Sysonby and Man o War Paralleled in Racing Careers
NEA correspondent recounts Sysonby's career mirroring Man o War's path with two losses at age two, two-year spans, white foreheads, and heavy bones. He notes Sysonby's battle with illness, death in 1906, exhumed body, and a museum display. Keene's colt earned 179,853 dollars with standout speeds and a famous post race misnaming incident.
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Ned Brown
NEA
Sysonby
James R. Keene
Museum of Natural History
Newark
Artful
Keene
King
Metropolitan
Great Republic
Oiseau
Broomstick
Optime
Old Choo-Choo
Uncle Sam and Major Leaguers Win War Bond Show at Polo Grounds
In New York on August 27 the All Stars from the Giants Yankees and Dodgers beat Camp Cumberland 5-2 before nearly 40,000 fans raising war bonds totaling 800 million dollars through bonds and ads. Babe Ruth hit a towering homer off Walter Johnson.
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New York
Uncle Sam
New York All-Stars
Giants
Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Camp Cumberland
Service Nine
Hank” Gowdy
Polo Grounds
Grand American Handicap Trap Championship Opens at Vandalia
The 44th Grand American Handicap trap tournament starts today in Vandalia with 800 plus competitors vying over 100 targets for a share of a reduced $10,000 purse due to wartime limits. Yesterday, champions were named in various events led by professional J. R. Hinkle of Corsicana Texas who shot 195 of 200. An Australian dragonfly achieved a world record speed clocking a mile a minute.
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Vandalia
Ohio
J. R. Hinkle
Corsicana
Texas
Stars Anxious To Aid Troops In Wartime Baseball Plan
Chicago August meeting to discuss sending all star teams to entertain American troops overseas. Commissioner Landis along with American and National League heads Harridge and Frick will decide on mobilizing player talent for the war effort. Landis has led wartime baseball moves and seeks government approval for the overseas tour.
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Chicago
Major League Baseball
Kenesaw M. Landis
William Harridge
American League
Ford Frick
National League
Landis
Diamond Czar
War Department
Harridge and
Frick
Harridge
Mike Jacobs Sets 16.50 Top for Arm strong Robinson Fight
Fullerton column notes Mike Jacobs faces backlash over a 16.50 ceiling for ticket prices to the Arm strong Robinson bout. Also mentions baseball leaders, Rudy York’s August homers, and a West Coast swing crowd total. Includes small items on Cedric Durst, Michigan football prospects, and service notes on Tommy Harmon and others.
Browning To Play Crannell For State Junior Title
Sterling Browning of San Antonio faces Dallas junior champion L. M. Crannell in the State Junior Golf final. Browning rallied from three-down deficits in earlier matches, including a 35th-hole birdie to beat Porter Vaughan. Crannell edged Tony Holguin one up after a tight finish.
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San Antonio
Sterling Browning
L. M. Crannell
Dallas
Browning
Porter Vaughan
Fort Worth
Crannell
Tony Holguin
Sugar Robinson Faces Armstrong Tonight at Madison Square Garden
New York August 27 1940 Sugar Robinson a 3 to 1 favorite over Henry Armstrong is set to fight at Madison Square Garden in a bout billed as the end for Armstrong the three division champion. Robinson’s youth speed and power drive expectations of a decisive victory before more than 16 000 fans expected to attend and wager at least seventy five thousand dollars.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Ray Robinson
Mike
George Case
Ty Cobb
Rudy York
The
Yanks
U.P) Corp
Madison Square Garden
Henry Armstrong
Robinson
Fritzie Zivic
Armstrong
Dewell Brown Wins Sunset Putting Meet
Dewell Brown shot seven under par 65 to win the Sunset Putting Tournament. He opened with 34 on the first 18 holes and followed with 31 in the final round. J. R. Brown finished second after a playoff with O. G. Smith, both at 68. Bob Taylor was fourth with 69 and H. L. Bradley fifth at 70. Mrs Chat Robinson won the women’s division after a playoff with Mrs S McCullough, both finishing 72 over 36 holes.
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Dewell Brown
Brown
J. R. Brown
O. G. Smith
Bob Taylor
H. L. Bradley
Oil Bowl Stars Start Grid Grind
North Texas and West Texas squads began practice for the Oil Bowl game on September 1. Full scrimmage sessions featured arrivals from Dallas and Wichita Falls including Gable Bryant Monty Moncrief Don Dudley Dewey Edgin A. L. Shahan Willard Mills Bud Henderson Richard Jones Jackie McMurry and Bobby McMurry. Standout prospects Harlan Wetz Corell Foster and Don Deere also drew attention.
