Dodgers Dominate Gold Sox In Lamesa Opener
In Lamesa on June 5 the Dodgers crushed Amarillo 23 to 1. Lefty Earl Wilshire allowed three hits and fanned 11, while the Dodgers piled up 16 hits led by four-for-four Earl Wilshire with two doubles and a triple and three RBI. Pete Spatafore added three RBIs and Larry Drake two doubles as Amarillo struggled to solve the mound of Yarbrough and Smith.
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Lamesa
Lamesa Dodgers
Amarillo Gold Sox
Earl Wilshire
Gold Sox
Dodgers
Frank Smith
Yarborough
Wilshire
Pete Spatafore
Larry Drake
Noel Landreth
Amarillo
Otev
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Ace Gardner
Hargrove
Ord
Prather
Moore
Tenorio
Ray
Pruitt
Smith
Yarbrough
Rais Sv Sresceasveens
Koenig
Stevens
Drake
Sissies
Reyes
Bonnell
Spatafore
Palmer
Haney
Landreth
Lame
Ott Quietly Breaks a Record in Bowling History
Lowell Jackson, a New Orleans bowler with 19 perfect games and 27 scores of 299, set a long standing league average record of 210, achieved despite losing an eye at age seven. His name appears in official record books many times.
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Lowell Jackson
New Orleans
Rookie Powers Giants to Record RBIs Mark in Quiet Fashion
Ott breaks the NL runs batted in record with 1 582 as Willard Marshall homers early to lift the Giants 4-3 over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Other NL results include St Louis beating Boston 6-2 while Yankees topple White Sox 8-2. In AL, Borowy wins again for the Yankees and Bagby notches his first since May.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Rogers Hornsby
Willard Marshall
Wrigley Field
St. Louis
Boston Braves
New York Yankees
Edgar Smith
Chicago White Sox
Smith
Hank Borowy
Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Jim Bagby
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Cronin Seeks Sox First Base Role As Foxx Departs
Joe Cronin has started seven games at various infield and first base positions since Jimmy Foxx left. The Red Sox view Paul Campbell as the best natural first sacker, after moving from outfield. The column notes other sports and entertainment bits around the era.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Wide World
New York
Jimmy Foxx
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Sox
Double X
Paul Campbell
Jimmy
Melio Bettina
Harry Bobo
Cleveland
Texas League Pitching Dominates With Several Shutouts
Paul Dean tossed a five hit 3 0 shutout over Fort Worth Panthers at Houston for his seventh win, while Beaumont Exporters beat Tulsa Oilers 12 1 with seven runs in the sixth. San Antonio Missions edged Dallas 1 0 on Whitehead’s win, and Doyle Lade spun six hits as Shreveport’s Sports won 4 1 over Oklahoma City.
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Connors
Dallas
York
Shreveport
Johnson
Tucker
Fort Worth
Evers
Beaumont
Overmire
Gann
Masters
LaMacchia
San Antonio
Peterson
Maltzberger
Associated Press
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Fort Worth Panthers
Houston
Buffs
Horton
Clark
Bob Gillespie
Beaumont Exporters
Tulsa Oilers
Missions
Rebels
John Whitehead
H. K. Perry
Ed Marleau
Doyle Lade
Oklahoma City
TENAS
Seteee
Pet
Bolivia
Indiana Favored Again In Milwaukee Track Meet
Indiana, one of seven Big Ten schools, is favored to repeat its 1941 triumph in the 17th Central Collegiate Conference track meet at Marquette University Stadium in Milwaukee. A total of 29 schools are entered.
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Milwaukee
Wis
University of Indiana
Marquette University Stadium
No Gate League Brings Free Baseball to Alabama
A new full time baseball league charges no admission and focuses on participation and enjoyment. The six club Chattahoochee Valley League is operated by a local community recreation organization.
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Alabama
Hubbell Warns Against Freak Pitching as Dangers Linger
Chicago June 5 U P ex Giants star Carl Hubbell warns young majors against using unorthodox pitches. He says screwball forkball knuckleball can ruin control and end careers, noting he developed the screwball to win and that ambition drives experimentation.
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Chicago
U.P
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Hubbell
Takea
Oklahoma and Arkansas golfers in Hale America
A fast group of pro and amateur players from Oklahoma and Arkansas will compete at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa for Hale America sectional qualifying. Henry Picard of Oklahoma City, former national PGA champion, is already qualified for the national event, with two more sectional spots to be decided over 54 holes through Sunday.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Southern Hills Country Club
Henry Picard
Oklahoma City
Midkiff Leads Amarillo Bowl Night Bowling
Midkiff of the Midkiff team topped the league at Amarillo Bowl with a 515 series on games of 158 188 and 169 helping her team beat the Conklins two of three. Wallaver won three from Lyles Lumpkin took two from Desiher and Jennings defeated Deckman twice.
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Amarillo Bowl
Conklins
Wallaver
Lyles
Lumpkin
Desiher
Jennings
Deckman
Maverick Club Scrap Drive and Shows Recap
The Maverick Club designates its south lot as a scrap metal drop point with contact 5289 for pick up. Collectors may bring various metals, rubber, hangers, records, tires, papers are not valued, and parking costs 10 cents at the 8th and Taylor lot. Also notes a recent VFW show and local ring toss and dart tournament results, plus Bolivia’s currency revalidation policy.
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Ralph Dykeman
Maverick Club
Maverick
8Th and Taylor
Phillips Station
Glen McDowell
V. FP. W
Municipal Auditorium
Pat Austin
Doug Stephens
Marvin Ford
Royce Smith
Leon Schuessler
H. B. Taylor
Glen Don
Roger Thompson
Ed Collins
Grady Rutledge
Richard Skapple
Ross Stephens
J. E. Taylor
Myron Brewer
Douglas Stephens
Marion Brady
Delmar Taylor
Richard Shapple
Leon
Marion
Myron
Delmar
Richard
Zivic Beats Shank In Tight 10 Round Decision
Fritzie Zivic welterweight star from Pittsburgh avenged an earlier loss by defeating Reuben Shank of Denver in a 10 round bout in Minneapolis. Zivic weighed 148 1/4 pounds and overcame early trouble with Shank’s stick fighting, finishing with a blistering rally to secure the victory.
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Minneapolis
Fritzie Zivic
Pittsburgh
Reuben Shank
Denver
Zivic
Shank
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