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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1934
Page
7
A United Press survey of the Derby, tracing its origins to a dinner table debate in 1780 and noting record prices, remarkable winners, female rivals, and the dramatic weather and betting lore surrounding the event.
The defending champion Miss Phyllis Buchanan of Denver led medalist honors with 77 in the qualifying round of the Trans Miss golf tournament at Blue Hills Country Club. She posted 39 on the front and 38 on the back for even par,-three birdies, and strong iron play. Fort Worth’s Miss Aniela Gorczyca shot 78 to stand second, pushing Des Moines’ Miss Lucille Robinson from contention.
Parke H. Davis, renowned football pioneer, coach and statistician, died at his Easton home. He would have turned 61 July 16. Davis served 1909 to 1915 on the rules committee and helped shape modern football including quarters, player numbering, end zones and abolished interlocked interference. He wrote Britannica football articles and a glossary and maintained game records for the football guide. A note of unrelated produce follows with a tomato cluster from Derita, North Carolina.
London reports the Derby at Epsom Downs will take place tomorrow as crowds gather on the famous course. Colombo, Lord Glanely's unbeaten colt, is the favorite at 13 to 8, with 18 starters expected. Bets center on Aga Khan’s pair and Easton as major rivals amid a dry, hard turf concern and weather worries.
The Texas Professional Golfers Association qualifying round at Lakewood Country Club in Dallas has been postponed to after the National Open. Texas P. G. A official Larry Nabholtz said several Texas pros will compete in the National Open this week. A meeting will be held Thursday night at Lakewood to set a definite new date.
Three Independent Softball league teams posted high wins yesterday Maverick Club James Oakes Agency and Dickson Drug each eclipsing 20 runs Maverick Club defeated Herring Pharmacy 29 to 9 Santa Fe 13 Harris Food Stores Clowe and Cowan 9 Transient Bureau 8 James Oakes Agency 21 Thom McAn 9 Dickson Drug 22 Killough and Davies 8
English and Tauby pace hit leaders with 77 and 66. Harvel and Ross top triples and doubles. Norman and E Parker share home run tallies while Bates and Bell lead in runs. Shelley and Holley pace stolen bases. English and Bettencourt drive RBIs. Phillips, Whitehead and Barnabe share wins. Whitehead posts 47 runs.
In Nashville, three long term prisoners surrendered after disarming a guard and barricading in the penitentiary's east wing. They defied officers for more than seven hours. Names given were Carl Pentecost Lonnie Taylor and J Raines with Taylor linked to a prior escape and a long term sentence.
National League standings list St Louis New York Chicago Pittsburgh Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati. American League results show New York Detroit Cleveland St Louis Washington Boston Philadelphia Chicago. Texas League notes Dallas Fort Worth Galveston Beaumont Houston San Antonio Tulsa Oklahoma City. American Association results Milwaukee St Paul Columbus Indianapolis Toledo Louisville. Southern scores Atlanta Nashville Chattanooga Knoxville Birmingham New Orleans Memphis. Reduction report notes US crude production 75 796 000 barrels daily average 2526 000. A new baggage carrier folds into spare tire carrier.
Wallace Duncan writes from Electra Texas about a vacation week away from the column. The Maverick Youngsters beat Herring Pharmacy 22 to 9 after a 10 to 2 win over Junior College. Upcoming shows at Fourth and Jefferson draw crowds, with George Green and Marion Vinson performing. Membership listed as 1,353.
Oklahoma City strikers warn businesses and citizens to boycott products from Wilson & Co. Armour & Co. and the Oklahoma National Stockyards Co. They halted truck routes to press for union recognition and higher wages as about a thousand workers remain out since Saturday. Wilson & Co. threatened to remove striking employees within 24 hours if they do not return to work.
Easton Pa June 5 Parke R Davis 61 long prominent in football as coach statistician and authoriti died at his home He contributed as a leading football statistician and author in the sport’s history.
Amarilloans join national effort to deliver flowers to shut-ins next Sunday. Notables like Mary Pickford Walter Winchell Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit support the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association by providing names and addresses of those to receive flowers. Over 100000 names submitted. goal 250000. Mrs. C C Cunningham chairs local arrangements urging public help to identify permanently ill or disabled shut-ins.
Johnny Goodman, Nebraska amateur, predicts a better than even chance to retain the National Open as Merion hosts the 72-hole test starting Thursday. He cites breaks and top form after a recent England trip with the Walker Cup squad and disputes Gene Sarazen’s chances and betting odds. W. Lawson Little Jr. counters that amateurs face 30 to 120 professionals, leaving them little hope to win.
Sen. Clint Small opened his North Texas gubernatorial bid in Cleburne vowing to dismantle the crime trust as the top Texas issue. He blamed bars saloons and pari mutuel dog racing for law violations and urged aggressive enforcement, taking a subtle jab at rival James V. Allred.
Former Governor Dan Turner held a lead of over 6 000 votes over Robert W. Colflesh in the Republican governor primary. Unofficial results from 1 266 of 2 452 districts show Turner 70 4 165, Colflesh 63 519, Clarence Knutsen 33 519, Wallace M Short 18 892. Herring, the Democrat, leads the field and will face the winner in the fall.
Two blasts at a block-long Rail way Express Agency garage injure a woman and two men from flying glass. Police tie the incident to union organizing drives. Around the same time two bombs were thrown into a Chicago Motor Coach Company bus garage, bringing police guard to five company garages.
Rogers Hornsby guides the St. Louis Browns to a hot start as they surge to fourth place with a 16–7 since May 8, led by Rollie Hemsley and a hitting surge from Deb Garma Pepper and Bejma. The American League races tighten with Detroit and Cleveland also rising.
The article advises wrists fully cocked at the pitch shot top and cautions that lifting the left heel during the backswing is unnecessary if body turn can be achieved without it. It cites Hobby Jones and Gene Bararen as examples of golfers who pitch without raising the heel.
Tulsa report notes a month end drop in U S crude oil output to 2,491,539 barrels daily from 2,526,554. Oklahoma and California fall while Texas gains led by East Texas and Raat Texan. Kansas and Rocky Mountain regions show mixed changes, with Michigan up and the Rockies down.
New York June 5 WPi John HW McFadden Jr vice president for three years was elected president of the New York Cotton Exchange succeeding William B. Dowdell Coal dust floating on an English river is reclaimed and used for heating purposes.
Nate Brown of Washington beat Johnny Rieko in D C by points. Steve Dudas of New York outpointed George Pavlick of Cleveland. Del Genio and Johnny Morrow drew in New York. Sammy Levine of New York beat Pedro Nicolas of Puerto Rico. Jack Peterson of Wales stopped Len Harvey in London. Young Stubley of Kewanee beat Guido Conti of Italy in Chicago. Johnny Simpson of Minneapolis defeated Kiner Hedquiet of Chicago. Ken Overlin of Idaho beat Paul Pirrone in Norfolk Virginia.
Dallas authorities launched a crackdown on stray dogs following a fatal rabies case, the first in years. In May, officers killed 417 stray dogs. The report also notes a dentist-to-population ratio of one per 1700 in the United States.
The Port Worth Cat s beat Dallas 2 to 0 behind four hit pitcher Joe Vance who faced only 26 batters after the first inning. Dallas tied the game in the third but Vance shut them down the rest of the way as Fort Worth claimed the victory.
A meeting of Commercial Softball league managers was scheduled for Wednesday at 8 o’clock in Bell Telephone offices. President Redding called the meeting to discuss Phillips 66, with participation expected from teams seeking field time. Managers should send representatives to tomorrow night’s session.
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