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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1926
Page
2
The Beech Oil company draws steady inquiry about stock price and acreage as the charter arrives this week. Amid town chatter a couple marks twenty two years of marriage while light anecdotes mix with a tale of a campus night incident and a smallpox scare rekindling vaccination talk.
An old advertising notice promotes Black and White Ointment and Soap as a quick fix for pimples blotches and rough skin. It claims the products reduce blemishes and offers herbal packaging with economical pricing and availability from dealers.
The report highlights Lefty Johns, a Fort Worth bred pitcher with a strong 1925 Texas League season, drawing attention after masterful exhibitions and a recent shutout of the Nationals. Manager Coho trusts Johns along with Cobb’s veterans Davis Whitehill Holloway and Stoner to form a solid pitching corps.
West Texas chamber of commerce event brings four days of baseball to Amarillo from Sunday. Lakeview meets Amarillo at Metropolitan Park or Gasser Park with Knight likely on the mound. Lubbock Hubbers face the Amarillo Metros Monday through Wednesday in a key early series with standard admission of 25 and 65 cents.
Playing Today features Texas League games Beaumont at Wichita Falls Houston at Shreveport San Antonio at Dallas Waco at Fort Worth American League schedules Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at Cleveland New York at St. Louis Boston at Detroit National League matches Pittsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Brooklyn Western League has no games scheduled.
A business man hobbles through Leicester Square explaining an elastic hobble invented by a young naval officer. He says use of the device reduces walking and running effort by about 25 percent.
The American and National races tighten with Cincinnati leading the NL by four and a half games over New York, while the AL shows New York nine and a half ahead of second place. Giants trade Billy Southworth for Heinie Mueller and beat Cincinnati 4 to 3 as Paul Florence drives in a late triple. Brooklyn topples St. Louis 8 to 5 behind Babe Herman’s double and homer. Chicago Cubs hammer Phillies 9 to 7 with four homers. Babe Ruth hits his 22nd, but New York loses 7 to 3 and Ruth injures a knee. Cleveland climbs to second with a 6 to 5 win over Philadelphia as Joe Sewell contributes a triple, double and single. The Red Sox rally but fall short after seven runs in two innings.
Scientists tout a new gland based tablet called Glandogen said to renew vitality tone the system and build nerve force by using vital glands from healthy young animals. Letters from users claim rapid results and urge avoiding substitutes with Randal Drug Co. 422 Taylor St. selling the product. A separate note mentions a bus line between San Francisco and Los Angeles serving meals in bus kitchens.
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