New Gold Sox open with mayor-elect Hagg and Lamprich lead
Amarillo and Abilene clash at Gold Sox Field in a local inaugural expected to draw 3 500 fans. Mayor-elect Lawrence Hagg will participate in opening night with Lamprich, while Frank Mekules starts for Amarillo. The Sox recent 14 9 win over Pampa included a seven run rally in the ninth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A Godsoe, JR
Gold Sox Field
Amarillo
Abilene
Lawrence R. Hagg
Harry Lamprich
Bob Seeds
Gold Sox
Lamprich
Hurley Hagg
Frank Mekules
Sockers
Pampa Oilers
Pampa
Oilers
Gold Sex
Yan
Duarte
Grover Seitz
Bob Crues
Grover
Vincent Lockhart
Panhandle
Gold Sox Open 1947 Home Season Against Abilene Blue Sox
Basenball notes preview a home game against Abilene with proceeds benefiting San Jacinto Youth Center. Duarte shines with three hits as Crues homers, while the team faces early-season struggles and roster doubts. Local merchants sponsor a jackpot for notable plays including double plays and home runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Sox
Abilene Blue Sox
San Jacinto
Cardinals fade but vow to rebound in tough league
St. Louis, in the National League cellar for the first time in nine years, remains confident under manager Eddie Dyer. He says the World Champions will recover with better hitting and pitching as they race to challenge the Cubs, Reds, Pirates, and Dodgers, aiming to climb from the low spot and stay in the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Fraley
New York
U.P
St. Louis Cardinals
Natonal
Mississippi
Eddie Dyer
Texas
Louisiana
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cubs
Reds
Pirates
Dyer
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
St. Louie
Trout Dominates Indians With Solo Home Run
In the only major league game yesterday Paul Dizzy Trout shut out Cleveland Indians on five hits 3 to 0 and led Detroit with a homer and a single driving in two runs. His homer cleared Cleveland’s new fence at Municipal Stadium in a Bill Veeck endorsed move to boost power. The blast landed in the grandstand and stood on its own without any assist from Veeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Indians
Detroit
Cleveland
Bill Veeck
Municipal Stadium
Veeck
Cardinals’ slump looms over regulars as World Series talk fades
The Cardinals face a 2-5 mark and a grim mood despite hopes after three world championship runs. Stan Musial slumps at 130, while Whitey Kurowski and Marty Marion look restored and Terry Moore regains form with a sprained wrist healing and back troubles clearing.
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Cardinal
Giants
Stan Musial
Dyer
Whitey Kurowski
Marty Marion
Terry Moore
Marion
Kurowski
Vega Edges Outlaws 3-1 In Local Practice Field Game
Vega Longhorns beat Amarillo Golden Outlaws 3-1 in a 1 hour 50 minute game at Seventeenth and Fannin. Outlaws scored in the fifth on a Bob Henry error and Mathes shut them down except seventh. May 7 next for Outlaws vs Memphis All-Stars in Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vega Longhorns
Amarillo Golden Outlaws
Seventeenth
Fannin
Bob Henry
Junior Palmer
Mathes
Golden Outlaws
Carl Mathey
Outlaws
Memphis All-Stars
Memphis
Vega
Amarillo
Harris
Henry
Palmer
Wartes
Ellis
All Women Golfers Invited to Luncheon Amarillo
The Amarillo Women s Municipal Golf Association invites every woman golfer in Amarillo to a luncheon at the Ross Rogers Course clubhouse on Thursday at 12 30 PM. A special nine hole tournament will follow the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Baseball Leaders and Antarctic Bear Note
Major League leaders list for the American and National Leagues includes batting and pitching leaders with names such as Rinks Philadelphia Lewis Washington York Williams Keller Seerey Cullenbine and others. The note mentions The Bear a ship used by Byrd on his Antarctic expedition and its 1884 relief mission to Greely’s Arctic expedition.
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Philadelphia
Lewis
Washington
York
Williams
Boston
Keller
New York
Seerey
Cleveland
Cullenbine
Detroit
Bevens
Reynolds
Kramer
St Louis
Black
Hudson
Byrd
Antarctic
Greely
Five Schools Given Chance By HAROLD RATLIFF
HAROLD RATLIFF analyzes the Texas Inter scholastic League Track and Field meet with five contenders Corpus Christi Jefferson San Antonio Tech Lamar Austin as main rivals. He notes point systems, key athletes Jim McMahon Caesar Bernal and Barber's Hill history, and predicts top placements plus eventual champions in a preview spanning past winners and notable schools. The piece also recalls Bobby Layne’s honors and closes with a regional Want Ad Dept. note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
San Antonio Tech
Jefferson
Bucs
Tech
Jim McMahon
Caesar Bernal
Thomas Jefferson
Austin
Houston
Lamar
North Dallas
Paschal
Fort Worth
Cleburne Price
Price
Barber's Hill
Electra
Greenville
Forest
Dallas
Sherman
Woodrow Wilson
Port Arthur
Houston Heights
John Reagan
San Jacinto
Milby
Jeff Davis
Stephen F. Austin
San Antonio
Main Avenue
Munn and Brown Lead Amarrello Club Championship Field
John Munn and J R Brown surface as top threats as Amarillo Country Club hosts its annual Championship Golf Tournament with Thursday through Sunday qualifying. Munn is city champion. Brown has multiple titles and shot 66 over the weekend. Entry is open to members and sons, fee 1, finals June 1, defending champ John Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Munn
J. R. Brown
Amarillo
John Evans
Coaches Offer Candid Outlooks at Southwest Conference Gathering
Five Southwest Conference head coaches gathered for the event and offered cautious assessments of their coming seasons. Matty Bell of SMU promised a good team, while Jess Neely of Rice warned of at least one loss. Blair Cherry and Homer Norton spoke of tough props and spring work, but none predicted results, urging writers to stay practical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist
Jess Neely
Rice
Dutch Meyer
Texas Christian
Blair Cherry
Texas
Homer Norton
Texas A&m
Neely
Busby Tops Southwest Conference Batting List
Jim Busby of Texas Christian University led the Southwest Conference in batting with a .437 average, replacing Ransom Jackson of Texas University as the conference's top hitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Jim Busby
Texas Christian University
Ransom Jackson
Texas University
Ruth Faces Mild Relapse After Yankee Stadium Appearance
Babe Ruth, recovering from neck surgery, is successfully fighting a mild relapse triggered by his Babe Ruth Day appearance at Yankee Stadium. The April 29 report notes his condition remains under care and improving.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Yankee Stadium
Lessons From Lew Worsham Penalty At Jacksonville Open
The Jacksonville Open ended in a playoff between Lew Worsham and Clayton Heafner and Worsham charged a self called penalty on the final hole after moving a ball while clearing brush. veteran golf writer O B Keller recalls Bobby Jones also called a penalty in 1925, shaping a famous title decision.
