Turnesa Finds Weekend Golf Differs From Tourney Play
Willie Turnesa analyzes how weekend golf differs from tournament rounds after a Five Four-Ball at Winged Foot. He notes that lesser courses and practice habits misled him about distance and touch and explains how adjusting focus and scrambling improved his outlook for the upcoming United States Amateur defense at North Shore in Chicago September 11-16.
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Harry Grayson
NEA Service
Syracuse
Robert Tyre Jones
Willie Turnesa
Chuck Kocsis
Frank Strafach
Dick Chapman
Chick Harbert
Bob Bammish
Don Schumacher
Turnesa
United States
Chicago
North Shore
Simonpure
Turnesa Brothers
Anderson
Winged Foot
Holy Cross
Udo Reinach
Jack Creavy
Willie
Oakmont
Chapman
Creavy
Pat Abbott
Armstrong Ambers Title Tilt Features Pair of Game Kids
Grantland Rice reports on the Armstrong Ambers lightweight title clash and the contrasting temperaments of Lou Ambers and Henry Armstrong. The piece notes Ambers reliability and humor against Armstrongs punching energy and fan appeal, with strategy and resilience amid painful hands and past fights.
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Armstrong
Lake Carmel
N. Y
Nana
Armstrong-Ambers
Ambers
Lou Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Henry
Harry Greb
Fred Apostoli
Larry White
Dan Morgan
Gene Tunney
Mickey Walker
Benny Leonard
Nelson
Mid West
Young Corbett
Terry Mc
All-Star Schoolboy Heroes Shine In Texas Game Tie
T A Weems of Rockdale High and Gene Keel of Masonic Home Fort Worth led as aces of the 1939 all-star schoolboy game. The South and North played to a 6-6 tie before 15 000 fans in Houston after a 57 yard drive finished by Keel. Keel and Weems reportedly plan to enroll at Rice Institute this fall. Keel also excelled in track winning the shot put and discus. Site for 1940 game to be decided next January.
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Houston
T. A Weems
Rockdale
Gene Keel
Masonic
Fort Worth
Texas High School Coaches Association
Weems
Raymond
Bear) Wolf
North Carolina
Keel
Bo McMillin
Indiana University
Texas
Bill Ramsey
Breckenridge
Bill Thompson
Amarillo
Little Gene
Rice Institute
Coaches’ Association
Sandie center Mauldin stars in rugged Texas League action
Stanley Mauldin started at tackle and played almost the entire game as Texas League results rolled in. He wore a team wrist watch homeward bound after declaring he shed six pounds and commented Houston summer football is tough on players.
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Stanley Mauldin
Sandie
Stanley
Houston
West Texas League action features Lubbock Midland dominance
In West Texas New Mexico League play Lubbock, Midland Cowboys led Sunday slate as Lubbock beat Pampa Oilers 11 to 8 and 4 to 0 in a doubleheader. Midland jumped to first division with a 6 to 2 and 6 to 1 wins over Carlton City, while Lamesa Loboes upset Amarillo Gold Sox 4 to 1 and Big Spring defeated Clovis 11 to 3.
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West Texas
Pam
Big Borie
Midland
Borger
Clovis
Lamesa
Amarillo G
Amarillo
Lubbock
Hubbers
Midland Cowboys
Pampa Oilers
Oilers
Migland
Berger
Carlton City Boys
Bill Hendrix
Lamesa Loboes
Gold Sox
Lamesans
Cincinnati Reds fall to Cardinals in doubleheader red-hot chase
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 and 4-3, trimming Cincinnati's NL lead to six games as Enos Slaughter homered in both games and Mort Cooper added a late solo shot. Other NL stars piled on with seven Giants homers in a rout of the Phillies, while Dizzy Dean, Bob Feller, and Ted Williams led further pennant action across the circuit.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Sportsman’s Park
Redbirds
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis
Don Padgett
Mort Cooper
New York Giants
Phillies
Carl Hubbell
Dizzy Dean
Ter
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Thornton Lee
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Fritz Ostermueller
Ted Williams
Bobby Doerr
Williams
Pinky Higgins
St. Louis Browns
Detroit
Tigers
Young tennis stars Kramer and Van Horn set for Davis Cup dreams
In Chestnut Hill Massachusetts Welby Van Horn and Jack Kramer, once grammar schoolers in Los Angeles, rise as tennis prospects in the national doubles championship. The pair, both six feet tall and long tied for the Davis Cup goal, eye a second round meeting with Australia’s Adrian Quist and Jack Bromwich, hoping to cement a path to the Davis Cup team.
