Western Clubs One Game Ahead in Series
New York May 20 Western clubs in each league hold a 1 game lead in inter-section play. In the National League the West won 17 and lost 16 on home grounds with New York and Cincinnati struggling against St Louis Boston and Philadelphia. In the American League the West is 14 and 13 with the Athletics faring poorly at 2 of 8 but St Louis Browns 4 of 5. The West leads 31 of 60 games overall. Pirates beat Giants 6 3 at Pittsburgh as rain interrupted other NL games. In AL Boston beat Detroit 9 1 and the Athletics defeated Chicago 4 3 for their second win in 17 starts.
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New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
Giants
Athletics
Invaders
St. Louis Browns
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Broklyn
Tiger
Wild McGraw
John Watson
Frisch
Terry
Morrison
Detroit
Yankees
Red Sox
Heilmann
Bhmke
White Sox
Rommel
Eens
New York Tee Ee
Chicago
Eee Ween
Boston Wees
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh Eee
St. Louis Ste Ee
Texas League draws: lengthy ties in Fort Worth and San Antonio
May 20 reports show Fort Worth and Wichita Falls deadlocked 5 to 5 after sixteen innings. San Antonio and Galveston tied 7 to 7 in the eleventh, called due to time. Beaumont beat Houston 17 to 13 in a high scoring fifth game with 60 bases on 38 hits in the series.
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Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Cats
Smith
Callahan
Tavenger
Pate
Reid
Bischoff
Moore
Wright
Hodge
Jonnard
San Antonio
Galveston
Bears
Waever
Graham
Crumpler
Walgamote
Eleven
Marshall
Couchman
Warwick
Coleman
Antonio
Beaumont
Houston
Mateson
Davenport
Moon
Philadelphia tops Chicago in AL slugfest
In Philadelphia on May 20 the A L team defeated Chicago 4 to 3 as Eddie Collins was named temporary White Sox manager during Johnny Evers illness. Batteries Chicago Blankenship Burns. Philadelphia Rommel Perkins. The Chicago lineup shows early runs while Philadelphia tallies to win.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Eddie Collins
White Sox
Johnny Evers
Blankenship
Burns
Rommel
Perkins
Pirates take opener as timely hit beats Giants 6 to 3
In Pittsburgh on May 20 the Pirates defeated the New York Giants 6 to 3 in the opening game of the series. Watson, Oeschger and Gowdy handled pitching for New York with Morrison and Gooch behind Pittsburgh. Scoring by innings shows New York in front briefly before Pittsburgh pulled away.
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Pittsburgh
New York Giants
New York
Watson
Oeschger
Gowdy
Pittsburgh Morrison
Gooch
Gibbons Pressured for Dempsey Return as Firpo Hinted
Column by Dick Dorgan argues Tommy Gibbons seeks a single comeback bout with Dempsey, amid talk of Georges Carpentier and Harry Greb, while Firpo and Renault loom as possible opponents. Gibbons stays idle, theater work aside, awaiting one decisive match for heavyweight glory.
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Firpo
Tom
Shelby
Gibbons
Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
France
West
Harry Greb
Greb
Intra-Club Golf Tourney Kicks Off At Amarillo
Forty two players split into two teams begin a week long match play tournament at the Amarillo Country Club. Captains George Maggard and Charles Fisk lead lines with numerous pairings and a banquet planned for Saturday night toastmaster Judge Thomas F. Turner.
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Amarillo
Thomas F. Turner
George Maggard
Charles Fisk
Maggard
Fisk
Squirty Blanchard
Bill Brown
Horace Gooch
Jim Hagan
Bill Smith
Sam Vaughn
Roy Greenhill
Chas. Hoover
Miles Bivins
Geo. Lindsay
Paul Fuqua
Art Arnold
Avery Turner
Dick Seay
S. F. Newbold
H. E. Samson
John McKnight
Sam Orr
W. O. Gatton
FE. L. Roberts
J. N. Beasley
Dwight Newby
J. J. Crume
C. M. MecCullough
Wales Madden
Frank Wolflin
T. F. Turner
Athletic refund issued for Texas district meet
D A Shirley director of athletics for the First League district of Texas announced a refund of 700.40 dollars to the District No 1 contestants. Three hundred three participants received funds. Follett Texas entrants received the largest share of the refunds.
