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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1931
Page
8
New York Cleveland and Washington build early American League ties while St. Louis leads the National. Ruth belts two homers for the Yankees in a 5 4 win over Philadelphia. Red Sox hammer Senators 18 to 3 as Cleveland beats Detroit 9 to 3. Giants split doubleheader with Braves. Shaute debuts for Robins.
Joe Vosmik of Cleveland leads the week with .636 average after 14 hits in 22 at bats. James Levey of the Browns and Harvey Walker of the Tigers also rank among the top five rookies, with Levey batting .450 and Walker .444. Berry and Levey tie for second in RBIs with eight, while Vosmik tops the hit list with 14 and shares lead in runs with eight others.
Mickey Cochrane, catcher for the world champion Philadelphia Athletics, praises the rotation led by Lefty Grove and Connie Mack’s staff. He lauds Rube Walberg’s return to form, previews Hank McDonald, Leroy Mahaffey, Roy Shores, and Bill Shores, and projects strong win totals for Grove, Earnshaw, Walberg, and McDonald as the A’s seek success into August.
Announcement Monday adds three prizes for the open mixed golf tournament under the Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish Temple at Wolflin Park. April 29 to May 1. Huret Jewelry offers a silver loving cup grand prize. Betty's Beauty Parlor Sears Roebuck Levine's Russell Stationery Meyer and Meyer McIlroy Market Pompion Cafe Williams Hardware Jarett's contribute. Paul Denison directs practice and classification at Wolflin this week.
The Hot Shots in Baseball lists top performers in the National and American Leagues through April 20. Highlights include Leach and Lindstrom of the Giants with runs and hits, Ruth of the Yankees with home runs, Vosmik and Gehringer leading batters, and several players tied for RBIs and doubles. A Greenville radio station won FRC approval for newspaper operation.
Today's games feature New York at Boston Brooklyn vs Philadelphia Pittsburgh at St Louis Chicago at Cincinnati Results yesterday include Detroit 3 Cleveland 9 and Philadelphia 4 New York 5 Standings show Washington 4 2 and Chicago 2 3 Both leagues report rainouts and postponed games with upcoming matchups listed for Chicago St Louis Detroit Cleveland New York Philadelphia Washington Boston Montreal Reading Jersey City Rochester Newark Toronto Baltimore and more
Rain shortened Texas League action to two games on Monday as Dallas Fort Worth and Shreveport Wichita Falls were rained out. Beaumont beat San Antonio 4 1 behind George Malicky who allowed six San Antonio hits. Galveston edged Houston 2 1 in a pitching duel with two homers, Puccinelli and Mellano.
CHAMPAIGN Ill April 21 Robert B Harper of Denver defending champion Frank Fleming of Champaign and Walter Schwietzka of Champaign tied for the lead in the national amateur three cushion billiards tournament Each won opening matches with Schwietzka defeating Joseph Hall San Francisco Pacific Coast titleholder 50 to 39 in 83 innings Harper defeated H N Purdy of Atlanta 50 to 22 in 58 innings and Fleming outscored Anthony Cless Beaumont Tex 50 to 44 in 89 innings
Amarillo police beat a guardsmen team 1669? to 1619 in a practice shoot at the Armory. Top scores included Hilburn 178 Oliver 153 Muir 178 Gast 189 and Ridings 188 Meador 182 Moore 171 S D Moore 181 McDowell 181. Next practice set for Sunday at 2 PM.
Charley Belanger the Canadian light heavyweight champion outpointed Art Weigand in Toronto in a non title fight. The card also saw Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo outpoint Tom Heeney of New Zealand in Buffalo. Videl Gregorio beat Johnny Peters in Detroit and Louis Kid Kaplan won over Ralph Lenny in Hartford. Bat Battalino defended or gained a points win against Andy Martin in Boston.
The Delta Chapter of Tau Chi Sorority Paris received a charter with no capital stock and incorporators named as Katherine Rucker Genie Harms and Bessimae Robertson. The Federal Dairy Finance Corp Marshall was chartered with $25,000 capital stock and incorporators Marvin Turney Bryan Blalock and W C S Pierce.
Baylor Bears beat Rice Owls 15 to 1 at Waco Texas on April 21. Jake Wilson contributed two doubles and two singles as Baylor surged in the sixth inning with a lengthy scoring spree. Stone homered with a runner on base aiding the rout.
Babe Ruth hit two homers with one on as the Yankees defeated the Athletics 5-4. Nick Cullop homered with two on to edge the Pirates 7-5. Harry Seibold had six hits in a Braves Giants double header. Charley Berry doubled twice and drove in three for the Red Sox. Jim Bottomley homered to push the Cardinals past the Cubs 3-2. Willis Hudlin pitched well as the Indians beat the Tigers 9-3.
Rice Institute track and field men travel to Austin to meet the University of Texas in a key Southwest Conference dual meet. The meet was moved up so Texas runners can depart for the Drake Relays in Des Moines this weekend.
CHICAGO April 21 Ted Lyons shoulder ailment not serious says Dr Philip Kreuscher Sox physician Lyons will be back in action next week. Lyons won 22 games for a seventh place club last year but a slight ligament strain has kept him from pitching this season.
Amarillo Alleys hosted a two game series with Pampa and Amarillo split wins. The visitors won the first match 2759 to 2715, while Amarillo rebounded with a 2874 to 2618 victory in the second. Box scores follow.
Chicago, April 21. Out fielder Al Moore balks at his release to the Columbus American Association Club announced by the St. Louis Cardinals last night. Drafted from Buffalo of the International League, Moore seeks to buy his release to join a major league team or return to Buffalo if forced to the minors. Buffalo had first claim but waived it, reportedly due to another deal with the Cardinals.
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