A's Edge Senators in Comeback Thriller
Connie Mack's Athletics near first place as they rally past Washington 8-3 to stay within a hair of the Cleveland Indians. Sam Chapman and Carl Scheib keyed the win. Scheib shut down the Senators in the seventh after a 47 minute rain delay.
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Locke To Wind Up Golf Tour
Bobby Locke winds up his American golf campaign in two weeks as he plans to return for the Masters next spring. He holds the US and British Open on his 1949 calendar and promoter George S. May seeks offers for Tam O’Shanter golf club after a fire. May cites offers from 200000 to 2000000 while vowing not to sell.
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Chicago
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Muny Golf Group Sponsors Unusual Local Tourney
The Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association hosts a Thursday tournament at Foss Rogers Course with a new format. Players pick partners and the losing team hosts the winner for a Dutch dinner. Team points will not be counted as usual. Nine hole matches tee off at six.
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Tames
Amarillo
Heller To Start For Sox In Abilene Tilt
The Amarillo Gold Sox face Abilene in the opener of a road trip with Jimmie Heller set to start Thursday night. Ray Pannemann took his third straight loss after seven innings of work, as Abilene built an early 8-1 lead before Amarillo rallied with late runs. Ed Gill appeared as a rookie outfielder and scored after pinch hitting for Pannemann, while Fred Fazzio again shut down the Sox.
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Ster
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Ham
Canaries, Spitfires claim city junior softball titles
In a sequence of city championship games, the Margaret Wills Canaries won the Girls Peewee title 20 15 over the Sanborn Orioles as Janet Ramsey hit a homer with two on. The Spitfires clinched the Boys Peewee crown with Jimmy Dobbins’s two for four day including a homer and two RBIs, while Jorge Johnson starred in the field.
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Maverick Club
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Selxas Beats Talbert In Eastern Grass Courts Upset
Vic Selxas of Philadelphia defeated Billy Talbert of New York 15-11 4-6 6-2 in a fourth round match at the 22nd annual Eastern grass courts championship in South Orange New Jersey. Talbert had been regarded as a leading prospect for the Davis Cup team.
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Vic Selxas
Philadelphia
Billy Talbert
New York
Talbert
Golin Long
Australia
Hill Sidwell
Grant Golden
Chicago
James Saunders
Amarello
Women Golfers Win Amarillo Handicap Tournament
Mrs Chick Klein and Mrs Al Nelson led the Amarillo Women's Municipal Golfers Association weekly handicap event at Ross Rogers Course. Nelson won the other event with 31 putts. Thomas won the nine hole blind bogey. John Keith's wife had 17 putts in her division. Bob Copeland took the traveling bracket. MacPhail buys fillies at Saratoga Yearling sales.
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Alfeet Nelson
Amarillo
Bob Copeland
Aulbach Jr Dominates Early Qualifiers in Municipal Championship
George Aulbach Jr the favorite leads qualifiers with a 35 pace during the first day at the Ross Rogers Course in the inaugural Ama filo Municipal Junior Golf Championship. Leon Deche trails by 16 strokes and Ted Mellinger adds 89 while Don Gatlin posts 92. First day results set up Monday match play with semifinals Tuesday and finals the following Saturday. There is no entry fee and every 16 year old or under is eligible for two trophies in each flight.
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Ross Rogers Course
Leon Deche
Ted Mellinger
Don Gatlin
Gunsitiving
Elgible
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American athletes shine as Olympics near close
Disparate events highlight US success across weight lifting crew swimming and track as the 14th Olympiad nears its end. Basketball sees a finals push with a 71 to 40 win over Mexico. France awaits final against the Americans.
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Kid Gavilan to Fight Buster Tyler at Madison Square Garden
Cuban welter Kid Gavilan headlines Madison Square Garden against Newark contender Buster Tyler in a 10 round bout tonight. Gavilan seeks another win as fans pack the arena in New York.
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Buster Tyler
Garden
New York
Madison Severe Garden
Newark
Bryan Baseball Proxy Hands in Resignation
Bryan the Bryan Baseball Association announced that P-Herry L. dent resigned yesterday in a letter to Vice-President Travis B Bryan. The note states that several thousand dollars must be raised to keep the Lone Star League club in operation this season.
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Austin and Columbus Win Openers at VEW Softball Tournament
The defending Columbus team and the Austin squad opened the national Veterans of Foreign Wars softball tournament with victories. Columbus defeated an opponent 12-0 and Austin beat Mastings of Nebraska 3-1 in a night of action.
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Sandies eye new offense and brisk 1947 season
Coach Lynch unveiled a move to a Michigan style offense mixing T formation and single wing as Amarillo high readies for the 1947 season. Returning regulars and ten squadmen report next Monday at Butler Field with openers set for Sept 17 against Childress.
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Bill Gunderson
Bob Beverly
Paul Bennett
Noah Davis
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Turner
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Knight
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Bob Harbin
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Bill Sparks
Paul Oliver
Bill Giaton
H. T. Edwards
Bob Blidervack
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Frank Peterson
Nelson McKinney
Childress
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Tennis Entries Open for Amarillo City Championship
The Amarillo Tennis Club hosts its annual city championship at Ellwood Park with two divisions and a 50 cent entry per event. Wednesday’s rain curtailed several rounds, but the event plans to proceed Thursday with remaining first round matches and scheduled Sunday finals.
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