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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1946
Page
12
Chickasha midget racer Mac McHenry brings his hot black No. 3 speed buggy to Amarillo Friday night after four engine fires at Oklahoma City races. Promoter Otis Williams notes McHenry must keep temperature down or the car may burn up the track. excitement guaranteed.
Detroit reformer Frank Mekules, star righthander for Amarillo's Gold Sox, aims for a win against Lamesa after a 27 inning drought and a 12-7 season record. Manager Bob Leeds recalls Mekules’ outfield stint during injury recovery and notes his sharp control and 15 hits allowed in three outings.
Mrs Hinerman and Mrs Galloup shared first in a handicap doubles at Amarillo CC with net 144. Galloup 7-30.67 Hinerman 107-30-77 for 204-60.144. In nine tele division, Mrs Bill Andrews and Mrs Lyle Pemberton posted net 64 for top honors. Cards: Andrews 59-2138 Pemberton 54-28-54 for 113-4964. Mrs Johnny Weeks won the Luncheon Ball.
Lester Wimpy Willis of the Memphis Chicks pitched a near perfect game, securing a 3 to 0 victory over the league leading Atlanta Crackers to join the no hit no run club in the Southern Association.
Mrs. R. C. English of 406 North Buchanan is visiting her son Warrant Officer J. P. English who is stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky.
Golden Sandie football pasteboards go on sale at Major Drug this morning. Holders from last year have until Sept 7 to pick up for six home games this season. Pasteboards cost 30 cents each and general admission requires separate tickets. Home opponents include Childress Paris Brownfield Odessa Plainview and Pampa. Coach Howard Lynch leads the team with away games at Abilene Vernon Lubbock and Borger. Opening game with Childress is Sept 20 at Butler Field.
National batting leaders include Musial of St. Louis at 377 with Hopp of Boston at 467. Slaughter of St. Louis leads in RBIs with 98, while Walker of Brooklyn has 94. Mize of New York and Kiner of Pittsburgh top home runs with 22 and 18 respectively. American leaders show Vernon of Washington at .346 and Williams of Boston at .341. Williams also leads RBIs with 112, York and Doerr of Boston each at 105. Williams again tops home runs with 33, Greenberg of Detroit at 27.
Mrs Hicks III, wife of T C Hicks Jr, is ill at her home 720 North Williams. She is employed by White and Kirk.
Columbia coach Lou Little predicts a landmark 1946 season with 30 percent more players returning from service and tougher, more rugged play. He says many teams will blend the T and wing offenses for exciting attacks and that advance ticket sales could yield the largest gate receipts in college football history.
Five Texas players earned spots for the national amateur championship opening September 7 in Baltusrol New Jersey. Bobby Riegel led with 145, John Cameron 146, Harold Ridgley 147, and Don Schumacher with Jack Munger tied at 148 for the five qualifying positions. Alternate qualifiers included Vance Lidell Bud McKinney Claude Wild Jr and Rufus King Jr.
The Waco Dons edged the top-seeded St. Joseph Autos 1-0 in Wichita Kansas to advance in the national semi pro baseball tournament. Jess Bramlett pitched a one hitter to seal the victory last night in the fourth round.
A plan for a Monday night Quarterback Club meeting seeks to bring Amarillo High and West Texas State coaches to fans. The piece also surveys football moves, naming Bechtel and Thompson headed to Texas Tech, Texas weighing losses, and several local players bound for other programs including TCU, WT, and Abilene High.
Texas Christian University coach Dutch Meyer names a 22 man starting group on paper for the Horned Frogs 1945 season. The list includes 11 lettermen ranging from 1942 to 1945, most GIs, with Leon Joslin missing from the set and experience emphasized as key.
The Dodgers and Cardinals split a home series with St Louis failing to seal the final win. Brooklyn remains in a tie for first, with road success offset by a slight loss of their one game edge. The Dodgers head to Chicago for a two game set before returning east.
Chicago defeated the invaders 7-3 after pounding 16 hits led by solid run support. Eddie Dyer’s Cardinals dropped a 7-3 decision to the Brooks as Hrecheen Wilks Schmidt and Barrett held St Louis in check.
John Munn enters the Amarillo City Championship at Amarillo Country Club as a top contender though he warns of inconsistency. Defending co favorites include Brown and Olver, both members of the Country Club, with past winners noted from 1934 1944 and 1955. The tournament runs Thursday through Monday with practice Thursday and a 2.50 entry fee, plus a Friday qualifying round and extensive match play schedule.
Ted Hardin graduates in summer school as the Sandies face the Eagles in Abilene on September 27. The Eagles rely on crafty Shotwell to lead a hoped for double victory, while it marks Sandstorm’s first out of town clash.
Mr and Mrs Claude Hipps of Bonham have returned from Childress where they visited her mother.
Meeting to organize the Classic Bowling League was not held at Banner Bowl due to several bowlers’ unavailability. The scratch loop will be formed later and a new date and time will be announced once set.
The 10 game event begins at 8 tonight at Peerless Lanes with the first five lines to produce two decal keglers who will go to the Texas Match Game Championship in Houston on October 1870. Remaining five games roll at Banner Kew. Entry is 10 dollars including line costs. Early entrants include Jay O Keefe Jim Fletcher and Virgil Reager.
Rice Institute coach Jess Neely said he will stick with the T formation for the Owls. He noted strong all around candidates except passing and expects about 75 players to report for first practice, aiming for his best team yet though unsure about conference wins.
Promoter Dory Detton enlarges Fair Grounds arena to seat about a hundred more patrons with bleachers near the ring on two sides. Tomorrow night features a major Australian tag team main event with Leo Jensen and Floyd Hansen facing Ken Mayne and Walter Stratton, plus two undercards. Advance tickets at Maxor Drug priced 85 cents 125 and 1.75 with tax, children 25 cents.
Homer Norton, Texas A M coach for the Oil Bowl all stars, calls reports of luring West Point players with offers regrettable. Maj. Gen. Maxwell Taylor defends the academy stance, Norton says A M never did such, while citing past cases of Coulter and Folberg moving toward West Point. The Aggies claim they follow Southwest Conference rules.
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