Gassers Gassers-Gold Sox Open West Texas League Play
The 1946 West Texas New Mexico League opens with Amarillo Gold Sox hosting Borger Gassers at Gold Sox Field under lights. Other games send Albuquerque Dukes to Lamesa, Clovis Pioneers to Abilene, and Pampa Oilers to Lubbock as season starts amid high fan interest and major league connections boosting anticipation.
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Hayden Greer
Blue Sox
Grover Seitz
Pampa
Oilers
Lubbock
Hack Miller
Hubbers
Gold Sox
House of David
Bob Seeds
Chicago White Sox
Abilene
Brooklyn Dodgers
Albuquerque
Pittsburgh Pirates
Clovis
Cleveland Indians
Lamesa
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Berger
Gassers
Miller
Pioneers
Leeds
Sox
al Duarte
Bias Tenorio
Martin Koppe
Leo Zoeller
Doug Lewis
Paul Visnovske
George Sutch
Roland Bucher
Paschal Coach Promises Swift State Swim Team Progress
Paschal High School coach Charley Turner prepares his swimming squad for the state tournament in College Station next month. Turner jokes he may be the only coach in the country who cannot swim.
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Fort Worth
Charley Turner
Paschal High Schoo
College Station
Turner
Dazio Wins Checker Crown in Brownwood Final
John Dazio of Houston defeated Harry Orton of Bellevue to win the three day checker meet in Brownwood on April 26.
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Brownwood
John Dazio
Houston
Harry Orton
Bellevue
One Bat Down
Right fielder Roy Buescher of the Memphis Chicks knocked down a flying mammal during the second game of a doubleheader in New Orleans. The bat was killed but the ball went to New Orleans center fielder Pete Layden, and Buescher was ruled out.
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Collie Souza
Souza
J. B. Palmer
R. C. Otey
Bill Evans
Big Spring
Evans
Lubbock
New Orleans
Roy Buescher
Memphis Chicks
Mammals
Pete Layden
Buescher
Foreign buyers bought 427000 American cars before war
Residents of foreign countries purchased 427,274 American made motor vehicles in the year prior to the war.
West Texas New Mexico League Outlook For 1949 Season
Predictions favor Amarillo Abilene Albuquerque and Lubbock finishing in the top four for Shaughnessy playoffs. Ber ger and Pampa start strong but fade. Gold Sox rely on youth Koppe Zoeller while Duarte shines. Cards and Schoendienst get strong mentions. local track and wrestling notes plus club luncheon recap and a gelatin recipe conclude.
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Amarillo
Abilene
Albuquerque
Lubbock
Shaughnessy
Berger
Pampa
Emmett Fulenwider
Gordon Nell
Borger
Gold Sox
Martin Koppe
Leo Zoeller
al Duarte
Bob Seeds
Blas Tenerio
Amarillo Readies 96 Teams for 1946 Kids Incorporated Softball
In Amarillo the 1946 Kids Incorporated softball derby plans seven leagues with 96 teams. Ralph Dykeman leads program coordination as overflow players join new teams in parallel leagues. Local coaches recruit across neighborhoods to keep kids playing, with adult presidents named for each league and the goal to "Keep Em Playing."
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Kids Incorporated
Abie
Weibmiimay
Ralph Dykeman
Dykeman
Jan Jacinto
West Side
Bernard Smith
R. A. Boyter
Carl Schell
George Kercher
Softball Coaches Clinic Promoted by Amarillo Group
The San Jacinto Kiwanis Club launches a Sunday afternoon coaches school for Kids Incorporated in Amarillo. Session at 3 pm in Sam Houston Junior High gym with Bill Teal directing instruction on sportsmanship and rules interpretation. Ralph Dykeman urges coaches and umpires to attend. Rev. Leon Hill to speak.
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Maverick Club
R. A. Boyter
Bernard Smith
St. Mary's Academy
Herschel Hines
Sam Houston
Frank Crewes
Pleasant Valley
S. E. LaRue
San Jacinto
Chet Robertson
Prairie Peewee League
E. V. Manley
Sanborn
Forest Hill
Mart Hudson
Glenwood
Joe Nall
Bivins
Paul Gaither
Margaret Wills
C. E. Neel
Amos Wilson
North Monroe
Taylor
Ross Ranford
Tex Muncy
Elmo Byrd
Hayden
J. C. Oakley
Clifford Wright
North Mirror
A. C. Brewer
Amarillo
Kids Incorporated
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
Sam Houston Junior High School
Bill Teal
Teal
Ralph Dykeman
Leon Hill
San Jacinto Baptist Church
20 Teams Open Pin Tourney Tomorrow in Amarillo
The Amarillo City Bowl ing Association opens a three weekend tournament with two shifts of ten teams, 7 and 9 pm, tomorrow at Banner Bowl. Singles and doubles start Sunday at 2 pm. Defending champs: Team division Richey’s Cafe. doubles Jay O Keefe and Jimmy Hall. singles Wilson Forister. Brackets use handicap, three quarters of the gap between bowler average and 200.
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Amarillo City
Richey’s Cafe
Jay O'Keefe
Jimmy Hall
Wilson Forister
Country Club Committee To Meet Tonight
Amarillo Country Club golf tournament committee to meet at the clubhouse at 7 30 pm. Chairman John Olver announces Bill Andrews added, bringing the total to 15 members including Bob Lewis Harry Daily Roy Cloninger J S Evans Aubrey Jackson Jimmy James R H Kelly R B Norman George Hirsch Henry Thompson Dude Gentry Ernest Batson and Pinkey Gooch.
