Fight Promoter Studies Tickets as Rain Fails to Save Show
Tex Rickard weighs box office and weather forecasts for the Tunney Heeney fight at Yankee Stadium. He needs strong turnout to break even, with 600 police, 600 ushers, and 250 gatemen planned. Tunney and Heeney arrive for weigh in as betting widens to 3 to 1, with a 4 to 1 favorite emerging. Heeney sails from New Jersey. Tunney lands near the Statue of Liberty by amphibian plane. He finally buys a 300000 policy after earlier insurance resistance.
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Harry Ferguson
United Press
New York
Tex Rickard
United States Government
Richard
Yankee Stadium
Wall Street
Tunney
Heeney
Madison Square Garden
Fairhaven
New Jersey
Western Open Starts Today on Chi Links
The Western Open golf championship began at North Shore Country Club with 306 entrants. Arthur B. Sweet and Tony Bengal teed off as qualifying rounds split into today and Thursday, with 150 plus low scorers advancing to 18 holes Friday and 64 plus ties to the final 36 holes Saturday. Notables include Johnny Farrell Gene Sarazen Wild Bill Mehlhorn Bob McDonald Al Espinosa Chick Evans Jock Hutchinson and Harry Hampston among entrants.
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United Press
Chicago
North Shore Country Club
Arthur B. Sweet
Ridgemoor
Tony Bengal
Pickwick Suburban
Walter Hagen
Johnny Farrell
Gene Sarazen
Wild Bill” Mehlhorn
Bob McDonald
al Espinosa
Chick Evans
Jock Hutchinson
Harry Hampston
Pueblo Clinches Western League Win Over Aviators
Pueblo defeated Wichita 7 to 1 after a three-run seventh inning. In a doubleheader Denver beat Amarillo 3 to 2 in 11 innings, then Amarillo won 7 to 6 in the second game. Oklahoma City topped Omaha 5 to 2 as Born held the mound. Tulea led the Oilers past the Demons 11 to 6. Des Moines rallied for three late runs after a quiet early game.
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Kansas City
Pueblo
Aviators
Wichita
Denver
Amarillo
Colorado
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Bornholdt
Tulea
Demons
Oilers
Des Moines
Some Foreign Olympic Stars
Feg Murray analyzes the 1936 U S Olympic team noting European rivals strong in sprints and middle distances. He cites Germany Sweden England and South Africa as threats while predicting weaker events for the Americans such as the 5 000 and 10 000 meters and the decathlon. Murray highlights Larva of Finland as beating Nurmi and tying a 1590 meter mark.
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Frank Wykoff
Abrahams
Germany
America
Lioyd Hahn
Lowe
Peltzer
Martins
Nurmi
Wide
Larva
Lermond
Ray
Hind Nurmi
Ross Nichols
Dye
Anderson
Atkinson
South Africa
Houser
Kuck
Krenz
Brix
Hirschfeld
Hoffmeister
Skold
Sweden
Nokes
England
Hamm
King
Hoff
Elkins
Metropolitan
Feg Murray
Finland
Three Days Left Before Panhandle Open At Hillcrest
Only three entrants filed yesterday bringing total to thirteen as three days remain before the Panhandle Open tees off at Hillcrest Golf and Country Club. An estimated 150 golfers expected for Sunday’s first round with trophies on display at Clements and Young Sporting Goods.
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Hillcrest Golf and Country Club
Clements and Young Sporting Goods Company
Last Minute Entries Close for Tri State Tennis Tourney
At eight o clock tonight the entry hooks close and no further registrations will be accepted for the Tri State Tennis Tournament. Players already signed include W K E Trice Bill Mae Williams Robert Rogers W L Powell Meyer Landauer James Rit.
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W. KE. Trice
Bill Mae Williams
Robert Rogers
W. L. Powell
Meyer Landauer
James Rit
Tri-State Open Tennis Tournament Opens Entries
Entrants sign up for the first annual Tri-State Open with a 1.50 dollar entry fee in the junior division and doubles. The Amarillo Country Club offers its concrete courts for use as arranged by the tournament committee. Notables listed include Alex Mood Charles Engleman Everett Lovelady and others in the singles and doubles registration.
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Amarillo Country Club
Luderus Resigns as Omaha Manager. Barney Burch to Take Charge
Fred Luderus resigns as manager of the Omaha Western league baseball club. he will return to Three Lakes Wisconsin due to his wife’s illness. J F Barney Burch, club president, expects to assume control Friday as the team seeks steady leadership.
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Fred Luderus
Omaha Crickets
Barney Burch
Associated Press
Omaha
Three Lakes
Wis
Luderus
J. F
Barney” Burch
Tenorio earns decision in Gotham boxing card
In New York the Filipino lightweight Lope Tenorio won a ten round decision against Bruce Flowers at Queensboro Stadium. Amando Sschaegela of Belgium scored a technical knockout over Sylvano Jamitos of the Philippines in the second round.
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United Press
Boston
Jimmy Maloney
Henry Lamar
Joe Accetta
Providence
San Fillippo
New York
Lope Tenorio
Bruce Flowers
Queensboro Stadium
Amando Sschaegela
Belgium
Sylvano Jamitos
Philippine Islands
Three Leaders in the Texas Lose Contests
Texas league action saw Houston and Wichita Falls stay tied for first as Dallas fell to third after early pitching changes. Shreveport defeated Houston 7 to 3 while San Antonio beat Beaumont 5 to 4 with Nazon contributes a two bagger in the eighth. Waco opened with a 5 to 4 win over Fort Worth as rain slowed play.
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United Press
Dallas
Tex
Houston
Wichita Falls
Dickerman
Estrada
Shreveport
Leslie Cox
Bear
San Antonio
Nazon
Bears
Beaumont
Charlie Robertson
Swanson
Morse
Walgamot
Waco
Fort Worth
Bushy Graham Defeats Kowalik in Six Rounds
Bushy Graham, bantamweight champion from Utica New York, defeated Willie Kowalik in six rounds in Buffalo New York. Graham did not defend a title.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bushy Graham
Utica
New York
Willie Kowalik
Graham
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