Irresistible Lure Draws Helen Wills Moody Back to Courts
New York April 22 Helen Wills Moody returns to champions courts driven by the old lure of competition. She had planned to quit championship tennis two years ago yet realized her form remained strong after playing in California. The piece likens her to past greats and notes her enduring fitness and desire to challenge the field.
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Helen Wills Moody
New York
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Chicago
Westchester
Long Island
Wimbledon
Forest Hills
Helen Jacobs
California
Beaumont Wins Attendance Cup in Texas League Victory
Beaumont captured the president's cup for the largest opening day attendance and beat San Antonio 3 to 1. Berardino hit a ninth inning homer for the Missions, but Rogalski allowed seven hits. Dallas moved to second with a 15 to 3 win over Oklahoma City. Shreveport fell to Houston 2 to 1, Tulsa beat Fort Worth 5 to 2.
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United Press
Beaumont
San Antonio
Missions
Berar@no
Berardino
Joe Rogalski
Dallas
Sal Gliatto
Steers
Oklahoma City
Jim Moore
Lester Lowery
Shreveport
Houston
Frank Sansosti
John Grodzicki
Irv Stein
Jackie Reed
Paul Leblanc
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Women bowlers swing into action in 21st International Congress
Regulars from St. Louis Detroit Tulsa Oklahoma City San Antonio and Cincinnati compete as the 21st annual women's International Bowling Congress opens after local boosters filled the 12 alleys. China’s rice provinces report densities up to seven thousand per square mile.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Detroit
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
China
Raymond Brinkerhoff Rises From Dock to Baseball Glory
United Press story details how Raymond Brinkerhoff, a Greenwich Village dock worker with a homemade uniform, impresses Casey Stengel and 15,000 Polo Grounds fans with his pitching during a Bees tryout. The piece captures the emotional arc from humble beginnings to a life-changing moment in baseball.
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Polo Grounds
Casey Stengel
Boston Bees
Casey
Raymond
Brooklyn
New York
Greenwich Village
Boston
The
Bees
Hubbell
Stengel
Turner
Fette
Terry
Gus Mancuso
Mr. Casey
Dock Walloping
United Press
Sandie Game Postponed Amid Injuries and Track Meet
An intra-squad football game for the Golden Sandstorm was canceled due to backfield injuries and players competing in the regional track meet in Canyon. Coach Howard Lynch said the squad will focus on daily workouts until the Ex-Sandies game, ending spring training.
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Golden Sandstorm
Canyon
Howard Lynch
Sandies
Pirates and Senators Lead With Three Straight Wins
In a topsy turvy day the Pirates toppled St Louis 19 runs in a three game set as Rizzo and Vaughan fueled the drive. Washington rode three starters to series wins over Philadelphia while the Yankees fell to Boston 3-2 dropping to seventh.
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New York
U.P
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Senators
Pirates
St. Louis Cardinal
Johnny Rizzo
Houston
Texas
Arky Vaughan
Rizzo
Vaughan
Washington
Athletics
Wes Ferrell
Monte Weaver
Emil
Dutch) Leonard
Senators
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Donald
Stine
Beggs
Bosox
Yanks
Cramer
Vosmik
Johnny Marcum
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Hank Greenberg
White Sox
Elden Auker
Sox
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Earl Whitehill
Browns
Pittsburgh
Lloyd Waner
Paul Waner
Cardinals
Paul Derringer
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
Cubs
Milburn Shoffner
Hank Leiber
New York Giants
Boston Bees
Carl Hubbell
Bees
Tony Cuccinello
Forrest Pressnell
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Phillies
Softballers To Meet Tonight For Twilight League
Representatives of softball teams seeking entry to the Twilight League will meet at the C. M. Williams & Company store at 7:45 p m to draft by laws and organize the league. The first eight teams to apply will be admitted, with a possible second league if more clubs join. The Williams company athletic department sponsors this season. Colorado has 24 mountains higher than Pike's Peak.
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C. M. Williams & Company
Athletic Department
Golfing Pappy Makes Record at Moor Park
In New York on April 22, Sandy Herd the golfing grandpa toured Moor Park in Hertfordshire England posting 67 three under his age. He will be 70 this Sunday and lamented a 65 record thwarted by a seven at the 16th.
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Britain
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England
Rochester
Bradley Lewis
Babe Ruth
James Bagby, Jr
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Joe Cronin
Bill Reedy
Reading
Eagle
Pilots
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Washington
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Schmeling
Chicago
Bob Pastor
Lou Nova
California
San Francisco
Jack Dempsey
Minneapolis Journal
Dick Cullum
Dempsey
Louis to defend title or vacate amid federation vote
Rome chessboard boxing news reports the International Boxing Forum championship commission voted to require Joe Louis to defend the heavyweight title against Max Schmeling before the end of June or have the crown declared vacant. The panel also recognized champions in eight divisions.
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Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Championship Commission
International Boxing Forum
Cadet Dodson Wins Loving Cups at A and M Show
Cadet Captain Frederick Dodson of Amarillo was awarded two silver loving cups and two blue ribbons at the Texas A and M cadet horse show. He won the riding team class with a partner and also captured the cadet officers horsemanship class. He expects to receive his degree in June.
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Frederick Dodson
F. W. Dodson
Amarillo
Texas A. & M. College
Dodson
Gov Chandler derby entry fuels sport chatter and betting
Boxing writers joke about Gov Chandler a Kentucky Derby entry as Bull Lea looms in prep races. May 7 Derby Day looms with Headley watching Meow and Dah He. Postponed games and weather disrupt Jaycee softball. KGNC notices rename of local sports reporter Snoop to David Chapman.
