Vacant Lots Rally As Amarillo Boys Form Baseball Softball Leagues
More than 2 000 Amarillo boys meet on 50 playing fields to begin practice for baseball and softball season. 864 players 14 and under in 48 teams across six leagues planned with adult coaches after background checks. Official play starts May 1 at Tri State Park and other diamonds designated by the commissioner.
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Amarillo
Harold Gallarneau
Bob Seeds
Junior Gold Sox
Tri- State Park
Tri-State Park
Reds pitcher Elmer Riddle seeks evaluation for sore right arm
Columbus Georgia April 16 Elmer Riddle Cincinnati Reds pitcher plans to travel to Cincinnati for examination by the same doctor who operated last year He says his arm feels better but he cannot throw as before and notes his role as industrial recreation director in the city.
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Columbus
Elmer Riddle
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Highway network would yield a fueling station per mile
A thought experiment posits that if all United States highways were stretched end to end, a filling station would line every mile. It imagines the vast scale of the road system and consumer demand across the nation.
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United States
Cue Wizards Clash in Dallas World Three-Cushion Match
Champion Welker Cochran and challenger Willie Hoppe duel in Dallas the next day for a cross country six block segment. Hoppe leads Cochran by 165 points after 44 blocks with totals Hoppe 2417 Cochran 2252. A hen's egg composition is noted as 66 percent water 10 percent fat 13 percent protein and 11 percent minerals.
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Dallas
Welker Cochran
Willie Hoppe
Hoppe
Cochran
Yankees Open Season With Roosevelt Memorial Game
Opening day in Washington features the New York Yankees vs the Senators at Griffith Stadium. The contest is dedicated to Franklin D Roosevelt, four days after his death. The Yankees debut under new owners Larry MacPhail Dan Topping and Del Webb, while Clark Griffith begins his 57th season as Senators owner. The Yankees aim for a championship, the Senators seek stability after finishing last in 1944.
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Washington
New York Yankees
Senators
Griffith Stadium
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Yankees
Larry MacPhail
Dan Topping
del Webb
Jacob Rapper
Maverick Club Column Drills in Youth Basketball Contests
Ralph Dykeman reports on Maverick Club youth basketball events including dribbling and shooting contests across 12 to 16 year olds. Winners such as Rusty Reneau Wayne Holloway and James Kile are noted with times and scores, along with placings for each age group and event.
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Rusty Reneau
Jack Newby
Rusty
Jack
Buddie Verplank
Billy Sullivan
Ronald Johnson
Art Sharp
Eugene Peters
Buster Oliver
Bert Collins
Pat Austin
Jim Farmer
Dale Hussey
John Robert Plunket
Claude McSmith
Kenneth Hutto
Freddie McSmith
Wayne Holloway
Ernest Thrasher
Jimmie Hamilton
Rodney Shapple
Edwin Collins
Jimmie Roberts
Bobby Hudgins
Wayne Edmondson
Billy Marsh
Ernest Stallings
James Kile
Lloyd Hulsey
Richard Skapple
Kenneth Connell
Jewell McDowell
Larry Wortes
Buzzy York
Claudie McSmith
Ed Collins
Jimmy Roberts
L. G. McDowell
Oscar Stidger
Bowling and golf weekend leagues and tournaments list
The schedule lists Metropolitan League Banner Bowl on Tuesday Mixed Foursome League at Victory Alleys Wednesday Civic League at Victory Alleys Thursday Texaco League Banner Bowl Friday Southwestern Public Service Co League Banner Bowl Saturday Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association weekend handicap at Ross Rogers Course Amarillo Country Club weekend handicap tournament Annual City Bowling Tournament Banner Bowl Sunday Weekend Handicap Tournament Handicap Tournament
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Henry Morris
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Amarillo Golfers Association
Amarillo Country Club
Victory Alleys
Civic League
Texaco League
Banner Bowl
Southwestern Public Service Co League
Amarillo Municipal Golfers
Ross Rogers
Lakes to receive fishery improvements in Panhandle
Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission plans Panhandle lake improvements this summer with ichthyologists based in Amarillo to supervise the program. Thurber Lake near North Texas will open to the public for a nominal fee, touting a bass paradise. Texoma receives 40 million bass fry, with additional stockings across Brownwood and other central Texas reservoirs planned by state agencies.
