Cardinals the Dark Horse in 1939 NL Race
Seismic warning from John Lardner predicts the St. Louis Cardinals may win the pennant if they keep Mike Mize and Joe Medwick. Reports note Rickey and Breadon must guard the duo while Cubs Reds Pirates and Giants vie for first division as Warneke Weiland Davis McGee pace pitching staff.
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William
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Joe Medwick
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Sam Breadon
Brendon
Rickey
Dizzy Dean
Dean
Curt Davis
Dizzy
Mize
Medwick
Mr. Rickey
Mr. Breadon
Stockade
Jim Brown
Owen
Padgett
Slaughter
Warneke
Weiland
Davis
McGee
McBain Seeks To Regain Lost Prestige in Mat Duel Tonight
In Amarillo ex-lettermen organize AY Association of former Golden Sand as hundreds gather at 7 30 tonight in the Southwestern Public Service building to elect officers. A. P. Skeet Gibson presides as eligibility and nominating committees report before action. McEuin vs Banaski headlines a wrestling card at the National Guard Armory with two losses already and the curtain-raiser features Freeman-Riley and Hill-Plummer in a packed program. Tickets are available at City Drug Store.
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McBain
AY Association
Golden Sand”storm
Wildcat
Bill McEuin
Joe Banaski
National Guard Armory
McEuin
Banaski
Dutch Mantell
Mantell
Amarillo
Frank Hill
Kansas City
Alan Plummer
St. Louis
Abie Freeman
Russ Riley
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Amarillo Golden Gloves champions head for Fort Worth tourney
Eight district winners from Amarillo sealed titles in the third annual Globe News Golden Gloves Bouts at the National Guard Armory. Champions Pietzsch, McGuire, Williams, Johnson, Massey, Koch Kayers, Anderson, and Gochnauer earned trips to the 1939 Texas Golden Gloves in Fort Worth with expenses-paid travel and embroidered robes for the victors. Runners-up received miniature gold boxing gloves.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Texas
Chicago
National Guard Armory
Pietzsch
Jay Pietzsch
Amarillo Battler
West Texas State College
Bob Owens
Conchas Dam
N. M
Douglas Anderson
Panhandle Scrapper
Tony Gochnauer
Blackwell
Rusty White
Ted Johnson
Odell Martin
Borger
Johnson
Lucian Williams
Martin
Dock Stanford
Canyon
Dood Massey
Fart Brown
Adrian
Koch Kayers
Delmar Koch
Clay
Roundup of sports trivia and notes from New York
Eddie Briez summarizes colorful sports chatter from coast to coast. Louis versus Roper, Florida football musings, corn and salaries at play, Gene Sarazen cartoons, Ty Cobb golf chatter, Klum on Hawaii talent, Art Stranske as Hawaii captain elect, Cafego bid absence, Hubbell’s putter throw, and a nod to King Kelley in hall of fame debates.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Joe Louis
Jack Roper
Jimmy Mulcahy
Orlando Sentine
U. of Florida
Jimmy
The
Sentinel
Frank Frisch
Gene Sarazen
Gene
Ty Cobb
Tony Lazzeri
Otto Klum
U. of Hawaii
Klum
Art Stranske
California
Carl Hubbell
O. K
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Fort Worth swimmer Dillard sets breaststroke marks at frosh meet
Jane Dillard of Fort Worth wins both the Women's 100-yard breaststroke in 1:15.8 and the 100-yard breaststroke with a 1:45.2 split, beating previous marks. Adolph Kelfer of Chicago clocked 3:25.9 in the 300-yard backstroke, over four seconds under the standard, and Ralph Flanagan of Miami swam the 400-yard freestyle in 4:14.8, besting the old American record of 4:18.4.
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Nired
Jane Dillard
Fort Worth
Adolph Kelfer
Chicago
Ralph Flanagan
Miami
Fla
Texas Swimmers Break Marks in Aqua Cade Show
University of Texas swimmers unofficially set five American records in the first aqua cade show directed by Coach Tex Robertson. Mike Sojka of Buffalo swam the 400 yard breaststroke in 5 26.7, ten seconds under the recognized mark.
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Austin
University of Texas
Tex Robertson
Mike Sojka
Buffalo
N. Y
Slide Kelly Slide remembered for berry haul tale
The line about Slide, Kelly, Slide recalling a time when he brought 10,000 berries as ball players were plentiful recalls a famed performer linked to baseball lore. The anecdote highlights the colorful era and the nickname associated with Kelly.
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Slide
Kelly
Roper to Fight Louis in Los Angeles April 24
Boxing world buzzes as Jack Roper, stage name of Cecil Byron Hammond, prepares to face Joe Louis in a Los Angeles bout on April 24 at either Wrigley Field or the Coliseum. Roper, an electrician and actor, has fought since 1928 and promises a three round upset though odds favor the champion. © 1939.
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New York
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Nestell
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Lee Ramage
George
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Godfrey
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Tommy Farr
Tony
Tommy
Galento
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Philadelphia
Farr
Max Baer
Lou Nova
Baer
Nova
SMU ineligible players hit football lineup hard
Scholastic deficiencies sidelined 11 Southern Methodist University players for next year including Roy Holbrook Benny Graham J. W. Bolton and several freshmen as professors grant relaxed grades. Two Hillsboro stars Jake Fawcett and E. L. Keeton return to good standing.
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Southern Methodist University
Mustangs
Roy Holbrook
Allstate High School
Kerrville
Benny Graham
Weatherford Junior College
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Cotton) Bolton
Henderson
Charles Clark
Van
David Gay
Highland Park
Jack Maddox
Wichita Falls
E. R. McKinney
North Dallas
Roland Webb
Woodrow Wilson
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Roaring Springs
J. D. Shoemaker
Charles Curry
Mexico
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