Local Leagues to Provide Nine Ball Games a Week Here
Amarillo will stage nine-ball weekly through two new twilight leagues this summer. The Sunday School League includes Central Presbyterian Polk Street Methodist First Baptist San Jacinto Baptist and Ice Memorial with season tickets for nine games priced at 1 with 10 cents general admission. The Commercial League features Presbyterians Tex Stars Santa Fe Railroaders Red and White Stores Harmon Motor Company and Amarillo Cats with play from April to July. Both circuits promise balanced strength and unclear pennant outcomes as officers are to be elected and bylaws finalized.
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Amarillo
Ans
Ity Commercial League
Central Presyterian
Polk Street Methodist
Firstaptist
San Jacinto Baptist
Ice Memorial
James L. Daly
Price Emorial
W. F. Harlow
Jacinto Baptist
Ib Ridings
First Baptist
Engurer
Williams Hardware
Relays Bring 1000 Trackmen To Texas Meet In Austin
United Press reports the seventh annual Texas Relays in Austin with 1,002 track and field athletes from Rice Institute and numerous Texas colleges and high schools. The program centers on a 100 yard dash between Peytor Glass of Oklahoma A&M and Ed Holloway of a Houston school, a rematch from Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth where Glass won by a foot in 9.6 seconds. Oklahoma squads travel to the meet with entrants in the half mile mile and medley relays, the mile relay expected to shine. The events will be held at University of Texas Memorial Stadium.
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United Press
Rice
Rice Institute
Peytor Glass
Oklaoma A. & M
Ed Holloway
Houston
Norman
Okla
Thiren University of Oklahoma
Texas
Oklahoma
Steers Practice at New Home Lot Before St Paul Match
Dallas steers familiarized themselves at a new corral as Business Manager Tarleton announced the team would return to spring training camp for a St Paul Saints game on April 7. A workout proceeded after yesterday’s cancellation with Southern Coast University.
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United P. Dallas
Dallas Eers
Corral
Tarleton
St. Paul Saints
Southern Ooist University
Deap Morse
Steertadium
Texas Aggies Clash With Centenary Champions
Texas A&M opens a two game series against Centenary College following an early season baptism by fire from the Aston Buffs. The Aggies meet Centenary in College Station on Friday and Saturday, continuing their baseball schedule with a two site clash.
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United Press
College Station
Tex
Aston Buffs
Texas Egre Baseball Nine
Centenary
Chambters
New Infield Gives Browns Better Team by Bill Killefer
West Palm Beach Florida March 26 1930 Brownies manager Bill Killefer confident about a revamped infield and new blood in the outfield after a disappointing 1930 season. He cites Irving Barns Melilla Levey Jim Levey Ralph Kress and Larry Bettencourt plus additions from Milwaukee and Wichita Falls to shore up fielding and hitting while praising pitchers Walter Stewart Rip Collins and Sam Gray as key components of a renewed roster.
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Browns
Bill Killefer
William Braucher
NEA
West Palm Beach, Fla
Grover Alexander
Brownies
Bill
Killefer
Mac
L. C. McEvoy
Texas
Irving Barns
Melilla
Jim Levey
Levey
Burns
Ralph Kress
Blue
O'Rourke
Storti
Tom Jenkins
Milwaukee
A. A
Fred Stiely
Stiely
Russ Young
Young
Rick Ferrell
Walter Stewart
Blueholder
Sam Gray
Sam
Rip Collins
Sunoco Oilers Lead In Girls Cage Tourney
Dallas based Sunoco Oilers push toward defense of the national AAU title as the 1931 tournament opens its quarter finals in Dallas. Sunoco crushed Palace Cleaners 63 to 6 and beat Williams High School 105 to 20 for 168 points in two games. Oklahoma Presbyterian College looms as next foe with Crescent College and Randolph College also favored in the early rounds.
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Bill Griffies
United Press
Dallas
Sunoco Oilers
America
Depesters
Oilers
Palace Cleaners
Wichita
Kan
Williams High
May
Tex
Oklahoma Presbyterian College of Durant
Crescent College Comets
Eureka Springs
Ark
Fort Worth
Golden Cyclones
Randolph College Kittens
Cisco
Cyclones
Mingus
High
Prairie View
Oklahoma Presbyterian College
Durant
Detroit Wolverines
Thurstons
Monticello
Aggies
Houston Foleys
Dallas Golden Cyclones
National Life Insurance
Nashville
Shields Looms as Real Threat to France in Davis Cup
Frank X. Shields, a tall New York City player, defeated France’s Jean Borotra and Christian Boussus in an international indoor team event, giving the United States a 2 3 edge. France won the tie 3 2 as Berkeley Bell struggled and the U S doubles also fell.
