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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1935
Page
9
Tri State Fair racing returns with seven daily races starting Saturday. Purses exceed 1 000 daily with Memorial Day handicap on May 30 and Tri State Derby on June 1. Horses from at least three states compete under decent weather plans and improved grounds.
Box scores show Galveston, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Tulsa, Dallas, and Pittsburgh games with runs batted in by Marsona, Traweek, Engle, Prevost, and others. Errors listed include Bancroft, Brower, Weis, Jonnard, and more. Also reports on Texas track star Harvey Wallender and boxing matchup with Vince Dundee at Hickory Park.
Amarillo Maverick Club invites 300 members to Canyon for Sunday 3 PM services and a post service swim. The note calls for transport help, lists contact numbers, and references recent Maverick club activities including a Dogie club boxing show and a push for a carnival outing.
Pittsburgh Pirates with an improvised infield led by Floyd Herman Floyd Young and Floyd Vaughan defeated the New York Giants 11 to 4 at Forbes Field. Red Lucas won eight innings on three hits while Woody Jensen homered and Young added two triples amid the team’s surge above .500.
La Junta of Nuevo Laredo Mexico arrives to test the Shamrocks at Metro Park as Bryan Chody joins the Shamrock staff and Joe Smith gets a first base try. Manager Johnny McMahan seeks an outfielder over .300 while a 2 pm parade precedes a 4 pm game with 35 cents admission for men 20 cents women and 10 cents children.
Quanah Texas May 21 A field of 101 golfers qualified for the ninth renewal of the Green Belt tournament Reginald Greenhaw Memphis Texas shot 72 to capture medalist honors Thomas Hampton also of Memphis defending champion toured the course in 61 strokes U S Walker Quanah farded 77 and Billy Holmes Sayre Oklahoma shot 82.
Indianapolis May 21 Six drivers and cars prepared to run qualifying trials for the Memorial Day speedway event weather permitting. Clouds that halted Sunday trials and kept cars off the brick track yesterday still hung over the track as teams readied for another attempt.
United Press reports from Swan Lake New York May 21 James McLarnin predicts a knockout of Barney Ross before their welterweight championship clash next week He shares the quip after visiting Monticello and watching a post office dedication by James Farley The piece mixes boxing bravado with local political humor and references to Sharkey and Schmeling plans for Madison Square Garden.
Former U S Navy middleweight champion Watkins challenges the Masked Marvel at the National Guard Armory. The Marvel holds an undefeated two year run. Tickets are on sale at City Drug Store in Polk Street.
National and American League leaders show Johnson and Foxx sharing home run pace for the Athletics. Vaughan leads batting in the National League with .412, while Medwick and Frey pace runs scored and RBI for Cardinals and Dodgers.
Tommy Laughran former world light heavyweight champion outpointed Al Ettore in ten rounds to claim the Pennsylvania state heavyweight title in Philadelphia.
STEUBENVILLE Ohio May 2 A city custodian at Grant Junior High School, Charles Haney, is described as the town’s leading theater figure directing a string of school productions. Haney, once local theater manager, stayed in theater through the rise of movies and once saved stage properties during a fire at Herald Square Theater.
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