Netter Tops Seeded Tennis Responds For National Champs
In Los Angeles on opening day of the National Intercollegiate Tennis Championships top seeds Tuero of Tulane Flam of UCLA advance easily. Tuero defeated Conway Catton 6 3 6 1 while Flam beat Jim Collins 6 1 6 2. Clarence Maury of Texas beat Bob Wright 4 6 6 3 6 3 and Sam Match of Rice Institute defeated Wally Bostick 6 1 6 4.
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Tulane
Herbie Flam
UCLA
Westwood
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Conway Catton
University of San Francisco
Fiam
Jim Collins
College of Pacific
Clarence Maury
Texas
Bob Wright
Santa Barbara
Sam Match
Rice Institute
Wally Bostick
Washington
Walter Irvin Studebaker Softballers Win Battles
Walter Irvin and Studebaker teams won two games in the Pantex Softball League at the Pantex diamond. The Fordmen defeated Service and Supply 9-5 in the opener, while Studebaker crushed West Texas Barber College 17-5 in the nightcap. Earl Moore homered in the fifth with two aboard.
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Studebaker
Pantex Diamond
Fordmen
Service Agid Supply
West Texas Barber College
Earl Moore
Calvert Distillers Ad Claims Blend at 86.8 Proof
An advertisement lists 174 Vermont Avenue Newark NJ as a Calvert Reserve blended spirits product. It notes 65 percent grain neutral spirits and credits Calvert Distillers Corp New York City as the maker.
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Vermont Avenue
Newark
N. J
Calvert Reserve
Calvert Distillers Corp
New York City
Layne praised but weather dampens Western playoff run
Detroit report recalls Bobby Layne’s strong relief effort in the Western playoff final despite a weather-affected game. It notes Cal rivals California and Yale in Kalamazoo for the National Collegiate title and mentions various sports figures and future plans across golf and football.
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Hugh Fullerton
Detroit
Denver
Kalamazoo
California
Yale
Bobby Layne
Texas
Layne
Turner Signs Contract With Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears owner-coach George Halas announced Clyde Bulldog Turner has signed a new contract. Turner, a center, joined the Bears in 1940 after earning Little All-American honors at Hardin-Simmons University.
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Chicago
U.P
Clyde
Bulldog
Tigers Miss Greenberg in Slump Drama
Detroit struggles in the standings as Hank Greenberg's absence looms over the team. Pat Mullin, an early season sensation, has slipped to under .300, leaving no Tigers player matching Greenberg's home run pace from prior seasons.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Tigers
Hank Greenberg
Pat Mullin
Greenberg
Golf posture and ball strike balance described by Hogan
The article outlines Hogan’s ideal address position with weight on both heels and a straight back, knees flexed and hips free for a balanced, fluid swing. It also reports on a baseball recap noting Greenberg’s 16 homers, Tigers’ slump, and multiple MLB game outcomes involving Red Sox, Yankees, White Sox, Cardinals, Braves, Cubs, Giants, Dodgers, Phillies, Reds, and Pirates.
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Mort Cooper
Giants
Cubs
Dodgers
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Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Wesleys Reach Softball Finals in Frank Phillips Tourney
In Borger Amarillo's Wesleys team and Plains Implement of Borger will duel for the titles after Amarillo advanced by two wins last night Spring Creek fell 20 2 and Western Auto Berger lost 1 0 Ike Weberman doubled and scored for the decisive run Bill Kiser struck out 15 allowing only two singles in the win Ivan Dement of Amarillo was the project low bidder on the Skellytown White Deer highway deal.
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Wesleys
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Plains Implement
Frank Phillips
Spring Creek
Western Auto
Berger
Ike Weberman
Bill Kiser
First Presbyterians Rout West Amarillo Christians 22-4
In YMCA Church League softball, First Presbyterians exploded for 12 runs in the third and 10 in the fourth to defeat West Amarillo Christian 22-4. Snyder homered for Presbyterian while Christian managed only three hits off two Presbyterian pitchers. In the other league game, San Jacinto Methodist beat First Christian 14-1 as James Conway and Anon Leard homered and drove in multiple runs.
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