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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1924
Page
2
McKinney defeats Amarillo 5 to 3 in the decisive game to stop the West Texas state title bid. McKinney pitcher Cox and Nicklaus closed out the Sandstorm as McKinney builds on the earlier series victories.
Yesterday results across the Texas League with Shreveport beating Dallas 7 to 6 and Houston over San Antonio 4 to 1. Fort Worth won 4 to 1 against Wichita Falls and Galveston edged Beaumont 4 to 3 with more games listed for today. In the American League New York topped Washington 5 to 4 and Boston beat Philadelphia 9 to 6. St Louis and Detroit played a 6 to 5 finish as Chicago-Cleveland rain altered plans. In the National League Boston beat New York 2 to 1 and Brooklyn routed Philadelphia 7 to 2. Cincinnati posted a 7 to 0 score over Chicago with New York at Boston and Cincinnati at Chicago on the slate.
Lawrence Robertson, American Olympic track coach, scouts practice at Franklin Field with Pennsylvania candidates and predicts: we will win in Paris. He notes European teams, especially Finland, may be stronger and cites Nurmi versus Ray as a key matchup. He links climate and regional talent to American strength, calling Pacific coast athletes central to speed and power.
Carey and Barnhart homered in the seventh as Pittsburgh overcame St Louis 6 to 5. Stone pitched three innings of relief after taking the mound in the seventh. Cincinnati routed Chicago 7 to 3 with Hartnett homer for the Cubs. Braves beat Giants 2 to 1 on Cunningham’s triple and Padgett’s sacrifice fly. Dodgers down Phillies 7 to 2 behind Wheet Neil homers. Southern Association results listed for Atlanta New Orleans Birmingham Mobile Chattanooga Memphis Nashville Little Rock.
Houston wins 4 to 1 over San Antonio in the opening game of a three day stand on the local lot. Keenan and Coleman top San Antonio pitching as Knight and Diamond finish for Houston.
Williams belted a ninth inning homer and collected five hits as the Browns defeated Detroit 6 to 6 in a tense game. Heilman contributed two homers for St. Louis while Holloway Whitehill and Bassler matched Bayne Pruett Severed in a pitching duel.
Seattle May 3 Charlie Paddock, the fastest man alive, failed to break his 100 yard world record in the stadium event. He finished five yards ahead of Vic Hurley of Illinois in 10 1 10 seconds. The world mark stands at 9 3 5.
The USTA outlines a record 300 plus sanctioned tournaments across the United States for 1949. Major events include the Texas State Tournament in Austin on June 2, the Texas 8S Tournament for boys and girls, and the National Championships featuring Army Inter-Service matches, Intercollegiate and Interscholastic Championships, with Davis Cup ties in September at Philadelphia.
Baylor juniors defeated Southern Methodist University 78 to 19 in Waco. Lindsey of S M U was high point man with 19 points. No other notes of significance were reported.
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