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John Olver
Amarillo
Sammy Andrada Stops Johnny Pachecho in Juarez Bout
United Press ES reports Sammy Andrada from Juarez stops Johnny Kid Pachecho in seven rounds. The bout occurred in Juarez Mexico with Andrada improving his record and securing a win for local boxing fans.
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United Presses
Paso
Sammy Andrada
Juarez, Mex
Johnny
Kid) Pachecho
Juarez
Junior Highs Vie for Track Honors Today
Three Amarillo junior highs Sam Houston Horace Mann and Nixson compete in a points track meet at Butler Field. The 4 30 p m event is directed by Jess Dearley Amarillo Public School physical education director.
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Sam Houston
Horace Mann
Nixson
Butler Field
Jess Dearley
Amarillo
Amarillo Sports Schedule Highlights Local Events
West Texas New Mexico League opener features Amarillo Gold Sox at Gold Sox Field against Borger Gas. The twelfth Tri-State Senior Golf Tournament runs June 18 to 22 at Amarillo Country Club. Other events include the Sandies Exes Football Game at Butler Field May 10, 8 PM and Amarillo Junior Baseball versus Borger American Legion Juniors at Borger Sunday afternoon. The Banner Bowl hosts the Amarillo City Bowling Association Tournament on April 27-28, May 4-5, and May 11-12.
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Albuquerque
Clovis
Boreer
Pampa
Amarillo
Lubbock
Lamesa
Abilene
Alboaverage
Alboaverage All-Star
Aay
LOVIS
Oneers
AGER
Nnneee
Marlo
Jly
Lomesa
Aire
Amarillo Gold Sox
Borger Gassers
Gold Sox
Amarillo Country Club
Butler Field
Amarillo American
Borger American Legion
Borger
Amarillo City Bowling Association
Banner Bowl
Aggie Golfers Defeat Rice Owls 4-3 in College Station
College Station April 26 Texas A and M College golfers defeated the Rice Owls 4 to 3 in a tight match. Harwood the fifth man downed Owl No 5 Dale Woody 3 and 1 to clinch the Cadet victory in a final showdown.
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College Station
Texas A & M
Rice Owls
Harwood
Aggie
Dale Woody
Owl
Olsen Defeats George Curtis In Good Match
Milt Olsen the Texas junior heavyweight champion won a strong debut at Tri-State Pair Grounds Amarillo beating George Curtis of Vicksburg Miss in two falls after Curtis fast pin. Curtis took the first fall in under a minute. Olsen recovered to win 2-1 with backbreaker at 20 minutes and flying head lock and body slam at 10. Stratton of Youngstown beat Gus Edd in the semi final. Poggi defeated Nichols in the curtain-raiser with a 14 minute step-over toehold.
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Cory Detton
Automobile Building
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Milt Olsen
Texas
George Curtis
Tri-State Pair Grounds
Vicksburg
Miss
Amarillo
el Paso
Curtis
Olsen
Sissippi Youngster
Dean Detton
Dory Detton
Walter Stratton
Youngstown
Gus Edd
Beaumont Bruiser
Stratton
Edd
Gorilla Poggi
Argentina
Billy Nichols
Hollywood
Cal
Nichols
Slugfest Tonight on Gillette's Cavalcade of Sports
Charley Fusari faces Humberto Zavala in a ten round welterweight bout airing on ABC and KFDA at 9 PM. Fusari boasts a 40 fight pro ledger with 27 knockouts and is billed as a powerful straight hitter while Zavala brings sharp, switch style aggression. Bill Corum and Don Dunphy will provide blow by blow commentary.
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Charley Fusari
Mexico
Humberto Zavala
New York
Bill Corum
Don Dunphy
ABC
Fusari
New Jersey
Jerseyite
Zavala
Humberto
Gillette
American Broadcasting Co
KFDA
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Amarillo Globe
Gassers-Gold Sox
Harry Gilstrap
Globe-News
Tommy Ridgeway
Jess Upton
Upton
Larry Gilchrist
Vardon Gilchrist
Bobby Decker
Ted Clawitter
Stan Norka
Royce Dossett
Bob Cordell
Kiwanis Club
Atkinson
Polk
Cretney’s
Walgreen's
Lincoln
East Tenth
Brooks
West
Joe Jenkins
Tenorio
Suteh
Bucher
Bob
Ride For Health
Gibson's
Riding Academy
Canyon Hiway
Western Ave
Frazier
Pack Age Store
West Texas-New Mexico
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Birds
Sporting News
Red Schoendienst
Whitey Kurowski
Whitey
Fred Lieb
St. Louis
Kid
Schoendienst
Buck Newsom
A’s
Boston
Cleveland
Cardinals
Yankees
Bronx Bombers
A. F. Pyeatt
Lawrence Jackson
Richard Winningham
Bobby Bauman
H. B. Skelton
A. C. Towe
John Franklin
Ken Sterling
Panhandle
Optimist Club
Budgie Hayden
New York City
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
St Louis
Ceewese
Dehrman
Or Lombard
Washington
Prd
Detroit
Trucks
Potter
Feller
Lee
Page
Hudson
Niggeling
Heflin
Fowler
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Tulsa
San Antonio
Shreveport
Beaumont
Country Club
N. Fillmore
Browning Blue Print CO
East 3Rd
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle
Tri-Way Garage
S. Pierce
Bobby Rue
Sandie
Blues
Texas Ass'n
Grogan
Rhea
Amarillo Printing
Gillette Safety I
Schenley
Gordon
Kinsley
Don
Ene
Gut Ta Yaya
Ron Merito
A Polk
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