Opening Night Drama at Polo Grounds Ends With Giants Win
Hank Leiber, key Giants hitter, hits a decisive single after Jimmy Wilson of the Phillies tries a mind game delaying Ott. Rain and darkness postpone four MLB games as Bob Grove records his second win, with the Dodgers in the backdrop.
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Andy Clarke
Associated Press
Hank Leiber
Giants
Jimmy Wilson
Phils
Hank
Polo Grounds
Bob
Lefty) Grove
Brooklyn Dodgers
Curt Davis
Mel Ott
Wilson
Ott
Leiber
Davis
Jimmy Ripple
Olympic Squad Trips Assured
Alan Gould reports the American Olympic Committee expects at least 350 athletes to Berlin with a planned per athlete cost of 500 dollars. Financing aims to reach a 300000 dollar goal while allowing for some trimming of personnel if needed.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
New York
Samuel
Berlin
American Olympic Committee
United States
Chicago
Germany
Olympic Committee
Davis Cuppers Pace Field In Court Tourney
In White Sulphur Springs West Virginia on April 22 the Davis Cup players dominated the Mason Dixon Tennis Tourney Don Budge and Johnny Van Ryn led men toward the quarter finals Van Ryn defeated Roland McKee Dayton Ohio to reach the quarter finals Budge beat R McElvenny Washington 6 0 8 6 6 3 Other quarter final pairings included Bitsy Grant Atlanta versus Wilmer Hines Los Angeles Davis Cup captain Wilmer Allison versus Hal Surface Kansas City and Gene Mako Los Angeles versus J Gilbert Hall New York Eunice Dean San Antonio Texas kept winning in women singles by defeating Mrs J H Williams Springfield Massachusetts 6 0 6 0.
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Bryan (Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Wilmer Hines
Los Angeles
Wilmer Allison
Hal Surface
Kansas City
Gene Mako
J. Gilbert Hall
New York
Eunice Dean
San Antonio
Texas
J. H. Williams
Springfield
Mass
Horses Arrive for Kansas City Meets
Horses from Texas bring Royal Treasure Come Along Sweet Peach Krakerjack Apponette Tecolote Friend Fred High Delight Night Parties Northern Water Printempts Footwork Pompo ane Kavalry Jack Valise and more to River side Park stables near 150 mounts for 33 day meet opening May 28. Training to start after rest.
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U.P
Texas
Riverside Park
Noble Tiller
Fred
Frank Orr
Tom Fowler
Texas Teens Earn Walker Cup Spots in 1936 Team
Reynolds Smith of Dallas and Ed White of Bonham, UT Austin senior, named to the 11 man U S Walker Cup squad to meet England September 2 and 3 at Pine Valley Golf Club Clementon N J. Texas golfers have long tradition in the event with former Texan Rotan and Moreland also on prior teams.
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Texas
United States
England
Reynolds Smith
Dallas
Ed White
Bonham
University of Texas
Pine Valley
Clementon
N. J
Smith
White
George Rotan
Houston
Gus Moreland
Peoria
Ill
Rotan
Moreland
Wrestling Results Across Cities Show Quick Throws
In multiple venues wrestlers secured decisive throws. Notable bouts featured Sanooke of Oklahoma defeating Roy Graham of Ireland in New York, Chief Little Wolf of Los Angeles throwing Joe Dusek of Omaha in Brooklyn, and Paul Adams of Georgia throwing Tiger Flowers of Cuba in Boston with a draw against Pat Schaffer of New York.
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United Press
New York
St. Nichols Arena
Big Chief Sanooke
Oklahoma
Roy Graham
Ireland
Brooklyn
Stauch's
Chief Little Wolf
Los Angeles
Joe Dusek
Omaha
Boston
Paul Adams
Georgia
Tiger Flowers
Cuba
Pat Schaffer
Stanley Wrycoff
Missouri
Fight Results From Los Angeles and St Joseph Cards
Frank Rowsey of Los Angeles won a decision over Charley Coates of Akron with a 10 round bout. Pat Kissinger of Kansas City stopped Al O'Day of Hollywood in St Joseph in twelve rounds.
