Elimination Play Began At Amarillo Golf Meet
The invitation tournament for Northwest Texas and Eastern New Mexico opened elimination matches at the Amarillo Country Club on the event’s second day. Three flights of 32 players each began first-round matches, with Walter Sikes and Sam West contending for low medalist honors and schedules showing semi finals start Saturday morning. Memphis led team scoring with 323 as Sikes and Hoover posted strong individual rounds.
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Amarillo Country Club
Texas
New Mexico
Walter Sikes
Sam West
West
Sikes
Bill Brown
J. C. Ross
Bud Raine
E. B. Johnson, Jr
R. V. West
Dorsett Carter
E. T. Daniels
Doug Herring
M. M. Herriman
Lee Duggan
A. 0. Nicholson
Charles Hoover
Jim Hagan
Henry Gosnell
Jones
Frank Foxall
EF. Lee Smith
Sam Vaughn
Dude Germany
Gene Howe
Ben Henson
Ross McWhorter
C. G. Wagner
Bill Cox
Carl Harrison
N. T D. Bartlett
C. M. Holt
H. E. Pendleton
George Mager
Bill Satterwhite
C. D. Winsett
Memphis
S. West
R. West
Foxall
Ross
Herring
Hoover
Standings and first flight pairings list
Standings show score 4 dollars for Germany with 89 and 92 346 for McWherter. First flight pairings include Sikes and Daniels Nicholson and Raine West and Hoover Merriman and Brown Ross and Duggan Hagan and Carter Johnson and Gosnell Herring and S&S West. Second flight pairings list Fox all Howe McWherter Vaughn Germany Wagner Henson and Smith. Third flight pairings Cox Pendleton Satterwhite Bartlett Holt Whitsett Mager Harrison.
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Germany
McWherter
Sikes
Daniels
Nicholson
Raine
R West
Hoover
Merriman
Brown
Ross
Duggan
Hagan
Carter
Johnson
Gosnell
Herring
S&s. West
Foxall
Howe
Vaughn
Wagner
Henson
Smith
Cox
Pendleton
Satterwhite
Bartlett
Holt
Whitsett
Mager
Harrison
Connie Mack weighs trades for pitching over power in 1920s clash
Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, shifts to pitching depth by trading Bing Miller for Baby Doll Jacobson and sending Jacobson to Boston with Heimach and Harriss for How ard Ehmke. Ehmke’s poor 1920 start mirrors his earlier no hit near-miss and Grove’s strong form, while the Athletics weigh long-term gains against immediate outcomes.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Bing” Miller
Jacobson
Boston Red Sox
Heimach
Harriss
Howard Ehmke
Boston
Athletics
Ehmke
Philadelphia
New York
Whitey” Witt
Shanks
Robert Moses Grove
Connie
Lefty
Grove
Howard Ermke
Dempsey Ends Vacation and Plans Bristling Return
Jack Dempsey, rested after a three day break in Atlantic City, aims to speed up training within ten days. Weighing about 197 pounds, he plans to cut to 191 and spar with Charley Anderson and Big Big Tate who brace for the coming punch barrage. On the final rest day he sunbathed on his cottage roof after brining.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. d
Jack Dempsey
Charley Anderson
Chicago
Big Big Tate
Dempsey
Byrd tops pole vault in Arctic Olympics report
Lieut. Commander Byrd wins the North Pole vault event in the Arctic Olympics. Eskimos remain pie eating champions, as per the advertisement notice.
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Feg Murray
Byrd
Gene Tunney Plans Relaxed Prep For Weekend Bout
Stroudsburg Pa Sept 10 Restoration of nerve energy by relaxation a means of loafing, Tunney prepares for a weekend of hard work. He plans to box tomorrow and Sunday, walk and run nine to ten miles, motor ride mountain roads, and golf briefly. He declined an invite to Delaware Water Gap to greet the state American Legion convention and avoided extensive handshaking.
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Associated Press
Stroudsburg
Gene Tunney
Delaware Water Gap
The
American Legion
Severe Pacific quake logged by Fordham seismograph
A strong earthquake was recorded today by Fordham university seismograph in New York. The shock started at 6 54 am reached maximum at 8 am and lasted until 10 am. The epicenter was estimated about 5 600 miles from New York likely in the southern Pacific.
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Associated Press
New York
Fordham University
Southern Pacific
West Invades East in Fight for Senior Flag
The West battles the East for the National League pennant as St. Louis leads by three games over Cincinnati. Pittsburgh and Chicago vie for third place after split results while Philadelphia, Boston, and the Yankees feature in multiple scoreline games across the season finish. Key performances include Joe Bush’s 2 to 1 win and Cy Williams’ two homers reaching 262 for his career.
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Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Houston
Wichita Falls
Waco
Wwes
New York
Ney
Cleveland
Cleveland Twee Ee
Washington Abe Eee
Philadelphia Steen
Detroit
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St Louis Ee
Boston Ose Wescave
Pet
St. Louis
Pittsburgh Anemone Ene
Cincinnati
Pate
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Associated Press
Boston Braves
Chicago
Pirates
Cubs
Hornsby
Cardinals
Yankee Grandstand
Pittsburgh
Joe Bush
Percy Jones
Traynor
Cronin
Robins
Cy Williams
Giants
New York Yankees
Indians
Yankees
Red Sox
Bob Shawkey
St. Louis Browns
Potter County Seeks Bids for Two 10 Ton Crawlers
The Potter County Commissioners Court in Amarillo Texas invites bids until 10 am September 13 1926 for two 10 ton crawler type tractors. Bids addressed to Sam B Motlow County Judge and filed with H G Hamrick County Auditor at the courthouse. The court may accept or reject all bids.
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Commissioners’ Court
Potter County
Texas
Sam B. Motlow
H. G. Hamrick
Amarillo
Frenchman Sets English Channel Mark
Georges Michel a Frenchman swam the English Channel from Cape Gris-Nez to St. Margaret’s Bay in 11 hours 5 minutes setting a new record. He started at 8 26 p m and arrived at 7 31 a m the next morning. This is the third record broken this season following Ernest Vierkoetter and Gertrude Ederle.
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Associated Press
London
Georges Michel
Cape Gris-Nez
France
England
Michel
St. Margaret's Bay
Ernest Vierkoetter
Gertrude Ederle
New York
Carson
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