Brilliant Play Puts Red Sox Nearer Top
Boston rookie Vern Stephens and Doerr spark a 4-1 win over the Washington Senators as the Red Sox move within a half game of the Indians in the American League race. Indians drop two to the White Sox, while the Yankees gain ground with a 10-0 win over the A’s.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Joe McCarthy
Boston Red Sox
Keystone
Vern Stephens
Oer
Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
OO Stephens
Doerr
Boston
Sox
Washington Senators
Indians
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
A’s
White Sox
Bobby Feller
Hal Newhouser
Gerry Priddy
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Clint Conaster
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Elmer Riddle
Pirate
Murry Dickson
Stan Rojek
Dixie Walker
Ralph Kiner
Babe Young
Enos Slaughter
Pittsburgh
Hogan Wins Denver Open Cash Prize Despite Slump
Mechanical golfer Ben Hogan earned the $2,150 first prize at the Denver Open, finishing 18 under par with a 270 total but failing to win over a large Denver crowd. Freddie Haas Jr. faltered on the 17th and 18th, dropping to second with $1,550. Demaret and Middlecoff shared third at $990 each.
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Denver
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Hogan
Freddie Haas, Jr
New Orleans
Haas
Demaret
Ojai
Cal
Gary Middlecoff
Memphis
Collegian Surprises to Win Premier Oil Golf Tour Title
Palmer Lee Lawrence, a sophomore from North Texas State College, won the Sixth Premier Oil Refinery Invitation Golf Tournament in Longview Texas. He defeated Mike DeCesari the Texas municipal champion from on 7 and 6 in the 27 hole final.
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Longview
Tex
U.P
Palmer Lee Lawrence
North Texas State Llege
Collegian
Mike DeCesari
Texas Municipal
Austin and Little Rock Take Early Legion Lead
Austin and Little Rock moved into the lead after securing first bracket victories in the four state American Legion Baseball Tournament in Austin.
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Austin
U.P
Little Rock
American Legion
Surface Battalion Plans Cruise from San Jacinto to September
The Surface Battalion will meet at 8 oclock Monday night at the US Naval Training Center San Jacinto and Rusk to discuss a two week cruise in September. Fifty men from the station will participate. Regular drills and classes will be held. Lt Comdr John J Vandale commands the battalion.
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US Naval Training Center
San Jacinto
Rusk
John J. Vandale
Makeshift Firing Pin Blamed in Boy's Death
Archer City reports an improvised nail plunger used as a firing pin in a gun is blamed for the death of 16 year old Frank Schroeder Jr of Windthorst. He died after a gun exploded two hours after he had been shooting.
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Archer City
Frank Schroeder
Windthorst
Wichita Falls
Young Schroeder
Gold Sox End Season Bid In Void Race At Amarillo
The B-Seven and Miss Banks duel at Amarillo Speed Bowl Sunday was voided after B-Seven started poorly. Miss Banks won the 440 yard race by daylight with a 22.5 clocking, while thirteen other races completed the weekend program before a large crowd on a dry track.
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Miss Banks
Amarillo
S. A. Tanner
Tucson
D. V. Land
B-Seven
Streaky Jane Ralph Jones
Cloude
Feo
George Porter
Clown
Jack Pinkey Roden
Odessa
Lee Joe
Porter Jones
Bill Mendenhall
Lawton
Okla
Candy W
Terry and
Ward
Alpine
Lady Yellow
Sam Walker
el Paso
Ariz
Run Fa _ Gray
Joe S
S. James Reese
Temple
Roan Tony
Ernie Chapman Dee
Gene
A. A. Fincher
Miss Pinkey
Pinkey Roden
McPeters
J. N. Childers
Cleo
Big Noise
Wick Wack
George Richland
Brownie
Lloyd Nollner
Joe
Streak
Flying Eagle
Phantom Jean
la Nita
Lulubelle
Star
Zippo
Bill Hulett
Candy
Pepper
Borger There Amarillo Wins Sunday 10 to 6 in Borger Series
Buck Fausett leads the Gold Sox in a 10 6 victory over the Gassers as Jim Cain and Ray Pannemann duel on the mound. The series ends with Amarillo holding a 12 6 edge in the season series.
