List of fan name entries for Amarillo nine contest
A reader contest page prints the complete roster of suggested names for the Amarillo baseball team in the West Texas-New Mexico League. The list includes many entries such as Amarillo Aces, Sand Crabs, Panhandle Giants, and Rangers, with new submissions to follow in the page’s continuation.
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Amarillo
Thoroughbreds Seeds
Rockets
Amarillo Aces
Cattlemen
Ama-O-Cats
Bullets
Bob Robins
Golden Dusters
Securillos
Amar-Gassers
Sod Busters Harvesters
Mid-Westerners
Amarillo Bobs Sand Crabs
Pan-Tex
Seedless Giants
Chaparrals
Hornets
Athletics Jackrabbits
Prairie Dogs
Will Rogers
Cowhands
Orioles
Texans Indians
Golden Sluggers
the Texans Sluggers
Highlanders
Bronx Owls Bow
Dusters
Amatex Giants
Amarillo Grays
Ama Tex Panhandle Giants
Fortenberry Stars as Metros Reach AAU Denver Semis
Hollywood Metros upset Oklahoma City Parks 58 to 44 to reach the AAU Denver semifinals where they meet Bartlesville Oilers. Jack Hupp scored 17 for the Metros against a strong Parks defense while Weir guarded Dick Smith and Al Wellhausen. Denver edged Seattle Alpine 28 to 21 as Oilers and Olympic games produced late scoring bursts.
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Denver
Hollywood Metros
Metros
Oklahoma City Parks
Bartlesville
Okla
Oilers
San Francisco Olympics
Denver Nuggets
Metro
Jack Hupp
Oklahoma City
Weir
Dick Smith
Parks
al Wellhausen
Seattle Alpines
Jack McGracken
Bob Gruenig
Tey
Colorado Springs Antlers
Joe Portenberry
Henry Armstrong Knocks Out Lew Feldman in 2 12 Rounds
Henry Armstrong quickly defeats Lew Feldman of Brooklyn in 2 minutes 12 seconds at S&T, Louis. Armstrong uses sharp jabs and a strong right to drop Feldman, who rises at nine before being overwhelmed and counted out. The bout echoes Joe Louis era, with Armstrong pursuing rapid knockouts.
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S&t
Louis
Henry Armstrong
Geta
Lew Feldman
Brooklyn
Joe Louis
Hammerin
Henry
Baseball Name Contest Closes Tonight
Baseball news from March 17 covers St. Louis Browns prospects with manager Fred Haney aiming to improve the team and Buck Newsom holding out for 20 000 per win. It also notes Yankees exhibition wins and several other spring training updates across Major League teams.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
Jacksonville
Fla
St. Louis Browns
San Antonio
Bill Dewitt
Haney
Browns
Buck Newsom
Buck
Johnny Marcum
Buffalo
Fred Jonson
Ed Cole
Texas
Russell van Atta
James Walkup
Bill Trotter
Harry Kimberlin
Bill Miller
Hollywood
Joe Glenn
Yankees
Billy Sullivan
Harold Spindel
Seattle
Beau Bell
Mel Alamada
Myril Hong
Bell
Joe Grace
Memphis
Ralph Kress
Shorestop
Don Heffner
Heffner
Johnny Beradino
Sig Gryska
Toledo
Official 1939 Playing Schedule for Texas League
Schedule notes OFF DAYS and Sunday games for the 1939 Texas League season. Details cover team itineraries and rest days, outlining the arrangement of Sundays as potential day games or off days within the league calendar.
Amarillo To Open Season On Pampa With Name Contest
The deadline to vote in Amarillo for the West Texas New Mexico League team name ends at midnight. Ballots postmarked now and received tomorrow enter the contest for two season tickets. backers may see a top ten list chosen by officials, then fans pick the final name. The league expands to eight clubs with Midland Big Spring Abilene Lamesa Lubbock Clovis Pampa and Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Milton Price
Pampa
Lamesa
Midland
Big Spring
Abilene
Lubbock
Clovis
Sports Department of
the Globe News
Greatest Track Meet of Show At Fort Worth
Fort Worth hosts the Southwestern Exposition track and field meet at Louis J. Wortham Field over two days with about 1,100 entrants from 88 high schools in Texas and Oklahoma. Many records likely to fall as 600 high school boys run preliminaries this afternoon and returning 1938 stars compete.
