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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1924
Page
6
New York reports a tense first interleague series as the Giants drop nine of fifteen abroad while clinging to a five game lead. Boston surges in the American League with fifteen wins in nineteen. pitching woes haunt big city clubs and reshuffle the standings.
Texas League games include Wichita Falls at Galveston and Fort Worth at Houston. Shreveport visits Beaumont, while Dallas plays San Antonio. American League matchups are Chicago at Washington and Detroit at New York, with St Louis at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Boston. National League features New York at Cincinnati and Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at St Louis, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Oscar Eckhardt UT football letter man and Camp all American halfback will coach the backfield of West Texas State Teachers College this year. Alvin R. Jackson OU letter man assists in mathematics and football coaching. Head Coach S. D. Burton expects fifteen letter men back for practice opening September 10.
Alfred Leconey, former Lafayette sprint star, trains in Philadelphia with Boots Lever and Loren Murchison as Olympic trials near. Coach Lawson Robertson and Lafayette mentor Harold Bruce note his improved form after a cautious season avoiding early heavy running. Leconey plans a first race this month in Easton to earn a place on the Olympic team.
Battery pairings and run totals for Boston Chicago Philadelphia St Louis New York Cincinnati Pittsburgh and Brooklyn are listed with hits and errors for each matchup. Key pitchers include Cooney ONeill Hubbell Henline Dyer Gonzales Barnes Snyder Rixey Harris Wingo Meadows Schmidt Reuther Taylor.
Fragmented OCR lists players and teams from Detroit and New York rosters with batters and pitchers including Collins Dauss Schang Shawkey and Schalk. Mentions Washington Chicago rosters and several surnames. details are unclear and partial.
In Shreveport and Beaumont games the EB Batteries squads, featuring players from Shreveport and Beaumont teams, posted varied scores against Dallas Fort Worth and Houston area rivals. Shreveport squads with Clark Graham and Reid Bischoff produced mixed outcomes against Galveston and Wichita Falls, with several close contests and notable performances by local battery crews.
Repairing gas fitting install your stove mend your garden hose and connect your hedranta Las OWED promises no job too big or too small at 700 Cleveland. Phone 1541.
Kenneth Williams of the St. Louis Browns leads AL batters with a .447 average, seven points ahead of Harry Heilmann of Detroit who falls from the top. The report details shifts among leaders, with Ty Cobb dropping from .402 to .364 and other notable averages for Boone, Meusel, Dugan, and Sisler among others. Weather kept Eddie Collins and Bill Barrett idle while Ruth slams nine homers to pace circuit clouters.
The new Masonic Temple in Ama tillo with cornerstone laid Thursday is described as a classic West Texas building. It sits on Fifth and Fillmore with 140 by 80 feet, modified classic exterior, terra cotta trim, and spaces for Blue Lodge Chapter Commandery and Eastern Star on two floors. The third floor offers large unobstructed space for social assemblies.
A collage of classified snippets lists items for sale including a five horse electric motor and large Cory safe, with Armstrong Transfer and Storage Co. contact numbers, plus rental ads for a 7 room modern residence and a furnished 5 room unit. A stray light jersey cow and ads for dress sales and a well located lot in Country Club District are also noted. The long block outlines lodge space expansion plans by Herbert M. Green Co. and a construction contract awarded to Fred Bone Amarillo with a projected October finish.
Multiple rental listings appear for three to nine room houses and duplexes. Properties include furnished and unfurnished options on streets such as Caroline San Jacinto Harrison Polk Buchanan Taylor and Hayden with contacts 1846 864 2357 1817 111 2432 701 3888 965 etc. Ads offer garages baths gardens and terms with occasional trade offers and a Holstein calf.
Ex servicemen and Amarillo national guard units gather for a large Smok er in their honor. A parade in full uniform precedes the event with a band and drum corps. Dr A J Caldwell will lead the call to order followed by a consolidated guard drill and athletic program. Lewis Fields will supervise the mess serving after the parade.
A house is being built by C. R. Farra at 1001 West Thirteenth Street with an estimated cost of $3,500.
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