West Texas State Names Gus Miller Acting Athletic Director
Gold Sox and Clovis items note Gus Miller will serve as acting athletic director at West Texas State University for the duration while athletic director Al Baggett and coach Leslie Van Meter enter the Army. Baggett and Van Meter plan to report to Army duty, with Van Meter set for June 1. Miller, a former WTS student and veteran, succeeds during wartime leaves. Baggett, a Canyon fixture since 1933, and Van Meter, joined 1939, will return after the war. Relay teams displayed with Johnny Price and others.
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West Texas State University
J. A. Hill
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al Bagcett
Leslie van Meter
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van Meter
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Air Corps Division
Florida
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Buffaloes
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Canyon
Texas Wesleyan
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West Texas State
Uncle Sam
Leo Cooper
Border Patrol
Mexico-Texas
Gold Sox Exibition Bid As Sled Allen Recovers
Amarillo’s galloping Gold Sox host Clovis Pioneers at Malin Field in a 3 pm exhibition. Manager Sled Allen, sidelined by influenza, may attend. Dutch Prather acts as interim. Ben nie Nalley and Sammie Hale Jr leave. Dor man to start, Gardner in right. Team sits at .500 in spring, seeking revenge after a 3 2 win.
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Gold Sox
Malin Field
Clovis Pioneers
Sled Allen
Skipper Allen
Dutch Prather
Prather
Allen
Bennie Nalley
Sammie Hale, Jr
Nalley
Pampa
Oilers
Hale
Clovis
Dorman
Don Moore
Blas Tenorio
Stan Tribe
Hargrove
Gardner
Cato
Moore
Otey
Dorman P. Dorman
Sox
Borger
Lubbock
Pioneers
Grover Seitz
Howard Lynch
Golden Sandstorm
Lynch
Butler Field
Sandies
Irv Wall
Truett Hull
Dwight Hoskins
Hoskins
Navy
Lester Allison
Yannigan
Idle Sandies Eye Track Tilt
The Amarillo Sandie track and field team aims for the regional meet in Canyon this Saturday after a week with no practice. Seven boys and two relay squads will compete district reps led by Glenn Quattlebaum in hurdles, Billy Lynch in the 440, Ed Sharp in the mile, Gordon Waddill and Leroy Boyter in high jump, Boyter in pole vault, Richard Whisen in broad jump, Fluff Meyers in shot put, and Ossie Millican in discus.
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Canyon
Sandies
Glenn Quattlebaum
Billy Lynch
Ed Sharp
Amarillo
Gordon Waddill
Leroy Boyter
Boyter
Richard Whisen
Fluff Meyers
Ossie Millican
Standings and results in Texas League action
Results from Wednesday include Fort Worth 3 Dallas 4 in 12 innings, Houston 6 San Antonio 3 in 10, and Tulsa 7 Oklahoma City 1. Standings show Tulsa leading at 7 es iawigie et 2 with .750, Beaumont 6 4 600, Oklahoma 4 4 500, Houston 5 500, Dallas 4 5, San Antonio 4 6 400, Shreveport 4 6 400, Fort Worth 5 285. Thursday schedule lists Fort Worth at Dallas, Tulsa at Oklahoma City, and Houston at San Antonio.
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Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Beaumont
Pet
Siawigie
Oklahoma
Cacwagesnae
Fort Worth Og
Big Bus Dorman pits skills against Pioneer hitters
The article follows Ports Mill pitcher Dorman as he toes the rubber for the full game against the Pioneers, noting his left handed edge against right-handed hitters and the anticipation of the verdict on his form as the season opens. It also mentions Gene Root offering golf lessons, the Browns’ pre season publicity woes, imminent military service for West Texas State coaches, and updates on Texas collegeAthletes.
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Bus Dorman
Bus
Gene Root
Ross Rogers Muny Club
Gene
Links
Amarillo
Pirates Shift Elliott to Third Base A Major Prize Experiment
The 1942 baseball season sees Pirates manager Frank Frisch move outfielder Robert Elliott to third base after a scouting effort born of necessity. Elliott athletic, hitting 342, leads NL with three homers in nine games and has sparked Pittsburgh with strong fielding. The move comes amid early-season shifts and strong performances from other clubs in spring play.
