Amarillo Teams Open Region 1-AA Action At Lubbock
Regional tennis and golf events kick off as Amarillo High and Borger clash in District 1-AA golf at Lubbock Country Club with 36 holes split over two days. Track and tennis preliminaries set for 9:30 AM with finals at 1:30 PM. Amarillo carries District 1-AA banners in girls tennis while Prudence Brown and Sally Taylor-Thomas play singles and doubles.
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Lubbock Country Club
Solon Holtz
Tracksters
Lubbock
Amarillo
Prudence Brown
Sally Taylor— Thomas
Amarillo High School
Borger Bulldogs
Borger
Berger
Panents Defeat AC Net Team in tennis meet
Panhandle A&M wins 6-3 over Amarillo College at Goodwell. Singles led 3-3 but Panhandle swept all three doubles to clinch the victory. Notable results include Johnny Gallett and Art Waite winning for Panhandle in singles and Wertner-Gallett and Comer-Cook taking doubles for Panhandle.
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Panhandle A&m
Amarillo College
Netter
Amarillo
Panageies
Goodwell
Oklo
Badgers
Aggies
Johnny Gallett
Panhandle
Corbett Bridges
Roy Burnett
Bob Kirksey
Bob Elder
Cleo Wertner
Art Waite
Gene Colville
Max Comer
Billy Glover
David Uzzell
Clem Cook
West Texas New Mexico and Longhorn Leagues Open Tonight
The professional baseball picture in Texas shifts tonight as the West Texas New Mexico and Longhorn Leagues begin play. Amarillo visits Abilene. Clovis hosts Lubbock. Albuquerque plays Lamesa. Borger meets Pampa. Vernon faces Big Spring. Artesia replaces Ballinger in the Longhorn loop with games across Texas and New Mexico.
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Texas
Texas League
Gulf Coast
Midland
Sweetwater
San Angelo
Artesia
Ballinger
Longhorns
A Bomb Witness Wins Marathon in Boston
Shigeki Tanaka of Hiroshima, 19, wins the Boston Marathon in 2 27 45, the third Far East runner to triumph since 1947. He finishes two thirds of a mile ahead of John Lafferty as Japanese runners take spots fifth, eighth and ninth. Tanaka had been pacing to beat Yon Bok Suh's 2 25 39 mark but finished two minutes six seconds slower than his target.
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Zarilla
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Chicago
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Lane
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Willie Wight
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Joe Dobson
Dick Littlefield
Wise Ee Son
Vick Littlefield
Wight
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RBI
St. Louis Brownie
Brownie
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al Widmar
Cubs
Frankie Frisch
Cub
Paul Minner
Dodger
Cincinnati
Willie
Earl Torgeson
Dave Koslo
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Chet Nichols
Washington
New York Yankees
Senators
Truman
Japan
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Hiroshima
Tanaka
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Korea
Yon Bok Suh
Kee Yong Ham
Tokyo
BAA
John Lafferty
Shunji Koyanagi
Yoshitaka Uchikawa
Hiromi Haigo
Koyanagi
Funk Keeps Championship by Ripping Martins Knee
Dory Funk retains the junior heavyweight Southwest title after injuring Wayne Martin with a spinning toe hold in the main event at the Sports Arena before 3,609 fans. Martin, who previously suffered the same knee injury, is sidelined likely for months as Funk wins in 28 minutes.
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FUNK
Martin
Monk Owens
Dory Funk
Southwest
Wayne Martin
Cory Detton
Sports Arena
Vern Gagne
Bill Sledge
Bargain Amarillo Golf Tourney Set for May Dates
The 1950 Amarillo Municipal Championship Golf Tourney offers a $4 entry fee for 72 holes plus dinner and dance for player and guest. It omits handicaps, features four 18-hole rounds May 7 to May 20 with medalist on May 12, and invites all Amarillo golfers except club members while awarding many firm donations.
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Amarillo
Dowell
Saratoga No. 2
North Fillmore
Amarillo Country Club
Oreer
First Muny Putt Meet Tuesday Amarillo Tourney
The Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association begins its Putting Tour next Tuesday at Ross Rogers Course with weekly events each Tuesday night. Entry is 50 cents and low ball of the pair counts. balls awarded. Open to all putters including Amarillo Country Club members.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Country Club
Ken Liljedahl
Amarillo
Indians Ship Leonard and Patton to Borger and Midland
In Oklahoma City on April 20, Borger and Midland received new players from the Texas League. The Indians sent outfielder Bob Leonard Borger of the West Texas New Mexico League, while Midland of the Longhorn loop acquired pitcher Glen Patton. The note recalls the first major triple header in 1890 when Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh in all three games.
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Oklahoma City
Borger
Midland
Indians
Bob Leonard Borger
Longhorn Loop
Glen Patton
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cuba Reports Purchase of Sugar Mill Equipment in U.S.
Cuba buys sugar mill machinery worth four million dollars from United States suppliers. The deal signals ongoing trade in agricultural processing equipment between Havana and American manufacturers amid evolving postwar commerce.
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Cuba
United States
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