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Frank Shields
France
Associated Press
New York
Frank X. Shields
Bill Tilden
New York City
John Hope Doeg
Newark
N. J
Forest Hills
Jean Borotra
Biarritz
Shields
Christian Boussus
Bill
Borotta
Tilden
Berkeley Bell
Boussus
Borotra
George Lott, Jr
John van Ryn
Philadelphia
Pat Parker To Open Against Wildcats
WACO March 26 Pat Parker seems likely to start on the mound for Baylor in the two game series with Northwestern, as Captain Wilson known as Jake also pitches for Baylor, while Byerly and Pierce contend for first base. Wells, Stone and Bean to form the infield with Shelly catching.
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Pat Parker
Wildcats
United Press
Waco
Morley Jenning
Baylor
Northwestern University
Captain Wilson
Jake
Byerly
Pierce
Wells
Stone
Bean
Shelly
Panther Rockies Will Face Blues in Fort Worth
Mack Egan and Bill Terry, two promising Fort Worth Cats pitchers, will start today as they face the Kansas City Blues in the Cats second game. Fort Worth won 11 to 7 in Wednesday’s lopsided hitting spree, with 10 of 14 hits coming in three innings.
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United Press
Fort Worth
Mack Egan
Bill Terry
Kansas City Blues
Cats
Blues
Cal Farley Faces Hindu Wrestler In Elimination Bout
Cal Farley known for the Flying Dutchman prepares to clash Friday night at the Polk Street Armory with Basanta Singh in an elimination bout to decide the region’s welterweight challenger to Jack Reynolds. Tickets are on sale at City Drug Store No. 1.
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Little Theatre
City Drug Store No. 1
Cal Farley
Basanta Singh
Polk Street Armory
Jack Reynolds
Cal
Singh
Rob Roy
Farley
Testifies Again in Suit Against Jack Dempsey
Chicago March 26 B E Bill Clements of Chicago sues Jack Dempsey for 500000 in a breach of contract case arising from a 1926 proposed Dempsey Wills match. Clements tried to explain his losses but faced repeated objections as defense questioned pre signing contracts and improper signature.
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Jack Dempsey
United Press
Chicago
B. E
Bill) Clements
Clements
Dempsey
Arthur Driscoll
New York
Driscoll
Damascus Named World’s Oldest City in Existence
The article claims Damascus as the oldest city still in existence, flourishing in 1913 B C, with Genesis noting it. It contrasts with the Chaldees where Abraham lived about 3000 years B C, now ruins for centuries.
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Damascus
B. C
Abraham
Indians Pick Same Lineup for 1951 pennant chase
Cleveland to open the American League race with Jamieson If Porter Averill Hodapp Fonseca Detore Sewell Goldman Ferrell in the infield and Sewell Myatt Spring catching with Averill center and Porter in right. Joe Vosmik to start in left and Ferrell leading a veteran pitching staff including Hudlin Brown Harder Miller Shoffner Jablonowski and others.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Cleveland Indians
Jamieson
Porter
Averill
Hodapp
Fonseca
Detore
Sewell
Goldman
Ferrell
Indians
Joey Sewell
Yankees
Eddie Morgan
Johnny Hodapp
Colgate
Jonah Goldman
Myatt
Spring
Joe Vosmik
Cleveland
Wes Ferrell
Brown
Harder
Miller
Shoffner
Jablonowski
Hudlin
Spuds Edge Saints In First Meeting At Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls Spudders hammer four runs to defeat St Paul Saints 4 to 2 in a Wednesday matinee at Mineral Wells. If weather cooperates, the Saints will try to even the series in Wichita Falls with games slated for Saturday and Sunday.
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United Press
Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls Spudders
Paul Saints
Saints
Wichita Walls
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Barcelona and Spain based fighters Frankie Genaroy and Victor Ferrand drew as reports show uneven results. In St Louis John Schwage Louis outpointed an unnamed Cleveland challenger while Dave Knost Louis and Gene Stanton drew. In Denver Andy Callahan from Lawrence outpointed Mickey Cohen of Denver.
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Bacelona
Spain
Frankie Genaroy
New York
Victor Ferrand
Drew
ST. Louis
John Schwage Louis
Johnny
Hi Cleveland
Dave Knost Louis
Gene Stanton
Cleveland
Denver
Cole
Andy Callahan
Lawrence
Mass
Mickey
Cohen
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