McSpadden Tops Seed in Amarillo Open Net Tournament
Ray McSpadden of Borger is the No 1 seed in the Amarillo Open men's singles to start at 5 PM at Ellwood Park. The field includes seeds Jack Hays James Utterback James Garner George Smith Harry Bozeman Addison Appleby and Ray McNally with first round matches slated tonight and doubles beginning tomorrow.
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Ray McSpadden
Borger
Ellwood Park
Jack Hays
James Utterback
James Garner
George Smith
Harry Bozeman
Addison Appleby
Ray McNally
Hayden Hardin
Bill Reville
Bud Bussard
J. E. Lovelady
Garry Bozeman
Manning Holland
O. D. Thompson
Red Morrison
Dick Hardin
John Allen
Billy Jenkins
Warner Wilson
Bob Dixon
W. D. Jones
Nell Quattlebaum
Carmen McGee
Nancy O'Brien
Gwen Martens
Frances McSpadden
Sybil Absher
Carolyn Kelley
Ida Thomas
Mike Jones
Bill Swank
Pat Garvey
Earl Lanningham
James Christopher
Dale McCullough
Jimmie Haynie
Bob Garner
Barbara Dryden
Ridney Stinnett
Barbara Jordon
Oliver Leads Canadian Open With 131 After Two Rounds
Oliver from Wilmington Del topples greens with a record 131 for 36 holes in the Canadian Open at Toronto. Locke sits two back at 134 while Heafner Payton and Gray close at 136. Oliver fueled by 10 birdies and 25 putts over two rounds with a late surge.
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Toronto
Porky) Oliver
Wilmington
Del
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Jocke
Transvaal
Oliver
Clayton Heafner
Charlotte, NC
George Payton
Newport News
Bob Gray
Scarboro Club
Gray
Payton
Heafner
Semi-Pro baseball tournament opens in Waco with two top games
The 12th annual Texas semi-pro tourney begins in Waco with Seven-Up of San Antonio vs Fort Worth Army Air Field and Austin Realtors facing Brooke Army Medical Center. Ace Bobby Layne of Texas scheduled to start for the Realtors against Ty Cobb's Conroe team, then Ty Cobb's group meets Kelly Field from San Antonio Saturday night.
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Waco
Texas
San Antonio
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Bobby Layne
University of Texas
Layne
Austin Realtors
Brooke Army Medical Center
Ty Cobb
Conroe
Vlor
Texas A&m
Kelly Field
National League and American League batting and pitching leaders
Walker leads National League batting with 343 for Philadelphia and Galan of Cincinnati at 321. Mire of New York has 26 home runs, Kiner of Pittsburgh 23. Blackwell of Cincinnati 16 wins with 2 losses, Spahn of Boston 13-3. American League batting shows Boudreau of Cleveland at 340 and Kell of Detroit 238. Home runs Williams of Boston 16, Gordon of Cleveland 15. Pitching Shea of New York 11-2 946 and Harder of Cleveland 5-1 833.
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Walker
Philadelphia
Galan
Cincinnati
New York
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Spahn
Boston
Boudreau
Cleveland
Kell
Detroit
Williams
Gordon
Shea
Harder
Ex Diamond Stars Vie In Senior Golf Tour Title Bid
The Tri State Senior Golf Tour reaches quarterfinals at Amarillo Country Club with 156 entries over 50. Veterans Roy Allen and Bill White, former diamond teammates, seek run of senior laurels. Other seniors include Sled Allen and Pop Waner as they mingle with local standouts and caddies.
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Amarillo Country Club
Diamond
Oklahoma City Nine
Roy Allen
Sooner
Bill White
Lamesa
Allen
Bill Speed
Pampa
Oklahoma City
Bill Jenkins
Bill
South Plains
C. M. Welfler
Gallup
Dr. C. D. Moore
Sled Allen
Roy
Amarillo
St. Louis Browns
R. H
H . Clay Willis
Tri- State Senior Golfers Association
Fairview
Okla
New Kids League Set to Open Campaign Next Week
New Kids Inc plans to launch 12 leagues with the Central Midget League starting next Tuesday. Four teams currently compete Glendale area boys urged to register at the Maverick Club to form additional teams as needed. Rain affected yesterday’s juvenile softball results across the Panhandle and Lone Star Midget circuits.
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New Kids, Inc
League
Cactus
Panter Kingfishers
Wolflin’s Pigeons
Wilson Storks
Bivins Bluejays
Glen Cockrell
Jones Earl Headrick
Kingfishers
Johnny Burleson
Noel Buchanan
Terry Hibbs
Zebra
Bobby
Maverick Redbirds
Lone Star
Amarillo College Gremlins
Redbirds
Mavericks
Bobby Elliott
Bobby Booter
Bobby Jones
Bobby Hutton
Keystone
Bobby Slaton
Bobby Handle
Gremlin
Johnny Hines
Paul Holmes
Bobby Hoare
Beverly
Johnson
Stone
Hardin
Moore
Bobby Lee
Sandie
Doubleheader Tonight For Borger Gassers And Amarillo Gold Sox
Rain forced last night’s postponement as Borger and Amarillo schedule a seven inning doubleheader at Gold Sox Field with game one at 7 30. Amarillo’s Tom Spears and Jimmy Heller will start, teams split 10 meetings this season with Gold Sox ahead 7 3.
