Jaycee Softballers Start Final Round Of Play Tonight
The Weatherman caused a postponed Jaycee League doubleheader in Amarillo last night. Tonight at 8:30 Yellow Cab faces Phillips 66, leaders, in the first game, followed by Kiwanis versus Fikstens of the Civic Club League. Admission is 10 cents.
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Dalby Motor Freight
Soil Conservation Service
Yellow Cab
Magnolia
Phillips 66
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Fikstens
Civic Club League
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W. &L. Pet
Talloy Mtr. Freight
TAO Magnolia Copeas & A
Soli Conservation Af
Roberta-Olveriti
Lexaco Rio
Amarilla Nat'l Bank
Civic League
PBS
Cccnanenere
Cike
ABC
Ean
Demaret Favorite In Texas PGA Open
Smiling Jim Demaret of Houston is considered the favorite as the Texas PGA Open begins at Beaumont Country Club. The event features 100 players, pro ams, and a four day format with 36 holes opening, national P G A qualifiers, and later Texas Cup matches between pros and amateurs. Demaret carded 72 in warmups. Ray Hill led practice rounds with 69. others include Ted Menefee 70 and Barney Clark 71. Levy Lynch shot 73 in a warmup.
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Beaumont
Jim Demaret
Houston
Beaumont Country Club
Demaret
Ray Hill
Henderson
Ted Menefee
San Antonio
Barney Clark
P.G. A
Texas Professional Golfers Association
Levy Lynch
Dallas
Marker marks first Latter Day Saints church Sunday school site
In Salt Lake City a marker marks the downtown corner as the site of the first LDS church Sunday school founded December 8, 1949 by Richard Ballantyne in an adobe cabin. Today the church runs about 350,000 Mormon Sunday school attendees taught by 30,000 teachers. The ostrich is noted as the world’s only two toed bird.
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Salt Lake City
Latter-Day Saints
Richard Ballantyne
Kiwanis Defeats Optimists in Amarillo Dinner Tennis
Kiwanis beat the Optimists 21 1 2 to 11 1 2 at Amarillo Country Club after a dinner following their golf playing club event. Individual match results list Kiwanis players first with scores, including Dr. Don S. Marsalis 3 and Herb Willborn 3 among top scorers.
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Kiwanis Club
Optimist Club
Amarillo Country Club
Kiwanians
Optimists
Kiwanis
Jack Bush
George McGrath
Aubrey Jackson
John Fullingim
L. C. Whitney
Dr. Don S. Marsalis
Cy Clemmons
Ray Pryor
Harry Longabach
H. H. Larson
C. C Grimes
Paul Smith
Bruce Autry
Roger Teas
Herb Willborn
Dick Bivins
Warren Babb
W. J. Shudde
Sim Kelly
Walter Drath
Ted Taylor
Wayne O'Keefe
National Leaguers Shout of Freedom
National Leaguers return to their clubs with a swagger after the NL title is seen as a true championship this year. They note the Yankees are just another ball club and relish the chance to win a World Series without the usual jeers. The victory is framed as a new era and a source of pride for NL players.
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Bill White
Associated Press
Yankees
St. Louis
Nats
Bill Dickey
Red
Joe Gordon
Joe DiMaggio
University survey finds women overestimate intelligence
Berkeley UC professor Egon Briuns wick reports that women rate themselves higher in intelligence while men rate them higher in attractiveness, showing a opposite self-perception pattern among students.
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Berkeley, Cal
Egon Briunswick
University of California
Henry Armstrong Sees Rules as Boxing Obstacle at Jenkins Bout
New York July 11 Henry Armstrong praised for intellect and controversial style as he prepares for an overweight bout with Lew Jenkins at the Polo Grounds next Wednesday Fans expect a tough, crowded contest with referees and crowds watching for rule violations while Joe Louis is cited as a model for sportsmanship in the backdrop of Armstrong’s rough in close fighting and frequent low blows.
Wyoming Stars with Settings Twice in Film
Jackson Hole and the Grand Tetons stand in as two film stars in the production Bad Man of Wyoming starring Wallace Beery. Jackson Canyon supply a ranch set under the 12 000 foot peaks as 160 studio workers and 125 locals are involved.
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Jackson
Wyo
U.P
Grand Tetons
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Wallace Beery
Beery
Hollywood
Ann Rutherford
Joseph Calleia
Paul Kelly
Don McBride
Thunder Is Injurious in Wichita Home
In Wichita Kansas Mrs Floyd Foster was awakened by a violent thunder storm. A chunk of plaster loosened by the thunder struck her face causing cuts requiring medical treatment. Her infant in a nearby crib was unharmed.