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Los Angeles
Frank Rowsey
Charley
Killer
Baseball Opens In Amarillo With Fine Weather
The Amarillo Phillips '66' nine face the Tokyo Giants in a daylight exhibition at Metro Park. A downtown parade leads to a 2:30 start and Mayor Ross Rogers plans to throw the first ball. Officials expect a capacity crowd.
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Amarillo
Metro Park
Tokyo Giants
Borger
Amarillo Phillips
Ross Rogers
New grid head for Wisconsin
Madison Wis April 22 University of Wisconsin fans look to Harry Stuhldreher to lead the Badgers out of an intra-departmental muddle that threatened Big Ten membership He is named successor to athletic director Walter Meanwell and football coach Clarence Spears Spears and Meanwell were ousted after a long investigation citing mistreatment of athletes and unauthorized administration of liquor and anesthesia
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Harry Stuhldreher
Four-Horsemen
Badgers
Big Ten
Stuhldreher
Notre Dame
Villanova College
Walter FE
Meanwell
Clarence Spears
Spears
Schmeling Seeks Training Camp For Louis Bout
Max Schmeling, former heavyweight champion, begins scouting a training camp for a 15 round fight with Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium in June. He departs New York after lamenting forgotten golf clubs left in Germany and plans to base training at French Lick Indiana with golf as his core routine. A mention notes possible American interest in the Chinese jujube tree for dry southern regions.
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New York
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Detroit
Yankee Stadium
Schmeling
Louis
Germany
French Lick
Ind
Standings and results across leagues with ties and rain
Baseball standings show New York leading with 6 1, Philadelphia 4 4, Chicago 4 2, Cincinnati 3 4, Boston 2 4, Brooklyn 2 5. Results include a 12 inning tie Boston at Brooklyn and a 7 6 New York win over Philadelphia. Other leagues report Texas and southern games with rain and postponements.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
W. L
St. Louis S.issovesee
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Baseball Returns To East Texas Minors League Debuts
The East Texas League opened with Jacksonville defending its title against Palestine in Palestine and Gladewater facing Longview while Kilgore met Marshall and Henderson played Tyler in night games. The league name changed and Marshall and Kilgore joined after last season. A new molding material for telephone handles and machine parts is said to resist impact nearly twice as ordinary materials.
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United Press
East Texas
Houston Buffs Triumph In 14 Innings Thriller
The Houston Buffs defeated the Beaumont Exporters 6 to 5 in 14 innings behind pitcher Skip Smith who steadied after a rough start and allowed the tying run capped by Johnny Keane's 14th inning triple. Weather impacted other Texas games and a marble lighting development was noted in the same report.
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Associated Press
Houston Buffs
Ira Smith
Beaumont Exporters
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Smith
Cullenbine
Jones
Buffs
Martin
Schmeling in New York Promises Knockout of Louis
United Press reports Max Schmeling arrives aboard the Bremen in New York promising a June 18 knockout of Joe Louis. The piece contrasts Schmeling’s talk with Joe Louis’s silence and notes Schmeling’s confidence, style, and eye on the bout.
Boxing, baseball, and college news mix in April sports roundup
In New York on April 22 the roundup notes Mickey Cochrane quipping about warm weather helping Rowe who pitched eighteen scoreless innings before the Browns scored. Max Schmeling receives a large press crowd after returning from abroad. Boxers at Ebbetts Field include Primo Carera versus Leroy Haynes with the winner set to face Jack Sharkey. Ray Wolf considers a North Carolina job for less pay. Rice signs Ernest Iain as a guard and runner from Mexia Texas. Schmeling and Mahon leave Germany with four dollars total. Nine in a thousand children stutter per a speech teacher, and the Soviet inventions committee evaluated about 24,000 inventions with 4,000 found valuable.
