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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1945
Page
10
The Amarillo Golf Association plans a Four-Ball Open Tournament pairing two-player teams to play best ball against another pair marking a first large scale event in Amarillo.
The tournament accepts 32 teams, entry by ballot, $5 per team, mailed to Warren Babb. Partners must have combined handicaps at least 24, matches on a weekly, Monday to Friday schedule, alternating venues, with final plans after 32 entries.
The Amarillo calendar lists the Annual Amarillo Country Club Championship Golf Tournament from May 26 to July 1 and the Victory Legion Special Singles Tournament at Victory Alleys on a Friday night. Also scheduled is the Amarillo Annual Junior Golf tournament at the Ross Rogers Course from June 22 to July 1.
The Tigers expanded a 13–4 mark in one-run decisions this season, winning half of their 26 victories by a single run.
A Pabst distributor ad touts superior service and the prized Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. It emphasizes hand picked men and customer reliability despite wartime difficulties, urging dealers to ask again if Pabst is unavailable.
Amarillo this week hosts boy softball league play as top teams vie for first half division titles. The mid season series begins next Wednesday after a brief break. season resumes Monday July 2. Standings list Wolves, Senators, Dirty Sox, Dodgers, Wildcats, Bobcats, Gremlins, Marauders, and others across Panhandle and Texas and American leagues.
Willie Joyce of Gary Indiana and Bobby Ruffin of New York signed for a 12 round bout at Madison Square Garden on July 13. The match came after Ruffin announced retirement then returned to boxing.
When Texas joined the Union, its small private fleet was incorporated into the United States Navy, integrating with federal maritime forces.
Officials meet at Herring Hotel tomorrow noon to discuss the Mid Season Series and second half starting Monday July 2. Readable results include Tigers 21 Cobras 7 and Rangers 49 Monroe 9 with noted battery pairs and defensive plays across multiple leagues and age groups.
The DeMolays beat Plains Chevrolet 5 to 3 after a four run first inning. Amarillo Furniture had two players ruled out for midnight work, so Western Sand and Gravel Aztecs were awarded a 19 to 4 lead. Mims walked many DeMolays batters while Lauder drove in all Chevrolet runs. Tigers and Cubs posted big wins and the Bowling tourney at Banner Bowl crowned 21 prize winners with top picks choosing first.
Eight teams hit the field Friday in Amarillo as the Medics from Regional Hospital Ama rillo Field are seen as the team to beat. Flyers and Bankers show strong bats but weaker defense. the Jaycees face early test against the Bankers.
American Softball League coaches will meet tomorrow night at 93 North Park. President Shepherd announced the meeting to decide postponed and forfeited games and next week's mid season series as it affects the league.
Ellwood Park hosts rising players James Saunders Nell Quattlebaum and Pat Jackson as they prep for the Texas State Open in late June. A tentative Sunday match against Phillips and several veterans’ doubles clash highlighted recent observations. City singles champs list shows John White dominating early years with Cullen Crain and James Utterback among noted contenders.
The standings show New York leading with 13 wins and 587 winning percentage, followed by St. Louis 23 500 and Boston 23 500. Philadelphia 17 386 and Washington 23 477 also appear, with Cleveland, Chicago, and Detroit trailing. Today’s schedule lists Cleveland at Chicago, St. Louis at Detroit, and Boston at Philadelphia, with a night game in Boston at Philadelphia. Yesterday’s results include Philadelphia 0, Boston 10. New York 4. Brooklyn 7, Chicago 3. Pittsburgh 9, Cincinnati 1. St. Louis with an incomplete line.
Women golf tournaments perplex and puzzle readers with odd scoring rules. In Amarillo at Ross Rogers Course the weekly tourney counted only holes starting with T or F. Mrs Irene McCullough won with 48 8 40 and Mrs Gene Root was second with 48 7 41. The group plans a mixed scotch foursome Thursday afternoon.
DETROIT June 13 The Tigers sit atop the American League not by hitting but by pitching as the season nears one third done. Detroit with a .240 team batting average trails the Yankees by a half game while sharp pitching drives the lead and the club shows strong early form.
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