Moreland Leaves Texas Golf Fame for Illinois Move
Dallas April 10 Gus Turner Moreland Texas favorite son of the fairways has left Texas for Peoria Illinois prompting speculation on his successor as Texas golf king. The 1928 Texas Interscholastic champion and three time Texas titlist won 29 tournaments from 1928 to 1935 including the Trans Missippi Western Amateur and Houston invitation titles. Potential heirs include Reynolds Smith Leland Hamman or Harry Todd, with several former rivals noted among his vanquished foes.
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Landis To Investigate Dean's Extra Bonus From Outsider
Redlegs jinx Detroit trip as Cincinnati beats Tigers. Dizzy Dean and Buck Newsom to face Judge Landis in Chicago over alleged $5,000 signing bonus and $100 per win bonuses from East St. Louis backer amid ongoing debate on extra pay in 1935 contracts.
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Thom Named Head Coach of 1936 Olympic Wrestling Team
Billy Thom of Indiana University is chosen to lead the United States Olympic wrestling team for 1936. Under his seven years, Indiana grapplers won four Big Ten titles, two national crowns, and 55 duals with only four losses, creating a 22 match dual-win streak and near perfect conference record.
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Tonight's Games Feature Cockrell Lokey and Meyer
Tonight’s lineup includes Cockrell Lokey facing E. B. Meyer in major league action plus Terry's Cafe versus Borden's Creamery for local bragging rights.
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Woes of Washington Hit By Losses And Poor Form
Owner Clark Griffith faced a bleak outlook as the Washington Senators prepared to start a two game series with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He cited $15,000 camping expenses, $3,000 lost on the barnstorming tour due to rain cancellations, weak hitting, and an undertrained pitching staff from forced inactivity.
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Texas League Opens With New Managers and Fresh Hope
The 1935 Texas League season begins with six of eight teams under new managers including Ira Smith at Houston Johnny Heving at Fort Worth Bert Neihoff at Oklahoma City Art Griggs at Tulsa and Jack Mealey at Galveston Umpire pairings are listed for opening games and officials note removal of the rookie rule to boost competition.
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Jap wrestler Matsuda Matsura stars at Armory show
Advance ticket sales for Matsuda Matsura in Amarillo with Don Hill lead the week. Choice seats vanish at City Drug Store on Polk Street as crowds expect one of season’s largest gates. Ken Gaston and Gorilla Pogi appear in the semi final with a rip snorting curtain-raiser at 8 PM.
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Baer Schmeling Bout May Head to Rome
The heavyweight title clash once tied to Germany shifts to Italy with Rome as the venue Aug. 17. Promoter Rothenburg guarantees Baer $300,000 under two contract options, with staged payments and preflight Europe exposure. Charlie Harvey, back from Europe with Steve Hamas, says Baer and manager Hoffmann will be briefed after a long-distance call.
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Bronx River fisherman's paradise shocks New York
United Press reports the New York Conservation Commission created a make believe fisher paradise on the Bronx River attracting a hundred thousand anglers with improvised gear and odd catches. The event showcased chaotic scenes along the river with junk yards and industry lining its banks as locals touted unprecedented turnout.
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Dodgers Play Sens Washington Exhibition Star Emerges
Brooklyn Dodgers edged Toronto 1 to 0 in Jacksonville as Mario Parotto of Dayton Ohio homered and impressed at first base and infield, drawing major league berth chatter.
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Dodgers Lead Grapefruit League Standings
New York April 10 Dodgers remain atop the Grapefruit League standings under Casey Stengel. The American League leads the National by 47 to 39 after 86 spring games. Dodgers undefeated against AL clubs with six wins. Phillies and Reds top NL teams by record. Yankees and White Sox lead AL NL matchups. Cardinals and Giants disappoint in early pennant race.
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Ross Beats Woods to Prepare for Amblers Title Bout
Seattle April report says Barney Ross outpointed Henry Woods in 12 rounds to set up a New York light weight title clash with Low Ambers. Ross dropped Woods in the third with a nine count and won by a wide margin before 8,500 fans including Jimmy Melanlin.
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