Lonergan Sparks Gold Sox In 3-1 Defeat Of Oilers
Amarillo fans saw Lonergan return strong as he limited the Oilers to four singles and no earned runs, fanning 10 with two walks. Don Elias hit a 13th homer for Amarillo, but two costly errors and timely Oilers hitting secured a 3-1 loss as the Gold Sox prepare for Tuesday’s playoff start and Lonergan’s potential second turn.
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Harry Lamprich
Lefty
Oilers
Shaughnessy
Gold Sox
Lonergan
Vince Liberto
R. C. Otey
The
Frank Okrie
Dick Samek
Dub Scott
Amarillo
Don Elias
Playoff Bracket Set For West Texas New Mexico League
The Associated Press reports Lubbock Amarillo Albuquerque and Lamesa qualified for the upcoming playoffs. Lubbock and Amarillo are secured, with Albuquerque seven games from fifth and six remain. Pampa beat Amarillo 3 1 on Dub Scott six hitter as Clovis won 7 3 with Jack Immell six hitter. Borger Lubbock postponed by bus breakdown and Lamesa Albuquerque game postponed by rain.
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Associated Press
Lubbock
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Lamesa
Alrady
Pampa
Dub Scott
Clovis
Abilene
Jack Immell
Borger
Illness sidelines key Sox amid slump on road trip
The team faced an extended downturn as a star player fell ill and stayed behind during the last road trip, leaving the Sox to cope without his contribution and leadership.
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Sox
Triplett Team Wins Links Dinner Match at Amarillo Club
The Triplett team defeated Wade Holman’s squad 45 to 38 in the Dutch Dinner Team Matches at Amarillo Country Club. Prizes went to top scorers including Dick Roberts 111 and Bob Crudgington 66 net, with Burkhalter 67 second best net and O’Neill outstanding for being in the circle on No 13. The article also offers golf tips urging relaxed swing and focus on the ball.
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Amarillo
J. S. Triplett
Linksters
Wade Holman
Triplett
Dick Roberts
Bob Crudgington
W. B. Burkhalter
Burton Elliott
Owen O'Neill
H. C. McFarland
Jimmy Barnhill
Ray Moore
FE. H. Mann
Don McCormick
J. F. Brown
J. E. Batson
Holman
R. P. Parcells
J. B. O'Keefe
Earl O'Keefe
Roy Cloninger
Virgil Reager
Rex Baxter
Leo Wilmeth
W. J. Townes
Ernie Plettner
Sim Kelly
Don Marsalis
Cal Merchant
Duke Gentry
P. B. Carlson
T. M. Montgomery
Lang Wagner
Martin Snyder
Richard Reeves
B. B. Williams
Eric Jordan
Carl Hare
Fay Dryden
M. T. Johnson, Jr
Carry Thompson
W. A. Askew
Jimmy James
Jack Proper
Remus Kelly
Wayne DeGrassi
Charles Davis
Billy Barrick
Carl Culwell
E. H. Mann
E. W. Cain
Jim Pearson
E. H. McFarland
R. T Howle
Jack Allen
Charles McAfee
H. C. Pester
John Evans
Bill Andrews
Chuck Wagner
Odie Russell
C. E. Roberson
Jack Farwell
Major League Leaders National League Batting and Power
Walker of Philadelphia leads NL with a .355 average while Reiser of Brooklyn hits .323. Mize of New York tops with 44 homers and Kiner of Pittsburgh has 41. Jansen of New York goes 14 4 with an .810 era, Blackwell of Cincinnati 21 6 and .778. Williams of Boston leads AL batting at .338 with Mitchell of Cleveland at .333. Williams also paces AL home runs with 27 to Gordon of Cleveland's 26. Shea of New York is 12 4 .750 in wins los and Overmire of Detroit 10 4 .714 in the AL pitching table.
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Associated Press
Walker
Philadelphia
Reiser
Brooklyn
Mize
New York
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Jansen
Blackwell
Cincinnati
Williams
Boston
Mitchell
Cleveland
Gordon
Shea
Overmire
Detroit
Not Tense in Golf as in Other Sports
The piece argues that staying relaxed and alert is key in golf, paralleling it with other sports. It emphasizes a calm mindset and steady focus as essential to performance.
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McNaught Syndicate. Inc
Visiting the Texas Tech squad and opening games
The writer visits several Texas Tech mentors and players including Dell Morgan and Morley Jennings while noting openers against Odessa Bronchos and Texas. He mentions former Sandies on the Tech team and recalls past Sandie victories by Thompson and Jackson, plus a humorous cab-driver claim about Lubbock’s size compared to Amarillo Fort Worth and New York City.