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New York
Mickey Cochrane
Rowe
Browns
Max Schmeling
Babe Ruth
Orient
Bay
Munich
Bremen
der Max
Ebbetts Field
Primo Carera
Leroy Haynes
Jack Sharkey
Max Baer
Ray Wolf
Texas Christian
North Carolina
Rice
Ernest Iain
Mexia
Tex
Red Sox Have Hurling Edge
Henry Super reports early evidence supports Joe Cronin’s claim that Boston can win the pennant with added pitching. Grove and Ferrell each win two, boosting the Red Sox to second in the American League with six wins and two losses as rain and cold affect other games.
Weather Delays Hit Amarillo Softball Schedule
Weather postponements reshaped Amarillo softball as Borden's beat J D 14 to 5 in a rescheduled National League game. Santa Fe Clowe and Cowan forfeited to Santa Fe. Smythe Auto defeated Clowe and Cowan 36 to 8 in the lone regular league game this week.
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Amarillo
Borden
Casey Makes Over Dodgers Infield With Stripp Signing
New York April 22 uphold report manager Casey Stengel reshaped the Dodgers infield signing Joe Stripp to a Dodger contract. Stripp moves to third with Jimmy Bucher to second and Linus Frey at short replacing Ben Geraghty. Stripp likely earned $8000, down from $9000 in 1935.
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New York
U.P
Casey Stengel
Brooklyn
Joe Stripp
Dodger
Stripp
Jimmy Bucher
Linus Frey
Shortstop
Ben Gergaghty
Baseball Roundup From Various Games Highlights Indian Crop Note
Bill Dickey hits his third homer with two aboard in the Yankees win over the Athletics. Jimmy Bucher collects three hits for the Dodgers including the tying single in the 10th against the Bees. Hank Leiber drives in the Giants’ run in a 6 to 1 victory over the Phillies with Lefty Grove. The Senators win their second straight game on a three hit effort by a starter lasting 6 1 3 innings. A note says over half the value of U.S. farm crops comes from plants developed by American Indians.
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Henry Super
United Press
New York
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Grove
Ferrell
Lefty Grove
Ferrer
Buck Newsom
Washington
Schoolboy Rowe
Detroit
Yankees
Athletics
Wally Moses
Puccinelli
Dodgers
Phillies
New York Giants
Jim Ripple
Hank Leiber
Curt Davis
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Bees
Frey
Lindstrom
Bucher
Seibert
Bill Dickey
Jimmy Bucher
Bees
Phils
Red Sox
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United States
Strange Tales of Golf Links
AP report from April 22 notes rising membership in the Hole-in-One Club with dozens of golf aces across states. Notable feats include Nelson Maynard at Baltusrol, Mrs Carle Robbins at Rolling Knolls, and jockey Mel Calvert at Willow Springs. New states join the list and members are named with hole locations.
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Paul Mickelson
Associated Press
New York
Nelson Maynard
Baltusrol
Short Hills
New Jersey
Carle Robbins
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Mercury
Rolling Knolls
Mel Calvert
Willow Springs
San Antonio
Texas
Rhode Island
Mississippi
Utah
Wisconsin
Georgia
Indiana
Lee Hubby
Big Spring
Muny
Ray Beville
Brackenridge Park
Walter FE. Dorre
Houston
Heights
W. A. Crouch
Fort Worth
Worth Hills
Edgar Bradford
Ridgelea
Wallace Withdraws From Rice's Squad
Wallace, a 1934 All-America football star and noted hurdler, withdrew from Rice Institute to take a job with an oil company in Shreveport. He finished three years of Southwest Conference football last fall and was expected to contribute at least ten points in the May 8-9 conference track meet in Houston.
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Houston
Bill Wallace
Rice Institute
Owl
Gaylor Johnson
Rice
Wallace
Shreveport
Southwest
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