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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1936

Page

9

Phillips Club Faces Eason Oilers Tonight in Amarillo

Phillips 66 returns three players from injury for the game against Enid Oklahoma’s Eason Oilers at Metro Park. New catcher Blair may appear after securing a release from Bartlesville. Foster may rejoin soon. Phillips aims to bounce back after a 4 to 3 loss at Borger.

Phillips Eason Oilers Shell Phillips “66 Enid Oklo Metro Park Oilers Red Strickla Cordwood Davis Johnng Joe Surface Amarillo Foster Arkansas Blair Joplin Bartlesville Oklahoma

Jack Dempsey Feted By Very Best People

New York June 15 Jack Dempsey chairman of the West Side Hospital Development Committee of New York will be honored at a dinner Wednesday. Patrons include Mr and Mrs Morgan Belmont Gene Buck Mr and Mrs E Rol and Harriman Harold W McGraw Mr and Mrs Herbert B Swope and Mr and Mrs Grant land Rice. The piece notes Dempsey once a hobo rose to heavyweight champion and is celebrated as a quintessential self made man.

New York Jack Dempsey West Side Hospital Development Committee of Morgan Belmont Gene Buck E. Roland Harriman Harold W. McGraw Herbert B. Swope Grantland Rice Dempsey Tex Rickard

Cal Farley Receives Dinner Invitation in New York

Amarillo business figure Cal Farley has been invited to a dinner honoring Jack Dempsey at the Astor Hotel in New York City. Farley will not attend, planning to leave Amarillo Saturday for New York and then sail around July 1 for Germany and the Olympic Games.

Cal Farley Amarillo Jack Dempsey Astor Hotel New York City

Dempsey’s rise beyond boxing and his charitable drive

The article portrays Jack Dempsey as a man of genuine worth beyond sport. Since marrying Hannah Williams in 1933 he has found happiness, built diverse business interests, and remains connected to fans and friends. He promotes charity while expanding ventures in restaurants, hotels, oil, land, and candy.

Dempsey Hannah Williams Jack Manassa Jack Dewpsey

Exhibition Baseball Scores From Akron and Scranton

New York A leads Akron MA 21 to 9 in Akron Ohio. Cleveland A defeats Scranton NY Penn 7 to 1 in Scranton Pennsylvania.

Akron New York Scranton Cleveland Penn

Dallas at Beaumont and Other Tonight Games

Dallas visits Beaumont in a day game while Oklahoma City plays Houston at night and Tulsa travels to Galveston at night along with Fort Worth at San Antonio in the evening schedule.

Dallas Beaumont Oklahoma City Houston O ’ Tulsa Galveston Fort Worth San Antonio Tulsa Oklahoma

Prince Omar Yoachim Meets Buck Lipscomb in Key Semi Final

Prince Omar Yoachim, an Algerian grappler, will wrestle Buck Lipscomb of Indiana in the Promoter Dutch Mantell show semi final. Lipscomb follows Danny MeeShain Sailor Moran tactics while Yoachim is noted for deadly back drops and armlocks. Tex Watkins faces Matsudi Matsura in the main event as a prelim begins at 8:30. Reserved seats are sold at City Drug Store in Polk Street.

Prince Omar Yoachim Buck Lipscomb Indiana Dutch Mantell Lipscomb Danny MeeShain Sailor Moran Tex Watkins Sailor Post Matsudi Matsura City Drug Store Polk Street

Probable pitchers in majors for tomorrow

New York June 1. Probable pitchers in the major leagues to morrow include American League games with Grove facing Cain in Chicago and Fink opposing Hogsett in St. Louis. Whitehill meets Bridges in Washington at Detroit while Gomez opposes Blueholder in New York at Cleveland. Davis faces Walter in Chicago at Philadelphia, Winford vs Benge in St. Louis at Boston, Welch meets Mungo or Blark in Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, and Hollingsworth opposes Gumbert in Cincinnati at New York.

