Miss Langford to Pitch in City Girls Baseball Doubleheader
One of the season’s largest crowds is expected at Metro Park this afternoon for Burlington Wreckers versus the Southern Kansas Stage Lines Girls’ team, with a parade at 2 30 and games continuing tomorrow and Sunday. Corene Jaax and Lefty Langford lead the event as Paul Flynn backs the girls at bat. Burlington moundsman Joe McKnight may start, with Gen Crowder praising the girls’ fighting form. Tickets cost 50 and 25 cents, on sale at Howard Blackburn’s Store.
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Borger Buddies
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Lefty Langford
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General Crowder
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White Sox
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Miss Langford
Joe McKnight
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Joe
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Sonagun
Howard Blackburn
Polk Street
Major League Leaders Compilation Puts Batting and Pitching in Spotlight
The Associated Press lists top performers in the National and American Leagues. Pirus Pirates Reds Phillies Giants Cardinals Mets standout players include Waner Klein Hurst Ott Foxx Ruth Gehringer Campbell Myer and Gomez with leading marks in batting runs and pitching across both leagues.
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Klein
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Ott
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Athletics
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Tigers
Foxx
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Yankees
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Gehringer
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Browns
Myer
Senators
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Canzoneri Wins Over Dublinsky In Chicago Fight Night
Tony Canzoneri out pointed Harry Dublinsky in Chicago in a non title bout. Sammy Levine stopped Franklyn Cheek in Milwaukee. Kid Choco outpointed Roger Bernard in Philadelphia. Benny Leonard outpointed Billy Angelo in Philadelphia. Bobby Leitham stopped Art Giroux in Montreal. Sammy Slaughter stopped Bud Saltis in Milwaukee.
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Chicago
Tony Canzoneri
Harry Dublinsky
Sammy Levine
Franklyn Cheek
Milwaukee
Harry Paul
Philadelphia
Johnny Baima
Kid Chocolate
Cuba
Roger Bernard
Flint
Mich
Benny Leonard
New York
Billy Angelo
Young Firpo
Pennsgrove
Buster Brown
Baltimore
Jimmy Herman
Hazleton
Leo Williams
Montreal
Bobby Leitham
Art Giroux
Sammy Slaughter
Terre Haute
Bud Saltis
Hardened fort worth golf champ wins city title
Leonard Harding, representing Worth Hill Club, captured the Fort Worth men’s city golf championship at Glen Garden. He defeated C. W. Reed of Meadowbrook 2 and 1 in the final, marking the first municipal player to win the event.
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Schmeling vs Sharkey May Spark Low-Interest Fight
June 17 report from New York notes potential historic heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden outdoor bowl on Long Island. Fans show weak interest as ticket prices soar to 23 dollars and gate projections fade from initial estimates. Jacobs says Schmeling may skip if referee is not approved. experts expect a full 15 rounds.
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Jack Sharkey
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Collegian Netters Dominate Tourney
In Wilmington Delaware June 17 Clifford Sutter of New Orleans and Dr Eugene McCauliff of Yonkers reached the Delaware state tennis championship semi finals in men's singles after key quarterfinal wins McCauliff upset Berkeley Bell 10 8 6 4 and will meet Karl Kamrath of the University of Texas in the semis. Doubles qualifiers include Clifford Sutter Edward Sutter from New Orleans with Jack Tidball Elbert Lewis from UCLA and Jake Hess Henry Holden of Rice Institute.
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New Orleans
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Yonkers
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Karl Kamrath
University of Texas
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Edward Sutter
Jack Tidball
Elbert Lewis
University of California At
Los Angeles
Jake Hess
Henry Holden
Rice Institute
Bill Holmes Wins Green Belt Title
The 19 year old Shamrock entrant Billy Holmes defeated R. G. Greenhaw of Memphis 4 and 2 to claim the Green Belt Golf Association championship after a four day run of victories. The final featured alternating high and low scoring.
