Ports Mill notes Hornsby at top of Texas League in 1942
The column highlights Rogers Hornsby as a live force in baseball now piloting and playing for the Fort Worth Club of the Texas League at the start of the 1942 season. George Sisler is noted nearby on Cooperstown pedestal, with references to other sports figures and local war‑time commentary.
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Cooperstown Temple of Baseball
Horsehide Hall of Fame
Rogers
Hornsby
George Sisler
Cooperstown
Ft. Worth
Joe Louis Earns Neill Memorial Boxing Trophy
Joe Louis receives the Edward J. Neill memorial trophy as the man who did the most for boxing in 194. The award, previously won by Dempsey Conn and Armstrong, will be presented at the Boxing Writers Association of New York annual dinner. Louis, on one night’s leave from Camp Upton, also receives Ring Magazine’s Fighter of the Year award.
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WTS
al Baggett
New York
Grand Central Station
Bronx
Collier Parris
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Collier
Joe Louis
Duke Nally
Amarillo Golden Gloves
Nally
Denver
Texas Defense Guard Air Corps
Amarillo
Jack Dempsey
Ireland
William Harrison
Jack” Dempsey
Manassa
International Association
R.M.1
Canada
Pacific North Coast
Birlers
J.L.N
Clovis
Army
Navy
Jacobs Beach
Edward J. Neill
Billy Conn
Henry Armstrong
Boxing Writers Association of New York
Associated Press
Spain
Louis
Camp Upton
Long Island
Ring Mikazine
Badgers Also Win To Climb Up to Fourth
West Texas State Freshmen rout Hereford 52 46 to extend lead in Amarillo Independent Basketball League. Amarillo Badgers surge from cellar to a fourth place tie with Coca Cola Bottlers after a late thriller 34 33 with Bernie Smith hitting the deciding shot.
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West Texas State
Amarillo College
Amarillo College Badgers
Coca Cola
Hereford
Amarillo Coca Colas
Fresh
Badgers
Ford
C. Kelley
Amarillo
Barrett
Wilson
Army & Navy
Nelson
Yakley
Respect Morrow Tere
Tively
Vega
Magnard
River Gassers
Elliotts
Pittman Trees
Nolan One
Ala
Garage
Ark
Paulk
Neyland
McCarty Seeee
Yarborough
Smith
Ingram
Tae Bigelow
Food Store
Threadgill
Harris Cooke, & Bury
Sg Hughes
Eevenee
Coca-Cola
McFather
Holston
Hitch
Lo Chiselm Farrell
Lumber Wilkinson
Ac Vogt
Higgins
Ely
Curtis
Behrens
Miller
Coble
Nance
Sz Shock
Mann's
Jase Dorris
Mann
J. Kelley
Burhenstahl
Cc. Kelley
Daniel
International Harvester
Haynie Amate i
Orfie Roth
McCartney
Kemp
Jones
Any Menninger
Thompson’s Pro Tennis Tour Sputters in 1942 Debacle
Lex Thompson, Yale grad and promoter of the new pro barnstorming tennis tour, faces losses as star players such as Fred Perry and Frank Kovacs miss time with injuries. Low gate receipts, bad weather and public skepticism compound the cash squeeze while Robert Riggs rises in the standings amid the scramble to salvage the venture.
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Jack Guenther
New York
U.P
Alexis Thompson
Yale
Philadelphia Eagle
Thompson
Fred Perry
Madison Square Garden
Frank Kovacs
Sick Bay
Gene Mako
Perry
Les Stoeffen
Kovacs
John Doe
United States
Don Budge
Cubs Eye Night Games As Wrigley Lacks Lighting
Chicago reports detail that the Cubs may stage night games by using Comiskey Park if needed. Wrigley Field lacks a lighting plant after wartime reallocation of materials, with plans for 1942 night baseball abandoned following Pearl Harbor.
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Chicago
Cub
Cubs
Roosevelt
Kenesaw M. Landis
New York
Wrigley Field
Pearl Harbor
P. K. Wrigley
Wrigley
James Gallagher
Comisky Park
White Sox
Gallagher
Boston Braves
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Lyles Drops to Second in Oklahoma City Bowling Meet
Amarillo Bowl manager Charlie Lyles fell from first to second place after a six game total of 1253 in the Oklahoma City Bowling Tournament singles. Earl Bleakney stood eighth with 1180 as results from the Amarillo bowlers over the weekend show Lyles 1253, Bleakley 1180, Coker 1095, Bushell 1029, Bechtold 1047, Thompson 983.
