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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1926
Page
2
A local group forms the Association to build an amusement park and begins securing a site. They aim to fund the project with sponsors and host a park with a playground for children and space for high school sports training and contests. Land fencing and park construction would start promptly after the site is secured.
Coach A B Hays expects light showers not to interfere with the Golden Sandstorm versus Amarillo College baseball game at Gasser Park 2 50 Saturday afternoon. If the field is unplayable Old Se Joe s heating work may delay, Canyon and Amarillo game may permit free admission. Young men 18 to 25 urged to join First Baptist Church Fellowship Bible Class at 985.
Peo Murray profiles Maurice Archdeacon later dubbed the fastest man in baseball. The piece recalls his 1924 White Sox debut year, speed on the bases, bunts and hits at Comiskey Park, and a career path from the Braves to the Sox. It notes a .219 average in 95 games and a minor league stint with Baltimore after his major league rise.
A string of short items from New York Albany Philadelphia and Hawaii covers movie plans for Suzanne Lenglen potential wealth for Offenbach and Steuer golf costs Aldrich marriage strains labor plans for 1928 Albany harbor stone gala and court definitions. It also mentions a Philadelphia jury case on capital punishment and a shark bite near Hawaii with a rescue.
A fragmented column mixes political talk about Tack for mayor with anecdotes and jokes. The writer strings reminiscences about public figures Jeff Bartlett and Banks Jones, humorous tales from the Grand Canyon honeymoon incident and a Lake misread, plus a word problem about Mary and Ann ending with the solution that Ann is 18.
An inverted furnace, usually for melting asphalt, is deployed to remove foot-deep snow from the Chicago White Sox Park as the ballpark prepares for the baseball inaugural on Tuesday. The item appears alongside unrelated ad snippets and stray text.
The Armory at 6 Oak Street hosts a wrestling bout headlined by Thor Jensen and Ernie Maddock 60 with early fan meet and greet sessions. Maddock, a Texas standout, eyes adaptable mat work while fans expect a night of hard hitting action despite a past incident with Alfred Mantel known as The Dutchman. Tickets are on sale at City Drug Store.
W L Cannon wins fox and hound cycle races in Amarillo. In the first race he caught Em ery Brasher as the hound. in the second he rode as fox and escaped. Weather may push motorcycle hill climb and sand races to Sunday with a formal club announcement pending.
Bucky Harris, the Washington Senators player manager, rejected critics who call the club cripples and old men. He insisted the team is among the best ever produced, with history suggesting another top season ahead. Harris plans to open with the same World Series squad from the previous year.
In Chicago a deceased man's estate faces a breach of promise suit. Becky Fisher moved to convert her claim against Hugo Attenberger to one against the estate, seeking damages from events starting in 1921 and a 2023 promise tied to his mother’s death. Attenberger's estate is valued around $35,000.
Reports from spring training detail players and teams in warmups and early lineups. McGraw’s Giants, Senators, Cardinals, Cubs, White Sox and Pirates in action as records, injuries, and roster moves shape prospects for coming season.
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