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Electra
U.P
Green Belt Golf Association
Billy Holmes
Shamrock
R. G. Greenhaw
Memphis
Giants Need Bill Terry To Shape Its Fate
Chicago June 17 United Press Sport columnist argues that a baseball team’s success hinges more on players than managers. The piece cites the Yanks under McCarthy and Burke as proof, noting great pitching and hitting can render a manager redundant, while teams lacking offense or pitching struggle regardless of leadership.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
Chicago
U.P
McGraw
New York Gazettes
Bill Terry
Giants
Yankees
Marie Joe McCarthy
Sunset Burke
Daniel Boone
Haines Back in Form as Cardinals Shine
The veteran Jesse Haines returns to top form helping St. Louis blank Philadelphia 2 to 0 after a prior win over Boston. Other majors note Burleigh Grimes beating the Giants with the Cubs and Ray Kolp delivering relief for Cincinnati in an 8 to 6 win. George Earnshaw defeats St. Louis and Lloyd Brown shuts out Detroit as Bill Dickey homers in the Yankees 6 to 1 win.
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Associated Press
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Jesse Haines
Haines
Boston
Phillies
Cardinal
Burleigh Grimes
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Bill Terry
Ray Kolp
Larry Benton
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Big George Earnshaw
Athletics
Lloyd Brown
Washington
Detroit
Bill Dickey
Yankees
Chicago
Burke and Sarazen Favorites in Open
The defending champion Billy Burke and British Open winner Gene Sarazen are favored as the National Open begins at Fresh Meadow Club Flushing Long Island with 151 players in the field. The first two rounds pair Burke with Sarazen for the opening 18 holes Thursday and the next 18 Friday. George Van Elm teams with MacDonald Smith in the early rounds.
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Billy Burke
Gene Sarazen
Fresh Meadow Club
Flushing
Long Island
United States Golf Association
Link Sarazen
Burke
George van Elm
MacDonald Smith
Radcliff Aggressive Bid For Swat Crown In Texas
Rip Radcliff of Dallas, after a slow start, surged to a .330 batting average over the last three weeks and contributed four hits in Dallas 4 to 3 win over Houston. Beaumont's Schoolboy Rowe won his seventh, powering a 5 to 3 victory over Tyler with Easterling homering for his 17th, while House led San Antonio past Longview 8 to 3 with Deb Garris going 4 for 5 the only Longview to trouble him.
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Associated Press
Rip Radcliff
Radcliff
Dallas
Houston
Tex Jeanes
Lou Brower
Beaumont
Tyler
Schoolboy Rowe
Schoolboy
Fox
Greenberg
Easterling
Joe Medwick
House
San Antonio
Longview
Deb Garris
Semifinals Set in Mid-Dixie Tennis Tourney
In Spartanburg on June 17 Wilmer Hines of Columbia South Carolina John McDiarmid of Fort Worth Texas Doc Barr of Dallas Texas and Lefty Bryan of Chattanooga Tennessee were slated to compete in the men s singles semifinals of the Mid Dixie tennis tournament.
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8. C
Wilmer Hines
Columbia
John McDiarmid
Fort Worth
Texas
Doc Barr
Dallas
Tex
Lefty” Bryan
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dizzy Dean Ends Strike Leaves Cardinals Behind
Jerome Herman Dean known as Dizzy settled in his St Louis apartment to sit out a one man strike against the St Louis Cardinals. He left the team earlier in Philadelphia saying he was leaving because the Cardinals treat him like a dog.
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Negro Ball Clubs to Play Sunday at Fairgrounds
Three Negro baseball teams will play Sunday at the Tri-State Fairgrounds starting at 2 30 pm. The Black Ramblers of Amarillo face the Wellington Black Cats in the opening game, with the winner meeting the Childress Black Tigers. The teams will repeat the matchup Monday as part of Emancipation Day festivities.
