Jough Battles Loom In Alley League Fights
Amarillo bowling season opens Sept 1 with the Smelter quint versus Earl Wyatt Stores and the Helium Plant five facing Draper-Ross in the Commercial League at Amarillo Alleys. Four other clubs join next night as S. W. Public Service meets Globe-News and Pool and Mistletoe Creameries clash. City League roster remains under review while Fred Galle's Tire Service Hurst Jewelry Reagan-Thomson Hamilton Tire Service and Panhandle Motor join.
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Earl Wyatt
Helium Plant
Draper-Ross
S. W. Public Service
Globe-News
Pool
Mistletoe Creameries
Loop
Fred Galle
Tire Service
Hurst Jewelry
Reagan-Thomson
Hamilton Tire Service
Panhandle Motor
Steel Arrives for New Jail After Delays
Steel gratings for Potter County's new jail arrived Saturday and heavy equipment began hoisting to the seventh and eighth floors of the courthouse. Two weeks will be needed to erect the steel after weeks of shipment delays. Two south windows were torn out to place the gear inside the building. The steel is largely tool-resisting and aims to make the prison near break-proof.
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Potter County
Salary Talks and Family Tensions In a Luncheon
Liane negotiates a weekly salary of 30 dollars with Mrs Cleespaugh as Clive is called away to tend horses. The old woman pushes for a lunch meeting and orders Clive to join, but he refuses, leaving Liane torn between loyalty and control as the scene ends unresolved.
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Easthampton
Liane
Clive
Kelly
Lipton bids again for Americas Cup as Lipton eyes comeback
Sir Thomas Lipton, 81, pursues a sixth America's Cup challenge after renewed hope following health setbacks. The 1932 series will test improved American seamanship while Lipton's preparations face shifting rules on mechanical aids.
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Conie Mack
Sir ‘Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
Newport
Lester White Shuts Down Buffs With Three-Hit Masterclass
Wichita Falls pitcher Lester White limited the Buffaloes to three hits in a 2–0 victory. Stanton doubled and singled in three at bats for Wichita Falls. Dallas split a southern road doubleheader with San Antonio, with George Murray winning 9–4. San Antonio won 7–6 in ten innings. Beaumont hosted Fort Worth in a 1–0 game by Leon Chagnon as Whitlow Wyatt added a 3–2 win in the nightcap. Galveston edged Shreveport 2–1 as Miller opposed Cromer in a mound duel.
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Buffaloes
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Wichita Falls
Stanton
Steers
San Antonio
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Leon Chagnon
Whitlow Wyatt
Wyatt
Cats
Galveston
Shreveport
Miller
Cromer
Robbery Suspect Escapes at Jasper
A section-wide search for Wayne Cantor, charged in the Kirbyville State Bank robbery, was under way after Cantor and E. C. Elkins pried a bar from their county jail cell and escaped. Elkins, serving two years for forgery, awaited transfer. Cantor’s trial was set for Thursday.
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Tex
Wayne Cantor
Kirbyville State Bank
Cantor
E. C. Elkins
Elkins
Night baseball draws crowds while day games lag on coast
A Pacific Coast League trend shows fans flocking to after dark games with thousands attending night contests and only about 1,000 at afternoon twin bills. Scout Red Corriden, Chicago Cubs owner, watches players as night games influence player sales to the majors. An old anecdote recalls Nap Lajoie’s five hits against St. Louis while Corriden played back on the grass.
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Chicago Cubs
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Red
Corriden
Wrigley
Indianapolis
American Association
Lajoie
Cleveland
Browns
St. Louis
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Johnson
Detroit
Coughlin
Tiger
Bill Bradley
Nap
Bill
Rains Drench Amarillo and Panhandle Towns
Intermittent Sunday night rains drenched Amarillo and surrounding Panhandle towns, totaling 58 inches in the vicinity. Road conditions were heavy but passable with one rough stretch on Highway 66 east near Alameed. Santa Fe reports a quarter inch over Panhandle to Clovis, with showers at Pampa and Woodward.
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Amarillo
Alameed
Santa Fe
Panhandle
Clovis
Pampa
Woodward
Dalhart
Fort Worth
Denver
Rock Island
Adrian
Tucumcart
United States Weather Bureau
Embarrassed Athlete Accused Of Robbery Visit
A Chicago woman claimed Philadelphia pitcher George Earnshaw robbed a tenant and produced a published photo at the detective bureau. Earnshaw, socially prominent in East circles, had attended a midweek shuttered gathering for amusement.
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Chicago
George Earnshaw
Cornelius McGillicuddy
Philadelphia
Chicago Detective Bureau
Edward Wilson
George
Detective Bureau
Notable Ballplayers Travel With Connie Mack in St Louis
Catcher Mickey Cochrane and Center Fielder Roger Cramer joined Earl Mack known as Connie Mack on the trip. A police lieutenant questioned the players as a joke while a photographer captured the scene. Mrs Wilson remarked that pitchers cannot steal bases in a game. George was in St Louis during the incident.
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Mickey Cochrane
Roger Cramer
Earl Mack
McGillicuddy
Connie Mack
Wilson
George
St. Louis
District Clerk Ben Smith Returns From Mountains
District Clerk Ben Smith and his wife returned from a week in the Davis Mountains and resume duties in the Potter district criminal and civil courts. They visited Valentine during earthquake disturbances that frightened Mexican residents as tremors leveled shacks and adobe homes.
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Ben Smith
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