Mittens on That Gorilla Prompts Ring Taping Debate
Grantland Rice reports on a fictional heavyweight clash featuring Gargantua the gorilla. Gene Tunney weighs who tapes the gorilla’s hands while Hemingway and the writer propose a square break and respect for rules. Also, a baseball nostalgia and pennant thoughts touch Cleveland and the Yankees.
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Grantland Rice
North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc
Gargantua
Ernest Remingway
Gene Tunney
Hemingway
Tunney
Gargy
Dempsey
Joe Louis
Toledo
Louis
Willard
Schmeling
Cleveland
Larry Lajoie
Bill Bradley
Elmer Flick
Nig Clarke
Harry Bemis
Tuck Turner
Harry Hay
George Stovall
Addie Joss
Bill Bernhard
Lajoie
Bradley
Bay
Bemis
Oscar Witt
Yankees
Yanks
Joe McCarthy
Cubs
Giants
Pirates
Hustling High School Team Shuts Out B A E Bubble
A high school team defeated B A E 6 to 5 in Sunset Softball League action. Wallace V led the High School on the mound, O'Brien took the loss as Farm Security and other league teams posted their own scores.
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Hustling
Wallace
O'Brien
Farm Security
F. C
Soil Conservation Ten
Soil Conservation
Watkins
Gene Haliburton
Walter Irvin
B. M
U. S. Treasury
Wheeler
H. Ott
O’brien
Moore
Spann
Ingham
Rex
Waldrop
J. Haliburton
Walter Irwin
McDade
West
Blake
Sparks
Wade
Jordan
Haymes
Cooke
Reubenstahl and
Reeder
Pearce and
Dees
Schmeling Improves After KO Loss, May Leave Hospital
Max Schmeling, who suffered a back injury when knocked out by Joe Louis last Wednesday, is improving rapidly and in excellent condition according to Polyclinic hospital. His manager, Joe Jacobs, said he might leave within a week if the trend continues.
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New York
U.P
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Schmeling
Joe Jacobs
Max
Helen Wills Moody Advances to Wimbledon Semifinals
Helen Wills Moody of California defeated Kay Stammers 6-2 6-1 to reach the Wimbledon semifinals. Alice Marble, also from California, beat Rene Mathieu 6-2 6-3 to join Moody in the last four, with the two Californians placed in opposite halves of the draw.
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Wimbledon
England
WUPI
Helen Wills Moody
California
Kay Stammers
Air-Speed Edges Texaco For Slim Lead In Jaycee Softball
Air-Speed beat Texaco 4 to 3 to pull a half game ahead of idle Texaco ten in the Jaycee Softball League standings. Panhandle Laundry won 7 to 3 over Taylor's Market in the night’s other game. Texaco faces Keeling Gulf Service while Borden's topped Taylor's Market earlier.
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Panhandle Laundry
Texaco Ten
Borden's
Taylor’s Market
Panhandle Laundr Sinese
Stockton
Hamilton
Gatlin and
Dalton
Taylor's Market
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Reeves
Maxwell
Verplank
Keeling Gulf Service
First Christian Church
Magnolia
W. IL
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First Christian
Keeling Gulf
Defender Riggs Faces Bitsy Grant In Semi Finals
Defender Bobby Riggs of Chicago seeded No 1, meets Bryan Bitsy Grant of Atlanta seeded No 3 in the national clay court championships semi finals at River Forest Illinois. Riggs advanced with a 6 3 6 4 9 7 victory over Harold Surface while Grant defeated Wilbur Coen 6 3 7 5 2 6 7 5 in a five set match.
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River Forest
Bobby Rigs
Chicago
Bryan
Bitsy
Standings and schedule from West Texas-New Mexico games
Tulsa leads standings with 31 wins and 587 winning percentage followed by Oklahoma City 35 551 Beaumont 36 532 San Antonio 35 545 Houston 36 507 Fort Worth 45 444 Dallas 45 408. Tuesday’s schedule shows Dallas at Beaumont and Tulsa at Houston while Fort Worth visits San Antonio and Oklahoma City plays Shreveport. West Texas-New Mexico results include Wink at Clovis and Big Spring at Lubbock with final tallies 12 7 and 410 respectively.
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Hamlin
Mackie
Kimberlin
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Tulsa
Houston
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Thomas
Suscee
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Seinsoth
Hay
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Shreveport
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West Texas-New Mexico
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Ferguson
Bates
Dixon
G. Jones
Stuart
Lubbock
Big Spring
Gramley
Melito
Stasey
Berndt
Free ocean passage offer for Tokyo 1940 games shocks readers
United Press reports the June Olympic News reveals a bizarre promotion on the European route to Yokohama and the Trans Pacific tour offering free tickets for horses. One attendant free for eight horses on European route and one free for every 20 horses on Trans Pacific. People would need to herd horses aboard and manage decks, dinner attire, and ship rules. The columnist jokes about horse types and Rosa Bonheur scenes while noting the impractical charm of the idea.
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United Press
New York
U.P
Tokyo
Antwerp
Yokohama
Rosa Bonheur
Ben Hur
Pacific Coast all star track team to Japan for 1940 games
The Big Ten conceded that the Pacific Coast conference all star track team should be tracked to Japan for the 1940 games. The Midwest echoes the claim of power as the Far West squad breezed through 16 events with little opposition in Dyche Stadium twilight.
