Giants Enter State Contest in Texas Semi Pro Tourney
The Amarillo Field Sky Giants will play in the Tenth Annual Texas State Semi Pro Baseball Tournament at Waco starting July 26 for three weekends. Waco Army Air Field defends and is a favorite. other entrants include Fort Worth Army Air Field, the Popular Clothiers, Camp Hood teams, Consolidated Vultee Fort Worth, Seven-Up Austin, Bryan Army Air Field, Corpus Christi NAS, and at least one team from Houston and Dallas. Also noted are early American and National Softball League games with teams like San Jacinto Blockbusters and College Hurricanes. winners proceed in a home and home format to decide league champions. All games are free, start at 7, for players aged 13 and 14.
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Amarillo Field
Sky Giants
Waco
Waco Army Air Field
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Clothiers
the Worth Clothiers
Camp Hood
Consolidated Vultee
Fort Worth
Austin
Bryan Army Air Field
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Houston
Dallas
Kelly Field
Randolph Field
San Antonio
San Jacinto
College Hurricanes
College Diamond
Sanborn
Margaret Wills Cotton Sox
Margaret Wills
Hurricanes
Mirror Mustangs
Maverick Club
Georgia Street Marauders
Sam Houston
All Stars Meet Under Lights At Tri-State Park
Friday at 8 30 the Junior Gold Sox League All Stars face the Amarillo Field Student All Stars under lights at Tri-State Park. No admission. The Junior All Stars will practice there tomorrow at 4 o clock under Fanre Dowell and C R Brown as coaches.
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Tri-State Park
Gold Sox
Amarillo Field
Pampa Air Field
Sky Giants
Amarillo
Fanre Dowell
Mann's Bakery
C. R. Brown
Vega Kiwanians
Amarillo AMGA Golf Dinner Tournament Tees Off
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association hosts a dinner and nine hole team tournament at Ross Rogers Course tomorrow afternoon. C L Duniven and Bill Baker lead one squad Aubrey Jackson and Bill Keith co captain the other. No advance pairings. players paired by skill with no handicaps. Tee off by 6 all members sign up. Losing team pays $1 for food. directors meet after the meal.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
C. L. Duniven
Bill Baker
Aubrey Jackson
Bill Keith
AMGA
Button Originates From French Bouton Meaning Push Out
The term button derives from the French bouton indicating a small object to be pushed out. This etymology links to historical usage in garments and mechanical parts.
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Bouton
Yesterday's Results and Today's Standings Snapshot
Yesterday's results feature Chicago defeating St. Louis 5 to 4 and other scores including Cleveland 3, Detroit 4, New York 0, Boston 1, Philadelphia 0 to 3 and Washington 6 to 5. The standings list New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Washington, Cleveland, Philadelphia. Today includes New York at Boston and Philadelphia at Washington night games plus Cleveland at Detroit and Chicago at St. Louis night game.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Intercity tennis set to open week’s highlight in Amarillo
Week’s highlight features a Sunday two o clock intercity tennis meet with J E Lovelady arranging and routing. Ray McSpadden brings eight players and two women to Amarillo as Nell Quaitlebaum James Saunders and Pat Jackson represent Amarillo in the Texas Tennis Open at Fort Worth next week. The article notes former players John Allen Jack Laing James Utterback Ed Ray and others, plus local legends like John White and Billy Hays in town on furlough.
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J. E. Lovelady
Ray McSpadden
Phillips
Nell Quaitlebaum
James Saunders
Pat Jackson
Amarillo
Fort Worth
John Allen
Navy
Jack Laing
Austin
Dick Savitt
el Paso
Savitt
James Utterback
Ed Ray
Linton
Ray
Ellwood Park
White
Billy Hays
Billy
Gulf Coast
Coast Artillery
Loyd Leads Batters as Vega Star Tops First Half
In the Junior Gold Sox, batting averages dropped overall with Loyd of Vega hitting .533 to lead the league. Rose of Vega followed at .500, while Guill of Amarillo Furniture stood at .471. Pitching tightened, six teams start the second half Monday. top batters with 20+ AB listed along with several Vega players dominating the charts.
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Gold Sox
Loyd
Vega
Rose
Mathes
Guill
Amarillo Furniture
RH AV. Loyd
SO WM Seme
WEE
Nnk
Am. Furn
Mendoza
Aztecs
Hall
DeMolays
Stidger
Mann's
McDowell
Hatcher
D. Williams
Chevrolet
Morgan
Coun
Espitia
Ee Mooek
Ballard
Chick
Furn
Hickman
W. L. Pet Gamblin
Gibbs
Palmer
Mann
Sn Hall
Sn Hall, DeMolays
Mathhes
Chevrole
Buchanan
Loop Winners Determined in Interleague Playoffs
The 12 year old and younger boys contest determined playoff seeds across Panhandle Plains Western and Texas leagues with coin tosses delaying openers. Horace Mann Rangers lead Panhandle at 13-1 while Margaret Wills Wolves top Plains and College Gremlins lead Texas. Western results included Cobras win by forfeit and Dirty Sox 23 Avengers 7. Rangers overwhelmed Bobcats 35-11. Highlanders beat Cobras 22-2. Wildcats over Tigers 27-21.
