Pace Heats Up in Tri-State Senior Golf Trials at Amarillo
Eleven year event opens at Amarillo Country Club with 95 seniors signed up as Red Gober, Harrison Smith, Roy Allen and others vie for medalist honors. Several past champions and longtime contenders are listed among favorites as entries near record levels and prize brackets announced.
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Amarito Country Club
McCormick
Red Gober
Austin
Roy Allen
Oklahoma City
Amarillo Country Club
Gober
Allen
Tuesday Tournament Qualifiers and Week of Matches
The program opens Tuesday with a qualifying round and a large trophy for the medalist. Special prizes go to the lowest scorers in age brackets 50-55, 56-60, 61-65, 66-70, and over 70. A Dutch dinner is served for contestants and wives at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Wednesday features first and second rounds of match play in all flights. Charlie Pryor hosts a hotel party for members and wives at Amarillo Hotel at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday includes semi finals in the championship flight and semi finals with finals in all other flights. Friday crowns the championship flight with finals.
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Red Gober
Austin
Harrison Smith
Oklahoma City
Kismerup
Gober
Roy Allen
Bill Gallacher
Carrizozo
N. M
F. Holmes
Shamrock
Don Bothwell
Tulsa
Smith
Fred Walter
Bob Moore
Cecil Canary
Dude Gentry
Amarillo
Earl D. Irons
Arlington
James Ditto
R. D. Oswalt
Vernon
H. W. Myers
Electra
O. A. Terry
Lubbock
Tom Davis
Petersburg
George Ausbach
Elmer Wirm
Plainview
Dick Reeves
Si Gooden
Sam McMillin
P. F. Sapp
Amarillo Country Club
Charlie Pryor
Minds Umping for Boys Is A Rough Task
John Weed, an umpire for boys softball, seeks a mattress after rough games last week. He works at Keith Motor Company and volunteers amid bruising and missed plays. Officials promise proper equipment and protection for volunteer umpires.
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John Weed
Weed
Keith Motor Company
Shep Sheppard
Amarillo College
Fourth Week Playoffs Open With Big Start in League Softball
Fourteen teams from the National and American Leagues played yesterday as youth softball entered its fourth week. The Mirror Street Mustangs defeated Wolflin 6 to 3 with Watson and Oripoled homering, while Marauders beat Line Roadrunners 11 to 1 behind Poindexter and Peek. Other results include Hay den Mudhens by default over Skydevils and Steers 10 Blodunks 5 with Dykeman and Skapple providing power.
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New York
Pittsburgh
St Louis
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago
Ewer
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
Tetay
Mirror Street Mustangs
A. C. Brewer
Wolflin
Watson
Mustangs
Roadrunners
Beck
Walker
Smith
Mudhens
Skydevils
Roger McLaughlin
Hayden Mudhens
Lincoln Skydevils
Diamond Tilt Thriller Sparks Junior Gold Sox Fans
At Tri-State Park last night the Junior Gold Sox delivered a thrilling finish with hard hits and wild defense. Dick Romero led the Aztecs with three hits including two doubles and a trio of runs while A Palacio and Morin backed him in the battery. Thurman fanned ten for the DeMolays, while Certain-teed pitcher Cotton yielded ten walks and eight strikeouts in Amarillo Furniture’s first win as Guill made a leaping grab.
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Dick Romero
The
Aztecs
A. Palacio
Morin
Thurman
Kenyon
R. H. E. Amarillo Furniture
Amarillo Furniture Nine
Certain-teed
Cotton
Furniture Lads
Guill
Furniture Nine
Certainteed
Amarillo
Buchanan
Bates
Wright
Tri-State Park
Amarillo Purniture Nine
de- Molays
Vega Kiwanians
Younger take over in schedule update Plains and Panhandle leagues
Plains League games list College at Carolina, Lincoln at San Jacinto, Margaret Wills at McKinley, Lamar at Bivins. Panhandle League includes Horace Mann.
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Younger
College
Carolina
Lincoln
San Jacinto
Margaret Wills
McKinley
Lamar
Bivins
Horace Mann
First Amarillo Golf Association Best Ball Matches Friday
The Amarillo Golf Association hosts the season opening Best Ball Foursome at Ross Rogers course. Entry by 4 30, 50 cent entries, 50 cent green fee for non members, handicaps based on past 10 rounds with 50 percent allowed.
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Amarillo Golf Association
Ross Rogers
Aggie Club Sets June Officer Election and Meeting
Texas A and M club members voted to hold their annual officer election at the first June meeting. The group meets every Monday at 7 pm in the Capitol Hotel, with Alec Bateman of Hereford attending as a guest. Armand Dowie sought to resign as vice president and Carl Miller reported the year’s finances.
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Texas A. & M
Capitol Hotel
Alec Bateman
Hereford
Armand Dowie
Carl Miller
Local High School and League Matchups Listed
At Forest Hill Sanborn and Monroe plus Wilson at Alice Landergin and Spruce at Humphrey Highland. Western League features Fillmore versus Mavericks and Margaret Wills at Lincoln. Texas League includes Humphrey Highland at High School and Wilson against Sanborn. National League pairs Sam Houston with Hayden and Georgia with Mavericks. American League lists Mirror versus San Jacinto and College versus Central.
