Practice for Golf Tournament Opens Weekend
Golfers from Wellington Lubbock Clarendon Plainview Tucumcari Roswell Albuquerque and a dozen other centers test Hillcrest and Municipal layouts for the Panhandle Amateur tournament opening Saturday. Entry lists top 200 with 90 prizes totaling 5200 dollars including a Chrysler sedan from Panhandle Motor Co and a Kelvinator refrigerator from E E Finklea.
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Wellington
Lubbock
Clarendon
Plainview
Tucumcari
Roswell
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Hillcrest
Municipal
Panhandle
Moon Vwouay
Wiv Cuuy
Globe
Muny
Clements Sporting Goods
Williams Hardware
Panhandle Motor Company
Kelvinator
E. E. Finklea
Baseball scores and standings across leagues
American League results include Washington over Philadelphia 5 to 1 and New York over Boston 4 to 2. National League shows Philadelphia 4 Boston 5 and Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 4, with Chicago 3 St Louis 4. Texas League results list Beaumont 7 Waco 20 and Fort Worth 13 Wichita Falls 9, leading to standings with Wichita Falls at top and Fort Worth near .600. Thursday schedules set Beaumont at Waco and San Antonio at Houston among others.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Beaumont
Waco
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Wichita
Fale
Cincinnati
Primo Carnera Ready to Fight Any Opponent
Primo Carnera and manager Leon See arrived in Chicago seeking a bout at Whites Sox Perk on August 14 but promotion stalled as promoter Mique Malloy failed to secure a suitable opponent. The Illinois State Athletic Commission barred See from involvement, leaving a deal uncertain. See vows to fight only with license in place and promises a heavy side bet on Carnera’s knockout in six rounds if the wager is met.
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United Press
Chicago
Primo Carnera
Primo
Leon See
Mique Malloy
Carer
Ilinois
Waco Cubs Rally to Score Record Sham in 18-Run Inning
Gene Rye sparked a historic Texas League eruption as the Waco Nightmares pounded Beaumont 20 to 7. Rye hit three homers driving in eight, part of a 12-hit, six-walk big frame that eclipsed league norms and moved Waco within a half-game of Wichita Falls.
Major League Leaders From The Associated Press
The AP lists 1940s style leader data for both leagues through Aug 6, highlighting Terry and Klein in NL batting and runs, Klein with key RBI totals, Comorosky and Wilson among homers, and Coyler with steals. American League leaders include Simmona Hedapp Gehrig Ruth and Reynolds Gehringer in various categories, with notable RBI, runs, and hits figures.
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Associated Press
Terry
Giants
Klein
Phillies
Frederick
Robins
Comorosky
Pirates
Wilson
Cuba
Coyler
Cubs
Simmona
Athletics
Rath
Yankees
Gehrig
LaBarba to Fight Mastro in 16 Round Test Tonight
Fidel LaBarba former world flyweight champion challenge Earl Mastro of Chicago in a Chicago Stadium 16 round bout as he bids to be the leading featherweight title contender.
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United Press
Chicago
Fidel LaBarba
California
Earl Mastro
Chicago Stadium
Munro Puts Down Prenzel in Chicago Bout
Chicago light welterweight Jackie Munro outpoints Kurt Prenzel of Germany in a Chicago match. Lawrence’s Andy Calla Hen of Lawrence defeats Johnny Farr of Cleveland in a 10 round decision.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jackie Munro
Kurt Prenzel
Germany
Lawrence
Mass
Andy Callahen
Johnny Farr
Cleveland
Walker Family In Canyon Crash Near Clifton Arizona
Fred Walker the University of Texas basketball coach and his family were injured when their car plunged 75 feet into a canyon on Coronado highway seventeen miles northwest of Clifton. Walker sprained his ankle and fractured a leg bone, Mrs Walker fractured a leg, the eldest son fractured an arm, and the second son suffered severe cuts and bruises.
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Fred Walker
Texas
U. Cage
Associated Press
Clifton
Ariz
University of Texas
Here
Coronado Highway
Longhorn
Gabby Street Reappointed Cards Pilot for 1931
St Louis owner Sam Breadon announces Gabby Street will pilot the Cardinals in 1931. Street, a former Washington catcher, is entering his first major league season as manager while the club sits in fourth place. Also notes yesterday’s hero pitcher Sam Jones, 37, who limited the Athletics to six hits in a 5-1 Washington win.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Sam Breadon
National League Baseball Club
Charles
Gabby) Street
Cardinals
Street
Breadon
Washington Senators
Walter Johnson
Gabby
Sam Jones
Athletics
Washington
Philadelphia
Foxx
Miller
Clever Cuban and Battling Berg Tonight
United Press reports a 10 round or less lightweight bout at the Polo Grounds between Kid Chocolate of Cuba and Jack Berg of London. Chocolate seeks a title shot while Berg, a relentless mauler, hopes to upset the odds in a crowd expected to witness a real scrap tonight.
