Borden's Milkmaids Defeat Palo Duro Motor in League Match
The Borden's Milkmaids won two of three games and edged Palo Duro Motor 2,292 to 2,204 despite a 30 pin handicap. Elizabeth Eckert led with a 481 series as the anchor for the Milkmaids.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
15
The Borden's Milkmaids won two of three games and edged Palo Duro Motor 2,292 to 2,204 despite a 30 pin handicap. Elizabeth Eckert led with a 481 series as the anchor for the Milkmaids.
Cubs hitters shake slumps as Billy Herman collects three hits and Stan Hack hits a homer while Gabby Hartnett faces spring bullpen woes. Bill Lee struggles with a high earned run average as Claude Passeau and others endure hard contact in a Browns game. Mel Ott of the Giants shows decline with a .200 average across 65 at bats and a hitless day against Cleveland.
Springfield report says Pirates manager Frankie Frisch, ill with throat ailment, left for St Louis for a further medical checkup while Mike Kelly remains in charge in his absence.
Amarillo forms a new eight club night and twilight softball league to start around May 6 at a modern lighted park on East Tenth Street. The park, due by May 1, will include a lighted diamond and practice fields for twilight players. Teams include Phillips Magnolia Yellow Cab Pan Hellenic Council Soil Conservation Service Hi Y Roberts Olver and Simmons Service Station.
Fifty Panhandle Outdoor Sportmen's Club members met to hear landowners discuss hunter and fisher relationships with landowners. Jay Taylor and Gene Howe urged proper sportsmanship and seeking permission to access lands to improve fishing conditions and preserve the sport. An action-packed salmon fishing film from Weber Lifelike Fly Company was shown and well received.
Old time fans recall Ricardo Torres as a 1920s Nationals catcher and note his son Gilbert Torres in camp. Gilbert, tall and somber, shifts from third to pitcher and shines with a knuckleball while manager Bucky Harris grows intrigued. Yankees suffer injuries as Joe Gordon sprains ankle and may miss opener. Jake Powell hospitalized after steel fence collision. Lefty Gomez sustains a bruised knee.
Harris County Judge Roy Hofheinz waits for Attorney General Gerald Mann to decide on reassignment to the Texas State Supreme Court. Governor O'Daniel offered the post, with Hofheinz saying a decision hinges on Mann's acceptance or rejection. If Mann declines, Hofheinz may seek reelection as county judge. Indiana University faced menu cuts as coach Branch McCracken forfeited 15 free dinners to prepare for the NCAA tournament.
Henry McLemore teases readers with bold season predictions for both the National and American Leagues. He places Cincinnati and St Louis atop the NL, Brooklyn third, New York fourth, Chicago fifth, Pittsburgh sixth, Boston seventh, and an unknown eighth, then rates Yankees first or second, Red Sox second, and others in order, noting the thrill may fade with certainty. He recalls last year’s Yankees pick and hints at potential impact on player effort. An injury update from Danville reports Hal Trosky's hand not broken and could return by weekend.
Promoter Dutch Mantell offers four bouts at the National Guard Armory. Two matches feature women grapplers led by Mildred Burke defending the world title against Wilma Gordon of Tennessee. May Weston faces Gladys Gillem. Billy Goelz meets Jack Natzworthy. Gorilla Pogi battles Russ Riley. Ringside tickets on sale at City Drug Store, 615 Polk Street.
Delmar Koch a hard punching Amarillo fighter KO’d Calvin Benefield twice in the first round and twice in the second before a technical knockout victory. Houston crowd and Koch’s manager Duke Nally court his future as he files away his fourth straight KO win. Koch flew from Amarillo to Houston and back for the bout while keeping up work and road training.
Russell Tate at 112 pounds became Amarillo High School's first intramural boxing champion after defeating Gib Howard at 110. Semi final results cut the field to eight, with bouts decided by judges. Roy Priolo advanced by forfeit over Jim Warner in the 216-pound class.
Sanford Bears defeated the Maverick Club 6 to 5 in a return dual meet at Sanford with close boxing results. Earlier, the Mavericks had outpointed Sanford 7 to 4 in a separate meet.
The Associated Press reports results from exhibition games across multiple cities. New York A beat Brooklyn N 7 6 in Ashland Kentucky. Washington A defeated Boston N 4 3. New York N topped Cleveland A 4 1 in Tarboro North Carolina. Boston A beat Cincinnati N 2 1 in Charleston West Virginia. Philadelphia N defeated Knoxville SA 13 8 in Knoxville Tennessee. Evansville 3-1 hosted Detroit A with Evansville 7 5. Chicago A beat Pittsburgh N 10 7 in Owensboro Kentucky. St Louis N beat Oklahoma City Tex 8 1 in Oklahoma City. Philadelphia A beat Chattanooga Son 7 6 in Chattanooga Tennessee. St Louis A 115 Chicago N 3 in Topeka Kansas.
A New York Times style blurb notes Michigan State freshmen baseball coach works to pare a 200 hopefuls list to 25. The column casually cites sports figures and mock betting vibes, mixing boxing and boxing-related humor with brief mentions of Paycheck, Barland, and other personalities in a rapid, collage-like fashion.
Barney Ross, former lightweight and welterweight champion, has turned down an offer to promote fights at the Chicago Arena.
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