Two More Leagues Start Second Round
MOUSE WILLIAMS reports that Kids Inc nine league programs move into the second half of their 1947 season. The Southern Midget and Eastern Junior circuits completed first-round play and join eight other leagues while the nine team Girls League begins play tonight for its second appearance.
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Kids, Inc
Boys Ranch
River Road
Albert Smith
St. Mary's Penguins
Boys Ranch Hawks
Boys Ranch Cowboys
Sanborn’s Squirrels
Tommy Jones
Penguins
Jackie Murillo
Jimmie Nemechek
St. Mary's
Hawks
Buddy Moore
Squirrels
Alfred Robinson
Cowboys
Merrell Johnson
Pet. R. Or Hum. Highland Jays
South Side Kangaroos
Pleas
Valley Bombers
Pantex Avengers
East Side Badgers
River Road Spitfires
Mar
Wills Hurricanes
ACTUS
Wolflin Pigeons
San Jacinto Robins
Pantex Kingfishers
Taylor Orioles
Wilson Storks
Bivins Bluejays
Lone Star
LeAats Dr. Hum
High Buzzards
Maverick Redbirds
Pleasant Valley Owls
Mare Wills Parrots
Taylor Eagies
Bivins Wildcats
Sam Houston Rangers
Wilson Rabbits
Sanborn Squirrels
Lamar Cardinals
St. Mary's Trojans
Taylor Bruins
Wills Tigers
Maverick Calves
San Jacinto Bearcats
McKinley Bobcats
Forest Hill Bulldogs
T R. Or
North Side Indians
South Side Lobos
Sanborn Grizzlies
San Jacinto Braves
College Gremlins
44Th Street Rattlers
E. Side Mountaineers
Maverick Longhorns
High School Chiefs
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Summit Benders
Pantex Ase
Wilson Amazons
McKinley
Wolflin Chaparrals
Wills Blue Bonnets
Humphreys Highland
Cliff Nelson Wins Golf Sweepstakes at Ross Rogers Course
Cliff Nelson fired a net 66 to win top honors in the Ross Rogers Golf Course Weekend Sweepstakes. His card reads 76 10 66. Other winners include Dr. W. M. Curl 83 16 67 Harold Smith 71 4 67 and many more with scores spanning 61 to 71.
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Cliff Nelson
Ross Rogers
Dr. W. M. Curl
Harold Smith
John Stockton
J. G. Risley
J. E. Mead
Speed Ravey
Bernie Vaught
Paul Smith
Henry Whitley
Charles Watley
T. R. Cantine
Colby Davies
Joe Witt
Fred Houser
W. B. Wilson
Troy Jones
W. J. Mahan
R. V. Marshall
Lee Campbell
Henry Morris
Tex Muncy
Joel Robertson
Bill Hardman
Charles Coe Captures Trans Miss Golf Title
Charles Coe, 23, University of Oklahoma, won the Trans Miss golf championship in Wichita by defeating Gene Zuspann of Goodland Kansas 6 and 5 in the final. Coe posted a one over par for 31 holes and leaves for Ann Arbor to join the NCAA tourney. He succeeds Skee Riegel, the non defending champion from Dedham Massachusetts.
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Wichita
W.P
Charles Coe
University of Oklahoma
Gene Zuspann
Goodland
Kas
Coe
Ann Arbor
Mich
Sooner
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Zuspann
Skee Riegel
Dedham
Mass
Hazlewood Wins Amarillo Country Club Weekend Golf Tourney
J A Hazlewood fired a net 60 to capture the Amarillo Country Club Weekend Golf Tournament with 73 13 70. Low nets included L E Anderson 93 29 64 and Richard Reeves 84 20 64. John Munn won low gross with 69 and will captain a Dutch Dinner team match. Dr Tom Jones posted 109 strokes for high gross. Paul Harvey named chair of a Deaf Smith County polio committee.
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J. A. Hazlewood
Amarillo
L. E. Anderson
Richard Reeves
Larry Garre
John Munn
Tom Jones
Hottest Tri-State Senior Golf Tour Nears Amarillo
The Tri-State Senior Golf Tournament at Amarillo Country Club runs July 14 to 19. Chick Trout of Lubbock bids to dethrone three-time winner Red Gober of Austin, after Trout tied 66 in the Lubbock Invitation while Gober enters daily events to build momentum.
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Amarillo Country Club
Red Gober
Austin
Lubbock
Chick Trout
Trout
Gober
Lubbock Country Club
Billy Joe Maxwell
Babb and Munn Win Mixed Foursome Tourney
Mrs. Warren Babb and John Munn won the Amarillo Country Club Women’s Golf Association mixed foursome with a net 141. Fred and Mrs. Gray finished second with 143, in a field of ten teams. Winners received two golf balls, runners up one each.
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Warren Babb
John Munn
Amarillo
Billy Joe Maxwell Wins Lubbock Meet
Abilene teen Billy Joe Maxwell, 17, defended his Lubbock Invitation title with a sub par 28 holes to defeat Jack Williams of Plainview 9 and 8. Four Amarillo golfers reached finals, including Art McKay Jr and Don Hill who fell in finals and consolation matches to Lubbock players.
