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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1932
Page
7
Twenty five local women golfers start the annual chase for the George Lindsay trophy at Amarillo Country Club. Qualifying rounds on Thursday will decide matches, with entry closing tomorrow at sundown. 1931 champion Mrs Florence Kistler will not defend. Prizes awarded in each flight to winners and consolation winners.
Los Angeles reported the 1932 Olympic Games earned more than 1 million in profits. William May Garland announced a resolution to repay the state bonds issued in 1928, saving taxpayers.
Stanley Poreda a 23 year old blond from Jersey City defeated Primo Carnera in a ten round bout by decision at Newark. Referee Joe Mangold awarded the verdict and Commissioner George E Keenen demanded an explanation. Carnera was warned four times for roughness and boos rang from a 15000 strong crowd as Poreda landed sharp late blows to Carnera's midsection.
Total hits Medwick Houston 34 Stebbins Houston 172 Doubles James Dallas 44 Med wick Houston 43 Triples Hooks Fort Worth 17 Home Runs Greenberg Beaumont 31 Easterling Beaumont 29 Runs scored Medwick Houston 104 Fox Beaumont 103 Runs batted in Easterling Beaumont 111 Medwick Houston 106 Stolen bases James Dallas 35 Fox Beaumont 30 Games pitched in Garland Dallas and Payne Houston 37 Complete games pitched Dudd Houston 21 Innings pitched Murray Dallas 252 Payne Houston 237 Strikeouts Thormahlen Galveston 155 Rowe Beaumont 131 Base on balls Heusser Houston Conlan Longview 85 Games won Murray Dallas 20 Thormahlen Galveston 17 Games lost Biggs Hollerson Tyler 15
Louisville August 17 six seeded players remain in the race for the men's singles championship in the National Public Parks tournament here edging toward a decisive stage.
Edwin A. McClure of Shreveport along with Gus Moreland Charles Dexter and Jack Munger all of Dallas qualified for the National Amateur at Baltimore after 36 holes at Brook Hollow. McClure led eight players with 145, Moreland 147, Munger 148, Dexter 150. Several Dallas players failed to qualify. Walker Cup team details and other qualifiers noted.
Play in the men singles will resume tomorrow. The standout evening match features Ruth Martinez of Washington DC versus Anne Lindeman of St Louis in the women’s singles. Four other women’s singles matches and several doubles contests fill the program.
The baseball leaders list shows National League top batters O Doul and Klein with high averages and runs. It also notes Klein leading in hits and RBIs, with Frisch and Ott among others in key categories. In pitching, Warneke leads NL with 17 5, while Swetonic is 11 5. American League leaders include Foxx in batting and RBIs, Ruth near in multiple stats, with Myer and Cronin highlighted in triples and doubles. Chapman and Walker top steals, Gomez and Weaver lead pitching in respective wins and losses.
In Goshen New York August 17 a crowd gathers for the Hambletonian stake race worth about $60 000 to the winner. The piece recalls Goldsmith Maid a famed trotter from the Civil War era who earned $364 000 and won 350 of 425 heats, noting her enduring legend and historic times.
On Charley Grimm day at Cubs Park crowds of 32,000 cheered the new manager. Lonnie Warneke aimed for an eighteenth win though relief came in the eighth as Boston led late. Bud Tinning earned the victory after the Cubs rallied late in the ninth.
Promoter Dutch Mantell stacks a wrestling card with George Ligosky versus Walter Stratton in the main event billed as Survival of the Fittest. Women invited for the night, pay 10 cents at the box office. Semi final features Pat O’Brien and Jack Grover, plus Roy Welch versus Sam George. Tickets reserved at City Drug Store on Polk Street.
George King Murray earned his 20th win with clutch relief to lift Dallas past Beaumont 9 to 7. The Dallas win tightens the race as Beaumont’s lead shrinks to one game. Buffaloes blasted five homers in one inning to tie a league record, with Narlesky hitting twice and Rye, Carey, Medwick also going deep.
In Newport Rhode Island Aug 17 upsets knock out top contenders at the casino invitation singles tourney. Sidney Wood falls to Dave Jones 3-6 6-3 8-6 while Clifford Sutter loses to Keith Gledhill and John Cliff is defeated by J Gilbert Hall. Ellsworth Vines advances after a three set win over Bryant Grant.
