Snead and McSpaden Tie In Canadian Open Playoff
Harold McSpaden and Sam Snead end 72-hole Canadian Open tied at 281 prompting an 18-hole playoff. McSpaden, the defending champ, carded 73 and 69 on Saturday as Snead slipped to 75 and 73. Ontario crowds ban Sunday play, forcing the playoff.
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Harold
Jar
McSpaden
Saint John
Snead
Vmcspadens
Ray Mangrum
Oakmont
Ralph Guldahl
Chicago
Vic Ghezzi
Deal
Paul Runyan
Ky Laffoon
Bimelech's Retirement Roils Divisional Standings
In a tense feature, Bimelech retires after a severe heel injury. Fenelon defeats Mrs G D Whidener's Your Chance in the class mile and a quarter. Bimelech had earned $110,005 with Preakness and Belmont wins, but the Derby and Belmont era comparisons haunt the season. Breckinridge Long's Nasca and Level Best highlight a crowded juvenile field.
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Umph Fenelon
Whiz White Signs 1940 Pro Contract With Lions
Byron Whit ver White, who left pro football to pursue a Rhodes scholarship, signed with the Detroit Lions for the 1940 season. The Colorado standout arrived in Detroit to meet with Lions owner Fred Mandel Jr, confirming a return to football after wartime pause. White noted his love for the game and his admiration for Detroit, citing Dutch Clark’s early success with the club.
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Detroit
Byron “Whitver" White
Detroit Lions
Colorado College
Fred Mandel
Lions
Colorado
Pittsburgh Pirates
England
Dutch Clark
Clark
Rooney to sell White contract to Lions for 5000 dollars
Art Rooney, president of the Pittsburgh Steelers, said at training camp he agreed to turn Byron Whizzer White’s contract over to the Detroit Lions for $5,000. White had earned $15,000 for playing with Pittsburgh in 1938.
Three Games In Jones County Fair Program
Three baseball games were carded by Dr. M F Hogan baseball chairman for the Jones county fair here Aug 21 22 and 23 Cascade will meet Worthington Wednesday afternoon in a traditionally heated battle Oxford Junction will clash with Dyersville one of the leading clubs in the Maquoketa Valley league Thursday and Monticello will play Springs Me Friday
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Gazette
Monticello
M. F. Hogan
Cascade
Worthington
Oxford Junction
Dyersvile
Springs Me
Lyn Rowe's Mother Is Dangerously Ill
Detroit Tigers player Lynwood Rowe was at his mother Ruby Rowe McGlothin’s bedside in a St Louis hospital on Saturday. He arrived from Detroit by plane and said his stay would be undetermined.
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ST Louis
Lynwood “Schombny ] Rowe Parher
Detroit Tigers
Ruby Rowe McGlothin
Rowe
Detroit
Moffitt named new Vinton basketball coach headline
Howard B. Moffitt, former Iowa star and Waukon coach, will become Vinton’s head basketball coach this September and assist Fred E Cameron in football and track. His Waukon teams won 70 percent of games and four Attle makee county titles in six years. he starred at Iowa 1931 34 totaling 359 points and earned all Western Conference honors.
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Cazette Vinton
Howard B. Moffitt
University of Iowa
Waukon
Moffitt
Fred E Cameron
Hawkeye Cage
Vinton
Allamakee
Iowa
Big Ten
Associated Press
Hawkeyes
Iowa City
Alice Marble Wins Fourth Essex Title
Alice Marble of Beverly Hills California swept to the Essex County club eighteen sixteenth annual tournament in Manchester Massachusetts winning her fourth Essex singles title and later paired with Sarah Palfrey of Reno Nevada to claim the doubles. She defeated Pauline Betz 6 2 6 2 in singles then edged Mary Hardwick and Valerie Scott 10 12 8 6 6 3 in a dramatic two hour and forty five minute final.
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Alice Marble
Beverly Hills
Calif
Sarah Palfrey
Reno
New
Pauline Betz
Miss Palfrey
Mary Hardwick
Valerie Scott
Jinx Weighs On Head Coach For All-Star Gridders
A Chicago article questions if a hoodoo haunts Dr Edward Anderson, head coach of Iowa and the All-Stars, ahead of the August 29 game with Green Bay at Soldier Field. It traces a history of coaches facing superstition, noting Anderson’s stance and a looming clash with Curly Lambeau.
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Edward Anderson
University of Iowa
Green Bay Packers
Soldier Field
Hawkeye
Noble Kizer
Purdue
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Charles “Gus Dorais
Detroit
Bo” McMillin
Indiana
Filmer Laxden
Notre Dame
Anderson
Dyche Stadium
Evanston
Kizer
Chicago Bears
Rice
Thomas
Illluck
Crimson Tide
Howard
Mississippi State
Elmer Layden
University of Southern California
New York Giants
Layden
Fighting Irish
Southern Methodist
Carnegie Tech
Iowa
Southern California
Trojans
Howard Jones
Hawkeyes
Dr. Anderson
Curly Lambeau
Green Bay
Cronin Faces Boos From Fans As Baseball Career Persists
Frankie Frisch Leo Durocher and Jimmy Dykes note Cronin as the sport’s most booed player. Across his major league career he endures jeers, yet responds with resolve. He says he sometimes can not hear the crowd while concentrating on crucial plays.
