Reynolds Smith Seeks Texas Amateur Golf Title
Reynolds George Smith of Dallas Lakewood C C stands poised to win the Texas Golf Association state championship after dominating Dallas city play. Smith, a two time Dallas city champion and finalist to Gus Moreland in 1931, has trained for a strong state bid, excelling in putting and short game with a steady, powerful grip.
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Texas
Bill Parker
Associated Press
Reynolds George Smith
Dallas Lakewood Country Club
Smith
Cedar Crest
Harry Cooper
Ralph Guidch
Gus Moreland
Moreland
Gus
Texarkana
Dallas City
Dallas
Gibson Payne
Houston
Lakewood
Corsicana Country Club
Jack Munger
Leland Hamman
W. R. Long
George Ausbach
Jack Jackson
Francis Scheider
Levi Lynch
Texas Golfers in Open Tests
Texas professionals and amateurs compete at Brook Hollow in Dallas for 36 holes to earn two spots in the National Open. Notables include Francis Scheider, Gus Moreland, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Jack Burke, and crowds of runners-up. Also coverage of National Open qualifying across 21 cities and Halifax Catholic students pledging decency at a rally.
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Brook Hollow Country Club
Texas
Francis Scheider
Brook Hollow
Gus Moreland
Scheider
Moreland
George Ausbach
Harvey Penick
Austin
John Bredemus
San Antonio
Francis McGonagill
Howard Estep
Floyd Boone
Longview
W. R. Long, Jr
Leland Hamman
Waco
Francis Schelder
Dick Grout
Fort Worth
Graham Ross
Dallas Steers Rally To Split Doubleheader With Galveston
Dallas Steers defeated Galveston 6 3 and 8 1 to rise to second place behind Tulsa. Charlie Barnabe and Pattie Sal Gilatto each earned wins as Dallas piled up thirteen hits in the two games. The Dallas wins complimented other league action, including San Antonio sweeping Fort Worth and Houston beating Oklahoma City in a split doubleheader.
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Dallas
Galveston
Tulsa Oilers
Charlie Barnabe
Portside
Buccaneers
Pattie Sal Gilatto
Beaumont
Tulsa
Oilers
Pinnacle Oilers
Sullivan
Wood
Posedel
San Antonio Missions
Fort Worth
Houston Buffs
Oklahoma City Indians
Indians
Moncrief
Tubbs
Cvengros
Chambers
Houston
Kennedy
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
L. Pet
Glenwood Postpones Contest Amid Cold Weather
The Glenwood vs East Side game was postponed due to cold weather and will be rescheduled. Manager Sherman announces the club will begin playing under the Amarillo Merchants name starting this week.
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Glenwood
Sherman
Amarillo Merchants
Baseball Slugging Stars Lead Big League Wins
Hy United Prese Bucky Walters and the Red Sox combined for six runs on two homers a double and a single. Lou Gehrig and Ben Chapman drove in four runs for the Yankees aided by homers. Earle Combs also contributed for New York with ten put outs tying an American League center field record.
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Hy United Prese
Bucky Walters
Red Sox
Lou Gehrig
Ben Chapman
Earle Combs
Yankees
Amarillo Kid Team Beats C C C Camp 8 to 7
Amarillo’s kid baseball team won their first skirmish of the season by defeating the C C C club at Palo Duro Canyon 8 to 7. Ofis Massie and Satch Nunnally pitched for Amarillo as fans braved bad weather. After the game the youngsters were guests of the C C C unit and shared a hearty camp meal.
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Amarillo
Palo Duro Canyon
Ofis Massie
Satch Nun
Nally
Racing round up across tracks and cities
High Quest and Cavalcade of Brookmeade finish one two in the Preakness. Angelic wins Jamaica Juvenile Stakes in New York. St Bernard takes Bashford Manor in Louisville. United States Walkey cup team defeats Britain in St Andrews. Betty Jameson tops Mrs Wolf to win New Orleans women’s Southern title. Anderson ties world 100 yard dash record in Fresno relays as So. Cal leads team title. Yale topples Princeton as Bonthron wins three distance events. Cunningham wins mile as Kansas blanks Missouri. Cornell overwhelms Penn. Princeton defeats Penn and Columbia for Childs cup. Navy leads Syracuse in Annapolis. Cranberry Lake wins Albany event. Schmeling and Azcadan fight to a draw in Spain. Grant defeats Lott in Dixie tennis. Baltimore wins national YMCA wrestling title.