W. L. Pet St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh New York Cincinati Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn Cincinnati Ww. L. Pet Eters Detroit Cleveland Seeenes Washington Grove Cain Fink Hogsett Whitehill Bridges Gomez Blueholder National Davis Walter Winford Benge Welch Mungo Or Blark Hollingsworth Gumbert

Battle Fever Grips Gotham as Big Fight Near

New York reports monster interest in the Schmeling Louis heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium. advance sale passes $500,000 with 75 000 to 80 000 expected. Weather wary but outlook improving. Louis and Schmeling near final workouts as gates loom.

New York Max Schmeling Mike Jacobs 26Th Century Sporting Club Yankee Stadium Jacobs Yankee Ball Park Louis Broadway Schmeling Lakewood Napanoch Max Mahhon

Chubby Dean Reaches 400 Bats For Mackmen

Philadelphia report notes Youthful Lovill Dean nicknamed Chubby, fresh from Duke, has lifted the Athletics near the top of the standings by delivering in clutch moments. He faced 24 situations needing a hit and batted over .400 with five game savers. Ted Lyons, White Sox veteran, credited him for coming off the bench cold and delivering, adding opponents struggle to pitch to him.

Philadelphia Lovill Chubby Dean Duke University Athletics Ted Lyons Chicago White Sox Lyons

Allison sustains back injury threatens Wimbledon

Wilmer Allison, United States singles tennis champion, suffers a badly wrenched back during practice and may not be able to play in the all England championships. The Wimbledon event starts June 22.

Allison London Wilmer Allison United States Wimbledon

French To Send Olympic Squad

Paris reports the government will send a team of athletes to the Berlin Olympics this summer. Leo Lagrange announced the plan as cabinet faces a fight in Parliament to approve funding for the squad.

Paris Berlin Leo Lagrange Fine Arts, Sports and Leisure United States

Moguls Confer Behind Scenes In Unrestricted Trading

Baseball power brokers meet on the last day before waivers, bargaining over trades and players. Clubs seek late moves, with the Cubs and Yankees among targets and others asking for improvements such as new pitchers, a first baseman, and reshuffled rosters as talks continue.

New York

Trojan Cagers Invade Texas In Southern California Tour

USC basketball coach Pete Cawthon announces a December Texas tour arranged at Sam Barry's request. The Trojans open December 4 in Lubbock against Texas Tech with games booked at TCU, SMU, UT, Rice, and Tulane. Cawthon invites more Texas or Oklahoma pre season games and Bert Huffman attended Barry's clinic.

Rice Tulane Cawthon Trojan Texas Oklahoma Californians Bert Huffman Texas Tech Barry

Oilers Defeat Road Runners In Five Game Series Opener

The Road Runners of Pampa and the Eason Oilers of Enid Oklahoma split the early games as Enid won 3 to 0 in Pampa. Enid scored in the first and eighth innings and totaled 10 hits while Daney started for Pampa and was relieved in the eighth. Clowers Horton Daney Gray Lisle were cited in the box score.

Pampa Eason Oilers Enid Okla Sooners Pampans Oklahoma Amarillo Phillips “66 Amarillo Daney Gray Pampa Ono TB Clowers Horton Lisle

Parker Dominates Opening Round at National Clay Courts

Frankie Parker of Milwaukee, top seed, advanced through the opening rounds of the National Clay Courts Tennis Championships at River Forest Tennis Club in Chicago. He defeated Seymour Greenberg of Chicago 6-0 6-2 in today’s early matches, adding to his 1933 clay crown credentials.

Chicago Frankie Parker Milwaukee River Forest Parker Seymour Greenberg

College Athletes Qualify for Olympics This Week in National Track

Chicago June 15. The National Collegiate championships at Stagg Field draw about 275 athletes from 80 institutions in a qualifier for the American Olympic team. Defending champions return in nine events. Ohio State's Jesse Owens stands out with sprint and leap titles while Indiana's Don Lash, who set a 2 mile world record, looks strong in middle-distance events.

Chicago Uncle Sam Stagg Field Ohio State Jesse Owens Don Lash Indiana University

Fight Is Timed For Vet Bonus Fight

New York June 15 crowds and words align with a $100,000,000 fund for World War II veterans as ticket sales surge for the Schmeling Louis bout. A projected $700,000 house is likely with about 40 percent from out of town. each fighter ~$200,000. International press corps and promotional hype build around the event and its global reach.

