Development strides mark USLTA junior program growth
New York dispatch notes continued progress in junior tennis development alongside Davis Cup success. It cites centers increasing from 95 to 190, more than 6,400 registered juniors, and over $11,000 disbursed in 1938 for Junior Davis Cup and related squads. Names like Hunt, Cooke, Guernsey, and Mulloy appear among rising players. Dallas sports write contrasts football to basketball in the Southwest Conference with upsets and standout showings by SMU, Baylor, Rice, and Texas, including Placido Gomez’s 12 points for Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
L.T.A
Joseph Hunt
Gilbert Hunt, Sr
Ellwood T. Cooke
Gardner Mulloy
Frank Guernsey
Donald Budge
United States
Robert Riggs
Gene Mako
Sidney Wood
Elwood Cooke
Joseph
Gilbert Hunt
Don McNeill
Francis Kovacs
Frank Shields
Frank Parker
Bryan Grant
Gardnar Mulloy
Wilmer Allison
John van Ryn
Parkers
Southern Methodist
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Baylor
Texas Christian
Methodists
Fort Worth
Texas Aggies
College Station
Rice
Owls
University of Texas
Oklahoma City
Frankie Carswell
Placido Gomez
Texas
Fayetteville
Texas Longhorns
Austin
Rice Shock
Fraternity League results and tonight bowling matches at Texas Alleys
Tappa Kego Bray swept Theta Chi in the Fraternity League at Texas Alleys. Dodge Clothiers beat COA two to one and Orphans defeated Dekex two to one. Tonight two leagues begin with Texas Women's League at seven featuring Manns' Bread versus Coca-Cola and Cunningham Floral against Carbonic Hydrotherapy. Major League action has Owl Bar versus Guarantee Mutual Life and 7-Up facing Boulware Service Station.
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Tappa Kego Bray
Theta Chi
Texas Alleys
Dodge Clothiers
COA
Dekex
Manns’ Bread
Cuningham Floral
Owl Bar
Guarantee Mutual Life
Boulware Service Station
Max Baer Faces $50,000 Damage Suit Hearing
Former heavyweight champion Max Baer arrived in Rome New York for a hearing on a $50,000 action filed by Mrs William Wallis. Baer and his manager Ancil Hoffman will be questioned by a referee as attorneys seek damages for injuries from bleachers collapse at Baer's Speculator training camp in September 1935.
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Rome
N. Y
Max Baer
Ancil Hoffman
Baer
Toppear
William W. Wallis
Speculator
Red Sox Front Runner Ted Williams Boosts 1939 Prospect
Chicago January 9 Ted Williams joins the Boston Red Sox this spring as a 30 year old with a strong first season in the American Association. He won the batting title with a .366 average in 148 games for Minneapolis and led the circuit in runs scored total bases and home runs.
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Chicago
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Minneapolis
Wallace Sets Indoor Pace in Brooklyn Knights Meet
Wesley Wallace of Fordham ran 500 meters in 1 04.4 to break the American indoor records set by Helffrich and Edwards. Glenn Cunningham won the 800 meter Special in 1 53, Don Lash the 3 000 meters in 8 28, with rivals Venzke Deckard Romani close behind. Other notable performers included Mac Mitchell and Bob Rodenkirchen in the sprint events.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
New York
Wesley Wallace
Fordham University
Jim Herbert
New York University
Wallace
Brooklyn Knights of Columbus
Alan Helffrich
Phil Edwards
Mr. Wallace
69Th Regiment
Glenn Cunningham
Brooklyn
245Th Coast Artillery Armory
Gene Venzke
Don Lash
Tommy Deckard
Indiana
Archie Sam Romani
Leslie Mac Mitchell
Texas Students Favor Tech Admission to Southwest Conference
A UT poll shows 67 percent of University of Texas students favor admitting Texas Technological College to the Southwest Conference, with 23.6 percent opposed and 8.8 percent undecided. Conference officials oppose adding Tech due to fewer intersection games. The survey also finds many students support replacing Arkansas with Tech.