Results show Brooklyn 0 Pittsburgh 4 New York 2 Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 2 St Louis 3 and Boston 3 Chicago 4. Standings list Pittsburgh 62 Brooklyn 62 Philadelphia 59 Boston 58 St Louis 58 New York 52 Cincinnati 51 with scores and percentages. Wednesday schedule includes Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at St Louis Boston at Chicago and New York at Cincinnati.
Results Tuesday Detroit 8 3 New York 13 7 Cleveland 3 Philadelphia 2 Chicago 3 Washington 5 St Louis 3 Boston 2. Wednesday standings show New York Cleveland Philadelphia Washington Detroit St Louis Chicago. Texas League results Beaumont 33 Dallas 17 Houston 26 Tyler 22 San Antonio 19 Fort Worth 19. Southern Association Memphis Atlanta Birmingham Chattanooga. American Association Milwaukee Columbus.
Buffalo dispatch reports Col. William J. Donovan known as Wild Bill, who earned his WWI fame, enters the campaign for governor. He announced his candidacy last night and is ready for the Republican nomination.
The first rodeo entrant at the Tri-State Fair roped in Sept 19 to 24 comes from Dick Benton of New York City. Fair president Bill Lampe notes Benton is not a drug store cowboy, origin Cheyenne Wyo, now riding herd on West Broadway as a vacation experiment. Rodeo runs under the National Rodeo Association and any records set may be world records.
Forest Hills, N Y August 17 Helen Jacobs dubbed Queen Helen II appears near a big breakthrough after six years of effort Though she often outplays rivals like Virginia Rice 6 1 6 0 she has yet to defeat Helen Wills Moody in the national championship race indicating a fine line between winner and challenger
Baltimore results show Rudy Dusek 215 of Omaha defeating Pat O Shocker 221 of Salt Lake City in 30 05 McCready 225 of Oklahoma wins two falls from Frank Speer 221 of Georgia in three Pesek 196 of Ravenna Nebraska defeats Hardy Krushkamp 206 of Columbus Ohio Santel 195 of Oakland tosses Nick Velcoff 225 of Bulgaria Dern 200 of Salt Lake City defeats Dick Rains 220 of Texas
In Newark Stanley Poreda of Jersey City outpointed Primo Camera of Italy. Walter Cobb of Baltimore stopped Chester Maton of New York. In Boston Nap Proulx of Taunton outpointed Manny Davis of Houston. In Fort Worth Gus Campbell of Miami outpointed Babe Mancella of Detroit. In Indianapolis Roy Wallace of Indianapolis outpointed Jess Akers.
On a nine game win streak the New York Yankees widened their AL lead to 10 1 2 games after a double win over the Detroit Tigers. Tony Lazzeri Bill Dickey and Joe Sewell powered an 18 8 rout in game one while Johnny Allen earned his third win in the nightcap 7 3. Cleveland edged Philadelphia 3 2 behind Mel Harder and George Earnshaw pitching. Washington beat Chicago 5 3 as Walter Stewart had seven hits for St Louis 3 2 over Boston. Brooklyn’s Dodgers suffered a 4 0 loss to Pittsburgh as the Pirates moved into a commanding position in the NL. Cubs held firm near the top.
New York Yankees manager Joe McCarthy signaled a near clinch of the 1932 AL pennant after a doubleheader sweep of Detroit. Danny MacFayden and Johnny Allen pitched well as the Yankees won 13 8 and 7 3, with Tony Lazzeri hitting three homers and a single for seven runs.
Brooklyn announces the purchase of pitchers Fay Thomas from the Oakland Pacific Coast League team and Ed Pipgras from Jersey City of the International League. Pipgras is the brother of George Pipgras of the New York Yankees.
The Cubs won 4-3 over the Boston Braves, erasing a 3-0 deficit with four runs in the ninth. Lou Warneke was chased in the eighth as Boston tallied all its runs. St Louis defeated Philadelphia 3-2 in a pitchers duel between Derringer and Rhem. Fred Fitzsimmons limited Cincinnati to four hits as the Giants edged the Reds 2-1.
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