Gassers Keep Tough Reign as Sox Suffer Setback
Globe-News reports Borger Gassers extend dominance over Amarillo Gold Sox. After a 10 10 season split, Borger beat Amarillo 11 to 8 at Huber Park marking their second win over Frank Mekules. The four game series continues tonight at Borger before the Sox return home.
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Globe-News
Borger Gassers
Amarillo
Gold Sox
Abilene
Sox
Borger
Gold Sox Field
Gassers
Huber Park
Sockers
Berger
Harry Lamprich
Frank Mekules
Dale Haddock Returns to Amarillo for Wrestling Card
Veteran wrestler Dale Haddock, once a local lightning rod, returns to Amarillo this week to face Buck Lipscomb at Pair Grounds in a one fall or 30 minute match. Haddock, now based in Wayne Michigan, is billed against Lipscomb as a tough matchup on the final program before the May 11 190 pound Southwestern championship tournament opens. The card also features Australian tag duo Al Getz and Frankie Hill Murdock vs Rex Mobley and Ace Freeman, with one more bout to be added.
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Dale Haddock
Amarillo
Pair Grounds Arena
Cory Detton
Haddock
Buck Lipscomb
Buck
Lipscomb
Gentleman Dale
Wayne
Mich
al Getz
Frankie Hill Murdock
Rex Mobley
Ace Freeman
Rain Delays Hit Major League Clubs Across League
Weather stalls NL and AL games causing 48 postponements 27 washouts in NL and 21 in AL. Giants lost a $150000 series with Pirates and Cubs. White Sox drop from first to hurt by four postponed games. Cardinals Yankees welcome rest while Poe DiMaggio heals. Weather permitting 14 clubs plan to play with Cleveland and Washington idle.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Polo Grounds
St. Louis Cardinals
Hank Greenberg
Pittsburgh
White Sox
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Braves
Boston
Cardinals
Yankees
Redbirds
Poe DiMaggio
Cleveland
Washington
Bowling Scores From Civic League And Club Leagues
Bowling results from multiple leagues list winners and top scorers. Lions lead Civic League with high scores like Stockton 523 and Prion 516, while Kiwanis Blues and ABC clubs post strong totals. Industrial and YMCA church leagues show Butter Cream and Trinity groups among top performers with scores over 500.
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Civic League Lions
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Pestor
Marsh
Stockton
Prion
BPOE
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Powell
Oakes
Farmer
Weeks
Jaycee
Quigley
Durham
Fyfe
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Ridings
Kiwanis Blues
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Murray
Wells
ABC
Chapman
Cox
Dowell
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Reager
San Jacinto Kiwanis
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Knollhoff
Cusick
M. Haley
Blind
Kiwanis
Jackson
Minner
Sparks
Gray Optimists
Teas
Rus
Mantemach
Crews
Rotary
Saunders
McClennon
McAfee
Elks
Fletcher
Boxwell Moreland
Forister
Big Spring Broncs Win Streak Stopped by Vernon Loss
Big Spring’s Longhorns suffer a 10-3 defeat to Vernon, ending a 9 game unbeaten run. Ballinger also earns its second win beating Sweetwater 12-11 in ten innings. Odessa edges Midland 17-7 after five innings in a separate baseball action.
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Associated Press
Big Spring
Broncs
Vernon
Ballinger
Sweetwater
Odessa
Midland
Fox Trapping Becomes Key Farm Sideline in Wisconsin
Wisconsin farmer Ernest Messing traps 700 foxes in the past year earning income from skin sales and a state bounty of 2.50 dollars per fox. The State Conservation Department notes the high fox catch reflecting growing pest control and wildlife revenue.
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Madison
Wis
Ernest
Wisconsin
State Conservation Department
Ver mont's First Baptist Church Built in Shaftsbury 1768
The first Baptist church in Vermont was constructed in Shaftsbury in 1768, marking an early religious milestone for the region and reflecting colonial-era settlement patterns.
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First Baptist
Vermont
Shaftsbury
Tight margins mark West Texas New Mexico League games
Lubbock edged Pampa 5 2 to stay atop the league while Amarillo lost 11 8 to Berger. Abilene won 4 3 at Lamesa and Albuquerque defeated Clovis 9 7. Across eight clubs three or more errors occurred in four games, signaling early season struggles.
