Sandies Beat Lubbock 7 5 In Baseball At Gold Sox Field
The Sandies defeated Lubbock 7 to 5 Saturday afternoon at Gold Sox Field, marking the first athletic win over Lubbock outside golf and track this school year. The victory gives Amarillo a 5 4 edge in four seasons and sets up district play against Borger, Harvesters, and Stratford as coach Carl Matney leads the Sandies into District 1-AA action.
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Gold Sox Field
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Harvesters
Pampa
Stratford
Solon Holt
John Whinnery
Whinnery
Dumas High School
Holt
Iosing
Brady
Russ Holland
Behting
West Texas State College
Canyon
Plainview
Borger
Brownwood
West Texas
Fort Worth
Odessa
South Plains
Greenbelt
Childress
Austin
Hayden's Net 63 Wins ACC Meet at Amarillo Club
Budgie Hayden shot net 63 to lead a field over 200 in the Amarillo Country Club weekend golf tournament. John Munn won low gross with 64, edging J R Brown by one stroke in the same foursome. Gene Edwards posted two-under 68 despite two fives.
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Munn
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Gene Edwards
Earle Brucker Resigns as St. Louis Browns Coach
SAN ANTONIO April 9 Earle Brucker longtime Browns coach resigned citing failure to secure cooperation to improve the pitching staff Bill DeWitt Browns president said he was surprised but accepted the resignation promptly
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Earle Brucker
St. Louis Browns
Bill DeWitt
Browns
Worn-Out Pampa Leaves 'No-Pitch' Sox to Borger
Borger Gassers travel to Amarillo for an 8 p.m. exhibition at Gold Sox Field after a 4-3 Texas League win over Oklahoma City in Berger. Amarillo’s spring opener vs Pampa Oilers saw a 10-3 win for the Oilers as pitching woes for the Sox surfaced. Dee Fletcher stood out for Amarillo with a solid mound showing and Crawford Howard delivered three timely singles.
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Gold Sox
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Fausett
Larry Mann
Mann
Joel Calloway
Martin McMurray
Dee Fletcher
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Fletcher
Francis Rice
Hank Chatteleir
Dee del Toro
Virgil Richardson
George Dellis
Pinky Higgins
Higgins
Dellis
Jack Wadsworth
Crawford Howard
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Richardson
A Chatellier
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Suarez
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Amarillo Chatellier
Sinclair
Tee
Howard
Halter
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Braden
Tb Harper
Ibenee Kitchens
Robinett
J. Calloway
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We Richardson
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Wadsworth
Ice
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Richard
Woldt
Murray
Ayte
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Umptney
Gibbs
Mat
Dorris Leads In Amarillo Women’s Bowling Tour Halfway Mark
Ruth Dorris posted a 212 average and 33 pin handicap to lead the 13th annual Amarillo Women’s Bowling Association tournament at Peerless Lanes. Helen Pittman sits three pins back with 629 series aided by a 141 handicap, followed by Nettie Allen 628, Martha London 613 and Edith Green 611. Doubles leaders Nyla Brizendine and Mary Russell posted 622 and 591, while Claire Mann and Jerry Grave stock and Charlotte Condren Edith Green teams sit top with 1,189 and 1,185 as the event winds toward a finish next weekend.
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Nettie Allen
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Amarillo
Charlotte Condren
Cubs Offer Schmitz For Card Southpaw
In Little Rock on April 9, manager Frankie Frisch of the Chicago Cubs reportedly renewed efforts to acquire left handed pitcher Howie Pollet from the St. Louis Cardinals. Frisch allegedly offered Johnny Schmitz plus cash in exchange for Pollet, who remains unsigned after a lengthy holdout.
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Ark
Frankie Frisch
Chicago Cubs
Howie Pollet
St. Louis Cardinals
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Johnny Schmitz
Cash
Pollet
Brave Forces Join For Yankee Series
Boston Braves unite their plane and train squads in Dallas to start a three game road series with the New York Yankees. The opener is in Dallas today, the second game in Kansas City tomorrow, and the final clash in Louisville Tuesday.
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Gassers Edge Indians 4-3 In Exhibition Clash
Borger Gassers of the West Texas New Mexico league beat Oklahoma City's Indians 4-3 in an exhibition game. Borger relied on five timely hits while Oklahoma City rapped 11 safeties but failed to convert in the clutch.
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Borger Gassers
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Indians
British newspapers cut five per cent in newsprint allocation
British newspapers faced another five percent reduction in newsprint supply, tightening margins and forcing editorial and production adjustments across outlets.
Hogan Finally Captures Masters Crowns Victory at Augusta
Nine-time contender Ben Hogan, at age 39, finally wins the Masters at Augusta National with a 280. Riegel finishes second with 282, Mangrum and Worsham tied for third, while Lawson Little and Jim Ferrier also score well. Hogan played safely in the final round, birdied four times, and avoided par over the 6,900-yard course to claim the title.
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Skee) Reigel
Lloyd Mangrum
Lew Worsham
Riegel
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Dave Douglas
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Sam Snead
Sam
Lawson Little
Jim Ferrier
Wrestle Witnesses Wildest and Wackiest Night Fan Frenzy
A vivid sketch of wrestling crowds and daredevil fans across the country. Promoter Cory Detton notes such scenes while describing the passionate mix of office workers and grandmothers in arenas. Notable fans include Hatpin Mary of Hollywood who once drew blood with a diamond hatpin. Local Amarillo matchups feature roughneck fans and jitters as they watch Murdock and others.
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Mary
Hollywood
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