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United Press
New York
Whitechapel
London
Polo Grounds
Kid Chocolate
Jack
Kid) Berg
al Singer
Sammy Mandell
Chocolate
Berg
Chicago Golfers in Junior Title Play
Chicago and St. Louis dominated the Western Junior Golf championship quarter finals at Flossmoor. Four Chicago clubs and two St. Louis entries lead a field of over 250 as 18-hole rounds open the day and survivors advance to a 36-hole final tomorrow. Pairings include Chuck Collins versus Julian D Esposito and Walter Dixon versus John Banke.
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Flossmoor Country Club
Flossmoor
Ill
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Fort Wayne
Ind
Chuck Collins
Julian D'Esposito
Joseph Switzer
Bill Bassett
Claude Myers
William Chambers
Walter Dixon
John Banke
Sammy Mandell Plans Comeback With Eddie Long
Chicago August 7 Sammy Mandell former world lightweight champion is reported to be planning a comeback managed by Eddie Long partner of his current manager Eddie Kan Mandell says he suspects he was doped in his bout with Al Singer and holds Kane responsible for insufficient protection before the fight
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United Press
Chicago
Sammy Mandell
Eddie Long
Eddie Kan
Mandell
al Singer
Kane
Waco Sets Long Distance Slugging Record In One Inning
In Waco Texas on August 7 Gene Rye of the Waco Club homered three times in the eighth inning as the team fueled an 18 run inning in a 20 to 7 victory over BeauMont pitchers. The feat ties a historic mark previously set by Thomas Burns in 1883 for two doubles and a homer in one inning.
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Associated Press
Waco
Texas
Gene Rye
Beaumont
Thomas E. Burns
Chicago
Detroit
Cubs
Philadelphia
New York Yankees
Washington
Brooklyn Robins Start Strong on Road Trip
The Brooklyn Robins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7 to 4 to open a crucial road trip as St. Louis edged the Chicago Cubs 4 to 3 and Cincinnati moved atop the standings with the Pirates dropping behind. George Watkins delivered a seventh inning pinch homer for the Cards while Comorosky starred for Pittsburgh with four doubles and a homer.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
West
Brooklyn Robins
Robins
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Hagen Eliminated From Pro Golf Championship Qualifying
Walter Hagen fails to qualify for the pro championship at Fresh Meadow Club in September. Johnny Farrell Gene Larson Bill Mehlhorn Billy Burke Pat Circelli Jimmy Hines John Golden Whiffy Cox Jack Forrester among others also miss the cut as Young Horton Smith leads Cherry Valley with 139 over 36 holes.
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Associated Press
New York
Walter Hagen
Fresh Meadow Club
Flushing
Horton Smith
Hagen
Cherry Valley Club
Smith
Mike Brady
Long Jim Barnes
Wee Bobby Cruickshank
Willie McFarlane
Johnny, Farrell
Gene Larson
Bill Mehlhorn
Billy Burke
Pat Circelli
Jimmy Hines
John Golden
Whiffy Cox
Jack Forrester
Night Golf Debuts Under Lights in Kansas City
Kansas City report notes night golf debut as caddies with flashlights scour the links. The feature describes players testing glow and pace, highlighting novelty of twilight play in the region.
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Kansas
United Press
Kansas City
Memphis Chicks surge ahead with steady pitching and timely hitting
AP report notes Memphis Chicks dominated Southern Association action with nine hits producing seven runs while Griffin allowed five scattered hits and one run. Mobile Bears stranded seven. Birmingham Barons rallied to top Chattanooga Lookouts 10 7 as Andrews and Gibson held the Lookouts. Nashville Volunteers edged Atlanta 8 in ninth after trailing by four. Little Rock beat New Orleans 5 4 with Eckert sealing the win.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Memphis Chicks
Southern Association
Griffin
Mobile Bears
Welch
Chattanooga Lookouts
Eagle
Barons
Lookouts
Birmingham
Andrews
Gibson
Nashville Volunteers
Partridge
Nashville
Luke Appling
Little Rock
New Orleans
Eckert
Eddleman
Eichrodt
Detore
Pels
Eastwood Hills unveils night golf under floodlit course
Spectators watched last night as players toed off under 102 floodlights at Eastwood Hills Golf Course in the Midwest. Judges noted distance was hard on short shots but finding balls stayed easy when kept near fairways. Nine holes glow at a cost per hole of scooo, with Bob McCrary claiming low score honors at 87 on a par 85 track.
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Eastwood Hills
Middle West
Bob McCrary
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