Plainview Seeks Strong Entry For News Globe Tournament
Plainview hopes to win The News-Globe baseball tournament to be held August 14 to 22. Manager Henry Evans says they will enter a strong team and seek the rules and details. A $100 forfeit is required with entries. only ten teams will be selected. San Jose New Mexico sent a forfeit and Roswell and Big Lake urged immediate action.
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Plainview
News- Globe
Henry Evans
News-Globe
San Jos
New Mexico
Roswell
Big Lake
Detroit Outfielders Hitting Ball Hard
Detroit outfielders Fothergill and Manush have been crushing the ball, forming a formidable duo with Heilmann and supplying much of the club's offense. An appreciation note from Mrs. R. S. Thompson thanks supporters after an election, while Wespack Fertilizer advertises lawn care services.
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Detroit
Fothergill
Manush
Wah Heilmann
R. S. Thompson
Fans urged to boost Metros as Amarillo team faces slump
Sport Gleanings praises Ardent Pan and Charles C. McBiride for letters on Amarillo Metros criticism. The piece urges better team effort from manager Middleton, improved pitching and baserunning, and calls for loyal fans to attend games Saturday and Sunday to lift the Metros against a top West Texas opponent.
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Ardent Pan
Charles C. McBiride
Amarillo
Metros
Middleton
National Baseball Commission
West Texas
Dodgers and Cubs Surprise Dopesters
Brooklyn and Chicago surprised experts by sticking in the National League pennant race. The Dodgers and Cubs were expected to fade by July but have shown resilience with at least six teams still in contention.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Dodgers
Cubs
Sandie Ball Star Receives Western League Chance
Former Golden Sandstorm players secure major league interest as Bernie Vaught signs with the Denver Western League club through scout Earl McNally. Skeet Gibson also fielding a similar offer. other teammates receive contracts and prospects loom for Ernie Holman after a sale to the Chicago Cubs last year was reversed by illness.
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Golden Sandstorm
Metro Nine
Bernie Vaught
Denver
Earl McNally
Skeet” Gibson
Earl Stockton
Ike Curtis
Amarillo
Curtis
Stockton
Vaught
Gibson
Fonken
Hill
Middleton
Ernie Holman
Texarkana
Chicago Cubs
Hayden-Holman
Nicklaus
Free buggy ride for cash buyers of mat tickets
Promoter Harry Patterson offers free buggy rides to cash customers for the Basanta Singh versus Dutch Mantell wrestling match Friday night. A bus will shuttle fans from Cal Farley Tire Shop at Fifth and Filmore to the arena at 7:45 p.m. for one hour, then return on a 15 minute schedule at no charge. Wespack Fertilizer for your lawn.
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Harry Patterson
Basanta Singh
Dutch Mantell
Metropolitan Park
Amarillo
Ile
el Paso
Metro Park
Cal Farley Tire
Fifth and
Fillmore Streets
Matty Matsuda
Matsuda
Patterson
Mantell
Cal Farley
Tunney Poised To Fight Dempsey Says Cal Parley
CAL PARLEY reports Gene Tunney, a former AEF teammate in Paris 1919, as Dempsey’s heavyweight opponent and favorite among American boxers. Tunney, now around 200 pounds, trains hard, fights with T N T fervor, and draws strong support from all doughboys overseas who back him to win or put up a great showing.
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Gene Tunney
Cal
Cal Parley
Paris
Jack Dempsey
Gene
Dempsey
Alex
Tanney
France
Tunney
Germany
Cirque de Paris
Frankie Conway
U. S
Father Time
Frankie
Conway
SPECIAL GIFTS CONTINUE PRIZE LIST FOR TOURNAMENT
Prize offerings from Gibson Bros. Drug Store and others include cash awards for top players. Awards cover MVP, best batter, best catcher, home runs, runs driven, and most hits, with prizes from $5 to $50 and items like glasses, masks, watches, tires, and meal tickets. Contributions from Ever Eat Cafe, Tri-State Cafe, Panhandle Hardware, Walter Wilson Barber Shop, Edward's Studio, Cal Farley Tire Shop, and others are noted.
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Charley Gibson
Ever Eat Cafe
Tri-State
J. E. Clements
City Drug Store
Wright and Ditson
Panhandle Hardware Company
Walter Wilson
Ford
Silvertown
Cal Farley Tire Shop
Henry Reed
Edward
T. Wood
Tri-State Cafe
Amarillo Hardware Company
Drs. Montgomery and Croft
Gibson Bros. Drugstore
Dutch Mantell
Roy Nash
J. T. Russell Company
Evereat Cafe
Basanta Singh Matched in Amarillo Friday Night
East Indian wrestler Basanta Singh arrives in Amarillo for a Friday bout at Metropolis Park. Promoters offer free bus rides for ticket buyers from Fifth and Fillmore. Promoter Patterson cites Matsuda’s delayed challenge to Mantell ahead of the main event. Mantell eyes the Friday clash with Cal Farley as referee.
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Bucky Harris
Walter Johnson
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Pirates
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Tyson
Jackson
Lindstrom
Cincinnati
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Reds
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Land of
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