Clowns fall to Elks in ten innings in charity softball duel
In a marathon ten inning game at Jaycee Park the Elks beat the Clowns 10 to 9 to lift their season to 2 straight wins. Eddie Norton pitched all ten for the Clowns, fanning 20 with eight walks as Elks pitching limited them to five hits. Proceeds benefited the Children’s Preventorium.
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Chick Wells
Pode” Powell
Elks Club
Jaycee Park
Elks
Wells
Eddie Norton
Deluxe
Clowns
Max O Brien
Scotty Maxwell
Davis McDaniel
Texaco
O'Brien
Maxwell
Dumbell
Ricketts and
Reeves
Australians vow to win cup as silent mission begins
In New England sports pages Henry Md Emore Chestnut Hill notes the Australian Davis Cup team under captain Hopman arrive with a strict pledge of silence and unity, intent on dethroning the Americans in September while facing scrutiny at home for potential backlash if they fail.
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Henry Md
Emore
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Grant
Vicksburg
Quist
Bromwich
Crawford
Hopman
Silence
J. P. Morgan
Sphinx
Australia
Harry Hopman
Don Budge
Sydney
Melbourne
America
Budge
Riggs
Parker
Blues and Creamerymen tie in practice tilt at dusk
At Amarillo on the Blues diamond, Blues and Plains Creamery battled to a 2-2 five inning draw as darkness halted play. 16 year old pitcher Jimmy Kerns no hit four innings before two walks and a fly error let a run score. Taylor Jones finished the fifth allowing the final tally and a rematch is set for Thursday at 6 30 p m. The article also notes Lake Bonneville in Utah.
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Amarillo Blues
Diamond
Jackson
Blues
Plains Creamery
Jimmy Kerns
Taylor Jones
Kerns
Blues and Creamerymen
First No-Hitter By Ernie White At Houston Park
Ernie White, a 22-year-old left hander, tossed the first no hit game at the Houston park in 11 years. Fort Worth bats were silenced as he dominated the game.
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Ernie White
Houston Park
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Dickey
Barrett
Turner
Tulsa
Shreveport
Thomas
McCaskill
Brillheart
Friar
Eaves
Hor
Mite Will Have Lots of Star Support
Dave O'Brien leads the collegiate all star scrimmage with a standout display amid 70 top 1938 players in Chicago. Coaches praise his dual threat running and passing, while Brock, Aldrich, Hill and others vie for pivotal roles on the line and backfield.
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Mite
Little Davey
Texas Christian
Giants
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
O'Brien
Ambers in Shape Declares Dempsey on Title Fight
Jack Dempsey visited Lou Ambers in Carmel New York and predicted Ambers could beat Henry Armstrong in their 15 round title bout at Yankee Stadium next Tuesday night. Dempsey said Ambers is in prime condition strong fast and punching sharply. In Pompton Lakes New Jersey Henry Armstrong weighed 136 pounds confirming he would make the 135 pound limit for the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompton Lakes
N. J
Henry Armstrong
Lou Ambers
Front runners facing odds in tight pennant race
The excerpt notes how leading teams like the Giants Cubs Pirates Red Sox Cardinals Yankees and Reds face pressure and potential reversals. It highlights front-running as requiring gameness and warns that even strong clubs must stay vigilant against rising rivals.
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Giants
Cubs
Pirates
Red Sox
Cardinals
Yankees
Reds
Farmhand heroes lift Reds and Yanks in tight games
Ex Yankee farm hands Johnny Niggeling and Charlie Keller starred for Cincinnati and New York. Niggeling debuted with the Reds in a 6-5 win over Pittsburgh, while Keller’s clutch double scored Red Rolfe for a 3-2 win over Washington. Dodgers beat Giants 8-5 in NL action. Tigers trounce Indians 12-3 behind Newsom and McCoy.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Yankees
Johnny Niggeling
Charlie Keller
Niggeling
Kansas City
Newark
Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincy
Indianapolis
Keller
Red Rolfe
Washington Senators
Yanks
Senators
St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
Bob Bowman
Terry Moore
Boston Bees
Phillies
N. L
Dodgers
New York Giants
Detroit Tigers
Buck Newsom
Benny McCoy
Cleveland Indians
Buck
Benny
Lyan Nelson
Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Haddock Pursues McBuin in Wichita Wrestling Feud
In Wichita on August 16, Gentleman Dale Haddock chases Matman McBuin after a prior clash. The card at the National Guard Armory features Dory Detton returning to face Buck Davidson, with a main bout to be announced. The event follows a two week layoff for armory mobilization.
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Gentleman Dale Haddock
Matman McBuin
Dutch Mantel
National Guard Armory
Dale Haddock
Bill McBain
Hadock
McBain
McBuin
Haddock
National Guardsmen
Dory Detton
Salt Lake City
Dettons
Dory
South Africa
Palestine
England
France
Buck Davidson
Sun Valley Idaho
Brush to Win a Night Game 3 0
Pitcher Brush blanked the opposition as his team won 3 to 0 in a night game. He allowed only four hits while St. Louis and Chicago were idle.
Boots Returns to Work After Baseball Firing
Hagerstown Md Aug 16 Boots Poffenberger once a big league pitcher and nickname Boots says he is willing to work in the brickyard or tannery and play sandlot baseball while hoping to return to the sport. He admits jumping the Brooklyn club and not reporting to Montreal amid a black list by Commissioner Landis likely ends his major league career. He moved to Canada when transferred to the minors but left after his wife fell ill and later chose fishing over baseball.
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Hagerstown
Peck
Elwood Cletus
Boots) Poffenberger
Crossoads
Boots
Brooklyn
Montreal
K. M. Landis
Poffenberger
Cinccinnati
Canada
New York
Royals
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Joe McCarthy
Mighty Elks
Grantland Ride
Nana
New York Yankees
Jack Doyle
Bronx
Buckeye State
Bucky Walters
Paul Derringer
Curt Davis
Lon Warneke
Lefty Grove
Foxx
Williams
Cronin
DiMaggio
Rolfe
Gordon
Donald
Rich
Whiplash Warneke
Arkansas
Sunkel
Dizzy Dean
Bill Terry
Carl Hubbell
Joe Medwick
Johnny Mize
Pepper Martin
Red Ruffing
City Commission
City of
Amarillo
H. R. Smith
Utah
Lake Bonneville
Matt. M. Burford
Pierce
Renace Prmawene
Amarillo Lumber & Supply CO
Washington
Steve Snider
United Press
Chicago
Dave O'Brien
Football Giants
Brock
Bob MacLeod
Dartmouth
MacLeod
Texan
Charley Brock
Nebraska
Ki Aldrich
Dan Hill
Duke
Augustana College
Illinois
George Lene
Lene
O’brien
Slip Madigan
St. Mary's
Layden
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
Howie Weiss
Pete Fay
Stanford
Johnny Pingel
Michigan State
Ralph Heikkinen
Michigan
Marshall Goldberg
Pittsburgh
Ambers
Dempsey
H. V. Robertson & CO
Erebiebed
Bill White
Wichita
Kas
George Sisler
Imperial
Sisler
United States
Joseph
al, Jeient
Troy
Leveritt's Barber Shop
Oliver-Eakle Building
Questey
Ana
Urae
Gold Sox
Ball Park
Lincoln ST. Drug
Lincoln Miller Pharmacy
Florida
Bush and Donell
Taylor
Paramount | Recreation Club
Billiards & Basement
Eakle Bldg
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