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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1942
Page
4
Pampa businessmen over subscribe to buy the Big Spring Bascoal franchise in the West Texas New Mexico league. President Milton Price to approve the move. Dick Ratliff named acting manager arriving for training April 7.
J Neely led Kiwanis Blues with 626 as his 201 234 191 string helped a 2 to 1 win over Lion Cubs. Rotary in Commercial League posted 939 to edge Lion Tamers, while Put & Take Grocery swept Palo Duro Motor. Other notices include Amarillo Hardware over Old Lewis Hunters and Kiwanis crews winning in Civic Loop amid multiple league results.
In Tucson on April 1 1915 the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Athletics battled 17 innings to a 7 7 tie before rain forced suspension, with umpire Franel Stewart stating the clubs were “out of baseballs.”
Green light day opens the Pacific Coast League season as war may affect crowds. San Dierro offers 25 cent stamps and a grandstand pass for balls returned to the stands. Navy relief invites from Bel loise and Nettlow. Seaview Club safeguards tee with spray to ward off skeeters. Giants and Indians at Hattiesburg, Bonura takes bats and balls to Camp Shelby. McNeill becomes navy intelligence envoy to South America. Stockton base coach is Jackie Coogan. Northwestern U shows 18 former captains in service including Mortimer Marks and Bob Newman. Troy Gordon of Coffeyville settles in court after scoring and playing.
The Amarillo Golf Association executive committee meets tonight at Roberts Olver Lumber to align on early tournament dates. The nine representatives from Amarillo Country Club Sunset Club and Ross Rogers Municipal Club aim to boost local golf, attract major tours, and schedule five key events including the ACC Championship and Amarillo City Championship.
With one game left in the Am arillo High intramural schedule the Salty Supers and Dusty Dusters top their brackets with perfect records. The Dusters won by forfeit as their opponents Walker s failed to appear. The Frenchmen edged the Sluggers 25 to 24 in a tight contest led by Gene Turner and Gene Rutledge. If both favorites win final games they meet in a two wins to crown the champion. United States notes say India uses U S wood for gliders in India.
The article profiles Freddie Fitzsimmons planning a cooling system for his Flatbush Bowling Emporium and recalls a season of local basketball activity. It mentions Lyle Quinn tourney manager reacting to a hair-raising moment at the Iowa high school final and discusses New Jersey racing take estimates dropping to 250000 for 1942-43 after Freehold track operation.
Governor J Melville Broughton of North Carolina will attend the opening of the national badminton tournament today and bat out the first shuttlecock. The press release notes the Yanks and Giants games will air this season after being off last year.
The season kicks at Bowie marking the start of the Derby elimination process. About 150 Derby eligibles shrink toward 15 by May 2 through races from Bowie to Keeneland with Chesapeake and Bluegrass stakes shaping the field. Calumet Farm’s eight derby prospects lead Keeneland entries as the spring meets begin.
Chicago Cubs general manager James Tyrone Gallagher campaigns against Cupid after nine players wed or get engaged as the club opens spring with 12 wins in 25 exhibitions. He reshapes the roster with young talent, warning a pennant chase depends on focus over romance.
Major Albury K. Tunnell of Aberdeen proving ground says the Amateur Athletic Union blocks a needed athletic program for army teams. He claims AAU by laws clash with national interest and says soldiers may play on army terms if required. York Club and St Joseph's were suspended last week.
Dr. Edmond J. Farris reports from the American Association of Anatomists that wrestling and basketball are the most strenuous sports among 57 intercollegiate athletes based on 80 blood counts. The study ranks 440 yard runs and the mile above football and tennis, with coaches largely agreeing on strenuosity and noting basketball edges wrestling. Adolfo Delmaschio, 16, and his horse died when struck by lightning in Los Quirquinchos Argentina.
Lieut. Col. Ralph I. Sasse, ex Army and Mississippi State coach, named athletic director at Penn Military Academy. Ralph Guldahl shot a 279 at Augusta beating Sam Snead by one stroke. Bobby Jones tied for 33rd at 304. Col. T. L. Huston, ex Yankee magnate, denied buying the Brooklyn Dodgers for 1.6 million and making Babe Ruth manager.
In San Antonio Toledo Mud Hens win 8-7 in the opener on April 1 after a 10 inning grind. In the nightcap the Mud Hens fall 12-6 as Edward Bachman stars for the Missions and Mark Christman goes 4 for 6 for Toledo.
Bob Finley former SMU star hit a 450 foot line drive homer off the centerfielder in the twelfth inning to lift the Knox ville Smokies to a 5 4 win over the Beaumont Exporters in Tallahassee Florida The clubs meet again tomorrow in the two game series opener recap
Two campers completing a jigsaw on a metal table watched a lightning storm. A blinding flash caused the table to collapse yet the puzzle remained perfectly fitted on the floor. Panama hat makers in Ecuador receive orders from the United States.
Fort Worth prepares for the Southwestern AAU track and field meet on June 5 to qualify Texas and New Mexico competitors for the National AAU meet in Dallas on June 26 and 27.
The marriage of Harold Peewee Reese Dodgers shortstop to Dorothy Walter was disclosed. Racing notes discuss Calumet horses Sun Again Some Chance and others favored for the Wood Memorial and Derby preps with several contenders named for the $75 000 race.
The Amarillo Women s Gun Club showcased improved parade and range skills after the Victory Parade. In last night s 10 shot rounds the top scores included Rose Ream 279 and Georgine Thielman 294 while Arlene Bush and Lahoma Bullington posted strong 0s.
Baseball star Don Padgett 29 year old Dodgers outfielder is sworn in as a coxswain at the U S Naval Training Station Great Lakes Illinois on April 2 1946 Navy enlistment removes another noted player from the sport with duties at the base.
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