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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1948
Page
12
The Amarillo Country Club hosts the 14th annual Tri-State Senior Tournament July 18 22 with events at the Amarillo Ross Rogers Course. Qualifying runs June 26 July 1 as amateur options fade. the city eyes renewed lead in the West Texas New Mexico wing.
Darren C. Giles argues for limiting restrictions on bonus players to allow fair compensation. He cites Dick Wakefield and Curt Simmons cases to illustrate how bonuses should reflect ability and majors readiness. The discussion, shaping league rules, weighs whether bonuses should avoid bench time and still permit major league signing.
Yesterday's star Bill Voss highlights a weather affected schedule with the Yankees and White Sox opening dates while the Senators and Browns saw their games rained out at 6. Multiple teams faced rain delays altering results and attendance implications for the day.
In XL Passo the Texas PGA Open sees Ted Menefee of San Antonio lead with a two under par 60 after the first 18 holes. Frank Champ of Lake Charles trails at one over 72 as 69 professionals and 45 amateurs push into the second round with three more 18 hole rounds remaining.
Houston players dominate the Texas Public Links Championship with 27 of 32 qualifiers. Leonard Englebrecht of Houston and Dudley Krueger of Austin tied for medalist at 70, while Curtis Darnell, Mike Divesaro, H M Wade, and Emil Colmenares posted 72s. James K. Clason of Galveston qualified at 77.
The Sunset Golf Course hosts a 36 hole medal play putting event Friday night from 7:30 to 9 00. In the men's division prizes go to top finishers and in the women's bracket first and third place earn awards with all entry money returned as prizes.
In his second year as Reds pilot, Neun endures a flood of injuries and setbacks including Ewell Blackwell Tommy Hughes Bucky Walters Bobby Adams Gil Hodges Grady Hatton and Ray Lamanno. The team drops in form as stresses mount, with Neun under heavy pressure to salvage a struggling club. A Texas architect Straus Nayfach dies at 41 after a heart attack in Bandera.
The Tulsa Oilers roar to a 6-8 win over Shreveport, moving within a half game of first place behind Houston and Fort Worth. Oklahoma City beats Beaumont 5-4 as Pete Deem homers, while Dallas defeats San Antonio 8-3. Houston and Tulsa jockey for position with remaining schedule likely to decide the division.
Chicago June report says boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson was irked by his late bout with Bernard Docusen getting delayed by two hours before the scheduled start, souring the mood and stirring frustration.
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