Gold Sox, Vega Meet In Regional Showdown This Afternoon
West Texas New Mexico League leaders the Gold Sox open a long home stand at 8 15 p m as Lefty Lonergan seeks another win against Abilene. Pampa trip ends with 6 5 victory over Oilers as Heller debuts, Crues Duarte Bauman Kerckhove shine in slugfest used to describe the road swing and recent form.
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Lefty
Bill Lonergan
Abilene
Gold Sox
Arty Lamprich
Hayden Greer
Dodgers
Sockers
Pampa
Oilers
Frank Okrie
Duarte
Bauman
Crues
Gil Kerckhove
West Texas
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Ubbock
Clovis Pampa
Mesa
Eer
Outlaws Tilt Vega Longhorns as Tex High Tourney Nears
Local prep notes say Amarillo Golden Outlaws will beat Vega Longhorns this afternoon in Vega. Bob Henry to pitch for the schoolboys as they seek a Dallas Texas High School Baseball Tournament berth next week.
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Carl Matney
Amarillo
Amarillo Golden Outlaws
Vega
Chuck Klein
Hayden
M. P. Tobin
Paul Smith
Tobin
Chuck
Lopez Tremaine First Bout in Southwestern Junior Heavyweight Tourney
George Lopez meets Andy Tremaine next Thursday at the Tri State Fair Grounds Arena for the Southwestern Junior Heavyweight Wrestling Tournament. Wayne Martin faces Jack Pappenheim the following week in the first session. Winners meet in a June 19 quarterfinal with the victor facing Al Getz on August 7. Getz reached the semifinals by beating Ace Freeman in two of three falls. Hickson stopped in the one fall semifinal. Earlier preliminaries had Pat O Dowdy versus Tommy Martindale and Rex Moble in the Lopez bout opener.
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George Lopez
Andy Tremaine
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Wayne Martin
Jack Pappenheim
al Getz
Getz
Ace Freeman
Run
Billy Hickson
Craws
Pat O'Dowdy
Tommy Martindale
Lopez
Rex Moble
Midget Racing Opens Season At Amarillo Speed Bowl
Tonight Amarillo promoter Ayers stages the season opener at the Amarillo Speed Bowl on Bowie Avenue. Runners include Red Dowdy, Guy McHenry, Ralph Outcalt, Cadillac Booth, and Jay Booth with purses totaling 750 dollars and a 20 lap main event giving the winner the bulk of the receipts. Virginia Alexander will reign as queen of the speed festivities.
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Nate Johnny Ayerseed
Amarillo
Virginia Alexander
P. V. Alexander
Red Dowdy
Dallas
Guy McHenry
Wichita
Kan
Ralph Outcalt
Sapulpa
Cadillac Booth
Houston
Jay Booth
Oklahoma City
J. R. Brookover
Odessa Oiman
Brank Bickerson
Albuquerque
Morris Weil
Wichita Falls
Weil
Brooke
Goodall Round Robin Championship Heads to Boston
The $10,000 Goodall Round Robin, created by Elmer Ward, brings a grueling 36 holes a day match play event to Ward’s Boston home town. Fifteen players compete in foursomes with a plus minus scoring system, where many finish with a minus total due to the demanding format. Meanwhile, Rio de Janeiro bus drivers threaten to strike over slow labor-court actions.
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Elmer Ward
New England
Ward
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fresh Meadow
Winged Foot
New York
Boston
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Swimming Classes Begin June 10 At Gem Lake
Under direction of K S Grenewald swimming courses start June 10 on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at Gem Lake. Boys may register at the YMCA. Beginners meet at 10 00 then intermediate at 11 00. Certificates issued by YMCA and Red Cross. Mr Grenewald, head of West Texas Wholesale Drug Co, contributes his services. He previously taught at YMCA and life saving in Youngstown Ohio. Syria and Lebanon boycott Zionist goods.