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Canyon
Tex
D. A. Shirley
Texas
Follett
Gas output of Barnum well shows rising production
Gas production increases at R. G. Barnum No. 1 Johnson in Hutchinson county reaching 7,000,000 cubic feet daily at 2,425 feet. Nearby, Wilson-Gresham No. 1 Whittenburg tests ten inch pipe at 1,700 feet and Gulf Production No. 1 Whittenburg readies to spud. Gulf No. 1 Cockrell erects rotary rig. Locations are in Hutchinson county.
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R. G. Barnum No. 1
Johnson
Section 37
Block Y
Hutchinson County
Barnum
Wilson-Gresham No. 1
Whittenburg
Section 73
Block 46
Hutchininson
Plains
McGee
Gulf Texas
Gulf Dial
Gulf Production Co
Gulf No
Cockrell
Guess on Harding ranch crowd at May opening day
A contest offers a season pass to the person guessing the closest number of attendees at Harding's ranch on opening day May 25. Guesses must be sent by Friday night May 30 to H. C. Harding in Mer.
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Harding
H. C. Harding
Mer
Turkey Track ranch ships 1600 steers to South Dakota
Artesia New Mexico May 20 The Turkey Track ranch one of the state’s largest shipments sent 1600 steers last week to South Dakota where they will graze for the summer before being marketed. A second shipment will follow soon.
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Artesia
N. M
Turkey Track Ranch
South Dakota
Sandies Set to Settle Controversy in Big Series
The Amarillo Sandies prepare for a three day series at Gasser Park against the McKinney Lions after a protested season, with Teddy Nicklaus and George Cox set for opening pitching duels. 265 tickets were sold in an hour and three umpires will ensure a fair series. Eli Curtis remains out with a broken leg.
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McKinney
Amarillo Golden
McKinney Lions
Gasser Park
Teddy Nicklaus
Amarillo
George Cox
Nicklaus
Cox
Douglass
Sandies
Eli Curtis
Fort Worth and Wichita Falls game ends in darkness
The scoreboard lists Fort Worth 5 Wichita Falls 5 after 16 innings due to darkness. San Antonio 7 Galveston ended in 11th due to darkness. Beaumont 18 Houston 17 completed. Three games played. schedule for Shreveport at San Antonio Dallas at Beaumont Wichita Falls at Houston Fort Worth at Galveston.
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Pet Worth
Ene
San Antonio O
Dallas Ttt Ee Eee
Wichita Falls Seeseds
Beaumont Wee
Houston Stee Ewww
Galveston Ee
Shreveport Eee Wee
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
San Antonio
Galveston
Beaumont
Houston
Shreveport
Dallas
Baseball results across leagues with rain postponements
National League games Pittsburgh beat New York 6 to 3 while St. Louis and Boston games were postponed by rain. American Association Toledo defeated Columbus 9 to 4. Minneapolis upset St. Paul 11 to 3. Southern Association scores include Atlanta 9 Chattanooga 2 and New Orleans 4 Little Rock 6. Western League results show Tulsa 10 Oklahoma City 1 and Omaha 6 Denver 7. Texas Association Mexia 1 Corsicana 4. Temple 3 Austin 5. Marlin 2 Waco 3. East Texas Mount Pleasant 9 Marshall 3. Greenville 4 Tyler 1. Longview 2 Paris 0. Texarkana 3 Sulphur Springs 5. Pacific Coast Portland 1 Los Angeles 4. No other games played.
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American Association
Toledo
Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Mount Pleasant
Marshall
Greenville
Tyler
Longview
Paris
Texarkana
Sulphur Springs
Jones Company Stock Moves to Deere Plant
Trucks and freight cars haul Jones Implement stock to a new John Deere branch at Fifth and Tyler streets after Deere lines leave the former site. Sid Jones, manager, returns from Kansas City as the firm will handle Massey Harris and Oliver Plow lines. EB Holmes, ex Deere Concordia, Kansas, to manage Deere Plow operations. The Deere house will serve as a transfer stock and service center for Panhandle dealers.
