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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1948
Page
13
Mood Adamson captured the state title with a 12 to 2 victory as teams report results and postponements to keep standings complete. The article lists numerous midget and Peewee league games, makeups, and pending reports across several leagues with notable performances and scorers.
In a Saturday morning nine hole medal tournament the Amarillo Country Club Junior Golf Association will begin at 10 o'clock. Pairings include Wahter versus Sanders and Baxter versus Farrell with handicaps noted. A group lesson at 9 o'clock reviews full swing. The plan mentions several junior matchups and current standings.
The article notes the 1948 Amari baseball season ending today with a noon east of Butler time listed as 3 o clock. A pen remains open for final pens and pictures.
City auditor outlines preliminary work on the 1948-49 budget with plans to start next month. A public hearing will occur before adoption by the city commission.
Seaman Schaffer will attend Advanced Fire Control School in Washington. In a five inning game by pre game agreement, Richard Chandler earned the win on a homer with Tory Curtis and Gary Thornton each 4 for 4. Dennis Smith took the loss as Odis Gollihugh and Duane Morgan starred for the Bearcats while James Christopher and Eddie Glenn shined for the Coyotes. The Tigers’ center fielder Jerry Gross made strong defensive plays and Leon ard Buccola, Bo Graham, and Terry Smith posted notable hitting numbers in the 13 7 Margaret Wills Tigers win over McKinley Bobcats.
A Polk Street Methodist softball team built a big seventh inning to beat Pierce Street 23 to 7 at Thompson Park. Royce Garrett led Polk Street while Jam Jar and Jam Jar's key hits helped their rally in a high scoring, messy game.
The former wrestling referee punched another official several times and tossed him out of the ring to be disqualified in a one fall match with Walter Stratton. Knutson pinned by Eddie Gideon earlier, later won two falls to advance in the junior heavyweight tourney. Attendance was 1,100.
Jack County farmers fight a grasshopper invasion described as the worst in years. Hundreds of acres of wheat and raw crops suffer extensive damage. County agricultural agent J W Hulsey reports success using Chloradine, a new chemical for combating the hopper menace.
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