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Associated Press
Two-Game Series Open as Sox Prepare for Albuquerqe Clovis
Lamprich lines up Letty Lonergan for tonight's game as Borger's Gordon Nell eyes Bill Watling or Tommy West. Lonergan boasts three victories in 161 1/3 innings with one run allowed, while Sox face a rough mood after last night's protests led to the banishment of Joe Bauman and Gilbert Kerckhove by umpire W O Leonard. Mekules allowed 15 hits including Nell and Gilchrist homers as Crues drove in three with a first inning homer, dropping the Sox to 1 1/2 games back of Lubbock.
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Albuquerque
Clovis
Lamprich
Letty Lonergan
Gordon Nell
Bill Watling
Tommy West
Lonergan
Lamesa
Abilene
Berger
Sox
Joe Bauman
Gilbert Kerckhove
W. O. Leonard
Bauman
Leonard
Sid Jameison
Joe
al Duarte
Kerckhove
Harry
Mekules
Nell
Vardon Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Steers Aim to Clinch 1947 Southwest Pennant
The Texas Longhorns host Texas Christian University today in Austin with a victory sealing the 1947 Southwest Conference pennant and their 26th conference title. Pitcher Bobby Layne is expected to start, pursuing his 22nd straight conference win and ninth of the season.
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Austin
University of Texas
Texas
Texas Christian University
Bobby Layne
Tulsa Oilers Acquire Three Players on Option
The Tulsa baseball club of the Texas League announced the acquisition of lefthanded pitcher Harold Kleine from Los Angeles and Jack Warren a catcher and outfielder from Cincinnati. Both players were obtained on option. Kleine, 24, played for the Angels briefly and in 1945 went 11 9 for Baltimore. Warren, 26, hit 343 for Columbia in the 1946 Sally League.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa Baseball Club
Harold Kleine
Los Angeles
Jack Warren
Cincinnati
Kleine
Angels
Baltimore
Warren
Columbia
Softball Games Postponed in YMCA League Opening
The opening YMCA Church men's softball game ended after three innings with San Jacinto Baptist leading Summit Baptist 3 1 before umpires halted play. Sacred Heart Cathedral was set to face Polk Street Methodist in the second game as tomorrow's schedule lists First Presbyterian vs San Jacinto Methodist and First Baptist vs First Christian at Fair Grounds Diamond starting 7 30.
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Indiana Chooses Notre Dame Series. TCU Sets Return Meetings
Indiana University today announced a nine game football schedule for 1948 plus a new four game series with Notre Dame. Texas Christian will play Indiana in a two game set resuming relations after seven years. Indiana lost to TCU in 1941 by 20 to 14.
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Bloomington
Ind
U.P
Indiana University Today
Notre Dame
Texas Christian
Indiana
Horned Frogs
Breadon Calls Report Silly on Cardinal Sales Rumor
St Louis Cardinals owner Sam Breadon dismissed a broadcast suggestion that stars Marty Marion and George Kurowski would be sold to the Chicago Cubs as silly and senseless. The remark came as the franchise faced scattered trade chatter amid a busy season.
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ST. Louis
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Marty Marion
George
Whitey) Kurowski
Cardinal
Chicago Cubs
Woodrow Wilson Wildcats booked for Jan 2 3 games at Tri-State Arena
Coach T G Hull brings Dallas Woodrow Wilson Wildcats to Amarillo for January 2 and 3 basketball clashes with the Golden Sandies at the new Tri-State Pair Sports Arena. 4000 fans expected to attend. Exes vs Future Sandies intra-squad Friday at Amarillo High Armory with all star players named and 25 cent admission.
