Golf and Davis Cup chatter in a banquet of banter
The column riffs on a golf blind bogey contest at Blair Park and a punchboard handicap, noting entrants like Ralph Guldahl and Bill Bailey. It shifts to Davis Cup talk, suggesting Frankie Parker could get the second singles berth, then quotes Jack Doyle vowing a Louis fight and a boastful Irish turn of phrase about gate receipts.
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Budge
von Cramm
Frankie Parker
Bitsy Grant
Germany
Jack Doyle
Los Angeles
Joe Louis
London
Louis
Local sports chatter and obituary notes mix in casual column
Death claims Russ Hall at 65, longtime secretary and organizer for professional ball players, formerly Reds scout. Mentor figures, tennis chatter, and boxing card news pepper a lively neighborhood column with names like Matulewicz, Strickland, Kayce, and Beau Bell, plus local park and trophy appeals.
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Russ Hall
August Galan Delivers Ninth Inning Homer for Cubs
Augie Galan homered with a man on in the ninth, lifting the Chicago Cubs to an 8 7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a tense National League pennant race.
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Augie Galan
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jersey City Sees Possible Baseball Move
Con leased to Jersey City by Cincinnati may quit baseball and be right handed pitcher ree. undertaker.
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Jersey City
Cincinnati
Reome
Notre Dame Minnesota Game Rooms All Booked
Minneapolis July 3 All hotel rooms are reserved for the Notre Dame Minnesota game weekend this fall leaving no vacancies for visitors.
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Minneapolis
Budge and Mako win men's doubles at Wimbledon
Budge and Gene Mako of Los Angeles captured the men's doubles title at Wimbledon by defeating George Hughes and Clifford Davys Tuckey 6-0 4-4 6-8 6-1. Budge also claimed a third title with Alice Marble in the mixed doubles, beating Yvon Petra and Mme Simone Mathieu 6-4 6-2.
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Associated Press
Budge
Gene Mako
Los Angeles
George Patrick Hughes
Clifford Raymond Davys Tuckey
Alice Marble
United States
San Francisco
Yvon Petra
Mme
Simone Mathieu
France
Round Wins Wimbledon Title After Comeback
Dorothy Round, 27, daughter of an English clergyman, defeats Jadwiga Jedrze jowska 6-2 2-6 7-5 to win the All England singles championship for the second time in four years. The 1934 champion, Round ends plans to retire for marriage but may join Britain’s Wightman Cup squad for the Forest Hills series August 20-21.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Dorothy Round
Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
Miss Round
Heela Jacobs
Berkeley
Calif
Local Tossers Lose to Thomasville in 5-4 Matchup
Central Carolina Horseshoe league play tightens as Thomasville pitchers defeat the Local Tossers 5-4 before 150 spectators. Results list individual head to head scores including HBP Thomas ve W Hill and Hoosier vs Connor, with several incomplete lines.
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Thomasville
Blind Bogey Set for Blair Park Golf Meet
Jim Crichton, new pro at Blair Park Municipal Course, will host his first tournament next Monday. Handicaps are set by a punch board and the winner is the player whose score is closest to a number revealed after all scores are tallied.
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Jimmy Crichton
Ralph Guldahl
Buster Moffitt
Bill Bailey
Blair Park
Jim Crichton
Crichton
Branch Strikes Thirteen Straight Wins For Norfolk Tars
Norman Branch earned his thirteenth victory without a loss as the Norfolk Tars beat the Richmond Colts 8 6 to extend their lead over Asheville Piedmont league rival. The Tourists fell to Charlotte 10 3 as Hornets bats exploded in the second inning.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Norman Branch
Norfolk Tars
Richmond Colts
Tara
Asheville
Colts
Tourists
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Hornets
Norfolk
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Campbell
Wahonick
Torres
Winston- Salem
Lefty Breehan
Portsmouth Cubs
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Rocky Mount
Durham
Karace
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Reds Sox and Cubs Spark July 4 Baseball Heat
Baseball fans await a holiday stretch as Red Sox beat Athletics 8-4 and Cubs edge Pirates 8-7 to hold a half-game edge over the Giants, who top Bees 6-2 with Carl Hubbell seven-hit gem. Brown v Washington. Tigers Indians postponed by cold weather.
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Sox
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Fights Last Night Defeat for Marciente in Montreal Bout
In New York Associated Press reports Kid Chocolate from Cuba outpointed Joe Marciente of Montreal at 130 pounds. The Arkansas Pine Bluff card lists Tommy Freeman and Al-163 in Nashville with a draw in a 168 pound bout.
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Associated Press
New York
Kid Chocolate
Cuba
Joe Marciente
Montreal
Pine Bluff
Ark
Tommy Freeman
Hot Ark
Nashville
Tenn
Drew
Cat vision and UV sensitivity in low light
A cat's eyes respond to ultraviolet rays allowing enhanced dusk vision compared with humans. The text notes cats can see better in low light and implies a strong night vision.
Foreign Drivers Favored In Vanderbilt Cup Classic
European stars led by Tazio Nuvolari and Rudolf Caracciola were expected to dominate the 300-mile Vanderbilt Cup at Roosevelt Raceway with $70,000 in prize money. American hopes rested on drivers Rex Mays Wilbur Shaw Billy Winn and Babe Stapp as 90 laps tested speed through seven turns of the 81 3 mile course.
