Hornsby Sings Blues As Browns Nose Dive
The Texas League pennant race sees Beaumont and Dallas atop, Houston and San Antonio close behind. Beaumont beat Oklahoma City 5 2. Dallas 10 Houston 7. San Antonio 8 2 over Tulsa. Fort Worth 4 2 over Galveston. Chicago and New York pace the American League with slumps and surges as Mussolini era italics spark the Yankees.
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Hornsby
Browns
Associated Press
Beaumont
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Galveston
Fort Worth
Garden contest seeks idea to fill Madison Square Garden
United Press reports Henry McLemore describes a prize contest by Madison Square Garden Corp to draw crowds during hot summers. He jokes about kidnapping Joe Louis or staging a Bricks for revenue plan and a large Uncle Tom's Cabin production, with the prize and publicity amid criticism of the Garden's operations.
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United Press
Chicago
U.P
Madison Square Garden Corporation
John Reed Kilpatrick
Yale
Garden
Ham Fish
Poes
Dinkey
D'Nkey
Parley
Goo
Colonel Kilpatrick
Gotlum Borglum
Stone Mountain
Rye
Boulder Dam
Joe Louis
Louis
Mike Jacobs
Broadway
49Th
Joe Jacobs
Ama rillo Phillips to meet House of Davids in exhibition
Locals learn night lessons after two defeats to Pampa Road Runners. Phillips nine, led by Pepper Game, plans to start Saturday night at Metro Park. Exhibitionists from Benton Harbor Michigan, Doc Tally and Long John Tucker, create pepper games with rapid ball handling. Starts 8:30. tickets 40 cents general 25 cents boxes.
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Amarillo Phillips ‘66
Baseball Nine
House of Davids
Metro Park
Phillips Nine
Pampa
Pepper
Country Davis
Phillips
Benton Harbor
Michigan
America
Doc Tally
Long John Tucker
Davidites
Amateur Boxers Vie For Olympic Places
Chicago May 8 The 1936 American Olympic boxing squad will be named tonight as 16 finalists vie for a Berlin games place. Final 16 meet May 20 to decide the team and the National Golden Gloves title. Thirty seven fighters were eliminated from 99 nominated by the Olympic committee.
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Chicago
U.P
Hawaii
Baseball stars deliver late drives for key wins
Jimmie Foxx hit two homers to power the Red Sox past the Browns 9-6. Billy Sullivan’s ninth inning triple set Indians up to score the winning run against the A’s. Luke Appling drove in five as the White Sox beat the Senators 11-6. Billy Herman’s 14th double of the season sealed a 9-8 Cubs win over the Bees. Bill Dickey’s three RBI homer in the eighth lifted the Yankees past the Tigers.
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Dallas Steers
Houston Buffs
Steers
Buffs
Rizzo
Montague
Rensa
Ash Hillin
San Antonio Missions
Tulsa Oilers
Oilers
Hal Wiltse
Galveston Buccaneers
Fort Worth
Associated Press
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Hornsby
Boston
Jimmie Foxx
New York Yankees
Red Sox
Bill Dickey
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Pirates
Giants
Cubs
Bees
Cardinals
Phillies
Dodgers
Reds
Wes Ferrell
Foxx
New York
Mussolini— Dimaggio
Crosetti
Pushem
Tony Lazzeri
Joe
Charley Gehringer
Dimaggio
Pete Fox
Mel Harder
Indians
Connie Mack
Lee Ross
Dixie Sandlate
Billy Herman
Browns
Billy Sullivan
Positon
A's
Luke Appling
White Sox
Senators
Tigers
Boxing Card Results From Dallas Bout Clash
The United Press report details a Dallas boxing program with Paris decisioning Frankes in a 143 to 142 bout, Hall drawing Wade 152 to 151, Trusman scoring a technical knockout over Renniers, Williams knocking out Davenport, and other results from Oklahoma City Los Angeles Chicago and Little Rock participants.
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United Press
Dallas
Paris
Oklahoma City
Warren Frankes
San Diego
Cal
Jack Hall
Ted Wade
al Trusman
Los Angeles
Joe Renniers
Chicago
Bob Williams
Tommy Davenport
Little Rock
Ark
College golfers begin Southwest Conference meet in Austin
Medal play opens in Austin as Texas Rice SMU TCU Baylor and A and M compete. Thirty six holes today and thirty six tomorrow determine the team championship by lowest aggregate score.
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Austin
Texas
Rice
Baylor
Rise of Raymond Wolf from Fort Worth to UNC head coach
Raymond Wolf, the former TCU line coach and later athletic director, is profiled as a driven figure in college football. The piece traces his 1920 start at North Side High Fort Worth through TCU stardom and coaching, notes salary disputes with North Carolina, and mentions rivals and contemporaries in the coaching race.
