Softball comeback stirs Amarillo as Jaycees stage district
A revived Amarillo softball scene emerges as the Jaycees sponsor the district tournament opening last night. Local clubs Panhandle Laundry and Amarillo Laundry clash in a legacy-filled era with mentions of 1935 Panhandle triumphs and 1937 Texaco and 1939 Phillips teams, plus praise for players like Dick Berry and Eddie Norton.
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Indians Scalp Bruins Regain Lead in Senior League
In hard fought Senior League action North Side Indians beat Sanborn Grizzlies 2 1 to reclaim first place while East Side Mountaineers edged Amarillo College Gremlins 4 3. Pitching duels highlighted both games with Darrell Sharp and Claude King strong on the mound.
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Dodgers Youth Movement Faces Cardinals Old Pros
In New York Brooklyn leads the NL while fearing St. Louis, the defending world champions. Cardinals hammer the Giants 10 to 5 as Brecheen shines. Musial Kurowski and Marion supply the offense. Other results include Cincinnati crushed 12 to 1. Cubs and Braves 2-0. Yankees top Browns 6-0. Tigers fall to Washington 6-1. Red Sox beat White Sox 3-2 in 10 innings.
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Major League Leaders Recap American League Batting and Pitching
The bulletin lists leaders with Di Mage of New York batting .342 and Boudrea of Cleveland top home runs with 18. Pitching leader Hader from Cleveland is 6 1 with a 1 857 mark, while Shea of New York features in pitching stats.
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Roughers Vie In Main Event At Fair Grounds
Tomorrow night at the Fair Grounds Sailor Watkins faces Pat O Dowdy in the Southwest junior heavyweight tournament first round. A six man wrestle royal opens the card with Stratton Flores and Bruckman already eliminated. the two winners advance to the semi final.
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Two Softball Meets Begin District 8 Play Tonight
First round of the District 8 softball tournament continues at Veterans Hospital field with Vega All-Stars facing Phil lips Plant Instrument Department of Borger and San Jacinto Baptist of YMCA against Western Auto Supply of Borger. Semifinals and finals are scheduled for later dates. last night Wesleys Apparel and Graham Hoeme advanced to the semis.
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Brown Is US Hope In French Tourney
Top seed Tom Brown carried the United States hopes in the French International Tennis Tournament with a four-set win over England's Tony Mottram to reach the quarterfinals. Budge Patty, seeded second, was upset by Anton Stolpa in four sets as Joseph Asboth of Hungary advanced, challenging Brong for the title.
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Teen makes ace at Sunset Golf Course
Teen golfer Robert Weisz topped a 168 yard iron and the ball rolled into the cup for a hole in one at Sunset Golf Course No one got the ball off the ground and his mood shifted from disgust to delight as the ball dropped in the can while playing with Mr and Mrs Rovse McCauskey.
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Robert Weisz
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Mrs Wolflin Wins Club Tourney With Net 66
Mrs Frank Wolflin captured the 18 hole bracket at Amarillo Country Club in the weekly Women s Golf Association event scoring net 66 after a 95 29 66 card. In the 9 hole class Art McKay Sr led with 54 21 33 while Mrs George Simpson won the luncheon Ball.
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Art McKay
George Simpson
How They Stand In 1930s Texas Leagues And Scores
Tuesday results from West Texas New Mexico and Texas leagues list Amarillo Albuquerque Pampa Lubbock Abilene and others with scores. National League and American League games show Boston Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati New York St Louis Philadelphia Detroit Washington Cleveland and Pittsburgh weather noted.
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Gold Sox Host Dukes in Short Home Stand Opener
The Gold Sox return from a brief road trip to start a three game set with Albuquerque Dukes at 8:80. Tom Spears takes the mound as the Dukes visit after adding Don Moore and trading John Bottarini.
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Umpire Neal Rabe Honored by Lubbock Fans in 4,000 Crowd
Neal Rabe, chief umpire of the West Texas New Mexico League since its 1937 founding, received a wrist watch from local fans at Hubber Park in a ceremony led by DeWitt Landis KFYO. Speakers lauded his contributions while a wheelchair parade preceded the gift, and Rabe pledged to call games fairly as long as he umpired.
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Pickell Named Coach of Lamar College
Elbert Pickell, longtime athletic director and head football and basketball coach at French High School, is named head basketball coach and football assistant at Lamar College. The former Arkansas University athlete brings 15 years of coaching experience to Lamar.
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Free Meal Prize At Amarillo Club Golf Tourney
Crie Linksters at Amarillo Country Club face a chance to win a free meal by winning tomorrow’s match. Players can also win two golf balls for hitting tee shots within 115 feet of No. 2 green. Fifteen prizes of two balls each will be awarded. remaining balls distributed at dinner by a surprise method. Team captains are Dr. E. W. Cain and Jack Allen.
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Golf association meeting urged for Amarillo Friday
All directors and members of the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association committees are urged to attend a Friday night meeting at the Ross Rogers Clubhouse. It will start at o clock.
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