Willard Referees Wrestling Tonight in Amarillo Show
Jess Willard headlines the Armory wrestling card in Amarillo with Otis Clingman vs Ray Meyers in the main event two out of three falls. Semi final features Bulldog Jackson versus Hy Sharman. tickets available at City Drug Store. Willard is expected to arrive early after officiating in Lubbock.
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Jess Willard
Otis Clingman
Amarillo
Ray Meyers
Louisville
Hy Sharman
Salt Lake City
Bulldog Jackson
Alaska
Colossus
Armory
Willard
Lubbock
Wriggly Ray Meyers
Kentucky
Clingman
Pacific Northwest
Canada
Funny Man
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Roundup of sports buzz from New York and beyond
The column surveys bets and chatter from April in New York sports circles. Ed Wace of Utah State, famed athletes like Lawson Little, Tony Canzoneri and Jack Dempsey are noted amid street gossips on West Forty ninth Street near the Garden. Various clubs, figures, and possible moves roil the talk.
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New York
Lawson Little
Ed Wace
Utah State
Mickey Walker
West Fortyninth Street
Jack Dempsey
Aggies Open SWC Baseball at Home Against Owls
Rice Institute will help the Texas Aggies open their home Southwest Conference baseball season on Kyle Field in College Station with a two game series tomorrow and Saturday. The Aggie and Owl diamond clubs have not met since 1932.
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Aggies
Owls College Station
U.P
Rice Institute
Texas Aggies
Kyle Field
Aggie
Owl
Hillcrest Special Membership Rates Ad
Hillcrest promotes family friendly access with free lockers towels showers and picnicking and fishing. Golf clubs offered on a budget plan and meals served. Contact S1F2 for details.
Grant Favored to Retain Singles Title at River Oaks
Bryan Grant Jr of Atlanta was the favorite to win the River Oaks tennis singles title in Houston as quarterfinals began. Charles Harris of West Palm Beach upset John Van Ryn 3 6 6 0 6 1. Grant defeated Paschall Walthall 6 1 6 1 to reach the quarterfinals.
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Houston
U.P
John van Riyn
Philadelphia
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Bryan Grant, Jr
Atlanta
River Oaks
Grant
Charles Harris
West Palm Beach
van Ryn
Paschall Walthall
The
University of Texas
Texas to Meet TCU in Crucial Southwest Series
Texas faces Texas Christian University in a two game set at Austin to decide the Southwest Conference lead after Texas post four league wins.
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TEXAS
T. C. U. Austin
U.P
University of Texas
Texas Christian University
Ghost Town School House Keeps Douglas History Alive
An 1902 building once housed miners’ families near the Treadwell mine now serves as Douglas High School across the channel from Juneau Alaska. The old rambling structure remains a stale relic of the mining era while continuing to educate generations.
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Irks
Juneau
Alaska
Treadwell
Douglas High
Joe Ezar Predicts Sensational Buried Ball Trick Golf
United Press reports Pinehurst golfer Joe Ezar touts his buried ball trick and flying shots as he eyes the British Open. He claims to surpass rivals like Kirkwood, predicts future one leg accuracy, and asserts he is the longest hitter in golf. He explains his creative process and omits rivals.
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United Press
Pinehurst
N. C
Joe Ezar
Pinehurst Country Club
Evar
Joe Kirkwood
Ezar
Kirkwood
Muirfield
Jimmy Thompson
Lawson Little
Dunlap Favored To Win Pinehurst Golf
At Pinehurst North and South amateur championship Dunlap Jr. was heavily favored entering the quarter finals after a decisive 6 and 5 win over Tom Pierce and a pairing with Richard Tufts. Tufts beat Andrew McNair 2 up yesterday to reach the quarters.
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Pinehurst
N. C
George T. Dunlap, Jr
Dunlap
Richard Tufts
Tom Pierce
Vermont
Tufts
Andrew McNair
London
England
Stanford's Eleven Meets New Mentors
Stanford University opened spring practice as Coach Claude E Thornhill leads the 1936 football squad. On hand were Ben Winkleman a former Fort Worth high school mentor and Bobby Grayson Stanford's two year All America fullback as the squad begins heavy drills using last year's parts and new extras.