Paul Mickelson New York Max Schmeling Joe Louis Max Joe

American tennis seeds advance in early rounds in Chicago event

Fred Le Pell of Chicago at 6-9 6-9 entered as a giantkiller. J Gilbert Hall of West Orange seed two beat Modesto Alldo 6-2 6-1. Art Hendrix seeded eight defeated John Foreman 6-2 6-0 and advanced after by default from Alexander Pearsons. Wilbur Coen of Kansas City seed ten crushed Bertich 6-1 6-1. Other standouts Wayne Sabin, Robert Riggs, Charles Harris, John McDiarmid, Charles Carr and Russell Ball progressed. Eugene McAuliffe, seed fourteen, fell to Robert Underwood 9-7 6-4 after two wins.

J. Gilbert Hall West Orange N. J Modesto Alldo University of California Art Hendrix John Foreman Blencoe, Jr Alexander Pearsons Boston Wilbur Coen Kansas City Guy Bertich Chicago Wayne Sabin Los Angeles Robert Riggs Charles Harris West Palm Beach Fla John McDiarmid Charles Carr University of Southern California Eugene McAuliffe New York Robert Underwood Stanford University Russell Ball Northwestern University G. W. Harris Robert Hagey

Notre Dame to Add Southern Methodist to 1939 Schedule

Notre Dame athletic director Elmer Layden announced a game with Southern Methodist for October 14, 1939, in South Bend. The 1930 meeting ended with a 24 to 20 Notre Dame victory. SMU becomes the third new opponent that season alongside Georgia Tech and Iowa. Reports say Notre Dame may end football relations with Pittsburgh after 1938.

South Bend Ind Elmer F. Layden Notre Dame Todas Southern Methodist Joe Savoldi Knute Rockne Georgia Tech Iowa Pittsburgh

Qualifying for Southern Open Starts Today

An all star cast from Virginia to Texas tests the Memphis Country Club course in final tune ups for the 44th Southern Amateur. Youthful Bobby Riegel of Richmond is tipped to win, with veteran Sam Perry of Birmingham the odds favorite at 4 to 1. Former champions including Freddie Haas Jr, Glenn Crissman, Chasteen Harris, R Bush, and Billy Howell compete as about 160 entries begin 36 hole qualifying across two days. The press box at Baltusrol looms as the event opens.

Kenneth Gregory Memphis Tenn Virginia Texas Memphis Country Club Bobby Riegel Richmond Perry Riegel Sam Perry Birmingham Ala Vietor Wager Ing Jack Munger Dalelas Tex Billy Howell Freddie Haas, Jr New Orleans Glenn Crissman Houston Chasteen Harria Victor R. @. Bush Howell Chicago Francis Culmet United States

Baseball season leaders shown in AP league summaries

The Associated Press notes top batting averages, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching records for the American and National Leagues. Key figures include Gehringer, Gehringer, Goslin, Foxx, Trosky, Grove, Sorrell, Ott, and J. Dean among others.

Associated Press Sullivan Indians Radcliff White Sox Gehrig Yankees Geheringer Tigers Goslin Foxx Red Sox Gehringer Rolfe Clift Browns Poxx Trosky Powell Senators Piet Grove Sorrell Gers Malone Martin Cardinals J. Moore Phillies J. Martin Vaughan Pirates Medwick Ott Giants Joedan Bees Moore Herman Cubs Camilli Goodman Riggs Reds Klein

Yugoslavia Defeats Austria to Reach European Davis Cup Final

Yugoslavia's Davis Cup team qualified for the European zone finals in Vienna on June 18 as Josip Pallada defeated George Von Metaxa in four sets. The win gave Yugoslavia a third victory in the series with Austria after opening with two singles wins and Austria taking the doubles. Pallaca's calm and endurance overwhelmed Metaxa despite his brilliant play.

Vienna Yugoslavia Josip Palliada George von Metaxa Austria Germany Pallaca Metaxa

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