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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1945
Page
6
The West Texas New Mexico Baseball League has been reorganized awaiting a vote on entry. Officials consider new member cities and alignment of teams as part of the league restructuring process.
In a four hour meeting in Lubbock action resumed play next spring and the league moved up from Class D to Class C. Abilene was added as seventh member with a $1500 monthly salary cap for 15 players. managers have no limit. Meetings will pick an eighth city and finalize schedules and National Association of Baseball Leagues applications.
In Districts 14 and 15 upsets by Port Arthur 6-2 over Goose Creek Ganders and Jefferson of San Antonio 19-13 over Austin Maven reshaped titles. Cleburne fell from perfection. Wichita Falls and Milby had narrow escapes as leading teams faced losses or halted momentum. The Globe News Panhandle Open Bowling Tournament began with leaders listed in multiple classes and events.
Texas Christian Texas and Texas A and M share the lead with two wins each after a three way tie. Baylor and Arkansas trail, while Rice and SMU each hold one win. Texas and SMU edged close in non conference play, and Texas A and M beat Arkansas 34 0 to boost title hopes.
In the Intermediate League Maverick Club beat Price College 27 to 13 as Kenneth Brown and Joe Guide scored for the winners and Price's Joe Guide ran in two. North Side edged Sanborn 6 to 0 on a last play pass from Darrell Sharp to Lyle Fox. Amarillo College routed San Jacinto Intermediates 31 to 0 led by Hansard Braden and Nelson. 3700 Taylor game postponed as coach out of town. In the Junior League McKinley beat Amarillo College 12 to 0 with Self scoring both TDs. Maverick Club beat North Side 21 to 0 with McCarthy Verplank shining. Margaret Wills tied San Jacinto 13 to 13 on Amarillo College turf with Reddie Poe Speed scoring for San Jacinto and Sander Donnell for Margaret Wills. Sanborn lost a Junior League practice to 3700 Taylor 6 to 0 due to players out. Pee Wee saw San Jacinto edge Sanborn 6 to 0 at Maverick field with Duane Morgan scoring for San Jacinto and Buddy Karr outstanding for Sanborn.
W. B. Hamilton led a field of 20 entrants with a net 61 to capture first in the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association Week End Handicap Tournament at the Ross Rogers Course. His card read 78-17-61. Other ball winners included Tex Muncy 73-667, Roxy Moore 88-15-68, Lt. Bill Simpson 78-10-68, and Bud Ammons 74-6-68.
In New York a smoke plume from a fourth floor toast incident drew a quick fire response, with a hook and ladder unit arriving amid police activity. The scene concluded as Antonio Traietto’s burning toast was the only notable danger.
Tickets for the Amarillo Plainview football game go on sale Wednesday at Maxor Drug and Herbert Drug. General admission and 820 reserved seats available. temporary bleachers are being built. The Sandies and Bulldogs meet Saturday at Plainview with 2:30 kickoff. both teams unbeaten in district play with two wins each.
Ernie Dowell defeats J. R. Brown 3 and 2 in the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association handicap semi final at Ross Rogers Course. Dowell shot 69 two under par. Davis advanced after beating Ford 1 up to reach the final.
Amarillo Field serviceman John Rago tops medalist honors to advance to the first flight semi finals at Amarillo Country Club. He defeated Raymond Mann 2 and 1 in the third round, with Chuck Wagner his scheduled semi final opponent. Other results include Querry over Brown 1-up and Guignon over Woolley 2-up in the same flight.
The nation's leading golf professionals will pause tournament play for the 29th annual meeting of the Professional Golfers Association of America in Chicago November 12 to 14. Officers to be chosen, wartime activities reviewed, and new equipment discussed. Current officers include President Ed Dudley Secretary Frank T. Sprogell and Treasurer Willie Maguire.
The New York rodeo circuit opens with Bill Linderman of Red Lodge Montana leading on the unofficial all round crown as rivals Louis Brooks Sweetwater Texas and Bud Linderman vie for the top title. Toots Mansfield Rankin Texas adds a calf roping championship to his resume at the Garden, boosting his New York earnings past five thousand dollars. G K Lewallen Blackwell Texas dominates wild bull riding with a 500 point victory. A total of 213 cowboys share about 145825 from a projected gate of 1500000 as 15 000 fans fill the venue.
The United States Junior Chamber of Commerce forms a sports and recreation committee to sponsor national tournaments in golf baseball and softball. Annual amateur golf in Miami Spokane junior events in St. Louis and Houston set with Travis A. Cowen named chair and members Ray Rice Tom Thompson and Walter Dean.
Five top American golf professionals including Byron Nelson Sam Snead and Ben Hogan will compete in the 1946 British Open in England The London Sunday Chronicle reports the lineup and venue details for the event.
Orange Bowl officials say three next Saturday games Temple vs Penn State LSU vs Mississippi State and Tulsa vs Oklahoma A M will be watched with a possible bowl bid in mind. Results will clarify the situation considerably.
Ninth annual Globe-News Panhandle Open bowling event staged at Victory Alleys Amarillo with dates November 10 11 and 17 18. Local basketball features Amarillo Sandies against Plainview Bulldogs Plainview November 19 at 2 30 PM. Amarillo College faces Wichita Falls Junior College in Wichita Falls on Tuesday night. West Texas State versus Colorado College at Colorado Springs November 17. Amarillo Yannigans meet Plainview Bullpups in Plainview Friday afternoon. Amarillo Field plays Clovis Field in Amarillo Saturday night.
Pass the Meat reports Pvt. Ray K. Hamm and Pvt. James A. Shank reassigned to kitchen duties in the Fort Sheridan mess hall under Pvt. William G. Pigg.
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