Evans Again The Peerless Lanes Set To Open Soon
Local bowling scene notes Evans Again The Peerless Lanes formerly Vic tory Alleys will open in a couple of days per Ted Buccola. Ina Petrie Pampa posted a 202 game and Johnny Weeks Amarillo a 215 in Saturday events earning high game awards from Sam Fenberg. Petrie and Weeks won miniature silver and gold balls respectively as the Pampa women’s team defeated a local squad.
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Ted Buccola
Kegling Palace
Ina Petrie
G-Sox hurler nets No 20 in win at Pampa
The Amarillo Gold Sox beat Borger 4-1 as Bill Evans earned his 20th win of the season. Evans allowed four safeties, struck out six, and moved within six victories of the league record while Moran and Lamprich hit homers in the ninth. The win keeps Amarillo six and a half games behind Abilene.
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Amarillo Gold Sox
Bill Evans
Evans
Gold Sox
Pampa
Sox
Borger
Seres
Amarillo
Bill
Lefty Garland
Oilers
George Sutch
al Duarte
Bill Moran
Harry Lamprich
Moran
Lamprich
Abjilene
Blue Sox
Albuquerque
Lubbock
Berger
Hubbers
Gassers
Clovis
Lamesa
Game
Packers Edge Wesley's 12 9 In Lone Star Tilt
The Packers beat Wesley's 12 to 9 in the Lone Star Softball League with Ned Gibbs guiding the winners. Earl Moon pitched for the Packers as 14 hits were collected off Bill Shock and Bill Wehrman. Carl Davis and Leroy Gill homered for the winners and Jones hit a fourbagger for Wesley's.
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Pinkney
Packers
Wesley's
Wesley Nine
Ned Gibbs
Earl Moon
Bill Shock
Bill Wehrman
Carl Davis
Leroy Gill
Jones
Wesley
Pantex
Walter Savage
Jaycees
Shellack International Harvester
Graham Hoeme
Carpenter's Union
Blue Bonnett
Plains Chevrolet
Santa Fe
Fred Seale
Greyhound Lines
Sears Roebuck
Panhandle Fruit
Amarillo Players Enter Northwest Texas Open Tennis Meet
Three Amarillo players Glyndon Riley Jack Hays and J D Smyth filed entries to represent the local tennis club at the Northwest Texas Open in Wichita Falls August 8 to 11. Interested players are urged to submit entries to Tom McCarty Wichita Falls Country Club by August 6. The meet is revived after a six year absence.
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Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Glyndon Riley
Jack Hays
J. D. Smyth
Tom McCarty
Wichita Falls Country Club
Demaret Fires 68 to Win Golf Exhibition
Jimmy Demaret, the Houston golf stylist, fired a five under par 68 at Wakonda Course to win an exhibition match against Ellsworth Vines, Ben Hogan, and Dick Metz. Metz posted 69 while Hogan and Vines scored 71s as the group stopped in Des Moines en route to the St. Paul Open.
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Des Moines
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Wakonda
Ellsworth Vines
Ben Hogan
Dick Metz
Metz
Kansas City
Hogan
Vines
St. Paul
Minn
LeRoy McGuirk Eyes Semifinalists in World Title Tourney
LeRoy McGuirk of Tulsa seeks records on the four semifinalists in the international eliminations promoted by Cory Detton. Weidner and Poggi meet in one semifinal. Stratton faces Flores in the other. The winner earns a 1000 prize and a Detton trophy at Gold Sox Field on August 15.
