National Open Course Preview at Colonial Golf Club
Fort Worth reporters detail Colonial Golf Club’s 7,035 yard layout for the National Open. Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Henry Picard, and Jimmy Demaret weigh in on par 70 challenges. course features include Death Valley, lakes, rivers, and elevated greens on all 18 holes.
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Felix R. McKnight
Fort Worth
Tex
Colonial Golf Club
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Henry Picard
Oklahoma City
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Ed Gully
Death Valley
Jack Grout
Yankees Favored To Repeat In 1940 American League Race
Tampa report predicts the New York Yankees will win the 1940 American League title by about five games, with Cleveland as the main threat behind pitching ace Bob Feller. The piece notes Lou Gehrig's absence and Lou Gehrig’s replacement risk, but says the Yankees have regained form with strong fielding and improved pitching led by Lefty Gomez’s comeback potential and young arms. Phil Rizzuto’s bat could force lineup changes if drafted, but the core remains, and Detroit and Cleveland are viewed as contenders for runner-up honors.
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Tampa
Fla
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Joe McCarthy
Joe
Cleveland Indians
Bobby Feller
Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Phil Rizzuto
Joe Gordon
Tommy Henrich
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
Yanks
Sport Fishing One of Biggest Industries in United States
Anglers nationwide contribute to a sport fishing industry totaling over 1.0 billion dollars annually, with 13 million US sports fishermen. Texas anglers pay around 70 thousand dollars in licenses, while tackle and related costs exceed 955 million, and overall recreational fishing outnumbers commercial fishing 80 to 1. The activity tops all major sports in U.S. popularity.
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United States
Austin
Texas
U. S. Department of the Interior
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Texas Relays Tune-Up Features Unstattd Beadles Duel
The Texas A and M Abilene Christian meet at College Station serves as a final tune-up for the Texas Relays on April 5. UT sophomore Mac Unstattd will race AC C star Joe Beadles in the half mile, a key matchup as Unstattd anchors UT’s sprint medley relay. Unstattd returns to form after strong Memorial Stadium runs and minor illness.
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Unstattd
Memorial Stadium
Clyde Littlefield
Maverick Club Notes and Proverb Contest
Sunday program by San Jacinto Kiwanis for Maverick boys with refreshments and greetings to parents. Highlights include notes on members, thanks to local sponsors for stove and circus charity work, a humorous Lovelike column, a proverb list contest with candy prizes, and a call to turn in completed lists by Saturday 7 PM.
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Ralph Dykeman
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
Maverick Boys
C. B. Galbreath
Galbreath Sheet Metal Co
W. 8. Fain
Galbreath
Mr. Oats
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Bill French
John Hamilton
McLean
Texas
Flying Dutchman Circus
Rome
Aggie Eleven Receives Homer Norton Token Rewards
Texas A&M football players honored with a gold medal token commemorating the 1939 and 1940 seasons. The Kyle Field medal, designed by coach Homer Norton, features the stadium outline and the inscription No 1 Team of the Nation 1939. Norton hopes to establish a tradition of such awards for championship teams.
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College Station
Texas Aggie
Homer Norton
Kyle Field
Norton
Fort Worth
Aggie
Donahue Named Bob Feller Finder Amid Front-Office Saga
In 1935 Pat Donahue, former Athletics and Red Sox catcher, discovered Bob Feller and aided his path to Cleveland. Cyril Slapnicka later claimed credit, while Donahue’s role helped keep Feller with the Indians against rival bids and Landis rulings.
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NBA Service
Fr. Myers
Fla
Cyril C. Slapnicka
Robert William Andrew Feller
Cyril Slapnicka
Cleveland Club
Bob Feller
Young Feller
Iowa
Pat Donahue
Athletics
Red Sox
Cleveland
Feller
Donohue
Billy Evans
Slapnicka
Indians
Evans
Yankees
Pat Donohue
Veteran Texas Prof Leads Boxing Venture at UT
AUSTIN March 28. W E Metzenthin UT Germanic Languages professor and former Athletic Council chairman retires from that post but returns to athletics as boxing program chairman. A former welterweight champion at Franklin-Marshall College, he later coached UT football in 1907 and 1908 and is regarded among Longhorn coaching veterans.
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Metzenthin
Southwest Conference
University Athletic Council
Franklin-Marshall College
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Texas
U. T
Billy Disch
L. Theo Bellmont
Berry Whitaker
D. A. Penic
Whirlaway Set to Run in Kentucky Derby
Trainer Ben Jones confirms Whirlaway will enter the Kentucky Derby with three or more tuneups before the race. The Warren Wright colt, 1940 juvenile champion and early Derby favorite, has had a mixed winter with a win, two thirds, a scratch from the Flamingo Stakes, and a leg ailment but is entered in another race at Tropical Park following a Miami Springs purse showing.
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Miami
Fla
Ben Jones
Whirlaway
Warren Wright
Miami Springs
Tropical Park
First no hitter of the season for Morgantown Highs in win
Bennett Jaynes pitched Morgantown Highs to a 2 1 victory over Forest City as New York reports the season’s first no hitter. The piece also notes bids to induct Smoky Joe Wood and coverage of Mike Jacobs shifting broadcasts, plus boxing and golf tidbits from around sports.
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New York
Bennett Jaynes
Morgantown
N. C
Forest City
Smoky Joe’ Wood
Mike Jacobs
Hatter
Razor Maker
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Teri
Colonial
Scribe
New York Yanks
Lefty Gomez
Walker's Deluxe
I. W. Harper
Old Taylor
Old Lewis Hunter
Windsor
al Ener
Calvert
Seagram
Texas Relays
Johnney Foster
Amarillo Finance CO
FISK
Maverick Club
Des Moines
Walter Johnson
van Meter
Cleveland Landing
Farmers’ Union
Layton
Will Feller
Fargo-Moorhead
Landis
Wonder Boy
New Orleans
C. C. Slapnicka
Ft. Myers
Campbell Pharmacy
16Th and
Polk Streets
SOCAL
By Eddie Brietz
Jack Singer
N. Y. Journal- American
Bill Terry
Gabby Hartnett
Bill Zuber
Lou Nov
Joe Louis
Lou
Max Baer
Sam Snead
Pinehurst
Greensboro
Clayton Heafner
Florida
Joe Coveleskie
Harry and
Stanley
St. Joseph
Jack Kearns
Melio Bettina
Pat Comiskey
Atlanta
Domingo Valin
Delano’s Bar
Turnverein
Hayward
Calif
Stockholm
Sweden
Dallas - Fort Worth Houston
Texas Panhandle
Miller & Miller Motor Freight Lines
Dobbs
Coa
Blackburn Bros
West Texas
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