Amadillo Gold Sox fall to Abilene in tight finish
Abilene Blue Sox prevailed 9-8 in a ninth inning win over the Amarillo Gold Sox. The result snaps Amarillo's six game win streak in the series and leaves Abilene with a 14-6 edge this season. Monday features Glen Carter starting for Abilene against Hayden Greer for Amarillo.
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Abilene
Amarillo Gold Sox
Abilene Blue Sox
Blue Hose
Sion
Amarillo
Gold Sox
Crawford Howard
Blue Sox
Howard
Glen Carter
Hayden
Stubby” Greer
Freddie Rodriguez
Carter
Joel Calloway
Rodriguez
G-Sox
Tom Graham
Fred
Roughies Lose Chance at Top
Beaumonts Roughnecks fell one win short of taking the Texas League lead as Fort Worth won 6-4 on a late homer by Fred Storck. Dallas climbed to fourth after beating Shreveport 5-3, while Amarillo and Graham played a tight late game. Jerry Witte fueled a 7-6 Buffs win over Oklahoma City with two homers, including a ninth-inning blast.
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Associated Press
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Roughnecks
Roughies
Fort Worth Cats
Fred Storck
Freddie
Fort Worth
Dallas
Eagles
San Antonio
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Shreveport
Walt Lanfranconi
Jerry Witte
Bob
Houston
Buffs
Oklahoma City
Jerry
Graham
Jay Difani
Amarillo
Difani
Howard
Frank Murray
Pinky Higgins
Jim Bynon
Murray
Higgins
G-Sox
Doug Lewis
Abilene
Ace Mendez
Julio de la Torre
Walt Sessi
de la Torre
Weldon Day
Art Rowland
Ossie Santa Cruz
Football squads report for fall practice in SW Conference
The Associated Press reports equipment issued today as fall practice opens. Baylor leads with 85 candidates under new coach George Sauer, Texas A M adds 66 players to 30 lettermen, SMU fields 65, Arkansas 62, TCU 60, Texas 56, defending Rice 50.
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Associated Press
Baylor
George Sauer
Texas A & M
Southern Methodist
Arkansas
Texas Christian
Texas
Rice
Guatemala Plant Produces Wrapping Paper From Citronella Waste
A new facility in Guatemala is converting citronella waste into wrapping paper. The project aims to reduce waste and create a recyclable product for packaging use.
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Guatemala
M. T. Johnson Sr Wins With Net 64 in Amarillo Golf
M T Johnson Sr took first with a net 64 in the Amarillo Country Club Weekend Golf Tournament. His scorecard read 74-10-64. Other winners include Fay Dryden 76-11-65 Bill Ford Sr 79-14-65 John Fuillingim 77-11-66 Jim Farwell 77-11-66. Jim Sanders posted the low gross 74.
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M. T. Johnson, Sr
Amarillo
Fay Dryden
Bill Ford, Sr
John Fuillingim
Jim Farwell
Jim Sanders
Garlic price rise shocks Cape Town farmer
Garlic prices have surged since the war, with a South Africa farmer near Cape Town taking in nearly 1400 dollars for six sacks. The prewar rate of 12 cents per pound is far surpassed by current market levels.
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South Africa
Cape Town
Pros Get Ready For Dallas Game
Washington Redskins arrive for a Wednesday exhibition with Detroit in Dallas. Detroit brings Texans Doak Walker Bobby Layne and Gil Johnson, while Washington’s Sam Baugh is en route after detouring via Rotan to join later. the squad includes Pete Stout and Bob Goode from Texas schools.
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Dallas
Washington Redskins
Detroit
Doak Walker
Bobby Layne
Gil Johnson
Washington
Sam Baugh
Texas Christian University
Baugh
Denver
Rotan
Pete Stout
Texas Christian
Bob Goode
Texas A & M
Football District 1-AA Preview With Favorites Named
Coast to coast previews rate Amarillo and Pampa as co favorites in District 1-AA with Pampa back 12 lettermen from 1949. Amarillo led by Harold Swindell. Plainview, Borger projects also noted. Other districts see Wichita Falls Vernon Odessa Lubbock and El Paso as strong contenders with several returning lettermen and key coaches named.
