Bombers Inch Closer to Safe Stand Amid Hobbs Series
The Amarillo Field Bombers, holding a 9 8 record, must win two this week to ease danger with Hobbs at Malin Park next Sunday. Manager Staff Sgt Hoot Gibson praises a fine outfield run by Robert Duffield and notes shifts by Mills Ready Kunz and Mazur. He says the infield defense is airtight and compares favorably with minor league play.
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Amarillo Field
Hobbs Diamondeers
Malin Park
Robert Duffield
Duffield
Frederick
Mills
Tim Ready
al Mazur
Boston Red Sox
George Kunz
Gibson
Southwest
George Ball Strives for Texas Nis Crown in Finals
George Ball of El Paso faces Sam Match of Angeles in the Texas nis Association men's singles final at Bergstrom Field. Ball advanced by beating Clyde Heppenstiel 6-1 6-1. Match defeated Leo Laborde Beaumont 6-1 6-3.
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Austin
George Ball
el Paso
Sam Match
Angeles
Bergstrom
Ball
Clyde Heppenstiel
Leo Laborde
Beaumont
Bobby Goldfarb
Kenneth Crawford
Dallas
John Allen
Jack Laing
Johnny
Crawford
Edgar Braswell
San Antonio
Segura and Willett in NCAA semi finals clash
Miami University tennis star Francisco Segura faces Georgia Tech’s Joseph Willett in the NCAA tournament semi final in Evanston Illinois with the winner to meet Notre Dame’s Charlie Samson in the final.
Local Week Sports Card Highlights Amarillo
Summer events cover bowling golf and tennis with a full weekend calendar at Victory Alleys Sunset Golf Course and Ross Rogers Course. Names include Amarillo Golf Association and Amarillo Country Club hosting matches and handicap tournaments through Sunday.
City Tennis Open stages set for action this afternoon
Racket Ramblings notes the City Tennis Open underway with winners to receive new balls funded by entry fees. Players supply their own balls. winners keep new balls while losers keep the used ones. The column covers court demand, repairs, and rule gaps, plus results and notable players from recent meets.
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Old Tack
Globe
Amarillo
Amaranth Valley Golf Club Weekly Events Schedule
Ment, medal play for seniors and mixed foursome tournament. Wednesday nine hole handicap tournament at Ross Rogers Course. Thursday Women’s Luncheon and tournament at Amarillo Country Club. Dutch Dinner team matches at Amarillo CC. Scorch foursome matches at Ross Rogers Course.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Country Club
Ellwood Park hosts City Open Tennis tournament opening rounds
More than 40 players from Amarillo compete at Ellwood Park for the City Open Tennis event. Top seeds include Glyndon Riley defending champion James Utterback and Arnold Levinstein with Frank Smith. Finals set for Sunday with all matches two sets.
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Amarillo
Glyndon Riley
James Utterback
St. Arnold Levinstein
Frank Smith
Riley
Utterback
Lts. Levinstein
Repp
J. E. Lovelady
Clifford Morrison
A. L. Scott
Fred Gray
Jack Hight
Bill Johnson
Marvin Redding
al Reville
Arnold Levinstein
Bud Bussard
G. B. Payne
Sgt
Sydney Barr
Pfc
Chuck Cunningham
Douglas Smyth
Bob Yeager
Riley- Utterback
Reville-Bussard
Morrison-Lovelady
High
Phillies Trim Cardinals Behind Lee in 1-0 Win
Philadelphia pitchers Blank the St Louis Cardinals 1-0 as Bill Lee outduels George Munger in a tight NL game. Yankees edge Browns 1-0 in a pitching duel at the same time. Bud Metheny shines with a clutch catch as New York tops St. Louis. Also note brief travels of the Norman and Gibbins families to Abilene and Red River for a week.
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New York
U.P
St. Louis
Philadelphia Phillies
Cardinals
Phillies
Ken Raffensberger
Bill Lee
Chicago Cubs
Lee
Iy Cardinal
George Munger
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Yanks
Rollie Hemsley
Walt Dubiel
Sig Jakucki
Bud Metheny
George McQuinn
Yankee Stadium
Marine aviation training at Camp Pendleton inspections
Marine Maj. Gen. Francis P. Mulcahy reviews flotation bladder training for pilots and ground crew at Camp Pendleton Oceanside California. Lt. Col. Dick Hanley explains procedures to enable survival at sea while Lt. W. F. Bonner and Lt. T. Ek. Crampton observe in water.
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Francis P. Mulcahy
Leatherneck Aviation Tactical Training
California
Camp
Joseph H. Pendleton
Oceanside
Calif
Dick Hanley
Northwestern University
W. F. Bonner
Amarillo
T. Ek. Crampton
Dearborn
Mich
el Toro
Camp Pendleton Training Center
Sunset Putting Tourney at Amarillo Country Club
The weekly Sunset Putting Tournament runs tonight from 7 to 10 at the Amarillo Country Club with prizes in War Stamps for 3 top teams. Entry is 25 cents, 36 holes, open to all golfers, with handicaps to be ready to speed play.
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Amarillo Golf Association
Amarillo Country Club
Panhandle
Amarillo Golf and sports schedule announced for summer
The Amarillo Country Club hosts multiple events including a 54 hole medal play and best ball foursome matches at Amarillo Country Club June 30 through July 6. Earlier matches feature the Amarillo Field Bombers vs Hobbs Army Air Field at Malin Baseball Park Sunday at 2:30 pm. The Ross Rogers Course hosts a municipal golfers handicap event on July 2 through 4.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Junior Golf Association
Amarillo Country Club
Ross Rogers Cause
Amarillo Field
Hobbs Army Air Field
Malin, Park
Amarillo Golf Association
Malin
Amarillo Municipal Golfers
Manny Ortiz Wins Eastern Boxing Debut in Boston
Manuel Ortiz the world bantamweight champion from El Centro California earned a 10 round decision over Larry Bolvin of Providence Rhode Island at Braves Field Boston. Bolvin started fast but absorbed heavy punishment in rounds seven and eight and fell for a nine count in the ninth.
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Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
Calif
Larry Bolvin
Providence
R. I
Braves Field
Bolvin
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