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Wichita, Kan
Floyd Foster
Mrs. Foster
Active Amarillo golfers reach semi finals at Ross Rogers course
In the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association handicap tournament, competition advances to the semi finals by nightfall at Ross Rogers Municipal Golf Course. Quarter final victories crown semi finalists across flights with Dodd Lahm Smith Lawler Felerabend Medley Grimes Hayden Yarbrough Garrett Bilohm Leftwich Ruebenstahl Rogers advancing and consolations decided.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Municipal Golf Course
G. W. Dodd
J. L. Carter
Lewis Lahm
Cliff Nelson
Moody Smith
Elmer Tucker
Frank Lawler
A. R. Swenson
Charles Felerabend
A. J. Coleman
Davis Medley
Roy Lantz
Fred Grimes
Chuck Smith
B. W. Hayden
Roy Super
Lewis Yarbrough
Joe Witt
H. Garrett
W. M. Curl
M. L. Bilohm
Lee McMurtry
Gus Leftwich, Jr
Carroll Curl
Bill Bogard
Harry Daily
George Ruebenstahl
E. O. Greer
W. W. Rogers
C. A. James
South Favored In Texas Play
In Fort Worth tonight the South is favored in the Texas League all star game with pitching headlined by Bob Muncrief and Dizzy Dean. North manager Rogers Hornsby relies on experience as Eddie Dyer leads Houston Beaumont Shreveport batters pace South.
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Richard M. Morehead
United Press
Fort Worth
U.P
Houston
San Antonio
Beaumont
Shreveport
North
Tulsa
Chicago
Diz
Rogers Hornsby
Oklahoma City
Eddie Dyer
St. Louis Cardinals
Dyer
Muncrief
Howard Pollet
Ed Wissman
Bobby Coombs
Hal Mander
Virgil Trucks
Dean
Paul Fuckson
Clay Touchstone
Bob Uhle
Dallas
Ed Greer
Emil Fuchs
Sam Harshany
Homer Peel
John Woyrostek
Jack Bradsher
Ed Waitkus
Gordon Donaldson
George Dickey
Bill Cronin
Roy Mort
Clyde McDowell
Thad Cieslak
Jim Levey
New York Sports Buzz From July 1147 Highlights
Walter O Hara claims he could have had the Yanks for four million last spring but declined. Henry Armstrong is a 1 to 20 favorite over Lew Jenkins next week. Ed Danowski leaves the Giants for a teaching career upstate. Six Yankees who violated club rules may face dunce caps at the all star game. Ed Barrow is upset. Stan Hack proves seven scoring methods on the Hall of the Sports quiz. All star game return to fans gains momentum with Sporting News voting plan. Buddy Baer eyed alongside Joe Louis by Jimmy Wood. Gene Sarazen accepts Hagen's 36 hole match for Red Cross prize in Detroit. Bo McMillin family featured by Ladies Home Journal.
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New York
U.P
Henry Armstrong
Gene Turney
Marquis of Queensberry
Armstrong
Tony Galento
Max Baer
Arturo Godoy
Henry
Ambers
Ceferino Garcia
Los Angeles
Lew Jenkins
Polo Grounds
Jenkins
Joe Louis
Louis
Joe
Sil
Walter O'Hara
Ed Danowski
New York Giants
Ed Barrow
Sporting News
The
Baseball Bible
Gus
Gussie Phann
Jimmy Wood
Brooklyn Eagle
Buddy
Max) Baer
Gene Sarazen
Walter Hagen
Red Cross
Detroit
Hagen
Mighty clout by Booge Nicholas fades into rail bound foul
In a freak moment Booge Nicholas hit a drive that struck a rail along a railroad track outside the park and bounced back into play. He attempted to reach third base but was thrown out.
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Aberdeen
Hugh Casey Beaned In Exhibition Game
Hugh Casey a 26 year old Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher was hit on the head by a pitched ball in an exhibition game in Johnstown Pennsylvania. He was kept under observation at Mercy Hospital for a possible skull injury after collapsing at his hotel room. An X-ray would determine if he can be released.
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Johnstown
Hugh Casey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Mercy Hospital
Casey
Dixie Walker
Texas League Standings Highlight Player Leaders
Texas League leaders and team standings show Harshany San Antonio batting .158 with 58 hits in 367 at bats while Peel Shreveport hits .169 in 325 at bats. Waitkus Tulsa leads with 117 hits and a .364 average, and Wyrostek Houston has 106 hits. Home runs crown Cullop Houston and York Shreveport with 14, while Caren Fort Worth has 22 stolen bases. Muncrief San Antonio leads wins with 17, and Uhle Dallas tops strikeouts with 128.
