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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1934
Page
9
The passage explains the mashie short chip when affronted by a short chip. It advises standing erect with an open stance and keeping the club close to the ground to avoid abrupt ascent or descent. If wrists drive the shot the club is forced down then lifted. hitting at the arc’s lowest point yields accuracy.
Cavalcade, English bred from Brookmeade Stable owned by Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane, wins the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in a stretch drive. Garner, Iowa’s veteran jockey, rides Cavalcade to victory over Mata Hari and Bazaar as 55,000 spectators watch the postwar classic. The colt will skip the Preakness with stablemate High Quest aiming for the American Derby in Chicago.
The United States Golf Association announced 64 qualifiers for the Women's National Championship at Whitmarsh Valley Country Club Philadelphia October 1 to 6. Two 18 hole rounds will be played on the first day of match play to finish the event in six days, due to growing interest and a large entry list.
Sheik Marallah a sun burnt Persian contender meets Danny McShane in the main bout of Mantell's middleweight tournament. Don Hill and Prince Omar Yoachim reach the semi finals as Hill seeks redemption after a previous loss to McShane. Tickets are at City Drug Store and the event takes place at the National Guard Armory with Mantell upgrading the venue.
In St Andrews on May 7 Britons mourn the disappointing showing of the famed four in the St George challenge cup at Sandwich. Michael Scott Sybil Tolley T A Torrance and Roger Wethered trailed, while Jim Penman of Milden emerged as the 22 year old medal winner with 153 as Francis Ouimet plans foursome trials for the American side ahead of the international series.
The week features stars Maxie Rosenbloom, Max Schmeling, Mickey Walker, Kid Chocolate, Baby Arizmendi and Bep Van Klavern. Matches include Rosenbloom vs Walker in Los Angeles, Garrison vs Balin in Oakland, Van Klavern vs Rossi in New York, Chocolate vs Nebo in San Francisco, Schmeling vs Uzendun in Barcelona, plus Walter Emery to defend Oklahoma intercollegiate golf title May 18-19 in Oklahoma City.
Tulsa Oilers under Jake Atz seized first place with 6 2 and 6 4 wins over Galveston Buccaneers as Hank Thormahlen limited them to nine hits in the opener. Tulsa moved to twelve wins five defeats while Art Shires joined Fort Worth Cats and helped Beaumont beat Dallas.
Dallas fighters Charlie Light and Aji Gordon reached the Tri-State Fair Grounds ahead of the Ameri can Legion V. F. W. event. Light, veteran of a Dundee decision, meets Speedy Ryan in the 10 round main, while Gordon faces Herschel Howarth in the eight round semi. Popeye Huber appears in a six rounder. Opening bout at 8 15 p m. Reserved ringside seats 75 cents, general admission 40 cents.
In Halifax a three year old named Soll Swerling had his foot caught in a sidewalk hole. A passerby suggested pouring water to soften the leather shoe, and the tactic worked, allowing Soll to continue on his way.
Lou Gehrig led the Yankees with a homer and three RBIs on a triple homer sequence while Joe Mowry of the Braves ended the Cardinals streak with an eighth inning homer. Carl Reynolds of the Red Sox collected two triples a single and a walk in four plate appearances.
MLB results show Detroit routed by Boston 14 to 4 and Philadelphia defeated Chicago 11 to 5 in the National League. Standings list New York leading the American League with 11 wins and 5 losses, while St Louis and Chicago chase. Texas League results include Beaumont 6-2 and Fort Worth 11-4. American Association and Southern Association scores appear with multiple teams atop or near .500.
Cavalcade, ridden by Mack Garner, wins the 60th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with a $5 payoff for a $2 win. Bazaar, favored by locals, finishes ninth. Mata Hari drops to second after Discovery passes, while Agrarian surges to third. General Hugh Johnson is referenced in the closing lines.
Denver officials sent sixty thousand cards asking residents to report water usage outside irrigation hours. Of the responses, four cards were returned, indicating a low level of participation in the municipal survey.
Oklahoma City reports J T Jones entered the race for Secretary of State, with a Capitol publication predicting strong performance as State Treasurer. Chickasha High School sprinter Orville Mathews dominated at the Oklahoma Interscholastic meet, winning the 100 220 and 440 yard dashes with times of 9.7 21.2 and 49.6 seconds despite a slow start in the 100.
Howard Wichgelds a two year old from St Francis had a buzzing sensation in his head leading doctors at Emergency Hospital to extract a bee from his ear in a Milwaukee incident reported May 7.
N. R. A. backed Cavalcade with a small bet as an army man. Derby betting totaled $353,854, the largest since 1931. The Derby Day take reached $907,907, also the best since 1931, while the 1931 figures were $499,454 and $1,377,208 respectively.
In a tight American League contest, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 4 to 3 to keep pace with the Yankees in the standings. Willis Hudlin earned his second win, while Jimmie Foxx connected for his fifth homer as the A's pressed late.
New York May 7 The Cardinals face five tests this week with Boston and four with the champion Chant to show if they are a winning club after a seven game streak. Yesterday the Braves halted the streak with a 3 to 2 win as Joe Mowry homered off Burleigh Grimes in the eighth to seal it. The Cards also failed to close out in the ninth. Meanwhile the American Bible Society plans a new Bible house in Tokyo due to growing distribution efforts.
St Johnson hit for two runs in the first inning and stifled by Allyn Stout as Cincinnati won 5 to 3. Boipe Hansen allowed emht runs in three innings and Philadelphia lefties added runs for an 11 to 6 victory despite Len Warneke’s late trouble. Pirates built early lead but lost 5 to 0 to Brooklyn.
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