Mavericks Sponsor Baseball League Opens For Amarillo Youths
An Amarillo junior baseball league is under the Maverick Club with Ralph Dykeman directing. Open to boys under 15, the goal is eight teams though only four entered so far. Captains include Junior Palmer Jewell McDowell and Larry Wortes with a Pleasant Valley team. Contacts are via Ralph Dykeman at the Maverick Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Maverick Club
Ralph Dykeman
Dykeman
Junior Palmer
Jewell McDowell
Larry Wortes
Pleasant Valley
Major League Clubs Begin Unprecedented Night Schedule
Major clubs open an historic era of arc light baseball with 43 night contests led by Washington hosting St. Louis. Other NL and AL games follow as leagues push twilight schedules to boost attendance and wartime morale, with Washington 43 and St. Louis 21 night games allotted among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Washington
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Torent
St Louis
Bree Sey
St Philadelphia
Louis
Gay Dalton Receives Top Weight at Mexico City Racetrack
Gay Dalton assigned 136 pounds top weight for the $10 000 added Handicap Presidencial at Mexico City next Sunday. The four year old son of American Flag and Tran merette, owned by Denton Burt and O Hay of Taos, is considered the heavy favorite after a runaway victory in the De Las Americas handicap last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
CTTY
Gay Dalton
Mexico City
Denton, Burt and
O’hay
Taos
Brazil Air Force First Fighter Group Heads to War
Brazilian newspapers announce the departure of the last contingent to complete the First Fighter Group roster destined for war operations theater. The move marks a key step in Brazil's air force contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Levy's Nine Takes Hurling Duel at Amarillo College Field
Robert Hooks pitched Bert Levy's to a 6-1 victory over the Borden diamondeers as four hits were allowed in the Hurling duel. Allen homered for Bert Levy's in the fifth. Babb had two of Borden's four hits. Kenyon scored their lone run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levy
Robert Hooks
Bert Levy
Borden Diamondeers
Amarillo College Field
Bobby Mimms
Borden
Allen
Babb
Kenyon
Rhe Borden
Bert. Levy
Mimms
Tragic Discovery: Two Boys Found Dead in Icebox
In Austin authorities withheld an inquest verdict after two boys Donnie Edwards seven and Dan Harrison nine were found dead in an ice box stored in their garage. Police and search parties had been scouring the hill country west of Austin after the missing pair was last seen Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Justice of the Peace
Mace Thurman
Donnie Edwards
Dan Harrison
R. D. Edwards
State Guard
Bee Cave Road
Golf Shots at Amarillo Club Brightens Weekend Golf
A spirited column notes Capt. Clay Underwood’s 31 35 66 at Muny and Cpl. Byron Gerdes’s 32 36 68. It covers Amarillo Country Club championship qualifying May 22 28 with 16 players per flight, mentions Al Warner’s form, Colby Davies and others, plus Pantex and Thompson Park notes and a night putting tourney at Plum Hollow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Underwood
Muny
Wichita Falls
Byron Gerdes
Amarillo Field
Amarillo
al Warner
Chucklin Charley Grimm Returns to Cubs Managerial Post
Chicago hosts Philadelphia as Chucklin Charley Grimm begins a second stint with the Cubs after a 12-game losing streak. The 45-year-old aims to rekindle a potent hitting lineup and steady pitching, with past Cubs success lingering from 1932 and 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chucklin
Charlie Grimm Cubs
Cubs
Eddie Hanyzewski
Henry Wyse
Grimm
Bruins
Milwaukee
Phil K. Wrigley
Charley
Sandies Ready for Grim Grid Battle and Boxing Show
Amarillo events bring boxing at Arena 19 next Tuesday with eight bouts and marching band, promoted by the Post Physical Training Department under Capt. Douglas Fessen den. The Amarillo Golden Sandie grid team closes spring practice Friday at Butler Field against the Exes, kickoff 8:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Field
Arena 19
Sports Arena 1
Post Physical Training Department
Douglas Fessenden
Amarillo Golden Sandie Grid
Butler Field
Boone Baker
Exes
Johnny Price
Fd Stallworth
Sandie
Stallworth
Liquor Dreuth May Ease Up
Prospects for a limited resumption of beverage alcohol production by distillers now in wet work have improved. Allied Liquor Industries president Thomas F. McCarthy said a definite time cannot be predicted but notes that food ration tightening and grain supply gains could permit a brief “holiday” from war alcohol and bolster beverage supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas F. McCarthy
