Exporters in Thrilling Win
Beaumont Exporters defeated the Fort Worth Cats 3 to 2 in a Sunday spring training game. Don Ross doubled and Mike Thresh drove in the winning run in the ninth. Al Vincent homered for Beaumont. Red Phillips and Dick Freitas pitched errorless ball for the Exporters.
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Associated Press
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Beaumont Exporters
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Fort Worth
al Vincent
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Stiff Field of Stars Heads River Oaks Tennis Meet
Houston April 2 Stiff competition looms as national champions and top players gather at River Oaks Country Club for an invitation tournament led by Wilmer Allison of Austin and Lester Stoefen of Los Angeles. Notables include Bitsy Grant George Lott Gilbert Hell with women led by Mary Greer Harris.
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River Oaks Country Club
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Lester Stoefen
Los Angeles
Stoefen
Atlanta
Allison
Jane Sharp
Karl Kamrath
Genie Sampson
Chicago
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
George Lott
Gilbert Hell
New York
Lott
Mary Greer Harris
Kansas
Detained Man Mistaken For Dillinger Double in Bank Job Case
Frank Dennis Carpenter was detained in Minneapolis on suspicion of being the Dillinger double involved in a string of robberies including the Mason City raid where $53 000 was taken. Police questioned Carpenter as he resembled the fugitive outlaw.
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John Dillinger
Frank Dennis Carpenter
Desperado
Carpenter
Minneapolis
Dillinger
Mason City
Training Camp News Briefs Across Major League Camps
The bulletin covers camp notes from Los Angeles to Lakeland with Pirates set for San Bernardino and a long White Sox series swing, Cardinals after a rout by the Yankees, Giants and Yankees in roster decisions, Dodgers lefty reinforcements, Red Sox valedictory win, and Tigers without manager Cochrane due to appendicitis as Newark Bear results headlined by Owen and Goslin.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago
San Bernardino
White Sox
Arizona
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Terre Haute
Ind
Smith and Munger Win in Golf Match
In Dallas on April 2 Reynolds Smith and Jack Munger defeated Gus Moreland and Dennis Lavender 3 and 1 in an exhibition. Moreland led with 69 while Lavender and Smith shot 74 and 72 respectively. Munger posted 70. Moreland said he would sail to join the Walker Cup team and decide on the British amateur or trans Mississippi events.
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Dallas
Reynolds Smith
Jack Munger
Gus Moreland
Dennis Lavender
Moreland
Munger
Lavender
Smith
New York
United States
St. Andrews
Europe
Davis Cup Competitors Begin Training May 14 in New York
April 2 report lists five players invited to the 1934 Davis Cup team with Lester Stoefen as the only newcomer. The lineup features Frank X Shields, the top U S player, and Wil. Stoefen aims to win a place on the team after a strong winter circuit.
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New York
Lester Stoefen
Stoefen
Frank X. Shields
Wil
Dempsey Scolds Baer as Title Bout Nears
Jack Dempsey publicly reprimands Max Baer after observing lax training for his June title bid against Primo Camera. Baer, reporting from Lake Tahoe, says the talk was “plenty” and has prompted a sterner approach. A war department note mentions an 1853 look at a canal project near the California border.
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U.P
Maxie Baer
Jack Dempsey
Jack
Baer
Dallas
Tex
Dempsey
California-Lower
California
War Department
First Place Berths In Bowling Stand Against Onslaught
In Peoria on April 2, leaders in the American Bowling Congress contest held firm as rival big shots pressed the field. Fred Pfeffer of Omaha placed fourth in singles with 695, Carl Meyer of Hammond and George Lasher of Detroit scored 683, while Adam Plunge of Chicago led all-events with 1889 and Milo Weisner of Chicago also had 1889.
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American
Rock of Gibraltar
Fred Pfeffer
Omaha
Carl Meyer
Hammond
Ind
George Lasher
Detroit
Adam Plunge
Chicago
Milo Weisner
Merion Cricket Club summons trio to report May 14
Allison Sidney B. Wood Jr. and George M. Lott are ordered to report to Captain K. Norris Williams at the Merion cricket club in Philadelphia on May 14.
Symphonic Concert Sold Out at Kansas City Hall
At Kansas City's convention hall a standing room plan sold out the program drawing 500 patrons turned away.
