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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1941
Page
4
Olympic Club officials stated Luisetti would travel to Denver to compete with the team in the P.A.A. sectional tournament next weekend, with his basketball career ending after that. Lilith is the female demon of Jewish folklore, and the word aoegie to the English vampire.
A collage of sports and personalities from March weathered chatter. Van Mungo is-cursed by misgivings about birds that sing. Bill Terry’s contract through 1942 may bring air rather than a front office role. Elmer Layden notes a lim it on poker in the NFL. Jewell Ens is tasked with slimming Johnny Hutchings by 30 pounds in Florida. Danning, O'Dea, and an infield shakeup loom. Freddie Steele eyes a Hollywood comeback. Pinehurst expands winter sports with a new college tourney. Lind and Ajax debate Minnesota’s center job as spring nears. Jacobs says Washington needs boxers of note. Warren Wilson’s marriage shocks fans as Harwell and Barber reveal on air. Terry seeks outfield magic for Danning and Gordon at first base, while Prothro aims to make something from nothing. Sheriff Gibbons honeymooning in Florida. A Cleveland Indians poll tips the scales by ten games. Porky Oliver named World Telegram star of the week. Zen as Gabby Hartnett joins the Giants behind the plate. Lew Transparanti joins Fragetta’s boxing fold. The Morning After ends with Mungo quipping about a fungo crown.
Tonight at 8 in Amarillo College gym the West Texas Freshmen clash with the Canadian River Gassers for first place in the Jaycee basketball standings. The Gassers seek upset to force possible playoff, while McClendon Grocers and Coca-Cola trail. Yates and Curry pace the Gassers as a late-season spark.
In Flomot on two days of competition Amarillo Sandie boxers and Wichita Falls high school tied for first as Wellington earned second. Winners spanned from 75 to heavyweight with many decisions, knockouts, and technical knockouts across weight classes.
Dallas bowler Jack Sommers captured the singles title at the Southwest ABC event held in Fort Worth on March 10, rolling a 717 series in singles and contributing to a 1,918 all events total with partner Alton Taylor. The pair finished second in doubles as Sommers posted a 646 in that discipline. Carter Springs Fishing Camp of Dallas won the team title with 2,960 pins as the 1941 event closed and Wichita, Kansas will host next year. Kyle B. McGee was reelected president. Top money winners included Carter Springs, Boedeker Alleys, and Palomar Bowling Club.
Simmons with Levine's Dept Store posted 655 and Sparks with Furr Food 673 as weekend totals surpassed 600 in Louie's Alleys matches. Levine's won the series with 2766 pins to 2701 while Sparks and Simmons posted solid game scores of 198 237 238 and 234 234 187 respectively. In Texas Alleys A Leadoff Man Elder with K-1 led with 197 134 166 for a 497 series as his team topped K-3 1932 to 1733, Jones accounting for 483 via 171 143 169 in another league contest.
The back of Chicago White Sox catcher Mike Tresh was split open by Pepper Martins bat in an exhibition game Sunday. Martin, Sacramento manager and former St. Louis Cardinal star, swung wide at a pitched ball and the bat struck Tresh momentarily knocking him out. Jimmy Dykes took Tresh to a hospital where four stitches closed the wound. The game pitted Major and Coast League stars.
Dayton Beach dispatch outlines astrologer Helen Paul predicting a bright spring and strong June financial gains for Cleveland Indians manager Roger Peckinpaugh. DiMaggio and Louis receive caution through June 10 with later strong earnings and career boosts for both stars amid Aquarius planetary activity.
Kansas City March 10 Spook the invisible Mexican hairless Chihuahua returns to the National Intercollegiate Basketball tourney as San Diego State eyes the title. The Aztecs, balanced with six seniors and a junior star, face strong regional contenders including Near West Texas State and the University of Baltimore. The event lists multiple matchups and travel notes as 32 teams compete across sites in the Midwest.
San Francisco March 10 Angelo Hank Luisetti famed Stanford star said he is quitting the sport. A San Francisco Olympic Club player he cited a recent injury and loss of sight for nearly a day. He stated his job means more than basketball and he cannot risk further injury. He warned the army may draft him soon.
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