Open Golf Amateur Championship Begins at Pebble Beach
The United States Amateur Open starts its 47th annual week of play at Pebble Beach California with 210 contestants. Eighty two matches on opening day and 46 byes set the field for a run to the final and the 1947 champion on Saturday. Ted Bishop defending champion heads a field that includes Frank Stranahan Bud Ward Smiley Quick Frank Strafaci and Chapman among notable challengers.
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Pebble Beach
Cali
United States
Ted Bishop
Angular
Dedham
Mass
Smiley Quick
Inglewood
Cal
Baltusrol
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Bud Ward
Ward
Chapman
Frank Strafaci
Flushing, NY
Pearce Tops Field in Amarillo Handicap Tourney
Pearce carded 80-18-62 to win the Amarillo County Club Week end Handicap Tournament with a 62, topping a field that included L. H. Thawley 85-22-63 and W. A. Askew 81-16-65. John Munn took low gross with 68 while Bill Irwin claimed the high ball.
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Pearce
Amarillo County Club
L. H. Thawley
W. A. Askew, Sr
R. H. Kelly
John Munn
Bill Irwin
Lone Star League Shaughnessy playoff set after tight finish
Kilgore protected its half game lead by beating Lufkin 12-7 while Longview won 4-0 at Tyler with Nick Pappas pitching. Marshall defeated Jacksonville 10-5 and Henderson closed with a 10-7 win over Bryan. Playoffs begin tomorrow at Kilgore and Longview with Tyler and Marshall as opponents.
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Associated Press
Kilgore
Longview
Marshall
Tyler
Lufkin
Nick Pappas
Jacksonville
Henderson
Bryan
Bombers
Kids Inc Plans Football Season For Amarillo Youths
Ralph Dykeman announces 1947-48 Kids Inc program registration for football basketball and softball with 24 teams planned in three divisions Peewee Junior and Intermediate. Schedule splits by last names and uniforms to be issued Sept 22 as teams from 1947 seek to repeat or build on past titles.
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Giant Kids, Inc
Amarillo
Ralph Dykeman
Kids, Inc
Drykeman
Wolflin Ponies
Can the Dodgers Hold Lead In Tight NL Race
Dodgers cling to a five and a half game edge over the Cardinals with three weeks left as Brooklyn faces 18 games and St Louis 21. A Dodgers win or Cards loss could clinch the flag amid late-season drama across the National League and American League standings.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
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Sugar Bowl Sold Out as Tickets Reserved for Backers
New Orleans reports the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day is sold out with Tulane Stadium’s 73,000 seats pledged to a financial backer or held for allocation to selected schools. No general public sale unless a school relinquishes part of its quota. First-right tickets go to supporters. the bowl funded operations with interest-free loans and over a million dollars in ten-year non interest bonds for stadium enlargements.
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New Orleans
Sam Corenswet
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Corenswet
German Breweries Reborn as Penicillin Factories
Several German breweries are being converted into penicillin production sites, with culture grown in beer vats. The shift reflects wartime industry repurposing as pharmaceutical output rises to meet military needs.
Odell and Young Tie for Ross Rogers Course Sweepstake
Odell and Young both shot net 69 to tie for first in the Ross Rogers Course Week End Golf Sweepstakes. Winners include Wilson 70, Gholston 70, Witt 70, Rovey 70, Stockton 71, Loewenstern 71, Cantine 71, Burnett 71.
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Odell and Young
Charles Odell
Nathan Young
Odell
Young
W. B. Wilson
Thurman Gholston
Joe Witt
Speed Rovey
John Stockton
Morrie Loewenstern
T. R. Cantine
D. R. Burnett
Mize Seeks Ruth Pace For Record Home Runs
New York Giants first baseman Johnny Mize trails Babe Ruth by two homers in the 132nd game of the season. Mize hit his 46th yesterday against the Brooklyn Dodgers to stay tied with Ruth who reached 46 in 1927. He needs three in the next two games to match Ruth’s 60 in that year.
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U.P
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Yankee
Mize
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AFI and union chiefs recess film dispute talks to Oct 20
In Chicago on September 8 1948 a conference of AFI and union leaders aimed at resolving the eleven month jurisdictional clash in the film industry recessed until October 20 in Los Angeles.
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AFI
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Weather Upsets Training Plans of Horace Mann Buffaloes
Windy conditions hinder Horace Mann Junior High football preparation as coach Nicklaus races to field a squad. Only four holdovers from 1946 return, with 55 players issued gear and new equipment arriving. Two promising backs and several linemen highlighted among early workouts, while Ted Nicklaus joins the squad with no prior experience.
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Jerry Hogan
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Donald Neece
Hogan
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Neece
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Jimmie Caudill
Ronald Johnson
Fletcher Smith
Bob Reeves
Jack Graham
Raymond Bennett
Bennett
Buddy
Buff
Willie
Ted
Houston Buffs Crown Texas League Champions of 1947
The Houston Buffs clinched the Texas League title after a late season surge. They will face Tulsa in a playoff opener at Houston while Fort Worth hosts Dallas in the other semifinal. Final standings show Houston one half game ahead of Fort Worth with a 6 to 3 win over Beaumont.