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Frankie Frisch
Leo Durocher
Jimmy Dykes
Cronin
Boston
Cronin target of fan jeers in season race
Chronicle notes Cronin faced harsh fan boos this season as New York Detroit and Cleveland vie for the Boo Cronin crown. Detroit’s support grew after the all star game while Cronin's management drew one vote, mirroring other managers.
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Cronin
Philadelphia
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Boo- Cronin
Yankee Stadium
Barney McCosky
McCosky
del Baker
Highbrow horses and sports notes from Goshen to Des Moines
Observations on harness racing amateurs in Goshen and Mark Bellaire's views in the Detroit News. Mentions owners driving their own harness horses, plus boxing chatter about Lee Savold vs Bob Nestell. Baseball notes flag Pepper and Feller, White Sox links, Giants on base, Cubs woes, and a Hill Park twin bill tonight.
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Goshen
N Y
Mark Bellaire
Detroit News
Bellaire
Col Eardley
Bob Nestell
Des Moines
Waterloo
White Sox
Franklin High School
New York Giant
Giants
Cubs
Hill Park
Mary M. Ryan Sets Second New Record In AAU swim
In Portland Oregon Mary M. Ryan 15 of Louisville won the 440 yard freestyle in five minutes 301 seconds to set a second national AAU record. The previous mark was 532.5 seconds set by Lenore Knight of Homestead Pennsylvania in New York in 1935.
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Portland
Ore
Mary M. Ryan
Louisville
Lenore Knight
Homestead
New York
Don McNeill Wins Newport Casino Doubles Title
Don McNeill of Oklahoma City and Frank Parker of Berkeley won the Newport Casino doubles crown defeating Charles Matman and Robert Harman of Los Angeles 9-7 6-1 7-5. Earlier McNeill claimed the singles title with a 9-7 6-2 6-4 victory over Frank Kovacs of Oakland.
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Newport
Rit
Frank Parker
Berkeley
Calif
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
United States
Newport Casino
Charles Matman
Robert Harman
Los Angeles
McNeill
Frank Kovacs
Oakland
Wisconsin Names Walz New UW Varsity Crew Coach
Allen W. Walz former Manhattan College crew coach will lead the University of Wisconsin varsity crew next season replacing Ralph Hunn, Athletic Director Harry Stuhldreher announced. The selection adds continuity to UW rowing plans and brings Walz back to collegiate rowing leadership.
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Madison
Wis
Allen W. Walz
Manhattan College
University of Wisconsin
Harry Stuhldreher
Walz
Ralph Hunn
All-Iowa fair boosts crowds despite rain delays
The All-Iowa fair fenced off rain effects with three rained out afternoon programs yet all races ran. The standout moment came in the 2 24 pace as Lady Gold Sign edged Mollie Monroe in a thrilling heat. Officials debated the starter system, praising Jimmy Davidson and calling for stricter penalties to enforce rules. A note ends with Germany equipping all military aircraft with two-way radio communications.
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Gallant Lady Gold Sign
Mollie Monroe
Pat Bacon
Art Berry
Iowa
Berry
Goshen
Harry Whitney
Germany
Joe Louis to tour Latin America for winter defense gap
Louis plans a Central and South American tour this winter bypassing a title defense until June next year. His earnings have dwindled due to management cuts and taxes, with promoters eyeing new challengers like Conn and Comiskey while Louis seeks to stay in shape and rekindle interest in a weaker heavyweight field.
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S E York
INS
Joe Louis
Central
South America
Joe
Louis
Julian Black
Mike Jacobs
Cann
Comiskey
Mike
Black
Conn
Jacobs
Louis-Max Baer
Pastor
Spain
Arcadan
Germany
Schmeling
Wales
Farr
Chile
Godoy
Billy
Bob
Jack Dempsey
Venezuela
All American picks shift from practice field to charts
Wy Steve Snimer reports on the 1939 All American selection process during a Chicago practice session. The piece highlights players like Ken Kavanaugh, Banks McFadden, Johnny Haman, Kenny Washington, Nile Kinnick, Amby Schindler, and Harry Smith, noting how effort and system mastery shape imagined stars beyond routine workouts.
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Chicago
Ken Kavanaugh
Louisiana State
South
Don Hutson
Chicago Bears
Banks McFadden
Clemson
Johnny Haman
Northwestern
Kenny Washington
Green Bay Packers
Jarrin
John Kimbrough
Texas A
Tulane
Bob Kellogg
Big Ben Kish
Pittsburgh
Jack Padley
Dayton
University
Nile Kinnick
Iowa
Amby Schindler
Harry Smith
Southern California
Esco Larkkinen
Ohio State
Schindler
Trojan
Bob Hoffman
Notre Dame
Eddie Anderson
Howard Jones
Kavanaugh
McFadden
Washington
Light Nine Faces La Plant Wilson In M Week
Two games this week shape the M and J league pennant race for the Iowa Electric Light and Power team. The Reddy Kilowatts host La Plant Choate Tuesday and Wilson Friday. A win over Wilson gives the Kilowatts the title. otherwise two more wins, including Tuesday, are needed. La Plant Choate and the Quakers meet Wednesday. Engineers idle. Iowa Manufacturers finished. Standings show Kilowatts atop, with La Plant Choate and Engineers chasing in a tight race.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Reddy Kilowatts
la Plant-Choate
Wilson
Wilson's
Quakers
Towa
Tawa Tisht
von Wilson
Seressee
Quaker
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Bob Considine
Arturo Godoy
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Steve Snimer
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Kinnick
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