Amarillo area teams compete in 12 events at Texas meet
Amarillo and area athletes head to Austin for the Texas Inter scholastic Track and Field Meet with eight local contestants led by Arthur Dyke in pole vault. The tennis segment features Amarillo High seniors John Allen Jack Laing Hayden Nardin and Pat Jackson aiming for strong finishes in singles and doubles as the team eyes a rare all Amarillo boys squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Sandie
Arthur Dyke
Pole Vanter
Austin
John Allen
Jack Laing
Hayden Nardin
Amarillo
Bowling Bits and Syndicate Pranks Amid League Scores
A humorous bowling column recounts a golfer’s mishap and a syndicate prank while detailing league results. Perry Jackson, Bill Baker, and Roger Teas are noted bowlers, with Hip pocket spins and meatloaf metaphors framing team standings. Rocky Seiberting leads with a 541 tote as Put and Take Grocers hold first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Jackson
Bill Baker
Roger Teas
Chislers
Richey’s
Rocky Seiberting
Mike Brown
Boys Off to Big Start Commemorate May Day Sports
Youngsters 12 and under opened the softball season with close scores at Amarillo while older brothers started baseball at Tri-State Park. Western League results show Sam Houston 16 Maverick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tri- State Park
Sam Houston
Maverick
Vega Nine Cons Opener Ends 15-3 Victory Over DeMolays
Vega Nine Cons opened its boys season with a 15 to 3 win over Amarillo DeMolays at Tri-State Park. Vega pitchers struck out 10, 15 hits produced 15 runs, while DeMolays made four hits and equal errors. Batteries for Vega were Matches and Burks. for DeMolays Thurman Rawlin Hemphill. Tonight’s doubleheader follows at 5:30 with Amarillo Times vs Western Aztecs and Plains Chevrolet vs Certain-feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vega Kiwanis
Tri-State Park
Amarillo
Vega
Thurman
Rawlin
Hem
Amarillo Club Golf to Stage First Dutch Dinner Matches
Jack Allen, Amarillo Country Club golf tournament chairman, urges all members to play in tomorrow’s first Dutch Dinner team matches. He stresses participation matters more than skill and says matched players should report to Pro George with Ernie Plettner and Washington handling results as losers are to be feted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Allen
Amarillo Country Club
Allen
George
Ernie Plettner
Anington
Amarillo Country Club Opens Year with First Women’s Tournament
Amarillo Country Club announces the first women’s tournament of the year with a special luncheon at 12 30 p m in the palm terrace. Medal play tournament to be held in the morning. Mrs Norris Ewing chairs the committee with Mrs J E Davis and Mrs J W Ross serving. Plans for the year will be discussed.
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Country Club
Amarillo Country Club
Palm Terrace
Norris Ewing
J. E. Davis
J. W.W. Ross
Amarillo
al Warner
Wichita
Kaw
Amarillo Golf Tournaments Listed With Dates
Tri-State Senior Golf Tourney at Amarillo Country Club runs May 22 to 25. Amarillo Municipal Golf Tournament set for Ross Rogers Course May 13 to 27. Field sky giants face Midland Army Air Field at base Saturday and Sunday. In Gary Indiana Fr Laurence Anderson sues First Baptist Church for 5000 dollars after 20 years as member accusing unwarranted exclusion.
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Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo
Gary
Ind
Laurence Anderson
First Baptist Church Board
Ith
Red Gober
Austin
Ross Rogers
Giants State Busy Weekend
The Amarillo Field Sky Giants open their season this weekend with three games against Midland Army Air Field, all in down state town. Meanwhile the Field second team travels to Pampa on Sunday to face Pampa Army Air Field in a twin bill.
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Amarillo Field
Sky Giants
Midland Army Air Field
Sky Giant
Midland
Pampa
Pampa Army Air Field
Local Week in Sports Sees Busy Lineup Across Amarillo Venues
Local sports notes list events at Victory Alleys and Amarillo venues. Junior Gold Sox and junior softball leagues headline the week with golf tournaments at Amarillo Country Club and Ross Rogers Course.Weekend and weekday play include mixed foursomes and Metropolitan League events with softball and bowling on the calendar.
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Bowling Civic League
Victory Alleys
Tri-State Fair Park
Banner Bowl
Camp Ellis soldiers plant victory gardens in 1945 drive
Soldier gardeners at Camp Ellis have plowed 45 acres for victory gardens so far in 1945. The gardening detail aims to beat 1944 totals of over 500000 pounds of food and 30 varieties of vegetables on 230 acres, saving about 50000 dollars.
