brown
Crosetti
Ruzguto
aBorda
Murphy P
Priddy
Eee
Boudreau
Gordon
Campbell
Hemsiey
Murphy
Mooty Hurls Chicubs To Win Over Phillies
Chicago, June 16. Jake Mooty pitched the Cubs to a 3 to 1 win over Philadelphia aided by three double plays. Dahlgren, just acquired from Boston, contributed in all three twin killings and drew a base on balls twice.
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Chicago
Jake Mooty
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phils
Babe Dahlgren
Boston Braves
Dahlgren
Phil
Etten
Nicholson
Rizzo
LeiberIf
Marty
Podajny
Mooty
Grissom
Senators Take Series Over Tigers 3-1 in Final Tilt
Washington pitchers held Detroit to one run as Ken Chase earned his first win in two months. The Senators win the series two games to one, with Lewis driving in two and Higgins adding another RBI while Newsom took the loss for Detroit in a six inning effort.
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Washington
Ken Chase
Detroit Tigers
Senators
Big Buck Newsom
Detroit
York
Travis
Camp
Vernon
McNair
Tebbetts
Croucher
Newsom
McKain
Mullin
Lewis
Higgins
Williams Tops West Texas-New Mexico League Batting Leaders
Stuart Williams of Borger surged to a .397 batting average to lead the league, surpassing Sam Scaling of Lamesa. Emmitt Pulenwider of Amarillo reclaimed the home run lead with 10, while Gordon Nell of Borger trailed by two. Sealing led in RBIs with 44, Sam Hale of Wichita Falls held 18 doubles, and Lefty Bill Garland posted eight wins and 116 strikeouts for a .600 winning percentage.
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Stuart Williams
Borger
Sam Scaling
Lamesa
Emmitt Pulenwider
Amarillo
Gordon Nell
Sealing
Rums
Sam Hale
Wichita Falls Pilot
Bill Garland
Osia
Giants Blank Cincinnati 6-0 in Skein of Walks and Runs
New York Giants defeat Cincinnati Reds 6 to 0 behind Bill Lehrman three hit outing. Giants score all runs in first three innings as Reds hurlers walk seven batters. Vander Meer starts for Reds, Moore finishes, Giants collect nine free passes en route to the shutout.
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Cincinnati
Bill Lehrman
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Giants
Will McKechnie
Whitey Moore
Johnny Vander Meer
Deacon Will
Junior Gene Thompson
Junior Gene
Thompson
New York
Abhoa
Lombardie
J.moore
West
Orengo
Waner
Whit'h
Moore
New. York
Rucker
Ott
Young
Lohrman
Whitehead
Vander Meer
Comiskey Secures TKO Over Ritchie in Pittsburgh Bout
Patrick Edward Comiskey 215 of Paterson New Jersey defeated Babe Ritchie 205 of Lubbock Texas by technical knockout two minutes seven seconds into the first round of a ten round scheduled bout. Ritchie was floored three times and sustained a deep lip gash.
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Pittsburgh
Patrick Edward Comiskey
Paterson
N. J
Babe Ritchie
Lubbock
Tex
Ritchie
Probable pitchers listed for major league games
The lineup shows probable starters for tomorrow in both leagues with records in parentheses. American League matchups include Rigney against Peek in New York and Bridges and Gorsica against Dobson and Wagner in Detroit Boston. Cleveland versus Philadelphia night game features Harder and Marehildon. St Louis hosts Washington with Niggeling or Gatehouse against Sandra. National League games list New York at Pittsburgh McGee versus Sewell. Brooklyn at Chicago Wyatt versus Lee. Boston at Cincinnati Johnson against Derringer. Philadelphia at St Louis Pearson against Cooper. The note adds that the term John Bull was first used for England in Arbuthnot's 1712 satire.
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New York
Chicago
Rigney
Peek
Detroit
Boston
Bridges
Gorsica
Dobson
Wagner
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Harder
Marehildon
St. Louis
Washington
Niggeling
Gatehouse
Sandra
Pittsburgh
McGee
Sewell
Brooklyn
Wyatt
Lee
Cincinnati
Johnson
Derringer
Pearson
Cooper
Setae
Boston Ween
Stew Eens
Stuls Washington
Klein Golfers Win Kiwanis II at Amarillo Country Club
The Amarillo Kiwanis golf match at Country Club ended in a tight finish with Gene Klein’s team narrowly beating Wade Holman’s squad. Scoring counted nine holes and 18, with ties split across players including Klein, Griggs, Hutchins, Parrott, Ince, Thompson, Brundage, Boardwell and others.
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Amarillo Kiwanians
Country Club
Gene “Sawdust
Klein
Wade
Holman
Bush
Griggs
Jackson
Longabach
Autry
Johnson
Carder
Kelly
Hutchins
Strickland
Parrott
Patterson
Wells
Rittenberry
Boardwell
Bentley
Short
Ince
Pool
Thompson
Brundage
Wilson
Pryor
Ansley
Callahan
Harrigan
Pastor Whams Scott At Will for Easy Win
Washington June 16 Bob Pastor heavyweight hopeful on comeback trail won a ten round decision over Buddy Scott here. Pastor weighed 179 3 4 pounds Scott 181 Pastor dominated early rounds before a fifth round knockdown but recovered to take the bout on points with a clear lead overall.
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Washington
Bob Pastor
Buddy Scott
Pastor
Scott
Will
Buddy
Bob
Ickes Plans Gasless Sundays and Dodgers Sabbath
Secretary Ickes proposes gasless Sundays affecting New York City games with the Brooklyn Dodgers on the Sabbath. He questions whether managers will suspend activity every weekend and hints at broader wartime conservation measures.
