Southwest Conference Faces Weaker Grid Season Ahead
A United Press report from Dallas and New York notes that the Southwest Conference may not match last year’s glory as Texas Christian prepares for Arkansas at Fort Worth and other league teams face early tests. Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, Texas A and I, and Texas play non conference or upcoming league games, with Arkansas and LSU among the leading early contenders. The piece also recalls prior predictions about the Giants and other sports figures, reflecting a broad sports column voice.
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Southwest Conference
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Southern Methodists
No Favorites Rate In Women's Tourney
Summit New Jersey September 28 Favorites were a dime a dozen as the U S Women's Amateur Golf championship opened with 180 players in the 18 hole qualifying round for 64 match play berths. The field lacks its usual stars like Glenna Collett Ware and Virginia Van Wie, boosting chances for rising players including Patty Berg Dorathy Traung Marion Miley Charlotte Glutting and Pam Barton.
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N. J
U.S
Glenna Collett Ware
Philadelphia
Virginia van Wie
Chicago
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Dorothy Traung
San Francisco
Marion Miley
Lexington
Charlotte Glutting
South Orange
Mrs. Coal Hill
Kansas City
Pam Barton
London
Saturday's Football Stars in AP Recap of Big Wins
Joe Kilgrow and Joe Riley led Alabama to a 34-0 victory over Howard by scoring all points. Cecil Isbell of Purdue tallied four touchdowns and a pass to Bill Vergane helped rout Ohio U. Bob Finley of SMU completed a 25-yard pass to Ranspot and a 25-yard mud run set up the winning score against North Texas Teachers. Ray Antil of Minnesota recovered a fumble at the 30 for a lead in a 14-7 win over Washington. Elmore Hackney of Duke contributed in a 6-0 win over Colgate with running and passing. Andy Trzeciak of VMI scored on a 99-yard run and threw two TDs versus South Carolina.
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Associated Press
Joe Kilgrow
Joe Riley
Alabama
Howard
Cecil Isbell
Purdue
Bill Vergane
Ohio U
Bob Finley
Southern Methodist
Ranspot
North Texas
Ray Antil
Minnesota
Washington
Elmore Hackney
Duke
Colgate
Andy Trzeciak
South Carolina
Armory Project Approved for Kauai Island Guard
The War Department approves formation of three national guard units and construction of an armory on Kauai, the northernmost Hawaii island. Kauai had been without a national guard, a fact noted in the report from Honolulu.
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Honolulu
National Guard
Kauai
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War Department
Lefties Duel Looms In Play Subway Series Opener
New York with Lefty Gomez against Hubbell in the Subway Series opener. Giants rely on Hubbell and Fitzsimmons while Hal Schumacher returns to form and Freddy Fitzsimmons aids the staff. Yankees may start Gomez or Ruffing, with Pearson sidelined by a sore back.
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Eddie Plank
Rube Marquard
Babe Ruth
Jim Vaughn
Hubbell
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Lefty
Giants
Gomez
Yankees
Charley
Bronx
Hal Schumacher
Freddy Fitzsimmons
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Schumacher
Ruffing
Joe McCarthy
Monte Pearson
Bill Terry
Terry
Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons
King Carl" Hubbell
Leslie
McCarthy
Washington
Lefty Gomez
el Senor Goofy
Big Red
U S Cautions Farmers on Imported Alfalfa
The Department of Agriculture warns farmers that imported alfalfa and red clover seed have limited adaptability here. Drought and small carryover may bring domestic seed shortages, with only Canadian red clover seed adapting well in the northern belt. Farmers are urged to consider Alsike clover, sweet clover, alfalfa, and lespedeza until domestic red clover seed becomes available.
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U.P
Department of Agriculture
Department
United States
Canada
Doctor links 11 ancient deaths to strangulation execution
A British doctor, Dr Gray Hill, concluded 11 skeletons found on Stockbridge Downs likely died by strangulation. The men, all with hands bound behind their backs and no fatal injuries, point to execution as the cause, dating from about a millennium ago.