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Camp Ellis
Camp Ellies
Victory Gardens
Texas A and M Aggies and Mustangs Split Doubleheader
In College Station, May 2, the Texas A. and M. Aggies and SMU Mustangs split a twin bill. SMU won 4 to 1 in seven innings, then the Aggies won 2 to 1 in six innings, ending early so SMU could catch a train to Dallas. This marked the Aggies’ first win of the year as they improved to 1–4, while SMU fell to 3–3 and slipped to third in the conference standings behind Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas A. and
Southern Methodist University Mustangs
Mustangs
Aggies
Dellas
Rice
Texas
Three New Additions to Aggie Coaching Staff
Texas A and M announces three new coaches: Bobey Koch joins as assistant coach and scout. John Frankie becomes head basketball mentor. Col Frank Anderson returns as head track coach. Frankie and Anderson will assist in other sports.
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Aggie
Bobey Koch
Baylor
Tulsa
John Frankie
Rice
Milby High School
Houston
Col. Frank
Anderson
Frankie
Softball Opens Junior Leagues With Action Packed Night
Younger players aged 13 and 14 kick off official games in American and National leagues. Tonight features opening matchups across Sam Houston, 300 North Georgia, Wolflin, and Maverick diamond venues with coaches certifying players and signing contracts at the Herring Hotel. Plans to form new leagues aim to involve about 1,000 more boys ahead of August World Series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Houston
North Georgia
Wolflin
Hayden
North Mirror
Line Avenue
Line
Georgia
Maverick Club
Lincoln
Maverick Diamond
San Jacinto
Amarillo College
Margaret Wills
North Monroe
Boys’ Ranch
Central High School
Bivins
Sanborn School
Herring Hotel
Chicago Cubs Lose Another Outfielder
The Chicago Cubs added Cecil Garriott a 28 year old reserve after a re examination he was accepted. He came from Los Angeles where he hit .286 last year reducing the club to five outfielders on May 2 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Cecil Garriott
Garriott
Cubs
Los Angeles
Sugar Beets Production Share Hit Pacific Northwest
From 18 to 20 percent of the nation's sugar beets are grown in the Pacific Northwest reflecting a regional concentration of sugar beet farming and processing.
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Pacific Northwest
Senators May Lose Two Hurlers to Armed Services
Washington Senators may lose veteran pitchers Mickey Haefner and Dutch Leonard to military service. Haefner underwent a pre induction physical in Baltimore and rejoined the club in Boston. Leonard will be examined in Illinois and join the team in St. Louis next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Senators
Mickey Haefner
Dutch Leonard
Haefner
Baltimore
Boston
Leonard
Illinois
St. Louis
Man Injured in Auto Truck Collision In Houston
R. C. Blering, 31, was injured when his car struck a truck and was loaded into the truck for hospital transport. Moments later the same truck hit a second car as it moved toward the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Tev
U.P
R. C. Blering
Army general hospital speeds care with improvised therapy devices
In the Mediterranean Theater the Army general hospital treated over 26,000 patients and cut hospitalization time by 30 percent by improvising physiotherapy apparatus for arm and leg exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army General
Mediterranean
Sicily Is Largest Mediterranean Island At 9 926 Square Miles
Sicily, covering 9 926 square miles, is described as the largest island in the Mediterranean in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Island
Mediterranean
Busy May Golf Season In Amarillo With Multiple Tours
May brings a packed schedule in Amarillo with Dutch Dinner Team matches at the Amarillo Country Club led by captains Bob Crudgington and Ernie Pletner rescheduled from April 19. The AMA Municipal Golfers Association hosts a May 10 dinner tournament at Ross Rogers, led by Budgie Hayden and Patt Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Country Club
Bob Crudgington
Ernie Pletner
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Budgie Hayden
Patt Powell
Sandie Squads Clash Today At Amarillo High
Amarillo High School Sandies prepare for an intra squad game at Butler Field this afternoon under coach T G Hull. Yesterday's drills focused on new plays and added scoring punch. Billy Lynch on leave from Bainbridge Naval Training Station and Marshall Gettys assisted Hull.
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T. G. Hull
Amarillo
Sandies
Butler Field
Hull
Billy Lynch
Bainbridge Naval Training Station
Marshall Gettys
Harvard Museum gains world’s largest marine collection
Cambridge Massachusetts servicemen contributed thousands of rare marine specimens to Harvard University Museum expanding its collection to the world's most extensive. Starfish sea urchins and echinoderms from remote theatres of war augment the display and research resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
U.P
Harvard University Museum
Plan Softball League for Men Forming
Plan to reorganize a men's softball league next week with six teams ready to participate. Southwestern Public Service, Amarillo Air Field, Jaycees, and the Texas State Guard each pledge one or two teams. contact Bob Seeds at 2 6658 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Leeds
Southwestern Pubiic Service
Amarillo Air Field
Jaycees
Texas State Guard
Bob Seeds
Metropolitan League Banner Bowl results with top scorers
Metropolitan League results show Banner Bowl wins for National Shirt Shop over Hub Clothiers 2 to 1, Southern Drug Co. over Diamond Shop 2 to 1, Killough & Davies over Amarillo Garage & Storage 1 to 2, and Put & Take Grocery over Richey s Cafe 3 to 0. Top scorers include Farmer 534 545 Cox 381 Pearson 535 and Behrens 473.