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Borger
Gassers
Amarillo
Gold Sox
Gold Sox Field
Tom Spears
Jimmy Heller
Sockers
Lubbock
Pampa
Browns Sign Negro Players as Open Door Trend Spreads
St Louis Browns signed infielder Henry Thompson and outfielder Willard Brown joining Muddy Ruel’s Browns, becoming the third modern MLB club to add Negro players after Dodgers and Indians. They purchased a 30 day option on Lorenzo Davis of the Birmingham Black Barons. Thompson and Brown came from the Kansas City Monarchs with strong batting averages, while the Browns scout Davis during the option period.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cleveland Indians
Henry Thompson
Willard Brown
Herold
Muddy) Ruel
Thompson
Philadelphia Athletics
Kansas City Monarchs
Brown
Richard Muckerman
Browns
Bill DeWitt
Lorenzo Davis
Birmingham
Ala
Black Barons
Brownies
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Larry Doby
Cleveland
Robinson
Dodgers
Montreal
Davies Wins Feature Match In Amarillo Women Golf
Mrs. C. Davies won the feature match in the Amarillo Women's Municipal Golfers Match Play Handicap Tournament at Ross Rogers Course. She defeated Mrs. H. L. Reynolds 1 up in 19 holes to reach the semifinals, with Reynolds tying late before Davies clinched at hole 19.
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Colby Davies
Amarillo
Ross Rogers Course
H. L. Reynolds
Reynolds
Davies
F. S. McCullough
FE. H. Aderton
Chet Robertson
Bob Copeland
Charles Hoover
McCullough
Robertson
Copeland
Elmer Tucker
Gene Kidd
Chuck Klein
Johnny Weeks
Tex Muncy
Norris Ewing
Tucker-Kidd
Klein
Muncy
Gold Sox Close Gap as Lubbock Falls to Pampa
In West Texas New Mexico League action the Gold Sox were idle while Lubbock lost 10-5 to Pampa after five innings due to rain postponing Amarillo’s game with Borger. Pampa and Lubbock both chased the standings as Lubbock slipped. Bill Jones earned his 15th win as Lamesa beat Abilene 11-8. Albuquerque edged Clovis 14-13 in a high scoring night.
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Associated Press
Amarillo
Gold Sox
Lubbock
Borger
Pampa
Bill Jones
Lamesa
Abilene
Albuquerque
Clovis
West Tenas
NEW Menico League
Rain
Women's Group To Sponsor Scotch Mixed Foursome Golf Meet
The Amarillo Country Club Women's Golf Association will sponsor a Scotch mixed foursome tournament on Sunday. Each team uses one ball with alternating shots by men and women. All men interested in playing may enter at the pro shop.
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Amarillo Country Club Women's Golf Association
Lamesa Lobos top Abilene Blue Sox 11 8 in opener
Lamesa Lobos beat Abilene Blue Sox 11 to 8 before 700 fans to take the series opener. Lefty Bill Jones earned his 15th win with one loss while allowing ten hits. Homers came from Hayden Greer Art Rowland and Joe Bevan for Abilene. Jones and Johnston pitched for Lamesa.
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Lamesa
Lamesa Lobos
Abilene
Blue Sox
Bill Jones
Hayden Greer
Art Rowland
Joe Bevan
Dean
Lorena
Quevreaux
Jones
Johnston
Trout Favored To Win 13th Tri State Senior Golf Meet
The writer backs Chick Trout to win the 13th Tri State Senior Golf Tournament and previews tomorrow's semifinals with Trout facing Harrison Smith and Roy Allen meeting Dr C D Moore both in Oklahoma City. A Austin American note discusses Texas football coach Blair Cherry detailing plans, defense tweaks and new equipment as Texas eyes stronger 1947 season ahead of August ticket sales.
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Chick Trout
Bud Hoard
Oklahoma City
Joe Swillum
Albuquerque
Trout
Harrison Smith
Roy Allen
C. D. Moore
Jack Gallagher
The
Austin American
Texas
Johnson Blair Cherry
Longhorns
Cherry
Disch Field
Bobby Layne
Bobby
Joel Williams
Dick Rowan
Williams
Rowan
Breckenridge
A&m
College Station
Brady Falls From Quarterfinals in Southwestern Junior Meet
Brady of Huntington Park loses in a first round disqualification against Art Brady after a two fall comeback and a brutal final third. Bruckman advances amid warnings for illegal blows while Flores drops to Weidner in a semi final bid. Sailors Parker and Watkins are disqualified in the opening bout, giving Gorilla Poggi and Walter Stratton the victory.
