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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1947
Page
12
Ticket prices remain the same for the 1947 All Star game at Gold Sox Field. Sales begin after the Lubbock series. Bob Leeds announces. North and South rosters include 30 players from Amarillo Albuquerque Berger Clovis Lubbock Hubbers and Abilene with eight holdovers.
The Associated Press lists leaders with Batting average Boudreau Cleveland .348 and McQuinn New York, home runs Keller New York 13 Williams Boston 12. Pitching Kinder St. Louis 5 0 1 900 and Gillespie Chicago 5 1 .833.
In Albuquerque on June 25 the Gold Sox erased a deficit and beat the Dukes 7 6 in 10 innings after Amarillo staged a three run rally in the ninth. Jim Heller, 4 1, will start again for Amarillo against the Dukes tonight as the team seeks its fifth win in 10 games.
Paul Hinrichs of Lubbock fanned 19 Abilene Blue Sox as the Hubbers beat Amarillo 8-4. The 19 strikeouts set a league record for the West Texas New Mexico League, which has since moved from Class D to Class C. Hinrichs limited opponents to six hits, with three in the first inning. Elias delivered a go ahead triple in the tenth to lift Amarillo over Albuquerque 7-6. Berger drove in seven in a sixth inning burst as Lamesa defeated Clovis 11-3. Lamesa at Pampa postponed due to rain.
Dukes win 9-2 at Amarillo as Steve Lagomarsino earns his ninth victory allowing seven hits in 10 innings. Key hits come from Joe Bauman Vince Liberto and Danicio Elias with Bauman homering for the 19th time to tie the game in the ninth and Elias delivering the game winning triple in the tenth off Lee Zamora Archuleta to close out the victory.
Wesleys of Amarillo won the Frank Phillips Men's Club softball tournament final over Plains Instrument 3 to 1 in Borger. Bill Kiser starred with 15 strikeouts and three extra base hits including a triple that sparked a comeback. Fisher homered for Plains in the fifth.
The piece traces Amarillo teams from 1922 to 1947 in West Texas and related leagues. It notes one league title in 1922, lists player roles and nicknames for teams the Gassers Texans and Gold Sox, and recalls prominent rosters and managers across eras.
Jimmy Doyle of Los Angeles remained in critical condition today after a brain operation for an extra dural hemorrhage following his bout with Sugar Robinson for the world welterweight title in Cleveland. Dr. R. R. Miller reported the condition as poor at St. Vincent's Hospital after a 45 minute operation performed by Dr. Spence Braden.
Yesterday's results show Amarillo defeating Albuquerque 7 to 6 in ten innings in the Texas-New Mexico League standings fight.
Amarillo legends Bernie Vaught and Speed Ravey return to competition in the annual Amarillo Municipal Championship Golf Tournament at Ross Rogers Course. Caliber players with six handicaps, they aim to reach the 16 qualifiers for the championship bracket as the event runs June 28 to July 6 with entry set at 2.50, open to all Amarillo municipal golfers.
Rain disrupted roughly 40 Kids Inc teams and Wheat farmers delaying harvests with about 20 contests postponed yesterday. Five games finished regulation, one full seven innings, two four and a half, two forfeits. Matches listed include Street Razorbacks vs North Side Zebras at Horace Mann and Lone Star Midget Humphreys Highland Buzzards beating Taylor Eagles 5-4.
The Margaret Wills Hurricanes of the Eastern Junior League invite boys around 12 years old to report to Coach Bob Stevens behind Margaret Wills School this afternoon at 5 30 for tryouts.
Eagle pitcher Jack Daniels allowed seven hits and five walks while Sonny Barron gave up 11 safeties with no free passes. Jargo Johnson delivered the game defining double in the fifth to spark Humphreys Highland’s winning run, aided by Leon ard Graves’ unassisted double play.
All members are invited to participate in tomorrow afternoon's dutch dinner team matches at Amarillo Country Club. Pro George Ausbach will arrange a match after notices from participants. John Munn and J R Brown are named as team captains.
The Bill Mosier Tires of Oklahoma City, top American Legion Junior team in Oklahoma, will visit Amarillo for three games July 2 3. They face the local Legion youngsters in an afternoon game and a doubleheader before moving to Tucumcari for a July 4 twin bill. The squad, composed of Capitol Hill High School players, boasts a 49 4 season record and includes Jerry Snyder who recently signed with the Yankees.
Detroit reports Jim Ferrier used his number 10 putter to defeat Chick Harbert 2 and 1 in the finals of the 1947 PGA Championship. Ferrier earned the $3,500 first prize as the smallest club in the bag sealed the win after a tight match through 27 holes. Harbert rallied briefly with a 40-foot putt on the 30th hole, but Ferrier pulled away by the 31st to clinch victory.
Big Spring built a comfortable lead by routing Odessa 11-3 as Midland won 10-5 against Sweetwater to stay within striking distance. Vernon and Ballinger split a twin bill with Vernon taking the opener 8-3 and Ballinger taking the nightcap 3-1. Archaeologists uncovered ancient Sumarian vanity cases crafted in gold with tweezers ear picks and head scratchers from buried city sites.
Mrs. Frank Wolflin won first place in the Amarillo Country Club Women’s Golf Association weekly event with a net 27 from nine holes. Her scorecard read 42-15-27 while Mrs. W. B. Burkhalter led the nine hole flight with 29-15-14 and Mrs. Alfred Glenn won the Luncheon Ball.
The Amarillo Red Sox, reputed western Negro champions, face the Paris Brown Sox tonight at Gold Sox Field starting at 8 30. Shortstop J W Wingate arrives from Beaumont and is expected in the lineup. Lord Neal is named probable starting pitcher for Amarillo.
In Ann Arbor Michigan on June 25 U P reports the National Collegiate Golf Tournament as the largest field in 50 years completes the 36 holes of qualifying. Charley Lind of Denver and Claude Joyce of Southern Methodist lead the field already finished with scores and George Hamer of Georgia yielded his crown.
Clarence Iott, acquired from the Browns, pitched the Giants to an 11-0 victory over the Cubs. Iott, a lefty with a rough reserve record, limited Chicago to two hits while fanning eight over nine innings. Willard Marshall and Walker Cooper homered as New York surged with 13 hits.
Four low entries will receive golf balls in the Sunset Putting Tournament on Friday night. This inaugural event kicks off the regular Friday schedule. Entry fee is 346 cents and 36 holes of medal play will be conducted with putters allowed to putt between 7 30 and 9 o'clock.
Young men are urged to sign up for Regular Army duty in Japan under General MacArthur. The program offers occupation roles, full pay, and opportunities in specialized skills, trades, and administration. Eligible are 18 to 34 (17 with parental consent). Visit a U S Army Recruiting Station now.
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