Shaughnessy playoff to open Wednesday in Texas League
The Texas League Shaughnessy pennant playoffs start Wednesday with Dallas at Galveston and Beaumont at San Antonio. First division winners play five games in the first round, with potential finals for a seven game series to crown the league champion and Dixie series entrant. Galveston edged San Antonio for regular season top spot.
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Bill Parker
Associated Press
Dallas
Galveston
Beaumont
San Antonio
Southern Association
al Baker
Longview
Dallas Steers
Henry Severid
Armand Payton
Galveston Buccaneers
Bucs
Shaughnessy
San Antonio Missions
Beaumont Exporters
Tulsa Oilers
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Cats
Indians
Houston
Buccaneers
Dellas
Tulsa
National League Standings and Results Show Tight Race
Yesterday Pittsburgh edged New York 1 to 0 as Cincinnati and Brooklyn traded runs. New York leads with 85 wins, Chicago 64, Boston 64, St. Louis 59, Philadelphia 53, Brooklyn 53, Cincinnati 53, Pittsburgh 65, with today's schedule Chicago at Boston and matches across the circuit. In the American League Boston fell to Detroit 4 to 5 in ten innings while Washington and Chicago posted wins as New York and St. Louis also won. Texas League sees Dallas over Tulsa and Fort Worth over Oklahoma City.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Ww. L. Pet
Louis
Chicago Wegsons
Attsburgh
Brooklyn Oteara Ae
Jinekmatt
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit Eystensiee
Louis Exo
WS Ae
Dallas
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Beaumont
Galveston
Houston
Southern Association Scores Snapshot
Baseball standings show Birmingham 2 Nashville 7. Knoxville 5 9 Chattanooga 0 3. New Orleans 5 Atlanta 9. Memphis 12 13 Little Rock 5 0. Entries list results for several teams with varied outcomes across the schedule.
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Southern Association
Birmingham
Nashville
Knoxville
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Atlanta
Memphis
Little Rock
Allison Ties With Ace in Rain-Interrupted Match
Wilmer Allison meets Lester Stoefen in the National Singles with a tight four set struggle ending 8-6 4-6 11-9 6-8 as darkness halts play. Frankie Parker upends Roderich Menzel, while Vernon G. Kirby edges Don Budge to shape later rounds. St Benedict’s opens 1934 football season Sept 28 at Atchison versus Ottawa.
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New York
Wilmer Allison
Texas
Lester Stoefen
California
Little Rollo
Allison
George Lott
Australia
Stoefen
Wilmer
Rollo
Frankie Parker
Lawrenceville
Roderich Menzel
Parker
Vernon G. Kirby
Don Budge
Oakland
Allison-Stoefen
Sidney B. Wood
Frank Shields
Kirby
Fred Perry
England
Cliff Sutter
St. Benedict's
Atchison
Ottawa University
Ravens
Haskell Indians
Notable Names and Oddities Highlight 1934 Sports Parade
United Press rounds up diverse sports trivia from 1934. Fred Perry dominates tennis chatter while figures like Babe Ruth, Max Baer, Red Grange, and Jerry Donnerlin appear in eclectic notes. Beard-styled comebacks, golf style quirks, and boxing rule clarifications pepper the column with light, period voice.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Fred Perry
England
Martin Buxby
Buxby
Joe Kuhel
Charlie Grimm
George Earnshaw
Urbanski
Paul
Lloyd Waner
Babe Ruth
Selkirk's 14th inning homer lifts Yankees over Browns
United Press reports George Selkirk, Yankee rookie outfielder, belted a fourteenth inning homer to edge the Browns 6-5. Paul Dean pitched four hit ball for the Cards. Gus Suhr hit a ninth inning homer for a 1-0 Pirates win.
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United Press
George Selkirk
Yankees
Browns
Paul Dean
Cards
Gus Suhr
Pirates
Georgia Team On Way Top Contender In SEC
Georgia football coach Harry Mehre expresses confidence in a stronger and heavier 1934 Bulldogs squad with experienced backfield players Griffith Grant Chapman Bond and guards Brown Johnson McCullough. Center Perkinson may be limited by knee, ends unsettled. schedule includes Stetson Purman UNC Tulane Alabama Florida Yale NC State Auburn and Tech games.
