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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1924
Page
10
New York August 14 The St Louis Browns faded from pennant contention within a day as the Yankees swept a pair of games, four to two and two to one. The Browns dropped six games behind the league leading Giants with the pennant race tightening across the circuit.
Local notices report Labor Day gathering at Harding's Ranch and visitors from Claude Amarillo Canyon and Fort Worth. Henry L. Ford seeks reelection as county attorney while Childress high school adds a business course. More: Jack Hall's ranch family outing and San Jacinto water pressure improvements with booster pump near Rock Island crossing.
Dick Dorgan notes the Wild Bull of the Pampas Luis Angel Firpo arrives in the U S for a planned clash with Harry Wills the Brown Panther. Firpo appears fit and plans to train in the mountains while a companion is kept off the trip home by authorities. He forecasts a few rounds of facial work before pressing Wills then dominating the fight on the canvas.
Shreveport shut out Dallas 9 to 0 as Clark Gasser pitched in rare form. Fort Worth crushed Wichita Falls 16 to 7 with Kraft hitting his forty first homer this season. Galveston fell to San Antonio 5 to 4 after costly errors. Houston at Beaumont delayed by rain.
Dave Derden visited the Good night ranch recently and counted 249 head of buffalo on the property. While there a man from Canada purchased four baby buffalo, adding an international buyer to the local herd.
Hereford official Omar Baker accuses Cal Farley of being out of condition and dodging a match with Jensen. Baker says Jensen remains in peak form and has pressed Amarillo for a bout, claiming Farley stalls and would face an Amarillo referee if he agreed.
The New York Yankees beat St Louis 1 to 0 and 2 to 1 in a doubleheader after returning home. Pitchers Wingard Severeld Pennock Schang for St Louis and New York. Second game saw New York win 2 to 8 with Shocker Pruett Severeid Bush Schang. Detroit takes two from Philadelphia 8 to 4 and 8 to 7 with Stoner throwing five no hit innings for Detroit in the first win. Coveleskie outs Zachary as Cleveland beats Washington 5 to 1. Boston sweeps Chicago 6 to 0 and 4 to 1 behind Ehmke and others with strong hitting.
In Pittsburgh on August 14 the Pirates defeated the New York Giants 4 to 2 aided by timely hitting and solid defense. Batteries: Barnes, Jonnard and Snyder for the Pirates and Meadows, Cooch, Smith for the Giants. Only one game scheduled.
Dallas lecturer Coleman Craig recounts a travel anecdote from Egypt where a guide demanded two bits after extinguishing a candle. He notes the bizarreness of the encounter and recalls other stops in Europe and the Holy Land. Craig will share pictures and tales at Second Baptist Church at 8:15 Sunday.
Madrid reports ongoing fighting in the Spanish zone of Morocco with rebels attacking a Buharra supply column and a convoy near Alhucemas repulsed, leaving one Spanish soldier dead and four wounded. In the east, a Spanish column at Quebdani aims toward Afran as General Alberto Castro Girona is ordered to send reinforcements.
Major Pedro Zanni, the Argentine round the world flyer, arrived in Rangoon at 4 14 PM after completing a non stop flight from Calcutta.
Monday evening at the First Baptist church is set for a free will offering to help cover Mr. Craig's expenses from Dallas. The gathering asks attendees to come at the same hour as prior services.
Jack Keefe reports Edna overdrawn by $35 at the bank amid humorous chatter about checks for a horse ride and flowers. He recalls earning $125 monthly and dreams of better days with the team, fearing poverty in the near term.
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