Amarillo Sandies Open Playoff Duel With Lubbock Westerners
Amarillo's Golden Sandies host the Lubbock Westerners in a District 1-AA basketball playoff opener at 8:30 p.m. in the High School Armory. It starts a two out of three series with the second game at Lubbock Friday and a possible third to be decided.
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School Armory
Amarillo
Golden Sandie
Lubbock
Westerners
Armory
T. G. Hull
Land 7 Storm
Pampa
Borger
Amarillo Golden Sandies
Lubhbock Westerners
High School Armory
Lefty Bleakney Shines In Victory Alleys Bowling Night
Lefty Bleakney opened with 212 then 228 and 212 for 652 in Major League play at Victory Alleys. Jack Werrick posted 234 202 210 totaling 646 while other bowlers like Ted Gore 694 and Frank Crews 617 highlighted a lively Friday night. The Glovers join the Golden Glovers on the Fort Worth road trip as the Cow Town state tournament looms with Amarillo and Dalhart Army Base competitors listed for next week.
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Lefty Bleakney
Victory
Frank Crews
Star Lumber
Frank
Jimmy Cogdell
Ted Neely
Jimmy
Noble Paulk
Andy Anderson
Golden Glovers
Fort Worth
Cow Town
Amarillo
Laddie Leopold
Dalhart Army Air Base
Jack Morgan
Borger
Donnie Sharp
Georgie Stevens
Albuquerque
Cliff Leonard
Hampartzoom (Humpy
Local Weekly Sports Card Key Games And Leagues
The week lists local basketball at Armory and junior high arenas, bowling leagues at Victory Alleys Banner Bowl and Amarillo Bowl, golf events at Amarillo Country Club Ross Rogers Course, and civic league matches across Amarillo venues. Included notes on city leagues and multiple school teams.
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Victory
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Municipal
Ross Rogers Course
Bowling Civic League
City Victory League
Grooms
Maverick Club
Amarillo College
American Zine Co
Dumas
Amane College
Sam Houston Junior High
Central Junior High
Central Gym
Bowling Texaco
Banner Bowl Ladies Pioneer League
Victory Alleys
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Banner Bowl
Santa Fe
Beau Jack Fights Berger In New York Tonight
World lightweight champion Beau Jack meets Maxie Berger in a 10 round non title bout in New York tonight. Jack, favored 3 to 1 to win, boosts his big time reputation before a possible return title match with Bob Montgomery on March 3.
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Cleveland
U.P
Beau Jack
New York
Maxie Berger
Beau
Bob Montgomery
Millard Upsets Jordan In Ten-Round Boxing Match
Buddy Millard of Houston scored a ten round upset decision over Al Jordan of Chicago in San Francisco. Millard, the longer reach fighter, won six rounds to claim the controversial decision last night.
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San Francisco
Buddy Millard
Houston
Texas
al Jordan
Chicago
Millard
Bowling Scores Santa Fe League Action Totals
Victory Alleys Flyers beat Rangers 1775 797 727 to 808 694 759 and Locals edged Navajos 754 784 741 to 745 832 860 while Texans were swept by Antelopes 807 789 824 over 728 759 706. Scouts swept Chiefs 748 809 824 to 742 741 805. Schecher leads Navajos with 159 215 192 for 5668.
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Victory Alleys Flyers
Rangers
Navajos
Texans
Antelopes
Scouts
Chiefs
Schecher
Phillies Proxy Passes Army Physical in Camden
Robert Carpenter Jr 28 new president of the Philadelphia Phillies passed his final army medical examination at the Camden armory. He received a 21 day furlough before reporting for active duty and is married with two children.
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Revolta
Nelson
McSpaden
Gulfport
Miss
Charlotte
N. C
Durham
Knoxville
Tenn
Chattanooga
PGA
Ed Dudley
Greensboro
Johnny
Camden
N. J
Robert Carpenter, Jr
Philadelphia Phillies
Camden Armory
Carpenter
Duke University
Mr and Mrs Pete Reiser Part Ways
Pvt Harold P Pete Reiser aged 20 separated from his wife as Mrs Reiser filed for divorce alleging indignities and failure to provide a home. The couple wed March 29 1942 in Titusville Florida and separated January 6 last year.
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ST. Louis
Harold P
Pete) Reiser
Reiser
Titusville
Fla
196 Junior League Players Now in Military Service
The Red Book lists 196 American League players in military service for 1944 while the eight clubs total 260 players on rosters. Drafts may reduce numbers before the season opener April 21. Chicago and Washington each have 39 players in service.
