McKechnie Leaving Reds Amid Slump In Attendance
Small Brooklyn crowd views end of era as William Boyd McKechnie is reported on his way out in Cincinnati after a season that saw attendance fall below 340,000. Crosley and Giles face pressure to hire a more flamboyant, marketable manager to spark interest in Crosley Field.
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Cincinnati
New York
William Boyd McKechnie
Rhineland
Bill McKechnie
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Wilkinsburg
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Crosley Field
Bucky
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Powel Crosley, Jr
Grid Season Opens With Dodgers Reds Clash
The Amarillo Dodgers meet the Section V Reds at Malin Park at 6:30 p.m. Admission for soldiers and their ladies is free. civilians pay a small fee. The Tigers will try to avenge a 15-8 loss in their first meeting, while the Field team is believed to have improved.
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Malin Park
Bud McCallum Named Corpus Christi High Coach
Corpus Christi Aug 2 A Y Bud McCallum former 15 year head football coach at Texas A and I College Kingsville was named Corpus Christi High School head coach. He succeeds W T Bill Dubose who resigned to take Wace High line coach post.
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Southern California
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Georgia Tech
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R. J. Kidd
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Goose Creek
Pete Odom
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Bud) McCallum
Texas A and I College
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Athletic Council
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Bill) Dubose
Wace High
Sammy Angott Defeats Aaron Perry In Ten Rounds
Sammy Angott won a ten round decision over Aaron Perry at Griffith Stadium in a welterweight bout. Angott outboxed Perry, who stood 143 pounds to Angott’s 142, with AP scores showing seven rounds Angott to two even. The 18 year old Washington fighter Perry threatened early but could not halt Angott’s late attack.
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First Baptist Church In
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Dodgers and Cards Duel Marks Baseball Era Ends
Morton Cooper beat Whit Wyatt as the St. Louis Cardinals downed the Brooklyn Dodgers 14 to 8 in a game viewed as the end of an era. The piece notes Cooper and Wyatt as NL pitching aces, recalls key moments from 1941 and 1942, and mentions standings shifts as the Dodgers decline and the Cardinals struggle to hold dominance.
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U.P
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St. Louis Cardinals
Whit Wyatt
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Cooper
Wyatt
Cardinal
St. Louis
Investebb
Sunset Golf Week Brings Ladies Turmoil and Local Tournaments
The Sunset Golf Association hosts a week of events at Sunset Golf Course and Amarillo Country Club. Friday features a women’s luncheon and tournament while Saturday and Sunday showcase handicap events at Ross Rogers Course and Sunset Course. Tuesday marks Ladies Municipal Day with the Gour Ladies Municipal. Guests of Mrs. Horace Simpson and family visit from Houston.
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Amarillo Country Club
Pike
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Junior Golf Association
Ross Rogers Course
Simpsons
Horace Simpson
West Twentieth Avenue
Leon Cooper
Mary Nell
Houston
Golf Notes From Sunset Course and August Tournaments
Walter Sikes and Hap Johnson praised for Sunset Course’s rapid rise as one of the best nine hole layouts. Budgie Hayden and Patt Powell won a tense putting contest with early aces and a deciding extra hole. Qualifying and match play moved to Broadmoor Colorado Springs with Amarillo players prominent. many scores listed from Country Club and Municipal events. The Country Club plans 22 August tournaments and the City Championship runs September 2 to 4 with a 36 hole putting tournament ensuing this afternoon at Muny with a $1 entry and merchandise prizes.
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Harry Daily
Walter Sikes
Hap Johnson
West Tenth
Walter
Hap
Budgie Hayden
Patt Powell
Hayden
Budgie
Broadmoor
Colorado Springs
Amarillo
Warren Babb
Jack Allen
Country Club
Paul Smith
Tex Muncy
Ross Rogers
George
Mrs McCullough Wins Ladies Day Golf Tourney
Mrs F S McCullough shot the low gross score and won first place at Ross Rogers Course yesterday. She posted 88 with a 17 handicap for a net 71. Second place went to Mrs Co M Robertson with a net 76 and Mrs H L Reynolds earned third with a net 79. The Weekly tourney was sponsored by the Ladies Municipal Golf Association.
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F. S. McCullough
Ross Rogers Course
Putting Tourney at Muny Slated Today
Amarillo Municipal Golf Association urges all members to compete in a 36 hole putting meet at the Ross Rogers Course this evening between 5 and 8 o clock. Entry is 1.00 with the top three prizes 50 30 and 20 dollars.
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Muny
Amarillo Municipal Golf Association
Ross Rogers Course
Only Pitchers and Club Owners Gain in Baseball Under Lights
In a Pittsburgh visit Cy Young discusses night baseball and its impact on pitching. He notes night games favor fastball pitchers and slow hitters, altering old dynamics, while promoters may push for higher offense again. The piece questions profitability and the sport’s future under electric lights.
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North American Newspaper Alliance
New York
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Cy” Young
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Solar
Grove
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Feller
Vander Meer
Cy Young
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Fd Walsh
Babe Ruth
Texas Wildlife Official Resigns to Join Federal Service
AUSTIN Aug. 24 Phil Goode, biologist with the Texas Game Commission and expert in game restoration, resigns to join the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service. Based in Atlanta, he will supervise wildlife research on federally controlled land east of the Mississippi and previously led the Commission’s division of wildlife restoration. Daniel W. Lay, his assistant, takes over, with Lay’s home listed as Beaumont.
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Phil Gooderum
Game Come Mission
Texas
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Atlanta
Mississippi
Texas Commission
Daniel W. Lay
Lay
Beaumont
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Dizzy) Trout
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