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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1944
Page
4
Clarence Pants Rowland, president of the Los Angeles baseball club, began a 10 year term as Pacific Coast League president today at a salary of 12500 dollars annually in Sacramento.
A city basketball league formed at Amarillo College Gym with six teams including Amarillo College and Amarillo Army Air Field units. Practice games are set for tomorrow and next Monday at the college gym, with a league schedule to be drawn up January 31 and possible add ons. James Cox elected president and Earl Kendricks acting secretary.
The 1944 Sandies face a demanding schedule with top Texas and Oklahoma foes. Key games include Oct. 6 at San Angelo and Oct. 13 vs Norman, plus tough battles against Abilene, Lubbock, Pampa, and Brownfield. Captain Richard Mix and co captains Dale Collins and John Bob Watts lead a large returning squad. Spring practice begins April 15 ahead of the Sandie Exes game.
Local lanes posted team results across two leagues. Santa Fe fixtures include Victory Alleys, Antelopes, Flyers, Texans, Chiefs, Navajos, Scouts, and Rangers with multiple wins and high individual scores such as Sullivan for the Antelopes. Metropolitan action lists teams Banner Bowl Fourth Sub-Depot, Palo Duro Motor, Put & Take Grocery, Reager's Market, Diamond Shop, Southwestern Drug, with Crandall noted for Palo Duro Motors and strong totals like 843 and 808 in several games.
Houston January 18 Bill Henry the Rice basketball giant known as the Goliath scores heavily and rebounds with a 37 inch reach. SMU coach Jimmie Stewart predicts Henry could be Rice history’s best cager surpassing greats Bob Kinney and Bill Cross.
The inaugural Globe-News Golden Gloves boxing tournament was held January 25-26, 1937, at the National Guard Armory. Amarillo entered 44 hopefuls with West Texas State College stars dominating results including Jackson and Caviness winning by knockout.
Navy Lt. Roland F. Logan says a fleet recreation center in the South Pacific hosts a nine hole golf course and numerous facilities for softball, football, basketball, tennis, volleyball, soccer, boxing, handball, horseshoes, and swimming. Bainbridge naval station reported 82,519 participants last month in poor, 24,106 in bowling, and 8,325 in basketball.
Durham North Carolina January 18 W G Bramham president of the Association of Minor League Baseball Clubs urged immediate geographical relocation of teams to create more compact circuits and stronger civic rivalries. With many leagues suspended he said it is easier to realign now than after operations resume.
United Press reports scores involving Norman Air School 23 Oklahoma A and M 22. Iowa Naval Pre-Flight 33 defeated Iowa State 27. Oklahoma beat Nebraska 45 to 35. St Thomas College topped Concordia 59 to 3.
Byron Nelson of Toledo wins the San Francisco Victory Open at Harding Park with 275, seven under, earning $2,400 in bonds. Harold McSpaden finishes six back in 281, while Sam Byrd Mangrum and George Fazio tie for third at 283 and 288 respectively.
A dense schedule lists golf events at Amarillo Country Club Ross Rogers Course and Banner Bowl venues. Basketball games include Sam Houston Junior High and Horace Mann Junior High at Central and Sam Houston Gyms. Field training matches and leagues fill evenings at Amarillo Field facilities and Victory Alleys.
Willie Hoppe, three-cushion billiards champion, widened his margin over Welker Cochran to 1 350 to 1 252 after a 50-22 victory in Detroit. He also beat Cochran 50-42 in an afternoon bout, totaling two wins and a 98 point gain in the series.
Five South Texas high school coaches select players for the Southern Texas all star squad to join the north south Texas game next August at the Texas Coaches Association meeting in Wichita Falls. Chairman Bobby Cannon of Edinburg leads a committee including Forehand of Brackenridge San Antonio Stiteler of Waco Shotwell of Longview and Dement of Galena Park.
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