Cardinals Aim for Quiet Second-Half Run in NL Race
The St. Louis Cardinals prepare to start the second half of the season five games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers as they carry a five game win streak into crucial flag race play. Dodgers face injuries to Pee Wee Reese and Pete Reiser while New York Giants and Chicago Cubs also see action. In the American League, Yankees host the Indians and Spud Chandler opposes Bob Feller at the old ballpark.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Red Birds
New York Giants
Eddie Dyer
Dodgers
Pee Wee Reese
Chicago Cubs
Windy City
Cards
Reese
Chicago
St. Louis
Pete Reiser
Reiser
Dixie Walker
Yankee Stadium
Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
Spud Chandler
New York Yankees
Amarillo Golf Events Highlight July Schedule
July 18 features the Amarillo Municipal Golf ers Dutch Dinner Matches at Ross Rogers Course. July 24 to 28 marks the Fourth annual Amarillo Country Club Invitation and Open Golf Tournament.
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Amarillo Municipal
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Country Club
Rings For Haskins Wedding Gift From Fan
Amarillo Gold Sox pitcher Chris Haskins receives wedding rings from Penry's Jewelry owner E. C. Penry. Haskins plans to wed Naomi Carey in Heavener Oklahoma with a public ceremony before the Amarillo Albuquerque game on July 22. Renters for a honeymoon apartment are urged to contact KGNC.
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Chris Haskins
Amarillo Gold Sox
E. C. Penry
Penry
Polk
Haskins
Oklahoma
Soo Haskins
J. R. Woods
Gold Sox
Penny
Naomi Carey
Heavener
Kiamichi Mountain
Southeastern
Okla
Chris
Miss Carey
East Central State Teacher's College
Ada
Albuquerque
Bob Leeds
KGNC
Pantex Upsets Packers in Lone Star Softball
In a 15 to 9 upset, Pantex defeated the Pinkney Packers at Tri-State Park as the Lone StarSoftball League resumed play. The nightcap saw Wesley's top the Jay cees 13 to 10 while Graham Hoeme routed the Inter national Harvesters 16 to 2 and the Civilian Bombers edged Carpenter's Union 12 to 11. Yesterday marked the start of the league's second half with multiple contests.
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Pantex
Pinkney Packers
Tri-State Park
Wesley
Jaycees
Graham Hoeme
International Harvesters
Carpenter
Union
Members Urged To Attend Amarillo Golf Parley
Tournament chairman John Ol ver asks all Amarillo Country Club Golf Committee members to attend tonight’s meeting at 7 30 at the clubhouse. The fourth annual Amarillo Country Club Invitation and Open Tournament is set for July 24 28.
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John Olver
Amarillo Country Club Golf Committee
Amarillo Country Club
Kansas City Invitational Opens With Golf Stars in Field
The four day Kansas City Invitational at Hillcrest Country Club tees off with 165 players incl ug Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan as top contenders for a 2500 dollar payout. Nelson, the PGA champion from Toledo, and Hogan, the year’s leading money winner, are expected to lead the field in this major Kansas City golf event.
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Kansas City
Hillcrest Country Club
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Dallas
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Turner Reveals West Texas New Mexico All Star Lineups
Mack Turner, Lubbock Avalanche Journal sports scribe, lays out potential West and North rosters for the July 26 All Star baseball game in Lubbock. Lists include Bauman and Spatafore at infield, Greer at short, Scopeton and Krage in the outfield, Matthews and Miller catching, with Forrest, Evans, Olson among pitchers. Also notes managers will officially pick teams soon.
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Mack Turner
Lubbock
Turner
Avalanche- Journal
South
Amarillo
Abilene
Lamesa
Joe Bauman
Pete Spatafore
Leo Thomas
Abiene
Tayden Greer
Local Tennis Players Invited to Enter Two Texas Tourneys
Local tennis players have been invited to tournaments in Abilene and Wichita Falls. The Abilene Open will be held July 31 to Aug 3 with all divisions. Wichita Falls hosts its tournament a week later and invites applications by mail to the Abilene Reporter-News and the Wichita Falls Record News.
