Rita Herrmann and Jack Davis Shine In Amarillo Swimming Meet
Rita Ann Herrmann and Jack Davis stood out at the Amarillo Country Club July 4 swimming contests with two first places each. Herrmann won back stroke and under water in the Senior Women division, placed second in free stroke, and took third in diving. Davis led Senior Men in free stroke and back stroke events. Complete winners list includes Pat Davis, Gail Herrmann, Sue Brown, Adele Sherrill, Tommy Cavin, Bill Stidham, Joe Bob Graham, and others across Junior and Senior divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Ann Herrmann
Jack Davis
Amarillo Country Club
Miss Herrmann
Davis
Gail Herrmann
Sue Brown
Adele Sherrill
Tommy Cavin
Bill Stidham
Joe Bob Graham
Pat Davis
Martha Daily
Nancy Boxwell
Gayle Cevin
Edward Jackson
Basil Walker
Gayle Cavin
Ed Noble
Don McCormick
Danny Ritter
Gold Sox edge Pioneers as Evans stars in windy clash
Amarillo ace Bill Evans notched his fifteenth win to lead the Gold Sox past Clovis 3 1 in a wet, gusty Independence Day opener. Lamesa visits tonight for a three game series at 8 30 with Chris Haskins on the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Evans
Clovis
Pioneers
Bill
Glen Blackwood
Gold Sox
Lamesa Lobos
Chris Haskins
Amarillo
Chris
Joe Dotlich
Darwin Dobbs
Jim Skidger
Evans
Walter Cwik
Blackwood
Albuquerque
Dukes Sweep Hubbers in Doubleheader Thriller
Albuquerque Dukes beat Lubbock Hubbers 15-4 in game one then 1-0 in game two. Gilbert Archuleta allowed five hits and shut out the Hubbers in the finale. Three fans were ejected after taunting umpire Fred Rich and tossing bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Dukes
Lubbock Hubbers
Gilbert Archuleta
Hubbers
Fred Rich
Dukes
Lubbock
Walter Dembroge
Gilbert-Dowell Duo Wins First In Mixed Scotch Foursome
Gilbert and Dowell won first in the Amarillo Women’s Municipal Golfers Association July 4 Mixed Scotch Foursome at Ross Rogers course. Their net 34 came from 428-8-34. Ruth Donohoe and Curtis Gilbert were second with 51-17-34. Homer Smith and John Munn took third with 41-61-34 among 15 teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Gilbert
Ernie Dowell
Amarillo
Women's Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
Ruth Donohoe
Homer Smith
John Munn
Panthers and Baptists Triumph In Hospital Exhibition
At the Veterans Hospital exhibition event Two Panthers beat Forest Hill Lobos 10 3. Duaine Morgan limited the Lobos to five hits and had two safeties. Kenneth Brewer hit a fourth inning homer for the Lobos. San Jacinto Baptist topped San Jacinto Methodist Mine 16 15 with W W Holden driving in the winning run in the seventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ Hospital
Lamar Panthers
Plains Peewees
Forest Hill Lobos
Duaine Morgan
Lobos
Panthers
Morgan
Kenneth Brewer
Lobo
San Jacinto Baptist
San Jacinto Methodist Mine
W. W. Holden
Baptist
Max Bullock, Jr
Krieger Wins 42-Foot Regatta in Galveston Boat Show
J. J. Krieger of Houston took first in the cabin cruiser race for 42-footers at the Galveston Beach Association regatta. A House of Galveston, with Jack Black, and Jim Beardsley won respective divisions, with House placing closely in the 36-footer cruiser races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
J. J. Krieger
Houston
Greater Galveston Beach Association
A. ’. House of Galveston
Jack Black
Jim Beardsley
Bulla Sneed and Dia Rees Lead British Open at Three Quarters
Johnny Bulla Sam Snead and Dai Rees led the British Open at the three quarter mark with 215 totals in St Andrews Scotland on July 5. The report notes the field pace as strong and mentions ads for jobs in the Want Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulla, Sneed
Dia Rees Pace
ST. Andrews
Scotland
Johnny Bulla
Sam Snead
Dai Rees
Riley Captures Tennis Crown
Glyndon Riley defeated Marshall Gordon 6-3 6-4 to win the Amarillo Country Club Invitational tennis championship. Riley led throughout as Gordon pulled within one point of a longer set. Fred Gray directed the event for the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glyndon Riley
Marshall Gordon
Amarillo
Fred Gray
Nineteen Matches Slated in Net Duel
