Bulls Meet Panaggiies in Grudge Battle Tonight
In Canyon tonight February 11 the Panhandle Aggies of Goodwell Oklahoma visit the Buffaloes for the first game of a two tilt series. Buffaloes aim to avenge a season opening loss as captain Edd McMinn recovers from flu and coach Baggett expects him to start. 40 cent adults 25 cent children admission.
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Panaggiies
Canyon
Panhandle Aggies
Goodwell
Okla
Buffalo Fair
Aggies
Buffaloes
Buffs
Buffalo
Edd McMinn
Baggett
Schmeling to Start Training for March 10 Bout in Hamburg
Max Schmeling will begin training Friday for his March 10 match in Hamburg against Steve Hamas. Schmeling, in Hamburg to inspect Hanseatic Hall, aims to reach peak form for a return victory over Hamas and a shot at Max Baer. Hamas will sail to Germany and will be paid 25000 dollars for the bout with 2500 for expenses, the rest in Paris bank funds.
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Hamburg
Germany
Max Schmeling
Steve Hamas
Max Baer
Hanseatic Hall
Hamas
Uhlan
New York
Chase National Bank of Paris
A C Games Attract Indoor Record Race In New York
The New York A C indoor meet returns for the 67th time with a strong field. World indoor shot put and several other records are seen in danger as competitors aim to topple marks held by Torrance Sexton Hahn Cunningham Bonthron Venzke Horn bostel Brown.
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New York
New York A. C
Jack Torrance
Louisiana State
Torrance
Leo Sexton
Lloyd Hahn
Charles
Chuck) Hornbostel
Indiana
Elton Brown
Pittsburg
Kan
Teachers College
Ten Socialists jailed after Vienna unrest over civil war anniversary
In Fjor dsdorf suburbs police arrested ten Socialists following riots tied to the yearly civil war memorial. Workers braved the cold, denouncing the Fascist regime as handbills and underground Arbeiter Zeitung instructions urged three days of national sorrow.
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Vienna
Fjordsdorf
Arbeiter-Zeitung
Friday Deadline for FIDAC Essay Contest
The American Legion Auxiliary announces Friday as the deadline for its FIDAC essay contest. Mrs C M Holt says to contact Miss Louise Russell at the high school, phone 8750. The topic is How Can American Youth Cooperate With the American Legion and FIDAC to Remove Profit Motive From War as an Aid to World Peace.
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American Legion Auxiliary
C. M. Holt
Louise Russell
Ernest Archambeau
American Legion
FIDAC
Southwest Cage Calendar
The weekly college basketball roundup lists standings for Arkansas Southern Methodist Rice Texas Baylor Texas A and M and Texas Christian. Last week results include Southern Methodist 36, Texas Christian 30 and Arkansas 37, Baylor 30. This week Arkansas faces Texas at Austin and Southern Methodist meets Texas A and M at College Station.
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Associated Presa
W. L. Pet
Arkansas
Southern Methodist
Rice Institute Aid
Texas
D.s
Texas A
Baylor
Texas Christian
Rice
Austin
College Station
Fort Worth
Houston
Bids for Highways In Nine Counties
Bids for road improvements totaling about 85 000 dollars in nine counties will be opened by the Texas Highway Commission. Five projects use federal recovery funds and four are state financed. Also bid for a Wichita Falls division office and warehouse. Federal projects include concrete pavements on highways 1 47 in Bowie County and 26 in Gregg County and other surface work across Dimmitt Kinney and Shelby counties. State projects cover Kerr Guadalupe River bridge on Highway 8 and graded and surfaced sections on Highways 66 111 and others including Matagorda Jackson and Tascosa areas.
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Austin
Texas Highway Commission
Wichita Falls
Bowie
Gregg
Dimmitt
Kinney
Shelby
Community Chest Directors Meet Tonight in Amarillo Building
The Community Chest directors hold a regular meeting at 8 o'clock this evening at the Chest headquarters in the Amarillo Building. Executive chairman Fred DeCoster urges full attendance from all board members.
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Community Chest Directors
Chest
Amarillo
Fred DeCoster
Gary Leon Returns To Hollywood With Bride
Gary Leon the adagio dancer returns to Hollywood with his dancing partner bride the former Marcia Mace. They were married at Tia Juana yesterday after Leon's recent divorce from Marion Mitchell Leon in local court. He denies any wrongdoing in the Rudy Vallee Fay Webb dispute and says he and Miss Mace will live apart while touring Europe. Miss Mace is the daughter of Dr. Lloyd R. Mace, California boxing commission medical examiner.