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Fort Worth
Southwestern Exposition
Louis J. Wortham Field
Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
Harold Cagle
Oklahoma Baptist
Blaine Rideout
North Texas
Cagle
Kansas City Cage Tournament tips wide open as favorites fall
West Virginia Glenville State meets Southwestern of Winfield as Peru Nebraska Teachers face San Diego State in the National Intercollegiate Basketball Championships. Upstart Peru upset Warrensburg 45 31 using rapid breakaways while San Diego State, hampered by injuries, advanced 49 31 over Manchester. Southwestern beat Maryville 53 37 and Glenville held St Ambrose 52 42 to prove form remains unsettled.
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Kansas City
West Virginia
California
Nebraska Corn Fields
Glenville State
Glenville
W. Va
Victor
Winfield
Kan
Peru
Neb
Warrensburg
San Diego State
San Diego
Manchester
North Manchester
Ind
Milton Phelps
Southwestern
Maryville
Wayne University of Detroit
St. Ambrose
Oklahoma Aggies Favored In 1939 NCAA Wrestling Meet
In Lancaster Pennsylvania the 1939 NCAA championship opens with over 100 grapplers from 30 colleges bracketed for two days of elimination rounds. Oklahoma Aggies enter as heavy favorites to win multiple titles as the national meet begins with elite college wrestlers seeking eight champions.
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Lancaster
Oklahoma
Aggies
Mexico Baseballers In Semi Pro Setup
Ray Dumont president of the National semi pro baseball congress announced Mexico will participate in the sandlot movement this year. The 16 leading players from the national finals at Wichita Aug 11 12 will play a seven game series at Monterey and Mexico City in September. A San Saba Texas Sunday school class killed a 25 pound rattlesnake.
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New York
U.P
Ray Dumont
Mexico
Wichita
Monterey
Mexico City
Five Ring Prospects and Roundup Notes From March Roundup
Boxing and football chatter from New York on March 17 covers Eagles seeking Bronko Nagurski for tackle, heavyweight legends in a four round exhibition with Jack Dempsey refereeing, flu hitting Cincinnati, Notre Dame schedules, and a host of match results and curiosities including Tony Galento’s tour and Mebbe you’ll be a-seeing him. The card includes results from St Louis and Elizabeth New Jersey with fighters such as Henry Armstrong and Mike Piskin noted among others.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Philadelphia Eagles
Bronko Nagurski
Chicago Bears
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Cincinnati
Florida
Benny Leonard
Melio Bettina
N. Y
Poughkeepsie
Joe Louis
Buddy Moore
New York Golden Gloves
Russell Harris
Peoria
Harris
Oregon Wins Playoff In First PCC Contest
Oregon defeats California 54 to 49 in the PCC playoff opener and aims for the championship in the second game tonight in Eugene. Vic tors noted as Oregon leads the series in Eugene.
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Oregon
Eugene
Cre
University of Oregon
University of California
Wayne Sabine Upset And Cup Plans Fade
Wayne Sabine, the U S indoor singles champion, was eliminated in Bermuda as Elwood Cooke beat him 6-2 7-5 6-0 in the semi finals. Bobby Riggs advanced by defeating Frank Guernsey 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-2 to reach the other half of the Davis Cup final. The report notes the collapse of Sabine’s Davis Cup hopes amid the Bermuda championships. In Clearwater, Fla, Van Mungo will skip throwing until Detroit Tigers trainer Denny Carrola prescribes, after a Lakeland session.
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Fla
U.P
Cincinnati Reds
Billy Werber
Werber
Philadelphia Athletics
Reds
Detroit Tigers
Hamilton
Bermuda
Wayne Sabin
United States
Cisively
Elwood Cooke
Bobby Riggs
Frank Guernsey
Rice Institute
Clearwater
Brooklyn Dodgers
van Mungo
Lakeland
Denny Carroll
Mungo
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Los Angeles Times
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