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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
4
A City High School League baseball championship decision comes tonight as the Victory Bowlers face Bert Levy's in a 6:30 p m game at Amarillo College diamond. Both teams have won once in the series. umpires are Ross Larsen and Jess Dearly.
Pittsburgh June 10—Fritzie Zivic, ex welterweight champion, tests his ring future tonight against Jake LaMotta. Bookmakers set LaMotta as a 7 to 5 favorite to halt Zivic’s bid to continue his career, the last of the fighting civics.
In Dallas at the Sportatorium Buddy Scott fights Jack Marshall in a 15 round feature for the Texas heavyweight championship promoted by Lou Gray on a bi weekly show. Black Cat squadron credits 160 bombing missions with no personnel hurt while in the Southern Pacific. planes lost but ships and submarines claimed.
Hughie Jennings rose from 90 pound catcher to star shortstop with the Orioles and keystone man with Brooklyn pennant clubs of 1889 and 1900. A clutch hitter and base stealer, he led Detroit pennants and later aided Giants in four straight titles. A cheerful driven leader, he wore the role of manager with flair and born pep.
The city houses the largest Fleet Mail Station in the world as postal workers in San Francisco rise from 628 in 1939 to 16 000 today to handle fleet and army mail duties.
Bill Keith captured first in the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association Weekly Nine Hole Handicap Tour at the Ross Rogers course with a net 32, also winning the low grass division with a 32. Other winners included Colby Davis, J L Payne, Roxy Moore, F E Woods, T Blanchard, W T Leachman, L K Gilley, and Dub Kleinpeter with scores ranging from 33 to 35.
Privates Robert Turos and Wesley Bouman operate the Licketty Split Bush Laundry at an American air corps camp in remote Northern Australia. They use two electric washers and split profits for the camp canteen fund, earning about 15 dollars daily with a nickel per shirt and pants. The men joke about learning to do laundry and cooking.
San Francisco June 9 News reports a possible north south partition of the Pacific Coast Conference amid questions on quality and finances. Northern schools oppose a split though California members favor home and home series. Washington State and Idaho face severe player shortages. Nevada and San Francisco area schools plan to play.
Todd Houck and Ross Rogers headline the First Annual Diamond Shop Open at Municipal Golf Course. The 54 hole medal play event starts tomorrow with practice rounds and scores recorded each day. Players may split rounds across days with 18 holes on Saturday or Sunday.
Todd Houck of Huber Country Club Borger posted 69 two under par while home pro Gene Root shot 67 at Ross Rogers Municipal Course yesterday. Anticipated entrants include Skeet Fincher Fort Worth Pro Bob Lowe Spud Cason Fort Worth Amateurs Pvt Henry Castillo former Baton Rouge pro now at Hobbs Army Air Field Frank Baker Pampa Pro Charlie Aiey Lubbock and Bryan Winter Dallas Pro arriving soon.
Gene Root and Ross Rogers pro urge participation for a three day tournament with a Saturday to Sunday course opening restricted to contestants. Local entrants must enter by 6 pm today while out of town players have until 5 pm Saturday. Gallery tickets cost 50 cents for one day or 75 cents for two, funds to be donated to Amarillo’s Service Men’s Center.
In San Diego Georgia Dittoe, a former gift shop operator, becomes the park's first woman animal keeper and likely the nation’s first. She tends 20 cages housing pandas cheetahs coati mundis and many other species while her husband is an animal trainer with roadside shows.
New York June 10 The Cleveland Indians once top contenders slip to seventh after losing 12 of 16. Lou Boudreau's rotation has used 36 pitchers as the mound corps falters and St Louis Browns shell Cleveland 6-0 with Bob Muncrief tossing a two hitter to close the gap.
Boston defeated Washington 3 to 2 while St. Louis beat Cleveland 6 to 0 and Chicago edged Detroit 3 to 1. Today's standings show New York and Philadelphia among others with Boston at 23 and Cleveland at 20. Tonight's schedule includes New York at Philadelphia, Washington at Boston, and St. Louis at Cleveland with Chicago visiting Detroit. The United States Navy League organized in 1903 to promote naval preparedness.
United Press reports today’s games feature Boston at Brooklyn with Tobin against Macon, Pittsburgh at St Louis with Gornicki against Lanier, Washington at Boston with Wynn against Judd, St Louis at Cleveland with Niggeling against Smith, New York at Philadelphia with Bonham against Flores, and Chicago at Detroit with Grove against Trout. The Attu village in the Aleutians normally has about 50 inhabitants.
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