Rival base stealer for Cobb and Carey uncovered by fans
John Lardner profiles 1890s base thieves highlighting Lange and Hamilton and noting Billy Hamilton, Ty Cobb, Max Carey, and Clark Griffith. Lange’s seven major league seasons yield four 100 stolen base years, with Lange remembered for size and detour resistance while Carey later matched high theft totals.
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Cobb
Carey
John Lardner
North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc
New York
Africa
Tanganyika
Ty Cobb
Max Carey
Billy Hamilton
Big Bill Lange
Lange
Hamilton
Hall of Fame
Clark Griffith
Big William
Griff
Farl
Washington
Baseball Acres
Chicago Cubs
Griffith
Yankees
San Francisco
Bill ‘Lange
Tay Pay
Magilligan
St. Louis
Harry
Stovey
Athletics
Phils
Lance
Welch
Brown
Ward
Clarke
Sheckard
Barrett
Hartsell
Ashell
Galento Nova bout touted as guaranteed win parlay
Joe Jacobs promotes a money back guaranteed parlay on the September 7 Galento Nova fight. Wager Galento to win in New York and Nova to win in Philadelphia to secure a profit no matter the outcome. Jacobs cites odds 8-5 in Philadelphia and 7-5 in New York and predicts over $300,000 in receipts.
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New York
U.P
Joe Jacobs
Tony Galento
Galento
Lou Nova
Philadelphia
Joe
Nova
Jacobs
Todd and Strasburger Face Off in Broadmoor Invite
In Colorado Springs on August 3 the 19th Broadmoor invitation golf tournament hosts a decisive 18‑hole second round as former champion Harry Strasburger of Coffeyville Kansas meets 22 year old western amateur champ Harry Todd of Dallas Texas.
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Colorado Springs
Harry Strasburger
Coffeyville
Kaw
Harry Todd
Dallas
History Overlooks Bill Lange’s Heavy Hitting Feats
The author argues that veteran players like Bill Lange were highly effective, noting they often went down with the ball and produced frequent stops. History tends to undervalue their contributions, treating Lange as merely a brief note in the record.
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Bill Lange
Big Bil
Gem Lake Triumphs in City Swim Meet at Gem Lake
Gem Lake dominated the second half of the city swimming meet at Gem Lake as senior boys and girls led with top divers and relay wins. Thompson Pool and Country Club fared well with multiple podium finishes, while Clovis NM prepares for the intercity meet.
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Gem Lake
Clovis
Gem Lake Pool
Thompson Pool
Country Club
Bernard Smith
Shirley Schneider
Nard Cazzell
Norma Jo Robertson
N. M
Amarillo
Carl Baker
Joe Hudgins
Jack Overstreet
Norma Joe Robertson
Grace Rogers
Alice Peckham
Mitzi Perkinson
Mary Jane Garrison
Helen Hood
Ross Moore
J. R. Goodman
Verla Mae Gentry
Betty Knight
Betty Ghormlay
Bob Izzard
Johnny Price
Grace Robertson
Glen Madelaine Randall
Margaret Gibbs
Gene Noland
Tim Perkinson
Sion Inman
A. W. Marvin
Lee Stokes
Charles Burgess
Bob Burke
Ren Blossom
K. K. Bigelow
J. BR. Goodman
George Shapiro
Vic Guyer
Ye Ricketts
Elaine Farmer
Beverly Ball
Margaret Dowse
B. L. Morgan
Bobby Gibbs
Albert McKinney
Jane Evans
Elwin Rickets
Tom Perkinson
Warren Robertson
Joe Cudd
Chuck Inman
W. A. Robertson
Keeping Up With the Gold Sox All Leaders Highlight Home Runs
Altenburgh to 3 and Nook Bolton Nichols Sanders with multiple round trippers. Bolton tops triples and steals while Nichols leads in doubles. Holt Nook Rabe lead sacrifice hits. Dorman Lynn Margayio Thomas each record multiple wins with strikeout totals. Conway trails DoremAN in K's.
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Altenburgh
Nook
Bolton
Nichols
Sanders
Hudson
Holt
Margaine
Boston
Rabe
Dorman
Lynn
Margayio
Thomas
Conway
Doreman
Amarillo Gold Sox
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Seerae Peeee
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Wee
Allen
Veeede Eahad
Vane Il
Armstrongs battered hands loom over Ambers title bout
Henry Armstrong trains in Pompton Lakes with swollen, stiff fingers after years of nonstop fighting. A match with Lou Ambers at Yankee Stadium is anticipated as a test of Armstrong’s battered hands and enduring punching power.
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New York
UPR
Henry Armstrong
Lou Ambers
Yankee Stadium
Armstrong
Bell
Ernie Roderick
London
Paris
Hot Springs
Pompton Lakes
Henry
Ambers
Herkimer
North Side Dodgers Top Black Giants In 13 11 Tilt
The North Side Dodgers of Amarillo defeated the Black Giants 13 to 11 on the Black Sox diamond. Glen Willingham hit a seventh inning homer with one on, and Jimmy Bankhead added a two run shot in the eighth amid a 13 run output. Next game with Glenwood set for Sunday at 2 PM on the Glenwood diamond with George Lott to start, followed by a Monday clash at the Black Sox diamond.