Amarillo Tennis Club and Phil lips teams schedule nineteen matches for Sunday afternoon. Men Ray McSpadden Tom McSpadden Jimmy Hill Pat Chapman Jerry Matlock Bill Hood F. O. Holder face opponents including Glyn don Riley and Marshall Gordon in singles. Women Frances McSpadden Patricia Elmore play in singles and doubles. juniors Billy Finger David Nelson Earl Lanningham Ronnie Holcomb compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Tennis Club
Phillips
Ray McSpadden
Tom McSpadden
Jimmy Hill
Pat Chapman
Jerry Matlock
Bill Hood
F. O. Holder
Billy Finger
David Nelson
Earl Lanningham
Ronnie Holcomb
Peek Wins Inboard Race At Texas City Regatta
J. C. Peek of Port Arthur won the featured inboard motorboat event at the Independence Day regatta in Texas City. J. C. Cox, also of Port Arthur, finished second and C. H. Budwine of Beaumont placed third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peek
Texas City
J. C. Peek
Port Arthur
J. C. Cox
C. H. Budwine
Beaumont
Major League By Leaders By The Associated Press
National League batting leaders Walker Brooklyn .373 and Hopp Boston .366 lead in hitting. Slaughter St Louis and Walker Brooklyn top RBIs with 59. Mize New York 16 and Kiner Pittsburgh 13 lead home runs. American League batting Vernon Washington .360 with Williams and DiMaggio Boston .348. RBIs Williams Boston 69 and Doerr Boston 68. Williams Boston 22 home runs, Greenberg Detroit 21.
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New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Tare
Associated Press
Walker
Hopp
Slaughter
Mize
Kiner
Vernon
Washington
Williams
DiMaggio
Doerr
Bostn
Greenberg
Detroit
Amarillo Golf Schedule Adds Major Opens
The Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association hosts a 54 hole Medal Play Handicap Tournament at the Ross Rogers Course July 4 5 6 and the Amarillo Country Club runs its Fourth Annual Invitation and Open Golf Tournament July 24 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Country Club
Peddler Hides Aging Money Under His Cap
In New Orleans a 68 year old banana peddler named Rodo C Jaime was arrested for loitering after neighbors complained of smoke from his shelter. Police found about 1295 in aging money including 800 in cracked gold certificates dating back to 1901 wrapped in newspaper. Jaime, Cuban native, said he distrusted banks after friends in Havana lost money in bank failures.
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New Orleans
Edward F. Hermann
Rodo C. Jaime
Cuba
Jaime
Hermann
Havana
Texans Buy More Retail Credit Than Year Ago
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports Texans are using credit to purchase more retail goods than a year earlier. Stores with annual net sales between $500,000 and $1,000,000 show the highest share of credit sales to net sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Amarillo crowds defend city pride against population ranking
A 1946 Amarillo Globe letter defends Amarillo against a West Texas-New Mexico Baseball League pollist ranking. The writer rebuts Howard Green and argues Amarillo exceeds Albuquerque Lubbock Abilene Pampa Clovis Borger and Lamesa in population and superiority across sports and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Amarillo
Clovis
Pampa
Lamesa
Albuquerque
Lubbock
Abilene
Borger
Cam
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
St Louis
Howard Green
Green
Berger
New Mexico City
Amarillo Junior Legion Nine to Lubbock Regional Meet
Amarillo American Legion Junior Baseball heads to the regional meet in Lubbock after winning District 18 at Gold Sox park. Starters Henry and Palmer lead a four-man rotation with Buchanan and Owen Brown, while Wartes Bybee Oliphant fill in infield roles and Oliphant, Farmer, Anderson, Don Oliphant, McKinney, and Kenyon round out the lineup. Winners advance to the Dallas state meet in mid July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Amarillo American Legion
Gold Sox Park
Amarillo
Hedley
Borger
Bob
Henry
Junior Palmer
Buls Dorman
Palmer
Dorman
Carl Buchanan
Owen Brown
Brown
Larry Wartes
Bill Bybee
Bud Oliphant
Bobby Farmer
Dick Anderson
Don Oliphant
Bill McKinney
Dick Kenyon
Dallas
Woman nets 6 pound bass at Buffalo Lake a family feast
Mrs. J. E. Broadstreet, of 205 North Florida, hauled a 6 lb 1 oz King sized bass from Buffalo Lake near the dam. The fish fed four, while her daughter Carrol Sue cheered on. The angler broke her cane pole four times before landing the big catch.
