Stanford Drops Football for Duration of War
Stanford University will not field a football team this year and likely for the war duration due to a lack of able-bodied non Army students. All games are cancelled and coach Marchie Schwartz shifts focus to the Army physical fitness program. Only one civilian showed for spring practice, but Army trainees are barred from intercollegiate athletics, unsettling PCC alignment and suspending the Big Game rivalry with California.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford
Stanford University
Marchie Schwartz
Army
Schwartz
University of California
Goodman Gained Golf Fame From Wrong Side of Tracks
John G. Goodman rose from Omaha’s stockyard clubs to win major titles. He defeated champions like Ouimet and Somerville in the U S Amateur and later became Open champion. His story spans hardship, perseverance, and late-career triumphs.
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Goodman
John G. Goodman
Johnny Goodman
Jerome D. Travers
Francis Ouimet
Chick Evans
Robert Tyre Jones, Jr
William Lawson Little
Omaha
Stockyards
St. Louis
Johnny
Reds
Winged Foot
Nebraska
Westchester
United States Golf Association
U. S
Pebble Beach
del Monte
Cal
Bobby Jones
al Espinosa
Jones
Goodman Boy
Five Farms
Baltimore
Ouimet
C. Ross Somerville
Canada
Simon-Pure
Chicago
North Shore
United States
Portland
Ore
Lawson Little
Bums Turn to Youth as Dodgers Top St Louis 7-3
The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the World Champion St Louis Cardinals 7-3 with new first baseman Young Howard Schultz and outfielder French Bordagaray at third base. Whitlow Wyatt shut down the Cardinals on eight hits as Brooklyn improved their offense with Schultz contributing a double and a single.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey
Dodgers
French Bordagaray
St. Louis Cardinals
Howard Schultz
Bean
Brooklyn
Mort Cooper
Whitlow Wyatt
Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Johnny Vander Meer
Johnny Gee
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Schoolboy Rowe
New York Yankees
Chicago Sox
Hank Borowy
Chicago
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Wilfred Lebebvre
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Louis
Bobo) Newsom
Louis Delays Start of Global Boxing Tour
Sgt. Joe Louis has been given two weeks to prepare for a world boxing tour under War Department management, with the tour now set to begin August 30. The plan, announced in Fort George G. Meade Maryland, follows an earlier schedule to start tomorrow.
First Round Begins in Amarillo Junior Golf Tournament
The annual Amarillo Country Club Junior Golf Tournament opened with medalist Raymond Mann shooting 41 on the back nine. Mann previously won medalist at the City Junior Meet at the Sunset Course. First round pairings show Championship Flight Mann vs. Don McCormick with 45 and Art McKay at 51 facing Scotty Mills.
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Raymond Mann
Mann
Sunset
Don McCormick
Art McKay
Scotty Mills
War Stamps Offered in Weekly Sunset Putting Tourney
War Stamps totaling seven dollars will be awarded to winners in the Weekly Sunset Putting Tourney with six dollars to the men and one to the women. First place in the women earns one dollar. Planned as a finale, organizers consider a $25 war bond prize for a 54 hole event around September 2 at the Sunset Course. Players interested should contact Sixes at the Sunset Course.
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Walter Sikes
Sikes
New Champ Terranova Plans Defenses Against All Comers
New NBA featherweight champion Fighting Phil Terranova says he will defend the title against all challengers after knocking out Jackie Callara of Ontario in the eighth round of a 15 round bout before 8,500 fans in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Phil Terranova
NBA
Terranova
Jackie Callura
Ontario
Canada
Wichita Flyers Triumph in Semi Pro Baseball Meet
Beechcraft Flyers of Wichita beat a Greenville South Carolina team 10 to 2 in the National Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament. Dee Sanders scored on a delayed steal in the sixth to break a tie as Wichita erupted for three runs in the seventh and four in the eighth. The 326th Glider Squadron from Alliance Nebraska defeated the Las Vegas Horned Toads.
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Wichita
Kans
U.P
Beechcraft Flyers
Greenville
S. C
Dee Sanders
326Th
Alliance
Neb
Las Vegas
Nev
Horned Toads
Baseball standings and results from yesterday and today
Yesterday the American League saw Washington beat Cleveland 6 to 3 and New York defeat Chicago 7 to 0 while Boston routed St. Louis 9 to 0. Current standings list New York Washington Cleveland Chicago Detroit Boston St. Louis with Philadelphia and others noted. today’s schedule includes Philadelphia at Detroit New York at Chicago and Boston at St. Louis.
