Hes Headed For 30 Wins Hes Headed For 30 Wins
Cincinnati ace Bucky Walters, with nine wins, leads a potential 30 game winner crop in the majors. The season drama includes Rip Sewell Hal Newhou se Hank Borowy and several others chasing 25 plus victories as Walters defeats the Cardinals 2 1 in Cincinnati. Dodgers Phillies split a doubleheader as Augie Galan ends a 19 game hitting streak. Partee homers in Boston as Red Sox top Yankees 8 7 and Washington tops Philadelphia 7 5. Indianapolis incident follows.
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New York
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Walters
Truett
Rip) Sewell
Pirates
Hal Newhouse
Tigers
Hank Borowy
Yankees
Jack Kramer
Browns
Paul
Diz) Stout
George Munger
Max Lanier
Hal Gregg
Dodgers
Jim Tobin
Braves
Bill Voiselle
Giants
Bill Dietrich
White Sox
Mike Ryba
Tex Hughson
Red Sox
What's Wrong With the Cubs Loaded With War-Time Talent
Chicago struggles as war-time holdovers and new recruits fail to lift the club from the cellar. Wrigley fires Jimmy Wilson, Grimm takes over, and GM Gallagher rejects trades like Ed Stanky while teams press for help.
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Cubs
New York
Chicago
Jimmy Wilson
Philip K. Wrigley
Wrigley
Charley Grimm
Bruins
French Lick
Derringer
Passeau
Erickson
Hanyzewski
Wyse
Cavaretta
Stanky
Merullo
Nicholson
Novikoff
Dellessandro
Goodman
Jimmy Gallagher
Ed Stanky
Don Johnson
Gallagher
Brooklyn
Rube Melton
Ebbets Field
Gastonia
Eddie Basinski
University of Buffalo
Dodgers
Lou Novikoff
Borscht
Los Angeles
Braves
Hy Vandenberg
al Javery
Bob Quinn
Grimm
Andy Pafko
Ed Sauer
Sammy Byrd Sets Pace In War Bond Golf Tourney
Philadelphias Inquirer war bond invitational opens its second 18 holes with Sam Byrd leading at 66, five strokes ahead as about 120 players compete. Bob Hamilton sits two back at 68 and Bud Lewis posts 69 to stay within striking distance.
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Philadelphia
Sam Byrd
New York Yankees
Redford
Mich
Deluxe Byrd
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Pinehurst
Bud Lewis
Oreland
Open
P. G. A. King
Yellowstone to Open Bus Mainly for Hikers
Yellowstone National Park will open this year with limited accommodations. No bus service, safes and hotels will not be open, but tourist cabins may be available. Snowbound roads will reopen if you have gas. regular summer season starts Memorial Day May 30.
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Missoula
Mont
U.P
Yellowstone National Park
H. M. Davidson
Livingston
Yanks Struggle On Road Amid Slump In 1948 Season
New York Yankees drop two to Boston after nine inning homer doom at Fenway Park. Joe Page struggles as outfield woes and weak pitching sink the champion club. McCarthy era team now two games back of the Browns with eight league clubs near parity.
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New York
U.P
Marie Joe McCarthy
Band of Yanks
Yanks
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Joe Page
Red Sox
Boston
Page
McCarthy
Bosox
Roy Partee
Sox
Yankee
White Sox
Browns
Tigers
Indians
New Yorkers
Prexy Barrow
Washington
Paula Reeder
Austin
Martha Morgan
Nell Quattlebaum
Pat Jackson
Pat
Myrtle Howard
Ginger Owens
Margie Randall
Mary Park
Lawayne Stroud
Colleen Ford
Dorothy Lester
Patsy Northcutt
Final rounds loom in Tri-State Senior Golf title chase
Defending champion Harrison Smith of Oklahoma City and co medalist Red Gober of Austin led the 10th annual Tri-State Senior Golf Championship at Amarillo Country Club as finals approach. Gober reached the finals by downing Roy Allen, Frank Day, and Roscoe Pierce, while Smith defeated Sam Orr and Charley Mahone.
