Over 200 Boys Sign Up for Junior Softball Berths
More than 200 player contracts have been turned in as applications circulate for the junior softball leagues in Amarillo. Harold Gallerneau announces entry blanks should be returned soon to Bob Seeds at 704 West Sixteenth. Plans for playing sites will follow as material firmed up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gallerneau
Bob Seeds
West
Gallerneau
Cal Farley
Ralph Dykeman
C. E. Burk
Lions Club
Herring Hotel
Lions
Dykeman
Maverick Club
Amarillo Softball League seeks umpires and sponsors
An application to join the new Amarillo Softball League advises signing and mailing to Bob Seed's Sporting Goods in Amarillo. Umpire Burk urges recruitment, inviting those who can work even one game weekly. Prospective sponsors for baseball teams are welcomed as teens 15 to 17 will play hardball at the Tri-State Fair Grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Bob Seed
Sporting Goods
West Sixteenth
Burk
Pective
Bob Seeds
KGNC
Amarillo High Intra murals boxing and track meets listed
Friday boxing night at High School Armory with intra mural events. Saturday features Butler Field hosts Area 1-B and 1-AA Track and Field Meets. Noted historical item mentions Sir Walter Raleigh introducing the potato to English cookery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Attebury
Amarillo
LeRoy Foster
Butler
Butler Field
Sir Walter Raleigh
Notre Dame Adds Jacinski as End Coach for 1943
South Bend Ind April 4 Notre Dames 1943 football coaching staff completed with Harry Jacinski of the Green Bay Packers named end coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
U.P
Notre Dame
Harry Jacinski
Green Bay Packers
Durning Visits Comptroller Official in Amarillo
C V Durning of the Comptroller Department from Silverton is making a business visit in Amarillo today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Durning
Comptroller Department
Silverton
Amarillo
Mavericks Clinch AJBL Title With Big Victory
The Mavericks swept the 14-year-old division by beating Nixson 40 to 9 to clinch the American Junior Basketball League crown. They extend their record to 12–0, with Glenwood forfeiting remaining games. In the 12-year-old division, Sam Houston moved to 10–1 after beating Glenwood and a separate 12-year-old bout saw Mavericks defeat Nixson 19–6. Zivic stopped Villa in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixson
Maverick
Mavericks
Champs
Glenwood
Glenwood Boys
Sam Houston
Horace Mann
Price
Price Gym
Business visitors from Capitol Construction in Amarillo
A. W. Spencer and Earl L. Daniels of Capitol Construction Co., Santa Fe, N M, are in Amarillo on business visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Schulze
Charles F. Fryling
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Amarillo
A. W. Spencer
Earl L. Daniels
The
Capitol Construction Co
Santa Fe, N. M
Pirates Pennant Hopes Jolted as Inductions Loom
The 1945 pennant chances of the Pittsburgh Pirates were jolted when catcher Hank Camelli was ordered for induction April 13. Other camp notes include Gene Moore’s pinch hitting in St. Louis, Dick Culver beating Whitey Wietelmann for shortstop, and Allie Reynolds to be backed by Jim McDonnell in Cleveland opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hank Camelli
Bob Elliott
Fred Ostermoeller
St. Louis Browns
Gene Moore
Boston Red Sox
Jim Wilson
Red Barrett
Yankees
Boston Braves
Dick Culer
Whitey Wietelmann
Chicago Cubs
Bill Nicholson
War Plant
Chestertown
New York Giants
Hugh Luby
Oakland
Cal
Cleveland Indians
Jim McDonnell
Allie Reynolds
White Sox
Cleveland
Washington Senators
Dutch Leonard
Mickey Haefner
Norfolk Naval Air
Philadelphia Phillies
Ken Raffensberger
Bainbridge Naval
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ben Chapman
West Point Cadets
New York Yankees
Nick Etten
Red Sox
Ruth Rates Williams Better Natural Hitter Than DiMaggio
Boston April 4 Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox rates a nod over Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees as the greatest natural hitter of the past decade Babe Ruth home run king said today Williams is a sure hitter but would want both on his club if he were a manager Williams is in the Navy while DiMaggio is in the Army
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Williams
DiMaggio
Panhandle Outdoors Sportsmen Elect Officers at Amarillo Hotel
The Panhandle Outdoors Sportsmen's Club elected W. D. Howren president with Bob Leeds, Sam Harman, and E. E. Kral as officers. The group discussed management of public lakes and adopted a bass and crappie catch limit to forward to the State Fish Game and Oyster Commission. More than 75 members attended as the club, inactive two years, reorganized and grew in a campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fish Game and Oyster Commission
Local Sports Card Summary
