Western Loop Boasts Talent in Thirty-Third League Campaign
Kansas City April 20 Des Moines brings only six holdovers from 1931 pennant run Tulsa returns after two year gap with Art Griggs guiding hopes for a sixth title Several last season cellar dwellers aim for top division Omaha Oklahoma City St Joseph Wichita Denver Pueblo are building squads with veterans and new infield talent from Los Angeles and St Louis Cardinal prospects
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Kansas City
Des Moines
Elue
Tulsa
Art Griggs
Omaha
Fred Luderus
Oklahoma City
St. Joseph
Fights Last Night Across Cities Reported By AP
Multiple boxing bouts reported with KOs and decisions from cities including St Paul Winnipeg Akron Indianapolis Portland Los Angeles. Notable results include Frankie Battaglia stopping Mike Sullivan in St Paul and Benny Leonard outpointing Mike Sarko in New York.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Frankie Battaglia
Winnipeg
Man
Mike Sullivan
St. Paw
Louis Fettig
Grand Forks
N. D
la Reine Udell
Aberdeen
New York
Benny Leonard
Mike Sarko
Akron
Babe Triscaro
Cleveland
Jackie Light
Detroit
Indianapolis
Tracy Cox
Mickey Cohen
Denver
Scotty Scotten
Johnny Andrews
Toledo
Portland
Ore
Ah Wing Lee
Sue Hirakawa
Japan
Los Angeles
Baby Arizmendi
Mexico
Young Tommy
California
Peter Jackson
Jimmy Alvarado
Minnesota loses four stars to 1933 graduation
Four University of Minnesota basketball standouts, Mike Cielusak, Glenn Bethel, Cliff Sommer, and Ralph Engebretson, will depart after the 1933 season. The quartet, key contributors for the Gophers, enter graduation as the team prepares for next year.
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University of Minnesota
Mike Cielusak
Glenn Bethel
Cliff Sommer
Ralph Engebretson
Gabby Street Remains Confident After Season Start
St Louis April 20 The world champion Cardinals dropped four straight to begin the season yet manager Gabby Street remains confident the club is fundamentally sound. Street said no one expects first division teams to stay there and defended the Cardinals despite their 3.33 pace and seventh place start.
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ST. Louis
Cardinals
Gabby Street
Street
Red Birds
Ruth Idle As Gehrig Leads In Doubleheader
Lou Gehrig starred for the Yankees in both games of a doubleheader. In the first game he scored once, drove in a run, and doubled in four at bats. In the second game he hit his third homer of the season and added a run and an RBI in four at bats. Babe Ruth was idle with a cold. Hack Wilson sat with a lame leg. A Simmons had two hits in three trips and drove in a run. Pepper Martin did not play as his team was not scheduled.
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BIG Five
United Press
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Hack Wilson
Simmons
Pepper Martin
Vines Leads Champs Into Quarter finals
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS West Virginia April 20 The Mason and Dixon Tennis Championship moved into a battle of champions with Ellsworth Vines and Gregory Mangin drawn in the quarter finals Both hold National Singles titles Vines won the Forest Hills turf crown Mangin beat Frank Shields for the National Indoor title also reaching quarters were Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn J Gilbert Hall Frank Shields Marcel Rainville and Dre Eugene McCauliff
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ellsworth Vines
Gregory Mangin
Vines
Forest Hills
Mangin
Frank Shields
Wilmer
Allison
John van Ryn
J. Gilbert Hall
Marcel Rainville
Dre Eugene McCauliff
Baron's Prexy W. D. Smith Dies at 65 in Birmingham
W. D. Smith longtime president of the Birmingham Baseball Club in the Southern Association since 1915 died in Birmingham early today at age 65. He first joined the club in 1907 by taking stock to pay an unpaid grocery bill and was later named treasurer two years afterward.
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Baron’s Prexie
Birmingham
Ala
U.P
W. D. Smith
Birmingham Baseball Club
Southern Association
Smith
Detroit Tigers Surge With Strong Start Under Harris
After two lean years the Detroit Tigers show a slick combo under Manager Bucky Harris. Led by steady pitching from Whitehill Sorrel Uhle and Wyatt and hot hitting, Roy Johnson assists with a .438 average as Detroit sweeps Browns 8 0 and shares early AL lead with Washington after a 5 of 7 home start. The Senators win 7 4 over the Athletics while the Yankees and Red Sox split.
