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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1943
Page
4
Amarillo Golden Sandies welcome Dumas Demons tonight at 8 36 at the high school armory for the second meeting of the season. Amarillo won 37 to 27 in the first game in Dumas. The Sandies next face Borger Bulldogs tomorrow in Borger to start district play.
Abilene January 28. Baylor coach Frank Kimbrough has applied for enlistment in the Navy physical development program. The Southwest Conference could lose another head football coach as SMU and Arkansas had their coaches enter service previously.
Kansas City January 28 Box ing teacher Joe Louis says he is proud of Fort Riley army pupils though they won only one of eight bouts last night. Louis stayed ringside with his fighters as the series of defeats unfolded and remained cheerful when Joe Prodosky 160 outlasted Ray Spurlock to win by knockout in the third round.
Don Hutson of the Green Bay Packers was named the NFL's most valuable player for the second straight year, winning the Joe F. Carr trophy. He led the nine-city poll with six first place votes and 30 points, with Bill Dudley and Sammy Baugh among the few other top vote recipients.
New York January twenty eight. Willie Pep fears facing Allie Stolz the smart Newark stylist in Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. Stolz’s mental approach influences his ring performance, a trait admired and feared by fans and rivals alike.
Tonight at Amarillo Army Air Field three games are on the slate. At 7:30 Headquarters meets the 626th in the American League. At 8:30 the 623rd faces the 420th in the National League. At 9:30 the Medics play the 410th in the American League.
Texas A M defeated Waco Army Flying School 47 to 25 while Princeton beat Army 47 to 41. Dartmouth routed Holy Cross 79 to 37. Catawba topped Western Carolina Teachers 52 to 35. Gettysburg 51 Muhlenberg 36. Knox 42 Augustana 40. Manhattan 67 Wagner 23. Carbondale 58 Macomb 49. Carnegie Tech 46 Westminster 38. Youngstown edged Kent State 59 57.
A letter from Gen. MacArthur's headquarters in Australia says U S prisoners of the Japanese in the Philippines have been divided into small groups and are working on the islands Lt Jack W Bradley of Albuquerque is among the New Mexico men in the 200th anti aircraft morehouse aide to MacArthur says healthy men will survive imprisonment and MacArthur aims to retake the Philippines to release the troops Batán and Corregidor will not be forgotten
Thirty boxers hit the ring as the Golden Gloves program opened at the Auditorium USO. Tonight's 19 bout card features Curtis Kelly Gene Gray Keith Glasgow Don Smith Milford Graham and Junior Montague among others with ringside seats available at Maxor Drug in the Fisk Building.
Last night’s card lists many quarter and semi finals with names and places across Texas. Results include H R Alexander Amarillo defeating Norman Quessenberg Lockney and Ikey Gillespie Follett beating Reynold Sonnenberg Shamrock.
Col Bennett Molter writes from New Orleans about English sports culture. He notes British crowds attend games in large numbers yet applaud rare plays and criticise umpires while admiring the power of English players to hit a small ball with a round bat. The letter discusses surprising fan behavior. West Texas State faces Long Island University in Madison Square Garden in a featured basketball triple header.
Conference leading University of Texas basketball players, idle for exams, anticipate ending exams January 30 and resuming practice January 31. They look forward to February 4 to avenge a previous loss to the Corpus Christi Naval Base Comets at Gregory Gym.
Chicago Cubs acquire veteran pitcher Paul Derringer in a cash deal rumored near $20,000. Derringer, 35, stats include 17 NL seasons and 38 wins against the Cubs in 22 losses, native of Springfield Kentucky, broke in with the 1931 pennant Cardinals, went 10 and 11 last season.
Manuel Ortiz stopped Georgia Freitas in the 10th round of a scheduled 15 round bout in Oakland to bolster his dispute with Lou Salica over the world bantamweight title. Ortiz, the NBA recognized champion from El Centro, had defeated Salica in August, but the NYBA did not recognize a 12 round title bout. A 15 round rematch to settle the dispute is set for February 24 in Oakland.
The 442nd Squadron edged the 602nd 29 27 at Cathedral Hall in Amarillo Army Air Field Cage League to tie for first with the 418th in the American League. The 601st beat the 625th 51 26 led by Wallach with 18 points while the 599th defeated the 409th 37 33 as LaPaige scored 21. Navy recruits over 1,000 coaches from high schools and colleges.
Army photographers captured a P-40 dive at Camp Lee Virginia during a battalion review. Moments after the shot, the plane plunged into an open area, killing the pilot who delayed parachuting until he steered the aircraft away from spectators.
NEWARK NEW JERSEY January 28 Retention of Johnny Neun as manager of the Kansas City club of the American Association was announced by George Weiss director of the Yankee farm system Neun former major league first baseman moved to Kansas City in 1942 after guiding Newark the Yankees International League farm club for three years A wrestling note from Stillwater Oklahoma Most of Oklahoma A and M College champions have entered military service but coach Art Griffith hopes to defend the national title Loyd Arms heavyweight and Virgil Smith 165 pound champion remain in school
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