Spudders confident after first playoff win over Cats
Wichita Falls Spudders, led by Wiltse’s strong pitching, defeated Fort Worth 6-2 in the Texas League playoff opener. Storti hit a homer and two singles, Levey added three singles, while Burns homered and Bettencourt doubled as the Spudders built a four-run sixth inning. The series moves to Fort Worth with Milt Steengrafe favored to start the next game.
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Eight netters remain in men's tourney title chase
Forest Hills reports after four days eight players survive the Men's National Singles. Big Bill Tilden leads the field, with quarterfinals set to be played this afternoon featuring Tilden vs John Van Ryn and other bout pairings including Shields vs Mangin Wood vs Sutter Doeg vs Hunter. Benny Bass defends junior lightweight crown with a foul test against Tommy Cello in Peoria.
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Fight Referee Scores Neat Knockout
Okanogan Washington September 11 Jimmy Downey fought hard but failed to land. A wild exchange ended when Referee Gene Fritts connected with a punch and knocked Downey down for the count. Fryant remained unhurt as the referee secured the win.
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Traffic Jam Along Pennant Road Grips National Loop
Traffic snarls mount as fans chase the National League pennant. Brooklyn Robins and St. Louis Cardinals win pivotal games while New York Giants slide within three of Chicago Cubs. Braves roll 5 0 over Pirates as Phillies beat Cincinnati.
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High School and Junior College Grid Teams Prepare for Workouts
The Golden Sandies and Junior College Badgers will hold practice at 4 pm to iron out weaknesses from a recent inter-club scrimmage. Badgers coach Al Baggett will lead masa signal drills to build timing and offense, while Cherry and Lynch focus on backfield and line development ahead of September 20 game with Lawton conference champions.
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Baby Stribling Heads Texas Boxing Card Tonight
The Stribling boxing family arrives in Fort Worth for a Panther Boxing Club program headed by Baby Stribling the brother of Young and Kid. The ten round bout features Baby against an opponent with his brother backing him in the corner.
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Westerner Is Star In U S Polo Victory
Eric Pedley, a California rider and the first Westerner to join the American polo elite, led the U S to a 14 to 9 win over Great Britain in the international cup series. He scored five goals in the opener and eight in the decisive match, setting a two game record with 13 goals.
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Silent Rattan Impresses Local Fans in Amarillo Bout
Silent welterweight grappler Silent Rattan draws local interest in Amarillo for Friday night’s bout with Billy Hallas at the Armory. Rattan, who communicates via pad, said wrestling has better built him up than doctors. Hallas, also silent, faces a strong test as preliminaries and vaudeville acts round out the program.
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Major League Leaders Including games of Sept 10
National League batting leader Terry of the Giants is at .404 with 230 hits. Runs leader Cayler of the Cubs at 140 with 51 doubles by Klein of the Phillies, 51. Comorosky of the Pirates has 13 triples. Wilson of the Cubs leads with 47 home runs and Cuyler of the Cubs has 34 stolen bases. American League batting Gehrig of the Yankees at .338. Ruth leads in runs with 139 and in home runs with 45. Gehrig also has 163 RBIs and Hodapp of the Indians has 205 hits and 46 doubles. Combs of the Yankees has 13 triples. McManus of the Tigers has 21 stolen bases.
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Loyal Cub Fans Tie Up Chicago Phone System
Chicago faced a massive phone network jam after the Cubs pennant loss as Tribune readers sent telegrams of encouragement to Manager Joe McCarthy and the team. The Superior exchange fell 15 minutes behind on incoming calls while many people chose telegraph or in-person lists to sign their names.
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Californian in Spotlight at Pro Tourney
Harold Sampson of Burlingame Calif defeated Leo Diegel 1 up on the 38th hole to reach the third round at the P G A tourney at Fresh Meadow. Sampson to meet Charles Lacey in today’s feature match, with other third round pairings including Sarazen Espinosa Farrell Armour Kirkwood Smith. In Poughkeepsie Renato beat Ruggerillo, Colognate KOed Goodwin.
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Al Singer Faces McLarnin in High Stakes Welter Bout
Al Singer, 25, known as the welterweight king, meets Jimmy McLarnin at Yankee Stadium tonight in a ten round bout with only his reputation at stake. Despite a six pound disadvantage for Singer, bettors favor the Vancouver slugger 7 to 5, citing wins over Jackie Fields Sammy Baker Ruby Goldstein Louis Kid Kaplan and Sid Tarris as proof of his form.
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Jimmy McLarnin Faces Challengers Across Weights
The boxer has competed from flyweight to welterweight, defeating several titleholders, and is praised as a top two fisted hitter for his size. The upcoming fight won’t be broadcast, though fans remain slow to attend the box office event.
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Cochran Leads After Two Blocks in 300-Point Match
Welker Cochran, famed in 18.2 balkline billiards, holds a 10 point lead over Allen Hall of Chicago after two blocks of a 300 point match. Cochran won the opening block 50 to 45 in 50 innings and the evening block 50 to 45 in 48 innings.
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