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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1941

Page

9

Pioneers, Ramsdell lead playoff hunt in West Texas league

Willard Ramsdell of the Big Spring Bombers shattered his own league win record with two shutouts and 23rd and 24th victories as the Bombers clinched the regular season title. Clovis Pioneers emerged as the team to beat as playoff pairings set with Amarillo, Borger, and Big Spring awaiting a three out of five round.

Jerry Malin Willard Ramsdell Ramsdell Big Spring Bombers Jodie Tate Bombers Lamesa Lobos Shaughnessy Big Spring Borger Clovis Amarillo Clovis Pioneers Pioneers Yankees

Cardinals sweep Pirates as pennant race heats up

The St. Louis Cardinals won two games from the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 and 6-3 to stretch their win streak to seven. Brooklyn battled Boston to a 6-5 15 inning loss and 2-2 tie. St. Louis moved a half game ahead in the NL standings while Brooklyn hovered close. Ernie White allowed nine hits no runs after the first inning and Jim Brown homered for the Cardinals in the opener. Howard Pollet pitched a six hitter for his third win driving in two runs.

Judson Bailey Associated Press Subway Ebbets Field Brooklyn Coney Island St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves Dodgers Giants Braves Sportsman's Park Ernie White Pittsburgh Jim Brown White Howard Pollet

Blackburn Is Holiday Champ at Amarillo Club Medal Play

Henry Blackburn won the Labor Day Handicap Medal Play at Amarillo Country Club with a 66 net score after handicap adjustments, besting 36 members. H O Willburn and Dr W R Klingensmith tied at 67 net, with Willburn earning second prize on a coin toss. Other notable scores included Wales Madden 68 and many 70s to low 80s in the field.

Henry Blackburn Amarillo Country Club Blackburn H. O. Willburn W. R. Klingensmith Willburn

East's First in Grid Wednesday

The All-Americans of 1941 aim to repeat 1940s Okies feat by beating the New York Giants in the sixth Tribune Fresh Air Fund game at the Polo Grounds. Coach Jimmy Crowley guides 36 players from 16 colleges, led by Fordham and Boston College alumni, hoping a 30-0 tune-up over the Long Island Indians signals strength. About 50,000 fans expected as Giants train in Superior, Wis, with new talent and faster passing. Michigan reports few forest fires expected along 8000 miles of railroad due to rain and improved spark arresters.

New York Okies New York Giants Tribune Fresh Air Fund Polo Grounds Jimmy Crowley Fordham Chet Gladchuk Boston College Nick Drakos Cornell Frank Reagan Penn Charley O'Rourke Giants Long Island Indians Chicago

Boise Police Chief Proposes Bicycle Patrol Plan

Fans in Boise report that Police Chief Austin B. Utley asks the city council for permission to outfit officers on bicycles. He notes other cities use horses autos and motorcycles for patrols and suggests using unclaimed recovered bicycles for the initiative.

Boise, Ida Austin BE. Utley

Durham Rites Are Pending for Tom E. Durham

Funeral arrangements for Tom E. Durham, who died yesterday in a Dallas hospital, were incomplete as the family awaited arrival. He lived in Amarillo 23 years, later moved to Dallas, and was 65. He led in banking and real estate, headed the old National Bank of Commerce, and was pioneer Amarillo Lions Club president. Survived by his wife, two sons in Pecos, two daughters in Fort Worth and Dallas, and siblings in Lubbock Morse and Brownwood.

Tom E. Durham Dallas Blackburn-Shaw Chapel Durham Amarillo Old National Bank of Commerce Lockney Mobeetie The Baptist Church Thomas F. Durham, Jr Joe Durham Pecos Wade Parnell Fort Worth Mary Durham Robert Durham Lubbock H. S. Durham Morse Grover Durham Brownwood G. M. Brown and Plainview Louisiana Street Brown Oklahoma City W. R. Ainsworth Carrolton Apartments Ainsworth Amarillo Commercial College Lampases J. M. Brookes West Eleventh Avenue Brookes Firestone Tire Company Kentucky Street Fred Weethe Grapevine Tex Walter R. Irwin Virginia Louise Harrison Street Texas New Mexico Angel Isunza Tyrone Powers Conchita Cintron Irwin Olive K. Dixon

Round Town Notices of Students and Travelers

Miss Gabrielle Herman leaves for Detroit to enter Marygrove College with several peers bound for universities and colleges in Oklahoma Arizona and Abilene. The piece also lists travel notes and birthdays along with hospital updates and local residents' movements.

Gabrielle Herman Charles I. Herman Jackson Street Detroit Marygrove College Herman St. Mary's Academy Mary Margaret Hume D. G. Hume Pierce Street University of Oklahoma At Nor

August Weather Stays Near Normal Amid Mixed Reports

Amarillo notes an average August with temperatures near normals and 3.18 inches of rain, the closest to average since 1908. The month opened dry, then showers reduced deficits, yielding a 26.23 inch year total, with highs near 97 and a low of 57, and cooler evenings signaling fall.

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Weather and world notes from the nation and beyond

The article surveys late season weather with warm near 90s, scattered thunderstorms, and regional contrasts from Amarillo to Galveston. It notes moist air fueling storms over the southern Great Plains, plus Cape Town spelling changes and a world shark record claim in Adelaide. Other items cover a Camden toy carrier blaze and Glynn Link’s plan to fund college through turkey poult sales.

Amarillo el Paso Fort Worth Galveston Lake Charles Kansas Cassaday Phillipsburg Genesee Great Plains Clarendon Lubbock Memphis Muleshoe Plainview

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