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Chicago White Sox
John Rigney
Clint Brown
Dutch Leonard
Washington
St. Louis Browns
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Bill Lehrman
Joe Bowman
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Malin Park
Amarillo Gold Sox
Borger Gassers
Borger
Sox
Lubbock
Clovis
Amarillo Nine
Clovis Pioneers
Lamesa
Big Spring
Thheir
Phil Margaino
Midland
Cowboys
State
Pampa
Oilers
North Side Dodgers
Amarillo
Recreation Project
Black Giants
Glen Willingham
Jimmy Bankhead
Black Sox
North First
Madison Streets
Dodgers
Dodger
Glenwood
George Lott
Hoy Marcum
Doughty
Milford Lott
Joe Doughty
E. C. Boyton
Wilford Lott
Gene Sweet
Freddie Is Ready Claims Boss Baker
New York reports manager Del Baker of the Detroit Tigers declares Freddie Hutchinson ready to prove doubters wrong as a top pitcher. Baker brought the pitcher back from Toledo where he had been farmed out since May, with Hutchinson already showing promise.
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New York
Freddie Hutchinson
del Baker
Detroit Tigers
Del
Toledo
Freddie
Bengals
Svitcher
Borger Baseball Club forms as Gassers slide
Borger's new corporation Borger Baseball Club Inc. received its Texas charter led by Robert R. Grimes R L Grimes and Earl E Carley. Pampa Oilers beat Borger 9 to 3 as Gordon Nell hit his 43rd two bagger and his 34th 35th homers, nearing league records.
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Borger
Pampa Oilers
Lubbock Hubbers
Lamesa
Borger Nine
Borger Baseball Club, Inc
State of Texas
Robert R. Grimes
R. L Grimes
Earl E. Carley
Gold Sox
Oilers
Hack Miller
Motorcyclists Rally Near Canyon Celebrates Fifth Gypsy Tour
More than 65 members of the Amarillo Roadrunners motorcycle club and guests celebrated the fifth annual rally and gypsy tour at Myers Park, northwest of Canyon. Bob Jones won first with 185 points and two tires. Paul McDonald 145. Muriel Pitcox 120. Pete DeShong 105. Forty-six Amarillo firms contributed prizes. Muriel Pitcox was high point scorer in women’s contests.
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Amarillo
Myers Park
Canyon
Bob Jones
Paul McDonald
Muriel Pitcox
Pete DeShong
Muriel
Olympic Horsemanship Tryouts at Fort Riley
Maj. Gen. John K. Kerr announced Olympic team equestrian tryouts will be at Fort Riley Kansas from Sept. 29 to Oct. 5. Civilians and army personnel may enter with civilian eligibility judged by the American Horse Show Association. Also noted is a new type of sea plane float made of inflated balloon cloth claimed to cut plane weight by half.
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New York
U.P
Fort Riley
Kan
John K. Kerr
U. S. Cavalry
American Horse Show Association
Rock Island Ten Challenge Texaco Tonight Forefront in Twilight League
Rock Island seeks to upset Texaco Firechiefs in the Twilight Softball League feature at Thompson Pool amid late-afternoon battles. Standings show Texaco leading with 20 wins, 5 losses, while Rock Island sits 1.5 games back in third. B A E and Davis McDaniel chase as Dekox and others contest today's schedule.
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Texaco
Davis McDaniel
Dekex
Phillips
Carlyon- Florey
Ad Bush-Donnell
S. GC. S
W. L. Pet
Ano B. A. E
Davis-McDaniel
Prs
Mek Athe
Bush-Donnell
DEKOX
Shreveport Stages Texas League Move with 6-2 Win over Dallas
Shreveport moved back into fourth in the Texas League by defeating Dallas 6-2 to drop Tulsa from the upper bracket. In other results, Houston beat Fort Worth 14-5, Beaumont edged Oklahoma City 7-1, and San Antonio topped Tulsa 9-4.
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Fort Worth
Shreveport
Dallas
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Tulsa
San Antonio Peccatere
Pees
Tulsa Shreveport
Tee
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Philadelphia
Chicago
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Ste Awan
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
St Louis Sey
Reid
Friar
Touchstone
Overman
Cronin
Brecheen
Turner
Marberry
Yocke
Moon
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Rige
Douglas and Thompson
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Joe DiMaggio
Mel Harder
Boston Red Sox
Jimmie Foxx
Joe Heving
Philadelphia Athletics
Wedney Borger
R&r
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Potocar
Dilbeck
Grabek
Beavers Midland
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Harris
Miller
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Hay Clovis
Christie
Ratliff
Marek
Berndt
Pes
Pet Lubbock
Orger
Freddie Is
Boss Baker
Bill Britton
National Guard Armory
Dutch Mantell
National Guardsmen
Jimmy Moore
Ed Dawson
Paul Smith
Bob Leighton
Broadmoor
Curry Smyth
Tom Smith
J. R. Roden
Friona
Billy Cooke
Clarendon
Paul Good
Wichita
Roden
Berryhill
Cooke
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H. VY. Robertson & CO
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