Texas Golfers Qualify For 26th Texas Tourney at Lakewood
Dallas reports note a star studded field contesting the 26th Annual Texas Golf Association Tournament at Lakewood. Harry Todd lead with 69 in warmup, while Earl Stewart Jr and David Goldman headline a strong Dallas-Beaumont cohort amid rain slowed rounds. Norris Russell and Darrell Lehman head threats from Fort Worth while Bobby Riegel and Ea White awaited word as match play starts.
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Fort Worth
Texas Golf Association
Harry Todd
Lakewood
Inman
Earl Stewart, Jr
David Goldman
Bill Welch
Houston
Tyrrell Garth, Jr
Beaumont
America
Ea White
Bobby Riegel
White
Riegel
Inverson Martin
Darrell Lehman
Norris Russell
Denton
Jack Munger
Bill Skeeters
George Bennett
R. H. Nix
Laewood
Standings West Texas New Mexico League report
Amarillo at Pampa and Lubbock games noted with scores 190 100 fi minus two. Teams Clovis Jin OK four A two Froese Castino Bohnen Stephenson listed among standings and results for Monday.
Pirates Hit Amarillo With Free Ladies Night Games
West Texas New Mexico League action shifts to Amarillo for three Pirates games all free to women and girls as the Gold Sox seek attendance to cover payroll amid wartime shortages. News notes include Borger Pampa Clovis and Lamesa results, plus a letter from Al Duarte and various batting and pitching stats from surrounding clubs.
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Gold Sox
Pampa
Borger
Lamesa
Pirates
Neal Rabe
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Dukes
Clovis
Lubbock
Nona Leeds
Leeds
al Duarte
Honolulu
Grerry Malin
Mrs. Leeds
Bubber Jonnard
Bobby Jones Back In Open Contention After Return
In New York and Chicago reports Bobby Jones, 12 years retired, enters the Hale America National Open at Ridgemoor after a 54 hole stretch of strong play. Observers expect him to contend with top golfers as he attempts a golf comeback beyond his Masters era. Lou Boudreau steers the Cleveland Indians amid a tense pennant chase, stressing quick decisions and reliance on pitching amid a late early-season shift.
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Cleveland
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Indians
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Westchester Kennel Club
Bob Feller
Einstein
Chicago
Bobby Jones
Bobby
Ridgemoor
18 Year Old Eddie Wielander Racks Wins At Delaware Park
At Delaware Park 18 year old apprentice Eddie Wielander has 17 wins in nine days, with 35 money finishes in 57 starts. He ranks second 11 times and third seven times, with 22 unplaced runs mostly missing by small margins. Wielander dominates recent races aboard Neutrality Steel Beam and Pointing, saying luck and persistence drive his success. Canadian golfers Gordon Brydson and Bob Gray will represent Canada in the Hale America Open and act as goodwill ambassadors, invitation to the Canadian Open follows.
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Stanton
Del
Eddie Weilander
Delaware Park
Wielander
Eddie
Toronto
Gordon Brydson
Bob Gray
Canada
Chicago
Dominion
Fullerton Says Wide World Sports Column Parodies Baseball
A wide ranging sports column notes suspensions in boxing were dropped due to licensing gaps and legal limits while citing fewer on field fights in baseball after umpire as peacemaker policy. It recalls Vernon Gomez four hit game, a feat by John Pavoris causing odd cap miscue, and highlights George McAfee hitting .375 with 11 steals in 12 games at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Coach Arlo M Klum to lead Keesler Field football next fall amid Gray Haired Pytlak nicknamed Pop at Great Lakes.
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Duke
Chicago Bears
Jacksonville
Fla
Naval Air Station
George Earnshaw
McAfee
Keesler Field
Miss
Arlo M. Klum
Nebraska
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Frank Pytlak
Ed-Red Sox
Speedy baseball speeds through Charleston game
Charleston Rebels and Jacksonville Tars played five innings in 37 minutes. If pace continued, nine innings would finish in about one hour five minutes. Also noted Spokane Manito Club wins Western Amateur, July 7 12, announced by T C Butz, president of the Western Golf Association.
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8. C
Tune
Charleston Rebels
Jacksonville Tars
Spokane
Chicago
Manito Club
T. C. Butz
Western Golf Association
Reds Turn Tables on Braves Win Six Games in Four Days
Cincinnati Reds overwhelm the Boston Braves in four days by winning six games to climb to third place while Boston sinks to fifth. Paul Derringer pitched a three hit win in a 3-1 finale after eight spotless innings. Joe Gordon’s 25 game hitting streak and Buddy Hassett’s 20 span the day’s highlights alongside a 11-10 Yankees win over Cleveland.
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Braves
Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Houdini
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Casey Stengel
Cincinnati
Boston
Grogey
Paul Derringer
Derringer
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Tom Ferrick
Joe Gordon
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
Buddy Hassett
Wood Hope match to aid Navy relief in New Jersey
Craig Wood and Bob Hope team up against Babe Ruth and Vic Ghezzi in a 18 hole match play at Forest Hills Field Club Bloomfield New Jersey on June 13 to raise funds for the Navy Relief Society as part of the Professional Golfers War Relief drive. Florida football coach loss widens staff as Muss Battista departs and Orville Dermody remains. Detroit Tigers struggle to finish higher than sixth despite high batting average in 1921.
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New York
Craig Wood
Bob Hope
Babe Ruth
Vic Ghezzi
Navy Relief Society
Forest Hills Field Club
Bloomfield
N. J
Gainesville
Fla
University of Florida
Armed Forces
Mush Battista
Orville Dermody
Tom Lieb
Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Oilers deny Paul Dean eighth win in doubleheader loss
Tulsa Oilers beat Paul Dean 9-5 after dropping the opener 3-1 as Dean, a comeback bid former pitcher, failed to reach his eighth win. George Kleine outdueled Dean’s team in the opener. Don Johnson suffered a dislocated thumb, with several Texas league games postponed by weather. Lieut John Winterholler, Army Silver Star recipient, topped Wyoming University baseball in 1939 with a .532 batting mark.
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Houston
Tulsa Oilers
Buffs
Dean
George Kleine
Oilers
Humphries
Laramie
Wyo
John Winterholler
Army
Philippines
Wyoming University
Two-Man Race In National League Batting Honors
New York June 9 The American League leading hitters have competition in the National League Pete Reiser posts a .365 average as Gordon Babe Phelps returns to the Pirates lineup with a .375 mark after a week out with a spiked heel. Reiser also collects six hits as Phelps reenters the fold. Joe Gordon of the Yankees maintains the American League lead with a .403 average, thirteen points ahead of Bobby Doerr of the Red Sox.
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New York
Pete Reiser
Gordon
Babe) Phelps
Pittsburgh
Phelps
Pirate
Reiser
Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
Bobby Doerr
Boston Red Sox
Match Play Begins in Women's Muny Tourney
In San Antonio on June 9 Mrs. C. W. Roberson Jr. of Terrell was medalist with 85 as match play starts in the State Women's Municipal Golf Tournament. Mrs. T. E. Knott of Seguin, who qualified for the championship flight with 95, faces Roberson today.
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San Antonio
C. W. Roberson, Jr
Terrell
T. E. Knott
Seguin
Knott
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