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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
16
In a packed baseball night the Abilene Blue Sox lost 2-1 to Pampa as Bill Evans earned his 23rd win and Paul Hinrichs allowed only two runs. Meanwhile the Oilers routed Bereer 13-2 behind strong hitting and nine runs in the late innings.
John Evans, 15, faces Art McKay Jr in the 18 hole final at Amarillo Country Club junior tournament. Evans reached the final with a 7 and 6 victory over Tommy Thompson, while McKay earned a finals berth Tuesday with a 3 and 2 win over Jay Triplett after a day off.
Buck Faucett in his first game as Dukes manager went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs to lead a 4-2 win over Clovis in Albuquerque. Gilbert Archuleta earned the victory as the Dukes used timely hitting to overcome the visitors.
Former Cardinals teammates dominate headlines as Si Johnson tops St Louis 4 3 with Boston. Dodgers win 8 2 over Pirates while Walker Cooper Mize Blattner Hopp Gillenwater also homer for ex Cards. Yankees sweep White Sox. Athletics beat Tigers. Ennis and Wynn deliver small victories. Reds rookie Hetki shines in 7 2 win over Giants.
Fort Worth Cats beat Shreveport Sports 4 to 1 as George Dockins allowed five hits over a complete game. Bob Moyer Gene Markland and Harvey Riebe homered for Dallas in a 7-2 win as Hank Dana earned his 22nd victory. Oklahoma City shut out San Antonio 5-0 behind Len Gilmore four hits by the Indians. Mack Stewart limited Houston to two hits as Tulsa beat the Buffs 4-1.
Davie Gilliam won the Fort Worth City Junior Golf Championship finishing two under par with 69 71 140 for the final round, edging brothers Bob and Bill Gilmartin in the Fort Worth event.
In Mexico City on August 22 U P American ballplayers who jumped to the Mexican League were signing winter work in the Cuban League. Fernando Rodriguez Gali president of Cienfuegos announced he signed Alex Carrasquel former Washington Senators pitcher Danny Gardella former New York Giants pitcher Sal Maglie ex Giant will return. Gali said he signed in Mexico pitcher Homer Gibson and Joe Fillmore a North American negro who has one win and none defeats.
Bill Farmer, veteran city bowler, was elected Tuesday night to head the Metropolitan Bowling League for the coming season. A. E. Womble was re elected secretary. The league will bowl each Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the Banner Bowl. The ten team league will open Sept. 10 and continue through May 6.
St Louis August 21 Reuters Ray Sanders first baseman of the Boston Braves suffered a broken left arm in a collision with Erv Dusak of the St Louis Cardinals last night. Sanders will miss the remainder of the season. He was tagging Dusak who bunted toward third base when Manny Fernandez throw pulled Sanders off the bag. He walked off the field.
Mrs Mavis Ludwig of Greensborough North Carolina visits her sister Mrs W L Black at 3200 Monroe Street. She will soon leave to join her husband in Panama.
Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 8 to 2 and Philadelphia edged Chicago 1 to 0. Cincinnati routed York 7 to 4 while St Louis beat Boston 3 to 0. Current NL standings show Brooklyn 71 wins 44 losses atop the table with St Louis and Chicago near the middle and New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh trailing.
In Chestnut Hill Massachusetts on August 22 the Texas team of Edgar Chew from El Paso and Charles Mabry of Alice were eliminated from the National Doubles Championships. They lost in straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-2 to the second seeds Jack Kramer Los Angeles and Ted Schroeder Glendale California. The defending titlists Bill Talbert Delaware and Gardnar Mulloy Florida were still in the running after a 6-3 6-1 6-1 victory over England’s W T Anderson and J B Wilkinson.
Thirteen spectators at the Atlanta Chattanooga Southern Association baseball game were arrested on gambling charges after police tipped that gambling occurred among bleacher fans. They posted bonds from 100 to 1000 dollars and faced charges of maintaining a gambling place or disorderly conduct and gambling.
Football tickets for Amarillo Golden Sandies home games go on sale at Major Drug next Wednesday August 28 announces Rupert Taylor business manager Reserve seats for six games are 180 for the season tax included General admission to Butlerfield is 90 cents for adults 30 cents for students Reservations similar to last season available first 10 days Sandie dates include September 20 Childress October 4 Paris October 11 Brownfield October 18 Odessa November 16 Plainview November 28 Pampa
Hooper Triplett, once a rising St. Louis Cardinals farm star with Columbus in the South Atlantic League, was banned for life for betting against his team. Minor League President W G Bramham cited evidence of a $20 wager on a Aug 3 Columbus game and noted Triplett could appeal to the league executive committee.
San Jacinto Methodist moved within one win of the YMCA Church Softball League final by beating Polk Street Methodist 10 to 9 in the playoff, with Bernie Smith earning the win and hitting a third inning homer. Sacred Heart Cathedral tied the series by defeating San Jacinto Baptist 10 to 9 in the opener. a deciding game was set for this afternoon to determine the finalist.
A four man tag team main event features Russian Leon Kirilenko and Irish Mike McGee facing Billy Weidner and Ken Mayne. The bout follows Cory Detton’s show and precedes undercard contests including Leo Jensen versus Young Sandow and Salvador Flores versus Gus Edd. Curtain at 8:30 with general admission 8 cents 1250 1750 tax included. children 25 cents.
Bud Camden wrecked his midget in Oklahoma City Monday night and will miss tomorrow’s grudge race at Amarillo Speed Bowl against Ted Parker. Parker, winner of the last two 20-lap finales here, is favored to win. Red Dowdy promoted the event and announced a grand stand section for Negroes, plus a 15 minute bus shuttle from Third and Polk. Other entrants include Don Brown, George Murphy, Jay Booth, Cotton Musick, Corky Benson, and Lloyd Cheat’s former No. 1 car now driven by an unnamed new chauffeur.
In Colorado Mr and Mrs Regnal Greenhaw of 1402 West Twelfth and Mr and Mrs Troy Anthony of Memphis are vacationing in Colorado.
Miss Marie Funk of 1024 West Twelfth visits Miss Nancy Browder on a ranch near Memphis for a week.
A fragmented OCR shows names Gnec and Frank Perry tied to a local event at Sacred Heart Cathedral and San Jacinto Baptist with references to Bernie Smith, Brother Lawrence, L A Wehrman, and Rual Weaver.
The Pinkney Packers routed the Wesley leaders 17-7 at Tri-State Park aided by four Wesley errors and 14 walks. Two Packers pitchers held Wesley to nine scattered singles as Packers built a lead with a three run sixth inning before Earl Moon finished the game. This followed an 18-17 win over the Carpenters Union earlier in the week.
Plans for the 1946 Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association putting tournament have been revised. The event will be 36 holes of medal play next Sunday at the Ross Rogers course. Contestants may post the $1 entry fee in the golf shop before playing their round Sunday. Winners receive merchandise prizes. Original plans called for a match play event beginning today and lasting through Sunday.
Defending champion Byron Nelson and dark horse Dick Shoemaker battled through opening match play at the National PGA Tournament in Portland Oregon with Shoemaker advancing by 3-2 and 10 under par. Nelson won 8 and 7 over Frank Rodia before beating Larry Lamberger 3 and 2 as Snead and other top names faced early exits and Upsets filled the opening rounds.
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