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Black Ramblers
Amarillo
Wellington Black Cats
Childress Black Tigers
Big Five stars pace offense in early baseball round
Babe Ruth singled in three trips, Lou Gehrig doubled and singled with two runs, Al Simmons added three singles driving in two, Hack Wilson scored from a walk, and Bill Terry fanned four times as the lineup produced a busy scoring moment.
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al Simmons
Hack Wilson
Bill Terry
Mackey Wins Two Falls to Eliminate Meyers in Local Match
Cyclone Mackey defeated Ray Meyers in a swift two fall welter contest at the armory. The first fall came in 43 minutes by drop toe hold, the second in 25 minutes with a body smother after Meyers overextended. The bout featured rough exchanges and quick reversals as Mackey recovered from earlier defeat to Sheik Marallah.
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Marallah
Dr. Warner
Baseball Roundup Highlights Seven Team Performances
The report notes key plays by Bill Dickey of the Yankees driving in two on a homer against the White Sox. Harvey Hendrick of the Reds added power with a triple double and single in a strong hitting display. Burleigh Grimes of the Cubs limited the Giants to scattered hits and snapped the Giants’ streak. Jess Haines blanked the Phillies 2-0 and hit a homer.
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Associated Press
Bill Dickey
Yankees
White Sox
Lloyd Brown
Senators
Tigers
Leon Goslin
Browns
Athwee
Harvey Hendrick
Reds
Burleigh Grimes
Cubs
Giants
Jess Haines
Phillies
Sauer defeats Kallio but fails to make weight
George Barnes Sauer of San Antonio defeated Gus Kallio of Oklahoma in Fort Worth but could not make the required weight to claim the crown. The bout ended with Sauer unavailable to win the title due to the weight issue.
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Fort Worth
Tex
George Barnes Sauer
San Antonio
Oklahoma
Claude Boy Scout Troop Guests at Local Grappling Meet
A Claude based Boy Scout troop of 47 attended the event hosted by Dutch Mantell. Blacksmith Pedigo delivered a strong arm display in the semi final pinning Pancho Vitella in 25 minutes. The curtain raiser between Clarence Kearnes and Jack Dauley ended in a 15 minute draw.
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Claude
Texas League Leaders and Dramatic Dallas Golf Duel
The Texas League shows Medwick of Houston leading in hits with 103 and 64 runs, Greenberg of Beaumont close behind, while Stebbins of Houston tops triples and Medwick dominates RBIs. In Dallas, Mrs. Chandler faces Mrs. Looney in a 36 hole Dallas Women’s Golf Association championship duel as the national spotlight frames a long age of Maize cultivation in Mexico.
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Medwick
Houston
Fox
Beaumont
Stebbins
Garms
Longview
Peel
James
Dallas
Wrestling Results By The Associated Press
Harrisburg AP wrestling results list several bouts with weights and outcomes in Philadelphia New York and Toronto. Names include Ralph Wilson Fritz Kley Joe Devito Roland Kirchmeyer Century Milstead Sam Stein Whitey Hewitt Earl McCready Bull Komar Dick Shikat Einer Johannessen and others with match details and times.
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Harrisburg
Nick Lutze
Los Angeles
Ralph Wilson
Philadelphia
Fritz Kley
Joe Devito
St. Louis
Scott MacDougall
New Zealand
Luigi Bacigalupi
Roland Kirchmeyer
Oklahoma
Century Milstead
New Haven
Toronto
Sam Stein
Newark
Whitey Hewitt
Memphis
Earl McCready
Amulet
Sask
Bull Komar
Boston
Dick Shikat
Germany
Einer Johannessen
Norway
Fort Worth Power Boat Races Set Sunday at Lake Dallas
The Fort Worth Power Boat Association will sponsor a series of professional boat races on Lake Dallas Sunday afternoon. Entries have been received from many sections of the state.
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Fort Worth
U.P
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