Pirates Deny Holdout Trouble for 1939
Pittsburgh Pirates president Bill Benswanger dismissed talk of holdouts as inaccurate noting sixteen players have signed 1939 contracts while key names Paul and Lloyd Waner remain unsigned. He called contract talks routine and predicted the team will challenge for the pennant again after finishing second last year.
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Pittsburgh
Bill Benswanger
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirate
Cubs
Benswanger
Paul
Lloyd Waner
Gus Suhr
Bill Brubaker
Jim Tobin
Eddie Brandt
Bill Swift
Buccaneers
Pirates
Bucs
Knights of Columbus Indoor Track Meet Attracts Great Distance Stars
Providence Feb 14 Such famed campaigners as Glenn Cunningham Don Lash Joe McCluskey Archie San Romani Borican Ross Bush Les MacMitchell Francis Slater Curtis Giddings and Earle Meadows will compete in the second annual Knights of Columbus indoor track games. Cunningham runs the mile while Borican eyes the 1 000 yards and Meadows hits the pole vault as a premier coast entrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Cunningham
Don Lash
John Borican
Earle Meadows
Knights of Columbus
Cunningham
Lash
Joe McCluskey
Fordham
Archie San Romani
Borican
Shore A. C
Ross Bush
Southern California
A. A
Les MacMitchell
Francis Slater
Curtis Giddings
Meadows
Ex-Sandies To Meet Tonight For A Association Officers
All prospective members of the proposed A Association of Ex-Sandie athletes will meet at the Southwestern Public Service building at 518 Taylor Street at 7 30 tonight to elect officers. Skeet Gibson serves as temporary chairman and will preside. the gathering was postponed from last Thursday due to bad weather.
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Southwestern Public Service Building
Taylor Street
Skeet Gibson
Basketball scores roundup from several college games
United Press reports results across multiple matchups. New Mexico Aggies defeated Arizona 61 to 49 while Trinity beat Daniel Baker 49 to 36. Texas Tech triumphed 48 to 33 at Arizona Tempe. Notre Dame edged Syracuse 35 to 34 and Penn bested Columbia 40 to 35. Northwestern beat Wisconsin 37 to 27, Indiana won 46 to 33 against Chicago, and North Carolina State defeated Virginia Tech 55 to 35.
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United Press
New Mexico Aggies
Arizona
Trinity
Daniel Baker
Jacksonville
Tyler
Texas Tech
Tempe
Illinois
Michigan
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Penn
Columbia
Purdue
Minnesota
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Indiana
Chicago
North Carolina State
Virginia Tech
Marketmen And Gassers In Feature Basketball Playoff
Four Jaycee League teams begin a double elimination playoff at Amarillo High School Armory. McClendon’s Grocery faces Coca Cola in the opening game with Taylor’s Market meeting Canadian River Gas. The winner advances to play Phillips 66 of Bartlesville, Okla., in a Feb. 28 game. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
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Jaycee Basketball League
Amarillo High School
Thirteenth
Tyler Streets
Canadian River Gas
Taylor's Market
McClendon's Grocery
Coca-Cola
Phillips 66
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Quintet
Cage Stars
Phillips
McClendon's
Taylor's
Man Who Beats Horse Races Says It Is Percentage
ARCADIA California February 14 1939 sports feature profiles a man who consistently beats horse races at Santa Anita and beyond. He outlines an eleven point method focusing on horse jockey price track and other factors to beat the public and avoid tips or hunches.
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Grantland Rice
Arcadia
Calif
Santa Anita
al Vanderbilt
Bill Boeing
Honolulu Bound Shipboard Report From S. S. Matsonia
Aboard the S. S. Matsonia in Honolulu bound waters, February 14, a crew member reports jokingly calculating the ship’s position near Muncie Indiana, amid humorous banter about chefs, band house gifts, a public speaking class, and crew antics. He notes the ship’s speed and compares Muncie to Honolulu with lighthearted mock seriousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Staff
Mastonia
Honolulu
U.P
Matsonia
Muncie
Ind
Amarillo Municipal Golf Group Pushes Grass-Course Plan
A letter from H H Greathouse in Salina shows interest in Amarillo joining a municipal golf association. Local members seek a grass greens course with daily or annual play rights. Over 125 Amarillo golfers have already joined, signaling strong support for a grass greens facility.
Seabiscuit to Start in $2000 Handicap at Santa Anita
Seabiscuit, winter book favorite and Santa Anita handicap hopeful, heads a three horse field for a $2000 race at one mile. Opponents include Marica, champion mare owned by Tom Taggart, and Neil McCarthy’s entry. Track conditions were slated to be fast after delays from a sloppy surface.
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Los Angeles
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita
Howard
Biscuit
Marica
Tom Taggart
Neil
McCarthy
Aboard a Steamer Feast Through Daylong Menu
The account describes nonstop dining from appetizers to lunch, tea, boat foraging, multiple courses at dinner, late night cold supper in the stateroom, and a sailor’s wish for more food including Muncies or Honolulu. The narrative celebrates continuous eating across meals on board.
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Muncies
Honolulu
Fight Fans Serious About Tony Galento's Chances
Miami Beach, February 14 Tony Galento draws strong interest as boxing fans debate his ability to beat Joe Louis. Galento insists he can absorb Louis’s punches to the stomach and deliver a devastating left. Joe Jacobs, his manager, believes Galento could force Louis to quit if they meet next June.
