Can’t Win The Open On Canterbury But The Six Foot Putts Do
The writer argues the 1940 National Open at Canterbury will be decided by putting rather than raw power. He notes Canterbury’s length and hazards, but insists winners rely on precise six and seven foot putts. Sammy Snead emerges as the likeliest champ if correct.
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Cleveland
Canterbury
Texas
Ralph Guldahl
Philadelphia
Guldahl
Byron Nelson
Bobby Jones
Jones
Sammy Snead
Sue Snead
Five-bloom tulip claimed by Salinas grower
Mrs. Rose Bledsoe, a Salinas flower lover, says she developed a five bloom tulip. Planted November 1, 1939 the bulb has bloomed five times with blooms in colors including pure yellow cream and red.
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Salinas
Cal
U.P
Rose Bledsoe
Holland
Bargain Bill On Tonight In West Texas League Race
Amarillo Gold Sox beat Midland Cowboys 9 to 4 to widen their lead as Lubbock Hubbers edged Pampa Oilers 7 to 4. Big Spring Barons defeated Clovis Pioneers 8 to 3 while Borger and Lamesa remain close. Tonight features doubleheaders at Amarillo and Borger with one admission for both games.
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Amarillo Gold Sox
Lubbock
Pampa Oilers
Amarillo
Oilers
Lamesa Lobos
Lobos
Borger
Big Spring
Barons
Clovis
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Hubbers
Midlanders
Gold Sox
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Sox
Pampans
Emmett Altenburg
Bones Sanders
Emmitt Pulenwider
Mtdland Aveesian
T'Gomez
Naranjo
Sealing
Jordan
Eae
Denorio
Duarte
Fulenwider
B. Altenburg
Sanders
R. Altenburg
D'Antonio
Trantham
Fessenceses
Mitland
E. Altenburg
Hale
Wilson
Jordon
Avedesian
Ratliff
Midland
Avodesian
Hay
Thompson, Smith and Levin
Midland Devwee
Smith
Mohicock
Muratore
Teeeeee
Pampa Ween
Oenes
Seergeesbeee
Lamesa
Pampa
Keeping Up With the Gold Sox Home Run Leaders
Home run leaders Fulenwider 20 E Altenburg 9 B Altenburg 9. Triples B Altenburg 3 Duarte 2 Pulenwider 2 Sanders 2. Doubles Sanders 18 Ratliff 14 Fulenwider 12 B Altenburg 12. Sacrifice hits D Antonio 3 Duarte 1 Sanders 1 B Altenburg 1 Ratliff 1 Lynn 1 Hill 1. Stolen bases Denario 10 Duarte 10 Sanders 8 B Altenburg 8 D Antonio 8. Pitching Crider 8 2 94 strikeouts in 87 innings Hill 6 2 44 Lynn 6 2 39 Dorman 5 8 44 Trantham 3 3 17.
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Hill
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Amarillo Gold Sox
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Ders
Iff
Hebbure
Denorio
Brocker
Secetes
Chinese Hero Defies Nippon With Scrap Ship Stand
Captain Chan Tze Ming resists Japanese forces by blocking a shipload of scrap iron bound for Osaka. Ming vows to continue the lone battle through the war’s end unless higher authorities intervene, threatening to sink the vessel and reclaim the cargo if attacked. The saga traces back to 1937 when the Edna Christensen, renamed Kwang Yuan, sailed with a Chinese crew unaware the officers were Japanese.
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U.P
Chan Tze Ming
Nippon
Japan
San Francisco Bay
Ming
Saga
Edna Christensen
Kwang Yuan
Oakland
Osaka
U. S. District Court
Eas
Chi Fu Wang
China
All-Star Wrestling Card Set For Armory Tonight
Promoter Dutch Mantell presents four bouts at the National Guard Armory Amarillo with Chuck Powell versus Billy Goelz in the main event and Rod Fenton facing Tarzan Krause in the semi final. Also Bob Cummings meets Bill McBain and Joe Lynam clashes with Phil Romano.
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Chuck Powell
Billy Goelz
Rod Fenton
Tarzan Krause
Bob Cummings
Bill McBain
Joe Lynam
Phil Romano
Amarillo
Panhandle
National Guard Armory
Dutch Mantell
Powell
Krause
Fenton
McBain
McEuin
Qualifying Round in Tri-State Golf Tournament Ends Today
Entrants in the Tri-State Amateur championship at Ross Rogers Muny links face medalist hopes after a qualifying round. John Olver shot 77 with 38 on the front and 39 back, while 17-year-old Jimmy Moore posted 82. First and second rounds are scheduled for tomorrow with quarterfinals Friday and finals Sunday. losers drop to consolation lists.
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John Olver
Olver
Jimmy Moore
Jimmy
Firemen Get Fire Brought To Doorstep
Late this morn in the city central station a trash truck delivered a load of burning trash to the firehouse by mistake. Driver P H Jayroe stopped the vehicle at the station entrance after realizing the blaze. Firemen handled the unexpected loading with steady hands and humor.
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P. H. Jayroe
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Polk
Tyler
Ming’s Return and 1939 Tax Figures In Brief
The piece notes Ming plans to return to his Chinese homeland after the war to honor ancestral duties, including burial with forebears. It also states 1939 special truck taxes totaled 430 million dollars, excluding general levies like income and sales taxes.
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