Diamond Fans and Gus Roberts Lead Amaro Country Club Event
Gus Roberts and his Diamond Fans team won the Amarillo Country Club Dutch Dinner Tournament beating Dick Bivins’ squad 42 to 30 as 48 golfers participated. Dowell leads the hole in one contest at the Ross Rogers Course with a shot 2 feet 6 38 inches from the cup on a 102 yard hole, and prizes include sport shirts, whiskey, a $25 War Bond, and more. Pro Gene Root collects entries while promising three pre war balls to the three closest shots.
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Ernie Dowell
Ross Rogers
Gene Root
Paul Smith
Killough and Davies
Midway
Midway Liquor Store
Bill Baker
Amarillo National Bank
Blackburn Brothers
White’s Auto Store
Gus Roberts
Amarillo
Bill Honey
Cedar Puckett
Hap Johnson
Ray Blaker
Roy Cloninger
Dude Gentry
Wade Holman
Fred Wagner
George McGrath
Ivor Davies
George Ordway
Richardson
R. R. Swindell
Jimmy James
Ed Roberts
E. H. Plettner
L. E. Anderson
Warren Babb
Gene Klein
Bill Gibson
Jim Farwell
Annual City Golf Championships Planned Across Amarillo
The schedule lists the Annual Men's Municipal Championship July 23 to August 27 with Amarillo Field Bombers facing Liberal Army Air Field at Malin Park on July 30. The Annual City Women's Championship runs August 21 to 24 at Ross Rogers Course, followed by the Annual Men's City Championship September 2 to 4 at Amarillo Country Club.
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Amarillo Field
Liberal Army Air Field
Malin Park
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Country Club
Mrs. E. H. Aderton Elected President of Association
Mrs. E. H. Aderton was elected president of the Ladies Municipal Golf Association at a Ross Rogers Golf Course meeting. Other officers named include Mrs. C. M. Robertson as tournament chairman, Mrs. Curtis Gilbert as secretary treasurer, Mrs. Colby Davies as handicap chairman, and Mrs. F. B. McCollough as telephone committee chairman.
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E. H. Aderton
Ladies Municipal Golf Association
Ross Rogers Golf Course
C. M. Robertson
Curtis Gilbert
Treasury
Colby Davies
F. 8. McCollough
Higgins wins Amarillo ladies golf tourney at CC
Mrs J W Higgins won the ladies day golf tournament at Amarillo Country Club a best nine hole event with half handicaps. Her score was 43 37 12 35 percent. The luncheon ball was claimed by Mrs J S Triplett.
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J. W. Higgins
Amarillo Country Club
J.S. Triplett
New Team of Field Drops Opening Tilt
A new Amarillo fielding squad debuts as the Section V Reds fall 15 to 8 to the Amarillo Dodgers. Cracker Pruett led the Dodgers with two triples a double and a single, while Collins added a triple and two doubles. Ellmer and Jrochowsky provided extra base hits for the Reds. Young earned the mound win with Hurley taking the loss as the Reds set three tentative Malin Park dates including a rematch with the Dodgers and a Dumas clash.
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Amarillo Field
Amarillo
Reds
Amarillo Dodgers
Cracker Pruett
Dodgers
Collins
Ellmer
City Bowling Association Meets at 8 O'clock Tonight
The City Bowling Association will meet tonight at Radio Station KGNC at 8 o clock. Election of officers will be the main order of business. Retiring president John Laughlin urges every Amarillo bowler to attend.
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City Bowling Association
KGNC
Amarillo
John Laughlin
Ronald Cook to Start for Bombers in Sunday Clash
Amarillo fans expect a mound duel as Ronald Cook will start for the Bombers against Liberal Kansas in Malin Park Sunday afternoon. Cook, under contract to the Pittsburgh Pirates, struck out 16 last Sunday in a 5-3 win over Hobbs. The teams split a two game series with Liberal from a 3-2 loss and a 9-7 Amarillo win. Admission for Soldiers free. civilians 50 cents.
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Ronald Cook
Amarillo
Bombers
Liberal
Kan
Cook
Sgt
Hoot Gibson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hobbs
N. M
Liberal Soldiers
Malin Park
Amarillo Field
Kansas Soldiers
Inter-city tennis clash opens at Ellwood Park
The first inter-city net battle kicks off Sunday at 1 p.m. with Phillips college stars facing Amarillo. Phillips manager James Redding praises his lineup of ex college champions including Ray McSpadden Jim Roach and Frank Ogle.
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Ellwood Park
Phillips
James Redding
Ray McSpadden
Jim Roach
Frank Ogle
Major Dog With Human Mind to Appear At Local Theaters
A special stage attraction featuring Major the dog with a human mind opens at Rex Theater Saturday matinee and night and Star Theater Sunday. Owned by Billie Watkins, Major is a 14 year old police shepherd who can count, identify times of day, and detect booby traps. He is accompanied by Little Major and Klodo. the act follows the regular film programs.
