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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1950
Page
12
Amarillo's Gold Sox, chasing a split in a four game series with Abilene, must win tonight after a 12-1 win and 7-4 loss in the doubleheader. Manager Harry Davis reshuffled the lineup adding Art Rowland, while rookie Joel Calaway and others vie for roles as Don Faling ends his season.
Amarillo weather kept Pleasant Valley from traveling to Boys Ranch for a scheduled game with the Rangers. Two other teams completed games in drizzle, with the Margaret Wills Ducks beating the Boys Ranch Cranes 14 10 in the Southern Midget League. Winning pitcher was Dean Roberson with Jerry Baker catching.
Dick Young and John Fullingham tied for first with 66s in the Amarillo Country Club weekend handicap golf event. Fullingham's 79 carried a 13 stroke handicap while Young's 88 included a 22 stroke handicap. John Mann posted the low gross of 68 and Bill Butler 88-20-68, as did Dr. E. H. Mann 79-11-68.
Undefeated teams from YMCA Church Civic Commercial and Industrial leagues enter the annual invitational. Noted players include J Oakley of Bell Telephone and Johnnie Grier of Plains Machinery. Schedule at Thompson Park shows Plains Machinery versus Jaycees and WOW Blues versus Eagle Lodge, plus Temple Baptist versus American Legion and Exchange Club versus Scale Co at 7:15 and 8:30. Admission 20 and 35 cents.
The Amarillo Country Club hosts Dutch dinner team matches Wednesday afternoon on the west side layout. Claude Mathis and Bill Ford will serve as team captains.
In one game Billy Cagle and David Ash took losses as Roberson and Howland led the Ducks with perfect hitting. Kim Heisman followed with two hits, while Frank Bieganowski and Jerry Ivey homered for the Bulldogs in a high scoring win. Ralph York earned the win for Forest Hill, with Larry Trotter and Bill Hiller contributing two hits for the Badgers. A separate Spur junior league note highlights Joe King signing rumors and potential moves to Amarillo, plus local club support for Amarillo College activities and a national junior college meet decision for Hutchinson Kansas.
Akron report says the B F Goodrich Research Center unveiled an atomic talking golf ball using a tiny radioactive core and a Geiger counter. Pro golfers and spectators tested the device at Portage Country Club, with the counter signaling proximity to the ball.
The Tulsa Oilers track performance through earned run averages, team against opponents, player speed via triples and steals, and run-production metrics against at bats. The club climbs to second place this season, up from a sixth-place finish last year. The Southwest Conference note highlights Texas dominance with 113 championships and Rice and A&M as strong runners up.
In Swimbridge England a village cricket match was halted briefly when batter Stanley Stacey was struck on the leg by a hot pitch. Smoke rose from his trousers and teammates produced a box of blazing matches from his pocket before he continued to bat in scorched white flannels.
Cubs coach Frankie Frisch promoted a youth movement on Catalina Island, rebuilding with 20 rookies in spring camp. After seven weeks the club sits fifth with a .500-plus mark, led by Hank Edwards .368 and Hank Sauer with 36 RBI, while Pafko and Cavarretta contribute power and consistency as veteran arms aid a surprising start.
Borger leads the circuit by 2.5 games after Lamesa beat Borger 7-5 as Bill Ashley powered a rally with a homer two on, a double and a single. Albuquerque won 7-2 at Lubbock behind Fred Bresna’s three-hitter, while Lubbock rallied 8-5 in the nightcap. Clovis beat Pampa 4-1 in a rain-shortened game. Amarillo and Abilene split. the Gold Sox 12-1 in game one, Abilene 7-2 in the nightcap.
Lloyd Mangrum captured the Fort Wayne Open at Orchard Ridge Country Club after a steady final round and clutch putting. Ed Porky Oliver led late with a 274 total but Mangrum's 1 under 72 on the last day sealed the $2,600 winner’s share from a $15,000 purse. Oliver finished second at 274, with John Palmer third at 277.
William F. Hoffman, owner of the Syracuse Chiefs of the International Baseball League and former newspaper executive, died today at 65 after a day at a doubleheader between his team and Jersey City, where he appeared in good health.
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