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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1945
Page
12
Thirty teams enter the Globe News Panhandle Open at Victory Alleys starting Saturday. The event runs over three weekends with 15 units in Class A, 12 in Class B, and 3 in Class C. W. W. Rogers will announce the schedule later. singles and doubles entries have not yet been tabulated.
The Amarillo Gold Sox face start from scratch if the West Texas New Mexico League restarts. A meeting in Lubbock Sunday will decide on reactivation with official optimism. Contracts remain unsigned as Leeds cites waiver until reorganization completes. Spectator interest remains strong as war travel bans ease and crowds rise.
Rusty Crider known as Kid Crider, once ace pitcher for the Amarillo Gold Sox, returns from Air Forces duty to visit cousin Mrs. Dovles L. White at 515 East Twelfth. He trained at an Air Forces field in Winfield Kansas.
Bill Paschal, former Georgia Tech star and Army sergeant, has returned to the New York Giants. He will play as many games as Army duties permit and is expected to play Sunday against the Cleveland Rams.
Marvin Eagleston returns to Amarillo after serving in the infantry. He claimed the 1943 middleweight title in the Globe-News Golden Gloves and the 1942 title in Joplin. While stationed in Austria he coached boxing and sparred with Billy Conn. He leaves with 38 wins and five losses and may work in Amarillo or referee. Kenneth Bassett is home on furlough from Camp Crowder. Corporal Johnny Conway, former Amarillo Field Sky Giants player, will marry Cassie Stephenson next Monday. Conway previously played for Birmingham in the Southern Association and was named to the Texas State Semi Pro all star team. Oliver Scott, a guard on the 1933 undefeated Sandies, is discharged from the Navy and has started work. Ray McManus, 1939 Sandie football student manager, also discharged and back home.
The Amarillo Sky Giants travel to Abilene to open the season against Barkley Field. In a recent scrimmage they routed Amarillo College 55 to 28, with Tommy Byrnes scoring 16 on six long field goals as a season highlight. They host Abilene AAF on Saturday to begin home play.
Amarillo College opened the Pee Wee Loop season by defeating the Maverick Club 24 to 0. Dale McCullough scored twice including an 85 yard TD, with Rex Baxter and Kenny Welch adding the other scores. Haymes coached the Jackrabbits. Equipment shortages delayed starts. yesterday’s game used Junior League gear.
Rice coach Jess Neely was named coach of the week by United Press as the Owls, boosted by many new players, prepared for the Texas Tech game. After upsetting Texas, Rice faces a tough Southwest Conference test and focuses on bottling Walt Schlinkman, their All American candidate, with added naval trainees and returnees.
In San Francisco on October 31 Rapid Robert Feller of the Cleveland Indians dismisses Jackie Robinson, the Negro star signed by Montreal, as not making the grade in Major League Baseball. Feller, who has faced Robinson, labels him in the good field but no hit category.
Benny Bengough, ex MLB catcher now living in St Louis, is signed as a coach for the Philadelphia Phillies. He previously coached the Boston Braves for two seasons and had served as a Washington Senators coach.
New York Yankees manager Joe McCarthy confirms plans for two conditioning camps at St. Petersburg and Bradenton as he eyes another decade with the club. He forecasts spring training and weighs several decisions before February while confirming his return from retirement era.
The undefeated Amarillo Yannigans meet the Lubbock Cowhands Saturday at Butler Field kickoff 2 30 pm. Coach John Whinnery's team has won four games this season with scores against Tucumcari Dalhart Plainview Spearman and others listed.
Bobby Layne returns to Texas backfield against his old school while Doak Walker lines up for SMU near Highland Park High School. Layne and Ellsworth join the Longhorns as Dana Bible hails Layne’s comeback. Texas aims to rebound after a Rice upset to stay in the Southwest Conference race.
Former Globe News writer Frank X. Tolbert rises from enlisted Marine to Second Lieutenant and Leatherneck associate editor after three and a half years of service. The story notes his prior career as a prolific writer of Marine features and his demotion from master sergeant to officer. He will contribute to The Leatherneck while continuing West Texas family notes in his fiction.
Coach Jess Dearley lines up a two game series for the Amarillo College Badgers against Wichita Falls Junior College. The teams meet in Wichita Falls next Tuesday and return here on November 15. Last Thursday the Badgers fell 55 to 28 to the Amarillo Field hoopsters.
Walt Schlinkman endures numb shoulder and fatigue as he leads Texas Tech. Despite a 2-4 record, he dominates top Southwest opponents with 535 rushing yards on 79 carries, 3 interceptions for 49 yards, 4 kickoff returns for 119 yards, and 32 punts at a 33.7 yard clip.
Two junior high football teams meet tomorrow. The Nixson city champions play Borger High School B eleven at Amarillo College Field. Coach Otto Mangold brings Boys Ranch to Sam Houston Field to clash with Sam Houston.
Coverage lists matches at Victory Alleys Amarillo with teams including Amarillo Sandies Plainview Bulldogs West Texas State Dalhart Field Amarillo Field Hondo Field and local colleges. Also profiles Schlinkman a star player injured since Oct and slated to enter pro football next fall as Packers first choice plans to join the All America League in 1946.
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