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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1950
Page
15
Amarillo hosts the second annual Great Plains Horseshoe Pitching Tournament on September 16 at VFW Recreation Field. About fifty contestants from Tri-State area compete for 15 trophies across four classes and open doubles with 50 shoes per contestant. Buck Fausett named Gold Sox manager. local prep notes cover teams, schedules, and coaching changes.
Lamesa hammered Clovis 32 to 10 in a West Texas New Mexico League baseball game as 19 batters produced 11 hits in the third inning. Rain washed out most other games while Lubbock beat Amarillo 11 to 8. Ten golfers joined qualifiers in the 25th Amarillo City Championship at Ross Rogers Course, bringing entries to 126. Knox Whitney led with 75, and medalist honors went to C L Duniven Jr with 70.
Dallas hosts a pro football exhibition featuring Washington and Detroit with Texas links. Sammy Baugh leads Washington, unbeaten in three exhibitions, while Detroit starts Doak Walker, ex SMU star, backed by Bobby Layne and other Texas alumni.
In Boston 1950, the Green Bay Packers defeated the New York Giants 10 to 0 in a lone NFL exhibition before 12,053 fans. A heavy shower delayed the start about 15 minutes, then Ted Fritsch kicked a 38 yard field goal and Jack Cloud added a 1 yard TD after a 70 yard pass play.
Karl Weiler of the Salt Lake City chamber reports a perplexing inquiry from Elko Nevada. A man asked for a horse mane and tail and a small mill to grind free ore, a combination with unclear purpose or feasibility.
A profile on Jim Konstanty highlighting his relief pitching rise at Syracuse and past roles. Also notes Syracuse alumnus John Ward as golf semi-finalist, Bud Wilkinson’s coaching influence, Tom Nugent’s family names, and brief items on Arkansas football, Chuck Taylor’s recovery, Kansas U track dominance, and Georgia coach Wally Butts testing a 5:30 wakeup and 6:30 drills schedule for early season prep.
Sonia Michigan police propose a 90 percent discount on over parking fines if paid within 48 hours. The usual $1 fee drops to 10 cents under the limited time offer.
West Texas star Bud McFadin enters his third varsity season at Texas as a probable All America candidate. The 6'3", 240-pound lineman anchors a line hailed as possibly the finest Texas has produced. Coaches praise his size, speed, agility and versatility from guard to tackle on defense.
A U S period judge sentenced George DeLong to 10 week ends on the state penal farm for setting fire to his family's household goods. Police said the insured loss was $3,000, several times their worth, and the unusual punishment was intended to help him earn money to support his family.
Don Gatlin and Bill Jenkins topped 56 entrants at the Ross Rogers Course in Amarillo, defeating Knox Whitney and Jerry LeMond 2 and 1 in the finals. Jimmy Russell and Doug Roush won the consolation 3 and 2. A separate note cites beliefs among Koreans about religion.
By Joe Falls an aug 30 dispatch notes a small group of high priced bonus youngsters delivering for major league clubs. Robin Roberts of the Phillies leads with 18 victories this season and Curt Simmons adds 16, backing a likely NL title run. The piece also mentions Red Sox prospect Charley Stobbs, Indians rookie Avila and Luke Easter, Braves pitcher John Antonelli and Tigers catcher Frank House as key bonus players with mixed results and season highlights.
Officials of the 10th annual Tri-State Open Tennis Tournament plan bleachers in Memorial Park with aid from Mark Miles and Amarillo Park Department. Memorial Park will host most matches on six courts, Ellwood Park likely for overflow, with 68 entries by last night and Borger players expected. James Saunders undecided due to arm injury. UT letterman could be top seed if he enters singles. Seeded draw set for tomorrow. first rounds start Friday mostly for local players.
Atlantic City reports two alarm fire responses with unusually quick action. One blaze damaged the home of Fire Chief Rex Farrey and another affected Fire Captain Frank W. Beatty.
Arnold Brumm prompts a policy in Milwaukee. Monday evenings labeled Dignity Night. Popcorn patrons to sit in a special section, ushers to curb public displays, and no re releases to be screened.
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