Robertson Medalist Leads Start in Southern Amateur
L. R. Robertson of Dallas shot 72 to lead low medal honors at the Southern Amateur Championship in Dallas. Fred Golding of Houston faces Robertson in the opening championship division pairing, as winds hindered scores. Horace F. Smith of Nashville was reelected head of the Southern Amateur Golf Association.
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Ocala
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Major League Leaders and Weather Fact Tidbit
The AP lists leading players in batting, runs, RBIs, hits, and pitching for both the National and American leagues with names such as Douthit, Bottomley, Ruth, and Hoyt. A closing weather line notes rainfall sufficient to fill a 400 mile square reservoir 10 feet deep at 16,000,000 tons per second.
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Giants and Davis Cup Team Linked by Four Young Stars
The article praises four young athletes Ott Cohen Coen and Lott as key contributors to both baseball and tennis. George Lott is noted as a top Davis Cup player with victories in the American Zone. Junior Coen, age 16, played in Mexico and earned doubles and singles wins. Mel Ott, at 19, shines in batting and versatile fielding, earning a permanent right field role. Andy Cohen remains a strong contributor at bat and in the field.
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Mexico
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Metropolitan Newspaper Service
New York
Friday Night Ladies Free in Amarillo Wrestling Card
Elmer Guthrie promotes ladies free night at the Amarillo arena featuring Otis Klingman in the final against Bulldog Halla from Oklahoma. Klingman, an Amarillo favorite, is a former U S Navy middleweight and welterweight champion with prior finals here. Also appearing are local Bob Roy and Roswell import Bobby Sandow Roy. The card begins at 8:30 with tickets on sale at City Drug.
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Local Social Notes Mention Vacations and Births by City
Mrs. Maud Schilling of White and Kirk's vacationing away from work. Mrs. C S Inman and her son Sam Jr vacationing in Las Vegas with Mr Inman. Mrs. Mary Conyers of Trinidad visited her ill son Jack Duane now moved to a room at the Gerald hotel and returned home. Mrs. W D Sims and Ellen Pearl visit Tulsa relatives. Mr and Mrs Joe Gott visited city friends Sunday. Mrs Clark Kerr returned to Joplin after visiting her Fehrenbach parents. The Shaw couple of 1905 Jackson announce the birth of a daughter Pattye Jo.
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White and Kirk's
C. S. Inman
Sam, Jr
Las Vegas
Mr. Inman
Mary Conyers
Trinidad
Jack Duane
Gerald Hotel
Conyers
W. D. Sims
Ellen Pearl
Tulsa
W. L. Sims
Joe Gott
Clark Kerr
Joplin
William Fehrenbach
Clifford M. Shaw
Jackson Street
Pattye Jo
Grimsby Woman Breaks Thigh Tugging Russian Boot
A Grimsby woman tugged with force on a Russian boot and fractured her left thigh bone. The incident underscores risks of forceful footwear handling.
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Grimsby
England
Bronzed Giants From West Win Rowing Title
California’s Golden Bear edged Columbia by three quarters of a length to win the 1928 intercollegiate rowing championship on the Hudson in 18 minutes 35 4-5 seconds. It was Cal’s first title, after earlier near-misses in 1920 1926 and 1927. A new fastest time in the regatta was set despite stormy conditions.
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George Kirkley
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California
Hudson
Columbia
Colonels Win It With Crisper Hits In Louisville Game
Columbus Colonels defeated Louisville Colonels 7 to 2 as the Colonels converted fourteen hits into seven runs while Louisville had seven hits. Other American Association games were rained out.
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Louisville
Colonels
Public housing urged for war aged in Paris
Paris voices view public housing as the sole solution to the plight of hundreds of impoverished elderly French citizens after the war.
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Paris
Big Show Flag Puzzle May Be Solved Soon
The article surveys pennant races as intra league clashes unfold. Yankees lead AL while Athletics rally to stay in contention. Cardinals hold a three game NL edge after beating the Reds 9 to 4 as Vance battles Elliott in a late Philadelphia game. Washington and Boston split AL twin bill, 5-1 and 16-7, with O Rourke injured in Detroit tilt.
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Connie Mack
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Pete” Alexander
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Wee Willie Sherdel
Jim Bottomley
Dazzy Vance
Brooklyn
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Walter Leman
Walker and Hodkins Ready for White Sox Ball Park Bout
Chicago buzzes with fight talk as middleweight champion Mickey Walker and challenger Ace Hodkins finish training for tomorrow night's 10 round battle at the White Sox ball park. Hodkins, a fiery Nebraskan, seeks to dethrone the New Jersey titleholder in a high profile matchup highly anticipated after recent sport headlines.
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Walker Hudkins Middleweight Title Fight Set at Comiskey Field
Mickey Walker the world middleweight champion and Ace Hudkins the Nebraska challenger spoke boldly about the title bout at Comiskey Field tomorrow night. Walker is guaranteed 75000 plus 42 percent of net receipts while Hudkins draws 25000 and 22 percent. Promoter Jim Mullen targets a 200000 gate, the largest in the division's history.
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Nebraska
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Titleholder Favorite as Odds Set for Nebraska Fight
Chicago money places the title holder as favorite at 8 to 5 with Hudkins supporters asking for 2 to 1. The challenger’s youth and aggressiveness draw bets while the identity of the third man remains a mystery. The Nebraska Wildcat must drop Mickey to claim the title.
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Hudkins
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Mickey
Tigers Rally Yet Fall Short as Rain Delays Four-Inning Game
A caped serious injury was avoided when a player sustained only a bruised thumb after a rain soaked game. The Tigers led 4 to 1 after four innings before weather halted play.
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Tigers
Youth Killed by Lightning Bolt Near Frederick
El bert Reaver aged 20 was killed by lightning on a farm 11 miles east of Frederick Oklahoma. A wind gust accompanied the bolt as weather details continue.
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United Press
Frederick
Okla
Elbert Reaver
Here
Risko to Fight George Godfrey Tonight in 10 Rounds
Johnny Risko the Cleveland baker boy meets George Godfrey in a 10 round bout at Ebbets Field. Advised by Tex Rickard to keep winning for a title shot, Risko aims to outperform the giant Negro in a bid to break into the heavyweight championship scene.
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Associated Press
New York
Tex Rickard
Johnny Risko
Cleveland Baker Boy
George Godfrey
Giant Negro
Johnny
New Zealand
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Risko
Godfrey
Ebbetsfield
Humbert J. Fugazy
Richard
Harry Wills
Paulino Uzcudun
Family trouble drives man to poison death in city hospital
Oklahoma City, June 20. Sam Downard, 48, died in a hospital after taking poison during a dispute over family matters. He is survived by his widow and a brother in Gainesville, Texas.
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Oklahoma City
Sam Downard
Gainesville
Tex
Electrical storm unroofs several small structures
Reports say an electrical storm unroofed several small structures and caused minor crop damage.
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