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Harrison Smith
Oklahoma City
Red Gober
Austin
Amarillo Country Club
Gober
Texas
Chick Garland
Slaton
B. F. Holmes
Shamrock
Lone Star State
Red
Roy Allen
Frank Day
Plainview
Roscoe Pierce
Clovis
Smith
Sam Orr
Amarillo
Charley Mahone
Hobart
Okla
Joe Swillum
Albuquerque
Swillum
Joe Storey
Dalhart
Charley McAfee
Wade Holman
Byron Clancy
Carter
R. S. Greene
Memphis
C. J. Moreland
P. F. Sapp
H. C. Jayne
J. R. Hodges
Guy McGee
Ben Smith
W. J. Wellman
Odessa
C. S. Johnson
Borger
Nat Fraser
John McAnear
Vernon
R. FE
Kessie
T. E
Quanah
L. A. Pelly
Altus
R. L. Thompson
John Patton
Hereford
T. R. Wise
Sayre
Guy Ford
Scotch Foursome Results Announced at Ross Rogers
Mrs. C. M. Robertson and Paul Smith won the Scotch Foursome Tournament by net 33 at the Ross Rogers Course, sponsored by the Women's Municipal Golfers Association. runners up were Mrs. H. L. Reynolds and Gene Root with net 35. third went to Mrs. Curtis Gilbert and Colby Davies net 36. The Tellini freshman also competes in broad jump and 220 yard low hurdles.
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C. M. Robertson
Paul Smith
Women’s Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
H. L. Reynolds
Gene Root
Curtis Gilbert
Colby Davies
Tellini
Putting Tourney Announced at Sunset Golf Course
Pro Walter Sikes sponsors weekly Friday night putting tournament at Sunset Golf Course. Entry is 25 cents. Low three in 36 hole medal play win War Stamps worth 3, 2, and 1 dollars. In Mexico City Industri alist reports a diesel motor factory planned at 10 000 000 pesos. North American businessmen arrange patent deals and technical directors for the new company. Capital to be subscribed in Mexico.
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Walter Sikes
Mexico City
U.S
Mexico
Amarillo Local Sports Card Weekend Calendar
A dense listing shows multiple events at Amarillo venues including Sunset Open, Ross Rogers Course, Victory Alleys, and Amarillo Country Club. Highlights include the Tenth Annual Tri-State Senior Tournament at Amarillo Country Club and the Frank Benkovic Exhibition at Victory Alleys.
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Sunset Golf Course
Amarillo Country Club
GOLF
Amarilllo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Junior Golf Association
Frank Benkovic
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Sunset Course
Southpaw Slugger Mahone Falls to Smith in Tri-State Golf
Charley Mahone of Hobart Oklahoma gave defending champion Harrison Smith of Oklahoma City a tough match before losing on the 22nd hole in their second round at the Amarillo Country Club yesterday. Smith birdied the 22nd hole with par after Mahone’s early fight.
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Charley Mahone
Hobart
Okla
Harrison Smith
Oklahoma City
Amarillo Country Club
Smith
Mahone
Local Tennis Club Thrives as City Tourney Looms
Amarillo Field City team match set for Sunday June 18 at City Courts with soldiers seeking revenge after a 5 3 defeat. City Open slated for July 12 under Bud Bussard, with mixed doubles and junior divisions planned. Tennis note profiles Jimmy Utterback, a New Mexico Open doubles champion in 1939 and four time Amarillo City Open winner, praised for a unique whirlwind service.
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Amarillo Field
Bud Bussard
Jimmy Utterback
James
Ard
Clovis
Gene Jordan
Jimmy
Fred Reed
Albuquerque
Reed
Browns and Athletics Lead Baseball Poll in New York
New York voters favor the St. Louis Browns and Connie Mack's Athletics as the top national favorites in the American League. The Browns, never pennant winners in 44 years, are seen with a balanced team while Connie Mack's long career and famed pennants draw strong support despite periods of cellar finishes.
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St. Louis Browns
Connie Mack
Dodgers
Browns
Mr. Mack
Clark Griffith
Chicago White Sox
U. L
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Luke Sewell
Alabama
Sewells
Cardinals
Chicago
Connie
Waddell
Plank
Pennock
Grove
Amarillo Club Hosts Event and Dodgers Ours Clash
The annual Amarillo Country Club Championship Golf Tournament will run through Sunday with first round match play. At Malin Park on Sunday afternoon, the Amarillo Dodgers meet the Pampa Oilers at 2 30.
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Amarillo Dodgers
Pampa Oilers
Malin Park
Amarillo Country Club
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Kramer
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Office of War Information
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Phillips Petroleum
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Joe Lokey
Johnny Allen
Jack Laing
Grant Rice
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