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Kenneth Gregory
Associated Press
Tallah Falls
University of Georgia
Loem
Harry J. Mehre
Bulldog
Athens
Husky
Tom Perkinson
Mehre
John Brown
Frank Johnson
David McCullough
Stetson
Purman
Greenville
N.C
North Carolina
Tulane
New Orleans
Alabama
Birmingham
Florida
Jacksonville
Yale
New Haven
North Carolina State
Auburn
Columbus
Georgia Tech
Horned Frogs Begin Training for Grids
Texas Christian University opened its 1934 football camp with 41 players reporting to coach Dutch Meyer. The roster includes 10 lettermen and eight holdovers, plus promising sophomores. Meyer, debuting as Frogs coach, will conduct two scrimmages and a skull session daily this week, cutting to one drill daily next week once classes begin.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
Texas Christian University
Conch Raymond
Dutch) Meyer
Meyer
Frogs
Jacksonville Wins Little Dixie Flag in Close Championship
Jacksonville clinched the Little Dixie title by defeating Jackson, Mississippi 1 to 0 after four straight wins in the series. Meadows pitched a four-hit shutout through nine innings and Jackson’s lone run came in the ninth to seal the championship.
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Jacksonville
Tex
Jackson
Miss
Meadows
L. B. Jones
O’nell
Rabe
Amateurs Begin Quest for National Golf Honors Today
BROOKLINE MASS September 10 The National Amateur Golf championship began with 144 players and 60 first round matches. Winners proceed to round two tomorrow as the event unfolds across 18 hole matches through the week, with semi finals at 36 holes and the final 46 holes on Saturday amid a starry field and several dark horses in the draw.
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Brookline
Mass
Cave
Acre
Lawson Little
San Francisco
George
Softball Series To Decide Tonight In Amarillo Metro Park
The Borger Phillips 66 and Amarillo All-Stars renew a five game series at Metro Park to end the softball season. The All Stars lead two to one after three games with a win tonight ending the series. If Borger wins, another game will be needed to re decide the winner. Admission is 15 cents for adults and five cents for children. Proceeds go to the local Children's Home.
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Borger Phillips ‘66
Amarillo All-Stars
Metro Park
All Stars
Borger
All-Stars
Amarillo
Phillips Nine
Globe News
Oakes Agency
Notice to Automobile Dealers Amarillo 1934 bid invite
The City Commission of Amarillo Texas invites sealed bids for two police department automobiles to be equipped with bulletproof windshield generator storage battery and magneto in place of distributor. Bids due September 25 1934 at 7 30 P M with a five percent cashier or certified check. City Manager H R Smith notes the right to accept or reject any bid. September 19 1934.
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Amarillo
Texas
Clingman II After Champ Heads to Local Wrestling Bout
Otis Clingman a middleweight contender sets a clash with rival Danny McShane for Thursday night at the National Guard Armory. Clingman bids $1000 for a title match with Gus Kallio and has a Palo Duro Canyon training camp in case. Charley Carr plans to face Cyclone Mackey after the main bout.
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Danny McShane
National Guard Armory
Clingman
Gus Kallio
Cop
Palo Duro Canyon
McShane
Danny
Charley Carr
Mackey
Detroit Amateur Is New Boat Race King
Detroit driver James Nunnelly set an amateur class F record at the central division outboard regatta on Lake Wingra near Madison. He completed five miles at an average 51.25 mph, surpassing the former 50.67 mph mark. Homer Kincaid of St. Louis retained the Gov Albert G Schmedeman trophy with a second straight win.
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Madison
Wis
James Nunnelly
Detroit
Lake Wingra
Nunnelly
Homer Kincaid
St. Louis
Albert G. Schmedeman
Yankees and Tigers stumble as pennant race tightens
New York and Detroit both slip in the standings as Detroit wins two and the Yankees win two but remain four games back. George Selkirk and Lou Gehrig key two Yankee victories over St Louis. Big day elsewhere includes Schoolboy Rowe guiding Detroit past Boston and Paul Dean shocking the Giants with four hits and 10 strikeouts.
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Theon Wright
United Press
New York
Joe McCarthy
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Detroit
Yankees
Detroiters
George Selkirk
Henry Levin Gehrig
St. Louis
Selkirk
Gehrig
Schoolboy Rowe
Boston
Hank Greenberg
Johnny Burnett
Cleveand
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Indians
Washington
Chicago
Marty Hopkins
Senators
Dave
Larry French
Ray Benge
van Lingle Mungo
Stengel
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Benge
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Braves
Guy Bush
Pat Malone
Charley Root
Wally Berger
Art Whitney
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Spec) Goldman
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