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Elliott
Baseball
Associated Press
Robert Irving Elliott
Pittsburgh Pirates
Frank Frisch
Frisco
Lee
Jeep
Handley
California
Onkel Franz
Savannah
Frisch
The
Terry Moore
Gridders on AHS Fight Card Highlight Amarillo Event
Amarillo High School fans packed the armory for a dozen Intramural bouts in the first round of the annual tournament. Tonight features rematches and new matchups including Fawlkes versus Kellum and Meyers versus Childs among others as Sandie gridders headline the card with ten-cent student and 25-cent adult admission.
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Amarillo High School
High School Armory
Charles Fawlkes
J. L. Kellum
Melvin Barker
Bud Campbell
Dean Brown
Orville Harbinson
Alton Mulkey
Bill Perkins
Donald French
Tom Ward
Frank Williams
Gene Turner
Bill Meador
Ronrd Lchaefer
John Andrews
Doyle Mayes
Lee Dowlen
Lou Stockton
Dick Mason
Don Frank
Clide Anderson
Butch Boyter
Fluff Meyers
John Childs
Sandie
Leroy Boyter
E. J. Watson
Major League Hurlers Today
United Press lists probable pitchers for today across leagues. In the National League Max Lanier starts for the Cardinals in Chicago. Dodgers field Larry French against Manuel Salvo in Boston. Hal Schumacher for the Giants faces Cy Blanton in Philadelphia. Johnny Vander Meer of the Reds meets Johnny Lanning in Pittsburgh. In the American League Jim Bagby faces Elden Auxer in St Louis. Ted Lyons opposes Hal White in Detroit. Yank Terry starts for the Red Sox against Dutch Leonard in Washington. Jack Knott starts for the Athletics against Ernie Bonham in New York.
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United Press
Max Lanier
Saint Louis Cardinals
Bill Lee
Chicago
Dodgers
Larry French
Manuel Salvo
Boston
Hal Schumacher
Giants
Cy Blanton
Philadelphia
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Lanning
Pittsburgh
Cleveland Indians
Jim Bagby
Elden Auxer
Saint Louis
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Hal White
Detroit
Yank Terry
Boston Red Sox
Dutch Leonard
Washington
Philadelphia Athletics
Texas Loop Is Lone Winded
DALLAS Dallas Texas League thrives on long games with overtime thrills. Dallas Rebels edged Fort Worth Cats 4 3 after twelfth inning heroics while Houston Buffaloes outslug San Antonio Missions 6 3. Les Mueller pitched four hit shutout relief for Beaumont after an 18 inning opener.
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Texas
Dallas Rebels
Fort Worth Cats
Fort Worth
Houston Buffaloes
San Antonio Missions
Houston
San Antonio
Beaumont
Les Mueller
Shreve
Port Sports and Beaumont Clinch 2 0 Victory
Port Sports and Beaumont won 2 to 0 as Tulsa Oilers defeated intra state rival Oklahoma City Indians 7 to 1. Tulsa pitchers held opponents to one run for the fifth time this season.
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Port Sports
Beaumont
Tulsa Oilers
Oklahoma City Indians
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Pan American Games in doubt amid team withdrawals
United States withdrawal from the Pan American Games creates uncertainty for the event. Alberto Regina urges a token U S team to ensure participation, while Argentina and Uruguay request postponement until the war ends as a show of solidarity. Avery Brundage says cancellation stands unless government handles transport.
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United States
Alberto Regina
Uruguay
Avery Brundage
Fisherman and photographer chase prize bourbon image
A vivid note extols Hiram Walker's DeLuxe bourbon as a prize of skill timing and experience. The piece highlights four years of aging as essential to producing the sought after spirit.
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Hiram Walker
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Hot Potato) Hamlin
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