Cardinal Crew Faces Jinx in Pennant Race
AP sports report on the 1936 pennant battle as Dizzy Dean’s injury weakens the St Louis Cardinals. Dodgers sweep a Sunday doubleheader to trim the lead, Cubs and Giants gain ground, Reds stumble in a two game set, Phillies edge the Reds in the opener and beat them again in 11 innings, Bees win, while AL fights see White Sox trouble the Yankees and Indians, Tigers keep pace and Browns upset the Senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Feder
Associated Press
St. Louis
Dizzy Dean
Burgess Whitehead
Giants
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
New York
Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Joe Bowman
Reds
Phils
Boston Bees
Cincinnati
Cy Blanton
Pirates
Arky Vaughan
Yanks
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Tommy Bridges
Tigers
Athletics
Fort Averill
Indians
Red Sox
Rip Radcliff
White Sox
Bump Hadley
Yankees
Hadley
Kiki Cuyler
Bowman
Twin Hill
Cuyler
Middleweight Champ To Defend His Title
Freddie Steele, Tacoma fighter and new middleweight champion, won over Babe Risko and heads toward a quick title defense. Negotiations with Jack Dempsey’s team and promoters in Seattle indicate an early championship bout potential. Steele’s victory came after a first round knockdown and a 15 round decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
U.P
Freddie Steele
Tacoma
Babe” Risko
Jack Dempsey
Ken Overlin
Nate Druxman
Risko
Steele
Flashkamper Ends 17-Year Pro Baseball Career in Texas
Ray Flashkamper, 17-year veteran and star of 10 leagues, voluntary release from Longview Cannibals cites weak legs and waning heart. He will move to Conroe to work for an oil firm and play semi pro ball sparingly. Known for dazzling fielding and base running, he debuted with Ranger in 1919 and later starred with Dallas, San Antonio, and multiple circuits, including Longview as manager in 1934 and Henderson in 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Tex
Ray Flashkamper
Longview Cannibals
East Texas League
Flashkamper
Flash
Conroe
Flashhamper
Dallas
San Antonio
Ranger
Pacific Coast
Texas
East Dixie
West Dixie
East Texas
Henderson
Jacksonville
US Team Boats for Berlin Olympics Faces Tough Trials
Six veteran mermaids and a dozen newcomers will represent the United States in Berlin. Coach Ray Daughters says strong Danish Dutch and Japanese rivals and several star omissions create rough odds. He notes only diving and backstroke look secure with favorites like Toni Redfern and Lenore Right Wingard among the contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Super
United Press
New York
United States
Berlin
Astoria
United
Ray Daughters
Outlines Black
Olomay
Toni) Redfern
Lenore Right Wingard
Homestead
Katherine Rawls
Miami Beach
Fla
Europe
Miss Rawls
Dallas Hurler Bids For Top Honors In Texas League
Curt Fullerton, Dallas pitcher, solidified his bid for pitching honors with a six hitter, defeating the San Antonio Missions 3 to 1 for his 13th win against five losses. Oklahoma City beat Houston 5-0 as Jack Brillheart allowed six hits. Fort Worth split a doubleheader with Beaumont, taking the second game 3-1 after dropping the opener 2-0. Galveston’s Buccaneers lost their seventh straight, 8-3 to Tulsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Curt Fullerton
Dallas
Fullerton
San Antonio Missions
Padres
Missions
Buffaloes
Houston
Oklahoma City Indians
Jack Brillheart
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Panthers
Croucher
Galveston’s
Buccaneers
Tulsa
Civic group reactivates in Toledo plans
Black More God, longtime director of Toledo's Museum of Art, is named president of the Toledo Citizens' Plan Association which, after a two year dormancy, seeks more orderly development of the city. Mrs Robert Bull 89 renews air travel as she makes her 67th Australian flight from England to Melbourne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo (P
Black More Godwin
Toledo
Museum of
AIR Sightseer
Melbourne
U.P
Robert Bull
Australia
Eng
Coaches in High Hope For Olympics Success
A 66 member American track and field team heads to Berlin with a standout freshman contingent and 10 negro athletes led by Jesse Owens. Key figures include Forrest Towns, Slats Hardin, Archie San Romani, Glenn Cunningham, and Archie San Romani, who starred in a thrilling 1500m duel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Cunningham
Archie San Romani
America
Cunningham
San Romani
Baseball Season Leaders Across Leagues
National leaders include Medwick of the Cardinals with 358 hits and 82 RBIs to date, Ott of the Giants with 15 homers, and Gehrig of the Yankees with 384 batting average. American ranks highlight Gehrig 384, Radcliff 379, and Gehringer 115 hits amid season-long stats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Medwick
Cardinals
P. Waner
Pirates
J. Marvin
Vaughn
Ott
Giants
Jordan
Bees
Herman
Cubs
Camilli
Phillies
Goodman
Reds
Klein
S. Martin
J. Martin
French
Lucas
Gehrig
Yankees
Radcliff
White Sox
Gehringer
Tigers
Goslin
Foxx
Red Sox
Trosky
Indians
Rolfe
Final Olympic trials dazzled by Beetham Lash and Owens
U P reports from Randall's Island highlight Charley Beetham of Ohio State stumbling into Marmaduke Hobbs ending his bid, Tommy Deckard aided by Don Lash to cap a strong 5,000, Dave Albritton's 6 ft 9 3 4 in high jump tied world mark, Harold Manning's steeplechase sprint, Johnny Woodruff's 600 meters, and Jesse Owens leading with three firsts amid glowing showings from Towns Harden and Lorrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
U.P
Randall's Island
Charley Beetham
Ohio State
Marmaduke Hobbs
Beetham
Hobbs
Tommy Deckard
Indiana
Don Lash
Lash
Deckard
Tommy
Dave Albritton
Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius
Albritton
Johnson
Harold Manning
Johnny Woodruff
Pittsburgh
George Varoff
Ben Eastman
Bonnie Bonthron
Jack Lorrance
Glenn Harden
Jesse Owens
Berlin
Forrest Towns
Georgia
Ohio
Reynolds Smith Wins Cleburne Golf Meet
Reynolds Smith a Dallas Walker Cup player today won the Cleburne Country Club golf championship defeating Billy Bob Coffee of Maggie Yankees. The report also lists baseball and pitching results with Gehringer and Clift in hits and home runs by Gehrig Foxx and others, and Hadley and Malone as Yankees pitchers.
