Yankees Hold on First Shaky As Tigers Rise
Detroit Tigers seize momentum by sweeping Cleveland and closing the gap on the New York Yankees to two games after Independence Day doubleheaders. Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia also post wins as Giants extend NL lead and Cardinals climb to second place.
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Hugh 8. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
New York
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Lefty Grove
Boston
Yanks
Vernon Gomez
Tigers
Mickey Cochrane
Lynwood Rowe
Indians
Chicago
White Sox
Browns
Silent John Whitehead
Les Tietje
Athletics
Washington
Senators
Giants
Braves
Cardinals
Cubs
Pirates
A& Notch
Cincinnati
Clyde Castleman
Masked Marvel Edges Vic Weber In One Sided Bout
The Masked Marvel defeated Vic Weber with a drop kick after the ropes move, securing the only fall in a one hour and fifty six minute match. The crowd saw frequent holds and chokes as the mystery man wore down Weber. Other arena results include Domar’s win over Castle, LaRue drawing Piluso, Belcher defeating Lewis, and late baseball action from the Cards, Pirates, Reds, and Phillies.
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Masked Marvel
Vic Weber
New Yorker
Marvel
Weber
Victor
Mystery Man
Jack Domar
Bob Castle
Domar
Johnny LaRue
Cyclone Mackey i
Tony Piluso
Toledo
Howard Belcher
Curly Lewis
Peacock Sets World Mark In 100m But Wind Riles Timing
Eulace Peacock of Temple University dazzled at the Nationals winning the 100-meter dash in 10.2 seconds, a wind-aided world mark not recognized officially. He also set a broad jump record at 26 feet 3 inches defeating Jesse Owens, while Metcalfe and Owens placed second and third in the sprints. New York Athletic Club led team scoring with 45 points as other stars shone in events across the meet.
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Lincoln
Neb
Pham
Eulace Peacock
Temple University
Philadelphia
Peacock
Ralph Metcalfe
Marquette
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Metcalfe
Owens
Chukei Nambu
Japan
Marquette University Club
New York Athletic Club
Olympic Club of
San Francisco
Ey Sam Klopstock
Stanford University
Percy Beard
Joseph McCluskey
N. Y
Dale Schofield
Salt Lake City
Gene Venzke
New York A. C
Bill Bonthron
Princeton
Indians Lead In Texas Loop After Fourth of July Doubleheaders
Oklahoma City holds top spot in the Texas League with Tulsa a close second after a Fourth of July twin bill. San Antonio takes two from Galveston, while Houston sweeps Beaumont 9 to 5 and 8 to 4. Dallas wins 6 to 3 then explodes to 14 to 6 with three homers by York Stroner and Harvel driving the rally.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Galveston Bucs
San Antonio Missions
San Antonio
Galveston
Gibbs
Jakucki
Ash Hillin
Houston
Beaumont
Buffs
Dallas
Fort Worth
Panthers
Tony York
Jim Stroner
Red Harvel
Maverick Club Plans Memorable Childress Trip Monday
Maverick Club No 4 prepares for a mass meeting at Childress High School auditorium Monday at 8 PM. Amarillo club members join 20 wrestlers and boxers for an opening event while leaders and Galloway organize the Childress unit and arrange travel with meals and lodging covered.
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Dut Wanzer
Childress
Maverick Club No. 4
Amarillo
George Willingham
J. T- Young
Johnny Cobb
Ercel Crawford
Southpaw Mills Sinks Hole in One at Wolflin Park
A left handed golfer, D. W. Mills, launched a superb drive on the No. 4 hole at Wolflin Park yesterday and scored a hole in one. He is believed to have set a new Amarillo left-hander record for such a feat.