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London
Gray Hill
Stockbridge Downs
Yankees Add Lazzeri and Dimaggio Era Wins Grow
A sports roundup notes additions shaping teams as Lazzeri joined in 1925 and Crosetti in 1932 boosting a pennant run, and Dimaggio joins the Yankees era. It mentions Red scoring 74 vs Alfred, Leiber scouting for the Giants, the Dodgers seeking Van Mungo, and other varied notes from college and pro circles.
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Yankees
Tony Lazzeri
Frank Crosetti
Joe Dimaggio
Rural news star gains fan mail after NY trip
BLUE FEURTH Minn. Susan Frawley Eisele winner of The Country Home magazine award for best rural newspaper correspondent returns to her husband’s farm after two weeks in New York and Washington. Her eight week old son Albert Alois Jr. gained two and a half pounds on the journey. She reports receiving mass fan mail including two marriage proposals and two offers to help sell farms. She writes a weekly farm life column for the Fairmont Sentinel.
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Susan Frawley Eisele
New York
Washington
Country Home Magazine
Albert Alois, Jr
Cabinet Maker Prefers Coffin of Own Making
New Philadelphia Ohio reports that C Fremont True a 78 year old retired farmer and cabinet maker built his own coffin from chestnut boards borrowed to make furniture two years ago He plans to display the coffin only to intimate friends fearing public misunderstanding and has shown it few times
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C. Fremont True
New Cumberland
True
Easy Number Tricks for Young and Old book released
A new book by Joseph C. Brown Pelham New York superintendent of schools offers over 100 number tricks that puzzle and amuse without requiring math skills. Published by Strathmore Company Aurora Illinois the collection mixes phrase puzzles reasoning challenges and mathematical phenomena for reader diversion.
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U.P
Joseph C. Brown
Pelham
N. Y
Strathmore Company
Aurora
Top Games on Gridiron Card
New York reports the 1938 football season bursts into full stride with major league matchups across the country. Minnesota-Gophers push an undefeated streak, Duke and LSU win intersectionals, Yale and Cornell highlight Friday games, and major foes from Notre Dame to California kick off pivotal showdowns this weekend.
Budge Wins San Francisco Tennis Double in Pacific Southwest
Don Budge, California’s tennis star, defeated Fred Perry in singles and teamed with Gene Mako to beat Perry and Shields in doubles at the Pacific Southwest in San Francisco. Budge swept Perry 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-3 and with Mako won 14-12 6-3 6-0. Gracyn Wheeler upset Alice Marble 7-5 2-6 6-4 in the women’s final. Dorothy Workman and Bundy won the women’s doubles 6-0 6-3.
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San Francisco
Fred Perry
England
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Francis X. Shields
Hollywood
Red Comet
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Santa Monica
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Workman
Bundy
Bonnie Blank
May Doeg
Landlubber Builds 35-Foot Cabin Cruiser in Yard
Peter Bak of Woonsocket Rhode Island built a 35 foot cabin cruiser named the Ann Weron. It features sleeping quarters for four inside and four more on the deck house a 75 horsepower engine pantry and refrigerator. It took two years to complete and the vessel has been launched at Pawtucket Cove.
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U.P
Peter Bak
Ann Weron
Pawtucket Cove
Rattlesnake Snared With Short Shoestring
In Helena Arkansas a 12 inch shoestring and a steady nerve helped Laron Mathews capture a four foot diamondback rattlesnake in a city park. He looped the string over the snake’s head to secure it. Polynesian poetry has begun to be recorded with lectures offered at ethnological centers in the Hawaiian Islands.
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Laron Mathews
Mathews
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Dykes Cheated in Final Play
Baseball wrap reports Jimmy Dykes bitter after final day of 1936 season as rain hits Chicago and Sox miss chance to overtake Detroit for second in the American League. Cubs beat Cardinals to tie for second. Pirates edge Reds for batting honors. Yankees and Giants prepare for the World Series opener amid season-ending standings and lineup notes.
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Rob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Indians
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Cat travels 150 miles to be with kittens
Courtenay British Columbia reports Miss Pussycat, owned by Mr and Mrs Alec Hill, moved 150 miles from Courtenay to Victoria. The cat disappeared after the move, returned days later to Courtney, and was shipped back to Victoria by neighbors.
