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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1941
Page
8
The Gold Sox host the Lucky Hubbers of Lubbock for a Ladies Night game at 8 30 pm. Fans vote tonight to name a temporary manager for tomorrow's game while the club crowns a candidate from its own circle. Earlier, the Sox split a doubleheader with the Wichita Falls Spudders.
Theodore Williams delivered a dramatic ninth inning surge that electrified fans and capped a tense All Star game. The locker rooms stayed calm until Williams sparked the finish, with teammates Cronin Foxx DiMaggio Keller and Baker crowding to celebrate the triumph and the photographers capturing the scene.
Arlington Futurity notes accuse Ben Jones of scratching Col. Teddy. Dizzy Dean signs autographs at the all star game. Pitchers Card and Lunny attract attention. Freddie Miller slows comeback plans. Dykes medicals calm. Cronin’s son Mike. Stennf becomes American citizen amid skating sport chatter. Williams named star of the week as athletics outdraw Cubs. Berger Castilloux title set for Montreal. Crestmont club family affair. Memphis Front notes. Judge Landis fishing jab. Jimmie Murphy raves Branch Rickey on insurance. The piece wraps with shop talk and quiet postgame tone.
Dr. J. J. Crume, seriously ill at North West Texas Hospital for several days, is reported to be fairly good today by attendants. The update notes improvement and cautious optimism for recovery.
Baseball on a pitchers’ day as Ted Lyons and Lefty Lee faltered against the Yankees who swept a twin bill. Ruffing and Heintzelman shone with shutouts and strong wins, while Spud Chandler and Rufus the Red led late heroics in a 11 inning gem. Pirates stretch a seven game streak before Giants rally to split.
Chicago White Sox manager Dykes wins a satirical dictionary prize after a heated exchange with Umpire Steve Basil. The piece chronicles Dykes, Frisch, and Durocher as rivals in the humor race, and notes Denver golfer Vice Ghezzi’s late victory over Byron Nelson at Cherry Hills in the PGA title bout.
In a dramatic finale, Ghezzi defeats Nelson after Nelson’s foot touched Ghezzi’s ball while both lay within two and a half feet of the cup at the 38th green. Nelson had won a coin toss to hole out first but forfeited when the touch occurred, giving Ghezzi the championship.
The Chicago White Sox under Jimmy Dykes attract 386,413 paid spectators in 40 home games and are on track to top last season by about 50,000. A recent doubleheader against the New York Yankees drew 50,387, the second largest crowd in Chicago baseball history.
Western Auto at Sixth Avenue and Polk Street is being remodeled to add counter space in the office, enlarge the radio department, and convert window display to floor stock exhibits visible from the sidewalk. Manager J. B. Pool said work began Saturday night and should finish by week’s end.
Mrs. Bid die Maxwell travels to Tulsa Tuesday afternoon for her brother Lawrence Milligan's funeral. Milligan died last night and is survived by a sister Mrs. C H Van Fleet and four brothers including W. Milligan of Mesquite N M A Milligan and C L Milligan of Okmulgee and Frank Milligan of Ardmore.
All Knights of Columbus and their ladies are invited to a Ladies Night gathering this evening at Cathedral Hall with social activities and refreshments planned.
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