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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1948
Page
12
Harold Smith still leads the Amarillo Municipal Championship at the Ross Rogers Course with a 71. D H Griffin shot 74 to post the low round Monday as qualifiers push toward seven dozen golfers in the event.
Qualifiers total 72 with scores from J Duniven 76 to John Hazlewood 95. An employe at the layout shot two straight eagles on holes 7 and 8, each from about 100 yards. Qualifying runs through Thursday for the annual Ross Rogers Course tournament with open entry and $2.50 fee.
Amarillo pitcher Joe Budny to face Pampa Avon Diggers Monday night at Gold Sox Field in a WT NM League clash. The two hurlers could start in next Saturday’s All Star game as both look strong with solid season records.
Raschi, a 195-pound right hander from West Springfield Mass, has become New York's stopper. He halted two strong winning streaks, helped the Yankees end a long pitching battle for the No 1 spot, and impressed manager Harris with steady improvement and a heavier frame.
Major league teams show a paradox with road wins outpacing home success. Cleveland Indians and Boston Braves lead in road records while posting weak home marks. Cardinals, Pirates and others also struggle at home though several clubs excel on the road. Yankee best home team but below past peaks. Stan Hollmig signs with Philadelphia Phillies for 25 000. to Wilmington farm club.
Ray Sugar Robinson retained his welterweight title with a 15 round unanimous decision over Bernie Docusen at Comiskey Park. Robinson weighed 146 1/2 pounds after a two day fast and ate a two pound steak to make weight, fighting through fatigue to secure the victory and defend the crown.
Lon Darling of the National Basketball League announced that six foot four inch center Carter, a three time all-league selection from the Lone Star Conference, turned professional with the Oshkosh All-Stars. Kilgore Texas sports editor Bob Jardes presided as Kilgore News Herald president with officers to be elected next meeting in Longview.
New York June 29 Joe Louis said he is an ex-borer and proposed an elimination tournament to choose his successor. He stated he would reveal his political stand after the Democratic Convention. Louis denied plans to run for Congress or support Wallace or any third party.
In Boston on June 29 Texas lost three hopes in the US Olympic Boxing Tournament. Charles Black of Houston was stopped in the second round by Norvel Lee of Washington DC in the heavyweight division. Tom Adams of Abilene lost by decision to Grant Butcher of San Francisco in the 175 pound class. Charles Cotton of Toledo Ohio defeated Wallace Willard of Houston by decision in the 147 pound class.
America's Olympic basketballers open pre London tuneups with a Wednesday night inter-squad game. The Phillips 66 Owlers of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, meet a University of Kentucky squad seeking revenge for a four-point loss in the Olympic trials finals at Madison Square Garden last March.
School tax payments fall behind with about 10 percent unpaid as the deadline nears. Pete Kinkead, tax assessor collector, warns an eight percent penalty plus three percent interest will apply to payments after midnight Wednesday.
County clerk Loren Jones says candidates filed their first expense accounts by midnight Monday. Next deadline is July 15 for the second account, which cannot be filed before July 12. First accounts show expenditures from about $300 down to fees only, excluding filing fees.
Bridgeport names Raymond Miller, a WWII naval veteran and former North Texas Agricultural College football player, as new high school football coach after graduating from Texas Christian University.
A wide slate of make-up games amid forfeits and postposed contests highlights youth leagues. Sam Houston Rangers forfeited to Humphreys Highland Buffaloes in Western Junior League. Mavericks and Calves deliver wins in Texas League make-ups. Texas and Prairie Peewee action features standout hits and rare forfeit results across multiple clubs and divisions.
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