World Series Film to Be Shown at High School Auditorium
The 1948 World Series baseball film will be shown tomorrow night at the High School Auditorium starting at o o clock with no admission charge. All five games feature highlights, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. After the film the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association annual meeting and officer elections will be held, announced President Tex Muncy.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Tex. Muncy
Tigers Hold Spring Practice In Gravel Lot Amid Snow
Detroit Tigers, under manager Steve O Neil, shuffle pitchers Paul Trout and Hal Newhouser into two exhibition games with the Chicago White Sox after snow left the field unplayable. Temperature around 30 degrees. Also notes 1943 victory garden food output rising by 2 billion pounds above post WWI relief totals.
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Armstrong Wins Seven Straight In Hard 10 Round Decision
Henry Armstrong extended his comeback win streak to seven with a 10 round decision over Frankie Wills in Washington. Wills used clinches and jabs to stymie Armstrong’s attack, marking Armstrong’s first distance fight since his return. Wills weighed 146 pounds.
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Dutch Harrison Leads By Four In Charlotte Open
Dutch Harrison of the Army Air Forces special service leads the Charlotte Open at 202 after four rounds. Harold McSpaden trails by four strokes while Sammy Byrd, Craig Wood, Jimmy Hines and Byron Nelson chase in the $10,000 event on the final day of Harrison's furlough.
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Army Air Forces Special Service Branch
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Jug) McSpaden
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Byron Nelson
Oklahoma Aggies Reach National Semi Finals
NEW YORK March 21 It will be DePaul vs the Oklahoma Aggies and Kentucky vs St John s in the Semi Finals of the National Invitation Basketball Tourney at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night Canisius Buffalo fell to the Aggies 43 29 Kentucky outlasted Utah 46 38 DePaul beat Muhlenberg 64 45 and St John s defeated Bowling Green 44 40 in quarterfinals
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Ex-Saner, Badgers win openers in City Victory finals
The Ex-San ers beat Amarillo Field Instructors 48 to 42 while the Amarillo College Badgers edged Dumas 40 to 38. Tonight at 8:45 the title game follows a 7:45 third place semifinal. Admission 35 cents adults 25 cents students and service men. George Gray led Instructors with 18 points. Coach Jess Cearley’s Badgers overcame a early deficit with a late rally.
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Bill Reidel Scully
Two Cleveland Sackers Battle for Position
In Lafayette Indiana March 21 managers discuss second base for the Cleveland Indians with Russ Peters and Jimmy Grant both showing well in camp. A squad of 20 players trains with Cris Hockett and Mel Harder among arrivals anticipated today.
Week's Local Sports Card Highlights
A compact listing of weekly sports events across Amarillo venues. Basketball playoff action at the City Victory League Playoff in the college gym with 8:15 opener. Bowling leagues at Victory Alleys and Banner Bowl with various leagues through the week. Golf events include Amarillo Country Club luncheon and tournament, and Ross Rogers Course Handicap Weekend. Boxing and other league play cap the weekend slate with municipal and high school events scheduled.
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Bowling Scores Santa Fe League Roundup
Victory Alleys Navajos won two matches posting 760 854 856 against Flyers 792 767 744. Chiefs won two with 748 766 750 over Texans 815 752 694. Antelopes won two 752 782 767 over Scouts 1748 773 827. Rangers failed to win with 702 760 737 versus Locals 874 855 840. Polley of Locals led with 172 198 228 for 595 series.
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Texans
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Polley
Phillips Oilers Stay in Tourney
Phillips 66 of Bartlesville Oklahoma advances to the round of 16 in the National AAU basketball tournament after a 65 to 43 win over Old Home Bread of Sioux City Iowa. Denver Ambrose Legions also reach the round of 16 with a 47 to 37 victory over Chicago American Gears.
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Wichita Falls Man Named WMC Deputy
Vernon A. McGee of Wichita Falls is named deputy executive director of the War Manpower Commission. He previously served as assistant executive director for business management since last August and has held bureau management roles in journalism and state employment services.
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War Manpower Commission
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Vernon A. McGee
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Dallas
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Fort Worth
Austin
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Texas State Employment Service
Sandies Enter Track Meet in Lubbock Invitationals
The Amarillo Golden Sandies will travel to Lubbock on Friday to compete in the Lubbock Invitational Track and Field meet. Coach Howard Lynch plans stiff workouts this week to boost performance. Five Sandies recently returned from Fort Worth after competing in the Southwestern Exposition and Stock Show Track and Field Meet where they earned no points but gained experience.
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Amarillo
White Sox Name Lineup for Exhibition Against Detroit
In French Lick Indiana on March 21 the Chicago White Sox announced a starting lineup for their first exhibition game against Detroit next Saturday. Ed Carnett moves to the mound with Skeeter Webb at short and John Dickshot in left field, Hal Trosky at first base, Ralph Hodgin in right field, Leroyal Schalk at second, Greg Clarke at third, and Cince Castino catching.
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Skeeter Webb
John Dickshot
Hal Trosky
Ralph Hodgin
Leroyal Schalk
Greg Clarke
Cince Castino
Co-Eds Mend Locks For Service Trainees
Naval and Marine trainees at the University of Southern California opened a campus needle service. Trojan co-eds repair holes in socks sew loose buttons and handle other small mending tasks once done by mothers, as the campus mending bureau begins operation.
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U.P
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University of Southern California
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Reds manager weighs NL chances after player medicals
Bloomington Ind March 21 UP Manager Bill McKechnie of the Cincinnati Reds said he will gauge the team's NL hopes after Elmer Riddle and Clyde Shoun pass induction exams. Riddle reports to a Georgia physical today and Shoun to Tennessee Thursday. Outfielder Max Marshall was told to report for his examination in Sidney Iowa on March 28.
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Bill MecKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Elmer Riddle
Clyde Shoun
Riddle
Georgia
Tennessee
Max Marshall
Sidney
Iowa
Bombers Gain Substratosphere Reach From New Chemical Development
A new chemical development lengthens high altitude life of aircraft components by about fifty times, enabling bombers to fly higher into the substratosphere and stay there longer, improving endurance and performance.
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