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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1942
Page
3
The Amarillo column notes British Amateur boxing bans audience cheering during rounds and has the referee sit ringside to direct matches. It contrasts with American practice and invites readers to test the English rule at upcoming Golden Gloves bouts.
The Seattle Star is sold to Howard Parish of Jacksonville Florida and associates, announced today by E W Scrioys, chairman of the Scripps League of Newspapers. The former publisher of the paper is involved in the sale.
West Texas State Buffaloes beat New Mexico 67-44 to cap Border Conference play and set a home date with the Aggies tonight in Canyon. Price Brookfield led with 12 points, Jack Maddox added 17, as WT finished the win and prepared for Long Island University in New York City.
The January Hall of Fame ballot focuses on Bowers Hornsby as a leading candidate with a lifetime .358 average and a 424 slugging mark. He faced long odds but is expected to place among the top vote-getters as ballots are counted next Monday or Tuesday. Hornsby’s career spans 1914 to 1937 with time as a manager for St Louis, Chicago and Boston teams.
Price Brookfield, 21, West Texas State forward at Canyon, tops Border Conference scoring after five games. He scored 21 points as the Buffaloes beat New Mexico University 67 to 44, surpassing the 1988 pace set by General Joe Jackson of New Mexico Aggies, who had 81 in six games.
The report details West Texas State and New Mexico U basketball box scores from a 67 44 game. West Texas State led 41 21 at halftime with key scorers Brookfield Maddox Halbert and Stockman while New Mexico U struggled behind Groman Caton and Remer. Officials were Haynie and Haley.
Pi Touring pros arrive in Oakland for the winter circuit opener with $5,000 Oakland tournament. Ben Horan, winner in Los Angeles, tops the field as defending champion Dodson seeks title defense amid 185 starters. Jimmy Thomson competes while nursing a sprained thumb after a Los Angeles playoff loss.
A golf exhibition in Dallas on February 10 to benefit the Red Cross will feature stars such as Ben Hogan Lawson Little and Jimmy Demaret Dallas amateur Jack Munger and a lineup of performers including Mrs Betty Jameson and Johnny Dawson with possible appearances by Bobby Jones Bing Crosby and Bob Hope at Brook Hollow Golf and Country Club. An Air Corps communications description follows.
Matty Bell, president of the National Football Coaches Association, predicts more football next fall. He notes Army and Navy praise the sport for building soldiers and says colleges will schedule games with service teams when possible. The association supports broad participation and plans to align schedules with military interests.
Fred Perry defeated Frank Kovacs in three sets 6-8 6-3 6-4 at Chicago Stadium to post his first tour victory. Bobby Riggs, leading on the Alexis Thompson circuit, beat Don Budge 6-3 6-3 as standings show Perry and Riggs pursuing the top profit share with high win percentages.
Gen Fred L Walker, 54, promoted today to major general after commanding the 36th Division since Sept 15 during Louisiana maneuvers He earned the Distinguished Service Cross for leading a battalion of the 39th Infantry Third Division in the World War Battle of the Maine A native of Fairfield County Ohio, he remains a noted World War I hero The piece ends with a note that when Turkey bought American agricultural machinery Americans taught the Turks how to operate it.
A New York dispatch details the finances of the Louis Baer bout, with navy relief receiving 89,092.01 from a 189,700 gate. Mike Jacobs and Madison Square Garden cut costs, sending 28,455 to taxes and 67,000 in promotional profits, while Louis and Baer claimed substantial nets.
Austin tips sportsmen on avoiding pigeon killing as Texas law prohibits harming carrier pigeons. Carrier birds serve in the army signal corps, complicating identification versus ordinary pigeons. The state game department urges leaving all pigeons alone, noting carriers resemble domestic birds but are larger and more streamlined like mourning doves.
New York January 15 Song writer Fred Fisher age 65 was found dead in his penthouse bedroom his body hanging in a case of ill health his greatest hit Dardenella sold 6 5 million records the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers noted he wrote lyrics and music and published works a note near the body read no one is responsible further details withheld
Detroit manager Del Baker eyes Charley Gehringer for a coaching role with the Tigers after omitting him from the 1942 roster. Gehringer, 38, silent on returning, may condition and become active in an emergency. The club lists 34 players for spring training in Lakeland, Florida, with Bloodworth and Lambert Meyer replacing Gehringer at second base.
Johnny Mize, the $65 000 recruit from St Louis, reports his shoulder is improving and he expects a full season at the Polo Grounds. He says golf and driving practice in January left him without pain and confident of a strong 1941 campaign.
The column notes the tennis association plans for a single 1942 event at Forest Hills and possible pro moves by Wayne Sabin and Gardnar Mulloy. It mentions scarce amateur boxing in Virginia risking the state AAU tournament, a Calif winter league loss, hemp experiments at Walnut Hall Kentucky, rationing impacting fishing, and local wartime drafts. It also cites Ariane’s American debut, Milt Aron’s septicemia, and a varsity Irish-dominated Cheverus High squad.
New Orleans reports Mel Ott, now manager of the New York Giants, declines to predict finish in the National League. He expects a stronger club with seven Jersey City callups, five major acquisitions, and hopes for pitching depth with Carl Hubbell handling rest. Ott praises Johnny Rucker and Hank Leiber, notes Babe Young's uncertain draft status, and praises Johnny Mize as protection at first base.
Banjo Smith recalls the postwar hope among Texans when Pearl Harbor spurred heroes like H C Pittman. A Houston Chronicle report notes Pittman earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for a bold flight from Honolulu to the Philippines. Separate data shows Surinam in 1941 moved live animals valued at 20 dollars in, 24 dollars out. Europe’s neutral nations still sought American motion pictures.
Meages Tires defeated Karren Bros 102 to 28 in a Southwest AAU basketball game. Forward Acie Cannady, former Tyler Junior College star, led the winners with 36 points. The report notes a clock stoppage at a parish church tower in Brench England was linked to a starling nest.
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