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University of North Carolina
Tarheels
North Side High
Fort Worth
Texas Christian
Arkansas
Matty Bell
Joy
Cincinnati Club
Francis Schmidt
Iss
Schmidt
Ohio State
North Carolina
Fordham
Horned Frogs
Mike Brumbelow
Wolf
Blair Cherry
Amarillo
Southern Methodist
Fd Kubale
Centre College
Horned Frog
Missions Near First Division In Texas League Pursuit
San Antonio Missions climb toward the Texas League first division as Manager Bob Coleman reshapes a roster with a blend of veterans and newcomers. The club, featuring tall players like Bill Miller, routed Oklahoma City 13 to 4 behind a full-game effort by Miller and a 11-hit, 13-run attack.
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San Antonio Missions
Bob Coleman
Texas
Coleman
Bob Muncrief
Palestine
Sandsotter
Bill Miller
Hannibal
Miller
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Oklahoma
Summer League Opens With High Scores Across Teams
Mutual Benefit A A led the opening night with a 1220 high single game and 3116 pins across three games. Mrs. Wagner and Miss Landers each exceeded 500 pins. Mr. Marsh topped the meet with 740 pins. Blackburn Brothers Clothiers took three games from Coca Cola totaling 2660 pins, led by W. W. Rogers with 636. Coca Cola’s C. F. Anderson had 578 and Ross Shoe Shop’s J. B. Coker 567.
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Mutual Benefit A& A. A
Mrs. Wagner
Miss Landers
Mr. Marsh
Blackburn Brothers Clothiers
Coca Cola
W. W. Rogers
The
Clothiers
C. F. Anderson
Summer League Mutual Benefit Health and
A. A. Miss Landers
Hughes Asete
Tucker Eateteese
Marsh
Arie
Ross Shoe Shop
D. V. Ross
Mrs. Ross
Coker
Blackburn Brothers Ayers
Pet Mutual Benefit, Health and
A. A
Blackburn Brothers
Ross Shoe Shop Panhandle Lumber— Co
Civic Club
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
A collage of league leaders with names from the American and National Leagues. Notables include Gehrig and Foxx leading batting and home runs, and Grove and Benge among top pitchers. The list mixes players across Yankees, Cubs, Giants, Red Sox, Tigers, and others with counts for runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, and victories.
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Sullivan
Indians
Chapman
Yankees
Gehrig
Gehringer
Tigers
Dickey
Foxx
Red Sox
Crossets
Haas
White Sox
Rolfe
Lewis
Senators
Clift
Browns
Trosky
Roger
Crosetti
Werber
Grove
Red Box
Blueholder
Terry
Giants
Herman
Cubs
Jordan
Bees
Moore
Cuyler
Reds
Norris
Phillies
Leiber
Medwick
Davis
Cardinals
Whitehead
Lavagetto
Pirates
Lombardi
Camilli
Gumebert
French
Walker
Standings and schedule Update from baseball and Texas League
Standings show Boston leading with 9 losses 6? New York 6 Cleveland 7 Detroit 10 Washington 13 Chicago 10 Philadelphia 13 St Louis 18. Friday Dallas at Houston Fort Worth at Galveston Oklahoma City at Beaumont Tulsa at San Antonio.
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Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Detroit Nstanpee Oe
Chicago Lesieeeas
Texas League
Worth
Galveston
Tulsa
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Dallas
Houston
Ae A
Csteve O
Macciare
ATA Tulsa Suis
Galveston Dades
AL Fort Worth
Fort Worth
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Real
Nenee
Boxing Matches Reported From Multiple Cities
In Ban Francisco Alvin Britt of Ouray Kansas threw Ted Christy of California. In Brockton Joe Savoldi of Cleveland threw Jack Patterson of Syracuse New York. In Kansas City Ted Cox of California threw Jules Strongbow of Oklahoma Texas drew with Sailor Arnold of California. In New York George Tont of Pittsburgh and Tex Morgan of Houston drew Adilio Marchione of Italy pinned Frankie Stevens of Texas.
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Ban Francisco
Alvin Britt
Ouray
Kansas
Ted Christy
California
Texas Favored In Track Meet
Houston May 8 The University of Texas Longhorns seek a fourth straight Southwest Conference track title with preliminaries in five events today and finals tomorrow. Aggies and Owls pose strongest challenge with Decker Breedlove Lindsey Weichert Petty Patterson among top contenders. all seven conference schools entered.
