Tigers Town Goes Crazy As Detroit Dominates Majors
Detroit power hitting and sharp pitching draw 37,000 at Briggs Stadium as Tigers sweep a doubleheader, 15 to 4 and 11 to 5, widening their pennant lead. Brooklyn’s 850,000+ draws at Ebbett Field spotlight league-wide excitement amid a tight race.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Detroit
Briggs Stadium
Brooklyn
Ebbett's
Bengals
New York
Tigers
Wichita Falls Golfer Wins Lubbock Tourney
Wichita Falls golfer Don Cherry won the Lubbock Country Club invitation by defeating Chick Trout 3 and 1 in yesterday's final. Cherry built a three-hole morning lead, Trout rallied to tie on the 13th, but Cherry birdied 15 and parred 16 and 17 to seal victory.
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Lubbock
Don Cherry
Wichita Falls
Champlin HI-V-I Oil Promoted As High Viscosity Aviation Grade
Champlin Champlin HI-V-I is touted as a high viscosity index oil refined by a new dual solvent process from 100 paraffin base Mid-Continent crude. It claims top performance for engines on the ground and in flight, urging buyers to specify Champlin HI-V-I at Champlin service stations and dealers.
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Champlin
Juniors Lose Season Yet Still Play as Veterans Form
Loyd of Vega leads batting at .517 for Plains Chevrolet while Chalky Hall of DeMolays tops pitching with six wins. Amarillo Furniture shines with a surprise third place and Carl Buchanan stars on the mound in a season featuring strong performances by Mims, Stidger, Caldwell, and Loyd among others.
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Western Sand & Gravel Aztecs
Gold Sox
Loyd
Vega
Plains Chevrolet
Chalky Hall
DeMolays
Bobby Chick
Chick
Guill
Caldwell
Mann's Bakery
Bob Mims
Frank Lauder
Mims
Oscar Stidger
Mann’s Bakery
Carl Buchanan
R H Av. Lloyd
Chevrolet
Dean Sats Chick
Am. Furniture
Laffoon
Mann’s Bark
Hall
Mendoza
Sand & Gravel
Bandy
Roark
McDowell
Mann's
Stidger
Henry
Romero
Farmer
D. Williams
Hatcher
Av. Caldwell
Mime
Bud Vaught
Davis
Buchanan
Parniture
W.L Pet. All
Demoiaga
Mutherin
Rons
Medics and Jaycees Clash in Friday Softball Playoff
In Amarillo College diamond action the Medics, who were beaten 2 1 last week by the Fliers, face the Jaycees in a winner take all playoff. The Fliers reached the finals by beating the Medics and hold an undefeated record requiring a double win to clinch the title.
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Jaycees
Amarillo College
Ordnance Plant Club
Beaumont Franchise Placed on Market
Beaumont Texas league club suspended for three seasons is placed on the market by owner Ernest F. Lorbeer who will consider local offers and any Texas bid. A Sept 1 Texas League meeting is expected to vote to resume operations in 1946.
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Beaumont
Ernest F. Lorbeer
Lorbeer
Texas
Detroit Tigers
Curtain Falls on Amarillo Boys Softball Season
Amarillo wraps up its first organized boys softball season with 1 052 games across six leagues and 48 teams since last April. Playoff series begin, with top four teams facing off in American and National Leagues and then cross league matchups determining league crowns and three world series champions across age brackets.
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Amarillo
Co Iner
Me Mains
Vannanaie
Texas
W. E. Smith
Mirror Mustangs
Georgia Marauders
Maverick Steers
Sam Houston
Haycen
Lincoln Skvydevil
Sgt
R. C. Koch
Devils
Roger McLauchlin
Koch
McLauchlin
Steers
Clyde Mays
Ralph Dykeman
Roberts
Rice
Hoefer
Mays
Martin
Hawkins
Jacobson
Marauders
Roadrunners
Curtis Bell
Frank Hoyt
Line Roadrunners
Bybee
Bell
Evans
Franks
Carroll
Jayroe
Wells
Walker
Mustangs
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A. C. Brewer
Roger Harris
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Watson
Ferris
Roberson
Elliott and Witt
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Ross Larsen
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la Neveu
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Jackson
Yankees
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Carolina
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Taylor
McKinley
Margaret Wills
Lamar
Forest Hill
Horace Mann
Monroe
Alice Landergin
Humphrey's Highlands
Glenwood
Ladies Golf Tourney Opens at Ross Rogers Course
The Municipal Ladies Handicap Golf Tournament opens today at the Ross Rogers course with nine and 18 hole flights. Finals are scheduled for Friday. Pairings include Mrs. H. L. Reynolds vs Mrs. Al Witcher and Mrs. Tex Muncy vs Mrs. Dowell Brown among others.
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Ross Rogers
H. L. Reynolds
al Witcher
F. S. McCollough
Colby Davies
Art Querry
J. R. Brown
C. M. Robinson
FE. H. Aderton
Tex Muncy
Dowell Brown
Emer Tucker
E. M. Wisley
Ernie Dowell
Amarillo Air Field Tennis Edged by Phillips Club
The Amarillo Air Field tennis team lost 4-2 to the Phillips club at Borger on Sunday. Bobby Falkenburg, a cadet, rallied to beat Ray McSpadden in three sets 3-6 6-4 6-2. Levinstein and Arnold Levinstein teamed to beat McSpadden and Ray McNally 2-6 6-4 9-7.
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Amarillo Air
Phillips Club
Borger
Bobby Falkenburg
Falkenburg
Ray McSpadden
Hollywood
Arnold Levinstein
McSpadden
Ray McNally
Prep Stars Begin Oil Bowl Drills
Practice sessions start for the Oil Bowl classic at Coyote Stadium in Wichita Falls. Texas and Oklahoma stars from the 1944 seasons arrive with coaches for Friday night game action. Texans include Sweet Engle Lewis Kays Franklin and others. Oklahoma selections include Bergman Gregg and Sweeney with fuller squads expected.
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Coyote Stadium
Texas
Oklahoma
Texans
Arthur Sweet
Brackenridge
San Antonio
George Sims
Seymour
Robert Welch
Bill Engle
Greenville
James Lewis
Elvin Kays
Neil Franklin
el Paso
George Graham
San Angelo
Bob Goode
Bastrop
Leroy Bergman
Oklahoma City
Bob Gregg
Pawhuska
Rufus Sweeney
Ada
Hobbyist spins cork bugs into West Texas fishing gear
Frank Meadows of San Angelo turned a cork and paint hobby into a thriving business making gaily painted bass bugs. He handcrafts each lure at his desk and backyard shop using corks, hair, deer and javelina fur, duck feathers, and hooks. Demand stretches to Oklahoma and Louisiana as he expands beyond hobby use into limited commercial production.
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Frank Meadows
San Angelo
Meadows
West Texas
Bass
Plainview
Oklahoma
Louisiana
American League All Stars Practice Tonight at San Jacinto
The American League All-Stars are asked to report to the San Jacinto diamond tonight at 7 oclock for practice. President Shep Shepherd announced plans to include out of town teams and prepare for a local All Star classic.
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San Jacinto Diamond
Shep Shepherd
Open Play for Legion Title Opens Regional Tourney
American Legion Junior Baseball regional tournament in Austin features teams from Texas New Mexico Louisiana and Oklahoma with a double elimination format. First games include Oklahoma versus Louisiana at 6 P M and New Mexico versus Texas at 8 15 P M Drawings were held yesterday and the schedule advances to winners and losers brackets through Friday for the championship decisions.
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Austin
American Legion
Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas League May Gain AA Rating in 1946 Discussions
Texas League leaders will meet September 1 to consider restoring baseball operations in 1946 and discuss upgrading from A-1 to AA. President J. Alvin Gardner notes the 1940 census shows the league short of the required population for class AA, but says the Texas League area has greater population.
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Dallas
Texas League
J. Alvin Gardner
Williams Burton Bout Set for 19 Rounds in Philadelphia
Philadelphia will host a signed 19 round lightweight title bout on August 28 between N B A champion Tike Williams of Trenton and Gene Burton of New York, promoter Herman Taylor announced.
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Tike Williams
Trenton
N. J
Gene Burton
New York
Herman Taylor
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