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Kansas City
Five Davis Cup stars named for 1934 U S squad
The United States Lawn Tennis Association announced a five member squad to report May 14 at Merion Cricket Club Haverford Pa under Captain R Norris Williams Jr for the 1934 Davis Cup campaign. The group includes Lester R Stoefen Francis X Shields Wilmer L Allison George M Lott Jr and Sidney B Wood Jr. The London zoo logged 1 597 909 visitors in 1933.
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New York
United States Lawn Tennis Association
R. Norris Williams
Merion Cricket Club
Haverford
Lester R. Stoefen
Los Angeles
Francis X. Shields
Wilmer L. Allison
Austin
Tex
George M. Lott, Jr
Chicago
Political clash over Wirt brain trust expose sparks heated debate
Representative George KB. Foulkes denounces Dr. William A. Wirt’s terrorism topic as a brain trust revolution expose. Wirt, an Indiana educator, defends his remarks as misinterpreted cocktail party chatter.
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Dem. Mich
William A. Wirt
Indiana
Brain Trust
Wirt
Farley Calls For Colorful Boxing To Revive The Sport
Postmaster General James A. Farley recalls boxing’s golden era and says the sport needs color and a colorful heavyweight champion like Dempsey to return. He notes June 14 Diaz Carnera Baer fight as a key moment and praises Franklin D Roosevelt as the champion of courage.
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United States
James A. Farley
New York State Athletic Commission
Roosevelt
National Democratic
Tunney
Dempsey
Richard
Geome
Max Baer
Sport
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Washington
Carnera
Baer
Franklin Delyno Roosevelt
Notable figures mix sports lore in quirky April roundup
A wide ranging column links Jack Johnson pursuing preaching, a premier Hambletonian field forecast, golf pros claims, and tennis hopes. It notes Lester Stoefen’s indoor title and Davis Cup prospects, medal theft from George Binder, Hubbell’s new screwball, and Panamanian training plans. It also mentions citizens like Pie Traynor and the Baer-Camera business seating at the Garden.
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Davis
Towa
Durant
Les
Theodore Kardel
New Liberty
Leater
George Binder
Sydney
Australia
Dan Ferris
Bender
George Zarynoff
Tate Oxford
Isis
Carl Hubbell
Emil Leonard
Brooklyn
Palm Beach
Giants
Panama City
Newark
Pie Traynor
Pirates
Pie
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Jim Landos
Baer-Camera
Exhibition Baseball Scores and Schedule Summary
Yesterday's exhibition results show New York and Philadelphia leading with decisive wins, while Chicago and St Louis posted notable scores. Today's schedule lists matchups across San Bernardino Lakeland Baton Rouge Jacksonville Orlando Fort Lauderdale Bradenton and Winter Haven with teams including Chicago Boston New York Cleveland Brooklyn Pittsburgh Detroit and St Louis.
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Cleveland
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Bt. Louis
Buffalo
Detroit
Newark
Pasadena
Pol
San Bernardino
Lakeland
Cincinnati
Baton Rouge
Jacksonville
Baltimore
Orlando
Brooklyn
Fort Lauderdale
St. Louis
Bradenton
Lanuig
Winter Haven
Fenton Seeks Rematch With Don Hill In West Coast Tourney
Don Hill, hailed as a top West Coast athlete, will face Rod Fenton in a middleweight tournament match next Thursday. Fenton, nicknamed the Canadian Baby faced Killer, vows to beat Hill with science over brawn and aims to reach the finals. Mentell scouts for an opponent to join Dorry Detton in the semi finals for a strong card.
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Don Hill
West Coast
Rod Fenton
Earthlaters
Penton
Clingman
Otis
Mantel
Fenton
Hui
Science
Mentell
Dorry Detton
Galt Lake Mat
Cooper Tops Field in Cavalier Club Open
Harry Cooper the Chicago pro led the Cavalier Country Club open in Virginia Beach with a 135 after 36 holes. Paul Runyan stood second after a 68 while Ky Laffoon and Bobby Cruickshank shared fourth with Wild Bill Mehthorn as leaders began the final 36 holes at 9 a.m.
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Virginia Beach
Harry Cooper
Chicago
Cooper
Paul Runyan
Ky Laffoon
Denver
Bobby Cruickshank
Richmond
Wild Bill Mehthorn
Loulaville
Ted
Appendicitis Keeps Mickey in Hospital
Mickey Cochrane Detroit Tigers player manager lies in Morrell Memorial Hospital awaiting possible appendicitis surgery after blood tests show no evidence yet. Doctors plan further examinations to confirm condition.
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Mickey
Lakeland
Fla
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Morrell Memorial Hospital
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