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United Press
H Pet Musial
St. Louis
Herman
Brooklyn
W. Cooper
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Week's Local Sports Card Highlights in Amarillo
A dense schedule lists volleyball and basketball drills at Amarillo College gym Horace Mann Gym and Sam Houston Gym. Golf actions include Amarillo Country Club junior and men's days at Ross Rogers Course with weekend events and finals. A baseball note covers Pinkney Packers vs Johnnie Cal All-Stars at Malin Field at 2 30 P M.
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Amarillo Municipal
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Country Club
Horace Mann
League of
Amarillo
Maverick Club
Amarillo College
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Municipal Golfers
Pinkney Packers
Johnnie Cal
Malin Field
Count Fleet’s Return Delayed in 1943 Campaign
Count Fleet’s comeback was postponed again as the 1943 racing season nears its end. Owner John D. Hertz said the Triple Crown winner is galloping after a second injury but is unlikely to race again this year.
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New York
Count Fleet
John D. Hertz
Chicago
Roberts Olver and Pantex A JV edge in summer league playoff
In Amarillo the Roberts Olver and Pantex A Jaycees won two tight elimination games in the Last Mule Driver Gone playoff at Maverick Club diamonds. Roberts Olver rallied to a 5 3 win while The Post Engineers defeated the Jaycees 19 15. Play resumes tomorrow with Roberts Olver vs The Post Engineers and Pantex A against the Jaycees. Also note Edward Israel Stiles, 85, last surviving 20 mule team driver, died in San Bernardino.
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Teed Products Corporation
Hospital A
Alma Waters
Twillie Mae Thompson
Jo Howard
Lillian Gosnell
Johnnie Hillhouse
Lanora Ketchum
LaVerne Bennett
Alene Pickard
Betty Eagle
Lucy Bynum
Post Engineers
Roberts
Pantex A-Jaycee Till Will Te Olver
Shaughnessey
Amarillo Summer Recreation
Maverick Club Diamonds
Roberts-Olver
Pantex
Novak
Samn
Howton
Shell
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Fyfe
Chilton
Gatlin
McKnight
Roberts Olver
Pantex A
San Bernardino
Cal
Edward Israel Stiles
Stiles
New York Pro Football Teams Sign Texas QBs
The Giants sign Emery Nix, standout passer from Texas Christian University, and the Dodgers add Ken Heineman, former Texas School of Mines quarterback, both from Texas as August reports.
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New York
New York City
Dodgers
Giants
Texas
Emery Nix
Texas Christian
Ken Heineman
Texas School of Mines
Service Men Favored In Victory National Golf Championship
Six service members among the 40 featured pros and amateurs in the Victory National Golf Championship are favored to win the 72 hole medal tournament. Each could claim a fifth of the net proceeds for his post, with prizes likely $6000 to $8000. The listed service stars include Jimmy Thomson Vic Ghezzi Jim Turnesa Lawson Little Melvin Harbert and Frank Stranahan.
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Chicago
Jimmy Thomson
Coast Guard
San Diego
Calif
Vic Ghezzi
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Jim Turnesa
Station Island
N. Y
J. G
Lawson Little
Navy
Hutchinson
Kas
Melvin
Chick) Harbert
Cam
Grant, Ill
Frank Stranahan
Nashville, Tenn
Army Air Center
Borax Pioneers Smith and Cole in Death Valley
The article notes Borax Smith and W. T. Cole as leading figures in Death Valley borax development. It states one man became their driver and taught them how to extract borax until the arrival of the auto truck.
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Smith
W. T. Coleman
Death Valle
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Bruce Norman
Gene Klein, Jr
Jack Davis
Carolyn Davis
Lawrence Jackson
George Royse
George Ausbach, Jr
J. Triplett
Arthur Higgins
Don Hill
Bye
Hitler
Goering
Luftwaffe
Coventry
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Monroe
A. W. McKee
Wichita Flyers
Girls’ League of
League of Amarillo
Kgnc &P.M
Sunset Course
Sam Houston
Texans
First National Bank
Pas
Studebaker
Bob Crudgington
Fillmore ST
Thomson
Turnest
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Sam Snead
Ghezzi
Nelson
Little
Harbert
Stranhan
Ansley Cleaners
Crowe-Gulde Cement CO
N. Tyler St
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