Underdogs Rally in Texas League Night of High Scoring
In a midweek Texas League slate Shreveport Dallas and San Antonio upset Beaumont Houston and Fort Worth by home runs and late scoring. Dallas beat Houston 4 to 3 as Dizzy Dean took the loss while Loepp homered twice for the Steers. Perry and Vorhoff sparked Shreveport 9 to 5 over Beaumont. San Antonio edged Fort Worth 13 to 12 while Wichita Falls swept Galveston 9 to 2.
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Dallas
San Antonio
Beaumont
Houston
Fort Worth
Jerome
Dizzy
Dean
Dallas Steers
Loepp
Steers
Perry
Vorhoff
Indians
Cats
Wichita Falls
Spudders
Galveston
Former Kansas star Bishop named head coach at St Johns
Salina Kansas June 25 Tom Bishop basketball and baseball star of the University of Kansas is the newly appointed head coach of St Johns Military School Bishop led the Big Six scoring for two seasons and earned All Conference honors at forward He will oversee all athletics at St Johns succeeding Captain Raymond Mesai and brings a strong material base for basketball to the district champion squad from last spring.
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Kan
Tom Bishop
University of Kansas
St. Johns’ Military School
Bishop
Forrest C. Allen
Kansas
Inig Cba
John Bunn
Leland
Stanford University
Bunn
St. John's
St. John’s
Raymond Mesai
Missouri Tennis Narrowed to Eight Players in MVC
The Missouri Valley Tennis tournament reduced to eight competitors in the men’s division with quarterfinalists including Sterling Cutlip Nelson McInich Hal Surf ace Wray Brown G H Boehmer Des Barr George Jennings and Paul Halpine in men’s and Billie Benson Lottie Fuller Violet Furlong Mary Lou Sutherland Mary Zita McHale and Mrs M G Faris in women’s. Mae Cuervorst beat Betty Faeth to advance. Doubles feature Wray Brown Ted Eggman with Junior Boehmer and Doc Barr with Dallas partner.
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Kansas City
U.P
Sterling Cutlip
Nelson McInich
Hal Suface
Wray Brown
G. H. Boehmer, Jr
St. Louis
Des” Barr
Dallas
George Jennings
Chicago
Paul Halpine
Omaha
Billie Benson
Lottie Fuller
Leavenworth
Violet Furlong
Mary Lou Sutherland
Mary Zita McHale
Texas
M. G. Faris
Mae Cuervorst
Wichita
Betty Faeth
Bob Hammer
Ames
John Houston
Des Moines
Warren Davis
Max Baughman
Wilbur Hess
Fort Worth
Marvin Richmond
Ted Eggman
Junior Boehmer
Doc Barr
Wichita Falls Star in Dallas Golf Go
Mrs. F C Rochon of Wichita Falls faced Dallas rival Mrs. George Huckabay in the championship flight of the first Texas Women’s golf tournament in Dallas. Local players Mrs. English and Mrs. Owens reached the semifinal, with English defeating medalist Mrs. Stafford 2 and 1 and Owens ousting Mrs. Pederson 3 and 2.
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Wichita Falls
Dallas
O.R
F.C. Rochon
George Huckabay
J. R. English
J. D. Owens
English
Downing
W. T. Stafford
Cordon
Bess Henderson
Owens
E. V. Pederson
Huckabay
E. Hy Wohlfahrt
Stafford
Pederson
Henderson
Wehlifehrt
Balloon Ball Tests Height of Ryder Cup Clash
The 1931 Ryder Cup opens at Scioto Country Club Columbus with Walter Hagen leading the American team against Charles Whitcombe’s Britain. The oversized balloon ball is seen as an advantage for the U S on home soil as Cotton may miss for Britain and lineup decisions loom for fourball and singles matches.
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Walter Hagen
Densmore Shute
Frank Walsh
Scioto
Henry Cotton
George Duncan
Charles Whitcombe
Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Johnny Farrell
Leo Diegel
al Espinosa
Wilfy Cox
Billie Burke
Sarazen
Diegel
Farrell
Cox
Shute
Burke
Dairy Show to Headline State Fair Exhibit
In Dallas on June 25 the State Fair of Texas will feature the most comprehensive dairy show yet seen in the Southwest. C N Sheppards of A M College led the dairy exhibit team with A L Ward noting the livestock program. The Southwest Dairy Association discussed constitutional changes for federated memberships to be voted on next March.
