Amarillo Gold Sox Pause in Clovis Before Home Run Friday
Amarillo meets Clovis Pioneers in a two game stopover at Clovis after a loss to Lubbock. The Sox then return home Friday and Saturday for games in Amarillo before resuming the circuit. Bridwell pitched for Lubbock as Clovis held Amarillo to five hits.
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Amarillo Gold Sox
Clovis
Lubbock
Pioneers
Lamesa
Sox
Big Spring
Amarillo
Phil Margaino
Clovis Bridwell
Hubber Maulers
Parrish
Margaine
Hendrix
Amarillo AB
Roussarie
Nichols
Altenburgh
Pans
Bolton
Sanders
Von
Rabe
Holt
Margavio
Wattins
Ol Carr
Taylor
Miller
Stevens
Parker
Zorko
Mosel
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Margaino
Watkins
Moses
Nook
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Engle, Howell
Capps
East Texas League Results Highlight Tuesday Play
In East Texas League action Tuesday Klgore edged Texarkana 5 2 in a nine inning game scoring the decisive runs in the late frames. Longview beat Marshall 13 3 with a late surge as Terry and Fitzpatrick led the bullpen. Valestine defeated Henderson 5 2 while Jacksonville toppled Tyler 8 2 behind Birmingham Pride and teammates.
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Klgore
Texarkana
Isert
Kluttz
Nauman
Coleman
Spell
Longview
Marshall
Terry
FitzpAtrIck
Hays
Wman
Valestine
Henderson
Delion
Kahn
Weiland
Kopp
Jacksonville
Tyler
Birmingham
Pride
Dempster
Pate
Gibb
Vanderbilt Defends Cup With Vim In British Waters
Henry McLemore reports Harold Stirling Vanderbilt and the Vim dominating English yachting, winning 17 of 22 races and diminishing any future challenge to the America’s Cup. The piece notes Vim’s smaller 12 metre design beating larger class J yachts and hints Britain may abandon Cup pressure while Vanderbilt sails home to Broadway.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
U.P
Europe
England
Harold Stirling
Mike) Vanderbilt
Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith
Vanderbilt
Newport
Sopwith
Mike Vanderbilt
Neptune
Gerald Lambert
Lambert
Mike
Mr. Vanderbilt
Broadway
Mothersill
Peter Astra Aims For Hambletonian Glory At Goshen Park
Up to 40000 fans expected at Good Time Park Goshen today to see Peter Astra, descendant of Hambletonian, race for 40500. Owner Dr Lowry Miller Guilinger of Andover Ohio and driver Dr H M Parshall of Urbana Ohio lead a field of nine three year olds in the classic trot.
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Goshen
N. Y
Peter Astra
Hambletonian
Lowry Miller Guilinger
Andover
Ohio
H. M. Parshall
Urbana
Hardin-Simmons squad towers over opponents in weight
In Abilene Texas on an August day the Hardin-Simmons football squad lists 15 players over 200 pounds. Coach Frank Kimbrough can start a line averaging 213 pounds and 208 pounds in the backfield with the heaviest listed at 192 pounds.
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Abilene
Tex
Hardin-Simmons
Frank Kimbrough
Clowns Ten Oppose Elks In Benefit Softball Game
The Clowns and Elks clash at Jaycee Park near Amarillo Canyon highway at 8 30 p m to raise funds for the Amarillo Children's Preventorium. Admission is 15 cents for adults and free for under 12 with Eddie Norton on the mound and Stuttering Sam umpiring the game.
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Elks Club
Jaycee Park
Amarillo Canyon Highway
Sam
Eddie
Norton
Reeves
Clowns
Smith
Dyson
Hawley
Morris
Nutt
Talley
Booter
Hinkemp
Maverick Club
Elks Ten
Civic Club League
Losing Streak Keeps Yanks Awake Nights
The New York Yankees face a stubborn skid, losing six of nine and a second three game streak in 10 days. They slipped 7-4 to the Senators as they search for power at the plate.
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Nelson
Picard
Metz
Snead
Guldahl
Sam Snead
Sam
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Tommy Armour
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St. Petersburg
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Athletics
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Buck Newsom
White Sox
Tigers
Negro Chauffeur Curtis Franklin Shot Dead in Houston Quarrel
Curtis Franklin a 21 year old black chauffeur was killed in a quarrel in Houston last night A 48 year old black man was arrested in connection with the shooting authorities said
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Houston
U.P
Curtis Franklin
Woman Pilot First to Achieve Blind Instrument Landing
Jacqueline Cochran, a leading woman racing pilot, became the first woman of her sex to perform a blind instrument landing. She landed at a municipal airport under hooded conditions with two observers watching, after only five and a half hours of instruction.
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Pittsburgh
Jacqueline Cochran
Morgenthau Confined To Bed On European Holiday
United States Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr was confined to bed in Europe with a slight illness while on a holiday trip. His condition was not considered serious, and no cause for alarm was given. He was in Copenhagen at the time of the report.
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Grantland Rice
North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc
New York
Henry Armstrong
Armstrong
Henry
Tye
Copenhagen
Denmark
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
United States
Far Western Grid Team Chosen To Meet Texans
Loyola head coach Mike Pecarovich selected 24 players from 11 Far Western schools to form the West squad for an all star game against Dutch Meyer s Texas at Seals Stadium in San Francisco Saturday night. The roster includes players from Santa Clara St Marys USF Stanford Washington State USC College of Pacific Gonzaga San Jose State and Oregon State.
