Not Poor Pitching It Is Good Batting Says West Texas News
A West Texas paper notes the West Texas New Mexico League averages six to eleven home runs per game this season, with 3,106 hits and 936 homers in 1,465 games. Weather and strong hitting boost totals while top pitchers moved up, leaving lower-class pitching exposed. Other sports and local youths earning honors also highlighted.
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Dallas
West Texas
Jess
Bill Evans
Amarillo
Glenn ‘Blackwood
Clovis
Warren Hacker
Pampa
Bill Garland
Mexico
Odessa
el Paso
Corpus Christi
Adamson
Houston
Waco
Alice
Lincoln
Neb
S. B. Escote
Garcia
Texas
Boys Town
Parmalee Delivers Strong Pitch in 14-4 Junior League Win
John Parmalee pitched two hits, 12 strikeouts, and two walks as the South Side Kangaroos beat the Pantex Avengers 14-4 in an Eastern Junior League tilt. Donald Blackburn Ben Yeager and Bob Sanders doubled for the Kangaroos while Allen Robinson aided a key double play. Other Eastern results included Boys Ranch B-29’s forfeiting to East Side Badgers and a Margaret Wills Hurricane-River Road Spitfire postponement.
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Kids, Inc
John Parmalee
South Side Kangaroos
Pantex Avengers
Donald Blackburn
Ben Yeager
Bob Sanders
Allen Robinson
Genie Rogers
R. L. Yeager
South
Billy Showers
Jimmy Davis
Sammy Wilson
Margaret Wills
Billy
Bulldogs
Jimmy
Scott Davis
Scott
Texas
Amarillo College
Coyotes
Taylor Bruins
McKinley Bobcats
San Jacinto Bearcats
Stevedores
Maurice Alien
Freddie Bryant
Don Hall
Jackie Fyfe
Sam Houston Rangers
Wilson Rabbits
Lincoln
Sanborn Squirrels
Lamar Cardinals
Sanborn
St. Mary's Trojans
Bivins Wildcats
St. Mary's
Maverick Calves
Taylor
Forest Hill
Georgia
Amarillo College Ganders
Humphreys Highland Gunners
Wesleys Run Roughshod Over Baptists 16 to 2
Wesleys Apparel of the W A softball league crushed San Jacinto Baptist 16 to 2 in an exhibition at the Fair Grounds diamond. Bill Kiser fired a five inning gem with 13 strikeouts no walks and two Baptist hits. Homers by Raal Weaver and Doug Roush highlighted Wesleys offense while three Baptist errors aided the scoring. In YMCA action Polk Street Methodist beat Sacred Heart 10 to 9 as Ray Daniel sparked the late rally with a double and Gannett drove in the deciding run on an error.
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Bobca
Mack Gordon
Bruin
Fyfe
Mack
Robert Miller
Carter Karr
Sterling Cummins
Karr
Sam Houston Rangers
Lamar Cardinals
Bivins Wildcats
Wilson Rabbits
Humphreys Highland Bufloes
Sanborn’s Squirrels
Boys Ranch Cowboys
St. Mary’s Trojans
Leroy Bannister
Rangers
Jerry Dwight
Sam Houston
Roy Wilhite
Bobby Cockrell
Bivins
Bob Berg
Wilson
Keith Winters
Bob
Keith
Wildcats
Billy Ray Oakley
Buffs
Max Hurd
Tom James
Squirels
North Side Mustangs
Maverick Steers
Margaret Wills Wolves
Lady of Guadalupe Greyhounds
Pantex Huskies
Humphreys Highland Gunners
Amarillo College Ganders
North Georgia Marauders
Leon Dowie
Wolves
E. G. Sanders
Gale Linkenhager
Sanders
Amarillo College
Ray Anderson
Marauder
Demene
Bivins Magpies
Margaret Wills Sparrows
Jim Hobbs
Wesleys
San Jacinto Baptist
YMCA
Fair Grounds
Wesileys
Bill Kiser
Baptists
Savage
Cooper
Kiser
Wesleymen
Paul Judd
Raal Weaver
Doug Roush
Polk Street Methodist
Sacred Heart
Ray Daniel
Bill Gannett
Rex Daniel
Gannett
Frank Peery
Polk Street
Walter Nussbaum
San Jac
Baptist
Weaver
Judd
Mead
Harris
Gable
Peery
Four-Way Tie For Top Place In Panhandle Pro Golf
In Borger at Huber Country Club four players tied for first with net 70s after round one. Pro contenders Chuck Klein Ross Rogers Frank Baker and amateurs O E Stewart Earl Laningham all posted 70s while Paris carded 72. Handicaps balanced the field with no player allowed more than eight strokes. Next event June 23 at Amarillo Ross Rogers Course.
