Irish Meet in Amarillo Boxing Tourney Tonight
The Amarillo High School Boxing Tournament resumes with 22 bouts on St Patrick's Day. Irish competitors headline the card with 6 fighters in action and matches including Renfro vs Connell and Murphy vs Bowlin. Tickets cost 50 cents ringside, 35 cents adults, 25 cents students. fights run from 8 p.m. through March 31 with officials and judges listed.
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Vandon Renfro
Bob Connell
Jerry Murphy
James Bowlin
Don Mulkey
Adrian McClish
St. Patrick Boys
Dean Oldfather
Joe Sharp
Henry Laughlin
E. W. Cain
Toby Waggoner
Gene Gray
Jimmy Hamilton
Keith Connell
Gene Grimland
William Todd
Billy Hudson
Bert Spray
Cloyce Webb
Bud Campbell
Jack Glasgow
Leroy Foster
Eugene Polk
Clinton Clark
Jimmy Minor
T. W. Holman
Charles Ramzell
Joe Meergan
Bill Hamilton
Buddy, Wilkerson
Curtis Timmons
John Cameron
Bobby Braxton
Rudy Bauman
Eugene Taylor
Dodgers bring Dixie Walker back after 4-F draft ruling
In Brooklyn, Dixie Walker returns to right field for the Dodgers after the draft board declared him 4-F due to baseball injuries. The article notes Walker’s status and the ongoing War Bond drive with a historic bid context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peepul
Cherce
Brooklyn
Dixie Walker
Dodgers
New York
Baseball Writer
Banquet Honors Amarillo Golden Sandies Cagers
The Amarillo Golden Sandies basketball team will be honored at a semi formal banquet tomorrow at 7 PM in the high school cafeteria. Beaumont Stinnett, a school board member, will serve as master of ceremonies. Arrangements are being made by Mrs. R. H. Kelly and several area volunteers.
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Amarillo
Beaumont Stinnett
Rs. R. H. Kelly
Jerry Ratcliff
J. R. Wiggins
T. G. Hull
Sandie Stars Enter Meet
More than 600 schoolboy runners jumpers and weight heavies start the year’s Southwest track meet with preliminaries in the Southwestern Exposition carnival. Fifty-six high schools are entered including three from Oklahoma. Amarillo High School’s Golden Sandstorm sends five athletes Joe Larson Jack McGee Sonny McGinley Guy Smyth and Curly Broomefield with coach Howard Lynch.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Tigers’ Evansville training casualty slows spring start
Detroit infielder Joe Wood complained of a sore arm at Evansville while Boston’s Red Sox list four players reporting at Medford. Other camps noted include Cubs Len Warneke ordered to report March 23, Braves beginning arrivals, and White Sox Dykes leading 14 players toward Monday practice.
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New York
Detroit Tigers
Evansville
Ind
Joe Wood
Briggs Stadium
Boston
Red Sox
Medford, Mass
Jim Tabor
Tony Lupien
Joe Wood, Jr
Pinky Woods
Chicago Cubs
Len Warneke
Jim Gallagher
Hot Springs
Ark
Boston Braves
Bob Coleman
Wallingford
Philadelphia Jays
Merv Shea
Ford Mullen
Charley Schanz
Ken Raffensberger
Shea
Portland
Ore
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Dykes
French Lick
City Association bowling meet opens Saturday night
The annual City Association bowling meet starts Saturday around 6 o'clock with teams from Pampa and Borger expected to participate. Local bowlers put up strong scores in recent leagues including 564 by Fred Schecher and 611 by Irwin Gore in separate runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Harris
Pampa
Borger
Blue Demons Advance In Cage Tourney In New York
DePaul University Blue Demons, favorites to win the national invitational, beat Muhlenberg 68 to 45 to reach the tournament’s second round. St John’s of Brooklyn edged Bowling Green 44 to 40 as 18,197 fans watched at Madison Square Garden. Charles Comiskey Jr., 18, heir to the Chicago White Sox, will join the Navy on June 15 and take control on his 21st birthday after finishing school.
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New York
Depaul University Blue Demons
Muhlenberg
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Bowling Green
Ohio
Madison Square Garden
NAVY
Chicago
U.P
Charles Comiskey, Jr
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey
White Sox
Hamilton is Winner in North and South Open Golf
Bob Hamilton of Evansville Indiana won the North and South Open at Pinehurst with a two under par 286 for 72 holes earning the $1000 first prize war bond. Bobby Cruickshank finished second at 293 after a rough final round. Sgt Clayton Heafner placed third with 294 followed by Leonard Dodson and Lt Horton Smith.