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Gov. Chandler
Kentucky
A. B. Chandler
Chandler
Bull Lea
Calumet
Hal Price Headley
Headley
David Chapman
KGNC
Snoop
Liver-lips
Dave
Mike
Tremaine Wins Grapple Match At Armory
Tremaine defeats Andy Tremaine in a three fall bout at the National Guard Armory. Andy wins the first fall after 30 minutes, Sampson loses the second, and both men refuse to be pinned in all three falls. Sampson and Tremaine exchange holds as Bob Cummings and Gorilla Pogi also fight to a draw.
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Dick Sampson
Andy Tremaine
National Guard Armory
Andy
Sampson
Aoither
Uncle
Bob Cummings
Prince Omar Yoachim
Gorilla Pogi
George Hartag
Boxing results from Dallas and Passaic shows
Danny Doran won on points over Al Globe in Dallas while Max Long stopped Larkin Colley. Bill Miller defeated Carlos Romero and Everett Baker drew with Mickle Rebey. Nunzio Bisagno outpointed Irish Eddie Dunne in Passaic and George Andrews defeated Bobby Zipf.
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Dallas
Danny Doran
Binghampton
N. Y
al Globe
Los Angeles
Max Long
Larkin Colley
Oklahoma City
Bill Miller
Fort Worth
Carlos Romero
Denver
Everett Baker
Mickle Rebey
Chicago
Chester Rudy
Young Ernst
Wheeling
W. Va
Passaic
N. J
Nunzio Bisagno
Newark
Eddie Dunne
New York
George Andrews
Paterson
Bobby Zipf
Bloomfield
Chicago Golden Gloves to face Europe May 18
The Chicago Golden Gloves squad to oppose Europe's champions was named for the May 18 inter national match at the stadium. Notable selections include Marvin Liddell at 147 pounds from Oklahoma City and Lloyd Montgomery a heavyweight from Bauxite Arkansas. The piece notes the Westminster massacre as an early bloodshed claim in the American War of Independence, dated March 13, 1775.
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Europe
Chicago
Chicago Golden Gloves
Chicago Tribune
Marvin Liddell
Oklahoma City
Lloyd Montgomery
Bauxite
Ark
Westminster
Regional Meets Prep for State Contests at Austin
Regional meets for Texas Interscholastic League schoolboy contests are set for April 22 in Denton Huntsville Alpine Abilene Canyon Kingsville San Marcos and Longview with most under college sponsorship. About 5 672 schools participated this year and 1 200 finalists may qualify for the May state finals in Austin.
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Austin
Denton
Huntsville
Alpine
Abilene
Canyon
Kingsville
San Marcos
Longview
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene Christian College
Roy Bedichek
University of Texas
Jaycee League Softball Postponed By Cold Weather
Old Man Weather halted Jaycee Softball last night as games were postponed due to cold. Makeup games are set for tonight at the Jaycee diamond on Canyon highway with Panhandle Laundry facing Keeling Gulf Service at 7:45 and Magnolia meeting Borden's in the nightcap.
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Canyon Highway
Panhandle Laundry
Keeling Gulf Service
Borden's
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Taylor's Market
Texaco
Hive Eee Panhandle Laundry
Keeling Gulf
First Christian
Maverick Club Updates From Ralph Dykeman
In the senior division fourth round the Mustangs beat the Steam Rollers 22 to 15 led by Ansil Powell with 8 points while Gene Turner and 8 points tied for high for the losers. The Huskies toppled the Panthers 43 to 6 with Gene Sweet scoring 22. John Childs led the losers with 3. The Indians won by default as the Cobras forfeited. In intermediate play the Steam Rollers forfeited to the Mustangs and the Indians edged the Cobras 18 to 16 with Elmo Chambers 14 for the losers. The Huskies vs Panthers game will be played later.
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Steam Rollers
Ansil Powell
Gene Turner
Huskies
Panthers
Gene Sweet
John Childs
Indians
Cobras
Elmo Chambers
Mixed bouts and draws across cities in wrestling and boxing card
In Kansas City Nevada wrestler Lee Wykoff pinned boxer Harry Thomas in a mixed bout while Jim McMillan from Chicago tossed Johnny Plummer from Amarillo. Elsewhere Otto Von Zupe stopped Pat Newman in Corpus Christi. New York saw Dropkick Murphy and Tony Martinelli draw with Man Mountain Jacobs and Wladek Zbyszko, Jim Londos defeated Robert Bruns, Camden featured Gino Garibaldi throwing Rudy Dusek and others. St Louis saw Everett Marshall throw Young Frank Gotch and Bob Gregory defeat Pierre La Belle. Fort Worth matched Juan Humberto against Otto Kuss with Billy Edwards beating Frank Brown.
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Lee Wykoff
Nevada
Harry Thomas
Eagle Bend
Minn
Jim McMillin
Chicago
Johnny Plummer
Amarillo
Tex
Otto von Zupe
Germany
Pat Newman
Corpus Christi
New York
Greece
Robert Bruns
Camden
N. J
Gino Garibaldi
St. Louis
Rudy Dusek
Omaha
Neb
Joe Dusek
Jack League
San Antonio
al Bisignano
Des Moines
Wally Musek
Everett Marshall
la Junta
Colo
Young Frank
TCU and Rice Set for Fort Worth Doubleheader
Texas Christian University and Rice were to play a scheduled doubleheader in Fort Worth after rain postponed the opening game on Thursday.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Texas Christian University
Rice
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