Amarillo to organize semi pro baseball club this season
Amarillo plans a semi pro baseball club with Metro Park owners Howard Blackburn and C. B. Rittenberg financing. Gib Jackson named manager. Gate receipts split 60 40, with local share pro rated after each game. A contest will pick a new club name with a season ticket prize.
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
Old Faces Missing As Big Show Opens For 1931 Pennant Battle
New York April 14 Faces of past heroes fade from the game as youth arrives in major league baseball. The season opens without Grover Cleveland Alexander or George Sisler. Rookie stars like Johnny Verger Joe Vosmik Jack Burns Micek Heath Ernest Lombardi Mel Simmons and others are ushering in a new era with promising debuts and chances to replace fading veterans.
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Johnny Verger
Pacific Coast League
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John McGraw
Joe Vosmik
Blue Ridge
Cleveland Indians
Charley Jamieson
Tribe
Micek Heath
Cincinnati Reds
Dan Howley
Heath
Toronto
Ernest Lombardi
Robins
Lopez
Picinich
Lombardi
Robbie
Mel Simmons
White Sox
Donie Bush
Grapple date changed for week's card
Wrestling promoter Al Anderson moved the weekly card to Thursday at the Armory on Polk Street. Jack Gorman meets Ray Myers in a welterweight clash after Myers arrived from Arizona. Meyers claims strong form and aims to beat Gorman who seeks another shot at Pedigo. Cyclone Mackay faces Dutch Bethke in a billed prelim. Tickets available at City Drug No. 1 on Polk.
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Jim Jeffries May Return As Ring Referee In 1931
Jim Jeffries, former heavyweight champion, may return to boxing not as a fighter but as a referee or official. Encouraged by Jack Dempsey’s rising role, he attends bouts in Los Angeles and could draw crowds again. At nearly 56, he remains a physical force and could control fights when needed, having once refereed a world championship bout.
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Los Angeles
Big Jim
Jack Johnson
Reno
Nev
House of Davids Triumph in First Night Game
In Gainesville Texas Grover Cleveland Alexander's House of David defeated the Gainesville All-Stars 15 to 1 in the first night baseball game here under electric lights. Miller held Gainesville to six scattered hits while Grey gave up 19 hits. Alexander, the bearded team’s manager, will pitch tonight in Sherman.
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Moore sold to Minneapolis club after Reds release
Gene Moore, rookie outfielder, released on option by the Cincinnati Reds and soon joined the Minneapolis club of the American Association. Moore had been purchased from the Dallas Steers and was released in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Fights Last Night Show Boxing Standouts Across Cities
In Philadelphia Wolgast outpointed Archie Bell over ten rounds. Benny Bass retained pace by outpointing Young Firpo in a non title fight. Berlenbach stopped Billy Henderson in New York. Herman Heller stopped Lou Flowers in New York. Baxter Calmes beat Bud Doran in Chicago. Freddie Miller defeated Tommy Paul in Cincinnati.
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Herman Heller
Germany
Lou
Tiger) Flowers
Chicago
Baxter Calmes
Wichita
Kas
Bud Doran
Cincinnati
Freddie Miller
Tommy Paul
Buffalo
Golfers of Texas in Mineral Wells Meet opener
Golfers from across Texas are expected to enter the Mineral Wells Country Club invitation tournament in Mineral Wells beginning Thursday. The opening day features 18 hole qualifying rounds and a driving contest as part of the program.
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Mineral Wells Country Club
A's Appear Headed For Third Title
The Associated Press reports Philadelphia Athletics seem headed toward a third straight American League title as they open in Washington facing the Senators with Earnshaw lining up against Grove. Johnson’s Senators and McCarthy’s Yankees also launch campaigns against the Red Sox and Cubs under new managers Collins and McCarthy.
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Amarillo Baseball Name Contest and Season Outlook Brief
A reader submission requests a name for Amarillo's semi pro baseball club, with space for print name and address to Globe News Sports Editor. The article notes managers Mc Carthy Collins optimistic about stronger teams, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox seek first division status, Wes Ferrell out as pitcher, White Sox rebuilding, Detroit improving under Buckie Harris and Bill Killefer at St Louis.
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Buckie Harris
Washington
St. Louis
Bill Killefer
New Rule May Hinder Hitters In 1931 Pennant Races
New rule changes take effect at the start of the 1931 major league pennant races. A new baseball and a new sacrifice hit rule are expected to aid pitchers. The National League ball features higher stitches and a thicker looser cover, affecting contact and hitting outcomes.
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Rogers Hornsby
Chicago Cubs
New York
Christians to Meet Baptists at Metro Park
Amarillo Sunday School base ball league opens at 6 tonight with Christians facing First Baptists at Metro Park. Admission is 25 cents. contracts, rules, and a July finish are set. Teams include First Christian, First Methodist, First Baptist, Price Memorial College, Second Baptist, and Second Christian. Games may be five or seven innings by manager agreement.
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Changes in baseball sacrifice rule raise batting credits
The American League adopts a new sacrifice rule aligning with last year’s practice. Batters now receive a sacrifice credit only for bunting that advances a runner, replacing the former rule that credited sacrifices on any fly ball that moved a runner.
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