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Jones Implement Company
John Deere
John Deere Company
Fifith and
Tyler Streets
Sid Jones
Kansas City
Massey-Harris and
Oliver Plow
EB. J. Holmes
Concordia
Kan
John Deere Plow Company
Holmes
Jones Implement
John Deere House
Panhandle
Hamer Puts Clovis Road Contract Up For Build
J F Hamer a noted highway contractor visited the city announcing several large road projects. The Clovis to Tucumcari paving plan totals 23 miles at 10 inches thick and valued at 174000 dollars. Other works include Portales to Chaves county line sixteen miles costing 70900 dollars and Old Spanish Trail eighteen miles at 118000 dollars. He may soon base operations in Amarillo now split with Fort Worth.
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J. F. Hamer
Portales
Chaves
Hamer
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Claude Woman Named to Attend Highway Meet
Mrs Pheebe K Warner of Claude has been specially commissioned by Gov Pat M Neff to represent Texas as a delegate to the Colorado Gulf highway association meeting at Memphis Texas June 6 and 7 Also named as delegates are O L Williamson H M Carroll Ralph Bradford DeWitt Reed W Harrison Furlong C D McClain George K Marshall John Roberts Judge B D Sartin B M Kendall R H Nichols J A Brite Fred Grimes W G Curby Roger Montgomery and R W Barry from various Texas cities.
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Globe
Dalhart
Tex
Pat M. Neff
C. H. Walker
Colorado Gulf
Ralph Bradford
DeWitt Reed
Corpus Christi
W. Harrison Furlong
San Antonio
C. D. McClain
Marlin
George K. Marshall
Galveston
John Roberts
Fort Worth
B. D. Sartin
Wichita Falls
B. M. Kendall
R. H. Nichols
Vernon
J. A. Brite
Bowie
Fred Grimes
Hillsboro
W. G. Curby
Grandview
Roger Montgomery
Aviator Drops In With Parachute Visit
Lieut Marvin Block of Marshall Missouri invited by the C G Stevens family of Topeka to visit. He arrived by parachute from about 1000 feet after a 4 am air trip from St Louis, landing three miles east of Topeka and narrowly missing a creek. He quipped that parachutes are not ideal for arriving at a doorway.
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Topeka
Kan
C. G. Stevens
Marvin Block
Marshall
Government Air Service
Block
St. Louis
Wichita
Harvey Named Educational Director of Washington Post
George Harvey former Ambassador to Great Britain will become educational director of the Washington Post starting June 1. Edward B McLean publisher of the Post announced last night.
Ex-Students Banquet at Canyon Set for May 30
Canyon Texas May 20 The annual ex students banquet of West Texas State Teachers college will be May 30 at Cousins hall Toastmaster Charles Keffer Amarillo is invited along with Miss Annie McDonald also on the program Mrs Roy Guthrie Memphis invited to speak Ex student secretary Miss Mattie Swayne says indications point to a large attendance
For Sale and Rent Notices from 1930s Ledger
Classified blurbs show multiple items including three horsepower electric motor for sale, second-hand Ford car for sale, six-room house for rent at 1401 E 4th, four-room furnished apartment for rent, touring car for sale or trade, two salesmen wanted by Erwin Chevrolet Co in Amarillo, three-room modern house for sale near San Jacinto, set of wire wheels wanted for a Dodge, well furnished six-room home for rent, all with contact details and prices.
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Paved Street
East Fifth
Randal Drug i Co
Copp
12Th
Pierce Street
Tyler
E. L. Higinbotham
Taylor
J. M. Russell
Askew Court
Hayden Street
Buchanan
South Exposure
Bill Reed
Johnson
Erwin Chevrolet Co
Amarillo
San Jacinto
A. F. Amerson
4Th St
Help Wanted Female Ad From Amarillo Agency
Help wanted female. for good help or a good job contact The Amarillo Employment Agency. Day phone 85 night phone 2213 J. D. Head manager. 6 pm tf.
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Amarillo
J. D. Head
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