Formidable Field Expected To Start At Amarillo Club
A large, talented field is set for the Amarillo Country Club Men’s Tournament, the season’s top event. Qualifiers begin Thursday with city champion John Olver seeking another title after beating John Munn last summer. Awards include toasters for flight winners, golf slacks for runners-up, and golf balls for medalist and consolation winners.
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Amarillo Country Club
John Olver
John Munn
Munn
Olvers
No moustache woes in Berlin as a US writer adapts
Henry McLemore recalls a comic struggle in Berlin during the 1936 Olympics as he relies on two mangled phrases to navigate the city. He mocks language gaps and Americans shout to be understood, while a barber and hotel staff react with disbelief at his facial obsession.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
Berlin
Germany
Potsdamer Platz
Frederick
Habel
Kaiserhof
New York
Gomez Biggest Yank Problem
Joe McCarthy faces headaches as the Yankees lead the AL by 11 1 2 games while Vernon Gomez struggles with a rough stretch. Gomez lasted one inning against Washington, surrendering five runs, as Lou Gehrig homered three times in a weekend performance and Joe DiMaggio hit his 20th homer.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Joe
Vernon Gomez
Gomez
Lefty Grove
Lou Gehrig
Iron Man
Everett Scott
Lou
Joe DiMaggio
Mallon Favored for Texas League MVP Award
Dallas columnist Felix R. McKnight surveys possible Texas League MVPs, naming Les Mallon as a likely winner and noting other contenders such as Frank Croucher and Melvin Connors. The piece also highlights standout players from Beaumont Longview Pineyland Houston and Fort Worth, plus Heine Schuble Rizzo and Francis Nelson in related notes.
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Felix R. McKnight
Dallas
Dizzy Dean
Hank Greenberg
Beaumont
Zeke Bonura
George Darrow
Galveston
Charlie English
Ashley Hillin
San Antonio
Rudy York
Les Mallon
Frank Croucher
Melvin Connors
Longview
Connors
Maverick Club Highlights and Pool Stories
Ralph Dykeman reports on club happenings at Gem Lake and Maverick activities. The piece notes visitors and returning members Gene Rayburn, George Rayburn, Jackie Rayburn, Edgar, Boone Baker, and Donald Keith. It details swimming contests, diving, coin-throwing by Dutch Mantell, plus lake swimming feats and rope skipping records set by LeeRoy Boyter, R. A. Boyter, Joel Robertson, Thomas Murphy, Alvis Grant, Aubrey Robertson, Fred Brokeshoulder, and others.
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Ralph Dykeman
Dixie's
Dixie Minstrels
Gene
George
Jackie Rayburn
Maverick Club
Rayburns
Edgar
Boone Baker
Donald Keith
Gem Lake
R. A. Boyter
Aubrey Robertson
Thomas Murphy
LeeRoy Boyter
Joel Robertson
Ducks
Gene Turner
Dutch Mantell
Larry Tillman
E. J. Counts
Edward Sharp
Ford Turner
Charles Hobbs
LeeRoy
Thomas
Alvis Grant
Alvis
Fred Brokeshoulder
Sydney Hamm
J. S. Pitman
Dalhart
Wire
Kansas
Gene Rutledge
Joel
Louis Sharkey Fight At Yankee Stadium Tonight
Joe Louis 22, and Jack Sharkey 33, meet in a highly anticipated comeback bout at Yankee Stadium with 40,000 plus expected fans and a purse near 200000. TV radio coverage by CBS Scripps Howard and observers note betting odds around 3 to 1 in favor of Louis.
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George Kirkley
United Press
New York
Joe Louis
Detroit
U.P
Jack Sharkey
Columbia Broadcasting System
Scripps-Howard
Charles Francis Coe
Ted Husing
Scripps- Howard
Chicago
Sailor
Louis
Joe
Schmeling
Sharkey
Jack Delaney
Orangeburg
Hippodrome Theater
Mike Jacobs
Yankee Stadium
Left handed golfers to compete in Tri-State event
Boston Red Sox notes a broken ankle and injured hand hindered early season. Seventy five left handed players are set to compete when the Tri-State Left-handed Golfer's Association Journey begins in Amarillo on September 6. Competitors hail from Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma.