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United Press
Hollywood
Gary Leon
Marcia Mace
Tia Juana
Leon
Marion Mitchell Leon
Rudy Vallee- Fay Webb
Fay
Santa Monica
New York
Rudy
California
Europe
Miss Mace
Lloyd R. Mace
California Boxing Commission
Boblet races interest high at Lake Placid trials
At Mt Van Hoevenberg the four man boblet trials for the 1936 Olympic team drew a large crowd. Ivan Brown of Keene Valley posted a 1 54.84 in the one mile half heat and led with a seven minute 45.69 total, nearly five seconds faster than last week’s AAU mark. Gilbert Colgate Jr. matched Brown on total time but Olympic rules favor the single fastest heat.
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Lake Placid
N. Y
Mt. van Hovenberg
Uncle Sam
Ivan Brown
Keene Valley
J. Hubert Stevens
United States
Gilbert Colgate, Jr
New York
Yale University
Brown
Circus mogul Gumpertz pursues freaks for big crowds
United Press reports Samuel Gumpertz of Ringling Bros. and allied circuits hunts world wide for freaks like Lionel the lion faced boy and Mary Beban the world’s ugliest woman. He insists on personal vetting, praises freaks as artful entertainers, and notes fat women draw steady crowds at fairs and stalls.
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Sarasota
Fla
U.P
Samuel Gumpertz
Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus
King George
Mr. Gumpertz
India
Calcutta
Madras
Hamburg
London
Auckland
Paris
Yokohama
Circus
al G. Barnes
Hagenback-Wallace
Ringling
Gumpertz
Lionel
Peramel Sami
Myrtle Corin
Texas
Guropertz
Mary
Picard Wins Agua Caliente Open In California Swing
Henry Picard, 28, from Hershey, Pa, clinched the Agua Caliente Open title with a final round 70 to finish 286 total. He earned $1,000 as champion, with Willie Goggin and Harry Cooper tied for second at 288 and $500 each. The event wrapped after rescheduled rounds and included four players tied at 291 for smaller prizes.
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Paul Zimmerman
Associated Press
Glendale
Calif
Henry Picard
Hershey
Picard
California
Agua Caliente
Willie Goggin
San Francisco
Harry Cooper
Chicago
McSpaden
Amarillo College Blind Toms to Battle Magnolia Flying Horses
Action fills the Badger Gym tonight as Amarillo College Blind Toms face Magnolia Flying Horses in the City Basketball League opener. The second game features the Yannigans against Phillips 66 cagers. Both games start at 7 30 with 10 cent admission.
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Badger Gymnasium
Amarillo College
Blind Toms
Magnolia Flying Horses
Yannigans
Phillips “66
Yans
Revolutionist Is Fired On and Threats Reported
Captain Russell Hearn recruiting for Mexican revolutionists says a shot was fired at him at his home near a window. He received threats since seeking recruits for General Villareal. The Illustrated Daily News said a threat was sent to its office stating Hearn will not enter Mexico alive.
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Los Angeles
Russell Hearn
Hearn
Villareal
New
Mexico
Max Baer Drops In To Family Run Oakland Tavern
World boxing champion Max Baer visited the El Cerrito Tavern in Oakland run by cousin Tloyd Christiansen. He spent about 30 minutes serving beers as the crowded tavern buzzed with business and a traffic issue challenged local police.
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Oakland
Calif
Max Baer
Buddy
Ancil Hoffman
el Cerrito
Baer Cosin
Tloyd Christiansen
UL Christi
Heen
Max Walum
Quail Hunting Draws Finest Canines in National Trials
Pointers and setters nationwide began judging in the Amateur Field Trials of America national quail championships at Sturgeon Missouri. The first cast opened with judges scoring dogs on range for birds carriage and manner of finding with no shooting. Nash Buckingham of Memphis and Trader A Parker of St Louis will judge the championship events.
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Sturgeon
America
Nash Buckingham
Memphis
Trader A. Parker
St. Louis
Borrowed Player Is Aid to Polo Squad
Aiden Roark, a borrowed Californian substitute for the injured Cecil Smith, scored the winning goal as the Texas Lone Star Polo Team beat the all-star California quartet 9 to 8 in Los Angeles. Roark tallied three goals while Gerald Balding led the all-stars with four. J B Gilmore and Alex Bullock each added three for the Texans and visitors.
