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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1947
Page
9
The fifth annual Amarillo Country Club Invitation Golf Tournament opens next Thursday with qualifying rounds and concludes Sunday with the championship matches. The writer notes the entry fee of 5 dollars paid to R. H. Kelly and mentions Howard Lynch in a referenced match setup.
In Austin on June 6 Mrs J R Bradford of Dallas and Mrs H W Tyson of Houston advanced to the first semifinal of the 14th annual Texas Women's Public Links Golf Association tournament. Also advancing were Mrs M W Morgan of Baytown and Mrs KH Reynolds of Austin Amarillo, with defending champ Mrs Guy La Roe and Mrs E H Wohlfahrt eliminated. Betsy Rawls, Austin medalist, fell to Mrs Morgan.
Mexico City June 6 The Mexican Baseball League announced that Max Lanier former St Louis Cardinals star pitcher has agreed to return to the circuit with his old team the Vera Cruz Blues ending his long holdout.
Boston to Houston era highlights. Billy Herman, Pirates manager, predicts any team can win the pennant as Brooklyn Dodgers take a 3 0 shutout over Pittsburgh. Jackie Robinson leads Dodgers with homer and two singles while Ralph Kiner Hank Greenberg and Cully Rikard struggle. Cubs Giants split a doubleheader, Cardinals beat Braves, Reds over Phillies, Yankees crush Tigers, Athletics top White Sox, Senators top Indians.
In Lamesa last night Condon singles in the 15th inning to score Johnston and lift Lamesa over Abilene 7-6 after a late rally. The teams traded runs in 10th as Meier Immel McPike Queveraux Jones Condon Johnson cleared the action in a tense extra frame.
National League batting leader Walker of Philadelphia at .373 and Slaughter of St. Louis at .361. Mize of New York 14 home runs with Miller of Cincinnati 12. Spahn of Boston 8-1 .889 and Rowe of Philadelphia 7-1 .875 lead the pitching. American League batting Boudreau of Cleveland at 63, Di Maggio of New York at .351. Keller of New York with 13 and Williams of Boston with 12 home runs.
A guide to playing in wind advises keeping the ball low, widening stance, and placing the ball back toward the right foot. Move hands ahead at address and contact, break wrists early, and hit down into the ball with weight forward. Favor wind, plan for carry and roll, avoid fancy fades or hooks, and resist attempting wind trick shots.
Yesterday results include Amarillo 6 Borger 2 and Albuquerque 11 Clovis 9. Texas and Longhorn leagues list standings, upcoming games, and team records with Brooklyn, New York, Cincinnati, and Philadelphia among others.
In a West Texas New Mexico League clash Amarillo leads Borger 6 2 behind Lonergan's five hit 14 strikeout win. Budny or Jameison to start tonight as the Gold Sox seek another victory in the three game series. Lonergan has won nine straight and the Sox hold first place over Lubbock with a pivotal standings boost.
Midgets to roar at Amarillo Speed Bowl in the second jamboree of the season with time trials at 7 and first race at 8 30. About 25 cars competed last week as Lloyd Ruby led the 20 lap feature and Red Dowdy took nearly all of the $750 prize. Special buses will shuttle fans from Polk and Sixteenth to Canyon Highway. Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for children with a section reserved for Negro fans. The track lies half a mile south of the Canyon Highway on Bowie.
Frank Mekules also took turns in that one as the Sockers' dogged effort to catch up fell a run short and Borger won 10-9, the defeat charged to Budny. Jameison, the tall Indian south paw from Oklahoma, owns a verdict over Amarillo already, on.
In the Southern Midget League the Ducks defeated undefeated Humphreys High Jays 12 to 11 in a seven inning game. Alfred Pickering earned the win as both teams showcased quick double plays and key defensive plays.
Vernon Counts, softball tutor of the San Jacinto Braves in the Senior League, faces a player shortage with six players available after vacations and operations. The Braves recently dropped from a firm second place and have a game this afternoon. Boys aged 14 to 17 living within the area from Mississippi to Adams Streets and eighth Avenue to the Smelter should report to Coach Counts at the Second and Lamar diamond.
The North Side Ravens topped Panter's Crows 36 to 2 as pitchers and hitters dominated across multiple leagues. Magpies John Gilbert Hobbs Roy Martin and Phillip Parryman homered, Delashaw added two in the opener, and Secondsacker Ray Daniel chipped in two more.
In Odessa on June 6 the West Texas Women's Golf Tournament moves to round two led by medalist Mrs. Cecil ONeal and top seed Mrs. Bobby Huestis of Odessa. Houston from Amarillo won 1 up after 19 holes over Jill Walker of Odessa in the second flight first round.
Clarence Mabry of Alice advanced to the singles semi finals in the Texas sectional tennis championships at Dallas, defeating Leo Laborde 6 4 6 4. Mabry's doubles partner Felix Kelley of Robstown reached the semis as the Texas ace resumes his title bid with Bobby Goldfarb eliminating Robert Kamrath. Final rounds are scheduled for Sunday at Dallas Country Club and Brook Hollow Courts.
The Texas Amateur Championship quarterfinals opened in Wichita Falls with top contenders Earl Stewart Don Cherry Blackie Dahlberg Billy Maxwell and Claud Wild advancing. Lehman defeated defending champ Bobby Riegel and Olver eliminated Spud Cason as Dahlberg and Stewart defeated rivals in a tight day of matches.
Handy Andy Tremaine from El Paso defeated George Lopez Tampico Mexican in two straight falls to advance in the Southwestern junior heavyweight tournament at the Fairgrounds arena. The bout lasted 30 minutes with Tremaine set to meet the winner of Wayne Martin versus Jack Pappenheim next week.
Mrs Elmer Tucker and Gene Kidd won first in the mixed Scotch foursome at Ross Rogers Course card 42 9 33 net 33 in a field of 13 teams. A two way tie for second by Mrs Alfred Nelson R B Marshall and Mrs Curtis Gilbert F S McCullough with net 34 and same cards 45 11 34.
San Jacinto Baptist defeated West Amarillo Christian 26 to 6 at the Fair Grounds diamond as Ellis collected 19 hits. Baptists pitchers held Christians to five safeties with a 12 run fourth inning. Sides and Ebling homered for San Jacinto. Sacred Heart forfeited against First Presbyterian in another scheduled game.
The Graham-Hoeme Plowmen edged Blackburn Sporting Goods 8-7 in a seven inning V-A Softball League clash. Marsh took the loss after giving up five runs with errors costly, while Boyter and Hamrick, Marsh and Stepter worked the line. Wesleys Apparel won by forfeit over Wilborn Tankers in the other scheduled game.
Jordan's linksmen rallied to defeat the Amaro Dutch Dinneg team after captaincy play. Individual results list many players with Jordan leading 461 to 439 victory. low nets shared by Dude Gentry and Charles Pisk at 65. Color movies of Army Navy shown. Dipsy Doodlers performed. next matches scheduled June 26 under captains J R Brown and John Munna.
Classy Tony Janio of Youngstown makes his middleweight debut against Bronx battler Jacob LaMotta in a ten rounder at Madison Square Garden tonight. Janio, 59 of 62, moves from welterweight to 160 pounds while LaMotta, a body puncher described as a human block of granite, weighs in at 155 pounds. Gillette Cavalcade of Sports airs on ABC and KFDA at 9 PM with sharp-edged ads.
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