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Borger
Huber Country Club
Chuck Klein
Ross Rogers
Amarillo
Frank Baker
Pampa Country Club
O. E. Stewart
Earl Laningham
Paris
Lenczyk Medalist In Western Open
Grace Lenczyk of Newington Conn. earned medalist honors at the Women's Western Open in Atlanta finishing one stroke ahead of Louise Suggs amid a 110-player field. Suggs tied for lead with Betty Jameson and Polly for a four way scoring 78 after a late arrival and no practice round.
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Atlanta
Grace Lenczyk
Newington
Conn
Miss Lenczyk
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Spokane
Wash
Louise Suggs
Connecticut
Capital City Country Club
Miss Suggs
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Polly
Amarillo Sports Roundup Sees Trades and Hopes Across Teams
The piece notes Don Elias struggling on right hand curves while eyed as Gold Sox left fielder. Indian rookie Gil Kerckhove earns praise for field polish as Amarillo fans cheer him through slump. Bill Moran faced local boos despite strong skills. Bus Dorman fills in for injured Clovis players. St Louis Cardinals ride five game win streak, while Amarillo Jaycees plan a district softball tourney. John Munn wins club invitation golf event as Jerry LeMond guides results. Dick Scanlon shifts to Canadian River Gas Company after San dies era.
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Don Elias
Gold Sox
Arizona
Amarillo
Gil Kerckhove
Elias
Bill Moran
Kerckhove
Moran
Bus Dorman
Clovis
Bus
Doman
Magnolia
Harrison
Amarillo Jaycees
Houston
Wesleys
John Munn
Amarillo News
Sandies
Dick Scanlon
Canadian River Gas Company
Riley of Fort Worth and Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta
Riley of Fort Worth and Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta are named in a brief social notice highlighting notable acquaintances. The item cites two individuals from Texas and Georgia, with no additional context or event details provided.
Slugging Pantex Softballers Win Five Home Runs
Pantex Village hosts a Pantex League game where Pantex Softballers routed Service and Supply 18 to 8 thanks to five homers led by Johnny Haygood who hit two. Preston Clark Grady Clark and Ernest Fulkerson also connected. In the night's opener Studebaker Motor Co. defeated Walter Irvin Inc 9 to 6 as Olen MecCabb homered twice.
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Pantex
Pantex Village
Johnny Haygood
Preston Clark
Grady Clark
Ernest Fulkerson
Studebaker Motor Co
Walter Irvin, Inc
Olen MecCabb
Cardinals surge to four-game win streak in heat
In hot New York weather the Cardinals beat the White Sox 4 to 3 on Phil Rizzuto’s ninth inning squeeze bunt bringing Joe DiMaggio home. Al Schoendienst homered seventh inning? No, his heroics came in the 10th for the late rally. The win kept St Louis rolling as other majors games unfolded.
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Phil Rizzuto
Joe DiMaggio
White Sox
New York
Tommy Henrich
Yankees
Joe Page
Frank Shea
Jack Wallacia
Chicago
Tigers
Red Sox
Red) Schoendienst
Cardinals
Phillies
Gold Sox Hit Road For Nine-Game Swing
The Gold Sox wrap up business with the Clovis Pioneers after a 4-2 and 18-3 doubleheader sweep. They depart for a nine game swing through Lubbock Clovis and Albuquerque with pitchers restrained for the important Lubbock set. Frank Mekules won both games allowing 14 hits in seven innings each. Joe Budny is Amarillo’s likely starter at Lubbock, with Jimmie Heller as an alternative.