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George Bruckman
Washington
Brady
Bruckman
Olan Boonton
Salvador Flores
Billy Weidner
Boston
Billy
Weidner
Flores
Dutch Jones
Boynton
Parker and
Watkins
Gorilla Poggi
Walter Stratton
Dem Bums Fans Rally as Dodgers Pitching Slips
Brooklyn leads the National League as Pittsburgh tops the Dodgers 7 1 and St Louis trails by 4 1 games. The Yankees extend a 19 game AL win streak while Mel Queen debuts for the Pirates and Bobo Newsom notches his 200th major league win.
Tucker & Co Win Dinner Golf Clash in Amarillo
The Elmer Tucker led team defeated Colby Davies golfers 11 to 9 at the Ross Rogers Course in the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association Dinner Tournament. Tucker and Davies split the match. individual results list Tucker names first with a mix of 1s and 0s. Gene Kidd and Henry Morris named captains for the next event on July 31.
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Elmer Tucker
Colby Davies
Amarillo
Roy McKinney
Buster Sharp
Dr T. M. Montgomery
Virgil Bush
Chet Robertson
Dick Mayer
A. M. Fleming
J. B. Mieran
Drew Crossett
Cliff Nelson
W. T. Leachman
Bill Helton
Thurman Gholston
Charles Watley
Elmer Dowell
O. M. Ramsey
K. S
Zaharias Faces Blanton in Broad Moor Semifinals
In Colorado Springs Babe Didrikson Zaharias, defending champion, advanced to the semifinals of the Broadmoor Women's Invitational Golf Championship by beating Marilyn Smith 6 and 5. Patty Blanton defeated Kay Pearson 6 and 5 in her second round match to join Zaharias, while George Noble met Dorothy Kielty after Noble beat Virgil Proctor 4 and 3.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
U.P
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Patty Blanton
Enid
Okla
Zaharias
Marilyn Smith
Wichita
Kan
Miss Blanton
Kay Pearson
Houston
Tex
George Noble
Dallas
Virgil Proctor
Dorothy Kielty
Los Angeles
Isabel de Fiore
Pueblo
Big Spring and Midland Lead Longhorn League Play
The Associated Press reports Big Spring and Midland edged clear in the Longhorn League with victories last night. Ballinger dropped to third as Midland widened its margin on Ballinger to 13 games.
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Associated Press
Big Spring
Midland
Ballinger
Early 1950s regional college and league scores
Results from the Western Texas New Mexico and Plains leagues show Borger beating Amarillo in heavy rain while Clovis loses to Albuquerque. Other Western Conference scores include Lubbock over Pampa and Abilene over Lamesa, with national league results featuring Pittsburgh defeating Brooklyn and St. Louis beating Boston.
Baseball Schedules Across Four Leagues
The list shows games in the West Texas New Mexico League National League American League Texas League and Longhorn League with matchups including Borger at Amarillo Clovis at Albuquerque Lubbock at Pampa Abilene at Lamesa Pittsburgh at Boston St Louis at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Philadelphia Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at St Louis New York at Detroit Washington at Cleveland Fort Worth at Shreveport Dallas at Beaumont Oklahoma City at Houston Tulsa at San Antonio Vernon at Midland Odessa at Sweetwater Bis Spring at Ballinger.
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New York
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Terenas Leagupf
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Dallas
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Houston
Tulsa
San Antonio
Vernon
Midland
Odessa
Sweetwater
Big Spring
Ballinger
Lubbock Eee
Eee
Amarillo Wee
Lamesa Seeee
Pampa Eee
Esos
Borger
Albuquerque Evens
Abilene
Brooklyn
St Louis
Cincinnati
Big Springes
Stu Ballinger
Amarillo
Clovis
Albuquerque
Lubbock
Pampa
Pittsburgh
Bis
Browns Sign Quarterback Ermal Allen From Kentucky
The Cleveland Browns announced the signing of quarterback Ermal Allen from the University of Kentucky. He played three years at Kentucky before serving in the armed forces, later appearing for the North Carolina pre flight team and the Eastern Army All Stars. He was an assistant coach at Kentucky last year.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Ermal Allen
Ace
University of Kentucky
Allen
Kentucky
Armed Forces
North Carolina
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Madison
By Mouse Williams
O. L
Pop” Waner
Harrah
Paul
Lloyd
Big
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Waner
W. W. Cox
Stonewall
Cole
H. C. Pestor
Pop
Elmer Winn
Jerry LeMond
John Munn
Jerry
Art McKay Jr
John Evans
Kelly
Wilson Cats
North Side Zebras
Johnny Daniel
Kyle Farmer
Cats
Vern Stephens
Goodrich
Rubbe
Fillmore
CAL Farley's
South
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Mrs. Davies
News-Globe
Putt
Blair Cherry
Brady Beaches
Aramount Recreation Club
Oliver-Eakle Bidg
Brother Battery
AK Vyb
New York Yankees
Dodger
Cardinals
Ebbets Field
Brooks
Pirates
Ralph Branca
Harry Taylor
Clyde King
Mel Queen
Braves
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Phiadelphia
Athletics
Mel Queen of the Pirates
Harrison
Laharias-Blanton
West Sixth Street
Boot & Shoe Shop
Tradewind Flying School
Jack Noble
E. H. Lindsey
Lee B. Cox
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