Morgan Makes Up for Yank Loss with Eddie Ford
Yankees deliver solid pitching from Morgan as he blanks the Senators 4-0 in his eighth straight win after a month of seasoning. McDougald homers twice, Woodling adds a triple and Brown singles to pace a seven run seventh inning surge. White Sox topple Tigers 10-1 behind Dobson and Ginsberg homer. Merrill Combs adds a two run shot for Cleveland in a 5-3 victory over Brooklyn.
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Ford
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Morgan
Kansas City
Stengel
Washington
Senators
Ned Garver
St. Louis
Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
White Sox
Tigers
Detroit
Eddie Robinson
Sox
Joe Dobson
Gil Coan
Mickey Vernon
Sam Mele
Pete Runnels
Cass Michaels
Gil McDougald
Don Johnson
Yogi Berra
McDougald
Gene Woodling
Bobby Brown
Hal White
Dobson
Joe Ginsberg
Stabster
Merrill Combs
Indians
Brooklyn Dodgers
Standings and results from regional baseball leagues
Standings show W L records for multiple leagues led by Amarillo with a 58 47 mark in the Texas-New Mexico League. Monday results include Albuquerque beating Amarillo 1 0, Pampa 9, Abilene forfeiting, and Lubbock down Lamesa 3 1. Other leagues list scattered results without a single dominant winner.
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Wrst
Abilen Saracens van Me
Albuquerque
Pampa
Amarello
Borger Isnaiteee
Clovis
Amarillo
Abilene
Lubb
Detroit Ace
Cleveland
Wash
Boston
Phila Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Houston
Abr Worth
Las
City
Aumnt
Ulsa
Screveort
Antonio
Shreveport
Ort Worth
Dallas
Beaumont
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Lubbock
Lamesa
Berger
Philaadelphia
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Ittsburgh
St. Louie
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Wichite Falls
Gainesquis
Texarkana
Waco
Temple
Tyler
Austin
Big Spring
Roswell
Midland
Artesia
San Angelo
Sweetwater
Odessa
Vernon
Fossils Found Atop Blue Mountain In Jamaica
Jamaica discovery places marine fossils 120 million years old at 7,000 feet altitude. Dr. C. T. Trechmann reports shells and coral unearthed 300 feet below the summit of the Blue Mountain range in Kingston.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Blue Mountain
C. T. Trechmann
Eclipses Recurring in the Saros Cycle
The text states that eclipses repeat roughly every 18 years and 12 days, a period known as the Saros. This cycle links series of solar and lunar eclipses, anchoring patterns across decades and centuries.
Patty Added To Net Team For Davis Cup Finals
Budge Patty, 1950 Wimbledon champion, was added to the United States Davis Cup team for the American zone finals against Canada. The squad includes Dick Savitt, Tony Trabert, and Art Larsen, with a plan to form a Patty-Trabert doubles pair. Frank Shields commented on the potential doubles combination and past trials.
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Rye
Budge Patty
United States
Canada
America
Dick Savitt
Tony Trabert
Art Larsen
Montreal
Trabert
Patty
Frank Shields
Savitt
Bowling Loop Elects Officers for Upcoming Season
At a Civic Bowling League meeting held last night at KGNC officers were elected. Henry Cusick named president Meade Graham vice president and A E Trimble secretary treasurer. League action begins September 5 for 30 weeks at Peerless Lanes with 6 30 bowing times.
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Civic Bowling League
KGNC
Henry Cusick
Loop
Meade Graham
A. E. Trimble
Murrells Move Into Semifinals in State Softball
Murrells Furniture of Plainview edged Primm Drugs of Brownfield 4 to 3 to reach the International Softball League State Tournament semifinals in Plainview. Jack Neel fanned 16. Rhodes Bros of Lubbock beat Sunbeamers 2 to 1. Stamford forfeited to Postoffice of Plainview. Rhods Brothers and Murrells scheduled to clash Tuesday after Crane Baldridge Bakery game.
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Plainview
Murrell’s Furniture
International Softball League
Primm Drugs
Brownfield
Jack Neel
Murrell’s
Rhodes Bros
Lubbock
Sunbeamers
Stamford
Postoffice
Rhodes Brothers
Murrells
Crane- Baldridge Bakery
Club Owners Meet To Pick New Head
Major league club owners gathered at the Waldorf Astoria in New York to narrow down candidates for Baseball Commissioner. The group discussed four or five names and possible election, with bids reportedly including MacArthur Farley Frick Giles Trautman. Walter OMalley and Branch Rickey attended alongside owners and executives from both leagues.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
James A. Farley
George Trautman
Warren Giles
Ford Frick
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Lou Perini
Boston Braves
A. B. Chandler
Walter O'Malley
Brooklyn Dodgers
Perini
General MacArthur
Tokyo
O’malley
Texas
O'Malley
Baseball turmoil swamps Durocher saga and Chandler row
The piece details Leo Durocher and Laraine's troubled marriage amid baseball politics. It notes Branch Rickey observing Durocher’s conduct, Chandler facing graft and gambling critiques, and Pegler’s muckraking. It covers dismissals of Dressen and Corriden, Sukeforth and Blades joining Dodgers, and Chandler's defense against critics while mulling claims of wrongdoing in baseball.
