Ex-AHL Grid Greats Reunite as Methodist Softball Scores Big
Eleven former Amarillo High grid stars gathered June 20 at Palo Duro for a reunion. The group, dating from 1910 to 1915, included Stallings, Wheeler, and Little, now varied in careers from real estate to postal service. Meanwhile San Jacinto Methodist beat West Amarillo Christian 10 to 1 with Boyd collecting four hits and six strikeouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo High School
Homer Wheeler
Palo Duro Club
Murry Watts
AHL
Grid
Palo Duro
Dub Boyd
YMCA
San Jacinto Methodist
West Amarillo Christian
Boyd
Durwood Hendricks
Billy Grundy
Methodists
Hendricks
Grundy
Tenth Street
First Christian
Polk Street Methodist Church
San Jacinto Baptist
First Baptist
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Amarillo High School Grid
Wwiumn Wivuuusrudd
Joe Stallings
Amarillo High
Stallings
Seattle
Wash
Wheeler
Amarillo
O. Henry “Hank” Tyler
John Crudgington
Potter County
Ed “Ducky” Little
Walter Irvin, Inc
Paul Potter
Borger
Ivan “Fats” Graham
Santa Fe Railway
Dwight Newby
Tackle
Nunn Etric Co
Elmer “Grub” Sowder
A. M
Ludge” Madisone
Plains Creamery
Comanche
Fourth
Madison
North Fort Worth
Centre College
Bo McMillen
University of Indiana
Matty Bell
SMU
Red Weaver
Sowder
Little
McMillen
Ducky
West Texas State
Clarendon College
Goodnight College
Tech coach Huffman to lead Texas Tech fall schedule
Burl Huffman Texas Tech assistant football and head basketball coach shared plans for a strong fall slate. The schedule includes Sept 21 West Texas State and Sept 28 Texas A M in San Antonio, with homecoming Oct 19 Baylor in Lubbock. Dwight Hoskins 1942 all state wingback already enrolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burl Huffman
Texas Tech
Tech
West Texas State
Lubbock
Texas A. & M
San Antonio
SMU
Dallas
Tulsa
Baylor
Denver
Rice
Houston
New Mexico University
Oklahoma A. & M
Arizona University
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene
Huffman
Amarillo High
Dwight Hoskins
Ponies Lead In National League Kids Inc. Action
The North Side Mustangs defeated the Maverick Steers 5 to 3 in a feature Kids Inc. softball clash, with L C Fox and Lee Rye Parrish delivering key hits and Darrell Sharp pitching a six hitter for the Mustangs. In other local action, Wolflin Wolverines, Second and Lamar, and Maverick Yearlings posted wins as Bay Ranch and Abilene prep squads added league results through a busy Texas junior circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side Mustangs
Kids, Inc
Mustangs
Maverick Steers
L. C. Fox
Maverick
Lefty Davis
Mustang
North Siders
Lee Rye Parrish
Darrell Sharp
Steers
Billy Jack McLaughlin
Sharp
Hayden Huskies
Margaret Wills Cotton Sox
Forest Hill Mules
Pleasant Valley Redskins
North Georgia
Huskies
Monte Scott
Margaret Wills
Billy Franklin
Tommy Nelson
Irvin Nelson
Cotton Sox
Bay Ranch
Tascosa Tea
Lamar Mountaineers
the Ranch
McKinley Longhorns
Boys Ranch
Merrill Johnson
Mountainers
Longhorns
Texas
Wolflin Wolverines
Forest Hill Hillbillies
Lamar
Wilson Rabbit Twisters
Sanborn Hawks
Humphrey
Highland Tigers
Wolverines
Dave Wyatt
Julian Levine
Wolflin
Hugh Cox
John Jenkins
Levine
Billy Orr
Keith Winter
Wilson
Bob Burns
Taylor
St. Marys Saints
George Carroll
E. G. Sanders
Bivins Lions
Ranch Peewees
Eddie Fields
Frank Shaw
Price
Poggi to Wrestle in Prelim in Amarillo Tourney
Argentine veteran Poggi will wrestle Ken Mayne in the preliminary at the Dory Detton junior heavyweight tourney on Thursday night at the fair grounds automobile building. Poggi sits out the main event though he aims to stay sharp and watch rivals including Billy Weidner. Mayne beat Weidner earlier, and the Poggi match offers a Weidner Poggi comparison as two top contenders for Leroy McGuirk’s world title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorilla Poggi
Dory Detton
Fair Grounds Automobile Building
Amarillo
Billy Weidner
Detton
Poggi
Ken Mayne
Salt Lake City
Weidner
Mayne
Leroy McGuirk
Tulsa
Leon Kirilenko
Russia
Benny Trudell
Windsor
Canada
Don Carver
Roswell
N. M
Boston
Red Sox Host Waco Tonight in Negro League Doubleheader
The Amarillo Red Sox host the Waco Preston Packers at Gold Sox Field tonight at 8 30. Both teams feature strong pitchers with George Walker formerly of the Kansas City Monarchs and Lefty Turner newly brought in for the Red Sox. Admission is 74 cents under American Legion Junior Baseball Committee sponsorship as the series concludes tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Sox Field
Amarillo Red Sox
Waco Preston Packers
George Walker
Waco
Kansas City Monarchs
Lefty Turner
Red Sox
American Legion Junior Baseball Committee
Legion Junior Baseball Fund Receives Gate Receipts
A portion of tonight's gate receipts from the Tidwell Carnival will benefit the Legion Junior baseball fund. Legion members will collect tickets at shows and rides. The carnival runs all week on the Panhandle Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Junior Baseball Fund