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K. S. Grenewald
Gem Lake
YMCA
Red Cross
Grenewald
West Texas Wholesale Drug Co
Ymca and Sect
Youngstown
Lubbock Wins Tight Ballgame As Slugfest Rages
Lubbock extended its winning streak to five with a 6-5 victory over Albuquerque after Bill Serena belted a 400-foot homer in the seventh. Berger sealed Abilene’s 4-2 win by quelling a ninth inning rally, while Amarillo beat Pampa 6-5 in the ninth. Clovis edged Lamesa in a slugfest.
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Associated Press
Lubbock
Bill Serena
Albuquerque
Berger
Abilene
Amarillo
Pampa
Lamesa
Clovis
Daniels Chandler Star in Lone Star Midget League Battles
Jay Daniels of the 3700 Taylor Eagles and Richard Chandler of the Wolflin Ponies starred as Wolflin routed San Jacinto Antelopes 21-0. Daniels batted . three for four with four home runs in eight wins. Chandler threw a no hit no run game with nine strikeouts.
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North Side Zebras
San Jacinto
Jackie Miller
Terry Curtis
Chandler
Wolflin
David Bedal
Eagle Seagull
Jack Daniels
Maverick Redbirds
Summit Bluebirds
Wilson's
Woodpeckers
Bivins Bluejays
Lone Star
Maverick Club
Summit
Ross Larson
Wilson
Jimmy Hobbs
Bivins Magpies
Raven
Magpie-Ravens
North Harrison Ducks
McKinley Larks
Humphreys
Close Games in Longhorn Loop
Ballinger edged Vernon 8 7 in the ninth inning as Ballinger beat Vernon in a tight Longhorn League clash. Midland capitalized on six Engle errors to defeat Sweetwater 4 2, while Bert Baez earned his seventh win as Big Spring beat Odessa 5 4.
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Longhorn Loop
Associated Press
Ballinger
Vernon
Midland
Engle
Sweetwater
Bert Baez
Big Spring
Odessa
Longhorn
Eam
Essa
Major League Leaders Baseball Stats Summary
National League top batters Walker of Philadelphia 377 and Mize of New York 360 lead. Mize also tops home runs with 13. Cincinnati, Boston, and New York show pitching leaders Spahn and Rowe both 7-0 and 6-0 with 1.000. American League sees McQuinn New York 376 and Mullin Detroit plus Dillinger St Louis at 350. Williams Boston 11 and Keller New York 10 lead in homers. Hutchinson Detroit and Shea New York 5-1 833 lead pitching.
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Associated Press
Walker
Philadelphia
Mize
New York
Torreson
Boston
Miller
Cincinnati
Spahn
Rowe
McQuinn
Mullin
Detroit
Dillinger
St. Louis
Williams
Keller
Hutchinson
Shea
Brooklyn
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Pittsburgh
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Cincinna
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Dallas
Oalehome City
Houston
Shreveport
Beaumont
San Antonio
Stannes Eam
Flying footballers to tour Europe from London
An inaugural British football air team will tour Europe next month with two matches in Switzerland, a bout in London, then another flight to Portugal.
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AIR London
Switzerland
London
Portugal
Amarillo City Championship Golf Opens June 28
The Amarillo City Championship Golf Tournament will run June 28 to July 2 at the ers Course, rotating between the Amarillo Country Club and Ross Rogers Course. John Munn defends as the association also schedules the Amarillo Municipal Championship August 29 to September 7. A July dinner tourney and a July handicap match play event are planned.
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Amarillo
Free Golf Clinic Offered at Sunset Driving Range
Dwight Nance, operator of the Sunset Driving Range, announces a free golf clinic tonight. Golfers need not purchase balls, as the session is absolutely free, running from 7:30 to 9:00.
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Dwight Nance
Sunset
Vines Battles Foes in Goodall Match Play
Newton Massachusetts May 30 three pace-setters chase the lead in the $10,000 Goodall Invitation Match Play Golf Tournament as Ellsworth Vines holds +15 after the first day. Herman Keiser and Bobby Locke trail with +11 and +8 as round two begins.
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Newton
Mass
Ellsworth Vines
Herman Keiser
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Snook Stars As Metho Dist Softball Wallops West Amarillo
Bob Snook tossed a two hitter and went 5 for 5 with two doubles and three singles as Polk Street Methodists routed West Amarillo Christian 22 to 5 in YMCA Churchmen’s Softball. Halbert homered for Christian. Tadlock and Garnett also homered for Polk Street. First Christian forfeited to Tenth Avenue Methodist in another scheduled game.
