David OBrien challenge to Giants begins pro career
Texas Christian University quarterback David OBrien, nicknamed Little Davey, prepares to debut with the Philadelphia Eagles in a charity game against the College All-Stars at Temple Stadium on August 22. The 160 pound passer is viewed as a test of his ability to adapt from college to professional football.
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Oscar Fraley
United Press
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Irvine Triumph as Irvine Again Wins Big in Semi-Pro Play
Irvine defeats Apollo 12 to 3 to claim a second tournament win while Elysbury drops from contention after a 7 to 4 loss to Vandergrift. Wolfe starred with five runs on four hits and a walk.
Union City Benefit Game Promises Heated Rivalry
Tickets for a Corry versus Union City baseball game next Wednesday to raise funds for Union City lad Donnie Ryan amid his streptococcus treatment have been distributed. Tickets cost 26 cents and are sold by local vendors. the event doubles as a local rivalry with columns predicting a Union City win. News notes cover Billy Conn’s amateur background and other sports snippets.
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Journal Sports Department
Rex Williams
Union City Times Enterprise
Jocal
Union Cuy
Wolfe Stars for Irvine in state semi pro tourney win
Elmo Wolfe powered Irvine to two state semi pro tournament victories with a homer on a 3 to 6 pitch and five runs scored from four hits and a walk in yesterday's game. He also had five trips to the plate as Melevin and Cobbett edged Theo Williams 6 to 4 in a city championship tennis match. Tickets for Donnie Ryan benefit ball in Union City are selling quickly as locals scoop up seats. a sales anecdote shows Bert Weldon moving tickets before delivery. Local ball jocks follow the Buffalo Bisons and Pittsburgh Pirates with interest. Rich McGaughin threw a 4% pound spike out of Lake Erie yesterday as Dizzy Dean faces front-office scrutiny.
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Yesterday's Hero Dolly Stark Demonstrates Calm Umpiring
Dolly Stark, a National League umpire, handled a tense Dodgers versus Reis game with calmness and dignity. He showed how to eject a player decisively without fear, illustrating poise under pressure in a late night matchup.
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Jurges Out New York Giants Shortstop Bill Jurges
Ford Frick president of the National League said he rejected a request to have Bill Jurges of the New York Giants reinstated temporarily after he was removed from the lineup.
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New York
Ford Frick
Yeterday
New York Giants
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Dodgers Reds Brawl Marred By Dugout Flare At Ebbets Field
Police were called as tempers flared during the Dodgers Reds game at Ebbets Field. Umpire Little Dolly Stark, praised for sticking to calls amid the melee, saw punches thrown and fans rioting nearby. Reds won 4-2 in 10 innings led by Wally Berger and Bill Hershberger.
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United Press
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Thirteen Year Old Boy Likely Next Sox Owner
A thirteen year old, Charles A. Comiskey II, is poised to become the youngest major league magnate by inheriting the Chicago White Sox from his father J Louis Comiskey, leaving sole ownership in the Comiskey family for three generations.
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Charles A. Comiskey II
Chicago White Sox
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Nova Galento Bout Set For Philly In September
Philadelphia July 2 United Press reports the Lou Nova Tony Galento heavyweight bout is virtually certain for September 7 at Municipal Stadium pending official approval of an outside referee. The three man commission previously hesitated but appears ready to sanction the match, eyeing the largest Philadelphia fight crowd since Dempsey Tunney in 1926. Promoters Jacobs and Taylor, along with New York reporters and the 20th Century Club, attended the signing process assisted by Bo Strauss.
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Detroit
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Ray Carlen
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Standings and results from the baseball leagues
Standings show New York and Boston leading the American League with winning percentages near .600. Detroit and Washington follow, while Cleveland and Philadelphia trail. Yesterday Detroit beat Washington 11 to 1, Chicago defeated Boston 8 to 1, New York tied St. Louis in a rain shorted game, and other scores are listed. Today NY at St. Louis, Boston at Chicago, Washington at Detroit, Philadelphia at Cleveland. In the National League Cincinnati and St. Louis hold strong records. New York and Brooklyn track losses. Multiple games across the circuit reported with varied scores.
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Young Earl Bartlett Surges On East Tennis Circuit
New York July 20 Earl Bartlett a 16 year old from New Orleans high school and a rising tennis prospect defeated Sidney B Wood former Wimbledon champion in the eastern clay court championships. Bartlett plans to quit competitive tennis after this season to focus on medical studies at Tulane.
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New York
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New Orleans
Don Budge
California
Dixie Sandy
Burkett
Sidney B. Wood
Wood
Bartlett
Tulane
Swan Leads Western Pennsylvania Golf Championship Field
A. W. Swan Jr of Highland Country Club earned medalist honors and led 48 golfers into the championship flight at Greensburg Country Club for the nineteenth Western Pennsylvania Golf Championship. Swan's 36 hole qualifying was three strokes ahead of Benno Janssen of Oakmont, who posted a 69 in the morning but a 78 in the afternoon for a 147 to take runner up.
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Oakmont
Peterson in London Faces Political Ring Change
Jack Peterson, once British and Empire heavyweight champion, moves from the boxing ring to the political arena in London as he launches a new campaign amid the July 2 environment.
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Peterson
London
Jack Peterson
American Association stars win 19 to 7 in dream game loss
Kansas City Blues and visiting all stars clashed in the American Association dream game with the picked eight club squad beating the Blues 19 to 7 before a crowd of 16 521, the largest for the event.
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Blues
Baseball results from the American Assn and International League
In the International League Baltimore defeated Montreal 8 to 6 while Jersey City topped Buffalo 3 to 2. Syracuse 3 Toronto 0 in a 2 game split and Newark and Rochester finished 8 apiece. No American Assn games scheduled.
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International Baltimore
Montreal
Jersey City
Buffalo
Syracuse
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Newark
Rochester
Slingin Sammy Passes Spark Bert Worth Fans Recall Great Days
From behind its bulwark he accurately fired passes that delighted Bert Worth fans, reviving memories of the famed Slingin' Sammy Baugh and his legendary exploits.
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Bert Worth
Sammy" Baugh
Greenville Horse Wins Grand Circuit Harness Race
Beach, Maine met early yesterday as the bay pacing mare owned by Todd Bamps of Greenville beat five rivals to capture the winner’s share of a $900 purse in the featured two minute pacer at the Grand Circuit harness meet. Dr Hugh Pashvill, the country’s leading driver of 1933, steered the mare Single G to victory in three straight heats, the fastest at 2.02.
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Todd Bamps
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Terrymen Rally Umpires as Giants Manager Targets Fines
Brooklyns president Larry Mac Phail denounces manager BLU Terry of the New York Giants for allegedly tormenting umpires during tonight's Americat Association all star game. He warns of a $5000 fine and accuses the Giants of making a farce of baseball while asserting one umpire, Bill Klein, remains unafraid.
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