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Amarillo
Jim Hudson
Killough
Davies
Jim
Reese
Mart
National
Hub Clothiers
Nettle Bob Farmer
Curly O'Keefe
National Shirt Shop
Farmer Bill
Farmer Bob
Cox
O'Keefe
Pearson
Carpenter
Mitchell
Wadleigh
Glasco
Novak
Southern Drug Co
Diamond Shop
Southwestern Drug Co
Cable
King
Butterfield
West
Behrens
Fenberg
Britton
Powell
Caplin
Harris
Killough & Davies
Amarillo Garage & Storage
Root
Johnson
Stock
Giles
Reed
Chapman
McGuire
Hudson
Hudson J
Panhandle Insurance Agency Takes Matched Victory Over Reager's Market
Panhandle Insurance Agency defeats Reager's Market 3 to 0 in a bowling match. Individual scores include Womble 351 Querry 444 Duckworth 540 Smith 441 Adams 489 for Panhandle and Fuller 407 Goodwin 382 Hall 306 McCartney 355 Kersten 438 for Reager's Market.
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Panhandle Insurance Agency
Reager
Womble
Querry
Duckworth
Smith
Adams
Reager’s
Fuller
Goodwin
Hall
McCartney
Kersten
Burns deaths rise in 1944 figures by five thousand
In 1944 the number of persons who died from burns increased by 5 000. Of this total nine zero per cent was due to gas naptha or kerosene explosions.
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Bill Baucum
Richard Winnincham
Bobby Bauman
Howard Willis
Avon Franiken
Gene Polk
Jack Seale
Miler
The
Amarillo High School
Pat Jackson
Miss Jackson
By ED Harris
Larry Daily
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Doc Cain
Panhandle Insurance
Keager’s
Southwestern Drug Boys
Curtis Coble
Speedball West
Lloyd Colvin
Sam
Ronnie Boatright
Commandos
Norman
Francis
Jones
Brackley
Senators
Spalding Beverly
McCraw
Wolves
Forest Hill
Dub Jones
Margaret Wills Wolves
Sunflower
Orr
McReynolds
Sanders
Harper
Lewis
Brewer
Lincoln Lions
Lamar
Kenneth Bailey
Jack Wheeler
N. W. Hill
Rangers
Hollis DeGrassi
Wildcats
Humphrey Highlands
R. D. Barron
Highlanders
Bollar
Winters
Bryant
Glenwood
Sanborn
Wilson
North
Monroe
Plains League Tigers
Bearcats
Floyd Hissong
Margaret Wills Tigers
San Jacinto Diamond
Frank Kronbeck
Davis
Tigers
Arnold
Gatlin
Gallihugh
Bulldogs
Dodgers
Wolflin Dodgers
McKinley Bulldogs
Puckess
Haney
McCullough
Croppy
Earl Elliott
Paul King
Bluebirds
Bennett
Buccola
C. E. McFather
Blue Birds
Leslie Rhea
Greer
Gates
Cattrick
Gaither
Hawks
Georgia Street
Sanborn Hawks
Alden White
Beck
Thomas
Robinson
Spencer
White
Moford
Boyd
Oliver Austin
Central High Tornadoes
Margaret Wills Cottonsox
Sparks
Hampton
Arces
Tourne
Wellas
Julbach
Bob Crudgam
Globe News
Vaughn Plumbing
van Buren
Crowe-Gulde
Giants State
Pesene
Softba
Amarillo Municip Golfers Association
Victory Aleys
Tri-State
Tr Park
Globe-News
Fairview
Harwood
Dixie Delight
Roamer
AB Liquor Store
Texas Aggies
Homer Norton
Pues
City Delivery Service
Armed Services
J. R. Brown
Ross Rogers Course
Sandie
Paramount
Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle
Plan
Metropolitan League
Put & Take Grocery
Richey's Cafe
Seiberling
Wilbanks
Webb
Reeves
Richey’s Cafe
Barnett
Ashton
Blind
Rosenthal
Brown
N. Fillmore
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pet
Mew
St. Louie
Scs
Vodtetersnee
Deaskeaee
Cincinnati
Cleveland-St. Louis
Detroit
Evseneuss
Stevetente Ctcve
James Knapp
Eng
Pal
Spring Service & Supply
van Bu
Liquor Mart
Téth
U. S
Matt Hudson
Steve Hudson
Polk
Tyler
Gene Chapman
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