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Abilene
Wichita Falls
Rational Rationing Proves Success in Wyoming Town
In Worland Wyoming a voluntary rationing system by local butchers and bakers limits bread and meat sales to match family size and distance from town. Merchants report no hoarding and customers accept the limits without deprivation. The town population is about 2700.
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Wyoming
Worland
Wyo
Abilene Opens Three Game Series To Tackle Streak
Abilene departs for Lubbock after a 16 5 loss to Amarillo as the Gold Sox seek to halt a three game skid. Hall earned his third win over Amarillo this season, while Budny and Wilson struggled for Amarillo. The Sox face pitching woes tied to injuries to Lonergan Haskins and Devine, needing a turnaround.
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Howard Green
Abilene
Gold Sox
Blue Sox
Dick Tross
Joe Tusko
Johnny Hall
Leeds Sox
Hall
Amarillo
Sockers
Hayden Greer
Brooklyn
Joe Budny
Cheektowaga
N. Y
Buffalo
Bob Leeds
Bob
Budny
Stan Wilson
Paul Devine
Sox
Lefty Lonergan
Chris Haskins
Devine
Red Sox Hit Road For Two Tilts After Sweep
The Amarillo Red Sox travel for a two game series with the Pampa Black Oilers opening tonight on the Pampa diamond and return home for a two game set against Ana darko Oklahoma. They previously swept the Waco Preston Packers at Gold Sox Park 19 to 14 and 9 to 5 behind Lefty Turner.
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Amarillo Red Sox
Pampa Black Oilers
Pampa Diamond
Anadarko, Okla
Red Sox
Gold Sox Park
Waco Preston Packers
K. B
Turner
Methodist Slug Out Win Over Baptists
San Jacinto Methodist crushed First Baptist 14 to 4 in a Church Softball League game on the loop diamond. Richard Tadlock led with two home runs, Dub Boyd added a circuit clout, and Curtis Timmons also homered as six-hit pitching secured the win. First Baptist had a forfeit from First Christian in the other league.
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San Jacinto Methodist
First Baptist
Richard Tadlock
Methodist
Dub Boyd
Curtis Timmons
First Christian
San Jacinto Baptist
West Amarillo Christian
Laharias Leads Women Golfers As Stars Begin To Fall Out
Babe Didrikson Zaharias dominates the field at the Women's Trans Mississippi Golf tournament in Denver, advancing to the quarterfinals with a 7 and 5 win over Mrs. Sam O Neal as rising stars like 12 year old Marlene Bauer attract attention in the 16th annual event.
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Laharias
Denver
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Rocky Mountain
Marlene Bauer
Long Beach
Cal
Sam O'Neal
Odessa
Tex
Amarillo Junior Tennis Champ Heads on Midwest Tour
Amarillo teenager James Saunders, 17, departs for a five week Midwest tennis tour en route to the National Junior Meet in Kalamazoo. He recently won the State Junior Open at Colonial Hills in Fort Worth, defeating Bonnie Stanford 8-6 6-2 in the final. Saunders will play River Forest Open, Western Junior Meet, Indiana Open, and a South Bend meet before the national event. He aims to win the State High School meet next May in Austin. Addison Appleby and James Garner may join the National Junior tour, with Garner and Appleby forming the Sandie doubles pair for next season.
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James Saunders
Amarillo
Kalamazoo
Mich
Saunders
Colonial Hills Country Club
Fort Worth
Deuce
Bonnie Stanford
Dallas
River Forest
Ill
Bloomfield Hills
Texas
Indiana
Elk
Hart
South Bend
Jack Turpin
Austin
Addison Appleby
James Garner
Garner
Appleby
Sandie
Billy Jenkins
Hornets Top Yearlings in Western Junior League showdown
In a first place clash, the 3700 Taylor Hornets beat the Maverick Yearlings 10-5 as Charles Carter allowed eight hits and Pat McCarthy hit a homer with one out. Allen Roberson made a standout catch as the Hornets stretch their second-half win streak to six.
