Fort Worth Cats Ride Veteran Power to Narrow Texas League Lead
The Fort Worth Cats, once fifth, surge with seasoned hitters led by Dana and pitching by Hank Cana Earl Caldwell Claude Horton and Marc Beddingfield. They beat Houston 3-2 as Beaumont shirted by Tulsa and Dallas Rebels hit hard while Paul Gillespie homered for Oklahoma City in a 7-5 win over Shreveport.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth Cats
Houston
Panthers
Beaumont Exporters
Beaumont
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Cats
Hank Cana
Earl Caldwell
Claude Horton
Marc Beddingfield
Texas Sun
Dana
Cowtown
Cats’ Hurling Corps
Dallas Rebels
San Antonio Missions
Paul Gillespie
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Lopat
Singleton
Fisher
Barker
Sooner City
Dallas
San Antonio
McPartland
Marieau
Hayworth
Gibson
Miller
Winegarner
Funderburk
Gliatto & Dewes
Lamacchia
Iott
Mancuso
War Bonds Supporter Donates Interest To War Relief
Italian born Joseph Celsy a cigar store operator in Des Moines buys war bonds and computes their two and a half year interest. He then sends that amount as a donation to the army navy relief fund civilian defense or treasury department believing the war will end in two and a half years.
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Des Moines
Joseph Celsy
Army-Navy
Civilian Defense Program
Treasury Department
Standings Probable Pitchers Across League Schedule List
United Press notes National League matches with Melton and Starr as listed pitchers for Philadelphia at Cincinnati and Detroit at New York, plus Chicago at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Washington with listed starters and game times. Dates reflect only scheduled games with EWT.
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United Press National League
Philadelphia
Melton
Cincinnati
Starr
EWT
Detroit
Trout
New York
Gomez
Chicago
Humphries
Marchildon
Cleveland
Milwar
Washington
Masterson
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
St Louis
St. Louis
Beaton
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Beaumont
San Antonio
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
Pet
Fleming Emerges as Rookie Threat in American League
Cleveland first baseman Les Fleming, at .322, trails Ted Williams of Boston by 0.22 points but has surged as a standout rookie. He homered and doubled in the Washington sweep, driving in four runs in the two games as Cleveland won 9-7 in 10 innings and 5-0. Ken Keltner and Jeff Heath aided with timely hits.
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New York
W.P
Cleveland
Les Fleming
Boston
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Bean
Fleming
Washington
Ken Keltner
Jeff Heath
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Browns
Boston Red Sox
Johnny Vander Meer
French
Gumbert
Philadelphia Phils
Cincinnati Reds
Vandy
Elmer Riddle
Reds
Lonnie Frey
Chicago
Lon Warneke
Cubs
New York Giants
Jake Wade
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Roger Wolff
A’s
Elmer Vale
Dick Siebert
Glider expert Maj Barringer tours army schools in Texas
Maj. Lewin Barringer a leading glider expert began an inspection tour of army glider schools. He arrived in Amarillo Sunday and visited the local glider school and two old friends Capt. Joseph W. Koch and Capt. A. H. Amick.
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Lewin Barringer
Army
Amarillo
Maj. Barringer
Joseph W. Koch
A. H. Amick
Leading Pitcher in Big League Now
Lefty Larry French, Dodgers ace and undefeated starter, leads with a 10th win in a 2-1 game against the Pirates. Dodgers drop second game as Pirates rally. NL lead narrows. Multiple AL and NL games noted with Vander Meer, Warneke, and Keltner among standout performers.
Navy fireman loses wallet with papers at pier
Al Daniels a 17 year old fireman third class in the U S Navy reports losing his wallet at Navy Pier. The wallet contained his identification papers and $20 but the money is not his concern. the missing papers mean he could lose his liberty for 14 days and be restricted from leaving the pier until reidentification by the Navy.
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Chicago
al Daniels
U. S. Navy
Navy Pier
Navy
Rudy York
Zeke Bonura
Texas
Ben Whitaker
Colt
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Apache
Alsab
Rassle
Madison
Wis
Harry Stuhldreher
Badgers
Western Amateur golf title won by Buell Abbott
Buell Patrick Abbott, a U S Army sergeant from Los Angeles and Lowry Field, Denver, captures the Western Amateur title in Spokane by 7 and 6 over Bruce McCormick. The victory caps a strong field including Ward Welch Givan and Bud Ward as Abbott cruises to the cup and plans an 18 hole exhibition for Army Emergency Relief.