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Set
Forest Hill
Sanborn
Monroe
Wilson
Alice Landergin
Spruce
Humphrey Highland
Fillmore
Mavericks
Margaret Wills
Lincoln
Horace Mann
Lamar
Sam Houston
High School
Line
McKinley
College
Wolflin
Hayden
Georgia
Mirror
San Jacinto
Central
Boys’ Ranch
Bivins
Managers of Men's Softball Teams Meet Tonight
Team managers of the men's softball league will meet at 8 PM at Leeds Sporting Goods Store 704 West Sixteenth. Plans for eight teams to begin league play around June 1 will be discussed, with schedules and other matters. Only team managers or official representatives should attend per League Chairman Bob Leeds.
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Leeds Sporting Goods
West
Bob Leeds
Local Sports Card Week Preview by City Venues
Weekly listings detail bowling at Victory Alleys baseball junior leagues at Tri State Fair Park softball and junior leagues, Ladies Day at Ross Rogers Course. The 11th annual Tri State Senior Tournament at Amarillo Country Club includes qualifying day and weekend events plus Golf Week fixtures and Metropolitan League Banner Bowl actions.
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Amarillo Country Club
Ross Rogers Course
Apupelle
Tri-State Fair Park
Tri State Senior Golf Tourney and Related Events
The schedule lists events at Amarillo venues including the Amarillo Country Club May 22 to 25, Ross Rogers Course for the Municipal Tournament May 13 to 27, Sunset Golf Course June 1, and the Best Ball Foursome Matches at Ross Rogers Course May 25. Dates span late May to early June with multiple courses hosting senior and tournament play.
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Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Municipal
Ross Rogers Course
Sunset Golf
Amarillo Golf Association
Moonshine Stills Seized Across Texas By Inspectors
Texas Liquor Control Board reports moonshine production continues with five stills seized in East Texas piney woods and Northwest Texas. Stills totaling 220 gallons were destroyed, averting $4,692.48 in state taxes. Inspectors also seized 450 gallons of mash, destroyed 23 gallons of liquor, and made three arrests in Harrison Angelina and Bowie counties.
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Texas
Texas Liquor Control Board
Liquor Control Board
Piney Woods
Harrison County
Angelina County
Bowie County
Ellwood Park Tennis Open Semis Set For Boys Division
Semi finals in the Ellwood Park tennis open feature top seed James Saunders versus Jack Laing and Stawden Hardin against Billy Jenkins this afternoon. Jenkins advanced past Ernest Northcutt 3 6 6 3 6 2 in the quarterfinals as other event champions include Glyndon Riley in men's singles J E Lovelady and Clifford Morrison in men's doubles and Pat Jackson in women's singles.
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Ellwood Park
James Saunders
Jack Laing
Stawden Hardin
Billy Jenkins
Jenkins
Ernest Northcutt
Glyndon Riley
J. E. Lovelady
Clifford Morrison
Pat Jackson
Mrs R L Knox and Mrs Estes Visit Dixie Shop Woman
Mrs R L Knox of Lone Star and Mrs Percy Estes of Dimmitt visited Mrs E F Carter at the Dixie Shop last week, sharing friendly calls and news.
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R. L. Knox
Lone Star
Percy Estes
Dimmitt
E. F. Carter
Dixie Shop
Lt. Hill in Germany Reported from Abroad
Mr and Mrs Carl Hill of Bushland learn their son Lt George Hill is in Germany. He left the United States on March 17.
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Hill
Germany
Carl Hill
Bushland
George Hill
States
Returns From India Veteran Cpl Knox Visits Cousin in City
Cpl J C Knox recently returned from India after 29 months away and was guest of his cousin Mrs E F Carter at 304 South Houston.
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India
Cpl
J. C. Knox
E. F. Carter
South
Houston
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Vernon Hancock
Ee Ee
Veen
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Steers
Ralph Dykeman
Maryerick Steers
Skapple
Roberts
Hudgins
Martin
Palmer
Jack Coffee
Tornadoes
Margaret Wills Wolves
Fillmore Street Senators
Wolves
Saunders
Baker
Senators
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Ellis
Stockton
Boatright
Spring Service & Supply
van Buren
Purina
Tyler
Gouldy Bros
R. B. Norman
George Hirsch
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Bob Taylor
Jack Phillips
Byron Gerdes
Amarillo Field
San Antonio
Irving King
Shreveport
Aggie Club
Daramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Oan
Gulf Amarillo
Gobk South
NEA Service Inc
Admiral Suikiyaki
Panhandle
New Mexico
Loose Leaf County Records
Polk Street
Ione-O
Ripple Spring Blend
Harwood
S. Fillmore
Dixie Delight
Mrs
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Blackburn ‘Bros
U. S. Treasury
Treasury Department and
War Advertising Council
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