George Hamilton Draws Mound Assignment for Tonight's Game
Globe News reports George Hamilton is the definite starting pitcher for the Gold Sox in their 8:15 p.m. game against the Lamesa Lobos. Manager Bob Leeds solidifies Hamilton as the planned starter for the second game, with Peanuts Thurman noted as a former Sox bunker back in 1941 who was sold to the Boston Braves that season.
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Harry Gilstrap
Globe News
George Hamilton
Gold Sox
Bob Leeds
Lamesa Lobos
Peanuts Thurman
Sox
Boston Braves
Thurman
Lamesa
Bubber Jonnard
Amarillo
Jonnard
Wor |An
Borger
Sandie teams clash as football picnic and exes game loom
The piece recalls Thurman’s tale from a Peanut stand tryout with Amarillo’s Bubber Jonnard and notes Sandie football picnic at Butler Field at 6:45 p.m. and the Exes vs Futures basketball game at the high school armory, with Jack Seale out of the Exes lineup shaping the forecast. It highlights Amarillo’s Gold Sox season notes, Bauman’s power hitting, and recent district football results, including Futures over Exes at Borger and upcoming Abilene clashes.
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Butler Field
School Armory
Jack Seale
Amarillo High
Joe Bauman
Gold Sox
Abilene
Hal Sayles
Bauman
Rudy
Bobby Bauman
Joe
Bobby
Eagles
Borger
Tricky Ward
Youngest VFW Commander Leads Massachusetts Post
Robert G. Fuller 24 a former Marine and Navy Cross recipient claims the title of nation’s youngest commander of a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Newburyport Massachusetts.
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Newburyport, Mass
Robert G. Fuller
Mrs Gene Roof Wins Tourney at Amarillo Golf Club
Mrs Gene Roof captured first place in the Amarillo Women's Municipal Golfers Association Weekly Handicap at Ross Rogers Course with a net 43. Her scorecard read 52-9-43, with rivals Bee Copeland 59-13-46 and Chet Robertson 60-10-50 among others in the field.
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Gene Roof
Amarillo
Ross Rogers Course
Bee Copeland
Chet Robertson
Curtis Gilbert
Ernie Dowell
Colby Davies
Twin Cage Tussle Tonight
Amarillo High meets Ex-Sandies at the High School Armory tonight in a doubleheader led by the debut of the electric clock. The Futures aim to rebound from last year’s fourth place state finish with stars Wartes Carter Pickens and Henry while Exes coach-captain Carroll returns after injuries. Tipoff at 9 with an 8 oclock preliminary, admissions 50 cents adults 25 cents students.
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Amarillo High School
Sandies
Exes
Amarillo High
Sandie Machine
Larry Wartes
Jimmy Carter
Boone Pickens
Bob Henry
Paul Carroll
Pat Sasser
Jack Seale
Mark Davis
Eddie Johnson
Bobby Bauman
Denny Willis
Bauman
Willis
Seale
Bobby Wilson
Bill Bybee
Jim Sharp
Doyle Watson
Bobby Farmer
Bruce Norman
Jewell McDowell
Jack Little
Kenneth Vaught
Jim Branan
Billy Franklin
Bill Franks
Bobby Moore
William Fomby
Golds
Art McKay
Bobby Morton
C. A. Ellis
Don McCormick
John Maynard
George McCormick
Perry Browder
Melvin Bailey
Ray Ebling
Superior Rally Sinks Plains in Junior Gold Opener
Superior Manufacturing rallied for four runs in the final inning to upset Plains Chevrolet 9 to 8 in the Junior Gold Sox League opener. Bobby Moore starred with two hits for Superior while Oscar Stidger doubled for Plains. Next week’s schedule lists Plains vs VFW, American Legion vs Superior, and more on College Field and North Side Field.
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Superior Manufacturing Company
Gold Sox
Plains Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevy Club
Bobby Moore
Superior
Oscar Stidger
Plains
VFW
College Field
American Legion
Superior Mfg
North Side Field
Fifth and Mirror
Charlie Deware Named Head Coach of Texas A&M B Team
Athletic Director Homer Norton announces Charlie Deware as head coach of the Texas A and M B squad for the 1946 season. The B Team football program is sanctioned by the Southwest Conference, with the May 17 date noted in the College Sution.
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College Sution
Homer Norton
Texas A
M. College
Charlie Deware
88 year old dies leaves 133 descendants in Salem
Philippe Labrie, 88, who died recently in Salem, Mass., left 133 descendants including nine children, 51 grandchildren, and 73 great grandchildren.