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Billy Joe Maxwell
Lubbock
Abilene
Jack Williams
Plainview
Maxwell
Amarillo
Art McKay, Jr
Jack Markham
Don Hill
Bob Thurman
Scotty Mills
J. R. Carpenter
Aubrey Robertson
Ross Mitchell
Baker of Tucumcari Tops Amarrillo Gun Club Trapshoot
Nile Baker of Tucumcari led the 16 yard bracket at the Amarillo Gun Club event with 50 straight targets. J Q Hollard took skeet top honors with 48 of 58, while Frank Elkins and Roy McGee posted high scores in other events. An unrelated note reports U S average corn yields rising from 26–27 to over 35 bushels per acre since before 1939.
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Nile Baker
Tucumcari
Amarillo
Tilman McAferty
Gracie Puckett
W. E. Stephens
Bill Strain
George Chase
Don Caldwell
Dub Hyso
Paul Chase
Frank Elkins
Roy McGee
D. L McDonald
D. W. Caldwell
Dr. W. H. Ballew
Jack Younger
Johnny Riggs
W. E Stephens
United States
Sox face Dukes in final road series opener in Albuquerque
Gold Sox travel to Albuquerque to begin the last leg of a long road trip against the Dukes with Tom "Hoss" Spears slated to start tonight. Clovis sits just above them in the standings as the team tries to rebound after a 4-3 loss in 11 innings yesterday.
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Globe News
Gold Sox
Clovis
Albuquerque
Tom “Hoss” Spears
Lubbock
Dukes
Sox
Bobby Riggs Wins Crown in NP Tennis Singles Victory
Bobby Riggs, now based in Ferndale New York, captured the National Professional Tennis singles title for the second straight year by defeating Don Budge of Oakland 3-6 6-3 10-8 4-6 6-3 in New York. The doubles final was postponed after Budge and Riggs beat Welby Van Horn and Wayne Sabin 15-13 in a long semifinal, with darkness stopping play.
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New York
Bobby Riggs
Riggs
Ferndale
Altadena
Cal
Don Budge
Oakland
Budge
Welby van Horn
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wayne Sabin
Washington
Semifinalists Named in National Open PGA Championship
DETROIT June 23 Three second generation golf pros and Vic Ghezzi reached the National Open semi finals. Melvin Chick Harbert of Northville Jim Ferrier of San Francisco and Art Bell of Colma Calif joined exchampion Vic Ghezzi, former caddy who beat Byron Nelson in 1941.
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Detroit
Vic Ghezzi
Byron Nelson
Denver
Melvin
Chick) Harbert
Northville
Mich
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Art Bell
Colma
Cal
Dalhart Junior Legion Nips Amarillo Kids 8 6
Dalhart Junior American Legion shortens lead in an 8 to 6 win over Amarillo Kids Inc Seniors yesterday afternoon. Watson Duckworth Franks Brown Mitchell Day and Newman contributed in a tight hitting effort as both sides posted runs across multiple innings.
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Dalhart Junior American Legion
Amarillo Kids, Inc
Amarillo
Watson
Duckworth
Franks
Brown
Mitchell
Day
Newman
Hubbers regain West Texas-New Mexico League lead
Lubbock's Hubbers moved back on top of the WT-NM League and held a slim lead over Amarillo. Lubbock out-hit Lamesa 13-9 while Amarillo split with Clovis taking the opener 14-12 and losing the nightcap 4-3. Abilene beat Pampa 7-4 and Borger defeated Albuquerque 6-2.
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Amarillo
Clovis
Lubbock
Lamesa
Albuquerque
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Louis
Boston
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphis
St. Louis
Brooklyn
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Pittchureh
Boston Sevens
Brooklin
St Lou
Trebured
St Louis
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Y Vernon
Odessa Midland
Sweetwater
Pioneers Edge Sox In Extra Innings After Close Seven
In a seven inning opener the Pioneers tied the game in the seventh after trailing 12 2, then won 14 12 as Nick Nicholas hit a long drive caught at the wall by Danicio Elias and Joe Bauman belted his 18th homer in extras. The afterpiece extended to nine innings with six errors in early frames.
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al Jackson
Pioneers
Budny
Lubbock
Jackson
Frank Okrie
Mac Quillin
Clovis
Amarillo
Joe Juliano
Harry Lamprich
Mekules
Big Frank
Jimmy Heller
Gold Sox
Sox
Frank Meku
George Green
Norris Willis
Joe Budny
Jim Fletcher Leads Banner Bowl Victory and High Scores
Jim Fletcher paced the Banner Bowl keglers to a win over the Lubbock Recreation Club with the high series of 646 and top game of 254. Banner Bowl tallys show Amarillo 8 390 and Lubbock 8 571 across three lines, with Banner Bowl underdogs splitting two of three lines.
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Jim Fletcher
Banner Bowl
Lubbock Recreation Club
Banner Bowlers
Amarillo
Lubbock
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Amarillo College
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Munn
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the Panhandle
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