Indians Rise Near Yankees As McGillicuddy Predicts Pennant
Associated Press report notes Connie Mack praising the Cleveland Indians as pennant contenders while Lou Boudreau drives a 13 game surge. Cleveland wins 7-4 over Philadelphia as Keltner and Hockett pace a 14 hit attack. Dodgers extend NL lead with 4-1 win over Cubs and Cardinals explode 16-4 past Giants.
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Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Tribe
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Chubby Dean
Joe Heving
Ken Keltner
Cris Hockett
Browns
Babe Dahlgren
Chicago Cubs
Dahlgren
Philadelphia
A's
Chicago
White Sox
Washington Senators
Wally Moses
Sox
Senators
Johnny Rigney
Navy
Great Lakes
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Jimmy Foxx
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Muny Course Offers 25 Cent Rookies Golf Trial
Rookie golfers can try Muny Course at Ross Rogers Municipal under a new plan by Gene Root and Austin P. Hancock. From Saturday 8 to 10 am, amateurs may play 18 holes for 25 cents, rent clubs for 5 cents, and buy used balls for 10 cents each.
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Gene Root
Ross Rogers
Rank Duffer
Root
Austin P. Hancock
Army Blitzes Bronx Golfers At St Albans
On May 19 at St. Albans Golf Club in New York, bulldozers began tearing up greens for a U.S. Navy hospital project. Golfers and workers met mid-course as condemnation actions moved quickly, with Harry T. Dolan, special assistant to the U.S. attorney general, overseeing filings in Queens County clerk's office.
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ST. Albans
N. Y
St. Albans Golf Club
U. S. Navy
Harry T. Dolan
U. S
Queens County
Oan
Blackout Forces Rescheduling Of Major Heavyweight Fight
New York May 194- The Bob Pastor Tami Mauriello heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden was postponed from Friday to Friday May 22 after night baseball was banned as a war measure by Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine. The Giants and Dodgers night game was canceled, clearing the arena for the boxing match.
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New York
Bob Pastor-Tami Mauriello
Madison Square Garden
Giants
Dodgers
Lewis J. Valentine
Bob Pastor
U.P
Tami Mauriello
Mike Jacobs
Dukes Sweep Sox In Tight Western League Tilt
Albuquerque Dukes defeated the Amarillo Gold Sox 8 to 5 in a closely contested series opener. Oscar Poteet earned the win for the Dukes, while Dorman took the loss for the Sox after a frigid night hindered his effectiveness. The Sox left 14 runners on base, failing to convert bases loaded opportunities as Poteet walked seven and Duques’ hitters wore down the defense late.
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Dixie Howell
Albuquerque Dukes
Amarillo Gold Sox
Oscar Poteet
Dukes
Dudley
Dorman
Sox
Gold Sox
Poteet
Carl Dumler
Ken Ray
Smith
Amarillo
Leon Cato
Frank Smith
Frank Hargrove
Blas Tenorio
Cracker Pruitt
Lee Gardner
Pete Forsythe
Albuquerque
AR Rhpore
Esses
ABRH
POA E Catorf Sala
Edo
Otey
Hargrove If
Gardner of Lies
Prather
Moore Caye
Pruitt
ST Hy
Smith P
Reyes
Gustovich
Reynolds
Hargrove
Gardner
Moore
Forsyth
Reeves
Ray
Gann
Potest
Balis
Gunter
Batley
Softballers Meet Tonight In Inter Church League
Umpires and team managers of the Inter Church Softball League will meet at 7 30 tonight and Friday night at the Y M C A headquarters to review rules. The first league game is scheduled for Monday evening May 25 with Earl Swearengen in charge. Amarilloans interested in umpiring should attend. pay is 75 cents per game and training will be provided. Managers attending include Glenn Mc David Jr Polk Street Methodist Lt James Harrison Salvation Army Paul Judd San Jacinto Baptist Gordon Hickman First Nazarene Earl Simpson Polk Street Methodist H VanHorn First Baptist Willis Thornton San Jacinto Methodist Ernest Logan First Baptist Church Harlan Ludlam Adkisson Memorial Nazarene and Ivan Boxwell First Christian Church.
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Earl Swearengen
Glenn McDavid, Jr
Polk Street Methodist
James Harrison
Salvation Army
Paul Judd
San Jacinto Baptist
Gordon Hickman
First Nazarene
Earl Simpson
H. VanHorn
First Baptist
Willis Thornton
San Jacinto Methodist
Ernest Logan
First Baptist Church
Harlan Ludlam
Adkisson Memorial Nazarene
Ivan Boxwell
First Christian Church
Bambino Refuses Luxury Suite On Pride of the Yankees Set
Hollywood May 19 Babe Ruth arrives to film The Pride of the Yankees and balks at the Goldwyn dressing rooms. He declares he has never been alone except when Tin sleeps and groups of ex-Yankees Bill Dickey Bob Meuser and Mark Koenig bunk together, sharing towels while awaiting the shower.
