Wichita Falls Franchise Transfer Talks Open Between Cities
President Milton Price of the West Texas New Mexico League said negotiations have started for transferring the Wichita Falls franchise to El Paso. Neal Rabe, Wichita Falls business manager, indicated a conference would be held while the club was on the road. Poor attendance pushed the move. El Paso played in the former Texas Arizona League last season.
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Dallas
Milton Price
West Texas- New Mexico League
Wichita Falls
el Paso
Neal Rabe
Price
Albuquerque
N. M
Texas Aggies to meet Texas for West title series
Texas and Texas A&M prepare for a two game set in Austin to decide the Southwest Conference baseball champion after Texas beat Baylor 8 to 3. Dumke limited Baylor to two hits in 8 13 innings while Houpt allowed two hits in two innings. If either team wins both games the title is theirs.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Aggies
Baylor
Bill Dumke
Bears
Speedy Houpt
Manuel Garcia
W.L. Pet Agggl
Texas Christian
International Note In Preakness Race
The 52nd Preakness will include Domingo after Louis B. Mayer’s import arrives to defend in the 69000 added race. Domingo won at Jamaica in 1 44 1 4 to qualify, his maiden victory in four starts. Also in the field are Alsab Valdia Orphan Requested Fairy Manah Colchis and other Derby participants.
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Baltimore
Domingo
Jamaica
Alsab
Valdiia
Fairy Manah
Colchis
Devil Diver
Apache
Fair Call
Sun
From One Extreme To Another
ANN ARBOR May 6 Michigan 1940 football team travelled by air to California for the first game of the season. Air sickness troubled two players Ed Prutig end and Bob Westfall fullback who are now members of the U S Army Air Corps.
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Ann Arbor
Michigan
California
Ed Prutig
Bob Westfall
U. S. Army Air Corps
Inter-Church Recreation Council forms new softball league
Members met at the YMCA to finalize the league setup for next month. Carl Miller presided as council president and Earl Swearengen was elected league director. Participating churches include San Jacinto Methodist and Baptists, Polk Street Methodist, First Baptist, Central Presbyterian, Salvation Army, First Nazarene, and Adkisson Memorial Nazarene.
California Voted Gridiron Citadel in College Football
The California led with 53 football playing colleges last year, according to American Football Statistical Bureau figures. Pennsylvania had 50, Texas 46, while Delaware Nevada and Wyoming each had one.
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California
American Football Statistical Bureau
Golden State
Pennsylvania
Texas
Delaware
Nevada
Wyoming
Amarillo Gold Sox Dodgers clash in 6 to sweep series
Amarillo won 6 to 4 over Lamesa in a wild fifth inning that produced all six Sox runs. Ray delivered a bases loaded triple to cap the rally as Eddie Stevens homered for Lamesa and Smith pitched well for Amarillo despite nine errors and 12 runners left on base.
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Lamesa
Tex
Amarillo Gold Sox
Lamesa Dodgers
Sox
Dodger
Earl Wilshire
Dodgers
Eddie Stevens
Wilshire
Drakes
Smith
Amarillo
Kuehl
Elk
Abrhpoae Tenorio
Oscal Ray
Hargrove
If Gardner
Cf Cate
Sessee Moore
Otey
Te Smith
Prather
Mohrlock
Koenig
Garloff
Palmer
Stevens
Ray
Tenorio
Gardner
Drake
Bonnell
Cato
Sacrifices
McGraw
Elkins
Tractor Keglers Crown 1941-42 Merchants League Champions
The Caterpillar Tractors claimed the 1941-42 Merchants Bowling League title with a 56-34 record at Louie's Alleys. Shaw-Graves Cleaners took second at 54-36, Davis Bumper third at 49-41, and Royal Crown Bottling tied with Plains Creamery for fourth at 40-50. The champions rolled 64617 pins with a team average of 718 and a high game of 841, while Plains Creamery had the top single game at 847. In summer league play at Amarillo Bowl, Victory League women posted multiple wins with Fifth Avenue Shop girls, Ohio National Life girls, and Builders Supply all recording triple victories.
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Merchants Bowling League
Louie’s
Shaw-Graves Cleaners
Davis Bumper Crew
Royal Crown Bottling
Plains Creamery
Levine's Department Store
Caterpillar
Victory League
Fifth Avenue Shop Girls
Amarillo
Ohio National Life Girls
RuDell
Builders Supply
Amarillo Commercial College
Egypt
New Industries
Major League Leaders SO HE GREW UP CHICAGO
Paul Erickson, a 200 pound Chicago Cub pitcher, failed to make his high school varsity because the coach said he was too small. Nile Kin nick, former Town All-America, is a catching candidate on the Pensacola Naval Training Station baseball team.
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Chicago
Paul Erickson
Chicago Cub
Pensacola, Fla
Nile Kinnick
Pensacola Naval Training Station
Northwestern golf star Johnny Stolz rises early in sport
Johnny Stolz, a sophomore at Northwestern University, began playing golf at ten and by age twelve had broken 80, signaling a rapid ascent for the young talent from Evanston Illinois.
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Evanston, Ill
Johnny Stolz
Northwestern University
Purdue Baseball Brothers Form Twin Battery
Lafayette Indiana lines up with Purdue infielders William and George Burghardt at shortstop and first base while Irving and Roger Claseman pair as pitcher and catcher forming a brother battery on the Purdue baseball team.
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Lafayette
Ind
William
George Burghardt
Purdue
Irving
Roger Claseman
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