Barney McCoy Tops Elks Diamond Sweepstakes Field
Barney McCoy led the first annual Elks Diamond Sweepstakes with 2119 total pins across 10 games at Banner Bowl ahead of six peers bound for the National American Bowling Congress in Los Angeles. His 279 in the eighth game and scores like 231 180 197 206 205 223 211 highlighted a strong performance that dethroned Buster Gunderson and moved the Carlsbad bowler from the top spot.
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National American Bowling
McCoy
Buster Gunderson
Carlsbad
Kansas City Bowlers Claim Second in Ragtime Doubles
Kansas City bowlers hold second place as Gunderson drops to third. John Hanis tops KC with 2 023, while James Septic and Nick Cornish surge to 193 and 1193 pins in the three lines early yesterday. The Jaycee Ragtime Doubles at Peerless Lanes runs through May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunderson
John Hanis
Kansas City
James Saptic
Vince Powers
Nick Cornish
Larry D'Amanto
D’amanio
Chicago
Tony Roth
Jack Quinn
Los Angeles
James Septic
Barney McCoy
Vince Powers-Cornish
McCoy-Cornish
Powers-Soptic
McCoy-Powers
Polk Robison Named Tech Basketball Coach
LUBBOCK April 9 Polk Robison today was named the new head basketball coach at Texas Tech succeeding Bert Huffman who resigned to become head football coach at New Mexico University Robison also serves as assistant football coach and head tennis mentor at the Lubbock college.
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Lubbock
Polk Robison
Texas Tech
Bert Huffman
New Mexico University
Robison
Lubbock College
Sixty firms back Houston Memorial Park golf meet
About 60 Houston firms signed as sponsors for a $10,000 open golf tournament at Memorial Park Course next month. Committee heads Gil Dye and Gaylord Johnson aim for 200 sponsors to ensure the event ranks among the nation’s top tournaments.
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Houston
U.P
Memorial Park Course
Gil Dye
Gaylord Johnson
Demaret Shines in Wind Masters Golf's Tough Weather
A narrative praising Jim Demaret's wind mastery on the golf course. It notes his early Galveston wind experience, his key role in winning the International Four Ball Championship at Miami Country Club, and highlights a remarkable eleventh hole shot in a strong crosswind. It describes his grip, stance, and steady balance aiding low, controlled shots in gusts.
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Demaret
Miami
Fila
Miami Country Club
Jimmy
Vari-spelled Kansas list shows varied spellings across history
The record notes Kansas with more than 40 spellings including Acansis Escanjaque Kanzas Kansans Kanzez Kans Kansas and Quaus, reflecting historical orthographic diversity.
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Kansas
Vernon's Weekend Pace Marked by Gold Sox Exhibition
Frank A. Godsoe Jr reports the Amarillo Gold Sox exhibition schedule against the Vernon Dusters in the Longhorn League. Key players include Joe Bauman at first, Bobby Decker at second, Frank Okrie at short, Vincent Liberto at third, with Ransom, Leeds, and Lamprich adding depth as Vernon aims to open the season strong.
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Frank A. Godsoe, JR
Amarillo Gold Sox
Vernon Dusters
Longhorn League
Gold Sox
Lubbock
Clovis
Svoot
Joe
Ted Williams
Okrie
Walter Ransom
Speedbail
Bell
Cal
Bob Leeds
Harry Lamprich
Natchez
Little Rock
Travelers
Freddy Hancock
Ransom
Leeds
Lamprich
California
Liberto
Vernon
Stan Wilson
Hobart Nicholson
Charles Parker
Dusters
Amarillo
Carter to Direct Conference Track Meets at Butler Field
Bob Carter will direct both Conference 1 A A and 1 B Track Meets at Butler Field with Howard Lynch as first assistant. Amarillo College coach brings PE training from Notre Dame. Preliminaries start Saturday at 11 AM and finals at 1 30 PM with additional helpers to be named.
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Bob Carter
Butler Field
Amarillo College
University of Notre Dame
Howard Lynch
Amarillo
Carter
Kids Inc Champions to be Honored at Luncheon
City champions of Kids Inc basketball will attend a luncheon Friday at the Mexican Inn with Ralph and Tim Pellow and the American Business Club. Players and coaches will receive miniature gold basketballs as part of the celebration. The program features a film of Phillips 66 AAU champions emphasizing fundamentals for young players.