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Austin
U.P
University of Texas
Texas Technological College
Bureau of
Texas
Southwest Conference
Tech
Arkansas
Technological
Rollins College Trims Havana In Football Showdown
Rollins College of Winter Park Florida defeated the University of Havana 27 to 13 in Havana drawing about 3000 spectators in a postwar football exhibition yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
U.P
Rollins College of
Winter Park
Pla
University of Havana
Toledo Public Library Plans Centennial Main Building
The Toledo public library marks its centennial in 1939 with plans for a new main building at an estimated cost of about 2,000,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
O. ‘Pi
Toledo Public Library
Golf Enjoys Greatest Year With Four Million Balls Used
A. M. Reid reports 1938 marked golf’s peak year with golf balls topping four million in U S sales amid a $13.76 million golf accessory output. Great Britain won the Walker Cup, the Curtis Cup went to the ladies, Ralph Guldahl repeated at the Open, Willie Turnesa won the amateur title, and Patty Berg and Al Leach claimed women’s and public links crowns. The outlook for 1939 is bright.
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Great Britain
Ralph Guldahl
Willie Turnesa
Patty Berg
al Leach
Golf and boxing headlines mix with big league talk
Los Angeles January reports on Henry Cotton and Sammy Snead golf stalemate over a tax free twenty thousand, Henry Armstrong vs Baby Arizmendi welterweight bout, Jimmy Demaret Los Angeles Open lead, Buck Newsom salary dispute with St. Louis Browns, six Texas golf pros vs top players, and a playful note on Seabiscuit and workers.
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Snead
Cotton
Old
England
Henry Armstrong
Daylights
Baby Arizmendi
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Demaret
Labor Day
Walter Hagen
Jimmy
Buck Newsom
St. Louis Browns
Buck
Browns
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Newsom
Texas
Jimmy Demaret
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Dick Metz
Ralph Guldahl
Ray Mangrum
Hogan
Nelson
Metz
Sam Snead
John Revolta
Jag McSpadden
Jimmy Hines
Reynolds Smith
Gus Moreland
Spec Goldman
Ed White
George Rotan
O'Hara Watts
Don Schumachier
Harry Todd
Seabiscuit
Vance Reflects On Sore Arms In Clearwater
Dazzy Vance, recovering from pneumonia, sits in a Clearwater hospital and discusses the sore arm trend among top pitchers. He cites Judge Landis and notes modern unorthodox deliveries strain arms, tracing ideas to Babe Ruth and Carl Hubbell.
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Clearwater
Fla
Dazzy Vance
Brooklyn
Judge Landis
Vance
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Baseball
Dizzy
Babe Ruth
Dazzy
Carl Hubbell
Coach Admired After Rose Bowl Remarks
After the Rose Bowl game remarks, a coach remains highly favored by many schools in the region. The sentiment underscores continued interest in securing his services despite the postgame comments.
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Cal
United Press
Cards Cut Minor League System for 1939 Season
The St. Louis Cardinals plan a 20 percent reduction in their minor league affiliates for 1939. They will own 17 clubs outside St Louis, up from 16, but have only eight working agreements, half of 1938. The roster includes Columbus, Rochester, Sacramento, Houston, Asheville, Decatur, Columbus GA, Taft, and Albuquerque with ongoing working deals across Arizona and Texas.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Columbus
Rochester
Sacramento
Houston
Cards
Asheville
Decatur
Taft
Tex
Texas Valley League
Albuquerque
N. M
Arizona- Texas
Minor Leaguers Prove Their Worth With Senators
Washington owners cling to rookies Joe Krakauskas and Jimmy Wasdell as they rebuild the Senators. Krakauskas, third best AL ERA at 3.07 last season, shows speed and control potential. Wasdell, sent to Indianapolis then recalled, is slated as regular first baseman despite earlier struggles.
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Washington
Joe Krakauskas
Jimmy Wasdell
Leagees
Wasdell
Indianpolis
Senators
Krakauskas
Trenton
Clark Griffith
Griffith
Zeke Bonura
Giants
Jimmy
Sin
Lefty Grove
Ivy Andrews
Centenary Schedules Cowboys on Gridiron
Centenary College unveils its 1939 football schedule with one open date reserved for Texas A M. New opponents Hardin Simmons Abilene and Tulsa join the slate along with familiar foes. Highlights include games at Shreveport against Louisiana Normal Ole Miss T C U Texas Tech Baylor Southwestern and Louisiana Tech plus trips to Houston Tulsa Tucson and Ruston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Centenary College
Texas A
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene
Texas
Tulsa University
Tulsa
Oklo
Louisiana Normal
Hrdin-Simmons
Rice
Houston
Ole Miss
Arizona
Tucson
Texas Tech
Baylor
Southwestern
Memphis
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Scientist Links Horsefly to Infantile Paralysis Spread
Berkeley lecturer Dr. L. L. Lumaden of the U S Public Health Service argues the common horsefly may spread infantile paralysis. The findings come during a Berkeley campus lecture tour amid ongoing research into transmission by insects.
