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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1932
Page
9
In a crowded day of baseball, the Cubs lost 9 to 2 to the Brooklyn Dodgers allowing the Dodgers to rise to fifth place. The New York Giants edged the Reds 4 to 3 with Mel Ott homering twice to lift New York from last place.
The Texas district tennis tournament third round in men singles. second round in junior singles and men's doubles and early rounds in women boys and girls divisions were on the program. Seeds advancing include Sloan Houston Barr Dallas Adour Dallas Surfacens Kansas City Longcope Houston Gwynne Fort Worth Ewell Fort Worth La Coste San Antonio Pfeiffer San Antonio Davis Oklahoma Bralley Austin Muhleisen San Antonio Smalley Austin.
The Texas League leaders include Medwick of Houston with a .387 average and 84 hits, Stebbins of Houston with 82 hits and 23 doubles, and Zaepfel of San Antonio with nine triples. Medwick also leads RBIs with 47, while Murray of Dallas tops innings pitched at 119 and has 10 wins.
El Dorado routed Baton Rouge 13 to 6 as eight runs came in the eighth inning in a Cotton States League game. Hines and Atwood homered for Baton Rouge while Loewer and Seeley hit triples for El Dorado. Jackson beat Pine Bluff 11 to 2, and Monroe edged Port Arthur 5 to 4 with two eighth inning runs. Babe Didrikson was expected to settle a labor dispute in Dallas.
Tomorrow's wrestling program at the armory features Pedros Marallah and Cyclone Mackey in the main bout. Semifinal action pits Ray Meyers against Pancho Vittela. Earlier match showcases Clarence Kearns and Jack Dauley with tickets available at City Drug Store on Polk Street.
Henry McLemore reports Cincinnati plans to honor Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals as the city’s man of the year. The push cites Rickey’s multiple player trades to the Reds and his long charitable gestures, though some locals demand additional Red player gifts.
The Associated Press lists top performers across both leagues. Notables include P Waner and Klein leading batting, Klein also enjoying home runs and hits, Foxx tops American League batting, Foxx and Myer pace RBIs, and pitchers Betts Gomez among leading win totals in a compact year end stat roundup.
Bern ard Welsh, Duke University captain, earned the day’s lone upset by defeating Lee Goldsborough Jr. 6 2 6 8 6 1 as two seeds and favorites advanced. Karl Kamrath of Texas won 6 0 6 2 over Stuart Taylor. Martin Buxby of Texas defeated Emmett MacCubbin 6 1 6 1. Henry Holdens Jr. of Rice Institute beat D L Hopkins 6 2 3 6 6 2.
In Chicago on June 9 coaches from across the nation will attend a coaching clinic arranged by George T. Bresnahan of Iowa. About 75 to 100 top track coaches are expected to join speakers including Clyde Littlefield of Texas. Atlanta to host its first open golf tournament this year.
Beaumont Exporters extend Texas League lead to three and a half games as they face Longview Cannibals in North Texas. Beaumont beat Fort Worth 5 to 4 after 15 hits. Houston beat Longview 4 to 1 in 11 innings. Dallas defeated San Antonio 8 to 5. Galveston beat Tyler 7 to 1. Tyler took the second 4 to 2 with a homer driving in the go ahead run.
The Texas Professional Golf Association tournament opens at Ridglea with Francis McGonagill and Derald Lehman securing pro am honors. Dallas pro Francis Scheider is favored to win the 72 hole medal play title and Texas’s National spot. Fewer than 30 players entered. 46 holes scheduled over two days with two 18 hole segments today.
Babe Ruth went hitless in five at bats and Lou Gehrig also failed in four. Al Simmons connected for two home runs in four plate appearances, while Bill Terry had a single and two walks scoring twice in four appearances, and ace Wilson went hitless in four tries.
Westerdianese es i Ya) Floyd Vaughan and Mel Ott spark offense as Pirates and Giants win. Jack Quinn works in relief for Dodgers and knocks in three with a double. Wes Ferrell and Red Ruffing contribute on mound with offense and steady pitching. Walter Stewart and Senators trio deliver late runs against White Sox. Browns, Yankees, Indians, and others post wins.
In Memphis on June 8 the National Clay Courts championships saw many upsets in early singles matches while the start of doubles drew attention. Top seeds George Lott of Chicago and Bryan Grant of Atlanta led with Clifton and Ed Sutter of New Orleans as second seeds. Fourth round singles were set for the afternoon.
In Dallas on June 8 the Eighth Annual Dallas Country Club Invitational began. David Clark of Cedar Crest shot 69 to lead medalist honors, with O'Hara Watts and Gus Moreland among top qualifiers.
Dallas faces Kenneth Haggart in the day’s first match. Falconer opens against J B Hamman in Paris. Dawson takes on Eddie Connor at Dallas Country Club.
Macdonald Smith shot a 71 in the first round at Sandwich to share the temporary lead with C A Whitcombe and W H Davies, two British professionals, in the British Open.
Waite Hoyt a veteran right handed pitcher and seven time World Series hero was released unconditionally by the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hoyt said he had no future plans as the release came unexpectedly and last night.
Chicago June 8 A new one mile record was expected at the National Collegiate Track and Field championships after three straight renewals failed to yield a mark. The event builds to a Saturday finale with contenders confident a fast time will emerge.
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