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LeRoy McGuirk
Tulsa
Okla
Cory Detton
McGuirk
Billy Weidner
Boston
Gorilla Poggi
Argentina
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Oklahoma Star
National Wrestling Association
Detton
Cats Maintain League Margin
Fort Worth Cats beat Houston Buffs 9-6 to extend their lead over the San Antonio Missions who beat Dallas 1-0. Beaumont Exporters edged Oilers 3-2 at Tulsa to widen the gap to three games, and Shreveport Sports swept Oklahoma City 3-1 and 6-2 in a doubleheader.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth Cats
Houston Buffs
San Antonio Missions
Dallas
Tulsa
Beaumont Exporters
Oilers
Shreveport Sports
Oklahoma City Indians
Cats
Houston
Buffs
al Zachary
John van Cuyk
San Antonio
Pete Kraus
Missions
Ray Coleman
Charles Eisenmann
Felix Penso
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Bill Reeder
Texas
Fort Worth
Tulsa Sea
Ouston
San Houston
Antonio
Sam City
Women Golfers Invited to Borger Meet
Amarillo women golfers are invited to a special tournament Friday at the Huber Country Club in Borger. Pampa Borger Phillips and Amarillo linkswomen will vie for honors with matches starting at 9 a m followed by a luncheon. Local women must sign up in advance at their pro shop.
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Amarillo
Huber
Borger
Pampa
Borger, Phillips
Businessmen Spread Out To Qualify in T M Meet
A battery of club swinging businessmen teed off at the Denver Country Club to qualify for the 43.1 Men’s Trans Mississipp i Tournament. O Hara Watts of Oklahoma City led qualifiers with a four under par 67 after the opening round, shaving four strokes off par.
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Denver Country Club
Denver
U.P
O'Hara Watts
Oklahoma City
Watts
Baseball Heads Study Requests Made by Player Committees
In New York on July 30 baseball magnates heard two player committees push for reform. The National League backed a $5500 minimum wage, a pension fund, and 60 day severance pay with an eight man panel, while the American League urged contracts to be honored, a permanent grievance body, and a minimum and pension fund. Reps Dixie Walker Marty Marion Billy Herman named to negotiate ahead of a joint major league meeting before Labor Day.
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New York
Chicago
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn
Marty Marion
St. Louis
Billy Herman
Boston
A. B. Chandler
Johnny Murphy
Joe Kuhel
Mel Harder
Cleveland
Ford Frick
Will Harridge
Jacobson Homers in 10-RBI Night as Hillsboro Rout Wins
A-Bob Jacobson hit three home runs and drove in 10 runs to power Hillsboro past Wonewoc 27-7 in a Juneau County league contest. The eight pound daughter born earlier in the day was noted in the report.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Bob Jacobson
Jacobson
Wonewoc
Standings and Results From Yesterday and Today’s Schedule
Yesterday Detroit beat Philadelphia 4 to 1 and Washington lost 8 to 2 with Cleveland 4 1 over New York 3 to Chicago 4. Current standings show New York, Detroit, Washington, Cleveland leading with Boston and Philadelphia trailing. Tonight’s games include New York at Detroit and Boston at Cleveland with several night matchups.
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Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Boston
Asthae
Q- Sf
Essccsoe
Boch
Bevens
Trucks
Dobson
Gromek
Savage
Grove
St. Louis
Haefner
Va. Potter
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Oston Chicago
Reeesess
Pittsburgh
Pollet
Mellon
Chipman
Gee
Vander Meer
Rowe
Sewell
Sain
One-Sided Scores in Church Softball League
San Jacinto Baptist defeated First Christian 15 to 7 as Oscar Phillips and Paul Judd homered in the second inning. Clyde Cooper followed with a four-base hit, and Lewis Franks limited First Christian to eight hits. Polk Street Methodist crushed West Amarillo Christian 18 to 6 with an 18-hit attack, Glen Quattlebaum earning the win and Billy Keith Irwin hitting the lone homer. League play resumes with First Presbyterian vs First Baptist and Tenth Street Methodist vs the San Jacinto Methodists.
