Panthers and Indians Open Texas League Finals Tuesday
The Oklahoma City Indians and Fort Worth Cats prepare for the Shaughnessy finals opener Tuesday after both teams earned byes and win in the pennant race. Manager Keesey backed his tribe with a 2-0 victory as Lefty Brillheart shut down the San Antonio Missions.
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Texas Christian opens 1937 football schedule in Southwest Conference
Southwest Conference teams began 1937 plans with Texas Christian aiming to redefine play under Leo Meyer featuring Davey OBrien and Spud Taylor as contenders. Arkansas and Baylor prepared for openers with veteran backs while Texas and North Texas eyed early drills. A&M and Rice scheduled later tests, including road trips and mixed nonconference dates.
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Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
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Davey" O'Brien
Spud” Taylor
Breckenridge
Five District Champions Fall in Openers Across Texas Roster
Five defending district champions lost in opening Texas Interscholastic League football games as Amarillo led with a 19-7 win over Clovis. Kerrville, North Side, Hillsboro, North Dallas and Port Arthur tumbled to early defeats while Amarillo, El Paso High and Gainesville posted wins. The season’s slate includes more than 60 games with eight bearing district titles and cross-border matchups against Oklahoma and New Mexico squads.
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Gabby Hartnett Keeps Cubs Battling for League Flag
New York report notes Gabby Hartnett leads the Chicago Cubs as they press their push for the league title. The piece highlights Hartnett's steady leadership and key performances in a tense pennant race.
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Gabby Hartnett
Cubs
Hartnett Helps Cubs Tie Dodgers In Tight pennant chase
In a tense late game Cubs catcher Charles Gabby Hartnett hit his 12th homer to edge the Dodgers 2 1, keeping Chicago 2 1 2 games behind the Giants. Gabby stuck out Lon don’s baserunner at home in a close ninth play as Curt Davis pitched for the Cubs. One in forty Londoners is Scottish or Irish.
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Gabby) Hartnett
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Babe Phelps
Curt Davis
Gil Brack
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St Marys Texas falls 7 0 to USF in opener
In San Francisco on September 19, St Marys University of Texas dropped a 7 to 0 decision to the University of San Francisco in the season opener. A 16 yard pass into the end zone capped the Dons late in the fourth quarter after repeated attempts by St Marys. The UT squad heads home after the loss.
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St. Mary’s University of Texas
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San Antonio
Publicity, boxing, and football mix in 1937 sports chatter
United Press columnist Henry McLemore surveys sports figures and events from Dutch Clark’s fame to Greentree and Old Westbury polo, boxing hopefuls Jeffra and Escobar, wrestling quirks, umpires, Eastern officials, and Uncle Mike Jacobs card clashes, noting the carnival of champions and marketing stunts.
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Steve Hanagan
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Donald Budge
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Mike Jacobs
Jeffra
Bronko Nagurski
Chicago Bears
Tommy Farr
Himalayas
Eddie Rommell
Bill McGowan
Jimmy Phelan
Washington
Brother Phelan
American Legion
Mike
the Legion
Columbus Brewers In Playoff Finals
Columbus and Milwaukee clash for the post season playoff title with the chance to meet the International League rulers for the little world series crown. Columbus, winner of the 1937 association pennant, qualified by defeating Minneapolis 7 to 2 for a fourth win in six games. Milwaukee walloped Toledo 12 to 3 for a fourth win in six tilts.
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Kenneth Roberts Prefers Stable Home and Italian Castle
Kennebunk author Kenneth Roberts spends summers in a Kennebunk stable conversion and winters in a Porto Santo Stefano castle. He advocates the live method of writing, saying he writes rewrites, then discards and rewrites again. Born December 8, 1885, in Kennebunk, his family history links to Continental Army captains and a War of 181 participant.
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Smith and Guldahl in Playoff for Title
Hor ton Smith and Ralph Guldahl, both Chicagoans, reach an 18 hole playoff for the Western Open golf crown at Canter bury Country Club after finishing tied at even par 288 in a 72 hole event. Both players cite missed short putts and near long puts as decisive in the final results.
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Horton Smith
Ralph Guldahl
Canterbury Country Club
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Smith
Benedict Arnold Led Forces Against Quebec
Roberta, a former Boston newspaper man, writes his manuscript on bound yellow pages with a fuzzy pen. He is a stickler for facts and hunts almanacs 170 years old to verify the moon’s condition on a specific date.
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Jacobs Royal Fight Attracts Promoters And Fans
New York promoter Mike Jacobs targets a star studded Polo Grounds boxing festival on Thursday night with four 15 round main events. Promoters pledged 195000 in guarantees for eight principals amid early sales around 175000 and expected attendance near 40000 with ticket revenue around 350000. Marcel Thil loses a world middle title bite from New York State Athletic Commission вмешивать.
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Boxing odds project title fights across three divisions
The article notes weight champ in New York facing a possible loss to the international boxing union title holder. Fred Apostoli from San Francisco looms as a likely challenger. Barney Ross favored to defend welterweight crown against Gefering Garcia. Lou Ambers expected to keep lightweight belt against Pedro Montanes and Sixto Escobar favored over Harry Jeffra in bantam bout.
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San Francisco
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Gefering Garcia
Lou Ambers
Pedro Montanes
Puerto Rico
Sixto Escobar
Schmeling to Fight Two Tuneups Before Louis Title Fight
Roundup notes Schmeling plans two warmup bouts before facing Louis next June. One bout against Walter Neushel in Germany, the other in February likely in Miami. Giants star Sammy Baugh hailed as hottest prospect since Nagurski.
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Baseball Leaders Named After Fall of Season
Kreevich leads White Sox with 15 home runs? DiMaggo 43 Gehrig 36 and Greenberg 36. Chapman of Red Sox 30 stolen bases. Werber Athletics 26. Murphy Yankees 13 4 wins. Ruffing Yankees 18 6 and Lawson Tigers 18 6 in pitching summaries.
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