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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1942
Page
2
War Production Board bans golf club production after May 31 1942 using critical materials iron steel plastics cork. Ball production had already been halted earlier on April 1, 1942.
The Associated Press reports 22 of 31 district meets occur this week with 4 places advancing to regional meets on April 25 and the Austin state meet in May. A and M Consolidated won the district 17 championship at College Station by a quarter point over Huntsville. R J Kidd notes Class B status is enrollment based, not football or basketball rank.
Malcolm Kutner of Dallas, a football end and multi sport letterman at Texas, was chosen by UT students as the school's outstanding athlete for 1943-42. He will receive the Norris trophy from the T Association after amassing 2587 votes, beating Jack Crain and Jack Stone in this year’s balloting.
West Texas State will compete in a triangular track meet at Texas Tech with Hardin Simmons University. Coach Leslie Van Meter notes limited squad depth, weather delays, and inexperience, but several entrants show promise. Events include sprints, hurdles, relays, jumps, and throws with many alternates awaiting final selections.
The article recalls an AP poll where baseball experts predicted the American League top four as New York, Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago. It also notes Gottfried Von Cramm defeating Don McNeill in a tennis final and mentions a long pole vault record set by Bill Sefton at a Southern California meet.
Horton Smith and Paul Runyan shot 67s to share the lead after the first round of the Masters in Augusta Georgia. Byron Nelson opened with 68 as the field battled rain and war news while Harold Jub McSpaden praised Nelson’s form.
Army proposals clarified rules for soldiers in amateur sport. Major General Reckord praised the eight point program, confirming non professional service athletes and charitable play not harming status. In baseball, experts favor the St. Louis Cardinals to win the National League pennant over the Brooklyn Dodgers per AP poll.
Amarillo's Gold Sox opened spring camp at Malin Field with 20 players, led by manager Sled Allen who worries about defense at the infield, especially second base and center field. The catching corps is unsettled with Jimmy Moore and Marion Ott competing, while veterans like Bus Dorman and Louis Yarborough pace the pitching staff as the team builds for the season in the West Texas New Mexico League.
CANYON April 10 Coach Gus Miller returns to his alma mater as assistant football coach freshman basketball coach and instructor in physical education He left Texas Wesleyan Fort Worth to join West Texas State He praises the athletic program and will work with Coach Leslie Van Meter and Athletic Director Al Baggett His family remains in Fort Worth until the term ends Miller earlier coached at Trinidad High School and Texas Wesleyan his teams known for fighting spirit and upsets in football and strong basketball record.
Air cadets at the Army Air Corps Primary Training School in Tulare California fly shoeless or in moccasins to sense foot controls. They say high speed planes require a light foot to avoid hampering the control feel. Some pilots fly in stocking feet.
NAPPAN New Brunswick born Lord's Model, a Jersey imported cow, has joined a national producing class after nine lactations yielding 69 969 pounds of milk and 4 089 pounds of fat. She is the first Nova Scotia cow to qualify in this class and has been on test here since import.
The Women's Pioneer League dominated last night with the Lady Faire Beauty Salon team sweeping Amarillo Hotel, while Builders Supply, Mollye's Gift Shoppe, and Borden Dairy teams posted strong showings. Texaco League entries at Amarillo Bowl produced two to one margins with the Indians topping Fire Chiefs and Diesel Chiefs defeating Marfaks.
At Columbus the 42nd annual American Bowling Congress tournament passes midpoint with attendance near 100000 as Buffalo and Los Angeles could boost gates next two years. A Lexington bowler Bob Ripley tallies 163 163 163 in a triple. a Cleveland entrant travels with police escort after a nightclub incident and FBI checks.
Oklahoma City's Indians reduced their roster to 20 players as the Texas League limit of 18 takes effect two weeks after the Tribe opens the season at Fort Worth. To Natchez, Miss., for Giants grooming, Duke Doolittle Otis Delaporte Bill Van Winkle Alvin Leedy named. Louis Lazarus returns to Jersey City with a fractured jaw healing.
The State Game Commission voted to purchase the Leonard fish hatchery near Fort Worth, acquiring the 24 acre facility below Eagle Mountain Lake for 15900 dollars. The purchase follows a recommendation from Eagle Mountain Lake Lake.
New York April 9. Jack Doyle, whose baseball odds are regarded by bettors as official, lists the St. Louis Browns as 10-1 options for a first division spot in the American League. The Yankees are favorites to win the pennant, while the Cardinals edge the Dodgers in the National League.
Babe Ruth remains at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital after a pneumonia attack. Nurses report he is progressing exceptionally well and improving during his hospitalization. The home run king of the Yankees’ glamour years received bedside updates on his condition.
A London woman surgeon, confined by a broken thigh, devised bed bound exercise using ropes springs and slings to work arms legs and body. Her bravery inspired a method now cutting convalescence time and adopted in many hospitals.
The Amarillo Women's Bowling Association holds its final meeting of the year tonight at 7 30 P M in Studio A at KGNC. President Ruby Wagner urges all members to attend as new officers for the next year will be elected.
Dallas UT star Kay Abernathy will represent her school in the Drake University relays at Des Moines on April 24 and 25. Also reported: Red Wings beat Maple Leafs 5 2 to take lead in semifinal series. Pat Bohen dies at 51. Whirlaway loses in Keeneland Phoenix Handicap. Cubs beat White Sox 16 14. Nat loses no hit bid. Senators tie with Charlotte. regional notes on baseball and teaching milestone. quotes on baseball fate and team support.
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