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Crosbyton
Littlefield
Shamrock
Lockney
Frank A Godsoe, Jr
Amarillo
Howard “Bull” Lynch
Harold Swindell
Sandies
Plainview
W. C. C. Harris
Tricky Ward
Borger
Mnennne
Collier
Wichita Falls
Coyotes
Vernon
Lions
Virgil Patton
Odessa
Bronchos
Lubbock
Midland
Tugboat Jones
Austin
el Paso
Panthers
Abilene
San Angelo
Sweetwater
Breckenridge
Sherman
Highland Park
Sandie
Shernvran
Fort Worth Paschal
Childress
Pampa
Berger
Low Scores Needed For City Top Spots
In the 25th Amarillo City Championship Golf Tournament, low 32 qualifiers advance to the title bracket. Medalist was L. A. Byrd Jr. with 71 after 31 players posted seventies. entry runs $3 with 108 entries, match play set for weekend and Labor Day.
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Amarillo City
Ross Rogers
Co. L. Duniven, Jr
Harry DeLashmutt
Don Gatlin
Ken Liljedahl
John Evans
Don Hill
Chick Dawson
Keith Fowler
Glenn Smoot
Art McKay, Jr
Otto Norman
Fred Houser
Bus Duggar
Oran Wilson
Gurney Dodd
Ti—L. A. Byrd
Henry Pond
J. G. Risley
Bob Harvey
Earl Batson
Randy Smith
Morris Loewen
Amarillo Country Club
Ace Netter May Miss Tri-State Tourney
James Saunders top local contender for the 1950 Tri-State Open men's singles may miss the event due to a right arm tendon injury from the Inter-Mountain Tennis Tournament in Denver. HeSaid he might enter only mixed doubles unless healed, after reaching the Denver semifinals and beating to open a country club exhibition.
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James Saunders
University of Texas
Netter
Denver
Colo
Whm
Saunders
Nell Quattlebaum
Amarillo Country Club
Jimmy
Longhorn
Amarillo City
Ray McSpadden
Borger
Glyndon Riley
Culver City
Cal
McSpadden
Amarillo
Riley
Tol Ware
Tommy Thompson
Ware
Thompson
Kirkland
Chuck Cunningham
Ardmore
Okla
Rio Grande Valley Clubs Are Fined for Honest Mistakes
Two Rio Grande Valley League clubs were fined for honest mistakes as play-off plans wrap up. Laredo paid 50 dollars for pitching Daniel Parra against Corpus Christi on Aug 24, a veteran rookie on Apache roster. Harlingen was fined 50 dollars with pay suspended indefinitely for signing Pitcher Ralph Finch, who claimed free-agent status. If no tie forces an extra game, playoffs start Sept 6.
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Brownsville
Laredo
Harlingen
Daniel Parra
Corpus Christi
Parra
Apache
Ralph Finch
Capitols
Finch
Jackson
Movie theatre receipts fall in Cuba as trade slows
Cuba reports cinema takings down about 40 percent as commerce across the island declines. Analysts attribute the drop to tighter imports, reduced tourism, and lingering economic strain. Local exhibitors say fewer patrons visit urban venues amid rising costs and limited entertainment options.
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Cuba
Red Sox Hottest in Loop Win 12 of 13
Boston surged to the pennant race by winning 12 of 13, overcoming an early 8 game deficit with a late rally against Cleveland and strong support from a revived offense. The Athletics and Yankees also won to tighten the standings as the National and American leagues featured decisive games.
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Boston
Cleveland
Dians
Philadelphia Athletics
Tigers
A’s
Detroit
Sox
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Indians
Willard Nixon
Jim McDonald
Bob Feller
Tommy Henrich
Yankees
Allie Reynolds
Bob Cain
Sam Chapman
Young Ray Herbert
Art Houtteman
Washington
St. Louis
Joe Taynes
Nats
Browns
Philadelphia
Phillies
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Cubs
Phils
New York
Giants
Cincinnati
Reds
Don Mueller
Howie Fox
Elk City Elks Upset Defending Champs 2-1 in Semi-Pro Tilt
Elk City Elks rallied with two ninth inning runs to defeat the defending national champion Ft. Wayne Caneharts 2-1 in a pitchers duel. Cliff Pemberton delivered a go ahead double, Elks closer Jim Lamarque walked the bases loaded before fanning the final batter to seal the win. The Elks advance to face the Quantico Marines on Wednesday night.