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Dallas
U.P
Southwest
Texas Line to Handle 5000 Barrels a Day
The Texas Pipe Line Company will move a minimum of 5000 and a maximum of 5000 barrels daily from the Big Lake field in Texas under a new contract with Ply mouth Oil Company through its Big Lake subsidiary. Rate is 32 1/2 cents per barrel, saving 20 cents per barrel for Big Lake.
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New York
Plymouth Oil Company
Big Lake Oil Company
Texas Pipe Line Company
Texas Pipe Line
Big Lake
Texas
Big Lake Company
Quarter finals in Dallas Golf Today
Quarter finals of the Dallas Country Club seventh annual invitation tournament were scheduled in Dallas. Four favorites survived the first two rounds and would play today, led by local players Reynolds Smith Gus Moreland and David Goldman of Dallas along with B A Schriever of San Antonio.
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Dallas Country Club
Reynolds Smith
Gus Moreland
David Goldman
B. A. Schriever
San Antonio
Baseball Standings and Schedule From Yesterday's Games
The National League results show Chicago routed 14 to 0 by St. Louis while Cincinnati edged Detroit 8 to 6 and Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 6 to 5. Standings list New York 35 23 and Boston 25 38 with several teams near .500. Today Chicago visits Boston and Cincinnati travels to New York among other intersections.
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New York
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Svsesv Ck
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington Cosvers
New York Weeee
Boston Sovevess 2d
Enwenee
Minor League Texas League Scores and Standings
Houston 3 Dallas 4 Beaumont 5 Shreveport 9 Wichita Falls 9 Galveston 2 San Antonio 12 Fort Worth 13 Thursday standings show Beaumont 46-26 Fort Worth 42-28 Wichita Falls 40-33 San Antonio 33-28 Shreveport 28-43 Galveston 18-54. Games listed include Houston at Wichita Falls and Beaumont at Fort Worth.
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Dallas
Beaumont
Shreveport
Wichita Falls
Galveston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Wioubucky
Favor Dunlap to Win Title on Golf Links
The National Intercollegiate Golf Championship at Olympic Fields Chicago enters quarter finals with four Midwesterners three Easterners and one Southerner left. 118 pound George Dunlap of East Orange New Jersey Princeton remains a favorite after advancing by defeating O Hara Watts Yale 3 and 2 and Sam Parks Pittsburgh 6 and 5 in the two 18 hole rounds.
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Olympic Fields
Chicago
George Dunlap
East Orange
N. J
Princeton
Lawrence Miller
Notre Dame
Miller
Sidney Noyes
Yale
O'Hara Watts
Southern Methodist
Dunlap
Sam Parks
Pittsburgh
Major League Leaders In Batting And Pitching Highlight Early Season
American and National Leagues list top hitters and pitchers from the latest games. Ruth and Gehrig top home runs, Cronin and Terry post high hit totals, with Fischer and Grimes noted for strong mound work.
It's an Easy Task on the First Hole
Johnny Florio an Ohio State sophomore says the national intercollegiate title could be his if all holes matched Olympia Fields number four par five 515 yards long near a railroad. He played it seven times in the college classic and today carded six birdies and an eagle.
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Johnny Florio
Ohio State
Olympia Fields
Florio
Johnny Walker Cup Opens Pre Ryder Meet in Columbus
The Johnny Walker Cup golf tournament starts in Columbus as a Ryder Cup warm up. Bobby Jones plays under an alias to avoid crowds while national and international golf figures attend. The event features prizes from tees to a $100 set of clubs and a portable non alcoholic beer fountain.