Allied Liquor Industries
War Production Board
McCarthy
Amarillo Golf and Bowling Schedule Highlights This Week
The week offers multiple events: Amarillo Municipal Nine Hole Handicap at Ross Rogers Course, a womens luncheon and tournament at Amarillo Country Club, Summer Mixed Bowling at Victory Alleys, and weekend and junior golf tournaments at Sunset and Ross Rogers courses. Football features the 1944 Golden Sandies against Exes at Butler Field. Baseball shows Amarillo Dodgers versus Pampa at Malin Park Field 3 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golf Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Ywomen
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Amarillo
Junior Golf Association
Sunset Course
Coming Events Sports Schedule Highlights for May and June
A series of local sports events runs from May 12 to June 8. The Golden Sandies Exes game at Butler Field, Amarillo Dodgers versus Pampa Field Fliers at Malin Park, the Diamond Shop War Bond Golf Tourney at Ross Rogers Municipal, Dutch dinner golf at Amarillo Country Club, and the Tri-State Senior Golf Tournament at Amarillo Country Club comprise the notables in this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Hara Watts
Hereford
Walter Sikes
Butler Field
Amarillo Dodgers
Pampa
Malin Park
Ross Rogers Municipal
Amarillo Country Club
Younger Golfers Invited To Join Association
The Amarillo Junior Golf Association invites non members under 18 to attend a 8 o’clock meeting at Sunset Golf Course. Plans for a better weekend journey and other arrangements will be discussed. Membership is $1 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Harris
Sugar
Doc Cain
Amarillo Golf Association
Golf News
Globe
Amarillo
Paricutin Volcano Surges with new activity near Paran
The Paricutin volcano in Urupa Mexico entered a new active phase today emitting thundering discharges and lighting the countryside for miles. Despite increased ash and lava flow that threatened Paran and the Zapotec village of 3600 inhabitants, the lava velocity and volume have decreased as it moves toward the outskirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uruapa
Mexico
Laval
Parangaricutiro
Farm Leader Slams Subsidies Policy Clash Grows
Washington May 10 President Edward A O Neal of the American Farm Bureau Federation urged a ban on federal consumer subsidies before the House Banking Committee. He blamed administration policies for a widening split between farm and labor, and called for steps to safeguard farmers against mal administration of wartime price controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
House Banking Committee
Congress
Lieutenant Holston Coaches Champion Army Grid Eleven
Lt. Jimmie Holston receives a Certificate of Meritorious Achievement for coaching the 29th Division Blues football squad to an undefeated five game stretch and the European Theater of Operations championship. The citation is signed by Maj. Gen. C. H. Gerhardt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Holston
Horace Mann
West Texas State College Athletic
London
Lieutenant Holston
Holston
C. H. Gerhardt
Southwest Track and Field Preliminaries Start Friday
Preliminaries will be held Friday to determine finalists for the Southwest Conference Track and Field Meet at the University of Texas Stadium. In the 220 yard dash and the 440 yard run five teams will compete for spots, while other events lack enough entrants for preliminaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
University of Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mavericks
Baseball
By Glen Perk
YALE
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Harvard
Princeton
Colby Davies
Colby
Don Loden
Klock
Joe Morris
Jane
Remus Kelly
Dick Bivins
Scoop Willborn
Morris
Kelly Brothers
Sim
Paul Smith
Odessa
Ernie Dowell
Gene Root
Texas P.G.A
George Aulbach
Jack Allen
Warren Babb
Pantex
Thompson Park
Bill Keith
Tex Muncy
Frankie Lawler
C. S. Chapman
Pvt
John Thompson
Fountain of Youth State
Fay Dryden
June Davis
Gene Klein
Sim Kelly
Todd Houck
Borger
Plum Hollow Country Club
Mich
Sam Byrd
Yankee
Charlie McAfee
Harry Daily
Cg Gallagher
Burtons Lahde
Mr. Gallagher
Mr. Burton
Gallagher & Burton’s
Gallagher
Burtons
Rasagher & Burton, Inc
Daltimore 3
Maryland
Jack Cuddy
Charley Grimm
Wrigley Field
Wrigley
Gabby Hartnett
Rogers Hornsby
Jimmy Wilson
Phil Cavaretta
Lou Novikoff
Eddie Stankey
Wisconsin
Wilson
Phillies
Golden Sandies
Butler
Globe News
Jimmy Blessen
Golden Sandie Exes
All District Guard
O. K
Pat Whittington
Ray McCullough
Tyler SY
Army
Southwest Track and Field
van Buren
Conocoth
Conoco
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!