Grove Towers Over All-Time Sidewheelers
Grantland Rice profiles Lefty Grove and other great left handed pitchers. He traces Grove from Lonaconing Maryland to stardom with the Athletics and highlights his temperance diet, education, and remarkable pitching record. The piece blends anecdotes about Rube Waddell Babe Ruth Nap Rucker Herb Pennock and Connie Mack.
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Grantland Rice
Nana, Inc
New York
Portsiders
Sidewheelers
Robert Moses Grove
Wlonaconing Lancer
Hills
Maryland
Boston Red Sox
Connie Mack
Rube Waddell
Eddie Plank
Herb Pennock
Lefty Grove
Toad Ramsey
Lonaconing Lancer
Vanderbilt
Frank Black
Detroit Tigers
Waddell
Gettysburg
Guide
Nap Rucker
Marietta Marvel
Brooklyn
Rube Marquard
Brain Trust
Philadelphia
Boston
Art Nehf
Ruth
Theodore Breitenstein
Slik Sallee
Doc White
Ty Cobb
Nick Altrock
Babe Ruth
Tommy Connolly
Rube
Browns
Mackmen
Lancer
Babe
Walter Johnson
Grove
Lonaconing
Martinsburg
Blue Ridge
Lefty
Baltimore
The
Athletics
Blue Ridge Mountains
Farrell Green Sailors Win Buffalo Lake Five-Mile Race
Brisk wind and fair weather greeted fans as John Farrell and Charles Green won the five-mile Buffalo Lake sailboat classic by one second. Howard Saunders and Zed Dozier finished second, with the Finnell twins Billy and Bobby taking third, followed by John Currie and Dale Smith. An all Amarillo race drew a good crowd onshore.
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Buffalo Lake
John Farrell
Charles Green
Howard Saunders
Zed Dozier
Finnell Twins
Billy
Wolflin Golf Team Beats Canyon Crew
Wolflin golfers defended their home course yesterday afternoon defeating Canyon Country Club 56 to 40. The Wolf lin shotmakers accepted a challenge to an inter city match at Canyon Sunday.
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Wolflin
Canyon Country Club
Canyon Niblick
Early Morning Net Match Sees Wayne Sabin Fall in Thriller
In Rye New York on August 7 Martin Buxby upset Wayne Sabin seven to five five six eight six in a dramatic early morning grass court tourney match Sabin was seeded seventh and Bitsy Grant drew attention with his flamboyant play as the day opened with the Eastern grass courts event continuing.
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Wayne Sabin
Thriller
Rye
N. Y
Westchester
Martin Buxby
Buxby
Sabin
Bitsy Grant
Crockett and Austin Face Off For Junior Baseball Crown
Crockett and Austin will clash at College Station tomorrow for the state American Legion junior baseball title. Crockett leveled the series with a 12 to 10 victory yesterday.
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Crockett
Tex
Crocket
Austin
College Station
American Legion
Grove’s Left Arm Magic Keeps Lonaconing Lancer Alive
Gene Tunney’s grip training and a wary loner pitcher named Grove shaped a restless career. Grove entered baseball as a solitary figure with a deadly left arm, rising to 31 wins in 1931 while weathering multiple arm failures over two decades.
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Gene Tunney
Grove
Dizzy Dean
Lonaconing Lancer
Blue Ridge
Pastors Bold Bet Leads Sports Parade Rumors
Henry McLemore surveys heavyweights and tennis figures from Bob Pastor's $2,500 wager to Bobby Riggs and Frankie Parker on Davis Cup plans. Notes Olympic prep, Maureen Orcutt, and racing trotters while predicting golf and tennis prospects and a weary Helen Jacobs on court.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
U.P
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Pastor
Carpentier
Dempsey
Jersey Meadows
Australia
Washington
Bobby Riggs
Charlie Chaplin
Frankie Parker
Don McNeill
Riggs
Parker
McNeill
Alice Marble
Miss Marble
Queen Mother
Homers Fail To Win For Texas Leaguers
Texas League action shows Ed Silber and Lou Novikoffo hit two homers each for San Antonio and Tulsa, but both clubs drop both ends of doubleheaders. San Antonio takes losses to Shreveport in a pair, while Oklahoma City and Fort Worth split two games without favorable results. Teams noted include Dallas, Houston, Beaumont, and Shreveport with several pitchers and scores listed.
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United Press
Ed Silber
San Antonio
Shreveport
Houston
Lou Novikoffo
Tulsa
Dallas
Hallett
Lahti
Andrews
Richmond
Cronin
THUBA
Aeteisis
Milstead
Stein
McCankill
Touchstone
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Hillin
Blanchard
Bivin
Dickey
Marberry
Kearse
Grove
Horton
Linton
Bildillt
Cox
Swift
Huffman
Coombs
Brillheart
Friar
Wagener
McDougal
Cole
Hufffman
Reid
George
Dobernic
Beaumont
Breeden
Turner
Lee
Hardy
Gorsica
Carr
Mann's Bakery
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Mac
Borger
Berry
Pampa
Dorris
Shaffer
Peters
Mann
Moore
McMinn
Berry Place
New York
Pittsburgh
Poland
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Hart
McNulty
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Alexander
Boston
Chicago
Burch
Hardee
de Cincinnati
Neacessis
St Louis
Steee
Murphy
Washington
Mahon
Detroit
Nan Cleveland
B. Murphy
Morton Seater
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Ex-Pilot Dons Mask Against Lubbock Nine
Amarillo Gold Sox aim to snap a six game skid after a 12 11 loss to Lubbock Hubbers. Pitcher Margavio and ex-manager seek cancellation of Rabe’s release while Rabe signs to play catcher only. New call up Wilbur Rossarie may replace Holt. series continues in Lubbock then Clovis.