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Brownfield
Cubs
Harold Crites
Toby Greer
Plainview
Bulldogs
Sandieland
Pampa
Borger
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Dell Morgan
University of Texas
Westerners
Odessa Bronchos
Lubbock
Morgan
Tech
Tipp Mooney
G. B. Morris
Polk Robinson
Morley Jennings
Clark Schooley
Sandie
J. W. Thompson
Odessa
Leete Jackson
Sandies
Thompson
Jackson
Marshall
Gettys
Billy Joe Russell
John Andrews
Ted Moss
Amarillo
Fort Worth
New York City
Riggs To Witness Kramer's Game
New York reports Bobby Riggs the world professional champion will observe the National Tennis Championships at Forest Hills. He expects winter money matches with Jack Kramer, the rising amateur, and follows Kramer’s Davis Cup play with Ted Schroeder.
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New York
Forest Hills
Bobby Riggs
Bobby
Big Jack Kramer
Kramer
Ted Schroeder
Broncs Face Sports In Longhorn Tilt
Four Longhorn League teams resume pennant play offs tonight. Midland Indians meet Ballinger Cats at Ballinger after the Indians crushed the Cats 11 to 5. At Big Spring the Broncs host the Sweetwater Sports after the Broncs led league play with a 26 to 1 rout.
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United Press
Midland Indians
Ballinger Cats
Ballinger
Indians
Cats
Big Spring
Broncs
Sweetwater
First South American To Swim Channel Makes It in 14 Hours
Dover England Sept 5 A 35 year old Peruvian bank clerk Daniel Carpio became the first South American to swim the English Channel. He completed the crossing in 14 hours 46 minutes, navigating high waves and a three knot current that stretched his route to 42 miles across the 19 mile wide straits.
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Dover
England
Daniel Carpio
English Channel
Veneceslas Spacek
Bohemia
Baytown Pilot Killed in Small Plane Crash
HEARNE Sept. 5 A small plane crashed ten miles southwest of Hearne and burned killing Karl Rosenkranz 25 of Baytown Texas formerly Hearne. Rosenkranz was visiting a Caldwell brothel and was en route to Hearne to visit his parents.
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Here
Karl Rosenkranz
Baytown
Texas
Rosenkranz
Caldwell
R. W. Rosenkranz
Million Dollar Penney Store Contract Awarded in Corpus Christi
A million dollar construction contract for the new J. C. Penney Co. store in Corpus Christi was awarded today to Dallas firm T. C. Bateson, general contractors.
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Corpus Christi
U.P
J. C. Penney Co
Dallas
T. C. Bateson, General Contractors
Lombardi Rated Most Consistent Pitcher
Dodgers ace Little Vic Lombardi emerges as the top consistent pitcher, tallying a 12 start stretch with only one loss to New York. He has 34 career wins, 11 over the Giants, and recently delivered a 2-0 five hitter at the Polo Grounds to boost Dodgers series hopes. The routs and rainouts in the NL standings frame a tense pennant race as Chicago, Boston, and Cincinnati post key results.
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Jack Han
Vic Lombardi
Giants
New Yorkers
Lombardi
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooks
New York
Polo Grounds
Dodger
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Phillies
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Jeff Heath
Fred Sanford
Detroit
Heath
Johnny Berardino
Sanford
Tigers
Freddie Hutchinson
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Keiser Leads Denver Open With 66 At Cherry Hills
Denver Open first round at Cherry Hills features tough course with sand and water hazards. Her man Keiser shoots 66 to pace field of 98, while Dr Cary Middlecoff carded 68 and is second, with George Payton and Stewart Alexander tied for third at 69.
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Cherry Hills
Herman Keiser
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis, Tenn
George Payton
Hampton, Va
Stewart
Alexander
Lexington
Varner Reaches Finals of Southwestern Net Championship
Top seed Margaret Varner of El Paso advanced to the finals of the Southwestern Tennis Championship women's singles after a three set win over Lucille Scoggins of Galveston. She earlier defeated Shirley Caldwell of Longview in the quarters, 6-4 6-2.
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San Antonio
U.P
Margaret Varner
el Paso
Lucille Scoggins
Galveston
Shirley Caldwell
Longview
Ramadier Wins Confidence Vote in National Assembly
In Paris on September 5 Premier Paul Ramadier secured a confidence vote in the national assembly. The motion passed 292 to 243, approving the government’s coal industry subsidy program. It marked Ramadier’s fifth confidence vote since taking office in January.
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National Assembly
Paris
Paul Ramadier
Ramadier
Deputy Sheriff Lem Pounds Undergoes Major Operation
Deputy Lem Pounds was beaten by unidentified attackers Monday night and underwent an abdominal operation at Northwest Texas Hospital. His condition was described as “pretty good” today by his son, Deputy Sheriff Marshal Pounds, after being on duty yesterday before his condition worsened late yesterday.
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Lem Pounds
Northwest Texas Hospital
Marshal Pounds
Pounds
How They Stand and Results in West Texas League
Local standings list national teams Brooklyn St Louis Boston New York Cincinnati Chicago Philadelph Pittsburgh and Texas league teams Houston Fort Worth Tulsa Dallas Shreveport Beaumont. Thursday results show Pampa beat Amarillo 3 1 while Lubbock tied due to bus trouble and Abilene beat Clovis 7 3 Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 7 5 plus St Louis 2 Detroit 1. Friday schedule includes Pampa Amarillo Lubbock Bor ger Lamesa Albuquerque Abilene Clovis with national and American League night games.