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Evanston, Ill
American Olympic Committee
Japan
Big Ten
Midwest
Dyche Stadium
Far West
Life Begins At Golden 50 For Golfers
Tri-State Senior Golf Association invites players aged 50 and over to Amarillo for its fourth year. Members include bank presidents, clerks, lawyers, doctors, and other professionals from 31 Texan, Oklahoma, and New Mexico towns. Amarillo leads with 24 entrants. Shamrock 11. Hereford and Lubbock six each.
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Tri-State Golf Association
Amarillo
Association
O. T
Nick) Nicholson
Shamrock
Nicholson
Greenbelt Golf Association
Nick
Tri-State Senior Golf Association
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Oklahoma
New Mexico
Hereford
Lubbock
Plainview
Clovis
Darhart
Clarendon
Guthrie
Oklo
Borger
Carrizozo
N. M
Pampa
Quanah
Brownfield
Canyon
Carter
Okla
Childress
Cordell
Electra
Thalou
Mangum
Memphis
Paducah
Perryton
Petersburg
Sayre
Oklahoma City
Seminole
Slaton
Woodward
Oklaw
Wichita Falls
Fights Roundup From Chicago and Des Moines Matches
United Press reports results from two boxing cards. Saverio Turiello defeated Milt Aron by decision in Chicago hoisting at 147 1 2 pounds, while Robert F. Lee decisioned Harold Ullmer in Des Moines at 200 pounds. Chester Rudy beat Jimmy Legrone in a Milwaukee card at 144 pounds.
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United Press
Chicago
Saverio Turiello
Milan
Italy
Milt Aron
Dubuque
Des Moines
Robert F. Lee
Price
Utah
Harold
Dutch) Ullmer
Milwaukee
Chester Rudy
Hollywood
Calif
Jimmy Legrone
Mexican Woman Cops Texas Singles Title
Raquel Moch of Mexico City defeated Loly Villarello of Mexico to win the Texas tennis singles championship at Recreation Courts Houston. Moch won 4-6 6-2 6-1 and led 101 to 35 in the second inter sectional series.
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Texas
Houston
U.P
Raquel Moch
Mexico City
Loly Villarello
Mexico
Recreation Courts
Big Ten
Veterans battle in Tri-State Senior Golf at Amarillo Country Club
The Tri-State Senior Golf Association hosts its fourth annual tournament second round at Amarillo Country Club amid good-natured razzing and rivalry. Sixty-five players aged 40 and up qualified, with semi finals Friday and finals Wednesday. a members only post round party features Charlie Pryor hosting at the Amarillo Hotel. Jojo Moore posted a 391 in last fall’s world series with 23 at bats, nine hits, one run and 13 putouts.
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Amarillo Country Club
Tri-State Senior Golf Association
Charlie Pryor
Amarillo
Jojo Moore
Moore
Tony Lazzeri
Yankees
Santone advances to third in Texas League standings
San Antonio climbed to third place after Harry Kimberlin powered a 5 to 0 win over Fort Worth. Dallas beat Beaumont 5 to 4 dropping Beaumont to fourth. Tulsa led Houston 8 to 7 as Houston used three pitchers. Shreveport edged Oklahoma City 2 to 1 in the remaining game with Coombs holding OKC scoreless for seven innings.
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United Press
San Antonio
Harry Kimberlin
Fort Worth
Dallas
Beaumont
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Coombs
Tulsa Oilers
Houston
Tulas
Struss
Thomas
Lee
Trout
Parsons
Dorsett
Hamner
Mackie
Kimberlin
Payton
Lamanske
Friar
Stephenson
Housteen
Olsen
Moore
Susce
Brecheen
Grodzicki
Seinsoth
Poland
Small Field Ready For Hollywood Race
Hollywood Park Inglewood California June 28 five horse field the smallest for such a rich event was in prospect for the $50 000 added American championship stake Hollywoods version of the 1938 Kentucky Derby The entry of Lawrin and Dauber first and second in the Blue Grass classic thus frightened away virtually all opposition for tomorrows race Only three challenging three year olds have accepted the issue Raoul Walshs French importation Mount Vernon Major Austin C
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Inglewood
Cal
Hollywood
Lawrin
Dauber
Raoul Walsh
Mount Vernon
Austin C
Freeman Set for Grudge Match With Thomas at Armory
Abie Freeman and Soldier Thomas, young grapplers, clash in the main event at the National Guard Armory Thursday night. Freeman, from San Angelo, seeks to slow Thomas who boasts a flawless local record. Semi final features Don Hill and Andy Tremaine. opening bout has Blacksmith Pedigo versus Count Carl von Bromberg. Tickets available at City Drug Store on Polk Street.
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Thomas
National Guard Armory
Armory
Freeman
San Angelo
Don Hill
Andy Tremaine
Pedigo
Carl von Bromberg
Gale
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Fire Marshal and Wing and Wing Tie In Tanforan Race
Taylor's Tanforan three year old champion Fire Marshal and Cleveland Putnam's Wing and Wing figure in a notable pacing or racing result at Tanforan. The brief notes the two names as leading performers in the event.
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Taylor
Cleveland Putnam
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