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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1938
Page
11
Forty one youths signed for Amarillo's second district AAU boxing tournament at the National Guard Armory. The program starts at 8 p m with 17 first round bouts planned tonight, semi finals and finals set for tomorrow. Reserved seats are 60 cents at City Drug Store 615 Polk Street.
Shreveport opened its season with a 10 to 4 defeat as the St. Paul Saints of the American Association erased a two run lead. The game marked the new team's first official result in the Texas League.
Harvard students in Cambridge compete in an indoor ice cream eating contest at the Harvard Union. Homer D. Peabody, Harvard 1941, holds the record with 19 plates, while David Mitchell, also a 1941 graduate, vows a comeback. Peabody credits a new chocolate and vanilla alternating system. Jane Grey was queen of England for nine days in 1553.
Joe Burks of Dumas entered the featherweight division this morning. The postmark dated Saturday confirms his entry, bringing four featherweight fighters to a near complete list for the Amarillo District AAU boxing tournament. The event opens tonight at the National Guard Armory with finals set for tomorrow night.
National Guard Armory will open at 7 pm for admittance tickets priced at 40 cents. Bantamweights top the entry list with eight fighters, followed by four heavyweights four light heavyweights seven middleweights six welterweights four lightweights three featherweights five and five flyweights. Many contestants come from farms clubs and colleges with a mix of first timers and some with prior ring experience.
Fight headquarters for the AAU boxing tournament are set in Room 205 at the Herring Hotel. Contestants must report to the tournament director for physical exams and weigh in this afternoon between 1 o’clock and 4 o’clock. Drawings for first round opponents start when all boxers are weighed and examined.
Fledglings and seasoned fighters seek a berth in the state contest at Dallas March 23 24 and 25 with a possible Boston trip in April. Thirteen towns including Amarillo Sunray Canyon Adrian Shattuck Okla Borger White Deer Dalhart Claude Goodnight Groom Shamrock Panhandle and Dumas field entrants. District champions from Amarillo meet first timers as crowds from many towns are expected.
In Kalispell Montana a rare wolverine has been trapped and taken as a trophy. Only one other wolverine has been captured in the state in years, marking this specimen as exceptionally uncommon.
Berkeley report says a skeleton unearthed near Lodi, long called the Lodi man, is now rechristened as California's first Native Son. The designation ties the find to prehistoric origins about 15 000 years ago and highlights its significance in state history.
Amarillo High School boxers faced strong Indian squads at Santa Fe and Albuquerque. At Santa Fe Ray McManus won 135 pounds. In Albuquerque six Sandies won, including Gib Howard 80, Norman Isaacs 118, Rilley Walters 126, Otis Beard 126, Glenn Smith 160, Rex Daniels 147 who defeated Leonard Harris in a close battle. Coaches and teammates traveled to the events.
Jimmy Wilson asserts the Phillies will field a stronger team in the coming National League race despite trading Adolph Camilli. He touts Karl Browne at first, Emmett Mueller at infield, George Scharein at shortstop, and improved outfielders Morris Arnovich and Herschel Martin. Pitching should improve with Bill Hallahan and Al Smith, while Wilson notes Connie Mack’s favorable pick of weight and health.
Melbourne based National Catholic Correspondence School plans to extend its religious instruction to Rev Father E Bode's parish in Alabama U S A. The school claims to be the largest of its kind in the world and already educates children in Australia.
Hilda Louise Ralls, 19, who nearly lost hearing in childhood, pursued her goals and earned several medals as a dancer in Davenport Washington. Her resilience highlights how a disability did not halt her ambition or success.
Istanbul Municipality issues a decree requiring bicycle owners to pass a riding test to cut street accident rates. The order targets urban cyclists in the Turkish capital amid growing safety concerns.
Grantland Rice profiles Keene Fitzpatrick, longtime Yale Michigan and Princeton trainer, detailing his forty six year streak of daily training and his diet recommendations. The piece emphasizes fitness philosophy, balance of diet and exercise, and Fitzpatrick’s impact on collegiate athletics.
In Laconia New Hampshire Charles Lord a manual arts instructor starts a carpentry class for girls. All 15 members participate in the new program at La conia High School.
Fans pack Amarillo as the second annual AAA boxing show brings 17 fights tonight and 16 more tomorrow with 41 entries. Amarillo High athletes just returned from New Mexico AAU bouts, while author notes youth sport value and local boxing spirit amid national chatter.
SID FEDER reports from New York on Paul Deans return and the Cards potential bid for Daffy. Minnesota teams travel for spring sport duties and Giants struggle with power hitters. Santa Anita earnings top 36 million with a seven million rise. Arnold Moser plans college in Texas after a Reds rookie season.
Survivors of a first round blast in the $4,000 international four-ball golf tourney move toward a fourth straight victory in Miami. Revolta and Picard, who beat Horne and Kay in 36 holes, faced Hines and Ghezzi who edged past Runyan and Smith 1 up. Cooper and Thomson won their match one up over MacFarlane and Walsh.
In St Petersburg Dizzy Dean, despite a heavy cold, pitched three innings against the Yankees allowing one hit for a strong spring outing. Across the country reports note injuries and lineups in camp as teams prepare for the season.
Amarillo fans will see Danny McShain defend his light heavyweight title off the mat in a non title bout with Gorilla Pogs at the National Guard Armory. Pogi, a feisty Argentine challenger, earned his shot by defeating Kangaroo Jack Mandell last week. Reserved seats available at City Drug Store.
Baton Rouge dispatch notes Bill Terry, manager of the New York Giants, predicting a repeat pennant as he compares his club to rivals the Cubs Pirates and Cardinals. He argues the Giants remain ahead despite uncertainty around other teams, while a stray line mentions Java’s discovery by the Portuguese.
Tackled Willie Goggin and Ben Hogan secured 3 and 1 victories over Lawson Little and Tony Manero, last year’s runners-up, in a cited round.
Mickey Cochrane, recovering from a near fatal skull fracture, trains Detroit as a manager figure rather than a player while trusting Schoolboy Rowe to help beat the New York Yankees. York’s hitting is praised as Atlanta-like power, and Cochrane dismisses a return to third base.
Jacksonville Texas dispatch reports manager Jim Keesey expects the entire Oklahoma City squad in camp tonight. Key players John Stoneham Clarence Tregre and Frank Sigafoos are en route, with Danny Pavlovic Clary Hack and Carl Kott arriving yesterday, completing the roster.
In Denver the National AAU higher education basketball championships pageant shifts into a full day with 12 games from 8:30 AM Mountain Time. West Texas State meets Colorado College at 7 PM, honoring All-America legends Dutch Clark and Whizzer White, as Clark and Gould participate in ceremonies.
Dallas Texas March 14 Intra squad games will be added to the Steers training routine tomorrow according to Manager Ray Brubaker. He noted the team had its first batting drill yesterday watched by several hundred fans.
In Newburgh New York a special jury panel of 100 jurors includes four married couples among those drawn to serve on an Orange County court jury for a murder trial.
Featherweight champion Henry Armstrong meets veteran Baby Armizmendi at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Armizmendi claims he has never been floored by Armstrong in three 10 round battles and has never been knocked off his feet by anyone in his pro career.
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