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Wolflin Park
D. W. Mills
Amarillo
Davis Cup Choices Hamper Wear in London
United Press rounds the indecision of non playing captain Joseph Wear as he weighs three singles stars Wilmer Allison Sidney Wood and Donald Budge for the inter zone final against Germany or Czechoslovakia. Each has strengths and flaws including age size and experience.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Joseph Wear
Grosvenor House
London
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Mr. Wear
Wilmer Allison
Sidney B. Wood
Donald Budge
Allison
America
Forest Hills
Brother Wood
Wood
Sidney
Tilden
Jack Crawford
Budge
Mr. Wert
Coltexos Take Sweep Over Amarillo Shamrocks In Doubleheader
Lefors Coltexos defeated Amarillo Shamrocks 5 1 in the first game and 7 6 in the second at Metro Park. Brawley homered with two aboard to drive in all Cortexes runs. Shamrocks committed six errors in the second game as Dorman Gray Pachak and Douglas pitched for Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Maverick Club
Mr. Galloway
Bob Cox
Cox
Amarillo Shamrocks
Cortexos
Metro Park
Lefors
Brawley
Cortexe
Pachak
Sawyer
Faither
Co. Bailey
Evens
Bradford
Davis
Eadee
Douglas
Ase Hale
Vee Bennett
Renee Eeee
Poindexter
Whee Polvogt
Vee
Spencer
Dingman
Bee
Seeeeeee
Amarillo Ada
Hale
Thale
Huffman
Bailey
Dorman
Coston
Crowder
Baseball Openers Highlight Early Season Highlights
AP reports multiple opening games with standout performances. Mickey Cochrane led the Tigers with six hits including a homer against Cleveland for the win. Bucky Walters and Adolph Camilli powered Phillies to beat the Dodgers as Walters outpitched Watson Clark.
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Associated Press
Mickey Cochrane
Tigers
Cleveland
Bucky Walters
Adolph Camilli
Phillies
Walters
Watson Clark
Dodgers
Camilli
Johnny Marcum
Athletics
Senators
Hank Leiber
Giants
Braves
Jimmy Dyker
le Tietie
White Sox
Abilene Meet Opens First Round of Invitation Match Play
Hot qualifying round sets the stage as Abilene Country Club invitation championship begins match play. Notables include Lee Ramséy and Euly Bob Coffey atop a field with 27 Texas towns plus Pullman Washington reps.
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Ramsel
W. B. Nicholson
Rising Star
Jimmy McGonagill
Dallas
J. Lane Denson
Carnes Wilson
Home Guard
Jack Kinard
Young
J. T. Hammett
Ranger
Hammett
Texas
Pullman
Wash
Buck Bailey
Husky
Washington State College Cougars
Lubbock
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Youngsters in Golf Stretch Western Junior Open
Eight determined junior golfers play at Patty Jewett to decide four who reach the semifinals. Harry Todd of Dallas leads, after beating Ralph Vranesic, with Claude Wright, Gene Shaw, and others in second round matchups. Touring tracksters named to Europe teams by national AAU officials based on national championships.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Patty Jewett
Harry Todd
Dallas
Tex
Ralph Vranesic
Denver
Todd
Worth Stimits
Claude Wright
Lincoln
Neb
U.P
Europe
Sweden
Finland
France
Vaughan, Meyers power split as Pirates and Reds edge past
Arky Vaughan keyed a six hit game for the Pirates and Billy Meyers added five hits including the game winning homer for the Reds in the nightcap. Tietie limited the Browns to five hits as the teams split the twin bill.
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Tietie
Browns
Arky Vaughan
Pirates
Billy Meyers
Reds
Vaughan
Meyers
Major League Leaders American League
The latest AL leaders include Gehringer of the Tigers topping batting with .345 and runs with 61. Greenberg leads RBIs with 92 and home runs with 23, while Vosmik of the Indians trails in several categories. Johnson of the Athletics is prominent in batting and two players share stolen bases with 13 each. Tamulis of the Yankees anchors the pitching with a 7-1 record.
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Johnson
Athletics
Gehringer
Tigers
Greenberg
Vosmik
Indians
Stone
Senators
Cronin
Red Sox
Standout NL batting and pitching leaders span 1940s stats
Vaughan and Medwick pace NL batting with 495 and 104 hits respectively. Martin drives 60 runs, Ott and Camilli homer 17 times each. Parmelee and Schumacher lead Giants pitching with 9-1 and 12-2 records.
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Harder
Indians
Vaughan
Pirates
Medwick
Cardinals
Martin
Ott
Giants
J. Collins
Berger
Braves
L. Waner
Terry
Suhr
Goodman
Reds
Boyle
Dodgers
Galan
Cavarretta
Cubs
Camilli
Phillies
Moore
Parmelee
Schumacher
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National League
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John W
Ziggy) Sears
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Pat Noser
Carol Motley
Northwest Texas
Carol
Pleasant Valley Soft
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Bo Peep
Donald Jerman
Pleasant Valley
McBride
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Crippled Children’s Council
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Bill Allen
College Farm
Gene Tunney
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Robert Matlock
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Castleman
Bill Terry
Southpaw
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Rhe Coltexo
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Polvogt
iGray
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Pere Yent
Russell Middleton
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Blackburn Bros
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