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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1945
Page
4
Hank Greenbergs clutch 300000 home run sparked tension and strong playoff implications for Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs. The pennant race ended with Newhouser’s 25th win, Cubs and Yankees duel for batting titles, and a star-studded list of near-record player earnings shaping a tense national championship picture.
AmarilloYS Yannigans lack an opponent this week with a Friday match at Butler Field against Plainview B teams. Sam Houston Rangers meet Nixson Whirlwinds on the former Sam Houston field as both teams seek the league lead. Hamilton and Teal headline a balanced run game with quick backs and spinner plays shaping the Buffaloes and Rangers contest.
Columbia faces Princeton in a formal mile and a half crew race on the Harlem River scheduled for September 8. The two universities renew a long rivalry in this classic rowing event.
A Moscow radio Polish commentator appealed for millions of Polish coal miners working in the United States to return to Poland. He argued that by bringing millions back, Poland could rebuild a democratic state.
Millions plan next year vacations as carriers craft all expense trips from Europe to the world. Two week European excursions may cost around seven hundred dollars with hotels and guides. Canada and Bermuda reach for longer weekends. Trans-Canada Highway completes access for auto tourists from Halifax to Vancouver. mining sites and gold mines may open for underground tours with permits.
Representatives to the Amarillo Golf Association will meet at the Amarillo Country Club to decide the Globe News Trophy winner. President Tex Muncy will call the meeting to order at 8 oclock.
Amarillo Country Club begins its Women's President Handicap with one day qualifying on Thursday. Two eight-player flights will compete, winners meeting for the title while men’s event runs annually. Schedule runs Oct 5 to Nov 4 with finals and playoff dates.
Dutch and American experts say Palembang refineries of Standard Vacuum Oil and Royal Dutch Shell must be largely rebuilt after war damage and neglect. The plant complex on opposite Moesi River banks operated as a unit under Japanese control with scarce Allied access. Hunger is widespread as air raids left operations at 25 to 40 percent of normal capacity.
German civilians in the British occupation zone were ordered to provide clothes and blankets for demobilized soldiers and displaced persons. The levy covers 1,000,000 blankets in the Ruhr and Rhine districts, with additional sheets clothes and boots requested.
Phil Cavaretta of the Chicago Cubs edged Boston's Tommy Holmes to win the National League batting title with .356 to .352. Cavaretta clinched the crown on the season's final day after two hits in a doubleheader against Pittsburgh as Holmes had four hits in eight at bats against the Giants. Holmes had a league record 37 consecutive games with a hit.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1 James J. Carroll betting commissioner today declared the Detroit Tigers the favorites to win the 1945 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. Detroit backers must lay $13 to win $10 while Cubs backers would net $11 on a $10 risk.
Joe Graves son of Mr and Mrs E O Graves 313 Tennessee has enrolled at Colorado School of Mines in Golden after being discharged from the Army He served with Headquarters Company 142nd Battalion 36th Division and saw action in Italy and France He was wounded at Wissemberg France last March and sent home after nearly five years of service
Dick Harlow returns to Harvard as a football coach after previously playing and coaching at Penn State, bringing experience from both programs to the Crimson.
Bowling scores list multiple teams and players with per game and total scores. Put & Take Grocery led with 3 wins and top players including C Johnson and Hibbs, while KGNC Weeks Insulating and Blackstone Cleaners posted notable totals. Additional teams Palo Duro Motor Tune Up McDonald Auto Supply Badger Herring and Boxwell Brothers contributed scores across the round.
1,840 fans attended the Amarillo Sandies versus Vernon Lions game at Butler Field last Friday. Ticket sales exceed the gate count. Amarillo High School manager Rupert Taylor notes. General admission tickets go on sale at Maxor Drug and Herbert Drug, with reserve seats at Maxor Drug. The Sandies host the Bobcats Friday night with a kickoff moved up due to Standard Time.
Houston and Amarillo Sandies seek Friday night revenge against the San Angelo Bobcats at Butler Field. The Bobcats beat Amarillo twice last season and led 20 to 13 in the quarterfinal when Houston scored Amarillo’s first touchdown.
Vice Chancellor of the Diocese of Amarillo Father A M Bottoms leaves for three years at the Catholic University of America in Washington to study canon law. He was ordained in 1942 and has served as chancery financial secretary and chaplain at St Mary’s Academy and U S Veterans Hospital, with his duties to be taken over by Father James Fitzgerald. A farewell event in Cathedral Hall featured his family and academy students.
Harry H. Kuehl died at 43 from a heart ailment in South Pasadena. Funeral services by Frank A. Godsoe, pastor, are set for Wednesday in Pasadena. He is survived by widow Sadie a son in the Merchant Marine in England a step daughter Marjorie Gold and one grandchild.
Amarillo men who served in the 90th Division from World War I or II are invited to a reunion November 9 to 11 at the Mayo Hotel in Tulsa. The old and new divisions will meet for the first time, with about 10 000 veterans of the new 90th in the United States.
Friday night at Butler Field the Amarillo Sandies host the San Angelo Bobcats at 8. West Texas State Buffaloes play New Mexico Lobos at Buffalo Field Canyon Saturday night at 8. Both games spotlight regional rivals and season hopes.
Twenty eight undefeated teams remain in the Texas schoolboy gridiron chase after three weeks with 75 schools eliminated. This week matches Waco against Highland Park and other key contests including Cleburne vs Hillsboro and Lufkin vs Palestine as Highland Park is favored to win the state title.
New York Giants have been swept in 12 double-headers this season while securing 10 wins. They trail the Phillies by five games in the standings.
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