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Lubbock
Neal Rabe
Amarillo Gold Sox
Lubbock Hubbers
Phil Margavio
Rabe
Margavio
Milton E. Price
Dallas
Bramhan
Bob Leeds
Sox
Margaine
Gold Sox
Jackson
Gorski
Conway
Amarilloans
Wilbur Rossarie
New Orleans
Nona Leeds
Bobby Holt
Clovis
Amarillo
Abrhpoa Hudson
Nichols
Altenburgh
Nook
Bolton
Sanders
Welland c
Holt
Margaine P
Stuese Lubbock
Poa Watkins
Carrif
Taylor
Ans Miller c
Ee Ae
Ot Stevens
Parker
Bridwell
Dee
Moses
Saeas & Tho Jackson
Wccorerss
Margaino
Weiland
Miller
Carr
Stevens
Welland
Watkins
Sox lose to Lubbock as Sanders extends streak to 23 games
Malone Sanders powered the Sox to a 12 11 loss at Lubbock, logging three doubles and a single in four at bats amid a 23 game hitting streak. Neal rejoined the club as J R Corbitt shines for Lake Charles in Evangeline League, while football stars Mauldin and Thompson prep for the All Star game at Houston.
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Sox
Lubbock
Stanley Bolton
Bolton
J. R .Corbitt
Amarillo
Lake Charles
Corbitt
Houston Ball Team May Enter National Semi-Pro Tourney
Grand Prize of Houston won the Texas semi pro title, defeating South Texas Investors 12 to 10 and 5 to 4 in a two game final. Manager Jimmy Delmar announced the team will enter the national semi pro tournament later this month.
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Houston
Waco
Jimmy Delmar
Grand Prize
South Texas Investors
Grand Prze
Thomson Says Pros Won't Tear This Course Apart
Jimmy Thomson of Shawnee on the Delaware predicts the $10,000 Dapper Dan open will test the Wildwood Country Club course but he believes the pros will not tear it apart. He noted the course in good shape and mentioned recent par bashing by top players.
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Sleepy Little Goseh
N. Y
Helsingfors
Jack Hurley
Billy Petrolle
Petrolle
Billy Marquart
Hurley
Dick Metz
Spokane
Chicago
Helen Jacobs
Pittsburgh
Aux
Jimmy ‘Thomson
Shawnee-on-the Delaware
Wildwood Country Club
Victorious Texians Clash With Pampa and Army Tonight
Amarillo Texians, coming off an 11 to 5 win over Panhandle, host Pampa Mobil gassers at 8:30 PM and then face an army team in a seven inning doubleheader at Malin Park. Cecil Phillips pitched last night as the Texians seek their third win in two days.
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Amarillo Texians
Malin Park
Texians
TCU
Pampa Mobil Gassers
Panhandle
Pampa Diamondeers
Army Boys
Pampa
Cecil Phillips
Speed Ravey
Lefty Bowlden
Lefty Goodell
Amarillo
Turner Westener Armstrong
Tucker
Phillips
Reinert
Crowds cheer Gertrude Ederle at Aquacade return
Ten thousand fans at the New York World's Fair Aquacade cheered Gertrude Ederle as she completed a short pool sprint. The former channel swimmer, now 32, celebrated overcoming years of paralysis and illness, insisting she is not deaf and recalling her 1939 comeback plans despite decades of setback.
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Pat McGrady
New York
Gertrude Ederle
English Channel
Gris-Nex
France
Kingsdown
England
Trudy
Cleveland Exposition
Gertie
Broadway
High School Grid Coaches Gather For Bit of Schooling
Texas high school and college mentors attend the seventh annual Texas High School Coaches Association school in Houston. Bo McMillan of Indiana and Raymond Bear Wolf of North Carolina lead instruction with two senior squads in demonstrations and a North versus South game. The six-day event features elite coaches, including Texas background figures, and showcases modern coaching methods.
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Stanley Mauldin
Bill Thompson
Butler Field
Texas High
Houston
Texas
McMillan
Wolf
Heirloom Yeast Passed Down Generations Since 19th Century
A Swedish family keeps a single jar of yeast as an heirloom. The yeast has remained active for up to 175 years across four to five generations, growing in one bowl and shared through the family.
Yankees Fall to Feller and Harder in Twins Tilt
The Yankees lost both ends of a doubleheader to Cleveland with pitchers Bob Feller and Mel Harder limiting New York to nine hits in two games. The Indians won 5-4 then tied 1-1 as part of a broader day of strong pitching across the majors.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Bobby Feller
Mel Harder
Cleveland Indians
New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Hal Schumacher
Cliff Melton
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
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