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Charlie Lyles
Amarillo Bowl
Oklahoma City
Earl ‘ Lefty Bleakney
Amarillo
Lyles
Bleakley
Coker
Bushell
Bechtold
Thompson
Diamond Shop
IRB
Roundup of College, Pro, and Minor League Sports News
Wide World columnist notes college players may play year round if programs pass. 369th Coast Artillery enters 12 for metropolitan indoor track. Promoters plan a war benefit card around Billy Conn. Ex-players like Honus Wagner enter public service. Listed officials include Billy Rogell and Jess Haines among others. Possible twilight baseball in Syracuse and Boston with long triple headers discussed.
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Wide World Sports
New York
Wide World
369Th Coast Artillery
Camp Edwards
Mass
New York National Guard
Art Rooney
Barney McGinley
Pittsburgh
Billy Conn
Leslie Combs
Kentucky
Billy Rogell
Detroit
van Atta
Sussex County
N. J
Honus Wagner
Jess Haines
Montgomery County
Ohio
Mesa
Ariz
Pacific Coast
Syracuse Chiefs
Boston
The
Post
al Hirshberg
Frisco Open favors long hitters at extended course
San Francisco opens at the California Club with a 300 yard longer layout on a normally 6405 yard course. Notable players include Byron Nelson who won the Oakland Open, Willie Goggin Ben Hogan Lloyd Mangrum Willard Harmon Ray Hill Harold Sampson, and Sam Snead with top practice scores. Jimmy Thomson and Paul Runyan return from Oakland with strides, others contesting in practice rounds.
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San Francisco
U.P
California Club
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Nelson
Wilie Goggin
Ben Hogan
Lioyd Mangrum
Willard Harmon
Ray Hill
Harold Sampson
Cay
George Schneider
Ogden
Utah
Sam Snead
West Virginia
Jimmy Thomson
Oakland
Paul Runyan
Deland Bibson
Ireland Nelson
Johnny Dawson
Jimmy Demaret
Ben Coltri
Illness Declines in Amarillo School Attendance
Superintendent Charles M. Rogers has been out sick this week as Amarillo's 21 schools report improved attendance during exam week with fewer illness absences than two weeks prior.
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Chas. M. Rogers
Central Loses Two Men Teachers
Central Junior High School will lose two male teachers this week. W S Cox has accepted a chemistry division position with the Phillips Company, while Bruce Cleland of the social science department is volunteering for military service. Mexico issues a warning about spies' drive.
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Central Junior High School
W S. Cox
Phillips Company
Bruce Cleland
Social Science
Hoppe and Chamaco Lead in Three-Cushion Championship
Willie Hoppe of New York and Joe Chamaco of Mexico City top the world three-cushion billiards field with five wins in six, as Welker Cochran retires with ptomaine poisoning and matches are rescheduled. Hoppe faces Chamaco and Cochran in his remaining games while Chamaco defeats Schaefer and Lookabaugh edging Lookabaugh.
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Chicago
U.P
Willie Hoppe
New York
Joe Chamaco
Mexico City
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Otto Reiselt
Philadelphia
Cochran
Hoppe
Chamaco
Ralph Greenleaf
Jake Schaefer
Earle Lookabaugh
Art Thurnbald
Kenosha
Wis
John Fitzpatrick
Los Angeles
Thurnbald
Reiselt
Art Rubin
Brooklyn
Hoppe-Schaefer
Chamaco- Cochran
Parkers Creep Up as Baylor Drops to TU
Arkansas Razorbacks seize 50 percent of the SWC lead after Texas Longhorns defeat Baylor 58 to 38. John Hargis scores 21 for Texas, Dwight Parks adds 16 for Baylor. Les Croucher and Scudday and Ritchey help Texas pull away by halftime. Baylor struggles to catch up. A note mentions three players slated for mid semester service.
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Austin
Arkansas’ Razorbacks
Baylor
University of Texas Longhorns
John Hargis
Nacogdoches
Texas
Dwight Parks
Les Croucher
Longhorns
Croucher
Lavoice Scudday
Otis Ritchey
Longhorn
Tn Armed Forces
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