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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1948
Page
13
A rambled sports column links the 1943 World Series memories with the St. Louis Cardinals NL chase and Amarillo High School sandies. It notes district openers, coaching praise, awards, and local baseball and basketball anecdotes from Amarillo with focus on Bakker and Borger fixtures and the Golden Sandies outlook.
St Louis April 20 Odds maker James J Carroll adjusted early season lines for the American League pennant race. The New York Yankees moved to 3 to 4 favorite while the Boston Red Sox became even money. Cardinals remained 8 to 5 in the National League with the Dodgers and Braves at 2 to 1.
Arlington April 1947 Ted Horn, 1947 national AAA racing champion, expected to arrive for practice at Arlington Downs for Sunday 100 mile championship. Rex Mays also to arrive today. Bill Holland due tomorrow. The Pat Clancy Special driven by Billy Devore led arrivals, its light 1,248 pound car featuring first use of solid disc magnesium wheels on a racing car.
Five Amarillo High School golfers travel to Dallas for the eighth annual Texas High School Golf Tournament at Cedar Crest Country Club. Qualifying rounds run Wednesday with match play Thursday through Sunday. Team members include John Evans with chaperone head coach Howard Lynch and assistants Art McKay Jr Don Hill Gene Klein Jr and Don McCormick.
A historic tussle over Americanizing Olympic cinema ends in a victory for U S coverage and commentary. The piece mocks British diction and notes American broadcast standard wins amid a push by J Arthur Rank and others to film London Town.
Radio stations protested Gainesville Baseball Club restrictions on broadcasting SNE Games at Gainesville. KTRN manager James B Barnett said he sent a protest letter after the board allowed out of town stations to broadcast Big State le games from the ball park. The board voted approval but rescinded the decision a few days later.
Texas A g gies shifted into sole first in the Southwest Conference as they won their sixth straight by beating TCU 5 to 0. SMU moved to third by blanking Rice 2 to 0. Earl Beesley allowed five hits and 13 strikeouts as the Aggies pounded eight hits and seized control with three runs in the fourth and two in the eighth.
Parker, top seed from Los Angeles, cruised into the second round of the Ros Oaks Invitational in Houston. He defeated Texas freshman Tom Nance in straight sets as Marta Parker prepared to face Jack Mamae in the next round.
Stranahan led the North and South Amateur qualifiers at Pinehurst with a medal score of 71. Frank Stranahan, Toledo's standout, paced the field as Moseley, Price, Edwards, and Homer posted even par. Dudley and Paddock followed close, reflecting a tight medal lineup as match play begins.
Howard Green announces an eight man umpire staff for the 1948 Longhorn League season. Umpires were drawn from a pool of five leagues after winter scouting at Florida schools. Supervising the pool is Lefty Craig of San Antonio. Opening night games list assignments: Del Rio at San Angelo Richards Tendrick. Big Spring at Midland Eiler Snow. Ballinger at Vernon Sadowski Prank. Odessa at Sweetwater Francis ONeill.
Bobby Locke of South Africa fired an eight under par 64 to take a five stroke lead midway through the Carolina Open at Southern Pines. Johnny Bulla of High Point, Johnny Palmer of Badin, and Glen Teal of Charlotte chased in second group with 69 and 70s as the field tacked into the second round.
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