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Lubbock
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Lamesa Pampa Borger
Abilene
Clovis Nationa
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago Philadelph
Pittsburgh
America
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelph
Chicago
Washington
Texas LI
Houston
Fort Wort
Tulsa
Dallas
Shreveport
Oklahoma
San Antonio
Beaumont
Pampa
Berger
Lamesa
Clovis
Philadelphia
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Borger
La Cruz Seeks Rematch After Split Decision Loss
Francisco De La Cruz of Los Angeles demands a return bout with Adolph Quijano of El Paso after narrowly losing to the Texas light-heavyweight in a 10 round decision. Five thousand spectators watched Quijano use speed and quick jabs to outwork the heavier challenger.
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EL Paso
Francisco de la Cruz
Los Angeles
Adolph Quijano
de la Cruz
Damage suit filed against Bell and Braden
Suit for 750 dollars was filed against Bell and Braden Amarillo road contractors in the 108th District Court today by George R. Ross next friend of Fay McDonald a minor. The suit asks damages for injuries alleged to have been suffered by Fay McDonald in a car truck collision.
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Bell & Braden
Amarillo
108Th District Court
George R. Ross
Fay McDonald
Brooks Still Wary of Cards
Brooklyn fans grow cautious about the St. Louis Cardinals as the season nears its end. The Dodgers lead the National League pennant race, but St. Louis could again surge after a rainout and Vic Lombardi’s shutout. Other results include the Braves beating the Phils, Handley driving in three runs for Philadelphia, Cincinnati over Pittsburgh, Washington beating the Yankees, and the Browns edging Detroit.
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Dodgers
St. Louis
Redbirds
Brooklyn
Chicago
Vic Lombardi
New York
Flatbush
Braves
Phils
Philadelphia
Gene Handley
Phil
Cincinnati
Mel Queen
Jim Bagby
Pittsburgh
Washington
Yankees
Stan Spence
Billy Johnson
Ed Yost
Jeff Heath
Fred Sanford
Browns
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
Don Kolloway
Ralph Hodgin
Dave Philley
Hank Ruszkowski
Grid Squad Formed at White Sands
At White Sands New Mexico the athletics officer Lieut M T Kincanon organizes a fall football program with junior colleges and Fort Bliss Paso. Other sports stressed include golf boxing tennis hunting baseball basketball and fishing with plans for a pistol range and new base facilities. Bus trips and fishing tackle will be provided for personnel and families with activities during off duty hours.
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White Sands
U.P
Proving Grounds
M. T. Kincanon
Fort Bliss
Paso
Las Cruces
Kincanon
Elephant Butte Dam
Bird nest fire found in Camden home attic
Firemen traced smoke to a bird's nest in the attic of Mrs. Marie Baugher's house in Camden New Jersey. Fire chief said a bird likely carried a lit cigarette to the nest, starting the blaze. Dutch clocks are noted as German makes from the Black Forest.
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Camden
N. J
U.P
Marie Baugher
Black Forest
Grudge Bout Headlines Amarillo Wrestling Show
Amarillo crowd packed Municipal Auditorium as Sailor Tex Watkins avenged a prior officiating dispute by defeating Walter Stratton in two straight falls. The doubleheader also featured Al Getz drawing Ray Clements in a 1 hour, 12 minute time-limit bout. An Australian tag match opened the card with Ken Mayne and Billy Hickson besting Gorilla Poggi and Pat O Dowdy.
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Tex Watkins
Walter Stratton
Stratton
Tex
Watkins
Walter
Weidner
Ohio
Secon
al Getz
Southwest
Ray Clements
Lubbock
Getz
Bruiser
South Plains
Clements
Ken Mayne
Billy Hickson
Pat O’dowdy
Hickse
O’dowdy
Sandie Ducats Selling Fast
Fans must act today or tomorrow to reclaim seats for Sandie football games at Maxor Drug Store in the Fisk Building Seventh and Polk. Open sale starts Monday for 1946 season ticket holders and Gold Sox season box owners should call Bob Seeds Sporting Goods to reserve Shaughnessy playoff boxes through Monday.
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Sandie
Maxor Drug Store
Fisk Building
Seventh
Polk
Gold Sox
Shaughnessy
Bob Seeds Sporting Goods and Hardware Store
West Sixteenth
Fem Softballers Vie in Tourney
Six top women’s softball teams from Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana meet in a USA regional double elimination tournament in Fort Worth. Dallas Chick Store faces Hamburger Bar in the opening game with Teague Used Cars matching Fort Worth’s top squad against Arkansas state champions.
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Southwest
USA
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Dallas
Houston
Teague
Maxwell Atkinson Tie for Medalist Honors on OCC Links
Odessa report on the Odessa Country Club Medal Play golf tournament shows Billy Maxwell of Abilene and W F Atkinson of El Paso tying for medal honors. Maxwell 33 36 and Atkinson 34 35 reflect the second round scores as play continued.
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Atkinson
Odessa
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