Local sports schedule lists bowling leagues at Victory Alleys and Banner Bowl. Boxing intramurals at Nixson Junior High and high school armory at 8 PM. Golf events at Ross Rogers Course and Amarillo Country Club weekend handicap tournaments. Basketball includes American Junior League and mixed foursome league at Victory Alleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Civic League
Victory Alleys
Hursday Bowling Ladies Pioneer League
Victory Alys Texaco
Banner Bowl
Nixson Junior High
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Associaon
Amarillo Country Club
Nixson
High School Armory
P. M
Diamond Shop Defends Title In City Bowling Tourney
The Diamond Shop of the Metropolitan League defends its title in the Annual City Bowling Tournament at Banner Bowl over the next three weekends. Last year’s champion rolled 2918 pins on handicap 75 percent of the difference between bowler averages and 200. First shift begins 6:30 Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixson
Norman Lieberman
Dick Kenyon
Lieberman
Kenyon
Henry Laughlin
Diamond Shop
Goodrich Official To Speak At Kiwanis Club Monday
Guy Gundaker Jr general sales manager of B F Goodrich Akron will speak at the Kiwanis Club Monday noon He notes a soft spot for Rotary International His father Guy Gundaker Sr is a past president of Rotary International The Amarillo visitor will visit local Goodrich holdings with manager Cal Farley and previously oversaw company displays at the New York World's Fair
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Gundaker, Jr
B. F. Goodrich & Co
Akron
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club of America
Guy Gundaker
Rotary International
Amarillo
Goodrich Holdings
Cal Farley
South Plains Boom Reported by Lubbock Visitor
Farmer W. G. Williams of Lubbock said the South Plains shows strong crop outlook and general expansion. He noted optimism for wheat cotton and produce as Lubbock anticipates growth with rising business sales and an ongoing expansion program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
South Plains
W. G
Bill” Williams
Lubbock
Pantex Sets Records In Safety and Manhours
Pantex Ordnance Plant workers set two records one for lowest manhours per bomb and one for top safety in the ordnance explosives contest. Capt R M Smith and H P McFarland Jr praised the plant for producing 500 pound bombs in February and maintaining top finishes in safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantex Ordnance Plant
R. M. Smith
H. P. McFarland, Jr
Pantex
Pictorial Record Planned of Rio Grande Route
Dale A. Hovey of the U S Bureau of Reclamation will create a pictorial record of the Rio Grande from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico. The project will cover color and black and white images of the river and its 2000 mile course and its water projects. Hovey spent three weeks in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and photographed El Azucar dam near Rio Grande City Texas.
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Dale A. Hovey
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Rio Grande
Colorado
San Luis Valley
Gulf of Mexico
Hovey
Rio Grande Valley
el Azucar
New Mexico
New Dam
Rio Grande City
Texas
Shotgun Shells Commonly Used on Rabbits in North America
In typical years hunters use more shotgun shells for rabbits than for any other game species across North America. The statement notes rabbits as the premier target for shell usage in standard hunting seasons.
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Ieral
Amarillo High School
Pampa
Borger
Childress
Quanah
Bulldogs
Harvesters
Berger
Johnny Campbell
al Reville
Pat Jackson
John Allen
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Ing
Durning
Hye
Sherwin-Williams Superior
Houston Bros., Inc
Panhandle Lumber CO
Texaco
U. S
Matt Hudson
Steve Hudson
Gene Chapman
Jim Hudson
Pork
Tyler
Amarillo Softball League
Zivic
Kayo San Antonio
Cpl
Eritzie Zivic
Manuel Villa
Mexico
Glyndon Riley
Globe
Robert Rudd
Bill Collier
Pete Cooper
Jimmy Cavin
Bob Clayton
Eugene Harper
George Cunningham
Richard Gill
Jack French
Wayne Guill
Guill
Tommy Nelson
Skippy Hines
Harrison Haggerton
Harry Anderson
Bobby Linker
Dick Anderson
Fred Hansard
W. C. Denney
Jimmy Cavins
Kenneth Gant
Bill Cannon
Britt Simms
Bill Franks
Chris Roberts
James Garner
James Wortham
Elmer Nutt
James Hamilton
Moody Alexander
Niel Walton
Fred Harvey
Bill Byers
Reece Lawson
Kayoed
Bobby Brown
Dickie Woods
Bobby Knight
Bill Williams
Carlton Harry
Bill Lackey
Morris Estes
John Coffman
Clovis
Bill Gibson
P. V. Gibson
Johnson Webtboce
Reneau
Newby
Hulsey
Peters
Farmer Ee Ee i
Verplank
Ewees
Sullivan
McSmith
Oliver
Austin Sharp Peewee Wee Ewes
Reeves
Wedgeworth
Owecess Garner
Eteeeerse
Hines
Shell
Roberts
Hudgins
Skapple A. Eae
Ethene
Holloway Collins
Thrasher
Hamilton
Marsh Halford
Simms
Roberts Seeee
Oldfather
Kendrick
J Sharp
Ruth
Globe-News
Tri-Way Garage
S. Pierce
State Farm Mutual
B. B. Williams
Frank Campbell
State Farm Insurance Companies
East Fifth
Sportsmen Select Officers
Goodrich
Manhours
Vaughn Plumbing
Pierce
van Buren
Blackburn ‘Bros
West 7Th St
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