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Cavalcade
Brookmeade
Preakness
New York
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Golf
ST. Andrews
Scotland
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Britain
New Orleans
Betty Jameson
Leon Wolf
Fresno
Calif
Anderson
Southern California
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Princeton
Bonthron
Columbia
Cunningham
Kansas
Missouri
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Penn
Princeton N. J
Annapolis
Navy
Syracuse
Auto Crashes Kill One Injure Couple
In Houston on May 13 one man died from injuries after a collision involving C. Meadows and Ennis Good. Clifford Quin and C. H. Needham were injured in two other crashes. Funeral services for Meadows were set for today.
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Houston
C. Meadows
Ennis Good
Negro
Clifford Quin
C. H. Needham
Meadows
Office Established To Support Small
A campaign office has been set up at 307 Polk Street Amarillo in the Amarillo Building to support State Senator Clint Small of Amarillo. H C Frosty Hamrick named chairman will run the club with Miss Gertrude Strawn as secretary and Billy Patterson handling publicity until the July Democratic primary.
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Clint Small
Amarillo
Potter County Hunt
Polk Street
H. C
Frosty” Hamrick
Gertrude Strawn
Billy Patterson
Car Crash Fatal When Woman Dodges Dog Near Falmouth Bridge
John Harding O'Donnoghue Sr. of Washington was killed instantly when a car driven by Mrs. Dorothy Swift of Washington swerved to miss a dog and struck the north end of the Falmouth bridge near Fredericksburg Virginia. Swift, en route to a Mother's Day visit in Richmond, was injured as the vehicle rolled near the bridge abutment.
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Fredericksburg
John Harding O’donnoghue Sr
Washington
Dorothy Swift
Falmouth
Man jailed for flying without a license after crash mishaps
Steve Petrovich, 33, crashed his plane twice within an hour. He pleaded guilty to flying without a license and chose 30 days in jail over a $100 fine, lamenting that no friend could pay the fine for him. Baseball standings and schedules for the American and Texas leagues are listed, including game results and team records.
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Steve Petrovich
Petrovich
Unknown Assailant Slays Dallas Man
Dallas: Wilson 45 was shot fatally last night in his South Dallas yard by an unidentified man. Neighbors saw the assailant flee with a pistol. Wilson died en route to a hospital. Survivors include his widow and a 10 months old son.
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Dallas
P.M. Wilson
South
Wilson
Southwest conference revises rules on freshman and transfers
At Dallas meeting on May 14 the Southwest conference changed freshman football rules to allow first year squads from other class A colleges to play two of three games. Junior college transfers may continue to compete immediately. The conference rejected increasing membership from seven to 10. Ted Spencer of A and M was ruled eligible for play despite a 10 year gap due to his being a high school student at the time.
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Dallas
D. A. Penick
Centenary College of Shreveport
Loyola University of New Orleans
Ted Spencer
Penick
Spencer
Guns Silence Star Witness in 1931 Kelley Kidnapping
BT Louis May 14 A machine gunner silenced star witness John C Johnson a 19 year old negro farmer in the 1931 kidnapping of Dr Isaac D Kelley St Louis physician. Johnson was later re arrested and released on reduced bond of Nellie Tipton Muench the alleged Singer woman in the abduction and Adolph Fiedler former Maplewood justice of the peace faced indictment after talking to a newspaper authorities made little progress identifying two men who fired on Johnson and fled in a car.
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John Cc. Johnson
Isaac D Kelley
St. Louis
Johnson
Henry Newbold
Nellie Tipton Muench
Adolph Fiedler
Maplewood
Muench
Fiedler
Mt. Tallis
Liberty County
Dr. Kelley
Fast St. Louis
Mexican Politics Lead to Arm Riot
Five persons were wounded two perhaps fatally when men armed with wooden clubs attacked an open air political meeting in Mexico City. The crowd heard an address in support of a candidate for office as attackers numbered several hundred and the shooting spread through the gathering.