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Berkeley
Calif
U.P
L. L. Lumaden
U. S. Public Health Service
New Orleans
Pirates on the Market Rumor Sparks Baseball Talk
New York reports stir as Pirates rumored for sale while Pittsburgh officials neither confirm nor deny. Singer Sam Taub mocks Apostoli fight. Yankee fans celebrate 1939 moves as four players depart. Bo McMillin and Gov Chandler vacation in California with a humorous motorcycle escort.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Sam Taub
Apostoli
Sam
Bo McMillin
Indiana
Gov
Happy Chandler
Kentucky
California
Caliente
Pro Football League Considers Star Backs For 1937 Return
Pittsburgh January 9 The American Professional Football League resumes next fall with plans to hire top college stars. Jack McBride of the New York Yankee franchise led a meeting with reps from six cities to court talent including Pitt star Marshall Goldberg who may join or be drawn to Yankee Stadium. The league targets teams in Providence Boston New York Pittsburgh Buffalo Newark and Atlantic City in the East and Pittsburgh Buffalo Cincinnati Kansas City St Louis Nashville Indianapolis and possibly Los Angeles in the West.
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Jack McBride
New York Yankee
McBride
Marshall
Giggie) Goldberg
Pitt
Goldberg
Yankee Stadium
Pitt Star
Chicago Cardinals
Providence
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Newark
Atlantic City
Cincinnati
Kansas City
St. Louis
Nashville
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Wes Ferrell Talks Big Move To Yankees In 1939
Sarasota report says Wes Ferrell, released by the Washington Senators, plans to start for the New York Yankees in 1939. Ferrell declares elbow surgery a success and says he feels no pain and can fully extend his throwing arm. He joined the winter colony last night and predicts a regular starting role for the world champions.
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Sarasota
Fla
Wes Ferrell
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Ferrer
Winter Colony
Demaret Nears LA Open Victory Five Strokes Ahead
Jimmy Demaret of Houston led the final round of the $5,000 Los Angeles Open from Griffith Park, starting five strokes in front with a 205 after an even par 71. Several challengers trailed as thick grey clouds and light rain slowed play, while Demaret's main pursuers remained Mark Fry and Lawson Little at 212 and 213 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Los Angeles
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Tex
Griffith Park
Wilson
FE. J. Harrison
Chicago
Harold MacSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Jimmy Thomson
Shawnee
Demaret
Mark Fry
Oakland
Calif
Lawson Little
San Francisco
Harry Cooper
Marvin Stahl
Lansing, Mich
Horton Smith
Commissioners Order Sale of Cow Yearling and Two Sows
Minutes show the court authorizes R. W. Crawford to sell one cow one yearling and two sows from Potter County Farm at best price. Also Crawford may trade an old feed grinder at the county farm for 2 500 pounds of threshed maize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners Court
R. W. Crawford
Potter County
Pitcher Wes Enables Free Windup After Years of Constraint
Former Senator star Wes enables a natural windup after six years of restricted motion. He notes relief at returning to head-over-arm throwing and recalls lingering bitterness toward Clark Griffith for his release. He also mentions receiving a World Series payout when joining the Yankees.
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Clark Griffith
Senators
Wes
Yanks
Cunningham Aims at Mile Records in New Indoor Run
Glenn Cunningham, 29, flies into New York to test form and chase records in indoor events. He clocked 800 meters in 1 53, aims to tackle Sydney Wooderson’s 4 06.4 mile mark, and notes travel for lectures briefly eased back stiffness.
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New York
Glenn Cunningham
Glenn
Cunningham
Glen Venzke
Leslie Mace Mitchell
Kansas
New Orleans
Sydney Wooderson
Dartemouth
Wooderson
Semi-Pro Umpires Form 48 State Association
Wichita Kansas January 9 announcement by Raymond Dumont president of the National Semi-Pro Baseball Congress reveals the 48 state umpires association affiliated with the National Association of Semi Pro Umpires. The first organization began in Denver January 12.
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Wichita
Kas
National Association of
Denver
Raymond Dumont
National
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Tony Galento
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