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Salem, Mass
U.P
Phillipe Labrie
Amateur boxers Black and Sanders debut in Amarillo
Bill Black and Don Sanders, both 155 pounds, make amateur ring debuts for Amarillo against Sapulpa Chieftains in a 15 bout program. Black, a hard-hitting Am arillo High School student, and Sanders train at Hobby House Gym under Dale Palmer. Don Sanders, brother to Gene Sanders, fights a Sapulpa heavyweight, with Jim Bradley as the crowd-pleasing showcase. Ringside and reserved seats available at Maxor Drug from noon to 1 30 and 5 to 6 30. prices 85 cents to 1 75 tax included.
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Bill Black
Don Sanders
Dale Palmer
Hobby House
West
Black
Sanders
Amarillo
Sapulpa
Oklahoma
Bill
Sandie
Palmer
Don
Bill Sanders
Taw
Gene Sanders
West Texas
Maverick Club
Boys Ranch
Junior Gold Sox
Maxor Drug
Fisk
Eighth
Polk
Fyfe Is Stingy On Mound In Plains Peewee Action
Amarillo area Peewee league results feature Jackie Fyfe tossing a three hit game as 3700 Taylor Bruins beat McKinley 15 1. Leon Egleston drove two doubles, Webbie Sharp scored three, and McKinley errors helped the Bruins. Other games saw San Jacinto top Wolflin 10 6 and Horace Mann stay undefeated at 3 0 with a 24 8 victory over Wilson. Forest Hill Peewees crushed the San Jacinto Atoms 19 10 in a 15 man roster effort, with Len Stevenson and Hank Anglin leading Forest Hill. Capers on other fields included Maverick Calves forfeiting, Bivins beating Glenwood, and Sanborn defeating Pleasant Valley by forfeit.
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Frank A. Godsoe
Jackie Fyfe
Taylor Bruins
Amarillo
Fyfe
McKinley
Jackie
Charles Ott
Don Gatlin
Bruin
Leon Egleson
Webbie Sharp
Bruins
Joe Sneed
Taylor
North Lamar
Amarillo College
Lamar
Margaret Wills
San Jacinto Bearcats
Wolflin
Bearcats
Carter Karr
Leroy Bannister
James Webster
G. Sullivan
James Ryan
Taylor Wildcats
Panhandle
North Harrison Eagles
Donald Rogers
Ryan
Wildcats
Eagle
Grady Nutt
Thomas Caldwell
Jack Daniels
Horace Mann
Wilson
Humphreys Highland
Wolflin No
Jim Bob Lively
Bobby McCrary
Sonny Barron
Don Ellis
Tommy Thatcher
A. C. Brewer
Forest Hill Peewees
San Jacinto Atoms
Brewer
Forest Hill
Atoms
Charles Buccola
Robert Pitcock
San Jacinto
Maverick Calves
Sam Houston
Bivins
Glenwood
Sanborn
Pleasant Valley
N. Lamar
Prairie Peewee
Glenwood Pleasant Valley
XAS
McKinley Longhorns
Sanborn Hawks
Humphreys Geen
Boys Ranch
Central
T Pet OR Margaret Wills Wolves
Taylor Hornets
San Jacinto White Sox
St. Mary's
Sixth-N
Garfield
Maverick Yearlings
North Side Mustangs
Anna College Gremlins
Mar Wills Cotton Sox
High School
Maverick Steers Creee
Sam Houston Eeetoes
Maurauders
West Texas Pro Amateurs set for Tuesday matches and large field
Pros act as captains for foursomes in West Texas Pro-Amateur Golf Association events with about 10 visiting players paying entry. Amateurs carry half handicaps up to 14 with best net score counting, while J R Brown and John Munn play an 18 hole match Sunday at Amarillo Country Club. Between 100 and 180 golfers participate monthly at layouts across West Texas. entry fees, divisions, prizes, and dues outlined, with barbeque after play.
