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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1945
Page
8
Youth baseball playoffs hooping across six leagues with three game series to crown champions. Teams include Panthers Lions Margret Wills Cowboys Cowboys and more as winners advance toward August finals for 1945 title.
B M Burton won the Amarillo Country Club Weekend Handicap Golf Tournament with a gross 89 and 28 handicap giving a net 61 to claim first place. Fred Gray finished runner up with a 91 gross and 28 handicap for 63 net.
Ray Dumont, president of the National Baseball Congress, accuses Rep. Emanuel Celler of misinterpreting NBC's invitation to Japan for next year's international semi pro series. He says any invitation would go through the Allied Military Government and stresses sport as a force for international goodwill. He adds the NBC aims for a peacekeeping sports program and would welcome a team from the occupying forces if needed.
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that pitcher Johnny Lanning has been released from the Army and will soon rejoin the team.
A busy week at Amarillo Country Club features a junior golf tour and junior softball playoff. Ladies Day events run Wednesday and Thursday, with Dutch dinner team matches and Friday best ball ace matches. Tennis at Ellwood Park, and weekend handicap tournaments plus a father and son event at the club.
In the week ending Aug. 11 Texas reported 56 new infantile paralysis cases, eight counties new to polio, and total cases reaching 93 counties for the year. Typhus also rose to 75 cases, the highest weekly total of the year.
Captain Harman Chapman has returned from Germany where he spent a year as a prisoner of war. He and his wife Mrs Helen Scholfield Chapman visit his sister Miss Travis Chapman at 114 East Fifteenth.
Mrs. Sweeney from Colorado Springs visits Miss Anna Ruth Hawkins at 1007 West Tenth and recalls her Amarillo past. She is staying with friends during the visit.
Mrs. Orlan Lowry of 406 North Buchanan is spending three weeks in Houston as reported.
Amarillo golfers shine in West Texas Pro Am at Huber Country Club Borger with Ray Hill and George Ausbach in tight pro division. Scott Edwards leads AM City Tour Aug 31 to Sept 3 at Ross Rogers Course. Pat Jackson 17 seeks support at Sept 10 15 Women’s Tour. Mrs Colby Davies wins Municipal Handicap. Pro Walter Sikes halts Friday putting tourneys until next summer. Father and Son Tournament slated for Sunday at Amarillo Country Club.
Montgomery Ward and Company seeks 1.3 million dollars in damages in a federal libel suit filed in Kansas City naming labor organization representatives as defendants. The petition cites a publication named Spotlight and 27 counts accusing anti union and un American policies in the company cafeteria. Sewell Avery is mentioned repeatedly as Ward board chair. The action dates to May 12 1944 when the allegations appeared.
Mr and Mrs L C Taylor and their son Bob of 1708 Hayden are spending a 10 day vacation in Colorado.
Evans shoots 41 39 for an 80 to win medalist honors in Amarillo Country Club Junior Golf Tournament qualifying rounds. Defending champion Art McKay Jr. carded 83, trailing by three strokes. First round matches set with Evans facing George McCormick and others. semi finals tomorrow and finals Thursday.
Congressional leaders weigh delaying the September 5 reconvening by one to two weeks. The push is strongest in the House as lawmakers await reconversion legislation next month. Senate Democratic Leader Barkley says he has not heard of such a move but cannot guarantee action by Sept. 5.
Mr and Mrs C B Kendrick and Sonny reside at 3303 Monroe and are vacationing at Eagle Nest this week. Sir Isaac Newton’s view that light is a stream of particles is noted.
President Guy Saunders calls a meeting of the Civic Bowling League for tomorrow night at KGNC at 8 o clock. Rules and regulations will be discussed. All interested keglers are invited to attend. Pede Powell is secretary and treasurer of the loop.
Increased interest surrounds the Amarillo Open women’s singles with Gwen Martens defending her title as Camilla Wheatley, Ida Thomas, Nell Quattlebaum, and Pat Jackson vie for top spots. Brackets are set for drawn Thursday and entries go to Bud Bussard or the Tennis Reporter.
The schedule lists the West Texas Golf Association Pro Am at Hubex Country Club Borger on Tuesday afternoon. It also covers the Amarillo Open Tennis Tour at Ellwood Park for Friday to Sunday, plus the Amarillo City Golf Tournament at Ross Rogers Course from August 31 to September 3 and the Amarillo Ladies City Golf Tournament at Amarillo Country Club September 10 to 15.
The Red Sox swept a three game series against Temple Red Sox at Tri-State Fair Park over the weekend. Final scores were 20 to 7, 16 to 15, and 13 to 5.
Vance Dinges NL rookie of note broke his collar bone in a collision with Woody Williams and will miss the rest of the season. Dinges, the Phillies' leading hitter, has played first base and in the outfield this year for Philadelphia.
Miss Lois Payne of 1016 West Fifteenth returned from a week in Laredo spent with a friend, sharing travel stories and updates on her journey.
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