Freeman to Meet Lopez in One Fall Wrestling at Fair Grounds
Ace Freeman from Hoboken and judo ace George Lopez of Tam Pico Mexico headline Thursday night’s one fall match at the Fair Grounds arena. Both are hurt by recent eliminations in the Southwestern junior heavyweight tournament as Boston Billy Weidner and Handy Andy Tremaine test upper-bracket matchups.
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Lopez
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Billy Weidner
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New England
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Wayne Martin
Jack Pappenheim
Gorilla Poggi
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Sharp and Stockton to Lead Amarillo Linksmen
Buster Sharp and John Stockton will be the captains for the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association dinner tournament set for Thursday afternoon. A meeting of the organization is called for tomorrow night at 7 30 at the muny clubhouse. all members are urged to attend.
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John Stockton
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Muny
Lonergan Suffers First 1947 Defeat In Wild Gassers Game
Lefty Lonergan entered in relief in Amarillo as the Gassers rallied from a 17 11 deficit to beat his team 20 19. He allowed four hits including two homers in the seventh inning and exited with a 2 27 ERA after nine innings, snapping a nine game winning streak and delaying a league consecutive wins mark.
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West Texas-New Mexico
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Ken Wyatt
Clovis
Berger-Amarillo Thriller Caps Busy West Texas-New Mexico Day
United Press reports a high scoring day in the West Texas New Mexico League with 121 total runs. Berger won 20-19 over Amarillo to widen the Gold Sox lead to 15, Lubbock swept Pampa 28 runs in two games 11-10 and 17-2, Albuquerque beat Clovis 16-6, and Lamesa beat Abilene 13-3 marking another seven home runs in a single game this season.
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Gold Sox rally ties game as heavy wind fuels homers
A windy day in Borger saw 1321 fans watch Texas and Amarillo clash with a record home run spree. Joe Bauman blasted his 11th and Berger powered up five round trippers as the Gold Sox led the league despite a 19 19 late second inning tie.
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Lamesa
Mrs McCullough Wins Golf Tourney At Ross Rogers Course
Mrs McCullough recorded a net 72 to win the Amarillo Women’s Municipal Golfers Association weekend handicap tournament at the Ross Rogers Course. Mrs Robertson and Mrs Muncy tied for second with 77s.
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Amarillo
Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
C. M. Robertson
Tex Muncy
Robertson
Muncy
Amarillo and Lubbock Share Gun Honors
Amarillo and Lubbock divided honors in a Thompson Park gun club match yesterday. Lubbock won the trap division 453 to 427 while Amarillo led skeet 519 to 507. Clint Keith of Lubbock broke 60 straight targets in trap shooting.
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Lubbock
Thompson Park
Clint Keith
Jabbock
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Clyde Tatum
R. J. Cramer
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den Caldwell
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Art Johnson
Wright
Roland Ponce
Caldwell D. L. McDonald
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Ray D
Bill Strain
Gene Towry Triumphs in Marshall Invitational Golf Final
Dallas teen Gene Towry, 18, 125 pounds and five and a half feet tall, defeated Leon Taylor of Tyler 4-2 in the 10th Marshall Invitational final. Towry’s steady putting, including a 25 foot birdie effort on the sixth hole, carried him to a four-up lead at the turn.
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Gene Towry
Dallas
Towry
Leon Taylor
Tyler
Frank Parker Wins Heart of America Tournament
Frank Parker reclaimed the Heart of America title at Kansas City after a grueling final round. Parker defeated Peter Mulloy of Miami Fla in straight sets 8 6 6 2 6 0 to secure the crown on a hot Sunday.
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Jack Kramer
Heart of America
Peter
Cen Mulloy
Miami
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Mangrum Surges to National Open Win in Capitol
Lloyd Mangrum, the defending champion, fired a 66 to finish at 269 and claim the National Capital Open title in Washington. Skip Alexander and Ed Oliver tied for second at 272 while Sam Snead faded as Hogan Demaret and Locke drew most of the hype ahead of the St Louis Open start.
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Skip Alexander
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Odessa golfer Mrs O Nea l defends queen title in windy bout
Mrs Sam O Neal repeats as Women's West Texas Association golf queen after a 2 and 1 victory over fellow Odessan Mrs Ted Hirestis in a championship battle on a windy club course.
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Odessa
Sam O'Neal
Ted Hirestis
Newhouser and Feller Spark Veterans In Doubleheader Sweep
Hal Newhouser shut out the Red Sox 5-0 and Bob Feller allowed three singles in a 2-0 win for the Indians. The Tigers widened their AL lead to 1 1/2 games over the Yankees as Phil Marchildon led the A’s to a 4-0 win in the opener. The Yankees split with St Louis 5-4 after trailing, and Washington beat Chicago 1-0 in 18 innings in the longest 1-0 contest.
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How to Catch a Bear in Agawam
The bear escaped from River side Park and was lured back to its den by a candy trail laid by Police Chief Perley J. Hewey. The bear followed the sweets into its den and the gate was closed.
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U.P
Riverside Park
Perley J. Hewey
Honors Shared in Country Club Meet
In Amarillo the Country Club weekend golf tournament ended with ties in all three divisions. Low net leaders were J C Richardson R B Norman C E Robertson and Bob Kesterson with 67. Low gross winners were John Munn and J R Brown with 69. High gross tied between Roy Cloninger and Cherles Davis at 108.
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R. B. Norman
C. E. Robertson
Bob Kesterson
Richardson
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Robertson
Kesterson
John Munn
J. R. Brown
Roy Cloninger
Cherles Davis
Mel Ott Missing Batting Crown Despite Records
The article notes that while Mel Ott holds more records than any other National Leaguer, he has never won the batting title. It highlights Ott's enduring statistical dominance but lack of a batting crown.
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Mel Ott
Sportsmen To Meet Tonight
Final meeting of the Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club is scheduled tonight at 8 at the Elizabeth Nixson Junior High School auditorium next to the high school. Two full length color films will be shown Meet the Mighty fusky and Tuna by the Tail. No admission fee. Public invited.
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Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club
Elizabeth Nixson
Mighty
Fusky
Local golfer shoots 73 at Ross Rogers Course
He aced the 215 yard No. 16 with a brassie and posted a 73 for the round. The card on the hole included an ace a birdie a par and a bogie. Jones led with 1 while Joe Witt Colby Davies and Elmer Tucker followed in order.
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Ross Rogers
Jones
Joe Witt
Colby Davies
Elmer Tucker
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