Pirates Reds Battle For N L Second Place Amid Card Show
New York reports a tight race for second in the National League as Pittsburgh and Cincinnati both sit at 60-45, with St Louis leading. Pirates ride an eight game win streak, winning 5-0 behind Preacher Roe against Boston, while Reds beat New York Giants 6-3 and move five games winning streak.
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New York
U.P
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Pirates
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
Boston Braves
Baces
Boston
Truett
Rip) Sewell
Johnny Barrett
Braves
Bob Elliott
Barrett
Preacher Roe
New York Giants
Bucky Walters
Skein
Golf Match Set Between ABC and Optimist Clubs
The ABC and Optimist clubs meet in a scratch golf tournament at the Ross Rogers course. Matches begin at 5 p.m. Thursday with no handicaps.
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ABC
Optimist
Ross Rogers
Unknown Golfer Leads PGA Field at Spokane
Fred Annon, 30, a Stamford wartime worker and Hickory Golf Club instructor, shot 68 to lead medal play in the 26th National PGA Championship at Manitou Course. Following him were Byron Nelson and Morrie Gravatt tied for second with 69, along with Jay McSpaden 70 and Bob Hamilton 70, as 32 players advance to match play for $20,000 in prizes.
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Spokane
Wash
U.P
Fred Annon
Stamford
Manitou
Annon
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Morrie Gravatt
Williamsport
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Willie Goggin
White Flains
N. Y
Joseph Earhardt
Norristown
John Gertsen
Salt Lake City
Nelson
Harry Cooper
Minneapolis
Tony Penna
Dayton
Cooper
Penna
Spokane Athletic Round Table
Sam Byrd
Redford
Mich
Ted Longworth
Portland
Ore
Craig. Wood
Mamaroneck
Courthouse Records Divorces and Marriages Noted
District Court records show Evelyn Cook King versus Henry L King and Lorene Tucker versus Leslie Tucker as divorces. Marriage licenses issued to Langdon and McCulloch, Wickstrom and Bechtoldt, Shinneman and Arnold, Wilde and Cooper, Swilling and Hargrove, Bush and Rinn, Minint and Dobson, Holland and Mann, Turner and Weidman, Fletcher and Turley, Whipple and Haile, Rodgers and Anderson, and Bacon and Morrison.
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Stanley A. Langdon
Doris McCulloch
Ray J. Wickstrom
Mable Aveline Bechtoldt
William R. Shinneman
Dona Jean Arnold
Carroll Lavern Wilde
LaVada Marion Cooper
William W. Swilling
Tommie Jean Hargrove
Chester E. Bush
Adean Rinn
Albert L. Minint
Norma Jean Dobson
Taylor Hubert Holland
Peggy Jo Mann
Victor L. Turner
Margaret Weidman
Lynn Wilson Fletcher
Dora Jo Turley
Thomas W. Whipple
Anna Belle Haile
Walter Anthony Rodgers
Nedra Maxine Anderson
William Bacon
Waydene Morrison
College grid rules tighten as pros push for change
News from New York notes Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association adopting three pro favored rules including no out of bounds kickoffs and forward passing from anywhere behind the line, while other groups support the same two changes. Southeastern Conference prep to meet September aims at leadership disputes. Local tennis picks favor Louise Brough over Pauline Betz as Nationals nears. Also mentionsVarious names and places in unrelated notes.
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New York
Bill Bingham
Rules Committee
Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Husky Louise Brough
Pauline Betz
Pauline
A. R. Hutchens
Gamewell and Stackhouse Post First Round Scores
Jimmy Gamewell of Odessa Texas shot a first round score of 46 36 82 in the 36 hole qualifying test for the 1944 National P G A championship W A Stackhouse Seguin Texas 38 35 73 Hampton Morgan Abilene Texas withdrew
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Spokane
Wash
Jimmy Gamewell
Odessa
Texas
W. A. Stackhouse
Seguin
Hampton Morgan
Abilene
Globe News
Navy and Marine trainees improvise new sport at State College
STATE COLLEGE Aug 15 Navy and Marine trainees at Pennsylvania State College develop a nameless game blending basketball and boxing. Players wear 16 ounce gloves and punch on dribble or shot attempts. Lt. Harry Light notes it teaches taking a punch.
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State College
Navy and
Marine
Pennsylvania State College
Harry Light
William and Mary
Navy
Eastern Association Adopts Open Grid Rules For Football
The Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association voted to permit forward passes from behind the line of scrimmage, abolish the fumbles rule allowing advancement of recovered fumbles, ban out of bounds kickoffs, allow a one inch tee on kickoffs, and clarify the off side rule, citing inaction by the NCAA. The move mirrors professional trends and targets faster, more open play in the East.
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Eastern Association
EIAA
Local Golf Week Events at Amarillo Courses
The schedule covers Ladies Municipal Golf Association and Sunset Golf Association events at Ross Rogers Course, Sunset Golf Course, and Amarillo Country Club. Activities include open putting, weekend handicap tournaments, junior golf, and semi finals of the annual Municipal golf tournament.
