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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1940
Page
9
Athletes of 1940 who briefly flashed on the wires before fading from prominence include notable figures whose feats drew national attention for a short time. The piece highlights the transient nature of their fame in that sports year.
Pasadena writer Henry McLemore predicts Nebraska, Fordham, Tennessee, Mississippi State and Arizona State will win bowl games. He jokes about the “kiss of death” on his selections, ribbing coaches such as Biff Jones, Jimmy Crowley, Bob Weyland and Dixie Howell. Also notes a Rochester, New York pair pursuing cooking at Mechanics Institute Evening School.
The Maverick Club thanks sponsors for the Christmas party and details a program with readings songs and games across four squads. Tournament results list Golden Gophers leading with 10200 points and Gorillas, Horned Frogs, and Wolverines following, plus individual all around standings led by Ed Phillips and Donnie Sharp.
Charles Lyles announces the Amarillo Bowl will debut soon as a modern bowling emporium. Lyles will manage with Mrs. Dorris as assistant. the 101½ Polk Street location sits between Keith Motor Co and Toney Chisum Inc. Brunswick-Balke-Collender fixtures valued around $20,000 arrive soon. installation starts immediately with Brunswick experts directing. A lunch counter and circular seating will accommodate gallery patrons.
At a New Orleans luncheon by the Monday Quarterbacks Club visiting officials from Sugar Bowl schools were asked about themselves. A radio commentator queried guests at the head table. one man answered that he was from Tennessee and that he was the governor Prentice Cooper.
E R Brown chairman of the Dallas Chapter of the British War Relief Society announced Baylor Hospital will provide facilities to produce concentrated and dried blood plasma for wounded British soldiers and civilians. Dallas Hospital will dry and store non cellular portions of human blood for shipment abroad to treat shock from severe injury and Dallas residents will be asked to donate blood for the plasma supply.
Washington reports federal security administrator Paul V. McNutt advocated extending the government old age insurance system next year. He said every American worker should have the same rights to build a stable future, without naming specific groups. The rest mentions club standings and unrelated local notes.
John Laughlin led Herring Hotel with 637 and 623 as they beat Ferndale Motor Company 2 special matches. Ernest Dowell starred for Amarillo’s Diamond Shop with 646, while Herring Hotel’s H. L. McMinn added 609. Diamond Shop of Amarillo swept Borger Diamond Shop 3 straight games.
Eddie Briez reports from New York on football rumors and outlandish prices. Boston College fans in New Orleans back a 14 point spread while Dallas scalpers demand 25 per Cotton Bowl ticket. Friction over salaries hits Cubs and Western Reserves links. Stan forward Tom Stidham at Oklahoma faces political pressure. Marchie Schwartz moves to UCLA, California linked with a top spot. Sammy Snead’s “West Virginia” nickname grows as high school forfeits surface in draft disclosures. Gordon Spear shares a bowling pin life gag on radio pregame.
Phoenix hosts the Western Open January 31 to February 2 at Phoenix Country Club with about 150 pros and amateurs, including Jimmy Demaret as defending champ. Top names like Byron Nelson, Horton Smith, Sam Snead, Ben Hogan and Bing Crosby are eyed. The event, the West’s first, is sponsored by the Thunderbirds and directed by the Western Golf Association.
North Carolina will distribute more than 19 million dollars to farmers by end of 1940 under agricultural conservation cotton price adjustment and related programs. The effort aims to stabilize prices and support farm income across the state through federal and state initiatives.
West Texas State Buffaloes fall 44 to 41 against Oklahoma Aggies in the Oklahoma City All-College event. The loss keeps WTSC in fourth. Texas A&M and Kansas claim top spots as national interest shifts beyond this season. Also notes bowling alley plans by C J Dorris and year-end football bowls results.
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