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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1947
Page
13
New York report notes a bar installed off Carnegie Hall orchestra floor allowing music fans to grab a drink during intermission. Hub Bechtel set a Cotton Bowl record with eight receptions for Texas in 1946.
Albert Chandler strengthens his hold as baseball commissioner by fining and suspending White Sox General Manager OConnor for signing a high school player before graduation. OConnor argued the rule. Chandler extended it. The episode shifts public opinion in Chandler’s favor and settles questions about his authority and future direction of baseball governance.
Gardner Mulloy forecast that Jack Kramer Dinny Pails and Francisco Pancho Segura will turn professional soon while noting Ted Schroeder is unlikely to go pro. He cited Pails shocking blast at the Australian Davis Cup team and Segura needing money after marriage as reasons for leaving amateur ranks.
Urban Sanders, the New York Yankees back, leads the All-America Conference in rushing and scoring as a 1946 freshman turned star. He credits hard summer plowing to his success and credits blockers for his high performance.
Billy Meyer, famed for building and developing players, was named Pittsburgh Pirates leader. He vows to rebuild with youth around Ralph Kiner and Wally Westlake, run the front office with Ray Kennedy, and pursue a free rein approach after a long Yankee career. Greece extends hand to Bulgaria to resume diplomatic relations.
Cleveland picks William Kennedy and Leon ard Ratto for 20000 each after an hour long draft session. Kennedy of Scranton earns 15 2 with MVP honors in the Eastern League while Ratto batted .267 for Portland in 1947. Leslie O Connor spends 35000 for three pitchers and a catcher for the White Sox. 13 clubs selected 26 players for 245000 total.
Two Texas high school games highlight the start of the week. Breckenridge visits Brownwood in a key District 9 showdown that could create a three way tie or leave Brownwood undefeated. Ranger travels to Cisco for an Armistice Day clash in the same district.
Josh Lee former Oklahoma senator and Civil Aeronautics Board member says he will decide in January whether to seek the Democratic nomination in Oklahoma in 1948. He noted his past service and current government role as he weighs a return to state politics.
W H Turner was found guilty of murdering his wife last summer in Lampasas after waiving a jury trial. A sentence of two to nine years in the penitentiary was assessed. The verdict came yesterday on a guilty plea.
In Havana a feud between pro Communist and anti Communist factions within Cuban labor unions sparked gunfire last night. One man was killed and another wounded in the exchange.
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