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San Jacinto Baptist
First Christian
Polk Street Methodist
West Amarillo Christian
San Jacinto
Oscar Phillips
Paul Judd
Phillips
Clyde Cooper
Lewis Franks
Ray Biggs
Polk Street
West Amarillo
Methodists
Glen Quattlebaum
Billy Keith Irwin
Ed Little
First Presbyterian
First Baptist
Tenth Street Methodist
San Jacinto Methodists
Amarillo Hosts Annual Junior Golf Meet Next Week
The Amarillo City Junior Golf Tournament will run Monday through Thursday at Amarillo Country Club with an entry fee of 1 dollar. The eight to a flight event welcomes all Amarillo youths 18 and under, and defending champion John Evans will attend to defend his title.
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Amarillo City
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo
John Evans
Fifteen Amateur Places Open In Dallas Golf Tournament
Dallas July 30 amateurs from Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana and New Mexico may qualify for 15 open spots in the Dallas Salesmanship Club Open Golf Tournament to be decided at Dallas Country Club over 36 holes September 24 26. A Selected list of nationally known amateurs will be invited to compete alongside potential professionals.
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Dallas
Dallas Salesmanship Club
Ben Lee Boynton
Boynton
Dallas Country Club
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Crickets and Cardinals pull playoff upsets in Amarillo
In Cactus and Panhandle League playoffs yesterday Amarillo College Crickets toppled the previously unbeaten Maverick Dogies 17 16 to reach the Cactus final while San Jacinto Cardinals upset St Mary's Padres 16 15 to reach the Panhandle final. Louie Palmer went four for four for the Cards and key hits fueled the rally.
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North Side Mustangs
Maverick Steers
Amarillo College Gremlins
N. Georgia Marauders
Mare Wills Cotton Sox
Forest Hill Mules Aereee
Sanborn Dodge
Wolflin Pontes
Taylor Bruins
Free
Margaret Wills Tigers
San Jacinto Bearcats
Horace Mann Blue Jays
Forest Hill Lobos
Lamar Panthers
Maverick Calves
Bruins Lions
Boys Ranch
Wolflin Colts
San Jacinto Atoms Tree
Taylor Wildcats
Sanborn Bobcats
Pleasant Valley Cowboys
Amarillo College Crickets
Kids, Inc
Maverick Dogies
Cactus
San Jacinto Cardinals
St. Mary's Padres
McMasters
Avengers
Amarillo College
Humphreys Highland Bulldogs
Cardinals
Padres
Louie Priolo
Paul Garner
Ray Adams
Louie Palmer
San Jacinto Park
McKinley Pioneers
Wilson Wasps
Panhandle
Charles Ott
Pioneers
San Jacinto School
Scott Receives 1-0 Draft Classification
Clydell Smackover Scott, former U S Naval Academy football star who resigned from the academy and announced plans to attend the University of Arkansas this fall, has been given a 1-0 draft classification.
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Scott
Little Rock
Ark
U.P
Clydell
U. S. Naval Academy
University of Arkansas
Records in danger at Keneland Race Course sales
New spending records appeared on the second day of the Keneland Race Course sale as racing stable owners spent heavily to acquire blue blood yearlings.
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Lexington
U.P
Keneland Race Course
Premiere Here Friday Night Midget Auto Racing Tops Saga
Amarillo hosts inaugural midget auto race at the new Amarillo Speed Bowl drawn by Otis Williams and Lewis Blackwell with a $1250 purse. Dallas driver Ted Parker seeks prize money. others include Cotton Music Felix Graves Ollie Goodrich Lee McDonald Tex West and Corky Benson among expected entrants. Tickets $1 at the entrance half a mile south of the Canyon Highway.
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Amarillo
Rose Bowl
County Fair Ground
Chicago
Soldiers Field
Otis Williams
Lewis Blackwell
Ted Parker
Dallas
Williams
Parker
Cotton Music
Midwest
Music
Felix Graves
Tulsa
Ollie Goodrich
Oklahoma City
Lee McDonald
Chickasha
Okla
Tex West
Corky Benson
Lubbock
Canyon Highway
Bowle
Cardinals Face Exes In Drive By Dodgers Series
Former Cardinals and other ex-Cardinals populate the era’s action as Brooklyn lider Durocher pits Rube Melton against Howie Pollet at Ebbets Field. Reiser and Gillenwater ignite Dodgers and Braves win. Yankees, Senators, and Tigers win, while several teams idle.
