New Father Son Saga In Eddie Collins Family
Eddie Collins Sr and Eddie Collins Jr link two baseball eras as Red Sox executive and Athletics right fielder. The piece notes past father son duos across sports, cites Ty Cobb and others, and closes with a curious Peruvian castus plant remark about hit and run motorists along the Pan American highway.
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Big Ed Walsh
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Sarge Jim
Indians
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Ty Cobb
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Yale
Connie Mack
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Second Place Race in Texas
In the Texas League chase Oklahoma City Shreveport tied for second at 500 as Houston led with 500. San Antonio fell 6-1 and 8-1 to the Buffs who also swept a doubleheader. Muriel Jones homered in both Shreveport games as they beat Beaumont 3-1 and lost 3-2. Fort Worth and Dallas split a rain delayed twin bill with a 5-4 Dallas win and a 2-2 tie called in the seventh inning.
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Five favorites named for National Open golf in Fort Worth
Broadway commissioner Jack Doyle rates Ben Hogan Byron Nelson Jimmy Demaret Lawson Little and Sam Snead as the five 8 to 1 favorites for the National Open in Fort Worth Texas. Doyle lists a second tier at 12 to 1 and 20 to 1 with many outsiders at 50 to 1 up to 100 to 1. The writer leans toward Hogan with a nod to Nelson, citing consistency and nerves for the weekend run.
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Vic Ghezzi
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Bud Ward
Colonial Course Is Youngest Open Venue at Fort Worth
Fort Worth notes the Colonial Club course hosts the 45th U S Open, the youngest site yet. Experts split on scores with 285 five over par favored by some, while others predict Ralph Guldahl’s 241 record could fall by seven strokes. Marvin Leonard, Fort Worth businessman, championed the course and weather as forecast, joking he ordered rain then sun.
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Standings and results from West Texas-New Mexico League games
In Clovis at Pampa the score was 0-0. Amarillo beat Borger 7-4. Wichita Falls lost to Lubbock 4-1, then won 1-0 in the second game. Big Spring beat Lamesa 5-2, with standings showing Big Spring 7-3-0, Borger 6-7-0, Lamesa 6-2-6, Wichita Falls 4-3-6, Lubbock 4-2-1, Amarillo 3-7-5, Clovis 2-5-2, and schedule lists Pampa at Lubbock, Borger at Wichita Falls, Amarillo at Lamesa, Clovis at Big Spring.
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Bowling and Southern Association Baseball Standings and Leaders
Bowling records show Louisville 0-3 and Milwaukee 9-1 with multiple city matchups. Southern Association leaders include Birmingham 6-1 and Nashville 17-2, plus hot hitters like Fisher Oklahoma City 21 for a .350 average and Clarke Dallas 62 hits. Texas League leaders list runs batted in Clarke Dallas 40 and Dana Fort Worth 37, with pitching leader Greer Fort Worth 84 innings pitched.
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Medical Paradise Lancashire's high medicine drinking noted
Lancashire in England ranks as a leading area for medicine drinking, consuming twice as much as most Scottish districts, highlighting regional health and consumption patterns in the country.
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Black Giants Beat Tucumcari Tigers in Valley Tilt
The Black Giants defeated the Tucumcari Tigers 16 to 6 for a third straight win in Amarillo. Manager Joe Priestley led the offense with a triple two doubles and a single. A note mentions Russian collective farmers adding 4,000,000 sheep and goats to their flocks last year.
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Open Golf Thread Bets Favor Hogan or Nelson
Eddie Brietz notes betting odds for the Open Golf Tourney with Ben Hogan Jimmy Demaret Byron Nelson Ralph Guldahl and Lloyd Mangrum as favorites Nelson highlighted as the pick. Also reports on amateur odds and a round of sports tidbits from various sources including Leo Durocher Pete Reiser and Casey Stengel rules at the Braves and Ickes defense power remarks. Fred Haas Jr wins New Orleans City title in 95 holes setting a 15 under par record for the event.
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Major League Leaders Slip After Skids Amid Chisox Glow
New York newsreel notes the Cardinals losing three straight to slide from a tie for the NL lead with the Dodgers while the Indians fall behind the White Sox by .001. Dodgers edge Cardinals 3-2 on miscues and two gift runs. Indians swept by Yankees as Ruffing blanks them. Red Sox overtake Tigers. A’s sweep Browns. Giants win opener, Reds take nightcap. Cubs split with Phillies. Ruffing tosses seven-hitter vs Indians.
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Saunders Doshier Win First Snipe Race
Howard Saunders and Zed Doshier won the first snipe race at the Plains Boat Club Commodore regatta held yesterday on Buffalo Lake. The six mile course took just under 1 hour 10 minutes. Second place went to Charley Green John Farrell and Jack Ellis. Third to Dale Smith and son G Smith. Fourth to Trent Davis.
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Perry and Budge Rule Tennis in Chicago Victory
Fred Perry defeated Dick Skeen to win the singles title 6 4 6 2 6 2 6 3 at the Chicago Town and Tennis Club. Perry and Budge then captured the doubles crown for the second straight year by beating Geldhill Del Monte Cal and Stoefen Los Angeles 6 4 6 4 6 3.
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Oklahoma Sooners Sign Five Year Contract With Texas A and M
Norman Okla June 2 Lawrence Jap Haskell athletic director of the University of Oklahoma announced signing a five year contract for opening games of the football season with Texas A and M College The first game will be played in the 1944 grid season and is not scheduled for this year
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How Bowling Leagues Stand
Ship to shore radio telephone service is contemplated for all New York municipally owned ferryboats.
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