McSpaden Wins Los Angeles Open with 278
Harold Jag McSpaden of Philadelphia Navy posts a 66 final round to total 278 at Wilshire Country Club and capture the Los Angeles Open prize of 12500. Johnny Bulla finishes second with 281. Leonard Dodson and Byron Nelson tie for third at 282. Willie Hunter and Olin Dutra share 285. others include Jim Hines, Marvin Stahl, George Fazio, Sammy Byrd, Ellsworth Vines, Art Bell, Harry Cooper, and Willie Goggin in the money. In San Francisco, Tony Lazzeri resigns as Wilkes-Barre manager after a request from club officials.
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Los Angeles
America
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Wilshire Country Club
Big Wood
Jug
Johnny Bulla
Atlanta
McSpaden
Leonard Dodson
la Jolla
Cal
Wood
Toledo
Byron Nelson
Willie Hunter
Santa Monica
Calif
Olin Dutra
Jimmy Hines
New York
Marvin Stahl
George Fazio
Pine Valley
N. J
Sammy Byrd
Ellsworth Vines
Art Bell
San Francisco
Harry Cooper
Minneapolis
Willie Goggin
Local Weekday Sports Card for Amarillo Area Venues
A condensed schedule lists bowling leagues at Victory Alleys Banner Bowl and Amarillo Bowl with start times 7 15 and 7 30 P M, basketball lineups including Horace Mann Sam Houston and Tucumcari matchups, golf events at Ross Rogers Course and Amarillo Country Club, and a Friday Diamond Shop Singles Sweepstakes. Also noted are a Sandie Mothers Club banquet and a municipal golf association weekend handicap tournament. Additional text mentions cranberry ursolic acid and sugar maple tapping age.
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Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Municipal
Ross Rogers Course
Civic League
Victory
Horace Mann Junior High
Sam
Horace Mann Ym
Texaco League
Banner Bowl
Victory Alleys
Amarillo Golden Sandies
Dimmitt Bobcats
High School Armory
Central Junior High
Sam Houston High
Sam Houston
Diamond Shop
Tucumcari Rattlers
Central Gym
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Rosa Rogers Course
Amarillo Country
Bowling Scores Show Mixed Results Across Teams
Bowing results list Rangers defeating Antelophes 830 722 778 to 827 804 844 while Texans beat Navajos 815 754 811 to 813 771 810. Scouts top Locals 760 814 845 to 735 767 844 and Flyers best Chiefs 719 798 794 to 735 745 724. Sullivan leads with 615 series for Antelopes.
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Rangers
Antelophes
Texans
Scouts
Flyers
Chiefs
Sullivan
Antelopes
Diamond Official Differs With Branch Rickey
Raymond Dumont, head of the nation’s semi pro baseball teams, disputes Branch Rickey’s claim that football is supplanting baseball as the national pastime. He notes the National Baseball Congress certified more 1943 state tournament teams despite wartime limits and says baseball’s broader participation and low equipment costs help its staying power. He expects football may expand, but outside schools and colleges it will not reach 10 percent of baseball participation.
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Wichita
Kans
Raymond Dumont
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
National Baseball Congress
Dumont
Quail Season Extended in Texas Through Sunday
Texas quail season now runs through Sunday January 16 inclusive. Earlier reports that the season would end Saturday were incorrect. Bill Johnson of the New York Yankees named major league's most valuable rookie of 1943 by the Chicago Baseball Writers Association.
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Texas
Bill Johnson
Chicago
New York Yankee
Baseball Writers Association of America
Major League Bowling Event In Amarillo Draws 100 Entries
The Diamond Shop Sweepstakes aims to launch Friday night at Victory Alleys with over 100 entrants from Amarillo and nearby cities. Ruth Dorris handles scorers while Marvin Andrews prepares the alleys for a city wide tournament with a $25 entry and split prizes for top scorers.
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Don Blatzheim
Fred Grimes
John Laughlin
Mac McMinn
Marvin Andrews
Virgil Reager
Jim Farwell
Ruth Dorris
Albuquerque
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Victory
Amarillo
Diamond Shop
Boxers and Bowlers Highlight Local Sports News
The Globe-News previews the Eighth Annual Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament at the Auditorium USC on January 26 27 and 28 with tickets at 1.65 including tax. It also spotlights Amarillo bowler Fred Grimes nicknamed Pappy and promotes the Banner Bowl event inviting citizens to attend a weekend of bowling with free admission.
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Amarillo Globe-News
Usc
Globe-News
Ray Parr
Harry Hoare
Southwest
Amarillo
Fred Grimes
Pappy
Midwest
Banner Bowl
Horace Mann Teams Battle In Intramural Basketball
Horace Mann Hi Y hosted Central Junior and Senior Hi Y for a regular meeting then played intramural basketball. Horace Mann defeated Central 32 to 6. Ned Kemp Hi Y district executive spoke. guests included Ross Larsen assistant principal Henry Savage and Tobe Galbraith.
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Horace Mann
Central
Ned Kemp
Hi Y
Ross Larsen
Henry Savage
Tobe Galbraith
Bears and Aggies Match Cage Wits Tonight
WACO Jan 11 The first of six Southwest Conference basketball games is set tonight as Baylor hosts Texas A M in the opening race. Both teams opened with defeats. Baylor fell to Rice and Texas, A M to SMU.
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Waco
Baylor
Bears
Texas Aggies
Rice
Texas
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Dallas
Arkansas
Houston
Austin
Fort Worth
A Word About the 4th War Loan Drive
A public notice urges more participation in the 4th War Loan Drive. It notes a $5,175,000 quota with $1,600,000 in Series E bonds requiring purchases of $25 to $1,000, and calls for more individuals to buy or for existing supporters to increase their contributions.
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Tony Lazzeri
U.P
Wilkes Barre
Lazzeri
Globe News
Victory Bowl
Amarillo Bowl
Blackburn ‘Bros
McCarthy
Charlie Keller
ini armed _ forces
Laasak Globe-News
E. A. Harris
Oklahoma
Jim
Ested
Who Hay
Globe News Aau
Gladiators
Alysis
Bill Baker
Great Plains
Sam Fenberg
Club Cafe
Taylor
Monroe
A. W. McKee
Southwestern Bell Telephone CO
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