Elite semi pro diamond tourney opens in Waco state meet
Elite semi pro clubs gather for the state Diamond Tournament in Waco with Sky Giants of Amarillo Field among favorites. Amarillo owns a 21 1 record and showed they can win tight games by a 7 6 verdict over Pampa Flyers, a game yesterday canceled today. The Waco Wolves defend their title while San Marcos adds former pros Verne Williams and other pros to bolster their entry in the double elimination event.
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Verne Williams
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Houston
Seventh Round In Boys Loop In Amarilla Tonight
The seventh round features National and American leagues cross batting with spirited games. W E Smith Jr coordinates the program and revamps lower brackets aiming for strong records. Tonight’s schedule lists multiple matchups across National and American leagues with teams like Sam Houston Hayden Georgia Mavericks Wolflin Lincoln Mirror Monroe San Jacinto College Central Margaret Willis Sanborn Boys Ranch Bivins. Tomorrow with 12 and under, Plains League McKinley Carolina San Jacinto Lamar Bivins Margaret Wills Panhandle Sanborn Horace Mann Alice Landergin Forest Hill Monroe Glenwood Humphreys Highlands Wilson Western League Margaret Wills Fillmore Mavericks Horace Forest Hill San Jacinto Lamar Sam Houston Texas League Wilson Humphreys Highlands McKinley Sanborn College Wolflin Line.
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Amarillo Field Dominates Pampa in Golf Sweep
Amarillo Field golf team swept doubles 6 to 0 and singles 12 to 0 against Pampa Field at Ross Rogers Course. Sets featured C. Set. Chapman with Byron Gerdes 3 and Lang with Kocunik 3. Rago with Vaughn 3. Mannuton with Navaree 0.
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Amarillo Field
Pampa Field
Ross Rogers
C. & Chapman
Byron Gerdes
Frank Lang
Frank Kocunik
John Rago
Bill Vaughn
George Mannuton
Jimmy Navaree
New Attendance Record For Year Set in Majors
New attendance record for 1945 season set at major league baseball with 225 160 fans at the double headers yesterday in New York. Previous high was 210 000 on July 4 and best Sunday 205 106 on June 23.
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U.P
Major League Baseball
Livestock Feeding Short Course Opens at Texas Tech
Texas Technological College in Lubbock hosts a four day livestock feeding short course starting today with livestock feeding authorities and noted live stock judges as instructors.
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Texas Technological College
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Marse Joe to Finish Season With Yankees
New York reports indicate Joe McCarthy will end this season as manager of the New York Yankees after 14 years and eight pennants. Although illness was once cited, McCarthy and President Larry MacPhail deny resignation plans, with a 1946 contract reportedly valued around 35000 dollars for another year.
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All American Golf Championships Open at Chicago
The $66 000 All American Championships begin slow with 70 qualifiers at Tom O Shanter Course. Byron Nelson leads a 140 man field chasing a $13 600 War Bond winner’s purse and $57 733 to top 40. Surprise entrants include Slammin Sammy Snead and Lt. Ben Hogan. Betty Hicks defends the Women’s Open against Dorothy German and Lt. Patty Berg.
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Ben Hogan
Army Air Force
Betty Hicks
Dykes Demands Hustle From White Sox In Wake of Losses
New York July 23 James J Dykes manager of the White Sox blasts his own players with hard talk instead of targeting opponents He says wartime minor league players lack hustle and that applied psychology will decide the pennant He cites Tony Cuccianello Roy Schalk and a pivotal 12 inning win over the Yankees as proof of hustle paying off.
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al Benton
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Cleveland
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Jim Bagby
Indians
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Artie Fletcher
Joe McCarthy
Girl Scout Headquarters to Close for August
Miss Estelle Burgess announces that the Girl Scout Headquarters at 204 West Tenth will close during August. The 1945 summer camping season ended Saturday at Camp Kiwanis and Scout activities will resume on September 1.
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Estelle Burgess
Camp Kiwanis
J C Richardson Wins Weekend Handicap Medal Play
J C Richardson finished first at the Week end Handicap Medal Play Tournament with a net 60. He carried a 98 stroke handicap and a gross 88 for the winning card while Dr R P Parcells came in second with 78 16 62.
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J. C. Richardson
R. P. Parcells
Amarillo Field and Ellington Field meet in Texas semi pro action
Amarillo Field faces Ellington Field in a Texas State Semi Pro Baseball tournament at Waco on Thursday night. The Amarillo Golf Association holds best ball foursome matches at Ross Rogers Course on Friday.
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Ellington Field
Waco
Amarillo Golf Association
Ross Rogers Course
Marathoners Tie In 24 Innings In A's Tigers Classic
Philadelphia and Detroit battled 24 innings ending 1 to 1 in four hours and 48 minutes. Umpire Bill Summers halted play as Dizzy Trout and Russ Christopher matched a historic endurance feat with Les Mueller ending the affair after 20 innings.
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Steve O'Neill
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Mueller
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Joe Berry
Final Week in Men's Softball League Playoffs Loom
The Medics enter as heavy favorites with 11 wins in 12 games as the season wraps. A tight race for the remaining playoff spots pits the Bombers, Jaycees, and Bankers against Flyers and Texas Guard, with two losses by the leaders needed to alter the four team field. A single or double elimination final will be decided by a managers meeting next week.
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Texas Guard
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Doubleheader at Fair Grounds in Junior Gold Sox action
Two games tonight at the Fair Grounds feature Plains Chevrolet vs Western Sand & Gravel in the opener and Tulsa against Amarillo Furniture in the nightcap. Sand & Gravel and Tulia have shown recent form, with Western Sand & Gravel and Mann's Bakery slated for tomorrow’s doubleheader.
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Dallas Monarchs Capture Series at Tri-State Fair Park
The Dallas Monarchs defeated Amarillo Red Sox two games to one in a weekend series at Tri-State Fair Park. Friday Dallas 15 Amarillo 6. Saturday Amarillo 14 Dallas 8. Sunday Dallas 14 Amarillo 9.
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Boo Ferriss Eyes Freshman Record in March Stand
Boo Ferriss won his 17th game of the season to fuel a 3-2 Red Sox win over the Browns, closing in on the American League rookie mark of 24 set by Oren Summers. Other major league results included Brooklyn and St Louis tied for second, and Chicago Cubs splitting a twin bill with Philadelphia.
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Sgt Rage makes ace on 126 yard No 13 at Amarillo CC
Sgt John Rage holed out an ace on No 13 at the Amarillo Country Club using an 8 iron on a 126 yard hole. Howard Lynch played ahead and witnessed the moment as Rage’s round totaled 39 35 for 74. His partners were Jack Allen Warren Babb and Dean Huffmar.
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Pirates Rally To Take Two From Red Sox In Opener
Pittsburgh moved to fourth place by beating Boston 2-1 with a ninth inning pinch single by Jack Saltgauer for the winning run. Jack Barrett drove in all Pirates runs in a three run homer in the second game as Pittsburgh won 3-1. Cincinnati rose to sixth by sweeping the Giants 2-1 in 13 innings and 11-5.
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Arizona Visitor Margaret Hamilton Wins Low Visit
Miss Margaret Hamilton formerly of Amarillo is spending two weeks as guest of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wilson at 2015 Monroe Arizona.
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Margaret Hamilton
Winslow, Ariz
Amarillo
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Monroe
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