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North Texas
West Texas
Ted Jefferies
Gable Bryant
Dallas
Monty Moncrief
Don Dudley
Dewey Edgin
Wichita Falls Coyotes
A. L. Shahan
Graham
Willard Mills
Burkburnett
Bud Henderson
Quanah
Richard Jones
Paris
Jackie
Bobby McMurry
McKinney
Harlan Wetz
Corell Foster
Phillips Blackhawks
Don Deere
Breckenridge
Classic Scratch Bowling League Planned at Banner Bowl
Plans were laid for an eight team Classic Scratch Bowling League to bowl every Tuesday starting Sept 14 with a 32 week schedule. Ed Harris was elected president with H K McMinn as vice president and Ray Prien as secretary treasurer. A committee of Noble Paulk Clarence Wismeyer Perry Ahlstrom Lefty Bleakney Johnny Weeks Frank Crews Don Blatzheim and Jim Fletcher was appointed to select the teams.
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Banner Bowl
Ed Harris
H. K. McMinn
Ray Prien
Noble Paulk
Clarence Wismeyer
Perry Ahlstrom
Lefty Bleakney
Johnny Weeks
Frank Crews
Don Blatzheim
Jim Fletcher
Local Sports Roundup in Amarillo Golf and Tennis
Weekend events include Amarillo Municipal Golfers Weekend Handicap at Ross Rogers Course and Amarillo Country Club events. Tennis features semifinals and finals for Women’s Singles at Elswood and Ellwood parks. Matches run Saturday and midweek at local venues.
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Amarillo
Elswood Park
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Municipal Golfers
Ellwood Park
Amarillo Municipal
Harder Named MVP Of College All Star Win Over Redskins
Pat Harder former Wisconsin fullback is voted most valuable player on the College All Star squad which beat the Washington Redskins 27 to 7. Harder now with the Marine Corps at Parris Island contributed 14 points. Also noted in voting were Glenn Dobbs Otto Graham Bob Kennedy Bob Stueber Vic Lundskog and Dick Wildung. A professor reports that short men live longer than tall men after a 15-year study.
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U.P
Pat Harder
University of Wisconsin
Washington Redskins
Harder
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S. C
Collegians
Glenn Dobbs
Tulsa University
Otto Graham
Northwestern
Bob Kennedy
Washington State
Bob Stueber
Missouri
Vic Lundskog
Stanford
Dick Wildung
Minnesota
Thursday Women's Golf Luncheon and Tournament
Amarillo Country Club hosts a Thursday women’s golf luncheon and tournament with the City Championship Putting Tournament set on the Sunset Course from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
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Amarillo Country Club
Sunset Course
Mrs Culton Wins in Amarillo Four Ball Best Ball
Mrs Don Culton teamed with Mrs C C Tomec to post a net 66 in the Amarillo event. A draw partners system matched Mrs Culton with Mrs Frank Wolfin resulting in a second 66 tied for top honors. Mrs Tomec won a second prize in the ball contest. Mrs J W Higgins had the low putt total of 118 for the month.
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Don Culton
Amarillo Country Club
C. C. Tomec
Frank Wolflin
Hart Fry Reach Semi finals in National Girls Lawn Tennis
Doris Hart of Miami and Shirley Fry of Akron advanced to the semi final round of the National Girls Lawn Tennis doubles championships at the Philadelphia Cricket Club after defeating Gloria Evans of Montclair and Connie Clifton of New Smyrna 6 4 6 1. Dorothy Head of Alameda and Barbara Schofield of San Francisco beat Ruby Matejka of Brownsville and Louise Snow of Bakersfield 6 2 6 4.
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Doris Hart
Miami
Fla
Shirley Fry
Akron
Ohio
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Gloria Evans
Uppe
Brownsville
Texas
Louise Snow
Bakersfield
Cal
Swimmers Open Meet in Jasonville at AAU Championships
The National AAU Women's Swimming and Diving Championships and the National Senior AAU Men's Platform Diving meet opened today in Jasonville Indiana drawing nationally known aquatic stars. A separate note mentions the ordinary house cat as a descendant of the North African gloved Caffre cat domesticated by ancient Egyptians.
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Jasonville
Ind
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