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Broadstreet
North
Florida
Buffalo Lake
J. E. Broadstreet
Isaac Walton
Turtle bite causes car crash near Milwaukee
Mr and Mrs Gustav Riebow found a turtle in their yard and took it on a country drive. The snapper bit Mr Riebow, he lost control and struck a tree. Mrs Riebow sustained forehead cuts while the turtle wandered off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Gustav Riebow
Riebow
Baylor doubles housing for married students after acquisition
Baylor University will accommodate married students for the fall term after securing 140 housing units at Blackland Army Air Field. Dr. Roy J. McKnist, business manager, announced the acquisition alongside plans for 400 additional units to house single men students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WACG
Baylor University
Blackland Army Air Field
Roy J. McKnist
Blackland
Mor ton Finds New Excuse For Not Cutting Courthouse Grass
In Everett Washington Howard Morton a janitor and gardener at the county courthouse says another valid reason keeps him from mowing. The brief note portrays a humorous local update on routine maintenance at the courthouse campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett, Wash
U.P
Howard Morton
Tremaine Falls Before Poggi In Wrestling Tourney Feature
Handy Andy Tremaine loses to Gorilla Poggi at Tri-State Fair Grounds in Amarillo in a sudden death wrestling tournament match. Poggi wins the deciding fall with a crab hold after Tremaine took the first pin, ending Tremaine and Ken Mayne’s hopes in promoter Detton’s event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremaine
Poggi
Handy Andy Tremaine
Cory Detton
LeRoy McGuirk
Gorilla Poggi
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Andy
Handy Andy
Er Andy
Crab
Billy Wiedner
Boston
Ken Mayne
Titan
Rocky Mountain Territory
Salt Lake City
Amarillo
Mayne
Wiedner
McGuirk
Detton
Bruins Top Blue Jays: Cats Win
The 3700 Taylor Bruins of the Plains Peewee League beat the Horace Mann Blue Jays 7 to 3 to seize early control of the second-half race. Stewart Johnson drove in a key triple with bases loaded. Jim Bob Lively allowed seven hits while Horace Mann made four costly errors. The Second and Lamar Panthers upset the Forest Hill Lobos 10 to 3 as Duaine Morgan scattered seven safeties. Kenneth Brewer homered for the Lobos. the Mavericks Calves missed their game with the San Jacinto Bearcats, and most other games were postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruins
Horace Mann
Blue Jays
S. F. Boutson
Stewart Johnson
Jackie Fyfe
Bruin
Conanon
Jim Bob Lively
Lamar Panthers
Forest Hill Lobos
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Duaine Morgan
Panther
Lobos
North Lamar
Kenneth Brewer
Morgan
Brewer
Maverick
San Jacinto Bearcats
Brough-Osborne Reach Wimbledon Women's Doubles Final
Louise Brough of Beverly Hills and Margaret Osborne of San Francisco advance to the All England finals by beating Patricia Canning Todd and Dorothy Bundy 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Margaret Osborne
San Francisco
Patricia Canning Todd
Dorothy Bundy
Garnar Mulloy Eliminates Bartzen in Clay Courts Play
Bernard Bartzen of San Angelo loses in the National Clay Courts quarterfinals to Garnar Mulloy of Miami 6 4 9 7 8 6 in Chicago. Mulloy advances to the semifinals in a hard fought match yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnar Mulloy
Bartzen
Chicago
Ill
Bernard Bartzen
San Angelo
Miami
Fla
Smith and Crossett share early lead in Muny Handicap Medal Meet
In Amarillo, Homer Smith and Drew Crossett tie for the 18 hole lead at 65 net in the 54 hole Muny Handicap Medal Play at Ross Rogers Course. Cervin sits one back at 66, with a field of 60 players and 36 more holes possible before Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Homer Smith
Drew Crossett
Smith
Crossett
D. R. Cervin
Jack Phillips
Jack Burke
Henry Pone
W. B. Wilson
J. G. Risley
John Munn
Cy Penny
C. A. Rodgers
Dale Andrews
Bus Sharp
Harrison Garrett
Bob Taylor
R. L. Thompson
Chuck Johnson
Joel Robertson
Dr. W. M. Curl
Grady Walker
Leiker Throws No Hit Victory In Oilers Loboes Haul
Ed Leiker pitched a no hit no run game to defeat the Lamesa Loboes 12 0 in the opener of a double header at Pampa. He faced 27 batters with only one walk and a near flawless performance aided by a strong defensive double play. Bill Garland earned the nightcap win for the Oilers 2 1 with four hits allowed by Jack Haupert for Lamesa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Bob Crues
Novotney
Crues
Blackwood
George Sutch
Harry Lamperich
Gold Sox
Bill Moran
Stu Williams
Joe Bauman
Williams
Sutch
Evans
Dick Woldt
Moran
PAMPA
Ed Leiker
Oilers
Lamesa Loboes
Loboes
Leiker
Lamesa
John Melago
Bill Garland
Jack Haupert Lamesa
Sunset Weekly Putting Tournament Entices Local Players
A Sunset Weekly Putting Tournament offers total prizes of 12.50 with a 4.00 win and shares of 3.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 and 0.50 for six places. Entry is 0.50 with 36 holes of medal play and a 7 to 10 PM start.
