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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1947
Page
9
Carrigan fired a 63 at Sunset Golf Course to match the course record of Chuck Klein. He posted 33 on the front nine and 30 on the back with two eagles on the seventh, seven birdies and two bogeys. Pat Murphy and Pat Mahoney played with him.
James W. Rogers of 806 Madison entered a not guilty plea to a driving while intoxicated charge filed by highway patrol officers. He was jailed after entering the plea following an arrest on North East Eighth last night.
Tomorrow on KFDA 1230 at 4:00 PM listeners can hear live stroke by stroke coverage of the U S Open from the St Louis Country Club. Reporters Harry Wismer and Harry Nash will relay the action over ABC. Gillette Blue Blades ad promotes sharpness.
Entries for Amarillo Horse Racing Association races are due by 10 o clock. Post time is 2 30 each afternoon at the Speed Bowl near Canyon Road. Lewis Blackwell handles entries at 117 East Eighth with a card featuring 220 300 330 and 440 yard sprints plus matched races.
Mrs. F. S. McCullough won first place at the Amarillo Women's Municipal Golfers Association weekly tournament at Ross Rogers Course with 16 putts. Mrs. Chuck Klein and Mrs. Chet Robertson tied for second with 17 putts. Mrs. Bob Copeland elected tournament director succeeding Mrs. E. H. Aderton who resigns due to travel.
Former Texas Golden Gloves winner Laverne Roach fighting from Ilburn New Jersey stopped Sal Richie of New York in the fourth round of a scheduled 10 round middleweight bout at Fort Hamilton Arena. The fight ended at 1 05 of the fourth after a right cross to the jaw.
Medalist Jesse Gibson of Garland took on Joe Moore of Dallas as first round matches began in the Texas Public Links Golf Association tournament in Dallas.
Forest Hill Devils edge St Marys Mules 6-5 in a tight kids game. Jim Biard tied it with an OD single in the seventh inning before Barry Christopher drove in Biard with the winning run.
Thirteen champions of the Southwest and eleven from the Big Six lead the field in the first annual track meet between the two conferences in Dallas. Seven events crown the circuit's supremacy with the mile relay as the likely decider. All-star Southwest runners include Art Harnden Roy Holbrook Bill Napier Monroe Northcutt from Texas A M, while the Big Six roster features Richard Ault Elmer Klein Phil Wright and Landon Westbrook.
First Baptists overpower First Presbyterian 28 17 as Presbyterians commit 15 errors aiding the win. In a separate game Tenth Avenue Methodist beat Summit Baptist 17 12. Line scores list players Melner Bennett Franks Chisolm Manning Knox Riley Odom Davis. Australia’s government mulls further tax cuts.
Big Spring surged to a 9-0 victory over Midland, widening its lead in the Longhorn League standings. Vernon blanked Sweetwater 20-0, while the Odessa Ballinger game ended after the dust storm halted play. Copenhagen’s Johannes Madsen was ordered to compensate the state railway for engine damage caused by a train collision.
The Sunset Free Golf Clinic will begin at 7 o'clock every Friday instead of 7 30 to give players in the Amarillo Country Club Invitation Tournament more time. Pro Walter Sikes invites all golfers to attend.
Mrs. Dorris Brooks of 1613 Palo Duro joins the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce to replace Mrs. Virginia Hammond of 3410 West Third, who is moving to Portales.
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