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Rex Theater
Star
Major
Billie Watkins
Little Major
Klodo
Canine Corps
Watkins
Hollywood
Expecting Mound Duel Sunday in Amarillo Golf Tourney
The Amarillo Globe reports a Sunday qualifying round at Ross Rogers Course for the Municipal championship golf tournament with 16 golfers per flight and finals on August 28. Entry is 1 dollar and rounds run 7 to 10 pm. Ernie Dowell shot last month’s tourney score of 104 for three rounds. Pro Walter Sikes posts 25 War Stamps to the top three scores.
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Ross Rogers
Sunset Golf Course
Walter Sikes
Ernie Dowell
Indians Have On War Paint War on Yankees Fades for Indians
Cleveland Indians dominate the New York Yankees 8-1 as Tex Hughson wins for Boston and Orval Grove shuts out Washington. Cincinnati tops Boston 4-2 while Chicago and Pittsburgh rainouts rearranged NL action. April Hoag drove in three and scored twice for Cleveland in yesterday's big win.
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Carl Lundquist
New York
U.P
Cleveland Indians
American League
Bronx Bombers
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Tribe
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Tex Hughson
Bengals
Washington Senators
Orval Grove
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Cincinnati Reds
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Boston Braves
Ray Mueller
Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
April Hoag
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Pet
St Louis
New York Neons
Cleveland Easeeseees
Wasngton
St. Louis
Washington
Sunset Open golf events and local league schedule
The Sunset Open at Sunset Golf Course features a 7 to 10 PM event in Amarillo with multiple weekend tournaments at Ross Rogers Course and Sunset Course. Amarillo Junior Golf Association runs a Sunset Course weekend handicap event at Amarillo Country Club then Oss Rogers Course. Baseball action has the Amarillo Field Bombers versus Liberal Army Air Field at Malin Park 2 30 PM. Commissioners Court to sit as Board of Equalization on Aug 9 and 10 in the county courtroom. notices mailed to valuations raised with few changes.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Junior Golf Association
Sunset
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Associaion Cens Ana
Oss Rogers Cou Roomariio
Amarillo Counery Ub
Amarillo Field
Liberal Army Air Field
Malin Park
Golf Association
Ross Rogers Course
Sunset Golf Association
Sunset Th
Robot Attacks on London Taper Off After Night of Bombs
London and southern England faced renewed German flying bomb assaults last night but activity waned before midnight. Anti aircraft fire and night fighters shot down several robots, one crashed in a residential area after being struck.
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London
England
Pantex Golf Tourney Set At Ross Rogers Course
The Pantex Golf Association schedules a plant wide tourney with eight players per flight. Qualifying lasts through next Thursday, rounds Aug 6 13 for first, Aug 14 20 semi finals, Aug 21 27 finals. Entry 50 cents. prizes in War Stamps for champions, runners up, and consolation winners.
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Pantex Golf Association
Ross Rogers
Marvin Andrews To Inspect Automatic Pin Set Up
Houston and Amarillo bowling officials will visit Chicago to inspect an automatic pin setting system that could replace pin boys. The plan was approved at a Texas Bowling Proprietors Association meeting led by President Happ Morse of Dallas.
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Houston
Fred McGee
Marvin Andrews
Amarillo
Chicago
Texas Bowling Proprietors Association
Happ Morse
Dallas
Albuquerque Captain Ties Sunset Golf 9-Hole Record
Captain H E McKinney of Kirtland Field Albuquerque tied the nine hole Sunset Golf Course record with a 31 score. His round included a 31 minus par and links to prior state titles in Nebraska 1941 and New Mexico 1943. Sgt John Olver, also a record holder, serves in the armed forces. Host Pro Walter Sikes holds the 18 hole mark at 66.
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H. E. McKinney
Kirtland Field
Albuquerque
Sunset
BOP. Cits
McKinney
John Olver
Armed Forces
Walter Sikes
Nebraska
New Mexico
Three-Way Tie in Foursome Contest
The Ladies Municipal Golf Association Scotch foursome tournament at the Ross ended in a three way tie with teams netting 34. Mrs Curtis Gilbert and J R Brown Mrs Gene Root and Colby Davies and Mrs C M Robertson and Cliff Thompson all tied. In the playoff Gilbert Brown were eliminated. The remaining four teams received merchandise valued at 1 10 each with Gilbert Brown awarding 55 cents in merchandise.
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Ladies Municipal Golf Association
Ross Rogers Course
Curtis Gilbert
J. R. Brown
Gene Root
Colby Davies
C. M. Robertson
Cliff Thompson
Gilbert-Brown
Gilbert- Brown
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