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Chicago
Washington
Earliest Tax Returns Will Get Payer First Refunds
Amarillo division of the Bureau of Internal Revenue urges filers to advance returns for quicker refunds. Ralph Kenniston notes ten deputies this week, then fewer as staff move to fieldwork. New rules allow many refunds to be paid locally. no installments after March 15.
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Ralph Kenniston
Amarillo
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Mr. Kenniston
Internal Revenue Office
Staff Sgt Billy Holcomb Debarks for Camp Perrin
Staff Sgt Billy Holcomb left for Camp Perrin Sherman this morning after a 10 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs J J Holcomb. He is a former Globe News employee and now maintenance chief for Army Airways Communications at Perrin Field.
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Billy Holcomb
Camp Perrin
Sherman
J. J. Holcomb
Holcomb
The
Globe News
Army Airways Communications
Perrin Field
Amarillo Tilt Postponed and Two Night Games Set
The Victory Basketball League schedule in Amarillo is delayed due to the Sandie-Lubbock game with two contests moved to tomorrow at Amarillo College Gym. At 7:45 pm Amarillo Field Instructors meet McClanahan Service Station, followed by Amarillo Field Sub-Depot versus Ex-Sandies. Allie Stolz won a 10 round decision over Bobby McIntyre in Miami, and Clarence Rowland awaits league approval on Solons sale to Tacoma. Rogers Hornsby to manage Vera Cruz in Mexico.
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Lubbock Westerners
Dixie White
Plainview Bulldogs
Sandieagers
Westerners
Lubbock
Amarillo
Amarillo Field Bombers
Price College Cardinals
Adrian High School
Price Gym
Horace Mann Junior High
Samranten Junior High
Sam Houston Vm. City Victory League
Amarillo Field
McClanahan
ex-Sandies
Amarillo College
Amarillo Sandie-Lubbock Westerners
City ‘Victory
Sandies
Miami
Fla
U.P
Allie Stolz
Newark
N. J
Bobby McIntyre
Detroit
Stolz
United Press
Mayor Jenkins Jokes at Chamber Meeting About Army General
Mayor Joe Jenkins recalled a general accepting an appreciation call for the local Army training installations. The general said Amarillo was the center of the surrounding country, a remark that drew hearty laughter.
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Joe Jenkins
Chamber of Commerce
John Boyce
Amarillo
Jenkins
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San Antonio
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Evanston
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Philadelphia
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Melvin
Chick) Harbert
Lincoln
Nebr
Army Air Force Training Command
Bill Cope
Marion Manderson
Cope
Manderson
Gene Moore
Sanford Edquist
Dick Wiggins
Norman Higgins
Rufus Graves
Sandie
Joseph Rigan
Jack Powell
Jerry Crawford
George Brewer
Sanword Edquist
John Bob Watts
Western Battery & Electric H. L. Bray
Charlie Pavillard
N. Fillmore
Optometrist
Polk St
Frank E. Buckingham
TAX Service
D. L. Brooks
M& Eable Ride
Rainbow Cab
Glenmore Distilleries CO. Incorporated
Louisville, Kentucky
Fred F. Wagner
the Panhandle
Polk Street
Kelly Tire Service
Texaco Products
Italy
Monroe
A. W. McKee
E. A. Harris
Jack Werrick
Jack
St. Barnett
Reager
Glenn Berry
Oklahoma City
Pinkney Packing
Jimmy Hedgecake
Panhandle
Patt Powell
Lefty Martin
Lefty
Roger Teas
Roger
Bill Farmer
Vic Langley
Ray Prein
Farmer
Langley
Prein
Anderson
W. W. Rogers
Jack Ellis
John Laughlin
Ted Buccola
Dr. Cain
Irwin Gore
Johnny Weeks
Leon McMinn
Gore
Pappy Grimes
Pappy
Jim Fletcher
Abilene
Horace Mann
Berger
EFF Wm
Entley Bookkeeping Accounting
Taylor Southwestern Ing
Phillies
Mrs
Pete Reiser
John Walker
Pot
Tor
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Bobby McIntire
Los Angeles
Clarence Rowland
Pacific Coast Baseball League
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Wash
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Cient
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Max C. Meyer
Brooklyn Jeweler
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Pantex
U. S. Employment Service
Certain-feed Products Corporation
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