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Stanford University
Cal
Claude E
Tiny) Thornhill
Ben Winkleman
Fort Worth
Tex
Bobby Grayson
Stanford
Trapper Rescued After Two Week Cabin Ordeal
Seward Alaska AP Steve Agenia a Portlock trapper endured 14 days in a cabin without fire or food before a neighbor passing by spotted him and arranged rescue by another trapper. He likely would have perished without that chance encounter.
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Seward
Alaska
Steve Agenia
Red Sox Camp Expanse Sits By Sarasota Park
The Red Sox, while training in Sarasota, stay near a municipal tourist park that houses over 1,000 trailers and motor homes for about 3,000 people. The team can view the park from their hotel quarters during AL road trips.
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RED Sox
Sarasota
Fila
U.P
Boston Red Sox
Dykes Predicts Sox Miss Pennant and First Division
Tyler April 2 James Joseph Dykes manager of the Chicago White Sox forecasts a poor season, saying Detroit Cleveland New York and Boston appear strong and the Sox may finish fifth. He lists rookies Mike Kreevich Monty Stratton as regulars and outlines pitching and catching plans.
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Tyler
Texas
James Joseph Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Rickey in Serious but Not Critical Condition
Branch Rickey, vice president of the St. Louis Cardinals, remained in serious but not critical condition after a collision yesterday. He sustained head cuts and leg injuries in a crash involving William De Witt, with De Witt driving. De Witt’s wife was unhurt and the truck driver was seriously hurt. The driver’s identity was unavailable. Elmer Reichert of Ohio claims to be the CCC’s tallest member at seven feet four inches.
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Columbus
U.P
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Rickey
William de Witt
Cardinals
de Witt
Klamath Falls
Ore
CCC
Elmer Reichert
Ohio
Holdouts Dominate Early Baseball News From Spring Camps
Reports from multiple spring sites detail Ben Chapman resisting a 2000 dollar wage cut amid a 12000 dollar prior pay. Brooklyn Dodgers trim to 26 including holdout Joe Stripp. Indians lead Giants in exhibition play as Hank Leiber misplays a ball. Connie Mack optimism grows with Johnson Higgins Puccinelli hot at Knoxville camp. Syl Johnson and Hal Kelleher shine for Phillies. Washington Nationals hammer Reds 15 hits. Pirates beat White Sox 9 7 as Swift and Hoyt duel. Lefty Grove set to face Cubs in Grapefruit final game ahead of northward trek. Werber’s foot remains a worry for Red Sox.
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Sarasota
Fla
U.P
Lefty Grove
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Tennessee
Alabama
Joe Cronin
Bill Werber
McNair
Roberts & Olver Oppose Farmers Nat Grain in League Night
Sports roundup reports two games Tonight in the Commercial League with Roberts and Olver facing Farmers Nat Grain and Ross Shoe Shop meeting the Independents. United Press coverage notes a boxing result: Baby Arizmendi of Mexico defeated Kid Walker in Cincinnati with a 10 round decision.
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Roberts & Olver
Farmers Nat. Grain Corp
Ross Shoe Shop
Independents
United Press
Cincinnati, O
Baby Arizmendi
Mexico
Kid Walker
Cincinnati
Ex-Sandies On MA Eleven Shine At Spring Camp
Ex Sandies on MA eleven show promise after spring drills as coach Matty Bell praises the squad following an intra squad game. Notable players include Sprague Gray Yewell Weant Moore Scottino Matthews Stidger Harlow Graham Guynes Flannery Bailey Meyers and others from Dallas Amarillo San Antonio Decatur.
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Associated Press
Southern Methodist
Green
Matty Bell
Bell
Charlie Sprague
Spragues
Dallas
Joe Gray
Billy Yewell
Gene Dodge City
Kas
Honey
Sam Carroll
Miers
Howard
Pete) Weant
Primo” Moore
Soph
Paschal Scottino
Cliff Matthews
Amarillo High
Bucks
Johnny Stidger
John Harlow
Amarillo
Hoyle Graham
Husky San Antonio
Henry Guynes
Bobby Wilson
Charles Flannery
Decatur Baptist College
Charles Bailey
Cotton” Meyers
Red and White Take Second in City League Standings
Red and White Stores cagers finished second in the final City League standings after a close 25 point showing. The Grocer club built a balanced attack with scoring from all players and reached the decisive third game of the series. The News-Globe won the earlier bout 27 to 22, while Red and White also won game two 30 to 20, with Panhandle Laundry clinching the championship by beating Red and White last week.
