Big Day for Mr. Baseball Opens With Gala Celebrations
Beverly Hills hosts the Beverly Hills Open with Jag McSpaden and Byron Nelson favored to win the $5,000 event as they top a strong field of 67 pros and 152 amateurs. Babe Didrikson Zaharias is the sole woman contender in the tournament. Connie Mack prepares for his golden jubilee at Shibe Park with a large crowd expected, honoring baseball icons and Mack’s 50 years as manager.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Jag McSpaden
Byron Nelson
Nelson
McSpaden
Ray Mangrum
Fay Coleman
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Shibe Park
Athletics
Yesteryear
Honus Wagner
Tris Speaker
George Sisler
Mickey Cochrane
Bill Dickey
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Mack
Pittsburgh Nationals
Cornelius McGillicuddy
Annual City Golf Championships Schedule Details
Readable golf tournament dates include Annual Men's Municipal Championship from July 23 to August 27. Annual City Women's Championship at Ross Rogers Course runs August 21 to 24. Annual Men's City Championship at Amarillo Country Club takes place September 2 to 4.
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Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Country Club
Local Golf Events In Amarillo This Week
The schedule lists a series of golf events in Amarillo including weekend handicap tournaments at Ross Rogers Course and Sunset Course, the Municipal Golf Association and Junior Golf Association events, and weekday activities at Amarillo Country Club.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Junior Golf Association
Sunset
Amarillo Country Club
Ross Rogers Course
Ladies Municipal Golf Association
Sunset Golf Association
Hursday
Amarillo Club Golf Tourney Ends in Tie for First
Mrs J W Babb and Mrs J W Higgins tied for first after posting net 31 percents in the Best Selected Nine Hole Tournament at the Amarillo Country Club yesterday. The special prize went to Mrs Norris Ewing. Rio de Janeiro means River of January.
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J. W. Babb
J. W. Higgins
Amarillo Country Club
Norris Ewing
Rio de Janeiro
Madison Square Garden to Host Charity Lightweight Bout
Army privates Beau Jack and Bob Montgomery headline a 10 round lightweight bout at Madison Square Garden with war bond purchases the only way in. Gates estimated between 25 and 50 million dollars with top donors buying up to 100000 dollar seats. First three rows will be donated to wounded service men from Pacific Normandy and Italy. Jack and Montgomery donate cash and tickets to hospitals and the event foregoes cash purses for fighters. Promoter Mike Jacobs donates his promotional services and Gillette covers about 15000 in expenses. Also noting a semi pro baseball plan to crown national champions in a four out of seven series starting August 30 in Wichita.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Beau Jack
Bob Montgomery
Pacific
Normandy
Italy
Augusta
Frankie Thomas
Montgomery
Mike Jacobs
Gillette
Wichita
Kan
National
Semi-Pro Baseball Congress
United States
Canada
Grim warning to boxing commissions in wake of Lem Franklin death
New York August 4 U P reports Lem Franklin Chelago heavyweight died in Newark New Jersey from brain injuries suffered when knocked out by Larry Lane Franklin had been considered washed up by his manager Jack Hurley and autopsy findings raised questions about prior injury history boxing commissions must enforce thorough rigid medical examinations to prevent similar tragedies across the United States authorities cite past cases like Luther McCarty and Ernie Schaaf as warning signs for ongoing safety reforms in the sport.
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New York
U.P
Lem Franklin
New Jersey
United States
Luther McCarty
Boxing Commission
Newark
N. J
Larry Lane
Franklin
John J. Hall
Willie Stevens
New York Sunday Enquirer
Jack Hurley
Lem
Hurley
Billy Petrolle
Pargo Express
Petrolle
Barney Ross
Ernie Schaaf
Primo
New York Commission
Racket Ramblings on Amarillo Tennis Rout of Phillips Club
Glyndon Riley reports Amarillo’s 14 wins and 2 losses in a Sunday rout of the Phillips Club on local courts. The piece lists players, lineups, and notable match results, noting Phillips gains from transfers and detailing junior and high school participants and rivalries.
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Phillips
Amarilloans
City Tenuis
Phillips Club
Bartlesville
Oklo
James Redding
Amarillo
James Utterback
J. E. Lovelady
Ward Repp
Bill Johnston
John Allen
Jack Laing
Bud Bussard
Barry Langford
Hadyn Hardin
Marvin Redding
O. D. Thompson
Clifford Morrison
Frank Smith
Sydney Barr
Arnold Levinstein
James Saunders
Billy Jenkins
Wheatleys
Bob
Camilla
Camila
Cubs Leap Into First Division After Winning Nine Straight
Chicago Cubs rise to National League first division for the first time since April 20 after a nine game winning streak on their eastern tour. Bill Nicholson hits home runs in both games of a doubleheader to lead the majors with 23.
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Cubs
Carl Landql
United Press
New York
Chicago Chimanego Cubs
Pasenb
Bruins
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Nicholson
Bob Chipman
Dodgers
Ed Stanky
Brooklyn
Claude Passeau
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ted Wilks
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
John Dickshot
Chicago Cubs
Ama rillo Country Club Announces Monthly Golf Schedule
Ama rillo Country Club unveils a busy calendar of golf events led by club pro George Ausbach. The month opens with junior medal play followed by a 8:30 p.m. putting contest and weekly events including weekend medal play and a ladies tournament. Dates to be announced.
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Amarillo Country Club
George Ausbach
Ausbach
Ben Chapman Returns To Baseball Tonight
Ben Chapman former Yankee outfielder now with Richmond and Brooklyn Dodgers is slated for his first start tonight against Boston.
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Ben Chapman
Baseball
New York
Richmond
Brooklyn Dodger
Boston
Improved Reds Ready for Pampa Showdown
The Amarillo Field Reds, riding a morale boost after beating the Amarillo Dodgers, travel to Pampa to face the Oilers Sunday afternoon. Dan Hurley led a 9 98 win with three hits and a triple, while Duckworth and Carrigan paced the Dodgers with four hits each.
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Amarillo Field
Reds
Pampa Oilers
Pampa
Amarillo Dodgers
Dan Hurley
Dodgers
Hurley
Red
Jay
McCave
Levy
Duckworth
A. Carrigan
Dodger
Carrigan
Young
Dumas Zinc Diamondeers
Standings Report lung x ray exams show TB rate
The Standings notes that among nearly 250000 people who had chest x rays from the U S Public Health Service since the war began about 1 percent were found to have significant pulmonary tuberculosis, highlighting the scale of screening results.
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U. S. Public Health Service
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