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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1948
Page
6
Frank A. Godsoe Jr notes the Gold Sox face a pivotal stretch with 16 of 19 games at home starting tonight against Abilene at 8 15. Amarillo’s coast to coast trip ended after Avon Driggers earned his eighth win in a 5 1 victory for the Oilers.
Amarillo managed two clean hits while Driggers benefited from luck in the second inning as Don Elias homered. Jack Riley and Tony Range made key plays to limit the Oilers. Pampa built a 4-1 inning with three Oilers two-baggers and two errors, while Range added a fourth inning homer for the Gold Sox.
The page lists games across multiple leagues including the West Texas New Mexico League with Pampa at Albuquerque and Lubbock at Clovis plus Lamesa at Berger and Abilene at Amarillo. American League with New York at Philadelphia and Boston at Washington. National League matchups include Brooklyn at Boston and Chicago at Cincinnati. Texas League features Ft Worth at Oklahoma City and Dallas at Tulsa. Longhorn League schedules Midland at Vernon and others.
Holman beats J S Triplett 3 0 to lead Amarillo Country Club Dutch Dinner team matches. Team stars like Bill Gibson Owen O'Neill and Jack Allen share top golf prize wins. Next Dutch Dinner date set for June 17 with Carl Culwell and Dr J F Brown as captains.
Amarillo High aims to defeat the Westerners in Lubbock to decide the District 1-AA title with Borger tied for second. A Sandies win would end Lubbock’s claims and force a direct finish for state tournament berths in Dallas.
Fifteen Pleasant Valley merchants pledged merchandise totaling 41 to members of the Pleasant Valley Giants, an Intermediate League team. Awards will honor the best sportsman, top batting average, and most home runs, with parents and friends cheering at home games.
Three Seibold brothers competed in breast stroke at Michigan State College. Paul Seibold ended his season this spring, leaving Dave and Jack to carry on the MSC swimming tradition.
The 54 hole medal play event by the Amarillo Country Club Women s Golf Association was extended to next Tuesday. Prizes will go to low net in 18 hole flight and low gross card. 9 hole bracket leader also receives prize. Yesterday scores include Mrs Paul Grant 103 30 73, Mrs Verne Crawford 105 30 75, and Mrs H E Boggs 102 25 77.
Olan Boynton advances to the quarterfinals after defeating Billy Hickson in 18 minutes, winning the first and third falls with a body drop and crab hold at the Sports Arena. Over 1500 fans witnessed the start of the 16 man event as Wentworth and Knutson drew, Kohen defeated O'Dowdy, and Brown outlasted Martin.
Defending champion Willie Turnesa of White Plains NY and Frank Stranahan of Toledo reach the British amateur golf championship semi finals at Sandwich England. Turnesa defeats Sam Roberts 4 and 3, Stranahan eliminates Mario Gonzalez 4 and 2, with Stowe and Martin winning the other quarter finals.
Junior members of the Amarillo Country Club will play a foursome tournament starting at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Four-player teams include Jimmy Baker with Tommy Patterson Bob Smith and Bill Ford. Rex Baxter Nick Bruner Bob Yeager and Ben Burkett. Bob Farrell Jimmy Russell Baxter DeGrassi and Ben Yeager. Bobby Sanders and Ben Burkett plus Jamie Saunders and George Ausbach. A 9 o'clock group lesson with Pro George Ausbach on short pitching is also scheduled tomorrow night.
San Jacinto Baptist beat First Baptist Collegians as the YMCA Church League opened the 1948 summer season at Thompson Park. San Jacinto Methodists defeated Tenth Avenue Methodists 15 to 5 with Johnny Conway hitting two home runs and J T Woodard another.
Tommy Warren homered in the ninth to tie Tulsa and the Cats won 3-2 after Warren entered in the fourth. Rebel fumbles and Nicolson dropped a ball at home allowed Tulsa to steal the win in the tenth as Houston beat Beaumont 3-2 in ten innings and Fort Worth routed Oklahoma City 10-1. San Antonio and Shreveport were rained out.
New York reports six foot five Walt Budko pacing Columbia Lions with steady points in tough games as the team remains unbeaten. Budko leads the Lion pack in scoring during a slate of hard fought contests.
A French scientist asserts he can identify the owner’s occupation from dust found in a watch. The claim rests on microscopic analysis linking residue to specific labor.
Vernon Hudson, second baseman, leads the Gold Sox regulars with a .345 batting average, while catcher-manager Neal Rabe follows at .329. Fourteen years ago today Lawson Little, the 23 year old Californian, won the British Amateur Golf Championship by defeating Jimmy Wallace of Scotland 14 and 13. The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 in ten innings to pull two games behind the loop-leading Pirates.
In the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association Dinner Tournament at Ross Rogers Course George lost to rival Bill Helton 1 0 but his team rallied for a 15 14 victory. Individual results featured many players with mixed scores. next event to be announced later.
First Presbyterian outscored Jam Jar in a tassel afternoon game on the high out diamond. A five run rally in the third put the Presbyterians ahead and they held the lead, finishing 16 to 15 in a seesaw contest. McLoy Cooney and Spearman led for Presbyterian with Hoare and Wise catching. Flamingoes have straight bills when young and bend as they mature.
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