Amarillo Sandstorm Football Prepares For 1939 Season Opener
The Amarillo Sandstorm team begins practice Friday morning with two daily sessions. Reserve season tickets go on sale at 8 AM at Maxor Drug. The squad, under new head coach Howard Lynch, aims for strength balance and a faster start, with six home games and tickets priced for reserved and general admission.
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Maxor Drug
Fisk
Amarillo
Paschal
Fort Worth
Howard Lynch
T. G. Hull
R. A. Royter
Dick Cazzell
Roy
Priola
Dackles
Ted Moss
William Redus
Dick Jones
Billy Hale
Bill Andrews
Boone Baker
Charlie Gill
Harold Harrow
Murl Greathouse
Gill
San Antonio
Plainview
Pampa
Lubbock
Dallas golfer to play in national amateur golf tournament
Don Schumacher of Dallas earned a spot in the national amateur golf tournament in Chicago after tying for the last qualifying place and losing a playoff to Jimmy Walkup. O Hara Watts of Dallas will not go due to business, so Schumacher as first alternate will replace Watts.
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Dallas
Don Schumacher
Chicago
Schumacher
Jimmy Walkup
Fort, Worth
O'Hara Watts
Watts
Gold Sox Open Series at Borger Tonight
Amarillo suffers 10 to 4 defeat as Lubbock Hubbers dominate with strong defense. Weiland homers and doubles, Pinkney’s ham for each homer sparks the scoring. Sox end home schedule with Pampa doubleheader after Labor Day.
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Gold Sox
Borger
Lubbock
Hubbers
Amarilloans
Amarillo Gold Sox
Borger Gassers
Sox
Carlon City
Midland Cowboys
Phil Margagio
Lubbock Hubbers
Sally Parker
al Weiland
Amarillo
Ray Pinkney
Pinkney Packing Company
Weiland
Pinkney
Pampa
Lubbock Abrhpore
Zorko
Bridwell
Pssssesereee
Csrevee
Abrhpore Sanders
Altenburg
Voce
Roussarie
Nook
Ee Nichols
Ef Ao
BO Bolton
Sfants Weiland
Hudson
Conway
Dorman
Parrish
Q-Hendrix
Coe
Stevens
Parker
Carr
Moses
Miller
Welland
Watkins
Mosel
Bolton
Sanders
Wetland
Uncertainty Still Rules Texas League
The Texas League race has Houston assured of a playoff spot while Beaumont and Oklahoma City miss. Houston won big as Tulsa upset the Buffs 7 2 but still leads. Shreveport won two from Oklahoma City 6 4 and 3 2. Fort Worth beat Beaumont 8 6. San Antonio tied Dallas Rebels for second with a 7 5 win aided by Sygmund Gryska’s ninth inning homer.
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Associated Press
Houston
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Buffs
Tulsa
Shreveport
Oklahoma City Redskins
Fort Worth Cats
San Antonio
Dallas Rebels
Rebels
Sygmund Gryska
Fort Worth
Dallas
Louis Pastor showdown looms as Sept 20 test nears
Grantland Rice notes two heavyweight bouts with Louis facing Pastor in Detroit on September 20 and Nova-Galento in Philadelphia on September 15. He weighs Louis learning from Armstrong on evading fast boxers and whether he can chase Pastor across 20 rounds.
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Grantland Rice
Nana
Lou Nova
Tony Galento
Philadelphia
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Detroit
Nova
Galento
Max Baer
Louis
Pastor
Joe
Tommy Farr
Parr
Max Schmeling
Schmeling
Lous
Max
John Henry Lewis
Lewis
John
Tony
Jimmy Johnston
Henry
Chase Pastor
Henry Armstrong
Armstrong
Standings and schedules from West Texas New Mexico league and others
Standings show Lubbock led with 14 wins while Amarillo and Pampa trailed. Thursday schedules list games in several cities including Lamesa, Clovis, Midland, and Houston. Across leagues, results featured rain delays in New York and Cincinnati doubleheaders noted, plus American League scores and standings.
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West Texas
Franklin
Parks
Ross
Potocar
Lamesa
Clovis
Hay
Bates
Christie
Yeager
Maupin
Lubbock
Pampa
Big Spi
Midland Borger
Amarillo
Clovis Amarillo
Borger
Big Spring
Midland
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis &N
Cleveland
Borger Beats Edinburg In Texas Softball Meet
In Houston on August 31 five first round games were scheduled as Corsicana faced Graham and Borger took Edinburg 4-3. Galveston Baytown Denton Borger and Kilgore advanced after opening round play with minor upsets and close scores.
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Houston
Texas
Corsicana
Graham
Abilene
Borger
Fort Worth
Seale
Service
Austin
Houston York
Galveston
Baytown
Denton
Kilgore
Wharton
Bryan
Newgulf All-Stars
Edinburg
Dallas
McKissick Delivers Silent Centennial Address in Edgefield
Dr J R McKissick president of the University of South Carolina planned to speak at Edgefield courthouse centennial but the amplification failed. He bowed and spoke by not speaking drawing compliments for his silent address. Nearby geography notes mention Greenland and Scotland.
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Columbia, S. C, WP
J. Rion McKissick
University of South Carolina
Dr. McKissick
Tennis on Turf Sparks Davis Cup Turf Debate
Henry McLemore argues the Davis Cup should not be held on battered turf at Merion. He notes Australia faces unfair bounces and suggests moving to grass with better courts or switching to en tout cas, clay, or concrete and split matches among clubs to avoid revenue fights.
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Henry McLemore
New York
Central Park Lake
Philadelphia
Merion Cricket Club
Australia
Germantown
Harry Hopman
United States Lawn ‘Tennis Association
Longwood
Boston
Seabright
Forest Hills
Newport
Navy Shipmates Meet Recognition Fails Both
Oklahoma City Deputy Sheriffs Jack Sudberry and Croaker, longtime coworkers, discover they are shipmates from the U S S Beaver during a call to tow an intoxicated driver near Lake Overholser. They recall serving together in World War II on the same submarine tender.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Jack Sudberry
Croaker
Lake Overholser
Riley
Sudberry
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