Second Boy Scout Field Day to Highlight Amarillo Meet
Amarillo Area Boy Scouts prepare for the second annual Field Day and Camporee at the Tri-State Fair Grounds with over 400 participants from 15 troops. Events span camping drill first aid signaling nature study fire building knot tying and archery and prizes include cups medals and ribbons.
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Amarillo
Boy Scouts
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Blair Cherry
Cherry
Claude
Canyon
Marvin J. Paul
Paul
Amarillo Area Boy Scouts Council
P. M. Bralley
State track meet draws 1500 entries at Austin
Fifteen hundred high school youngsters from 475 schools arrive for the twenty first annual state meet of the Interscholastic League. Registration dominates the day as boys tennis doubles and singles begin this afternoon at the University of Texas. Debate preliminaries and a one act contest cap the evening. Track and field eliminations start tomorrow.
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Austin
University of Texas
Cards Find Extra Frame Games Easy
The St. Louis Cardinals thrive in extra innings with three extended games already decided in their favor. Charley Gelbert starred in the win over the Pirates after tripling and scoring on Martin's hit, while other NL pitchers struggled in four hit games but losses. The Yankees split with Washington as Ruth and Lary homered, and Roy Johnson fueled Detroit in a 9 4 win over Chicago. Rain and cold weather disrupted Chicago Cincinnati and Indians Browns.
Santa Fe Blank Nine in 13 Run Win Over Telephoners
Santa Fe blanked the Southwestern Bell Telephoners 13 runs on 10 hits with four errors. Ayers and McKnight held them to five hits as Santa Fe scored in all but the fifth. Prichard and Dodson led a lineup of the Railroaders in a seven inning shutout win over Price Memorials. Later, the San Jacinto Baptists and First Christians played to a 5-5 tie.
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Santa Fe
Southwestern Bell Telephoners
Ayers
McKnight
Ss. W. Bell
Port Prichard
Roland
Givawn
Billderback
Wheeler
Bae
Dodson
Wmerig
Crittenden
Harwell
Price
Dillon
Railroaders
San Jacinto Baptists
First Christians
el Smythe
Mciver
Baird
Montgomery
Jordan
Archibald
Rfss
Pope
I Bolnick
Meyers
Eeweeee
Pyeatt
Sewell
Turner
W. Bell Seers
Smithe
Prichard
Binderback
Baptists
SAN Jacinto Boys
E Muncy
Esas
R. Scanlin
Ferguson
McCann
If V. Allen
C Faeee
Jones
Oserease Harlow
P W. Allen
Rf D. Scanilin
Eeee
Pore Christian
RH Higgins
Selders
Cobb
Rogers
Rabey
Snodgrass
Browne
C Peses Wiley
Rf Magness
Christians
Muncy
Scanlon
Allen
Harlow
Silders
Ravey
Ess
Magness
Baptist
Christian
Texas Track Stars Gather for TA A Meet at Denton
Freetest of Texas track stars converge in Denton on Monday for the annual TIAA meet. Eleven schools compete with Abilene Christian College and North Texas State Teachers' College favored to place high. Doyle Coe of Sam Houston and Gus Snodgrass of Daniel Baker headline the century dash as Coe seeks a final undefeated run.
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Denton
Texas
Doyle Coe
Sam Houston
Gus Snodgrass
Daniel Baker College
Coe
Snodgrass
Fuhr Almost Delivers Near No Hit For Dallas Steers
Oscar Fuhr pitched superbly for the Dallas Steers in a 3 0 win over Beaumont Exporters, with a single by Holley in the third inning spoiling a perfect game. Fort Worth Cats defeated Galveston 10 3 as Carroll faltered in the fifth and Preacher Thurman relieved him. Shreveport Sports lost 7 6 to Houston Buffaloes after the latter staged a three run ninth inning aided by a walk and three errors.
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Bill Parker
Associated Press
Oscar Fuhr
Hall of Fame
Beaumont
Fuhr
Dallas Steers
Holley
Fort Worth Cats
Galveston
Carroll
Buccaneers
Preacher Thurman
Claude Robertson
San Antonio Indians
Wichita Falls
Bob Sanguinet
Indians
Shreveport Sports
Houston Buffaloes
Buffaloes
Farley Meyers In Fight Classic In Amarillo Tournament
Meyers returns to Amarillo to face Cal Farley in a welterweight elimination bout praised as a potential greatest ring classic. The match promises speed and skill with no gimmicks, as fans anticipate a decisive contest following Meyers recent two of three falls loss to Pedigo.
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al Anderson
Amarillo
Meyers
Pedigo
Panhandle
Cal Farley
Dates to Play Off Postponed NL Games Revealed
National League playoff dates for postponed and tie games were announced by President Joe Heydler. Open doubleheader dates were set for Boston, Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis with multiple two game arrangements and several moves to adjust for rescheduled matchups across May through September.
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New York
Joe Heydler
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Cards Plea To Replay Game Is Turned Aside
NEW YORK May 7 President John Heydler of the National League announced he had disallowed the protest by the St Louis Cardinals on the Chicago Cubs game won 4 to 1 in Chicago on April 19. The protest claimed umpire Moran erred by not ruling a ball held for a double. Heydler ruled the decision a judgment call and the game stands. Virginia state golfers begin four weeks of tournament play May 8.
