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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1939
Page
6
Amarillo Gold Sox seek a third straight win over the La mesa Loboes at Malin Park after a 5 4 comeback victory last night. Tonight’s game is set for 8 30 p.m. with big crowd hopes and positioned teams in the standings.
The Amarillo Kiwanis Lions Club softball game was rained out due to the Kiwanis Benefit Show Nautical But Nice and will be rescheduled. Tonight at 8:30 Jaycees meet San Jacinto Kiwanis at Jaycee Park. A Jaycees win could lift them to fourth as West Amarillo holds a commanding lead.
Chicago July 19 Byron Nelson and Henry Picard head the field for the 40th Western Open at Medinah Country Club. Defending champion Ralph Guldahl aims to add a major title as 250 pros and amateurs tee off in a 72 hole medal event starting Friday with 18 more on Saturday and the final 36 on Sunday.
Grantland Rice profiles Mrs. Thomas Yawkey, wife of Red Sox owner, praising Boston as the equal of the Yankees and noting Boston’s improvement, key players like Cronin and Doerr, and the team’s fight to close the season gap. Also shifts to Henry Picard’s golf swing overhaul under Alex Morrison, highlighting foot and head action and the interlocking grip.
BAE moves into sole possession of second place after beating Texaco Firechiefs 9 to 1 as Everett twirler hurls three-hitter. Blackburn Bros win 4 to 3 with late surge. Farm Security routs Farm Security 9 to 1 and Phillips edges Davis McDaniel 6 to 4 in yesterday’s schedule. Sailor Jack Adams battles Otto Ludwig in main event boxing match set after the softball and wrestling action.
New York July 19 reports a crowded chase for the NL runner up as Reds lead by 7.5 games while Giants Cubs Cardinals Dodgers battle from second to seventh. Cubs rise to second, Giants fall to fourth, Dodgers slide to fifth, Bees sit seventh. Pianist details of the pennant race and a separate Reds win with Frank McCormick driving in four.
A scattered game recap notes homers by Claude Passeau and Stan Hack, a Cardinals win at the Polo Grounds, Hubbell lasting seven innings in his first start since June, and Donald setting a freshman pitching record with an 8-3 Phillies win. Yankees sweep with Donald 7th straight, Red Sox split doubleheader with White Sox, and Cleveland ends a five game slide by beating the A’s 6-3.
New York writer dubs branch manager branch MacPhail a carnival barkER as he jets entertainment into Ebbets Field. Dodgers sit in minor league standings but draw big crowds with pre game acts and publicity stunts. He eyes parachute jump at the World's Fair for free rides and plans yellow ball experiments against the Cardinals.
Picard leads the Western standings with 393 points as the money race tightens. Nelson sits second in both lists, while Snead earns $8,177 this year to top the money winners. Nelson trails with $6,673 and Snead $6,777 for second place.
Colorado Springs July 19 Three former champions begin match play in the 39th Trans Miss golf tournament at Broadmoor. Rufus King of Wichita Falls medalist with 69 faces Jack Kerns of Denver, while Savage of Salt Lake City and Dawson of Denver’re matched with New ton. Also early note Canada opens motorized dental clinic by Nova Scotia health department.
The report lists team leaders and stats for the Gold Sox, including Sanders and Rabe homers, Bolton and Sanders leading triples and doubles, Bolton stealing bases, and pitching wins and strikeouts for Dorman Conway and Lymn.
Lamesa 47 Amarillo 105 postponed Borger at Clovis due to rain. Doubleheader Wednesday Midland 8 4 at Lubbock 4 0. Big Spring 5 3 at Lubbock. Standings: Big Spring 13 6, Midland 10 8, Lubbock 11 7, Clovis 7 10, Amarillo 6 11, Borger 7 10. Schedule: Lamesa at Amarillo, Lubbock at Big Spring, Borger at Clovis, Midland at Pampa.
In Paris the RAF staged a simulated bombing with fifty bombing planes and nearly one hundred crossing from Boulogne while anti aircraft gunners manned posts. London reports suggested a non stop 1500 mile flight to the Mediterranean.
London due centennial of photography features the only known sun picture specimen. The image, created by chance over a century ago, is displayed at the Royal Society of Art, marking the first public viewing of the historic photograph.
The document details the June 30 1939 report under statute 5211 on West Texas Mortgage Loan Company Amarillo Texas linking it to The First National Bank of Amarillo. It lists directors H E Fuqua Tully C Garner and Wales H Madden as bank directors and shows a 203 000 stock ownership in the affiliate with minor loan and borrowing figures and no other outstanding obligations. Garner as president swears the accuracy of the filing before a notary on July 15 1939.
Larry Malin the Sox mascot lost his luck charm last night and Amarillo edged Lamesa 5 to 4 after six scoreless innings. The column notes J R Stevenson qualified for the Trans Mississippi golf tourney with 44 45 89 and Amarillo Country Club seeks 100 extra caddies for next week’s invitational.
J Louis Comiskey 54 president and owner of the Chicago White Sox died of heart ailment and pneumonia at his summer home in Eagle River Wisconsin. He built the club back to respectability after the 1919 Black Sox scandal and elevated Jimmy Dykes to management in 1934. He is survived by Grace his wife two daughters Dorothy and Grace Lou and a son Charles III Funeral services will be held here Saturday. Harry Grabiner will continue in charge of the club.
Ernest White a 22-year-old southpaw for Houston Buffs pitched a no hit no run game beating Fort Worth 2 0 with only three on base via walks. Shreveport Sports beat Dallas Rebels 6 3 to move to third. San Antonio Missions edged Oklahoma City Indians 2 1 on Dunn’s run scoring hit. Tulsa Oilers won 3. Roadwork mentions gold bearing stones and Joe Louis bout prep notes.
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