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Gayle Talbot
Associated Press
Bucky Harris
Detroit
Washington
Tigers
Earl Whitehill
Vic Sorrel
George Uhle
Whitlow Wyatt
Sorrell
St. Louis Browns
Roy Johnson
Charlie Gehringer
Browns
Washington Senators
Athletics
Shibe Park
Duke Walberg
Yanks
Red Sox
Boston
Sox
Willis Hudlin
Cleveland
White Sox
Sam Jones
Wally Berger
Boston Braves
Giants
McGrawmen
Bill Terry
Ed Brandt
Hack Wilson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phillies
Ray Benge
Glenn Wright
Burglars Use Mules in Flight Across Texas Countryside
Two of three alleged store burglars pursued by Kaufman County officers rode away on mules after their car stalled near Mabank. They swapped to a newer car in Kemp, attempted to return toward Mohank, and were cornered as a deputy fired, wounding one man who was captured while a woman and the other suspect fled. The trio cited a Tulsa rodeo as experience with bucking animals.
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Mabank
Kaufman County
David Brennan
H. Bock
Cedar Creek Bottom
Mohank
Kemp
Cedar Creek
Drennan
Dallas
Kaufman
Tulsa
Marathon champ back to boiler room today
Boston April 20 Paul De Bruyn the blond German youth who won the Boston Marathon returns to work as a fireman after the race. He credited good German cooking and a beer now and then with building his strength and stamina to beat 22 rivals. He will train on a New York trip to return to the boiler room of the Hotel Wellington.
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Boston
Mass
U.P
Paul de Bruyn
New York
Wellington
Amarillo Reports Only 85 Dog Licenses Obtained
Only 85 dog licenses have been obtained in Amarillo two months past due. Owners must show rabies vaccination certificates to receive a license. Unlicensed dogs are placed in the city pound for redemption or extermination.
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Amarillo
All offices close for funeral in Potter County
All offices and courts in the Potter County courthouse will close for the afternoon after 2 o clock in respect to the late Judge Hal C Randolph whose funeral will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
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Potter County
Hal C. Randolph
Rotarians to Eat Luncheon at Air Hangar
Amarillo Rotarians will hold a luncheon Thursday noon in the English Field hangar at the city airport. John Fan, chair of the program committee, said airline executives would discuss aviation development and airport facilities. Hosts are Thornton Oxnard and Harold English.
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Amarillo
English Field
John Fan
Rotary Program Committee
Thornton Oxnard
Harold English
Fain
Rosier Beckons for Oil Industry Says Pierce
Daniel T. Pierce, assistant to Harry F. Sinclair, told Tulsa readers that higher oil prices would hold and that the industry is finally improving. He said the outlook looks much rosier than the recent past and that the industry is getting a little sense.
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Tulsa
Okla
Daniel T. Pierce
Harry F. Sinclair
Consolidated Oil Corporation
Pierce
Sinclair
Kinchelow Baby Services Held This Afternoon
Patricia Kinchelow infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L Kinchelow died at 2628 Brooks Street. Survived by mother father sister Claudine and brother James Walter. Services conducted at 2 PM from the family residence Rev J C Sisemore Tabernacle Baptist Church. Burial at Llano Cemetery directed by N B Griggs & Sons.
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Patricia Kinchelow
Rock Island Rail Changes Announced For Sunday
Rock Island will adjust train schedules Sunday per city passenger agent Herman Clutter. The Oil Special to Oklahoma City Tulsa St Louis and Chicago leaves 8:45 p m instead of 9 p m. Chicago St Louis Tulsa and Oklahoma City arrivals shift to 7 a m from 8 a m. The Memphis Californian from Memphis Little Rock and Oklahoma City arrives 9 20 p m instead of 9 35 p m and departs 9 35 p m for El Paso Tucson Phoenix San Diego and Los Angeles. Sleeper service moves west of Tucson to the Golden State Limited, with direct connections to avoid car changes en route.
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Rock Island
Herman Clutter
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
St, Louis
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphis
Little Rock
el Paso
Tucson
Phoenix
San Diego
Los Angeles
Golden State Limited
Tucurgcari
Apache
Golden State
Armstrong County Grand Jury Indicts Three, None Arrested
A special Armstrong County grand jury returned three indictments yesterday as reported by Assistant District Attorney Grady Hazlewood. No arrests had been made at the time. Ed Truban of Duquoin Sr is named as short stop and captain of the 1931 University of Illinois baseball team. He will share captaincy this spring with George Mills, a pitcher.
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Armstrong County
Grady Hazlewood
Ed Truban
Duquoin, Sr
University of Illinois
George Mills
Arrest Robbery Suspect Near Austin
Waco reporter says Jack Tate, with a $7500 bond forfeiture for failing to appear in trial, was arrested near Austin. Tate faces indictment in the Jones Baking Company robbery case.
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Waco
Jack Tate
Austin
Tate
Jones Baking Company
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