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New York
John Heydler
National League Today
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Cardinals
Charles Moran
Riggs Stephenson
St. Louis
Heydler
Baseball Highlights and Player Moves From May Day Games
Buzz Arlett hits his fifth homer with runners aboard as Philadelphia tops Boston 3 to 1. Roy Johnson drives in four for Detroit in a 9-4 win over Chicago. Al Simmons doubles and singles in five at bats leading Philadelphia Athletics to a 10-3 win over Boston. Charley Gelbert triples in the 13th and scores the winning run for St Louis over Pittsburgh 6-5. Ernesto Lombardi delivers a pinch hit fly for the Robins in a 1-0 win against the Giants. George Loepp purchased by Dallas Steers from Newark of the International League and to report tomorrow in Beaumont after a stint with Washington in 1930.
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Gayle Talbot, JR
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Gabby Street
Red Birds
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
New York Yankees
Charley Gelbert
Pittsburgh
Martin
Jim Lindsey
Bill Walker
Brooklyn Robins
Dodgers
Willie Sherdel
Boston Braves
Phillies
Buzz Arlett
Phils
Yankees
Washington
Babe Ruth
Lyn Lary
al Simmons
Athletics
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Roy Johnson
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Braves
Red Sox
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Ernesto Lombardi
Robins
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Dallas
George Loepp
Dallas Steers
Newark
Loepp
Washington Senators
Steers
Beaumont
Major Leagues Hot Shots Highlight Top Batting Leaders
A compact AP summary lists top NL and AL leaders through May 6 including Roettger Hornsby Bottomley and Critz alongside Ruth Cronin Gehrig and Gehrig Cronin. It notes a separate Alabama bill to legalize horse racing and pari mutuel betting in Mobile.
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Alabama
Mobile
Diamond Dope Results and Standings Across Leagues
Rain affected games with Cleveland at St Louis and Cincinnati at Chicago. Standings show St Louis 12 3 .800, New York 12 6 .667, Chicago 10 6 .625, Philadelphia 8 5? 563, Boston 8 3? "Pittsburgh 10 9 526. Today Chicago at Detroit and Cleveland at St Louis with only two games scheduled. International League results Newark 5 Rochester 4 Reading 6 Buffalo 5 Toronto 6 Jersey City 2 Baltimore 8 Montreal 7.
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St. Louis
Washington
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
St. Lows
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Ois Essacruce
Newark
Rochester
Reading
Buffalo
Toronto
Jersey City
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Toledo
Hollywood
San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
Los Angeles
Missions
Sacramento
Oakland
Richmond
Springfield
New Haven
Albany
Bridgeport
Allenton
Norfolk
Hartford
Texas League Results and Standings Across Several Cities
Texas League results show Dallas defeated Beaumont 3 0 and Fort Worth beat Galveston 10 3 while Shreveport edged Houston 7 6 in a night game. Birmingham defeated Atlanta 19 to 11 and Little Rock won 10 to 6 over New Orleans as Memphis and Birmingham lead the standings.
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Dallas
Beaumont
Wichita Falls
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Galveston
Shreveport
Houston
Southern Association
Chattanooga
Nashville
Memphis
Mobile
Atlanta
Birmingham
Little Rock
New Orleans
Chicago and Montreal Boxers Score Draws and Wins
Edgar Norman and Buck Easterling drew in Chicago while Art Giroux bested Willie Davies in Montreal in ten rounds. The Century Boat Club and Hillcrest Country Club of St Louis arranged a membership privilege exchange.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Edgar Norman
Norway
Buck Easterling
Wichita
Kas
Drew
Montreal
Art Giroux
Willie Davies
Charleroi
Century Boat Club
Hillcrest Country Club
St. Louis
Local Speedsters Favored To Win Texas Track Title
Amarillo College Badger entries head to Fort Worth for the Texas Junior College Association state meet. Captain Bob Clark leads a sprint and relay lineup while Stith aims to dominate the 100 and 220. Four Badger golfers and tennis players also compete as North Texas Agricultural College tries to defend titles.
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Texas
Badgers
Bob Clark
Stith
Clark
Badger
North Texas Agricultural College
John Tarleton
Fort Worth
al Baggett
Waggoner
McClendon
Holston
van Noy
Blair
Voigt Sails for British Amateur Title Bid
George Voigt of Winged Foot Club sails for England to chase the British Amateur Championship at Westward Ho carrying the rabbit foot luck similar to 1926 champion Jess Sweetser. He shares the trip with Johnny Forester and will contend in the British Open at Carnoustie with the US delegation.
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New York
Jess Sweetser
George Voigt
England
Voigt
Winged Foot Club
Johnny Forestman
United States
Westward Ho
Carnoustie
Bobby Jones
Badger Tennis Team Beats Buffalo Squad in Season Opener
Amarillo College tennis team won five of seven matches against West Texas Teachers College on City Park and Amarillo Tennis Club courts. Singles results include Rogers over Bennett 6-2 2-6 6-3 and Walling over McCain 3-6 6-4 7-5. Doubles fell to Fowler/O’Keefe 6-4 6-3 and Clark/McCain 6-4 6-4.
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Amarillo College
West Texas Teachers College
City Park
Amarillo
Rogers
Bennett
Cox
Butler
Clark
Harrison
Walling
McCain
Canyon
Fowler
O'Keefe
Downing Butler
Oklahoma Defeats Kansas Aggies in Dual Track Meet
Norman Oklahoma May 7 Oklahoma University swept nine firsts in a 84 to 47 dual track and field victory over Kansas Aggies The Sooners edged the Aggies in field events by two points while dominating running events Buster Mills also won the javelin between baseball inningsajm
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Buster Mills
Norman
Okla
Oklahoma University
Yesterod
Kansas Aggies
Oklahoma
Sooner
Kansas State
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Levey
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Meadow Brook Country Club
Francis Schmidt
Jess
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