Wrestlers agree on time and conditions for Labor Day bout
Cal Farley and Thor Jensen agreed to a finish match at catch weights in the Municipal auditorium on Labor Day. Omar Baker and Jensen’s manager will pick a referee, with Charles Olsen or J. A. Box named. The bout is highly anticipated in the Panhandle, drawing a large crowd after months of controversy.
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Cal Farley
Thor Jensen
Muncipal Auditorium
Omar Baker
Jensen
Farley
Charles Olsen
J. A. Box
Panhandle
Baseball Roundup: Mays Beats Carlson as Reds Top Phillies
In National League action on August 23 Carl Mays outdueled Carlson to give the Reds a 3–2 win over the Phillies and clinch the local series two games to one. The Robins beat the Cubs 6–1 behind Dazzy Vance, while Pittsburgh swept Boston 3–2 with Cuyler homering. St Louis crushed the Giants 8–4 at Sportsman Park.
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Cincinnati
Carl Mays
Carlson
Reds
Phillies
Philadelphia
Wilson
Mays
Wingo
Cleveland Takes Final Game In Boston 8 to 6
In Boston on August 23 Cleveland won the final game of the series 8 to 6 as Fulleron was knocked out in the third inning and Ross finished. Batteries Shaute Myatt for Cleveland and Pullerson Ross Picinich for Boston.
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Pittsburgh
Cuyler
Pirates
Boston
Braves
Kremer
R.H. E
Cleveland
Fulleron
Ross
Shaute
Myatt
Pullerson
Picinich
Philadelphia
Athletics
Browns
Baumgartner
Ihs
RHE
Plainview Labor Day Fight Card Set by Battling Dar
Battling Dar announces a Labor Day boxing program in Plainview led by Ray Maywood and Frankie Tucker in a twelve round main event. Texas Kid fights Battling Dar in a ten round bout. Duff Stanley meets Young Burgess in an eight round match. A battle royal and a badger and bulldog fight cap the program with the Nat open 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
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Battling Dar
Plainview
Firemen
Ray Maywood
Frankie Tucker
Battling Darr
Texas Kid
Duff Stanley
Amarillo
Young Burgess
Hale Center
Two American doubles teams win at Longwood Tennis Tourney
Brookline August 25. Two American doubles titles were captured at Longwood Cricket Club as Helen Wills and Vincent Richards defeated to claim the women's doubles. California brothers Robert and Howard Kinsey rallied from a set down to beat Australians Gerald Patterson and Pat O Hara Wood in a dramatic men's doubles final.
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United Press
Brookline
Mass
Longwood Cricket Club
Helen Wills
Vincent Richards
Robert
Howard Kinsey
California
Gerald Patterson
Pat O'Hara Wood
Deuce
Woman quits committee after Walton speech
Mrs. O. H. Casky of Forgan resigns as vice chair of the Democratic state central committee after the group endorses former Gov. Jack Walton for U.S. Senate. Walton refuses to fight a Klansman and vows to continue his battle against the Ku Klux Klan. Newsmen were barred from the executive session.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
O. H. Casky
Forgan
Democratic State Central Committee
Jack Walton
United States
Casky
Walton
Texas League Scores From Shreveport to Dallas
Shreveport snapped a seven game skid by routing Galveston 14 to 5 as Moon and Wolgamot excelled. Kraft hit his seventh homer in the 11th to lift Fort Worth over Houston 4 to 3 with Goodwin and McCurdy guiding the mound duel. Beaumont fell to Wichita Falls 6 to 3 as Turgeon homered with two on. Dallas beat San Antonio 7 to 2 behind Love's nine strikeouts and strong pitching.
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Shreveport
Galveston
Rk. H
eSgg
Moon and Wolgamot
Carlson
Gilder and
Rowland
Fort Worth
Kraft
Cats
Houston Buffs
RR. H. Houston
O Ft. Worth
Goodwin
McCurdy
Head
Moore
Dallas
Love
San Antonio
R. H
Dallan
Weis
Perryman
Warwick
Withrow
JAPAN JINGOES PLAN DEFENSE DEMONSTRATION
Tokio reports that Japanese militarists plan a public defense display on October 23 to echo American mobilization day. Government sources say the authorities are not participating in the proposed defense day.
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Tokio
Japan
Convicted Murderer to Be Returned to Prison
J. A. Waldren, a convict who escaped Oklahoma state prison a year ago, was arrested in El Centro California where he worked under an assumed name and will be sent back to Oklahoma City next week. A nine pound son was born to Mr and Mrs W Hester at 208 Carolina Avenue.
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United Press
Centro
Calif
J. A. Waldren
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma City
el Centro
Waldren
IS WOMEN'S WORK HORSE POWER
The service of electricity is measured in kilowatt hours. But it means saving power or effort in its absence. When a woman uses electricity it increases her efficiency, comfort, and leisure. The company is charged with delivering this essential service to every woman in Amarillo and helps the city’s women.
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Amarillo
Grand Rapids
Damascus
Venice
Cluny
World championship tennis opens with 82 top players
New York August 28 Eighty two of the world’s best tennis players are set to begin the World championship at Forest Hills in the opening matches of the American singles championship. Also noted are brief items on divorce suit by Lawrence Roush against Pauline Roush and regional Texas infrastructure projects including Santa Fe station construction Canyon and electric power and telephone improvements in Fort Worth El Paso Beaumont Sulphur Springs and Sulphur Springs with Cotton Belt railroad station plans and Globe want ads.
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United Press
New York
Forest Hills
Canyon
Tex
Santa Fee System
Sulphur Springs
The
Cotton Belt Railroad
Auto Racers Die In Lake Wood Park Crash
Atlanta on August 23 two drivers Arthur Tew and L Calloway were likely fatally injured in a wood track automobile race at Lake Wood park with a third driver seriously hurt. Concurrently Clyde Texas announces Clyde fair dates September 19 and 20 with M Whitaker representing the West Texas Chamber of Commerce.
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Atlanta
Arthur
L. Calloway
Wood Track
Lake Wood Park
Clyde Fair
Clyde, Tex
Clyde
Ihs West Texas Chamber of Commerce
M. Whitaker
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
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Dazazy Vance
Brooklyn Robins
Chicago Cubs
R. H. E. Brooklyn
Vance
Deberry
Bush
Keen
O'Parrell
St. Louis
Cardinals
Giants
Sportsman Park
R. H. E. New York
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Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Whitehill
Cole
Bassler
Pennock
Schang
Washington
Earl McNeely
Griffith
Rice
Senators
White Sox
Yanks
Thurston
Schalk
Mogridge
Ruel
Wichita Falls
Beaumont
Spudders
Turgeon
Spudder
B. Beaumont
Matteson
Burns
Fussell
Smith
JAP “Jingoes
Trev
Tennis Stars
Roush
Lawrence Roush
Pauline Roush
South Fort Worth
Polytechnic
el Paso, Tex
el Paso Electric Railway Company
Las Cruces, N. M
Las Cruces
el Paso
Eastern Texas Electric Company
Globe
Tire Service
Balloon Tire Headquarters
Western Tire & Supply Co
Jack
Keete
King Lardner
Blyin
Inis
DNCK
Houston
Seaboard Electric Railway
Ship Channel
Seabrook
Dumas
Texas
Christian Amara
Mitchell House
Buchanan
van Buren
Johnson
Miedern
Washington St
Tavior
Hreed Lauby
Lincoln
Liz
Majestic
Kentucky
South Side
Garrison St
Fiere’s
Grand Rapids Furniture Industry
Rand Rapids Furniture
C. R. McAfee
Taylor
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