Gorman Meyers bout headlines wrestling card in Armory
Cal Farley remains sidelined with an injury as Jack Gorman meets Ray Meyers in the main bout of Al Anderson's elimination tournament here Thursday night. Meyers, in top form after Arizona conditioning, faces a strong test after grappling Dutch Mantel for two hours.
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Cal Farley
Blacksmith Pedigo
al Anderson
Jack Gorman
Ray Meyers
Gorman
Pedigo
Anderson
Myers
Dutch Mantel
Farley
Meyers
Arizona
Dutch Mantell
Plainview
Cyclone Mackey
Amarillo Tennis Club Meets Tonight for Reorganization
A meeting of the Amarillo Tennis Club is called by Charles Wolflin and P. L. Reppert for 8 p m at Wolflin 202 Oliver Eakle Building. Officers for the coming season will be elected and plans finalized to restart club activities this week causing courts to close to the public Wednesday.
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Amarillo Tennis Club
Charles Wolflin
P. L. Reppert
Wolflin
Oliver- Eakle Building
Globe News
Ansley Wins Ex Aggie Golf Tournament
Fourteen former Aggies from the Panhandle Texas A M Club played the Indian Hills course in a handicap medal tourney. Thad Ansley won the tournament with Jeff Smith as low medalist. A similar event is planned over the same course in six weeks.
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Aggies
Panhandle
Texas A. & M
Indian Hills
Thad Ansley
Jeff Smith
O. O. Vappe
G. R. Dunning
John Cunningham
R. J. Harrison
M. W. Kimbrough
R. A. Baker
C. M
Hoover’s Uncle Laban Miles Dies in Oklahoma Home
Major Laban J. Miles uncle of President Hoover died at his Pawhuska Oklahoma home aged 87. He served for decades aiding Osage Indians before oil wealth transformed their fortunes and the Osage became the richest tribe. The house where Hoover once lived with Miles remains standing.
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Pawhuska
Ogla
Iowa
White House
Washington
Laban J. Miles
Hoover
Oklahoma
United States
President Hoover
Major Miles
Daylight Saving Ruled a Nuisance by Weather Chief
Dr. C. F. Marvin head of the Weather Bureau says daylight saving is a nuisance and will likely be discarded. He notes it upsets scientific schedules and hurts more people than it helps, while J. B. Kincer echoes farmer objections. He proposes shifting time zones by a half hour for western areas to gain benefits without the drawbacks.
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Washington
C. F. Marvin
United States Weather Bureau
Marvin
J. B. Kincer
Division of Agricultural Meteorology
Duke University Tennis Schedule Shows 14 Matches
The Duke University tennis team has a season slate totaling 14 matches. Details include opponents and dates across a busy schedule as the program aims for strong results.
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Duke University
Three Tigers Sign Just Before Battle
Detroit April 13 Wallie Schang catcher Joe Dugan infielder and Marty McManus third baseman signed contracts with the Detroit baseball club before boarding a train for St. Louis for the opening game against the Browns. Schang and Dugan had trained with the Tigers without contracts but were promised jobs if they proved valuable. McManus had been nursing an injured knee and was uncertain about playing regularly early in the pennant campaign.
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Detroit
Wallie Schang
Joe Dugan
Marty McManus
Detroit Baseball Club
St. Louis
Browns
Schang
Dugan
Tigers
McManus
Tommy Freeman Defends Welterweight Crown in Cleveland
Tommy Freeman from Cleveland defends his welterweight title against challenger Jack Thompson from San Francisco in a 15 round bout in Cleveland. Thompson seeks to win back the crown as Freeman makes the fifth schedule high spot of the program.
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New York
Tommy Freeman
Cleveland
Jack Thompson
San Francisco
Freeman
Classified note on home grounds work agreements
Short fragment notes request to enter name in class and state agreements for home grounds improvements. Mentions families doing work, hiring manual labor only, and employing an expert gardener with a mail to field. Includes spaces for name and address and references to classes I II III.
Sandie Golf Team Wins In Plainview Meet
The Sandie first division four players Manson Allen Ralph Alkire Joe Shull and Glen McDavid travelled to Plainview to face Plainview High School. Sandies swept all matches with Alkire as medalist 78 Allen 79 Shull and McDavid tied. In match play Allen beat Pate three and one Alkire defeated Shull eight and seven Shull beat Fairey five and three McDavid beat Angel three and two.
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Sandie
Manson Allen
Ralph Alkire
Joe Shull
Glen McDavid
Plainview
Plainview High School
Sandies
Alkire
Allen
Schull
McDavid
Pate
Fairey
Angel
Californian Wins Houston Net Tourny
Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena California won the River Oaks Country Club tennis invitation singles title with a straight set 6-3 6-4 10-8 victory over Bruce Barnes of Texas. Barnes broke serve once. George Lott and Junior Coen won the doubles title over Barnes and Earl Taylor 7-5 6-1 6-1.
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Houston
Ellsworth Vines
Pasadena
Calif
River Oaks Country Club
Bruce Barnes
University of Texas
University of Southern California
Barnes
George Lott
Philadelphia
Junior Coen
Kansas City
Texas University
Earl Taylor
Spudders Open Spring With Clinched Conditioning
Spudders close spring training with two days left and a 9 to 0 win over Grover Cleveland Alexander's House of David. Pitchers Flinn and D Taylor limited the opposition to five hits as Red Baders, Bob Fuss, Garms, Geygan and Taylor delivered multiple extra base hits in Wichita Falls Texas.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Spudders
Grover Cleveland Alexander
House of David
Flinn
D. Taylor
Bearded
Red Baders
Bob Fuss
Garms
Geygan
Taylor
British nurses train with gas masks in mock poison gas drills
In London the entire army and Red Cross nursing staff practice donning gas masks during alarm drills to simulate treating the wounded amid smoke. Labor war minister Tom Shaw ordered the exercise to anticipate future war terrors. A separate note says calling the King at Buckingham Palace requires a password routed through the Lord Chamberlain to share with the royal family.
