Putting Around and All Star Notes From Lubbock Hubbers
Local sports and social notes from Lubbock cover guest appearances at the Kattman Cup Matches dinner at Lubbock Country Club and afternoon golf clashes between host linksters and visitors. Texas high school all star action in Austin is highlighted, with North versus South, and Gib Ford on the North basketball squad. Nearby team updates include Gold Sox manager Crawford Howard and a mixed bag of baseball and football notes involving the Indians, Yankees, Dodgers, and Sandies, plus golf chatter from Amarillo and Portland. Nov. 18 at Fort Worth marks a TCU vs Texas date for Sandies fans.
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Lubbock Country Club
George Ausbach
Bobby Brown
Pride and Joy Gridder
Amarillo
Jack Newby
Austin
Gib Ford
Sandies
Crawford Howard
Gold Sox
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Jess Grover Seitz
Pete Knapp
St. Louis Cardinals
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Phillies
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Yankees
Ace Berger
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Amarillo Country Club
Ross Rogers Course
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Wertz Stays Hot As Tigers Stay On Top
Vic Wertz keeps the Detroit Tigers atop the standings with a red hot bat. Rundown of Western Texas-New Mexico League games shows Albuquerque Borger Amarillo and Lubbock, plus results from Tuesday with Pampa Abilene and Cleve. American and National League standings listed with team records, upcoming schedules, and cross-league results.
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Tigers Dominate Yankees as Wertz Leads Drive
Detroit tops New York 7 3 as Vic Wertz belted two homers and a single with a walk, driving in three runs and extending his seven homer five game tear. The Tigers hold a one game lead in the American League pennant race as Dizzy Trout silences the Yankees late inning surge.
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Jim Botae
St. Louis Cardinals
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George Kell
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Indians
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Tribe
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Cardinals
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Braves
Dodgers
Cloyd Boyer
Boston
Earl Torgeson
Del
Ennis
Phils
Bob Miller
Ewell Blackwell
Reds
Curt Simmons
Philadelphia
National Guard
Erv Palick
Pete Castiglione
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Women Complete Blind Tournament At Amarillo Club
Members of the Amarillo Country Club Women's Golf Association held a six blind hole tournament yesterday. Winners were not announced as new handicaps were unavailable.
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Amarillo Country Club Women’s Golf Association
Defense Stressed In Iba's Lectures at Texas School
Austin Aug 2 Henry Iba preached defense as the backbone of basketball at the 18th Texas High School Coaching School drawing 1400 for sessions led by coaches including Adolph Rupp and Bud Wilkinson. Iba argued that most players cannot score 20 points but can be taught to deny shots and control the game.
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Globe-News
Austin
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Iba
Texas
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Oklahoma A&m
Adolph Rupp
University of Kentucky
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Michigan State
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Marty Karow
Texas A & M
Ohio State
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Handy Man Rollins Out, Wink Back Injury Sidelined
Rollins of Wink was shelved for the game with a back injury. The north will pass plenty with Newby throwing on the running aerial. Don Low of Brownwood, the left half back in Wilkinson's shuffle, will toss some too and likely quite neatly.
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Wink
Newby
Don Low
Brownwood
Wilkinson
Father and Son Golf Tournament at Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Country Club invites male members with a son aged 15 or younger to enter the annual Father and Son Golf Tournament. The event features 18 holes of medal play in a Scotch foursome format with no entry fee. The father’s full handicap applies and the best drive is used before alternate shots. Round options include Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
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Amarillo Country Club
Pro Football Radio Broadcasts Reach Most Americans
The Liberty Broadcasting System announced coast-to-coast regular season football broadcasts covering more than 96 percent of the population. Liberty president Gordon McClendon and Ted Collins said over 300 Liberty stations will air every New York Yankees game direct from the field, a landmark in sportscasting.
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Amarrillo Golfers Association Match Play Winners
Art Querry and Bob McNaughton won first place in the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association weekly partnership match play at the Ross Rogers Course. They defeated Jim Witt and Rex Baxter Jr one up in 21 holes. Consolation victors were Ernie Dowell and Sam Cobb over C L Duniven Jr and Ben Burkett Jr 3 and 2. The event drew 42 teams.
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Bob McNaughton
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Jim Witt
Rex Baxter
Ernie Dowell
Sam Cobb
C. L. Duniven
Ben Burkett
Fur seal pup tagging study expands in Pribilofs
The Fish and Wildlife Service has tagged 58,000 fur seal pups in the Pribilof Islands off Alaska since 1947. The program seeks data on growth rates, mortality from killer whales and predators, travel patterns, and related factors.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Pribilof Islands
Alaska
Flyweight Title Win by Marino in Close Victory
Dado Marino 112 pounds edged London's Terry Allen by unanimous decision over 15 rounds to claim the world flyweight title in Honolulu. The 24 year old Hawaiian born Filipino opened a cut on Allen, with both exchanging fast leather in a bout that featured no knockdowns. Allen acknowledged the fair ruling as Marino nearly missed the weight before final scales showed 112.
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Curt Simmons Leaves Baseball For Army Service
Curt Simmons, 21, a Phillies left hander, was activated for Army duty with the 28th Division of Pennsylvania. He will report to Camp Atterbury around Sept. 1 after a brief appearance on a doubleheader against Cincinnati. He dismissed the setback with resolve, saying he will pitch in for the war effort and hopes to return to baseball afterward.
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All Star Texas Schoolboy Cagers Clash In Austin
Texas Coaching School all star basketball squads led by Henry Iba and Adolph Rupp prepare for tomorrow night’s game at Gregory Gym, UT. Iba lists Ohlen Bryant Ford Abbott Bell as starters while Rupp cites Dickerson Mosher Menchaca Cole Thomas as starting guards and forwards. South favored for finesse and height.
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Texas City
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Lampasas
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Coaching School Sees Large Enrollment and Baseball Debate
The South under Clar ence Munn of Michigan State reports one minor injury and James Gist suffers a pulled thigh but will play. Coaches at the Texas High School Coaches Association enter its third day of registration with enrollment well over 1,500 as district meetings consider expanding the coaching school. Discussions include adding a day, extending baseball season from April to July, and creating a fuller schedule during summer break.
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Michigan State
James Gist
Marshall
Texas High School Coaches Association
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