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Phillips 66
Girls Golf Tourney Adds Division at Amarillo Club
A girls division will compete in the Conference 1-AA Golf Tournament at Amarillo Country Club on Saturday. Pampa enters a full four member team, while Amarillo High fields Carolyn Kelly as lone representative. Borger, Amarillo, and Pampa each field four member squads. medals decided over 18 holes. Sandie squad members John Evans Don McCormick Art McKay and Gene Klein earned places.
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Amarillo Country Club
Pampa
Amarillo High
Carolyn Kelly
Amarillo
Borger
John Evans
Don McCormick
Art McKay
Gene Klein
Higgins and Moore Share Golf Honors at Amarillo Club
Mrs. J. W. Higgins and Mrs. R. J. Moore tied for first with net 2 in the Amarillo Country Club Women's Golf Association Weekly Handicap Tournament. Higgins posted 39-8-31 and Moore 38-7-31 on nine blind holes. Mrs. E. D. Lamb led the nine hole flight with 27-71%4- 19%%. Mrs. W. F. Cretney won the Luncheon Ball.
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J. W. Higgins
R. J. Moore
Amarillo Country Club
Higgins
Moore
E. D. Lamb
W. F. Cretney
U S and Soviet Zone Agree Liaison Missions
United States and Soviet occupation forces in Germany approve liaison missions in each zone. The missions will have freedom of travel and may investigate and report on nationals' interests within the other zone. The agreement was announced by the U S European Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
United States
U.S. European Command
Allen Hall Star In Volleyball Win
Elizabeth Allen and Marcella Hall starred as the Amarillo Sandies defeated Claude 15-11 and 15-10. The Sandies JV and varsity squads, coached by Dorris Foreman and Jane Williams, fielded strong front lines with Allen or Hall in every set. The team, eyeing Conference 1-AA and 1-B meets, faces the Pampa Pepettes next, with a return match against White Deer undecided.
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Elizabeth Allen
Marcella Hall
Amarillo Sandie
Claude
Mustangs
Amarillo
Dorris Foreman
Jane Williams
Allen
Hall
Gruver
Carrouzett
Sandies
Helen Webb
Margaret Parker
Pat Pitcock
Jean Brown
Gypsie Smallwood
Kathryn Gaddis
Donieta Pearson
Nancy Fields
Earlene Edwards
Catherine Brown
Dorothy Womble
Virginia Counts
Joan Hollaway
Jesse Pippin
Joyce Westfall
Pampa
White Deer
Highest Egg Producer
The United States leads global egg production, outpacing Australia Canada Denmark Ireland and Holland as a dominant poultry industry nation. Local poultry growers and agricultural sectors may view the standing as a benchmark for export potential market access and farming efficiency.
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Australia
Canada
Denmark
Eire
Holland
United States
Powell High to Begin 1947 Spring Football April 17
Amarillo High School gridders start spring training on April 17, limited to 30 sessions by Texas Interscholastic League rules, ends May 16 with the annual Exes game. With eight 1946 regulars gone, the Golden Sandies seek the District 1-AA title, though Pampa Harvesters loom as favorites with most of last season back. Pampa still seeks a head coach to replace Otis Coffey who resigned.
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Golden Sandies
Pampa Harvesters
Pampa
Otis Coffey
New Orleans
Bowling Scores Showcase Women’s Banner Bowl League Results
Amarillo Tent & Awning leads early with scores of Mahler 378 Pitt 367 Sherley 376 Baty 350 Moore 408. Mann 496 Young 461 Broom 353 Jesko 373 dominate for Aeromatic in another split. Multiple teams post high marks including Ramey 409 Martens 503 and Wagner 544 for Panhandle Trailways with varied winners like Bat's Liquor and Amarillo Beauty Supply across rounds.
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Amarillo
Mahler
Pitt
Sherley
Baty
Moore
Aeromatic
Mann
Young
Broom
Jesko
Mullin
Jones-Roberts
Green
Fietcher
Baker
Ramey
Martens
Blackburn Sporting Goods
Stogner
Duke
Dowell
Gravestock
Kroll
T & M Package
West
Cascarelli
Daugherty
Duniven
Dorris
Amarillo Beauty Supply
Everett
Blind
Hill
Thomas
Panhandle Trailways
Roberts
Forister
Barrow
Wagner
Bat's Liquor
Murray
Widick
Wicker
Smith
Shane
Amarillo Tent & Awning
Stoner
Jones-Roberts Shoe Store
Fletcher
Triangular Meet Set Between A and M LSU Baylor
Top teams from two conferences clash Saturday in College Station for a triangular track meet featuring Texas A and M LSU and Baylor LSU won last year’s Southeast title while A and M were runners up in the Southwest. Baylor is rated third or fourth in the Southwest this season.
