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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1936
Page
8
Freddie Lindstrom retires from baseball leaving the Dodgers in need of a steady outfielder. Casey Stengel rumored to seek Klein or pitching assets as trades swirl amid National League shifts. Meanwhile, Bees beat Cubs 6 to 5 and Yankees top Indians 10 to 4 as season progress continues.
The U S Lawn Tennis Association named Bitsy Grant of Atlanta to the Davis Cup team to face Australia in the North American zone finals at Philadelphia June 30. He joins Wilmer Allison Gene Mako and Donald Budge with Budge and Mako set for the doubles. The remaining singles berth between Allison and Grant remains unsettled.
A fragment notes the embarrassment of placing Grove in the old man’s home a decade before his time, suggesting family or care concerns surrounding the move.
Baseball leaders listed include Terry and Medwick with batting highlights for the Giants and Cardinals, Ott and Camilli sharing home run leads, and J Martin of the Cardinals stealing 30 bases. American League leaders feature Sullivan and Gehrig with strong hitting, Gehringer in multiple categories, and Foxx and Trosky sharing home run honors. Also notes wrestling results from New Haven and New York.
Marion Miley of Lexington Kentucky was eliminated in the British women's golf quarter finals by Bridgett Newell of Derbyshire 4 and 3. Newell advances to the semi finals as Miley fades on the inward nine after a tight first half.
Yesterday results show Resettlement 16 over Barbers Union 15 and Major Drug 13 over Russell's 7. Elks Club 5, Cowie Electric 7, with Cockrell Lokey versus Soil Service postponed. Standings list Elks Club and Cowie Electric 8 2 800, Cockrell Lokey 7 2 178, Resettlement 6 4 600, Russell's 2 8 200, Soil Service 7 125, Barbers Union 0 0 0. Schedule includes Elks Club versus Resettlement and Russell's versus Barbers Union. National League schedule shows Clowe and Cowan versus Texas Company and Panhandle Laundry versus Santa Fe, with correction on a 9-5 Panhandle Laundry win over Roberts Olver.
The ledger lists players from Dallas Houston San Antonio and Tulsa with counts for runs hits two-base and three-base hits home runs stolen bases and RBIs. Tauby Harvel and Stroner top various categories while Johnson Baker and W Miller post team pitching and strikeout totals.
The United States Wightman Cup team sails for England to start the inter national matches at Wimbledon. The May 20 report lists Carolin Babcock of Los Angeles Sarah Palfrey Fabyan of Brookline and Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn of Philadelphia along with Helen Jacobs as captain and top American player.
Chicago leads Boston 6 to 5 as standings shift. Cincinnati visits Brooklyn in a rain delay. Pittsburgh travels to New York with rain showers. St. Louis heads to Philadelphia amid ongoing rain interruptions.
Tuesday bowling results show Dallas 12 over Beaumont 6 and Houston 18 over Tulsa 9 with other city games led by Oklahoma City 3 over Galveston 7. Standings list Houston 22 12 and Dallas 18 16 among top clubs, while Fort Worth lingers with 9 26.
United States holds a 9-4 lead in the Wightman Cup series as June 12 and 13 Wimbledon matches approach. Boxers from New York Jersey City and Kansas City compete in recent outings. James 8 Cudhman named as team manager in England. Helen Wills Moody, Wimbledon champion, exhibits paintings in New York with Europe plans unclear.
Tony Cuccinello drove in three as the Bees edged the Cubs 6 to 5. Monte Pearson won his fourth straight for the Yankees in a 10 to 4 win over the Indians. Oscar Melillo started two double plays and had two RBIs in the Red Sox 4-2 win over the White Sox. Jim Bottomley had three doubles in the Browns 8-4 win over the Athletics. Tommy Bridges held the Tigers to four hits in a 6-0 Tigers victory.
Dallas Steers first baseman Les Mallon remains errorless at second with a league record in sight, while Texas sailing skippers prepare for Fort Worth regatta with entrants from New Orleans Houston and Dallas. Also noted is Killeen High School’s Beasley drawing scouts after his 19-strikeout Austin Tourney showing and Port Arthur’s 75 pound Gulf sea turtle caught after a 25 minute haul.
Houston turned a decisive 18 to 9 victory over Tulsa with powerful batting as they moved toward Oklahoma City for a Texas League game. Dallas topped Beaumont to stay near the league lead, collecting 12 runs on 10 hits. Galveston began to click as Beaumont stumbled in a rough night.
Sixteen two fisted youngsters, survivors of a long series of national tournaments, face off tonight to determine eight spots on the American Olympic boxing team. The amateur fighters include office workers, factory workers, two college men, and a soldier. All 16 will travel to Berlin, with tonight's losers serving as alternates.
In a petition to the city council locals complain their sleep is disturbed by crowing fowls at a curb market near Pensacola. The note is part of an old clipping referencing seaplane search and a canoe voyage near Cape Plattery.
In New York on May 20, owners and players are cited in flowing jets and bold chatter as the season unfolds. The Yankees press Johnny Allen while the Dodgers fear Chuck Klein and Casey Stengel. Cubs head to Flatbush for trade talk. Cornell claims wins in football regatta track and lacrosse with Yale Princeton and Dartmouth.
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