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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1938
Page
3
Bill Baker nicknamed the Bull leads Amarillo to victory over Pampa with a three game total of 637 pins. He posted 216 213 and 212 in the Owl Bar match as Texas Alleys loses. Guarantee Mutual Life clinches the Major League trophy by beating Ross Boot Shop two games to one.
The Census Bureau reports 1937 athletic goods output reached $44,460,525 with 11,493 workers, up from 1935. Golf balls numbered 20,672,184 and fishing tackle $10,875,400. baseball faced a decline to $4,385,558 while other sports gear rose.
Texas Christian University football awaits the start of practice for the Sugar Bowl showdown with Navy in New Orleans. Coach Les Diggins orders players to report December 15 for workouts ahead of the Christmas break. Star quarterback Davey O’Brien and several teammates have faced a string of injuries and illnesses.
The Lubbock Westerners, Southern Plains rising stars, are favored to win Texas schoolboy football. Coach Weldon Chapman relies on star Jumbo Webster as Lubbock faces the Masonic Home Masons after past district and bi district victories.
The Maverick Club, now in a new building, ends Sunday afternoon services due to lack of chairs and seeks donors at $1.25 each with names printed on the back. The piece lists top ten players in wag-toss, ping-pong, and tumbling awards, and notes upcoming Las Vegas trip for a fire department parade with planned skating activities.
Clara Mortensen the welterweight champion faces Mildred White of Chicago in a special event at the National Guard Armory Thursday night. Frank Wolff and Tex Watkins headline the card with Joe Banaski vs Otto Ludwig in the semifinal and John Nemanic vs Russell Riley in the 8 o'clock opener. Ringside tickets are sold at City Drug Store on Polk Street.
Dallas officials announced a cotton shower to greet Texas Tech Red Raiders upon their Dec 20 arrival for Cotton Bowl preparations. The lint display, supplied by A Starke Taylor, will be thrown as the team is escorted through downtown en route to their apartment hotel, adding color to the parade.
Mt. Vernon High School in Illinois says it will not play a post season game against Minden Louisiana or any other club. A Shreveport announcement had claimed an oil how game would occur on December 23. Minden High School won the Class A championship in Northwest Louisiana.
The report notes a new club record for Kan You set during a Las Vegas program, with Hester Plante and Aubrey Robertson achieving notable times. Handball match results include Evans over Sharp, and Brodie defeating Rayburn. Officials J C Oakley and Charles Houston are credited, with SL Chambers winning refereeing prizes.
Gassers beat Coca-Cola 33 to 18 and Amarillo College quintet downed Way Motor Freight 29 to 18 in a Jaycee Basketball League doubleheader moved up a day. A. Crews led scoring with 13 points for the Gassers.
Bert Bell, owner and coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, announced the team will offer a substantial salary to secure Dave O'Brien, Texas Christian University All American, for the next season. O'Brien, drafted in New York last Friday, had hinted he would turn pro if pay matched his value. Bell pledged a commensurate salary to lure him.
Sid Feder reports from New York on a wild baseball round of whispers at a major league meeting. Talk circles around Zeke Bonura with the Giants, Bill Terry's reaction, and potential trades involving Averill Fox Gatehouse Auker Hutchinson Frisch Frisch and other rumored moves. The piece notes talk of a hollow bat and Jimmy Dykes returning to the White Sox spotlight.
William Kern, Carnegie Tech coach, proposing Referee John Getchell officiate their next clash with Notre Dame. Kern said the third down call controversy was an inexact moment, apologized for off the record remarks, and noted his initial criticism was faute.
Davey O'Brien, 1938's top college player, aims to finish his grid career in the Sugar Bowl vs Carnegie Tech on Jan 2 in New Orleans. He favors geology work over pro football but may join the Philadelphia Eagles if he goes pro, denying any talks of a big salary influencing his choice.
Fort Worth tale reports Rusty Russell praising Masonic Home’s Mites star Gene Keel as a skilled passer and leader. The 30-man squad fields 14 big players with substitutes Webster Bates Hudging Roach Earp Stephens, prepping for a quarter final at Lubbock while hoping for Earp’s return.
Lexington KY Dec 13 War Admiral runner up to Sea Biscuit for handicap honors this year will race next season. Owner Samuel D Riddle announced plans originally called for retirement after the Widener challenge cup at Hialeah Park on March 4 but have been abandoned because of the delays and conditions.
George Diffenbaugh a 130 pound pro who mentors youths says any child can shoot 80 golf if started early. Begin at age ten with a putter and a ball on the lawn, avoid forcing golf, and let fun lead to practice then driving range lessons and eventual basic clubs.
The horse in good physical condition is described as the son of Man O War and is quartered at the Riddle training grounds in Berlin Maryland.
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