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Tony Galento
Miami Beach
Fila
New York
Natile Brown
Detroit
Tony
Joe Louis
Galento
Louis
Joe Jacobs
Joe
Jacobs
Max Schmeling
Fat Tony
Texas Tech Quintet Ties for League Lead
LUBBOCK Feb. 14 Texas Tech in a tight race for first in the Border basket ball conference prepared for a rematch with Arizona Teachers after a 48 33 win. Tech shared the conference lead with New Mexico A and M as Marshall Brown scored 15 and Bauman Roper added 13 after a 21 10 halftime edge.
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Lubbock
U.P
Texas Tech
Arizona Teachers of
Skating Champion Crowned in Saranac Lake Meet
Charlie Leighton of Minneapolis won the 1939 North American speed skating title in Saranac Lake New York amassing 1110 points over three days to dethrone Victor Ronchetti of Chicago in a strong showing by the North American meet participants.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
U.P
Charlie Leighton
Minneapolis
Victor Ronchetti
Chicago
Golfing clan gathers for Crescent City Open
The nation's top golfers converge on New Orleans for the $10,000 Crescent City Open, the richest event of the winter, which begins Thursday. The note adds that Tucson, Arizona is the only walled city in the United States.
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Golfing Clan
New Orleans
Tucson
Ariz
United States
Ambitious Hill Bids for Title Shot in Plummer Bout
Frank Hill aims for a light heavyweight title chance against Danny McShain and faces Alan Plummer in the main event at the National Guard Armory Thursday. Plummer, a St. Louis alum, drew with Hill in last week’s semi-final and seeks a decisive result. Also on card Joe Bananski meets Russ Riley, Steve Netty brings Ernie Peterson from Hawaii for Amarillo fans, and ringside tickets are sold at City Drug Store on Polk Street.
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Danny McShain
Frank Hill
Alan Plummer
National Guard Armory
Hill
Plummer
McShain
St. Louis
the Armory
Joe Bananski
Wildcat McBain
Russ Riley
Steve Netty
Florida
Ernie Peterson
Amarillo
Peterson
Hawaii
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Golf association eyes municipal grass course expansion
The Municipal Golf Association met at the Elks Club to boost membership beyond 125 and push a plan for a grass greened municipal course. President Sam Page affirmed ongoing efforts despite city limits, with membership cards in circulation through the committee led by Bill Keith. J P Morgan resigns from the American Museum of Natural History after 30 years on its board.
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Municipal Golf Association
Elks Club
Sam Page
Bill Keith
J. P. Morgan
American Museum of Natural History
Whiskey bargains and mixed gin promotions at MERIT LIQUOR STORES
An advertisement lists numerous whiskey and gin options with prices and sizes from Merit Liquor Stores at 715 N Fillmore and 321 West 6th. Items include Orange Gin 85 proof at 58 cents pint, Kentucky bourbon deals, Maryland rye, various quart and pint sizes, ready mixed cocktails, and other labeled brands.
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Green River
Kentucky
AMERI
Boston
Maryland
Stonehaven
Northmoor
Parkside
Century Club
King of Kentucky
Merit Liquor Stores
Fillmore
West
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Santa FE
Hill Lines
Huber Oilers
Ayers
Mother Madsen’s
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Elder
Kay Way Furniture
the Times Gaddie
Texas Ladies’ League
Sullivan Heer
Mann's Ae
Cascarelli
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Schaffer
Osburn
Gibber
Maybach
Simpson
Zimmerman
OES
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Scouts
Wagner
Martin
Speir
Giles
McNeil
Harlan
R Wagn
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Gleason
Davis
Allen
Barber
Ruebenstahl
Rise
Boxwell Eep Parks Tennant
See
DeGrasst Eee Weer
Cogdel
Wyatt Seeee
Guarantee Erases Life Service League
Eeee Hee
Nelson
Ees
Pryor
Handicap Sete Eeeee
Zale’s Smith Emviy Ses
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Miller Tee
Jgkert
All Top Tracksters Inc
C. Tourney
Providence
R. I
Sandies
Maverick Club
By Ralph Dykeman
Beauford Hill
Floyd Johnson
Lester Allison
Oscar Robbins
J. W. Clark
Glen McDowell
Don Bandy
W. P. Taylor
Alvis Grant
W. C. Evans
Hester Plant
Clifford Wright
Charles Hughes
Ed Sharp
Aubrey Robertson
Bud Lilley
John Childs
Elmo Chambers
L. Bruce
Wimpy Hill
Gene Rayburn
Donnie Sharp
T. Miller
Ed Phillips
Wesley Grier
Billy Joe Warnecke
Joe McLaughlin
S. L. Bruce
Bill Austin
Mustangs
Indians
Steamrollers
Huskies
Donnie
Maverick Club 5289
Eam
Henry McLemore
Struments
Mr. Smith
Cory
Homer Daugherty
Homer
Butch Plant
Butch
Nature
Dean
Doan
Paramount
Snooker & Billiards
Eakle Bldg
Bill Britton
Amarillo Municipal Golf Association
Saturday Morning News
H. H. Greathouse
Salina
Kans
Municipal
Sila i
Taylor ST
By Gayle Talbot
K. M. Watkins
Bert Levy
Ambitious Hill
Ance
Blackburn
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