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Boston Red Sox
Tri-State
Golfer's Association
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kingfish Levinsky Aims at Louis Not Challenge
New York reports King fish Levinsky visiting for boxing night while signaling he will back Louis after recent sessions with Joe. Davis Cup prospects cited Don Budge praising Bobby Riggs and Wayne Sabin as top team hopes. Wrestling ratings list Dave Levin as heavyweight champion, Graham plan faces December shellacking, and Stoneham stands by Bill Terry as Giants manager.
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New York
Kingfish Levinsky
Kingfish
Louis
Joe
Don Budge
Bobby Riggs
Wayne Sabin
Everett Marshall
Dave Levin
Jamaica
Jimmy Amann
Cincinnati
Graham
North Carolina
N. C
Horace Stoneham
Bill Terry
Giants
Steers Face Cellar Club in Texas League Series
Dallas moves into Galveston to face the cellar club as it bids to keep its league lead. Dallas beat Beaumont 6 to 3 in Beaumont. Parker started, Ross homered for Beaumont. Oklahoma City and Galveston tied 2 2 after nine. Houston beat Tulsa 4 3. San Antonio rallied to defeat Fort Worth 4 3. Tuesday schedule set Dallas at Galveston and other matchups.
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Dallas Steers
Galveston
Dallas
Beaumont
Exporters
Parker
Ross
Gliatto
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
San Antonio
Houston
Tulsa
Lyons
Fort Worth
ONE AMARILLO TEN SURVIVES IN DISTRICT SOFTBALL action
Cockrell-La key defeated King Oil 4 to 1 to stay the only Amarillo club in the district softball tournament. Roberts-Olver fell 8-6 to Coltexe from Lefors. Other line scores list Mon day night results with Phillips 203 0112 9 and Vols 334 100 x11 6. Armstrong fights Zurita Los Angeles Aug 18.
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Cockrell-Lakey
King Oil Ten
Amarillo
Roberts-Olver
Coltexe
Lefors
Phillips
LaPrade
Chisum
Dewey
Patrick
Sheridan
Baptists
Munsey and
Ward
Barfield and Becker
Cockr'llk
King Oil
Dalton and
O'Brien
Poe and
Grapes
Coltexo
OLVER
Phillips and
Maxey
Boxwell
Mason and Lindsley
Major League Baseball Leaders and Standings Highlights
National League leaders include Medwick 113 RBIs and 169 hits for the Cardinals with Ott 25 homers and 96 runs. J. Martin leads in runs with 96 and J. Martin also steals 16 bases. pitching leaders include Lucas 10-3 and Gumbert 9-3. American League leaders show Averill batting .383 with 180 hits and Gehrig 137 runs and 38 homers. Trosky adds 116 RBIs and 35 homers while Hadley goes 11-1 and Pearson 15-5.
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Mize
Cardinals
Demaree
Cubs
Medwick
J. Martin
Ott
Giants
Klein
Camill
Phillies
Berger
Bees
Martin
Lucas
Pirates
Gumbert
Averill
Indians
Weatherly
Gehrig
Yankees
Gehringer
Tigers
Trosky
Walker
DiMaggio
Rolfe
Lary
Browns
Werber
Red Sox
Hadley
Pearson
Braddock Examinations for Injury to Left Hand
World heavyweight champion James J. Braddock was summoned to the State Athletic Commission to assess damage to his left hand that could cancel his title bout with Max Schmeling next month. Reports said a finger bone enlargement, common among boxers, worsened during two months of pre training at Loch Sheldrake and now leaves his arm nearly paralyzed when he makes a fist.
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James J. Braddock
State Athletic Commission
Max Schmeling
Germany
Braddock
Loch Sheldrake
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Steers Face Cellar Club
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Mexico City
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Sultsey Hillcrest Golf Club
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