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Reynolds Smith
Cleburne
Clebup
Dallas
Cleburne Country Club
Billy Bob Coffee
Maggie
Yankees
Gehringer
Tigers
Clift
Browns
Gehbrig
Foxx
Red Sox
Molon Gases
Werber
Powell
Hadley
Malone
Olympic swimming team records set in Rocky Point trials
A 24 man United States Olympic swimming team selection was highlighted by three sweeping records at Rocky Point pool. Ralph Flanagan 1500 and 400 free set Olympic marks while Adolf Kiefer 100 back set both world and Olympic records. Johnny Higgins led breaststroke trials with a 200 meter time edging the world mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Warwick Neck
R. I
United States
Berlin
Rocky Point Pool
Ralph Flanagan
Miami
Fla
Adolf Kiefer
Chicago
Johnny Higgins
Providence
Higgins
Johnny
Jack Kasley
University of Michigan
Ray Kaye
Detroit
America
Flanagan
Kiefer
Jack Medica
Arthur Highland
Paul Wolf
Los Angeles
Germany
Wolf
Charley Hutter
Harvard
Ralph Gilman
California
Jimmy Gilhurn
R. A. Cook, Jr
Yale
T. Haynie
Track stars dazzle at Randall's Island trials
Berlin is the next stop as American track athletes shine at Randall's Island trials led by Jesse Owens who wins the 100 meters dash broad jump and adds a 200 meter win. Dave Albritton and Cornelius Johnson tie for a high jump record as Californians sweep the pole vault and 400 meters. Fort Worth boosts its golf star Smith who narrowly defeats Ed White to reach the final. A new theater for Stanford students killed in World War I rises on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Metcalfe
Dusky Marquette
Owens
Walter Marty
Cornelius Johnson
Los Angeles
Dave Albritton
Ohio
State
Marty
Norman Bright
Sunnyvale
Calif
Indiana
Don Lash
Louis Zamperini
Torrance
Randall's Island Stadium
Glenn Morris
Fort Collins
Colo
Milwaukee
America
Forrest
Spec
Georgia
Glenn
Hardin
Cunningham
Eddie Brietz
Associated Press
New York
Berlin
Randall’s Island
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Compton Junior College
Johnson
Albritton
Stanford University
British Golfers Wish To See Wild Texans
British amateur stars favored a Texas visit for a Centennial exhibition but the Royal and Ancient Golf Club declined an official Walker Cup invitation. Players voiced interest in meeting the “Wild West men” and possible independent exhibition dates remained under discussion, with official decision pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix R. McKnight
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Royal and Ancient Golf Club
Royal and Ancient
London
Henry Gullen
Centennial
Hector Thomson
Jack McLean
Harry Bentley
Texas League Leaders and Standings Summary
Texas League batting and pitching leaders are listed with players from Dallas Houston Tulsa Beaumont and Oklahoma City. Abba Mallon Conroy Mosolf Howell Watwood Tauby Stroner and Cobb are named among batting leaders with runs doubles and triples. pitchers Johnson Cole Baker and Richmond appear among innings pitched strikeouts and wins leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abba Mallon
Dallas
Conroy
Houston
Mosolf
Howell
Tulsa
Watwood
Tauby
Stroner
Een
Moself
Cullenbine
Beaumont
Mar
Tin
Cobb
Brower
Oklahoma City
Johnson
Fort Worth
Cole
Galveston
Baker
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St. Louis Browns
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U. S
Bernice Lapp
Newark
Olive McKean
Mavissfreeman
Dorothea Dickinson
Elizabeth Ryan
Marjorie Gestring
Dorothy Poynton Hill
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Edith Moridge
Alice Bridges
Uxbridge
Mass
Wingard and Hill
Dallas Hurler
Alan Gould
Uncle Sam
Big Ben Eastman
Lawson Robertson
Eastman
San Francisco
Parade
Henry McLemore
BY Frank Murphy
RTS
EN Sport Roundup
Smith
Coffee
Ed White
Dallas Star
White
William Tweddell
Texas League
Richmond
Pullerton
Gill
Cvengros
Brillheart
Oxford
Blackburn Bros
West Texas
Goodrich
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