Fleming Slaps Homer To Keep Indians in Second
Earl Cook pitched a one run allowed game as Beaumont beat Fort Worth 9-1 to extend their league lead. Fleming, facing skepticism, hit his third homer of the season helping Cleveland edge Detroit 8-5 and keep the Indians in second place behind the Yankees.
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Fleming
Homer
Indians
Associated Press
Beaumont Exporters
Fort Worth Cats
Tulsa Oilers
Houston Butlfs
Beaumont
Earl Cook
Toren Bain
Cats
Cook
San Antonio Missions
Oklahoma City
Dallas Rebels
Shreveport
Houston
Oilers
Tulsa
Byron Humphries
Frank Marino
Humphries
Eldred Byerly
George Kleine
Byerly
San Antonio
Hershel Martin
Alex Hooks
Danny Doyle
John Stamper
Homer Peel
Rebels
Dallas
Johnny McPartland
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
Les Fleming
Nashville
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
League Park
Cleveland
Detroit Tigers
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phils
Tom Farley
Braves
Big Ernie
Schnozzle
Detroit
New York
Boston
Washington
St Louis
Sooo Il
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cluib
Oklahoma City Oe
Dalla
Colonel Mitchell Captured Near Canassi Mindanao Island
A Philippine dispatch reports Col. E. H. Mitchell of Bryan Texas, commander of the 61st U S Army Regiment, was captured when Japanese forces stormed Canassi on Lake Lano Mindanao Island. The army register lists him as formerly commanding the ROPC unit of Allen Academy.
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Tokyo
Philippines
E. H. Mitchell
61St
United States Army
Canassi
Lake Lano
Mindanao
Army Register
Mitchell
Bryan
Texas
ROPC
Allen Academy
False-Whiskered Bandit Sought After Mathis Bank Robbery
A wide search is underway for a man described as false-whiskered who robbed the First State Bank of Mathis of about $6,000 at gunpoint. He forced employees to lie on the floor and fled in a pickup after handing a pasteboard box filled with mixed bills to a fourth teller.
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Mathis
First State Bank of
J. W. Nelson
Navy Scout Trainer Crash Fatal to Two
A naval scout trainer crashed near Robstown during a routine training flight killing Ensign Arthur G. Scholl and Aviation Cadet William E. Rochex. Scholl was from Isabel and Rochex from Des Moines Iowa. The crash occurred last Saturday.
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Navy
Corpus Christi
Robstown
Arthur G. Scholl
Cuddihy Field
William E. Rochex
Scholl
Peter Scholl
Isabel
S. D. Rochex
Clare Fayette Rochex
Des Moines
Boxing and baseball notes mix in quirky roundups
A collage of sports quips and anecdotes features Chalky Wright stopping a young boxer, remarks on Ernie Bonham and The Wizard of O's, Bobby Doerr’s big batting average, Alsab’s memory, and a Chanute Field schedule including penitentiaries and the House of David. It also honors Lt. Edward N. Walters, Grinnell College captain in 1940, and recounts Sam Rose’s odd Washington trip with boxing hopefuls.
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Ernie Bonham
Roy Nassau
Harrisburg Pa. Telegraph
Wizard of
O's
Deak Morse
St. Johnsbury
Caledonian
Bobby Doerr
Doerr
Chanute Field
Stateville
Ilinois Penitentiary
Joliet
Indiana State Penitentiary
House of David
Chain Gang
Cardinals
Edward N
Ody) Walters
Alexandra
Grinnell College
F all Against Curb Brings Back Sight
DETROIT May 12 UP Frank J. Kubiak 44 father of nine children credited an accidental fall against a street curbing today for partial restoration of his sight after eight years of total blindness. He tripped while crossing an intersection with his son and a motorist horn triggered a stumble that allowed light to return to his left eye.
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Detroit
Frank J. Kubiak
Kubiak
John
Pioneers Repeat Victory Over Amarillo 10 8 at Clovis
Clovis's Pioneers beat the Amarillo Gold Sox 10 to 8 at Clovis in a nine inning rally after leading in the sixth and seventh. Mel Steiner and Earl Harriman homered for Clovis while Frank Matthews suffered a possible internal injury warming up. Hewitt won in relief for Clovis with Smith also pitching.
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Pioneers
Gold Sox
Clovis
Sox
Mel Steiner
Earl Harriman
Bill Skeber
Steiner
Mac Quillin
Hack Harrison
Harriman
Amarillo
Dutch Prather
Tenorio
Lou Frierson
Quillin
Frierson
Frank Matthews
Memorial Hospital
Matthews
Grover Seitz
Dixie Medlock
Poa Cato
Otey
Dens Harcrove
Ee Ae Gardner
Tenia
al. Prather
Ye Ay Moore
SB Tenorio
Ears Ray
LE Peeled Smith
Dorman
Pettis &Quillin
We Harrison
E. Harriman
G. Taylor
H. Harriman
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce aims to close campaign tonight
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce wraps up a whirlwind membership drive to balance a $40,000 budget. About 65 worker teams gathered last Friday to obtain pledges, with more than $34,000 already pledged on a voluntary basis before the drive. Jaycees contributed $2,000 to the final push.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Airmen Return to Fight After New Guinea Crash
Thirteen American airmen, who crash landed in New Guinea, arrived in Australia to repair planes and resume combat against Japan. One survivor escaped after exploding bomber wreckage and spent hours adrift, later aided by a native doctor before reaching Port Moresby. The group joined memorial services for five dead comrades before continuing their mission. A separate note reports a plan to generate electric power from city refuse under study in Montevideo Uruguay.