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London
British Army
Red Cross
Tom Shaw
Buckingham Palace
Babe Ruth Returns to Train for Season Open Goal Triple Aim
Babe Ruth arrives at Yankee Stadium for a batting drill ahead of the opener with the Boston Red Sox. He aims to reclaim the home run title from Hack Wilson, top his own 60 homer season, and renew his $80,000 annual Yankees contract. Ruth notes good form, speed, and a strong bid to end 1931 with big totals.
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Leo H. Petersen
United Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Yankee Stadium
Ruth
Boston Red Sox
Hack Wilson
Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees
Babe
Col
Jake Ruppers
Yankees
Brooklyn
Wilson
Ty Cobb
Hans Wagner
Napoleon Lajoie
Rogers Hornsby
Longhorns and Aggies Lead in Southwest Pennant
In Dallas, April 13, Texas and Texas A and M both hold perfect conference records as SWC pennant race begins to take shape. Texas defeated Southern Methodist 6 to 0 in Austin as Rice crushed Texas Christian 9 to 0 with Ray Hart tossing a three hit game. Upcoming games include Texas vs Baylor, Baylor vs TCU, Rice vs SMU, and a Texas vs Texas A and M clash at College Station.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas A
M. Aggies
University of Texas Longhorns
Southern Methodist Mustangs
Austin
Rice Owls
North and South in Play for Net Title
The 23rd North and South Tennis championship opens with 48 men and 20 women entered. Frank X. Shields of New York is seeded first in men’s play, followed by Cliff Sutter of New Orleans and Johnny Van Ryn of Philadelphia among other top contenders.
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Pinehurst
N. C
U.P
Frank X. Shields
New York
Cliff Sutter
New Orleans
Johnny van Ryn
Philadelphia
Bryan Grant
Atlanta
Berkeley Bell
Austin
Tex
Marcel Rainville
Montreal
J. A. Wright
Bertram Hommel
Absecon
N. J
Yale Plays Judged by AO Critics
Yale drama critics, a 1400-strong audience of business professionals and academics, attend each Yale Department of Drama production. They critique acting, scenery, lighting, costumes, directing and technical effects for student producers.
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New Haven
Conn
U.P
Yale Department of Drama
George Pierce Baker
Education Now Is Big Business
Dr. E. H. Lindley, chancellor of the University of Kansas, told 400 professionals that higher education is a major business in the United States with about one million students. He cited large budgets at major universities exceeding 10 million dollars and argued universities train business leaders, noting competition for KU’s top graduates.
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Kansas City
U.P
E. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
United States
Lindley
TCU journalism students edit Mineral Wells Index for day
Nine Texas Christian University journalism students will staff the Mineral Wells Index for one day in Fort Worth. Jay Williams of the Skiff will serve as editor in chief with assistants across sports society telegraph copy and reporting desks.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Texas Christian University
Mineral Wells Index Today
Jay Williams
Skiff
Texas Christian
Jack Belzner
Virginia Lou Saunders
Madelon Flynt
Harriet Griffin
Gwendolyn Montgomery
Lillian Lundberg
Elbert Haling
Laurence Coulter
Jewish Women to Stage Golf Mixed Tournament
A three day open mixed golf tournament will be staged on the Wolf Lin golf course by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Jewish Temple. Play begins Wednesday April 29 and ends Friday May 1 with practice and classification the preceding week. prizes include Amarillo merchants awards and a grand champion prize.
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Wolflin
Jewish Temple
Paul Dennison
Amarillo
Paul Ellis
West Eleventh Avenue
Local Handball Standings and Results From Last Week
Last week Farley defeated Hare and Fullingham with 21 21 scores while Oliver and Lindamood posted 16 10 and 19 21 21 results respectively. Today Farley leads the standings followed by Wiley Oliver Ed Lindamood and Herbert Nicholl with Carl Hare and Paul Driscoll behind.
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Farley
Oliver
Fullingham
Driscoll
Hare
King
Fullingim
Radio Lessons Intrigue Europe
Paris reports in April show European radio now offering lessons on many instruments. Koenigsberg launched the idea, and major stations imitate it with broadcasts on piano, snare drum, and castanet technique. The French government questions broadcasting limits amid theater subsidies and humor debates. Amos and Andy once aired via relay. John P. Nicholson, former Missouri hurdle record holder, coached Notre Dame track.
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Paris
U.R
Europe
Koeningsberg
Opera-Comique
France
Amos and
Andy
Relay
Amos
John P. Nicholson
Notre Dame
University of Missouri
World convention on Braille aids blind across 35 nations
Representatives from 35 countries meet in New York for the first world conference on aid for the blind. The event led by the Braille system considers universal standardization, education, rehabilitation, reading machines, guide dogs and library equipment with U.S. President Hoover hosting receptions. Oregon State College players receive sweaters for their season.
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New York
U.P
Louis Braille
Hoover
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Czecho-Slovakia
Denmark
Egypt
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Guatemala
Holland
Hungary
India
Italy
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Rumania
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Uruguay
United States
Washingto
Ore State College
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