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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1944
Page
12
The Optimist and Downtown Kiwanis Clubs will match golf shots at the Ross Rogers Course Tuesday afternoon with Tex Muncy as Optimist captain announcing a 5 o clock tee off. A second tourney is planned at Amarillo Country Club later in the summer.
A record field of 117 golfers headed by Jay McSpaden and Byron Nelson arrived for the $2,500 Utah Open at the Fort Douglas Course in Salt Lake City. Other entrants include Toney Penna Leonard Dodson George von Elm Sid Harman Leonard Ott and Phil Newmeyer. McSpaden is favored after two practice rounds of 68 and a best ball score of 63 in a pro-am. Meanwhile Peggy Manning and Mary Louise Autry are visiting at the Manning Ranch in Bovina.
The notice lists the First Annual Women s Municipal Championship Golf at Ross Rogers Course July 17 to 25 and the Annual Amarillo Country Club Championship Tennis July 16 to 23. Also July 21 Amarillo Golf Association Best Ball Foursome at Ross Rogers and July 23 Dodger versus Pampa Oilers at Malin Park plus a July 23 to August 27 Men s Municipal Golf Tournament. Visitors Mrs Payne hosts Gene Nimms and children this week.
The ladies golf plans were rained out at Amarillo Country Club and at Ross Rogers Course. The weekly luncheon and tournament were postponed and no results were reported for the first annual Women's Municipal championship tournament. First round matches must be completed by Saturday night.
Yesterday results show St Louis beating New York while Philadelphia topped Cleveland and Detroit beat Boston. Current standings list New York, St Louis, Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, Washington, Chicago, Philadelphia with varying records. Tonight’s schedule includes Washington at Detroit, Philadelphia at Cleveland, New York at St Louis, and Boston at Chicago.
The St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 7 to 3 to seize a 2-1 lead in the American League. Pinch hitter Mike Chartak slugged a three-run homer in the seventh and George McQuinn followed with a homer to cap a five-run inning. Dennis Gatehouse earned the win as Nels Potter was ejected for alleged spit-ball pitching.
Racket Ramblings notes Hutchinson County will send a 12 player squad to Ellwood Park on Sunday July 30 with Ray McSpadden leading Phillips forces. A return match is planned the next Sunday. Yeager faces Lynch in the Country Club men’s singles final. Myrtle Howard tops girls in high school ladder as James Saunders rises. Bobby Garner predicted to join Al Reville’s AHS netters by age 14.
New York reports a fourth bout set for Madison Square Garden with front row seats priced at 75 000 in bonds. War Loan Sports Committee targets 50 million in bond sales from the event, offering gallery seats at 18 75 and ringside bonds at 75 000, aiming to raise funds through the bout.
Local sports card lists golf competitions at Sunset and Ross Rogers Course along with junior and amateur events at Amarillo Country Club and municipal fields. Also notes baseball and softball fixtures and a wedding anecdote from Toledo.
Marine-native barter quotations feature items for trade including food supplies tobacco beads tools and personal adornments. The catalog lists corn cob pipes rice sugar tobacco tobacco products shells beads and traditional goods such as grass skirts weaponry and live animals.
Amarillo Army Air Field Bombers host Hobbs Field nine in the opener at 2 p.m. The Amarillo Dodgers meet the Pampa Oilers in the nightcap at Malin Park in Sunday action.
All golfers are invited to a 36-hole medal play event at Sunset Golf Course tonight from 7 to 10 o clock. The top prize is $3 in war stamps, with $2 for runner up and $1 for third. F S McCullough won last Friday after a playoff against Bill Jenkins. both were five under par after 36 holes.
Ike Williams of Trenton New Jersey secured his 43rd win in 44 professional fights by defeating Julie Kogan of New Haven Connecticut in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden last night. Williams, a hard-hitting light weight, has only lost to Bob Montgomery who holds the New York title.
Mrs Thelma Love and children Doyle and Mrs Billy Lawrenson of 805 Travis Street move from Matador. Miss Ernie Wanser daughter of Mr and Mrs 8 F Wanser leaves for Denver to visit her aunt Mrs R Higdon and to seek nurses training at St Luke Hospital in Denver.
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