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Australia
New Guinea
Montevideo
Uruguay
Department of Commerce
Smith Leads in Heavyweight Title Talk as Conn Is Out
In New York May 12 the boxing scene focuses on whether Jimmy Smith or Robert Pastor will challenge Joe Louis after Billy Conn’s setback. Conn, injured and hospitalized, is deemed out of title contention, boosting Pastor’s chances as he strings together wins over Franklin, Lesnevich, Beckwith, Bivins, and others.
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Jack Guenther
United Press
New York
Lane
Rapid Robert Pastor
Greenfield Jimmy Smith
Pittsburgh
Rapid Robert
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Greenfield Jimmy
Conn
Mercy Hospital
Joe
Sweet William
Kansas
William
Louis
Astaire Smith
Lew Jenkins
Philadelphia
Diz Dean
Mike Jacobs
Pastor
Lem Franklin
Gus Lesnevich
Booker Beckwith
Jimmy Bivins
Jim Fletcher's Amarillo Wedding Stuns Local Bowlers
The Santa Fe League in Amarillo focused on the marriage of Jim Fletcher, a celebrated one armed bowler of the Builders' Supply team, who wed Fern Hawkins in Schools Indiana just before rejoining his squad. Kurtz led the league standings with a 634 series as the season closed at Louie's Alleys.
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Santa Fe
Amarillo
Jim Fletcher
Jim
Builders
ABC
Columbus
Schools
Indiana
Fern Hawkins
Kurtz
Flyers
Santa Fe Boys
Caverns
Rangers
Texans
Chiefs
Fl Capitans
Louie's
Edwards Wins Club Golf Opener at Amarillo Country Club
F E Edwards won first place in a weekend 18 hole medal at Amarillo Country Club. Grady Hazlewood and Ben Stone junior tied for second. Scores included several 69s, 70s, and 71s with many players listed. The event marked the season’s first weekend tournament and hints at a lively summer. An Italian law makes aviation training compulsory for all physically fit young men.
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F. E. Edwards
Grady Hazlewood
Ben Stone, Jr
Amarillo Country Club
Fred Wagner
L. H. Griffith
Sim Kelly
George McGrath
Slve Pemberton
J. L. Carter
N. D. Bartlett
Joe Harris
Jack Allen
J. L. McCormick
Jimmy Moore
A. C. Kieth
R. G
Engineers Win College Track Meet at Amarillo College
Engineers edged the Lawyers 89 to 87 to claim first place in the intramural track and field meet. Sixth Column finished third with 76 points as Lawyers won five events and Sixth Column four while Engineers took one event.
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Amarillo College
Tompkins
A. Martin
Tucker
Parsons
Buchanan
Tharp
McCandless
Coleman
Lott
Hatchett
Wyatt
Ingram
Miller
Bassett
Kemp
O'Keefe
Spikes
Baker
Mée Ccartt
Foreman
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Texa Gold Sox
Beaumont Stull
Judson Bailey
H. V. Robertson & CO
Accountants & Auditors Icome
Oliver Eshle
Pan-Tex and Air School
2Nd & Park
Panhandle Stages
Prince Albert
Prince Albert Sete
Prince
Gobi
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Wide World Sports
Chalky Wright
Chalky
Poday
Murray Tynan
New York Herald Tribune
Sam Rose
Newark, N. J
Boxing Commission
Doc
Clara
Jeannette
Harper Hospital
Eee
Malin Field
Smith
Moore
E Harriman
Ray
Taylor
Bond
Gardner Moore
Seita
Trees
Prather
Skeber
Harrison
Cato
Lamesa
Pepin and
Gustovich
Costello and
McGraw
Albuquerque
Borger
Pampa
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Fgg
Big Spring
Brooklyn
Ween
Weber Enereees
Cincinnati
Eeve Wtadee
Incinnati
Trinity Choir
Trinity University
Central Presbyterian Church
Alton Clay Pierce
Southwest
Ernestine Mercer
Lima
Peru
Ordway-Saunders CO
Port Moresby
Barr Oak
Mich
U.P
Verro Garbutt
St. Joseph County
Garbutt
Alice Brooks
Amarillo News Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
Bowling News
Engineers
City Shoe Shop
NUTT
West 7Th St
Sandune
By Hickok
Lions Club
Municipal Auditorium
Blackburn Bros
West Texas
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