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College Station
Texas A
Louisiana State
Baylor
L.S.A
How was it named journey cake or Shawnee cake origin
Some say Johnnycake, the hard baked cornmeal bread, was named journey cake because it could travel on long trips. Others claim Shawnee cooks made similar cakes, and Johnnycake may be a corruption of Shawnee cake.
Presidential Pitch Set To Open Season With Truman
Washington April 9 AP The first ball of the season may be the best since Taft as President Truman plans to throw the opening pitch for the Washington Senators against the New York Yankees. Morris A Bealle, biographer and fan, notes Taft started the tradition. Bealle recalls various presidents and lauds Truman's smooth follow through while describing a famous Johnson performance and an amusing misplay near right field.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
H. Truman
Truman
Morris A. Bealle
Washington Senators
Bealle
Taft
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Walter Johnson
Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Frank Baker
Johnson
Golf pros and amateurs enter 1947 All-Southwest event
In Wichita Falls the 1947 All-Southwest Pro Amateur Golf Tournament at Wichita Falls Country Club runs April 29 to May 1 with at least 200 entries. Pros Harry Todd Dallas Jimmy Gauntt Oklahoma City Ray Gafford Fort Worth Shorty Hornbuckle Odessa Ray Hill Shreveport are entered. amateurs Don Cherry Wichita Falls Earl Stewart Dallas Vance Lidell Shreveport have applied.
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Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls Country Club
Ray Garrett
Harry Todd
Dallas
Jimmy Gauntt
Oklahoma City
Ray Gafford
Fort Worth
Shorty Hornbuckle
Odessa
Ray Hill
Shreveport
Don Cherry
Earl Stewart
Vance Lidell
Baylor Linksmen Triumph Over Texas Christian
Baylor's golf team defeated Texas Christian 4 matches to 2 in Waco on April 9, claiming their second straight win.
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Waco
Baylor
Texas Christian
Inter-City Meet Sunday at Ross Rogers Course
The second of four inter-city golf matches will be played Sunday afternoon at the Ross Rogers Course. In the opener at Huber Country Club Berger, local players defeated visitors from Pampa and Phillips Country Clubs. Muny Pro Chuck Klein invites Amarillo golfers to sign up at the club house. foursomes tee off between 12 and 12 30.
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Ross Rogers
Huber
Berger
Pampa Country Club
Phillips Country Club
Muny
Chuck Klein
Amarillo
Junior High Mat Meet Opens Tonight
Junior High wrestling opens tonight at the High School Armory with 13 weight classes across three local schools. Twenty one bouts decide the champions. tonight features 13 matches starting at 7 o'clock with no admission. Tonight’s card includes Dean Collins vs Mickey Vernon and others in 73 to 165 pound divisions.
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Dean Collins
Mickey Vernonee
Duane Morgan
Bul Vierones
Eddie Boyton
Rtiz
Toby Dowell
Jimmy Morrison
Sam Wilson
Smith
Ray Nichols
Bob Batchelor
Don Seli
Tommy Donnell
Loyal Gollihugh
Pete Gonales
Gene Bilassengame
Webb
Donald Giles
Max Carver
Charlie Prioo
Kenneth Bullard
Bob Elliott
Earl Getman
Bob Hardin
James Baker
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Houston Golf Meet
Ay Srey
Prow
Werdagher & Burton
Whitkey
Spee
Pras
Taber
Dutch Mantel
Frankie Hill Murdock
Waxahachie
Big Floyd Hansen
Dory Detton
Fair Grounds Arena
Jimmy Demaret
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico
N. L. Boykin
Taylor
Vernon Next
Bob
Maverick Club
Boys Ranch
Wolflin Ponies
U. S
Panhandle American Houses, Inc
N. E. 9Th Ave
Homer Duvall
Texaco
Madison
Powell
Amarillo High School
William Fletcher
Santa Fe
San Jacinto
Antelopes
Canyons
Rangers
Diesels
Flyers
Limiteds
el Capitans
Chiefs
George Tower
P. H. Ahlstrom
Bud Thompson
KGNC
Bud
Amarillo Venetian Blind Co
Taylor St
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Team Outfitters
Rawlings
Spalding
Nocona
Rawlings - Spalding
Henry Blackburn
Sporting Goods
New York Yankees
Todd, Gauntt
Gafford
Baylor Linksmen
Inter-City
Army & Navy
the Panhandle
OLD Thompson
Zamtos
Glenmore
Glenmore Distilleries CO
Louisville, Kentucky
General Tire
Yan
Art Oleh
Baker - Askew Tire Company
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