Noland Sets Record as Amarillo Retains AAU Title
Gene Noland of Amarillo set a new meet record in the Men’s 100 Yard Free Style at Gem Lake Pool as Amarillo won the Invitational AAU title with 95 points. Nev in Johnston of Pampa finished a close second. Dwight Haskins and Don Chamberlain led the Senior Men’s diving, and J. W. Clark and Albert McKinney topped the Junior Men. The event drew about 45 swimmers and featured an exhibition medley race won by the senior squad.
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Gene Noland
Amarillo
Gem Lake Pool
Tanksters
Noland
Nord Cazell
Nevin Johnston
Pampa
Texas Amateur Athletic Federation
Dwight Haskins
Don Chamberlain
Howard Buckingham
Haskins
Chamberlain
Buckingham
J. W. Clark
Albert McKinney
Zelia Mae Wible
Marvin Chamberlain
Paul Franklin
P. W. Longmore
O. K. Chamberlain
Dean Cline
Bill Jolly
Lowell Miller
Don Curl
Bill Southworth
Bernard Smith
Billy Southworth
Shirley Schneider
Ama
Amarillo Swimmers Sweep Local Meet Events
Results from a local swimming meet show Amarillo athletes winning multiple events. Don Curl led the 60 yard back stroke senior men with 43.4 seconds, while Ernest Graves and Dick Geyer placed second and third. Junior women dominated the 40 yard back stroke with Betty Ghormley first and Earline Shotwell second. Betty Ghormley also won the 40 yard breast stroke junior women in 38 seconds, with Zella Mae Wible and Betty Brainard taking second and third. Billy Southworth led the junior men in 40 yard back stroke with 26.2 seconds, supported by Bernard Smith in second. Rillo and Wright placements noted from Amarillo results.
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Rillo
Dean Wright
Amarillo
Don Curl
Ernest Graves
Dick Geyer
Betty Ghormley
Zella Mae Wible
Betty Brainard
Billy Southworth
Bernard Smith
Earline Shotwell
Pampa
World Series fear and baseball vanity column hits
New York scribes note World Series timing, gate advances, and AL dominance while listing vivid anecdotes. Mike Jacobs frets over playoffs, Ric Flair humor, and stars like Lefty Grove Red Ruffing Ted Lyons are cited beside gossip on Kimbrough Grimes Burleigh Cuyler and Seabiscuit.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Petunias
Mike
Lefty Grove
Red Ruffing
Ted Lyons
Yanks
Tigers
Tigers Exit Texas League Drive Ends Beaumont Franchise
In Beaumont on August 2, 1941, Detroit Tigers announce withdrawal from the Texas League as a group of local investors agree to buy and run the Beaumont franchise in 1942 if fans buy season tickets. GM Jack Zeller says Detroit seeks working agreements, not club ownership, and claims the move is a disposal of Beaumont interests to recover losses.
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Detroit
Jack Zeller
Tigers
Civic
Detroit Tiger
Beaumont
How ard Pollet Delivers in Cardinals Big Win
New Orleans youth How ard Pollet 20, a Houston product, shut out the New York Giants to lift the St. Louis Cardinals within one game of the Dodgers. The left hander, praised as a potential new Dizzy Dean, mixed a fastball and late-breaking curves while handling the Giants with three hits.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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New Orleans
Howard Pollet
Houston
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Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Terry Moore
Enos Slaughter
Pollet
Southworth
Dizzy Dean
Dean
Giants
Johnny Mize
Polo Grounds
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Bears Open Season With 37 13 Victory Over All Stars
Chicago Bears defeat Collegiate All-Stars 37 to 13 at Soldier Field before 98,200. Sid Luckman directs passes and the attack as the Bears, led by the I formation, pull away in the fourth quarter after a tight first half. Ken Kavanaugh and Jackie Robinson score on passing plays with key gains and defensive stops shaping the decisive win.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Soldier Field
Sid Luckman
Bears
Washington Redskins
Lee Artee
Luckman
Ken Kavanaugh
Mander
Stars
Charley O'Rourke
Boston College
Jackie Robinson
UCLA
Maverick Club’s Own Column by Ralph Dykeman
The Mavericks have trained daily at Gem Lake as guests of Mr. Wiseman before the pool closes for the season. They thank him for his kindness and report a 13 to 12 loss to the San Jacinto Revelers, with a rematch planned at Maverick field. The column lists top players in pingpong, ring toss, horseshoe, croquet, handball, and checker. The band impressed under Mr. Wise, Miss Brooks, and Wise's daughter, as instructors are thanked.
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Gem Lake
Wiseman
Maverick
San Jacinto
Joe McLaughlin
H. B. Taylor
Clarence Newkirk
Lloyd Phillips
Lemond Fox
J. E. Taylor
Darrell Sharp
Clifford DeSautell
W. T. Stephens
Billy Phillips
Richard Shapple
George Austin
Horseshoe
Grady Rutledge
Rodney Skapple
Richard Skapple
Clots Webb
W. C. Denny
Art Sharp
Jimmy James
Bobby Hudgins
Clifford Wright
Jarrell Sharp
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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
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