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Mexico
D. F
U S Walker Cup Team Tales From St Andrews
Henry McLemore reports on the U S Walker Cup squad at St Andrews with Captain Francis Ouimet amid quirky notes. Players like Johnny Goodman Jack Westland and George Dunlap attract attention for drives decks and putt styles as they share superstitions and offbeat habits during preparation.
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United Press
Lawson Little Asually
Dia
Johnny Goodman
Pisseed
Palley
Jack Westland
George Dunlap
Coodman
Ald
Lasker
Chicago
America
Gene Sarazen
Johnny Dawson
Ouimet
Marston
Dunlap Milan
Johnny Fischer
Moreland
Lite
Westland
Goodman
Dawson
St. Andrews
Cavalcade and High Quest Split Paths After Preakness Duel
At Belmont Park after a tense stretch duel in the Preakness of Pimlico High Quest edged Cavalcade to win. The two major three year olds resume training on separate routes with Cavalcade set for the American Derby at Washington Park on June 2 and High Quest aimed at Belmont Stakes prep leading to a $50,000 Belmont Stakes.
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Jeast
Leaber Dodge Bloane
Belmont Park
Pimilco
High Quest
Washington Park
Young Texan Betsy Jameson Wins Southern Women’s Golf Title
Fifteen year old Betsy Jameson of Dallas won the Southern Women's Golf Association championship at New Orleans, defeating Mrs. Leon Wolf Jr. in the final 7 to 6. Jameson, youngest in the field, previously beat Marion Miley of Kentucky in the semis, and plans to enter the national championship this year.
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Mra
Minx Jameson
Jon Green
Miss Jameson
Dallas
Betty Jameson
Betty
New Orleans
Leon Wolf, Jr
Sunset High Schoot
Oak Grove
Texas Golf Association
Dallas County
Antela Qoreyzea
Fort Worth
Aggies and Steers In Crucial Games
The Texas Longhorns and Texas Aggies open a two game series to decide the Southwest Conference title. Texas A M carries eight wins and two defeats while Texas has six wins and four losses. a double win by the Longhorns or a tie may trigger a playoff on a neutral diamond if the series ends equal.
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AU@TIN
Texas Longhorns
Texas Aggies
Farmers
Longhorns
Jake Mooty
Billy Diseh
Bill Bennett
Aggies
Brenham
Max Schmeling Loses Rematch in Basque City Draw
In Barcelona on May 14 Max Schmeling of Germany, ex heavyweight champion, drew in 12 rounds with 35 year old Basque boxer Paulino Uzendun. Experts note Schmeling failed to secure a clear comeback win despite leading opinions.
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Barcelona
Spain
Max Schmeling
Grmany
Dempsey
Paulino Uzendun
Mony
Schmelinge
Rookie Leads Mack Parade In Early Baseball Action
Connie Mack’s club benefited from young pitchers as Joe Canca told in became a mound mainstay. Alan Strange Day at Shibe Park saw a 9 3 Philadelphia win. The A’s rose to third as Washington beat Detroit 7 4 and Lefty Gomez won his fifth. The Yankees crushed Cleveland 7 0 as Gehrig hit bases loaded homer. Pirates led NL standings with 9 2 over Braves, Cubs beat Giants 7 3, Cardinals topped Dodgers 12 7, Phillies edged Reds 5 4 in 10 innings with Ethan Allen’s homer tying late.
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Ugh & Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
Connie Mack
Joe Cancatellin
Joe
Philadelphia
Cema
Ife
Alan Strange
Shibe Park
Cascarella
Washington
Detroit
Tommy Bridges
Yankees
Cleveland
Lefty Gomes
Lou
Brooklyn
Phillies
Reds
Ethan Allens
Webb seeks playing manager role in Texas League tangle
Billy Webb, manager of the Galveston Bucs, asks Texas League president J Alvin Gardner to place him on the active list to replace injured catcher Jack Mealey. Dallas Steers business manager Hob Tarleton suggests waivers and possible Dallas claim if Webb serves briefly as playing manager before returning to non playing status.
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Dallas
Billy Webb
Galveston Bucs
Hob Tarleton
Steers
Webb
J. Alvin Gardner
Texas League
Jack Mealey
Tarleton
Dallan Steers
Mealey
Galveston
Waivers
Gardner
Oklahoma City
Ian Shires
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