Amarillo Field Golf Tournament Delays Revised Schedule
Changes to the Amarillo Field Handicap Match Play Golf Tournament reopen entrants. First round matches can be played by Sunday night. Semi finals must be completed by Tuesday night and finals by Thursday night.
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Amarillo Field
Mrs Brown Wins Holiday Golf Meet In Amerrilla Club
Mrs J R Brown takes the 18 hole flight in the women’s division with 85 24 61 while Bob Howle tops the 13 20 handicap class in the men’s division with 75 14 63 at the Amerilla Country Club July 4 Handicap Medal Play. Complete results list multiple divisions and scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Brown
Bob Howle
Amerilla Country Club
Brown
Howle
Art Querry
Sim Kelly
George McGrath
W. B. Burkhalter
Bill Andrews
Net 56 Wins Muny Tourney at Amarillo Ross Rogers
J. R. Brown John Munn Gurney Dodd and J. R. Farmer captured first in the Amarillo 4 Best Ball Foursome at Ross Rogers course. They posted a net 56 with a gross 57 first, while runnerup team finished four strokes behind. Awards totaled $20 for first, $12 for second, and $8 for third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Brown
John Munn
Gurney Dodd
J. R. Farmer
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Brown
Munn
Dodd
Farmer
Big Spring
Sherman Gray
W.C. McLish
Grady Walker
J. G. Risley
Homer Smith
Gene Millon
C. A. Rodgers
Don Aton
Welterweight Scrap Headlines MSG Card Tonight
Billy Graham of New York and Charley Chuck Taylor headline the fifth bill at Madison Square Garden. Their ten round welterweight bout airs coast to coast on ABC and Gillette's Cavalcade of Sports on KFDA at 8 p m. Graham seeks redemption after 64 start losses in one defeat to Tony Pellone. Taylor, a fiery Irishman from Coalport Pennsylvania, impressed last March by stopping Freddie Archer, showcasing speed and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Graham
New York
Charley
Chuck” Taylor
Madison Square Garden
ABC
Tony Pellone
Billy
Rocky Graziano
Pat Scanlon
Frankie Carto
Taylor
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Hurls
Sox Lamesa
Sox Park
Pionieers
R Duarte
Wilson
Bauman
Tener Sutch
Mene Lamprich
Ee Evans
Sin Lovis
Ean
Seeee Collins
Bauer
Woldt
Baucan
Lamprich
Bean
Craig and
Hinrichs
Tumelson
Carr
Wenderoth
Miller
Hodge
Dembroge
Hansen
Nelson and Miller
Archuleta and Hansen
Gilbert-Dowell
Krieger
Jobs
Riley
San Antonio
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Fort Worth Es
Amarillo Globe
Texas
Junior Legion
Snappy
SEA Foods
Saratoga Cafe
Jonas
Cats
Taylor Bruins
Plains Peewee League
Brough-Osborne
Lewis Caddell
Amarillo, Texas
N. van Buren
Teague
Condon
Cook
Zigleman
Haupert
Garland
Tri-Way Garage
S. Pierce
Capitol
Polk
A Polk
W. J. Batson
W. B. Batson
Mrs. Brown
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle
KFDA
Gillette Safety
Schell- Munday
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