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Horace Mann Rangers
Humphreys
College Gremlins
High School Wildcats
Sanborn Hawks
Line Yellowjackets
Hawks
Margaret Wills Wolves
Fillmore Senators
Maverick Club
Sam Houston Dirty Sox
Cobras
San Jacinto
Matt Hudson
Forest Hill Cobras
San Jacinto Parkers
Hudson
Amarillo Garage and Storage Co
Dirty Sox
Avengers
Lloyd Colvin
Sam Houston
Lamar Avengers
Collingsworth
Sox
Moseley and Moss
Hollinger
Burns
Calves
Commandos
Ralph Dykeman
Wolves
Senators
Doug Jones
Carl Schell
Gordon Anderson
Sanders
Baker
Spaulding
O’brien
Swindell
Highlanders
King Cobras
J. W. Hill
Humphreys Highlanders
R. A. Maierhofer
Wilson Cobras
Sharp
McCartney
D. Dollar
Ekelund
Keeling
Wildcats
Tigers
Hollis DeGrassi
Alice Landergin
Richard Wormsbaker
Forest Hill Tigers
Helms
Cats
Adams
Shamblin
Daniels
J. Singleton
Conner and
Anglin
Lamar Panthers
Davis
van Hall
Panthers
R. Smith
Parker
Dodgers
Eagles
Paul King
Wolflin Dodgers
Woodrow Mobley
Lincoln Eagles
Bearcats
Curtiss and
Haynie
Smith
Ryan
Bluebirds
Bulldogs
C. E. McFather
Carolina Bluebirds
Plains
Texas
Bowlers raise $500 for armed forces recreation fund
Exactly $500 was raised in the three Bowlers Victory Legion Special Singles Tournaments. Local co chairmen Mrs Ruby Wagner and Jim Farwell announced last night at Victory Alleys. Proceeds go to Amarillo’s national headquarters to provide equipment for armed forces recreation.
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Victory Legion
Ruby Wagner
Jim Farwell
Amarillo
Texas
Amarillo Golf Association Meeting Tonight
The Amarillo Golf Association will meet at 9 oclock tonight at the Amarillo Country Club. Ross Rogers Course delegates are Tex Muncy Henry Morris and J. R. Brown. Country Club delegates are Jack Allen Warren Babb and Dr. E. W. Cain. Any linksman in the city is invited to attend.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Dinner Pairings Set At Country Club
The Amarillo Country Club announces pairings for tomorrow's dinner matches. Co captains Dean Huffman and Eric Jordan will lead teams, with Harry Daily and Richard Reeves as aides. Food served at 7:30 pm with music by Amarillo Harmony Lab, and the listed matchups feature Huffman’s linksmen against a long slate of opponents.
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Amarillo Country Club
Dean Huffman
Eric Jordan
Harry Daily
Huffman
Richhard Reeves
Jordan
Amarillo Harmony Lab
Richard Reeves
L. E. Anderson
Pinky Vineyard
E. Sumerlin
H. E. Boggs
Walter Russell
Roy Cloninger
O. Cornelius
C. E. Robertson
W. M. Elledge
Key Purr
Paul Grant
Clayton Heare
J. W. Hendrick
Don Holman
M. J. Ashton
Leo Wilmeth
E. M. Blackburn
A. R. Castleberry
Ralph Pellew
Odie Russell
Mack Clemmer
Virgil Reaxer
J. E. Proper
Willard Phillips
Guy Owens
Earl Nutter
Howard Lynch
Ben Lane
C. P. Hutchings
C. C. Kahne
Roy Eastland
John Armstrong
John Oakes
Chas. Green
Tom Seay
C. M. McMurtry
R. G. Atkinson
L. E. Parmelee
Ray Moore
A. N. Olver
David Patton
Henry Thomson
C F. Collier
Bob Crudgington
Riley Strickland
J. C. Richardson
Ernie Plettner
Bob Lewis
Patt Powell
Sim Coker
Don Culton
R. R. Swindell
M. D. Carder
L. H. Griffith
J. B. Landers
Arry Longabach
Polly Parrott
Fred Gray
Bruce Autry
J. W. Higgins
James Rittenberry
Harvey Allen
W. A. Askew
B. Martin
A. C. Keith
Neal Cannon
H. D. Nelson
J. W. Babb
J. E. Davis
Dr . W. Cain
Bill Andrews
Jim Farwell
J. L. Carter
Fay Dryden
W. W. Gibson
Dude Gentry
Wade Holman
E. H. Mann
E. D. Lamb
Don Marsalis
L. H. Puckett
Sim Kelly
Aaron Gwynn
Cal Merchant
C. N. Guignon
Sam Orr
T. J. Wagner, Jr
Roy Stockton
Jack Allen
Lyle Pemberton
Set
John Rage
Carl Culwell
C. N. Headrick
Wilson Termites Praised For Sportsmanship
The Amarillo Boy's Softball Association lauds the Wilson Termites for sportsmanship after a season in which they lost 14 straight games. Les Smith and his team will be feted at a banquet tonight at the Herring Hotel.
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Amarillo
Lincoln
Lincoln Lions
Les Smith
Wilson Termites
Herring Hotel
Pabst Delivery Delays Prompt Reassurance Note
A wartime notice from BADGER-HERRING Sales and Drug Co. assures drivers try to deliver Pabst Blue Ribbon on time despite occasional lateness. It asks retailers to ask again if stock is unavailable and emphasizes fulfilling full quotas.
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Pabst
Junior Links Battle Has a Darkhorse in Wilburn Prince
In the Junior Golf Tournament at Ross Rogers Municipal, Wilburn Prince challenges favored trio Raymond Mann John Evans and Jerry Weirick. Prince, practicing around eighty, may push the leaders if his form holds. The Amarillo Golf Association sponsors the event with a $1 entrance fee, first rounds Sunday, semis June 25–30, finals July 1. open to players 18 and under.
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Raymond Mann
John Evans
Jerry Weirick
Wilburn Prince
Ross Rogers Municipal
Prince
Mann
Evans
Wierick
Amarillo Golf Association
E. W. Cain
Genelle Root
Red Sox Edge Panthers 5 to 4 in Negro League Game
The Amarillo Red Sox defeated the Vernon Panthers 5 to 4 in a Negro baseball game yesterday afternoon at Tri-State Ball Park.
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Red Sox
Panthers
Amarillo Red Sox
Vernon Panthers
Tri-State Ball Park
Nelson Will Quit Golf at 36 Says Mechanic of Golf
Washington June 26 Nelson the mechanical money man says he will retire from top competition at 36. He told reporters after a 66 in a PGA rehabilitation fund match that he will play as hard in exhibitions as in tournaments and the public deserves to see his best. He plans to quit at 36 regardless of earnings.
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Washington
Byron Nelson
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Amarillo Globe
Giants
SOM Co
Cotton Sox
Peseedeenda Sis S
ARATE
Unso
Mithaens
Pecdecaesdeecs
National League
Ww. L. Steers Ee
Candeckession Cone
Marauders
Soebuse Res Ll
Blodunks Ee
Aramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Ity
Blackburn ‘Bros
By Glyndon Riley
Grand Bar
Polk Street
Margaret Wills Tigers
San Jacinto Bearcats
Panhandle League
Yellow Jackets
Black Cats
Ray Jonas
Line Avenue Jackets
Jack Cliff
Wolflin Black Cats
Acton
Hale
Gremlins
Joe Womble
College
Oliver Austin
Harris Kimbrough
Anthony
Harry
Childers
Shoop
Wyatt
Mofford
Miller
Pelham
Termites
Robert Smith
Humphreys Highlands Panthers
Lee Smith
Gafford
Jones
Overstreet
Mulkey
Malloy
James Clements
Reager's Market
Jaque West—ham
Pinkney Packing
C. J. Novak
Columbus Perkins
Amarillo Garage
Guy Cox
L. E. L. Sales
Ted Buccola
Midway
B. M. Boomer
Roy Jackobson
Mickey's Cafe
Don Isaacs
Amarillo Hotel
Eddie Kersten
Bill Farmer
Jones Bros
John Root
Killough & Davies
O. Ballew
National Shirt Shop
Jim Fletcher
Quart
al Williams
Glayds Page Hospital Insurance
Ted Pearson
Earl Turner
Destroyers
Jack Fyfe
Tornadoes
W. P. Cloud
McKinley Destroyers
Fyfe
Reeves
Hunter
Hodges
Plains League
van Buren
Globe News
Texarkana
Ark
Badger-Herring Sales and Drug Co., Inc
Grant Street
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer
Ls Pty Wpt
Battle
Wilburn
Nelson
S. Pierce
Liquor Mart
Monroe
U.S
Hawkinson
Steve Hudson
Polk
Tyler
Gene Chapman
Jim Hudson
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