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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1935
Page
9
Amarillo Shamrocks, led by playing manager Johnnie McMahan, prepare for a Sunday clash with Borger Phillips 66 at Metro Park. Fans anticipate a competitive matchup as Shamrocks chase top form after recent wins while a Memphis Fri game looms Friday against the Owls.
The Mavericks outline weekly boxing and fitness sessions led by Red Davis, announce Sunday summer meetings shifting from physical play to programs with speakers like Rev. Charles Dickey, and praise supporters including Keep-Kleen Towel Supply. They also note a boxing wrestling bout with Canyon, a football game outing versus the Buffaloes, and report on exiled monarchs with $75 million among them.
Galveston topped Fort Worth 3 1 as Jack Jakucki pitched four hit ball with a late walk threat. Joe Prevost hit a fourth inning homer for the Pirates. Dallas Steers rallied past Houston 6 5 led by Francis Nelson in relief for his third win. Beaumont rested at Tulsa and San Antonio off in Oklahoma City due to rain.
In Dallas on May 14, top Texas professionals gather for the Texas Professionals Association annual tournament. Defending champion Jimmy Demaret of Galveston Municipal leads a field that includes the era’s notable golfers as play starts today.
Meeker Oklahoma May 14 Carl Hubbell’s younger brothers John and Merritt face roadblocks in professional baseball Merritt plays for Tulsa Oilers in the Texas League but has not pitched in league play this year John, 19, finished high school and seeks a sandlot pitching spot after nine games last season with Meeker High School, hoping for a summer chance.
National League results included Cincinnati 3 Boston 1 and Pittsburgh 10 Philadelphia 1. New York led the standings with 14.5 games and a .737 mark while Brooklyn 148 .636 and Chicago 127 .632 show strong but uneven records. Schedule lists St. Louis at New York and Cincinnati at Boston among others. American League results show Washington at Cleveland rain and Boston 2 St. Louis 1 with New York 0 Detroit 3, Chicago 146 .700 and Boston 514 .263. Texas League results include Beaumont at Tulsa postponed and Houston 5 Dallas 6 with Tuesday games set. American Association notes Columbus 3 Milwaukee 10 and other postponed games with cold weather reflected in standings.
Henry McLemore tours the Ferndale Country Club lodge at Grossinger Lake where Barney Ross trains for his welterweight title bid versus Jimmy McLarnin. The scene blends luxury with hard boxing toil as veteran observers recall gritty past camps and modern comforts.
Yesterday's box scores show Vaughan of the Pirates with 422 batting leads J. Moore of the Phillies at 355 runs Medwick of the Cardinals tops with 21 RBIs Camills of the Phillies drives in 22 as Ott of the Giants adds 21. Vaughan posts 38 hits and Martin leads with 8 doubles for the Cardinals.
Vincent Richards, 32, former Davis Cup player and top American tennis figure for two decades, ends tournament career after injuries from an auto crash. He remains hospitalized in Bronxville with a smashed ulna and a triple wrist fracture, plans to focus on business and reduce tennis play.
About 200 Panhandle boosters will visit Amarillo Thursday led by Ed Deahl to promote the spring Panhandle race meet set May 20 to 24. Cal Farley will head Amarilloans welcoming the delegation with a downtown parade and Rotary luncheon.
Jimmie Croom won the Amarillo High School golf title for the second straight year at River Drive. He defeated Paul Beeler 8 and 8 with a 66 medal. Brown fell 5 and 4 in the final after Croom’s 133 medal score to 142. Croom also earned the George Lindsay trophy from Panhandle Laundry.
Dr EF Thompson of Kerrville opened the Texas State Medical Association annual session in Dallas with his address. The executive council said the Texas Legislature largely favored sterilization for the unfit and predicted passage within two years. World platinum use rose to 200000 troy ounces in 1935 from 175000 in 1934 and 75000 in 1933.
Box score fragment shows Houston and Dallas games with errors by Keane Lee Funk Sacrifices Mueller Potter Morolf and stolen bases by Lee. Rbi by Clarke Angley Ritgo Moself Connateer Schinn Hervel with two base hits by Clarke Keane Trauby Connateer Marvel.
The May 14 report notes 80 professionals and 20 amateurs qualified for the National Open at Pittsburgh June 6–8. Former champions Hagen, Goodman, MacFarlane, and Farrell survived. many top players were eliminated in sectional qualifiers across 24 sites. Three Texans, Graham Ross, Jack Grout, and Leland Hamman, earned spots with Hamman posting 150.
Houston shooter J B Steele, new handicap champion of the southwestern division, defeated FE F Woodward and Mark Arie with 94 hits from 100 as Charlie Lovett posted a perfect 100 in preliminaries. Allred designates June 3 as Jefferson Davis birthday holiday and proclaims two tomato festival weeks with events in DeWitt Lavaca Jacksonville.
D W Caldwell of Amarillo shot the day’s high score in skeet popping 47 of 50 targets from the 16 yard line. Dallas shooter F R Willis won skeet with 46 of 50 as complete results list includes McDonald Brandt Templeton Polly Holland Hoffman Mahon and others across Amarillo Spearman Pampa and Lubbock venues.
Two renowned stables move to auction this week as the horses of the late Sylvester Labret of New Orleans and Annapolis and B B Jones Audrey Farm of Virginia go to the hammer at Belmont Park. Thirty horses in training are to be dispersed.
Linwood Schoolboy Rowe, in a rare good outing, blanked the New York Yankees 3-0 as Detroit manager Mickey Cochrane inserted him against his old foes. Rowe, once a 24-game winner, allowed four singles and silenced Vernon Gomez while Red Rolfe and Lou Gehrig threatened in vain. In other AL action Wes Ferrell homered to beat St. Louis Browns 2-1 for Boston, and in the National League Leo Durocher’s 10th inning homer lifted the Giants over the Cardinals 3-2.
The widow and sons of Labrot will auction the Labrot stock Friday and 20 two year olds from Audley Farm on Saturday. The Labrot silks may return to racing within a year, but Jones plans permanent retirement to focus on breeding.
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