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Hollywood
Samuel Goldwyn Studio
Babe Ruth
Gary Cooper
Lou Gehrig
Bill Dickey
Bob Meuser
Mark Koenig
Major League Leaders Five Leading Hitters
National League top hitters Lamanno Cincinnati Fernandez Boston Reiser Brooklyn Slaughter St Louis Murtaugh Philadelphia lead in average Doerr Boston Gordon New York Dickey New York Fleming Cleveland also notes Peru census shows 102 women per 100 men and a remark on teaching machine tools in India colleges
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Lamanno
Cinci
Fernandez
Boston
Reiser
Brklyn
Slaughter
St. L
Murtaugh
Phila
Spence
Asheton
Doerr
Gordon
N. Y
Dickey
Fleming
Cleveland
Peru
India
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn Tees
Pittsburgh St. Louis
Chicago Oe
Philadelphia Sea Cerenene
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
St. Chicago
Louis Ory
Philadelphia Ousee Bee
Louis Through Ker Duration May Halt Louis Heavyweight Clash
Washington reports the Army favors delaying Joe Louis defense of his heavyweight title this summer. Generals prefer Louis fight exhibitions at training camps and continue battlefield training, resolving that morale benefits may be harmed by a big outdoor bout. Promoter Mike Jacobs awaits a decision, but odds favor no summer defense unless Army reverses course.
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Washington
Joe Louis
Joe
Mike Jacobs
Louis
Jacobs
Mike
McNeir Takes New Gun Title at State Trapshoot
Venerable Forest McNeir, 65, won the handicap championship in the 65th annual state trapshoot with a 95 from the 24 yard line. J B Steele led preliminaries with 200 straight in heavy wind, totaling 435 of 450 tirds, while Mrs Watkinss 85 won the women’s handicap title after Mrs Cameron could manage 83.
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Houston
Forest McNeir
McNeir
J. B. Steele
Steele
George Cameron
Watty Watkins
Wells wins Amarillo Country Club 18 hole medal title
P Wells captured first prize with a net 63 in the Amarillo Country Club weekend 18 hole medal golf play. Grady Hazlewood and Lane McAfee tied for second with net 66s, the tie broken for prize placement. Additional scores list includes P F Sapp 78 and J L McCormick 76 among others. John Olver asks what to do to win a prize after shooting a flat par but no handicap reward.
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Jimmie Moore
Joe Morris
al Warner
J. S. Evans
Jack Farwell
George May
John Olver
Charles Crowe
Ross Rogers
L. H. Smith
O. Carder
Sinking of Submarine Alleged by Merchant Marine Relative
A Bayou la Bathe resident received a postcard from his nephew, a former baseball player now serving in the U. S. merchant marine. The card, translated by the resident, implied a submarine was sunk with the message: played one game on a wet field. Hit home run on second pitch.
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Bayou LA Bathe
Ala
U. S. Merchant Marine
Globe-News
Night baseball banned in New York metropolitan area
Police Commissioner Valentine announced a city wide ban on night games after a civil defense report. The Giants vs Dodgers Polo Grounds game was moved to Friday afternoon, with all other lights games shifted. estimated revenue loss ranges from 100000 to 250000 dollars.
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Lewis J. Valentine
John H. Morris
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Horace Stoneham
Giant
Stoneham
Giants
Larry MacPhail
Dodgers
Valentine
School Children Buy Most Stamps in County Drive
Amarillo school children remain the county’s largest buyers of Victory Stamps. Last week they purchased 204040 worth of stamps by schools. Listed recipients include Central Junior High, Horace Mann, Forest Hill, Pleasant Valley, Wilson, and more, with varied small sums totaling the countywide purchase.
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Amarillo
Alice Landergin
Central Junior High
Dwight W. Morrow
Forest Hill
Ry Rte Hs
Glenwood Sree
Humphrey Highland
Horacé Mann
Eeseree Uss
John Ics
San Src Eds Sinants Sete
Bethode Eee Dalkey Pubeat Ae
Wilson
Feanaleni Dee
Oh Cows
Robber Shoots Man And Slugs Woman In Dairy Office
In Houston on May 19 a robber shot Mark D Aquin 32 and slugged his wife 32 in the Phoenix Dairy office, escaping with 3706 dollars. The incident followed by Santa Fe carloadings data for the week ending May 16 1942 showing totals and year over year changes.
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Houston
Mark D'Aquin
Phoenix
Santa FE
Standings and results from Monday and Tuesday baseball in Texas league
Monday results across Albuquerque Amarillo Big Spring Pampa Lubbock Borger and Tuesday standings show clubs like Lamesa Borger Albuquerque Amarillo with win totals and percentages. Texas League results include San Antonio Beaumont Tulsa and Houston with revised tallies and upcoming matchups.
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Albuquerque
Amarillo
Poteet
Dumler
Gustovich
Dorman
Smith
Moore
Big Spring
Pampa
Milstead
Rossi and Brown
J. Isaacs
Summers
Lubbock
Borger
Heinz
Stephenson
Carthers
Florer
Warren
Cigvib UF Aseo Geet
Lamesa
Clovis
San Antonio
Beaumont
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Houston
Pet
Tulsa Wee
X-Fort Worth
x-Dallas Tescote
Dallas
Fort Worth
Marlin Wins Odessa Golf Meet
Dallas golfer Dick Martin rallied to defeat Eldon Dozier of Midland 4 and 2 in the Odessa invitation, overcoming a 5 up deficit after the morning round. Martin eliminated Bill Landreth while Dozier beat Red Roden in the semi finals.
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Odessa
Dick Martin
Dallas
Eldon Dozier
Midland
Dozier
Martin
Bill Landreth
Red Roden
University of Texas
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