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Gold Sox
Clovis Pioneers
Lubbock
Clovis
Albuquerque
Frank Mekules
Joe Budny
Amarillo
Harry Lamprich
Jimmie Heller
Hubbers
Jerry Ahrens
Wonder Boy
Jackie Sullivan
Ahrens
Pampa Oilers
Lamesa
Joe Lucio
Royce Mills
Boston Billy Weidner Leads Southwestern Tourney Reach
46 Champ Boston Billy Weidner, winner of the 1946 Amarillo 190 pound tournament, is among favorites as he faces Sailor Parker Thursday night in the lower bracket of the $1,600 Southwestern tourney. Wayne Martin and Andy Tremaine clash in the quarterfinals here Thursday.
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Boston
Billy Weidner
Amarillo
Sailor Parker
Gorilla Poggi
Wayne Martin
Andy Tremaine
Amarillo High Reaches State Final in Blair Cherry Era
The 1930 Amarillo High School football team advanced to the state finals in Blair Cherry's first season. Cherry had long praised Scanlon for spirit and hustle and once said with ten more men like him they could defeat Notre Dame. A photo of Scanlon blocking in the semifinal 33 to 25 win over Corsicana hangs in Cherry’s Austin office.
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Amarillo
Blair Cherry
University of Texas
Scanlon
Cherry
Notre Dame
Corsicana
Austin
Mekules Shines On Double Bill In Amarillo Wins
Frank Mekules could start on a long rest today and no Amarillo fan would complain. He dhucked both ends of a double bill with Clovis last night, winning both of them on six and eight-hit performances. His teammates piled up 4-2, 18-3 victories as part of a busy night. Other scores: Lamesa 11 Pampa 9, Albuquerque 15 Borger 9, Lubbock two wins over Abilene 15-5 and 5-3. Buck Fausett homered twice for Albuquerque.
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Associated Press
Frank Mekules
Amarillo
Clovis
Mekules
Lamesa
Pampa
Albuquerque
Borger
Lubbock
Abilene
West Texas-New Mexico
Saeeete
O. B. Amarillo
Chicago
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Ty Pittsburgh
Boston
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Pittsburgh
Cleveland
E. Pet
G.B
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Boston Ee
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Dallas
San Antonio
Tulsa
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Houston
TEA
G.B. Houston
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Longhorn
Sweetwater
Odessa
Vernon
Midland
Ballinger
Big Spring
Ands
Sox edge in race as Elias shines in debut doubleheader
The Gold Sox hold a half game lead over second place Lubbock. Don Elias, new left fielder from Arizona, went two for four with two other balls hit hard in a five day trial. Amarillo drew a crowd of 1,596 as four homers boosted the doubleheader win. Lamprich, Okrie, Duarte, and Crues homered, giving the team 79 roundtrippers this season.
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Amarillo
Gold Sox
Harry Lamprich
Frank Okrie
al Duarte
Bob Crues
Sox
Amarillo Park
Berger
Sockers
Hays Strokes Way to Finals
Unseeded Jack Hays advanced to the finals by defeating Addison Appleby 7 9 6 1 6 2. Mixed doubles saw Utterback and Thomas edged by Allen and OBrien 8 6 in a hard fought semifinal. Junior girls doubles went to Nell Quattlebaum and Carmen McGee 7 5 6 4 over Carolyn Kelly and Nancy OBrien.
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Jack Hays
Dark Horse
Addison Appleby
Appleby
Hays
James Utterback
Ida Thomas
Johnny Allen
Nacy O’brien
Utterback
Thomas
James Saunders
Dick Hardin
Bill Jenkins
Garner
Nell Quattlebaum
Carmen McGee
Carolyn Kelly
Nancy O’brien
Bobby Kerr
Bobby Garner
Kerr
Atterback
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Harry Taylor
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VETS
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Frank A. Godsoe, JR
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