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Spokane
Wash
Buell Patrick Abbott
United States Army
Los Angeles
Lowry Field
Denver
Bruce McCormick
Abbott
Corp. Marvin
Bud” Ward
Bill Welch
Houston
Harry Givan
McCormick
Corporal Ward
Army Emergency Relief Fund
Squatters Club Rents Building in Wilson
In Wilson on July 13 a group once hanging about a tailor’s shop formed a “Squatters Club” and rented the building to sit around and chat. A sign proclaims it The Original Squatters Club, Chapter No. 1, while the piece notes dry flies for trout are being made of cellophane.
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Wilson
N. C
Squatters Club
Soldiers Welcome Utah Montana Troops In Amarillo
A seven coach troop train from Utah and Montana stopped in Amarillo with hostesses serving cookies and reading material. Soldiers enjoyed singing with Amarillo residents and left a note of thanks as the train pulled away. The event highlighted home front support during wartime efforts.
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Amarillo
Pat McClarney
Mrs. McKay
Miss McClarney
Judy Elliott
Cazette Morris
Sara Bell Marcham
Margaret Wickham
Leslie Neal
Band Concert At Ellwood Park Tonight
Robert Louis Barron will conduct the Amarillo Municipal Band in the second night of the summer series at Ellwood Park at 8:30. Col. E C Black of the Army Air Forces Technical School will speak at intermission, introduced by Rex Baxter. If rain, the performance moves to the Municipal Auditorium.
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Robert Louis Barron
Amarillo
Ellwood Park
Col. E. C. Black
Army Air Forces Technical School
Rex Baxter
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra Association
Municipal Auditorium
Pirates Protest Dodgers 26 Players On Field Claim
The Pittsburgh Pirates filed a protest with NL President Ford Frick alleging Brooklyn used 26 players during Sunday’s doubleheader. Manager Frankie Frisch and President Benswanger called it a formality and cited a prior $500 fine for 26 players on a roster. Max Macon, listed yesterday, is tied to a Montreal contract and could join Brooklyn once a roster move is made.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ford Frick
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Benswanger
Frankie Frisch
Cubs
Leo Durocher
Forbes Field
Max Macon
Brooklyn Pilot
Montreal
Royals
Macon
Durocher
Glider School Squadron to Face Diamond Shop of Pampa
A Sunday 3:30 p.m. baseball game is set between the 738th school squadron from the advanced glider school and the Diamond Shop team of Pampa on Maverick Club diamond at 206 Grant Street. Joe Louis Barrow, on leave from Fort Riley, tried a golf game in Kansas City and played cards with soldiers at the Negro Service Men's Club.
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Diamond Shop
Pampa
Maverick Club
Grant Street
Joe Louis
Kansas City
Joe Louis Barrow
Fort Riley
Kan
Negro Service Men's Club
Casino
Golf Lesson By George Aulbach Amarillo CC No. 21
George Aulbach discusses common faults causing topping and offers corrective steps. He emphasizes keeping the eye on a fixed ball spot rather than predicting ball direction and warns against lifting the body at impact. Tomorrow’s lesson preview follows.
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Manhattan
Mary Jean Malott
Marguerite Swanson
White Waters
Gladstone
Mich
Hank Wyse
Earl Cook
Charlie Fuchs
Lefty Chambers
Joe Berry
Frank Overmire
Wyse & Holm
Cook
Fuchs
Riebe
Ae de Game
Chambers
Berry
Deem
Holm
Overmire
Masters
Gann
Erantt
Gillespie
Speer
Hoemann
Bronkhurst
Williamson
Crompton
Beddingfield
Horton
Rolandson, Byerly & Wieczorek
Reiser
Willams
Medwick
Gordon
Doerr
Lombard
Braves
Red
York
Tigers
DiMaggio
Laabs
Williams Red Sox
Sneteee
Stephens Browns
Mize
Giants
Elliott
Pirates
Feadecees
Flaming Fleming
Major Barringer
Tyler
Austin Bealmear
Lefty
Larry French
Indians
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Harry Gumbert
Evers
Rickert
Wakefield
Connors
Jansco
A. Martin
Tucker
Clay
Caldwell
Lade
Hamner
Maltzberger
Wyse
Baker
Nee
Ballinger
Lillard
Ricker
Pan-Tex and Air School
2Nd & Pork
Panhandle Stages
Corporal
Sid Feder
Wide World
Weather Report
Buc
al Lopez
Allstar
Smokytown
Ray Carlen
Hennery Armstrong
Hammer
Willie Gilzenburg
Red Cochrane
Ray Robinson
Pepper Martin
Turf Committee of America
Dan Parker
New York Daily Mirror
Rogers Hornsby
L.N. Pittman Optometrist
Department of Commerce
Floyd V. Studer
American United Life Insurance CO
Roma
LA Boheme Champagnes
Vermouths
Roma Wine Company, Inc
Ellwood
By George Aulbach
Amarillo Country Club
Iran
Tri-Way Garage
S. Pierce
Blackburn ‘Bros
West Texas
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