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Longwood Cricket Club
Welby van Horn
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
Kramer
van Horn
Forest Hills
Wimbledon
Bill Tilden
Landy
King Pin
Vines
Perry
Sid Wood
Frank Shields
Lott
Hennessy
Bitsy Grant
Adrian Quist
Jack Bromwich
Australia
Kramer and
Amarillo Texians Edge Dumas 9-8 After Thrilling Ninth
Amarillo Texians rally in the ninth to beat Dumas Shamrock Gassers 9 to 8 at Malin Park. Bowlden delivered a clutch sacrifice fly after a two-out double by Lindsey as Elmer Watkins scored on the catch to end the game. Cecil Phillips led Amarillo with a homer a single and a double, supported by Nunnally Danner and Lindsey with key hits.
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Amarillo Texians
Dumas Shamrock Gassers
Malin Park
Bowlden
Texians
Amarillo
Gassers
Timely
Elmer Watkins
Bill Lindsey
Watkins
Cecil Phillips
C. H. ‘Satch’ Nunnally
Frank Danner
20Th Infantry Army
Fort Warren
Wyo
Camp Bullis
Lockney
Tucumcari
Dumas
Abrhpore Garry
Henderson
En Bodine
Hess
Nunnally
Phillips
iBeth
Lindsey
Esssacees
Bodine
Callahan
Harris
Parks
Danner
Gary
McBeth
Compton
Gus Owns a Laundry But Wishes His Name Were George
St Louis football figure Gus Jaudes remarks on laundries tied to Bears and Redskins owners and jokes he would be set if his name were George. He references Chicago’s George Halas, Washington’s George Marshall, and his own St Louis Gunners.
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George
ST. Louis
Laundries
Chicago Bears
Washington Red Skins
Gus Jaudes
St. Louis Gunners
George Halas
Chicago
Bears
George Marshall
Washington, D. C
Redskins
Jaudes
Dee-Low narrowly miss tennis glory in doubles upset
In Brookline Mass the national doubles championships featured a tight first round as 18 year old Dee and 20 year old Low pushed Welby Van Horn and Jack Kramer to a five set thriller. Other first round winners included Bob Kamrath Darrell Hudson Russell Bobbitt and Frank Guverney.
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Brookline
Mass
California
Welby van Horn
Jack Kramer
Stamford University
Larry Dee
Bobby Low
Dee
Low
van Horn
Kramer
Bob Kamrath
Austin
Tex
Darrell Hudson
Phoenix
Ariz
Russell Bobbitt
Frank Guvernsey
Conn Dorazio May Net 20000 If Weather Holds Tonight
Roundup notes Conn vs Gus Dorazio with potential $20000 net if conditions permit. Odds on Conn move to 5-6. White Sox practice with yellow ball. Max Baer defeats Lou Nova in bowling 449 to 313. Byrd fills in as golf columnist for Cy Peterman. Durocher tells Dodgers to finish ahead of Giants. Yankees firing rumors circulate.
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Conn
Gus Dorazio
White Sox
Max Baer
Lou Nova
Lou
Sammy Byrd
Cy Peterman
Philadelphia Inquirer
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Giants
Schumacher Defeats Barnum To Win Pine Crest Golf
Don Schumacher of Dallas defeated John Barnum of Edinburgh 2 and won the Pine Crest invitation golf tournament in Longview yesterday. It was Schumacher’s fourth win over Barnum in tournament play this year.