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Durocher
Leo
Laraine
Los Angeles
Branch Rickey
Santa Monica
Rickey
Jane Moulton
Lucasville
Ohio
William G. Bramham
George Trautman
Bramham
Evangeline League
Westbrook Perler
Harrangue
George Raft
Raft
Ownie Madden
Buggsy Siegel
Hollywood
Pegler
J. Low Company
Inc
Filchek
Mapes
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
J. Walter Morris
Chandler
Dodgers
Clyde Sukeforth
Ray Blades
Cardinal
Dressen
Corriden
Leo Durocher
Oakland
Cal
Pegier
Judge Landis
Nixson Denton
Cincinnati Times-Star
Chand
Day Seeks Divorce Amid Cruelty Claim In California
Laraine Day pressed for divorce from Ray Hendricks on extreme cruelty grounds in California. A state decree barred her from marrying or residing there for a year. The piece notes public fascination, tied to January 1947 sports scandals and upcoming revelations in boxing and baseball.
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Laraine Day
Ray Hendricks
California
George Dockweiler
Miss Day
Durocher
Judge Bramham
Louisiana
Paul Fugit
Alvin W. Kaiser
Leonard Pecou
W. C. Thomas
Houma
Don Veteres
Abbeville
Bramham
George Trautman
Rocky Graziano
Reuben Shanks
Ray Robinson
Texas college scribes pick A&M to win SWC race
Texas sports writers predict Texas A&M tops the Southwest Conference, with Baylor tied for second and Arkansas, TCU, SMU, and Rice rounding out the poll. Coaches largely agree, with Rice poised to seize the crown. Frank Howard entertains at the Texas Coaching School while a youth from Sherman loses a wristwatch award due to illness.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Texas A&m
Bavier
TCU
SMU
Arkansas
Rice
Baylor
Ed Price hailed as Texas coach potential by Amarillo fans
Amarillo fans praise Ed Price as a strong future Texas head coach replacing Blair Cherry. Price advocates academic focus and straight talk, notes Texas pre season third in SWC, cites Doak Walker as great, and recalls key games with Baylor and Rice shaping his view. Ray George of A&M to visit Amarillo. Price aims to outpace him.
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Rice
Jess Neely
Amarillo
Ed Price
Blair Cherry
University of Texas
Cherry
Amarillo Golden Sandies
Longhorns
Texas
Price
Kiwanis Club
Longhorn Club
University of Oklahoma
Doak Walker
SMU
Speed
Ben Tompkins
Bobby Dillon
Baylor
George Sauer
Bobcy Kock
Ray George
Texas A&m
Panhandle
A&m
Putting Tonight At Ross Rogers
In Amarillo weekly partnership match play putting at Ross Rogers Course start time is 8 pm each Tuesday. Entry 50 cents. Last Tuesday Claude Durham and Patt Powell beat George Turner and G H Seacat 4 and 3 in the main event. Dub Kleipeter and John McMenaman defeated Capt R L Tounch and Capt Camillo Odorisio 3 and 2 in the consolation finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Claude Durham
Patt Powell
George Turner
G. H. Seacat
Dub Kleipeter
John McMenaman
R. L. Tounch
Camillo Odorisio
Plowboys blank Plains Chevrolet 9 0 in league play
Bill Kiser pitched three hits to lead the Graham-Hoeme Playboys to a 9-0 victory over Plains Chevrolet in YMCA Commercial Softball League at Thompson Park. In the YMCA Church Softball League Sacred Heart defeated First Nazarene 10-2 at site.
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Bill Kiser
Graham-Hoeme Playboys
Plains Chevrolet
YMCA
Thompson Park
Sacred Heart
First Nazarene
Truckers’ Wages Rise Slightly in 1990 Study
Washington reports hourly wages for unionized trucking employees increased by 7.8 cents on average in 1990 through negotiated agreements. The rise is compared with a 7 cent average for the entire industry per the American Trucking Associations study.
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Washington
American Trucking Associations
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Amarillo Globe
Yank
Eddie Ford
By Joe Reichler
New York Yankees
Tam Maraan
Gainsville
Waco Temple
Sherman
Wichita F
Gainesville
Wichita Falls
Sherman-Denison
Il Pet & Angelo
Swtwater
B Spring
Dessa
An Angelo
Teer
Globe News
U.S
Polk
Bowling Loop
Murrell
Pittsburgh
Phil Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Horace Stoneham
Bob Carpenter
Phildephia Phillies
Fred Saigh
St. Louis Cardinals
Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Charles Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Ellis Ryan
Cleveland Indians
Walter O. Briggs, Jr
Detroit Tigers
del Webb
Dan Topping
Roy Mack
L DeWitt
St. Louis Browns
Calvin Griffith
Washington Senators
Topping
Webb
Baseball
JacPhail
Arthur Mann
Ler
Red Smith
New York Herald Tribune
KODAK
Hertner’s Camera
Ole
Madison—Diai
Harold V. Ratliff
Lor
Owls
Frank Howard
Clemson
Howard
Frank
Saturday Evening Post
Wayne Delaney
Delaney
Coaches Association
Expert Hatter
Boston Hat Works
Putt Powell
Linde Oxygen-Acetylene
Westinghouse
Tweco and
Jackson
Storrett Precision Tools
South Bend
Marquette
McDonald Auto Supply
Kentucky
Eas
Crane
Bernheim Distilling Co., Inc
Louisville
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