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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1940

Page

8

Independent Baseball Tourney heats up with key clashes

In Amarillo the Independent Baseball Tournament reaches a crucial stage with Ber ger facing Dumas in game two of a doubleheader. Earlier Nazareth vs Canyon American Legion opens at 6 30 pm. Admittance 20 cents adults 10 cents children.

Berger Dumas Nazareth Canyon American Legion Borger Furr Food Skelly-Cabot Castro County Legionnaires of Canyon Buffalo {Letes Price Brookfield Basetall Austin Wiggins Bill Thompson Amarillo High Buffs Dalby Motor Freighters Amarillo Canyon Independents Amarillo Blues Amarillo Coronados Freighters The Texians Canyon Crew Frank Danner Satch Nunley Motormen K. Anderson Blues Coronados O'Donald Rucker Reinert Brunson

Tri-State Tennis Tourney Official Entry Blank

Entry form for Amarillo Globe-News Tri-State Tennis Championship requests entries for Aug 31 to Sept 2 with fees 75 cents singles and 50 cents per doubles member. Players list events, agree to furnish balls, and sign with home address.

Amarillo

Zale and Soose to clash in muddled middleweight scene

Chicago August reports Tony Zale the reigning middleweight champ meets Billy Soose in an overweight bout at Mills Stadium. Soose aims to solidify status as top middleweight by beating the crown holder, while Zale seeks restoring top ranking with his 13th straight win. Overlin’s 160 pound claim also hangs on Soose.

Chicago Tony Zale Billy Soose Mills Stadium Zale National Boxing Association Gary Ind Loose Ken Overlin Newark Soose Overlin Scranton al Hostak Seattle Gary Steel Mills Nate Lewis Lewis

Dempsey recounts thrills of punching wrestlers in tour

In a gossipy chat over steak, Jack Dempsey recalls defeating wrestlers in Atlanta and Detroit, claiming they make ideal targets and that he could still hit as hard as in his Willard days. He says wrestlers sought publicity, and he enjoyed the adrenaline of hand to hand bouts.

Jack Dempsey Jack Atlanta Detroit Beer Trust Dempsey Luttrell Maxie Waxman Jimmy McLarnin Willard Dempsey'’s Broadway

Jaycees Defeat Phillips Drug in Third Meeting

The Jaycees softball team defeated the Jack Phillips Drugmen 11 to 8 in a post season series game, marking their first win in the three meetings. The piece notes Tulsa and Port Worth mentions, with upcoming games listed as Houston at Dallas, Beaumont at Fort Worth, Shreveport at Oklahoma City, and San Antonio at Tulsa, all night games.

Houster Tulsa Shreveport Fort Worth San Antonio Dallas Beaumont Lorena City Lene Eport Jaycees Jack Phillips Port Worth Houston Oklahoma City

Magnolia Downs Childress in Third Straight USA Softball Win

Magnolia’s Flying Red Horse outfit, led by Fedie Norton’s three hit effort, defeated Childress 7-1 to move into the district championship game. Rexroat of Phillips 66 blanked Hereford early, while Bill MacWilliams belted a three run homer for Magnolia. tonight Phillips 66 meets Childress in a single game to decide who advances, at Jaycee Park 34th and Parker streets.

Magnolia Flying Red Horse Fedie Norton Childress Red Horses Rexroat Phillips 66 Hereford Diamond Gang Bill MacWilliams Peppery Childress Ten Jaycee Park 34Th Parker Streets Hereford Perce Clayton Retroat and Childress N. Harris J. Harris Norton and Reeves L. Pet SIPS

Pennant race tightens as Amarillo and Pampa stumble

In the West Texas New Mexico League Am anillo Gold Sox lead by two games over Lubbock and Pampa Oilers who share second. Borger Neuod team remains in contention. Lamesa also holds a slim mathematical chance with 16 games left. Surratt and Surratt stumble for Amarillo while Pampa loses to Borger 7 to 6 as Max Short lifts Berger for the win. Lubbock beats Midland 5 to 1. Clovis victory ends Surratt’s five start win streak.

Odessa Tusko Carr Pride Schultze Muratore CLU Pampa Ory Lubbock Pay Borgerster Clovis Midland Amarillo Lamesa Lubbock Pampa Borger Nellmen Sox Berger White Sox Gold Sox Surratt Pampa Oilers Max Short Short Gilchrist Pioneers J. D Lefty Chester Hill Howard Tay

Trapshooters clash over shells at Grand American

At Vandalia Ohio on opening day of the 41st Grand American trapshooting event top shooters protested the ATA decree reducing load to 1 1/8 ounces from 1 1/4. Frank Troeh led petitions while Sam Sharman won the champions title with a 25 in shootoff against Gunning and McFadden. Vic Reinders and Ned Lilly tied for fourth with 98 of 100.

Vandalia Amateur Trapshooting Association Frank M. Troeh Oregon Portland Ore Sam Sharman Salt Lake City Sharman ATA Charles Gunning Denver J. E. McFadden Pylesville

Twilight League title clash at Jaycee Park

The Civic League and Jack Phillips square off again Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. on the Jaycee Park diamond. Last night the Jaycees won 11 to 9 in six innings with Fyfe May Vick Cogdell and Weatherly contributing for the winners while Jack Phillips posted 2 runs on 8 hits.

Civic League Jack Phillips Jaycee Park Inings Jaycees Fyfe May Vick Cogdell Weatherly

Iron claw saves life of man after severed artery

In Haverhill Massachusetts a policeman used his bracelet type iron claw as a tourniquet after Eugene Sheehan suffered a severed artery in the right wrist. The device tightened to stem the blood flow until hospital arrival.

Haverhill Mass U.P Eugene Sheehan Sheehan

Amarillo Quints Head to Borger After Fall Opening

Amarillo Quints, sponsored by Builders Supply and the Diamond Shop, finish second and third in Saturday night sweepstakes signaling Louie's Alleys fall opening. They will travel to Borger tonight as Marc's Alleys reopens for fall and winter with several special matches. the Interstate Commerce Commission notes 38 percent of motor carriers operate only one truck.

Builders Supply Diamond Shop Borger Marc The Interstate Commerce Commission

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