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West Texas
Ross Rogers
Shorty Hornbuckle
Lloyd Wadkins
Odessa Country Club
J. T. Hammett
Colorado City Country Club
Ray Garrett
Wichita Falls Country Club
Herb Schroeder
Lubbock Country Club
Joe Houck
Huber Country Club
Borger
Bill Keith
Plainview
Frank Baker
Pampa
Jimmy Gamewell
Hobbs Country Club
Red Best
Abilene Country Club
J. R. Brown
Panhandle
John Munn
Amarillo Country Club
John Olver
John Rage
Grady Walker
Jack Phillips
Scott Edwards
Know Whitney
al Lane
Webster Hetherington
Joe Witt
W. E. Sharp
Col
Jo K. Warner
Elmer Tucker
Gene Root
Men's League Ready For Opening Battles
Schedules for the opening week of the Men's Softball League have been announced by E. C. Quigley Jr. The week starts Monday with Pinkney Packing Co. vs International Harvester on Field I Joyces vs Pantex on Field II Civilian Bombers vs Plains Creamery on Field III Carpenters Union vs Wesley's on Field IV The Blue Bonnet League plays Tuesday with Fred Seale vs Plains Chevrolet Santa Fe Shops vs Sears Roebuck Co Panhandle Fruit vs Westernfield Truck Lines and R B Alien vs Greyhound Lines All games are at Amarillo College starting 6 o'clock and players should use designated fields Two eight teams leagues have been organized.
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E. C. Quigley, Jr
Pinkney Packing Co
International Harvester
Joyces
Pantex
Civilian Bombers
Plains Creamery
Carpenters Union
Wesley's
Fred Seale
Plains Chevrolet
Santa Fe Shops
Sears, Roebuck Co
Panhandle Fruit
Westernfield Truck Lines
R. B. Alien
Greyhound Lines
Amarillo College
Quigley
Absent minded explorer out of Africa lectures in Springfield
Ava Hamilton, famed explorer, spoke in Springfield but forgot the inviting organization. The incident shows her unflappable nature as she fumbled for the group’s name during the lecture.
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Springfield
Mass
U.P
Ava Hamilton
West Texas Golf and Boxing Meets and Tournaments
May 21 events include West Texas Golf Association Pro-Am at Ross Rogers Course and Amarillo-Sapulpa Boxing Meet at Automobile Building Tri-State Fair Grounds. May 23 Amarillo Country Club Dutch Dinner Team Matches. May 23 to June 2 qualifying for Amarillo Country Club Championship Golf Tournament. June 18 to 22 marks the 12th Tri-State Senior Golf Tournament at Amarillo Country Club. July 19 to 21 first West Texas Pro-Amateur Championship at Ass Rogers Course. July 24 to 28 Amarillo Country Club Invitation and Open Golf Tournament.
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West Texas Golf Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo
Lesnevich Mills Fight Sets British Gate Record
Promoter Jack Solomons announced the Lesnevich versus Mills bout drew $176,000 in gate receipts in London, surpassing the previous British record of $120,000 set by Carpentier Beckett a decade earlier.
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London
Jack Solomons
Gus Lesnevich
Freddie Mills
Georges Carpentier-Beckett
Slugfest Aired On KFDA Tonight At Madison Square Garden
British Empire heavyweight Walloping Bruce Woodcock fights Bronx contender Tami Mauriello in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden New York broadcast on ABC and KFDA at 8 p m Woodcock holds a 24 kayoes in 25 fights record while Mauriello has ten straight KO wins, with the event aired on Gillette's Cavalcade of Sports.
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Bruce Woodcock
British Empire
Tami Mauriello
Bronx
Madison Square Garden
New York
ABC
Woodcock
Mauriello
Dreamland
Gillette
American Broadcasting Co
KFDA
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Little Joe” Bauman
al Duarte
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Faulkner
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Price Brookfield
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Hamilton
Clovis
Chris Haskins
Natchez
George
Bob
Harbilton
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Frank Mekules
Bill Evans
Big Bill
George Sturdivant
Sturdivant
Duarte
Berger
Albuquerque Dukes
Fulenwider
Riley
Bivins Rei
Rigeration G&g Air CO Company
RS Commercial and Household Services
Xitioning
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West 6Th ST
Pack Age Store
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C. M. Williams
Knights of Pythias
Superior Manufacturing
Gibbs, Mims, and Lauder
Duckworth and Garrett
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Globe
Willis Hawkins
Hart
Buddy Wilkinson
Melvin Revenue
Sapulpa Chieftains
Fair Grounds
Golden Gloves
Len Stevenson
Hank Anglin
Stevenson
Men's League
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Kids, Inc
Panhandle Peeweer LE An
St Mary's
N. Harrison Eagles
Plains Peewee League
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W. C. Dine
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J. D. Potter
Polk Ph
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Gillette Safety
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