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Cameron
United Press
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Ohio
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Connalley
Bobby Jones
Jones
James Joseph Tunney
Gene
Charles Francis Coe
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New York
Charles Whitcombe
Walter Hagen
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Hagen
George Duncan
Johnny Farrell
Gene Sarazen
Bill Burke
Leo Diegel
al Espinosa
Densmore Shute
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Horton Smith
Craig Wood
Shute
Captain Whitcombe
Archie Compston
W. H. Davies
Abe Mitchell
Fred Robson
Ernest Whitcombe
Syd Easter
Book
Bert Hodson
Arthur Havers
McAllen Youth Plans Burro Ride to New York
McAllen Texas June 25 Max Minter a high school youth announced he will ride a Mexican burro to Manhattan as a publicity bid to gain fame He joins a line of Rio Grande Valley figures who have traveled to New York on novelty journeys prior to him with others riding animals or props into the big city
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U.P
New York
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Manhattan
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Rio Grande Valley
Bill Jones
Rio Hondo
Bill
Pike's Peak
Ralph Sanders
San Benito
East
Broadway
Texas
Walter Hofer
la Feria
Yesterday's Stars Highlights From Basebal Games
Carl Hubbell of the Giants shut out the Cubs 2-0 with two hits as the Giants won. Joe Stripp sparked Reds pounding Boston pitching for six hits as Braves and Reds split a double header. Wiley Moore held Indians to six hits in a 7-3 Red Sox victory. George Watkins hit three homers for the Cardinals in a second game against the Phillies. Wallace Hebert led the Browns to a 6-5 win over the Athletics for a second victory in three weeks. Babe Ruth powered the Yankees to a 10-3 win over the White Sox with his seventh homer. Joe Shaute and Fred Heimach paired for a Brooklyn double win over Pittsburgh.
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Carl Hubbell
Giants
Cubs
Joe Stripp
Reds
Boston
Braves
Wiley Moore
Red Sox
Indians
George Watkins
Cardinals
Phillies
Wallace Hebert
Browns
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Yankees
Pace
White Sox
Joe Shaute
Fred Heimach
Robins
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Shrine Legion Picnic Plans Complete at Jack Hall’s Ranch
Khiva Shrine Temple and Hanson Pogt of the American Legion present a July Fourth picnic at Jack Hall’s Ranch featuring dancing by Jessie’s Melody Maids, a concert by the American Legion Band, outdoor aeronautics stunts by Harold English, a bathing beauty revue, and prizes. Admission is 35 cents for adults and 20 cents for children, all-inclusive.
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Jack Hall
Khiva Shrine Temple
Hanson Pogt
American Legion
Jessie
Panhandle
Rock Island Oil Special train time changed
Passenger Agent Herman Clutter announced a new arrival time for Rock Island train No. 51 the Oil Special. The former 7 35 A M arrival becomes 8 A M and the train serves St Louis Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The Rock Island also offers low round trip holiday rates for July 4 to El Paso and Oklahoma City.
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Rock Island
Herman Clutter
St. Louis
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
el Paso
Rail Men’s Pension Club Meets in July
All railroad employees are invited to attend the first meeting on July 1 of the Railroad Employes Pension Club organized locally. The group aims to enroll at least 1,500 members and sponsor pension legislation funded by employees and railways, not taxes. G. F. Majors will speak on the plan. temporary officers include F. A. Haggart as chairman L. B. Larsen as vice chairman M. L. Montgomery as secretary and S. H. Land as treasurer.
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Railroad Employes Pension Club
G. F. Majors
F. A. Haggart
L. B. Larsen
M. L. Montgomery
Legionettes Report Largest Auxiliary Roll In History
The American Legion Auxiliary reports a record 1931 enrollment, surpassing last year’s 373,007. Hanson Unit’s Mrs Ira Barend notes likely reach 400,000 members by year end. local unit has 178 members with Texas total at 7,290.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Ira ©. Barend
Hanson Unit
the Auxilary
Nation
Barend i
Texas
Park Avenue Widow Sees Army Statues Dismantled
The widow of General George A. Custer laments the decision to dismantle statues of Abraham Lincoln at Bismarck North Dakota as an economy move. She recalls waiting in Park Avenue while her husband fought Indians in the 1870s.
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George A. Custer
Little Bi Horn
Park Avenue
Abraham Lincoln
Bismarck
N D
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