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Lew Worsham
Jacksonville
Fla
Lew
Worsham
Herman Keiser
Jim Millward
O. B. Keller
Atlanta, Ga
Bobby Jones
Worcester
Mass
Layne Registers 20th Round Victory
Bobby Layne earned his twentieth consecutive Southwest Conference victory steering Texas past SMU 4 to 1. Freshman Erwin Kay pitched well for SMU but the Pony defense faltered as Texas scored in the fourth and fifth on timely hits and errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Bobby Layne
University of Texas
Southern Methodist University
Erwin Kay
Steers
Rex Travis
Burt Berry
Maroney
Cloud
Dan Watson
Randerson
Jackson
Tom Hamilton
TEXAS
Layne
Watson
Kay
Ligon
Derby Day Dueling Foes Loom As Derby Favorites Face Stiff Trials
Derby crowd eyes Kentucky Derby contenders as Phalanx rides trainer Sylvester Veitch's optimism, while Faultless seen as favored but challenged by Jet Pilot Cosmic Bomb Stepfather Double Jay Star Reward and John Pride among others with 125000 expected crowd at Churchill Downs.
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Louisville
Derbytown
Phalanx
Faultless
Sylvester Veitch
Virginia
Jet Pilot
Elizabeth
Arden) Graham
Earl Stice
California
Churchill Downs
Hardboots
Plain Ben Jones
Plain Ben
Bull Lead
Faultness
Howdy
Bill Helis
Cosmic Bomb
Harry Warner
Ridgewood Stable
Double Jay
Charlie Fisher
John’s
John A. Kinard, Jr
Brickeys
Ark
Pantex Village Forms Kids Inc Softball Program
More than 50 boys from Pantex Village register at Maverick Club for Kids Inc softball in Midget and Intermediate classes. Leaders L C Lester and B B Holland organized teams and a Friday game with Maverick Club Intermediates. Opening rounds start Monday with eight leagues planned next week. coaches needed to field all squads. Sheriff Bill Adams credits the program with reducing juvenile delinquency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantex Village
Maverick Club
Kids, Inc
L. C. Lester
B. B. Holland
Lester
Holland
Bill Adams
Sherman Manager Draws Suspension
J Walter Morris, president of the Big State League, suspended indefinitely Sherman Twins manager Guy Sturdy after a disturbance at Texarkana. Umpire French Arceneaux ordered Sturdy to leave the park. Sturdy then exchanged blows with Officer William Bagwell as he was detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
J. Walter Morris
Big State League
Guy Sturdy
Sherman Twins
Texarkana
Morris
Sturdy
French Arceneaux
Sherman
William Bagwell
Aggies Rally to Top Texas Golf Team in College Meet
Texas A M golfers defeated Texas University by 7 to 2 in College Station. Aggies won five of six two sums and two of three foursomes. Five matches ended 11 up with two going 19 holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
U.P
Texas A&m
Texas Uniersity
Aggies
Umpire Meeting Tomorrow Night
A meeting for softball umpires will be held tomorrow night at 8 at the Athletic Office of the Veterans Hospital. The parley will cover rules and decision topics for the coming season and invite umpires for the hospital league and YMCA Church leagues. Additional umpires are needed. interested persons should attend.
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Veterans Hospital
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Frank Orrie
Bill Oberle
Bob Cruel
Mekules
Joe Bauman
Bobby Decker
Frank Merules
Lawrence Hagy
Howard Lynch
Golden Sandies
Butler Field
Richard Winningham
Big Frank
Dick Tross
Mekales
Berger
al Duarte
Crues
Tom Wingate
Bill Beechler
Levine’s
Bert Levy
Sam Fenberg
George Locke
Cardinals
Mississippi Mudcats
Castleberry
Harrison
Oliver
U. S
George Dewey Electric Co
Johnson Ph
Old Ripy
Schenley FK
A-B Liquor Store
Major League
Walker
Brooklyn
Reiser
Mize
Miller
Cincinnati
Itching—Blackwell
Rowe
Harold Ratliff
Want Ad
Munn
Brown
Ruth
Aramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle
Group One
Hare's
Pierce
Army & Navy
Tayior
By Ben Hogan
Kentucky
Monroe
Wayne McKee
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