Little Tops Golf List With Defeat Of Spec Goldman
William Lawson Little Jr., a 24 year old Stanford student, defeated David Spec Goldman by 8 to 7 in the U S amateur final at Brookline to complete a rare double crown following his British amateur victory. The victory crowns Little as the leading amateur of 1932 with praise from Bobby Jones.
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New York
Bobby Jones
William Lawson Little, Jr
Stanford University
Dempsey
Coliosus
Little
Texas Metal Worker
David
Spec) Goldman
Dallas
James Wallace
Prestwick
Jones
Harold H. Hilton
England
Brookline
Francis Ouimet
Ross Somerville
George T. Dunlap
Fossil Animal Found in Himalaya Resembles Moose Bison Hybrid
A peculiar fossil from the Himalaya region shows a creature like a cross between a moose and a bison, bearing two pairs of horns and intriguing scientists studying ancient megafauna.
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Himalaya Region
Notable 1940s MLB Highlights Across Teams
Mel Harder limited the Yankees to five hits while adding two singles and scoring twice for the Indians. Frank Frisch and Pepper Martin drove wins for the Cardinals with Frisch delivering the go ahead RBI in the Giants game and Martin homering in the eleventh for the second win. Tommy Bridges pitched six hit effort against the Senators, Tony Cuccinello sparked the Dodgers with six hits, Merrit Cain and Bob Johnson contributed in the Athletics wins, Paul Derringer and Si Johnson starred for the Reds in a doubleheader, and Jack Hayes collected three hits in both White Sox games versus the Red Sox.
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Mel Harder
Indians
Yankees
Frank Frisch
Pepper Martin
Cardinals
Frisch
Giants
Martin
Tommy Bridges
Tigers
Senators
Merrit Cain
Bob Johnson
Athletics
Farmer
Browns
Paul Derringer
Bery Richmond
Si Johnson
Reds
Braves
Dodgers
Cubs
Washington
Yanks
Monte Weaver
Ray Hayworth
Herman Clifton
Jo-Jo White
White Sox
Boston
Bery
Richmond
St Johnson
Cards Sweep Giants to Three-Game Series Victory
Cardinals win three of four from the leading New York Giants as Dizzy Dean secures his 26th victory and Paul Dean beats Carl Hubbell in eleven innings. Dodgers and Tigers also win. Yankees fall to Indians as pennant races tighten.
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Hugh
Fullerton
Associated Press
Cardinals
New York
Giants
Yankees
Detroit
Polo Grounds
Frank Frisch
Deans
Dizzy
Paul
Carl Hubbell
Jim Collins
Pepper Martin
Fred Perry Admits Interest in Hollywood Acting
Frederick Perry the world tennis champion expressed a desire to act in movies in Hollywood. He said he could not play tennis in pictures as it would be professionalizing him and he would prefer to remain an amateur. He would enjoy acting but isn’t sure he could succeed and noted previous talk of film plans after winning the Pacific Southwest championship.
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Wilmer Allison
Forest Hills
L. L
Fred Perry
England
Perry
Hollywood
Calif
Sept
Frederick Perry
United States
Patterson Chosen to Start for Auburn Opener
Haygood Paterson Alabama Poly 193 pound left tackle will start against Birmingham Southern in Montgomery next Friday. He returns from an automobile wreck with stitches and after two scrimmages shows no ill effects. Paterson, from Sidney Lanier High School, is expected to anchor Auburn's line amid strong competition from Lawson Loftin Morris Rodgers McGehee and Rodger.
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Auburn
Ale
Haygood Paterson
Alabama Poly
Birmingham Southern
Cramton Row
Montgomery
Paterson
Haygood
Dixie
the Plains
Will Paterson
Mike Donahue
Plainsmen
Sidney Lanier High School
Dan Lawson
Wesley Loftin
Millard Morris
Hugh Rodgers
Thomas McGehee
Capital
VOLS PELL READY FOR LEAGUE SERIES
Nashville and New Orleans finish Southern Association season as playoff contenders prepare for the opening series. New Orleans posted a .610 winning percentage in the second half and 54 wins overall, while Nashville totaled 88 wins and 65 losses for a .575 mark. Barons beat New Orleans in two, Atlanta edged Nashville, and Little Rock doubled Knoxville as Memphis tied Chattanooga before rain and darkness.
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Francis Carpenter
Memphis
Tenn
Nashville
New Orleans
Birmingham
Pels
Vels
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Knoxville
Little Rock
Barons
Darknega
Ross McLarns World Welterweight Title Bout Hinges on Weather
Promoter Mike Jacobs postpones the Ross McLarnin world welterweight title bout multiple times as rain and damp weather force delays. The 15 round fight at Madison Square Garden Bowl, delayed again, tests whether the skies will clear for the showdown between Barney Ross and Jimmy McLarnin.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
New York
Barney Ross
Jimmy McLarnin
Mike Jacobs
Madison Squar Garden Bowl
Mike
Jacobs
Birmingham Cleveland Await Clear Weather For Play-Off
In Birmingham Cleveland battle for the national amateur baseball federation championship after weather delays. Finalists Birmingham and Cleveland seek a two win rule with a possible third game. Both teams prepare pitchers as field drainage lingered from rain.
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Birmingham
Cleveland
Youngstown
Rela
Evans Field
Als
National Amateur Baseball Federation
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Spec’ Goldman
Perry Repeats
Tony Cuccinello
Jack Hayes
Red Sox
N. Y. Giants
Cloud of
Sugar Cain
Johnny Marcum
Dick Coffman
Paul Andrews
Pittsburgh Phillies
First National Bank
Dothan
Net
Solomon-Liddon
Fender and Body Dept
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Company
Fender and Body Repair Department
H. Patterson
Star Plainsman
VOLS
Pell
Ross
McLarnin
W. L. (Shorty) Poitevint
The
McRae Haberdashery
Poitevint
N. Foster Street
Alabama
Bama Company
Vna
Swiss Dry Cleaners
E. Troy Street
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