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B.C
U.P
Miss Pussycat
Alec Hill
Victoria
Hills
Courtney
King Cotton Returns to Mobile as Industry Reopens
Mobile, Alabama looks back on a century of cotton dominance as it prepares to reopen a gin plant by the Wilmer Gin Company. The city last hosted a gin in 1870, while Mobile rose as a world cotton port around 1830 with 190,000 bales shipped and later 440,000 bales by the next decade as shipping grew. The rebound comes amid higher cotton prices and a renewed interest in cotton growing after a period of decline.
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Wilmer Gin Company
Langdon and Caldwell Company
Steers Depend on Big Hurler in Pennant Playoffs
Dallas Steers rely on pitcher Victor Frasier to rebound from batting slump as they fight Tulsa Oilers in a Texas League best four of five to capture the championship and reach the Dixie Series. Manager Alex Gaston plans Fred Marberry as ace in waiting, though he lost to Tulsa earlier in the series. Tulsa skipper Marty McManus set Newt Kimball to start. expected rain postponed yesterday’s game.
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Victor Frasier
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Tulsa Oilers
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Dallas Nine
Fred Marberry
Marberry
Tulsa
Marty McManus
Husky Newt Kimball
Turkey flock rivals cattle in stampede at Auburn Illinois
Mrs Mae Weber Hamilton of Auburn Illinois papers a large turkey operation with about 1300 birds in 1937. She notes turkeys stampede like cattle when frightened an owl alarmed the flock causing injuries and three birds to be killed. Flares burn in the enclosure to deter foxes and night prowlers. She plans to sell much of the flock to Illinois residents for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Last year she sold 700 birds.
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Til
Mae Weber Hamilton
Illinois
Hamilton
Appling Wins 1936 AL Batting Title in Unofficial Figures
Luke Appling of the White Sox tops the American League with a 388 average, becoming the first AL shortstop to win the batting crown. Earl Averill, Paul Waner, Babe Phelps and other leaders are listed with final unofficial tallies. In the National League, Paul Waner leads with 273 while Ott and Medwick drive key RBI and hit leaders.
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White Sox
Paul Waner
Pirates
Appling
Earl Averill
Cleveland
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Babe Phelps
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Gehringer
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Dimaggio
Rolfe
Barons and Pelicans Open Fourth Southern Association Playoff
NEW ORLEANS Sept. 28 The Birmingham Barons and the New Orleans Pelicans prepare for a fourth playoff game after rain halted the third with the score 3 3 in nine innings. Birmingham leads the series two games to none. The winner advances to face the Texas League champions in the Dixie.
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Birmingham Barons
New Orleans Pelicans
Ted
Birmingham
Densford and Woodring Sweep Southwest Shooting Titles
In Dallas on September 28 Lieut. C. F. Densford of Kelly Field San Antonio won the Southwest individual pistol championship with 557 of 600. W B Woodring of East Alton WI captured the Southwest small bore championship with 1 988 of 2 000.
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Lieut
C. F. Densford
Kelly Field
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W. B. Woodring
Alton
Densford
Woodring
Feller, Turbeville, Foxx star in doubleheader games
Bob Feller and Detroit held to three hits as Cleveland’s pitching shone. George Turbeville threw seven hits for the Athletics and Jim Foxx homered in both games for the Red Sox. Frank Demaree and Stan Hack drove in two runs for the Cubs in a win over the Cardinals.
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Frank Demaree
Stan Hack
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Texas Eleven Triumphs Over Marines on Coast
SAN DIEGO Sept 28 St Marys University of San Antonio Texas edged the San Diego Marines 12 to 7 on the coast. St Marys pushed a touchdown across late in the second and again in the fourth period while the Marines notched 18 first downs to four but only scored in the final frame on a passing drive. Guy Todd and Doug Locke scored for St Marys.
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Texas
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Guy Todd
Doug Locke
St. Mary's
Elizabeth Lamson Chamberlain Receives Toledo Doctorate
Mrs. Elizabeth Lamson Chamberlain a national leader of the Young Women’s Christian Association has been awarded the degree of doctor of laws by the University of Toledo.
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Elizabeth Lamson Chamberlain
The
Young Womens Christian Association
University of Toledo
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