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Frank A. Godsoe, JR
Taylor Hornets
Kids, Inc
Charles Carter
Taylor
Maverick
Pat McCarthy
Allen Roberson
Hornets
Maurice Donaldson
San Jacinto White Sox
Pleasant Valley Eagles
Donaldson
Eagles
Margaret Wills Wolves
St. Mary's Saints
Sam Houston
Forest Hill Mules
North Side Mustangs
Mustangs
Jerry Buchanan
Herschel Cloud
Mules
Forest Hill
Darrell Sharp
Monarch
Jerry Hogan
Fred Hansard
Amarillo College
Gremlins
Hayden Huskies
Bobby Hoare
Willie Saunders
Charles Wasson
Margaret Wills Cotton Sox
Kenneth Hoofer
North Georgia
Maurauders
Jimmy Baker
Pleasant Valley
Ed Jackson
McKinley Longhorns
Wolflin Wolverines
Jackson
David Wyatt
Wolverines
Wyatt
John Jenkins
Sanborn Hawks
Wilson Rabbit Twisters
FE. J. Middough
Jerry Rich
Delvin Alexander
Forest Hill Hillbillies
Humphrey
Highland Tigers
Wolflin Ponies
Margaret Wills Tigers
Wolflin
Tigers
Travis Barton
Margaret Wills
Sammy Wilson
Ponies
James Christopher
Charles Ott
McKinley Pioneers
Golf exhibition set for next Wednesday at Ross
John Olver and Jimmy Moore square off against J. R. Brown and John Munn in a Wednesday afternoon golf exhibition at the Ross course. The foursome recently beat Olver and Rage at Amarillo Country Club. no gallery fee is charged.
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Sunset Course
St. Louis Cardinal
John Olver
Jimmy Moore
J. R. Brown
John Munn
Ross Rogers Course
Brown-Munn
Olver
John Rage
Amarillo Country Club
Deer Collision Injures Pedestrian in Columbus
Dave Billington of Livingston was biking on a road near Columbus when a deer jumped into his path causing a crash. The deer fled unharmed while Billington sought hospital treatment for bruises and cuts.
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Columbus
Mont
Dave Billington
Livingston
Here
Dave
Mrs Wolflin Wins at Denver in Trans Miss Golf
Amarillo golfer Mrs Frank Wolflin, 69, won her second round match in the Trans Mississsippi Women's Golf tournament at Denver by defeating Mrs George LaMarr 8 and 7. She had won her first round 10 and 8, while Miss Pat Jackson also of Amarillo fell to Miss Jane Whitmore 5 and 3.
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Pat Jackson
Denver
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Pat
Frank Wolflin
Amarillo
George LaMarr
Jane Whitmore
San Antonio Doms Two Semifinal Matches in Junior Golf
In San Antonio the 29th State Junior Golf Tournament semifinals open with two San Antonio players facing North Texas opponents. Gene Towry of Dallas meets James Ryan of San Antonio, while Joe Conrad of San Antonio plays Palmer Lawrence of Arlington.
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San Antonio
Gene Towry
Dallas
James Ryan
Joe Conrad
Palmer Lawrence
Arlington
Wrestle Tonight at Pair Grounds Automobile Building
A double deck wrestling card features Leon Kirilenko the Mad Russian vs Benny Truedell and Don Carver vs Billy Weidner with Gorilla Poggi vs Ken Mayne in an exhibition. Starts 8 30 tonight with two best two of three falls and a one hour time limit. Major Drug Store in the Fisk Building selling advance tickets.
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Leon Kirilenko
Benny Truedell
Don Carver
Billy Weidner
Pair Grounds
Gorilla Poggi
Ken Mayne
Weidner
Fisk Building
Bartzen Loses in Western Tennis Championship
Bill Bartzen of San Angelo Texas was defeated in the fourth round of the men's singles in Indianapolis by Feliciano Ampon of the Philippines with scores of 6-1 6-4.
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Bartzen
Indianapolis
Bill Bartzen
San Angelo
Tex
Felicisimo Ampon
Philippines
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