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Ralph Roden
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinal
Red Birds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Leo Durocher
The
Brooks
St. Louis
Rube Melton
Dodgers
Eddie Dyer
Howie Pollet
Melton
Brooklyn
Pete Reiser
Durocher
Cincinnati
Reiser
Mort Cooper
Carden Gillenwater
Cardinals
Boston Braves
Braves
Boston
Chicago
Cubs
New York Giants
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
Tigers
Yanks
Freddie Hutchinson
Philadelphia Athletics
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Browns
Red Sox
Woodcock Becomes Europe’s Top Challenger for Heavy Crown
Bruce Woodcock of England is rated Europe’s No 1 challenger for the world heavyweight title after a six round knockout of Paul Benet of France in Manchester. Woodcock used his 22 pound weight edge to overwhelm Renet with a hard right to the jaw in the first round and finished him with sustained punishment.
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Manchester
Eng
Bruce Woodcock
England
Europe
Paul Benet
France
Renet
Baseball Leaders: NATIONAL and AMERICAN Leagues
National League batting leader Hopp of Boston with .376 and Slaughter of St. Louis RBI leader at 78. Walker of Brooklyn leads RBIs with 76 and Mize of New York tops home runs with 16. American League Vernon of Washington bats .356 and Williams of Boston hits .354 with 83 RBIs. Greenberg of Detroit adds 23 homers.
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Hopp
Boston
Walker
Brooklyn
Slaughter
St. Louis
Mize
New York
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Vernon
Washington
Williams
York
Greenberg
Detroit
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Monte Jay Tumminello
Borger Gassers
Bob Seeds & Co
Bull Garland
Warren Hacker
R. C. Otey
Forth Worth
Cowtown
Otey
Dutch Prather
Tyler Trojans
Marshall Brown
Lamesa Pampa
Jake Christie
Abilene Blue Sox
Sebastiano Distefano
Hayden Greer
Pete Spatafore
Ray Anderson
Alaska
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Lobos
Emery Price Brookfield
Lou Ellis
Price Brookfield
West Texas State
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
Jimmy Powers
New York Daily News
Sam Breadon
Ben Stone, Jr
George Parr
Bob Stone
Ben
Fred Fyfe
Budgie Hayden
Hayden-Powell
Fyfe
Howard Lynch
G-Sox
G. I. Houses
Ss. W. Ball
Home Builder
Wesleys
Amarilloans
South Fillmore St
Mat Champ
Borger Meet
Kids Inc
Baseball
Majors
Happy Pappy
Abulene
Abilene Ee
Abilene
Globe News
Netherlands
Kenneth Brown
Bobby Hoare
Mustang
Darrell Sharp
Sharp
Hoare
Brown
North Georgia Marauders
Pleasant Valley Redskins
Margaret Wills Cotton Sox
Fighth
Hayden Huskies
Harold Swindell
Forest Hill Mules
Larry McNight
John Moore
Hugh Cox
Ed Jackson
Wolflin Wolverines
Forest Hill Hillbillies
Gale Linkenhager
McKinley Longhorns
Wilson Rabbit Twisters
Lamar Mountaineers
Sam Houston Buffalos
Claude Jones
Vern Irwin
Gene Barber
Don White
Rusty Reneau
Tavilor
St. Mary's Saints
Margaret Wills Wolves
Pleasant Valley Eagles
W. 5Th
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle
W. I. Batson
W. B. Batson
Bat's Liquors
Woodcock
Mer
Wallace Bettes
West Texas
Boot and Shoe Shop
Sears Map Blueprint CO
Dr. Waldon E. Houghton
Gouldy Bros
Tyler
Colorado
Arizona
Eae
Benton
Rime Fee Ae
Now
Charter Plane Service
United States
Canada
Mexico
Mercury Airlines
Continental Bus System
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