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Houston
University of Texas Longhorns
Harvey (Chink) Wallender
Longhorns
Texas
Texas Aggies
Rice Owls
Aggies
Decker
Breedlove
Lindsey
Owls
Dave Weichert
Jeas Petty
Brothers
Patterson
Rice
T. Cc. U
Baylor
Arkansas
Roundup of 1932-33 Sports Gossip and Promises
New York sports brief highlights Mike Jacobs plans for next winter at the Hippodrome including boxing tennis and wrestling while hinting at a Berlin Olympics undercover push to lure top runners and jumpers pro. The Strangler Lewis eyed to win back heavyweight title as Ali Baba sheds weight. Babe Ruth’s showmanship recalled in 1932 World Series.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Hippodrome
Mike
Berlin
Wrestling Trust
Strangler
Ali Baba
Babe Ruth
Chicago
Canzoneri McLarnin Indoor Show Draws Madison Square Garden
Tony Canzoneri faces Jimmy McLarnin in a high profile ten round welterweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. McLarnin carries about 145 pounds to Canzoneri 135, with crowd sizes near capacity and purses around eighty thousand dollars. Betting favors McLarnin at roughly 7 to 5, with questions about form, timing, and punch power after a year out.
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New York
Tony Canzoneri
Jimmy McLarnin
Madison Square Garden
Garden
McLarnin
Jimmy
Tony
Canzoneri
Vancouver
Barney Ross
Rockingham Recaps Wild Home Run Feats by Packard
At Rockingham North Carolina Frank Packard of the Charlotte Hornets delivered a prodigious home run barrage. He cleared the right and left field walls and then belted a deep center shot on his third turn at bat. Odds and race chatter accompany the scene as fans react.
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Rockingham
N. C
Frank (Whattaman) Packard
Charlotte Hornets
Frank
Babe
McLarnin
Longhorns To Play Owls In Texas Series Opener
The University of Texas Longhorns face the Rice Owls in Austin in the first game of a two game series in the South. The matchup spots Texas against Rice at home as part of the regional schedule.
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Austin
University of Texas Longhorns
Rice Owls
South
Haddock Wins Longest Local Wrestling Match in Years
Durable Dale Haddock defeated Sharman in a two hour National Guard Armory bout to claim one fall. Referee Van Bebber halted illegal holds as Sharman fought with body scissors and bear hug. The semi final drew. Trout and Meyers tied in 30 minutes. Gorman and Garrison also drew in 20 minutes.
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Durable Dale Haddock
Sharman
National Guard
Haddock
van Bebber
Dale
Dick Trout
Ray Meyers
Jack Gorman
Pat Garrison
Indians Set to Scalp Tigers in Detroit War Paint Preps
Big Chief Steve ONeill leads the Indians in Detroit as Cleveland aims to win a road game. Mel Harder pitched a 4 3 win over Philadelphia to stay 1.5 games behind Boston, while Wes Ferrell earned his fourth victory with two home runs by Jimmy Foxx. The note on hat sizes closes the piece.
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New York
May & W
Steve O'Neill
Cleveland Indians
Tiger
Detroit
Cleveland
Navin Field
O'Neill
Indians
Mel Harder
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Jimmy Foxx
Wes Ferrell
Texas Longhorns near pennant in owls series
Texas needs two wins over Rice to clinch the pennant as Texas carries a 9 1 record against Rice’s 5 6 with Uncle Billy Disch likely to start star pitchers Norman Branch and Dick Midkiff for the Longhorns while Rice plans Mike Seale and Harris Lodge to pitch.
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Texas
Owls
Longhorns
Rice
Billy Disch
Norman Branch
Dick Midkiff
Mike Seale
Harris Lodge
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KEEN
Beaumont Exporters
Oklahoma City Indians
Coffman
Henry McLemore
James Joy Johnston
Eva
United Preas
ABC
J. FE. Zanetti
Columbia University
Glenmore
Lourville
Owensboro
Raymond Wolf
Felix R. McKnight
Raymond
Bear) Wolf
LEE
Polk
J. Levy
Sports Compass
Ashley Hillin
Robert Muncrief
Abe Miller
Miles Munter
St. Paul
Howard Mills
Guy Fletcher
Springfield
Armand Payton
Ernest Spence
Wheeling
W. W
George Stanton
Ralph Rhein
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Sigmund Grymka
Davenport
Sam Harshang
Walter Brawand
Brainerd
Larry Bettencourt
Terrell Traweek
Debs Garms
United Irene
Diamondeers
Cleveland Nine
Hillcrest
Paramount
Mea
King of Kentucky
Brown-Forman Distillery Company
Louisville, Ky
Kentucky
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