No Hit Opening Day Thrower Shatters Baseball Silence
Bob Feller pitched a no hitter on opening day, a landmark feat elevating the 1940 season. Coach Howard Lynch preps Golden Sandies for spring training and the track squad, led by Henry Laughlin, begins workouts with Otto Payne and R A Boyter among standout athletes eyeing records and early track highlights.
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Cleveland
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Howard Lynch
Golden Sandies
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Henry Laughlin
Otto Payne
Payne
Claude
Joe Wilson
Canyon
Adequate Water Supply Assured for Ross Rogers Course
The Ross Rogers golf course will gain an independent water source after the city commission accepted D L McDonald’s plan to drill a test well. Located at the northwest corner of the course, the well should yield 500 gallons per minute on a 24 hour test at a contract price of 9550 dollars. If approved, the 40 day completion will supply irrigation for greens tees and small areas while the city supply continues meanwhile. Greens are in excellent shape though fairways are still without seeding. The course currently has about 150 members, with weekend turnout about double that.
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Ross Rogers
D. L. McDonald
H. R. Smith
McDonald
Mann's Bread Tops Loop for Major League Title
Mann's Bread wins the Major League championship at Louie's Alleys by finishing 53 37 in a 90 game schedule. John Laughlin stars in the American Bowling Congress classic with 15 942 pins at 197 average and a 712 series in high three games. Final standings show Mann's Bread 53 37, other teams including Dby Mtr Frt 51 39.
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Louie's Alleys
John Laughlin
Detroit
Laughlin
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Mtr
Popular Mat Star Yaqui Joe Set For Openers At Armory
Yaqui Joe, veteran grappler and former Mantell rival, returns to Amarillo for tomorrow night’s mat program at the National Guard Armory. He meets Gorilla Pogi in the curtain-raiser at 8 pm while the main event pits Billy Goelz of Chicago against Russ Riley, with Mule Shoe Farmer Jones returning for a semi final with Abie Freeman.
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Dutch Mantell
National Guard Armory
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Billy Goelz
Chicago
Russ Riley
Mule‘shoe
Farmer Jones
Abie Freeman
New York
War eclipses baseball glory in harsh world
Daily sports column laments overshadowed by wartime events and human suffering, arguing that public focus on no-hit games and team standings is trivial compared to battles and the loss of life. Includes local item about a 61 year old clay rock house in Menno, South Dakota. Texas League results and standings wrap the page.
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Sandies
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Littlefield
Dow
Boyter
wWoach Laughlin
Wilbur Bassett
Clyde Puqua
Giants
Rangers
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Feller
Menno
U.P
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Rademacher
McLemore Reports Worries as European War Broadens
Henry McLemore outlines concerns amid Europe’s widening conflict while Henry Feller pitches a no hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Chicago White Sox on opening day. The piece notes vast coverage and mentions a Canyon meet where a district record nearly falls.
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New York
U.P
Robert Feller
Cleveland Indians
Iowa
Feller
Chicago White Sox
Rajah of Perlis Offers 50000 War Contribution to Britain
The Rajah of Perlis offers Britain fifty thousand dollars as a war contribution from his realm. The gesture signals support amid ongoing global conflict and reflects colonial ties influencing Allied efforts.
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London
Perlis
Britain
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