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Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
T. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
Newark
St Louis
Pittxburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
San New York
St. Louis
Washington
Philadelhia
Heaumont
Fort Worth
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Tulsa
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Ort Worth
Harshany
Peel
Greenberg
Waitkus
Donaldson
Wyrostek
Bradsher
Murtaugh
Antonelli
Short
Easterling
York
Bell
Kraus
Hausmann
Cullop
Winsett
Stephens
Jorgensen
Caren
Kolloway
Newlin
Muncrief
Mouse trap uses reusable bait in Santa Rosa
In Santa Rosa California a new mouse trap is described by its inventor with suspected Scottish heritage. The device features a trigger arm that prevents bait theft without triggering the trap, allowing the cheese to be reused.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Jourwardmen Visit Borger In Nine-Day Road Swing
Amarillo Gold Sox head on a nine day road trip for ten games starting with Borger. The schedule includes Lamesa Gasserland Lubbock and Clovis with All-Star games in Amarillo on July 20. Dorman Crider Hill Peavine Trantham and Lynn are highlighted as key players in a bid to maintain their league position.
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Amarillo
Mohrioek
Bohulte
Mulratore
Crider
Lynn
Retlitr
BORGE
Crues
Bealsh
Tinsley
Potocar
Midland
Clovis
Feemater
Engle and
Rudes
Shmidt
Jerry Malin
Odessa
Amarillo Gold Sox
Sox
Borger
Gasserland
Jonnardmen
Lamesa
Lubbock
Hubbers
Pampa Culers
Berger
Pampa
Gold Sox
Dorman
Bus Dorman
Kid Crider
Chester Hill
Stats Hill
Peavine Trantham
Edgar Lynn
Odessa Nine
Close Match Features Play In Wolflin Golf Tourney
The Wolflin Open sees John D. Munn defend his title with an eight under par 64 over Bob Taylor. J R Brown and G W Dodd push toward semi finals in a tight 18 hole finish. Jenkins edges Curtis Brown in 19 holes. Burke Muncy Hodges win in other flights. finals set for Sunday with consolation rounds led by Leard Clark Freeman and Williams advancing to final.
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John D. Munn
Bob Taylor
J. R. Brown
Munn
G. W. Dodd
Bill Jenkins
Curtis Brown
Jenkins
King Munn
Jack Burke
J. L. Gober
Tex Muncy
R. M. Allred
John Hodges
E. W. Boyter
Milburn Leard
Clifford Fleeck
C. B. Clark
G. Smith
Henry, Thomas
Ernest Dowell
Art Querry
Moody
Smith
Les Rhea
Lee Campbell
Elmer Freeman
Jack Keith
Jerry Beck
Dean Corley
Joe Bob McClure
Billy Lynch
A. A. French
W. R. Webb
Frank Williams
O. H. McCoy
S. M. Bagwell
Bob Scanlon
Williams
Bagwell
Babe Ritchie Wins By KO in Second Round
LUBBOCK July 11 Babe Ritchie Texas heavyweight champion claimed a knockout over California challenger Jack Dillon. He needed only 1 minute 22 seconds of the second round to end the bout and signal his return home after the Baer clash.
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Lubbock
Babe Ritchie
Texas
Jack Dillon
California
Max Baer
Dillon
Baseball game note with multiple players and stats
Odessa and Amarillo clash as Mohrlock outpitches Crider in a 2:05 game. Key stashes include Altenburgs, Bolton, Wolin, Ratliff, Sanders, Smith, Roberts, D Antonio, and Muratore. Aran islands potatoes are grown in rock crevices off the coast of Ireland.
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Amarillo
Bill Altenburg
Bones Sanders
Dick Ratliff
Sox
Odessa
Smith
Cox Wolin
Garde Bolton
Roberts
Muratare
Carroll Mohriock
Schulze
Tenorio
Duarte
Quillan Milenwider
Altenburg
Sanders
Antonio Ratliff
Crider
Lynn
B. Altenburg
McAfee
Bolton
Wolin
Ratliff
Mohrlock
Garbe
D’antonio
Mohr
Aran
Army Cuts Training Time to One Month for Recruits
Col Harold R Duffie of Fort Devens announces streamlined methods to train a raw recruit into a Garand rifleman in a month. The program would exclude highly specialized skills like machine-gun operation, deemed too technical for this accelerated path.
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Women's Summer League
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