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Borger
Amarillo
Jerry Rolander
Buck Fausett
Band of Gold Suckers
Eddie Carnett
Gass House Boys
Sox
Major League and regional baseball Sunday results
The day’s card lists West Texas New Mexico League scores led by Albuquerque over Clovis 3-2 and Amarillo by Berger 10-6. American League shows New York routing Philadelphia 10-0 in rain stopped game two, while Chicago beat Cleveland 8-1 and St. Louis toppled Detroit 10-1. National League reports Boston 4 Brooklyn 3, Cincinnati 3 Chicago 19, New York 9-3, with a rain halted game. Texas League Oklahoma City 7 Houston 3, Dallas 6 Beaumont 8 Ft Worth 7, Shreveport 1. Longhorn League Sweetwater 5 Vernon 10, Odessa 4 Ballinger 6 San Angelo 6 and Del Rio 9 Midland 12. Schedule updates include Amarillo at Borger, Pampa at Lubbock, Lamesa at Abilene, Albuquerque at Clovis. Chicago at New York. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. Oklahoma City at Houston. Tulsa at San Antonio. Dallas at Beaumont. Ft Worth at Shreveport. Ballinger at Sweetwater. Vernon at Odessa. Midland at San Angelo. Big Spring at Del Rio.
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Albuquerque
Berger
Amarillo
Lubbock
Pampa
Abilene
Lamesa
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
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Houston
Tulsa
San Antonio
Dallas
Beaumont
Ft. Worth
Shreveport
Sweetwater
Vernon
Odessa
Ballinger
San Angelo
Big Spring
del Rio
Midland
Lubbockee Abilene Precesones
Borger
St Louis
St Brooklyn Louis
Fort Worth
Tulsa St. Houston
Se Seagus Pet
Big Serias
Bie Vernon
de Rio
Biggest Show in Tennis Opens at Longwood Club
Nearly 400 top players from around the world gathered at Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill Massachusetts for the 67th National Doubles Championships. The week-long event offers six titles including men’s doubles women’s doubles men’s veterans’ doubles women’s veterans’ singles and doubles and father and son doubles.
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Chestnut Hill
Mass
Longwood Cricket Club
Amarillo Red Sox Open New Bail Field Dedication
The Dallas Eagles beat the Amarillo Red Sox 10 to 9 in the dedicatory game at Carter Field Amarillo Negro baseball park Third and North Hughes Mayor Lawrence Hagg threw first ball and spoke. More than 1000 fans attended including about 300 whites Shane Daniels homered for Dallas Frank Barnes pitched for Amarillo. The Red Sox meet Hubbard City next Sunday night.
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Amarillo Red Sox
Carter Field
Amarillo
Third
North Hughes
Lawrence Hagg
Shane Daniels
Dallas
Frank Barnes
Satch Paige Dominates Cleveland Baseball Fever
Cleveland fans pack the 80 000 seat stadium as Satch Paige stars for the Indians. The veteran pitcher has two shutouts and 26 13 scoreless innings in five wins and one loss since joining midseason, drawing 201,829 fans and pushing attendance toward 2.5 million while Lou Boudreau and Bill Veeck praise his late blooming ace form.
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Dick Dugan
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Satch Paige
Paige
Tribe
Chicago
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Shaughnessy Playoff Entries to be Certified Soon
The West Texas New Mexico League playoff entrants can be certified in a couple of days as reported by The Associated Press.
Lubbock strengthens hold in tight chase as Shone shines
With 15 days remaining in the season Lubbock sits fourth with a 13 game edge on fifth place Abilene. Frank Shone pitched Albuquerque to a 3-2 win over Clovis and drove in the deciding run with a ninth inning triple. Amarillo defeated Berger 19-6 while Lubbock crushed Pampa 12-5 and Lamesa topped Abilene 5-1 as Shone earned his 19th victory and Lubbock built an early 11 run lead.
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Jim Cain
Carnett
Gold Sox
Cain
Sox
Ray Pannemann
KVAI
Amarillo
Jimmy Heller
Pampa Oilers
Abilene
Lamesa
Gassers
Bob Crues
Big Bob
Mitchell
Berger
W. Gilchrist
Mapyfield
Gilchrist
Budny
King
Harriman
Doug Lewis
L. T. Lasley
Crues
Huey King
Larry Gilchrist
Lewis
Halter
Dick Gentzkow
Big Leon Mitchell
Fausett
Crowe
Gentzkow
Bob Ferguson
Clayton Fries
Jerry Folkman
Folkman
Lubbock
Frank Shone
Albuquerque
Clovis
Pampa
Shone
One Killed and Another Hurt In Head-On Crash
One man died and another was critically injured in a two car head on collision near Godley on the Cleburne Weatherford highway. The fatality was Calvin Clifton Sledge of Granbury and San Augustine Texas. The other driver Gilbert McKenzie suffered head injuries and was taken to a hospital in Cleburne.
