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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1942
Page
4
St Louis stocks up for the world series as the Cardinals finish workouts while the Yankees close in from the East. Fans rest after a September pennant drive while hotels overflow and all stars prepare for Game 1 at Sportsman's Park.
Texas coach D i Bible warns against overrating the Longhorns after they beat Corpus Christi Naval Station 40-0 and Kansas State 64-0. Thirty-five players will travel to Chicago as Northwestern looms, with passing and kick drills to sharpen offense and conversions.
The New York Yankees travel west to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1942 World Series at Sportsman Park with previews of pitchers Ruffing Bonham Chandler and lineup expectations. Manager Joe McCarthy weighs his first three games while aiming to repeat as champions. The Cardinals, led by Mort Cooper and Billy Southworth, seek their first title since 1934.
Today marks the end of qualifying in the Amarillo Country Club Women’s Championship golf tournament. Match play begins tomorrow with round two timing subject to weather. Mrs. George McGrath is the defending title holder.
R L Mathews of University of Portland, a veteran coach, declares eligibility should be open to all. He says pay students can play and proposes multiple squads to give every student a chance, inviting the 450 member student body to join at the field.
G. E. McCaskill topped the week-end handicap tournament at Ross Rogers Municipal Golf Course with a 70 gross but net 64 after a six handicap. Jim Payne, Roy McKinney and C. A. Armstrong each won both of their two entries. Other winners included H. S Moore, Carl Culwell, Charles Bates, Tex Muncy, Virgil Bush, Joe Reid, O. G. Wagner, H. L. Bradley and C. J. Morton.
Betty Jameson, the former San Antonio writer now with a Chicago insurance firm, will golf as a representative of a Chicago area club next year. She won the Western Open and Western Amateur this year and has played only three times since August. She attended the Women's Western Golf Association meeting with Patty Berg and Virginia Van Wie.
Shreveport Sports and Nashville Vols square off in Shreveport Louisiana to break a 1 1 tie in the Dixie Series with about ten thousand fans expected. The contest pits Texas League leader Shreveport against the Southern Association club Nashville for the championship.
Athens Navy Preflight hosts Chapel Hill Preflight Friday with former Texas stars Jack Crain and Noble Doss on duty as ensigns. Both arrived at the military unit last week and will suit up as part of the service eleven. Cotton Bowl organizers meet to decide if the 1943 game features a college champion or a service team.
Tickets for the Temple grid game at Butler Field Friday night go on sale through local shops Herbert Drug Store and Maxor Drug No 2. General admission is 55 cents with 28 cents extra for reserved seats. Season ducats on sale until Oct 1. Soldiers in uniform pay 28 cents, student tickets from local schools, no gate sales. Police protection assured. fans advised to buy early to avoid long lines.
The Philadelphia Phillies endured a tough season with 109 losses as September winds down. Players show grit amid disappointing results, aiming to regroup for next year.
The 1920s era Cardinals manager Hans Lobert laments the season after finishing 624 games behind the pennant winners. He notes the team won 42 games and says he would rather the season were just starting, expressing his lifelong love of baseball.
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