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Tulsa
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Buffs
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Rebels
Oklahoma City
Curtis wins Southwest Net crown over Mabry in final
Rice Institute star Bob Curtis defeats Clarence Mabry 6-4 3-6 6-3 to claim the Southwest tennis singles title in San Antonio. Margaret Warner wins the women’s singles 6-1 7-5 over Ethel Norton. Pfeiffer and Hewitt take doubles 8-6 8-6. Varner and Goldfarm win mixed doubles 10-8 6-1.
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U.P
Bob Curtis
Rice Institute
Clarence Mabry
University of Texas
Alice
Curtis
Longhorn
Margaret Warner
el Paso
Ethel Norton
Jesse Pfeiffer
Glenn Hewitt
Houston
Howard Startsman
Jack Blanton
Miss Varner
Bob Goldfarm
Miss Norton
Mabry
Longest two-ended tunnel Lengthens Colorado Water System
The Alva B. Adams tunnel, at 13.06 miles, is the longest tunnel driven from two openings. It carries surplus water from the Colorado River to a lake near Estes Park, Colorado.
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Colorado River
Estes Park
Col
Amarillo High Names Attebury Starter and Co Captain
Guard Sam Attebury will start and serve as co captain for the 1947 Amarillo High School football team. He earned second team all district honors last season. The Golden Sandies open the season September 19 against the Childress Bobcats at Butler Field.
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Sam Attebury
Amarillo
Golden Sandies
Childress Bobcats
Butler Field
Open Champ Worps to Denver Open Victory
Lew Wor sham, the ex sailor and 1947 National Open winner, captured the $2,500 first prize at the Denver Open after a steady 276 total on the 6,888 yard Cherry Hills course. Palmer, Wright and Hogan followed four strokes back. Demaret, Harden, and Furgol earned $200 each with 239s.
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Lew Worsham
Washington
Cherry Hillis
John Palmer
Badin
Tom Wright
Knoxville
Tenn
Ben Hogan
Hershey
James Demaret
Houston
Jack Harden
el Paso
Marty Furgol
Los Angeles
Major League Leaders in Batting Home Runs and Pitching
American League leaders include Williams of Boston batting .337 and 20 homers, Mitchell of Cleveland at .327, Gordon with 26 homers, Shea 12-4 for New York, Overmire 10-4. National League leaders include Walker .356, Cavarretta .320, Mize 46 homers, Kiner 41, Jansen 17-5 and Blackwell 21-7.
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Boston
Mitchell
Cleveland
Gordon
Indians
Shea
New York
Overmire
Detroit
Walker
Philadelphia
Cavarretta
Chicago
Mize
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Jansen
Blackwell
Cincinnati
Locals Sloppy Afield In Losing to Lubbock
The Amarillo Gold Sox closed the regular season with a 13-11 loss to the Lubbock Hubbers amid dust from a Circus set up near the park. Lubbock’s 99th win of the year came as Amarillo made six errors and the Hubbers hit six home runs. Tickets for the Shaughnessy playoff opener with Albuquerque Dukes went on sale at Bob Seeds Sporting Goods.
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Albuquerque Dukes
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Hubbers
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Hubs
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Dukes
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West Texas New Mexico League Playoff Opens Tomorrow
Lubbock hosts Lamesa and Amarillo faces Albuquerque in the opening playoff. Regular season ends with Lubbock defeating Amarillo 13 11 and Clovis beating Lamesa 14 2 while Abilene downed Albuquerque 8 3. Lubbock starts Paul Hinrichs. Lamesa may counter Jones Haskins or Grzywacz. Albuquerque planes Charles O Neill and Amarillo names Bill Lonergan as opening pitcher.
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Associated Press
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Amarillo
Albuquerque
Lamesa
Shaughnessy
Bill Jones
Chris Haskins
Stan Grzywacz
Buck Fausett
Charles O'Neill
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Serena’s 57th homer fuels as Hubbers ride longballs
Bill Serena driven by a barrage of homers from teammates including Jackie Sullivan Zeke Wileman Jack Cerin Virgil Richardson and Frank Alexander pounded Jimmie Heller as Amarillo fell behind early. Serena’s 57th homer this season and three in two games set a league record while Lubbock benefited from four costly Hubber errors. Liberto struggled in the field with three errors but made a highlight play diving snagging a liner from Mike Dooley to prevent a double. The Hubbers connected off Heller in every inning but the sixth and chased him from the box in the eighth.
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Jackie Sullivan
Zeke Wileman
Jack Cerin
Virgil Richardson
Frank Alexander
Jimmie Heller
Serena
Joe Bauman
Lubbock
Sox
Vince Liberto
Amarillo
Mike Dooley
Hubbers
Heller
Midland and Big Spring vie for league playoff spot
Midland defeats Ballinger 9-8 as Ballinger and Sweetwater challenge for a chance to reach the Longhorn League final. Big Spring beats Sweetwater 7-4 and both Midland and Big Spring aim for a fourth win to force a championship game.
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Big Spring
Ballinger
Sweetwater Club
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