Boaters Plan Regattas and Lake Openings for 1940 Season
Plains Boat Club and auxiliary convened to schedule two major regattas at City Lake and Buffalo Lake with sponsorships by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the National Outboard Association. They voted to aid in opening lakes at Tulsa Perryton Pampa and Dalhart, with sailboating at Buffalo Lake starting late May and regattas on alternating Sundays. Trent Davis was absent due to his wife’s illness in Fort Worth.
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Plains Boat Club
Jeff Bentley
City Lake
Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Outboard Association
Buffalo Lake
Boat Club
Tulsa
Perryton
Pampa
Dalhart
Tllness
Fort Worth
Trent Davis
Hugh Etter
Plainview
Gold Sox face contenders in West Texas league tryout
Amarillo Gold Sox and rookies clash after five days of drills as manager Claude Jonnard plans exhibition vs Weatherford College. Bob Million suffers a knee injury sidelining him for up to six weeks, while Dorman anchors a crowded pitching staff in a prelim roster with about a dozen arms competing for spots.
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Amarillo
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago White Sox
Amarillo Gold Sox
Claude
Rubber) Jonnard
Gold Sox
Elk City
Okla
Weatherford
Oklo
Southwestern College
Jonnard
Sox
Bob Million
Bob
Million
Lubbock
Bones Senders
Tony D'Antoni
Joe Rudy
Foster Watkins
Bill Altenburg
Bob Routh
Emmett Fulenwider
Bus Dorman
Borger Men Beat Mann's Cake Girls in Special Matches
Borger's Panhandle Power & Light defeated the Bakery girls 2 420 to 2 315 while Ferndale Sr toppled Mann's 1 773 to 1 650 in a second game at Mac's Alleys. Ruby Wagner led Mann's with 506 pins in the first match and Captain Claire Shaffer top-scored with 357 in the second.
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Mann's
Amarillo
Mac's
Borger
Panhandle Power & Light
Bakery
Ferndale Sr
Mann
Ruby Wagner
Claire Shaffer
Boxing and spring sports wrap as Amarillo clash unfolds
Stark tragedy hits Gold Sox camp as Bob Million suffers a broken leg and possible arm injury in a freak fall. Amarillo High intramural boxing delayed one day delaying rounds from three to two. Giants outfielder Bob Seeds hits .600 in Grapefruit League while Fifties teams prep for bowling and track. Golden Sandies begin spring training April 15.
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Gold Sox
Bob Million
Lubbock
Amarillo
Elk City
Thomas Haynie
Amarillians
New York Giants
Bob Seeds
Golden Sandie
War alters pace of sports across Europe says McLemore
Henry McLemore argues in a Sport Parade column that World War I drains athletes of motivation and reshapes competition. He notes track and field tennis golf polo boxing racing and hockey feel the impact as hostilities remove the competitive edge.
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Henry McLemore
New York
U.P
No Olympic Games Cast Long Shadow Over Sports
The piece notes Greg Rice and Al Blazis achieving top marks at Madison Square Garden while Olympics are cancelled due to the war. It predicts diminished postwar sports, with no world championships planned and many events postponed or altered. The author hints at a future where war blights times, distances, and glory across multiple disciplines. The writer signs off heading to Augusta for the Masters.
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Greg Rice
Taisto Maki
Don Lash
Rice
Madison Square Garden
Russia
al Blazis
Georgetown
Blazil
Helskinki
Atlantic
Canada
Britain
Augusta
Bowling Roundup Sparks, Stars, and Scandals Across Leagues
A sprawling sports roundup notes probing charges in the Harry Thomas diving case, Chicago and New York ties, and key players like DiMaggio, Yawney, and Louis. It highlights top scores in Texas Bowling Alleys, Bailey and Reams leading Women’s and International leagues, Max Baer’s Oakland demonstrations, and Notre Dame track coach John P. Nicholson’s death at 50 after a speech.
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ABC
Detroit
Mann's Cakes
Syracuse
N. Y
New York
Harry Thomas
Chicago
Arch Ward
Chicago Tribune
Dewey
Red Sox
Tom Yawkey
DiMaggio
Dickry
Keller
Yanks
Southwest
Lou Ambers
Lew Jenkins
Wally Hally
Denver
Texas
Katherine Reams
F. 8
S. A
Hobson
Dairy Equipment
International Harvester League
South Bend
Ind
John P. Nicholson
University of Notre Dame
Rice Institute
Exhibition Baseball Scores From Various Cities
The report lists exhibition baseball results with teams and scores from Columbus West Palm Beach Atlanta El Paso and Jacksonville. Notable games include Boston 6 Cincinnati 3 St Louis 9 Rochester 1 Brooklyn 10 Atlanta 9 in 10 innings and Chicago 7 Chicago 3 in El Paso.
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Columbus
5. C
Boston
Cincinnati
West Palm Beach
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Wilma Gordon
National Guard Armory
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Panhandle Power
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Hoefer
Chapman
Elmore
Bowles Stebeeetens
Shaffer
Gaines
King Wee Ferns
Wagner Sennee
As Oe
Ferndale Motor Funk
Horton
Alexander
Chewning
Bill Britton
Delmar Koch
Houston
Calvin Bentfield
Duke Nally
Morris Sigel
Tan
River Drive
Golfers' Supplies
Walter
Louie
By Eddie Brietz
Scott
Oakland
Max Baer
Louis
Arturo Godoy
Arturo
Joe
National Wrestling Association
Ray Steele
Duke
Jimmy Wood
Brooklyn Eagle
Lehman
Joe Louis
Coy Cullenbine
Brooklyn
Red Burman
A. P
Charlie Gehringer
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Perry Jackson
Builders' Supply
Talkington
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Ridner
Buccola
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Blackstone
St. Cloud
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George Robinson
Jay Polley
Polley
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Brown
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Ontins
Ohio National
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Jones R & Re
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Lewis
McDonnell
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Roberts
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Gorman Caeed
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Dirks
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Pitman
Crossett Piesbessteses
Harvester League Tbr
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Sebees
Robertson Amarillo
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Hall McCormick-Deer
Killian
Sutton Ealekas
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Lindstrom
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Jones
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Rose Pixley
Gleason
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McFarland
Harris Wheeee
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Floyd V. Studer Life Insurance and Annuities
Amarillo Bidg. Dia
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
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Dallas
Tex
Lakeland
Washington
Jarman
Blackburn Bros
West Texas
N. Fillmore
Oliver-Eakle Building
Edison
Fulton
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