American Legion
The
Panhandle Highway
July Golf Events In Amarillo This Month
The Amarillo scene features the July 18 Dutch Dinner Matches at Ross Rogers Course and the July 24 to 28 Fourth annual Amarillo Country Club Invitation and Open Golf Tournament with local players competing for prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Municipal
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Country Club
Haskins to Wed at Sox Park Before Game Night
Amarillo Gold Sox pitcher Chris Haskins plans a public wedding at Gold Sox Park on July 22 before a game with Albuquerque Dukes. Naomi Carey, his 22 year old Ada Oklahoma college sweetheart, will be the bride. Bob Leeds will be best man. fans may bring wedding gifts. KGNC will broadcast the wedding and game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigler
Blue Sox
al Atkins
Messrs
Rich and Cox
Bob Leeds
Gold Sox
Enid
Milton Price
Bob
Joe Bauman
George Sutch
Sutch
Amarillo
Harry Lamprich
Bill Moran
Leeds
Seeds
Bill Evans
Evans
Leo Thomas
Abilene
Haskins
Sox Park
Chris Haskins
Amarillo Gold Sox
Gold Sox Park
Naomi Carey
Heavener
W&ekia
East Central State Teacher’s College
Ada
Okla
Chris
Albuquerque Dukes
KGNC
Bob Watson
Am arillo Golf Tour Eyes Second Round Finishes Today
Second round matches at the Ross Rogers Course must be completed today in the Amarillo Field Handicap Match Play event. Finals are planned Saturday with a playoff for the grand championship between the flight winners on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Field
Ross Rogers Course
Boxing Commission Upholds Angott Purse Pending Probe
The District of Columbia boxing commission held up Sammy Angott's purse today awaiting an investigation into injuries he suffered after a seventh round technical knockout by Beau Jack, a powerful welterweight known for bolo punching, in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
District of Columbia Boxing Commission
Sammy Angott
Beau Jack
Peewee Football Schedules Across Panhandle Areas
Kids Inc and Plains Peewees feature multiple matchups including Margaret Wills Cometa against McKinley Pioneers and Eagles clashing with the San Jacinto Cardinals at various street corners. Prairie Peewees list Humphrey’s Highlands Scalpers facing Sanborn Bobcats and Wolflin Colts meeting San Jacinto Atoms on Prospect Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Peewees
Margaret Wills
McKinley Pioneers
North Harrison Eagles
San Jacinto Cardinals
Independence
Wilson Wasps
St. Mary's Padres
Plains Peewees
Lamar Panthers
Taylor Bruins
San Jacinto Bearcats
Horace Mann Blue Jays
Margaret Wills Tigers
Forest Hills Lobos
Maverick Calves
Wolflin Ponies
Prairie Peewees
Humphrey's Highland Scalpers
Sanborn Bobcats
Wolflin Colts
San Jacinto Atoms
Prospect
Pleasant Valley Cowboys
Bivins Lions
Cactus
First
McMasters Avengers
Amarillo
Bivins Grasshoppers
Maverick
Humphrey's Highland Bulldogs
San Jacinto Prairie Dogs
Fourth
Deer Dominate Big Game Share 89 Percent Study
Afield notes deer species including white tailed mule and black tailed make up 89 percent of the country’s big game, far ahead of other species. The remark highlights deer as the dominant game in national hunting statistics.
George J. Shannon leaves active duty and reopens law office
George J. Shannon announces his release from active duty with the Judge Advocate General's Department A U S and states the re opening of his law office at an unspecified location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Advocate General's Department
Jackson Cards 88 at Denver in Trans Mississippi Golf
Miss Pat Jackson of Amarillo carded an 88 to qualify in the 16th annual Trans Mississippi Women's Golf Tournament in Denver. Also qualifying were Mrs. J W Ross with 102, Mrs. Frank Wolflin with 128, and Mrs. Fred Gray with 133, while Mrs. Norris Ewing and Ruth Ewing withdrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Pat Jackson
Amarillo
J. W. Ross
Frank Wolflin
Fred Gray
Norris Ewing
Ruth Ewing
Budge Shines as Grass Courts Tourney Reaches Round Three
Don Budge of California, the second seed, faces George Seewagen of New York in the National Professional Grass Courts Tennis Tournament third round. First seed Bobby Riggs had a bye and then defeated Roy Miller 6 2 6 1 6 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Don Budge
California
George Seewagen
Budge-Seewagen
Bobby Riggs
Riggs
Roy Miller
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Sandie
Ivan Graham
Elmer Sowder
A. M. Madison
Henry Tyler
Ed Little
Jobs
Tip . Co
Ponies
Harry Gilstrap
Globe News
Dick Tross
Wrrstle
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle Bidg
W. J. Batson
W. B. Batson
Bat's Liquors
Spike
Sporting Goods
MY Lala Fe Sporting Goods CO
East 7Th St
Boxing Commission
Angott
Kids Inc
Cal Farley
Fillmore
Winstop Duzzitt
Texaco
Beverley-Bauman Sbr
Georgia
George J. Shannon
Jackson
Consolidated Razor Blade CO
Mister Short
FLOOR
Blackburn ‘Bros
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