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New York
Ickes
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Amarillo Golf Tourney Pairings Released
Pairings completed for the Amarillo Association Golf Tournament to be held June 22 to July 3 at Ross Rogers Municipal. First round must finish by Sunday night with subsequent rounds due June 29 and July 3. matches list eight first flight, nine second flight, and eight third flight pairings.
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Amarillo Golf Association
Ross Rogers Municipal
Co. L. Dunivan
J. M. Barker
Walter Elder
Harry Snodgrass
B. Hayden
Fred Patterson
Henry Pond
Paul Smith
Bill Jenkins
George Dotson
Carl Culwell
D. C. Blatzheim
Dude Gentry
Charles Feierabend
Perry Jackson
H. Garritt
D. M. Smith
Frank Wood
G. Dodd
C. W. Smith
Bill Keith
Davis Medley
Salica Retains Bantam Title in 15 Round Victory
Lou Salica of Brooklyn defeated Tommy Forte in a hard fought 15 round decision to retain the bantam championship before 14,500 fans at Shibe Park Philadelphia. Salica weighed 117 3 4 and Forte 117 1 4 as Forte's fifth round attack failed to sustain momentum and Salica dominated the late rounds with science and precision.
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Philadelphia
Lou Salica
Brooklyn
Tommy Forte
Shibe Park
Salica
Forte
Plains Coaching School Set for Plainview Aug 25 to 29
Preparations underway for the Plains Coaching School to be held in Plainview August 25 through 29. Bob Horne, chairman, reports growing interest across the Panhandle and West Texas with 44 Class A and under players invited for the East West game concluding the event. Del Morgan will coach the West squad and Marty Karow will lead the East team. eligibility requires football completion at their schools.
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Plainview
Plains
Bob Horne
Panhandle
West Texas
Horne
Net Stars Advance at Chicago
Ranking favorites moved into the second round of the national clay courts tennis tournament in Chicago after a two day rain postponement. Top seed Don McNeill defeated William Culver in straight sets 6-0 6-2 6-1 securing easy progress for Gambier Ohio.
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Chicago
Don McNeill
Gambier
William Culver
Grand Rapids
Mich
Texas League Leaders Leading Hitters and Stats
United Press tally of Texas League leaders lists Gregory of Dallas as top hitter with a .345 average, 84 hits, and 42 RBIs. White of San Antonio leads in runs with 84. Clarke of Dallas and Dana of Fort Worth top RBIs. Pitching leaders include Greer of Fort Worth and Glietto of Dallas with strong innings pitched.
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Texas
United Press
Ab. H. Pet
Gregory
Dallas
Fisher
Okla
City
White
San Antonio
Huffman
Washington
Shreveport
Clarke
Pride
Skelly
Fort Worth
Murtaugh
Houston
Norman
Zydowsky
Tulsa
Sessi
Epps
McClaren
Beaumont
Kravis
Witte
Tucker
Oklahoma City
Dana
Greer
Glietto
Martin
Gold Sox Nine a Beats Lubbock 6 1 on Crider no hitter
Kid Crider pitched a no hit no run night striking out 15 as Amarillo defeated Lubbock 6 to 1. Crider walked four and allowed five hits while his teammates pushed across runs including three in the fifth and Crider scoring in the fourth and seventh.
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Lubbock
Kid Crider
Gold Sox
Crider
Hargrove
Sox
Lorentz
Haley
Amarillo
Lubboch
de Carlo
Heinz
Cas
McKee Captures Cotton States Tennis Crown
Dick McKee national public parks champion won the Cotton States title in Birmingham defeating top seed Billy Gillespie in three sets 1-5 6-2 8-6. Walter Driver of Austin beat Jack Tuero of New Orleans 6-1 5-7 6-2 to claim the junior crown.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dick McKee
Miami
McKee
Pupil Keeps Eye on Ball in Golf Lesson Gone Wrong
Atlanta's Billy Wilson, teaching a student at the practice tee, worked on a drive of about 200 yards. The pupil swung as Wilson bent to pick up tees and struck by the ball, leaving Wilson unconscious. He later said the pupil did what he was told.
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Jim Steck
Sibley
Morningside College
Sioux City
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Steck
Morningside
Feller
Atlanta
Billy Wilson
Wilson
P. S
Knox College Plans Permanent Tennis Courts in Galesburg
Knox College athletic facilities will gain permanent surface tennis courts at a cost of 1500 dollars. The project enlarges the sports complex in Galesburg with a budget set for the new courts.
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TE Am
Galesburg
Knox College
Brass Heist Returns to Haul After Recovery
In Bellaire Ohio junk dealer William Weizer praised police for recovering a large amount of brass stolen from his warehouse. Thieves then struck again stealing about 1200 dollars worth of metal that had been returned to him.
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Bellaire
Ohio
William Weizer
Base Thief Strikes Third Base in Tulsa Semipro Game
In Tulsa Oklahoma the hunt is on for a thief who stole second and third base sacks from the Dawson semipro team between games after the first base was already taken.
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Tulsa
Okla
Dawson
Police Work Is Chore Topeka Cops Trail Stolen Cow
In Topeka Kansas two policemen tailed a stolen cow to a pasture and hid in brush to wait for the thief. They paused to feed and water the cow and kept watch all day until milking time, but the thief did not appear.
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Topeka, Kan
Topeka
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Phillies
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Reiser
Slaughter
St. L'is
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Comiskey
John Bull
England
Arbuthnot
Kiwanis
Pastor Whams Scott
Tulsa Shreveport
Amarillo Association
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Net
Cotton States Tennis
Dallas - Fort Worth
Texas Panhandle
Miller & Miller Motor Freight Lines
Secretary of War
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W. F. Long
Dallas Aviation School
Love Field
Dallas, Texas
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