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Bob Snook
Polk Street Methodists
West Amarillo Christian
YMCA
Halbert
Shook
Travis Tadlock
Garnett
Christian
Tenth Avenue Methodist
Mrs Alfred Nelson Wins Amarillo Women’s Golf Tourney
Mrs Alfred Nelson carded a net 35 to win first place in the Amarillo Women s Municipal Golf Association weekly handicap tournament yesterday at the Ross Rogers Course. Her scorecard read 50 15 35 with runner up Mrs Walter Sikes at 44 8 36. Belgium plans to electrify all its major railway lines.
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Alfred Nelson
Amarillo
Ross Rogers Course
Walter Sikes
Record 30 race cars seek speed crown at 115 mph pace
The field will chase a 115 mph pace to win a crown and at least 35 000 in prizes. Weather forecast calls for sun and scattered showers with 55 to 58 degree temperatures as 30 finely tuned cars prepare to start at 11 AM CDT.
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Indianapolis
Floyd Roberts
Roberts
Giants climb as Hartung wins. pennant race shuffles
In a topsy turvy MLB day the Giants beat the Dodgers 4 to 2 at the Polo Grounds lifting them from the pace in the National League while Clint Hartung secured his fourth straight win. Other games saw Embree beat Detroit 4 to 1, Johnson drive in 16 runs in six games, and Philadelphia upset Boston 3 to 2 as Wakefield homered late.
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Giants
Clint Hartung
Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Tigers
Charley
Red) Embree
Cleveland
Detroit
Dick Wakefield
Embree
Billy Johnson
Yankees
Senators
Russ Christopher
Athletics
Red Sox
Philadelphia
Browns
White Sox
Chicago
Ellis Kinder
Pittsburgh
Ward Nipped by Turnesa in British Amateur
May 30 1939 Carnoustie Scotland two Americans Willie Turnesa and Richard Chapman and two Scots reach the British Amateur semi finals to face later for a place in the 36 hole final Turnesa defeats Marvin Ward 2 and 1 while Chapman beats Robert Rutherford 3 and 2 Campbell McKinley and Wise advance in other matches Ward three putts the 12th and misses a 3 footer on the 17th to bow out
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Chapman
L. McKinley
Scotland
Robert Rutherford
McKinlay
Jimmie Wilson
Campbell
W. Ss Wise
Britain
Turnesa
Ward
Kids Softballers Schedule Memorial Day Double Header
Four Kids Inc teams play a Memorial Day double header at the Veterans Hospital diamond. At 2:30 San Jacinto Atoms face Wolflin Colts in an exhibition. At 3:30 Sam Houston Rangers meet Sanborn Squirrels after move to Summit field.
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Four Kids, Inc
Veteran's Hospital
San Jacinto Atoms
Wolflin Colts
Sam Houston
Rangers
Sanborn Squirrels
Summit Field
Squirrel
Don Sinclair
10 Leagues of Kids, Inc
YMCA Plans Full Summer Card with Tennis Clinic
YMCA announces a summer program featuring tennis, swimming, and softball with a tennis clinic led by Al Reville of the Amarillo Tennis Club. The clinic runs June 11 for ages 10 to 17, with sessions at Ellwood Park and Sam Houston Park on Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:30 to 11. Registration via YMCA, phone 8053. Tournaments to follow. dates pending. Moroco eyes 1946 olive crop at about 20,000 tons oil, up from 5,500 in 1945.
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YMCA
al Reville
Amarillo
Ellwood Park
Sam Houston Park
Moroco
New Trial Overruled in McCaine Murder Case
Criminal Court Judge Owen M. Lord overruled a motion for a new trial for Riley B. McCaine of Houston who was convicted May 16 of murdering Miss Elnora Collins, a Houston clerical worker, on September 30, 1945.
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Beaumont
Criminal Court
Owen M. Lord
Riley B. McCaine
Houston
Elnora Collins
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