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Austin
the Panhandle
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Amarillo
North Texas
Big Thurber Lake
John Stinten-Dorfer
Marion Toole
Texas
Texoma
Okahoma
Sandies and Westerners Eye Regional Track Top Honors
Amarillo Sandies and Lubbock Westerners prepare for the regional track meet in Canyon on Saturday. Coach Shorty Hayhurst’s team is favored, but Howard Lynch’s Sandies have shown improvement since a prior meet where the Westerners led 76 to 59. Notable performers include Avon Franiken Gene Polk Richard Winningham and the relay squad Polk Howard Willis Bobby Bauman Winningham. Field standouts include Arthur Dyke Dale Collins Jack Seale Brian Rusk Pat Sasser and Bobby Bauman with Collins hampered by a sore ankle.
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Canyon
Shorty Hayhurst
Sandies
Howard Lynch
Avon Franiken
Gene Polk
Richard Winningham
Polk
Howard
Willis
Bobby Bauman
Winningham
Arthur Dyke
Dale Collins
Jack Seale
Brian Rusk
Pat Sasser
Collins
Generators Lead Southwest Public Service Bowling Standings
Southwes tern Public Service Bowling League results show Generators with three wins top the list posting scores 604 528 542 for 1675. Exciters remain winless at 1588 with Norman 133 133 155 and Evans 85 118 95. Bulb Snatchers have two wins led by Carter 188 147 184 for 519. Insulators total 1594 with Pendleton 147 159 153. Turbines 1803 paced by O Davis 165 142 147. Reddys 1 win led by Ridings 159 163 199. Live Wires 1608 behind Buchanan 166 145 213. Regulators 0 wins at 1476 with Bybee 112 111 143. Globe-News Want Ads Get Results.
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Fogg
Gattis
Woodward
Chapman
Norman
Cox
Evans
Hudson
Wright
Lawrence
Blind
Carter
W. Davis
Cato
Smith
Pendleton
Turbines
Dauke
Gidden
O. Davis
Leslie
Kerney
Hogan
Buchanan
Regulators
Bybee
Sheppard
Jacobson
Tri-State Senior Golf Tourney at Amarillo CC Dates
The Tri-State Senior Golf Tourney will be held at Amarillo Country Club on May 22 23 24 and 25. The Annual Amarillo City Bowling Tournament Banner Bowl runs April 21 22. Region 1 Track and Field Meet takes place in Canyon on Saturday with local schools competing.
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Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo City
Banner Bowl
Amarillo Sandies Open Spring Football Practice
Amarillo Sandies coach Howard Lynch gave the go ahead for spring football practice. Thirty days of drills are planned with over 60 candidates, 11 returning lettermen from 1944, and two experienced linemen Bill Spann and Donald Mulkey at center while other positions have only one returning player. The highlight is the May 15 game against the Exes.
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Howard Lynch
Amarillo Sandies
The
Exes
Sandies
Bill Spann
Donald Mulkey
Four Net Teams Enter Regional Tennis Meet in Canyon
Amarillo sends four net teams to the regional tennis meet at Canyon on Friday and Saturday. District champions from class AA A and B will attend with singles stars Pat Jackson and Johnny Allen expected to lead their brackets. The girls doubles pairing Nell Quattlebaum and Mary Nell Park are new but face tough competition after a district finals challenge against Pampa.
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Canyon
Amarillo
Pat Jackson
Johnny Allen
Miss Jackson
Ginger Owens
Allen
Hayden Hardin
Jack Laing
Nell Quattlebaum
Mary Nell Park
Quattlebaum Park
Pampa
Waco Wolves Win Opener Over Austin Battlers
The Waco Army Air Field Wolves opened their third baseball season with a 6-0 victory over the Austin Battlers. Pitcher Lefty Nelson held the Battlers to six hits.
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Waco Wolves
WACO
Waco Army Air Field Wolves
Austin Battlers
Lefty Nelson
Office moves from Zales to Blackburn Building
Announcement states the office will relocate from Zale's to the Third Floor of the Blackburn Building with elevator access on Seventh Street. Contact via phone 5822 at 7th & Polk.
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Zale
Forister Grabs Lead In City Bowling Tourney
In the second weekend at Banner Bowl, Wilson Forister took sole first in the singles with 687, pushing Jay O Keefe to a third place tie. Frank Milligan earned 676 for second, while O Keefe and Fred Grimes tied at 649. Richeys Cafe led the team division with 3090 pins as O Keefe and Jimmy Hall held the doubles lead with 1235.
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Wilson Forister
Jay O'Keefe
Frank Milligan
O'Keefe
Fred Grimes
Puller
Goodwin
Frank Marino
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