Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Amarillo Globe in Amarillo, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1940

Page

10

Yaqui Joe Battles Detton In Tonight's Lower Yaqui Card

The 8:30 p m National Guard Armory card features Detton vs Yaqui Joe in the main event with semi final Chuck Powell vs Buddy Knox and curtain-raiser Bob Cummins against Joe Lynam. Yaqui Joe would face banishment from Amarillo if he loses the headline bout. The undercard to feed fan interest until the main event bell.

Detton Yaqui Joe Chuck Powell Buddy Knox Bob Cummins Joe Lynam National Guard Amarillo

Engineers Again Win College Intramural Championship

Amarillo College Engineers won the intramural title for the fourth year, scoring 61 points by taking first in speedball basketball volleyball and handball and second in football baseball and track. Biz-Ads placed second with 54 points, while Pre-Law Club finished third with 23 points.

Amarillo College Engineers R. P. Carter Pre-Law Amarillo College

Pioneers rise in West Texas New Mexico League standings

In a tight division race Clovis Pioneers leap from last to fifth while Big Spring Borger Lubbock and Borger chase. Amarillo Gold Sox win over Borger 10 7 after a late rally as Midland defeats Lubbock 4 3. Lynn outduels Tysko in a 10 7 pitchers duel.

Jerry Malin West Texas-New Mexico Clovis Pioneers Howard Taylor Big Spring Barons Clovis Lubbock and Borger Cellarites Amarilo Gold Sox Sox Lamesa Barons Jodie Tate Hickory Swingers Wiper-Outer Big Spring Pampa Oilers Roscoe Hunt Pioneers Midland Lubbock Hubbers Midlanders Amarillo Abrhpore D’antonio Altenburg Duarte Italy Ratliff B. Altenburg Sanders Pulenwider Sy Denorlo Calhoun Lynn Gilchrist Decker Short Nell Williams Chandler Kirk Franklin Tysko Pesveex Tinsley Borger Vear Sueces Denorio E. Altenburg Bell Etheridge Midland Cowboys

Gold Sox release Calhoun amid roster cutdown

Rubber Jonnard announced the release of pitcher Art Calhoun to meet a 14 man limit excluding the player manager. Calhoun hails from Toronto and is a Canadian Reserve Corps member subject to wartime call.

Rubber Jonnard Art Calhoun Calhoun Toronto Canada

Bimelech and the Derby Rivalry Dominates Sports Roundup

In New York May 16 Col Edward Riley Bradley declares his horse Bimelech will skip major three year old engagements unless tracks are fast. The piece weighs whether Bimelech is a true champion able to win on any track and distance, comparing past Kentucky Derby and potential Pelmont Stake.

United Press New York Bimelech Edward Riley Bradley Idle Hour Farm Withers Belmont Park Louisville Gallahadion Johnstown Black Toney le Thonne Man Beast Pelmont Kentucky

Coaches Scout West Texas Rival In Spring Scrimmage

Coach Howard Lynch led the Sand storm squad to watch the Lubbock Westerners finish spring drills. Leete Jackson starred with two touchdowns a 95 yard punt return and a 99 yard kickoff return. The team planned a two hour practice followed by a one hour scrimmage ahead of tomorrow's 8 15 game with the Exes.

Howard Lynch Howard T. G. Hull Lubbock Westerners Butler Field Leete Jackson Lynch Young Jackson Railbirds Sandies Tp Exes Otto Payne Harold Harlow Harlow Payne

Keeping Up With the Gold Sox

Home run leaders Fulenwider 11 B Altenburg 4 F Altenburg 4. Triples B Altenburg 2 Ratliff 1 Denario 1 Trantham 1. Doubles Duarte 9 Ratliff 9 Sanders 8. Sacrifice Hits D'Antonio 3 B Altenburg 1 Sanders 1 Ratliff 1 Hill 1. Stolen Bases D'Antonio 6 B Altenburg 6 E Altenburg 5 Duarte 5 Sanders 5.

Fulenwider B. Altenburg F. Altenburg Ratliff Denario Trantham Duarte Sanders D'Antonio Hill D’antonio E. Altenburg Amarillo Gold Sox RBI ST Sanders Dorman Seeeee Brocker Orf Teweee Terse Denorio Seen Enene Lynn Eeeeenne Calhoun P Saeveees P Beet

Roadrunner Riders Host in Tourney on River Road track

Amarillo Roadrunners motor cyclists host a one star TT race meet Sunday afternoon at River Road track. Entries include Enid Oklahoma Albuquerque Berger Colorado Springs Lubbock and Amarillo. Races start at 2 PM with only novice and amateur events. Spectators pay 25 cents.

Amarillo River Road Enid Okla Albuquerque Berger Colorado Springs Lubbock

Fox Follows Rural Teacher to School in Mild Alehouse Tale

Burrell Rowley, a rural school teacher, reports a full grown gray fox walking behind him as he trotted to school. The tame appearing fox trailed the educator for part of the way, resembling a modern echo of the Marys Lamb tale.

Ballots over Bullets in Citizenship Test Admit

Federal Judge Roche explained the new citizens arrival from Europe in San Francisco noting that Europeans settle differences with bullets, while Americans settle them with ballots, as 127 new citizens were sworn in.

San Francisco Roche Europe America

Also Mentioned on This Page

Engineers Rise of Pioneers Chase Burger Mary Montgomery Southern Brokerage FISK By Eddie Brietz Tony Galento Joe Jacobs Max Baer South Iowa Hawkeyes Vince DiMaggio Vrlo Vince American Association Pirates Powell Chapman Roanoke Va Larry MacPhail MacPhail Polo Grounds Conn Pastor Bill Dickey Lou Gehrig Henry Armstrong Garcia Ken Overlin Kansas State Sportsman Park St. Louis Pennsylvania Edensburg Mountaineer- Herald Frankie Frisch Fordham Flash Bucs Henry McLemore Fim Houston, Texas Grand Prize Distributing Company Iton Street Bill Britton Roadrunner Texas Recreation Park Palm Beach Blackburn Bros West Texas Men & Boys Fresh Meadow C. C Flushing L. I Louis’s State Theater Pace Coker West Gaddie Aeears Paramount Recreation Club Billiards Eakle Forister Tolzien Cascarelli Wet Blind Anne Enene Eckert Millard Ely Rollins Rieger Foster Thompson White Hawkins Parkinson McClanahan's McMinn Pean Kerr Johnson Eater
Search Courier

Search the Amarillo Globe Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Amarillo Globe?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication