Sixteen Teams Set for Pennant Chase
Henry Farrell reports sixteen major league clubs start the 1924 season with hopes of winning the pennant. The National League features four strong contenders, while the American League eyes fierce races as teams and managers shift notably including Buck Harris new with Washington and Dave Bancroft moving to Boston.
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United Press Sports
New York
New Yorkitts
Yankees
Buck” Harris
Washington Senators
Frank Chance
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Lee Fohl
St. Louis Browns
George Sisler
Pat Moran
Jack Hendricks
Cincinnati Reds
Hendricks
St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Bancroft
Giants
Boston Braves
Golf pro to teach in Amarillo and Canyon clubs
Robert Howard, longtime Detroit Country Lab pro, will offer thirty days of group and individual golf instruction. He'll spend most of the time at Amarillo Country Club with one day per week in Canyon and another at the Hillcrest Country Club.
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Baseball
New York
Giants
Yankees
P.b
Robert Howard
McBrady
Detroit Country Lab
Amarillo Country Club
Canyon
Hillcrest Golf Club Tourney Nears Conclusion
With good weather tomorrow and Saturday the Hillcrest club tournament should conclude. Karlish and Walter Parr face off this afternoon for a finals spot, both in excellent form. J. D. McClure and H. D. Magee have already reached the finals. valuable prizes inspire tight concluding matches.
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Hillcrest Club
Karlish
Walter Parr
J. D. McClure
H. D. Magee
Big League Manager Bill McKetchnie in Baseball Odyssey
The Pirates manager Bill McKetchnie has spanned three majors and seven clubs. His career includes stints with the Pirates Braves Yankees Giants Reds and Newark before settling as Pittsburgh manager. He once batted for Hans Wagner and recalls last season’s near miss and stars Wilbur Cooper Rob Russell and Bigbee. Bill prioritizes baseball above all, despite a singing baritone.
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Bill McKetchnie
Pirate Beffalo
Bill
Pirates
Boston Braves
Yankees
Rampus
Indianapolis
Newark
Harry Sinclair
McKetchnie
Giants
Cincinnati
Reds
Pittsburgh
Hans Wagner
Wagner
Pipes Bill
Wilbur Cooper
Rob Russell
Bigbee
Sandies and Fort Worth Clash in First Meet of Series
Amarillo based Golden Sandstorm to face North Fort Worth in a 4 pm opener at Gasser Park. The series continues with games at 4 pm tomorrow and 10 36 am Saturday. Fort Worth arrives late, canceling a planned game with Canyon. Nicklaus to pitch, Kelly catching as Sandies seek early series win.
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Amarillo
Golden Sandstorm
North Fort Worth
Gasser Park
Fort Worth
Sandies
A. S. Douglass
Vtedévy Nicklaus
Kelly
Immigrant Cars Unloaded Along Rock Island Line
Twelve immigrant cars have been unloaded on the Rock Island lines between Sayre Oklahoma and Tucumcari New Mexico, with one to three cars discharged at different points along the route, according to a Rock Island official.
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Rock Island
Sayre
Okla
Tucumcari
N. M
Browne Sets Brentwood Women’s Course Record
Miss Mary K. Browne established a new Brentwood Country Club course mark for women with 78 strokes near Los Angeles. She previously held the 80 record and is a former national tennis champion and state golf honoree, achieved during the state preliminaries.
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Mary K. Browne
Brentwood Country Club
Los Angeles
Miss Browne
Local Notes From Silverton Amarillo Visitors
Mrs Alma Cloyd of Silverton was here yesterday. E C Meador from Miami was in Amarillo Wednesday. Mrs C E Hurt plans to open a beauty shop above Richards store. The 11 year old son of Rev Milo Atkinson on 1300 Taylor street had his tonsils removed this morning.
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Alma Cloyd
Silverton
E. C. Meador
Miami
Amarillo
C. E. Hurt
Richards Store
Milo Atkinson
Taylor Street
Classified Notices From Local Listings
Multiple small ads list for rent and sale items including a south bedroom on the ground floor with garage at 810 Pierce a lovely room close in April 16th unfurnished rooms and a store building at Eleventh and Polk James Bush phone 1108 trade for a Ford a Franklin touring car good 5 room bungalow 905 N Buchanan and Brunswick machine with 75 records for sale exchange for a diamond dairy farm near town James Bush phone 1103
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Polk Street
James Bush
Ford
Franklin
P. O. Box
N. Buchanan
Brunswick Machine
6Th Street
Anderson
Hayden Street
Pierce
8Th Street
Lincoln
Tyler
E. L. Higinbotham
Amarillo High track men eye district cup defense
Thirteen Amarillo High School athletes and Coach Wilson prepare to defend the District Inter scholastic track cup at Canyon as the meet closes. The Golden Sandstorm team, mostly veterans, aims to retain the cup permanently with potential wins in key events led by McQueen Tadlock and Smith among others.
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Amarillo
Wilson
Canyon
Golden Sandstorm
Londos Versus Farley Prepares for Big Match
Billy Londos travels to Wellington Texas to recruit Billy Romanoff as coach for the upcoming wrestling bout with Cal Farley at the Fair theater next Wednesday at 9 45 PM. Farley and Londos train daily in public sessions focusing on holds with emphasis on the toe hold. Ticket sales surge with ringside and box seats scarce. Mrs T N Smssen underwent surgery at Northwest Texas hospital this morning.
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Billy Londos
Cal Farley
Fair Theater
Wellington
Tex
Billy Romanoff
Cal
East Fourth Street
Farley
Londos
T. N Smssen
Northwest Texas Hospital
Real Estate Bargains and Rentals
Real estate listings include Lot 5 block 161 G and S for 500 dollars with easy terms. 160 acres plains land near Dumas Texas priced at 12.50 an acre with 800 cash and six annual payments. Store for rent occupied by Sunshine cleaners. Various other sale and trade offers across Amarillo area. Phone contact 716 or 298.
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Dumas
Moore County
W. J. Morton
Texas
Sunshine Cleaners
J. Levy
Fair Theater
O. T
Taylor
Carr
North Fillmore
Amarillo
Dunaway & Sloan
van Buren
The Future Car Henry Ford Foresees
An early 1910 article by Henry Ford, cited here, argues the automobile’s future hinges on low price and broad accessibility. It contrasts 1909 sales of 2,000,000 horse drawn vehicles with 4,000,000 motor cars in 1923, predicting the rise of a low priced car for the masses and continued price–demand balance.
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Henry Ford
Detroit
Buick Touring Car Stolen, Recovered By Sheriff
A Buick touring car owned by the Buick Cadillac company was stolen last night from in front of the M. E. Pittman home at 1815 Polk Street. Sheriff Less Whitaker found the abandoned vehicle on the cemetery road six miles south of Amarillo, tires and accessories stripped. It will be brought back to Amarillo today.
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Buick-Cadillac Company
M. E. Pittman
Polk Street
Less Whitaker
Cemetery Road
Amarillo
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C. M. Humphreys
Carl G. Reeves
Ft. Worth Mutual Benevolent Association
J. RR. Durrett
Sec’y Mer
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H. E. Thomas
M. Dudley
Panhandle Mattress CO
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Smith & Parks
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