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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1947
Page
12
Lonergan and Mekules ready for hubs as Mullin shines with a .444 batting average leading the majors. The Grindstone, Pa. slugger tops doubles with 13, is second in total hits with 32 and trails Ted Williams by one homer with six.
New York report notes Detroit's rise to first place amid a flurry of baseball results. Uptown summaries credit Mullin's two run homer in a 14 inning 4 to 2 win over the Athletics and detail wins by Cleveland Boston and the White Sox as league standings shift amid late season pace.
Rice Institute star Sam Match, ranked No. 12, faces Allen of Texas A and M in the singles quarterfinals at Penick Courts. Match and Curtis won in doubles over SMU’s Frank Jones and George Martin, 6 3 and 6 1, as others set quarterfinal pairings.
United Press Amarillo Gold Sox rise to second place in the West Texas-New Mexico League, two games behind rain-idled Lubbock Hubbers. They edged Albuquerque 8-7 as Pampa and Abilene games were rained out, with Clovis beating Borger 6-5 in the other action. Key plays helped by Decker, Okrie, Bauman, and Crues, whose inside-the-park homer was Crues eighth of the season.
Jack Phillips led his squad to a 1444 to 10 victory over Knox Whitney’s linksmen in the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association first dinner tournament of the year at the Ross Rogers Course. Phillips defeated Whitney 1 to 0 in their head to head clash. The report lists results from nine hole matches with Phillips’ golfers leading. The next dinner tournament is set for May 29.
In a light schedule, Odessa defeated Sweetwater 15 to 5. Big Spring edged Ballinger 7 to 6 after 10 innings. Vernon shut out Midland 6 to 0, the game ended early due to rain.
Wet fields shut down five Kids Inc leagues in fourth round play. Rain and lingering puddles forced postponements across Cactus Lone Star Southern Midget Plains Panhandle Peewees and senior divisions. Only Tuesday managed any games as monday and Wednesday saw muddy diamonds.
Denny Willis is pegged to spark the Futures to a close win over the Exes in the annual spring game. The preview praises Willis and the Sandies defense led by Clifford Bradley and Jack Glasgow while noting Amarillo’s strong material but predicting a district title bid alongside a bi district playoff loss to Wichita Falls.
Ace Freeman dominates Frankie Murdock with multiple headlocks at the Fair Grounds arena in a Southwestern junior heavyweight tournament match. Al Getz watches ringside and discusses escape moves while Getz eyes Rex Mobley as next opponent. Freeman advances toward a May 22 quarterfinal showdown.
Texas clinches pennant after sweeping Texas A and M 11 9 in a two game set. SMU beats Rice 9 7 in conference action. Rice faces SMU in Dallas while Rice meets TCU in Fort Worth to close the season.
The Dallas Rebels defeated the Houston Buffs 5 to 0 as Bobby Hogue allowed one hit for the Rebels. Houston used pitchers Jack Creel and Arthur Nelson but could not stop the skid at the top of the Texas League standings. San Antonio beat Fort Worth 5 to 3 with late innings scoring. Shreveport at Tulsa and Beaumont at Oklahoma City were rained out.
Hogan led the first round at Colonial Country Club with a 68, birdie five times and two under par on the last five holes. Little, Penna, Palmer and others followed, while Middlecoff’s eagle on No. 6 was offset by a five over par 75 and Demaret posted a 76 with poor putting.
Waco May 16 A half dozen sprinters capable of 9.7 or better in the 100 yard dash enter preliminaries of the Southwest Conference Track Meet. The event features a cash feud between Bill Martine son Baylor and Charley Parker Texas with both sides claiming strong chances in the 100. Texas A&M Aubrey Fowler and Webb Jay also hold 9.5 clockings. Finals tomorrow at 1 30 with Texas and A&M expected to duel for the title.
National League batting led by Walker of Brooklyn at .358 with Rigney of New York at .349. Mize of New York tops home runs with nine, followed by Torgeson of Boston with eight. Pitchers Roweoe and Spahn of Boston each 5 0 1. American League batting honors go to Mullin of Detroit at .444 and Dlinger of St. Louis at .365. Home run leaders include Williams of Boston with seven and Keller Mullin Gordon Seerey tied at six. Grove of Chicago and Dietrich of Philadelphia own 20 wins with a 1.000 ratio.
The University of Texas golf team held a two point lead over Rice and Baylor for team honors after the first round in Waco on May 16. UT posted 603 strokes, while Rice and Baylor each had 605, setting up a wide open final rounds.
Harlem's Sugar Robinson defends no title against middleweight Georgie Abrams in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden. Abrams, Brooklyn's crafty lefty, and Robinson, famed welterweight king, promise explosive action. broadcast on Gillette Cavalcade of Sports via ABC and KFDA at 9 p.m. local time.
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