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Golf Ladies Municipal Golf Association
Ross Rogers Course
Sunset
Amarillo Country
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Junior Golf Association
Amarillo Country Club
Sunset Course
War Plant Head Assures GIs Theyre Remembered
Springfield mass business owner George A. Mohlman of Package Machinery Co organizes an in factory intelligence unit to gather news about employees in the armed forces. He writes personal letters to servicemen, easing tension and allowing focus on producing gyro-compasses torpedo pumps shell loaders and other war equipment. London Zoo consumes massive food supplies in normal times including 60 tons of nuts 184000 bananas and 19800 eggs.
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Springfield
Mass
U.P
George A. Mohlman
Package Machinery Co
Jim
Ardit
London Zoo
Sandies in The Service by Mouse Williams
Lead-off man Horace Kendrick recalls 1934 35 basketball with Yannigan Hull Golden Sandstorm era and Amarillo Junior College Badgers now serving in Missouri. Mick Williams, later major M G Williams in Third Army in France, also played with Kendrick. Fluff Meyers 1940 state champ left tackle 1942 All District honors now in New Guinea sends a cheer for the Sandies. Also notes a wasp queen’s 30000 offspring.
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AHL
Horace Kendrick
Horace
Yannigan
T. G. Hull
Sandie Basketballers
Golden Sandstorm
Howard Lynch
Kendrick
Amarillo Junior College
Badgers
Army
Missouri
Mis
Mick Williams
Mick
Yannifans
Sandies
Third Army
France
Maj
M. G. Williams
U. S. Army
New York
N. Y
Fluff Meyers
Fluff
Sandie
New Guinea
Sgt
William A. Meyers Jr
Amarillo Country Club Dinner Matches Set for Tomorrow Afternoon
The Amarillo Country Club announces Dutch Dinner Team Matches for tomorrow afternoon with Wade Holman and J S Triplett as captains. The losing squad hosts the winters at the dinner. tie pairings list many matchups led by Holman’s golfers. Everett, Wash reports a U P story about Pfc Frank Costentino Jr noting his six months of not washing his own laundry in Italy, relying on women for chores in exchange for rations.
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Amarillo Country Club
Wade Holman
J. S. Triplett
Holman
BE. W. Cain
Jack Allen
J. W. Babb
Dude Gentry
Bill Honey
Bob Underwood
Carl Hare
John Fullingim
Bill Andrews
Gus Roberts
Dick Bivins
Richard Reeves
Eric Jordan
Ed Roberts
W. W. Rusk
Jimmy James
Chas
Fisk
T. J. Wagner
Bill Kane
Sim Kelly
June Davis
Fay Dryden
Gene Klein
al Warner
Roy Stockton
S. W. Browning
W. M. Curl
George Ordway
Ivor Davies
Hap Johnson
Cecar Puckett
George McGrath
Fred Wagner
Harvey Allen
J. L. McCormick
W. W. Elledge
Jack Farwell
Riley Strickland
Abe Martin
Wayne O'Keefe
Bob Howle
R. B. Norman
Earl O'Keefe
Bob Greene
Jack Hon
A. N. Olver
Bill Townes
R. A. Ramey
Norris Ewing
Billy Lynch
Bob Lewis
Howard Lynch
Frank Litle
M. O. Carder
Ross Rogers
Charlie Crowe
Louis H. Smith
Herb Budge
W. A. Askew
Ross McGill
Elmer Blair
A. C. Keith
Jack Hinerman
J. S. Evans
C. V. Woolley
Dr. J. B. Landers
Everett
U.P
Pfc
Frank Costentino, Jr
Italy
Baseball Scores and Standings from Yesterday and Today
The AP tally shows Cleveland losing to Washington five to eight while Detroit and Chicago split a pair. The standings list St Louis Boston Detroit New York Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia Washington with varied win totals and each team schedule. Tonight features St Louis at Boston Detroit at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington Chicago at New York. In New Hampshire a jail historic note describes a 1860s hanging with a lengthy two hour sermon targeting both the condemned and the crowd.
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Washington
Detroit
Suseale
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Pet
Haverhill Corner
N. H
Old Jail House
Annual City Golf Championships Schedule Update
Annual Men's Municipal Championship Golf Tournament runs July 23 to August 27. Annual Men's City Championship Golf Tournament occurs at Amarillo Country Club September 2 to 4. Annual City Women's Championship Golf Tournament takes place at Ross Rogers Course October 2 to 6.
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Amarillo Country Club
Ross Rogers Course
Grid Fans To Get an Idea How the Professionals Play
West Texas fans will see a preview of professional play when the Brooklyn Tigers meet the Army Air All-Stars in Abilene on August 26. Rules include ball advancement after fumbles, tackling rules on forward progress, backward passing allowed from behind the line, and goal posts on the goal line. Coach Fete Cawthon expects fan interest to rise with the new rules.
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Abilene
West Texas
Brooklyn Tigers
National League
Army- Air All-Stars
Fete Cawthon
Brooklyn
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Ginger” Foran
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