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Kan
Jim Lamarque
Gay Menerehe
Bill Stumberg
Elk City
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Caneharts
Elks
Pt. Wayne
Stan Shargey
Leo Hatley
Joe Bauman
Pat Scantlebury
Bill Leach
Herschel
Gene Creekmore
Flk City
Rip Collins
Cliff Pemberton
Creekmore
Big Joe Bauman
Scantlebury
Jack Baer
LaMarque
Baer
Jack Riley
Sumborg
Johnny Brechin
Pemberton
Held
Leach
Quantico
Praise for New National Champ
Sammy Arzetta, 24, son of an immigrant janitor, won the National Amateur title in a 39-hole marathon. Frank Stranahan, a holder of British Canadian French crowns, declared him the finest iron player he ever faced, calling him a great golfer and champion. Arzetta hails from Rochester New York as the longest match in the event's 50-year history concluded.
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Minneapolis
Sammy Arzetta
Frank Stranahan
Sam
Stranahan
Arzetta
Rochester
Sammy
Toledo
Two Teams Tie For CC Honors
A two way tie for top honors marked Amarillo Country Club Women s Golf Association mixed Scotch foursome matches yesterday. Huenergardt Holman and Triplett Young shot 67s with 83 1667 and 84 1767 on their cards while Hall Baker trailed by half a stroke at 89 2114 A7 percent. In nine hole flight Benton King Bourassa led with 44 1232 and Garre Hatton were one half stroke behind with 47 1444 3214.
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Amarillo Country
Benton King
Pat Bourassa
Larry Garre
G. FE. Hatton
Kenya firm offers Wakamba wood carvings for US market
A Kenya based firm advertises hand carved primitive art pieces in native woods by Wakamba artisans. The collection includes animals figures heads wall plaques and masks for the American market.
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Kenya
Lamesa Eyes Third Place in West Texas NM League
The Lamesa Lobos won both ends of a Sunday doubleheader, 5 to 3 and 4 to 3, to narrow the gap on Albuquerque with the Dukes in second. Pampa crushed Clovis 5 to 0, while Abilene edged Amarillo 9 to 8. Tonight’s games feature Albuquerque at Lubbock and nearby matchups as the race tightens.
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Ponder Besccs
Vsessacn
Sardodor
Albuquerque
al Amarillo
Cievis
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Amarillo
Lubbock
Lamesa
Berger
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WL Pet
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Chicago
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Lobos
Albuquerque Dukes
Borger Gassers
Dukes
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Oilers
Clovis Pioneers
George Payte
Blue Sox
Amarillo Gold Sox
Borger
Borger Brhoj
Lamesa Abrho
Santiago
Craig Lever Bout Set in Tulsa Wrestling Semifinal
George Craig the Tulsa blacksmith returns to action after 15 years to face Dick Lever in a semifinal at the Sports Arena. Craig defeated Billy Sandow in 15 minutes last week with a front face lift and flying headlock. Lever brings height advantage and is a strong opponent ahead of the two out of three falls main event featuring Murdock and Clements against Punk and Weidner. Main event to crown champions in a unique four-champion spotlight with a two hour limit for the bout and 30 minutes for the semifinal.
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George Craig
Tulsa
Dick Lever
Craig
Husky Billy Sandow
Lever
Prankie Hill Murdock
Ray “Big Train” Clements
Cory Punk
Billy Weidner
Detton
Murdock
Gracie
Gloria
West Pacific
Atlantic
Baseball score note with players and pitchers
DP shows Jeandron to Woldt to Richardson Jacinto to Bushong to George Rob bins to Bushong to Calo Robbins to Cushong to George. SO Garrett 2 Paget 4 BB Off Garrett 10 Payte 7 WP Garrett LOB Clovis 8 Pampa 14 Umpires Simon Welch Sadosmvsk.
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Clovis Jacinto
Dawson Abrho Cushong
Woldt
Bright
Illaandron
Trabuco
Fortin
Calo
Richaren
George
Ricketsn
Menodza If
Mathey
Robbins
Martin
Garrett
Payte Permininnsinia
PAMPA
RBI
Dawson
Jeandron
Jacinto
Richardson
Bushong
Cushong
Paget
Payte
Clovis
Simon, Welch
Sadosmvsk
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Amarillo Parts, Inc
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