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Angeles
Aiden Roark
Texas Lone Star Polo
California
Cecil Smith
Roark
Gerald Balding
J. B. Gilmore
Texans
Alex Bullock
All-Stars
Southwest Cagers In Heated Series Against Texas
Arkansas eyes a tough weekend as Parkers travel from the hills for two games with Texas Austin in a five game Southwest Conference slate. Jack Gray leads Arkansas after a strong run, SMU chases upsets, Baylor battles TCU, and A&M remains steady. Scores from last week show Arkansas beating Baylor twice, while Rice toppled Texas.
Doping Investigation Opens on Philadelphia Boxer Firpo
In Chicago the Illinois State Athletic Commission begins a formal probe into the doping claim surrounding Joe Firpo. The Philadelphia junior welterweight fell ill minutes before a planned 10 round bout with Frankie Sagilio at Cicero Stadium. A chemical analysis of Firpo’s stomach contents was to be reported to commission chairman Joe Tunner at noon.
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Chicago
U.P
Joe Firpo
Philadelphia
Illinois State Athletic Commission
Firpo
Frankie Sagilio
Cicero Stadium
Joe Tuiner
Commission
Tunner
Illinois
Borotra Wins French Indoor Tennis Title Again
Jean Borotra, famed Davis Cup star, becomes French indoor champion for the tenth time after defeating Daniel Prenn 6-2 6-2 6-4 yesterday to claim the title in Paris.
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Paris
U.P
Jean Borotra
Daniel Prenn
Amateur Billiards Meet Ends in Triple Tie
The national amateur three cushion championship in New York finds Edward Lee of New York and Gene Deardorff of St. Louis tied for the lead with five wins and one loss each after Deardorff beat George M. Oden of Chicago 50 to 33 in 67 innings as Lee idled. A separate event at the Hilo Yacht Club featured a President Roosevelt hula.
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New York
U.P
Edward Lee
Gene Deardorff
St. Louis
Deardorff
George M. Oden
Chicago
Lee
Talent on mat card near top talent on mat card near top
Thursday night wrestling card features Vic Webber versus Joe Kopecky in the main event and Oscar Aultman against Gorilla Pogt in the semi final. Webber trains in Palo Duron Canyon ahead of the match while Gorilla Pogt returns after two years away to face Aultman. Ducats are on sale at City Drug Store on Polk Street.
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Vic Webber
Joe Kopecky
Oscar Aultman
Gorilla Pogt
Webber
Palo Duron Canyon
Cyclone Mackey
New York
Gorilla Pogs
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Cronin Rejects Night Baseball As A Fad
San Francisco February 11. Joe Cronin dismisses night baseball as a circus sideshow and predicts the American League will not embrace it. The former boy manager offers a lively season preview, praising Babe Ruth while noting Lou Gehrig could become the era’s next big star.
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San Francisco
Joe Cronin
Majors
Boston Red Sox
Washington
Walter Johnson
Lefty Grove
Rowe
Cronin
Cleveland
Detroit
New York
Philadelphia
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
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A.C
Glenn Cunningham
Cunningham
Bill Bonthron
Gene Venzke
Kerr
Guadalupe River
Highway 8
Tascosa
Highway 66
Matagorda and
Jackson
Highway
Community Chest
Bride
Boblet
Henry McLemore
Hustling
Hoosier
Millrose Games
Anso
Helfedichs
Alan & Helffrich
Pennn State
Millrose
Kiviat
City Loop
Rock Island Conway
Clutter
Denman
Browning
Great West Mill Brewer
Barrett
Lawson
Gosnell Ray
Arnholz Coffee Schecher
Reedy Sone
Starkey
Gittrich Seeens
Ayers
Roseland Ball Room Hughes
Reid
Smith Oe
Necles
Chatfield
Commercial League
W. 1
Pet
Rock Island
Arnhols Coffre
Roseland Ball Room
Great West Mill
Waco
Sam Herbert
Pexas
Natatorium
Legion Bridge Party
The
Legion Hall
Wien
United Pres
Southwest
University of Arkansas
Parkers
University of Texas At Austin
Baylor Bears
Texas Longhorn
Jack Gray
Orange and White
Razorbacks
Southern Methodist University Mustangs
Methodists
Jimmy Kitts
Rice Owls
Texas Christian Frogs
Gray
Borotra
Aramoun Recreation Club
Russell
Middleton
Certified Public Accountant Attorney-at-Law
Oliver Fakle
Hilo
Hawaii) Yacht Club
President Roosevelt Hula
Blackburn Bros
Panhandle
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