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San Francisco
Mike Pecarovich
Loyola University of Los Angeles
West
Dutch Meyer
Texas All-Stars
Seals Stadium
Santa Clara
St. Mary's
University of San Francisco
Stanford
Washington State
Southern California
College of Pacific
Gonzaga
San Jose State
San Francisco Junior College
Oregon State
Pecarovich
Kamrath Upsets Cooke After Hearty Breakfast
Bob Kamrath of Austin stunned Elwood Cooke in the Eastern grass courts. Kamrath opened with a dull set, then surged to win 1-1, 7-4, 6-4 as Riggs advanced to face Murphy after a tight finish. Kamrath gains momentum and speculation grows about his next match.
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Rye
N. Y
Bob Kamrath
Austin
Tex
Elwood Cooke
Oregon
Cooke
Bob
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Chester Murphy
Kamrath
Paycheck Wins Newspaper Decision Over Strickland
Des Moines heavyweight Johnny Paycheck defeated Maurice Strickland of Wellington in a 10 round newspaper decision before 14,000 fans. Paycheck weighed 192 1/2 pounds to Strickland’s 191. The UP score had Paycheck six rounds to Strickland four, boosting Paycheck toward a top ranking.
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Des Moines
UPI
Johnny J. Paycheck
Maurice Strickland
Wellington
N. Z
Strickland
Paychek
United Press
Austin's team dominates for junior Legion title win
In College Station Austin's junior team thrashed Crockett 21 to 1 to seal the American Legion state championship.
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College Station
Tex
Austin
American Legion
Crockett
Injured Cincinnati Player Harry Craft Condition Unchanged
Chicago August 9 Dr John F Davis Cubs physician reports Harry Craft Cincinnati center fielder hurt in yesterday's doubleheader first game has no fracture on X rays. He suffers a slight concussion and neck injury from a collision with Lee Gamble left fielder shifted condition unchanged.
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Chicago
Harry Craft
Cincinnati
Cubs
John F. Davis
Craft
Lee Gamble
Louie's Alleys Reopens with Five Matches Set
After two weeks of work Louie's Bowling Alleys opens to the public and readies for the season. Five matches will start at 7 o clock Thursday with teams from Rock Island Santa Fe Mann's Cakes Berry's Alleys Borden's Milkmaids Builders Supply Dr Pepper Mann's Bakery and Mac's Alleys scheduled to play.
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Louie's
Panhandle
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Mann's Cakes
Berry's Alleys
Norton Sparks Blackburn Ten To 6 1 Victory In Twilight League
Eddie Norton struck out 12 in seven innings as Blackburn Bros defeated Soil Conservation Service 6 to 1. Lewis and Goodell pitched well for Soil Conservation. Farm Security beat Bush Donnell 13 to 4 in another Twilight League game.
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Eddie Norton
Blackburn Bros
Soil Conservation Service
Norton
Bush Donnell
Texaco
Farm Security
Norton and
Hediesy
Lewis
Goodell
Trisler
W. L. Pet. Toxaco Isreeeeerpeensnens
Csstaccageeneveers
Rock Island
Davis-McDaniel Peilips
Busa-Daniell
Dekex 4
Garston-Florey
Bruce Barnes of Austin Named Davis Cup Coach
Bruce Barnes of Austin Texas has been named coach of the 1939 Davis Cup team authorities announced today in Rye New Jersey. The selection marks Barnes as the American team leader for the upcoming international tennis competition.
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Bruce Barnes
Austin
Rye
N. J
U.R
Tex
League Play Ends at Texas Alleys Summer Major League
Summer Major League play concluded Monday night at Texas Alleys. Manager Lyle Simpson announced fall and winter league keeners should register to be drafted from a qualified bowlers list as alleys will be reconditioned. Final standings show RC Colo leading with 38 wins and 10 losses. Seven Up 22–23. West Auto Supp 19–26. Ohio Net Life 14–31. Individual averages list BOHNOKE tops at 190 with Hamilton 188 and Johnson 185 among others.
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Lyle Simpson
Simpson
Texas
W. L. Pet
RC. Colo
West Ato Sup
Ohio Net Life
Bohnoke
Ceee Neetereeneveene
Hamilton
Johnson
McMinn
Werrick
Carter
Clutter Tooee - Il Jon
Amarillo Gold Sox name winner dies before opening day
Rowland Hale, the 28 year old Northwest Texas Hospital patient who named Amarillo's West Texas New Mexico League entry, died yesterday morning. Hale had urged recovery to attend the gala opening and had followed the team closely by newspaper and radio since the contest he won with two season passes.
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Gold Sox
Rowland Hale
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Marion Miley Opens Title Bid Against Iowa Schoolgirl
Marion Miley of Lexington Kentucky the two time Women's Western golf champion faced Edith Hsmabrooks an 18 year old Dubuque Iowa schoolgirl in the second round at Oakland Hills Miley who won medal honors in qualifying advanced with a 3 and 2 win over Jean Kyer of Ann Arbor Michigan Esta Brooks eliminated Detroit teacher G T McGlynn in 19th hole Dorothy Traung of San Francisco beat Hope Seignious Detroit 5 and 4 to reach the second round
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U.P
Marion Miley
Lexington
Edith Hsmabrooks
Dubuque
Oakland Hills
Miss Miley
Jean Kyer
Ann Arbor
Mich
Esta
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