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New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Associated Press
Deans
Leroy Bud Parmelee
Cubs
Charley Grimm
Cardinals
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Giants
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
News-Globe
Grocer
News- Globe
Red and White
Panhandle Laundry
Augusta national invitation golf tournament delayed by rain
Atlanta meet set up day reports rain postponing the $5,000 72-hole medal play event in Augusta Georgia. Officials expect 18 holes to be played tomorrow and Bobby Jones along with Henry Picard emerge as co favorites at 8 to 1 against the field amid a field of 54 entrants.
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Augusta
America
Bobby Jones
King of the Fairways
Henry Picard
Hereshey
Lawson Little turns pro in Augusta golf promotion
Lawson Little of San Francisco has turned professional to join Bobby Jones in a golf promotion role with a sporting goods company. He will compete in the Augusta Masters as a pro and will tour the country giving exhibitions and lectures to promote golf. Little plans to chase British and U.S. opens and will later join Jones Thomson and Smith in demonstrations.
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Augusta
Lawson Little
San Francisco
Bobby Jones
San Franciscan
Little
Tientsin
China
A. U. 8. Army
Little, Jones
Jimmy Thomson
Horton Smith
Wrestling results headline from United Press summary
In New York Ridgewood Grove Dick Shikat of Germany defeated Ernest Von Heffner of Germany while Vincent Lopez of Mexico toppled Man Mountain Dean of Georgia. King Chewacki of Oklahoma defeated Mays McLain of Seattle. George Dusette of France pinned Gorilla Parker of Houston and Ed Kruml of Dodge, Nebraska pinned Roy Graham of Amarillo, Texas.
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United Press
New York
Ridgewood Grove
Dick Shikat
Germany
Ernest von Heffner
Los Angeles
Vincent Lopez
Mexico
Man Mountain Dean
Georgia
King Chewacki
Oklahoma
Mays McLain
Seattle
Columbus
George Dusette
France
Gorilla Parker
Houston
Ed Kruml
Dodge
Neb
Roy Graham
Amarillo
Tex
Pedestrian Jaywalking Rate Surfaced in Ashland Survey
An Ashland traffic survey found that 76.68 percent of pedestrians jaywalked while crossing streets, highlighting widespread unsafe crossing behavior in the Oregon city.
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Ashland
Ore
U.P
Bees Beat Newark 5-3 In Exhibition Warmup Shared duties at third and second spark offense
In Jacksonville Ed Moriarty hit a 450 foot pinch homer for the Bees as they scraped past Newark 10-9. Ben Cantwell lasted two innings giving up eight runs while two Urban ski errors fueled the Tars’ offense.
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Jacksonville
Pla
Boston Bees
Ed Moriarty
Ben Cantwell
Bees
Bill Urbanski
Tars
Cantwell
Champions Meet On Links In Fort Worth Golf Semi Final
In the 14th annual women s city golf tournament at Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth Texas two ex champions collide in the upper bracket as Mrs Frank Goldthwaite, former city state and Southern champion faces Mrs T J Mays, former municipal titlist The lower bracket has Mrs F C Rochon a former state municipal champion against Mrs E R Lederer a former city champion and state titlist in 1928.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
Colonial Country Club
Frank Goldthwaite
T. J. Mays
F. C. Rochon
E. R. Lederer
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Joe Morrissey
Stratton
Statton
Ted Lyons
Johnny Whitehead
Vernon Kennedy
Les Tietje
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Waite Hoyt
Pirates
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George Scarbo
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Black Face
Syeorge Bancroft
Bern
Bona Brother
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Chas. Hoppin Pty. Co. Boswell
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Coker
Shafer
Marsh
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W. L. Pet. Chas. Hoppin Ptg. Co
E. B. Meyer Peeerseeiae
Terry's Cafe Eeeweeee
Borden's Creamery
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U.S
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Newark
the Armory
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Leeberg
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