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Tri- State
T. G. Hull
Woodrow Wilson Wildcats
Dallas
Golden Sandies
Wildcats
Exes
Sandies
Amarillo High School
Jewell McDowell
Jimmy Carter
Bob Henry
Larry Wartes
Boone Pickens
Bruce Norman
Harland Collin
Bobby Morton
Bobby Farmer
Denny Willis
Jim Sharp
Doyle Watson
C. A. Ellis
Bill Bybee
Bobby Wilson
Morris Estes
Bill Franklin
Owen Brown
Jimmy Branam
Bob Moore
Walter Kellogg
Jack Little
Golden Outlaws
Memphis All- Stars
Memphis
Carl Matney
Butler Field
Army malaria rate in World War II cited at 19 per thousand
The report shows an overall malaria rate of 19 per thousand per year for U S Army personnel in World War II, with overseas troops experiencing a higher rate of 49 per thousand per year. The data highlight regional risk differences among deployed units.
Sam Houston Rangers rally past Cardinals 10 9 in opener
In a crowded opening day, the Sam Houston Rangers erased a late deficit to defeat the Second and North Lamar Cardinals 10 9 in a thrilling juvenile softball game. Leroy Bannister sparked defense while Billy Carmack sparked the decisive rally with key hits guiding the Rangers to victory.
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Kids, Inc
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Margaret Wills
Tigers
Sammy Wilson
Cats
Forest Hill Bulldogs
Wilson
Gene Barber
Maverick
Amarillo College Coyotes
Taylor Bruins
McKinley
Bobcats
San Jacinto Bearcats
Stevedores
Jimmy Painter
Amarillo High achieves historic tennis advance at state
Nell Quattlebaum led Amarillo High School at the state tennis meet with two victories and a spot in the girls singles final round. It marks the first time an Amarillo player has advanced past the semifinal.
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Amarillo
Sandie
Nell Quattlebaum
Heafner Uses Diet To Return To Form In Golf
Clayton Heafner, Jacksonville Open winner after a wartime hiatus, lost 40 pounds to return to form. His weight loss improved reach and power, illustrating how excess weight can handicap golfers. Other match results from the youth tennis event accompany notes on returning players.
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Clayton Heafner
Jacksonville
Fla
Lew Worsham
87Th Infantry Division
Clayton
South
Carolinas
Heatner
Girard
Heather
Parker aims for SWC sprint glory after six defeats
Harold Ratliff recalls Charley Parker once dominated sprints in 1944 and 46. Parker, now at Texas, has suffered six 100-yard defeats two weeks before the Southwest Conference meet in Waco. He cites start troubles and plans to push to regain sprint supremacy and a personal victory.
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Harold Ratliff
Associated Press
Charley Parker
Parker
Charley
Army
University of Texas
Southwest
Bill Martineson
Baylor
Allen Lawler
Perry Samuels
Charles Peters
Indiana
Samuels
Texas U
Memorial Stadium Track
Waco
Martineson
Lawler
Panhandle Trailways Tumble 2 150 Pins In Bowl Tournament
Grand Rapids Michigan May 6 The Panhandle Trailways team from Amarillo rolled 2 150 pins in the annual Women's International Bowling Congress Tournament here last night The total fell about 500 pins short of 10th place The Texans bow their doubles and singles today Individual results Lucy Moore 154 172 1383 459 Gwen Martens 119 152 129 400 Ida Thomas 152 187 155 444 Gypsy Smallwood 110 120 120 350 Edith Green 166 162 169 496 Total 2 150
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Panhandle Trailways
Amarillo
Lucy Moore
Gwen Martens
Ida Thomas
Gypsy Smallwood
Edith Green
Mixed Bowling League Forming Tonight at Banner Bowl
A meeting to organize a scratch mixed bowling league will be held at the Banner Bowl tonight at 6 30. Teams will have two men and two women with averages near 625, not below 615 or above 635.
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Banner Bowl
Gloucester fisherman files 68 W-2 forms for 638 vessels
Boston reports that a Gloucester fisherman must file 68 W-2 withholding tax forms with the Internal Revenue office this year due to working on 638 different fishing vessels during 1946.
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Boston
U.P
Gloucester
Internal Revenue Office
Calvert Distillers Advertises Calvert Reserve Whisky
An Everett Massachusetts ad notes Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey with 86.8 proof 65 percent grain neutral spirits from Calvert Distillers Corp New York City.
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Courtland Street
Everett
Mass
Calvert Reserve
Calvert Distillers Corp
New York City
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