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Germany
Italy
England
Roosevelt Raceway
Tazio Nuvolari
Giuseppe Farina
Bernd Rosemeyer
Ernst von Desius
Mercedes-Bens
Rudolf Carac
Ciola
Richard Seaman
Roosevelt
Rex Mays
California
Wilbur Shaw
Billy Winn
Detroit
Babe Stapp
Dallas
Tex
White Oak to Meet May Hosiery in NC Semi Pro Playoff
On July 3 in Greensboro the Inter City White Oak squad faces May Hosiery mill Burlington as the North Carolina state semi pro tournament reaches day three at the Stadium. White Oak beat Winston-Salem Bo-Cock-Stroud 18 to 10 in an earlier game while Burlington defeated Roxboro Ca-Vel 8 to 8.
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White Oak
May Hosiery Mill
Burlington
North Carolina
Bo-Cock-Stroud
Winston-Salem
Burlington Crew
Ca-Vel
Roxboro
Lucky Strike
Durham
Eagles
McCrary
McEwen
Statesville
Hanes Knitters
Rosebud
Walnut Cove
Pcol
Hiddenite
League Loses Side Purse In Mat Bout With Marsh
Jack League faced Joe Marsh at the Labor Temple battleground and lost two straight falls, leaving League $50 poorer and Marsh $50 richer after Marsh flipped League in the main event. The curtain raiser saw Henry Graber defeat Abdul Pasha in two of three falls.
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Joe Marsh
Jack League
Labor Temple Battle Ground
Marsh
Jerry Burns
Abdul Pasha
Henry Graber
Thomasville Chairmakers Sweep Landis in North State Doubleheader
Thomasville Trio defeats Landis 4 3 in game one and 9 3 in game two. Box scores show Landis bats and players such as Heim Whitaker and Ragsdale with scattered hits, while Thomasville builds early offense and postures come-from-behind threats. Mueller, Hopkins secure the wins as Settlemire drives in runs and Willette contributes in field.
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Crompton To Pilot Hornets as McColl Out
CHARLOTTE N C July 3 Hub Crompton named temporary manager of the Charlotte Hornets after Alex McColl was taken from active duty by an operation McColl, a right handed pitcher, had an appendectomy here last night.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Hubert Crompton
Charlotte Hornets
Alex McColl
McColl
Local Games Set as NBA Night Across East Coast
Gameday slate features Philadelphia at Boston New York at Washington Detroit at Cleveland and Chicago at St Louis. Yesterday Boston beat Philadelphia 8 to 4 Washington defeated New York 8 to 3 St Louis edged Chicago 4 to 2 Detroit was postponed by rain in Cleveland.
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Brooklyn
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
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Cleveland
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Wrestling results from last night in New York and Kangas City
In New York Danne 0 218 pounds defeated Tony Colesano 210 pounds after 28 minutes 8 seconds. In Kangas City Louis Thess 225 pounds from St. Louis defeated Big Chief Saunooke 350 pounds from Tulsa Oklahoma in straight falls.
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Associated Press
New York
Danne
Ireland
Tony Colesano
Kangas City
Louis Thess
St. Louis
Big Chief Saunooke
Tulsa
Okla
Chicago Market Report Butter Eggs No Trading Today
Chicago July 3 Butter 15 787 and Eggs 11 111 prices listed but no trading session held. No butter or egg futures or poultry activity today.
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Kansans Target World Record at 1500 Meter Feature
Milwaukee July 3 Kan san San Romani primed for a shot at a world record in the 1500 meter feature of the 60th AAU track and field championships at Marquette stadium. Glenn Cunningham, Gene Venzke, Lou Byrne, Chuck Fenske, Bill Daly and others compete in a blue ribbon event while juniors post six record performances and a tie.
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Archile San Romani
Amateur Athletic Union
Marquette Stadium
Glenn Cunningham
Cunningham
San Romani
Gene Venzke
Lou Byrne
Manhattan
Wisconsin
Chuck Fenske
Bill Daly
Detroit
Chuck Beetham
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
John Woodruff
Ross Bush
Southern California
Vic Palmason
Washington
John Marion
Prairie View
Tex
LSU Stars Meet For National Intercollegiate Golf Title
Two LSU fraternal brothers compete for the national intercollegiate golf championship in a 36 hole final. Freddie Haas of New Orleans and Paul Leslie of Jefferson City, both 21, are former roommates and Lambda Chi Alpha brothers who faced each other in a semifinal and final previously. Leslie beat Bill Barclay of Michigan 3 and 2 while Haas defeated Vincent D Antoni of Tulane 5 and 4. Both players learned golf from their fathers, Haas at Colonial Country Club in New Orleans and Leslie whose father is a Jefferson City doctor.
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Oakmont
Louisiana State University
Jefferson City
Chicago
Freddie Haas
New Orleans
Paul Leslie
Leslie
Haas
Lambda Chi Alpha
Bill Barclay
Michigan
Vincent D'Antoni
Tulane
Colonial Country Club
Haag
Mrs. Page Adds One More Trophy To List
Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill added another golf trophy by winning low net honors at the Greensboro Country Club's annual invitation meet in Greensboro N C She shot 80 for a three stroke margin over Al Allen Hoover of Thomastonville
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Associated Press
Greensboro
N. C
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Greensboro Country Club
Alliene Hoover
Thomanville
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