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Pinehurst
N. C
U.P
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Hamilton
Bobby Cruickshank
Cruickshank
Sgt
Clayton Heafner
Camp Croft
S. C
Leonard Dodson
Kansas City
Horton Smith
Goldsboro
Amarillo Sports Schedule Highlights Weekend Events
A roundup of events includes boxing at the High School Armory at 8 P M and bowling at Victory Alleys for Major League play. Golf features the Weekend Handicap at Ross Rogers Course by the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
City Victory League
Amage College
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Municipal
Bowling Civic League
Victory Alleys
Big Brawl Tonight In 10 Round Indoor Boxing Showdown
New York March 17. The indoor boxing season peaks with a 10 round bout featuring Al Bummy Davis from Brooklyn against Beau Jack of Augusta Georgia. Gate expected around 125000 with 20000 fans. Ringside seats priced 16.50 resold for 50 amid hot advance demand.
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New York
U.P
al “Bummy” Davis
Brooklyn
Beau Jack
Augusta
Exes Win Playoff Bid By Dismantling Price Cardinals
The Ex-Sandies crushed the Price Cardinals 48 to 33 at Price Gym to clinch a playoff spot in the City Victory Basketball League. Basil led Price with 15 points, while Sanford Edquist and Billy Lynch added 13 each for the winners.
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Amarillo College Badgers
Amarillo Field
City Victory
Amarillo College
Quinters
Sandies
American Zinc Co
Dumas
Groom
McClanahan
x-Bandies
Amarillo College No
McClanahans
Maverick Club
Wan
Sub-Depot
Cox
Duckworth
Barnett
Sawyer
Curry O. Oro
Smears
Hin
Cheshire
Hargrove
Webster
Carroll
Williams
Hemphill
WSDOT
Rudelson
Tom
Smi Groom
Brown
Sprite
Martin
Brittin
Kuehler
Helm
Frederison
Col Eeeats
McClannan
Jerry Schlichter
Price Cardinals
Price Gym
Basil
Cardinal
Sanford Edquist
Billy Lynch
Price Of War Takes Toll On Hogan And Golf Greats
Freddie Corcoran of the PGA says Ben Hogan cannot regain peak tournament form after his Army service. He cites Bobby Jones as another player who never fully returned to top competition. The article also notes Bob Carpenter Jr., 28, president of the Philadelphia Blue Jays, will report for army induction at Fort Dix, with Herb Pennock guiding the club in his absence.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Hank Camelli
Bob Klinger
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
al Smith
O. K
Boston Red Sox
Bob Johnson
Senators
Yank Terry
Army
Gore
Reager
Pappy Grimes
Pvt
Elmer Pelat
Roy Bechtold
Safeway
Charlotte
N. C
Ben Hogan
Freddie Corcoran
Professional Golfers Association
Corcoran
Hogan
North Carolina
Bobby Jones
Cers Pennock
Philadelphia
U.P
Bob Carpenter, Jr
Philadelphia Blue Jays
Fort Dix
N. J
Carpenter
Herb Pennock
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Odeck
Amoy
St. Patrick’s Day
Sons of Erin
United States
Hugh Fullerton, JR
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Fayetteville
W. G. Bramham
Kid Leagues
Allentown
Garden Court
Foothills Kurkland
Oklahoma Aggies
Allie Seelbach
Canisius
Joe Drudzick
Buffalo War Plant
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Worcester
Mass
Base Athletic Fund
Johnny Sanford
Sam Kim
Firs Looey
Dale Mabry
Fifa
Tigers
Billy Hitchcock
Greenville
D. C
Army Air Base
Washington
Globe-News
Sandie Stars
Fritz Howell
New York Giants
Gus Manecuso
Joe Stephenson
Pepper
Fred Schecher
Irwin Gore
Soldier
Virgil Reager
Lieutenant Barnett
Banner Bowl
Captain Bars
Ted Buccola
Axis
Civic League
Patt Powell
Globe News
Ivan Boxwell
Ivan
Jim Hudson
Kiwanis Golds
Roy Stockton
Lions Club
Jim
Carl Elliott
Elks
Carl
Bill Baker
Aubrey Jackson
The
Elks Club
Jaycee
Blue Demons
John
W.o.allison Chiropractor
Monroe
Tri-Way Garage
Santa Fe
Victory
Huesday Basketball City
Amague College
Giants
Gerhman
Medford
Paul Gerhman
Los Angeles
A-B Liquor Store
New York State
California
O.P.A
Liquor Store
Petrushka
Pioneer League
Fifth Avenue Shop
Wagon Wheel & Papoose
Mann's Bread
Neal’s Cafe
Builders Supply
Country Club Cleaners
Boxwell Bros
Ohio National Life
Dorris
Texaco League
Banner Bowl Marfah
Indians
Havolines
Fire Chiefs
Diesel Chiefs
Sky Chiefs
C. Mayfield
Fred F. Wagner Jeweler
the Panhandle
Polk Street
Amarillo Printing CO
Walter Sikes
Sunset
Plains
Coats
Boy Scouts
Blackburn ‘Bros
Loafer
Secord
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