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Longview
Don Schumacher
Dallas
John Barnum
Edinburgh
Don
Barnum
Duncan Faces Oregon in Wichita Semi Pro Showdown
Duncan Oklahoma, 1936 national champion, meets the Silverton Oregon Red Sox in Wichita tonight to seek a second victory in the 1939 tourney. Duncan won its first round 11 to 1 over the Wichita All-Steels during Oklahoma Day as Enid Champlins fell 8 to 3 to Vance Cauble and Mt. Pleasant Texas teammates.
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Wichita
Kas
Duncan
Okla
Silverton
Ore
Red Sox
Wichita All- Steels
Sooner State
Enid Champlins
Vance Cauble
Mt. Pleasant
Tex
Public Netter. Meet New York National Tennis Tourney
Public parks tennis players begin their national tournament at Randalls Island. Willis Anderson of Los Angeles, last year’s men's singles champion, is present to defend his title.
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W. A. Robertson
Tol Ware
Norma Jo
Denver
New Mexico
Clovis
New York
Public Parks
Randalls Island
Willis Anderson
Los Angeles
Golfer Charged After Caddie Killed by Club Toss
In Philadelphia a 27 year old amateur golfer James B McFarland III faced involuntary manslaughter charges for striking caddie John Klemming 35 with a heavy golf club hurled in anger after a bad shot at Huntingdon Valley Country Club. Bail set at 2000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
James B. McFarland
McParland
Justice of the Peace
Howard S. Corneal
John Klemming
McFarland
Huntingdon Valley Country Club
Curly Headed Billy Conn Faces Dorazio in Debut Bout
Billy Conn the curly headed Irishman from Pittsburgh makes his heavyweight debut in a 10 round non title bout against Gus Dorazio from South Philadelphia. Conn, 21, seeks a rapid rise toward heavyweight championship by 1941 as Dorazio weighs about 12 pounds more, Dorazio 185 and Conn 173.
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Philadelphia
Billy
Conn
Pittsburgh
Gus Dorazio
Husky
Pampa Boy Competes in Akron Soapbox Derby
Eleven-year-old Clifton Hardesty Jr of White Plains speeds to the all-American and international championships in Akron’s soapbox derby. In preliminaries, Hugh Blevins Jr of Pampa Texas finished third in his heat.
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Akron
Ohio
Clifton Hardesty, Jr
White Plains
Hugh Blevins, Jr
Pampa
Tex
Well Qualified Jaeger Joins New Jersey Highway Police
Charley Jaeger once a bike champion now serves with the New Jersey Highway Police pursuing speedsters in a shift aimed at enforcing traffic laws.
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Charley Jaeger
New Jersey Highway Police
Riggs Parker In Mediocre Net Showing
In the Eastern Grass Court championships Bobby Riggs beat Frankie Parker 1-6 64 6-4 7-5 to win the singles title but critics doubt their Davis Cup form. American women led by Alice Marble won the Wightman Cup lead, while Mako and Mulloy upset Wimbledon champions Riggs and Cooke in doubles.
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Jack Cuddy Rye
N. Y
U.P
America
Bobby Riggs
Frankie Parker
Riggs
Parker
Bobby
Charley Chaplin
Frankie
Westchester Country Club
Alice Marble
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Brookline
Mass
Mary Arnold
Miss Marble
Mrs. Fabyan
Gene Mako
Los Angeles
Don Budge
Gardnar Mullosdf
Miami
Fla
Elwood Cooke
Portland
Ore
Mako
Mulloy
Dapper Dan playoff to decide golf title
Gene Sarazen Ralph Guldahl and Denny Shute face a 72 hole tie in the Dapper Dan championship with top prize 2500 and second 1250. Sarazen trails after a 77 rough conditions while Shute and Guldahl shot 76 and 75 as the trio vie for the title in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Gene Sarazen
Ralph Guldahl
Denny Shute
Sarazen
Guldahl
Shute
Xietish
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