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Cleburne
Godley
Cleburne-Weatherford
Calvin Clifton Sledge
Granbury
San Augustine
Tex
Gilbert McKenzie
Oklahoma Texas Teams Prepare for Oil Bowl
Oklahoma and Texas high school squads began two a day practices for the Oil Bowl in Wichita Falls. Coaches Ed Brady and L D Bush arrived with 24 Oklahoma players while 9 Texans were on site with others expected to join. Joe Golding and Cooper Robins lead Wichita Falls and Breckenridge squads.
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Wichita Falls
Oklahoma
Texas
Ed Brady
Enid
L. D. Bush
Derey
Joe Golding
Cooper Robins
Breck- News-Globe
News-Globe
Enridge
Riley Wins Trans Miss golf title again at Fort Worth
Polly Riley of Fort Worth defeated Margaret Gunther of Memphis 7 and 5 in the final round to retain the women's Trans Miss Championship title at San Mateo Fort Worth area course on Saturday August 23.
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Riley
San Mateo
Cal
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Margaret Gunther
Memphis
Tenn
Negro on Trial for Slaying of His Wife in Amarillo
Clarence Clayton, an Amarillo Negro man, is on trial in the 47th District Court for murder. He is charged with shooting his wife Bernice Clayton in a tavern on West Third two months ago, with George McCarthy defending him.
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Clarence Clayton
Amarillo
Rod Fenton Returns Amid Regret in Wrestling Card
Rod Fenton, the Edmon ton wrestler, regrets missing Amarillo’s $2,000 tourney to compete in Chicago where Pierre LaBelle won. Fenton will team with Billy Hickson in the semi windup Thursday, backing the Getz versus Clements semifinal as two more bouts are added.
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Rod Fenton
Edmonton
Canada
Fenton
Chicago
Pierre LaBelle
Portland
Ore
Billy Hickson
Knoxville
Tenn
al Getz
Ray Clements
Managerial misplays and fast baserunning in tough game
In a tight contest umpire Welch ruled plays close at the plate and on the bases. Carnett argued the call as Crues scored on a wild pitch. Budny’s would be homer deemed a foul ball. Buck Fausett earned praise for a stolen base and speed noted by Mr. Leeds in the press coop.
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King
Borger
L. Gilchrist
V. Gilchrist
Carnett
Mitchel
Ferguson
Teen Frier
Lasley Crowe
Amarillo
Lewis
Mitchell King
Gentzkow
Carnett Crowe
Harriman Crues
Fausett
Budny
Lasley Mayfield
Cluel
Harriman
Mitchell Crowe
King Fausett
Diays
Gilchrist
Mitchell L. Gilchrist
Fries
Eddie Carnett
Welch
Crues
Buck Fausett
Joe Budny
Buck
Laurals
Leeds
Mud Hens Fined $100 For Train Delays In Kansas City
Toledo Mudhens were fined 100 dollars by American Association President Frank C. Lane for failure to exercise proper diligence in making train connections and delaying a night doubleheader at Kansas City for three hours on August 13.
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Columbus
Ohio
U.P
Toledo Mudhens
American Association
Frank C. Lane
Kansas City
Hip Broken in Fall at Amarillo Country Club
Mrs. A. R. Anderson of 1500 Florida suffered a broken hip after a fall Sunday afternoon at Amarillo Country Club. She was injured around 5 30 o clock while crossing the ballroom floor and is reported in St. Anthony's Hospital Monday morning. Mrs Anderson is noted as an avid horsewoman in Amarillo.
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A. R. Anderson
Florida
St. Anthony's Hospital
Anderson
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo
Southern Select of Galveston Wins State Negro Softball Title
The Southern Select team from Galveston captured the state Negro TAAF softball championship by routing Kelly Field of San Antonio 10 to 0 in the finals. Ed Caldwell pitched a two hit game for the champions in Austin.
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Austin
Southern Select
Galveston
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Ed Caldwell
Picnic Tonight by Y Ett e Club in Ellwood Park
The Y Ette Club invites members to a 6 30 PM picnic and group singing Monday in Ellwood Park. Club president Charlotte Whitney will oversee arrangements.
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Y-Ette Club
Ellwood Park
Charlotte Whitney
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